西安交大附中2008届高三第一学期期末考试英语试题.pdf

陕西省西安市西安交大附中陕西省西安市西安交大附中 2008 届高三第一学期届高三第一学期 期末考试英语试题期末考试英语试题 本试卷分第 I 卷 选择题 和第 II 卷 非选择题 两部分 满分 150 分 考试时间 120 分钟 第 卷 两部分 95 分 第一部分 英语知识运用 共三节 满分 50 分 一 单词辨音 共 5 小题 每小题 1 分 共 5 分 从 A B C D 四个选项中 找出其划线部分与所给单词划线部分读音相同的选项 1 courage A would B enough C though D brought 2 stamps A songs B prepares C sticks D problems 3 wood A fool B took C noon D shoot 4 pair A idea B everywhere C pioneer D report 5 clothes A something B northeast C southern D truth 二 单项选择 本大题共 15 小题 每小题 1 分 共 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 6 John I can t play tennis at all I wonder if you could teach me Just name the day A I m glad B Go ahead C If you like it D With pleasure 7 The driver was at loss when word came that he was forbidden to drive for speeding A a the B a 不填 C the the D 不填 不填 8 When you study the local map you will find this town is A twice as a large town as that B twice the size that one C twice as larger as that one D twice as large a town as that 9 Mum have you seen my mobile phone you bought last week I m afraid I haven t seen A The one it B The one one C One it D One one 10 As I will be away for at least a year I d appreciate from you now and then me PDF 文件使用 pdfFactory Pro 试用版本创建 how everyone is getting along A hearing tell B to hear tell C hearing telling D to hear to tell 11 Top players must have excellent ball control but it is not just they do with their feet counts A how that B that that C what that D whether what 12 Generous public funding of basic science would a good many benefits for the country s health wealth and security A result from B lead to C lie in D settle down 13 In no country Britain as has been mentioned experience four seasons during the course of a single day A other than one can B apart from one can C other than can one D rather than can one 14 Did you punish him for that Yes but I don t think I A should have done so B need to have done so C should do that D ought have done that 15 Take a cigarette please No thanks It s three years I smoked A before B since C after D when 16 On AIDS Day the minister of Health Department demanded that the problems paid special attention to A referred to being B referred to be C refer to being D refer to be 17 Will 1000 the cost of the trip I m afraid not Perhaps I need another 400 A pay B charge C cover D afford 18 Mr Green for life had once been very hard donated his possessions to the poor in his fifties A whose B which C what D whom 19 What s the schedule for the 9th of this June A graduation ceremony in the lecture hall A holds B will hold C is held D will be held 20 doesn t seem to have been any trouble in solving this problem PDF 文件使用 pdfFactory Pro 试用版本创建 A It B There C That D This 三 完型填空 共 20 小题 每小题 1 5 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 One windy spring day I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites Multicolored 21 of various shapes and sizes filled the bright sky like beautiful birds darting 飞奔 and 22 As the strong wind blew against the kites a 23 kept them under control Instead of blowing away with the wind they arose 24 it to achieve great 25 They shook and pulled 26 the control string and the long tail 27 them in tow 牵引 facing upward and against the wind As the kites 28 and trembled against the string they seemed to say Let me go Let me go I want to be 29 They soared beautifully even as they fought the restriction 约束 of the string 30 one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose Free at last it seemed to say Free to fly with the wind Yet freedom from 31 simply put it at the 32 of an unsympathetic breeze It dropped ungracefully to the ground and 33 in the wild mass of weeds string against a dead bush Free at last free to lie powerless in the dirt to be blown 34 along the ground and to lodge lifeless against the first obstruction How much like kites we sometimes are The Heaven gives us adversities and restrictions rules to 35 from which we can grow and gain strength Control is a 36 counterpart to the winds of opposition Some of us tug at the rules so hard that we 37 soar to reach the heights we might have obtained We keep part of the commandment and never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground Let us 38 rise to the great heights 39 that some of the controls that we may be unhappy about are actually the steadying force that helps us 40 and achieve 21 A creations B uniforms C opinions D remarks 22 A singing B dancing C moving D falling 23 A procedure B method C string D choice 24 A over B under C for D against 25 A widths B lengths C figures D heights 26 A anyhow B then C but D meanwhile 27 A exchanged B kept C equipped D fetched 28 A struggled B cried C escaped D shouted 29 A free B comfortable C evident D great 30 A Practically B Finally C Eagerly D Clearly PDF 文件使用 pdfFactory Pro 试用版本创建 31 A sky B effort C control D success 32 A demand B expense C pressure D mercy 33 A deserted B cut C grew D landed 34 A helplessly B hopelessly C carelessly D willingly 35 A break B follow C make D charge 36 A necessary B possible C useless D smooth 37 A yet B never C ever D then 38 A both B every C each D neither 39 A blaming B accomplishing C attempting D recognizing 40 A run away B look down C go up D get off 第二部分 阅读理解 共 25 小题 第一节每小题 2 分 第二节每小题 1 分 满分 45 分 第一节 短文理解 共 20 小题 每小题 2 分 满分 40 分 A The weather predictions for Asia in 2050 read like a story from a doomsday movie Many experts and green groups fear they will come true unless there is a united global effort to hold back greenhouse gas outpouring In the decades to come Asia home to more than half the world s 63 billion people will change from one climate extreme to another with tired farmers battling droughts floods disease food shortages and rising sea levels It s not a pretty picture said Steve Sawyer climate policy adviser with Greenpeace in Amsterdam Global warming and changes of weather patterns are already occurring and there is more than enough carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to drive climate change for decades to come Already changes are being felt in Asia but worse is likely to come Sawyer and top climate bodies say and could lead to mass migration and widespread human disasters According to predictions icebergs will melt faster some Pacific and Indian Ocean islands will have to evacuate or build sea defenses storms will become more intense and insect and water borne diseases will move into new areas as the world warms All this comes on top of rising populations and earnest demand for food water and other resources Experts say environmental worsening such as deforestation and pollution will likely enlarge the results of climate change In what could be a sign of the future Japan was hit by a record of 10 typhoons and tropical storms this year while two thirds of Bangladesh parts of Nepal and large areas of northeastern India were PDF 文件使用 pdfFactory Pro 试用版本创建 flooded affecting 50 million people destroying livelihoods and making tens of thousands ill The year before a winter cold strike and a summer heat wave killed more than 2 000 people in India 41 This passage is mainly about A what kind of weather we like best B the weather predictions for Asia in the future and the reasons C how to improve our environment D that the world will not be suitable for us to live in 42 In the future the Asian farmers will have to face the following except A food shortages B droughts C wars D floods 43 The underlined word doomsday may give us the feeling of A happiness B sadness C peace D excitement 44 Which of the following is NOT right according to the passage A Asian climate will change greatly B Some islands may be flooded in the future C More than 50 million people have been killed in Asia the year before D people may meet with some new diseases borne from water B In a society such as the United States or Canada which has many national religious and cultural differences people highly value individualism the differences among people Teachers place a lot of importance on the qualities that make each student special The educational systems in these countries show these values Students do not memorize all possible basic knowledge Instead they work individually and find answers by themselves There is often discussion in the classroom At an early age students learn to form their own ideas and opinions In most Asia societies by contrast the people have the same language history and culture Perhaps for this reason the educational system in much of the orient reflects society s belief in group goals and purposes rather than individualism Children in China Japan and Korea often work together and help one another on assignments There are advantages and disadvantages of both systems of education For example one advantage of the system in Japan is that students there learn much more about math physics biology and chemistry than American students by the end of high school They also study more hours each day PDF 文件使用 pdfFactory Pro 试用版本创建 and more days each year than North Americans do The system is difficult but it prepares students for a society that values discipline and self control There is however a disadvantage Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools yet many students say that after an exam they forget much of the information that they have memorized The advantage of the educational system in North America on the other hand is that students learn to think for themselves The system prepares them for a society that values creative ideas There is however a disadvantage When students graduate from school they haven t memorized as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries have 45 The writer s purpose of writing this passage is A to share his idea with others in a new way B to introduce two different systems of education through contrast C to criticize the society that values memorization D to prepare students for society 46 Which is NOT true according to the passage A The system of education in the West is more creative than that in the East B Japanese students learn much more about science than American students C Canadian students are more individual than Korean students D Students in North America are not so friendly as those in Asia 47 From the facts we can infer that A Asian students are more likely to do better in teamwork than American students B Chinese students are more hard working in their studies than Mexican students C the Western educational system is much better than the Eastern educational system D the Eastern educational system is as difficult as the Western educational system 48 What is the best title for the passage A Advantages and Disadvantages of Educational System B The Value of Individualism C Educational System an Obvious Difference between the East and the West D Memorization an Important Learning Method C An Australian man has beaten 75 other contestants from around the world to win a race up the stairs of the world s tallest building Taipei 101 Paul Crake 30 ran up 91 floors containing 2 046 steps in 10 minutes 29 seconds PDF 文件使用 pdfFactory Pro 试用版本创建 Mr Crake who has won a similar race up the Empire State Building five times won 5 920 in prize money The women s race was won by Austrian Andrea Mayr who finished in 12 minutes 38 seconds and also won a 5 920 prize Austrian Rudolf Reitheiger who beat Mr Crake in this year s Empire State Building Race came second in the men s competition Mr Crake and Ms Mayr missed out on the offer of 30 000 for completing the grueling race in under 10 or 12 minutes respectively A further 1 001 people took part in a so called self challenging race up the skyscraper Taipei 101 is 508 meters tall and was finished in 2003 although Chinese developers have said Shanghai s World Financial Center will be taller when completed in 2007 Tower running races take place up the tallest buildings and structures across the world The Sears Tower in Chicago the CN Tower in Toronto and the Azrieli Tower in Tel Aviv have all held recent events Runners also race up the longest staircase in the world the service staircase for the Niesenbahn railway near Spiez Switzerland which has 11 674 steps At event for the long distance stairway runners also takes place in Radebeul Germany where competitors run up 397 stairs 100 times to equal the height of Mt everest 49 According to the passage we can infer that there were contestants in all to take part in the race up the stairs of the world s tallest building Taipei101 A 30 B 75 C 76 D 1001 50 Which of the following is NOT true about Paul Crake A Paul Crake is an Australian man who is 30 years old at least B Paul Crake has raced up the Empire State Building five times C Paul Crake didn t win a 30 000 prize for not completing the race in under 10 minutes D Paul Crake was beaten by Rudolf Reitheiger in this year s Empire State Building race 51 According to the passage Shanghai s World Financial Center when completed in 2007 A will be the tallest building in the world B will be more than 508 meters tall C will be less than 508 meters tall D will have 11 674 steps in total 52 Why didn t Ms Mayr get the 30 000 prize PDF 文件使用 pdfFactory Pro 试用版本创建 A Because she didn t complete the whole race B Because she got the second place in the race C Because she didn t complete the race in under 12 minutes D Because she took part in the race for the first time 53 What s main idea of this passage A Races up the stairs of the tallest buildings and structures across the world B Paul Crake won a race up the stair of the world s building Taipei 101 C The tallest building of the world will be built in Shanghai D Runners raced up the longest stairs in the world D There are several explanations for why the circle is divided into 360 parts Probably the best explanation is connected with the Babylonians Many many centuries ago large distances were measured in the Babylonians mile The Babylonians mile equaled about seven of our miles Because of its length the time needed to travel the Babylonians mile became a measure of time One day was said to be twelve Babylonians time miles About one thousand years before Christ the Babylonians began keeping records of star movements They needed a way to record how much time passed between the moment they first saw a star and then observed it again They used Babylonians time miles as their measure of time In order to have small units of time the Babylonians divided each time mile into thirty parts The Babylonians believed that each trip around the sky was a circle One complete trip around the sky they reasoned took one day You already know that one day was the same as twelve Babylonians time miles Since each time mile was divided into thirty parts the circular trip around the sky was 12 30 or 360 parts long That is how there came to be 360 degrees in a circle 54 The purpose of this passage is to explain A how the Babylonians measured the time of star movements B why the circle is divided into 360 parts C the Babylonian mile 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