缙云县2001学年第一学期期中考试             

高三英语试题卷

命题人： 孙惠清：高二备课组长，先进班主任，指导教师；本试卷有相当水平。

            第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项选择

21. ------- Charley Oakley, _________ NBA all-star, hasn't missed _________ game in the past three years.

   ------- I can't believe it.

   A. an, a     B. a, the      C. the, a        D. an, the

22. Yesterday he came to my house and _______ a game of chess.

   A. joined us in   B. joined with      C. joined      D. joined in us

23. _________ behind the door, I wasn't found by that boy.

  A. Hide      B. Having hidden       C. Hidden       D.  To hide 

24. Mary has arrived, but I didn't know she _________ until yesterday.

  A. will come   B. was coming     C. had been coming    D. comes

25. She stood there in the rain, and ________ for the bus ____________.

A.   waiting, to arrive  B. waited , to arrive  C. waiting, arriving  D. waited, arriving

26. You'd like some more coffee, ___________?

  A. hadn't you       B. didn't you        C. wouldn't you     D. were you

27. It is suggested that he _______ to the hospital to see his father once a week.

  A. go             B. goes             C. went            D. going

28. __________ about the universe up till now.

  A. So little had we known                B. Only a little do we know

  C. Very little have we known              D. Little shall we know

29. He is willing to be sent _______ he is badly needed.

  A. which         B. in which          C. the place which     D. where

30. ________ made him unhappy was ______ you did not agree with him.

  A. It , that         B. It, what           C. What , that        D. What , what

31. ________ the mercy of the hijackers, the planes and all _______ were crashed in America on September 11 th.

  A. In, in board   B. On, on board      C. At, on board       D. With, off board

32. --------- What do you think of the book?

   ---------Oh, I've never read ___________.

  A. a better one      B. a good one          C. the best one       D. the better one

33. ---------- Is there a flight to London this evening?

   ---------- There ________ be. I'll phone the airport and find it out.

  A. must             B. would               C. might           D. can

34. When lost in work, _____________he often was, he would forget all about eating and sleeping.

  A. what             B. so                   C. just like         D. as

35. -------- I'm afraid I must be off now, Mary.

   -------- ___________.

  A. No problem       B. See you later        D. It doesn't matter    D. You're welcome.     

第二节：完形填空（共20小题， 满分30分）

         As she waited at the edge of the ice for her music to start, Peggy took a quick look at her father who was standing nearby with a group of parents and teachers. He smiled at her. Then she        (36)       out at the audience ,       (37)    to see her mother. These two, Albert and Doris Fleming, had   (38)     all the way from California more than 2,000 miles away, to see their  (39)   compete  in this sports meet in Cleveland, Ohio.

         The music     (40)     and Peggy moved onto the ice, letting the music   (41)   her along into her turns, and she began skating with much   (42)   in herself. The cold fear she always had in the    ( 43)  seconds before skating onto the ice was        (44)  . She was feeling the movement of the music and      (45)   it carry her. She skated easily,     (46)   did some jumps, a final turn, and her performance was   (47)    . 

         The crowd loved it and cheered   (48)     she skated off the ice. "Nice job," said one of the other    (49)  .  It was the    (50)    that always came after a free-skating performance. But what would the     (51)   say? Standing beside her father, Peggy     (52)  for the scoring to be finished. On all sides were other young skaters, some waiting   (53 )    alone, others with a parent. Shortly before 10 o'clock the results were      (54)  , the new United States Women's Figure Skating Champion was Peggy Fleming of Passdena,      (55)  ! 

36. A. looked       B. watched         C. noticed          D. set

37. A. managing     B. tried            C. wanted          D. hoping

38. A. made         B. driven          C. moved          D. run

39. A. friend        B. teacher          C. student          D. daughter

40. A. started        B. finished         C. developed        D. demanded

41. A. allow         B. set out          C. carry            D. support

42. A. thought       B. belief           C. success          D. design

43. A. following     B. last             C. recent           D. past

44. A. lost          B. absent           C. missed          D. gone

45. A. letting        B. setting          C. permitted        D. had

46. A. so           B. or              C. before           D. then

47. A. excellent      B. strange          C. finished         D. welcome

48. A. because       B. until             C. before         D. as

49. A. skaters        B. parents          C. judges          D. audiences

50. A. remark        B. advice           C. sign            D. trick

51. A. teachers       B. audiences         C. judges          D. parents

52. A. waited         B. looked           C. kept           D. asked

53. A. comfortable     B. hurriedly         C. shyly          D. anxiously

54. A. cried out        B. let out           C. announced      D. turned on

55. A. England        B. Cleveland         C. Ohio          D. California    

                  第三部分：阅读理解 （共20小题， 满分40分）

                             A

          In 1955, Ray Kroc visited a small restaurant in California. The restaurant was built next to the road, so customers could drive up to the restaurant and drive away easily. The restaurant was owned and operated by the McDonald brothers, Dick and "Mac".

         The McDonald brothers had developed a new idea for their restaurant. The brothers called their idea a "drive-in" restaurant, and customers could order food from their cars.

         The restaurant also cut down on the number of choices on the menu, so the cooks could make the food very quickly. The restaurant specialized in making hamburgers, French fries, and chocolate shakes.

         Ray Kroc recognized the potential of the McDonald brothers' restaurant, and he offered to buy the rights to the two brothers' idea. Mr. Kroc wanted to open his own restaurants, and he wanted to use the idea of a drive-in restaurant. He also wanted to use the brothers' family name. The two brothers agreed, and the McDonald's restaurant chain was born.

         At this point, McDonald's is now the world's largest restaurant corporation. In the United States, there are more than 5,000 McDonald's restaurants. The McDonald's chain also operates restaurants in 60 other countries. In 1992, McDonald's made more than $16 billion from its restaurants around the world.

         The largest McDonald's restaurant is located in Beijing, China. All told, this restaurant has 1,000 employees. Also , up to 700 customers can sit and eat in this restaurant at one time.

56. Why was the first McDonald's restaurant different from other restaurants?

  A. It was next to the road.                B. The food was made quickly.

C.Customers could order from their cars.   D. The restaurant served hamburgers.

57. What was the idea that Mr. Kroc wanted to buy?

  A. hamburgers                        B. chain restaurants   

  C. the "drive-in" restaurant               D. menus with few choices

58. The last two paragraphs are mainly about _____________.

  A. the McDonald's chain today.               B. Dick and "Mac" McDonald     

  C. The largest McDonald's in the world         D. the popularity of fast food

B

         Try this memory test. Mix up the cards in a deck of playing cards. Now look at the top seven cards. Can you remember these cards in the correct order that you saw them after looking at the cards only once?

         Dominic O'Brien can. In fact, he memorized the order of more than 2,000 cards after looking at them only once! In 1993, Mr. O'Brien memorized the order of 40 decks of cards after  the cards were mixed up by looking at all of the cards one time. After he got through looking at the cards, Mr. O'Brien recited all 2,000 of them in the correct order on national television in England. He only made one mistake.

         Mr. O'Brien also held the record for memorizing one deck of cards in only 56 seconds until Tom Groves broke the record in 1994. Mr. Groves, who is also from England, memorized one deck of cards after the cards had been mixed up in 42 seconds. Keep in mind that there are 52 cards in a deck. He recited the order of the cards with no mistakes.

         Not everyone tries to prove their memory skills by reciting cards. Some people memorize words or numbers. Hideaki Tomoyori of Japan wanted to prove that his memory was the best in the world by reciting pi. Pi is a mathematical constant often used in science which is almost equal to 3.14159. This number never repeats itself or ends.

         Mr. Tomoyori wanted to memorize more of pi than any other person in the world. He thought that he would go down in history as the man with the best memory when, on March 9--10, 1987, he recited pi to 40,000 places. It took the 55-year-old man more than 12 hours to recite the numbers, but he did it without making a mistake!

         Then, eight years later, a 21-year-old man who was also from Japan beat Mr. Tomoyori's record. Hiroyuki Goto recited pi to 42,195 places at the NHK television station in Tokyo, Japan on February 18,1995.

59. What did Mr. Groves do better than Mr. O'Brien ?

   A. He memorized more cards.        B. He memorized cards faster.

C.He made fewer mistakes than Mr. O'Brien.  D. He memorized pi.

60. What is true about the number pi ?

  A. It is a constant.                  B. It is used in science.

  C. It never repeats itself.             D. all of the above.

61. What is the best tittle of the passage?

  A. Memorizing Cards.               B. Memorizing Pi

  C. Surprising Memory               D. Memory Test

C.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

HONG KONG

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS

ARRIVING IN HONG KONG

         During your stay outside Hong Kong, you may have been exposed to infectious （传染）diseases without your knowledge.

         In case you develop any symptom such as fever, chills, skin rashes, diarrhoea or vomiting within 14 days of your arrival in Hong Kong, you should go to a doctor or attend accident & emergency department / general outpatient clinic. Please bring along this card.

                                        CHIEF PORT HEALTH OFFICER

l       The Port Health Office

Their staff is glad to answer your questions about travel health.

Please require at:

----- Hong Kong Island

18 / F, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Rd. East, Wanchai

Tel: 2961 8840

-----Kowloon

 Room 905, Government Offices, Canton Road

Tel: 2368 3361

62. This notice is to _______________.

  A. all citizens in Hong Kong        B. all persons going to Hong Kong from Kowloon

  C. all travellers to Hong Kong       D. all people travelling in the world

63. You may get some infectious diseases ______________.

  A. when arriving in Hong Kong                B. before you understand them

  C. within 2 weeks of your arrival in Hong Kong    D. before arriving in Hong Kong

64. If you find any symptom, which of the following places is NOT the place where you should go?

  A. The hospital                 B. The accident & emergency department.

  C. The clinic.                  D. The Port Health Office

65. Where can a foreigner read this kind of notice?

  A. At a hospital                B. At the customs (海关)

C. On 18 / F , Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's RD. East , Wanchai

D.In Room 905 , Government Offices, Canton Road, Kowloon

                       D

         Finland is perhaps the most beautiful and mysterious of the countries of northern Europe. Two-thirds of its surface is covered with thick forests and among them lies lakes, connected with rivers and canals. The northern part of this country is inside the Arctic Circle, where almost no trees can grow because of its cold weather and the people use their deer for transport, clothing and food.

   The Finnish history began in the Middle Ages. In about 1155, Finland was conquered by its western neighboring Sweden. After a period of rule by Denmark in the 14 th century, the Swedes won back independence and power in 1532 under their brave king. During the Napoleonic Wars (1814--1818) Finland was passed finally from Sweden to Russia. The opportunity came in 1917, when the Russian Revolution brought foreign rule of Finland to an end. Shortly after Soviet Russia made peace with Germany, 1919 saw the founding of the Finnish Republic.

         The years between the First and Second World Wars were years of progress and growing development. Finland has no coal or oil, and the nation's wealth lies in the timber from its forests, which supplies material for paper and furniture making , and in the electric power from its water .

66. From the passage, we learn that Finland ___________.

A.   lies inside the Arctic Circle

B.    is next to the countries of northern Europe

C.    lies east of Sweden

D.   is entirely covered with forests and lakes

67. In the history, Finland was sequentially (依次) ruled by __________.

A.   Sweden, Germany, Denmark and Russia

B.    Sweden, Denmark, Sweden and Russia

C.    Sweden, Denmark, Russia and Germany

D.   Sweden, Russia, Denmark and Russia

68. Finland must have been under the control of ___________ for as long as one hundred years or so.

  A. Russia      B. Denmark          C. Sweden         D. foreign countries

69. Finland won its complete independence in _________.

  A. 1523       B. 1917              C. 1155            D. 1919

70. Among natural resources , the Finnish people benefit mainly from ___________.

  A. coal and oil             B. forests and water

  C. paper and furniture       D. timber and power industry

                                  E

         The easy way out isn't always easiest. I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug, my husband of one month, to a special meal. I glanced through my cookbook and chose a menu which included homemade bread. Knowing the bread would take time. I started on it as soon as Doug left for work. As I was not experienced in cooking, I thought if a dozen was good, two dozen would be better, so I doubled everything. As Doug loved oranges, I also opened a can of orange and poured it all into the bowl. Soon there was a sticky dough covered with ugly yellowish marks. Realizing I had been defeated, I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldn't have to face Doug laughing at my work. I went on preparing the rest of the meal, and , when Doug got home, we sat down to Cornish chicken with rice. He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed disturbed. Twice he got up and went out outside, saying he thought he heard a noise. The third time he left , I went to the window to see what he was doing . Looking out, I saw Doug standing about three feet from the rubbish bin, holding the lid up with a stick and looking into the container. When I came out of the house, he dropped the stick and explained that there was something alive in our rubbish bin. Picking up the stick again, he held the lid up enough for me to see. I felt cold. But I stepped closer and looked harder. Without doubt it was my work. The hot sun had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast (酵母) made the surface shake and sigh as though it were breathing. It looked like some unknown being from outer space. I could see why Doug was so shaken. I had to admit what the 'living thing' was and why it was there. I don't know who was more embarrassed(尴尬) by the whole thing---- Doug or me.

 71. The writer's purpose in writing this story is _____________.

A. to tell an interesting experience

B. to show the easiest way out of a difficulty

C. to describe the trouble facing a newly married woman

D. to explain the difficulty of learning to cook from books

72. Why did the woman's attempt at making the bread turn out to be unsuccessful?

A. The canned orange had gone bad.

B. She didn't use the right kind of flour.

C. The cookbook was hard to understand.

D. She did not follow the directions closely.

73. Why did the woman put the dough in the rubbish bin?

A. She didn't see the use of keeping it.

B. She meant to joke with her husband.

C. She didn't want her husband to see it.

D. She hoped it would soon dry in the sun.

74. What made the dough in the bin look frightening?

A. The rising and falling movement.

B. The strange-looking marks.

C. Its shape

D. Its size.

75. When Doug went out the third time, the woman looked out of the window because she was _______.

A. surprised at his being interested in the bin

B. afraid that he would discover her secret

C. unhappy that he didn't enjoy the meal

D. curious to know what disturbed him

                     第II卷 （两部分， 共35分）

第一节        短文改错（共10 小题，每小题1 分，满分10分

  要求：按以下格式改错。

A．  没有错的， 在右边的横线上画一个勾。

B．   多一个词的，把多余的词用斜线（ \ ）划掉，在右边的横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

C．   缺一个词的，在却词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

D．  错一个词的，在错的词下划一条线，在该行右边横线上写上改正后的词。

Chen Pin used to be a top student in certain university      76 _____________

in China. Three years before, he was singled out and sent    77_____________

to study abroad. He has been working hard at computer     78 _____________

science ever since, and has got excellent mark. So far       79. _____________

he has finished all his courses and received a doctor        80 ______________

degree. Now he is determined to return back to China       81 ______________

and devoted his life to the modernization of our country.     82 ______________

He says he loves our motherland very much. He is pride of   83. _____________

being a Chinese. So he will spare no efforts to working      84 ______________

well to turn China into a power country in the world.        85 ______________

第二节：书面表达（共一题， 25分）

下图是关于Smith先生和他的儿子Tom星期日早晨去湖边钓鱼的故事。请用英语把整个故事的情节叙述清楚。要求：词数在100----120 之间。故事应包括所有图画的内容，上下连贯，书写清楚工整。