高三英语期中.doc

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拉萨江苏中学2012-2013学年第一学期高三英语期中试卷

本试题分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共150
分。考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 （选择题 共115分）
第一部分:英语知识运用(共二节，满分75分)
第一节 单项填空(共30小题；每题1.5分，共45分)
从下面所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
1. He wrote ______ song, which turned out to be rather popular with ______ young.
A. the; the B. a; 不填 C. a; the D. the; 不填
2. I consider________ a great honor that I have been invited to give a speech.
A. it B. that C. this D. what
3. It’ll be a year ______ the next Olympic Games are held in London in 2012.
A. since B. when C. before D. until
4. Cheng Guangbiao announced that he would donate all that he had ______ the help he got as a student, following the all-out donation project of Bill Gates.
A. in return for B. according to C. as a result of D. in charge of
5. While shopping, you should make your own decision. You cannot simply depend on __________ is advertised on TV.
A. which B. that C. what D. one
6. --Do you like traveling?
--Sure. I _____ to Australia six months ago, but I _____ anywhere since then.
A. went; didn't go B. have gone; haven't been
C. went; haven't been D. went; hadn't been
7. It is really a pity that as many as 58 lives didn’t ______ the big high-rise fire that happened in Shanghai on 15th.November,2010.
A. perform B. succeed C. remove D. survive
8. Is this company _____ you visited Mr. Wang last week?
A. which B. the one where C. the one that D. that
9. There was never any time for her to feel happy, _____ lots of people loved her.
A. ever since B. now that C. even though D. in case
10. Only by shouting at the top of his voice ____________.
A. he was able to make himself hear B. he was able to make himself heard
C. was he able to make himself hear D. was he able to make himself heard
11．He got up early and caught the early bus_________ he had stayed up late the night before.
A. because B . although C. if D. so
12. Someone took away my umbrella, I’d never expect it _______.
A. returning B. to be returned C. return D. to returning
13. --Father, you promised!
--Well, _____. But it was you who didn’t keep your word first.
A. so was I B. so did I C. so I was D. so I did
14. --_______that made him unhappy?
--Well, failing in his English test.
A. Where was it B. What was it C. How was it D. Why was it
15. --Please tell Tom that he has won the 100-metre race.
--_____! He never won it before.
A. Congratulations B .What good news
C. What a pleasant surprise D. How exciting the race
16. The United Kingdom ______ Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
A. is consisted of 　　　B. is made up C. consists of 　　　D. consist in
17. There was an uncovered well on the road and the man couldn't _______ falling into it in the darkness.
A. avoid 　　　　　B. help 　　　　　　C. refuse 　　　 D. prevent
18. Rose couldn't concentrate ______ what she was doing ______her family were watching TV.
A. to; when 　　　 B. on; while 　　　 C. for; when 　　D. in; while
19. _______ with you, I still have a long way to go.
A. Compare 　　　　B. Comparing 　　　 C. To compare 　 D. Compared
20. As I ______ the little grass house in the forest, my heart beat more and more quickly.
A. ran 　　　　　　B. walked 　　　　　C. approached 　 D. stepped
21. -- Do you know my town at all?
　 -- No, it is the first time that I ______ here.
A. was 　　　　　　B. have been 　　　 C. came 　　　　 D. am coming
22. David is getting on well with his boss--he can always ________ a new idea for pleasing the boss.
A. keep up with　　B. put up with　　　C. come up with　D. catch up with
23. What a ______ match, we were all ______ at it.
A. disappointed; disappointing 　　　　B. disappointing; disappointing
C. disappointed; disappointed 　　　　 D. disappointing; disappointed
24. I would appreciate ______ back this afternoon.
A. you to call 　　B. you call 　　　　C. your calling　D. you're calling
25. He ________ playing basketball very much, although he hasn't played for about two months.
A. likes 　　　　　B. has liked 　　　 C. is liking 　　D. liked
26. _______ you try, ________ you will do in the coming final examination.
A. The more hard; the better 　　　　　B. The harder; the more well
C. The harder; the better 　　　　　　 D. The more hard; the more well
27. I arrived half an hour earlier______ I had time to talk with him before the meeting.
A. as soon as　　　B. as a result 　　 C. in order to　 D. so that
28. Such good use had been ______ his spare time ______ his English has improved a lot.
A. made of; that　 B. made of; as 　　 C. made in; that D. found in; as
29．________ breaks the law should be punished.
A．Those who B．Anyone C．Who D．Anyone who
30．--How much did you_______ him for the house?
--I_______ him 2000 dollars for it but he wouldn’t accept it.
A．cost, paid B．take,offered C．spent, paid D．pay, offered
第二节 完形填空(共20小题，每题1.5分，共30分)
Once there was a man who had three sons. 31 of them were married,and their wives came to 32 their father-in-law. After 33 the wives said,“Please,we want to see our 34 .”The rich father-in law thought,“Now I shall 35 how clever they are!”So he 36 the older one,“Go and see your parents. You can 37 until the New Moon. When you came back, please 38 me the food I like to eat at that time and also a bit of fire inside a bit of paper.”Then he 39 the 40 one and said,“And you can also go and stay with your parents until New Year. When you come back, please get me the food I like to eat at that time and also a bit of wind 41 a bit of paper.”
The daughters-in-law didn’t know 42 .So they sat down and 43 .
44 a poor young girl who came to their home sometimes to 45 clothes and sew. They asked her 46 their father-in-law really wanted, and she laughed and said,“It’s very easy 47 of you must come back at the time of the New Moon. The food at that time is mooncakes, isn’t it?”And a bit of fire inside a bit of paper 48 a lantern, doesn’t it?
The gril 49 then the other one must come back at New Year, so she must bring some New Year cakes. The bit of wind on a bit of paper means a paper fan.
The rich father-in-law was very glad when he 50 the clever girl and married his third son to her.
31．A．Both B．All C．Three D．Two
32．A．live with B．stay with C．eat with D．play with
33．A．some times B．a time C．sometimes D．several times
34．A．parents B．friends C．children D．husbands
35．A．know B．get to know C．find D．realize
36．A．told to B．talked to C．asked D．said to
37．A．stay B．live C．leave D．go
38．A．take B．bring C．make D．give
39．A．asked B．told C．turned to D．saw
40．A．older B．younger C．oldest D．youngest
41．A．in B．over C．on D．below
42．A．why to do B．where to go C．when to leave D．what to do
43．A．cried B．shouted C．looked around D．talked
44．A．It was B．There was C．She was D．They have
45．A．do B．keep C．make D．ask
46．A．that B．what C．which D．how
47．A．Both B．Two C．Neither D．One
48．A．means B．is C．likes D．looks like
49．A．said again B．went on C．began D．laughed
50．A．listened to B．heard from C．heard of D．learned form
第二部分 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
从下面所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

A
Once a group of 17-year-old schoolboys decided to break the world basketball marathon（马拉松）record. They wanted to play for 90 hours and add 6 hours to the record. Each team had 9 players, with 5 at a time. The boys decided each person would play 21.5 hours and then rest for 2 hours. Then they started at 6 o’clock in the evening.
The first night was very hard for the players. When it was their turn to rest, they were too excited to fall asleep at once. After sleeping for a short time, they had to play again. On the second night, they fell asleep as soon as they stopped, Some of them had trouble with their feet and hands, but the only serious problem was a psychological（心理学的）one. Each boy was thinking: Why am I doing this? How can I play any longer? After the third night, the players knew they could finish the 90 hours. The basketball on the fourth night was very slow. But in the final hours, the players got better. For the last few minutes, the players looked as fresh as when they started. How happy everyone was!
51．Before this basketball marathon, the world record was .
A．84 hours B．86 hours C．90 hours D．96 hours
52．The first night was hard for the players because .
A．they were too excited B．they only slept for a short time
C．no one watched them play D．it was very long
53．“…the players looked as fresh as when they started.”Here “fresh”means .
A．不熟练的 B．兴奋不己的 C．精神饱满的 D．伤痕累累的
54．Which of the following is Not true.
A．Some of the boys were hurt when they played
B．It was hard for the players to fall asleep at night
C．The boys started playing at 6 o’clock in the evening
D．In the end,all the boys felt happy
B
When we think of Hollywood, we think of films and famous film stars. They are part of Hollywood’s history. Today people make films in other places,too. Not all famous film stars live in Hollywood. But Hollywood is still a very special city in Los Angeles, California.
You can easily see where Hollywood in Los Angeles. There is a big sign（标牌）on the hills. It says “HOLLYWOOD”.The white letters are fifty feet tall. You can see the sign from far away. The Hollywood sign is a famous Hollywood landmark（标记）in Los Angeles. Many postcards show this famous Hollywood landmark.
On the hills of Hollywood, there is also the Hollywood Bowl. This is an open-air theater. It is one of the largest open-air theaters in the world. It has seventeen thousand seats and a very different stage（舞台）.The design（设计）of the stage was made by a great American named Frank Lloyd Wright. You can listen to all kinds of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl.
55．We learn from the passage that______ .
A．Hollywood can just be seen from faraway.
B．Hollywood is now a place only for travelers
C．all the films are made in Hollywood
D．Hollywood is part of Los Angeles
56．The word “special”in the first paragraph means_______ .
A．new B．rich C．famous D．unusual
57．At the Hollywood Bowl,_________ .
A．most of American postcards are made
B．only 7000 people can get together
C．music can be enjoyed
D．you can hardly listen to different kinds of concerts
58．It seems that _________.
A．some famous film stars don’t choose to live in Hollywood
B．film stars don’t think Hollywood a good place to make films now
C．the Holly wood Bowl is larger than any other open-air theater in the world
D．the Hollywood Bowl is a hill in Hollywood
C
Every people（民族）uses its own special（非凡的）words to show its ideas and feelings. Some expressions are commonly used for many years. Others are popular for just a short time. One such American expression is“Where’s the beef?”It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be In the early 1980s “Where’s the beef?”was one of the most popular expressions in the United States. It seemed as if everyone was using it at the time.
Beef, of course,is the meat form a cow, and no food is more popular in America than a hamburger（汉堡包）made from beef. In the 1960s a businessman named Ray Kroc began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers at a low price. Kroc called his restaurants“McDonald’s”.Ray Kroc became one of the richest businessmen in America.
Other business people watched his success. Some of them opened their own hamburger restaurants. One company（公司）called“Wendy’s”said its hamburgers were bigger than those sold by McDonald’s or anyone else’s .The Wendy’s Company began to use the expression“Where’s the beef?”to make people know that Wendy’s hamburgers were the biggest. The Wendy’s television advertisement（广告）showed three old women eating hamburgers. The bread that covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat. One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef.“Where’s the beef?”she shouted in a funny way. The advertisement for Wendy’s hamburger restaurants was a success .As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression“Where’s the beef?”
59．_______ started Mc Donald’s restaurant.
A．Ray Kroc B．McDonald C．Wendy D．Three old women
60．Other people wanted to open hamburger restaurants because they thought .
A．they could sell hamburgers at a low price
B．hamburgers were easy to make
C．beef was very popular in America
D．they could make a lot of money
61．Wendy’s made the expression known to everybody .
A．with many old women eating hamburgers
B．by a television advertisement
C．while selling bread with a bit of meat in it
D．at the McDonald’s restaurant
62．We can learn from the passage that the expression“Where’s the beef?”means .
A．the beef in hamburgers is not as much as it is said to be
B．the hamburgers are not as good as they are said to be
C．something is not so good as one says
D．Wendy’s is the biggest

D
Starting from April, 2010, you won’t be hearing the word “NBA” on sports programs on CCTV. Instead, sport host will give the full Chinese name when they refer to the NBA – National Basketball Association. You also won’t hear any other English abbreviations (缩略词) on CCTV’s Chinese programs, such as GDP (gross domestic product), or WTO (World Trade Organization). You will hear their Chinese translations.
CCTV received a notice from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television telling it to avoid using English-language abbreviations in their reports to protect the “purity” of the Chinese language. A few other TV stations also received the notice.
Fu Zhenguo, an editor of People’s Daily, is one of the people who suggested the change. “Firstly, using English in a Chinese-speaking environment is against Chinese law,” he said. “Then, using English on Chinese TV programs is unfair to people who don’t understand English. What’s worse, it will have a bad language influence on kids and teenagers.”
A lot of netizens have criticized the move, saying that it will cause problems for them.
“I understand what CD, VCD and DVD mean when I hear them. But I won’t know what the TV programs are talking about if I hear those products’ full Chinese names,” a netizen wrote in a BBS post. Following the same post, another netizen wrote jokingly: “I’m not listening