高三年级期末质量检测试题
第I卷(共100分)
2014．1 第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分50分)
第一节：单项填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
从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。
1. The worried lady made ___________second thorough search of her pockets before finding____________ purse on the table
A．a, the B a．a C．the．the D. the, a
2．It’s said that there are plenty of hotels in that town. There _________ be any difficulty for you to find somewhere to stay.
A．wonldn’t B. mustn't C.shouldn't D.needn′t
3. Outside the exit, many fans waited for the great pop singer, _____________ to take a picture with him．
A．hope B hoping C．hoped D. to hope
4．—Cathy，did you attend the lecture given by Mr．Black last night?
—NO. I _____________ a report atthe office
A. have been writing B．wrote C. had written D．was writing
5 He is a strict but kind teacher,_____________ my son loves and respects.
A．one B．he C．the one who D．he who
6．In my opinion，we need to begin．____________ we stopped yesterday to ensure we won’t miss anything．
A. when
B. where C．how D．what
7．Bless your heart，I know you didn't break the vase ____________.Don’t cry!
A．on purpose B．by accident C．on business D．by mistake
8．There is always a pleasant ____________ of calm at night in the small mountainous village，different from the noise in the city．
A．environment B observation C．atmosphere D．consideration
9．—Where did you meet Mr．Smith from the US yesterday?
—It is in that market ______________ we often buy things．
A．there B what C．that D．where
10．—What do you think ofthe music teacher?
—___________she is an elegant lady，she call be extremely,difficult to work with. A．while B When C Even if D．As
11．I'll spend half of my holiday practicing English and ____________ half learning drawing. A．another B．the other C．other’s D．other
12．The house rent is expensive．I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I'm paying
_____________ here．
A．as three times much B. as much three times
C．much as three times D．three times as much
13．—Is everyone here?
—Not yet. Look, there _____________ the rest of our guests!
A．come es C．is coming D are coming
14．We’ve．just heard a warning on the radio ____________ a typhoon may be on ist way. A．what B. when C. which D. that
15．Choeyang grew up on the highland，which may explain her strong tyearl and breathing ability but _____________ reall y makes her stand out is perseverance.
A. that
B. what
C. which
D. why
16.___________ James was sleepy'，he stayed up late to finish his project
A．As B．Since C．Unless D. Although
17．My father went to Guangzhou last year and it was not long____ he found a new job. A．when B. after C．before D. since
18．—I reminded you not to forget to turn off the lights when you lelt the classroom.
—______________.
A．So did I B. So you did C. So do you D．I do so
19．—I wonder ___________ makes the video Gangnam Style so popular．—The unique dance moves and funny horse riding scenes
A. how is that
B. what is it that
C. how it is that
D. What it is that
20．—Thank you for taking the trouble to help me with my application letter．—_____________.
A．Don’t mention it B．With Pleasure
C. It doesn’tmatter D．By all means
第二节：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，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
It was a stormy Saturday afternoon when my mother took my five-year-old brother，Christopher，and me to a new toy store．
“Christina!I’m going to find the Lego section!”Christopher ran off excitedly．
I was studying a Barbie when I suddenly heard 21 from the storm outside．I iumped
22 the noise,dropping the toy to the floor．Thunder continued to shake the sky．Oh no!Where’s Christopher? I 23 up and down the aisles(通道)，24 filling my small chest and making it diffcult to 25 ．I continued to run．calling Christopher’s name．I 26 to know he was all right．I found Christopher in the Lego aisle. He was standing alone，perfectly 27 ，holding tightly to a toy ship. I threw my arms around him and hugged him 28 he couldn’t breathe.
Years later,on a Tuesday morning．when I was driving to work，the radio 29 my ears
