2013届高三第一学期英语期末试卷

·1·思南县许家坝中学2012-2013第一学期期末考试（总分135分）命题人：洪加旭第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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.---Youseemtohavelostyourway._________?---I’mlookingforNanjingRoad.A.WhatforB.NeedhelpC.WhysoD.Anythingelse2.---Excuseme,wouldyoupleasegive_________magazinetoMary?---Sorry,butIdon’tthinkthereis_________Maryinmyclass.A.a;/B.the;/C.the;aD.a;a3.TheFrenchmanpointedtothespoonandaskedme_________tocallthatinChinese.A.whetherB.howC.whichD.what4.Onlyticket-holderswere_________tothestadiumfortheconcertgivenbyJayChou,somanyofhisfanswereturnedaway.A.allowedB.permittedC.agreedD.admitted5.IhadwantedtohelpyoulastnightbutIcouldn’tspareanytime,forI_________acompositionwhichIhavetohandinthismorning.A.wroteB.waswritingC.hadwrittenD.havewritten6.Nomatterhowfrequently_____,theworksofBeethovenstillattractpeopleallovertheworld.A.performedB.performingC.tobeperformedD.beingperformed7.Davidsaidthatitwasbecauseofhisstronginterestinliterature_________hechosethecourse.A.thatB.whatC.whyD.how8.I’vestudiedwatchingbirdsasoneofmyinterests.CouldImakesomesuggestions?---_________.A.YouwillmakeitB.Itdoesn’tmatterC.GorightaheadD.Takeiteasy9.Heisastrictbutkindteacher,_________mysonlovesandrespects.A.oneB.heC.theonewhoD.hewho10.AfterchattingonQQalongtime,Marylookedupjust_________thatitwas11:00pm,longpastherusualbedtime.A.seeingB.sawC.toseeD.seen11.Mostmuseumsarejustforlooking.Buttodaysomeofthemhavethingsforyoutotouch.The_________say,“_________!”A.signs；DotouchB.notices；TotouchC.signals；BetouchingD.signs；Notouching12.Neverloseheart_________difficultyyoumaymeetwithinyourlife.A.whatB.whateverC.howD.however13.--Jennytookthe8:00bustoGuangzhouthismorning.--Really?He_________the9:00train.It’smuchmorecomfortableandsafertotravelbytrain.·2·A.couldhavetakenB.shouldtakeC.musthavetakenD.cantake14.Jenniferisalwaysabsentfromschool,__________Isupposeiswhysheiscriticizednowandthen.A.whichB.whoC.thatD.what15．Themonumentwasbuiltinhonoroftheexplorerwhowasbelieved______thebigriver.A.tohavediscoveredB.tohavebeendiscoveredC.todiscoveredD.havingbeendiscovered第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将选项标号涂黑。Haveyouheardofthestoryof“spiltmilk?”Well,weallknowitisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.Butthisstoryis16.Afamousscientisthad17severalveryimportantmedicaldiscoveries.Hewasaskedinaninterview18sethimsofarapartfromothers.Herespondedthatitallcamefroman19withhismotherthatoccurredwhenhewasabouttwoyearsold.Hehadbeentryingto20abottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorwhenhe21holdoftheslipperybottleanditfell,spillingitscontentsalloverthekitchenfloor---22milk!Whenhismothercame,insteadofyellingathimorgivinghima23,shesaid,“Youknow,Robert,wheneveryoumakeamesslikethis,you24tocleanitupandrestore25toitsproperorder.Wecoulduseasponge(海绵),atowel,26amop(拖把).Whichdoyouprefer?”Hechosethespongeandtogethertheycleanedupthespiltmilk.Hismotherthensaid,“Robert,whatwewilldoisanexperimentinhowto27carryabigmilkbottlewithtwo28hands.Now,let’stryand29ifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithoutdroppingit.”Thelittleboy30ifhegraspedthebottleattheneckwithbothhands,hecouldmake31.Whatawonderful32!Thisscientistthenremarkeditwasatthatmomentthatheknewhedidn’t33tobeafraidtomakemistakes.34,heknewthatmistakeswerejustopportunitiesforlearningsomethingnew,whichis,35,whatscientificexperimentsareallabout.16.A.interestingB.differentC.strangeD.simple17.A.explainedB.gotC.madeD.understood18.A.whatB.howC.whoD.why19.A.accidentB.experienceC.interviewD.experiment20.A.removeB.heatC.emptyD.open21.A.tookB.caughtC.gotD.lost22.A.apileofB.abottleofC.aseaofD.adropof23.A.lectureB.smileC.giftD.task24.A.pretendB.hateC.haveD.regret25.A.nothingB.somethingC.everythingD.anything26.A.andB.orC.besidesD.including27.A.effectivelyB.perfectlyC.carefullyD.quickly28.A.busyB.bigC.tinyD.ordinary·3·29.A.wonderB.seeC.discussD.ask30.A.learnedB.answeredC.showedD.admitted31.A.oneB.thisC.itD.that32.A.sightB.questionC.motherD.lesson33.A.meanB.needC.dareD.like34.A.InsteadB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Otherwise35.A.inallB.afterallC.atallD.aboveall第二部分：阅读理解（第一节15小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。AIt’simpossibletodeterminehowmanypeoplewouldhavelosttheirliveswithoutthecontributionofAfrican-AmericaninventorDrCharlesDrew.CharlesDrewwasbornonJune3,1904,inWashington,DC.Hisearlyinterestwasineducation,buthewasalsoanoutstandingathlete.Whileincollege,hewasawardedasthemanwhocontributedthemosttosportsduringhisfouryearsinschool.Drew’ssisterElsiesufferedfromtuberculosis(肺结核)anddiedin1920.Herdeathinfluencedhisdecisiontostudymedicine.Afterbecomingadoctorandworkingasacollegeinstructor,DrewwenttoColumbiaUniversity,whereheearnedhisDoctorofMedicalSciencedegree.Duringthistimehebecameinvolvedinresearchonbloodandbloodtransfusions(输血).AtColumbia,hewroteapaperon“bankedblood”,inwhichhedescribedatechniquehedevelopedforthelong-termpreservationofbloodplasma(血浆).Beforehisdiscovery,bloodcouldnotbestoredformorethantwodaysbecauseoftherapidbreakdownofredbloodcells.Drewhaddiscoveredthatbyseparatingtheplasmafromt