高三英语试卷

1、 1福州一中福州一中 2008-2009 学年第一学期开学初质检考试学年第一学期开学初质检考试 高高 三三 英英 语语 试试 卷卷 （完卷 100 分钟 满分 100 分） 2008, 8，29 第一卷（三部分，共第一卷（三部分，共 75 分）分） 第一部分：听力（共两节，每小题第一部分：听力（共两节，每小题 0.5 分，满分分，满分 10 分）分） 第一节 （共 5 小题） 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。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. where does this conversation most probably take pla

2、ce? a. at a gas station. b. at a railway station. c . in an airport. 2. who do you think the woman probably is? a. the mans wife. b. the mans daughter. c. the mans friend. 3. what does the woman mean? a. she doesnt agree. b. she enjoys night driving. c. she would like to wait. 4. what time did the m

3、an see bobs teacher? a. 5:30. b. 8:30. c. 12:30. 5. how will the man go to the theatre? a. in his own car. b. by bus. c. in janes car. 第二节（共 15 小题） 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。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 8 题。 6.where are the two speakers? a. in a hotel b. at a restaurant c .

4、 in a company 7. what time is the appointment? a. 9：30 am b. 10：30 am c. 11:40 am 8where is mrblacks room? a. next door b. on the next door c. two doors away 听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。 9what is the relationship between the two speakers? a. good friends b. mother and son c. teacher and student 10what did

5、 the boy often do at school? a. he was often late for schoolb. he often fell asleep in classc. he often stayed after class 11. what can we learn from the conversation? a. the boy prefers to go out and work b. the boy is interested neither in study nor in work c. the boy shows no interest in biology

6、听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题。 212. where does the conversation take place? ain the library bin the classroom c on the campground 13. what are the man and woman mainly talking about? a. the mans trip to beijing. bthe message from professor grant cthe mans paper 14. what seems to be the mans problem? a. he

7、cant sleep at night b. he cant narrow down his research topic c. he cant find a quiet place to study. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。 15. how long is it since mary and john last talked to each other? a. more than one year. b. less than one year. c. three months 16. where does the man work now ？ a. in a food

8、 factory b. at a university c. at the national bank 17. how many children does the man have? a. two b. three c. four 听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。 18. what will you find in switzerland from the passage? a. pleasant climate, attractive scenery and friendly people. b. different styles of restaurants and fr

9、iendly people. c. all kinds of bars, social activities and music concerts. 19. which of the following is a possibility of outdoor sporting activity in switzerland? a . running. b. cycling. c. fishing. 20. which of the following is not true according to the passage? a. swiss people are very friendly.

10、 b. in evening, everybody is enjoying in the music show in the concert hall. c. switzerland has a favorable climate for sporting activities. 第二部分：英语知识运用第二部分：英语知识运用 第一节：语法和词汇知识第一节：语法和词汇知识(共共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 15 分分) 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. the education of young is al

11、ways hot and serious topic in the modern society. a. the; 不填 b. the; a c. 不填； the d. a; the 22.he looks unhappy. yes, but he cant say what it is is bothering him. a. as b. that c. what d. which 23. fighting sars is a long and difficult task, _, as the experts say, calls for patience, advanced techno

12、logy and iron wills, above all. a. what b. one c. it d. one that 324. when you come to the fence, you can see a notice _ there saying “_ the grass.” a. putting up; keep away b. being put up; keep out of c. being put up; keep off d. put up; keep off 25.who won the election for mayor? a man to represe

13、nt every minority group in the city. a. claims b. is claimed c. claimed d. claiming 26. it is a long time i saw you last. yes. and it will be a long time_ we see each other again. a. when; when b. before; since c. since; before d. when; before 27.youd better work out more. sometimes i _. i had a wal

14、k after supper yesterday and ill go to the gym tonight. a. did b. would c. do d. had 28. the door burst open and _, shouting with anger. a. in rushed the crowd b. rushed in the crowd c. the crowd in rushed d. in the crowd rushed 29. on aids day, the minister of health department demanded that the pr

15、oblems _ paid special attention to. a. referred to being b. referred to be c. refer to being d. refer to be 30. -have you heard of wang meng? -yeah. she _ have done better. she won chinas first gold medal at turin. a. should b. might c. neednt d. couldnt 31. limited natural resources should be made

16、full use of _ the _ need of energy. a. meeting; increasing b. to meet; increased c. meeting; increased d. to meet; increasing 32. april fools day is coming. be careful not to be _ when others play tricks on you. a. brought in b. caught in c. taken in d. made in 33. -would you like to go to the cinem

17、a with me tomorrow afternoon? -id like to, mum, but i _ to a party by jane. it is her birthday. a. will be invited b. have been invited c. am invited d. was invited 34. _ some teenagers dont realize is _ difficult life can be after they get addicted to drugs. a. what; how b. that; how c. that; what

18、a d. what; what a 35.i really thought id be offered the job. oh, well, _, clark. a. you are right b. best wishes c. congratulations d. better luck next time 第二节：完形填空第二节：完形填空(共共 20 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 20 分分) 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 4最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 bernie loved his granddaug

19、hter sarah very much. they often spent days and nights together, playing games and telling stories. this made sarahs life 36 joy and laughter. but one day, a 37 accident happened to old bernie and killed him. being at school, sarah 38 to say good-bye to him. for weeks sarah said 39 about what she wa

20、s feeling. but then one day she came home from 40 birthday party with a bright-red balloon. “she went into the house,” her mother said later, “and came out 41 the balloon and an envelope 42 to grandpa bernie, in heaven up high.” the envelope contained a letter 43 sarah told her grandfather that she

21、loved him and hoped he could 44 her. sarah printed her return address on the envelope, 45 the envelope to the balloon and let it go. “the balloon 46 easily broken,” her mother remembered, “i didnt think it would 47 it past the trees. but it did.” two months passed. then one day a letter arrived. “de

22、ar sarah: your letter to grandpa bernie certainly reached its destination and was 48 by him. i understand that we can not keep 49 things up there, so it drifted (漂流) back to earth. they just keep thoughts, memories, love and 50 like that. sarah, whenever you think about your grandpa, he 51 and is ve

23、ry close by with strong love. sincerely, don kopp (also a grandpa).” kopp, a 63-year-old man, had 52 the letter with the balloon while hunting in pennsylvaniaalmost 600 miles from wilmette. the balloon had floated over at least three states before coming to 53 on a low tree. “though it took me quite

24、 a few days to think of what to say,” kopp noted, “it was 54 to me that i write to sarah.” “i just wanted to hear from grandpa by some means. 55 , now i think i have heard from him.” sarah said. 36. a. crowded with b. short of c. full of d. mixed with 37. a. bad b. sudden c. pitiful d. painful 38. a

25、. had b. failed c. forgot d. regretted 39. a. little b. something c. a lot d. too much 40. a. kopps b. a friends c. grandmothers d. bernies 41. a. carrying b. flying c. patting d. fetching 42. a. sent b. posted c. written d. addressed 43. a. on which b. in which c. about which d. that 44. a. underst

26、and b. help c. receive d. hear 45. a. tied b. stuck c. brought d. hung 546. a. became b. seemed c. felt d. turned 47. a. do b. fix c. make d. drift 48. a. found b. remembered c. accepted d. read 49. a. material b. spiritual c. polluted d. man-made 50. a. matters b. letters c. things d. truth 51. a.

27、believes b. knows c. accepts d. hears 52. a. found b. looked for c. read d. written 53. a. depend b. rest c. stand d. break 54. a. interesting b. important c. difficult d. easy 55. a. by the way b. in other words c. in a way d. above all 第三部分第三部分: 阅读理解阅读理解(共共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 30 分分) 阅读下列短文

28、，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。 a allen: ive 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 didnt want to spend the time on something we didnt really enjoy. if wed known it would be closed by our next visi

29、t. im sure we would have watched it one more time. i was just making the point that it wasnt 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

30、 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 its a fact. for whatever reason, the show doesnt pull in the numbers. isnt it right to

31、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 arent we just telling kids today that they “have to” make great memories of the bears, when its obvious that the kids themselves are not enjoyi

32、ng 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 arent a lot of shows left at dl and with this one closing even

33、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

34、 never go away, and this is one of them. by the time i have children it looks like there wont 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 6the best, because of attract

35、ions 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. 56what news might get people talking about the problem of the country bears? athe country bear playhouse will be closed. bthere will be a new

36、attraction for our guests at disneyland. cthe number of visitors to the country bear playhouse is falling. dthe bears will retire because of old age and cant give shows any more. 57allen spoke mainly to get his point across that _. athe bears will be missed bwe should tell kids today that they “have

37、 to ” make great memories of the bears cthe longtime attraction ought to make way for a future attraction dpeople never care about what they have until all is lost 58which is the best choice to complete rogers idea: “the country bears have been a part of disneyland for nearly 30 years, _.” aand i fe

38、el it is time to give our bears a good rest bbut anyway, the attraction has lost interest cbut i know that disneyland will always be changing, and i accept that dand i am sad that the bears will be leaving 59where can this passage be found? ain a web discussion zone. bin a suggestion book. cin a rep

39、ort on the popularity of the country bears. din high school students compositions. b humans should not try to avoid stress any more just as they would not shun food, love or exercise. said dr. hans selye, the first physician to record the effects of stress on the body. while heres one question that

40、continuous stress is harmful, several studies suggest that challenging unexpected and difficult situations can be good for you. in a 2001 study of 158 hospital nurses, those who faced considerable work demands but dealt with the challenge were more likely to say they were in good health. in a study

41、at the academic center for dentistry in amsterdam, researchers put volunteers through two stressful experiences. in the first, a timed task that required memorizing a list followed by a short test, subjects through a gory(血淋淋的) video on surgical operations. those who did well on the memory test had

42、an increase in levels of immunoglobulin a, which is the bodys first line of defense against germs(细菌). stress makes the body produce certain stress hormones. in short bursts these hormones have a 7positive effect, including improved memory function. they can help nerve cells deal with information an

43、d put it into storage, says dr. bruce mcewen of rockefeller university in new york. but in the long run these hormones can have a harmful effect on the body and brain. continued stress is not good for you, says dr. bruce, its the occasional burst of stress that could be protective. 60. the passage i

44、s mainly about _. a. how to avoid stress b. how to deal with stress effectively c. the benefits of manageable stress d. the effect of stress hormones on memory 61. the underlined word shun(line 1, para. 1) most probably means _. a. cut down on b. keep away from c. run out of d. put up with 62. we ca

45、n conclude from the study of the 158 nurses in 2001 that _. a. people who cant get their job done experience more stress b. doing challenging work may be good for ones health c. stress will weaken the bodys defense against germs d. people under stress tend to have a poor memory 63. dr. bruce believe

46、s that _. a. a persons memory is determined by the level of hormones in his body b. a persons memory improves with continued experience of stress c. stress hormones have lasting positive effects on the brain d. short bursts of stress hormones increase memory function c according to some talk, the yo

47、unger generation in smithville is the most anti-social in history. this seems far from the truth. young people today as a whole are better, more informed, more ambitious, healthier, and more alert than ever before. why then, it may be asked, do we witness such restlessness and such anti-social behav

48、ior among our young people? for the answer the citizens of this community must look at themselves. what have they done to improve the life of our youth? how many playgrounds have been built in the last fifteen years? how many swimming pools? how many vocational training projects have been started? h

49、ow many community-organized youth parties and picnics have been held? the average citizen will answer that the responsibility for these activities belongs to the schools. but the schools cannot be held responsible for all the free-time activities of all the young people of this community. the job of

50、 the schools is formal education, not free-time entertainment. this community needs a youth center suitable for such activities as picnics, camping, sports, music, art, and theatricals. there could be social and entertaining activities to meet the needs and interests of every member of our school ag

51、e youth. mayor elmo d. greely has proposed the formation of a youth club as the first step in the 8direction of a youth center. mayor greely has called a meeting at the city hall on friday, august 15. 64. what does the writer mean by saying the underlined sentence? a. he thinks it is true. b. he thi

52、nks it is not true. c. he thinks it is partly true. d. he thinks it is nonsense. 65. the main idea of paragraph 2 and 3 is_. a. to give us lots of questions to show that the problem is serious b. that schools should hold the responsibility for education rather than entertainment c. to analyze the re

53、asons why the youth are anti-social d. that schools should take more activities or start many vocational training projects 66. the solution to the problem of the youths anti-social behavior is _. a. enriching the life of the youth b. taking part in picnics, camping c. attending a meeting held by may

54、or d. needing support from youth 67. which of the following is the best title for the passage? a. the anti-social problem. b. the duty of formal education. c. the boring life of the youth. d. a youth center is needed. d sixteen-year-old michael viscardi of san diego won first prize in the siemens we

55、stinghouse competition in math, science and technology. he showed solutions to a nineteenth century math problem. michael has been schooled by his mother, who has a doctorate in neuroscience (神经科学).he also worked on his project with a professor at a university. home-schoolers have won other honors i

56、ncluding national competitions in geography and spelling. the national center for education statistics did its latest research on home-schooling in 2003.researchers found that more than one million american students learned at home. that was more than two percent of the school-age population. the re

57、port said the number of home-schooled students had increased. in 1999, about 850,000 students were considered home-schooled. this meant they were taught at home instead of at school for at least part of their education. the students time spent in public or private schools could not be more than 25 h

58、ours a week. michael viscardi, for example, has been taught mostly at home, but with advanced math classes at a local university. the researchers asked parents why they home-schooled their children. 31 percent said the most important reason was concerned about the environment of the local schools. 3

59、0 percent said it was to provide religious instruction. 16 percent said they were not satisfied with the quality of the instruction in the local schools. 9 the associated press recently reported about an increase in the number of black americans home-schooling their children. an education expert sai

60、d much of this increase was in cities with histories of racial problems. also, some families were concerned that local schools were not teaching about african-american history and culture. critics of home-schooling say children need to attend school to help them learn social skills. they also say th