2008~2009學年度第一學期期中考試高三英語試題
考試時間：120分鐘 命題人：王德亮 2008年11月
第I卷（三部分，共115分）
第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）
第一節(jié)（共5小題，每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）
聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。
1. What does the man think of the party?
A. He enjoys it. B. He thinks it was boring. C. He thinks it OK.
2. How long did it take the woman to get home from the airport?
A. About 30 minutes. B. About 3 hours C. Less than 2 hours
3. Where will the birthday party be held?
A. At John’s house. B. At Annie’s house. C. At Bill’s house.
4. Where are they probably talking?
A. In the theatre. B. In the classroom. C. At the office.
5. Why does the man turn down the cigarette?
A. He doesn’t like smoking. B. He has just finished a cigarette.
C. He isn’t seated in the smoking room.
第二節(jié)（共15題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）
聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。
聽下面一段對話，回答第6至第第7 兩個小題。
6. Whom are they talking about?
A. Their teacher. B. Their president. C. Their monitor.
7. What’s the person they are talking about like?
A. She is beautiful. B. She is good at study. C. She doesn’t sing well.
聽下面一段材料，回答第8至9 兩個小題
8. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Brother and sister. B. Husband and wife. C. Teacher and student.
9. Why can’t Lisa continue her reading?
A. Because she doesn’t like the book. B. Because Henry’s radio is making much noise.
C. Because she wants to listen to the news on the radio.
聽下面一段材料，回答第10至12 三個小題
10. Where does this conversation possibly take place?
A. In a bookstore. B. In a repair shop. C. In a supermarket.
11. How soon can the man solve the problem for the woman?
A. Right away. B. One hour. service.
B. The woman will get her thing back before three o’clock. C. He is not sure.
12. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The woman is not satisfied with the man’s
C. Before the woman comes. She should give a call to the man.
聽下面一段材料，回答第13至16 四個小題
13. How long can Japanese women expect to live nowadays?
A. 82 years. B. 50 years. C. 54 years.
14. How many Japanese women are working now?
A. 38% of them. B. 75% of them. C. 37% of them.
15. Why are more and more women working in
A. Because they have to raise their family. B. Because they don’t have anything else to do
C. Because they get more education than before.
16. What’s the average marriage age of Japanese women in 1947?
A. 22. B. 23. C. 26.
聽下面一段材料，回答第17至20 四個小題
17. When did the first European countries begin to use the euro?
A. On January 1st, 1999. B. On January 1st, 2000. C. On January 1st, 2002.
18. Which is the 12th country to adopt the euro?
A. Germany. B. France. C. Greece.
19. Which countries do not choose to use the euro?
A.
C.
20. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Germany used to use Deutschmark as its currency.
B. All members of the EU adopt the euro.
C. Italy began to adopt the euro in January 2002.
第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）
第一節(jié) 單項填空（共15小題：每小題1分，滿分15分）
21. ―Do you think an advertisement is help when you look for a new job?
―Well, it all depends. Anyway, it gives me more of chance to try.
A．a(chǎn); a B．×; × C．the; the D．a(chǎn); the
22. I quite agree with you. We both are of one ____________________.
A. thought B. idea C. opinion D. mind
23. I haven’t seen _____ of her films, but judging from the one I have seen recently I think she is a promising actress.
A. both B. any C. either D. none
24. Mr. Jones is on time for everything. How ____it be that he was late for the opening ceremony?
A. may B. should C. can D. must
25. The gas station is reported in the local newspaper __________ in broad daylight yesterday.
A. to be robbed of B. to be robbed C. to have been robbed of D. to have been robbed
26. ---- Can I help you, Johnson?
---- Hold the ladder for me, that’s ______________.
A. all B. it C. all right D. so
27. When _________ with difficulties, good friends always help each other.
A. faced B. facing C. to face D. having faced
28. We are trying to ring you back., Harry, but I think we ____ your number incorrectly.
A. looked up B. worked out C. took down D. brought about
29.---- How was Peter’s cooking? ------------ Oh, pretty good. I was quite ______________.
A. admired B. appreciated C. interested D. impressed
30. Please remind me of it again tomorrow _____________ I forget.
A. so that B. in case C. even if D. as though
31. ------What do you think of the piece of wood?
------ I am sure it ___________ a very good shelf.
A. is making B. will make C. is made D. has been made
32. Is this hotel ____________ you said we were to stay in your letter?
A. that B. the one C. where D. in which
33. I was to have visited the
A. had happened B. happened C. have happened D. was happened
34. Only those students ______ thinks
the best can be accepted by
35. __________ the differences in colours, languages and races, we share the charm and joy of the Olympic Games.
A. In favour of B. On behalf of C. In charge of D. In spite of
.第二節(jié)：完形填空（滿分30分）
閱讀下面的短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選題（A、B、C和D）中選出能填入相應空白處的最佳答案。
When we found him in the woods, he was a sorry sight, his clothes torn and his hands bleeding. Before we __36__ him, we saw him __37__. He lay a moment. Then he __38__ to his feet, staggered(蹣跚) a few yards and fell again. When we lifted him off the _39_, he tried to break away and run, like a wild animal.
We found him just in time. His _40__ showed that for two days he had __41_ in the forest, within 200 yards of the road. His senses were so __42__ by fear and tiredness that he didn’t hear the cars going by or see the lights at night.
The man, like others before him, had simply panicked(驚慌)_ 43__ he knew he was lost. __44__ had been a near disaster might have turned out as only a __45__walk, if he had taken a few precautions(警惕) before he stepped from the highway or __46__ a known trail.
A man’s sense of direction is __47__ a question of observation. He notes the shape of a mountain, the direction water flows, and the way the ledge(山脊) run. With those in _48____, he may be turned around many times, __49__ he is seldom lost.
There are exceptions, __50___, and once in a while a man does get __51___ by some strange problem that puts him into the lost state. Darkness or a sudden rainstorm may catch him where travel is difficult. If he _52__ experience, it may lead him to __53_ the move in false __54__ to find the camp against all chances. He might walk in circles or in the wrong direction, which in the end, __55__ him out physically and mentally.
36. A. got
B. reached
C. arrived
D. recognized
37. A. walk
B. run
C. fall
D. come
38. A. struggled
B. pushed
C. made
D. took
39. A. woods
B. car
C. floor
D. ground
40. A. looks
B. appearance
C. voice
D. tracks
41. A. circled
B. lived
C. stayed
D. kept
42. A. darkened
B. surprised
C. dulled
D. frightened
43. A. before
B. when
C. since
D. until
44. A. There
B. It
C. That
D. What
45. A. painful
B. tiring
C. terrible
D. pleasant
46. A. on
B. off
C. along
D. down
47. A. strictly
B. mainly
C. likely
D. seriously
48. A. head
B. hand
C. mind
D. use
49. A. so
B. but
C. and
D. or
50. A. of course
B. for example
C. once again
D. at least
51. A. wounded
B. astonished
C. excited
D. puzzled
52. A. has
B. gains
C. lacks
D. loses
53. A. keep on
B. go on
C. start
D. stop
54. A. order
B. power
C. effect
D. attempt
55. A. give
B. make
C. tire
D. get
第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。
A
I am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.
So here’s what I wanted to tell you today: Get a life. A real life, not a desire of the nest promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house.
Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure, it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an email. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.
It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours and our minutes. It is so easy to exist instead of to live . I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all.
I learned to love the journey, not the destination, I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned.
By telling them this: Read in the backyard with the sun on your face, Learn to be happy, And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived.
56．The best title of this passage probably is .
A. Love your friends B. Live a real life
C. Don’t waste time D. Be a good mother and wife
57．How did the author form her view of life?
A. Through social experience. B. By learning from her friends.
C. Through an unfortunate experience. D. From her children and husband.
58．By the underlined sentence “It is so easy to exist instead of to live” in the fifth paragraph, the author really means that people tend to .
A. make a living rather than live a real life B. work rather than enjoy life
C. waste a lot in life D. forget the most important lessons in life
59．It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. the author is a success in personal life
B. the author didn’t try her best to work well
C. the author spent all her time caring for her children
D. the author likes traveling very much
B
“I had a great
time this summer!”That’s what
“I learned a lot, and I met many new friends of my age. Some of them I miss even today,”she said.
Do you want to have a summer like Yang’s! It’s easy. Just go to summer camp! You can learn lots of things and have fun.
Lots
of kids all over the world are enjoying summer camps these days. They are
especially popular in
Some camps help you to learn other languages in foreign countries. Teachers introduce you to a family in another country. You go and live with them for a while. Every day, you get to talk with them, eat with them and maybe even go to parties.
While you’re in another country, you can also film a documentary to tell your friends and family about your life there. And when you get back home, you’ll have lots of pen pals.
If you’re interested in history, you can go to an archaeology camp. There, archaeologists will teach you how to carefully dig old things out of the ground. Then, in a laboratory, you’ll find out how old they are.
If you like outdoor sports, then go to an adventure camp! Kids do many different things at adventure camps. Canoeing is just one of them. This kind of camp is a good way to enjoy the outdoors. And doing so many things with others is a great way to make friends. If you need a rest, you can go fishing.
Of course, summer camps aren’t all about adventure or study. At some camps, kids do community service. Campers clean up their cities or spend time with old or sick people.
Summer campers get to meet people from different places and learn how to work with others. They also help kids to get stronger. So if you want to have fun this summer, why not try going to camp?
( )60．How many kinds of camp are introduced in the text?
A．Three.
B．Four.
C．Five.
D．Six.
( )61．What may campers NOT do at the camps?
A．Learning to do many things with others.
B．Enjoying outdoor sports.
C．Meeting people from different places.
D．Studying the textbooks in the classroom.
( )62．From the text we know that Yang Yingfan _______.
A．took part in a language camp last year
B．got on well with her new friends at the camp
C．made a lot of friends in
the camp who came from
D．learned to help old or sick people at the camp
C
The official Olympic cheerleaders(拉拉隊隊長)are a lot different than what you would see on the sidelines at basketball or American-style football games. Cheerleader director Paola Bosio says about 500 girls tried out to become Olympic cheerleaders.
“At the end we chose 100 girls. We have six groups, three working in ice hockey, two at speed skating and one in the mountains. So this is the first time that there is cheerleading in the Olympic Games.”
Fans disagree on whether the cheerleaders are entertaining or just a kind of distraction. After all, they do not actually cheer and they do not wear skimpy uniforms. The all-girl squad（班，隊）, which ranges in age from 15 to 26, is dressed in bright orange and gold uniforms that cover them almost from shoulder to toe.
Besides
not cheering for any particular team at an event, the focus of the routines is
different. It is not the loud and spirited gymnastic performance one might see
at college and high school events in the
Cheerleader Camilla of Turin is 20 years old and has studied dance since she was 10. Her background includes classical dance and ballet as well as modern dance and pop. This is her first time as a cheerleader and she says she is enjoying the new experience.
Some
fans expressed the opinion that the pom-pom waving and dancing was distracting
because it took the focus off the athletic event they had come to see. But
Kathy Moine of
“I think they’re just supposed to be neutral and they’re supposed to be the Olympic torches,”she said.“Not for any country but just supporting everybody, happy to be in the Olympics.”
If by definition, cheerleaders should cheer for one side and make a lot of noise, then the Olympic squad still has a lot to learn. But if they are just here to look good and liven up the atmosphere during time-outs, many would agree they have been a complete success.
( )63．Where most likely can you enjoy the performance of the cheerleaders?
A．In the mountains.
B．During speed skating events.
C．In a dance-oriented competition.
D．At ice hockey games.
( )64．We can infer from the passage that _______.
A．we would find no cheerleaders in former Olympic Games
B．most of the sports fans are against the cheerleaders
C．only Americans enjoy the Olympic Games cheerleaders very much
D．it’s an easy job to be a cheerleader
( )65．The example of Cheerleader Camilla shows us that ______.
A．a(chǎn)ll the cheerleaders are young and beautiful
B．the cheerleaders should be quite good at dancing
C．the cheerleaders are dressed little
D．it is difficult to be chosen as a cheerleader
( )66．What’s the main purpose of the cheerleaders according to the writer?
A．To support one side or team.
B．To draw the audience’s attention.
C．To bring a warmer competing atmosphere.
D．To dance classical dance.
( )67．What’s the best title of the text?
A．How Cheerleaders Work
B．The History of Cheerleaders
C．Cheerleaders Draw
Attention at
D．The Influence of
Cheerleaders at
D
Computer
scientists in
The
project is led by Nicholas Negroponte, chief of the Media Lab at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) Mr.Negroponte first announced the
idea of a one-hundred-dollar laptop computer in January, 2005. He just gave an
early version of the computer at the World Summit on the Information Society.
The three-day meeting took place in
To save money, the computers are expected to use the free operating system Linux instead of something like Microsoft Windows. Users without electric power will be able to turn a wind-up handle to recharge the battery. A special full-color display will have the ability to change to a black-and-white image. That way, users could see it even in bright sunlight. The computers could also be able to connect wirelessly to each other and to the Internet.
The machines will not be able to hold a lot of information, but they will be made to work in rough conditions. Also, the lime-green color should make them more attractive to children-and less attractive to robbers.
MIT has set up a non-profit organization called One Laptop per Child to develop the computer. Five companies, including Google and News Corporation, have each given two million dollars to help pay for the work. The plan is to sell the computers to education ministries that order at least one million of them.
The laptop is still not finished, and there are other problems like how to get the Internet to poor villages, but officials say that the computers will be ready by the end of 2006 or early 2007.
Countries
that have expressed an interest include
The computers may cost more than one hundred dollars to make in the beginning, but Nicholas Negroponte says that he wants to cut the price even more.
A two-hundred-dollar version may be sold to the public.
In
( )68．It can be inferred from the passage that ____________________.
A．The new computer can only display black-and-white images.
B．The new computer won’t be able to hold a lot of information.
C．Children in poor villages will have access to the Internet.
D．The project will be carried out by the company Microsoft.
( )69．Which advantage is NOT mentioned about the computers?
A．They don’t need electricity when used.
B．They use the free operating system Linux.
C．They could connect wirelessly to the Internet.
D．They don’t cost users too much.
( )70．Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the text?
A．The operating system of Microsoft is not free.
B．Some developing countries are interested in this kind of computers.
C．The computers mentioned in the text aim at the students.
D．Only MIT shows an interest in developing this kind of computers.
E
As China has successfully launched its Shenzhou Ⅵ and Ⅱ Taikonauts, space exploration is a hot discussion, as this historic movement boasts（夸耀） technical, and most importantly, economic benefits.
The launch and return of Shenzhou Ⅵ has cost China 1 billion yuan, but the turnover, according to experts, should be 5 to 6 times that figure. The development of space industry’s development has historically been a strong impetus（推動、促進） for a nation’s growth and China is continuing this trend. China’s space mission has boosted（提高） related industries and created domestic value of approximately 100 billion yuan.
There are thousands of manufacturers getting involved in developing and producing spare parts for the craft. They are strongly urged to innovate（改進） and advance technology for both the space mission and for future civil use.
After
Stock markets also reacted positively. All companies involved in space exploration have seen their stock prices hike over 7～10% in the past few days.
Another
big winner is the entertainment and advertising sector. It is estimated that
500 million audiences around
Prices of advertising of China Central Television, the sole TV station for live programming, ranged from 2.6 million to 8.6 million yuan for a 5 to 30 second ad. Though surprisingly high, companies have shown great interest.
Many have sought to become sponsors or partners of the event, as a Chinese milk maker in 2003 has given a successful example by paying Shenzhou Ⅴ to put the company’s name in the craft. Soon after Yang’s success, the company received enormous and satisfying feedback.
But, insiders worry that many companies will use the names of astronauts, missions, and space crafts without proper authorization from the China National Space Administration.
( )71．We learn from the text that ________.
A．Shenzhou Ⅵ has cost China too much money
B．stock markets hike over 7～10% in the past few days
C．China Central Television has shown great interest in prices of advertising though high
D．a(chǎn) Chinese milk maker received enormous and satisfying feedback from Shenzhou V
( )72．The author tries to persuade readers to accept his argument mainly by ________.
A．the feedback from Shenzhou V
B．showing what the insiders worry
C．listing benefits from all kinds of fields
D．describing the entertainment and advertising sector
( )73．Which word from the passage can take the place of the underlined word “turnover” in Paragraph 2 .
A．impetus
B．feedback
C．Taikonauts
D．a(chǎn)dvance
( )74．The example of a Chinese milk maker in 2003 is used to show .
A．why many companies have sought to become sponsors or partners of the space event
B．why companies have shown great interest in advertising on China Central Television
C．why many companies will use the names of astronauts, missions, and space crafts without proper authorization from the China National Space Administration
D．people sometimes have wrong ideas about the events is space crafts
( )75．What would be the best title for the text?
A．China has successfully launched its second manned Shenzhou Ⅵ
B．
C．Space economy fever in
D．An Expensive Space Visit
第II卷（共35分）
第四部分：寫（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）
第一節(jié)：對話填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）
閱讀下面對話，掌握其大意，并根據(jù)所給字母的提示，在標有題號的右邊橫線上寫出一個英語單詞的完整、正確形式，使對話通順。
W: Did you read today’s n_______? That building over
in
was just s____ by lightning for the fourth time! 77_______
M: I’m not s___. If the conditions for lightning to strike are right 78_______
one time, they might be as good another time.
W: Well, I don’t take any chances. If I’m c_____ in a 79______
thunderstorm, I look for a building or a closed car. Also, I was
told that if you’re struck o_____, the best thing you can do is 80______
to keep yourself close to the ground and a_____ bodies of water. 81______
M: To tell you the t____, even when I’m at home, I don’t take 82______
baths or showers during a thunderstorm. And I don’t use
anything that w_______ electrically. Maybe I’m too anxious. 83______
W: I wouldn’t say that. A_____ to the article, lightning starts 84______
thousands
of fires every year in the
Hundreds of people are i_____ or even killed. I think you’re 85______
just being sensible.
第二節(jié) 書面表達（滿 分25分）
最近，你班同學就“父母是不是最好的老師”這一話題展開了討論。有些人認為父母是最好的老師，有些人認為也不盡然。請根據(jù)下表提示，寫一篇短文介紹討論結果以及你的個人觀點。
觀點
原因
同意
不完全同意
1
教會如何生活
過分溺愛
2
指出缺點，指明方向
強加興趣、價值觀
3
教會富有愛心
希望值過高
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2、詞數(shù)110左右；
3、開頭已給出，不計入單詞總數(shù)。
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