上学期期中考试高三英语学科试题本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟第I卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节：（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Where are the books now?A. In the man’s office.B. In the man’s home.C. In the woman’s home.2. How will they go to the cinema?A. By bus.B. In John’s car or on foot.C. They haven’t decided yet.3. What will the man do now?A. Buy his mum a handbag.B. Buy his mum a coat.C. Give Mary a call.4. Who will call the children to come?A. Frank.B. Joan.C. Mike.5. How will the girl go to school?A. In her father’s car.B. On her father’s bike.C. In her mother’s car.第二节：（共15小题; 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答6至7题。
6.Who should have a good rest?A. Mary.B. Mom and Ben.C. Mary’s dad.7. Who will stay at home in the following several days?A. Dad.B. Mom.C. Ben.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why does the bus driver refuse to leave?A. Because the bus driver is ill.B. Because there is something wrong with the bus.C. Because it is raining heavily.9. What will Mr. White do with some other people?A. Have a meeting.B. Print the working plan.C. Drive and pick up Miss Brown.10. Who will open the door of the meeting room?A. Miss Black.B. Mike.C. Mr. White听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.What will the man NOT do in London?A. Write advertising words.B. Design pictures.C. Open his own business.12. How much at the most can the man get a month in London?A. 3,000 dollars.B. 3,500 dollars.C. 5,000 dollars.13. What’s the reason why the man decided to work in London?A. His son can learn art.B. He can earn much more.C. His wife won’t have to work.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. How long will Mr. Brown have worked in total in the company by the time heretires?A. Thirty-eight years.B. Thirty-nine years.C. Forty years.15. What will Mr. Brown do right after retirement?A. Find anther job.B. Go around the country.C. Build a house in his hometown.16. Why won’t Mr. Brown live with his daughter?A. Because their house is not large enough.B. Because he likes his hometown better.C. Because he wants to live near his friends.17. Where will Mr. Brown live when he’s too old?A. In his own house.B. In his daughter’s house.C. In a nursing home.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.What’s the highest tax rate in America?A. 35 percent.B. 37 percent.C. 40 percent.19. When does the United States government begin to tax working people?A. In the 1790s.B. In the late 1800s.C. In .20. What do tax preparers do for people in America?A. Explain tax laws to them.B. Pay tax for them.C. Calculate the tax they should pay.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）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最佳答案。
21. As soon as ________ new film was released, it became _______ great hit in all thebig cinemas across the country.A. a; theB. the; aC. the; /D. a; a22. I like _____ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright.A. thisB. thatC. itD. one23. There is no reason they should limit how much vitamin you take, _______ theycan limit how much water you drink.A. much more thanB. any more thanC. no less thanD. no more than24. To play better, all the players have to know their ___________ and weaknesses.A. techniquesB. strengthsC. benefitsD. values25. All the students are excited about the good news that next Sunday we will gocamping. But when and where to camp _________ yet.A. are not discussedB. haven’t been discussedC. is not being discussedD. has n’t been discussed26. Unfortunately, the computer system ______ suddenly while they were searchingfor some information on the Internet.A. broke upB. broke downC. broke awayD. broke out27. The volunteers soon reached _______ was once an old hall, _____ the workersnow use as a work shop.A. what; whichB. which; whereC. where; whichD. what; where28. _______ every member has arrived, let’s get down to ______ the plan for the nextfive years.A. Now that; work outB. Because; work outC. Since; working outD. For; working out29. ----How long have you been here?----Only about five minutes. Henry and Simon ________ here with me.A. have walkedB. had walkedC. walkedD. were walking30. The teacher asked such a difficult question ___ no one in the class could answer.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. as31. Was it in the park _______ he often did morning exercises ________ he met hisbeloved wife?A. that; thatB. where; whereC. where; thatD. that; where32. ----Why didn’t you buy the dictionary?----I ________, but my mother _______ allow me. She told me she had already bought one for me.A. would; didn’tB. would have; didn’tC. had had; wouldn’tD. had bought; hadn’t33.Though _______ focus from work to family, the 34-year-old actress refuses to be afull-time housewife.A. having shiftedB. to have shiftedC. shiftedD. being shifted34. Happy birthday, Alice! So you have _______ twenty-one already!A. becomeB. grownC. passedD. turned35.----Would you mind if I opened the window now?----______. It’s OK with me.A. I wouldn’t mindB. With pleasureC. By all meansD. You are welcome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, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。