宁波市2013学年第一学期期末考试高三英语试卷

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I卷（选择题部分：共80分）

第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)

第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

从A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1. —A second, please. I have another call coming through.

—______. I’m not in a hurry.

A. Enjoy yourself B. Leave me alone

C. Do as you like D. Take your time

2. The 2013 Nobel Prize in ______ Literature was awarded to Alice Munro, who was commented

as “______ master of the contemporary short story”.

A. the; ﹨ B.﹨; the C. the; a D. ﹨; ﹨

3. This restaurant has become popular for its wide ______ of foods that suit all tastes and pockets.

A. division B. area C. range D. circle

4. He suggested another approach, ______ I thought, that required managers to change their

behavior and the way they spend their time.

A. this B. one C. that D. it

5. The 30-year-old one-child policy will be ______, allowing for couples to have two children

if one of the parents is an only child.

A. relaxed B. strengthened C. conducted D. performed

6. Life is like riding a bicycle. ______your balance, you must keep moving.

A. Keeping B. To keep C. Keep D. Being kept

7. —Lily, you don’t go to that supermarket quite often, do you?

—No, I only go there ______ because it’s too far away from my house.

A. constantly B. occasionally C. frequently D. eventually

8. Under no circumstances ______ anything that will benefit ourselves but harm the interests of

our country.

A. should we do B. we should do

C. should we not do D. we should not do

9. When you are reading, make a note of ______ you think is of great importance.

A. which B. that C. where D. what

10. —My dear, you ______ things about. Look, what a mess in the room!

—Sorry, Mom.

A. have always thrown B. always throw

C. are always throwing D. always threw

11. It is impossible to persuade him into doing what he doesn’t want to, for he is ______.

A. stubborn B. secure C. sensitive D. smart

12. Be careful when you deal with this chemical, as it will explode when ______ to sunlight.

A. being

exposed B. to expose C. exposing D. exposed

13. Bill Gates, ______ money is no problem, still leads a simple life.

A. for whose B. of whose C. for whom D. of whom

14. The tourists were all pushing ______ one another when they tried to get on the bus.

A. over B. against C. on D. off

15. Chinese President Xi Jinping ______ seven new ambassadors to foreign countries and

international organizations on November 25th.

A. adjusted B. applied C. appointed D. adopted

16. Some school teachers complained, “Many kids haven’t got any hobbies — ______ you call

playing computer games a hobby.”

A. unless B. once C. since D. if

17. —Jack can’t concentrate on his lessons recently.

—Yes, that may ______ why he did so badly in the last test.

A. answer for B. stand for C. call for D. account for

18. The realization of the Chinese dream won’t affect dreams of other countries. ______, it helps

them realize their own dreams. 第 2页 共 10页 A. On the contrary B. In other words

C. On the other hand D. Believe it or not

19. Five people were killed, and 4 others were missing as Typhoon Fitow hit east China’s Zhejiang

Province, ______ more than three million people.

A. affected B. affecting C. to affect D. being affected

20. —Shall we make an appointment at 9 o’clock this Sunday morning?

—______. I will be available the whole morning.

A. It counts for nothing B. It makes no difference

C. That suits me fine D. Go right ahead

第二节：完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1分；满分20分）

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从 21～40 各题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

When I was a child of seven, my friends, on a holiday, filled my pocket with coppers. I went

at once to a shop where they sold 21 for children. Being charmed with the sound of a

whistle in the hands of another boy, I 22 over all my money for one. I then came home, and

went 23 all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, 24 disturbing all the family.

My brothers and sisters, when I told of the 25 I had made, said I had given four times as

much as the whistle was worth. They put me in 26 of what good things I might have bought

with the rest of the money, and laughed at me so much for my stupidity that I cried feeling upset.

And the 27 gave me more chagrin(懊恼) than the whistle gave me pleasure.

This, however, was afterwards of use to me, for the impression 28 on my mind, so that

often, 29 I was tempted to buy something I did not need, I said to myself, “Don’t give too

much for the whistle,” and I 30 my money. As I grew up, came into the world, and