高三英语开学摸底考试试题

高三英语开学摸底考试试题

第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45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．—Would you like to join us for a basketball game?

— ______, but I promised Nancy to go out with her．

A．I’d like to B．I like it．C．I don’t D．I will

22．After the quarrel, I tried all my best to fix the misunderstanding between us, but all my efforts seemed ．

A．in trouble B．in case C．in time D．in vain

23．— Can we borrow books from the library when it is completed?

— Of course．It is to every citizen only if you get a special card．

A．acceptable B．accessible

C．reasonable D．available

24．The mother told her son, “The exam is ．You should focus your mind on study”．A．approaching B．leaving

C．advancing D．pushing

25．To stress too much on grammar is wrong; meanwhile not to importance to it is also unreasonable．

A．fasten B．add C．refer D．attach

26．You ate a big bowl of rice only half an hour ago．You hungry now．A．mustn’t be B．couldn’t be C．needn’t be D．shouldn’t be

27．Since all the old classmates are here, just your work and let’s have some tea first．A．set in B．set up C．set aside D．set down

28．While planning a journey, you should several conditions such as weather, safety, route and traffic．

A．go about B．leave alone C．bargain for D．allow for

29．With so many things , the teacher couldn’t have a moment to rest．

A．handled B．to handle C．to be handled D．handling

30．It is necessary that all of us have a good knowledge of international trade．A．would B．should C．must D．have to

31．It was several minutes before I was of what was happening．

A．aware B．concerned C．tired D．ashamed

32．that would cause such an a ccident, I wouldn’t have done it．

A．I had known B．If I knew C．Had I known D．Should I know 33．The teacher told me what I would do was him in his operation．

A．assisted B．assisting C．assist D．to be assisted

34．An idea struck me I had left my note book in the classroom．

A．which B．that C．where D．why

35．—Did you see English teacher? — I saw him at work in the office just now．A．an, / B．the, a C．the, / D．the, the

第二节完形填空(共20小题，每题1．5分，共30分)

阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When middle-aged Alex quit his job and made up his mind to become a freelance (self-employed) writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not．He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a(n) 36 typewrite and settled down to work．After a year or so, however, Alex began to 37 himself．He found it is difficult to earn his living by 38 what he wrote．But Alex determined to put his dream to the test —39 it meant living with uncertainty and fear of 40 ．This is the shadowland of hope, and 41 with a dream must learn to live there．

One day Alex got a call, “We need a(n) 42 , and we’re paying $6,000 a year．” $6,000 was 43 money in 1960．It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more．44 , he could write on the side．45 the dollars were dancing in Alex’s head, something 46 his senses．He had dreamed of being a 47 — full time．“Thanks, but no,” Alex said 48 ．“I’m going to stick it out and write．”

After Alex got off the phone, he 49 everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents．Alex put the cans and cents into a 50 bag, saying to himself, “There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far．”

Finally his work was 51 in 1970．Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that 52 writers ever experience．The shadows had turned into limelight．

Then one day, Alex 53 a box filled with things he had owned years before．54 was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents．Suddenly he 55 himself working in that cold storage room．It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland．

36．A．expensive B．priceless C．excellent D．used

37．A．doubt B．trust C．regret D．hate

38．A．buying B．selling C．reading D．appreciating 39．A．What if B．Now that C．Even though D．As if

40．A．failure B．success C．loss D．perspiration 41．A．someone B．nobody C．anyone D．none

42．A．writer B．boss C．manager D．assistant 43．A．little B．real C．false D．high

44．A．Still B．Besides C．However D．Therefore

45．A．If B．Because C．As D．But

46．A．cleared B．destroyed C．hurt D．struck

47．A．writer B．dancer C．driver D．assistant 48．A．hurriedly B．slowly C．firmly D．hesitantly 49．A．pulled apart B．pulled out C．pulled down D．pulled back 50．A．plastic B．paper C．cloth D．metal 51．A．published B．completed C．written D．punished 52．A．poor B．few C．famous D．great 53．A．picked B．searched C．sought D．found 54．A．Outside B．Below C．Inside D．Above 55．A．reminded B．called C．described D．pictured

第二部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40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。

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