高三上期期中检测题
I. 单项选择（20分）
1. ______ he lives, we’ll find him.
A．No matter B．Where C．In which place D．Wherever
2．This is the ______ piano ______ in the market.
A．using, bought B．used, bought C．used, that bought D．used, was bought
3. You are free to do ____ you like.
A. no matter what B. whatever C. all what D. that all
4. You ____ taller than I expected.
A. are growing B. grow C. grown D. have grown
5. ______, we went swimming.
A．Being a hot day B．It was a hot day C．The day being hot D．To be a hot day
6. The street is lined with ______.
A．newly-built buildings B．buildings newly built
C．buildings to be built D．new-built buildings
7. By the time he was six, the boy ____ 2000 English words.
A. learned B. had learned C. has learned D. was learning
8. I don’t know if he ____, if he ____, I’ll let you know.
A. will come/ comes B. comes/ will come
C. comes/ comes D. will come/ will come
9. —— ______ shall we have to go?
—— Another five miles.
A．How long B．How far C．How farther D．How much farther
10. He is ______ the same weight ______ his brother.
A．the, like B．of the, as C．the, as D．of the, like
11. Let’s cut the apple ____ and share it.
A. into half B. by half C. into halves D. in halves
12. We’re leaving ____ France ____ John’s car.
A. to/ in B. for/ by C. to/ by D/ for/ in
13. He stole the money and was put ____.
A. at prison B. in prison C. at the prison D. in the prison
14．______ from space, the earth looks like a huge water-covered globe, with some patches of land above the water.
A．Looking at B．Seeing C．Seen D．To be seen
15. —— You ere tired after the sports meet, weren’t you?
—— Yes, ______. I could hardly stand.
A．not at all B．not a bit C．not really D．not a little
16. You must pay attention to ____the works of Lu Xun.
A. read B. reading C. reader D. be read
17. My brother regretted ____a lecture given by Professor Liu.
A. missing B. to miss C. miss D. being missed
18. Don't speak until ____to.
A. spoken B. speak C. speaking D. to speak
19. Human waste can not put into the sea without ______.
A．to be deal with B．being delt with C．to be deal D．being deal
20. ______ his exercises, he went out.
A．Having finished B．Finished C．Finishing D．Being finished
II. 完形填空（30分）
The night passed peacefully. I was beginning to think that all was well. Then, just before daybreak I heard the man of the house talking to his wife. With my ear to the chimney that connected our rooms, I heard what they were saying, "Okay, okay, but must I kill them both? "To which the wife answered, “Yes.” Then I heard nothing more...
What can I tell you? I couldn't breathe. My body __1__ cold. God! There were the two of us, without anything to __2__ourselves. How could we fight against half a dozen men with guns and other weapons? __3__,my friend was asleep. Should I wake him? I didn't want to __4__ a sound. Should I try to run away? I couldn't. I looked out of the window. Maybe I could __5__ out, I said to myself. But there were two big dogs just __6__ me.
I was still wondering what to do __7__ I heard a sound on the stairs. The door was a little open. Through the __8__, I saw the husband. He was carrying a lamp in one hand. In the other hand he carried one of his big __9__. His wife was right behind him. I ran behind the door just as it opened. He gave the lamp to her and came into the room. “Go __10__!” said husband in front of the lamp.
He walked to the ladder and started __11__ it. He was holding the knife between his teeth. When he reached the top, he __12__ over my young friend who was sleeping peacefully. Then the man took the knife in his right hand, and with his __13__ hand he took...ah... a ham from the shelf. He cut off a big piece, and left the way he came. The door closed, the __14__was gone, and I was left alone with my __15__ .
When morning came, the whole family came __16__to wake us. They placed a large __17__in front of us---and an excellent meal it was, too! We had almost __18__ when the wife came in. She was carrying one more plate of food. It had two cooked chickens on it. “We just cooked these for you,” she said. “Eat one now, and take one on your 19 .” That was when I understood the __20__of those terrible words, "Must I kill them both?"
1. A. felt B. went C. changed D. was
2. A. help B. save C. defend D. guard
3. A. Besides B. However C. Unfortunately D. Luckily
4. A. cause B. have C. let D. make
5. A. walk B. jump C. break D. rush
6. A. beside B. behind C. under D. before
7. A. that B. then C. while D. when
8. A. opening B. door C. hole D. chimney
9. A. guns B. knives C. sticks D. hammers
10. A. quickly B. carefully C. quietly D. slowly
11. A. climbing B. moving C. cutting D. carrying
12. A. stopped B. bent C. sat D. stood
13. A. knife B. left C. other D. hand
14. A. man B. woman C. light D. lamp
15. A. feelings B. senses C. thoughts D. doubts
16. A. forward B. on C. along D. up
17. A. dinner B. breakfast C. meal D. plate
18. A. gone B. done C. completed D. eaten
19. A. holiday B. road C. journey D. visit
20. A. purpose B. truth C. reality D. meaning
III. 阅读理解（40分）
A
In the 19th century, Americans from the eastern States moved out west to settle in the rich new lands along the Pacific Coast. The most difficult part of their trip was crossing the “Great American Desert” in the western part of the United States by horse and wagon.
The western desert can be very dangerous. There is little water and there are few trees. But the desert also has scenery of great beauty. Tall towers of red and yellow stone rise sharply from the flat, sandy valley floor. The scene has been photographed many times and appears in movies and on TV.
In Arizona, man-made dams across the Colorado River have made two large lakes in the middle of the dry desert country. At Lake Powell, the red stone arch(拱状物) of Rainbow Bridge rises high above the blue lake.
There are few roads. Many areas of Lake Powell’s shore can only be reached by boat or on foot. But hikers (travellers on foot) in this empty desert land sometimes find very old native American pictures, painted on the rocks.
In Death Valley, California, the summer temperature rises to 130°—165°F. There is less than two inches of rain each year. Death Valley is the lowest place in America—925 metres below sea level. In the 1800s, many travellers died when they tried to cross this waterless valley in the terrible heat.
Although the desert is dry and seems empty, there is plenty of life if you look closely. Snakes, rats have learned how to live in the desert heat. They live underground and come out at night, when it is cool. Plants such as cacti (仙人掌) need very little water. When it does rain in the desert (sometimes only once or twice a year), plants grow quickly, and flowers open in a single day. For a short time, the desert is covered with brilliant (very bright) colours.
1. In the 19th century, Americans moved from the east to the west because they .
A. enjoyed the trip B. wanted to make their home there
C. wanted to find new grassland there D. had no water to drink
2. From the passage, we can conclude that .
A. the western desert is a good place for people to live in
B. there is little water but there are many trees in the desert
C. the desert is dangerous but it is full of beauty
D. till now, people know little about the desert
3. In the 1800s many travellers died in Death Valley because of .
A. illness B. high temperature C. cold weather D. poisonous water
4. In the desert, animals will die .
A. if they move about B. if they can’t make holes underground
C. if they come out at night D. if they drink much water
B
When Johnson called again, the manager received him very politely. “That is a most remarkable oil you brought us, Mr. Johnson,” he said. Johnson nodded his smooth, dark head. That was something he knew very well. “I have never seen anything quite like it,” the manager admitted. Johnson nodded again. “No?” he said politely. Then he nodded, “But I think you will, sir. A very great deal of it.” He appeared to think for a moment. “I think you’ll find it will be on sale seven, perhaps eight years from now.”he smiled.
The manager thought that was uncertain. He said, “It is better than our fish oils. I admit that.” “So I am told, sir.” agreed Johnson.
“Have you any plans to produce it yourself, Mr. Johnson?” Johnson smiled again. “Would I be showing it to you if I had?”
“We might add some chemicals to one of our fish oils,” said the manager. “It would be expensive to do that, even if you could,” Johnson said gently. “Besides,” he added, “I am told that this oil will be much cheaper than your best fish oils. Cheaper than any vegetable oil, in fact.”
“Perhaps, ” said Johnson. “There are two ways of dealing with a situation of this sort. The usual one is to prevent it altogether or at least to delay it as possible. That is, of course, the best way.” The manager nodded. He knew plenty about all that. “But I am so sorry for you, because, you see, that is not possible this time.” The manager had his doubts, but all he said was an inquiring (探询的) “Oh?”.
“The other way,” continued Johnson, “is to produce the thing yourself before the trouble starts.”
5. This happened when .
A. Johnson visited the manager for the first time
B. the manager had never seen Johnson’s oil
C. Johnson visited the manager, not for the first time
D. the manager had bought some of Johnson’s oil
6. The manager thought of adding chemicals to the fish oil to make it .
A. Cheaper than the new oil B. more quickly
C. more expensive D. as good as the new oil
7. Johnson’s new oil will be .
A. more expensive than fish oil, but better B. less expensive, and better
C. less expensive, but not as good D. more expensive, and not as good
8. Johnson expresses his regret that the manager .
A. cannot stop the new oil from being made B. will never know how to make it
C. has spent a lot of money on it D. doesn’t know enough about it
9. Johnson shows his new oil to the manager because he wants .
A. to produce it himself B. to prevent it from being produced
C. to be paid not to produce it D. the manager to produce it
C
Almost one in three of all deaths in 1990s commercial (商业的) jet aircraft accidents were on flights operated by Asian airlines, specialist magazine Orient Aviation said Asia accounted for 2, 480 or nearly 30.1 percent of 8,251 jet aircraft fatalities(死亡人数) from 1990 to 1999.
The magazine said a review of crash records had bad effect on Asia’s whole performance in spite of having some of the world’s safest aircrafts.
There are more fatalities than elsewhere, more non-fatal accidents and a crash ratio to departures(起飞坠机比率) higher than the world average,” Orient Aviation said.
“The numbers clearly show why Asia has built up a bad name in the air safety field,” the magazine said.
Rapid traffic growth has led to problems that Asia’s aviation infrastructure(航空基础设施) is unable to deal successfully with the pressure placed on it.
Korean Air has had a number of crashes in the 1990s. The worst occurred in 1997 when a 747 blew into a hillside in Guam, killing 226 of 254 people on board.
So has Taiwan’s China Airlines. The latest crash at Taipei’s international airport in February 1998 killed all 196 people on board and 6 on the ground.
Jet aircraft fatalities (1990—1999)
| Region | Number of Deaths | Percentage |
| Asia | 2,480 | 30.1 |
| Africa | 1,530 | 18.5 |
| S. America | 1,391 | 16.8 |
| CIS | 1,212 | 14.7 |
| N. America | 827 | 10.0 |
| Europe | 811 | 9.8 |
10. What has caused so many aircraft crashes?
A. The aircrafts are old and unsafe. B. The air traffic grows too rapidly.
C. The pilots are badly trained. D. The weather in Asia is terrible.
11. How many people were killed in the two crashes of Asian Airlines referred to in this passage?
A. 422 B. 450 C. 428 D. 456
12. From the form we know .
A. Europe has the smallest number of aircrafts
B. The number of people in Asia who take aircrafts is the biggest
C. The airlines of Asia are more than those of Europe
D. It is safer to take European flights than to take Asian flights
D
Standing in the hall of a luxury hotel, I received the guests, one by one. “Good afternoon, Mr Smith,” I said in way of greeting.
“Oh, I dreamed in English! I can dream in English!” I cried when I awoke that morning.
This happened in 1992, when I was a college senior, after just passing the CET-4 English certification examination(大学英语四级考试). Since then, I have dreamed many in English often.
Dreaming in a foreign language is a sign that one has made great progress in learning that language. I believe the factor which contributed (促进) most to my improvement in English was reading aloud.
Although I don’t consider myself terribly smart, I do know that I am extremely diligent. Every day during my college years, I went outside to read aloud from my textbook “Intensive Reading(精读).” On Sundays, I reviewed additional texts including “Extensive Reading (泛读),” “Fast Reading” and “Grammar and Exercises.”
After graduation, I didn’t stop my efforts to learn English. Instead, I took up reading aloud the 21st Century, the TV Guide and English novels.
Reading aloud has helped me very much with grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and of course, speaking.
While reading, I always imagine the scene in the article and think of myself as the writer or one of the characters of the story. If it is funny, I laugh; and if it is sad or moving, I shed tears. Perhaps because of this, I have been fortunate enough to dream in English.
I remember one dream in which I talked with Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp CEO(比尔·盖茨，微软公司总裁).
The way I see it, if you read aloud, your dreams may come true—in English.
13. The writer .
A. met Mr Smith in a luxury hotel that afternoon
B. held an important English meeting that afternoon
C. received many guests that afternoon
D. dreamed of meeting Mr Smith
14. If you can dream in a foreign language, it shows that you .
A. have been reading aloud B. have made great progress in learning this language
C. are good at this language D. can remember what you have read
15. In the writer’s opinion, you must if you want to learn English well.
A. act the characters out B. read the 21st Century
C. read aloud D. dream in English
E
Take a trip across America, by way of an advice column (专栏), and you’ll find plenty worth celebrating. I once asked my readers in the Chicago Sun-Times, where I took the place of Ann Landers, to name the person to whom they would say “I owe you one.” Victor La Porte, 45, wrote to me from his hospital bed about his kid brother, Tony.
For three years, Victor had been terribly sick. His arms were black and blue. He often passed out. His kidneys (肾) had failed, and dialysis (肾透析) wasn’t working. Victor was dying.
Doctors said a transplant(移植) would help, and Tony kept offering his kidney, but Victor refused. He didn’t want to put his brother through the pain or the risk of living with one kidney. Tony insisted. “Hey, I love you,” he kept saying.
Transplant doctors explained the reason God gave us two kidneys is that we can offer one. It took a long time to persuade Victor, but finally he agreed. Several times the brothers went to the hospital, only to have the operation put off because of Victor’s infections (感染). But Tony never thought of backing out. After each disappointment, he announced, “We’re coming back!” He even got Victor a T-shirt that read I’M NO QUITTER.
Finally the operations were arranged. The one on Tony was harder. Doctors had to remove part of his rib to get the kidney out. His recuperation(恢复) took longer than Victor’s, and he had more pain.
Victor wrote: “Because of Tony’s unselfishness, I have a chance to see my four children grow up. I’ll never know my brother’s pain, fears and feelings. All I know is the love we share. How can I tell him thanks? Maybe by letting everyone know I have the greatest brother in the world.”
16. The writer tells us that if you want to find something worth celebrating, you can .
A. read some newspapers B. listen to the radio
C. travel around America D. watch TV
17. Which of the following is true?
A. Victor asked Tony to offer his kidney.
B. A transplant may be the only way to save Victor.
C. Tony gave his life to his brother.
D. Victor knew his brother’s pain was much more than his.
18. From this passage we know .
A. a person can live without kidneys B. God gives us each two kidneys
C. a person can hardly live with one kidney D. a person can live with one kidney
19. “I’M NO QUITTER”means .
A. I’m not disappointed B. I won’t agree
C. I won’t back out D. I’m coming back
20. Why did Victor write this letter?
A. To share the love with Tony. B. To tell his family about this.
C. To make Tony’s deeds known to all. D. To get Tony to know his thanks to him.
IV. 短文改错（10）
| We have a TV set. People think us strangely. “What do you do in the evening?” They always ask. The answer of this is simple. My wife as well as I have hobbies(嗜好). We don’t spend our evenings look at the wall. Both of us enjoy listening to music and play chess together. Sometime there are power cuts. Then we just light candles and go on with that we were doing before. It is different for my friends. They don’t know what to do it without Television! | 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) |
V. 书面表达（20）
我市新建了一所高级中学，占地120亩，下期招收约500名新生。请根据下面的平面图，写一篇介绍这所学校的短文。
注意：1.短文应包括所有画图内容；2.词数100左右。
高三上期期中检测题答案及部分解析
I. 1-5.DBBDC; 6-10.ABADB; 11-15.CDBCD; 16-20.BAABA;
II. 1-5.BCADB; 6-10.CDABC; 11-15.ADBCC; 16-20.DBBCD
III. 1-4.BCBB; 5-9.CDBAD; 10-12.BCD; 13-15.DBC; 16-20.ABDCC;
IV. 1）have改为haven’t 2）strangely改为strange 3）of改为to 4）have改为has 5）look改为looking 6）play改为playing 7）sometime改为sometimes 8）that改为what 9）√ 10）去掉it
V. Recently a new senior high school, which covers an area of 120 mu, has been built in our city. The school gate faces south. When you enter the school you will see the school building on your right and the school gym on your left. The laboratory building is behind the school building and the next is the students’ dormitory in which the students whose homes are far away from the school can live. Behind the gym there are a playground and a swimming pool. Between the sports area and the lab there is a garden with a lot of flowers. The students’ cafeteria is in the corner near the students’ dormitory. When the new term begins, about five hundred students will study in this new school.