1、高三英语第一学期期末考试1高三英语第一学期期末考试1高 三 英 语一听力（20%）（略）二、单项选择（15%）21Id like to buy a new bicycle .Well ,we have several models _.A. to choose from B. of choiceC. to be chosen D. to choose 22.When you have finished the novel ,you will find the hero _.A. a person too perfect to be not true B. a too perfect perso
2、n to be true C. too perfect a person to be true D. too perfect a person to be not true 23. You promised to buy me a computer ,but you didnt .You _.A. must have kept your words B. should have kept your word C. should have kept your words D. oughtnt to have kept your word 24. My brother bought me a lo
3、t of books he _ useful to me .A. regarded B. hoped them C. thought them D. considered 25. The price of grain keeps _up .A. going B. rising C. raising D. turning 26. Is there any coffee in the pot ?Im afraid theres _.A. nothing B. little C . some D. no one 27. I cant pay _as you wanted for the washer
4、 .A. as highly a price B. as high price C. as a high price D. as high a price 28. John hurried into the classroom and found her _at the desk , _.A. seatedwriting B. sit .wrote C. sat .writing D . seating .writes 29. After the war , a new school building was put up _there had once been a theatre .A.
5、when B. that C. where D. in which 30. The weather is too hot _December this year .It was still _when I came here years ago .A. for .cooler B. in .hotter C. in more hot D. for.hotter 31. _happens to call while I am out of the office , please have him leave a message for me .A. Somebody B. Whomever C.
6、 Whoever D. Anyone 32.Im not sure which paper _.A. to advertise our product in B. to find the advertisement for a secretary C. to read such an advertisement D. to put an advertisement for our car 33. _shall we put off the sports meet .A. On one condition B. On no condition C. On condition that D. In
7、 condition 34. _the heavy rain ,we might have arrived there at midday .A. If it were not for B. Hadnt it been for C. Had it not been for D. But with 35. It is I who _to blame _the accident .A. was.to B. am.for C. were for D. am on 三、完形填空（20%）Many doctors who reviewed the reports of Napoleons illness
8、 found that the symptoms did not show a man who suffered from stomach cancer .It was _36_that Napoleon had _37_from some other cause . In 1961, a Swedish doctor examined some of Napoleons _38_and found a _39_level of arsenic , a chemical poison . Was Napoleon murdered ?It is doubtful .Arsenic was us
9、ed in many types of _40_during Napoleons time , so he might have taken some as a cure for his stomachache .He was sent to the island of St Helena _41_the coast of Africa in 1815 after he lost the _42_of Waterloo . Although he had servants to _43_to him ,he had to live in one small building .Then , i
10、n 1982, Dr David Jones from England began to _44_the mystery and _45_that Napoleon might have _46_arsenic which was in the _47_of his house .In the 1700s and 1800s arsenic was used _48_a kind of green paint used in _49_and wallpaper . If the paint was used on a wet wall , the arsenic would _50_the h
11、ouse . A person in the building might take in that air . After _51_the house where Napoleon died , Dr , Jones found much arsenic in the green paint on the _52_.The result was proved again by _53_German doctor in April , 2002.And _54_some materials , the leading guard settled Napoleon in a bedroom _5
12、5_there was a thicker poisonous gas .36. A. unknown B. strange C. important D. obvious 37.A. failed B. escaped C. died D. imprisoned 38.A. hair B. blood C. skin D. organs 39.A. low B. high C. thin D. thick40.A. building material B. medicine C. paper D. buildings 41.A. of B. on C. to D. off 42. A. wa
13、r B. battle C. fight D. struggle43.A. see B. notice C. care D. observe 44.A. come across B. get through C. look into D. make up to 45.A. ordered B. demanded C. requested D. suggested 46. touched B. taken C. breathed in D. bathed in 47.A. air B. bedroom C. bathroom D. medicine shelf 48. A. to make B.
14、 make C. making D. made 49. A. clothes B. clothing C. cloth D. table-cloths 50. A. give out B. go into C. take off D. get in 51. A. living in B. studying C. watching D. breaking down 52.A. ground B. roof C. ceiling D. walls 53. A. other B. the other C. another D. certain 54. A. at B. from C. within
15、D. to 55. A. where B. that C. who D. in which 四、阅读理解（25%）APeople can be addicted (上瘾) to different things e.g, alcohol ,drugs ,certain foods ,or even television .People who have such an addiction are compulsive ;i,e, they have a very powerful psychological need that they feel they must satisfy . Acc
16、ording to psychologists , many people are compulsive spenders :they feel that they must spend money . This compulsion ,like most others ,is irrationalimpossible to explain reasonably .For compulsive spenders who buy on credit , charge accounts are even more exciting than money .In other words , comp
17、ulsive spenders feel that with credit , they can do anything .Their pleasure in spending enormous amounts is actually greater than the pleasure that they get from the things they buy .There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting . To save money ,of curse ,most people look for sales ,low pri
18、ces ,and discounts , Compulsive bargain hunters , however , often buy things they dont need just because they are cheap .They want to believe that they are helping their budgets ,but they are really playing an exciting game : when they can buy something for less than other people , they feel that th
19、ey are winning .Most people ,experts claim ,have two reasons for their behavior :a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason .It is not only scientists , of course ,who understand the psychology of spending habits ,but also business-people ,stores , companies ,and advertisers use p
20、sychology to increase business: they consider peoples needs for love ,power ,power, or influence , their basic values , their beliefs and opinions ,and so on in their advertising and sales methods .Psychologists often use a method called “behavior therapy” to help individuals solve their personality
21、 problems .In the same way ,they can help people who feel that they have problems with money.56.According to the psychologists , a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts of money_.A. and takes great pleasure from what he or she buys.B. in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in lifeC.
22、 just to meet his or her strong psychological need D. entirely with an irrational eagerness57.According to author, the compulsive bargain hunters are in constant search of the lowest possible prices_.A. because they want to save money to help their budgetsB. because they can openly boast of their tr
23、iumph over others in getting things for less moneyC. and will not have money problems if they can keep onto their budgets D. but they seldom admit they feel satisfied if they can get things for less money than others58.Which of the following is true?A. All people spend money for exactly the same rea
24、son that they need to buy things.B. Business people and advertisers can use the psychology of money to increase sales.C. Business people understand the psychology of compulsive buying better than scientists do.D. Compulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money.59.The article is mainly abo
25、ut_.A. the psychology of money-spending habitsB. the purchasing habits of compulsive spendersC. a special psychology of bargain huntingD. the use of the psychology of spending habits in business60.From the passage we may safely conclude that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargain hunters_.A. are
26、really unreasonable B. need special treatmentC. are really beyond remedies D. can never get any help to solve their problems with moneyBGrandma Moses is among the most celebrated twentieth-century painters of the United States, yet she had barely started painting before she was in her late seventies
27、. As she once said of herself: “I would never sit back in a rocking chair ,waiting for someone to help me.” No one could have had a more productive old age.She was born Anna Roberston on a farm in New York State ,one of five boys and five girls.(“We came in bunches ,like radishes.”)At twelve she lef
28、t home and was in domestic service until ,at twenty-seven ,she married Thomas Moses ,the hired hand of one of her employees. They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York State, at Eagle Bridge . She had ten children ,of whom five survived; her husband died in 1927.Grandma
29、Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery pictures as hobby ,but only switched to oils in old age because her hands had becomes too stiff to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at the local drugstore and at a fair ,and were soon spotted by a de
30、aler who bought everything she painted Three of the pictures were exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art, and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York .Between the 1930s and her death, she produced some 2,000 pictures: detailed and lively portrayals of the rural life she had known for so long
31、, with a marvelous sense of color and form. “think real hard till I think of something real pretty, and then I paint it ,” she said.61.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Grandma Moses: A Biographical SketchB. The Children of Grandma MosesC. Grandma Moses: Her Best ExhibitionD. Grandma Moses and Other Older Artists62. According to the passage , Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted to _.A. decorate her ho
