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蓝天家教网 伴您快乐成长东台市五烈镇中学20072008学年度第一学期期中考试 高三年级英语试题 命题、校对人：陈长清第一卷(三部分，共85分)第一部分 听力（20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 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 is too busy to go swimming. B She is willing to go swimming C She enjoys the wonderful weather. 2. What is the man going to do tomorrow afternoon? A To paint the front door B To weed the gardenC To wash the car 3. What color is Janes evening dress? A Blue B Green C White 4. What happened to the man? A He had to do other peoples job. B Nobody would like to help himC He had take Marry to the hospital 5. Which statement referring to the woman is true? A She has to do other things first B She doesnt like the filmC She will attend her sisters birthday party第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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。每段对话或独自读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. Why was the woman late for work?A There was heavy traffic B She was stopped by a policemanC There was something wrong with her car 7. What did the children do with the dog? A They hurt it. B They covered it with feathers C They gave it a bath 8. What was the worst thing happened to the woman yesterday? A She had forgotten to clean up the house. B She had forgotten to cook dinner for her husband. C Her boss and his wife came to her house.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。 9. What did the man promise to do? A To help the woman study for the examsB To go to the station to pick up his uncleC To stay with the woman for a couple of days 10. Why cant the man keep his promise? A He has a habit of breaking his promiseB He is not capable of helping the womanC He is not free for a couple of days 11. What can we learn about the woman from the conversation ? A She shows her understanding B She is a little bit angryC She is a person that keeps her word听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。 12 .When did the man most probably lose her wallet? A When he was having dinner B When he walked into the restaurantC When he got out of the taxi 13. Why was the man in a hurry ? A Because he had to meet his doctor B Because he wanted to report it to the policeC Because he had to go to the bank 14. What was the mans biggest worry ? A He lost his ID card B He couldnt pay for his dinnerC He couldnt pay for the taxi听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15. What problem does the woman have? A Her husband doesnt love her anymoreB Its hard for her to forget her ex-boyfriendC Her husband gets angry with her 16. Who is Tom ? A The womans ex-boyfriend B The womans husbandC The woman friend 17. What does the man suggest? A The woman should call her ex- boyfriend lessB The woman should stop calling her ex- boyfriendC The woman should love her husband more than ever第三节 听下面一段材料，根据所听内容完成18至20题，每小题不超过3个单词。 Dream to CaliforniaWhenWhat happenedIn 1848James Marshall found (18 ) from American RiverIn ( 19 )The “ forty niners” rushed to CaliforniaIn 1850California became a ( 20 )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 21. When we want to find _ certain information in a text quickly， we scan _ text for key words and phrases， dates， numbers， etc. A. the; a B. /; the C. a; the D. /; / 22. -The patient has tried quite a few kinds of medicine. -But _ has had any effect on his disease. A. none B. some C. little D. no one 23. It is reported in the papers that the old coins _under the earth for about 200 years by the time they were discovered. A. had buried B. had been buried C. buried D. were buried 24. Today s teens dont see anything strange in the fact that the computer _ a central place in their social lives. A. puts up B. turns up C. makes up D. takes up 25. Desertification， the name for _ happens when farmable land is turned into desert， is a growing world problem. A. which B. where C. what D. how26. _ you get into university in the future， you would have to go and take the chance.A. Will B. Should C. Would D. Could27. -Your sister nearly _ all her spare time to her study during the three years. -Thats right， or she _ the first place in her school in the College Entrance Examination. A. devoted; wouldnt have taken B. spent; wouldnt have taken C. had devoted; hadnt taken D. had spent; couldnt take 28. _ there are many different types of food， some animals spend their lives eating only one type. A. Although B. Where C. If D. Unless 29. -Has Li Lei finished his work today? - I have no idea， but he _ it when I saw him this morning. A. had done B. would do C. was doing D. would have done30. The Burj Dubai Skyscraper will reach a height of 700 meters，_ is said to be the highest building around the world. A. it B. that C. where D. which 31. -Has Jerry returned to Shanghai? -No， her father _ in the USA for anther year for her masters degree. A. agreed her to stay B. permitted her to stay C. promised her to stay D. approved she staying 32. - I ve studied watching birds as one of my interests. Could I make some suggestions? -_.A. You will make it B. It doesnt matter C. Go right ahead D. Take it easy 33. _by a greater demand for vegetables， farmers have built more green houses. A. Driven B. Being driven C. To drive D. Having driven 34. Christmas is drawing near. Are you going to Beijing for the holiday? 一I havent decided yet. I _ go home， but it all depends. A. must B. shall C. need D. might 35. -Johnson， Ive no experience in repairing a computer. I wonder if you could teach me? -_. What time suits you best? A. Help yourself B. Go ahead C. If you like it D. With pleasure 第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 There was great public interest when a big hole suddenly appeared in the middle of a field. _36_ explosives experts (爆破专家) and engineers were called in to explain how it had got there. They offered 37 explanations， but none of them could be sure 38 the hole had been caused. They thought that a huge shell (炮弹) which must have been under the ground for many years had burst 39 . But it was not possible to 40 this. A simple explanation was offered by a man， who said that he was 41 in flying saucers一the strange objects visiting the earth from space. The mans explanation may have been 42 ， but it was much more _43_ than the one given by the army. After 44 the ground carefully， the man said that he had seen special 45 on the soil quite near the hole. These， he said， 46 only have been caused by a flying saucer. _47 ， the leaves on some trees nearby had turned yellow because of a 48 hot gas which had come from the saucer just before it came to land. _49_ the man， it was quite clear that people from another world had been circling the earth 50 something had gone wrong. So they had been 51 to come to land in order that the saucer could be 52 . The hole was caused as the saucer 53 the earth， and the strange marks nearby were made when it rose into the 54 again. This， said the man， was the 55 explanation of how the hole had appeared.36. A. Factory B. Car C. Motor D. Army 37. A. clear B. various C. difficult D. few 38. A. when B. where C. how D. whether 39. A. at last B. strangely C. slowly D. quickly 40. A. say B. explain C. prove D. study 41. A. good B. clever C. expert D. surprised 42. A. nonsense B. waste C. fact D. scenery 43. A. crazy B. interesting C. funny D. terrible 44. A. digging B. watching C. landing D. examining 45. A. holes B. marks C. plants D. shells 46. A. might B. could C. should D. would 47. A. Besides B. However C. Otherwise D. Whats worse 48. A. bright B. clean C. strange D. familiar 49. A. According to B. Owing to C. Referring to D. Pointing to 50. A. until B. when C. after D. before 51. A. asked B. ordered C. allowed D. forced 52. A. destroyed B. operated C. repaired D. cleaned 53. A. landed in B. struck C. flew over D. met 54. A. fieldB. treesC. airD. hole55. A. easiestB. biggestC. strangestD. simplest第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分) 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIt was a day to celebrate if your family had put most of its money in a bank. You will get more money back because of a recent rise in interest rates.On October 29, for the first time in nine years, the Peoples Bank of China (PBOC) raised interest rates. The rate for one-year renminbi deposits (存款) was increased from 1.98 percent to 2.25 percent. And the rate for one-year renminbi loans (贷款) went up from 5.31 percent to 5.58 percent. Longer term rates saw higher increases.So what are interest rates? Banks offer some money to encourage people to keep their savings in a saving account, and ask more money in return if you borrow money from them. The percentage of the extra money is the interest rates.If your parents have borrowed money from banks to pay for houses or cars, the interest rates rise was not good news. An increase in the interest rates on a loan means the borrower will need to repay more to the bank. For example, a person who borrowed 10,000 yuan from the bank had to return 10,531 yuan before the interest rise. But after the interest rates are increased, he was to pay extra 27 yuan per year.The rise came following a great demand for the cooling of the overheating Chinese economy. For several years, pushed by a huge investment and construction projects, the country has had the fastest economic growth in the world. But this can be damaging just as it is when a person grows too fast and can no longer fit their clothes. It is hoped that with a higher interest rate people will act more cautiously and take less risks when borrowing money.“The rate rise will help the economy to cool down. It will reduce investment in unnecessary industrial and construction projects,” said Su Ning, deputy governor of the PBOC.56. If we deposit 1,000 RMB in the bank for one year, how much can we get after October 29? (The tax rate on interest rates is 20 %.)A. 1021.6 B. 1013.68 C. 1015.84 D. 101857. What is the purpose of the rise in the interest rates? A. To attract greater investment. B. To make people earn more money. C. To carry out construction projects. D. To cool down the over-heating economy.58. By saying “this can be damaging just as it is when a person grows too fast and can no longer fit their clothes”, the writer _. A. warns that if the economy grows too rapidly, it will cause trouble B. warns us that industry will suffer a loss C. advises us to buy bigger clothes when we are young D. advises us not to grow too fast59. Which of the following is NOT a result of the increase in the interest rates on a loan? A. People will make wise investments. B. People will need to repay more to the bank. C. People will borrow more money to invest in their business. D. 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All are involved in an ongoing administration review of the situation in Iraq.“These are deliberative (慎重的) meetings and discussions,” said Gordon Johndroe, a spokesman for the National Security Council. “They will inform the presidents thinking, and he will inform their thinking.”Bush said he is also reviewing the Iraq Study Group report released Wednesday. Its suggestions include withdrawing US troops by early 2008, conditions permitting, and a new diplomatic (外交的) effort including Iraqs neighbors, Iran and Syria.The president said he also wanted the troops home too, but not until the new Iraq government can sustain (支撑) itself. He expressed skepticism (怀疑态度) about possible talks with Iran and Syria, saying they must stop efforts to undermine (削弱) Iraqs fledgling (年轻的) democracy.60. The word “revised” in Paragraph One can be replaced by “_”.A. rewriting B. changed C. important D. directed61. The word “that” in Paragraph Two refers to _.A. President Bush plans to meet next week with top Pentagon and State Department officials B. the thing that President Bush hopes to offer a revised Iraq plan within two weeks C. what White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said today D. the thing that President Bush wants to give a major speech on Iraq before Christmas62. How many suggestions are mentioned in the Iraq Study Group report released Wednesday? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 563. The last paragraph shows us that _. A. President Bush wants to have a talk with Iraqs neighbors, Iran and Syria B. Bush will make his troops go home unless the new Iraq government can sustain itself C. Bush will make his troops go home if the new Iraq government can sustain itself D. President Bush is sure to have a talk with Iraqs neighbors, Iran and SyriaCRead the following job advertisements:(1) Needed: Full-time secretary position available. Applicants（申请者）should have at least 2 years experience and be able to type 60 words in a minute. 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