:高 三 期 中 英 语 试 卷
一.
单项选择: (共15题15分)
1.
Let’s drink _____ the
friendship _____ our two peoples.
a. for, of b. to, between c. for, between d. to, of
2.
He seldom works hard at
English, ____, much to my surprise, he often gets good marks in the exam.
a. and so b. and but c. and yet d. and also
3.
The lady is so old that she has
to _____ herself with a cane while walking.
a. help b. raise c. lift d. support
4.
We all expected him to be a
success, but he _____ to be a failure.
a. came out b. turned out c. held out d. turned to
5.
He didn’t go into detail on the
subject; he spoke _________.
a. in
common b. in
particular c. in
short d. in general
6.
---People who live along this
road receive their mail in these boxes.
---Why _____ all
of the _____ ?
a. are, grey
painted mailboxes
b. are, mailboxes grey painted
c. are,
mailboxes painted grey d. are, painted
grey mailboxes
7.
What would you like to say
______ if you knew the matter.
a. to
happen b. would
happen c. to have
happened d. had happened
8.
Anyone used to ______ their
homework with their recorder _____ music is sure not to do his homework well
a. doing,
playing b. do, to
play c. do,
playing d. doing,
played
9.
---You are not against my
suggestion, are you?
---___________.
She thinks badly of it.
a. No, and Mary
is b. No, but Mary is c. Yes, but Mary is d. Yes, and Mary isn’t
10.
_______ all those days that we
all went out, lying in the sun every morning.
a. So the
weather was fine
b. So was the fine weather
c. So fine was
the weather
d. So fine the weather was
11.
The doctor usually won’t do an
operation on the patient _____ it is completely necessary.
a. only
when b. unless c. until d. except
12.
With the fast development of
agriculture, the people ______ village I taught before have lived a happy life.
a. who b. whose c. which d. in whose
13.
There is no doubt ______ was
talked about at the meeting sounds perfectly reasonable.
a. whether
that b. that it c. whether what d. that what
14.
Everyone here will thank the
firefighters for the things they have done to prevent fires ______ the
environment safer.
a. make b. to making c. to make d. from making
15.
I told you that you shouldn’t
waste your time playing football all day long, ____________?
a. didn’t I b. did I c. should you d. shouldn’t you
二.
完型填空: (共20题20分)
One day in September we were doing repair
work on my parents old house to get it ready for my youngest daughters
wedding. We had to 16 a great climbing plant that had grown 17 a roof beam (房梁),
so that we could repair the roof and 18 the walls.
When my husband was taking the plant away, he
found the 19 of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves. He
then 20 something 21 among that mass of earth and straw of the
nest. He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his
22 , saw glittering gold. It was a childs bracelet (手镯).
He ran into the house to 23 me.
You wont believe that the 24 blackbirds not only steal the best fruit
we 25 to feed on, he said, but they also want their children
to 26 in a cradle of gold!
When my daughter came over on the eve of the 27 ，we
told her about this 28 occurrence.
Dont you remember, mother? she
said with a loud 29 . When I was eight, you gave me a
bracelet that I 30 a few days later while out playing in the
yard? It was this one!
As the bracelet no longer 31 its owner and was dirty, I decided to
take it into my safekeeping.
In December of the following year, the young
couples baby son was baptized (受洗礼). Among the
32 the newborn baby received, I placed
his mothers bracelet, now shining like 33 .
I hope that if my grandson 34 loses it, one of the 35 that live in my backyard is
somewhere nearby.
16.A.
17.A.
18.A.
19.A.
20.A.
21.A.
22.A.
23.A.
24.A.
25.A.
26.A.
27.A.
remove
beyond
build
nest
moved
nice
horror
ask
working
buy
lie
party
B. cover
B. over
B. paint
B. baby
B. got
B. colorful
B. surprise
B. tell
B. cheating
B. plant
B. sing
B. Christmas
C. grow
C. across
C. rescue
C. body
C. picked
C. shiny
C. delight
C. show
C. dreaming
C. store
C. listen C.birthday
D. water
D. through
D. print
D. egg
D. noticed
D. special
D. disappointment
D. give
D. thieving
D. collect
D. wait
D.wedding
28.A.
important
B. strange
C. terrible
D. funny
29.A.
cry
B. sigh
C. laugh
D. sound
30.A.
hid
B. threw
C. lost
D. broke
31.A.
fitted
B. satisfied
C. matched
D. interested
32.A.
jewels
B. toys
C. clothes
D. presents
33.A.
attractive
B. new
C. modern
D. golden
34.A.
almost
B. just
C. even
D. ever
35.A.
blackbirds
B. grandchildren
C. neighbors
D. mice
三.
阅读理解: (共20题40分)
(A)
Maybe Ill just move him right out the
door, the boss replied. Ray was very glad and no longer worried. The boss
was mad at Don now, not at him. Sure enough, within a month of that meeting,
Don was looking for a new job. Serves him right, Ray thought.
Unfortunately, the guy who was brought in to take Dons place wasnt much
better.
Well, then an astonishing thing happened.
Rays department was working on a box design fora toy. A new employee named
Jack was doing the artwork. He had designed something in bright red and blue.
Ray looked at it and said, Sorry. Red and blue is not good. Change it to
brown and purple. Actually, the design was very nice. But Ray didn t
want Jack to get too proud. He also wanted him to know who was in charge. Jack
wasnt happy about it, but he changed everything to brown and purple.
Two weeks later, 500,000 new brown and purple
boxes arrived from the printing company. While Ray was leading a staff meeting,
the boss came bursting in.
What is
this? he shouted, waving one of the new boxes. You call this
artwork? Look at these ridiculous colors! This is the ugliest box Ive ever
seen. Who did this, anyway?
All eyes, except Jacks, were upon
Ray. Then Jack spoke. I did, sir, he said, Im sorry you
dont like St. Ill try to do better next time.
Ray was deeply touched by Jacks act
ofmercy. And it changed his
life.
36. What kind of man was Rays boss?
A.
Impatient and quick to get angry.
B.
Kind and always ready to help his staff.
C.
Shy and afraid to talk about problems.
D.
Cruel and hard to deal with.
37. How did
it make Ray feel when his staff did something well?
A.
Happy and proud to be their boss.
B. Afraid of losing face and
control.
C.
Angry because they didnt ask him first.
D. Puzzled and very
disappointed.
38. When all
the other staff looked at Ray, why didnt Jack?
A.
He was afraid that Ray would start to blame him.
B.
He didnt want to start laughing in front of the boss.
C.
He didnt want the boss to think it was Rays fault.
D.
He was afraid that Ray would be fired.
39. What was
Jack s act of mercy?
A.
He took the blame for Rays mistake.
B.
He didnt blame Ray for the mistake.
C.
He told the boss he was sorry for Rays mistake.
D.
He wanted to help Ray to change his life.
(B)
BEIJING — Set off by the April 1 Sino-US plane
collision and US official agreement of the biggest arms sale to Taiwan in a
decade (ten years) as well as remarks by US President Bush on defending Taiwan,
there have been increasing hacker attacks on websites of the two countries in
the past weeks.
An American
group of hackers which calls itself Poizon Box had begun ruining Chinese
web-sites after the April 1 spy plane incident, top Chinese portal Sina.com.
said.
The Chinese soon attacked back.
On April 29, Chinese hackers invaded two US
Government websites over the weekend, forcing the Department of Labour and the
Department of Health and Human Services to shut down their sites for a short
time.
The US Department of Labour went offline for
a few hours after a page in its website was changed to display a picture of
Wang Wei, the Chinese pilot who died in the collision.
The page was titled China hack!
and read, in English, The whole country is sorry for losing the best son
of China —— Wang Wei forever, we
will miss you until the end of the day.
On May 1, hackers exchanged bad remarks in
which the official White House website was defaced by a huge amount of e-mail
garbage. On May 5, the White House website fell victim (受害者)
to a denial of service attack that blocked access（通道）to
the site for more than two hour.
The Computer Network and Information Security
Management Office told web operators an average of 100 sites a day had seen
some more form of attack.
40. The best
title of the passage is ______.
A.
Sino-US Plane Collision
B.
Sino-US Hackers Fighting Cyberwar
C.
100 Sites Being Attacked
D.
Cyberwar Continuing
41. What is
the correct order of the events?
a.
Wang Weis picture appeared on a US website.
b.
Poizon Box destroyed some Chinese websites.
c.
The access to White House website was blocked for over two hours.
d.
Hackers exchanged bad remarks.
A.
a, b, c, d B. a, c, b, d
C.
b, a, d, c D. b, a, c, d
42. From the
passage we can infer that ______.
A.
US President Bush defended Taiwan
B.
all the Chinese people are sorry for losing the best son of China
C.
websites in the US and China have been watchful for attacks
D.
Chinese hackers began to play an important role in foreign affairs
(C)
As the first report of the accident came in,
Burton was sitting in his office on the top floor of the building. Immediately,
realizing the seriousness of the whole incident, he moved to a ground floor
room with a small waiting-room to look into the matter himself, leaving his
second-in-command (副手) to take over all other cases.
He interviewed the first witness (证人)
almost at once, making sure that everything was done that could be done to put
him at his ease. However, the witness was obviously nervous and Burton took
great pains to go over what he said thoroughly, choosing and checking each word
carefully and taking the mans statement down himself. The witness had called
the police and he d waited until the ambulances began to arrive then when the
first police car arrived on the scene hed been asked to report to the station
which was what he had done.
Burton explained that regrettably it would be
necessary for him to go to court because of the serious nature of the disaster.
More he could not say at present. Hed be thankful if the man could keep in
touch with the police.
When he had gone, Burton put his head in his
hands and considered before asking for the next witness. The man couldn t be
regarded as a hundred percent witness because he had been behind a wall
when the explosion occurred. But in spite of his nerves, Burton had the
impression that he was dependable, not afraid of relating himself to it and a
fairly exact observer.
Well there would be other descriptions and no
doubt all these would be put into place and the whole picture would become
clear. He raised his head and pressed the bell on his desk.
Next witness please, he said.
43.
Why did Burton move to the ground floor when he heard the incident?
A. Because the ground floor room had
a small waiting-room.
B. Because it would be easier for him
to interview the witnesses.
C. Because he was not pleased to work
on the top floor.
D. Because it would be easier for him
to talk with the people.
44. How did
the witness feel during the interview?
A.
Obviously somewhat frightened.
B. Excited at seeing the incident.
C.
Anxious to give a report to the police.
D.
Calm and unhurried.
45.The
underlined part a hundred percent witness most probably means
______.
A.
a patient and talkative person
B.
a well-informed witness
C.
the only person who was interviewed in the incident
D.
a person who watched the whole incident
46. Burton
s final impression of the witness was that _____.
A.
his report was not clear though he was honest
B.
he was afraid of being involved and refused to cooperate with the police
C.
his observation was good but he was hot very clear-headed
D.
he was a dependable and reasonable witness
(D)
Coketown was a town of red brick, or of brick
that would have been red if the smoke and the ashes had allowed it; but in fact
it was a town of unnatural red and black like the painted face of a savage (野人).
It was a town of machinery and tall chimneys, out of which smoke trailed
themselves for ever and ever. It had a black canal in it, and a river that ran
purple with ill-smelling color, and large piles of buildings full of windows
where there was a rattling and a trembling all day long, and where the
steam-engine worked up and down like the head of an elephant in a state of
madness. The town contained several large streets all very like one another,
and many small streets still more like one another, inhabited (居住的)
by people equally like one another.
A sunny midsummer day. There was such a thing
sometimes, even in Coketown. Seen from a distance in such weather, Coketown lay
covered in a smoke of its own. You only knew the town was there, because you
knew there could have been no such a place upon the view without a town.
The streets
were hot and dusty on the summer day, and the sun was so bright that it even
shone through the smoke over Coketown, and could not be looked at steadily.
Workers appeared from low under ground doorways into factory yards, and sat on
steps, wiping their faces and looking at coals. The whole town seemed to be
frying in oil. There was a smell of hot oil everywhere. The atmosphere of
those places was like the breath of hell (地狱)，
and their inhabitants wasting with heat, walked lazily in the desert. But no
temperature made the mad elephants more mad or more sane (理智的).
Their tiresome heads went up and down at the same rate, in hot weather and in
cold, wet weather and dry. The measured movement of their shadows on the walls,
was the replacement Coketown had to show for the shadows of woods; while for
the summer noise of insects, it could offer all the year round, from the dawn
of Monday to the night of Saturday.
47. Which of
the following words is NOT properly used to describe Coketown?
A.
unpleasant
B. dirty C. noisy
D. deserted
48. From the
passage we know that Coketown was mainly a(n ) ______ town.
A.
industrial
B. agricultural C. historical D.
cultural
49.
Only ______ were not affected by weather.
A.
the workmen
B. the inhabitants C. the steam-engines D. the woods
50. Which is
the authors opinion of Coketown?
A.
Coketown should be replaced by woods.
B.
The town was seriously polluted.
C.
The town had too much oil in it.
D.
The towns atmosphere was unchanged.
(E)
Beauty has always been regarded as something
praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and
healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal
advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on
attractive defendants. But in the executive (主管的) circle, beauty can become a liability.
While attractiveness is a positive factor for
a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman.
Handsome male executives were considered as
having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead
to their success.
Attractive female executives were considered
to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not
with ability but with factors such as luck.
All unattractive women executives were
thought to have more tiOnesty and to be more capable than the attractive female
executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight
successes was connected more to personal relatibnships and less to ability than
that of the attractive overnight successes.
Why are
attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to
be more feminine and an attractive man more manly than the less attractive
ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs,
but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the
manly qualities required.
This is true even in politics. When the
only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently,
says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of
attractiveness on political candidates (候选人). She asked
125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and
one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the
photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank
them again, in the order they would vote for them.
The results showed that
attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but women who had ranked most
attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.
51. The word
liability most probably means ______.
A.
disadvantage B.
advantage C. misfortune D.
trouble
52. In
traditionally female jobs, attractiveness _____.
A.
makes women look more honest and capable
B.
strengthens the feminine qualities required
C.
is of great importance to women
D.
often enables women to succeed quickly
53.Bowmans
experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _____
A. turns out to be a disadvantage to
men
B. is more of a disadvantage than an
advantage to women
C. affects men and women alike
D. has as little effect on men as on
women
54. It can
be inferred from the passage that people s views on beauty are often ____.
A.
practical B. supportive C. old-fashioned D. one-sided
55.The
author writes this passage to ______.
A.
give advice to
job-seekers who are attractive
B. discuss the disadvantages of being
attractive
C. demand equal rights for women
D. state the importance of appearance
四.
短文改错: (共10题10分)
Until the very latest moment of his
existence, man has
been bound to the planet on which he originated and
developed. Now he had the capability to leave that
planet 56.________
and move out into the universe to those worlds which he has
known previously only directly. Men have explored parts
of 57.________
the moon, put spaceships in orbit around another planet and
possibly within the decade will land onto another planet
and
58.________
explore it. Can we be too bold as to suggest that we may
be 59.________
able to colonize other planet within the not - too -
distant
60.________
future ? Some have advocated such a procedure as a solution
to the population problem. Ship the excess people off to the
moon. But we must keep in head the billions of dollars
we 61.________
might spend in carrying out the project. To maintain
the
earths population at its present level. we would have to
blast off into space 7,500 people every hour of every day of
the year.
Why are we spending so little money on
space 62.________
exploration ? Consider the great need for improving
many 63.________
aspects of the global environment, one is surely justified in
his concern for the money and resources that they are
poured
64.________
into the space exploration efforts. But perhaps we should
look at both sides of the coin before
arriving hasty 65.________
conclusions.
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五.
书面表达: (15分)
你是Jack，五年后再次来到这个城市，发现它变化很大(如图所示)，你给朋友Mary发电子邮件，告诉她这里的变化。
注意：1．字数：约100字。 2．注：立交桥overpass；私家车private car
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