2008~2009学年度第一学期期中试卷

高 三 英 语

大同一中   李风菊

第Ⅰ卷　客观卷（共115分）

第一部分 语言知识运用 (共两节 55分)

第一节 单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）

1.      ―― we have booked a room for today and tomorrow.

   ――         sir.

       A. I’m sure          B. My pleasure          C. It’s all right           D. I’ll check

2.  We all believe that        2008 Beijing Olympic Games is         great successs.

       A. /; a                 B. the; /               C. the; a                    D. a ; a

3.  We have English Lessons        ; that is on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

       A. every other day          B. every another day      C. everyday         D. every few days

4.  What he said reminded me        we had done together during the holidays.

       A. that                B. of what           C. about that                  D. where

5.  I have the habit of keeping some candles in the house in case of power       .

       A. failure                    B. drop                C. lack                D. absence

6.  Homework       , he went to bed at 12:00 in the night.

       A. finished          B. was finished          C. being finished             D. to be finished

7.  When judging your examination, I will        your recent illness into consideration.

       A. make                     B. give                     C. take                D. find

8.  He came to classroom, only        nobody in.

       A. found                    B. finding                   C. find                 D. to find

9.       ―― everybody is here, let’s begin our meeting.

A. For            B. Now that        C. On condition that        D. For fear that

10. He spoke in a loud voice in order to make himself       .

       A. hear        B. hearing           C. heard                    D. to be heard

11. When I visited her, she was        in writing a speech on AIDS prevention.

       A. occupied             B. taken up        C. absorbing             D. devoted

12. He always says what he thinks,        others’ feelings

       A. Despite of             B. regardless of          C. in want of             D. in case of

13. As a teacher, we must        the party’s cause of education.

       A. insist on          B. stick to            C. lead to           D. keep up

14. ―― your help, we couldn’t have finished our task in time.

       A. But for             B. Otherwise              C. As for                     D. As was the case

15. If you come across a key new word in your reading comprehension, you can        this dictionary.

       A. turn to                   B. consult            C. refer to           D. All of the above

第二节　完形填空（每小题2分，共40分）

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years    16   , the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English    17   , began to believe he might    18    this almost magic barrier.

come.”

“I was driven on by a    29    of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy    30    it went on running just the same. This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they    31    could have done in previous years. When I leapt at(冲向) the    32    tape, I fell, almost    33   .”

“I know I had done it, ever before I    34    the time. The announcement came, ‘Result of the one mile… Time, three minutes…’ the rest was    35    in the noise of excitement.”

16.  A. passed along              B. passed down        C. went by         D. went over

17.        A. coach                          B. athlete                   C. captain         D. judge

18.        A. defeat                   B. move                            C. beat               D. break

19.        A. real                        B. lucky                      C. serious            D. false

20.        A. competing                  B. training                  C. fighting           D. attending

21.        A. eagerness                    B. pleasure                C. relief               D. worry

22.        A. accident                     B. event                            C. issue                D. topic

23.        A. did up                   B. made up               C. put up                   D. lined up

24.        A. safely                            B. heavily                   C. thinly                     D. gently

25.        A. seemed                 B. used                       C. happened           D. had

26.        A. dragged               B. drawn                           C. pulled                   D. pushed

27.        A. mass                      B. residents                C. crowd                   D. team

28.        A. moment                B. period                           C. while                     D. date

29.        A. concentration             B. collection                     C. combination D. classification

30.        A. so                          B. but                         C. or                    D. as

31.        A. never                            B. ever                        C. even               D. still

32.        A. starting                  B. lasting                           C. finishing          D. running

33.        A. unconcerned              B. unconscious          C. unknown              D. unnoticed

34.        A. offered                  B. told                        C. announced          D. heard

35.        A. stuck                      B. involved                C. lost                  D. spread

第二部分 阅读理解 (每小题3分，共60分)

Most animals have little connection with animals of a different kind, unless they hunt them for food. Sometimes, however, two kinds of animals come together in a partnership(伙伴关系) which is good for both of them. You may have noticed some birds sitting on the backs of sheep. This is not because they want a ride, but because they find easy food in the parasites(寄生虫) on sheep. The sheep allow the birds to do so because they remove the cause of discomfort. So although they can manage without each other, they do better together.

Sometimes an animal has a plant partner. The relationship develops until the two partners cannot manage without each other. This is so in the corals(珊瑚) of the sea. In their skins they have tiny plants which act as “dustmen”, taking some of the waste products from the coral and giving in return oxygen which the animal needs to breathe. If the plants are killed, or are even prevented from receiving light so that they cannot live normally, the corals will die.

36. Some birds like to sit on a sheep because         .

       A. they can eat its parasites                        B. they enjoy traveling with the sheep

C. they depend on the sheep for existence     D. they find the position most comfortable

37. The underlined word “they ” in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to        .

       A. birds and parasites                                   B. birds and sheep

C. parasites and sheep                                D. sheep, birds and parasites

38. We learn from the text that corals depend on plants for         .

       A. comfort              B. light               C. food              D. oxygen

39. What does the second paragraph mainly discuss?

       A. Some animals and plants depend on each other for existence

B. Some animals and plants develop their relationship easily.

C. Some plants depend on each other for food.

D. Some animals live better together.

Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any spouts team. “Football, tennis, cricket―anything with a round ball, I was useless, ” he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire, England.

It was a mountain bike he received for his 15^th birthday that changed him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Sanders set up his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon.

The following year he met John Ridgway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s school of adventure in Scotland, where he learnt about Ridgway’s cold-eater exploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures, he decided that this would be his future.

In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite, ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his supply-loaded sled up and over rocky rice.

Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski along to the North Pole, and he’s skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change.

Next October, Saunders, 27, heads south from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, a 2900-kilometer journey that has never been completed on skis.

40. What change happened to Saunders after he was 15 years old?

       A. He became good at most sports.         B. He began to build up his body

C. He joined a sports team                  D. He made friends with a runner.

41. The underlined word “exploits” (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to        .

       A. journeys         B. researches                  C. adventures               D. operations

42. Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Saunders?

       a. He ran his first marathon                 b. He skied alone in the North Pole

c. He rode his bike in a forest             d. He planned an adventure to the South Pole

A. a c d b           B. c d a b            C. a c b d          D. c a b d

43. What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders?

       A. He is a success in sports                          B. He is the best British skier.

C. He is Ridgway’s best student                 D. He is a good instructor at school

A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27 (Sat. ＆ Sun.). At 5:30 am, the riders will leave Tian’ anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometres as a training leg. Then the next 55-kilometre leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive(竞争性的) part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.

The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside at Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometres. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Bejing.

Cost: 200 yuan

Telephone:4675027

Brazilian footballers

The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo’an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.

Ticket prices:60, 100, 150 yuan

Time/Date: 4:30 pm, August 26 (Sat.)

Telephone: 5012372

       The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it, A Japanese team will give an exhibition of climbing. Free for spectators(观众).

Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.

Time/Dates: 9-12 am, August 26 and 27

Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang zhenghua

44. The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about        .

       A. visiting teams                                           B. famous players

C. things to do for the weekend                       D. prices to pay for the sports events

45. The underlined word “leg” in “Bicycle tour and race” probably means       .

       A. race           B. practice              C. part of the training           D. part of the tour

46. What is special about the rock climbing competition?

       A.A foreign team takes part in it

B. You don’t have to pay to watch it.

C. You don’t have to be a sportsman to take part

D. The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.

47. If you want to find something to do just for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call?

A. 4675027                B. 7143177           C. 5012372                  D. 7144850

It’s 2035. You have a job, a family and you’re about 40 years old. Welcome to your future life.

Getting ready for work, you pause in front of the mirror, “Turn red,” you say. Your shirt changes from sky blue to deep red. Tiny preprogrammed electronic are rearranged in your shirt to change its color. Looking into the mirror, you find it hard to believe that you are 40. You look much younger. With amazing advances in medicine, people in your generation may live to be 150 years old. You’re not even middle-aged.

As you go into the kitchen and prepare to pour your breakfast cereal into a bowl, you hear: “To lose weight, you shouldn’t eat that, ” from your shoes. They read the tiny electronic code on the cereal box find out the nutrition details. You decide to listen to your shoes. “Kitchen, what can I have for breakfast?” A list of possible foods appear on the counter as kitchen checks its food supplies.

“Ready for your trip to space. You ask your son and daughter. ” In 2005 only specially trained astronauts went into space－and very few of them. Today anyone can go to space for day trips or longer vacation. Your best friend even works in space. Handing your children three strawberries each, you add, “The doctor said you need these for space travel. ” Thanks to medical advices, vaccination shots are a thing of the past. Ordinary foods contain specific vaccines. With the berries in their mouths, the kids head for the front door.

It’s time for you to go to work. Your car checks your fingerprints and unlocks the doors. “My office.  Autopilot,” you command. You car drives itself down the road and moves smoothly into traffic on the highway. You sit back and unroll your e-newspaper. The latest news downloads and fills the viewer. Looking through the pages, you watch the news as video films rather than read it.

48. What changes the color of your shirt?

       A. The mirror                                                        B. The shirt itself

C. The counter                                                    D. The medicine

49. How do the shoes know that you shouldn’t eat the breakfast cereal?

       A. By pouring the breakfast into a bowl

B. By listening to the doctor’s advice

C. By testing the food supplies in the kitchen

D. By checking the nutrition details of the food

50. The strawberries the children eat serve as         .

       A. breakfast                    B. lunch                C. vaccines            D. nutrition

51. How is the text organized?

       A. In order of time                                        B. In order of frequency

C. In order of preference                                   D. In order of importance

Lillan Hanson, a college junior, expects to graduate in about two years. Mrs Hanson, a rather unusual student, plans to go on to take more courses after she gets her degree. What makes Mrs Hanson different from most of her classmates?

Mrs Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were grown, she tried again.

She finds the hardest part of going back to school at her age is to be sitting in class for long periods of time, because she is not as agile as she used to be. Mrs Hanson often gets up and walks around between classes to keep her joints from getting stiff. At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all gave Mrs Hanson a warm round of applause when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her goals were.

52. Mrs Hanson has gone through college       .

       A. rapidly and well                              B. slowly but surely

C. without any help at all                   D. as a form of entertainment

53. A person who is agile is       .

       A. stiff in the joints                                 B. poor in certain subjects

C. intelligent at schoolwork               D. able to move around well

54. We can learn form the passage that Mrs Hanson         .

       A. is troublesome at college because of her old age

B. often disturbs her teachers’ teaching by walking around in class

C. is popular and well-admired on campus

D. is good at all her subjects except computer studies

55. This story mainly about        .

       A. a woman too old for school

B. a persistent and unusual student

C. the hardship to get college degree

D. how to realize one’s dream

第II卷　主观卷（共35分）

第一部分  改错（每小题1分，共10分）

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正的词。

Today I visited the Smiths－my first time visit                                56.            

to a American family. They live in a small                                          57.            

town. It was very kind for them to meet me                                       58.            

at the railway station and drove me to their home.                         59.            

The Smiths did his best to make me feel                                      60.            

at home. They offered me coffee and other                                     61.            

drinks. We have a good time talking and laughing                          62.            

together. They were eager know everything about                         63.            

China and asked me lost of question. In fact,                                  64.            

they are planning to visit China in next year.                                    65.            

第二部分  书面表达（共25分）

近年来全球许多国家对公共场所吸烟限制越来越严；从2007年1月1日起，我国香港地区室内全面禁烟。针对这个问题，你班同学组织一场辩论会，请你根据下表内容，以“Ban Smoking in Pubic Places?”为题，写一篇短文，客观介绍双方的不同观点。

赞成

1、 有害健康，导致疾病。

2、 影响他人健康。

3、 公共场所禁烟有利于督促吸烟者戒烟。

反对

1、 吸烟不违法，吸烟者有吸烟权利和自由。

2、 不利于餐馆、酒吧等场所的营业。

3、 导致失业。

注意：1、词数：100左右；　2、题目和开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Ban Smoking in Public Places?

Smoking bans can be seen in public places in many countries.                      

高三英语期中答案

1、 单项选择(1×15=15分)

1―5   DCABA     6―10   ACDBC     11―15   ABBAD

2、 完形填空

16―20   CBDAB                         21―25    DBDDA    

26―30   DCACB                          31―35   ACBDC

3、 阅读理解(3×20=60分)

36―40  ABDAB                    41―45   CDACD   

46―50  BCBDC                       51―55   ABDCB

4、 短文改错(1×10=10分)

56、去掉time           57、第一个a改为an          58、for → of

59、drove → drive      60、his → their               61、√

62、have → had        63、to know           64、questions

65、去掉in

5、写面表达

Ban Smoking in public places?

Smoking bans can be seen in public places in many countries. Our class had a heated discussion on banning smoking in public places. Opinions fall into two.

Some students agree that smoking is dangerous, Not only does smoking harm smokers themselves but also harm the people around them. Bans in public places would also urge smokers to smoke less or give it up.

However, Others hold an opposite view. They believe that it’s legal to smoke and smokers should have the freedom and right to smoke in any place they like. Besides, bans on smoking in public places would drive many bars, pubs or clubs out of business. What’s worse, many people will be out of job because of this.

华中师大一附中2008―2009学年度第一学期期中检测

高三年级英语试题

本试卷共12页，全卷满分150分，考试用120分钟。

命题人：高三年级英语备课组

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

    做题时，先将答案划在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分）

    听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What does the man like?

A．A stormy ocean．              B．Calm waves．                C．Calm water．

2．What does the woman ask the man to do?

A．To do some exercise．        B．Not to go out．              C．To put on more clothes．

3．How much is the yellow tie?

A．$15．                               B．$18．                            C．$36．

4．What does the woman mean?

A．She will buy him a pencil．

B．She has pencils for him．

C．She herself has no more pencils．

5．What does the lady like to drink?

A．Dutch．                            B．Coffee．                       C．Juice．

第二节 （共15小题；每题1．5分，满分22．5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6．What is the woman going to do?

A．Fill out some forms．        B．Have dinner．                C．Pack up some stuff．

7．Who is Jessica?

A．A policewoman．              B．A movie star．               C．A student．

8．What is the man going to do tomorrow afternoon?

A．Play tennis．                     B．Take judd out．              C．See a movie．

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9．What sports does the man like to play after work?

A．Table tennis, running and golf．

B．Tennis, jogging and golf

C．Tennis, running and golf．

10．How often does the man play golf?

A．About once a week．       B．About once a month．    C．About once a year．

11．What time will they meet at the clubhouse?

A．At 1:30 p．m．．             B．At 1:30 a．m．．            C．At 2:30 p．m．．

听第8段材料，回答第12至15题。

12．What is the woman waiting for?

   A．She is waiting for the man．

   B．She is waiting for her mother．

   C．She is waiting for the bus．

13．According to the conversation, what is the weather usually like in Florida in March?

A．Cool．                            B．Very hot．                     C．Dry．

14．How often should the bus come to their stop?

A．Every twenty minutes．   B．Every thirty minutes．    C．Once a day．

15．Where has the man lived for ten years?

     A．Florida．                        B．New York．                   C．California．

听第9段材料，回答第16至17题。

16．Who is the man?

   A．He is the girl’s husband． B．He is the girl’s boyfriend． C．He is the girl’s brother．

17．How does the woman feel about the news?

     A．Sad．                             B．Angry．                        C．Happy．

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18．How did the speaker and his wife usually get around in London?

A．Buy bus．                       B．By underground．          C．On foot．

19．Which of the following places haven’t they been to during their stay in London?

A．Buckingham Palace．       B．The British Museum．    C．The National Gallery．

20．What did they enjoy doing most in London?

A．Having some very good meals．

B．Doing some shopping．

C．Seeing some good plays．

第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共三节，满分55分）

第一节    多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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．The dog had such ___________ to its master that it would not leave him, even when he was dead．

  A．devotion             B．contribution           C．connection                    D．application

22．Soon after the terrible earthquake ___________was sent to the people who lost their homes from all over the world．

  A．expense               B．relief                      C．attention                        D．sympathy

23．Jonathan received a promotion to the role of assistant manager and is the youngest person to ___________ that post in this internatioal company．

  A．adopt                  B．seek                       C．occupy                          D．abandon

24．Julia left the company because she found the job frustrating, and felt she wasn’t___________ anything there．

  A．attempting           B．accomplishing         C．confirming                         D．conveying

25．Jane will have to ___________ her piano practice a long time if she wants to be a professional concert performer．

  A．set up                 B．add up                    C．keep up                         D．hold up

26．To make the students understand the problem the teacher tried to explain it, but the explanation just did not ___________to the class．

  A．get through         B．get around                     C．get down                       D．get across

27．This is the second time I have been ___________ by that person; I shall never trust him again．

  A．referred to           B．set down                 C．attended to                     D．let down

28．The government must be very ___________ about setting policies and make no decision until they are quite sure it is the right one．

  A．particular            B．concerned               C．cautious                         D．certain

29．Technology will continue to advance and change, and you must ___________ learn and adapt or risk becoming a dinosaur．

  A．delightedly          B．practically               C．constantly                      D．properly

30．The soil is becoming poor because farmers here mostly use only one kind of chemical fertilizer for several years ___________ ．

  A．in a row                     B．on the air                C．on all sides                     D．in a way

第二节    完成句子（共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分）

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

31．?Have you thought about your day off next week?

   ?Oh yes, I ____________________ (在享受)the sunshine in Hawaii next Friday afternoon while you’re all working! (enjoy)

32．?It was a red light, William．You ____________________ (应该停)the car．

   ?Sorry．I didn’t see it．(stop) 

33．The other day a warm thought suddenly ____________________ (我想到)I might use the pocket money to buy some flowers for my mother’s birthday．(come)

34．I have already told you that I’m going to buy it, ____________________ (不管它花多少钱)．(cost)

35．Why are you still working on this project? It’s 4 o’clock in the afternoon and you’re supposed ____________________ (完成)it by noon．(finish)

36．We rent a beach house with two small rooms, the smaller ____________________ (可以用作)a kitchen．(serve)

37．It is not just the size of the Olympic Games ____________________ (使它们)unique, but what they mean to us．(make)

38．The number of people in the world totals about 6 billion and large quantities of waste ____________________ (产生)each year．(produce)

39．The students have been told that under no conditions ____________________ (他们可以用)the mobile phone in class．(use)

40．If ____________________(有) no water on the earth, there could be no living things．(be)

第三节：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上将该项涂黑。

One night this summer , on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn’t face my   41  apartment. Sitting in the theatre I had to  42    the opening between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the    43  every time she leaned over to talk to him, 44    he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such  45   in a public place? I thought the movie would help improve my English, but  as it   46   , it was an Italian movie.   47    about an hour I decided to give up the movie and    48   my popcorn. I’ve never understood why they gave me so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good,   49.

With time going by , I understood    50   of the romantic sounding Italians. I just heard the   51  of the popcorn chewed between my teeth. My thought started to    52  . I remembered when I was in South Korea, I   53    to watch a host on TV frequently . He seemed like a good friend to me,  until I saw him  54   on TV in New York speaking  55   English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t   56   have a Korean accent ! I felt like I had been betrayed( 背叛 ).

When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English . 57    we had picked up a few words, my mother suggested that we all should practise English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became terribly   58   and we all seemed to avoid each other. When we couldn’t avoid seeing each other , our expressions were stiff ( 僵硬的). Sitting at the dinner table we preferred silence  to   59   a difficult language. Mother   60   to say something in English but it came out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it! We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.

41.

A . warm

B. hot

C. heated

D. uncomfortable

42.

A . wander through

B. walk though

C. run through

D. look through

43.

A . room

B. seat

C. space

D. angle

44.

A . however

B. but

C. or

D. and

45.

A . excitement

B. feeling

C. privacy

D. love

46.

A . came about

B. came up

C. turned up

D. turned out

47.

A . Within

B. After

C. For

D. before

48.

A . concentrate  on

B. stare at

C. work on

D. stick with

49.

A . too　

B. either

C. anyhow

D. somehow

50.

A . much

B. something

C. nothing

D. anything

51.

A . nutrient 

B. sound 

C. explosion

D. smell

52.

A . stop

B. wander

C. imagine

D. fascinate

53.

A . started

B. began

C. devoted

D. used

54.

A . again

B. immediately

C. closely

D. clearly

55.

A . fake

B. informal 

C. perfect

D. practical

56.

A . even

B. always

C. occasionally 

D. frequently

57.

A . unless

B. If

C. Before

D. since

58.

A . noisy

B. quiet

C. exciting

D. still

59.

A . improving

B. reading

C. writing

D. speaking

60.

A . managed

B. happened

C. tried

D. had

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Ideas about polite behavior are different from one culture to another．Some societies, such as America and Australia are mobile and very open, people here change jobs and move house quite often．As a result, they have a lot of relationships that often last only a short time．So it’s normal to have friendly conversations with people that they have just met, and you can talk about things that other cultures would regard as personal．

On the other hand there are more crowded and less mobile societies where long-term relationships are more important．A Malaysian or Mexican business person will want to get to know you very well before he or she feels happy to start business．But when you do get to know each other, the relationship becomes much deeper than it would in a mobile society．

To Americans, both Europeans and Asians seem cool and formal at first．On the other hand, as a passenger from a less mobile society put it, it’s no fun spending several hours next to a stranger who wants to tell you all about his or her life and asks you all sorts of questions that you don’t want to answer．

Cross-cultural differences aren’t just a problem for travelers, but also for the flights that carry them．All flights want to provide the best service, but ideas about good service are different place to place．This can be seen most clearly in the way that problems are dealt with．

Some societies have “universalist” cultures．These societies strongly respect rules, and they treat every person and situation in basically the same way．“Particularist” societies, on the other hand, also have rules, but they are less important than the society’s unwritten ideas about what is right or wrong for a particular situation or a particular person．So the normal rules are changed to fit the needs of the situation or the importance of the person．

This difference can cause problems．A traveler from a particularist society, India, is checking in for a flight in Germany, a country which has a universalist culture．The Indian traveler has too much luggage, but he explains that he has been away from home for a long time and the suitcases are full of presents for his family．He expects that the check-in official will understand his problem and will change the rules for him．The check-in official explains that if he was allowed to have too much luggage, it wouldn’t be fair to the other passengers．But the traveler thinks this is unfair, because the other passengers don’t have his problem．

61．Often moving from one place to another makes people like Americans and Australians ____．

   A．like traveling better            B．easy to communicate with

   C．difficult to make real friends     D．have a long-term relationship with their neighbors

62．A person from a less mobile society will feel it _____ when a stranger keeps talking to him or her, and asking him or her questions．

  A．boring            B．friendly              C．normal                     D．rough

63．In “particularist societies”, ______．

   A．they have no rules for people to obey

   B．people obey the society’s rules completely

  C．no one obeys the society’s rules though they have

   D．the society’s rules can be changed with different persons or situations

64．The writer of the passage thinks that the Indian and the German have different ideas about rules because of different ______．

  A．interests              B．cultures           C．habits and customs    D．ways of life

Advice to “sleep on it” could be well founded, scientists say．After a good night’s sleep a problem that couldn’t be solved the night before can often appear more manageable, although the evidence until now has been anecdotal (个人体验的)．But researchers at the University of Luebek in Germany have designed an experiment that shows a good night’s sleep can improve insight (顿悟) and problem-solving．

“If you have some newly-got memories in your brain, sleep acts on these memories’ restructures them , so that after sleep the insight into problem which you could not solve before increases,” said Dr Jan Born , a neuroscientist (神经科学家), at the university．To test the theory, they taught volunteers two simple rules to help them turn a string of numbers into a new order．There was also a third, hidden rule, which could help them increase their speed in solving the problem．The researchers divided the volunteers into two groups: half were allowed to sleep after the training while the rest were forced to stay awake．Dr Jan Born and his team noticed that the group that had slept after the training were twice as likely to figure out the third rule as the other group．“Sleep helped,” Born said in a telephone interview．“The important thing is that you have to have a memory representation in your brain of the problem you want to solve and then you sleep, so it can act on the problem．” But Born admitted that he and his team don’t know how restructuring of memories occurs or what governs it．Pierre Maquet and Perrine Ruby of the University of Liege in Belgium said the experimental evidence supports the anecdotal suggestions that sleep can help develop creative thinking．Although the role of sleep in human creativity will still be a mystery, the research gives people good reason to fully respect their periods of sleep, they added．

65．The underlined phrase “sleep on it” in Paragraph 1 probably means       ．

A．to delay deciding something until the next day

    B．to get as much sleep as possible

   C．to go on sleeping without being disturbed

    D．to sleep till after the time you usually get up in the morning

66．Jan Born and his team carried out the experiment through _____．

    A．comparison        B．interview                      C．survey              D．imagination

67．It can be inferred from the passage that ______．

    A．people should sleep so long as they have time

    B．sleep is the only way to solve hard problems

   C．people have various periods of sleep

D．people know how sleep reconstructs memories

68．What would be the best title for the passage?

    A．How Sleep Works                       B．Sleep Helps Solve Problems   

    C．No Evidence, But Well Founded            D．Born’s Discovery On Sleep

Winter’s short days are more than cold．For many people, winter depression, the most common type of Seasonal Affective Disorder(SAD), is as much a part of the reason as hats and scarves(围巾)．

    Winter serious SAD sufferers may need medical treatment．Those feeling a little blue can help themselves by sticking to a healthy lifestyle．Here are some tips:

    Pace yourself．Don’t expect to do everything you normally can．Set a realistic schedule．Don’t listen to negative thinking, like blaming yourself or expecting to fail．

    Get involved in activities that make you feel good or feel like you’ve achieved something．For example, play table tennis or badminton．

   If you are feeling depressed, you may feel like staying away from friends．Yet this is a time when a friend’s support can be helpful．Call them regularly．Remember, the more we put off calling or visiting a friend, the harder  No interests or pleasure in things you used to enjoy

    Increased need for sleep

    A change in eating habits, especially an appetite for sweet or starchy(含淀粉的) foods

    Weight gain

    A heavy feeling in the arms or legs

    A drop in energy level

    Difficulty in concentrating

    Overly emotional

    Avoidance of friends and social situations

    Frequent feelings of guilt

    Long-term feelings of hopelessness, and physical problems, such as headaches

69．The writer of the passage agrees that ______．

A．the cold in winter makes us suffer from SAD

     B．hats and scarves are as important as SAD

    C．everyone of us meets SAD in winter

     D．we are blue mainly because of short days in winter

70．It can be inferred that ______．

     A．a more darkness will make us sad

     B．we should wear hats and scarves in winter

     C．a healthy lifestyle prevents us from serious SAD

     D．staying away from friends makes us depressed

71．When we pace ourselves, we ______．

     A．don’t do anything we can                    B．make a practical plan

     C．expect to succeed in nothing                 D．think something of guilt

72．The passage includes the following EXCEPT _____．

     A．the earlier we meet friends, the easier it is to rebuild a friendship

     B．if we give up to unclear feelings of sadness, we’ll be caught in the SAD

    C．playing table tennis helps us achieve whatever we want

    D．feel-good hormones from a balanced diet can help keep a healthy body

Mr．Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water．Mr．Johnson took the only escape route―through the boot(行李箱)．

      Mr．Johnson’s car had finished up in a ditch(沟渠) at Romney Marsin, Kent after skidding on ice and hitting a bank．“Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly,” Mr．Johnson said．“I couldn’t force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in．”

       Mr．Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot．Then he began his struggle to escape．

       Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life．It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to loosen the back seat to get into the boot．I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came．”

       It took ten minutes to loosen the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot．Then Mr．Johnson found a wrench and began to work on the boot lock．Fifteen minutes passed by．“It was the only chance I had．Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in．I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up．”

      His hands and arms cut and bruised(擦伤), Mr．Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmer’s wife, Mrs．Lucy Bates．Huddled in a blanket, he said, “That thirty minutes seemed like hours．” Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night．The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch．

73．_______________  is the most important to Mr．Johnson during his escape?

A．The hammer    B．The coin C．The screw              D．The horn

74．Mr．Johnson’s car accident happened _________________．

A．with his car standing on its boot           B．while on his way home

C．partly due to the slippery road．           D．because of the high speed

75．“Finally it gave” (Paragraph 5) means that _______．

A．luckily the door was opened in the end

B．at last I found the boot lock

C．he forced the boot lid open with all his efforts

D．The chance to escape lost

76．It may be inferred from the passage that _______．

A．the ditch was along a quiet country road

B．the accident happened on a snowy day

C．the bank lent Mr．Johnson a hand about his damage

D．Mr．Johnson was well treated for his injury

If you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, especially to your own children．But how you say it can be quite tricky．

       If you say to your children “I am sorry I got angry with you, but …” what follows that “but” can make the apology ineffective: “I had a bad day” or “your noise was giving me a headache” leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior in expecting an apology．

       Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say “I’m sorry you’re upset”; this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done．

12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable, but that borrowing a parent’s clothes without permission is not．

77．According to the author, “tricky” means __________．

       A．simple            B．complicated            C．cautious           D．various

78．It is not advisable to use the general, all-covering apology because _______．

       A．it is only an empty promise                         B．it is not necessary

       C．it is neither clear nor effective                      D．it is hurtful and insulting

79．In teaching children to say sorry ______．        

       A．parents should set them a good example        B．parents should be patient and tolerant

       C．the significance of it should be involved        D．their ages should be taken into account

80．According to the passage, apologizing properly is ________．  

       A．a social issue calling for immediate attention   B．a big problem faced by every family

       C．a sign of social progress                                D．not as simple as it seems

第四部分：书面表达（满分25分）

结合社会实际，请你谈谈出国留学的利弊：

利：

1.       发达国家条件好，设施先进，有利学习。

2.       能了解不同文化，开阔视野。

3.       能锻炼独立生活的能力。

4.       回国找工作有优势。

弊：

1.       语言不熟，沟通困难。

2.       适应期内，学习会受影响。

3.       存在安全隐患。

4.       费用太高。

注意：1．文章要包含以上所有要点，并使行文连贯。

      2．可适当发挥，谈谈自己的个人意见。

      3．生词：设施：facilities．

      4．词数130左右

      5．开头已为你拟好，不计入总词数。

  Nowadays,going to study abroad is popular with the Chinese students．

高三英语期中试题答题卡

第二节：完成句子（共10题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

31. _________________________________________________________________

32. _________________________________________________________________

33. _________________________________________________________________

34. _________________________________________________________________

35. _________________________________________________________________

36. _________________________________________________________________

37. _________________________________________________________________

38. _________________________________________________________________

39. _________________________________________________________________

40. _________________________________________________________________

第四部分：书面表达（满分25分）

结合社会实际，请你谈谈出国留学的利弊：

利：

5.       发达国家条件好，设施先进，有利学习。

6.       能了解不同文化，开阔视野。

7.       能锻炼独立生活的能力。

8.       回国找工作有优势。

弊：

5.       语言不熟，沟通困难。

6.       适应期内，学习会受影响。

7.       存在安全隐患。

8.       费用太高。

注意：1．文章要包含以上所有要点，并使行文连贯。

      2．可适当发挥，谈谈自己的个人意见。

      3．生词：设施：facilities．

      4．词数130左右

      5．开头已为你拟好，不计入总词数。

  Nowadays,going to study abroad is popular with the Chinese students．

哈尔滨市第六中学

2008-2009学年度上学期期中考试

高三英语试题

I 听力

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

  听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．  What does the woman mean?

A.     She doesn’t mind missing the whole performance.

B.      She wants to go to the next performance.

C.      She tends to go to the performance late.

2. What is the woman most likely to be?

  A. A customer    B. Mr. David’s wife   C. Mr. David’s secretary

3. What does the man do ?

  A. He is a safeguard    B. He is a fireman   C. He is a policeman

4. What’s the probable relationship between them?

  A. Waiter and customer   B. Doorkeeper and visitor   C. Servant and hostess

5. What will the man do this morning?

  A. To see a doctor   B. To look after the children  C. To go to a party

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

  听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6，7题。

6. What’s the woman doing now?

  A. Making a survey   B. Watching TV    C. Doing housework

7. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

  A. They are strangers  

B. They are boss and employee 

C. They are professor and student

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题

8. What is the best way to get to know the city?

  A. Taking a bus tour   B. Going by bike   C. Going there on foot

9. Where has the man been to ?

  A. The Science Museum   B. The zoo   C. The National Art Gallery

10. What paintings did not the woman mention?

  A. Italian paintings   B. Chinese paintings   C. Japanese paintings

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题

11. Where is the man going to work?

  A. In a hospital   B. In Brighton    C. In Nigeria

12. Why is the man going to leave?

  A. Because he is bored with it   B. Because he is fired  

C. Because he likes traveling very much

13. What is the relationship between the speakers?

  A. Friends   B. Brother and sister   C. Husband and wife

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题

14. What are they going to do?

  A. To make a phone call   B. To enter a concert hall  C. To buy concert tickets

15. When does this conversation occur?

  A. In the afternoon   B. In the morning   C. In the evening

16. What’s the woman’s attitude toward the situation?

  A. She is satisfied with the speed of the process

  B. She is uncertain about her change in plans

  C. She is prepared to accept the situation

17. What will the man probably do?

  A. He will stay where he is    B. He will eat lunch first and then come back

C. He will buy the tickets at another place.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题

18. Why couldn’t the man open the door?

  A. His friend left him the wrong key   B. He didn’t know where the back door was

  C. He couldn’t find the key to his mailbox.

19. Why was the man getting anxious?

  A. Because it was getting dark already  B. Because the birds might have died.

  C. Because he didn’t want to draw others’ attention

20. Why did the man feel like a fool?

  A. Because he made too much noise when he pushed the barrel.

  B. Because what he did made him look like a thief

  C. Because he hated himself for forgetting the matter.

II. 单项选择：

21. Experts say that Longtan hydropower project, China’s third largest, will be _________ great help to _______ flood control and improving condition for shipping.

A. 不填； the      B. a; 不填             C. a; the             D. the; the

22. ―― I really appreciate you looking after my baby when we were away for my friend’s wedding yesterday.

   ―― _______________.

   A. Don’t mention it.                          B. Please don’t be so thankful

   C. With pleasure                             D. All right

23. Bungee jumping is an adventurous sport, popular with young adults, __ courage matters more than strength.

A. where     B. that           C. of  which       D. whose

24.― What are you going to do next?
  ―To write a science story about outer space ___ by Science and Technology Press.
  A. published     B. being published  C. to be published    D. publishing

25.―Haven't I told you that I like the beef well done?
  ―Yes, but I _____ it longer than I usually do.
  A. was cooking B. will cook  C. cooked D. had cooked

26. ---I'm going to Guilin next week. Do you have anything ____ there?
  ---No, but thank you all the same.
  A. to be taken  B. to take   C. taking     D. taken

27.It is suggested that a study plan _____ right now.

   A. is made    B. is to be made    C. be made    D. had been made

28. On arrival, the famous movie star found himself ______ by the enthusiastic fans.

   A. to be surrounded     B. surrounded    C. being surrounded    D. having surrounded

29. One of the viewers says he was deeply _____ by the White Cloud and Black Earth series performed by Zhao Benshan and Song Dandan. 

  A. motivated          B. impressed        C. expressed          D. inspired

30．________ everyone else wouldn’t go to the mountain area, he went without a second thought.

　　A. As long as　　　　　    B. While　　      C. Where　　　　 　D. In spite of

31．― Did you go to the party last night?
　　― Yes.And I’d rather ________. It was so________.
　　A. not go; tiresome　　　　　　　      　B. not have gone; exciting
　　C. not have gone; tiring　　　　　　       D. go; interesting 

32. Much new and high technology has been introduced from America, thus _____ great increase in production of the company.
　　A. resulting in 　　　　　B. resulted in  　　C. resulting from　　　　 D. resulted from

33. ---What’s happened to George?
　　---I don’t know. He _____.
　 A. must have got lost 　　　　B. should have got lost
　 C. may have got lost　　　　　D. can’t be lost

34. A new Ministry of Education report says about half of middle school students do not weigh a______ amount.

A. common                    B. usual               C. ordinary                 D. normal

35．Mr. and Mrs Scott prefer a restaurant in a small town to ________ in so large a city as New York.
　　A. this　　　　　B. one　　　　　 C. it　　　　　　 D. that

III. 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从后面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。

People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

                                                      --R. W. E, erson

    It was Mother’s Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to   36   her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful    37   in the garden.

    Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs(丁香), he said, “I know where we can find   38   that you want. Get the children and come on.” So they went,   39   down the country roads.

    There on a small hill, they saw a lot of purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to    40    the flowers.    41   , she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on her face.

    When they were    42   a nursing home, the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. She had no children with her. They    43   the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the    44   in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny   45   her again and again. She smiled happily, too.

      46   the young mother came back to her car, her   47    asked her, “Who is that old granny?” “Why did you give our flowers to her?”

    “I don’t know her,” their mother said. “But it’s Mother’s Day, and she has no children. I have all of you, and I   48   have my mother. Just think how much those flowers   49   to her.”

     Hearing    50   their mother said, all the children were greatly   51  .

As we know, everyone needs love. In our society, only more love is   52   to the people, 53     those who are in great    54   , we will feel happy.   55   by this, can we have a better life, a more humorous world.

36. A. expect                      B. persuade            C. consider                   D. wish

37. A. nature                B. lilacs                 C. tree                          D. building

38. A. all                      B. something         C. anything                   D. nothing

39. A. walking                     B. rolling                     C. driving                     D. advancing

40. A. enjoy                 B. share                 C. compare                   D. stress

41. A. Simply               B. Contently          C. Immediately             D. Carefully

42. A. watching            B. passing              C. experiencing             D. finding

43. A. stopped                     B. exchanged         C. shook                       D. started

44. A. sweets                B. money                     C. flowers                    D. care

45. A. thanked                     B. struck               C. touched                    D. communicated

46. A. While                 B. When                C. Because                    D. Since

47. A. husband              B. friends                     C. children                   D. mother

48. A. hardly                B. never                C. even                        D. still

49. A. meant                 B. repeated            C. thought                    D. expressed

50. A. how                   B. why                  C. what                        D. which

51. A. separated            B. surprised           C. frightened                D. moved

52. A. combined           B. dragged             C. offered                     D. advised

53. A. especially           B. particularly        C. luckily                            D. finally

54. A. sorrow               B. excitement         C. courage                    D. need

55. A. Then                  B. Only                 C. So                           D. Or

IV. 阅读理解：

A

    The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation. All high school graduates ought to go, because college will help them earn more money, become “better” people, and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who don’t go.

    But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone. And now that close to half our high school graduates are attending, those who don’t fit the pattern are becoming more and more, and more obvious. College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students get in the way of each other’s experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the competition for admission to graduate school. Others find no interest in their studies, and drop out ?often encouraged by college administrators. Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselves―they are spoiled and they are expecting too much.

    But that is a condemnation(谴责)of the students as a whole, and does not explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. We’ve been told that young people have to go to college because our economy cannot take in an army of untrained 18 year-olds. But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer take in an army of trained 22-year-olds, either.

    Some adventuresome educators and campus watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school. We may have been looking at all those surveys upside down, it seems, and thinking of the rosy glow of our own remembered college experiences. Perhaps college does not make people intelligent(clever), ambitious, happy, liberal, or quick to learn things―maybe it is just the other way round, and intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, quick-learning people are only the ones who have been attracted to college in the first place. And perhaps all those successful college graduates would have been successful whether they had gone to college or not. This is heresy (异端邪说) to those of us who have been brought up to believe that if little schooling is good, more has to be much better. But opposite evidence is beginning to mount up.

56. According to the passage all of the following statements are true EXCEPT_______.

A. about half of the high school graduates continue their studies at school

B. college graduates are believed to be able to earn more money

C. administrators often encourage college students to drop out

D. more and more young people are found unfit for college.

57. Which of the following is one of some observers’ opinions?

A. The students expect so much that they are not satisfied with the hard college life.

B. The economic situation is so discouraging that the youth have to attend college.

C. College should improve because of so much campus unhappiness.

D. Colleges provide more chances of good jobs than anywhere else.

58. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. Our college experience proves that those surveys are incorrect.

B. The surveys may remind us of our beautiful college experiences.

C. The surveys should all be re-examined according to our college experiences.

D. Our college experiences may make us misunderstand the results of the surveys.

59. What is the main purpose of this passage?

A. To argue against the idea that college is the best place for all young people.

B. To put forward an idea that college should not be the first choice.

C. To value young people’s further education in colleges.

D. To persuade young people into working after the completion of high school.

B
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two-thirds of the world's polar bear population could be gone by 2050 if predictions of melting sea ice hold true, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Friday.

The fate of polar bears could be even worse than that estimate, because sea ice in the Arctic might be disappearing faster than the available computer models predict, the geological survey said in a report aimed at determining whether the big white bear should be listed as a threatened species.

"There is a definite link between changes in the sea ice and the welfare of polar bears," said Steve Amstrup, who led the research team. He says Arctic sea ice is already at the lowest level this year and is expected to retreat(退却) farther this month.

That means that polar bears -- some 16,000 of them -- will disappear by 2050 from parts of the Arctic where sea ice is melting most rapidly, along the north coasts of Alaska and Russia, researchers said in a telephone briefing(简报).

Other polar bear populations could survive beyond that date but many of those could be gone by 2100, Amstrup said. By century's end, the only polar bears left might live in the Canadian Arctic islands and along the west coast of Greenland.

"It is likely to result in loss of approximately two-thirds of the world's current polar bear population by the mid 21st century," the report summary said.

"Because the observed trajectory(轨迹) of Arctic sea ice decline appears to be underestimated(低估) by currently available models, this assessment of future polar bear status may be conservative(保守的)."

In January, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service suggested listing the polar bear as a threatened species, noting polar bears depended on sea ice as a platform to hunt seals, their main food.

Without enough sea ice, polar bears would be forced onto land, but they are inefficient hunters once they get out of the water and ice, the researchers said. The bears' disappearance would probably take place as young cubs(幼兽) failed to survive to adulthood and females were unable to reproduce successfully.

60. What was the U.S. Geological Survey intended to do?

  A. To determine whether the polar bear was in danger.

  B. To measure how fast the sea ice melts in the Arctic.

  C. To check the prediction of the computer models.

  D. To find out the exact number of the polar bear.

61. Which is responsible for the polar bears disappearing by 2050?

  A. The pollution of the Arctic region.              B. The temperature getting warmer.

  C. Fewer food sources being left.                 D. The sea ice melting at a high speed.  

62. The underlined word "assessment” in Paragraph 7 means _________.

   A. evaluation     B. prediction       C. calculation        D. assignment

63. What is the best title of the text?

   A. Polar Bears In Danger Now                  B. The Sea Ice Is Melting Rapidly

C. Molar Bears Could Be Lost by 2050           D. The U.S. Geological Survey

C

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Pain in the neck

We all know what it is like to be unable to turn your head because of a cold in the muscles of your neck，or because an unexpected twist has made your neck ache and stiff. Your whole body feels tight. The slightest move makes you jump with pain. Nothing could be worse than a pain in the neck.

That is why we use the phrase to describe some people who give you the same feeling.We have all met such people.?

One is the man who always seems to be clapping his hands―often at the wrong time― during a performance in the theater. He keeps you from hearing the actors.?

Even worse are those who can never arrive before the curtain goes up and the play begins. They come hurrying down to your row of seats. You are comfortably settled down，with your hat and heavy coat in your lap. You must stand up to let them pass. You are proud of your self-control after they have settled into their seats...Well，what now...Good God，one of them is up again. He forgot to go to the men’s room，and once more you have to stand up，hanging on to your hat and coat to let him pass. Now，that is “a pain in the neck”.?

Another，well-known to us all，is the person sitting behind you in the movies. His mouth is full of popcorn；he is chewing loudly，or talking between bites to friends next to him. None of them remain still. Up and down，back and forth，they go-for another bag of popcorn，or something to drink.

Then，there is the man sitting next to you at a lunch counter smoking a smelly cigar. He wants you to enjoy it too，and blows smoke across your food into your mouth.?

We must not forget the man who comes into a bus or subway car and sits down next to you，just as close as you will let him. You are reading the newspaper and he leans over and stretches his neck so that he can read the paper with you. He may even turn the paper to the next page before you are ready for it.

We also call such a person a “rubber neck”, always stretching his neck to where it does not belong，like neighbors who watch all your visitors. The enjoy invading your privacy. People have a strong dislike for rubbernecks. They hate being spied upon.?

68.Where can you find this passage??

A. Medicine dictionaries.              B. Social science books.?

C. Kids’ comic books.                 D. Science text books.?

69.How do you feel when late comers walk back and forth in front of you in a cinema??

A. Ignored.            B. Bored.                     C. Disturbed.         D. Relaxed.?

70.A “rubber neck” often __________.

A. says bad words behind people?      B. quarrels face to face with neighbours?

C. bargains the price with sales women? D. asks about other people’s business

71.Which of the following is a “pain in the neck”??

A. Someone who helps you find your seat in a movie theatre.?

B. Someone who smokes in a smoking section on a train.?

C. Someone who throws trash（ 垃圾）out of his car window on the highway.?

D. Someone who goes to the doctor for his severe pain in the neck.??

E

Space is dangerous place, not only because of meteors(流星) but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts as our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is essential for plants to make the food which we eat. Heat, too, makes our environment endurable. Various kinds of rays come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation(辐射) from the sun are screened off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, do prevent a lot of radiation damage.

    Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in space. The unit of radiation is called “rem”. Scientists have recon to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than 0.1 rem without being damaged; the figure of 60 rems has been agreed on. The trouble is that it is extremely difficult to be sure about radiation damage--a person may feel perfectly well, but the cells of his or her sex organs may be damaged, and this will not be discovered until the birth of deformed(畸形的) children or even grandchildren.

Missions of the Apollo flights have had to cross belts of high amount of rems. So far, no dangerous amounts of radiation have been reported, but the Apollo missions have been quite short. We simply do not know yet how men are going to get on when they spend weeks and months outside the protection of the atmosphere, working in a space laboratory. Drugs might help to decrease the damage done by radiation, but no really effective ones have been found so far.

72. According to the first paragraph, the atmosphere is essential to man because      .

A. it protects him against the harmful rays from space    B. it provides sufficient light for plant growth

C. it supplies the heat necessary for human survival      D. it screens off the falling meteors

73. The harm radiation has done to the Apollo crew members       .

A.     is insignificant     B.seems overestimated     C. is enormous    D. remains unknown

74. It can be inferred from the passage that       .

A.     the Apollo mission was very successful

B.      protection against space radiation is no easy job

C.      astronauts will have deformed children or grandchildren

D.     radiation is not a threat to well-protected space explorers

75. The best title for this passage would be       .

A.     The Atmosphere and Our Environment    B. Research on Radiation

C. Effects of Space Radiation               D. Importance of Protection Against Radiation

V. 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个（√）；如有错误，则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号∧，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词，在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Dear Peter,

Our school is planning to hold the American Film                       76. _________     

Festival next month. Would you please to come and                       77. _________

give a talk on American film and the film-making                      78. _________

industry to increase our knowledge for American                       79. _________

culture? You can talk about when did the American                            80. _________

film industry started, how it developed into the big                      81. _________

business it is today and how films are made in America                  82. _________     

now. Do you think one and a half hours will be enough?                 83. _________

Please let me know as soon as possible that you’ll                       84. _________

arrive so that I can make some arrangements.

I’m looking forward to seeing you and enjoy the talk.                    85. _________

VI. 写作（满分25分）

    假定你是李明, 请你给曾在你校讲过课的英籍教师Mr. Wood写封短信, 告诉他你校将举行一次万米赛跑活动, 热情邀请他前来参加, 并请他收到信后通过电话(6354-1234)告知能否准时参加。

    注意：1. 具体内容见下面海报；

          2. 信中请告知长跑的具体行程路线；

          3. 词数100左右。

Dear Mr Wood,

How’ s everything with you?

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Yours, sincerely

                                                                  Li Ming

高三英语

1-5CCBAB  6-10BAABC  11-15CAACA  16-20CAABB

21-25 B AACC  26-30ACBBB  31-35 CACDB

36―40 DBACA  41―45 DBACA  46―50 BCDAC  51―55 DCADB]

36.D（wish 在这里表示“祝福”）37.B（从下一段第一句提示可知）38.A （结合下文提示可知应该是满足那位母亲的一切要求）

39.C（从43空后的car知是开车去）40.A（显然这位母亲是去欣赏花）41.D（这里指她赏花神情的专注）

42.B（路过一家养老院）43.A    （指停车）44.C    （从上下文提示可知）45.A       （接受了花后，当然是说感谢了）

46.B（这里是表示时间的状语从句）47.C （从第二段提到了children可知）48.D（从第一段知这位女士的母亲还活着）

49.A（指意味着什么）50.C       （从句缺少宾语）51.D（move 这里意为“感动”）52.C     （指主动去关爱别人。offer的意思是主动给予）53.A（这里表示进一步）54.D    （in great need 是习语）55.B（这里构成倒装句）

56―59 CBDA   60-63 ADBC  64-67 CADC   68-71 BCDC  72-75 ADBC

76.the→an    77. 去掉to   78. 第一个film加s   79. for→of    80. 去掉did

81.it后加 has 82. business 后加as    83. 正确   84. that→when   85. enjoy→ enjoying

One possible version:

Dear Mr Wood,

    How’ s everything with you? I’ m writing to tell you that there is going to be 10, 000-metre race on the afternoon of May 15, whether it rains or not. The race will start at 2：00. We’ ll run along the People’ s Street to the traffic lights and then turn right, Go on running until we reach the post office and turn right again. After taking the second turning on the right, go on along the river and finally return to the school. Ten students of each class are asked to take part in the race. Teachers are welcome, too. We’ ll be very glad if you could come. If you join us, be sure to get to our school playground before 1:30 that afternoon.

    Ring me up tell me whether you will come or not, will you? My phone number is 6354-1234.

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming

河北省邯郸四中08-09学年高三上学期第三次质量检测

英语试题

2008年11月

第一部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）

第一节：语音知识（共5题每小题1分，满分15分）

从A,B,C,D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给的单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：have

    A．．gave                   B．save                     C．hat                       D．made

答案是 C。

1．abuse

A．reputation              B．pursue                   C．suspect                 D．individual

2．significance

   A．reaction                        B．grocery                C．frequency             D．tendency

3．expectation

   A．expand                  B．exchange              C．extra                    D．expression

4．dynamic

   A．unfortunate           B．approve                C．garbage                D．transfer

5．sink

   A．insurance               B．prince                  C．distinguish            D．clinic

第二节：语法和词汇知识（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。

例：We_____last night, but we went to the concert instead．

    A．must have studied                                   B．might study  

C．should have studied                                  D．would study

 答案是 C。

6．His idea of having weekly family meals together, which seemed difficult at first, has_____ many good changes in their lives．

      A．got throught         B．resulted from        C．turned into            D．brought about

7．_____ these ancient buildings in this city are !

      A．What perfectly protected                           B．How perfect protected  

C．How perfectly protected                          D．What perfect protected

8．The information doesn’t _____ what I was told yesterday．

      A．fit on                   B．fit up                   C．fit in with            D．agree on

9．― I think you should phone Jenny and say sorry to her．

  ― _____．It was her fault．

      A．No way                B．Not possible          C．Not at all              D．No chane

10．An interesting suggestion for measuring the atmosphere around Mars has been_____．

     A．given off             B．called in               C．put forward          D．set out

11．John was very upset because he was _____ by the police with breaking the law．

     A．accused               B．arrested               C．sentenced             D．charged

12．The modeling business is by no means easy to get into,_____ the good model will always be in demand．

   A．while                    B．since                   C．as                        D．if

13．The Chicago Bulls was made up of the best basketball players in the States, and most of _____ were black Americans．

    A．that                      B．which                  C．whom                  D．them

14．The new comers found it impossible to _____ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new countries．

    A．suit                     B．adapt                   C．adopt                   D．match

15．Showing some sense of humor can be a(n) _____ way to deal with some stressful situation．

     A．favorite                B．favorable             C．efficient               D．effective

16 This event not only raised     of world hunger, but also raised lots of money to help starving children．

       A．information            B．knowledge              C．instruction                     D．awareness

17．As civilization        , more and more people have realized the importance of preserving rare animals from extinction

       A．covers                    B．increases                 C．spreads                   D．passes

18 －How come a simple meal like this costs so much?

      －We have          in your bill the cost of the cup you broke just now．

       A．added                     B．included                 C．charged                  D．contained

19．It was foolish of him to   his notes during that important test, and as a result, he got punished．

       A．refer to                   B．stick to                   C．come to                  D．turn to

20．All present were shocked by what the little girl           when she was cheated and sold to the mountain village．

       A．went over               B．went through           C．got along with         D．got away

第三节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分；满分30分）

　　阅读下面的短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar．He was    21    for kids darting out from between parked cars and   22  down when he thought he saw    23    ．As his car passed, no children appeared． 24   , a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed（猛踩）on the brakes and drove the Jag back to the spot   25  the brick had been thrown．The angry driver then jumped out of the car,   26  the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car,  27  “Just what the hell are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to 　28　a lot of money． Why did you do it?”

The young boy was 　29　"Please mister…please, I'm sorry．．．I didn't know what else to do," he pleaded．"I threw the brick because no one else would　30　．．．"

With tears 　31　down his face and off his chin, the boy  32   to a spot just around a parked car．

"It's my brother," he said．"He rolled off the sidewalk and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up．"

Then he asked, "Would you help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's too  33 for me．"

Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump（哽咽）in his throat．He  34   lifted the disabled boy back into the wheelchair, then took out his fancy handkerchief and dabbed（轻擦） at the 　35　scrapes and cuts．A quick look told him everything was going to be okay．

"Thank you and 　36　God bless you," the grateful child told the stranger．

Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the little boy 　37　his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home．It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar．The damage was very　38　, but the driver never 　39　to repair the dented（有凹痕）side door．He kept the dent there to remind him of this  40  : Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!

21．A．looking                  B．watching                 C．caring                     D．waiting

22．A．slowed                   B．came                      C．turned                    D．broke

23．A．everything                     B．anything                 C．nothing                   D．something

24．A．Finally                   B．Immediately            C．Instead                   D．Therefore

25．A．that                        B．when                      C．where                     D．how

26．A．grabbed                  B．drew                      C．threw                            D．carried

27．A．saying                    B．speaking                 C．crying                    D．shouting

28．A．spend                     B．cost                        C．offer                      D．charge

29．A．shy                        B．apologetic               C．disappointed            D．surprised

30．A．stop                       B．help                       C．appear                    D．drive

31．A．pouring                  B．flowing                  C．dripping                 D．dropping

32．A．walked                   B．moved                    C．pointed                   D．rushed

33．A．important               B．heavy                     C．strong                     D．difficult

34．A．hurriedly                B．slowly                    C．unwillingly             D．painfully

35．A．fresh                      B．recent                     C．original                  D．serious

36．A．should                    B．must                       C．may                       D．would

37．A．lead                       B．lift                         C．pull                        D．push

38．A．invisible                 B．noticeable               C．significant               D．attractive

39．A．bothered                 B．considered                     C．applied                   D．minded

40．A．word                      B．announcement         C．message                  D．suggestion

第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题，第一节每题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

One night I was sitting in my room half ? listening as my 15 year ? old brother fought with my 12 year ? old brother Kevin．I didn’t pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face．

About 20 minutes later, as I was walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying inside the bathroom．I knocked on the door and asked, “Hey Kevin, do you want to talk?”

No response．I tried again, “Why don’t you come out of there?”

Again, no response．

So, joking around, I grabbed a stack of index cards and a pencil and wrote, “If you don’t want to talk, we can write notes to each other．”

An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of index cards in front of me．One was blank and one was cars from Kevin on which he had translated all his yucky feelings into words for me．As I read one of Kevin’s notes, tears came to my eyes．It said, “Nobody in this family cares about me．I’m not the youngest, and I’m not the oldest, and I’m not talented．Tommy thinks I’m stupid and Dad wishes he had the other Kevin as a kid because he’s better at basketball．And you’re never around to even notice me．”

Tears came to my eyes again as I wrote back to him．“You know Kevin, I really do love you and I’m sorry I don’t always show it．I am here for you and you are loved in this family．”

There was no response for a while, but then I heard a tearing sound coming from inside the bathroom．Kevin, who had run out of index cards wrote on a torn ? up paper cup, “Thanks．”

I wrote back “For what?” It returned to me with “Loving me” written on it．Since then, I try my best never to half ? notice my family members anymore．Kevin and I have closer relationship now, and sometimes when one of us notices that the other is upset we’ll smile and say “Write it on a paper cup．”

41．Why did Kevin stay inside the bathroom alone crying?

A．Because he lost in the fight with Tommy．

B．Because the author didn’t help him win Tommy．

C．Because he felt no love from the family members．

D．Because he hurt him when rushing up the stairs．

42．The underlined word “yucky” (Para．6) most probably means “           ”．

A．unpleasant                     B．exciting                  C．doubtful                 D．frightening

43．What could be the reason that Kevin’s Dad doesn’t like him?

A．Kevin likes fighting with others．

B．Kevin is not good at playing basketball．

C．Kevin doesn’t want to talk to others．

D．Kevin is not talented as his brother．

44．What did the author learn from the incident?

A．It’s hard to comfort young brothers at home．

B．It’s dangerous to half ? notice someone in the family．

C．It’s important for family members to show their love．

D．The best way to communicate with family members is by writing．

B

For many years, I was convinced that my suffering was due to my size．I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts, and rejections with it．

Many weight ? conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything．Perhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherished．We fantasize about what it will be like when we reach the long ? awaited goal．We work very hard to realize this dream．Then, at last, we find ourselves there．

But we often gain back what we have lost．Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different．Next time, we will keep it off．Next time, being thin finally fulfill its promise of everlasting happiness, self ? worth, and, of course, love．

It took me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty．Beauty standards vary with culture．In Samoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds．More importantly, if it’s happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us try hard to change our body, but in vain．We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves．When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes．

45．The passage seems to emphasize the importance of         ．

A．body size                                        B．attitudes toward life

C．cultural differences                                 D．different beauty standards

46．What does the underlined part “in vain” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Without success．   B．Without purpose．   C．In doubt．            D．In trouble．

47．What can be inferred about the author?

A．The author is a Samoan．

B．The author succeeded in losing weight．

C．The author has been troubled by her / his weight．

D．The author probably got wounded in wars or accidents．

48．According to the author, what is the common view of those who have lost some weight first and gained it back later?

A．They feel angry about the regained weight．

B．They pay little attention to the regained weight．

C．They feel optimistic about future plans on weight control．

D．They think they should give up their future plans on weight control．

C

Reading poems is not exactly an everyday activity for most people．In fact, many people never read a poem once they get out of high school．

It is worth reminding ourselves that this has not always been the case in America．In the nineteenth century, a usual American activity was to sit around the fireside in the evening and read poems aloud．It is true that there was no television at the time, nor movie theaters, nor World Wide Web, to provide diversion．However, poems were a source of pleasure, of self-education, of connection to other people or to the world beyond one’s own community．Reading them was a social act as well as an individual one, and perhaps even more social than individual．Writing poems to share with friends and relations was, like reading poems by the fireside, another way in which poetry has a place in everyday life．

How did things change? Why are most Americans no longer comfortable with poetry, and why do most people today think that a poem has nothing to tell them and that they can do well without poems?

There are, I believe, three culprits(肇事者)：poets, teachers, and we ourselves．Of these, the least important is the third: the world surrounding the poem has betrayed us more than we have betrayed the poem．Early in the twentieth century, poetry in English headed into directions unfavorable to the reading of poetry．Readers decided that poems were not for the fireside or the easy chair at night, that they belonged where other difficult-to-read things belonged．

Poets failed the reader, so did teachers．They want their students to know something about the skills of a poem, they want their students to see that poems mean something．Yet what usually occurs when teachers push these concerns on their high school students is that young people decide poems are unpleasant crossword puzzles．

49．Reading poems is thought to be a social act in the nineteenth century because          ．

A．it built a link among people                         B．it helped unite a community

C．it was a source of self-education                   D．it was a source of pleasure

50．The underlined word “diversion”(in Paragraph 2) most probably means “         ”．

A．concentration          B．change                    C．amusements            D．stories

51．According to the passage, what is the main cause of the great gap between readers and poetry?

A．Students are becoming less interested in poetry．

B．Students are poorly educated in high school．

C．TV and the Internet are more attractive than poetry．

D．Poems have become difficult to understand．

52．In the last paragraph, the writer questions          ．

A．the difficulty in studying poems               B．the way poems are taught in school

C．students’ wrong ideas about poetry              D．the techniques used in writing poems

D

“America’s No．1 Health Problem．” So reads the headline of an article published by the American Institute of Stress that claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS．The report says: “It has been estimated（估计）that 75 to 90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems．”   

It is no exaggeration（夸张）to say that people today are being attacked by stress．According to the National Consumers League, “Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives (39%), followed by family (30%)．Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%) and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%)．”

However, stress is hardly unique to the United States．A British survey in 2005 estimated that “over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill．” As a result of “work-related stress, depression or anxiety,” there are “an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain．”  

The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe．According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, “work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors．” One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year．”  

What about Asia? A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded: “Job stress is a common concern among many countries in the world, both developing and industrialized countries．” The report observed that “several countries in East Asia, including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown．These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers’ health．”

53．The author quoted “America’s No．1 Health Problem．” (Para．1) in order to ______．

A．talk about health problems in America  

B．introduce the topic of stress  

C．emphasize the stress in America   

D．tell readers something about American Institute of Stress

54．From the passage we can learn that          ．

A．both cancer and AIDS are not as serious as the threat of stress to health

B．stress is mainly from working and living pressure

C．Americans never care about international conflict and terrorism

D．people in mainland Europe are more optimistic than English people

55．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ______．

A．Asian people are more willing to develop their countries

B．the rapid economic development is the main reason for stress  

C．some people in Asian countries have health problems from employment stress 

D．Asian countries have a better situation of stress than Europe

56．What’s the main subject of the passage? 

A．Stress attacking health．                             B．How to deal with stress．

C．A survey on working stress．                       D．Health problems around the world．

E

A sunflower is a sunflower．A mobile phone is a mobile phone．But can you combine the two to do something for your local environment? As early as next year it may well be possible．When you have finished with your mobile phone you will be able to bury it in a garden or a plant pot and wait for it to flower．

A biodegradable(生物所能分解的)mobile phone was, this month, introduced by scientists．It is hoped that the new type of phone will encourage consumers to recycle．

Scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years．It looks like any other plastic and can be hard or soft, and is able to change shape．Over time it can also break down into the soil without giving out any poisonous chemicals．British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that contains a sunflower seed．When this new type of cover turns into waste, it forms fertilizers．These feed the seed and help the flower grow．

Engineers have designed a small transparent(透明的)window to hold the seed．They have made sure it only grows when the phone is thrown away．“We’ve only put sunflower seeds into the covers so far．But we are working with plant experts to find out which flowers would perform best．Maybe we could put roses in next time,” said one scientist．

As phone technology is developing so quickly, people are constantly throwing their mobiles away．This means manufacturers are under pressure to find ways of recycling them．Some 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year．Most of them will be thrown away within two years, adding plastic, heavy metal and chemical waste to the environment．A biodegradable cover can offer some relief(缓解)for nature , according to the scientists．

“The seed comes out and the flower grows in the pot so you don’t have to concern yourself with the phone when you have finished using it,” said Kerry Kirwan．She leads the research team, which is based at the University of Warwick in Britain．

57．What is the purpose of this passage?

A．To tell the popularity of biodegradable cell phones．

B．To persuade the reader to buy the biodegradable cell phone．

C．To discuss the development of phone technology．

D．To introduce an environmental-friendly cell phone to readers．

58．People throw away their cell phones most probably because            ．

A．there is something wrong with them

B．no sunflowers can grow out of them

C．they are out of fashion

D．they are becoming cheaper and cheaper

59．It could be learned from the passage that           ．

A．developing the new type of phone is mainly to protect the environment

B．phone-makers will benefit much more from the new type of phone

C．the new type of phone will certainly be popular with users all over the world

D．the phones that can be recycled are available only in Britain now

60．What might be the most suitable title for this passage?

A．Sunflower and Phone．                          B．Plant Your Phone．

C．Protect Our Environment．                       D．No Worry about Phone．

第二节 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

  Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways．  61   Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test．Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest．

   You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report．  62  Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process．  63   

   The following methods may work best for you．

   ・Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it．

   ・Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts．

   ・Write your notes in your own words．

   ・ 64 

   ・Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or writen．

As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand (速记)．When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that use them all the time．  65   

A.       Use words , not complet sentences．

B.        There are three practical note-taking methods．

C.        You must write your notes on separate paper．

D.       Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later．

E.        You will also want to develop your own method for taking notes．

F.        That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in you notes．

G.       First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it．

第三部分   写作 （共三节，满分55分）

第一节 单词拼写 (共10小题；每小题一分，满分10分)

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在卷上相应题号的右边横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）

66．Be carefull _____ (装载) that piano into the truch!                                 

67．His property was _____  ( 分配) among his sons．                                

68．Mary was _____ (显然) upset when she heard about Irene’s death．                    

69．The library is _____ （暂时）closed for repairs．                                  

70．His father gave him an _____ ( 津贴) of $ 300 a month．                             

71．The guide asked us to check our _____ (行李) in at the desk．                          

72．She has already begun to establish a _____ (名气) as a writer．                          

73．One of the_____ (嫌疑人) was arrested today in connection with the robbery．               

74．Russia and the US are _____ (合作) in joint space ventures．                            

75．What he says often _____ (使尴尬) us,making us momentarily tongue-tied．                

  第二节 短文改错 （共10小题：每小题1．5分，满分15分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在卷上该行右边横线上画勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：在卷上短文上把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉在卷上该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在卷上短文的缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在卷上该行右边的横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在卷上短文错的词下划一横线，并在卷上该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

It is real a good chance to have all of you here．                               56．              

We have spent several precious weekend in learning                             57．                

in the English Club．Because we have been members                          58．              

for a short period of time ,we have made a great progress．                      59．              

That is because we are all very much active and the                              60．             

activities are not only enjoyable and also helpful．Besides ,                61．             

the foreign teachers here work hard and try his best to make                         62．              

the activities lively and interested．I am very pleased to say                 63．              

that all of us greatly improved our spoken English so far．I                      64．                 

am looking forward to see all of you again in the near future．                   65．              

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湖南师大附中2009届高三第三次月考

英语试题

湖南师大附中高三英语备课组组稿

命题人：黄赞 莫俐  审题人：段芳芳

时量：120分钟    满分：150分

第一部分 听力 (共三节，满分30分)

第一节  (共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分)

    听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。    

(B)1．When will Susan come?

    A．At 4:30．    B．At 4:45．     C. At 5:20

(C)2．Why can't the woman go to the film today?

    A．She has another plan．    B．She doesn't like the film．    C. She is not feeling well.

(C)3．How much is the jacket?

    A．Six hundred US dollars．

    B．One hundred Hong Kong dollars．

    C．Six hundred Hong Kong dollars．

(C)4．、Ⅳ}lat does the man have for this meal?

    A. Soup, noodles and iced coffee.

    B. Sandwich, noodles and hot coffee.

    C. Soup, noodles and hot coffee.

(B)5. Who is Mr. Smith?

    A. The girl's father.     B. A friend of the girl's father. C. The girl's brother.

第二节  (共12小题；每小题1．5分，满分18分)

    听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。

(C)6．When will the plane take off?

    A．At 7:55.     B．At 8: 10.     C. At 8: 45.

(B)7. How will they go to the airport?

    A. By Bus.     B. By taxi.         C. By bike.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

(C)8. What are the two speakers talking about?  

    A. The photographs.     B. The plays.         C. The films.

(B)9. What does the man find difficult for him to follow?

    A. The story.     B. The language.         C. The plot.

(A)10. What made the man amused?

    A. The dialogue of the local picture.

    B. The unique story of the foreign picture.

C. The ending and the plot of the local picture.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第14四个小题。

(B)11. What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?

    A. They are good friends．

    B. They meet for the first time．

    C. They work in the same department．

(A)12. How long has the man worked in the St Jude's Training College?

    A. More than one year.     B. Less than one year.     C. Over two years.

(A)13. What achievements has the woman made?

    A. She won a cup in the national tennis competition.

    B. She covered the national event successfully.

    C. She took good pictures for the newspapers.

(B)14. Why does the man plan to join a club?

    A. To meet new friends.

    B. To improve his skills.

    C. TO catch up with the woman.

听下面一段对话，回答第15至第17三个小题。

(B)15. How many rooms does the Hotel P1acid have?

    A. Eight.     B. Thirty-five.        C. Twenty.

(C)16. Which hotel is the cheapest?

    A. 111e Elm．    B. The Hotel Placid.           C. The Singing Fiddle.

(C)17. What is the Elm's telephone number?

    A. 60744.      B. 81660．    C. 25397.

第三节 (共3小题；每小题1. 5分，满分4. 5分)

    听下面一段材料，将第18至第20三个小题的信息补充完整。每小题不超过三个单词。听材料

前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出15秒钟的作答时间。本段材料读两遍。

Day

Activity

Starting time

Ending time

Location

Today

English corner

18. 7: 30 p.m.

About 9: 30 p.m.

Movie: Rocky

9: 30 p.m.

Cambridge

Tomorrow

A tennis match

4: 00 p.m.

Before midnight

19. London

20. Wednesday morning

Class

第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)

第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

    从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Jack couldn't remember the exact date of the typhoon，but he knew it was _______ Sunday, because

everybody was at _________ church.

   A. ／; the        B. a; ／        C. ／;a          D. the; ／

【解析】B. 第一空用“a”表示某一个不确定的星期日。第二空“at church”是固定搭配表示在做礼拜。

22. ―He made an apology ________ be blamed _________ what he had done.

   ―It's really wise of him.

    A. so as to not; of    B. in order to not; for

    C. so as not to; for    D.  in order not to; of

【解析】C. so as to的否定形式在不定式to前面加not；因某事责备某人用blame sb for sth。

23. ―How can I thank you?    

―Don't mention it. Any other man in that case _______ the same thing.

A. would have done      B. could do         C. must do          D. should have done

【解析】A. 本句的意思是“在那种情况下谁都会这么做”。这是一个隐含虚拟语气，它是一种想像出来的非真实的东西。

24. Icy temperatures have damaged thousands of trucks and trains _______ with coal food and passengers in the most severe winter _________ in 50 years in southern China.

A. loading; seen      B. loading; seeing      C. loaded; saw       D. loaded; seen

【解析】D. 这两个都是动词的过去分词表被动，做后置定语。

25. It is what the students do in their spare time that really ________ them to take their place in society when they grow up.

   A. 1ets        B. prepares        C. has         D. makes

【解析】B. prepare sb to do sth译为“使某人为某事做好准备”。

26. ―Is there a department store around _______ I can get a birthday present for my brother?

   ―Yes，just across the street.

   A. which       B. where        C. on which      D. that

【解析】B. 本题是一道陷阱题。题中around这个介词对先行词a department store和定语从句造成了分隔。学生会误认为是介词+关系代词的用法，实际上around是a department store的定语，所以用关系副词where引导定语从句。

27. Gone are the days when China，a major economic power in Asia today, _______ at the mercy of others.

   A. was         B. is         C. had been       D. were

【解析】A. 这里的a major economic power in Asia today短语是China的同位语。根据句意when引导

的句子应该使用过去时态。

28. That dog's running again．The Smiths should keep it in the fence or at least，________.

   A. tie up       B. tying up    C. tied up    D. to tie it up

【解析】C. 考查keep sth done的结构。

29. ―What were you up to when Mother came in?

   ― I ________ for a while and _______ my homework.

   A. was playing; was going to do         B. had played; did

   C. had played; was going to do          D. played; did

【解析】C play动作在came之前，故用过去完成时态，而do my homework的动作则是即将开始，因此答案选C。

30. The schoolboys and schoolgirls are walking along the street, ________ a small red flag.

   A. each of them holds        B. they each hold     C each holds     D. each holding

【解析】D. 考查独立主格结构。

31. Since Senior Three we have been reviewing lessons―________ on Sunday, when we could otherwise have a day off.

   A. but          B. only          C. even          D. except

【解析】C. 本句的意思是“甚至星期日我们也要复习功课”，关键是otherwise的用法。

32. My 8-year-old son said “Mum! I don't want to go to school” and, after _______ seemed a long time, he burst out crying.

   A. what         B. that          C. when          D. which

【解析】A. after后面是一个宾语从句，宾语从句缺主语。

33. _______ if you passed the exam you would receive a reward was telling lies．

   A. Whoever told you that          B. Those who told you that

   C. No matter who told you         D. Whoever told you

【解析】A.  whoever相当于anyone who，告诉某人某事tell sb sth，这里that引导一个宾语从句，宾语从句中又含有一个if引导的条件从句，所以that不能省。

34. ―He had never thought that his Success would come when he ________ wanted it.

   ―Indeed! All that he did finally paid off.

   A. most           B. least          C. first         D. best

【解析】B. 第一句的意思是：他从未想到他的成功在他最不想的时候到来了。

35. It's true that the old road is less direct and a bit longer．We won't take the new one, ________,      because we don't feel as safe on it.

A. When         B. therefore        C. while       D. though

【解析】D. 空白处使用副词though表示前后意义上的转折，注意though位于句中时前后多用逗号隔开。

第二节 完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 

I used to find notes left in the collection basket, beautiful notes about my homilies (基督教的布道)and about the writer's thoughts on the daily readings. The   36   fascinated me.

But it was a long time   37   I met the author of the notes. One Sunday morning, I was   38   that someone was waiting for me in the office. The young person who answered the rectory door said that it was "the woman who said she left all the notes". When I was   39  , since I immediately recognized her from     

  40   but had no idea that it was she who wrote the notes. She was sitting in a chair in the office. Her

  41   was bowed and when she raised it to look at me, she could   42   smile without pain. Her face was disfigured(畸形),   43   smiling or laughing was very difficult for her.

   We   44   for a while that Sunday morning and agreed to meet for lunch later that week.

As it   45   we went to lunch several times，we shared things about our   46  . I told her about my schooling and growing up. She told me that she had worked for years for a insurance company. She never mentioned family, and I did not ask. We spoke of authors we both had   47   m and it was easy to tell that

  48   are a great love of hers.     

She suffered from a disfigurement that cannot be made to look   49  . I know that her condition   50

her deeply. Yet there was a beauty to her that had nothing to do with   51  . She was one to be listened to, whose words were so easy to take to heart. her words came from a

wounded but   52   heart．She possessed a fine-tuned sense of beauty. Her only   53   in life was the loss of a friend.

   We can easily forget to cherish those things that last. Friendship, so rare and so good, just needs our care--maybe even the simple gesture of dropping of some beautiful words in a basket, in the hope that such beauty will be shared and taken to heart.

  The truth of her life was a desire to see beyond the   54   for a glimpse of what it is that matters．She found beauty and grace and they befriended her，and showed her what is   55  .

36. A. questions         B. ideas         C. notes        D. basket

【解析】C. 前文提到了这个信息，所以这里应选择notes。

37. A. since            B. after          C. when        D. before

【解析】D. 过了很久我才见到这些短文的作者。

38. A. told             B. warned        C. instructed     D. showed

【解析】A. 一个星期天早上，我被告知有人正在办公室等我。

39. A. shocked         B. moved         C. frightened      D. disappointed  

【解析】A. 看见她的时候我大吃一惊，因为我马上就认出她是我的教区信徒，只是我们一直不知道那些短文是她写的。

40. A. appearances      B. looks         C. office         D. church

【解析】D. 前面已经解释了。

41. A. hand           B. arm           C. head          D. back

【解析】C. 她低垂着头。后文提示她抬起了头。

42. A. slowly          B. hardly        C. gently         D. easily   

【解析】B. 在抬头看我的时候，她微笑起来却十分费劲。

43. A. for            B. but          C. so            D. since

【解析】C那是一张破了相的脸，因此笑对她来说是很困难的。

44. A. chatted        B. discussed      C. drank         D. greeted

【解析】A. 那个星期天早上我们聊了一会儿，并决定那个星期再找个时间一起吃顿午饭。

45. A. turned out      B. turned up      C. came on      D. came up

【解析】A. 后来我们不止吃了一顿午饭，而是好几顿。It turns out that…的句型，结果是。

46. A. families        B. beliefs        C. hobbies       D. lives

【解析】D. 我们分享了各自生活中的点点滴滴。我跟她讲我读书和成长的故事。她告诉我她在一家保险公司里已经工作多年了。

47. A. seen           B. read         C. met          D. heard

【解析】B. 我们还谈到大家都读过的作家作品，不难发现她非常喜欢看书。

48. A. friends         B. authors       C. writings      D. books

【解析】D. 上一句和这里有很强的逻辑关系。

49. A. friendly        B. happy        C. attractive      D. normal

【解析】C. 毁掉的容颜使她怎么也无法变得耀眼迷人。

50. A. hurt          B. impressed       C. changed       D. affected

【解析】A. 我知道这深深地刺痛着她。

51. A. fame          B. wealth          C. interest       D. looks

【解析】D. 不过她有种独特的灵气和美，与外表完全无关。

52. A. cheerful       B. lovable         C. loving        D. exciting

【解析】C. 她的话轻而易举地征服了人心，她正是我们要聆听的声音。她的隽语出于一颗受过伤却充满爱的心。

53. A. fear         B. success         C. defeat         D. satisfaction

【解析】A. 她拥有一种细腻的美感。她生命里唯一的恐惧就是失去朋友。

54. A. dream       B. surface         C. imagination     D. time

【解析】B. 她生命的真谛就是要透过事物的表面一睹其真正的本质。

55. A. proper       B. actual          C. real           D. accurate

【解析】C. 她发现了美和上帝的慈爱，而美和慈爱也待她如友，把生命的真谛呈现给她。

第三部分  阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节选择题(共17小题；每小题2分，满分34分)    ．

    阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

    (1) SECRETARY. Part time. 20 hours a week. Busy doctor's office. Experience preferred. Good typing. Call 555-2438.

    (2) BABY SITTER. 3 to 6 weekday afternoons. I will take you home. $5 an hour, call 555-5593.      

    (3) GUITAR LESSONS. Your home or mine. Experienced musician. Master's degree in music. Call Louise 555-6131.

    (4) TENTH STREET BLOCK PARTY. Sunday. July 15. Noon to 8. Food, games, prizes, live band. Tenth Street between Main and North.

    (5) APARTMENT FOR RENT. 3 sunny rooms on high floor, great view. Separate kitchen. Wall-to-wall carpeting. The living room can be used as dining room. Email: SDGT@163. com. cn

    (6) TAXI DRIVER WANTED. Full or part time. Experience necessary. A good knowledge of the city is required. Call 555. 8860 between 9 a. m. and 5 p.m. weekdays.

    (7) A STEREO SYSTEM FOR SALE. It has two speakers. The system has an AM／FM radio. It also has a tape deck and turntable. It is in good condition. The stereo was owned for only one year. The price is $200 including the speakers. The owner will also take the highest price offered if the asking price is not met. Call Bill after 6 p.m. at 555-9834.

56. How many of the seven ads are placed by people who want to hire someone for a certain job?

A. Four.         B. Three         C. Two.        D. Five.

【解析】B. 广告1、2、6分别为想雇秘书、看顾小孩的临时保姆及出租车司机。

57. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. Those who have some experience in office work will have a better chance to get the job of secretary.      

   B. The owner of the stereo will never sell his stereo at a price less than $ 200.

   C. The taxi driver is not necessarily familiar with the city.       

   D. The tenth street block party will last until after 8.

【解析】A. 从广告1 中 “Experience preferred”获知选项A正确。从广告7中‘'The owner will also take the highest price offered if the asking price is not met．”可知B项错误。从广告6中“A good knowledge of the city is required." 可知C项错。从广告4"Sunday．July 15．Noon to 8.”可知D项

错。

58. We may learn from the ads above that _______.

   A. a baby-sitter is paid by the hour

   B. the party will be held without any music

   C. the rooms for rent cannot get good sunlight

   D. people can get guitar lessons at any place they like   

【解析】A. 从广告2“$5 an hour”可知a baby―sitter是以小时算工资。

B

   Someday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the website you've visited, or perhaps someone will casually glance through your credit card purchases or cell phone bills to find out your shopping preferences or calling habits.      

   In fact, it's likely some of these things have already happened to you. Who would watch you without your permission? It might be a girlfriend, a marketing company, a boss, a cop or a criminal. Whoever it is, they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen―the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked.             

   Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy，that it’s important to reveal yourself to friends, family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times. But few boundaries remain. The digital bread crumbs (碎屑) you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to reconstruct who you are, where you are and what you like. In some cases, a simple Google search can reveal what you think. Like it or not, increasingly we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret.

   The key question is：Does that matter?

   For many Americans, the answer apparently is “no”.           

   When opinion polls ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned about losing it. A survey found an overwhelming pessimism about privacy, with 60 percent of respondents saying they feel their privacy is “slipping away, and that bothers me".

   But people say one thing and do another. Only a tiny fraction of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy．Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths (收费站) to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can track automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will surrender personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon(优惠券). But privacy does matter at least sometimes. It's like health. When you have it, you don’t notice it. Only when it's gone do you wish you'd done more to protect it.

59. What does the author mean by saying “the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked” (Lines 3-4, Para. 2)?

   A. People’s personal information easily accessed without their knowledge.

   B. In the 21st century people try every means to look into others’ secrets.

   C. People tend to be more frank with each other in the information age.

   D. Criminals are easily caught on the spot with advanced technology.

【解析】A . “在21世纪就等于是裸奔被抓住了”。这句话的意思是，现在是信息社会，一不留神我们的隐私和信息就流露到外面去了。人们的私人信息容易获取而没有得到本人的同意。

60. What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends?

   A. Friends should open their hearts to each other.

   B. Friends should always be faithful to each other.

   C. There should be a distance even between friends.

   D. There should be fewer disputes between friends.

【解析】C. 心理学家是如何建议朋友之间的关系的? 心理学家说“沟通是非常重要的”。文章中说“心

理学家说，在合适的时间、分段的来把你自己的隐私和信息交流给你的家人、你的恋人是非常有必

要的”，可是有边界是健康的，言下之意是保持一定的距离。后面的一句话说“交流是有必要的，

但应该在合适的时间”。即便在朋友之间也应该是有距离的。

61. Why does the author say “we 1ive in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret” (Line5, Para. 3)?

   A. Modern society has finally evolved into an open society.

   B. People leave traces around when using modern technology.

   C. There are always people who are curious about others’ affairs.

   D. Many search engines profit by revealing people's identities.

【解析】B . “我们生活在一个连秘密都不能被保护的世界中”，“人们在过程中，非常容易留下痕迹，让人重新的架构和还原。”

62. What do most Americans do with regard to privacy protection?

   A. They change behaviors that might disclose their identity.

   B. They use various loyalty cards for business transactions.

   C. They rely more and more on electronic devices.

   D. They talk a lot but hardly do anything about it.

【解析】D. 有关于隐私保护的话题美国人做了什么?应该选择“他们说的多，但真正要做到却做的少”。

63. According to the passage，privacy is like health in that _________.

    A. people will make every effort to keep it

    B. its importance is rarely understood

    C. it is something that can easily be lost

    D. people don’t cherish it until they 10se it

【解析】D. 从这篇文章得知“隐私就像健康，我们丢失掉健康的时候才知道可惜”。

C

   Long after the 1998 World Cup was won, disappointed fans were still cursing the disputed refereeing (裁判) decisions that denied victory to their team. A researcher was appointed to study the performance of some top referees.

   The researcher organized an experimental tournament (锦标赛) involving four youth teams. Each match lasted an hour，divided into three periods of 20 minutes during which different referees were in charge.

   Observers noted down the referees' errors. of which there were 61 over the tournament. Converted to a standard match of 90 minutes, each referee made almost 23 mistakes, a remarkably high number. The researcher then studied the videotapes to analyze the matches in detail. Surprisingly, he found that errors were more likely when the referees were close to the incident.

When the officials got it right, they were, on average, 17 meters away from the action. The average distance in the case of errors was 12 meters. The research shows the optimum (最佳的) distance is about 20 meters.

   There also seemed to be an optimum speed. Correct decisions came when the referees were moving at a speed of about 2 meters per second. The average speed for errors was 4 meters per second.

   If FIFA, football's international ruling body, wants to improve the standard of refereeing at the next World Cup, it should encourage referees to keep their eyes on the action from a distance, rather than rushing to keep up with the ball，the researcher argues.

He also says that FIFA's insistence that referees should retire at age 45 may be misguided. If keeping up with the action is not so important, their physical condition is less critical.

64. The experiment conducted by the researcher was meant to ________.

   A. review the decisions of referees at the 1 9 98 World Cup

   B. analyze the causes of errors made by football referees     

   C. set a standard for football refereeing

   D. encourage referees

四会中学2009届高三英语第4周周练

一

Instead of hitting the beach, fourteen high school students traded swimming suits for lab coats last summer and turned their attention to scientific experiments.

The High School Research Program offers high school students guidance with researchers in Texas A＆M’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences．Jennifer Funkhouser, academic adviser for the Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management, directs this four-week summer program designed to increase understanding of research and its career potential (潜能).

Several considerations go into selecting students, including grades, school involvement and interest in science and agriculture．And many students come from poorer school districts, Funkhouser says．“This is their chance to learn techniques and do experiments they never would have a chance to do in high school.”

Warner Ervin of Houston is interested in animal science and learned how to tell male from female mosquitoes (蚊子)．His adviser, Craig Coates, studies the genes of mosquitoes that allow them to fight against malaria and yellow fever．Coates thought this experience would be fun and helpful to the high school students.

The agricultural research at A＆M differs from stereotypes．It’s “molecular (分子) science on the cutting edge,” Funkhouser says．The program broadened students’ knowledge．Victor Garcia of Rio Grande City hopes to become a biology teacher and says he learned a lot about chemistry from the program.

At the end of the program, the students presented papers on their research．They’re also paid ＄ 600 for their work―another way this program differs from others, which often charge a fee.

Fourteen students got paid to learn that science is fun, that agriculture is a lot more than milking and plowing and that research can open many doors.

1．The research program is chiefly designed for ______.

      A．high school advisers from Houston

      B．college students majoring in agriculture

      C．high school students from different places

      D．researchers at the College of Agriculture and Life Science

2．It can be inferred from the text that the students in poorer areas ____.

      A．had little chance to go to college

B．could often take part in the program

      C．found the program useful to their future

      D．showed much interest in their high school experiments

3．When the program was over, the students ______.

      A．entered that college              B．wrote research reports

      C．paid for their research            D．found way to make money

4．The underlined expression “on the cutting edge” in paragraph 5 means “on the most _____ position.”

      A．important          B．favourable      C．astonishing       D．advanced

5．What would be the best title for the text?

      A．A Program for Agricultural Science Students

      B．A Program for Animal Science Students

      C．A Program for Medical Science Lovers

      D．A Program for Future Science Lovers

二

Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “I was a clothes addict.” he jokes. “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled.” Today David wears casual clothes―khaki pants and a sports shirt―to the office. He hardly ever wears a necktie. “I am working harder than ever.” David says, “and I need to feel comfortable.”

      More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work. In the United States, the change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual. In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday（but only on Friday）.This became known as “dress-down Friday” or “casual Friday”. “What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing.” said business consultant Maisly Jones.

       Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it’s easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code.” “A lot of young people don’t want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so it’s hard to hire people if you have a conservative（保守的）dress code.” Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study conducted by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale（心境，士气）. Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative influence on productivity. Supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps them save money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said. “For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”

6．David Smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict,” because      .

       A．he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirt

       B．he couldn’t stand a clean appearance

       C．he wanted his clothes to look neat all the time

       D．he didn’t want to spend much money on clothes

7．David Smith wears casual clothes now, because      .

       A．they make him feel at ease when working

       B．he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes

       C．he looks handsome in casual clothes

       D．he no longer works for any company

8．According to this passage, which of the following statements is FALSE?

       A．Many employees don’t like a conservative dress code.

       B．Comfortable clothes make employees more productive.

       C．A casual clothes code is welcomed by young employees.

       D．All the employers in the U. S. are for casual office wear.

9．According to this passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

       A．Company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago.

       B．Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 90s.

       C．“Dress-down Friday” was first given as a favor from employers.

       D．Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people.

10．In this passage, the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned EXCEPT      .

       A．saving employees’ money

       B．making employees more attractive

       C．improving employees’ motivation

       D．making employees happier

三

The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are drawing near. Are you eager to enjoy watching the matches or start serving as a volunteer? First, you need to know about audience manners.

The behavior of courtside audiences is considered to be an important part of sporting culture. In 2004, after world champion Stephen Hendry lost to Ding Junhui in the China Open Snooker Championships, he complained of the noise from Chinese spectators. Perhaps you and your classmates could be written on the back of the tickets. Read your ticket carefully before you leave, remember to take away your soft drink bottles and other trash (垃圾).

During exciting games, try to control yourself. Don’t criticize the performance of players and coaches. Be careful with your words, since some may cause anger among other people in the audience.

Applause is a special form of body language you can use to communicate with players. But you should do it properly. When players first appear, clap your hands together to welcome them, but don’t go on for too long. After an excellent performance, applaud warmly. If someone fails, your applause will help encourage them.

Applause is not welcome, however, while a game is in progress and players need to keep their concentration. Various sports have various rules for the audience.

Enjoying artistic gymnastics requires silence. But lots of cheering can really help basketball and football players. Snooker and table tennis courtside behavior includes a ban on flash photography. Mobile phones are not allowed in shooting centers.

To be a good spectator, you should take time to learn the game-specific rules and related culture of each event.

11．What does the underlined work “spectators” mean in the second paragraph?

       A．Players             B．Audiences        C．Coaches           D．Organizers

12．When can’t you leave the spot of a game?

      A．When the game is going on             B．When the game is just over

     C．Before the game begins                   D．When the game is long over

13．What should you do during an exciting football game?

     A．Control yourself                                                              B．Keep quiet             

       C．Praise the players                                                             D．Cheer the players

14．When can’t you clap your hands?

     A．When players first appear              

       B．When an excellent performance is over

     C．When someone fails                       

       D．When a player is finishing a very difficult performance

15．What is the best title of this text ?       

     A．How to be a good audience of Beijing Olympic Games

     B．How to support players at Beijing Olympic Games

     C．How to control yourself at Beijing Olympic Games

     D．How to be a volunteer at Beijing Olympic Games

四

 London--A morning train rides away, across the channel. English kids discuss the Liverpool's football team in a Paris pub.

Some Parisians have started to travel to work in London.

In the 19th century, Charles Dickens compared the two cities, London and Paris, in A Tale of Two Cities. These days, it might be A tale of One City.

As there are few jobs at home over recent years, perhaps 250,000 Frenchmen moved across the channel. With an undersea tunnel, they could travel between cities in three hours. The European Union freed them from immigration and customs.

Paris, rich in beauty, is more stylish. But London feels more full of life, and more fun until the pubs shut down.

“For me, the difference is that London is real, alive,” said Trevor Wheeler, a financial expert.

Chantal Jaouen, a professional designer, agrees. “I am French, but I’ll stay in London,” she said.

There is, of course, the other view. Julie Lenoux is a student who moved to London two years ago. “I think people laugh more in Paris,” she said.

“Both cities have changed beyond recognition,” said Larry Collins, an author and sometimes a Londoner.

Like most people who know both cities well, he finds the two now fit together comfortably.

“I first fell in love with Paris in the 1950s. Things are so much more ordered, and life is better.”

But certainly not cheaper.

In some parts of London, rents can be twice those on Avenue Foch in Paris.

Deciding between London and Paris requires a lifestyle choice.

Like Daphne Benoit, a French journalism student with perfect English, many young people are happy to be close enough so they don’t have to choose.

“I love Paris, my little neighborhood, the way I can walk around a centre, but life is too organized,” she said. “In London, you can be whoever you want. No one cares.”

16．It can be inferred that ___________.

A．Paris and London are the two biggest cities in the world

B．In the 19th century, Dickens told his stories in the two cities

C．London and Paris used to be separated

D．Liverpool is a big city in France

17．According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．People feel it difficult to find a job in Paris.

B．People can't travel to London without a passport.

C．Living in France is more expensive than in London.

D．People can find any job in London.

18．According to this passage we know that _________.

       A．Parisians enjoy English food more than their own

       B．Londoners seldom travel to Paris on holidays

       C．both cities have their advantages

       D．young people prefer to live in London

19．Which city is better to live in according to the passage?

A．Paris.              B．London.          C．Both cities.      D．It just depends.

20．What’s the meaning of the last two sentences?

A．People can do everything in London.

B．People will feel lonely in London.

C．People in London enjoy living in different ways.

D．People in London enjoy a lawless life.

五

This hotel in the trees is famous in the world. Peop1e who know very little about Kenya, know of Treetops. When King George VI died, Princess Elizabeth was staying on the Treetops, and when she came down from there, “She succeeded him as the queen of the country”. This hotel in the middle of the forest shows the pleasure of Africa. When you visit it, you will be sent into the heart of the forest by hotel buses, and then a guide, with a gun to protect you against big game, will go with you to the Treetops. Before and after dinner, for the whole night if you wish, you can sit on the corridor(走廊), watching animals come to the water pool. The earliest hotel Treetops was built round a large tree on the opposite side of the water, but that was destroyed by fire and the new hotel Treetops, which is built round several trees, is much bigger.

    The dining room at Treetops is small, and the waiters cannot walk round to serve guests, a clever “railway service” has been invented. Guests take their food as it passes slowly in front of them, along a line in the center of the table.

    There are many animals around the Treetops. When you visit them, you can see:

    ---Animals and their babies are waiting to greet the guests.

    ---Animals, enjoying the Treetops pool in the daylight.

    ---A long bodied, long ring tailed very active cat-like animal is a special one coming out at night. He hunts and eats anything he can overpower and is very destructive. He lives in the trees at Treetops .He comes for his food every evening. Do not get too near to him, as his teeth and claws（爪）can do you harm. These animals can be trained and become lovely pets.

    ---Some other animals who have a thick coating of fur to keep them warm in the cold forest nights.

---Many buffaloes（水牛）coming to the Treetops for water and salt during the day or night.

21．“She succeeded in becoming the queen of the country.” In this sentence, “succeeded”  means _______.

       A．did what she was trying to do                            B．gained her purpose

       C．got a position on the death of the King                 D．completed an easy task

22．According to the passage, “railway service” actually refers to __________.

       A．the service provided at the railway station   

       B．the supply of food on the train

C．the service provided along the railway      

D．the supply of food along a moving line

23．Which of the following statements about “the cat-like animal”, described in the passage, is NOT true?

       A．It comes for food only at night.    

B．It lives in the trees at Treetops.

       C．Its teeth and claws can do people harm.                      

D．It can catch any other animal in the forest.

24．According to the passage. Treetops is famous in the world because ________.

   A．it shows the pleasure of America                                                                           

   B．Princess Elizabeth got to the crown when coming down from there                                                                               

   C．it is built round several trees

   D．there are many animals that can be trained and become lovely pets

25．We can learn from the passage, that the guests ________．

   A．should not play games on the Treetops    

   B．could not sit on the corridor at night

   C．could enjoy their dinner in the dining room  

   D．should keep off the cat-like animals

四会中学2009届高三英语第4周周练答案

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四会中学2009届高三英语第3周周练

一

One night recently , I was driving down a two-lane highway at about 60 miles an hour . A car approached from the opposite direction at about the same speed. As we passed each other , I caught the other driver’s eye for only a second . I wondered whether he might be thinking , as I was , how dependent we were on each other at that moment . I was relying on him not to fall asleep , not to be put off by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring my life to a sudden end . Though we had never spoken a word to each other , he relied on me in just the same way .

Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world works . At some level , we all depend upon one another . Sometimes that dependence requires us simply not to do something like crossing over the double yellow line . And sometimes it requires us to act cooperatively , with friends or even with strangers .

As technology shrinks our world , the need increases for cooperative action among nations . In 2003, doctors in five nations were quickly organized to identify the SARS virus , which saved thousands of lives . The threat of international terrorism has shown itself to be a similar problem, one requiring coordinated action by police and intelligence forces across the world . We must recognize that our fates (命运) are not ours alone to control .

In my own life , I’ve put great stock in personal responsibility . But , as the years have passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of others . so , while each of us faces the case of driving alone down a dark road , what we must learn is that the approaching light may not be a threat , but a shared moment of trust .

1．The author considers         very important .

      A．driving alone on a dark road                B．independence of people

       C．cooperation to identify SARS virus   D．shared trust and cooperation

2．The author said that they depended on each other in the same way because         .

       A．the approaching car was very dangerous

       B．they both drove their car at a terrific speed

       C．he might be killed out of the other’s careless driving

       D．it was dark and the road was not wide enough

3．From the second paragraph ,we know the author drew the important lesson from         .

       A．only one experience                       B．many similar experiences

       C．a driver on a dark road                   D．many friends and strangers

4．The need for cooperation increases because         .

      A．peoples’ fates can’t be controlled by themselves

       B．the SARS virus spread quickly

       C．terrorism can happen everywhere

       D．the world has become smaller

5．We can infer from the last paragraph that the author has         .

       A．believed in one’s own personal responsibility

       B．counted upon himself alone in everything

       C．had no trust in others’ good faith and judgment

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Back then , racing around the playground or skipping rope for hours , you weren’t thinking fitness , you were thinking entertainment . But in this age of high-tech home equipment and underused gym memberships , the simple joy of jumping rope has been forgotten . Rediscovering it will give you a total-body exercise you can find . Although considered an excellent form of exercise , jumping rope has never gained widespread acceptance because of two fundamental reasons . First ,most people recognize jumping rope as an excellent form of cardiovascular (心血管的) exercise , but they also believe that it is simply too difficult . In other words , they don’t think they’ll be able to continue jumping for the near 20 minutes that it takes to achieve a beneficial physical outcome . Second , many view it as somewhat boring and overly repetitive ――not as something fun or enjoyable . As a matter of fact , jumping rope can be great fun if you find a proper way to practise it .Instead of doing the usual two-foot bounce over and over again , people good at rope-jumping often change their pattern every 10 or 20 jumps . A single bounce , a double ?bounce , a skip , a knee-up , side swings , as well as a variety of other easy-to-learn free-style rope-jumping . Now researchers are learning that jumping rope also prepares the brain for learning . It is an exercise allowing both brain hemispheres to perform in parallel to each other . In short , jumping rope can be a life-long activity requiring little equipment , time and space , yet leading to a much healthier life . 11．From the first paragraph we learn that          .        A．jumping rope has faded from people’s memories        B．people now have more advanced equipment        C．racing around the playground was preferred        D．people now like to have exercise in a gym       12．Rope jumping has not spread widely because          .        A．it benefits the cardiovascular system   B．it is too hard for people to jump        C．it is considered boring and repetitive D．it requires little equipment , time and space 13．The first sentence in the 3rd paragraph implies          .        A．there is only one proper way to follow                           B．the usual way should not be used        C．the easiest way is always the best D．there are many ways to follow 14．According to the researchers , jumping rope          .        A．only prepares the brain for learning                                      B．is suitable for students only        C．helps both brain hemispheres work together                        D．can be dangerous for old people 15．What is the author’s attitude towards rope jumping ?        A．He is arguing against it.                  B．He is in favour of it .        C．He is sitting on the fence of it .       D．He is not clear about it .   四   Villagers in Koh Samui yesterday criticized state authorities for their failure to stop illegal deforestation on the resort island . The villagers in Bor Phut said they had seen a group of men take chainsaws to a forest on Khao Duang Nok mountain near Samui airport .They believe the men are falling trees to clear the land for a construction project . “We’ve heard the sound of saws working,” said a villager . The mountain’s steep slope made it difficult for the villagers to get into the forest to see the men at work . However , they said traces (痕迹) of deforestation were apparent . One villager said he reported the matter to state authorities , asking them to take legal action , but to no avail . Khao Duang Nok has been under the spotlight after the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry investigated the matter . A businessman was charged with having occupied 49 rai of land with false land documents and many land officials were arranged to leave the area during the investigation in connection with land scandals (丑闻) in a project known as “The Peak”. Koh Samui district chief Decha Kangsanant has ordered a stop to any development activities on Khao Duang Nok until the investigation results are released . However , the villagers said nothing has been done to stop deforestation . Sunthorn Watcharakuldirok ,director of the Forestry Department , said the group of men entered the forest two weeks ago after forestry officials returned from their inspection . The fact that the men remained fearless showed that it was the work of influential people who were challenging state power , he said . His department is planning to arrest all the men . 16．The underlined phrase “to no avail” in the 2nd paragraph means          .        A．in vain             B．in astonishment                              C．without permission       D．without delay 17．Villagers failed to see the men cutting down the trees in a forest because          .        A．the traces of deforestation were apparent        B．the authorities forbade them to go there        C．the mountain blocked their views        D．the road to the forest is not easy to take 18．         is a person not a place .        A．Koh Samui       B．Bor Phut         C．Khao Duang Nok              D．Decha Kangsanant 19．It is obvious that          .        A．the activity of falling trees is going on        B．the authorities have arrested some criminals        C．the group observes the order of the authorities        D．the activities on Khao Duang Nok have stopped 20．The news report mainly tells us          .        A．illegal activities were on the move        B．some officials involved in the land scandals        C．the villagers blamed the authorities for the illegal deforestation        D．the villagers were angry at the businessman   五   Last night was the last game for my eight ? year ? old son’t soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son’s team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement. With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son’s teammate, Mickey O’Donnel. With shouts of “Kick it!” echoing (回响) across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted (沸腾). O’Donnel had scored! Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down’s syndrome (唐氏综合症) and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored. The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, “I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!” For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high ? five salute and started chanting, “Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!” Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal. Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, “It was a tie. Everybody won.” 21．What was the score of the soccer match?        A．Two to two, equal to both the teams.        B．Three to one in Mickey’s team’s favor.        C．Two to one in the opposite team’s favor.        D．Everybody won because of Mickey’s goal. 22．The underlined word “hush” in paragraph 3 means          .        A．cheer                B．cry                    C．laughter            D．silence 23．What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son?        A．The result of the match would fail his son.        B．His son would shout at Mickey for his goal.        C．Mickey would again hug the opposing players.        D．His son would understand Mickey’s wrong goal. 24．It can be inferred from the passage that          .        A．both teams liked and respected Mickey        B．both teams were thankful to Mickey for his goal        C．Mickey didn’t mind though his goal was wrong        D．Mickey was a kind ? hearted boy and hoped everybody won 25．The purpose of the author in writing the passage is           .        A．to tell a joke to make readers laugh        B．to suggest we should not mind losing        C．to show enjoying a game is more than winning a game        D．to present his son’s fine qualities of understanding others         四会中学2009届高三英语第3周周练答案   一、 DCBAD         二 CBCDC    三ACDCB           四ADDAC       五 ADBAC       四会中学2009届高三英语第3周周练答案   一、 DCBAD         二 CBCDC    三ACDCB           四ADDAC       五 ADBAC       四会中学2009届高三英语第3周周练答案   一、 DCBAD         二 CBCDC    三ACDCB           四ADDAC       五 ADBAC       四会中学2009届高三英语第3周周练答案   一、 DCBAD         二 CBCDC    三ACDCB           四ADDAC       五 ADBAC       四会中学2009届高三英语第3周周练答案   一、 DCBAD         二 CBCDC    三ACDCB           四ADDAC       五 ADBAC       四会中学2009届高三英语第3周周练答案   一、 DCBAD         二 CBCDC    三ACDCB           四ADDAC       五 ADBAC   点击展开 试题详情 江阴长泾中学2008-2009学年度第一学期12月考试高三化学试卷      本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，满分120分，考试时间100分钟. 可能用到的相对原子质量：H－1     C－12     N－14   O－16    Mg－24    P－31 S－32    Ca－40    Cu－64   Ag－108　Ba－137 第Ⅰ卷（选择题  共48分） 点击展开 试题详情 江苏省武进区四校联考08-09学年高三第一学期 期中考试化学试卷 命题单位：湟里高级中学  出卷人：李建军  审核人：谈东平   本卷可能用到的相对原子质量：Ca：40  C：12  O：16  Mg：24  N：14 S：32  Na：23  H：1 考生注意：第Ⅰ、II卷所有试题答案均写在答卷纸上，否则无效。 第Ⅰ卷（选择题） 点击展开 试题详情 四会中学2009届高三英语第1周周练 一 The octopus’s（章鱼）reputation as a human-killer isn’t simply an exaggeration（夸张）―it is a total myth. The octopus can indeed be a deadly hunter, but only of its natural victims. Some shellfish（壳类动物）and an occasional sick or incautious fish have reason to be frightened of this multi-armed hunter, but a person is much too large to interest even the biggest octopus. Even the largest among octopi is much smaller than most people imagine. Far from being large enough to swallow a ship, as monster octopi in movies have been known to do, the largest octopus, found on the Pacific coast, weighs around 110 pounds and grows to no more than ten feet in width. The hard, parrot-like beak（喙）of an octopus is not used for attacking deep-sea divers, but for cutting open shellfish. Indeed, the octopus possesses such a tiny throat that it cannot swallow large pieces of meat. Instead, it feeds by pouring digestive juices into its victims, and then sucking up the soupy remains. A shellfish that finds itself in the grasp of an octopus has only a short time to live. But human beings are perfectly safe. Still, people rarely care to go close enough to these careful creatures to get a good look at them. 1．This passage is mainly about           .       A．the horrors of the octopus        B．the largest octopus in the world        C．the octopi and their behaviour        D．the octopus’s deadly hunting method 2．It is implied but not stated in the passage that           .        A．people have unreasonable fears about the octopus        B．the octopus is not interested in human beings        C．the octopus is afraid of human beings        D．the octopus is a very cruel sea animal 3．What does the underlined part “careful creatures” refer to in the last paragraph?        A．Octopi.             B．Shellfish.          C．Fish.                 D．The victims. 4．The hard beak of the octopus is used for           .       A．attacking deep-sea divers        B．cutting up large pieces of meat        C．cutting open its victims        D．defending itself 5．From the passage, we can conclude that           .        A．the octopus is not dangerous to man        B．people often fear creatures that are not dangerous to them        C．the octopus only hunts its natural victims        D．things described in movies are not to be believed 二 We all hate speed cameras, don’t we? They’re not there to slow drivers down and lower the road accidents; they just make money for the government. They trick us, cost us cold hard cash, disturb us from driving properly and are unfair. Well, here’s a surprising thing: what if there were facts that the boring cameras actually saved lives? It’s a conclusion difficult to ignore when you look at what’s happening in France, a country with a historically poor record of road safety. There were 16,617 road deaths in 1972 in France for example, but that dropped to 8412 by 1995 following rules such as compulsory seat belt wearing in 1990 and a lowering of the blood alcohol limit to 0.05 in 1995. Last year, the road deaths dropped below 5,000 for the first time, or 4.9 per cent less than 2004. Comparing road deaths to population in 2005, that’s about 817 per million people compared with Australia’s 806. And guess what? Last year the number of speed cameras on French roads reached 1,000 and the government plans to double that within the next three years. Okay, you know the arguments regarding increased traffic safety and cameras-for-income, but it seems in France there’s been a major cultural change brought on by radars and other laws. A three-hour, wine-soaked lunch with a quick rush back to the office is no longer on. Travelling on the highways, it is rare to see anyone breaking the 130km/h speed limit when once few traveled below it. The speed cameras are clearly signed so drivers know when they are coming. There’s even an official web site listing fixed and mobile camera locations and it is updated regularly. Maybe it is because of such transparency by government, rather than the concealment too often used by authorities in many other countries that more French can enjoy la joi de vivre thanks to speed cameras. 6．Generally, it seems to most people that speed cameras are used to           .        A．make money for the government        B．slow down the traffic        C．lower the road accidents        D．help us drive properly 7．From the passage we can learn that           .        A．France has a very poor record of road safety        B．we’d better ignore the evidence that speed cameras save lives        C．France had less road deaths than Australia in 2005        D．France does successfully in controlling road accidents 8．Which seems more effective in lowering road deaths in France according to this passage?       A．Compulsory seat belt.                     B．Lowering blood alcohol limit.        C．Placing more speed cameras.           D．Eating in a shorter time. 9．Now you can seldom see in France           .        A．people drive at a speed of less than 130km/h        B．lunch time lasts long hours with drunk people rushing back to office        C．drivers drive according to the traffic lights        D．police conduct traffic in streets  10．What does the underlined word “concealment” in the last paragraph mean?        A．Secrecy.           B．Openness.        C．Strictness.        D．Harmony. 三 Sometime early in the next century, human beings will move to Mars. They will live there for about a year, and then will be replaced with another group of pioneers. Building the base on Mars will advance our knowledge of the solar system and aid in our understanding of the earth. We already know that Mars resembles the earth in many aspects: general size, presence of water, length of day, range of temperatures. These resemblances have caused many people to consider a centuries-long project: to terraform Mars. Terraforming means altering a planet’s surface so that Earth’s life forms can survive there. This concept, previously found only in science fiction is now being seriously considered by scientists. Terraforming Mars is theoretically simple: add nitrogen and oxygen to the atmosphere; pump water to the surface; and add the earth’s plants and animals in the order in which they developed on Earth. But it will take at least 300 years. Some people think that such a project is too huge for humans to undertake, but there are very good reasons to make the attempt. The earth now contains some 6 billion people, and no one has any idea of how many humans the earth can support. Our very existence and numbers are threatening many other species. We also have had some experience with terraforming our own planet: altering the landscape, the atmosphere and the climate. Currently terraforming earth has become a wiser activity as we try to control global warming, air and water pollution, and preserve some natural living places. While the possibility of such a project is small, it is not impossible. Even if earth-bound societies come and go in the next 300 years, the project can continue through the work of the Mars settlers without the need for constant backing from the earth. The future existence of all the people in our world may very well depend upon our ability to terraform Mars. 11．What would be the best title for this passage?        A．Terraforming Mars.                         B．Saving the Earth.        C．Travelling to Mars.                          D．A Newly-found Place. 12．What does the underlined word “altering” mean in the second paragraph?        A．Warming.         B．Changing.        C．Planting.           D．Building. 13．According to the passage the main purpose of terraforming Mars is to           .        A．do some scientific research work        B．find out its similarity to earth        C．avoid the dying away of many other species        D．find on Mars living place for the increasing human beings     14．The main reason for causing many people to consider terraforming Mars is that           .        A．there are some resemblances between Earth and Mars.        B．terraforming Mars is theoretically simple        C．we have had some experience with terraforming our own planet: Earth        D．the development of science and technology is very rapid 15．What’s the author’s attitude towards the project?        A．Optimistic.       B．Negative.         C．Sceptical.         D．Objective.   四 When six the very best students from different cities in Guandong province all together chose universities in Hong Kong; when the very best student of Beijing picked up HK University while giving up the nearby Peking or Tsinghua University; when the highest enrollment （录取）rate of Hong Kong Science and Industry University reached 48:1, it’s the high time to ask where the real education heaven for students in China is. Years ago, the answer certainly would be “Peking or Tsinghua University”. But now no one could give the exact reaction without hesitation. The only sure thing is that HK universities have gradually showed an unusual attraction to a great many mainland students. It’s no doubt to call this HK craze（狂热）,which is even out of the expectation of those HK universities themselves. How can HK universities shake the steady foundations of Peking and Tsinghua and attract so many mainland students? First, Hong Kong universities offer large-amount scholarship, especially for the top students who can receive the sum scholarship as much as 400,000 HK dollars. Since higher education has become a kind of heavy burden of many families, it’s easy to understand why the reaction to the generous offering of HK universities is great. Second, most HK universities receive professors and students from all over the world and carry out bilingual（双语）education. This kind of excellent language atmosphere is another attraction for mainland students. Further more, university students in Hong Kong have a better chance to study abroad as exchange students. Can mainland top universities like Peking or Tsinghua University calm as before when facing the unexpected competition from HK? Will they take relevant measures to win back the top students who once help them set the worldwide reputation? Time will explain it. The fierce competition brought by HK universities can be a good thing for an entire improvement of education in China. After the awakening and action taking of mainland universities, they can perform better together with HK universities. At least, it reminded the mainland universities the tuition fees（学费）are among students’ top concern when they are choosing universities. It’s time to move.       16．What is the passage mainly talking about?        A．Some thought brought by the enrollment of HK universities.        B．Higher education in Hong Kong.        C．The competition between HK University and Peking University.        D．The fall of mainland universities. 17．Top students from mainland apply for HK universities because           .        A．many students now would love to study aboard to get a better experience        B．they concern only about the tuition fees when choosing universities        C．HK universities offer higher scholarship, better environment and more opportunities for their further study        D．Peking university has lost its worldwide reputation 18．What is the author’s attitude toward the competition brought by HK universities?        A．The government should take relevant measures to stop this unfair competition.        B．Mainland universities had better lower their tuition fees and win back the top students.        C．Universities both in mainland and in HK would get an entire improvement during the competition.        D．It may probably cause a complete loss both sides in the end. 19．From the passage we can see HK universities           .        A．didn’t mean to enroll top students from mainland        B．didn’t expect their enrollment of mainland students would be so popular        C．have strict enrollment rules and only 1 out of 48 students can get the chance to study there        D．are proud of their teaching staff and facilities 20．What does the author mean by saying “It’s time to move” in the last paragraph?        A．Mainland universities should take measures as soon as possible to attract students.        B．The opportunities come for top students to study abroad.        C．Mainland universities should make full preparations to challenge mainland universities.        D．Top students should be offered further education free of charge. 五 Allen: I’ve never been a big fan of the bears, especially the vacation show. On my last trip to Disneyland (1999) we passed it by, because we didn’t want to spend the time on something we didn’t really enjoy. If we’d known it would be closed by our next visit. I’m sure we would have watched it one more time. I was just making the point that it wasn’t until Disney announced the closing that this feeling suddenly sprang (弹跳) up for the Country Bear show at Disneyland.        But I think the idea of keeping some attractions open forever regardless of the number of visitors it gets is a mistake. We all have great memories of the Bears, but clearly very few kids today (or I should say families today) are making those same memories from this show. That may be a sad fact, but it’s a fact. For whatever reason, the show doesn’t pull in the numbers. Isn’t it right to use the Country Bear space to bring in a more popular attraction so that more kids today can make those magic memories of an attraction they like? Otherwise aren’t we just telling kids today that they “have to” make great memories of the Bears, when it’s obvious that the kids themselves are not enjoying the Bears like we did?        Roger: I am very disappointed that they have decided to retire the Country Bear Playhouse. I remember going to the show as a child, and still enjoyed it as a teenager, and now young adult. It is true that there aren’t a lot of shows left at DL and with this one closing even less. Being at DL does require a lot of walking, and it is nice to have a few attractions that are a place to sit and enjoy a good show. I understand that DL has to develop, but there has to be some history to the Disneyland that Walt Disney first designed. There should be some parts of DL that just never go away, and this is one of them. By the time I have children it looks like there won’t be any attractions that I can say I went to as a child at the rate they are going. Now the Bears are leaving. What I want to say is: stop trying to compete with everyone! DL is the best, because of attractions like the Country Bears. If DL insists on destroying all of its magic to make way for the latest, well, then it might as well be just another theme park. 21．What news might get people talking about the problem of the Country Bears?        A．The Country Bear Playhouse will be closed.        B．There will be a new attraction for our guests at Disneyland.        C．The number of visitors to the Country Bear Playhouse is falling.        D．The Bears will retire because of old age and can’t give shows any more. 22．Allen spoke mainly to get his point across that ________. A．the Bears will be missed B．we should tell kids today that they “have to ” make great memories of the Bears C．the longtime attraction ought to make way for a future attraction D．people never care about what they have until all is lost 23．Which is the best choice to complete Roger’s idea: “The Country Bears have been a part of Disneyland for nearly 30 years, __________.”        A．and I feel it is time to give our bears a good rest        B．but anyway, the attraction has lost interest        C．but I know that Disneyland will always be changing, and I accept that        D．and I am sad that the Bears will be leaving 24．Which of the following is not in the same group as the other three?        A．an attraction     B．the latest magic  C．the Bears      D．a theme park 25．Where can this passage be found?        A．In a Web discussion zone.                      B．In a suggestion book.        C．In a report on the popularity of the Country Bears.        D．In high school students’ compositions. 四会中学2009届高三英语第1周周练答案 一．CAACA  二.  ADCBA   三.  ABDAA    四.  ACCBA    五． ACDBA   点击展开 试题详情 湖北省互联网违法和不良信息举报平台 网上有害信息举报专区 电信诈骗举报专区 涉历史虚无主义有害信息举报专区 涉企侵权举报专区 违法和不良信息举报电话：027-86699610 举报邮箱：58377363@163.com ICP备案序号: 沪ICP备07509807号-10 鄂公网安备42018502000812号 关闭