2010—2011学年度第一学期高三年级开学测试英 语
本试卷共18页，150分。考试时长120分钟。考生务必将答案答在机读卡和答题纸上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将机读卡和答题纸一并交回。
第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）
（略）
第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。
例：It’s so nice to hear from her again. ___________, we last met more than thirty years ago.
A. What’s more B. That’s to say C. In other words D. Believe it or not 答案是D。
21. ––Which T-shirt do you prefer? Blue or green? –– ______ will be OK. I don’t mind.
A. Either B. Neither C. None D. Each
22. Take the spare batteries with you ___________you need them. A. so that B. even if C. as long as D. in case
23. ––Was ______ problem solved?
––We were trying to think of ______ way out, but it was difficult to find one.
A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. the; the
24. ––How long have you been here?
––Only about five minutes. Henry and Simon ______ here with me. A. walk B. have walked C. walked D. had walked
25. Let’s go a little faster, ___________we’ll never get there on time. A. yet B. or C. so D. and
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26. With age, the mineral content of human bones decreases, ______ them more fragile.
A. make B. to make C. made D. making
27. ––Do you want to go to the cinema tonight?
––Sorry, I’m so tired. I ___________an early night. A. have B. am having C. have had D. had
28. Listen, Mike. She ___________have done it. She’s been with me at the shop all day.
A. couldn’t B. shouldn’t C. needn’t D. wouldn’t
29. ______ in the sports world, a sportsman needs to train constantly to keep himself in
best condition.
A. Survive B. Surviving C. To survive D. Survived
30. When he was only thirty years old, he had already experienced _______most people only
experience when they are much older.
A. what B. which C. who D. when
31. All books ______ to the library more than three days late will be subject to a fine.
A. return B. returning C. to return D. returned
32. ––When will you be back, Peter? ––__________a couple of days. A. On B. In C. For D. By
33. If I ___________you would drop in, I would have stayed home waiting for you. A. have known B. knew C. would know D. had known
34. It’s reported that in the past 50 years around 80 percent of Beijing’s courtyard
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houses ______.
A. had wiped out B. have wiped out C. had been wiped out D. have been wiped out
35. Clearly, in a system ______ every decision is made on the basis of tradition alone,
it may be difficult to achieve progress. A. that B. when C. where D. which
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a cold Saturday morning. An old man walked slowly into the 36 . With shoulders bent forward, he leaned on his trusty stick with each 37 step. His shabby clothes and warm personality made him 38 out from the usual breakfast crowd. Unforgettable were his eyes that shone like diamonds and thin lips 39 in a steady smile.
A young waitress named Mary 40 him drag toward a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said, “Here, sir. Let me give you a 41 with that chair.” Without saying a word, he smiled and 42 . She pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying him with one arm, she helped him get comfortably 43 . Then she moved the table up close to him, and leaned his 44 against the table where he could reach it.
In a soft, clear voice, he said, “Thank you for your 45 .”
“You’re welcome, sir.” She replied 46 . “And my name is Mary. I’ll be back in a moment, and 47 you need anything at all in the meantime, just wave at me!”
After he had finished his breakfast, Mary brought him the change from his ticket. Then she 48 him out from behind the table. She handed him his stick, and walked 49 him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, sir!”
He turned with his whole body and nodded with a 50 smile. “You are very kind,” he said softly.
When Mary went to clean his table, she was 51 to find that under his plate there was a business card and a note on a napkin (餐巾纸). Under the napkin was a
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one hundred dollar bill!
The note on the napkin 52 , “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows by the way you 53 others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will 54 through those who meet you.”
The next day she was told that the man she had 55 on was the owner of the restaurant where she was working.
36. A. restaurant B. shop C. hospital D. bank 37. A. big B. quick C. urgent D. unhurried 38. A. get B. look C. stand D. keep 39. A. held B. made C. remained D. put 40. A. felt B. noticed C. discovered D. realized 41. A. table B. cushion C. place D. hand 42. A. nodded B. obeyed C. sat D. hesitated 43. A. moved B. stayed C. seated D. rested 44. A. chair B. spoon C. stick D. plate 45. A. quickness B. kindness C. cleverness D. politeness 46. A. happily B. sadly C. nervously D. vaguely 47. A. until B. though C. because D. if 48. A. called B. helped C. took D. made 49. A. by B. around C. with D. towards 50. A. confident B. grateful C. relieved D. delicate 51. A. embarrassed B. satisfied C. disappointed D. astonished 52. A. read B. told C. wrote D. showed 53. A. please B. admire C. follow D. treat 54. A. pass B. shine C. go D. pull 55. A. depended B. served C. waited D. agreed
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）
第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
该项涂黑。
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将
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56. Where do whitewater rafting tours start? A. Travertine Falls. B. Peach Springs. C. Diamond Creek. D. Grand Canyon West.
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