高三上学期期中测试.doc

高三上学年期中测试 英语试题 第一节 单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） 1. Though he is ______ orphan, he is leading ______ happy life. A. an; the B. an; / C. /; a D. an; a 2. It was almost midnight when the fire ____ in the neighborhood. A. broke up B. broke down C. broke in D. broke out 3. The little girl felt ____, as she couldn’t understand why her brother hated her so much. A. satisfied B. puzzled C. delighted D. rude 4. The old lady is reminded to ____ for cars when she crosses the road. A. turn up B. set off C. watch out D. cut down 5. Before buying a desk, it is important for you to ____ your room. A. choose B. measure C. build D. discover 6. You’d better do the housework by yourself ____ expect others to do it for you. A. rather than B. more than C. less than D. other than 7. You need to have ______ if you want to teach the group of naughty children well. A. energy B. patience C. strength D. belief 8. Maria is absent. That’s ______ she was hurt while dancing last night. A. because B. whether C. why D. when 9. Now the number of the students in our school is ______ that of five years ago. A. as twice much as B. twice as larger as C. as twice large as D. twice as large as 10. The milk along with eggs ______ from the farm nearby. A. was delivered B. was delivering C. were delivering D. were delivered 第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分 共30分） Though we often called the koala “bear”, this lovely animal is not a bear at all. It is a pouched mammal (有袋哺乳动物). After giving 11 , a female (雌性的) koala carries her baby in her pouch for about six 12 . When the baby comes out, it rides on its mother’s back or clings (依附) to her belly (腹部), until it is about a year old. Koalas 13 in eastern Australia, where eucalyptus (桉树) they 14 are most plentiful. In fact, they rarely leave these 15 , and their sharp “hands” 16 keep them high in the