高三英语试卷及答案

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4 ．考试时间：120 分钟，总分：120 分。

命题：鄞州中学沈惠君冯彩波审题：宁波中学蒋园芬

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. Nicknames are interesting. If ___________ man were unusually strong, he might adopt

____name such as Armstrong.

A. a; the

B. a; a

C. a; 不填

D. the; a

2. Those who put their money away in the bank know very well that interest rate

could go _____ .

A. both ways

B. all ways

C. neither way

D. either way

3. Unlike the earth, Mars is too cold and Venus is far too hot ______ there to

be any life.

A. as

B. so

C. like

D. for

4. The little man was ______ one meter fifty high, who is often laughed at.

A. almost more than

B. hardly more than

C. nearly more than

D. as much as

5. The village seemed deserted, the only sign of life _____ some trees waving

in the howling wind ．

A. were

B. being

C. was

D. to be

6. The old lady got up just before sunrise, as she often does, ______________ along the beach

and get some fresh air.

A. walked

B. to walk

C. walking

D. having walked

7. I can not understand why Libya will become so complicated _______________ I understand

more from the medium.

A. after

B. before

C. while

D. when

8. We' d better take umbrellas —I ' m sure it ________ when we arrive in London; i t ' s

always wet there at this time of year.

A. will rain

B. is raining

C. will be raining

D. would rain

9. I would have attended your birthday party last night but for the fact that it at that time.

A. would rain

B. was raining

C. had rained

D. had been

raining

10. － What does the sign over there say?

－“ No person __________ bring drinks into the student computer pool. ”

A. will

B. may

C. shall

D. must

11. It was a great ___ for her to be pleasant to people she didn

' t like.

A. attempt

B. trouble

C. effort

D.

practice

th

12. A volcano in Indonesia erupted on November the 16 , 2010, and ____________ , hundreds of people were killed. A. consequently B. continuously C. constantly D. consistently

13. The car began to _____ the moment the vehicle got into the highway. A. take up B. give up C. make up D. pick up

14. Experts predict that the earthquake and tsunami will _______ among the costliest natural disasters on record. A. clarify B. group C. separate D. rank

15. More than 5,000 people had been __________ dead from Friday's massive earthquake

and tsunami, Japanese media quoted police as saying early on Thursday. A. convinced B. guaranteed C. confirmed D. claimed

16. Wewere hoping to finish the project by next week — ______________ , however, we won ' t make it until the week after ．

17. Supporters of underground development say that building down ______________ building

up is a good way to use the earth

' s space.

A. as well as

B. other than

C. rather than

D. more than

18. A housing bubble is an economic situation ___________ occurs when house prices rise much too fast.

A. which

B. where

C. what

D. why

19. Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weakness __ stood at

the point in history ____ magic ended and science began. A. which, where B. who, whose C. that, that D. who, where 20. --- Did you have a wonderful time at the ball last night? --- _________ ! I ' ve never had a more wonderful time all my life. A. You bet B. No problem C. Don ' t mention it

D. That ' s

right

A. so far addition

B. as it is

C. by and by

D. in