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1、高三英语期中试卷第一学期第I卷选择题部分（共80分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选 项标号涂黑。1. When I came back to my hometown last week, I was greatly touched by the fact thatpeople from all walks of life are working hard for new Yuyao.A. the; /B. / ; aC. the; theD. /;
2、 theThe tsunami caused by the strong earthquake in Japan in and the damage did tothe people are far more than imagined.A. oneB. itC. the oneD. thatTodays drinks are Harold!Agreed!A. inB. withC. toD. onThe stronger the for acquiring language skills is, the more quickly a language beginner will learn.
3、A. motivationB. occupationC. qualificationD. considerationOK. Ill get to （he point. Tm afraid we are going to have to let you go.A. flatB. directC. squareD. straightBy nine oclock, all the Olympic torch bearers had reached the top of Mount Qomolangma, appeared a rare rainbow soon.A. of whichB. on wh
4、ichC. above whichD. from whichHaving stayed in Canada for two years, the little girl didnt change much,a little taller.A. only to gelB.only gettingC. having beengotD.to have gotMy father a bus to his office until the workers have had his car fixed next week.A. has takenB.tookC. is takingD.takesIm no
5、t sure of the exact number, but speaking, I would say there are 1000 guests or so.A. honestlyB.strictlyC. properlyD.roughlyAmong（he crises thatface humans the lack of natural resources.A. isB.areC. is thereD.are thereThe students are looking forward to having an opportunity society for real-life exp
6、erience.A. exploreB. exploringC. to exploreD. exploredWhat is concerning us greatly is the workers held up in that area yesterday will beset free.A. thatB. whatC. whenD. whichMr. Hills car alarm is always in the middle of the night, which disturbs his neighbors sleep greatly.A. breaking offB. going
7、offC. setting offD. taking off第II卷（共40分）第三部分：写作（共二节，满分40分） 第一节：短文改错（满分10分）假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以卜作文。文中共有 10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），并在其下面写上该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Time spent in a bookstore can be most p
8、leasant, if you are a book-lover or merely there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find a shelter from a sudden shower. However the reason, you can soon become totally unaware of your surrounding. You soon focus a certain book, and usually it is only much later w
9、hen you realize you have spent too much time there and must hurry off to make the forgotten appointment. This opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life is the main attraction of a bookstore. A music shop was very much like a bookstore. If it is a good shop, no assistant will approach you
10、with the greeting. You neednt buy something you dont want. In a bookstore an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished reading. Then, and only then, is his services necessary.第二节：书面表达（满分30分）21 世纪英文报中学生版举行以“An Unforgettable Experience in My High School LifeM 为题的征文活动，请你用英语写篇100
11、-120个字的文章，记述一件令你难忘的事。要求如下：1 .记述事情经过。2 .简要说明你感到难忘的原因或从中得到的启示。注意：文章的标题已给出（不计词数）An Unforgettable Experience in My High School Life高三英语期中考试参考答案单项填空：1-5 BBDAD 6-IOCBCDA II-15CCBBB 16-20 ACAAD 完形填空：21-25 ACBDB26-30 ACDCA31 -35 CBDBC36-40 BCADB阅读理解：41-45 DBCAC46-49 ACBD50-54 CADCB55-60 BCABCD61-65 BADCF改错：
12、Time spent in a bookstore can be most pleasant, if you arc a book-lover or merely there to buy a whetherbook as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find a shelter from a sudden 去掉ashower. However the reason, you can soon become totally unaware of your surrounding. You Whateversurro
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14、ry ismuch like a bookstore. If it is a good shop, no assistant will approach you with (he greeting. You neednt buy something you dont want. In a bookstore an assistant should remain in theanythingbackground until you have finished reading. Then, and only (hen, is his services necessary.arc书面表达：Calli
15、ng back my high school life, the most impressive memory is about military training in Senior One.In the golden September, 1 bid farewell to the junior school and came to my dreaming senior school for further study. According to annual practice, new students had to take part in strict but challenging
16、 military training. During this period, wc not only had to study military knowledge and daily life shills, but also developed a soldier-like willpower. In other words, i( was a real challenge to physical strength as well as to willpower. It taught me many things Id never learned before and I also ga
17、ined (rue and pure friendship through it.In short, militarj, training is a challenging but helpful and unforgettable experience, which developed our hard-working style of life and a sense of respect and discipline.14. Last week, Peter in the national football match but for his knee injury.A. had pla
18、yedB. would have played C. would playD. playedShe is a bit shy and stand up and answer the teachers questions.A. dares notB. doesnt dareC. dare not toD. dares not toIs there anything to eat in the house? Im hungry now.一There is only some cold bread in (he fridge. Will it?A. doB. workC. fitD. makeKee
19、ping a pct be dangerous sometimes, so it remains to be decided whether welladopt the homeless clog.A. mustB. shouldC. canD. mayThe mother,in the kitchen, totally fbrgol the medicine on the table within (he childs reach.A. occupiedB. occupyingC. to be occupied19. I heard the voices, but couldift what
20、 they were saying.-Why not go over? It wont do you any harm.A. make outB. leave outC. bring out20. Tom, you arc caught late again.OhA. not at allB. thats all right C. never mind第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)D. being occupiedD. hold outD. just my luck（A、B、C 和 D）中,阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-60各题所给的四个选项 选出最佳选项，并在
21、答卷纸上将该选项标号涂黑。The boys were ready for an exciting week on the sea, but the trip did not start at all as they had 21.It was the first day of their weeklong 22 journey on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, and they had already been 23 one storm. But that was 24 compared to (he one they foundthemselvesin25
22、 the same day.Wave 26wavewashilling their sailingvessel, and then, with a sudden surge, iheirship-the Marguerite-was pushed onto its side.“A wall of wind and rain suddenly 27 us, Ethan Johnson says. “The boat tipped over, and the rail went one or two feet into the 28. And when an adult went to 29 to
23、secure the main sail, he 3() and hurt his ankle.”Chris Gill, the navigator, was below deck when the 31 tipped over, and all started flying around32 him.“When the boat shifted to 80 degrees 33 the gust of wind, I went flying to the other 34 of the cabin,“ Chris says. Its not35to give the direction we
24、 should be going when all ofyour charts go 36 off the table-and then you go, too.”Working together, the group37to turn into the wind and steady the boat, and theinjured adult was quickly given first aid. 38 as the wind continued to scream and lightning flashed all around them, everyone was asking th
25、e same 39: If this is happeningon our first day, 4() will the next four be like?” 21.A.hopedB.madeC.promisedD.requiredA.swimmingB.skiingC.sailingD.diving22. A.acrossB.throughC.afterD.under第二部分：阅读理解（第一小节20小题，第二小节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分） 第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并 在答卷纸上将该选项标号涂黑。24. A. somethingB
26、. everythingC. anythingD. nothingJ25. A. earlierB. laterC. exactlyD. back26. A. uponB. againstC. byD. for27. A. greetedB. metC. struckD. stuck28. A. airB. cloudC. windD. water29. A. rushB. expectC. tryD. start30. A. slippedB. ranC. jumpedD. dashed31. A. sailB. railC. shipD. table32. A. withoutB. inc
27、ludingC. alongsideD. with33. A. ever sinceB. devoted toC. beginning fromD. because of34. A. areaB. sideC.roofD. seat35. A. impossibleB. hardC. easyD. important36. A. cuttingB. shootingC. landingD. rushing37. A. attemptedB. startedC. managedD. assisted38. A. ButB. AndC. ThoughD. However39. A. problem
28、B. puzzleC. scheduleD. question40. A. howB. whatC. whateverD. howeverAMy father is a smart man. He spent many years of his life listening to peoples arguments, first as assistant district lawyer and then as a judge. My dad knows rubbish rhetoric （花言巧语） when he hears it.One of his favorite phrases is
29、: uIf you dont have anything smart to say, then dont say it at all. Yet, fbr all of his legal training and life experience, he cant help but keep talking about the Mega Millions jackpot.We all know （he odds （几率）of winning the jackpot this evening with one ticket are extraordinarily low . 1 in 175, 7
30、11, 536, to be exact. Still, people go out and buy hundreds of tickets with the hopes of becoming wealthier beyond their drcams. Why? There arc two possible explanations fbr this “irrationality”.One idea is that the way wc calculate odds in our heads has nothing to do with mathematical odds in the t
31、raditional sense. We dont go to the mathematical odds table and say, “Well, this would be a terrible investment. I think Im better off putting my money in the bank! Rather, it has everything with （he ability to picture an event happening.My father, for instance, watches the news every night and sees
32、 people winning the lottery. Therefore, he thinks the chance of him winning the lottery is much higher than they actually are.The second thought is that the expected effect of playing cannot be represented merely by the odds. My father and, Pin sure, others get a thrill from the mere idea of winning
33、. He loves imagining how it would be to actually win and losing doesnt really affect him. Sure, hes disappointed, but its better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at When you combine the utility of thinking you can win with the utility of actually winning （no matter how small the chanc
34、e of that occurring）, its worth it fbr many people to spend the one dollar on a ticket.My analysis is that both factors arc at play in taking a chance on the lottery. My father and others really do underestimate the odds of winning, but the thrill of participation is not denied by a realistic assess
35、ment of the odds. Still, I would probably put my finger on the scale for the first explanation.All told, a review of the odds of other events happening confirms that there just arent many events that occur with less frequency (han your winning the Mega Millions jackpot. Look at (he graph below, you
36、may understand some.Putting ihe Odds of winning the Mega Millions Jackpot.in ContextOddsI In 1001 In 1001 In 10.0001 In 649,7401 In 1,000,0001 In 1,700,000I In 14,000,0001 In 55,000,000I In 112,000,0001 In 175,711,5361 In 251,800,000EventMels Winning World Series inRegular Brcakfaster Who Eats Waffl
37、es UsuallyToilet Seat Injury This YearRoyal Flush in a Given Poker HandLightning Striking You This YearPlane Crash Death On a 25 Least Safe AirlineElvis Crashing a UFO into the Loch Ness MonsterNatural Quintuplets PregnancyVending Machine Death This YearMega Millions VictoryShark Attack Death This Y
38、earIn many ways, it,s like the lottery, something that features often on television and about which people fantasize, but that rarely happens.So, when you watch, along with my Pa, to see if your lucky number is drawn this evening, keep in mind three things: that your number almost certainly wont com
39、e up; that you are still going to have fun; and that, finally, a lot of other things are more likely to happenbut getting eaten by a shark isnt one of them.41. It can be learned from the article that.A. the Mega Millions jackpot is the last lottery (o win in the worldB. a judge in that country cant
40、talk about lottery because it is illegalC. the writer doesnt buy lottery, for he never hopes to become richD. in spite of little possibility, a lot of people spend money on lottery.42. The function of the graph is to.A. show chances that those things take place arc fewerB. support the writers argume
41、nts on the lottery ticketsC. indicate no one can win the Mega Millions jackpotD. say shark death will seldom happen this year43. Which of the following do you think the writer would probably agree with?A. If one has mathematical odds, he can win the prize more easily.B. Only those who have irrationa
42、lity buy hundreds of lottery tickets.C. The Mega Millions jackpot is very popular in the writers country.D. Winning lottery is a shortcut to achieve the dream of being rich.44. The underlined phrase “al play“ in the 7th paragraph most probably means.A. effective B. ridiculousC. contradictoryD. aston
43、ishingWhat do you (hink is (he best title?A. The Popular Mega Millions JackpotLottery is Merely a TrickB. Mega Millions is Like a Shark AttackD. Be Rich, Buy Lottery SoonBBelow is a page from The World Almanac and Book of Facts .CONSUMER INFORMATIONBusiness DirectoryListed below are major corporatio
44、n offering products and services to U. S. consumers. Information as of Sept. . Alphabetization is by first key word. Listings generally include examples of products offered.Company Name (NYSE/NASDAQ symbol): Address; Telephone Number; Website; Top Executive; Business, Products, or Services.A&P: see
45、Breat Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (ATI): 1000 Six PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; 412-394-2800; ; L. Patrick Hassey; metals (steel, titanium, alloys) mfgr.Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM): 4666 Faries Pkwy., Decatur, IL 62525; 217-424-5200; Patricia A. Woertz; agricultura
46、l commodities and prods.Bank of America Corp. (BAC): Bank of America Corporate Center, 100 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28255; 704-386-5681; Kenneth D. Lewis; 2nd largest U.S. bank; acquired FleetBoston, 4/1/; acquire credit card co. MBNA, 1/1/06.46. How many pieces of information are required of a c
47、ompany to be listed in this directory?A. FiveB. SixC. SevenD. EightWhich website are you going (o visit if you want to publish a short story?47. Which company produces auto protection products?A. ArvinMeritor Inc. (ARM).B. AutoNation (AN).C. Alcoa Inc. (AA).D. Alcatel-Lucent (ALU).48. Which number w
48、ill you call if you want to import uniforms fbr bank clerks?A. 708-450-3000.B. 860-273-0123C. 212-282-5000.D. 215-238-3000.CBefore meeting with my friend Leticia from Honduras, Central America, I would ask her if she was arriving according to North American time or Latin American time. Smiling, she would answer, UA la hora Latina, of coursc. This meant that she would be late. The concept of time is very di