上海市上海中学2017届高三上学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案

上海中学2016学年高三英语期中考试试卷

17. Roman Empire ________ for centuries.

A.has existed

B. existed

C. had existed

D. was existed

rge quantities of petrol ________ used every year, causing a lot of pollution. What we need

________ green vehicles.

A.is; are

B. are; are

C. is; is

D. are; is

19.Out ________, with the ________ money in his hand.

A.did he rush; remained

B. he was rushing; remaining

C. rushed he; remained

D. he rushed; remaining

20.________ like a set ting from the film Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Singapore?s Chocolate Research Facility (CRF) has over 100 varieties of chocolates.

A.Looked

B. Looking

C. To look

D. Being looked

21.________is known to all is that the invention of telegram ________ the transmission of messages to any part of the world within a few seconds.

A.What; made it possible

B. As; made it possible

C. It; made possible

D. What; made possible

22.So involved in making false accounting ________ that I don?t think this business partner is worthy ________.

A.has he become; of being trusted

B. he has become; to be trusted

C. he becomes; to trust

D. is he becoming; of trusting

23.When we first arrived in ________ Detroit twenty years ago, the car production then was only one-tenth ________ it is now.

A. what is now; what

B. where is now; as

C. now is; that

D. which now is; than

24.________ last week, she lived a quiet and happy life in that area.

A.Not until the earth-moving machines came

B.The earth-moving machines came

C.Until the earth-moving machines came

D.Then came the earth-moving machines

(A)

Vegetarians are people who don?t eat any animals. In the past, vegetarians was uncommon, but recently more and more people are choosing a vegetarian diet. In the USA alone there are about 13 million people ____25____ (call) themselves vegetarians and that number is expected to reach 25 million by the year 2015. There are many reasons why people think it makes sense not

____26____ (eat) animals. They can be related to religion, health, ethical or ecological concerns.

People with a religious background avoid eating meat. Buddhists believe that human beings

____27____ not kill animals. Muslims and Jews don?t have pork. Some people are becoming worried about the safety of eating meat because of the way it is farmed. Certain chemicals are used to make animals grow fast and many animals are fed food ____28____ is not part of their natural diet.

Another reason for choosing to give up meat is ____29____ they consider farming animals

for food is wrong and that animals have rights to live on as man does.