1、高三英语上学期期初考试试题2017-2018学年度第一学期期初考试高三英语试卷 第I卷 （选择题 共85分）第一部分：听力（共两节，20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）第一节 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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What do we learn from the conversation? A. The man hates to lend his tools to other people. B. The man hasnt finish
2、ed working on the bookshelf. C. The man lost those tools.2. What do we know about the man? A. He doesnt like his job. B. He will not give up his job. C. He has a large family to support3. Whats the relationship between the two speakers? A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student C. Headmaster and teacher
3、.4. Who is worried about gaining weight? A. The son. B. Aunt Louise. C. The mother.5. Why doesnt the woman buy the coat? A. It is expensive. B. There isnt her size. C. She doesnt like the color.第二节 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，各小题将给出5秒钟的
4、作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。6. What is the woman probably? A. A hotel clerk. B. A house agent. C. A shop assistant,7. What is the pillow filled with? A. Cotton. B. Dried flowers. C. A special material.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9题。8. What kind of skills does the woman not have? A. Operating computers. B. Do
5、ing business. C. Typing.9. Which company did the woman work in? A. A trading company and a trust company. B. A trust company. C. A trading company.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12题。10. Whats wrong with the womans mother? A. She has been sick. B. She misses her family and friends. C. She cant earn enough to support
6、 her family.11. Where does the woman live? A. In America. B. In India. C. In Britain.12. What does the woman plan to do next year? A. Study a new language. B. Travel to India. C. Visit her fathers native country.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16题。13. How many Economics lectures will the man attend every week? A. 5
7、times, from Monday to Friday. B. Two times, on Thursday and Friday. C. Two times, on Tuesday and Thursday.14. Why did the man miss the meeting for the new students yesterday? A. Because he hadnt received any notice about that meeting. B. Because he had to attend the group discussion. C. Because he h
8、ad to do some part time jobs yesterday.15. If a student wants to earn the scholarship, what is the required attendance rate? A. 80% B. 90% C.100%16. Which of the following statements is not true according to the conversation? A. The man is a grade one student in the university. B. The man has to wor
9、k after school. C. The man thinks the time of the lecture is too early.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。17. How long has the speaker lived in a big city? A. One year. B. Ten years. C. Eighteen years.18. What is the speakers opinion on public transport? A. Its comfortable. B. Its time-saving. C. Its cheap.19. What
10、 is good about living in a small town? A. Its safer. B. Its healthier. C. Its more convenient.20. What kind of life do the speakers seem to like most? A. Busy. B. Colorful. C. Quiet.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 单项填空（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. It is so good a habit to
11、 instruct children to lay things _ they belong when they are young. A. to which B. that C. in which D. where22. Never shall I forget that poem and the inspiration _provided for my first novel. A. which B. that C. it D. what23. In those days, our _ concern was to provide people who were stopped by th
12、e snowstorm with food and health care. A. permanent B. precise C. privileged D. primary24. Not until recently _the development of tourist-related activities in the rural areas.A. they had encouraged B. had they encouraged C. did they encourage D. they encouraged25. The new product is beyond all prai
13、se and has quickly taken over the market _ its superior quality. A. in terms of B. by virtue of C. on behalf of D. on top of26. Each ticket, unless stated _, admits only one person. A. otherwise B. else C. others D. rather27. It is vital to _ to teenagers the simple fact that _ the Internet will mor
14、e or less do harm to both mental and physical health. A. get across; being addicted to B. get over; addicted to C. get through; addicting to D. get down; addicting themselves to28. Present at the historic meeting _many an official on Nov 7, of course President Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou _. A. was;
15、included B. was; including C. were; included D. has been; included29. According to Global Blue, a tax-free shopping consultancy, Chinese shoppers were said to be the biggest overseas spenders in the year 2013, each customer _ an average of 1,367 per transaction. A. spent B. to spend C. spending D. h
16、as spent30. Looking back upon my teaching career, I dont remember ever having been doubted, or challenged in class, _ rejected. A. other than B. let alone C. rather than D. more than31. With a violent effort, Mathilde Loisel overcame her grief and replied, “Nothing. Only I havent a dress. Give your
17、invitation to some friend of yours whose wife will _ better than I shall.” A. turn out B. carry out C. give out D. come out32. With children, if you say “no”, you have to mean_. A. that B. this C. it D. one33. Tom, were all the students on the school bus injured? No, _ only the three who got hurt. A
18、. there was B. there were C. that was D. it was34. Shes _ is known as a nosy personshe is always dying to know whats going on in others lives. A. what B. who C. which D. that35. The criminal was finally sentenced to death. Just as a biblical idiom says, “_.” A. You reap what you sow B. An eye for an
19、 eye C. See the handwriting on the wall D. Kill the fatted calf第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。 Decades ago, I was one of the unhappiest men in New York. I was selling motor-trucks for a living. I didnt know what made a motor-truck run. That wasnt all: I did
20、nt want to know. I despised (看不起）my job, I despised living in a 36 furnished room filled with cockroaches (蟑螂). When I 37 out for a fresh necktie, they scattered in all directions. I despised eating in dirty restaurants 38 filled with cockroaches.I came back to my lonely room each night with a sick
21、headache 39 by disappointment and bitterness. Was this life? Was this the adventure I had 40 ? Was this all life would ever 41 to me working at a job I despised, living with cockroaches, and eating bad food? I 42 for leisure to read and to write the books I had dreamed of writing back in my college
22、days. I knew I had everything to gain and 43 to lose by giving up the job I despised. So I quitted the work I hated and 44 I had studied in the Teachers College, preparing to teach, I would make my living teaching adult classes in night schools. Then I would have my 45 free to read books, prepare le
23、ctures, and write novels. What subject should I teach? As I looked back and 46 my own college training, I saw that public speaking was of more 47 value to me than everything else I had studied in college because it had 48 out my lack of confidence and given me the courage to deal with people. It had
24、 also made 49 that leadership usually favors the man who can get up and speak his mind. Then I started teaching in night schools, where I had to show 50 results quickly. These 51 didnt come for college credits. They came for one reason only: to solve problems. They wanted to stand up on their own fe
25、et and say a few words at a business meeting without fainting from 52 . They wanted to call on a(n) 53 customer without, having to walk around the block three times to get up 54 . They wanted to develop self-confidence, I had to 55 my students-I had to help them. By doing this, I found my true calli
26、ng and happiness.36. A. well B. cheap C. fully D. partly37. A. sought B. reached C. stood D. set38. A. abruptly B. barely C. probably D. properly39. A. fed B. raised C. aroused D. followed40. A. stepped out for B. looked forward to C. worked up to D. gone in for41. A. happen B. cater C. mean D. see4
27、2. A. asked B. longed C. searched D. went43. A. everything B. anything C something D. nothing44. A. once B. while C. since D. after45. A. moments B. days C. months D. years46. A. checked B. took C. recalled D. evaluated47. A. practical B. economical C. inner D. technical48. A. given B. wiped C. carr
28、ied D. got49. A. essential B. solid C. clear D. simple50. A. concrete B. accurate C. absolute D. various51. A. salesmen B. customers C. children D. adults52. A. disappointment B. fright C. bitterness D. depression53. A. unique B. earnest C. regular D. tough54. A. Interest B. hope C. courage D. expec
29、tation55. A. assist B. organize C. lead D. motivate第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。ALove working with children? Looking for an exciting new opportunity? Want to work on a friendly, fun and supportive team? This is what our team member Anna says about working
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