【摘要】高三是高中的重要阶段，大家要把握好这个阶段。小编为大家整理了高三英语上册期中试题，供大家参考。

第I卷 (共105分)

I. Listening Comprehension (30)

Part A Short Conversations (10)

Directions：  In this part you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it，read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. Last week.      B. On Friday.       C. On Monday.      D. Yesterday.

2. A. At a department store.             B. At a friend's home

C. At a bakery.                       D. At a birthday party.

3. A. ¥4.50.        B. ¥5.            C. ¥5.50          D. ¥6.

4. A. In the street.    B. At work.     C. On the way home.  D. On the train.

5. A. He suddenly decided not to come.   B. He was coming later.

C. He forgot to come.      D. He wasn't invited.

6. A. Bob can't hear very well.  B. Bob never smokes.

C. Bob never listens to her.   D. Bob goes out before she says anything to him.

7. A. On a boat trip.   B. In a cinema.    C. At the beach.     D. At a restaurant.

8. A. At 10:05.      B. At 5:10.       C. At 10:40.      D. At 5:20.

9. A. Beijing.         B. Guangzhou.     C. Dalian.         D. Shanghai.

10. A. She bought a new computer.

B. She watched the volleyball match from the computer.

C. She was busy in her office.

D. She was not interested in the volleyball match.

Part B Passages (12)

Directions: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Question 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Bread.        B. Ketchup.       C. Potatoes.     D.  French fried potatoes.

12. A. People often have hamburgers with ketchup.

B. A hamburger is young people's favorite food.

C. A hamburger is children's idea of a good meal.

D. Old people don't like hamburgers.

13. A. It is easy for people to get hamburgers.

B. Many people have their hamburgers outside restaurants.

C. Hamburgers are often delivered to homes.

D. Hamburgers are popular in America.

Question 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. Last November.    B. On Thursday.    C. In 1621.      D. In 1821.

15. A. On the first Thursday of November.

B. On the fourth Thursday of November.

C. On the first Tuesday of November.

D. On the fourth Tuesday of November.

16. A. Because most football fans have a holiday and stay at home.

B. Because the Indians taught the English settlers to play football.

C. Because large families often play football together.

D. Because football is an old-time tradition in America.

Part C Longer Conversations  ( 8 )

Directions: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation

The man has come to the office... for an (17)__________.

The man has been in computer programming... for(18)__________ years.

The man worked... in a (19)______ family-owned company.

The firm will be in touch with the man... (20)____________________.

Complete the form.  Write ONE WORD for each answer. Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

What is the caller's name? (21)_______________

Which of the woman's flights has been reconfirmed? (22)_______________

When did the woman make her reservations for the flights? (23)_______________

How does the airlines clerk promise to help the caller? By (24)_____________

Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary ( 25)

Section A    (16)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

25. On the large board in the main hall of the airport, you can easily find the different destinations ________ which airlines can take you.

A. in  B. of   C. by   D. to

26. Often, the fact that unemployed people get help from government ________ this from happening, but not always.

A. to prevent  B. prevents  C. preventing  D. prevented

27. Most people don’t think of a stamp as a receipt, but that is ________ it really is ---- a proof of just how much money you paid in advance for mail delivery.

A. who   B. how   C. what   D. why

28. In his lecture, the education expert emphasized the fact that nowadays  children are exposed to many influences ________ that of their families.

A. rather than  B. other than  C. except for  D. but for

29. While learning to cook, Marge found that cooking was much harder than the most difficult chemistry experiments: beans and chicken ________ burn and stick to the pan.

A. should   B. must    C. need    D. would

30. The police helicopter managed to land on the roof and rescued all the people ________ the fire burnt up to the top of the building.

A. after   B. before    C. until   D. while

31. It was only after he had spent several nights digging around the cross ________ he decided to write to Kit Williams to find out if he was wasting his time there.

A. that   B. how    C. and which  D. what

32. There is little, ________, farming in that area and all you can see is miles of wild countryside.

A. if so   B. if such   C. if not   D. if any

33. The activities of the international marketing researchers are frequently much boarder than ________.

A. the domestic marketers have    B. the domestic marketers do

C. those of the domestic marketers   D. that which has the domestic marketers

34. ________ to the reproductive rates of other small mammals, that of the bat is very low indeed.

A. Compared  B. It is compared  C. To be comparing  D. Have compared

35. Clara Bow, a popular actress in the 1920’s, retired ________ she was unable to make the transition from silent films to sound films.

A. though   B. nevertheless  C. because   D. provided

36. Earthquakes can damage a tree ________ violently, and it can take several years for the tree to heal.

A. to cause shaking   B. when causes it shaking

C. by causing it to shake  D. to cause to shake it

37. Tornados, powerful and destructive wind storms, occur most often in the spring when hot winds ________ over flat land encounter heavy cold air

A. which to rise  B. risen   C. are rising  D. rising

38. Probably no man had more effect on the daily lives of most people in the United States ________ Henry, Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.

A. as was    B. than was  C. than did  D. as did

39. Not until actually faced with water scarcity ________ appreciate the value of water to a region.

A. one can   B. one cannot  C. can one  D. cannot one

40. The picture exhibition bored me to death. I wish I ________ to it.

A. have not gone  B. did not go  C. can not have gone D. had not gone Section B    (9)

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. comprehending     B. industry       C. range    D. enhance       E. adopted

AB. pronounce        AC. flooding     AD. valued     BC. operating    BD. tend      THE speeches of US President Barack Obama have become the favorite way for Japanese to study the English language. Japanese publishers have been ____41____ the market with over a dozen language-learning titles. Companies are trying to tap into a foreign-language teaching ____42____ that the Yano Research Institute said was ____43____ at 767 billion yen ($8.6 billion) in 2008.

Why is there such a massive Japanese market for recordings and books of Obama's speeches? Japanese say that listening to Obama speak is a sure-fire way to ____44____ their English-speaking skills.

Most Japanese, including those studying English, would have difficulty ____45____ a speech given by a native English speaker. But “Obama's English is easy to understand because he can ____46____ words clearly and speaks at a relatively slow clip,” said Professor Tadaharu Nikaido, a communication specialist. “Movies ____47____ to be the most difficult for Japanese, especially when actors mumble their words.” Obama sets his ____48____ of vocabulary wide enough to accommodate all levels of English speakers, Nikaido added, and at the lower end, it sometimes comes within the range of non-native speakers' comprehension.

The Obama speech phenomenon has given way to more books and magazines that focus on how Obama's communication skills might be ____49____ in Japan for business and political purposes. At least half a dozen books and magazine covers of this kind have appeared in the past several months in Japan.