高三英语期末试题

高三英语期末试卷本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。

第一卷(95分)Ⅰ语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空。

Many Chinese believe_____1___(eat) pig brains will increase their intelligence and some Americans regularly eat____2____(cook) eggs to keep their minds sharp. ____3_____，doctors don’t recommend eating_____4_____raw eggs or animal brains. Then, what food is good for your brain? Scientists have found a relationship ____5_____ diet anda healthy brain. Generally speaking, fish is a brain food. _____6____ fish, you should introduce lots of dark green leafy vegetables and colorful fruits into your diet, because most people lack the special vitamins____7____these brain food provide. If you eat brain foods____8_____(regular), they can increase brain power —help you pay attention, keep you____9_____ (motivate), improve your memory and____10____( less) stress from studies. Then you can do much betterin your test.II 完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11－30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

Old Henry and his wife Phoebe loved one another. They were simple 11 . Their world was their fruit trees, cornfields and a backyard 12 pigs and chickens. The rest of the world was a 13 place like starsin the sky.Sometimes, Henry worried about 14 . His wife would say, “If you _15__ talking like that, I will go away and what would you do? Thereis nobody to 16 you.”Old Henry knew his wife would never 17 him. The only thing he __18___ was death and the life if his wife died. Knowing she was there, beside him, in the dark, made Henry __19____ again. In this way, they lived 20 in their world.One day, Phoebe became sick and 21 . Old Henry watched them put her body in the earth. When people left, he still stood near the tomb for long. At night, he read newspapers _22___ most of the time, he just sat, looking at the door, 23 where Phoebe was and 24 he woulddie.For five months, he lived like this. One day, he went out to cut grass. Just 25 the hill, he saw Phoebe again. Yes, there she was, down in the valley, smiling up at him. She was in the same blue dress. She __26___ a hand and seemed to say, “Come, come with me.” Henry felt the strong pull of a new world 27 he and Phoebe would always be together. He gave a 28 cry, “ Wait, Phoebe, wait for me. I’m coming.”The next day, some farm boys 29 Henry at the bottom of the hill. His body was broken. There was a soft, happy smile on his face. The 30 smile he had worn when Phoebe was alive.11. A. workers B. farmers C. doctors D. teachers12. A. on B. in C. with D. from13. A. small B. faraway C. close D. big14. A. harvest B. wealth C. health D. death15. A. enjoy B. keep C. finish D. mind16. A. look at B. look after C. look up D.look for17. A. leave B. move C. watch D. ask18. A. had B. failed C. performed D. feared19. A. quiet B. lonely C. simple D. gentle20. A. sadly B. worriedly C. gladly D. warmly21. A. died B. disappeared C. cried D. walked22. A. but B. so C. and D. for23. A. knowing B. wondering C.expecting D.remembering24. A. how long B. how often C. how soon D. how much25. A. in front of B. on the top of C. at the bottom ofD. at the foot of26. A. waved B. lost C. shook D. saw27. A. when B. that C. which D. where28. A. crazy B. surprised C. happy D.disappointed29. A. picked B. found C. searched D. met30. A. different B. separate C. same D. kindⅢ 阅读理解阅读下列六篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

（共小题；每小题2分，满分分）AJapan’s nuclear crisis is also causing concerns in China. Worried shoppers rushed to stores and supermarkets in the country for salt, withthe belief that it might protect them from potential nuclear radiation spreading from Japan.Many rushed to buy to stores as much iodized salt as possible because of the rumor that iodized salt could help prevent radiation poisoning spreading from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Consumers also worried that the nuclear plumes might spread to China by air and sea, polluting food sources, including salt taken from the sea.The wave of panic buying spread quickly across the country, driving up salt prices by five to ten fold in some cities.Even regions rich in salt production, like Jiangxi Province，faced sudden shortages.The government took measures to guarantee enough supply and to stabilize（稳定）the market. It also dismissed the nuclear rumors, saying the nuclear fallout was unlikely to reach the country, and that salt did not help to prevent radiation poisoning.Local authorities have stepped in to stabilize the market, too. As well, state-owned salt companies have been urged to increase their supply.Facing expanding market demand, distribution centers have taken extra measures to ensure they are well-prepared.Wang Yun, the General Manager of Beijing Salt Industry Corporation, said, "Our storage reserves can guarantee a two-month supply for the Beijing market."31.People made panic purchases of salt for the reasons EXCEPT______________.A. salt might protect them from po tential nuclear radiationB. nuclear radiation might pollute food sourcesC. there would be a shortage of salt on the marketD. nuclear radiation might pollute salt taken from the sea 32．What measures did the government take for the panic buying?A. Enough salt would be offered to each house.B. It admitted that salt could stop nuclear radiation.C. Authorities urged state-owned salt companies to increase the supply.D. Those who spread the rumor were all arrested and punished. 33．The underlined word “fold” in the third paragraph means _______.A. timesB. pricesC. quantitiesD. means34．What is the purpose of the writer to give the example of BeijingSalt Industry Corporation?A. To tell readers that there is a salt company in beijing.B. To prove what the government did was right.C. To call on panic people to buy enough salt.D. To make people believe that the supply of salt is enough.BOnce many years ago, I pulled a family out of a burning car somewhere in Wyoming. Last week I received a telephone call from a woman who could not stop crying as she told me that one of my stories had saved her son from committing suicide. In closing she called me a hero.That got me thinking about what a hero is. Was I a hero because I pulled a family from a burning car? If so, how could I be a hero just because I wrote a story that saved someone’s life?Today I looked up the word “hero” in the dictionary to see exactly what it meant. It read “a person who does something brave” and al so “a person who is good and noble”.That statement impressed me more than the part about being brave. So I thought about something very important. And I remembered what happened to me years ago.After my marriage of twenty years ended, I was in such a condition.I was within hours trying to get up enough courage to end the pain and misery. When I returned home, someone had sent me a card in the mail which told me how much they would appreciate me as a friend. That wonderful card probably saved my life. That person, without even knowing it, saved a life and became a hero.The many stories I kept writing in the following years saved the life of a teenage boy. In turn that makes the person who sent me the card a double hero. I suppose that is why I fight so hard to help the children now living in orphanages (孤儿院). Most children come out of these institutions with a very hard and bitter attitude against the world. The gifts we send them let them know that they have not been forgotten. Hopefully, most of them will never hurt anyone because of the kindness shown to them by those of us who cared. If it works, we will also become "heroes".35. The main idea of the passage is _______________.A. why the writer should be a heroB. whether the writer is a heroC. what a hero exactly isD. that everyone is a hero36. Why did the woman call the writer a hero at the end of the call?A. Because his story saved her so n’s life.B. Because he saved a family from a burning car.C. Because he asked her son not to kill himself.D. Because he was cute and kind to everybody.37. What does the underlined word “it” in the last sentence of Paragraph 5 refer to?A. The fact that the sender helped the writer.B. The action of sending the card.C. The wonderful card the writer received.D. The fact that the sender was a friend of the writer.38. According to the writer, who can be considered as a hero?A. A person who is brave.B. A person who writes wonderful stories.C. A person who can hold a door for others.D. A person who helps someone in trouble.CLondon has become a cycle friendly zone after the launch of a new bike hire scheme. It has been designed to encourage more people to cycle in and around central London.So how does it work？First you have to sign up to the scheme to be sent a key. The key will unlock one of the bikes，which are kept at docking stations in and around central London. You have to pay an access fee for the key and then you pay as you go，for the length of time you use the bike.Transport for London，which runs the scheme，are hoping to have 6，000 bikes and 400 docking stations in place by the end of the year. The new hire system is hoping to ease congestion (拥挤)in London and is expected to create up to 40，000 extra cycle trips a day into the city centre. London Mayor Boris Johnston launched the scheme and said London had been “filled with thousands of gleaming machines that will transform the look and feel of our streets and become as commonplace on our road s as black cabs and red buses”.However，there have been a few problems since the scheme was launched last Friday. On the first day some people found they couldn’t dock their bike properly and their usage of the bike had not registered.Transport for London did admit they had been expecti ng a few “teething problems” and have said they wouldn’t charge for the first day as a “gesture of goodwill”. Some other people have criticized the lack of docking stations and locks for the bikes as well as the price it costs to hire the bicycles.Despite the comments，the green-thinking London Mayor still seems very positive about things，saying，“My campaign for the capital to become the greatest big cycling city in the world has taken a big pedal-powered push forwards.”39. London Mayor boris Johnston launched the new bike scheme in order to ________________.A. reduce the air pollution of the cityB. deal with the city’s traffic problemsC. encourage the citizens to take exercisesD. increase employment opportunities40.If you want to hire a bike, in which order will you do？a. pay for the bike according to the time you use itb. pay for the key to a bikec. cycle in and around central Londond. sign up as a member to get a keyA. b-d-c-aB. b-c-a-dC. d-b-c-aD. d-c-b-a41.All the following are the problems of the scheme EXCEPT＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A. the high cost to hire a bikeB. not registering their usage of the bikesC. not charging for the first day of the schemeD. docking the bikes properly42.From the passage we can infer that .A. the London Mayor is confident in the schemeB. the scheme will be cancelled because of the problemsC. all the citizens in London support the schemeD. the cycling revolution is not successfulDDeserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks' time. Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive (存活) if the rain is spread throughout the year. If it falls within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and a desert may form.Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes (沙丘) are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dunes grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape. Most of them are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the southwestern United States, cliffs (悬崖) and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over the centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand, rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always changing--very, very slowly--as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock.Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that have adapted to life in the deserr. During the heat of the day, a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.43. Many plants may survive in deserts when_______.A. the rain is spread out in a yearB. the rain falls only in a few weeksC. there is little rain in a yearD. it is dry all the year round.44. Sand dunes are formed when_______.A. sand piles up graduallyB. there is plenty of rain in a yearC. the sea has dried up over the yearsD. pieces of rock get smaller45. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert there is_______.A. too much sandB. more sand than beforeC. nothing except sandD. something else besides sand46. It can be learned from the text that in a desert_______.A. there is no rainfall throughout the yearB. life exists in rough conditionsC. all sand dunes are a few feet highD. rocks are worn away only by wind and heatEWho is there among us who hasn't dreamed of having his or her own small ( maybe, several years later, even big) business, and having wonderful freedom, both from a boss and from the time clock: the freedom to make up our own rules for our work, and our own plans--arranging our own hours of work? That way work would be both painless and fun. Or, so we imagine.Well, in fact it isn't quite as simple as that. Yes, it is true that being the boss has its satisfactions and that you can arrange your working hours freely if you own your own small business. But in those early years of starting your own business, you shouldn't think of a free day, not to mention flying off for a month's vacation. It is not unusual for new business owners to work seventy or eighty hours a week, and if there is a day off, that day might need to be devoted to accounting(算账).But this negative picture doesn't destroy the beautiful hopes. The possibility of getting something wonderful in return--both material and mental--continues to drive that large number of people who start up small businesses each year in the United States.47. From the first paragraph, we know that everybedy bopes_______.A. to rule othersB. to be his or her own bossC. to get a time clockD. to be free from work48. Most new business owners have to_______.A. work more than 10 hours a dayB. devote himself to accountingC. fly to some places in the worldD. have a day off in a week49. The expression "negative picture" nxet probably means_______.A. a terrible experienceB. a poor pictureC. limited freedomD. unpleasant situations50. The beautiful hopes will never be destroyed because_______.A. people love beautiful things by natureB. people have a strong desire to seek personal gainsC. small businesses make big money each year in the USD. small businesses have advantages over big companiesFAn Englishman, a Frenchman and a Russian were discussing happiness. "Happiness," said the Englishman, "Happiness is when you return home tired after work, yet find your slippers(拖鞋) warming by the fire."You English have no romance," said the Frenchman. "Happiness is when you go on a business trip, find a pretty girl who entertainsyou -then afterwards you partwithout regrets.""You are both wrong," said the Russian. "True happiness is when you are at home in bed and at 4 a.m., you hear a hammering at the door and outside stand the secret police, who say to you, 'Ivan Ivanovitch, you are under arrest', and you say, 'Sorry, Ivanovitch lives next door.'"51. The Englishman's happiness suggests that _______.A. he should have no time to warm his slippersB. he enjoys the warmth of the familyC. he thinks it the most important to have slippersD. he wants someone to warm his slippers52. What the Frenchman said means that _______.A. a man can be free to play with any pretty girl when possibleB. he wants to marry a girl he lovesC. he is interested in going on a business tripD. the Englishman should have more romance53. The Russian thought that ________.A. both the Englishman and the Frenchman were not rightB. neither the Englishman nor the Frenchman were rightC. neither the Englishman nor Frenchman were wrongD. either the Englishman or the Frenchman were wrong54. The meaning of the Russian's words is that _______.A. he would like to have a good sleep at nightB. he will feel happy if his neighbour is arrestedC. he thinks it happiness to feel safeD. he will feel afraid if anyone knocks at his door at night55. The best title for this story is "_______".A. The Difference in HappinessB. How to Get HappinessC. The Definitionof HappinessD. The Importance of HappinessG．（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。