黑龙江哈六中2016届高三上学期期末考试英语试题及答案

哈尔滨市第六中学2015-2016学年度上学期期末考试
高三英语试题

第一部分：单项选择（共20小题，每题1.5分，共30分）
1. Mike had prepared carefully for the exam, so that he could be sure of passing it on his first _______.
A. attention B. purpose C. attempt D. desire
2. China’s rich civilization ________ the world with a happy surprise at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games.
   A. showed B. attracted C. presented D. performed
3. He tried to go away without being noticed by the teacher, but luck ________ him.
   A. went with B. went against C. went along D. went over
4. The food at the dinner party didn’t seem ________. It was not worth the money.
   A. inviting B. amazing C. encouraging D. disappointing
5. ---Your daughter looks so thin.
  ---Yes, she’s so ________ about what she eats.
   A. particular B. special C. especial D. likely
6. However much money you have, it can not ________ a healthy body.
   A. compare B. earn C. defeat D. match
7. He ________ into the habit of smoking at the age of 14.
   A. formed B. fell C. went D. came
8. The contract guarantees you ________ the damage by fire or flood.
   A. against B. by C. with D. for
9. My son’s 10 years birthday is drawing near, I decided to ________ a computer to give him as a gift.
   A. borrow B. lend C. purchase D. hire
10. John ________ Joan at least for ten years.
   A. has married B. has married with
C. has got married to D. has been married to
11. Most students like pop music while it has little ________ for me.
   A. interest B. appeal C. fun D. affect
12. ---We don’t have enough dictionaries. What would you like to suggest?
   ---How about four of us ________ one?
   A. share B. to share C. sharing D. shared
13. I prefer a flat in Harbin to ________ in Beijing, because I want to live near my mom’s.
   A. one B. that C. it D. this
14. The farmer considered me as his old friend and treated me ________ some good tea.
   A. as B. for C. to D. on
15. The happy ________ of children playing in the garden disappears, and it is quiet again.
   A. spot B. view C. scenery D. scene
16. There is a common belief among them ________ rubbish can should be put to good use.
   A. which B. what C. whether D. that
17. The boy’s dream was to have his own laboratory ________ to try out some of his own ideas.
   A. from which B. in which
C. by which D. at which
18. Father ________ for London on business upon my arrival, so I didn’t see him.
   A. has left B. left C. had left D. was leaving
19. It is ________ world of wonders, ________ world where anything can happen.
   A. a; a B. a; the C. the; the D. the; a
20. ---Did you remember to take the key to Tom?
   ---Yes, I gave it to him ________ I saw him.
   A. while B. once C. suddenly D. the first time
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂上.
A
When Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing. His mother took him to see the famous showman, P. T. Barnum. Mr. Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show. He hired Charles' parents along with him, and they traveled the world together.
He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a name, General Tom Thumb. He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act and tell jokes. When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads. To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England.
During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people. He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall. Tom's act was very popular and brought in a lot of money. By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich. He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty five.
Fortunately for Tom, Mr. Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well. One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a schoolteacher. Tom was able to win her love, and they married.
The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town. They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about 2000 guests. Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding marriage. The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their honeymoon just before going to live in Tom's house in Connecticut.
Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war. Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country sponsored "Tom Thumb" weddings. In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun.
21．The underlined words "talk of the town" means________.
A. it was in the newspaper
B. it was the most popular topic
C. people spread bad rumors about it
D. it was discussed in a city meeting
22．Which one of the following statements is true according to the text?
A. Charles mother took him to see the famous showman because he stopped growing.
B. Tom had to fight with others during the show.
C. Tom’s wedding ceremony helped people cheer up in a dark time.
D. Tom and his mother came from England.
23．What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Weddings always make people feel full of sunshine.
B. People are always disappointed during war time.
C. Entertainment can serve an important purpose.