山东省聊城市某重点中学届高三下学期期初考试英语试题.docx

1、山东省聊城市某重点中学届高三下学期期初考试英语试题山东省聊城市某重点中学2013届高三下学期期初考试英语试题考试时间：100分钟；题号一二三四五六总分得分注意事项：1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题）评卷人得分一、单项选择1 Has Tom finished writing his essay today? I have no idea. He _ it this morning. A. wrote B. has written C. was writing D. had written 2_ interesting the film is,

2、I wont waste any time on it. A. No matter B. Whatever C. However D. Whichever3Lily went to see the movie alone. If she _ me about it, I would have gone with her.A. should tell B. tells C. told D. had told 4_will the ambulance come. Take it easy and your mom will be OK.A. At once B. In no time C. Rig

3、ht now D. The instant5I really dont know _ I put my wallet after I paid the bill. A. where was it B. it was where that C. where it was that D. where was it that.6I should convey my appreciation to my high school teachers, without _ help I wouldnt achieve such a big success. A. whom B. them C. which

4、D. whose7 Sorry, I cant return your book today because I am only half way through it. _ I have plenty of other books to read.A. Take it easy B. No wonder C. Take your time D. No doubt8Do you like cooking, Sally? . Luckily Ive never had to worry about it. A. Never mind B. Not really C. I dont agree D

5、. You said it9Have you seen Jack recently?No. He for another company now.A. is working B. had worked C. worked D. was working10She removed hat she was wearing and tried on _ black silk one.A. a; a B. the; the C. the; a D. a; the11David wont get losthe has a good of direction. A. feeling B. idea C. e

6、xperience D. sense12Tom eagerly finished up was left of the chicken pie.A. what B. that C. which D. where13Thank you for your coffee.But you_ it.A. didnt drink B. arent drinkingC. dont drink D. hadnt drunk14If people eat natural poisons by mistake, they _ go to hospital without delay.A. would B. can

7、 C. may D. must 15The invention of artificial hearts marked a turning point in the battle heart disease.A. among B. for C. against D. between评卷人得分二、完型填空Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we 26 realize that those challenges are the very things that 27 us and make us who we are, it is the

8、 same with the challenges that come with 28 . When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two 29 : we can try to 30 it off, or we can decide that the thing presenting the challenge isnt worth the 31 and call it quits. Although there are 32 times when calling it quits is the right thing to do

9、, in most 33 all that is needed is commitment and 34 . When we are devoted to 35 , it means that no matter how 36 or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to 37 it instead of running away from it. Communication is making a 38 for discussion and talking about how you feel instead of j

10、ust saying what the other person did wrong. 39 you can say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt.” 40 “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster. In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for 41 they are: small hurdles（障碍

11、） you need to jump or 42 on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is impossible to get over, and hurt only 43 to make us stronger. Its all part of growing up, it happens to everyone, and some day you will 44 on all of this and say, “ 45 as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a

12、good thing.” 16A. seem to B. come to C. hope to D. try to17A. design B. promote C. direct D. shape18A. success B. pressure C. friendship D. difficulty19A. opportunities B. expectations C. choices D. aspects20A. beat B. show C. take D .fall21A. comment B. loss C. trouble D. expense22A. hardly B. cert

13、ainly C. consequently D. exactly23A. issues B. cases C. events D. affairs24A. communication B. confidence C. courage D. consideration25A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing26A. doubtful B. shameful C. harmful D. painful27A. keep B. control C. face D. catch28A. chance B. plan C. topic D.

14、room29A. If B. As C. While D. Unless30A. other than B. rather than C. or rather D. or else31A. what B. who C. where D. which32A. pass by B. come across C. get through D. run over33A. serves B. means C. aims D. attempts34A. look into B. look for C. look out D. look back35A. Interesting B. Surprising

15、C. Complicated D. Hard评卷人得分三、阅读理解Some weird, wild and wonderful stories coloured the news in 2010:A Copenhagen bus company has put love seats on 103 of its vehicles for people looking for a partner. Even love at first sight is possible on the bus, said a spokesman for the British owned Arriva compan

16、y to explain the two seats on each bus that are covered in red cloth and a love seat sign.Shoppers at an international luxury fair in Verona, Italy, found a cell-phone-equipped golden coffin among the items on display. The phones will help the dead contact relatives if they have been buried alive by

17、 mistake.A man in New York came up with a disarming way to set off his latest bank heist , approaching the clerks window with a large bunch of flowers and handing over a hold-up note saying “give me the money!” An Englishman who lost all his legs and arms in an electrical accident successfully swam

18、across the Channel, a challenge he had been preparing for two years. The whole cost is 400 dollars. A set of artificial teeth made for Britains war-time prime minister Winston Churchill known as the teeth that saved the world sold for nearly 18,000 pounds (21,500 euros, 24,000 dollars) at auction.A

19、British woman caused an Internet hate campaign after she was caught on camera dumping a cat in a rubbish bin. She was fined 250 pounds (400 dollars, 280 euros) after pleading guilty.The BBC apologized completely and without any doubts after a radio presenter jokingly announced that Queen Elizabeth I

20、I had died.Two Australian men needed surgery after shooting each other in the bottoms during a drinking session to see if it would hurt were charged 400 dollars separately. A Kuwaiti MP(议员) proposed state-aid for male citizens to take second wives, in a bid to reduce the large number of unmarried wo

21、men in the oil-rich state.36What is special about the coffin in the second news? A. It is golden B. It has a cell phone. C. It is a luxury D. It has many items37What is the probable meaning of the underlined word heist in the third news? A. robbery B. proposal C. begging D. raising money38Who has to

22、 spend 400 dollars to do the surgery? A. A British woman who dumped a cat in a rubbish bin. B. One who bought Winston Churchills artificial teeth. C. An Australian man who shot in bottom to test the hurt. D. An Englishman crossing the Channel without legs and arms.39From the last news we can infer t

23、hat _. A. In Kuwait many men are eager to get marriedB. A lot of rich single men lived in KuwaitC. There are quantities of oil in Kuwait D. There are many single women in Kuwait Thousands of dead red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky in an Arkansas town on New Years Eve after massive injuries, tes

24、ts by Arkansas officials concluded on Monday. Some 5,000 birds mysteriously fell from the sky in Beebe, Arkansas after dark on New Years Eve. “The birds suffered from acute physical injuries leading to internal hemorrhage（大量出血） and death. There was no sign of infectious disease,” the Arkansas Game a

25、nd Fish Commission said in a statement. The birds were otherwise healthy, it said.One theory is that birds were frightened by New Years fireworks and flew into buildings or other objects. “Loud noises were reported shortly before the birds began to fall from the sky,” the statement said, adding that

26、 blackbirds have poor night vision and seldom fly at night.Another theory was that severe weather such as lightning accounted for the loud noises but this was discounted because the violent weather had already left the area. “Were leaning more toward a stress event, said Arkansas Game and Fish Commi

27、ssion spokesman Keith Stephens. The commission also is trying to determine what caused the deaths of up to 100,000 fish over a 20-mile stretch of the Arkansas River near a dam in Ozark, 125 miles west of Beebe. The fish were discovered on December 30. Stephens said the commission expected results on

28、 the fish tests in probably a month. Since almost all the fish were one species - bottom-feeding drum, Stephens said, the test was very important. Stephens also said: “The events do not appear related.” Both that section of the river and the air at the site of the bird deaths were tested for toxins(

29、毒素). Beebe is a town of about 4,500 people located 30 miles northeast of the state capital. 40What is NOT the probable reason why the dead red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky?A. Internal hemorrhage B. Fireworks C. Lightning weather D. Murder41In the third paragraph, the underlined word discounte

30、d probably mean_. A. not to reduce cost B. not to believe C. to make up a part D. to explain mystery42According to Stephens, we can infer the probable cause of the dead fish is _.A. cold weather B. poor management C. disease D. lack of food43The passage is mainly developed by _.A. analyzing causes B. making comparisonsC. examining differences D. following the time order“Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move,” said David Belle, the founder of parkour(跑酷).Do you love running? It is a good exercise, yet many people find it boring. But