福州三中2010— 2011学年度高三上学期期中考试英语试题第一卷（105 分）I :听力（满分20分）1. Where are the two speakers?A. In Dann y 'house. B . On a farm . 2. How many pounds of fruit is the man carrying? A. 5. 5 pounds . B . 6. 5 pounds3. Who do you think the man probably is?A . He is Mary 'brother .B . He is Mary 'classmate . C. He is Mary 'teacher .4 . What does the woma n want to do?A . Ask the direct ion .B . Park her car . C. Go to the park .5 . What does the man mea n?A . He wants to fire the woma nB . He wants to cut down the woman 'pay .C. He wants to make an apology for not letting the woman go 6 . How many topics has the woma n chose n?A . Three .B . Four .7 . Accord ing to the man, what topic is the best? A . Teachers' Day . B . Children 'Day . 8 . What 'the weather like outside? A . It 'rai ning . B . It 's unny .9 . How does the woma n feel now?A . Crazy .B . Nervous . 10 . What country is the man pla nning to go to?A . Can ada .B . En gla nd .11. What does the man want to know?A . The flight, the hotel, and the food .B . The flight, the hotel, and the weather . C. The train, the hotel, and the weather . 12 . Who will go there with the ma n?A . His wife and son .B . His wife and daughter .C . His son and friend .C . In a restaura nt .C . 7 poundsC . FiveC . Beiji ng Pop Music Festival .C . It 'cloudy .C . The US A .13. Why was the girl kept at home?A. Because she misunderstood her parents .B. Because she was lazyC. Because she didn'tdo well in her test . 14. What do the girl 'parents want her to do?II .单项选择：（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最佳选项。

21. Much to the disappo in tme nt of the n eighbori ng coun tries, the Japa nese gover nment refusesto admit ____ c rime they committed in ______ W orld War II in the history . A . the; theB . /;theC . /;/D . the;/22 .In the early days there were not _______ as many wome n migra nts as there were males, somany of the men remained bachelors . A . almost B . nearly C . hardly D . likely 23 . My uncle __ i n Beijing for over 10 years . Now he lives in his hometown in Fuzhou . A . has workedB . workedC . had workedD . works24 . — She joined a football team last fall and was recently made captain . ——Never ___ s he 'ever have that much energy .A . I had thoughtB . I would have thought C. could I have thoughtD . will I have thought25 . _____ these activities might seem childish and cause laughter rather tha n respect, in realitythey require eno rmous amount of stre ngth and fitn ess as well as determ in ati on A . Even though B . AsC . In spite ofD . While26 . It took _______ s eemed to be years ________ the actress fin ally turned up, which made thejourn alists as well as audie nces disappo in ted and angry . A . what, un tilB . which, sinceC . what, beforeD . which, onceA . Work hard at school .B . Respect them . 15. What about the boy 'parents?A. They often punish him .B. They will punish him when he is lazy .C. They never punish him .16. What does the boy mean by the last sentence?A. Children should understand parents more .B. Parents should live apart with children .C. Children should do their best at school . 17. What is the speaker 'native Ianguage?A . German . B. Polish 18. What did Big Brother 'refer to? A . Poland .B . The US.19. Why did the speaker come to the US?A. He wan ted to find a job .B. He wan ted to lear n En glish .C. He came to the USA to travel .20 . How long did it take the speaker to master En glish?C . Obey the rules .C . Russia n.C . Russia .C . Four years .27. ____ to advertisements constantly can help to change people 'opinions over time .A. ExposedB. Being exposedC. ExposingD. To be exposed28. Written in a hurry, ______ . How can it be satisfactory?A. they found many mistakes in the reportB. Sam made lots of mistakes in the reportC. there are plenty of mistakes in the reportD. the report is full of mistakes29. ______ the exploration of the botanical world ______ on a large scale .A. It was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that; had begunB. It was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries when; beganC. Not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries did; beginD. Un til the eightee nth and nin etee nth cen turies; bega n30. Advertiseme nts have become part of our everyday life and so it 'importa nt that every one ofus ________ ourselves about them to avoid being fooled by them .A. be educatedB. educatesC. educateD. is to educate31. How did you find your visit to the museum, John? --- _______A. By taking a No. 3 bus.B. Oh, wonderful, indeed .C. I went there alone .D. A classmate of mine showed me the way .32 . ---Nowadays more and more people move to cities because there are better jobopportunities .---1 don' agree . Most of them remain unemployed, cannot afford housing and eventually l iving in poverty .A . set upB . take upC . end upD . put up33 . I arrive at 9:00, teach until 12:30 and then have a meal ; that is my________ .A . routi neB . tendencyC . fashi onD . procedure34 . It 'a ______ Chin ese custom to eat jiaozi at the Spring Festival .A . everydayB . typicalC . thrilli ngD . surpris ing35 . I am afraid Tim just isn ' ___________ t he job .A . fit toB . up toC . appropriateD . suitIII .完形填空(共20小题，每小题1. 5分，满分30分)Tina and Thomas Sjogren were the fourth and fifth people to reach the earth ' three poles . Years ago, the couple were ( 36) across the North Atlantic on their way to Europe . Tina looked out of her window and was (37) by the vast amount of space in Greenland . The sky outside the window burst into different (38) , and auroras (极光) flew all around us . I (39) what it would be like to step down there and start walking (40) , all alone in such a place . ” She thought, If this is what Iceland and Greenland are like, how (41) then must the Arctic be? ” She turned to her husba nd, (42) him awake and said, Hon ey, let 'go to the Poles! ”Tina' (43) would not be their first adventure . They had already climbed Mount Qomolangma . The pair soon made a (44) to visit both the North and South Poles on skis, travelling (45).On February 2, 2002, they reached the South Pole. Their journey ( 46) 2,000 kilometres . After just 35 days of recovery and preparation, they (47) again. You are so (48) after the longexpedition to the South Pole, so you don't know if you could do (49) right away .On May 29, after travelling for the whole morning, as the couple watched with weak (50), the numbers on their GPS showed that their goal had ( 51) been achieved . They had made it .Without the (52) of dogs or supplies dropped from pla nes, it was only their stre ngth and willpower that (53) them to ski and swim their way . They got valuable experienee but that did not come without a (54) . If you go on an adventure, there 'always the risk of something goingIt is time for students to sell such things as chocolate bars and greeting cards to raise money fortheir school, class or club . It is in evitable that they will knock on your door and you will easily hand over your cash for overpriced items that you really do not want . That is okay, though, because there are many reas ons why childre n should be allowed to raise money for their schools and clubs .Fundraising (募集资金) is a great way to help children learn social skills . It is not easy to go up to a complete stranger and ask him for his money . They have to nicely ask for help, show the in terested buyer what they have to offer and expla in how it will help them in school . If some one refuses to buy an item, that child has to take the failure in stride (不特另 U 费力地) ，and that is a learning less on as well .Stude nts can lear n how to deal with money by fun drais ing . Of course, it might seem safer for us to take charge of our children earnings from their fundraising before it is turned into the school . However, by making them keep track of it, coun t it, and make sure every one pays the right amount, they are lear ning an importa nt less on . Deali ng with more Fun drais ing helps improve their schools . It is the children' sThelyoodve to learn there and grow there . Whynot let them help in mak ing it a better place?36 . A . flyi ngB . explori ngC . swimmi ngD . sail ing 37 . A . frighte ned B . bored C . amazed D . amused 38. A . shapes B . colors C . sounds D . waves 39 . A . remembered B . won dered C . enjoyed D . doubted 40 . A . carefully B . quickly C . aimlessly D . freely 41. A . cold B . bright C . won derful D . terrible 42. A . shook B . knocked C . kept D . beat 43 . A . idea B . advice C . order D . offer 44 . A . suggesti on B . pla nC. proposal D . change 45 . A . non-stop B . un supported C . un retur ned D . un prepared 46 . A . covered B . in cluded C . lasted D . crossed 47 . A . broke dow n B . settled dow n C. set out D . came back 48 . A . excited B . disappo in ted C . con fused D . tired 49 . A . more B . ano ther C . one D . others 50 . A . torchlight B . sun light C . breathD . eyesight 51. A . surpris in gly B . luckily C . accide ntally D . even tually 52 . A . reward B . burde n C . help D . compa ny 53 . A . attracted B . allowed C . taught D . forced 54 . A . priceB . successC . mistakeD . change 55 . A . Therefore B . In stead C . OtherwiseD . Howeverwrong . (55) , you will learn from it . IV. 阅读理解（每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、CD ）中，选出最佳选项。