北京四中高三上学期期中英语试题解析

2012届北京四中上学期期中英语试题

第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21.----I hear that there was a terrible crash in the subway in Shanghai the other day.

----Yes, ______news came as ______shock to all of us.

A. the; the

B. a; /

C. the; a

D. /; a

C考查冠词的用法。第一空表示“特指消息”；第二空指“抽象名词具体化”，a shock意为：一件令人震惊的事。

22. Alibaba has become China’s largest online commercial company, _____ a profit of 1.47 billion yuan in 2010.

A. earns

B. earning

C. earned

D. to have earned

B考查分词作状语。此处现在分词作结果状语，表示自然的结果。

23. None of the underwater workers has been harmed by the great fish. ________, most fish were so friendly that they played with the instruments.

A. Instead

B. Even though

C. However

D. Though

A考查副词的用法及含义。句意：水下工作的工人没有一个被大鱼伤害，相反，大多数鱼很友好以至于他们和和装备玩耍。

24. ---Has James finished his report on his Enquiry Learning yet?

----I’m not sure. She _______ on it last week.

A. was working

B. has worked

C. worked

D. had worked

A考查动词时态。句意：---James已经写完她的研究性学习报告了吗？---我不确定。她上周还在写。

25. A huge amount of oil was spilt on the East Sea, the caused of ______ are still under investigation.

A. it

B. that

C. which

D. whom

C考查非限制性定语从句的关系词。此处which替代前面句子的内容。

26.---These grapes look really beautiful.

----They _______! See the price $3.99 a pound. Very expensive, aren’t they!

A. would

B. could

C. might

D. should

D考查情态动词的用法。句意：---这些葡萄看起来真漂亮。---它们应该看起来漂亮。看3.99美元一磅。太贵了，不是吗！

27. It is good manners to eat up_______is left in your plate.

A. that

B. what

C. which

D. all

B考查宾语从句的连接词。此处what在宾语从句中作主语。句意：吃干净你盘子里的剩东西是礼貌行为。

28. _______me when you get it through and I’ll pick you up at your work place.

A. Calling

B. Call

C. Called

D. To call

B考查非谓语动词的用法。此处为祈使句，所以用动词原形。

29. I fell asleep while working on this paper_______the computer on.

A. as

B. for

C. over

D. with

D考查with的复合结构。此处是with+名词+副词的用法。句意：我在打这篇论文时电脑开

着就睡着了。

30.----How do you usually go to work?

----I usually drive, but if it is fine, I ______by bike.

A. will go

B. would go

C. have gone

D. had gone

A考查动词时态的用法。句意：----你通常怎样去上班？---我通常开车去上班，但如果天气好我会骑自行车。此处will表意愿。

31. I ______ to reach the manager for the last two hours but the line is always busy.

A. tired

B. have tired

C. had tired

D. have been trying

D考查动词时态。句意：在过去的两小时里，我一直想接通经理的电话，但是总占线。此处表示我一直在努力打电话，故用现在完成进行时。

32. ______in the woods, the two girls were frightened and kept crying.

A. Having lost

B. Lost

C. To be lost

D. Being lost

B考查过去分词短语作状语。句意：迷失在树林里，这两位姑娘吓坏了并且不断地哭。

33. My son has gone abroad. I’m looking forward to him_______.

A. return

B. to return

C. returning

D. returned

C考查动名词的用法。此处to是介词，其后him returning为动名词的复合结构。

34. I ____ him the money but he didn’t tell me he needed it.

A. should have lent

B. must have lent

C. need have lent

D. could have lent

D考查情态动词的虚拟语气用法。句意：我本能借给他钱但他没有告诉我他需要钱。

35.Nowadays, more film stars_______to be difficult to work with.

A. say

B. have said

C. are said

D. were said

C考查不定式的被动式。句意：当今，据说越来越多的电影明星难以合作。

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第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down. I rebellious(叛逆)on the outside, ___36_____ on the inside I wanted people to ____37_____.

Once I left home to hitchhike(搭便车)to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn’t ___38___, and there were many times I didn’t feel safe. One situation in particular ___39____ me grateful to still be alive. When I returned home, I was different-----not so outwardly sure of myself.

I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was ___40____ with us, was wearing my clothes. And my ___41___ seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if would be ___42___ if I weren’t there. I told my mom, and she explained that ___43____ Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could ___44___ me. I pointed out, “She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.”My mom said these were wonderful __45____, but I was the only person who could fill my ___46___. She made me realize that even with my ___47_____, ------ and they were many-----I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced.

I became a searcher, ___48____ who I was and what made me unique. My ___49___ of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist pressure to ___50____ in ways that I didn’t like any more, and I ___51___ who I really was. I came to feel much more ___52___ that no one can ever take my place.

Each of us ___53____ a unique place in the world.You are special, no matter what