北京市海淀区2008届高三上学期期末考试英语试题(WORD精校版)

1、 2008届海淀区高三年级第一学期期末练习英 语 试 题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。第卷（选择题 共115分）第一部分：听力理解（共两节，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。1How is David going to the park?AOn foot.BBy bus.CBy bike. 2What will the man do

2、while the woman is away?AClean the house.BBuy some plants.CWater the plants.3What is the mans favorite free-time activity?AGoing fishing.BPlaying chess,CListening to music.4How long will the man wait at the airport?AForty-five minutes.BFifteen minutes.CHalf an hour.5What is the weather like?ASunny b

3、ut cold.BWindy but warm.CCloudy and freezing.第二节 （共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面6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。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6Why does Mary have to work late?ATo watch a game.BTo write a report.CTo visit her friend.7Whe

4、n will Mary probably arrive at the game?A7:00 pm 8:00 pm.B8:00 pm. 9:00 pm.C9:00 pm. 10:00pm.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8What is Carol like?AShes sociable.BShes serious.CShes shy.9Which is likely to be Bob?2,4,610How does the woman know Bob?AShe is taking tennis lessons from him.BThey met at a party two months

5、 ago.CThey learn tennis in the same class.听第8段材料，回答第11至12题。11What is the woman doing?ATalking to her boss.BWaiting for a phone call.CExercising in the garden.12Whats the relationship between the two speakers?ANeighbors.BGood friends.CHusband and wife.听第9段材料，回答第13至14题。13Where did the man get his know

6、ledge about computers?AFrom a video game.BFrom a magazine.CFrom an article.14What are the two speakers talking about?ADifferent uses of computers.BSoftware for accounting systems.CBooking tickets through computers.听第10段材料，回答第15至17题。15What does the girl think of the movie?ADisappointing.BAmazing.CBor

7、ing.16What kind of movie are they talking about?AComedy.BAction movie.CScience fiction.17Where does this conversation take place?AAt a movie theater.BAt the speakers home.CIn the neighbors house.听第11段材料，回答第18至20题。18What service is being advertised?ACarpet cleaning.BFood service.CHouse repair.19What

8、is the cost of the service if customers call now?A$ 4.49.B$25.46.C$29.95.20Who is most likely to call for the service?AMaster Cleaners.BRepair workers.CHousewives.第二部分：知识运用（共两节, 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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。例：It is generally considered unwise to give a

9、child he or she wants.AhoweverBwhateverCwhicheverDwhenever答案是B。21Peter, you know what? Mother says we can have a dog!Great! But Id rather have a cat. It is to take care of.Athe easiestBeasiestCeasierDeasy22Havent seen you all for ages! all right?Not good. Weve got problems with sales.ASomethingBEver

10、ythingCAnythingDNothing23We should get together next week.Sounds like a plan! I you a call.Awill giveBwould giveChave givenDgive24Gina has a sweet tooth and loves meat more than anything else.No wonder she weight so fast.AgainsBgainedChad gainedDis gaining25Please carry a cell phone to make it easie

11、r for me to get hold of you.OK, Dad. But I am eighteen .You worry so much.AcantBmustntCshouldntDwouldnt26Teamwork is very important in modern society, an effective team member, you need to develop a teamwork attitude.ABecomeBBecomingCHaving becomeDTo become27All his attention on the computer game he

12、 was playing, so he even didnt notice his mother enter the room.Ahas been fixedBwas fixingCwas fixedDfixed28Whit the development of its economy, Beijing has changed recognition in the last five years.AwithoutBbeyondCoverDwith29The Chinese government has made the Mid-autumn festival a legal holiday,

13、people will have a day off.AwhenBwhichCwhereDwhat30It was only when I reread his poems recently I began to appreciate their beauty.AsoBasCthenDthat31The No. 5 subway line, in October, 2007, has greatly improved the traffic conditions in Beijing.AopenedBwas openedCbeing openedDto be opened32These chi

14、ldren are wild. I feel sorry for had to be their babysitter.AwhoBwhomCwhoeverDwhomever33She did not allow her failure in the exam to discourage her. ,she began to work twice as hard.AIn additionBOn the wholeCIn conclusionDOn the contrary34Despite the great success of Change-1, experts say, it will b

15、e at least ten years our astronauts can land on the moon.AwhileBbeforeCsinceDuntil35Environmental groups intend to the pressure until the government changes the law.Akeep upBmake upCpick upDbring up第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。To Be Lucky, Be P

16、reparedI remember the exact moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck.I was on the wrestling team, Now, if theres one thing I can tell you about any sport, it is that wresting is probably the sport that has the least 36 . There are only two people out on the mat, so you cannot 37 it on yo

17、ur teammates or your coach. And guess what? There is no 38 because we do the whole thing indoors, so you cant say, “It was raining” or “It was snowing.” It makes 39 to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck.On our team were two world champions; one of them had been world champion five times.

18、 We 40 had five people who were national champions. One of them was a guy 41 the name of John.John had never been 42 in my high school wrestling competition that I could remember, 43 he was a national champion. There was nobody locally who could touch him.One day, we 44 a match with our biggest oppo

19、nent（对手）. John went out on the mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular 45 . He rolled over, and his opponent 46 him halfway through his roll. He was pinned 47 !The match was over.I remember on the bus on the way home, one of our teammates tried to 48 John

20、by saying, “Oh, he just got lucky.” And John said, “Thats so stupid. The opportunity presented itself, 49 he exploited it.”We used to have this big sign in our wrestling room that the coach had 50 there. “Luck is what happens when opportunity 51 preparation.”Johns opponent was prepared to exploit th

21、is opportunity. The probability of 52 John was not strong, and he knew it. But he paid attention to the 53 opportunity to present itself, and he defeated and pinned a five-time national champion.In other words, the real 54 is “Be prepared!” Its not just finding the opportunity; you have to be prepar

22、ed to 55 it.36AluckBriskCdifficultyDopportunity37AaccuseBblameCdoubtDkeep2,4,638AstressBinjuryCweatherDstandard39AjudgmentBprogressCsenseDway40AalsoBevenConlyDonce41AunderBforCinDby42AhurtBchosenCtrainedDdefeated43AalthoughBbecauseCunlessDuntil44Awent forBwaited forCfought forDplayed for45AsignBstep

23、CtaskDmove46AfixedBthrewCcaughtDcarried47AaccidentallyBfortunatelyCunfairlyDinstantly48AcalmBcomfortCconvinceDforgive49AsoBorCandDbut50AsetBputCleftDused51AmeetsBsuitsCgetsDfits52AstrikingBbeatingCknockingDcontrolling53AequalBexactCrestDright54AmessageBpassageCdecisionDsuggestion55AreceiveBfollowCse

24、izeDsave第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMy teacher held up a piece of broken glass and asked, “Who broke this window?” Thirty boys tried to think about not only what they had done, but also what our teacher may have found out. She seldom became angry, but s

25、he was this time.“Oh,” I thought. I was the one who broke the window. It was caused by a naughty throw of a baseball. If I admitted guilt, I would be in a lot of trouble. How would I be able to pay for a big window like that? I didnt even get an allowance. “My father is going to have a fit,” I thoug

26、ht. I didnt want to raise my hand, but some force much stronger than I was pulled it skyward. I told the truth. “I did it.” It was hard enough to say what I had.My teacher took down a book from one of our library shelves and I had never known my teacher to strike a student, but I feared she was goin

27、g to start with me.“I know how you like birds,” she said as she stood looking down at my guilt-ridden face. “Here is that field guide about birds that you are constantly checking out. It is yours now. Its time we got a new one for the school anyway. You will not be punished as long as you remember t

28、hat I am not rewarding you for your misdeed, I am rewarding you for your truthfulness.”I couldnt believe it! I wasnt being punished and I was getting my own bird field guide-the very one that I had been saving up money to buy.All that remains of that day is my memory and the lesson my teacher taught

29、 me. That lesson stays with me every day and it will echo forever.56From the story, we can learn that the boy . Adidnt break the window on purposeBlacked the strength to admit his guiltCtried to think about that he had doneDdidnt know what the teacher would find out57If the boy admitted guilt, he th

30、ought he would NOT .Abe punished by the teacherBmake his father angryCpay for the broken windowDget a bird field guide58Which of the following best describes the changes in the boys feelings?AAfraid-Surprised-ThankfulBFrightened-Amazed-Proud.CRegretful-Guilty-Excited.DNervous-Afraid-Satisfied.59What

31、 is the lesson the boys teacher taught him? AEvery coin has two sides.BHonesty is always valued.CBad luck never comes alone.DIts never too late to be careful.BANY VOLUNTEERS?MORE WAYS TO GET INVOLVED WHILE HAVING GREAT FUNGLOBAL VOLUNTEERSWhat it is: Volunteers can choose from 20 countries year-roun

32、d. Projects include teaching English ,caring for children, building and repairing community buildings and assisting with health care.Length of Stay/Cost: 1 3 weeks/ $ 695 and up, airfare not included.Living Conditions: Local homes, simple hotels. Comfortable.Vibe: Famous organization with plenty of

33、media coverage from People magazine to Oprah.Web site: globalvolunteers. orgEMKOSINI ECO EXPERIENCESWhat it is: Projects in South Africa. Volunteers work in conservation, rehabilitation and research projects with animals ranging from penguins to lions.Length of Stay/Cost: 2 4 weeks/$795 - $ 2,195 w/

34、o airfare.Living Conditions: Not for the high maintenance types.Vibe: Does the idea of feeding baby monkeys from a bottle make you feel excited?Web site: enkosiniecoexperience. comHABITAT NEW ORLEANSWhat it is: Rebuilding / building affordable housing. Training is done on site; no experience is requ

35、ired.Length of Stay/ Cost: One day or more/ Free to participate.Living Conditions: Up to you. Group living in “Camp Hope,” an elementary school-turned-volunteer-housing or stay at the Ritz-Carlton.Vibe: Easygoing. Potential for celeb spotting, for instance.Web site: EARTH WATCH INSTI

36、TUTEWhat it is: A number of environmental volunteer projects, such as the one in The Bahamas where do-gooders snorkel（潜水）remote islands to survey and document the health of the coral reefs.Length of Stay/ Cost: Eight-day Bahamas trip costs $ 2,446 w/o airfare.Living Conditions: Shared rooms at Cerac

37、e Research Center (a former U.S. Navy base.) Simple meals provided.Vibe: Volunteers are definitely there to work. But its The Bahamas. So how bad can it be?Web site: earthwatchexpeditions. org60All of the volunteers will in the four activities.Ateach young kidsBhave a lot of funCexperience natureDbe

38、autify the environment61If you are short of money, which group would you like to join?AENKOSINI ECO EXPERIENCESBEARTH WATCH INSTITUTECHABITAT NEW ORLEANSDGLOBAL VOLUNTEERS62According to the advertisement, which of the following is true?AYou have to cook yourself in EARTH WATCH INSTITUTE.BYou need to

39、 have experience to join HABITAT NEW ORLEANS.CYou may learn to feed a baby in ENKOSINI ECO EXPERIENCES.DYou have a chance to serve in a community in GLOBAL VOLUNTEERS.CIn Britain and other countries, young people sometimes take a “gap year,” a year off between high school and college. This idea neve

40、r gained a big following in America. Recent news reports have suggested that interest may be growing, though there are no official numbers.Charles Deacon is the dean of admissions at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. estimates that in the current first-year class of 1600 students, only about

41、 25 decided to take a year off. He says this number has not changed much over the years.Mr. Deacon says the most common reason for taking a “gap year” is to have a chance to travel. but he says international students may take a “gap year” to meet requirements at home for military duty.Some high scho

42、ol graduates see a year off as a chance to recover after twelve years of required education, but it can also give students a chance to explore their interests. Students hoping to be doctors, for example, could learn about the profession by volunteering in a hospital. Many colleges and universities s

43、upport gap-year projects by permitting students to delay their admission. Experts say students can grow emotionally and intellectually as they work at something they enjoy. The Harvard admissions office has an essay on its Web site called “Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation.” It praises th

44、e idea of taking time off to step back, think and enjoy gaining life experiences outside the pressure of studies. It also notes that students are sometimes admitted to Harvard or other colleges in part because they did something unusual with that time. Of course, a “gap year” is not for everyone. St

45、udents might miss their friends who go on directly to college. And parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to college once they take time off. Another concern is money. A year off, away from home, can be costly.Holly Bulls job is to specialize in helping students plan their “ga

46、p year”. She notes that several books have been written about this subject/ She says these books along with media attention and the availability of information on the Internet have increased interest in the idea of a year off, and she points out that marry gap-year programs cost far less than a year

47、 of college.63What is the passage mainly about? AMore and more American students are choosing to take a year off.BIf you want to go to an American university, take a “gap year” first.CIt is likely that taking a “gap year” is becoming popular in America.DAmericans hold different opinions towards stud

48、ents taking a “gap year.”64How many reasons for students taking a “gap year” are mentioned in the passage?A2.B3.C4.D5.65The essay “Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation” suggests that .Aevery student must take a “gap year” before applying for a famous universityBsome famous universities encou

49、rage students to gain more life experiencesCtaking a “gap year” can make students free from life learningDthe stress of studies does harm to the students health66What can we learn from the passage?ABooks and media have contributed to the students interest in school learning.BCharles Deacon doesnt su

50、pport the idea of the students taking a “gap year”.CParents night disagree with the program. Concerned about their childrens future.DExperts agree taking a year off will benefit the students emotionally and physically.DI was working with a client who was completely burned out on her career and life

51、and then ready for a career change. As we were talking, she said, “I just wish I had meaningful work. I dont feel like I am making a difference. I am just wasting my life.” This is the theme I hear most often from clients who have been in the workforce awhile. All of us want to feel like we are maki

52、ng a difference. We want to believe our work means something. The problem comes in defining “meaningful work.” What is it? That answer is different for everyone. For some meaningful work might be helping others organize their office. For others it may mean making a million dollars.What really matter

53、s is how you see it. What is meaningful work to you? Take out a piece of paper and answer these questions. How do you define meaningful work? When do you feel like you are really making a difference? What work have you done so far that feels the most meaningful? Write down whatever comes to mind.It

54、is very easy to start judging yourself as being selfish. Stop! Allow yourself to be honest. The fact is when Picasso painted, he was doing it because he liked to paint. He was not thinking. “Oh I hope this brings joy to others lives.” He painted because he wanted to. When Beethoven composed, he did

55、it because he loved music. Even scientists searching for a cure for cancer are immersed in their work because it fascinates them.It is easy to downplay the importance of work that feels meaningful. I remember Tony Robbins told a story of talking with the owner of a major company. The man said to Tony, “I wish I could do what you do because it makes such a difference in people