河南省淅川縣第二高級中學(xué)高三英語上學(xué)期期中試題.doc

高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語試題（110分鐘； 120分）閱讀理解（40分）aonce there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(屬于) a rich man. one day he brought a basket of apples to the rich mans house. on the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. they jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on the ground. the farmer politely took off his hat and asked the monkeys to get off. they obeyed(服從) and the farmer went into the house. he asked to see the rich man. a servant took him to the room where the rich man was sitting. i have brought you the basket of apples you asked for, he said. but why have you brought a half-empty basket? the rich man asked. i met your children outside, and they stole(偷) some of the apples.21. why did the farmer bring apples to the rich man? a. he was poor b. he liked the rich man c. his farm belonged to the rich man d. the rich mans children liked apples22. what did the monkeys do when the farmer was on the doorsteps? a. they jumped and jumped. b. they played. c. they ran away. d. they ate some of the apples.23. the monkeys left the basket because a. they had thrown apples on the ground b. the farmer had politely asked them to get off c. they were afraid of the hat d. the farmer was angry with them bi came to study in the united states a year ago .yet i did not know the real american society until i was injured in a car accident because after the accident i had to see a doctor and go to court. after the accident .my roommate called a doctor for me. i was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. but the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. i was astonished. he had good reason to charge me, he said. and if i wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, id have to have a good lawyer. and only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that i should pay him. but every day i went to see the doctor, i had to wait about 50 minutes. he would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. yet he charged me $115 each time .the final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215. my lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. but after that he avoided seeing me at all. he knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. he simply waited to collect his money. he was so irresponsible that i decided to dismiss him. and he made me pay him $770. now i had to act as my own lawyer. due to my inexperience, i told the insurance company the date i was leaving america. knowing that, they played for timeand i left without getting a cent. 24. the authors roommate offered to help him because_. a. he felt sorry for the author b. he thought it was a chance to make some money c. he knew the doctor was a very good one d. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer25. the word“charge”in the third paragraph means_ . a. be responsible b. accuse c. ask as a price d. claim26. both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very_. a. friendly b. selfish c. professional d. busy27. what conclusion can you draw from the story? a. going to court is something very common in america. b. one must be very careful while driving a car. c. there are more bad sides in america than good sides. d. money is more important than other things in the us.cwhen i was about 12, i had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺點). wee k by week her list grew: i was very thin, i wasnt a good student, i talked too much, i was too proud, and so on. i tried to hear all this as long as i could. at last, i became very angry. i ran to my father with tears in my eyes. he listened to me quietly, then he asked. “are the things she says true or not? janet, didnt you ever wonder what youre really like ? well, you now have that girls opinion. go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. pay no attention to the other things she said.” i did as he told me. to my great surprise, i discovered that about half the things were true. some of them i couldnt change (like being very thin), but a good number i couldand suddenly i wanted to change. for the first time i go to fairly clear picture of myself. i brought the list back to daddy. he refused to take it.“thats just for you,” he said.“you know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. but you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. when something said about you is true, youll find it will be of help to you. our world is full of people who think they know your duty. dont shut your ears. listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.” daddys advice has returned to me at many important moments. in my life, ive never had a better piece of advice. 28. what did the father do after he had heard his daughters complaint? a. he told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said. b. he criticized (批評) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings. c. he told her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true. d. he refused to take the list and have a look at it. 29. what does “week by week her list grew” mean? a. week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me. b. she had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer. c. i was having more and more shortcomings as time went on. d. week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious. 30. why did her father listen to her quietly? a. because he believed that what her daughters “enemy” said was mostly true. b. because he had been so angry with his daughters shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while. c. because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment. d. because he wasnt quite sure which girl was telling the truth. 31. which do you think would be the best title for this passage? a. not an enemy, but the best friend b. the best advice ive ever had c. my father d. my childhooddeveryone would like to be a millionaire , a person with a lot of money, but can you imagine having over $30 million and only being 20 years old? britney spears from kentwood, a small town in louisiana, is only 20 years old. she is a world famous film star with not only $30 million but also a $2 million house in la. at her young age, she can look after her family financially (經(jīng)濟上) all her life. this year is a big year for britney. she is now on a 31-day tour of the us and every concert is a sell-out. that means she plays in front of a crowd of around 18,000 people every time. its a tiring schedule but brings her a lot. when touring, she goes to bed around 1 a.m. and then has a lie-in until 1 p.m. the next day. her philosophy (人生觀) is to take care of the body and relax but always make sure you work hard and have fun.spears is not pleased with only touring and selling nearly 40 million records so she decided to step into the movie business and try a bit of acting. she made an appearance in “austin power 3” this year and she is filming a teenage light play that will come out in march 2003. in this movie, she has a starring role.for britney, acting is another way to express herself and she is enthusiastic (熱心的) about it all. if her movies are successful, her money in the bank is sure to grow by another few million dollars but she does it for the love, not the money, as she herself tells the reporters .32. we can infer (推斷) from the text that most millionaires are _. a. older than 20 b. around 20 c. in their 30s d. in their 40s33. the underlined word “you” in the first paragraph refers to _. a. a person in general b. a special person c. britney spears d. a person interested in money34. which of the following is not true according to the text? a. though young, britney can support her family now. b. while touring, britney sleeps about 12 hours a day. c. the teenage comedy movie was based on britneys own story. d. britney will be even richer with her movies successful.35. according to britney spears, she works _. a. to be a great actress b. for the enjoyment c. for money d. to be more famouse根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中的兩項為多途選項。ali is from a middle eastern country. he now stays in the usa. he smokes a lot of cigarettes every day. he has smoked for nine years. ali says, “ i tried to quit (放棄) smoking in my hometown, but it was impossible. my parents smoke. my brothers smoke. all my friends smoke. at parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. here in the united states, not as many people smoke. _36_ ”many smokers are like ali: they want to stop smoking. _37_ they know it can cause cancer and heart disease. but it is difficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug in them. the drug is nicotine. people who smoke a lot need nicotine._38_ the nicotine makes him sick. in a few days, the smokers body is used to the nicotine, and he feels fine. later, the smoker needs nicotine to keep feeling fine. without nicotine, he feels bad. _39_ many people who quit will soon smoke again. at a party or at work they will decide to smoke “just one” cigarette. then they will smoke another cigarette, and another. soon they become smokers again. _40_ a. it is very hard to quit smoking. b. it will be easier to change the smoking habit here. c. thus nicotine makes smokers addicted to cigarettes. d. the smokers know that smoking is bad for their health. e. when a person first begins to smoke, he usually feels terrible. f. maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start. g. but it is said that medicine is needed to stop them from smoking. 二. 完形填空（共20小題; 每小題1.5分,滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(a、b、c和d中)，選出可以填入空白處。 sudha chandran, a classical dancer from india, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. she was also 41 on her career（事業(yè)） road. though the accident brought her bright career to a 42, she didnt give up. in the 43 months that followed, sudha met a doctor who developed an artificial (人造的) 44 made from rubber filled with sponge (海綿). so 45 she wanted to go back to 46 after she had been fitted with an artificial leg. sudha knew that she believed in 47 and could realize her dream, 48 she began her courageous journey back to the world of dancing 49 to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn, twist and twirl. after every public recital (個人表演), she 50 ask her dad about her performance. “you 51 have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get 52 . in january 1984, sudha made a historic 53 by giving a public recital in bombay. she performed in such a great manner that it 54 everyone to tears and this 55 pushed her to the number one position again. that evening when she asked her dad the 56 question, he didnt say anything. he just touched her feet as a praise. sudhas comeback was 57 moving that a film producer 58 to make the story into a hit film. when some one asked sudha how she had 59 to dance again, she said quite simply, “you dont need feet to dance.” 60 is impossible in this world. if you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.41. a. taken off b. cut off c. kicked off d. put off42. a. top b. height c. point d. stop43. a. unforgettable b. painful c. busy d. free44. a. flower b. leg c. gift d. box45. a. strangely b. gradually c. heavily d. strongly46. a. home b. school c. dancing d. walking47. a. the doctor b. the stage c. herself d. her dad48. a. however b. even c. since d. so49. a. starting b. remembering c. wanting d. learning 50. a. could b. would c. should d. might51. a. yet b. ever c. also d. still52. a. in return b. in turn c. in surprise d. in anger53. a. change b. movement c. comeback d. promise54. a. made b. moved c. let d. forced55. a. story b. performance c. decision d. accident56. a. usual b. new c. normal d. interesting57. a. such b. this c. very d. so58. a. allowed b. pretended c. refused d. decided59. a. tried b. managed c. thought d. imagined60. a. nothing b. anything c. something d. everything 第ii卷 非選擇題（共50分）三 語法填空（共10小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15分）nowadays, millions 1 lonely singles are now going online instead. 2 world wide web is quickly becoming the worlds most popular matchmaker(媒人). singles are flocking(涌向) to the internet 3 (main) because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant other. using dating sites(約會網(wǎng)址) is quick and convenient. many singles say the regular dating scene 4 (just lead) them from one bad experience to 5 and are ready to try something else. dating sites also make 6 easy to avoid someone 7 you are not interested in. in the real world, 8 , ignoring someone you dont like can be difficult.despite all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. people arent always those who they declare to be in their online 9 (describe). safety is another concern. you are just 10 (like) to find a criminal online as you are mr. or miss right. it was 7:15 in the morning of february 8, 2007i was walking along parkroad towards the east while an old man came out of the park on the othersides of the streetthen i saw a yellow car drive up third street and made a right turn into park roadthe next moment the car hit the man while she was crossing the roadhe fell with a crythe car didnt stop and drive off at full speed heading westi noticed the driver was young womanwore a pair of glasses and the plate number was ac864after two minuteslater, i stopped a passed car and took the old man to the nearest hospital五：書面表達（滿分25分）現(xiàn)在你們的學(xué)習(xí)任務(wù)越來越重，最近你班就“高三學(xué)生是否應(yīng)該減少體育活動”的話題展開討論。下表是討論的具體內(nèi)容和雙方的觀點。請根據(jù)表中所提供的信息寫篇作文介紹討論的情況并闡明自己的觀點。大多數(shù)同學(xué)認為少數(shù)同學(xué)認為觀點不應(yīng)該減少應(yīng)該減少理由1、參加體育活動可以調(diào)節(jié)身心、減輕壓力。2、學(xué)習(xí)固然重要，但身體健康是前提。1、高三學(xué)生時間有限，應(yīng)該把主要精力放在學(xué)習(xí)上。2、過多的體育活動會使學(xué)生疲憊不堪，不利于學(xué)習(xí)。注意：1、詞數(shù)120左右2、參考詞匯：relax使放松； refresh使恢復(fù)精力； relieve減輕。 we recently had a discussion about whether we senior3 students should cut down the time for sports. opinions are divided._ 二、完形填空：41-45. bdbbd 46-50. ccddb 51-55. dacbb 56-60.addba三、語法填空 1. of 2. the 3. mainly 4. has just led 5. another 6. it 7. who / whom 8. however 9. description 10. likely 四、改錯1. in on 2. while when 3. sides side 4. made make 5. she he 6. drive drove 7. was young was a young 8. wore who wore/wearing 9.去掉later 10. passed passing五、書面表達possible version 1 :we recently had a discussion about whether we senior3 students should cut down the time for sports. opinions are divided. the majority of the students think that we shouldnt cut down the time for sports. sports are a good way for