高三英语期中考试_5

高三英语期中考试

I.单项选择（20）

1.The bridge which ______ last year looks really beautiful.

A. was built

B. built

C. was set up

D. had been built

2. Don't get off the bus until it ______.

A. stop

B. will stop

C. stopped

D. has stopped

3. I ______ in Guang Zhou for six years by this October.

A. have lived

B. was living

C. will be living

D. shall have lived

4. After a while an agreement _____.

A. was arrived at

B. was arrived in

C. was arrived

D. has been arrived

5. "Have you _____ him to give up smoking?"

"No. I _____, but he wouldn't listen."

A. persuaded/tried

B. tried/persuaded

C. tried/tried

D. pers uaded/persuaded

6. My brother _____ while he _____ his bicycle and hurt himself.

A. fell/was riding

B. fell/were riding

C. had fallen/rode

D. had fallen/was riding

7. _____six years since I began studying English.

A. They have been

B. It is

C. It was

D. There are

8. An exhibition of paintings ____ at the museum next week.

A. are to be held

B. is to be held

C. are holding

D. will hold

9. Every possible means , but none prove successful.

A. ha s tried

B. has been tried

C. is being tried

D. tried

10. The classroom ______ 30 feet long.

A. measures

B. is measured

C. has

D. has length

11. ---- I can't see the blackboard very well.

---- Perhaps you need ______.

A. to examine your eyes

B. to have your eyes examined

C. to have examined your eyes

D. to be examined your eyes

12. ______ here last night.

A. Something strange was happened

B. Str ange something was happened

C. Something strange happened

D. Strange something happened

13. My hair is so long that I must go to a barber's shop and______.

A. have to cut it

B. have it cut

C. get it to be cut

D. to cut it

14. He received a telegram ___ "Mother Sick."

A. written

B. said

C. reading

D. writing

15. How sweet the music ______!

A. sounds to be

B. is sounded

C. is sound ed to be

D. sounds

16. ---- I have got a headache

---- No wonder. You _______ in front of that computer too long.

A.work

B. worked

C. have been working

D. are working

17. They _____ two free tickets to Canada, otherwise they’d never have been able to afford to go.

A. got

B. get

C. have got

D. had got

18. If Newton lived today, he would be surprise d by what _____ in science and technology.

A. has discovered

B. has been discovered

C. had discovered

D. had been discovered

19. I called Hannah many times ye sterday evening, but I couldn’t get through. Her brother ____ on the phone all the time!

A. was talking

B.has talked

C. has been talking

D. talked

20. What we used to think _____ impossible now does seem possible.

A. is

B. was

C. has been

D. will be

II.完型填空（20）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 21 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl22 the mother would not return to her eggs and she 23 to take them home. There she carefully 24 the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days 25 the

eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 26 .

Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 27 , to these young geese, the girl was their mother.

As they 28 , the girl was able to 29 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 30 . The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 31 and in her dreams. Later, she had an 32 : She would pilot a plane to guide them in

33 . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her.

Caring about 34 safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not 35 or follow him, and 36 slept in the grass.

One day, the girl 37 into the plane, started it and soon left the 38 . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 39 flapped（拍打）their wings and 40 . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.

21. A. managed B. attempted C. happened D. supposed

22. A. realized B. expected C. imagined D. admitted

23. A. helped B. decided C. afforded D. meant

24. A. placed B. protected C. treated D. examin ed

25. A. ago B. out C. later D. long

26. A. family B. lake C. home D. world

27. A. But B. Also C. Thus D. Still

28. A. increased B. improved C. rose D. grew

29. A. ask B. lead C. want D. allow

30. A. fly B. race C. swim D. sing

31. A. asleep B. away C. around D. awake

32. A. idea B. opinion C. explanation D. excuse

33. A. sky B. heaven C. flight D. plane

34. A. his B. her C. their D. its

35. A. respect B. remember C. recognize D. receive

36. A. so B. instead C. hardly D. too

37. A. climbed B. looked C. reached D. fell

38. A. house B. floor C. water D. ground

39. A. secretly B. disappointedly C. patiently D. eagerly

40. A. looked away B. set out C. went by D. turned back

III.阅读理解（40）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

A

As a son of a doorman, Walter Dean Myers be comes a popular author. But he tells his son, Christopher, that his father is the person that he always wants his writing to impress.

“I started working at 14 and I saved my money up, hoping to buy a typewriter. After finding out about it, my father went out and bought me a really go od one,” Walter says. “That was very important to me.”

Today, Walter’ bibliography includes nearly 100 books. He collaborates(合作) on some of them with Christopher, working together as writer and illustrator(插图画家). Their connection is one that he never had with his own father.

“My father never said anything good about my writing;” Walter says. “That really hurt and bothered me a lot.”

Trying to make a good impression on his father, Walter started to use some of the stories that he had heard around the house in his writing. “ I even took his ghost stories and published them,” Walter says. “And when I showed them to him, he never commented on them. So I thought he hated me.”

“Did you ever ask him about it?” Christopher asks.

“No. When he was dying, I took him a book that I’d just finished. He picked it up and looked at it, and then he just laid it down. After he died, I went to his house and went through his papers. I saw X’s where his signature shoul d have been. And then I found my father couldn’t read. I mean, that was why he never said anything about my writi ng. I could have read something to him. And that was ---- that was a barrier between us all my life.”

41. What can we infer from the second paragraph?

A. Walter’s family was very rich.

B. Walter’s father loved him very much.

C. Walter’s father knew writing was important

D. Walter knew what he wanted to be.

42. Why did Walter’s father never say anything good about Walter’s writing?

A. He thought his writing was boring.

B. He hated his son’s writing.

C. He actually couldn’t read.

D. He didn’t like reading at all.

43. What did Walter do to impress his father?

A. He bought a typewriter with his own money.

B. He wrote nearly 100 books.

C. He created books with his son, Christopher.

D. He wrote and published his father’s ghost stories.

44. The text is mainly about _______.

A. Walter’s writing caree r.

B. how Walter got his first typewriter.

C. the ba rrier between Walter and his father.

D. how Walter taught his son to write books.

B

Waving hands or twitching(抽动) face muscles might not be the first things you think about when preparing for a job interview. But as body language counts for a large part of how people know us, actions really do speak louder than words. S o how can you adjust your body language for success?

B efore your job interview, ask a friend to identify any bad habits you may have such as playing with your hair or drumming your fingers. You may be surprised to l earn about some bad behavior that you weren’t aware of.

Next, stage a mock(模拟的) job interview with a friend and record it by video. “Viewing your body language as other people do is a valuable experience,” says Kelly from Kelly Speech Communications. “But if you want to gain more confidence, a questioning session with a friend is useful for noting any negative body language that occurs under pressure, such as foot-bouncing or lip-biting. Bear in mind that swaying(摇摆) and face touching can all threaten the success of a job interview.”

And if that’s not enough to give you an air of confidence, Kelly says that observing confident people and modeling their open, friendly and accepting gestures will also help you. It enables your actions to be read as you want, and decreases your risk of sending mixed messages.

Wh en it comes to the job interview itself, Kelly recommends creating instant intimate(密切的) relationships with the interviewer by being sensitive to their body positions or poses, and adapting your movements and expressions accordingly. But if you find yourself forgetting words, concentrate more on yours elf. Maintaining good eye contacts will also help convey trust and understanding.

Finally, the perfect handshake, like most body language, is all about finding a happy medium that you’re comfortable with.

45. Which of the following might be the best title of the text?

A. Body Language Tips for a Job Interview

B. Some Bad Habits in a Job Interview

C. The Importance of Friends

D. Suggestions on How to Get a Job

46. How can one develop an intimate relationship with the interviewer?

A. By adjusting oneself to the interviewer.

B. By forgetting words during the interview.

C. By memorizing many facts before the interview.

D. By minding one’s words in the whole interview.

47. Which of the following gestures i s good for a job interview?

A. Playing with hair.

B. A steady gaze.

C. Foot-bouncing.

D. Touching your face.

48. The text is mainly developed by _______.

A. analyzing causes

B. making prepa rations

C. exa mining differences

D. following a time sequence

C

A research stu dy was conducted at the University of Pennsylvania to determine to what extent a person’s body language can affect the impression people form of him. The following are research results:

·55 percent of the impression people form of y ou is based on your body gestures.

·38 percent is based on the tone of your voice.

·Only 7 percent is ba sed on what you say.

The shocking results show that body language (including both body gestures and voice tone) is more responsible for impression people form of you than your words.

Many people find it weird(不可思议的) that reading body language can tell us the real intentions of the people we are dealing

with, but when you keep in mind th at there are liars, dishonest people and people who don’t know how to express their emotio ns, the results make a lot of sense.

Let me give you another example to show you that depending on body language can be much accurate than depending on what people say. Let’s suppose that you met a stranger who wears a horrible looking shirt. Will you tell him your opinions? Of course not. Most people suppress t heir emotions and opinions because of the rules that their society forces upon them, and that’s why their real opinions are reflected in their body language.

Body language is now widely used in politics, sales, negotiations and any other situation where communication between people is involv ed. Body language can also help you leave the impression you want. For example by using proper body lan guage you can appear confident even if you are anxious or afraid. Knowing that body language is so useful, you might want to know more about it. Please find it in my newly published book--- The Interesting Body Language.

49. Which of the following is NOT the advantage of reading body language?

A.I t helps people distinguish honest people from the dishonest ones.

B.It enables people to express their emotions properly.

C.It makes the rules of society progress gradually.

D.I t lets people have a deeper understanding of others.

50. What does the underlined word “suppress” mea n in the second to last paragraph?

A. Control.

B. Enlarge.

C. Reveal.

D. Inform.

51. The purpose of the last paragraph is to _______.

A. promote the author’s new book

B. teach people how to read body language

C. analyze the importance of knowing body language

D. show the usage of body language

D

Thoreau and other naturalists have praised the benefits of nature to your state of mind, but there are some researches showing how nature makes you smarter.

When you exercise, do you go to the gym or around your neighborhood or in a local park? Research has found that exposure to the great outdoors improves cognitive(认知的) function. Experts have called this attention restoration therapy(注意力修复治疗).

In one study, researchers from the University of Michigan asked volunteers to complete a task designed to challenge memory and attention. The volunteers then took a walk in either a park or in downtown. After the walk, volunteers returned to the lab and were asked to retest on the task. The performance on the memory and attention task greatly improved in people following the walk in the park, but did not improve in those who walked downtown.

Why does nature make you smarter? According to the exper ts, one reason has to do with how nature affects your attention. One is involuntary(无意识的), where your attention is attracted by some stimuli(刺激物). And the other one is directed attention, where your control your attention. Directed attention is important for memory, resolving conflict and reducing absent mind.

Being in nature exposes you to stimuli that involve your involuntary attention. It gives your directed attention a rest and a chance to become renewed. When you are a in a city, you are actually vigilant(警觉的), your directed attention is turned on and cannot get a rest.

Richard Luov’s book, Last Child in the Woods, was about the negative effects of a nature deficit on children, but his new book, The Nature Principle, describes how adults are equally at risk if they seldom spend time with nature.

If you can’t be in nature today, get a screen saver of nature. But I think it will be better for you to go out and experience the real things.

52. Which of the following probably belongs to the attention restoration therapy?

A. Doing exercise in the gym.

B. Reading Thoreau’s works at home.

C. Shopping in big malls.

D. Walking or running through a local park.

53. From the third paragraph, we can learn all EXCEPT that ______.

A. the study was conducted by experts of University of Michigan

B. the study was about people’s memory and attention

C. the study indicates nature has a good effect on memory and attention

D. the participants should walk in both the park and downtown

54. According to the text, which one is considered to involve your involuntary attention?

A. Remembering things.

B. Relaxing in nature.

C. Solving problems.

D. Being cautious.

55. Which of the following would be the author most likely advise readers to do?

A. Get a picture of nature.

B. Avoid watching urban images.

C. Read Richard Luov’s new book.

D. Go out and spend time in nature.

第二节(共5 小题；每小题2分，共10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选择出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A Visit to the White House

When you hear the words “the White House”, what comes to mind--- the President’s house, or just an important historical building?

When my family visited the White House Visitor Center in Washington D.C. in April earlier this year, we learned that we could tour the building. 56 And we finally got them for November!

As we were waiting on this cold November morning on the White House S outh Lawns I was filled with excitement. The first thing that struck me was the colorful flowers and well-maintained lawns(草坪). 57 In the East Wing hallway on the ground floor, I saw the portraits(画像)of past Presidents and events during their presidency framed on the walls. The library had over 2,700 books. The Vermeil Room and China Room displayed collections of silverware and china.

We walked up a stairway to the State Floor. The East Room---- the largest in the White House, was the most impressive because of its size and décor(装饰). 58 The Green, Blue and Red Rooms, on the same floor, get their name because of the colors of the furniture and walls. These rooms are used for entertaining state guests.

I visited the State Dining room next. It was enormous(巨大的)! We left our tour through the Cross Hall. This serves as a White House reception area. I felt very important walking through the hall. 59 The grand Steinway piano and the steps leading to the President’s residence caught my eye at the Entrance Hall. The President and his family live on the second and third floors of the White House.

My only regret was that I couldn’t visit the office of US President in the West Wing.

The White House is a magnificent(庄严的) building and is very important to the nation. 60 The White House is not only the President’s house, but also his office and a monument for the nation to share and celebrate.

A.Imagine working in the building where you liv e!

B.This is the room where the President usually meets the press.

C.We went through many security checks before entering the building.

D.It is very important due to the many historical events that have occurred in it.

E.As soon as we got home, my family applied for tickets through a Congressman(国会议员).

F.The Cross Hall and the East room are usually where the President addresses the press or the nation.

G.The Entrance Halls---- an extension of the Cross Hall, took us to the front entrance of the White House.

56._______ 57._________ 58._________ 59.__________ 60. ___________

IV.书面表达(20)

假如你是张华，近日写信给某英文报的编辑，反映目前人们滥养宠物的问题，希望得到媒体的关注和支持。信的内容应包括以下要点：

1.宠物过多，噪音扰民；

2. 污染环境；

3. 不少人尤其孩子曾被惊吓或咬伤；

4. 传播疾病。

注意：1.词数100左右;

2.信的开头和署名已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear editor,

No wadays some people in our city are keeping too many pets, but they don’t care about it

enough. So I want to tell you something about the problems caused by it.

Yours faithfully, Zhang Hua