高三上册英语期中试卷及答案第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑21．When a giraffe(长颈鹿) has _____ drink, it has to stand with its front legs wide apart in order to reach _____ water.A. /; /B. a; theC. the; /D. /; the22．— Excuse me , sir. Do you have the time?— _______, it is three thirteen.A. I’m afraid notB. No, I’m busyC. Why, yeahD. What23．The party last month really give me a lot of fun. So Mr James, can we have ____ this month?A. anotherB. oneC. itD. other24．— Tom, you are so late. You ought to have finished the work hours ago.— Sorry, I know it _______.A. should beB. must have beenC. ought to have doneD. should have been25．— How much will it ________ my father and me to go to Chicago?— It’s 120 in all.A. pay forB. take asC. spendD. cost for26．Never before ____ so highly successful in his attempts to change slightly the weather on a very small scale.A. man has beenB. has man beenC. will be manD. man is27．We can’t wait. We have to ____ the direction and the distance before we take action.A. pull outB. figure outC. think outD. turn out28．The famous professor has received the letter ___ to give a lecture in Princeton Institute.A. being invitedB. to be invitedC. inviting himD. invited29．Was it at the aid battle on June 8,1994, ______ was led by Captain Johnson ____ Peter lost his life.A. when; thatB. that; whoC. which; thatD. that; when30．Generally speaking, the music of one country is quite a lot in ____ with its culture.A. useB. commonC. orderD. same31．I’ve never seen anyone run so fast------______ David goA. Just watchB. Just to watchC. Just watchingD. Just having watched32．The little boy is dirty from head to foot because he ________ in the mud all morning.A. has playedB. is playingC. has been playingD. was playing33．The new dictionaries are very useful. They ________ well and ________ already .A. sell; have been sold outB. sold; had sold outC. sell; sell outD. are sold; have been sold out34．You ___ pay your fine for speeding . If not, you _____ not be allowed to take back your license.A. should; canB. must; willC. need; shallD. can; must35. There fell a heavy snow last December, and this year _________ a good harvest.A. provesB. meansC. allowsD. promises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36-55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出选项。

It’s hard being an astronaut’s son. I _36_ , everybody expects you to be special or__37__, and I’m just an average student, and I’m average, too, when it__38__ basketball, football, soccer, and baseball.I often wonder _39__ my father ever had a son like me. I mean he’s so__40_and so good at everything. So I used to dream about doing something spectacular to___41_ my father and make him_ 42__ me.In one class, my teacher__ 43__ a Father’s Day essay contest for us and the winners’ essays would be read in front of all the parents and students. After school I walked home,__ 44_ my father, who I would write about in my essay.He sat with me in the___45_ when I was a little kid and had a nightmare. He___46__ me with a new puppy at my eighth birthday party. He sat and tried to__47__death to me when Grandpa Bob died. To me, he wasn’t a world-famous astronaut, just my dad.I wrote about all these__48_ in my essay.One of our neighbors said, “I__49__ you’ll win the contest, David. You're the only one in town who could write about being the son of an astronaut.”I__50__ I hadn’t shown anyone the essay, but now I almost hoped I wouldn’t win. I didn’t want to win just__51__ my father was an astronaut.I won the second prize. When I finished reading my essay, the__52__ applauded. I saw my father blowing his nose. I went back to my seat.Dad nodded to me,__53__ his throat, and put his hand on my shoulder. “Son, this is the__54___moment of my life,” he said.It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but just then, it was__55__just to be my father’s son.36. A. mean B. say C. know D. believe37. A. strange B. honest C. perfect D. formal38. A. refers to B. relates with C. talks about D. comes to39. A. why B. how C. whether D. when40. A. normal B. funny C. special D. unique41. A. shock B. influence C. attract D. impress42. A. proud of B. interested in C. satisfied with D. ashamed of43. A. reported B. announced C. claimed D. warned44. A. caring about B. worrying about C. thinking about D. complaining about45. A. silence B. threat C. horror D. dark46. A. pleased B. astonished C. supported D. encouraged47. A. describe B. explain C. declare D. remark48. A. experiments B. incidents C. details D. memories49. A. wish B. guess C. bet D. promise50. A. smiled B. nodded C. doubted D. shrugged51. A. because B. if C. while D. as52. A. parents B. audiences C. students D. teachers53. A. cleaned B. blew C. cleared D. opened54. A. best B. proudest C. finest D. greatest55. A. natural B. honorable C. important D. enough第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出选项。