河南省南阳市2014届高三五校联谊期中考试英语试题试卷

2013年秋期南阳市五校联谊高中三年级期中考试英  语  试  题

第Ⅰ卷  （共115分）
第一部分  英语知识运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。
21. In the early morning, all of us stood at the top of the mountain to ________ east of the city, watching ________ burning sun rising.
    A. the; a         B. /; a              C. the; the           D. the;/
22. The Chinese government holds that peace and development ________ the Taiwain Straits is the correct path.
    A. beyond        B. over             C. through          D. across
23. ________ his spare time that his English has improved a lot.
    A. So good use does he make of         B. Such good use does he make of
    C. He makes very good use of           D. He makes so good use of
24. Our bodies are ________ by working out. Similarly, our minds are developed by learning.
    A. burdened      B. resembled         C. strengthened      D. worsened
25. - Remember the first time we ________, Ed ?
- Of course, I do. You ________ a song on the stage.
    A. have met; sang                     B. met; were singing
    C. met; sang                         D. have met; have sung
26. ________ with some research materials, he decided on three possible approaches in his experiment.
    A. Preparing      B. Prepared          C. Having prepared   D. Prepare
27. - Have you known each other for long?
- Not really. ________ we started to work in this school.
    A. Just after       B. Just when        C. Ever since        D. Just before
28. - These apples look very beautiful.
- They ________. See the price $ 3.99 a pound. Very expensive, aren’t they?
    A. should         B. would           C. could            D. might
29. Ray is a new graduate, and it seems that he has difficulty in dealing with ________ problems arise.
    A. whichever      B. whenever        C. whatever         D. wherever
30. ________ your composition carefully, some spelling mistakes can be avoided.
    A. Having checked B. Checking         C. If you check       D. To check
31. The secretary has a lot of things to ________ in the office since she has been away for quite a few days.
    A. make up       B. take up           C. work out         D. carry out
32. What if we meet with a situation ________ none of us are able to deal with?
    A. where         B. in which          C. what            D. that
33. - Where have you been all day?
- We ________ some lovely children and it was dark by the time we got away.
    A. met           B. would meet       C. have met         D. had met
34. - What TV programs are you watching these days?
- Well, I’d rather read than watch TV. The programs seem ________ all the time.
    A. to get worse    B. getting worse      C. to be getting worse D. to have got worse
35. - How did the Short Play Festival strike you?
- ________. We can’t think too highly of it.
    A. It makes no sense B. It is awful        C. It all depends     D. It is wonderful
第二部分  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
    Back in the 15th century, in a tiny village in Germany, lived a family with eighteen children. Eighteen! In order   36   to keep food on file table, the father, a goldsmith（金匠）by   37  , worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade. Despite their seemingly   38   condition, two of the eldest children had a dream. They both wanted to pursue their talent for art,   39   they knew well that their father would never be able to   40   either of them to study at the Academy.
After many long discussions at night in their   41   bed, the two boys finally worked out an agreement. They would toss（掷）a coin. The   42   would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings,   43   his winning brother for the academy. Then, in four years, he would support the other one. Then Albrecht Durer won the toss and   44   to Nuremberg. Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years,   45   his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation（轰动）- By the time he graduated, he was beginning to   46   considerable fees for himself.