高三英语上期中试题

包铁五中2016-2017学年度第一学期期中考试

高三英语试题

I、完形填空(本大题共1小题，共30.0分)

My first trip in the United States

I still remember my first day in the U.S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The w eather was very ( 1 ) and it was snowing, but I was too excited to ( 2 ) . From the airport, my friend and I ( 3 ) ataxi to my ( 4 ) . On the way I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the ( 5 ) time and I stared in surprise at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made ( 6 ) . Helping me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and ( 7 ) to return the next day.

( 8 ) my friend had left, I went to a ( 9 ) near the hotel to get something to eat. Since I couldn’t speak a single( 10 ) of English, I couldn’t tell the( 11 ) what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some ( 12 ) , but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was ( 13 ) . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway ( 14 ) I came toTimes Squarewith its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I didn’t feel tired, so I( 15 ) to walk around the city.

I wanted to see ( 16 ) on my first day, although I knew it was impossible. When I ( 17 ) to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep,

lay ( 18 ) and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of ( 19 ) and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to ( 20 ) English.

1.A.hot B.warm C.cold D.cool

2.A.look B.listen C.enjoy D.mind

3.A.sat B.took C.rode ed

4.A.home B.hotel C.office D.school

5.A.first B.one st D.only

6.A.satellites kes C.beauty D.parks

7.A.advised B.liked C.promised D.hoped

8.A.Before long B.Shortly after C.Soon D.Then

9.A.restaurant B.shop C.supermarket D.pub

10.A.letter B.word C.sentence D.phrase

11.A.boss B.cook C.waiter D.waitress

12.A.voices B.suggestions C.sounds D.gestures

13.A.looking B.ordering C.picking D.eating

14.A.until B.when C.before D.after

15.A.tried B.stopped C.decided D.continued

16.A.anything B.everything C.something D.some things

17.A.came B.went C.returned D.arrived

18.A.asleep B.awake C.afraid D.alive

19.A.noise B.voices C.streets D.places

20.A.say B.talk C.speak D.t ell

II、阅读理解(本大题共4小题，共30.0分)

A

A couple had a son eleven years after they married. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eye. When the boy was around four years old, one day the father was very tired after work so he asked his wife to pick up their son. The mother, who was very busy in the kitchen, totally forgot about it.

Later the boy lost his way on the street. When the son was found missing, the mother hurried to look for him, but she di dn’t find him. The mother felt very sad and didn’t know how to face her husband.