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学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题含答案
2014-2015学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题(含答案)
第一节单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21.LastSunday,theyarrivedatthefarm_____theyhadneverpaidavisitbefore.
A.thatB.whichC.towhichD.forwhich
22.—Doyouknowourtownatall?
—No,this________thefirsttimeI_________here.
A.was;hascomeB.is;comeC.is;hadcomeD.is;havecome
23.Everyminuteismadefull_______of_______ourlessonswell.
A.touse;studyB.use;studyingCuse;tostudyD.used;studying
24.Manyquestions______atthemeeting,butheanswerednone.
A.cameupB.raisedC.wererisenD.asked
25.OurEnglishteacherrequestedthatthehomework_______tomorrowmorning.
A.wouldbehandedinB.behandedin
C.handinD.mustbehandedin
26.People______atthemeetingwouldhaveadiscussiononpollution.
A.werepresentB.tookpartinC.joininD.present.
27.—Doesyourwifeliketea?
—Well,shedoesn’treally______tea.Shelikescoffeebetter.
A.careforB.careC.careaboutD.careof
28.Mr.Black___Shanghaiinafewdays.Doyouknowwhentheearliestplane____onSunday?
A.leaves;takesoffB.isleaving;takesoff
C.isleaving;istakingoffD.leaves;istakingoff
29.Thatherowhodiedinthewarwassobravethathenever____totheenemiesuntildeath.
A.gaveupB.gaveoutC.gaveinD.gaveaway
30.Allthedoctorsinthehospitalinsistedthathe_____badlywoundedandthathe____atonce.
A.shouldbe;beoperatedonB.were;mustbeoperatedon
C.be;wasoperatedonD.was;beoperatedon
31.________misstheearlytrain,hegotupveryearly.
A.SoasnottoB.NotsoastoC.InordernottoD.Inordernotthat
32.After_______college,wefinallygotthechancetotakeabiketrip.
A.graduatingfromB.graduatedfromC.graduatingD.graduated
33.Thewriteraskedme__________adiarycouldmakemehappy.
A.ifIthoughtB.thatwhetherIthoughtC.ifIthinkD.whetherdidIthink
34.—Whynotjoinusinthegame?
—___________.
A.No,youdothesameB.OK,I’mcoming
C.Oh,that’sallrightD.Sure,pleasedo
35.______fromhisexpression,heisregretfulabouthismistakes.
A.BeingjudgedB.JudgedC.TojudgeD.Judging
第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
JustnotalongtimeagodidIfinishmyblogabouttheunforgettablesnowystormthatIhadonMondaynightinNovember.Igotanotherbig36inSeattleagain.Butthistime,it'snotsnow,butthewindandrain.Ihave37seensuchastrongwindbeforeeventhoughIhad38thetyphooneverysummerwhenIwasstillinmyhomecountry.
That39stormwassopowerfulthatit40thewholebigSeattleareaoutof41.700,000peoplehadnoelectricity,and4213peoplehavedied.Seattleisfamousforitsevergreentrees,butthosetreesmadeabig43thistime.Theybrokedownthepowerlineabovetheground,44theroadandstreets,and45thehouses.
Asthelaststormwasstill46inmymind,Ihadanotherpersonal47aboutthisnewstorm.48,thistime,itwasnotgoodeither.Iwas49tohavemyTOEFLtestontheseconddayofthestormynight.Sincethewholecityhadnoelectricity,mytesthadtobe50off,andIhadtoprepareforanotheronelater.Itwasmylasttestforthe51,andIalreadymadeaplanforthetimeafterthetest,butnow52ischanged.
Iguesssometimes,thewaythatthething53isnotalwayswhatyou54.AndwhatIcandonowistofitforit.55,wegotafreehotelroomfrommyhusband'scousinandmetmylovelynephewfromSanFrancisco.
36.A.storm
B.chance
C.trouble
D.surprise
37.A.once
B.ever
C.never
D.often
38.A.studied
B.heardof
C.suffered
D.experienced
39.A.snowy
B.windy
C.icy
D.foggy
40.A.saw
B.found
C.spared
D.made
41.A.control
B.sight
C.power
D.order
42.A.sofar
B.soonafter
C.atlast
D.atthesametime
43.A.mess
B.hole
C.scenery
D.success
44.A.built
B.blocked
C.cleaned
D.mixed
45.A.affected
B.saved
C.crashed
D.burnt
46.A.new
B.fresh
C.old
D.fearful
47.A.idea
B.experience
C.knowledge
D.way
48.A.Luckily
B.Generally
C.Personally
D.Unfortunately
49.A.expected
B.forced
C.supposed
D.thought
50.A.called
B.taken
C.put
D.broken
51.A.passport
B.citizenship
C.work
D.application
52.A.everything
B.something
C.anything
D.nothing
53.A.appears
B.exists
C.goes
D.comes
54.A.say
B.want
C.see
D.describe
55.A.Therefore
B.Besides
C.Luckily
D.Finally
第三部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Whenyouwanttogoshopping,decidehowmuchmoneyyoucanspendonnewclothes.Thinkaboutthekindofclothesyoureallyneed.Thenlookforthoseclothesyoureallyneed.Thenlookforthoseclothesonsale.
Therearelabels(标签)insideallnewclothes.Thelabelstellyouhowtotakecareofyourclothes.Thelabelforashirtmaytellyoutowashitinwarmwater.Asweaterlabelmaytellyoutowashincoldwater.Thelabelonacoatmaysay“drycleanonly”,forwashingmayruinthiscoat.Ifyoudoasthedirections(说明)onthelabel,youcankeepyourclotheslookingtheirbestforalongtime.
Manyclothestodaymustbedrycleaned.Drycleaningisexpensive.Whenbuyingnewclothes,checktoseeiftheywillneedtobedrycleaned.Youwillsavemoneyifyoubuyclothesthatcanbewashed.
Youcansavemoneyifyoubuyclothesthatarewellmade.Well-madeclotheslastlonger.Theylookgoodevenaftertheyhavebeenwashedmanytimes.Clothesthatcostmoremoneyarenotcertainlybettermade.Theydonotalwaysfitbetter.Sometimeslessexpensiveclotheslookandfitbetterthanmoreexpensiveclothes.
56.Ifyouwanttosavemoney,youhadbetterbuyclothesthat.
A.don’tfityouB.don’tlastlong
C.needtobedrycleanedD.canbewashed
57.Thelabelsinsidetheclothestellyou.
A.howtokeepthemlookingtheirbestB.howtosavemoney
C.whethertheyfityouornotD.wheretogetthemdrycleaned
58.Welearnfromthepassagethatcheaperclothes.
A.arealwaysworsemadeB.mustbedrycleaned
C.cannotbewashedD.cansometimesfityoubetter
59.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe“”.
A.BuyLessExpensiveClothesB.TakingEnoughMoneyWhenShopping
C.BeingaCleverClothesShopperD.ChoosingtheLabelsinsideNewClothes
B
WhenhestoppedhiscaratatrafficlightinBasra,BassamRadynoticedthemotorbikewithtworidersonitpassedbyhimslowly.SuddenlythebiketurnedroundandMr.Rady,feelingdangerous,triedtodriveoff.Beforehecould,amanonthebackofthebiketookoutagunfromhisjacketandfired.Thebulletwentthroughthewindscreenandjustmissedhim.Ashespedawayanothershotwasfired,butmissedthecar.
Mr.RadywasaninterpreterforBritisharmyinIraq.Assuch,hislifeisindangerfromthemilitiathatoncecontrolledtheIraqicityandisnowreturning.
MorethanayearagoIraqisoldiers,backedbyUS,broughtpeaceandstabilitytoBasrabydrivingmilitantsovertheIranianborderinanoperationcalledChargeoftheKnights.
Accordingtolocalestimates,however,abouthalfhavereturned.Althoughtheyhavenotbecomeasactiveasbefore,themilitantsaretryingtoshootIraqicitizenswhoworkedwithBritish.MostindangeraretranslatorssuchasMr.Rady.
The31-year-oldfatherworkedwithsoldiersondangerousmissionsbutwasrefusedresettlementinBritainattheendofhisemployment.Heworkedwithninetranslators.Sevenofthemhavebeenkilled.
“I’mlikeacancerpatient—nowthatthemilitiaisback,myfamilyisjustwaitingformetodie,”Mr.Radysaid.“IseereportsinthemediathatBasraissafebutit’snottrue.Iknowthesemilitiapeople.Iwenttoschoolwithsomeofthem.Ididn’tseethemforayearbutnowtheyarearoundagain.Theyhavetoldme,‘Yourdaywillcomesoon’.”Hetakessecurityprecautionsandneverfollowsaroutine.Thismeansthathecannotworkbecausethatwouldgivethemilitantsabetterchanceofsuccess.
MilitiamenbelongingtothealMahdiArmytookcontrolofBasrabetween2004and2007withotherShiafighters.TheyenforcedstrictIslamicrulesatthesametimeasrunningcriminalrackets.Britisharmywasunableorunwillingtofightbackandeventuallywentbacktotheirbaseattheairport.
60.Mr.BassamRadywas.
A.amotorbikeriderB.acardriverC.anIraqiD.aBritishsoldier
61.Accordingtothetext,whichstatementisright?
A.IraqisoldiersbroughtbackpeaceandstabilitytoBasrabydrivingmilitantsovertheIranianborder.
B.Mr.BassamRadydidn’tfeelthedangerfromthetwomotorbikeridersuntilhewasshotat.
C.MosttranslatorslikeMr.Radyhavetofacedangerfrommilitantseveryday.
D.ThemilitantsweresostrongthatBritishsoldierswereunabletofightback.
62.WecandrawtheconclusionthatMr.Rady’sworkinIraqisvery.
A.happyB.tiringC.busyD.dangerous
63.Thispassagemaycomefrom.
A.atextbookB.anewspaperC.ahistorybookD.anadvertisement
C
BeforeIstartedschool,peoplefeltthatIwasnotgoingtobesuccessful.AttheageoffourIstartedspeechlessonsbecausebasicallyIcouldnotspeakwellenoughforanyonetounderstandme.Thestorygoesdownhillfromhere.
Thefirstgradewasastruggle.Inotonlyhaddifficultyspeaking,butalsofeltnervousaboutthefactthatIwasexpectedtolearntoreadandIjustcouldn'tdoit.Thesecondgradewasnotmuchbetter.Istillstruggledwiththeinabilitytoread.Itwasinthethirdgradethattheschooldistrictbuiltanewschoolclosetomyhome.Iremembergoing