高三英語第一學(xué)期期中考試卷

1、高三英語第一學(xué)期期中考試卷姓名班級(jí)學(xué)號(hào)I. Liste ning Comprehe nsionII. Grammar (25 poin ts)21. At first, the government the homeless to settle in the suburbs though it would be the bestchoice for them.A. had great difficulty in advis ingB. had difficulty to persuadeC. had difficulty in persuadi ngD. had great difficult

2、y to advise22. We'll have tea in the garden the house.A. in the place of B. in stead of in C. in stead in D. in place of23. There was an unexpected explosion in our street, but at all.A. no harm had bee n done to our houseB. not any harm was done to our houseC. our house was n'tdo ne harm to

3、D. harm was n 'do ne wit our house24. It is reported on today ' paper that our delegati on has wonin the con test in Switzerla nd.A. five golde n medals B. five first prizes C. five the first prizes D. the five first prizes25. We hope our expla nati on will behelpful to you.A. more or less B

4、. more than C. no less than D. no more than26. Living in a town can't compare with living in the countryas shopping, entertainment, and traffic.A. in many cases B. in some ways C. in such respects D. at any rate27. The woma n , in the end, was madethe n ecklace from the shop.A. to admit to have

5、stole n B. to admit havi ng stole n C. admit to havi ng stole n D. admit havi ng stole n28. He went to tow nbuying a new televisi on.A. with a purpose of B. with the purpose of C. in the purpose of D. on purpose of29. You really shouldyourself on your appeara nee.A. complime nt B. praise C. con grat

6、ulate D. bless30. In the speech of the Nobel Prize winner, he said what he had done was far fromthe honor.A. deserve B. worth C. worthy D. obta in31. The method he taught us helped usquickly. Which of the follow ing is not proper?A. go a passage over B. look over a passage C. read a passage through

7、D. look a passage over32. Hehis life whe n he saved the child from the fire.A. spe nt B. cost C. risked D. lived33. -Was that the new school master who walked by? -.A. It must be that B. It must have bee nC. he must be D. this must have bee n34. was awarded to such a writer ast oni shed us all.A. Wh

8、ether the 2004 Nobel Prize for literature B. That the Nobel Prize for literature in 2004C. That the 2004 literary Nobel Prize D. Whether the Nobel Prize for literature of 200435. Wethe headmistress about that the school would befor one day next week.A. kept informing of; closedB. kept i nformed; ope

9、 nedC. were in formed about by; closeD. were kept in formed by; ope n36. As we know, what we can lear n from a test does more good to us tha n.A. provide grades B. providi ng grades C. to provide grades D. to providi ng grades37. that childre n lear n to do someth ing which leads to rewards.A. It ha

10、s bee n believed a factB. People used to believe it to be a factC. it has bee n believed to be the fact D. A fact used to thought of true38. Best use asour surro undings being damaged, the con diti on of the en vir onment is gett ing eve n worse.A. be made by people of the resources to protect B. pe

11、ople made of the resources to protectC. make full use of the resources to preve ntD. the resources are made of by people to preve nt39. Much care was take npeople after the disaster in the Un ited States on 11 th September.A. by B. of by C. of D. by of40. It is more important for them to what they l

12、earned in books practice than justwhatthey are taught in class.A. put; to; do B. put; in to; doing C. comb ine; with; to do D. comb ine; and; doing41. It iskno wledge that ani mals like sn akes and frogs are cold blooded.A. usual B. ordinary C. no rmal D. com mon42. Now that the spri ng is coming, y

13、ou ' better wash andthe thick clothes in the cab in et.A. set aside B. put away C. keep away D. take off43. After the teacher retired, hethe young people in the com munity lear n foreig n Ian guage.A. devoted himself to help B. was devoted to help C. devoted to helping D. was devoted to helping4

14、4. , she jumped into the river to save the drow ning girl.A. without a moment ' thought B. with no a moment ' thinkingC. without a moment 'thinking D. with no thought of herself45. After the air accident, the soldiers as well as the militiamensave the victims under the ruins.A. did the b

15、est they can toB. did everyth ing they could toC. did what they can doD. did all they could doIII. Cloze(10 points)St. Lawre nee postal district has one of the highest 46 of immigra nts who do not speak En glish well , or 47 .Although they are very 48 to learn. It has not been possible for the St La

16、wrence Education Center to take full 49 of this enthusiasm because the center lacks the room to fit in all the 50 classes.$10,000 51 of alternations (交流)are planned which will 52 the number of classrooms available , butthese have unfortunately been 53. Despite this, the center, which has been offeri

17、ng free English classes for adult 54 over the past four years, is hold ing in terviews on 31August for the term start ing 5 September. Not all stude nts , 55 , will be en rolled un til the alterati ons have bee n completed.46. A. degrees B. amount C. nu mbers D. populati on47. A. badly B. at all C.

18、any more D. the lowest48. A. afraid B. absorbed C. kee n D. easy49. A. adva ntage B. care C. no tice D. use50. A. exist ing B. available C. i nquired D. required51. A. ben efit B. money C. price D. worth52. A. add B. i ncrease C. en large D. reduce53. A. accomplished B. completed C. delayed D. devel

19、oped54. A. stra ngers B. immigra nts C. people D. stude nts55. A. therefore B. moreover C. otherwise D. howeverIV . Reading Comprehension (15 points)(A)For a long time scientists have been wondering whether there is life on other planets besides, the earth. They have found very little evide nce to s

20、upport this theory. Not long ago, some pieces of rock from outer space were discovered in Australia. This discovery has excited experts throughout the world because these pieces of rock contain（包含）chemicals similar to those found on the earth and in our own bodies. This shows that life, in some form

21、, is not only possible but probable on other pla nets.56. The underlined words"little evidenee ” . meanA. little n ews B. small pieces of rockC. few sig nsD. little in formatio n57. Which of the following titles do you think is the best for this passage?A. Discovery in AustraliaB. New In format

22、io n of LifeC. Life on Other Pla netsD. Earth and Other Pla nets（B）Taipei （dpa） - Doctors in Taiwan are currently testing Chinese medicinal herbs to try to control a protein that can lead to the developme nt of liver can cer, local media reported on Sun day.A defective（有缺陷的 ）PRE-S2 protein enables t

23、he Hepatitis B virus - a major factor in developing liver can cer - to gain access to huma n DNA while the virus is mutat ing（變異）,thereby con tribut ing to the on set ofliver cancer or cirrhosis（硬化）of the liver.A research team from Nati onal Taiwa n Un iversity Hospital and Natio nal Cheng Kung Un i

24、versity Hospital said that, if the protein could be repressed before the Hepatitis B virus undergoes mutation, it would reduce the risk of a patient developing the cirrhosis or cancer, according to a report in the China Times.Around 2 million people in Taiwan alone are carriers of the Hepatitis B vi

25、rus. Around one third of those in fected by the virus in their youth could go on to develop cirrhosis of the liver or liver cancer after the age of 40, the report said.58. According to the article, the real cause that leads to liver cancer isA. a kind of prote in B. the Hepatitis B virus C. medici n

26、al herbs D. mutat ing DNA59 . The number illustrated in paragraph 4 is most probably fromA. a book review B. a n ati onal n ewspaper C. a medical textbook D. a local magaz ine60 . What may be mentioned in the following paragraphs?A. what caused cirrhosis when the virus carriers were youngB. how Chin

27、 ese medici nal herbs function in curi ng the liver cancerC. what is the result of the liver cancerD. how were the youth infected by the virus（C）When are you smartest? From 18 to 25, according to I.Q.（ 智商）scores; but you are wiser and more experieneed with increasing age. You are sharpest in your 20

28、' s;aroun（30,memory begins to decline, particularly your ability to perform mathematical computations.“ But your I.Q. for other tasks climbs,Berkeley psychologist Arthur Jensen. Your vocabulary at age 45, for example, is three as times as great as when you graduated from college. At 60, your bra

29、in possesses almost four times as much information as it did at age 21. this trade-off（協(xié)調(diào)）between sharpness and wisdom has led psychologist Dr, Leopold Ballad to suggest that “ maturity quotients；智商）” be adopted for adults.Woman also get an additional advantage of good health later in life: National

30、 Institute of health figures show that the attack of such“ old age ” diseases as關(guān)節(jié)炎t）s （heumatism（風(fēng)濕病）,and heart illnessbegi n around age 60 in men, at age 65 in wome n. It is hard to deny（否定）the gen erally greater fitn ess of women: Life expectancy（ 估計(jì)壽命 ）for men is now 68.3; for women 75.9. says U

31、S aging authority William Kennel, :older woman withlow blood pressure are almost immortal （ 長生不老的 ）.” However, psychologists believe that by entering the competitive job market in increasing numbers. Women may eventually give up their adva ntage.61 . The sentence " your I.Q. for other tasks cli

32、mbs” means.A. Your I.Q. for other tasks stops decreas ing B. Your I.Q. for other tasks in creasesC. Your I.Q. for other tasks stays the same D. Your I.Q. for other tasks decreases62. The “ old age ” diseases mentioned in this passage are.A. arthritis, heart ill ness. Headache B. arthritis, heart ill

33、 ness, rheumatismC. arthritis, rheumatism, feverD. arthritis, Headache, rheumatism63. Which of the followi ng stateme nts is NOT true?E. your brain, at age 60, possesses almost 4 times as much information as it did at age 21.F. Your ability to perform certa in mathematical computati ons beg ins to d

34、ecli ne around 30.G. You vocabulary begins to decline after 30.H. You memory beg ins to decli ne around 30.64. The scie ntists men ti oned in this passage are.A. William Kenn el, Leopold Ballad, Arthur Jen sen B. Arthur Jen se n, Leopold Ballad, Berkeley.C. Arthur Jen se n, William Kennel, Berkeley.

35、D. Leopold Ballad, Berkeley. William Kennel65. The last sentence suggests that.A. there may be a relati on ship betwee n job stress and life expecta ncyB. women can do nothing to cope with the attack of“ old age ” diseasesC. women are not suited to highly competitive job situationsD. women are bette

36、r at statisticsDEvery animal is a living radiator heat formed in its cells （纟田胞）is given off through its skin. Warm-blooded ani mals keep a no rmal temperature by continu ously replaci ng lost surface heat; smaller an imals, which have more skin for every ounce （盎司）of body weight, must produce heat

37、faster than bigger ones. Because smaller animals burn fuel faster, scientists say they live faster.The speed at which an ani mal lives is determ ined by measuri ng the rate at which it uses oxyge n. A chicke n, for example, uses one half cubic （立方） centimeter of oxygen every hour for each gram it we

38、ighs. The tiny shrew-mouse uses four cubic centimeters of oxygen every hour for each gram it weighs .Because it uses oxygen eight times as fast, it is said that the shrew-mouse is living eight times as fast as the chicken. The smallest of the warm-blooded ani mals, the hum ming bird, lives a hun dred times as fast as an elepha nt.There is a limit to how small a warm blooded animal can be. A mammal or bird that weighed only two and a half grams would st