1、北重三中学年度第一学期期中考试高三试题 英语北重三中20102011学年第一学期高三年级期中考试英语试题本试卷分第卷(选择题)、第卷(非选择题)两部分，共150分，考试用时120分钟。第卷 (选择题 共100分)第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分60分)第一节：单项填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)1. Mr Smith, may I ask for a few days off? I am worn out. . We are as busy as a bee.A. Dont mentionB. Forget itC. No ,you cantD. Sure, go ahead
2、2. How time flies !It is in one and a half years we will leave this school.A. untilB. beforeC. when.D. that 3. You have lost your temper at that time .After all ,she is only a child .A. shouldnt B. cant C. may notD. mustnt 4. Many little children suffer from kidney stone and the disease is reported
3、by the milk powder they eat.A. to causeB. to be caused C. causingD. being caused 5. You look so young .Havent you graduated from your university? Yes .I in the English Department of Yunnan University for your years.A. had studiedB. has studied C. studiedD. was studying 6. We should look up to lends
4、a hand to the people in trouble.A. whoever B. those who C. whomeverD. no matter who 7. Have you finished all your exercises? Yes, is left. As a matter of fact, they are as easy as ABC.A. nothing B. not one C. noneD. neither 8. Nowadays people take exercise a day as they did in the past because of wi
5、dely used automobiles.A. less than halfB. less than as half asC. less than half as muchD. half less than9. The British are not so familiar with different cultures and other ways of doing things, is often the case in other countries. A. as B. that C. soD. it10. Did you enjoy yourself in the party yes
6、terday? Yes, as you know, party went on in pleasant atmosphere.A. the ; a B. the ; the C. a ；theD. a ; a11. Ill give you my friends home address, I can be found most evenings.A. which B. when C. whomD. where 12. Mr. and Mrs. Scott prefer a restaurant in a small town to in so large a city as New York
7、.A. thisB. oneC. itD. that13. Never ,or you will leave something unfinished and feel sorry for it.A. give awayB. give outC. give inD. give up14.One Sunday several former classmates gathered at Toms, their high school reunion the year before.A. talking aboutB. to talk aboutC. talked aboutD. having ta
8、lked about15. The No.5 subway line, in October,2007,has greatly improved the traffic conditions in Beijing.A. openedB. was openedC. being openedD. to be opened16. York , I visit last year, is a nice old city. A. thatB. whichC. whereD. in which17. made the school proud was more than 90% of the studen
9、ts had been admitted to key universities.A. What ; becauseB. What ; thatC. That ; whatD. That ; because18. the sports meet will be held depends on the weather.A. WheneverB. IfC. WhetherD. That19. In front of the candy shop .A. where stood a huge poster B. stood a huge poster C. stood there a huge po
10、ster D. did a huge poster stood20. The weather is getting warmer. I hope the children wont go onto the ice. I warned them .A. notB. not toC. not goD. wont第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man
11、 was allowed to21 in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain（排出）the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the rooms_22 window. The other man had to spend all his time lying on his back.The men talked for hours on end. They_23_ their wives and families, their jobs and their involvement i
12、n the military service. And every _24_when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by _25 to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the other bed began to live for those 26 periods when his world would be broadened and filled by all the
13、activity and color of the world outside.The window 27 a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats .Young lovers walked 28 among flowers of every color of the rainbow. Grand old trees graced the landscape, and a fine view of the city skyline
14、could be seen 29 .As the man by the window described all this in wonderful detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and 30 the scene full of pictures.One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade（游行）passing by. Although the other man couldnt hear the band-he c
15、ould see it 31 as the gentleman by the window 32 it with descriptive words. Days and weeks passed.One morning ,the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died 33 in his sleep .She was saddened and called the hospital 34 to ta
16、ke the body away . As soon as it seemed appropriate（适当的） ,the other man asked 35 he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone . 36 , he propped（支撑） himself up on one elbow（肘部） to 37 the world outside. Final
17、ly, he would have the joy of seeing it for himself .He struggled to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed .It faced a blank wall. The man asked the nurse what could have made his dying roommate to describe such 38 things outside this window.The nurse responded that the man was 39 and cou
18、ld not even see the wall . She said ,“Perhaps he just wanted to 40 you” .21.A. sit upB. lie downC. stand upD. get up22.A. onlyB. largeC. brightD. new23.A. spoke ofB. spoke toC. talked withD. talked to24.A. morningB. afternoonC. eveningD. night25.A. talkingB. describingC. speakingD. saying26.A. one-h
19、ourB. two-hourC. three-hourD. four-hour27.A. looked up atB. gazed atC. glared atD. overlooked28.A. arm in armB. face to faceC. head to headD. step by step29.A. in the skyB. in the airC. in the distanceD. in the way30.A. seeB. enjoyC. imagineD. describe31.A. with his own eyesB. from his heartC. on hi
20、s ownD. in his mind32.A. portrayed（描述）B. announcedC. deliveredD. sent33.A. sadlyB. peacefullyC. angrilyD. proudly34.A. attendantsB. nursesC. doctorsD. experts35.A. whenB. whereC. howD. if36. A. Lowly and painfully B. Quickly and comfortablyC. Happily and quickly D. Slowly and sadly37.A. take his las
21、t look atB. stare atC. glare atD. take his first look at38.A. fearfulB. frighteningC. forgettableD. wonderful39.A. deafB. dumbC. lameD. blind40.A. encourageB. frightenC. accompanyD. excite 第二部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A Winnie is usually found sitting on a windowsill
22、（窗台） in its masters bedroom, fast asleep .One March night, she saved her masters life. That day, the Keeslings borrowed a gas-powered water pump for the basement of their home to pump out water after a flood. By nightfall, outside temperatures were below freezing, so every window in the house was cl
23、osed except Winnies. Cathy Keesling turned off the gas pump, and by the time she went to bed, at midnight, her husband, Eric, was already asleep. Their son. 14-years-old Michael, was in his bedroom down the hall. None of them could know that carbon monoxide(一氧化碳)from the pump had built up in their b
24、asement and that when the homes hot-air heating system was switched on ,it would begin pushing the toxic gas throughout the house. The family slept on . “But Winnie jumped from her windowsill right onto me , meowing like crazy and scratching (抓)at my hair and face ,”says Cathy. “Shed never acted lik
25、e this . I thought , there might be something wrong with this cat . I tried to get out of bed , but the moment I sat up , I felt like Id been hit with a two-by-four . Then I got dizzy .” After Cathy fell back onto the bed , the cat started carrying on again. Struggling with great efforts ,Cathy unsu
26、ccessfully tried to wake Erie . Weak and sick, she grabbed the bedroom phone and staggered(蹒跚)into the hallway ,where she found her son lying face down on the floor “I dont know how ,but I dialed 911 ,”she says .“It seemed that just seconds later people were pounding (重击) on the door .”Emergency wor
27、kers carried her out onto the front porch and went back for the others at once . All three were in hospital overnight for severe carbon monoxide poisoning .“One of our rescuers ,an officer ,said that we could have been dead in five more minutes ,” Cathy says . When Cathy picked up Winnie ,she was on
28、ly a few days old .Now they think 14-year-old Winnie is a wonder cat. 41. Why did they close all the windows except WinniesA.They needed to keep Winnie awake. BThey would like to leave Winnie aloneC.They feared a flood may come again. D.They intended to keep the cold outside. 42. What does the under
29、lined phrase “ the toxic gas” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A.The carbon dioxide. BThe carbon monoxide.C.The air they breathe in. D.The gas from their heater. 43.When Cathy got up _.A.she wasnt feeling herself. Bshe couldnt think normally.C.she knew she was poisoned. D.she thought the cat was mad. 44.Afte
30、r Cathy was woken by Winnie，which is the right order of her doing?a.She tried to get out of bed，but got dizzy. bShe dialed 911.c.She unsuccessfully tried to wake Eric.d.She found her son lying on the floor. A. a,b,c,d B. a,c,b,d C. a,c,d,b D. a,d,c,bBThere was once an 11-year-old boy who went fishing every time he went to an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake。On the day before the bass（鲈鱼） season opened , he and his father were fishing early in the evening , catching other fish with w
