高三第一次摸底英语试题

高三第一次摸底英语试题Ⅰ单词辨音(选出与前面划线部分音相同的词每题1分；共5分)1.hearA nearlyB searchC bearD heart2.changeA machineB headacheC techniqueD research3.safelyA baseB seasonC AsiaD usual4. honestA hostB hourC habitD husband5.southA courageB soupC southernD trousersⅡ单项选择（每题1分；共15分）6.—There ‗s coffee and tea; you can have _______.---Thanks.A eitherB everyC neitherD it7. –You look very tired. ________at all last night?--No ,not really. I‘m tired out now.A Do you sleepB Are you sleepingC Did you sleepD Are you awake8.—Excuse me .Is this the right way to the Summer Palace?---Sorry ,I‘m not sure,but it _____be.A mightB can Cmust D need9.There is no light on. ---they _____be at home.A can‘tB mustC needn‘tD may10.----Could you do me a favor?----- It depends on _______it is .A whichB whatC whoD how11.--- How long will you be staying?---I don‘t know. ___________.A That ‗s ok.B Never mindC It dependsD It doesn‘t matter.12. ---Our team will play against the Rocket this weekend. I‘m sure we will win. ----______!A Gook luckB CheersC Best wishesD sorry13 ---Hello . Is Mr. Fred available now?---______.A I am Mr.Fred.B SpeakingC Who are you?D Who are you looking for?14. ---I hope you ‗ll have a good time.----_______.A Good ideaB Thank youC You are quite right Dno rouble at all15.I won‘t call you , ____something unexpected happens.A unlessB whetherC becauseD while16.Please remind me of the meeting again tomorrow______I forget .A such thatB so thatC in caseD until17. It was in New Zealand ______Mary first met Mr. Smith.A thatB howC ｗｈichD when18.______the fact that I don‘t like my job , I must work very hard.A In spite ofB Instead ofC because ofD take the place of19.I was still sleeping when the fire ______, and then it spread quickly.A broke outB put onC take careD look out20.Yesterday she sold her car, _______she bought a month ago.A whenB whereC thatD whichⅢ完形填空（每题1分；共20分）I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 21 and when I was 14 he said, "You‘re never going to be 22 but a failure（失败者）. "After five years of 23 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class（中产阶级）girl. It was the best _24 that could have happened to me. I 25 I wanted to do something positive (积极的) with my life because I wanted to prove（证明）to 26 that what people said about me was 27 . Especially（尤其）her mother, who had said to me, "Let' s 28 it, you' ve failed at everything you' ve ever done. " So I tried hard with my 29 and went to college. My first novel (小说) 30 while I was at college.After college I taught during the 31 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 32 in history. I became a lecturer（讲师）at a college and was thinking of 33_ that job to write full time 34 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself -- 35 was a working-class(劳动阶级) boy who'd 36 school early, now teaching at the university.My writing career (职业) took off（成功）when I discovered my own style（风格）. Now I' m rich and 37 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 38 what does it mean? I 39 wish all the people that have put me down had _40 : "I believe in you. You'll succeed. "21. A. bright B. useless C. simple D. hopeful22. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing23. A. low B. poor C. good D. useful24. A. support B. happiness C. surprise D. thing25. A. admitted B. decided C. planned D. told26. A. me B. them C. her D. it27. A. wrong B. right C. stupid D. faulty28. A. see B. know C. understand D. face29. A. experiment B. practice C. writing D. composition30. A. came on B. came in C. came out D. came back31. A. day B. night C. month D. year32. A. graduation B. pass C. degree D. success33. A. giving in B. giving back C. giving out D. giving up34. A. while B. if C. when D. or35. A. there B. here C. it D. that36.. A. left B. attended C: changed D. graduated37. A. tired B. calm C. nervous D. famous38. A. And B. But C. However D. Well39. A. just B. exactly C. so D. very40. A. praised B. said C. answered D. advisedⅣ阅读理解（每题2分；共40分）ASome countries have a large number of earthquakes. Japan is one of them. Others do not have many; for example, there are few earthquakes in Britain. There is often a great noise during an earthquake. The ground shakes and houses fall down. Railway lines are broken. Trains run off the lines. Sometimes thousands of people are killed in different ways. About 60,000 were killed in1783 in South Italy. A terrible earthquakes in 1883 killed 35,000 people in Indonesia.Fires often follow earthquakes. The Tokyo earthquake of 1923 happened just before the middle of the day. People were cooking meals on their fires at that time. When the ground shook, the fires shook too. Hot materials were thrown onto different parts of the houses, which were made of wood. Soon 134 fires were burning in the city.Another terrible earthquakes happened in India in 1896. The ground suddenly moved 0.45m to one side. Then it moved back again. It moved like this 200 times a minute. Nearly all the buildings and trees fell down when that was happening.41. According to the article, __ has few earthquakes.A. IndiaB. ItalyC. JapanD. Britain42. Which of the following won‘t happen during an earthqu ake? ___.A. The ground shakesB. Materials become hotC. Some people dieD. A great noise can be heard43. There were many fires after the Tokyo earthquake because ___.A. people were using firesB. the earthquakes shook the firesC. the houses were made of woodD. A, B and C44. Which of the following is not true? ____.A. Trains run off the lines because railway lines are broken in earthquake.B. The earthquake of 1923 hit Tokyo in the day.C. People threw hot materials onto different parts of the houses.D. In the 1896 India earthquake, there were few building in the area after the earthquake.BFew can refuse（拒绝） to accept the strange coincidences (巧合) in the deaths of John F. Kennedy（肯尼迪） and Abraham Lincoln. For example, Kennedy was elected in 1960 while Lincoln came into power in the U.S. in 1860. Both men were murdered from behind, on a Friday, and with their wives present（在场）. The two men were born exactly one hundred years apart（相距）, as were their murderers, Lee Harvey Oswald and John Wilkes Booth. Perhaps the strangest coincidence（巧合）is that Kennedy’s secretary（秘书）, whose name was Lincoln, advised him not to go to Dellas where he was shot, and Lincoln’s secretary, whose name was Kennedy, advised him not to go to the Ford Theater where he met his death.45. Both of the two men _____.A. were presidents of the U.S.B. were elected presidents of the U.S. twiceC. had a secretary by the name of KennedyD. were murdered by the men of the same names.46. From the passage we can find out _____.A. Oswald and Booth were of an ageB. Oswald was 100 years older than BoothC. Booth was 100 years younger than OswaldD. There were 100 years between Oswald and Booth47. Abraham Lincoln and john F. Kennedy were murdered _____.A. in DellasB. at a stadiumC. at a theaterD. with their wives on the spot48. There were such strange coincidences between the two American presidents that _____.A. nobody can acceptB. almost everybody can acceptC. only a few persons can acceptD. hardly anybody has to acceptCGeorge Banks was a clever journalist（记者）. He worked for a good newspaper, and heliked arguing very much. He argued with anybody, and about anything. Sometimes the people whom he argued with were as clever as he was, but often they were not.He did not mind arguing with stupid people at all: he knew that he could never persuade them to agree, because they could never really understand what he was saying, and the stupider they were, the surer they were that they were right; but he often found that stupid people said very amusing things.At the end of one argument which George had with one of these less clever people, the man said something which George has always remembered and which has always amused him. It was, “Well, Sir, you should never forget this: there are always three answers to every question: you answer, my answer, and the correct answer.”49. It seemed to George as if ________.A. it was more interesting to argue with as clever people as he wasB. it was more interesting to argue with clever people than with stupid onesC. it was more interesting to argue with stupid people than with clever onesD. it was no good arguing with stupid people50. From the passage we can conclude that________.A. George did nothing but argue with othersB. George was a man full of sense of humourC. George always won the argumentsD. What George said was difficult to understand51. Why didn’t George mind arguing with stupid people? Because ________A. he wanted to win the argumentsB. he wanted to make the arguments more heatedC. stupid people could be easily fooledD. what stupid people said could often give him greater pleasure52. What one of the stupid people said at the end of one argument could be considered very________.A. cleverB. stupidC. strangeD. specialDBy following the footsteps on the muddy(泥泞的) road， the dog guided us to a small house．I waved to my comrades and we came near to a window．Looking in we found a man turning his radio set or operating some other instruments， possibly trying to get in touch with someone．He suddenly turned round．He must have sensed that there was something wrong．The danger he was in hit him．He picked up his gun， opened the door as quickly as possible， and rushed out， trying to flee(逃跑)．He was out of breath when he saw us closing in and let out a cry in despair(绝望)．53．What does the phrase “closing in” in this passage mean?A．“Shooting at” B．“Coming nearer in order to attack”C．“Making a quick attack” D．“Asking someone to give in”54．From the story we can infer that ______A．the police searched for a spy and caught him in the endB．a group of children were playing the game of hide and seekC．the police found the man by chanceD．the man was brave enough to face those people55．From the passage， we can imagine that in the end ______．A. the man was caught easily B．the man was caught after a good fightingC．the man was shot dead D．the man would rather die than give inEFor those of you who where born in the year of the pig, good luck and much success! This is your year. When talking to a Westerner, however, you‘ve got to be a little careful when you talk about pigs. Chinese people view the pig as a smart （聪明）and prosperous (rich, lucky) animal. Western ideas tend to be a little more negative（否定的）.A pig in the Wes t is seen as a dirty, lazy, and fat animal. If anyone ever called you a pig, you wouldn‘t be smiling. When a person doesn‘t like someone, sometimes he will call that person a pig.If you ever meet a Westerner who was born in the year of the pig, don‘t say,―Oh, you‘re a pig!‖ Most Westerners will be understanding. They will be sure that you made some kind of a mistake. However, don‘t take any chances. You might just offend（触怒）someone who does not share your positive（积极）ideas about pigs.56. You gave to be careful when you talk to a Westerner about pigs because______.A. they worship pigs best of allB. they consider pigs as bad animalsC. they aren‘t used to talking abou t pigs.D. they don‘t l ike the topic about pigs at all57. According to the passage we can see that Chinese people think of the pig as a _______animal.A. cleverB. richC. luckyD. all the above58. A Westerner will call someone a pig if he _______ that man.A. dislikesB. is afraid ofC. looks up toD. makes fun of59. When you call a Westerner a pig, who was born in the year of the pig, most of them ___________.A. will be angryB. will be very surprisedC. can forgive（原谅）D. may quarrel with you60.From the passage we can conclude（推断）that _________.A. different people have different ideas about the same thingB. Westerners do not like pigs as much as the ChineseC. in general, Westerners and the Chinese don‘t like pig sD. all of the Chinese like pigs better than WesternersⅤ根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。