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浙江宁波效实中学届高三上学期期中英语

宁波市效实中学

2010—2011学年度高三第一学期期中考试

英语试题

说明：

本卷总分为l00分，时间为100分钟。

第Ⅰ至III大题请在答题卡上答题，其余做在答题卷上。

I．单项选择（每小题1分，满分20分）

1．Thespectacularmountain，standing2,000metersabovesealevel,ishometoafascinatingdiversityofwildlife．

A．the；theB．the；aC．/；theD．/;/

2．Althoughhegetsgoodbyrentinghouses，Istronglydisapprovethatheshouldcontinuehangingaroundwithoutanoccupation．

A．wagesB．feesC．salariesD．incomes

3．Themissionary,asaChinese，pretendedtobealocal，buthisblueeyesandGreeknosehim.

A．dressing；gave…outB．dressed；gave…away

C．beingdressed；gave…outD．dressing；gave…away

4．Ahealthylifeisfrequentlythoughttobetheopencountrysideandhomegrownfood.

A．tiedtoB．owedtoC．involvedinD．associatedwith

5．Thesemonths，JapanhasbeencreatingincidentsagainstthebenefitofChina.Nevertheless,theChinesegovernmenthasmadea／antothepublictoremaincalm.

A．reservationB．referenceC．appealD．urge

6．theirarrivalinAustralia,SirJosephBanksandhisteamwereamazedtheexoticplantsandsetouttorecordandcollecttheminstantly．

A．On；atB．At；byC．With．；aboutD．Upon；for

7．Bensomeknowledgeofgrowingplantsjustbywatchingthegardenersworkingonthem．

A．pickedupB．setupC．workedoutD．turnedout

8．ThereasonwhyChineseparentsgreatvaluetoeducationisthattheybelieveauniversitydegreegivesoneaflyingstartinlife

A．1ayB．placeC．stickD．attach

9．Interestingly,somepeoplehavetheinbornabilitytootherstheirgoals．

A．stimulate；toarriveB．encourage；accomplishing

C．postpone；reachingD．motivate；toachieve

10．Inreality,girlscanbetheywanttobejustlikeboys，whetheritisapilot，ascientistorageneralmanager．

A．whoB．thatC．whateverD．whoever

11．Onthehighway,IcaughtsightofanaccidentinwhichaFordwasseverelydamagedwithayoungmaninblackbesideit．

A．1ainunconsciousB．1ayunconsciously

C．1yingunconsciousD．1yingunconsciously

12．Perseveranceisakindoffinequality—andthatiswhatittodoanythingwell.

A．makesB．bringsC．takesD．carries

13．onelookscarefully,it'snoteasytospottheanimalasithasadaptedtomatchthecolorofitssurroundings

A．WhileB．HoweverC．AsifD．Evenif

14．Iwouldappreciateverymuchifyoucouldsendmeafewcopiesofthemechanicdesignofyournewmodel．

A．itB．thatC．thisD．you

15．Goandgetyournotebookforthesciencelecture．It’syouleftityesterday.

A．thereB．whereC．intheplaceD．inwhich

16．Thecoupleregrettednotgoingtothemovietheotherdayasitanexcellentwaytocelebratetheirweddinganniversary．

A．isB．wasC．couldbeD．couldhavebeen

17．Herewefoundlittlesnow,asmostofitseemedblownoffthecliffs.

A．tobeB．tohavebeenC．havingbeenD．thatithadbeen

l8．一I’msorry,butIdidn’tquitecatchyou．Didyousayyouwantedatableforthree?

一Sorry,Imyselfclear．Iwantatablenearthewindowforthree.

A．don’tmakeB．haven’tmadeC．couldn’tmakeD．hadn’tmade

19．Thecountryhasbeenanditspeopleareexperiencinggreatsufferingsowingtoyearsofcivilwar.

A．tornoffB．tornapartC．torndownD．tornup

20．—Oh，Danny．You’veturned20．Happybirthdaytoyouandmanyhappyreturns!

—.

A．ManythanksB．Thankyouanyway

C．ThesametoyouD．Sure，butImissmyteens

II．完形填空（每小题1分，满分20分）

WhenIwasgrowingup,Iwasembarrassedtobeseenwithmyfather.Hewasseverelycrippledandveryshort,andwhenwewouldwalktogether,hishandonmyarmfor21,peoplewouldstare.Iwouldinwardlyfeeluncomfortableattheunwanted22.Ifheevernoticedorwasbothered,henever23thatheknew.

Itwas24tocoordinateoursteps—hishesitant,mineimpatient—andbecauseofthat,wedidn'tsaymuchaswewentalong.Butaswestartedout,healwayssaid,"Yousetthe25.Iwilltrytoadjusttoyou."

Our26walkwastoorfromthesubway,whichwas27hegottowork.Hewenttoworksick,anddespitenastyweather.Healmostnevermissedaday,andwould28ittotheofficeevenifotherscouldnot.Amatterof29.

Henevertalkedabouthimselfasanobjectof30,nordidheshowanyenvyofthemorefortunateor31.Whathesought32otherswasa“goodheart”,andifhefoundone,the33wasgoodenoughforhim.

NowthatIamolder,Ibelievethathisideaisaproper34bywhichtojudgepeople,eventhoughI35don’tknowpreciselywhata“goodheart”is.36IknowthetimeswhenIdon’thaveonemyself.

Hehasbeengonemanyyearsnow,butIthinkofhimoften.Iwonderifhe37Iwasreluctanttobeseenwithhimduringourwalks.Ifhedid,I’msorrythatInevertoldhimhowregretfulIwasformyfeeling38ofbeingwithhiminpublicandhowunworthyIfelttobehisdaughter.IthinkofhimwhenI39abouttrifles（somethingunimportant）,whenIamenviousofanother’sgoodfortune,andwhenIdon’tpossessa“goodheart”.

AtsuchtimesIputmyhandonhisarmto40mybalance.Heistheveryonewhohasthegoodheartformetoleanon,morethanIrealized.

21．A．balanceB．strengthC．comfortD．courage

22．A．careB．attentionC．situationD．friendship

23．A．hopedB．performedC．suggestedD．showed

24．A．easyB．difficultC．possibleD．necessary

25．A．ruleB．timeC．stepD．pace

26．A．frequentB．usualC．commonD．ordinary

27．A．howB．whyC．whenD．where

28．A．getB．makeC．takeD．walk

29．A．joyB．faithC．beliefD．pride

30．A．sorrowB．angerC．pityD．disgust

31．A．wealthyB．successfulC．able-bodiedD．accomplished

32．A．onB．inC．forD．with

33．A．ownerB．keeperC．winnerD．other

34．A．methodB．valueC．standardD．way

35．A．yetB．alsoC．evenD．still

36．A．AndB．ButC．NowD．Then

37．A．sensedB．smelledC．observedD．understood

38．A．afraidB．unwillingC．ashamedD．disappointed

39．A．careB．talkC．complainD．concern

40．A．findB．keepC．refillD．regain

Ⅲ．阅读理解（每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

ToAmericanvisitors,Icelandisaveryinterestingcountry,partlybecauseitisdifferentinsomanywaysfromwhatheorsheisusedtoseeingathome.Therearequiteafewthingsthatarenotdone,orthatdonotexistontheisland-quiteafew"No's".

Thereisnopollution,forinstance.NodogsarepermittedinReykjavik,thecapital.ThereisnotelevisiononThursdaysorduringtheentiremonthofJuly,andonlythreehoursofblack-and-whiteTVtherestofthetime.ThereisnohardliquoronWednesdaysandnobeeratanytime.Therearenohandguns;onlyonejailofthirty-fivecellsintheentireland–anadmirablefigure,evenforasmallcountryof313,376people.

Thereisnoarmy,airforceornavy.Thereisnotippingforanything.TherearenolargestoresopenonSaturdaysorSundays.SinceIcelandissituatedjustundertheArcticCircle,thereisnodarknessinsummeranddodaylightinwinter.ButthankstoGulfStream,theclimateisrathermild,withtemperaturesrangingfrom34degreesFahrenheitto52degreesinJuly.

Therulesontelevision,liquor,andgunsaretheresultofgovernmentaldecision.ButtheabsenceofpollutionisdueingreatparttothefactthatIcelandgetsitspowerfromtheenormousgeyser（间歇泉）andthethousandsofhotspringsthatcomeoutoftheground.Theyprovidealltheenergyneededbythecountry.Infact,Icelandusesonly3percentofallitsavailablepower.

Icelandhasbeendescribedasademocraticindependentcountrywheremorefisharecaughtandmorebookspublishedperpersonthananywhereelseintheworld.TheIcelandershavealwaysfeltaparticularloveforliterature.TheycomposedtheirfirstworksintheninthandtenthcenturiesAD.Theseworkswerepoemsandtalesaboutthekings,heroes,andheroinesofIcelandandNorway.Atfirstthestorieswerememorizedandpassedfromgenerationtogeneration.Theywerefinallywrithingdownbetween1140and1220.TheIcelandershaveneverstoppedwritingeversince.“Rathershoelessthanbookless,"theyproudlysay.

41．AmericanvisitorsenjoyvisitingIcelandprobablybecause.

A．nodogsarepermittedinthecapitalB．thepolicedonotcarryhandguns

C．theclimateisrathermild.D．itisverydifferentfromAmerica

42．ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT.

A．therearenosoldiersinIcelandB．theIcelandersdon'tdrinkbeer

C．thereisnoservicefeeofanykindD．therearenocrimesinIceland

43．ThereisnopollutioninIcelandmainlybecause.

A．Icelandusesonly3percentofallitsavailablepower

B．theIcelandersusehotwaterfromthegroundbelowastheirenergy

C．itislocatedjustundertheArcticCircle

D．itisademocraticindependentcountry

44．"Rathershoelessthanbookless"means.

A．theyprefernottohaveshoesorbooks

B．theywouldratherhaveshoesonthanwritebooks

C．theyprefertravelingtoreading

D．theyregardbooksmoreimportantthanshoes.

B

Apassengertoldanairhostessthatheneededacupofwatertotakehismedicinewhentheplanejusttookoff.Shetoldhimthatshewouldbringhimthewaterintenminutes.

Thirtyminuteslater,whenthepassenger'sringforservicesounded,theairhostessflewinaflurry．Shewaskeptsobusythatsheforgottodeliverhimthewater．Asaresult,thepassengerwashelduptotakehismedicine．Shehurriedovertohimwithacupofwater,butherefusedit．

Inthefollowinghoursontheflight,eachtimethestewardesspassedbythepassengershewouldaskhimwithasmilewhetherheneededhelpornot.Butthepassengerneverpaidanyattentiontoher.

Whenhewasgoingtogetofftheplane,thepassengeraskedtheairhostesstohandhimthepassengers’booklet（意见簿）.Shewasverysad.Sheknewthathewouldwritedownsharpwords,whichmightresultinthelossofherjob.Butwithasmileshehandedittohim.

Offtheplane,sheopenedthebooklet,andcrackedasmile,f