高三英语第一学期期中考试卷
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I. Listening Comprehension
II. Grammar (25 points)
21. At first, the government the homeless to settle in the suburbs though it would be the best choice for them.
A. had great difficulty in advising B. had difficulty to persuade
C. had difficulty in persuading D. had great difficulty to advise
22. We'll have tea in the garden the house.
A. in the place of B. instead of in C. instead in D. in place of
23. There was an unexpected explosion in our street, but at all.
A. no harm had been done to our house B. not any harm was done to our house
C. our house wasn’t done harm to D. harm wasn’t done wit our house
24. It is reported on today’s paper that our delegation has won _____ in the contest in Switzerland.
A. five golden medals B. five first prizes C. five the first prizes D. the five first prizes
25. We hope our explanation will be _______helpful to you.
A. more or less B. more than C. no less than D. no more than
26. Living in a town can't compare with living in the country ______ as shopping, entertainment, and traffic.
A. in many cases B. in some ways C. in such respects D. at any rate
27. The woman , in the end, was made_____ the necklace from the shop.
A. to admit to have stolen B. to admit having stolen C. admit to having stolen D. admit having stolen
28. He went to town ____ buying a new television.
A. with a purpose of B. with the purpose of C. in the purpose of D. on purpose of
29. You really should ____ yourself on your appearance.
A. compliment B. praise C. congratulate D. bless
30. In the speech of the Nobel Prize winner, he said what he had done was far from ____ the honor.
A. deserve B. worth C. worthy D. obtain
31. The method he taught us helped us _____ quickly. Which of the following is not proper?
A. go a passage over B. look over a passage C. read a passage through D. look a passage over
32. He ____ his life when he saved the child from the fire.
A. spent B. cost C. risked D. lived
33. –Was that the new school master who walked by? --______.
A. It must be that B. It must have been C. he must be D. this must have been
34. ______ was awarded to such a writer astonished us all.
A. Whether the 2004 Nobel Prize for literature B. That the Nobel Prize for literature in 2004
C. That the 2004 literary Nobel Prize D. Whether the Nobel Prize for literature of 2004
35. We ____ the headmistress about that the school would be ___ for one day next week.
A. kept informing of; closed B. kept informed; opened
C. were informed about by; close D. were kept informed by; open
36. As we know, what we can learn from a test does more good to us than ______.
A. provide grades B. providing grades C. to provide grades D. to providing grades
37. ____ that children learn to do something which leads to rewards.
A. It has been believed a fact B. People used to believe it to be a fact
C. it has been believed to be the fact D. A fact used to thought of true
38. Best use as ___ our surroundings being damaged, the condition of the environment is getting even worse.
A. be made by people of the resources to protect B. people made of the resources to protect
C. make full use of the resources to prevent D. the resources are made of by people to prevent
39. Much care was taken ____ people after the disaster in the United States on 11th September.
A. by B. of by C. of D. by of
40. It is more important for them to what they learned in books practice than just ____ what they are taught in class.
A. put; to; do B. put; into; doing C. combine; with; to do D. combine; and; doing
41. It is ___ knowledge that animals like snakes and frogs are cold blooded.
A. usual B. ordinary C. normal D. common
42. Now that the spring is coming, you’d better wash and ____ the thick clothes in the cabinet.
A. set aside B. put away C. keep away D. take off
43. After the teacher retired, he ______ the young people in the community learn foreign language.
A. devoted himself to help B. was devoted to help C. devoted to helping D. was devoted to helping
44. _________, she jumped into the river to save the drowning girl.
A. without a moment’s thought B. with no a moment’s thinking
C. without a moment’s thinking D. with no thought of herself
45. After the air accident, the soldiers as well as the militiamen ________ save the victims under the ruins. A. did the best they can to B. did everything they could to
C. did what they can do D. did all they could do
III. Cloze(10 points)
St. Lawrence postal district has one of the highest 46
of immigrants who do not speak English well , or 47 .Although
they are very 48 to learn. It has not been possible for the St
Lawrence 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 , but
these have unfortunately been 53. Despite this, the center, which
has been offering free English classes for adult 54 over the past
four years, is holding interviews on 31August for the term starting 5
September. Not all students , 55 , will be enrolled until the
alterations have been completed.
46. A. degrees B. amount C. numbers D. population
47. A. badly B. at all C. any more D. the lowest
48. A. afraid B. absorbed C. keen D. easy
49. A. advantage B. care C. notice D. use
50. A. existing B. available C. inquired D. required
51. A. benefit B. money C. price D. worth
52. A. add B. increase C. enlarge D. reduce
53. A. accomplished B. completed C. delayed D. developed
54. A. strangers B. immigrants C. people D. students
55. A. therefore B. moreover C. otherwise D. however
IV. 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 evidence to support 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, is not only possible but probable on other planets.
56. The underlined words “little evidence” mean .
A. little news B. small pieces of rock C. few signs D. little information
57. Which of the following titles do you think is the best for this passage?
A. Discovery in Australia B. New Information of Life
C. Life on Other Planets D. Earth and Other Planets
（B）
Taipei (dpa) - Doctors
in Taiwan are currently testing Chinese medicinal herbs to try to control a
protein that can lead to the development of liver cancer, local media reported
on Sunday.
A defective(有缺陷的) PRE-S2 protein
enables the Hepatitis B virus - a major factor in developing liver cancer - to
gain access to human DNA while the virus is mutating(变异), thereby contributing to the
onset of liver cancer or cirrhosis(硬化)of the liver.
A research team from
National Taiwan University Hospital and National Cheng Kung University 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 virus. Around one third of those infected 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 is
A. a kind of protein B. the Hepatitis B virus C. medicinal herbs D. mutating DNA
59．The number illustrated in paragraph 4 is most probably from
A. a book review B. a national newspaper C. a medical textbook D. a local magazine
60．What may be mentioned in the following paragraphs?
A. what caused cirrhosis when the virus carriers were young
B. how Chinese medicinal herbs function in curing the liver cancer
C. what is the result of the liver cancer
D. 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 experienced with increasing age. You are sharpest in your 20’s;around 30,memory begins to decline, particularly your ability to perform mathematical computations. “But your I.Q. for other tasks climbs,” says 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 brain possesses almost four times as much information as it did at age 21. this trade-off(协调) between sharpness and wisdom has led psychologist Dr, Leopold Ballad to suggest that “maturity quotients (成熟智商)” be adopted for adults.
Woman also get an additional advantage of good health later in life: National Institute of health figures show that the attack of such “old age” diseases as arthritis (关节炎), rheumatism(风湿病), and heart illness begin around age 60 in men, at age 65 in women. It is hard to deny(否定) the generally greater fitness of women: Life expectancy(估计寿命) for men is now 68.3; for women 75.9. says US aging authority William Kennel, :older woman with low blood pressure are almost immortal (长生不老的).”However, psychologists believe that by entering the competitive job market in increasing numbers. Women may eventually give up their advantage.
61．The sentence “… your I.Q. for other tasks climbs” means ____.
A. Your I.Q. for other tasks stops decreasing B. Your I.Q. for other tasks increases
C. Your I.Q. for other tasks stays the same D. Your I.Q. for other tasks decreases
62. The “old age” diseases mentioned in this passage are ____.
A. arthritis, heart illness, Headache B. arthritis, heart illness, rheumatism
C. arthritis, rheumatism, fever D. arthritis, Headache, rheumatism
63. Which of the following statements 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 certain mathematical computations begins to decline around 30.
G. You vocabulary begins to decline after 30.
H. You memory begins to decline around 30.
64. The scientists mentioned in this passage are___.
A. William Kennel, Leopold Ballad, Arthur Jensen B. Arthur Jensen, Leopold Ballad, Berkeley.
C. Arthur Jensen, William Kennel, Berkeley. D. Leopold Ballad, Berkeley. William Kennel
65. The last sentence suggests that___.
A. there may be a relationship between job stress and life expectancy
B. women can do nothing to cope with the attack of “old age” diseases
C. women are not suited to highly competitive job situations
D. women are better at statistics
D
Every animal is a living radiator—heat formed in its cells（细胞）is given off through its skin. Warm-blooded animals keep a normal temperature by continuously replacing lost surface heat; smaller animals, which have more skin for every ounce（盎司）of body weight, must produce heat faster than bigger ones. Because smaller animals burn fuel faster, scientists say they live faster.
The speed at which an animal lives is determined by measuring the rate at which it uses oxygen. A chicken, for example, uses one—half cubic（立方）centimeter of oxygen every hour for each gram it weighs. 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 animals, the humming bird, lives a hundred times as fast as an elephant.
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 starve to death. It would burn up its food too rapidly and would not be able to eat fast enough to supply more fuel.
66. According to the passage, which of the following animals could have a longer life?
A. a fly B. a snake C. a hummingbird D. a mouse
67. The passage says that every animal is a living radiator because it .
A. produces heat in its body cells B. burns fuel to produce heat
C. gives off heat through its shin D. requires oxygen to produce heat
68. Small animals are said to live faster than big ones because they .
A. have more skin for their body weight B. replace lost heat faster
C. burn fuel faster D. keep a higher body temperature
69. The amount of oxygen an animal uses depends on .
A. its body weight B. the food it eats
C. its general size and shape D. the length of time it lives
70. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. There is no limit as to how large a warm-blooded animal can be.
B. The hummingbird lives faster than any other warm－blooded animal.
C. Small animals have less skin for their body weight than large ones.
D. The hummingbird is the smallest of the warm－blooded animals.
Part II
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VI. Writing: (15 points)
“研究性课程”(research courses) 旨在培养同学们独立思考和运用知识的实践能力，结合你个人的学习情况， 谈谈你对此的看法。（120words）