高三上学期期中考试（英语）第Ⅰ卷第一部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）第一节语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. division A. explosion B. regulation C. suggestion D. discussion2. climb A. describe B. roundabout C. rob D. doubt3. sixtieth A. believe B. fierce C. friend D. quiet4. brain A. faithful B. mountainous C. certain D. curtain5. many A. marry B. machine C. any D. basket第二节语法和词汇知识（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）6. They _______ on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we ______ on it as no good results have come out so far.A. had been working; are still workingB. had worked; were still workingC. have been working; have workedD. have worked; are still working7. --We really enjoy ourselves at the party. Thanks again, Mr. and Mrs. White.-- _____ .Just drop in whenever you feel like it.A. With pleasureB. Our great honorC. Nice having you hereD. Nice you are here8. --Can you imagine the difficulty I had the work?-- I’m so sorry, but I am a newcomer.A. to doB. doingC. doneD. been doing9. －I enjoyed the food very much.－I’m glad you like it. Please drop in any time you like.－____________.A．Is it all right? B．I’m afraid I won’t be free. C．That’s great. D．Yes, I will.10. The New York Times Company has seen its stock drop by 54% since the end of , with much of the loss ________ in the past year.A. comeB. comingC. having comeD. came11. Michael never dreamt of ______ for him to be sent abroad very soon.A. being a chanceB. there’s a chanceC. there to be a chanceD. there being a chance12. If he _____his promise, the results will be sure to satisfy us.A. carries outB. carry onC. keeps onD. keep out13. A rough estimate, Nigeria is ______ Great Britain.A. three times the size asB. the size three timesC. three times as the size ofD. three times the size of14. I’d appreciate _______ if you would like to he lp me with maths.A. thatB. thisC. itD. you15. —How about Christmas evening party?—I should say it was success.A. a; aB. The; aC. a;不填D. the; 不填16. He didn’t make ________ clear when and where the meeting would b e held.A. thisB. thatC. itD. these17.--- ______ leave the company at the end of this month.--- I don’t think you should do that until ______ a better job in Suzhou.A. I’ll ; you’ll findB. I’m going to ; you’ve; foundC. I’m going to ; you’d foundD. I’ll ; you’d find18. The money should be made good use ____ the people on the island who suffered a lot in the earthquake.A. collecting; to helpingB. collecting; to helpC. collected; of to helpD. collected; of helping19. — May I take your order?—I haven’t seen the menu yet. May I have _____, please?A. thisB. thatC. the oneD. one20. — So you know Della?—Yes, it was last week _____ I surfed the Internet.A. thatB. whenC. whyD. whom第三节完形填空（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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The school was across the street from my home and I could watch the kids as they played during the 21. A girl seemed so small that she pushed her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. She 22 from them all. ’I began to notice her at other times, basketball 23 , playing alone. She would practice dribbling （运球）and shooting over and over again, sometimes until dark. One day I asked her 24 she practiced so much. She looked 25 in my eyes and without a moment of 26 she said, ‘‘I want to go to college. The only way I can go is if I get a（an）27 ,I am going to go to college to play basketball. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t 28 . ”Well, I had to 29 to her—she was determined. One day, I saw her sitting in the grass, head30 in her arms. I walked toward her and quiet ly asked what was the matter. ‘‘Oh, nothing, "camea soft reply. ‘‘I am just too 31 . ” The coach told her that at her height it was 32 for her to get to play for a top ranked team much 33 offered a scholarship. So she should stop dreaming about college.She was heartbroken and I 34 her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were 35 .They just did not understand the 36 of a dream. He told her that if she really wanted to play for a good college, if she really wanted a scholarship, 37 could stop her except one thing—her own 38 .The next year, when she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college coach. She was indeed 39 with a scholarship. She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of and worked 40 it for all those years.21. A. training B. match C. test D. break22. A. turned up B. stood out C. made out D. picked out23. A. at hand B. in hand C n the hand D. by hand24. A. that B. how C. why D. whether25. A. impatiently B. bitterly C. casually D. directly26. A. hesitation B. glance C. fear D. argument27. A. job B. reputation C. scholarship D. occupation28. A. disappear B. happen C. matter D. exist29. A. give up B. give in C. give out D. give away30. A. showed B. buried C. turned D nodded31. A. short B. flexible C. unique D. tall32. A. important B. necessary C. possible D. impossible33. A. too B. more C. less D. as34. A. imagined B. doubted C. sensed D. removed35. A. incorrect B. cautious C. strict D. serious36. A. nature B. power C. result D. benefit37. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything38. A. skill B. thought C. champion D. award39. A. provided B. requested C. offered D. gained40. A. in B. with C. to D. for第二部分阅读理解（共25小题。