2008高三期中试题(英语).doc

2008-2009学年第一学期期中考试试卷 高三英语 命题人：高雪 校对人：高雪 试卷说明： 1、全卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题），完成时间90分钟。 2、第I卷要求在答题卡上相应的位置用铅笔将答案涂黑；第II卷可直接在试卷上作答。 3、全卷满分120分。 第I卷（共两部分，满分85分） 第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 1. -- Do you mind if I record your lecture? --- ___________. Go ahead. A. Never mind B. No way C. Not at all D. No, you’d better not 2. We ___ last night, but we went to the concert instead. A. must have studied B. might study C. should have studied D. would study 3. --- I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final. --- I think so. He ___________ for it for months. A. is preparing B. was preparing C. had been preparing D. has been preparing 4. It’s not ___ good idea to drive for four hours without ___ break. A. a ; a B. the ; a C. the ; the D. a ; the 5. You have to be a fairly good speaker to ________ listeners’ interest for over an hour. A. receive B. make C. improve D. hold 6. _____ was most important to her, she told me, was her family. A. It B. This C. What D. As 7. I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good ______. A. to be breathed B. to breathe C. breathing D. being breathed 8. The lawyer seldom wears anything other than a suit the season. A. whenever B. wherever C. whatever D. however 9. The wet weather will continue tomorrow when a cold front ______ to arrive. A. is expected B. is expecting C. expects D. will be expected 10. It is __________ to spend money on preventing illnesses by promoting healthy living rather than spending on trying to make people ___________ after they are ill. A. better; good B. good; good C. well; better D.better ; better 11. As his best friend, I can make accurate guesses about ______he will do or think. A. what B. which C. whom D. that 12. --- Why do you suggest we buy a new machine? --- Because the old one has been damaged ___________. A. beyond reach B. beyond description C. beyon