高三年级英语下期中考试出题人：郑小定审核人：沈国华第I卷第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，把答案写在答卷上。

( )1、—The exam was easy, wasn`t it?—Yes, but I don`t think _____could pass it .A. somebodyB.anybodyC.nobodyD.everybody( )2、It`s often less expensive to buy goods in_____quantity，but you`d better examine____quality before buying them.A./ theB.the;/C.a;theD.the;the( )3、—Stela, don`t forget to take the sleeping bag with you before going camping. —_________。

A.No, I willB.Yes, I agreeC.Thanks for reminding meD.Yes, of course not( )4、It is such a good place____everybody wants to visit ____it is well-known all over the world.A.which;thatB.as;asC.as;thatD.that;which( )5、—Where is Tom?—Well, he___you____here, Otherwise he would come down right now.A.didn`t know; wereB.hasn`t known; areC.doesn`t know; areD.hadn`t known;were( )6、We go out for Chinese food______although we enjoy it very much.A.once in a whileB.time and time againC.very oftenD.when in Rome do as the Romans do( )7．—What about your history test?—I’ve answered all the questions, but I’m not sure I’ve got them all right.A．whether B．how C．that D．why( )8．—This dictionary is not David’s . Hi s is in my desk.—If it’s not his,can it be?A．who B．whose else’C．who else D．who else’s( )9．It was a lovely day yesterday . I wish I____at the seaside then.A. wereB. had beenC should be D. should have been( )10．Don’t worry. She is accustomed to _____ like that.A. being spoken toB. being spokenC. speakD. be spoken to( )11、—Why are you always making such mistakes?—Sorry. I think I am not____this morning.A. to myselfB. for myselfC. myselfD. by myself( )12.Poor _____ he was, he never gave up and worked to make his own career.A. althoughB. asC. sinceD. while( )13、_________people with mental-health problems want most of all is a more equal and open working culture.A.ThatB.WhatC.WhenD.All what( )14、—Jack, how did it_____that you made so many mistakes in your homework?—I myself haven`t figured it out yet!e aboutB.bring aboutC.turn downD.get down( )15、—Can you drive a car?—Yes, but I am a green hand.—You can never be____careful in the street when driving.A.muchB.veryC.soD.too( )16、The course normally attracts 20 students per year ____whom up to half will be from foreign countries.A.inB.ofC.toD.from( )17、Jane tried to keep up a calm appearance, but her trembling voice_____.A.gave her inB.gave her outC.gave her awayD.gave her up( )18、We all feel it is Jack as well as his wife that _____ for their son’s bad performance at school.A. are to blameB. is to be blamedC. are to be blamedD. is to blame( ) 19．—Kate doesn’t look very well. What’s wrong with her?—She has a headache because she too long; she ought to stop work.A．has been reading B．had readC．is reading D．was reading( )20.Don’t worry! I will help you _________.A. as possible as I canB. as much as possibleC. as many as possibleD. as best as I can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的，选出最佳选项。

I arrived in the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be my English Literture class. Having taught in 21 for 17 years, I had no 22 about my ability to hold their attention and to 23 on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue.I was shocked when the monitor shouted, “24!”The entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat 25 about how to get them to sit down again, but once that awkwardness(尴尬)was over, I quickly 26 my calmness andbegan what I thought was a fact-packed lecture, sure to gain their respect-perhaps 27 their admiration. I went back to my office with the rosy glow which comes from a sense of achievement.My students 28 diaries.However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually 29 by a stong sense of sadness. The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn`t teach us anything today. 30 her next lecture will be better.”Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a 31 theme（主题）.“Didn`t I teach them anything?I described the entire philosophical（哲学的）framework of Western thought and laid the historical 32 for all the works we`ll study in class,”I complained.“How33 they say I didn`t teach them anything?”It was a long term, and it 34 became clear that my ideas about edcation were not the same as 35 of my students. I thought a teacher`s job was to raise 36 questions and provide enough background so that students could 37 their own conclusions. My students thought a teacher`s job was to provide 38 information as directly and clearly as possible. What a difference!39 ,I also learned a lot, and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a 40 American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture.( )21、A.the UK B.the US C.China D.Australia( )22、A.worry B.idea C.doubt D.experience( )23、A.impress B.put C.leave D.fix( )24、A.Attention B.Look out C.At ease D.Stand up( )25、A.puzzled B.sure C.curious D.worried( )26、A.found B.returned C.regained D.followed( )27、A.more B.even C.yet D.still( )28、A.passed B.borrowed C.kept D.read( )29、A.replaced B.taken C.caught D.moved( )30、A.Naturally B.Perhaps C.Fortunately D.Reasonably( )31、A.different B.strong C.similar ual( )32、A.happenings B.characters C.developmentD.background( )33、A.should B.need C.will D.must( )34、A.immediately B.certainly C.simply D.gradually( )35、A.that B.what C.those D.ones( )36、A.difficult B.interesting C.ordinary D.unusual( )37、A.draw B.get C.decide D.give( )38、A.strange B.standard C.exact D.serious( )39、A.Therefore B.However C.Besides D.Though( )40、A.normal B.happy C.good D.better第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题；第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题2分，满分50分）第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。