浙江省余姚中学2014届高三上学期期中英语试题

2013学年度余姚中学高三英语期中试卷第一学期第I卷选择题部分（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.WhenIcamebacktomyhometownlastweek,Iwasgreatlytouchedbythefactthat_______peoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor_______newYuyao.A.the;/B./;aC.the;theD./;the2.ThetsunamicausedbythestrongearthquakeinJapanin2011andthedamage_______didtothepeoplearefarmorethanimagined.A.oneB.itC.theoneD.that3.—Today’sdrinksare_______Harold!—Agreed!A.inB.withC.toD.on4.Thestrongerthe_______foracquiringlanguageskillsis,themorequicklyalanguagebeginnerwilllearn.A.motivationB.occupationC.qualificationD.consideration5.OK.I’llget_______tothepoint.I’mafraidwearegoingtohavetoletyougo.A.flatB.directC.squareD.straight6.Bynineo’clock,alltheOlympictorchbearershadreachedthetopofMountQomolangma,_______appearedararerainbowsoon.A.ofwhichB.onwhichC.abovewhichD.fromwhich7.HavingstayedinCanadafortwoyears,thelittlegirldidn’tchangemuch,_______alittletaller.A.onlytogetB.onlygettingC.havingbeengotD.tohavegot8.Myfather_______abustohisofficeuntiltheworkershavehadhiscarfixednextweek.A.hastakenB.tookC.istakingD.takes9.I’mnotsureoftheexactnumber,but____speaking,Iwouldsaythereare1000guestsorso.A.honestlyB.strictlyC.properlyD.roughly10.Amongthecrisesthatfacehumans_______thelackofnaturalresources.A.isB.areC.isthereD.arethere11.Thestudentsarelookingforwardtohavinganopportunity_______societyforreal-lifeexperience.A.exploreB.exploringC.toexploreD.explored12.Whatisconcerningusgreatlyis_______theworkersheldupinthatareayesterdaywillbesetfree.A.thatB.whatC.whenD.which13.Mr.Hill’scaralarmisalways_______inthemiddleofthenight,whichdisturbshisneighbor’ssleepgreatly.A.breakingoffB.goingoffC.settingoffD.takingoff14.Lastweek,Peter_______inthenationalfootballmatchbutforhiskneeinjury.A.hadplayedB.wouldhaveplayedC.wouldplayD.played15.Sheisabitshyand_______standupandanswertheteacher’squestions.A.daresnotB.doesn’tdareC.darenottoD.daresnotto16.—Isthereanythingtoeatinthehouse?I’mhungrynow.—Thereisonlysomecoldbreadinthefridge.Willit_______?A.doB.workC.fitD.make17.Keepingapet_______bedangeroussometimes,soitremainstobedecidedwhetherwe’lladoptthehomelessdog.A.mustB.shouldC.canD.may18.Themother,_______inthekitchen,totallyforgotthemedicineonthetablewithinthechild’sreach.A.occupiedB.occupyingC.tobeoccupiedD.beingoccupied19.—Iheardthevoices,butcouldn’t_______whattheyweresaying.—Whynotgoover?Itwon’tdoyouanyharm.A.makeoutB.leaveoutC.bringoutD.holdout20.—Tom,youarecaughtlateagain.—Oh,_______.A.notatallB.that’sallrightC.nevermindD.justmyluck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41-60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答卷纸上将该选项标号涂黑。Theboyswerereadyforanexcitingweekonthesea,butthetripdidnotstartatallastheyhad21.Itwasthefirstdayoftheirweeklong22journeyontheChesapeakeBayinMaryland,andtheyhadalreadybeen23onestorm.Butthatwas24comparedtotheonetheyfoundthemselvesin25thesameday.Wave26wavewashittingtheirsailingvessel,andthen,withasuddensurge,theirship—theMarguerite—waspushedontoitsside.“Awallofwindandrainsuddenly27us,”EthanJohnsonsays.“Theboattippedover,andtherailwentoneortwofeetintothe28.Andwhenanadultwentto29tosecurethemainsail,he30andhurthisankle.”ChrisGill,thenavigator,wasbelowdeckwhenthe31tippedover,andallstartedflyingaround—32him.“Whentheboatshiftedto80degrees33thegustofwind,Iwentflyingtotheother34ofthecabin,”Chrissays.“It’snot35togivethedirectionweshouldbegoingwhenallofyourchartsgo36offthetable—andthenyougo,too.”Workingtogether,thegroup37toturnintothewindandsteadytheboat,andtheinjuredadultwasquicklygivenfirstaid.38asthewindcontinuedtoscreamandlightningflashedallaroundthem,everyonewasaskingthesame39:Ifthisishappeningonourfirstday,40willthenextfourbelike?”21.A.hopedB.madeC.promisedD.required22.A.swimmingB.skiingC.sailingD.diving23.A.acrossB.throughC.afterD.under24.A.somethingB.everythingC.anythingD.nothing25.A.earlierB.laterC.exactlyD.back26.A.uponB.againstC.byD.for27.A.greetedB.metC.struckD.stuck28.A.airB.cloudC.windD.water29.A.rushB.expectC.tryD.start30.A.slippedB.ranC.jumpedD.dashed31.A.sailB.railC.shipD.table32.A.withoutB.includingC.alongsideD.with33.A.eversinceB.devotedtoC.beginningfromD.becauseof34.A.areaB.sideC.roofD.seat35.A.impossibleB.hardC.easyD.important36.A.cuttingB.shootingC.landingD.rushing37.A.attemptedB.startedC.managedD.assisted38.A.ButB.AndC.ThoughD.However39.A.problemB.puzzleC.scheduleD.question40.A.howB.whatC.whateverD.however第二部分：阅读理解（第一小节20小题，第二小节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答卷纸上将该选项标号涂黑。AMyfatherisasmartman.Hespentmanyyearsofhislifelisteningtopeople’sarguments,firstasassistantdistrictlawyerandthenasajudge.Mydadknowsrubbishrhetoric（花言巧语）whenhehearsit.Oneofhisfavoritephrasesis:“Ifyoudon’thaveanythingsmarttosay,thendon’tsayitatall.”Yet,forallofhislegaltrainingandlifeexperience,hecan’thelpbutkeeptalkingabouttheMegaMillionsjackpot.Weallknowtheodds(几率)ofwinningthejackpotthiseveningwithoneticketareextraordinarilylow...1in175,711,536,tobeexact.Still,peoplegooutandbuyhundredsofticketswiththehopesofbecomingwealthierbeyondtheir