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届高三英语上册期中考试试题

上海市晋元高级中学2010届高三上学期期中考试

英语试卷

第I卷（共105分）

ListeningComprehension

Omitted

GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

25.Justafewyearslater,Chinasuccessfullylaunched_____firstChinesemannedspacecraftinto_____space.

A.a…/B.a…theC.the…/D.the…the

26.______ofusknowsthereasonwhywinteriscolderthansummer.

A.EveryoneB.EveryoneC.SomeoneD.All

27.Theyoungman,upon__________,deniedhavingstolentheoldwoman’shandbagonthetrolleybus.

A.questionedB.questioning

C.havingbeenquestionedD.beingquestioned

28.Asagrown-up,youshouldknowbetterthan_______intotheroadfulloftraffic.

A.rushB.torushC.rushingD.rushed

29.–JohnandTom,youtwocleantheclassroomtoday,__________?

--Butwecleanedityesterday.

A.doyouB.willyouC.didn’tyouD.don’tyou

30.Goodeatinghabitsinvolveshavingbreakfastontime.________youeatbreakfast,youdonothaveapropermealfromdinnerthenightbeforeuntillunchthenextday.

A.IfB.WhenC.AsD.Unless

31.Thejourneyaroundtheworldtooktheoldsailorninemonthsinall,_______thesailingtimewas200days.

A.ofwhichB.atwhichC.forwhichD.fromwhich

32.________fashiondiffersfromcountrytocountrymayreflecttheculturaldifferencefromoneaspect.

A.WhatB.WhichC.ThisD.That

33.WhileJessiewascombingherhair,____________,breakingintopieces.

A.downdidthemirrorfallB.didthemirrorfalldown

C.downfellthemirrorD.downthemirrorfell

34.______________thefirebrigadearrivedthattheflameswerebroughtundercontrol?

A.WasitnotwhenB.Wasitwhen

C.WasitnotuntilD.Wasituntil

35.Theshoppingmall,________lastFebruary,isnowverypopularamonghousewivesandyoungladiesbecausethingstherearebothgoodandcheap.

A.openB.openingC.havingopenedD.opened

36.IhavewonaholidayfortwotoSiChuan,andI_______mymum.

A.havetakenB.willhavetakenC.takeD.amtaking

37.Researchfindingsshowwespendabouttwohoursdreamingeverynight,nomatterwhatwe______havedoneduringtheday.

A.mayB.mustC.shouldD.shall

38.Itisnotsurprisingthat_________oftheworkersherehavehadagoodeducation.

A.asmuchas70%B.asmanyas70%

C.70%asmuchasD.70%asmanyas

39.Elgin,Illinois,amanufacturingandtradingcenter,lies__________northwestofChicago.

A.thirty-eightmilesB.thirty-eight-miles

C.thirty-eight-mileD.thirtyandeightmiles

40.Thetraditionalviewis______wesleepbecauseourbrainisprogrammedtomakeusdoso.

A.whenB.whyC.whether　D.that

SectionB

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

migrateB.sufferingC.ruralD.limitE.eager

F.publicG.reformH.attentionI.privateJ.problem

Chinaisto41schoolcurriculum（课程）toeasetheburdenputonchildren.

Chinesestudentswere42frompooreyesightinincreasingnumbersandatanearlierage.Tiringhomeworkandgreatexampressureweretoblame.

Teachersandparentsareso43toseethemsucceedinanincreasinglycompetitivesociety.Toomuch44hasbeenplacedondiplomaandexaminationscores.Thecompetitioninemploymentisfierceandthatpresshasbeenputbacktoschools.

TheEducationMinisterplanstocutthedifficultyofthetextbooks,slashhomework,makeclassesmoreinterestingand45thenumberoftests.

Another46wastheeducationofthe13million47childrenwhocametothecitieswiththeirmigrantworkerparents.

Morethan100millionpeasantsacrossthecountry48tothebigcitieseveryyearformanuallabor.About23million“left-behindchildren”ofmigrantworkersstayinthecountryside.

Thegovernmenthasorderedurbanpublicschoolstoopenuptothe17.88million“migrantchildren”ofschoolage;49schoolswerealsoaskedtotakesomeofthem.

ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Milkwasoneofthemainfoodsforpeoplelongbeforehistorywaswritten.Maybe50willremainanimportantfoodaslongasthereare51thatgivemilk.Theoldword“milk”52Sanskrit（梵文）,oneoftheoldest53knowntoman.Averyoldpictureofmilking,54wasdrawnfivethousandyearsago,hasbeenfound.

Intheyearslongago,peoplegottheirmilk55theirownanimals.But56moderntimesnewinventionsmadethemilkindustryabigbusiness.In1851GallBorden57awayto58someofthewateroutfrommilk,whichmadeitpossibletokeepthemilklonger.Fouryearslater,LouisPasteur59anewwaytokillthebacteriainmilk.Thenaspecialmilkbottlewasmade.Thiswasfollowed60theinventionofmachinesthatcouldfillbottleswithmilk.Thediscoverieshadagreateffectonthemilkindustry.Theymeantthatmilkcouldbekeptmuchlonger.

Somepeoplebelievethatmilkdrinkingwillbecomelesspopular61ithasbeen.Butrememberhowlongmilkhasbeenanimportantfood62thinkofthemanyways63itisuseful.Itseems64tosaythatthemilkindustrywillalwaysbeimportant.

50.A.itB.theyC.heD.she

51.A.peopleB.foodsC.animalsD.things

52.A.resultfromB.camefromC.liesinD.ledto

53.A.nationsB.typesC.drinksD.languages

54.A.whichB.thatC.whatD.when

55.A.toB.inC.fromD.into

56.A.onB.inC.forD.of

57.A.fondB.foundedC.discoveryD.discovered

58.A.takeB.makeC.drinkD.produce

59.A.madeB.studiedC.introducedD.designed

60.A.withB.byC.inD.and

61.A.thatB.asC.thenD.than

62.A.butB.asC.ifD.and

63.A.whichB.inwhichC.whatD.inwhat

64.A.easeB.safeC.goodD.difficult

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

Ifyouarearecentsocialsciencegraduatewhohashadtolistentojokesaboutunemploymentfromyourcomputermajorclassmates,youmayhavehadthelastlaugh.Therearemanyadvantagesforthesocialsciencemajorbecausethishigh-tech“informationAge”demandspeoplewhoareflexibleandwhohavegoodcommunicationskills.

Therearemanysocialsciencemajorsinlargecompanieswhofillimportantpositions.Forexample,anumberofresearchstudiesfoundthatsocialsciencemajorshadachievedgreatermanagerialsuccessthanthosewhohadtechnicaltrainingorpre-professionalcourses.Studiesshowthatsocialsciencemajorsaremostsuitedforchange,whichistheleadingfeatureofthekindofhighspeed,high-pressure,high-techworldwenowlivein.

Socialsciencemajorsarenotonlyexperiencingsuccessintheirlong-termcompanyjobs,buttheyarealsofindingjobsmoreeasily.Astudyshowedthatmanycompanieshadfilledalargepercentageoftheirentry-levelpositionswithsocialsciencegraduates.Thestudyalsoshowedthatthemostsought-afterqualityinapersonwhowaslookingforajobwascommunicationskills,notedas“veryimportant”by92%ofthecompanies.Socialsciencemajorshavetheseskills,oftenwithoutknowinghowimportanttheyare.Itisprobablyduetotheseskillsthattheyhavebeenofferedawidevarietyofpositions.

Finally,althoughsomesocialsciencemajorsmaystillfinditmoredifficultthantheirtechnicallytrainedclassmatestolandthefirstjob,recentgraduatesreportthattheydon’tregrettheirchoiceofstudy.

65.Bysayingthat“youmayhavehadthelastlaugh”inthefirstparagraph,theauthormeansthatyoumayhave_____________________________________.

A.sharedthejokeswithcomputermajors

B.earnedasmuchascomputermajors

C.foundjobsmoreeasilythancomputermajors

D.stoppedjokingaboutcomputermajors

66.Comparedwithgraduatesofothersubjects,socialsciencegraduates_________.

A.arereadytochangewhensituationschangeB.arebetterabletodealwithdifficulties

C.areequallygoodatcomputerskillsD.arelikelytogiveotherspressure

67.Theword“land”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans___________________.

A.keepforsometimeB.successfullyget

C.immediatelystartD.loseregretfully

68.Accordingtothetext,whathasmadeiteasyforsocialsciencegraduatestofindjobs?

A.Willingnesstotakelow-paidjobs.B.Readinesstogainhigh-techknowledge.

C.Skillsinexperiencingthemselves.D.Part-timeworkexperience.

（B）

ThatcoldJanuarynight,IwasgrowingsickofmylifeinSanFrancisco.ThereIwaswalkinghomeatoneinthemorningafteratiringpracticeatthetheatre.Withopeningnightonlyaweekago,Iwasstilllearningmylines.Iwashavingtroubledealingwithmypart-timejobatthebankandmyactingatnightatthesametime.AsIwalked,IthoughtseriouslyaboutgivingupbothactingandSanFrancisco.Citylifehadbecometoomuchforme.

AsIwalkeddownemptystreetsundertallbuildings,Ifeltverysmallandcold.Ibeganrunning,bothtokeepwarmandtokeepawayfromanypossiblerobbers.Veryfewpeoplewerestilloutexceptafewsad-lookinghomelesspeopleunderblankets.

Aboutablockfrommyapartment,Iheardasoundbehindme.Iturnedquickly,halfexpectingtoseesomeonewithaknifeoragun.Thestreetwasempty.AllIsawwasashiningstreetlight.Still,thenoisehadmademenervous,soIstartedtorunfaster.NotuntilIreached