2002007学年诸城高三年级上学期期中试卷

1、20062007 学年度山东省诸城市高三年级上学期期中试卷第一卷（三部分，共 105 分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 第一节 （共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）A、B C三个选项中选出最佳10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1 How much are the four toy cars?A40 yuan.B 34 yuan.2 When did the woman s son graduate?AIn 1991.BIn 199

2、2.3 Where does the conversation probably take place?AIn a supermarket.B In a tea house.4What is most probably Judy s job?A Teaching.B Taking photos.5 What did the woman promise to do?C 17 yuan.CIn 1993.C In a garage.C Writing articles.A Discuss with some guests.B Talk with her own daughter.C Have lu

3、nch with Scott and his daughter.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 8 题。6 What will the two speakers probably do?AGo traveling abroad. B Attend a meeting.C

4、Go on business.7 What time should they arrive at the airport?A Before 11:20 p.m.B Before 10:40 a.m.C Before 11:20 a.m.8 What can we infer according to the dialogue?A Jim Campbell will take them to the airport.B They are going away for a long time.C They will go to the north.听第 7 段材料，回答第 911 题。9 Wher

5、e are the two speakers?AAt home.B In a store.C10 What are the speakers looking at?AA shirt.B A skirt.C11 What is the woman going to do?A She will give up what she wants.B She will ask the man for help.C She will pay half.听第 8 段材料，回答第 1214 题。12 Where are the two speakers?A At the ticket office. BAt t

6、he music hall. C13 What acuses the delay of selling the tickets.A The computer doesn t work.B Some people jump the queue.C Few people sell the tickets.14 Why are there so many people expecting to go to the concert?A They have never been to the concert before.B They think it is a good concert.C They

7、are on their vacation.听第 9 段材料，回答第 1517 题。15 What is the man?AA doctor.B A farmer.C16 What can we learn about Fred?AHe is a farmer.B He is a doctor.CAt school.A pair of trousers.At the airport.A postman.He is a driver.17 What did the woman once do at her brother s?A She drank milk.B She killed a cow

8、.C She milked a cow.听第10段材料，回答第1820题。18. How many people became homeless as a result of the storm?A. Over two hundred.B. Over fourteen.C. About fifteen.19. Where were Mr. Smith s children when the storm started?A. In the kitchen.B. In the rooms.C. In the yard.20. Why did Mr. Smith go back in side th

9、eir house?A. To get his missing child. B. To get some clothes. C . To get some food.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从每题所给的A、B C D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. Mom, I lostdiamond ring you bought for me as my birthday present.I ll keepeye out for it when I clean your bedroom.C. the; theD.

10、the; anthe cloth well._B. have been told; washesD. was told; washedA. a; anB. a; the22. I want to buy that kind of cloth because IA. have told; washedC. have been told; is washed23. Peter got his leg broke n is a car accide nt. was that?A. Since whenB. How longC. how long ago D. WhatThe local govern

11、ment is trying24.A. to blame for startingC. to be blamed for starting25. He speaks En glish well in deed, though notA. as flue nt asB. more flue nt26. It has been announced that studentsthe papers have bee n collected.forest fire.B. to blame to startD. to be blamed to starta n ative speaker.all out

12、to find out who isthethan C . so fluentlyas D . so fluently thanrema in in their seats un til allA. canB. willC. shall27. The design all the ages and social groups is not easy to make.A. appealed toB. being appealed toD. mayC. to be appealed toD. appealing to28.achieveme nt, last weeks conference he

13、re earned a low, though n otfaili ng, grade.29.A. In spite ofB. In terms ofC.In case ofD.In additi on toHe would go to see you.he did not come?30.A. What ifB. Where ifC.What comeD.Why whetherin London for many years,but Ive neverregrettedmy final decisi onto move back to China.31.32.33.A. livedI wou

14、ld appreciateA. thisB. was livingif you paid in cash.B. thatThe newcomers found it impossibleA. adoptB. adaptHe made a great inven ti on aga in,A.I thi nk it istoC.C.have liveditthemselvesC. fitof great help to our daily life.B. I think which is C.I think itD.D.D.D.had livedyouto the climate well.ma

15、tchwhich I thi nk is34.d like the report to be ready by six.A. Why not? B . I m afraid so. C . Yes, sir? D . Just as you wish, sir.35. The head of the company promised to deal with matters of this sort he returned to his office.A. the mome ntB. un tilC. whileD. uni ess第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面

16、短文，从短文后所给的A、B C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该答案涂黑。I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has 36 mewith plenty of opportunitiesto make them. In one of my earliest 37 ,my motheris telling me,“Don t watch the 38 when you say, I m sorry. Hold yourhead up and look the pers

17、on in the 39, so he ll know you 40 it. ”You must n ever 42 toMy mother thus made the key point of a (n) 41 apology: it must be direct.be doing something else. You do not 43 a pile of letters while apologizing to a person 44 in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be you

18、r 45 . You do not apologize to a hostess, whose guest of honor you treat 46 , by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad 47 .One of the importa nt things you should do for an 48 apology is readi nessto 49 the resp on sibility for our careless mistakes. We are used to maki ngexcuses,

19、 which leaves no 50 for the other person to 51 us. Since most people are open - hearted, the no- excuse apology leaves both parties feeling 52about themselves. That, after all, is the 53 of every apology. It 54 little whether the apologizer is wholly or on ly whollyor only partly at fault: an sweri

20、ngfor one s 55 encourages others to take their share of the blame.36. A. providedB. mixedC. comparedD.treated37. A. dreamsB. coursesC. memoriesD.ideas38. A. sideB. groundC. wallD.bottom39. A. mi ndB. soulC. faceD.eye40. A. imagineB. enjoyC. meanD.regret41. A. usefulB. successfulC. equalD.basic42. A.

21、 pretendB. forgetC. refuseD.expect43. A. hold onB. put awayC. look throughD.pick up44. A. poorerB. weakerC. worseD.lower45. A. faultB. reasonC. resultD.duty46. A. cruellyB. freelyC. roughlyD.foolishly47. A. mannersB. excusesC. effortsD.roles48. A. activeB. effectiveC. extraD.easy49. A. raiseB. perfo

22、rmC. admitD.bear50. A. situationB. needC. signD.room51. A. adviseB. forgiveC. warnD.blame52. A. wiserB. warmerC. betterD.cleverer53. A. purposeB. methodC. endD.adva ntage54. A. caresB. mattersC. dependsD.remai ns55. A. factsB. statesC.rightsD. actions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，从每题所给的四个选项（AB、

23、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen Joh n Milt on, writer of “ Paradise Lost ” , en tered Cambridge Uni versity, in 1625, he was already skilled in Latin after seven years of studying it as his second lang uage at St. Paul s School, London. Like all English boys who prepared for college in grammar school

24、s, he had learned not only to read Latin but also to speak and write it smoothly and correctly. His pronunciationof Latin was English,however, and seemed to have soun ded stra nge to his friends whe n he later visited Italy.Schoolboys gained their skill in Latin in a bitter way. They kept in mind th

25、e rules to make lear ning by heart easier. They first made a word for wordtran slati on and the n an idiomatic tran slati on into En glish.As they in creased theirskill, they translatedtheir English back into Latin without referringto the bookand then compared their translation with the original.The

26、 schoolmaster was alwaysat hand to en courage them. All schoolmasters believed Lat in should be beate n in.After several years of study, the boys began to write compositions in imitation of the Latin writers they read. And as they began to read Latin poems, Y they began to write poems in Lati n. Bec

27、ause Milt on was already a poet at ten, his poems were much better tha n those pain fully put together by the other boys. During the seve n years Milt on spe nt at uni versity, he made regular use of his comma nd of Lati n. He wrote some excelle nt Lati n poems, which he published among his works in

28、 1645.56. What does the passage mainly tell about?A. How Joh n Milt on wrote“ Paradise Lost ”.B. How Joh n Milt on studied Lat in.C. How Joh n Milt on became famous.spronun ciati on of Lati n?D. How Joh n Milt on became a poet.57. Which of the following is true of John MiltonA. It has a strong Itali

29、an accent.B. It has an uncom mon accent.C. It was natural and easy to understand.D. It was bad and difficult to understand.58. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. Milt on s training in La tin was similar to that of the other boysB. Milt on had n t lear ned any foreig n Ian guage except Lat

30、in before going to collegeC. Milt on s Italia n friends helped him with Lati n whe n talk ingD. Milt on s classmates lear ned Lati n harder but worse tha n Milt on59. Which of the following is suggested in the passage?A. The schoolmaster mainly helped those who were bad at Latin.B. The schoolmaster

31、usually stood beside the boys with a stick in his hand.C. The schoolboys could repeat Latin grammar rules from memory.D. Some of the schoolboys were quick at writing compositions in Latin.60. What is the meaning of the underlined partLatin should be beaten in ” thatthe writer wishes you to un dersta

32、 nd?A. Schoolboys should be punished if they were lazy to learn Latin.B. Schoolboys should be encouraged if they had difficulty in learning Latin.C. Schoolboys were expected to master Latin in a short time.D. Schoolboys had to study Latin in a hard way.BThe U.S. birthratebega nto decli nein the midd

33、le1950 s,result in g in a smallercollege age population starting in the middle 1970 s. Something else happened inthe 1970 s: the priceof oilin creasedtreme ndously,driv ingup theprice of almosteveryth ing and maki ng America ns aware that their large automobiles used a lot of gasoli ne. At the same

34、time, foreig n car manufacturers had beg un to produce small fuel efficient cars in large quantitiesfor the export market. Suddenly, the large,gas guzzli ng America n cars were no Ion ger attractive to America n buyers, who bega n buying foreig n cars by the thousa nds. The America n automobile in d

35、ustry went into a recessi on. Thousa nds of automotive workers were laid off, as were thousa nds of people in in dustries in directly conn ected with the auto in dustry. People who arelaid off tend to keep what money they have for n ecessities, like food and hous ing.They do not have the extra money

36、 n eeded to send their childre n to college. Theirchildren cannot pay their own college costs, because during a recession they cannot find jobs. High un employme nt means that more state funds must be used for socialservice - un employme nt ben efits and to aid depe ndent childre n, for example - th

37、a n during more prosperous times. It also means that the states have fewer funds than usual, because people are pay ing fewer taxes. In stituti ons of higher educati ondepe nd on two major sources of in come to keep them fun cti oning:tuiti onfrom stude ntsand funds from the states. At the prese nt

38、time, there are fewer stude nts tha n in the past and fewer state funds available for higher educati on. The colleges and uni versities are in trouble.61. What is the main idea of this passage?A. The rising of oil price drove up the price of everything.B. There were many reasons why higher education

39、 was in trouble in the 1970 s.C. Birt hrate began to decline in the USA in 1950 s.D. High unemployment caused a lot of social problems.62. The phrase “ laid off ” can best be replaced by which of the following?A. Poor.B. Got rid of.C. Removed.D. Un employed.63. American cars weren t popular in their

40、 domestic markets because of .A. smallB. gas - consumingC. fuel - efficientD. not attractive64. The colleges and universitieswere in trouble because of the followingreasonsexcept that A. they could n t get eno ugh in come to keepthem runningB. young people couldn t afford the tuition feesC. keeping

41、them running at the same level would cost much moreD. social services need more state funds because of the recession65. All of the following statements are true EXCEPTA.B.C.fewer parents could afford tosend their children to collegebecause of theyoung people couldn t afford their own tuition in the

42、1970 it s difficult for graduates from colleges to find a job in the 1970recession in 1970 sD.Birthrate droppe d in the 1970because of the recessi onYears ago, whe n I started look ingformyfirst job, wise adviserssaid, “ Barbara,be enthusiastic!Enthusiasm will take your further than any amount of ex

43、perienee. ”How right they were!” wrote Ralph WaldoNoth ing great was ever achieved without en thusiasm,Emers on. It is the paste that helps you hang on there whe n the going gets tough.It is the inner voice that whispers,I can do it!” when others shout,“ No, youof Barbara McCli ntock, abe gen erally

44、 accepted.Yetcan t! ” It took years and years for the early work geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to she didn t let up on her experiments. Work was such a deep pressure for her that she n ever thought of stopp ing.Weare all born with wide - eyed, enthusiasticwonder and it is this

45、 childlikewonder that gives enthusiastic people such youthful air, whatever their age. At 90, cellist （ 大提琴家）Pablo Casals would start his day by playing Bach （巴赫）.As themusic flowed through his fin gers, his bend shoulders would stre ngthe n and joy would reappear in his eyes. As author and poet Sam

46、uel once wrote,“ Yeas make the skinold, but to give up enthusiasm makes the soul old. ”Enthusiasticpeople also love what they do, regardless of money, title or power.Patricia Mcllrath, retired director of the Missouri Repertory Theater in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her en thusiasm. Sh

47、e replied,“ My father, a lawyer,long ago told me, I never made a penny until I stopped working for money. ”If we can t do what we lo ve as a full time career, we can do it as a hobby. Elizabeth Layton of Wellsville, Kan, was 68 before she began to draw. This activity en ded her sad ness that had tro

48、ubled her for at least 30 years, and the quality of her work led one critic to say,“ I am persuaded to call Layt on a geni us. ”Weca n t afford to waste tears on “ might - have - bee ns ” . Wen eed to tur n the tears into sweat as we go after“what can be ” . We need to live eachmoment whole - hearte

49、dly, with all our senses - finding pleasure in the sweet smell of a backyard garden, the simple picture of a six- year - old, and the beautyof a rain bow.66. The passage mainly shows us A. enthusiasm is the basic element of everythingB. enthusiasm helps us to succeed to a greater degreeC. enthusiasm

50、 makes us experienee more lifeD. we can do nothing without enthusiasm67 . From the example of the Nobel Prize winner BarbaraMcClintock,we mayfind .A. enthusiasm can encourage us in difficult timesB. enthusiastic people always get a deep pleasure from workC. you can t make any achievement if you have

51、 no enthusiasmD. enthusiastic people are sure to gain great fame in the end68. The underlined sentence in Paragraph Three suggests .A. time and tide wait for no manB. we grow old as time goes onC. people feel young with enthusiasmD. our soul becomes old with enthusiasm69. The sentence “ I never made

52、 a penny until I stopped working for money.” InParagraph Four refers to “ ”.A. I would n t work uni ess I could mak e moneyB. I believe that my work will be rewardedC. Working for money is what I love to doD. Working for money makes no money at all70. The main idea of the last paragraph is .A. we sh

53、ould try heart and soul to win what we wantB. enthusiasm can give us pleasure, though we have to sweatC. we have not eno ugh money to buy what we n eedD. enthusiasm with sweat is what we needDIt was once thought that air pollutionaffected only the area immediately aroundlarge cities with factories a

54、nd /or heavy automobile traffic. Today, we know that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is literally worldwide. On several occasions over the past decade, a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the entire eastern half of the United States and led to health war

55、nings even in rural areas away from any major concentrationof manufacturingand automobiletraffic. In fact, the very climate of the en tire earth may be affected by air polluti on. Somescie ntists feel that the in creas ingconcen trati onof carb on dioxidein the air result ing from the bur ning of fo

56、ssil fuels is creat ing a“ gree nhouseeffect ” holding in heat reflected from the earth and raisingthe world s averagetemperature. If this view is correct and the world s temper ature is raised onlya few degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as NewYork, Bost on, Miami, and New Orleans will be under wate