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高三英语上学期期中考试试卷
高中三年级英语
注重事项：本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。
第一卷 （三部分，共115分）
1. 答题时，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、考号、考试科目在答题卡上填写清楚，并用2B铅笔把答题卡相应标号涂黑。
2. 每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。答在试卷上的答案无效。
3. 考试结束，将答题卡和第二卷一并交回。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间往返答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man want to have?
A. A hamburger, fries and a Seven-up.
B. A sandwich hamburger, fries and a Seven-up.
C. A sandwich hamburger, a fried egg and Seven-up.
2. What’s the relationship between the man and the woman?
A. They’re husband and wife.
B. They’re mother and son.
C. They’re friends.
3. Why couldn’t the woman get through?
A. The man’s telephone was out of order.
B. The man’s receiver wasn’t put in the right place.
C. The receiver of the man’s telephone was broken.
4. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In the man’s house. B. In a dining room. C. In a restaurant.
5. What job is the man looking for?
A. He wants to be with the computer center.
B. He wants to work at a computer servicing company.
C. He wants to work in the computer market department.
第二节 （共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6-8题。
6. Why was Joan on the train?
A. She was going to work.
B. She was coming home from work.
C. She was traveling to another city.
7. What did Joan do when a robber pointed a knife at her?
A. She asked the passengers to help.
B. She ran to a policeman for help.
C. She caught hold of his knife.
8. Who caught the robber when he was running away?
A. Two other passengers. B. A policeman. C. Joan herself.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. What is Bob going to do tomorrow afternoon?
A. To go back home.
B. To try some seafood.
C. To go to the science museum.
10. What does Joan think of the science museum?
A. She likes it very much.
B. She thinks very little of it.
C. She doesn’t think much of it.
11. Why does Joan suggest that Bob take a bus tour?
A. Because it is very dear and pleasant.
B. Because it is the best way to get to know the city.
C. Because it is one of the ways to tour the city.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. When did Paul’s trouble start?
A. Yesterday.
B. The other day.
C. The day before yesterday.
13. What illness has Paul got?
A. Headache. B. Stomach-ache. C. Flu.
14. How often must he take the medicine?
A. Three times a day before meals.
B. Three times a day after meals.
C. Three times a day with meals.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. What magazine does he take besides Morning Post?
A. Newsweek. B. New Yorkers. C. New Scientists.
16. What is the price of Morning Post?
A. One dollar.
B. One and a half dollars.
C. Three dollars and fifty.
17. What is the Morning Post?
A. A magazine. B. A press. C. A newspaper.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What did the plane do when it was approaching the last place of its journey?
A. It was waiting for the instructions to land.
B. It followed the instructions to land.
C. It paid no attention to the instructions to land.
19. According to the passage, where did the plane crash?
A. At a beautiful scenic spot.
B. At a place of historical interest.
C. On the site of a training camp.
20. What can you conclude from Mr. Collin’s account?
A. He couldn’t remember what had happened to him.
B. He only remembered what the pilot had said to him.
C. He had only an incomplete picture of the crash.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）
第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. Teaching ______ child to cook will improve many of the skills that he or she will need later in ______ life.
A.不填; the B. a; 不填 C. a; the D. the; a
22. His ability has never been in doubt --- the question is______ he is prepared to work hard.
A. that B. what C. since D. whether
23. ______ others to notice you at a party, you should do something like singing a song.
A. Get B. Got C. To get D. Getting
24. We went to Qianmen Street yesterday, , not surprisingly, was crowded with visitors from all over the world.
A. where B. which C. that D. when
25. — Sorry, Ann. I’m afraid that I can’t go to the magic show by David Copperfield with you.— ______. No one knows when he will be back here again.
A. It doesn’t matter B. Don’t say so
C. What a great pity! D. Take it easy
26. Give me an undisturbed hour and I’ll see to the work Tom ______ unfinished.
A. has left B. is leaving C. will leave D. had left
27. His grandfather was among the first to settle in ______ is now a famous holiday center.
A. where B. which C. what D. that
28. You’d better think twice before you decide to buy a product an advertisement ______.
A. makes B. suggests C. shows D. confirms
29. In New York city nearly all the streets are in straight lines, ______ from east to west. Those that run from north to south are called avenues.
A. running B. to run C. are running D. run
30. —The price is fine with me. How would you like ______ paid?
—Well. It’s up to you.
A. one B. this C. that D. it
31. Persons under 18 ______ not be employed in night work in the United States.
A. can B. may C. will D. shall
32. Do you think this novel is good ______ for your money?
A. worth B. cost C. value D. price
33. International football matches always ______ better understanding between countries all over the world.
A. benefit from B. reach for C. make for D. have advantage over
34. I wonder if John has forgotten my number. I him to call me for the past two hours.
A. was expecting B. have expected
C. have been expecting D. expected
35. — He seems to have learned all the English words by heart.
— _______. He spends at least two hours on English every day. But of course there is still much more for him to learn.
A. So he does B. So does he C. So he has D. So has he
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A couple had two little boys aged 8-10, who were very naughty. They were always getting into 36 and their parents knew that if 37 wrong happened in their town, their sons were probably 38 .
The boy’s mother heard that a clergyman (牧师) in town had been successful in 39 children, so she asked if he 40 speak with her boys. The clergyman agreed but asked to see 41 of them. So the mother sent her 8-year-old 42 in the morning, with the older boy to see the clergyman in the afternoon.
The clergyman, a huge man with a deep 43 , sat the younger boy down and asked him 44 “Where is God?”
The boy’s 45 dropped open, but he made no 46 sitting there with his mouth 47 open, wide-eyed. So the clergyman 48 the question in an even more serious tone “Where is God?” Again the boy made no answer. Then the clergyman 49 his voice even more and 50 his finger in front of the boy’s face and shouted “WHERE IS GOD?”
The boy screamed and 51 off from the room, hurried directly home and hid 52 in his closet. When his older brother 53 him in the closet, he asked “What happened?” The younger brother gasping for breath replied “We are in BIG trouble this time. 54 is missing and they think 55 did it.”
36. A. worry B. surprise C. trouble D. pleasure
37. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
38. A. involved B. joined C. participated D. took part
39. A. leading B. showing C. encouraging D. disciplining
40. A. must B. should C. would D. could
41. A. both B. one C. neither D. each
42 A. last B. next C. second D. first
43.A. voice B. sound C. noise D. record
44. A. happily B. seriously C. kindly D. angrily
45. A. eyes B. hands C. mouth D. arms
46. A. purpose B. suggestion C. reason D. response
47. A. putting B. hanging C. raising D. losing
48.A. spoke B. repeated C. shouted D. cried
49 A. rose B. raised C. lifted D. improved
50. A. hit B. beat C. shook D. moved
51. A. left B. walked C. flew D. ran
52. A. God B. himself C. gold D. his brother
53. A. placed B. protected C. found D. replaced
54. A. God B. Mother C. Money D. Father
55. A. YOU B. WE C. SHE D. HE
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Watching TV is a very popular pastime in the UK but what kind of programmes do British people like to watch? Well, the most-watched TV programmes every week are very popular dramas that are usually on at least four times every week. They are dramas based in one neighbourhood that try to describe ordinary life in the UK --- we call these dramas ‘soap operas’ or ‘soaps’.
In the early days of TV, there were often dramas on during the day. Back in those days, it was traditional for the husband to go out to work and for the wife to stay at home and look after the house and the children. Most of these daytime dramas were aimed at entertaining the housewives who would traditionally be at home, probably doing the washing. Companies selling washing powder would advertise their products at times when these dramas were on, and sometimes those companies would even sponsor (赞助) the drama. Hence the word ‘soap’.
So what about the word opera? Well, that’s because these dramas are often an exaggeration (夸大) of real life. They are supposed to represent ordinary life but to make them entertaining, lots of dramatic events like murders, divorces, affairs (风流韵事) etc. all happen probably much more regularly than they would in a normal neighbourhood.
Most soap operas these days are shown in the evening. Each show will have several different storylines happening at once that continue over several shows. The same cast members will appear in every show too.
There are lots of different soaps on in the UK on different channels but there are three main popular ones. ‘Coronation Street’ has been on since 1960. It is set in a suburb of Manchester and it’s supposed to represent working class life in the north of England. Then there’s ‘Eastenders’ which started in 1985, set in the East End of London and ‘Emmerdale’, which is set on a farm in Yorkshire, in the north of England.
56. The text is mainly about ______.
A. some popular soap operas
B. how people spend their spare time in the UK
C. why soap opera is so called
D. how companies sell soaps
57. Which opera should you watch if you want to learn about people’s life in London?
A. Coronation Street. B. Eastenders.
C. Emmerdale. D. None of the above.
58. The underlined part “cast members” in paragraph 4 probably means ______.
A. actors and actresses B. people who sell washing powder
C. characters in Coronation Street D. opera producers
59. We may infer from the second paragraph that ______.
A. companies often sold washing powder from door to door
B. soap operas were produced only for women
C. men didn’t like watching TV
D. today more women go to work
60. Which of the following stories takes place in Manchester?
A. Coronation Street. B. Eastenders C. Emerdale D. None of the above.
B
When I was small and my grandmother died I couldn’t understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into crying.
So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that crying does so, too.
Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional (情感的) health, and crying seems to be helpful. Study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after crying.
Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and more friendly and they are more ready to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; sometimes we don’t even know we’re very sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through crying, and then we can deal with them.
Just as crying can be healthy, not crying — holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering — can be bad for physical health. Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don’t fight it. It’s a natural — and healthy — emotional response (反应).
61. Why didn’t the author cry when her grandmother died?
A. Because her father did not want her to feel too sad.
B. Because she did not love her grandmother.
C. Because she was too shy to cry at that time.
D. The author doesn’t give the explanation.
62. It can be inferred from the text that ______.
A. there are two ways to keep healthy
B. crying does more good to health than laughing
C. crying and laughing play the same roles
D. emotional health has a close relationship to physical health
63. According to the author, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Crying is the best way to get help from others.
B. Fighting back tears may cause some health problems.
C. We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry.
D. We must cry if we want to reduce pressure.
64. What might be the most suitable title for the text?
A. Power of Tears B. How to Keep Healthy
C. Why Do We Cry D. A New Scientific Discovery
C
Sometimes you need to make phone calls to get a job. Calling is the first step where you can show your ability to an employer. Here are some tried and true tips:
Get the person responsible
You need to talk directly to the person who would supervise you. In a small business, you might ask to speak to the “person in charge”. In a larger one, you would ask for the name of the person in charge of the particular department you’re interested in.
Get the name of the person
If you don’t have the name of the person you need to speak to, ask for it. Usually, you will be given the supervisor’s name and your call will be transferred to him or her.
Get past the receptionist
In some cases, receptionists and secretaries will try to screen out your call. If they find out that you’re looking for a job, they may transfer you to the Personnel Department or ask you to send an application or resume. Here are some ways to keep from getting screened out:
* Call back
Call back a day later and say you are getting ready to send some correspondence (信件) to the person who manages such and such. You want to use the correct name and title and request that they give you this information. And this approach usually gets you what you need. Say “thank you” and call back in a day or so. Then ask for the supervisor or manager by name.
* Call when the secretary is out
You are likely to get right through if you call when the receptionist is out to lunch. Other good times are just before and after normal work hours. Less experienced staff members are likely to answer the phone and put you right through.
Ask three times for an interview
Sometimes, the supervisor you contact just simply rejects you. Then, you can try asking three times for an interview! Although this approach does not always work, asking the third time works more often than most people would believe.
Arrange a time
If the person agrees to an interview, arrange a specific date and time.
65. In the writer’s opinion, who should you talk to if you want to get a job by making phone calls?
A. Receptionists or secretaries of the right department.
B. The person in charge of the Personnel Department.
C. The person who may be your future supervisor.
D. A less experienced staff member.
66. To get past the receptionist, you had better ______.
A. ask him or her to put you through to the Personnel Department
B. send some correspondence first to the manager
C. make the phone call to a less experienced staff member
D. always ask three times for an interview before arranging a time
67. The purpose of the passage is to ______.
A. show you how to find a better job
B. show you a special way to find a job
C. teach you the skills of making telephone calls
D. tell you it’s not easy to find a good job
D
Are you one of those who always fear whenever a dog is approaching? If you are, you have got phobia (a very strong feeling of being afraid of something). Of all human fears, phobias may be the most uncontrollable. They are most often caused by a particular situation or object. In general, phobias can mainly be divided into three varieties. To begin with，agoraphobia is a fear of staying in strange surroundings, for example, an unfamiliar place, or an open area. Social phobia refers to the anxiety people show when they have to stay or perform on social events, for instance, speaking in front of the class. Lastly, there are a wide range of specific phobias. People suffering from this kind of phobia are terrified of specific objects or creatures, such as spiders, perhaps to your surprise, clowns. Besides, there are about six hundred and fifty phobias having been listed by psychologists (心理学家) as yet.
Faced with their phobias, many people choose to do nothing but just escape the situations or objects they fear. Psychologists, however, warn that if not treated properly, this kind of anxiety will get worse, so that it may disturb the sleep pattern, cause physical symptoms, and finally affect their daily activities. As for treatment, clinical research has discovered that medicine for anxiety is not successful in curing phobias. However, the anxiety disorders can be efficiently treated through cognitive behavioral therapy (认知行为疗法), through which patients are led to inspect the connections between their own fear and the situation or object, and then actively choose the acceptable treatments. Also, other treatments proved effective in reducing phobias are Meditation (quiet thought that can help people relax), listening to calming music, and so on.
68. According to the passage, what causes phobias?
A. Animal attacks. B. Staying in class.
C. Talking with psychologists. D. A certain object or situation.
69. What do those with agoraphobia feel terrified and anxious about?
A．Staying on a square. B．Touching insects, like spiders.
C．Being harmed by virus. D．Giving a speech in presence of many people.
70. Which do psychologists NOT use for effective treatment of phobias?
A. To take medicine for anxiety.
B. To listen to comforting light music.
C. To lose oneself in a peaceful environment.
D. To understand the very source of one’s own anxiety.
71. Which of the following statements about phobias is correct?
A. Actors can help people to cure their phobias.
B. Phobias can be divided into six hundred and fifty types.
C. Those suffering from phobias may not sleep well or work normally.
D. Cognitive behavioral therapy demands little participation from patients.
E
The curtain on the 2008 US presidential election finally rose last month as John McCain and Barack Obama were formally nominated (提名) as candidates of the two major parties. This may be one of the hardest decisions voters have to make between two appealing candidates.
The big question for voters, as they face both an economic downturn and international threats, is: who will they elect? A young first-term senator promising change and new ideas, or a longtime senator with strong military experience and a reputation as a maverick (特立独行的人)?
American voters have never seen a candidate quite like Obama. He has a white mother from the US and a black father from Kenya who left the family when Obama was very young. He spent part of his youth in Indonesia.
His supporters say Obama’s childhood gives him the advantage to repair the recent damage done to America’s image abroad. His opponents focus on his inexperience, noting he hasn’t finished his first term in the Senate.
However, McCain has a very different life story.
He grew up in a Navy family and was a pilot during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. When Obama was in kindergarten in Indonesia, McCain’s plane was shot down over Vietnam and he became a prisoner of war. McCain could have been released if he disowned America but he refused and so was held for five years.
So in the end, the election may hinge on (以…为转移) several factors that are hard to judge: Will Obama’s race matter to a significant number of voters? Will working-class whites who tended to support his primary opponent, Hillary Clinton, vote for Obama? And perhaps most important of all, will swing (摇摆) voters be more drawn to Obama’s vision (远景规划) or to McCain’s experience?
Whatever happens, one thing is clear: Whoever walks into the White House on January 20, 2009, will find enormous challenges waiting for him in the Oval Office, both at home and abroad.
72. ______ makes the result of the election hard to predict.
A. Whether working class whites care about Obama’s inexperience
B. The economic trouble the country now faces
C. Who swing voters will finally decide to vote for
D. McCain’s being too old to govern the country
73. The appeal in Obama as a presidential candidate lies in ______.
A. his multi-cultural background B. his belief in tradition
C. his inexperience in politics D. his fantastic promises
74. The word “disown” in Paragraph 6 means closest to ______.
A. run away from B. turn one’s back on
C. not keep it private D. expose secrets about
75. The challenges that will face the new president are ______.
A. not mentioned in the text
B. building a strong party and a friendly image
C. the problems of immigrants and economy
D. the problems of economy and international relations
玉溪一中2008-2009学年上学期期中考试
高中三年级英语试卷
（第二卷 共35分）
班级：_____ 学号：_____ 姓名：__________ 分数：__________
注重事项：第二卷用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试卷上。
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判定：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注重：原行没有错的不要改。
(试题内容见答题卡)
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
肥胖已经成为危害人们健康的严重问题，中小学生的肥胖趋势更为明显。你们班对此展开讨论。根据不同的观点，写一篇100词左右的短文。
1. 肥胖危害健康，应该节食，锻炼，预防肥胖。已经超重的，应该采取措施减肥。
2．中学生长身体的时候，减肥会影响身体发育，也会影响学习，因此应该顺其自然。
肥胖：fatness
玉溪一中2008-2009学年上学期期中考试英语答题卡 |
注 意 事 项 |
1．确认答题卡是A卡或B卡，严格按顺序答题。
2．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号填写清楚，并认真核准条形码上的准考证号、姓名及科目，并在规定的位置贴好条形码
3．第I卷答题区域使用2B铅笔填涂，第II卷答题区域用黑色碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚，按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。
4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠、不要弄破，第I卷答题区域修改时，用橡皮擦擦干净，第II卷答题区域修改禁用涂改胶条。 | | | 
