1、陕西省西安市曲江第一中学届高三英语上学期期中试题西安市曲江第一中学20142015学年度第一学期期中考试高三年级（英语）试题 注意：1、第卷中1- 65题将对应正确选项用2B铅笔涂在答题卡上，其中E涂A、B两个字母，F涂A、C两个字母。第一部分 英语知识运用（共四节，满分55分）第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。1. series A. serious B. reception C. energetic D. equal2. feast A. breast B. le
2、ague C. measure D. wealthy3. insurance A. usual B. usage C. suitcase D. ensure4. exist A. express B. extremely C. exactly D. exit5. oxygen A. genuine B. gravity C. garlic D. glory第二节 情景对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Jerry: Hi, Mike. Look like youve got
3、some sun.Mike: I guess so. I spent the weekend on the beach.Jerry: Really? That sounds exciting. 6 Mike: At my friends house .He invited me to stay there for as long as I wanted.Jerry: 7 Mike: Oh, I have a paper to work on.Jerry: 8 I mean besides lying out in the sun. Mike: I played volleyball. I ne
4、ver realized how hard it is to run on sand.Jerry: 9 Did you go swimming? Mike: I intended to. 10 So I just went fishing. Jerry: All sounds so relaxing.A. What a pity! B. It must be cool.C. Where did you stay? D. But how did you get there?E. So what else did you do out there? F. But the water wasnt w
5、arm enoughG. Then why not stay there for a longer time?第三节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。11. One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to_ healthy eating habits.A. grow B. develop C. increase D. raise12. He made another wonderful discovery, _ of great
6、importance to scienceA. which I think is B. which I think it is C. which I think it D. I think is13. Dont sit there _ nothing. Come and help me with this table.A. do B. to do C. doing D. and doing14. He asked _ for the violin. A. did I pay how much B. I paid how muchC. how much did I pay D. how much
7、 I paid15. He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he_ it differently.A. could express B. would expressC. could have expressed D. must have expressed16. Bill, can I get you anything to drink? _.A. You are welcome B. No problemC. I wouldnt mind a coffee D. Doesnt matter17. Forty people wer
8、e expected to the party. But only half of them _.A. turned around B. turned upC. turned off D. turned out18. Could I speak to _is in charge of International Sales, please ?A. anyone B. someone C. whoever D. no matter who19. Ive read another book this week. Well, maybe _ is not how much you read but
9、what you read that counts.A. this B. that C. there D. it20. You will be successful in the interview _ you have confidence.A. before B. once C. until D. though21. I have reached a point in my life _ I am supposed to make decisions of my own.A. which B. where C. how D. why22. It is usually warm in my
10、hometown in March, but it _ be rather cold sometimes.A. must B. can C. should D. would23. The growing speed of a plant is influenced by a number of factors, _ are beyond our control.A. most of which B. most of them C. most of what D. most of that 24. A number of books in the library _ been stolen so
11、 that the number of them _smaller than before.A. have; is B. has; is C. has; are D. have; are25. Whats that noise? Oh, I forgot to tell you. The new machine _.A. was tested B. will be tested C. is being tested D. has been tested第四节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项
12、, 并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one evening. The overhead light outside my door was burned out and I had 26 finding the keyhole. When I 27 to open the door, I 28 around the wall for a light switch. I found a plate where a switch was 29 installed. but no
13、switch!Not discouraged easily, I remembered 30 a lamp by the bed when I laid my luggage 31 in the day. I found the bed in the 32 and then the lamp, but when I switched it on, nothing 33 ! I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains I might be able to use whatever light comes in from the 34_ to f
14、ind another lamp. So I 35 my way slowly across the room to the curtains and. no drawstring! I finally stumbled（跌跌撞撞地走）around 36 I found a desk lamp which actually 37 ! That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world 38_ be and how necessary light is! But even more necessary than
15、 39 light is the light that shines from people the light of 40 and faith. Because, for many people, the world is a dark and 41 place. For someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or sadness or fear and in 42 of some light. So let your light shine. Whatever light you 43 may be a beacon o
16、f hope and encouragement. And if you feel that your light is 44 a candle in a forest remember there isnt enough darkness in all the world to 45 the light of one small candle. 26. A. confidence B. respect C. admiration D. difficulty 27. A. managed B. failed C. wished D. meant 28. A. touched B. felt C
17、. sensed D. looked 29. A. already B. never C. still D. once 30. A. equipping B. producing C. spotting D. removing 31. A. later B. earlier C. lower D. upper 32. A. light B. dark C. room D. corner 33. A. happened B. operated C. fired D. developed 34. A. machine B. street C. room D. car 35. A. wound B.
18、 forced C. made D. lost 36. A. after B. until C. while D. since 37. A. helped B. affected C. worked D. inspired 38. A. can B. shall C. will D. must39. A. mental B. psychological C. electrical D. physical 40. A. existence B. love C. truth D. wisdom 41. A. lonely B. colourful C. friendly D. complex 42
19、. A. short B. favour C. face D. need 43. A. make B. offer C. take D. contribute 44. A. not more than B. other than C. no more than D. rather than 45. A. put out B. give out C. get over D. set up第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AJeanne Calm
20、ent, a French woman, became a record breaker on 17 October of 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record. A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days. Jeanne Calment lives in a small old peoples home in the south of France
21、; her husband, her only child and her grandson have all died. She is nearly blind and deaf and is always in a wheelchair, but her doctor describes her as being more like a 90-year-old in good health than someone of 120. She still has a lively sense of humor. When asked on her 120th birthday what she
22、 expected of the future, she replied: A very short one. She also remarked that she thought the good Lord had forgotten all about her. So what is the key to a long life? According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calment has followed two of the ti
23、ps. She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercise every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115. However, until recently she drank two glasses of strong red wine a day, and she does smoke (now only a little). Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes from her pa
24、rents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86. A local lawyer bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every year until her death. It must have seemed a good move at the time, but so far the lawyer has paid her at least three times the valu
25、e of the house. Every year on her birthday Jeanne Calment sends him a card saying: Sorry, Im still alive! 46. How does Jeanne Calment feel about her old age? A. She is miserable and unhappy. B. She is cheerful and humorous. C. She would like to live much longer. D. She feels she is going to die very
26、 soon. 47. Jeanne Calment owes her good health and long life to _. A. smoking only a little every dayB. her giving up smoking and drinkingC. drinking two glasses of strong red wine every dayD. the good genes from her parents, a healthy diet and some exercise48. Which of the following could best repl
27、ace the word “move” in the fourth paragraph? A. deal B. trick C. march D. sport 49. Why does Jeanne Calment say “Sorry, Im still alive” to the local lawyer every year on her birthday?A. Because she had an agreement at 80 with the lawyer which was to her advantage. B. Because she has asked the lawyer
28、 to pay her more rent than they first agreed. C. Because the lawyer has paid her much more money than the value of the house.D. Because the house she sold to the lawyer isnt worth the money he has already paid. BAsk someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost ce
29、rtainly mention recycling. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need. We are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need
30、to bring so much material home in the first place.The total amount of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a typical households waste in the UK. In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, is running out of it for carrying this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The soluti
