高三英语试卷及答案

宁波市

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二一一学年

第二学期

八校期初测试高三英语试题

注意事项:

1．答卷前，考生务必将本人的班级、姓名、学号（或考试号）填在答题卡的密封线内。

2．将答案填在答题卡相应的位置上。在试卷上答题无效。

3．本次考试期间不得使用计算器。

4．考试时间：120分钟，总分：120分。

命题：鄞州中学沈惠君冯彩波审题：宁波中学蒋园芬

选择题部分（共80分）

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1. Nicknames are interesting. If ______ man were unusually strong, he might adopt _____name such as Armstrong.

A. a; the

B. a; a

C. a; 不填

D. the; a

2. Those who put their money away in the bank know very well that interest rate could go ______.

A. both ways

B. all ways

C. neither way

D. either way

3. Unlike the earth, Mars is too cold and Venus is far too hot _______ there to be any life.

A.as

B. so

C. like

D. for

4. The little man was _______ one meter fifty high, who is often laughed at.

A. almost more than

B. hardly more than

C. nearly more than

D. as much as

5. The village seemed deserted, the only sign of life ________ some trees waving in the howling wind．

A. were

B. being

C. was

D. to be

6. The old lady got up just before sunrise, as she often does, _____along the beach and get some

fresh air.

A. walked

B. to walk

C. walking

D. having walked

7. I can not understand why Libya will become so complicated ________ I understand more

from the medium.

A. after

B. before

C. while

D. when

8. W e’d better take umbrellas—I’m sure it _____when we arrive in London; i t’s alw ays wet

there at this time of year.

A. will rain

B. is raining

C. will be raining

D. would rain

9. I would have attended your birthday party last night but for the fact that it ______ at that time.

A. would rain

B. was raining

C. had rained

D. had been raining

10. －What does the sign over there say?

－“No person ____________ bring drinks into the student computer pool.”

A. will

B. may

C. shall

D. must

11. It was a great _____ for her to be pleasant to people she didn’t like.

A. attempt

B. trouble

C. effort

D. practice

12. A volcano in Indonesia erupted on November the 16th, 2010, and _____, hundreds of people were killed.

A. consequently

B. continuously

C. constantly

D. consistently

13. The car began to ______ the moment the vehicle got into the highway.

A. take up

B. give up

C. make up

D. pick up

14. Experts predict that the earthquake and tsunami will _________ among the costliest natural disasters on record.

A. clarify

B. group

C. separate

D. rank

15. More than 5,000 people had been ________ dead from Friday's massive earthquake and

tsunami, Japanese media quoted police as saying early on Thursday.

A. convinced

B. guaranteed

C. confirmed

D. claimed

16.We were hoping to finish the project by next week—________, however, we won’t make it

until the week after．

A. so far

B. as it is

C. by and by

D. in addition

17. Supporters of underground development say that building down _______ building up is a

good way to use the earth’s space.

A. as well as

B. other than

C. rather than

D. more than

18. A housing bubble is an economic situation _____ occurs when house prices rise much too fast.

A. which

B. where

C. what

D. why

19. Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weakness ____ stood at the point in

history _____ magic ended and science began.

A. which, where

B. who, whose

C. that, that

D. who, where

20. --- Did you have a wonderful time at the ball last night?

--- __________! I’ve never had a more wonderful time all my life.

A. You bet

B. No problem

C. Don’t mention it

D. That’s right

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be 21 with who you are. There’s always someone who’s a bit 22 . The only solution is to reach 23 and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more 24 measure for comparison than who your were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your 25 .