厦门双十中学2007—2008学年度高三(上)期中质量检测英语试卷.doc

厦门双十中学20072008学年度高三（上）期中质量检测英语试卷本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分，考试时间120分钟。第一卷（选择题，共115分）1答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目、试卷类型用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。2每小题选了答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上第一部分:听力(共20小题, 每小题1.5分,满分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。1Why cant the woman give the man direction?AShe is too weak to say so much.BShe is not familiar with the area.CShe is very much afraid.2How much will the woman pay for the tickets?A18 dollars.B30 dollars.C24 dollars.3What is the woman going to do this evening?AGo to dinner.BVisit her sister.CGo to the airport.4What are they talking about?ADriving in England.BHow to drive a car.CWhether to have the right to drive a car in England.5What will the girl probably do this weekend?ATake a rest.BDo her homework. CGo to the concert.第二节（共15小题, 每小题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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第6段材料, 回答第6至8题。6How long will they have to wait before they can see Jack?AFifteen minutes.BTwenty minutes. CAn hour.7What are they going to do first?ATo go to have lunch with Jack.BTo make a telephone call to Jack.CTo go to a bookstore.8When does the conversation take place?AIn the morning. BAt noon.CAt night.请听第7段材料, 回答第9至11题。9 Whats the relationship between the man and the woman?AGood friends.BTeacher and student.CHusband and wife.2,4,610What important matter happened on the same day five years ago?ATheir marriage.BThat the woman was admitted to the university.CThe setting-up of their friendship.11Where will they probably go first?AA restaurant.BA bank. CA film studio.请听第8段材料, 回答第12至14题。12Whats the mother afraid of in the morning?AShe is afraid that breakfast wont be ready in time.BShe is afraid that her son will be late.CShe is afraid that her son wont have enough time to prepare his breakfast.13When will the boy have his breakfast this morning?AAt nine oclock.BAt ten oclock.CAt eleven oclock.14Which of the following is true according to the dialogue?AThe boy sometimes goes to school without breakfast.BThe boy usually has a big breakfast every other day.CThe boy has his breakfast at school.请听第9段材料, 回答第15至17题。15Whats the weather like?AIt is windy and warm.BIt is windy and cold.CIt is sunny and cool.16Whats the native language of the woman?AGerman.BEnglish. CWe dont know.17Whats the man going to Portugal for?AFor holidays.BFor work.CTo see a friend of his.请听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。18 What can we conclude about the professor?AHe is very strict.BHe doesnt like his students.CHes new in the college.19Why did so many students fail in this course last term?AThey didnt like the teacher.BThey didnt follow the teachers rules.CThey didnt know how to take notes.20When is the professor in the office?ATuesdays.BWednesdays. CFridays.第二部分:英语知识运用（共两节, 满分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和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。例: It so nice to hear from her again. _, we last met more than thirty years ago. AWhats more BThats to say CIn other words DBelieve it or not 答案是D。21The two empty-headed wealthy women carried on a（n） conversation about parties and clothes all the afternoon.AtoughBtryingCshallowDillegal22Dont you know that Australia was as a matter of fact used to be a nation of prisoners?AwhereBwhatCwhichDthat23Some people believe that mutual understanding _ a happy marriage.Amakes forBaccounts forCcares forDallows for24 Id like to learn more about the ticket sales of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Better try _ the CCTV website, and you are likely _ the information at length.Ato visit; to getBto visit; gettingCvisiting; to getDvisiting; getting25The people, _ had been damaged by the earthquake, were given help by the Red Cross.Aall whose homesBall their homesCall of their homesDall of whose homes26 The accident might not have happened had we been more careful. But we _ at that time.AwerentBdidntChadntDdont27_ you prefer, Ill give it to you, but we havent any other models for you to choose from.AWhatever BWheneverCHoweverDWhichever28 What do you think of the charity campaign in the City Square last month? It was a great success as a whole. Actually we _ with two-thirds of the money collected.Awill be satisfiedBwere satisfiedCwould have been satisfiedDwould be satisfied29No student _ go out of the school campus after ten oclock at night without permission, according to the school regulations.AwillBmustCmayDshall30Science and technology should be developed to benefit people in the world _ harm them.Amore thanBrather thanCother thanDless than31In order to _ consumers, its extremely important to consider what information should be included in the advertisement.Aadapt toBapply toCcontribute toDappeal to32It took a generation of scientists and experts to bring the importance of the environmental protection on rare animals _.Ain viewBin sightCin rewardDin return33 Irene won the first place in the physics competition. _ ? I dont like science, anyway.AWhy notBSo whatCWhat ifDHow come34Because two-thirds of the country _ dry and desert, today about 85% of the Australian population of 20 million _ in the six major cities around the coast.Ais; liveBis; livesCare; livesDare; live35While he was investigating ways to improve the telescope, Newton made _ discovery which completely changed _ mans understanding of color.Aa; aBa ; theCa; 不填D.不填；the第二节 完形填空（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A、B、C、D四个选项, 选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked 36 better than driving our truck, 37 this time I was not happy. My father had told me Id have to ask for credit（赊账）at the store.Sixteen is a 38 age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly 39 of racial discrimination was 40 a fact of life. Id seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner 41 whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were 42 like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.My family was 43 . We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner 44 us?At Davids store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded 45 I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my 46 to the cash desk, I said 47 , “I need to put this on credit.”The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful 48 . But Bucks face didnt change. “Sure,” he said 49 . “Your daddy is 50 good for it.” He 51 to the other man. “This here is one of James Williamss sons.”The farmer nodded in a neighborly 52 . I was filled with pride. James Williamss son. Those three words had opened a door to an adults respect and trust.That day I discovered that the good name my parents had 53 brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to 54 from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself 55 much to do wrong.36Asomething Bnothing Canything Deverything 37Aand BsoCbutDfor 2,4,638ApridefulBwonderfulCrespectfulDcolorful39AintentionBshadowChabitDfaith40AthusBjustCstillDever41AguessedBsuspectedCquestionedDfigured42AwatchedBcaughtCdismissedDaccused43AgenerousBhonestCfriendlyDmodest44AblameBexcuseCchargeDtrust45AuntilBasConceDsince46ApurchasesBsalesCordersDfavorites47AcasuallyBconfidentlyCcheerfullyDcarefully48AlookBstareCresponseDcomment49ApatientlyBeagerlyCeasilyDproudly50AgenerallyBneverCsometimesDalways51ApointedBrepliedCturnedDintroduced52AsenseBwayCdegreeDmood53AearnedBdeservedCgivenDused54AreceiveBexpectCcollectDrequire55AveryBsoChowDtoo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。AIf I had known then what I know now I would have taken my fathers advice when I was 18 and I had to choose my major at university. He told me to study outside Italy where there were more possibilities to find a job once I finished university. But I said no, scared of living alone in a different country with a different culture, with a different language, and above all, far from my family and friends. So I decided to go to university in Italy and I chose the one in Rome, my city, which is one of the most ancient universities in the world, studying Communication Science because it was the most common and the most fashionable major six years ago (and still is now). At that age I wanted to become a sports journalist, but with the passing time, my opinions and my ideas started changing and I understood that I didnt like my choice. At that time, I understood that at 18 years old, everyone feels mature to decide about his own future. Everyone thinks that the advice that parents try to give is wrong and we are able to decide alone, maybe just with the help of our friends who are in the same situation. This is the worst thought that we can think. However, I graduated last December with the pride of my parents and I decided, with their help, to come to Toronto and study English. Here I am living the best experience I have ever lived. I often think, “If I had known that living alone in a different country and studying something I like were so nice and interesting when I was 18, I would have listened to what my father told me six years ago.” I try to regret nothing about my choices I have made in the past, but I just think that now I am mature to ask my parents and to listen to them because they have more experience and they know better than me what is right and what is wrong.56What can we learn about the writer from the passage?AHe went to Toronto in order to become a sports journalist.BHe studied English when he was in a university in Rome.CHe followed his parents advice when choosing a university.DHe is enjoying his stay in Toronto and his study of English.57The underlined word “mature” in the passage means _.Agood and ripeBhaving a developed mindCcarefully decidedDconfident enough58All the following are the reasons why the writer chose a university at home EXCEPT that _.Ahe might meet cultural shockBhe couldnt speak a second languageChe wanted to study Communication ScienceDhe didnt want to be separated from his family and friends59From his own experience the writer tries to tell us that _.Aparents advice is worth takingBhe still prefers to ask his friend for helpChe doesnt regret about the choices he madeDCommunication Science is still fashionable nowBThe way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, painfree life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever gaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness, then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.As a result, many people avoid the very source of true happiness. They fear the pain unavoidably brought by such things marriage, raising children, professional achievements and self-improvement.Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a promise. For a promise is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has moments, but they are not its most distinguished features.Couples with babies are lucky to get a whole nights sleep or three-day vacation. I dont know parents who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that truly increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that expensive mobile phone or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.60What the author is mainly trying to tell us is .Aa happy life means life full of fun and without painBhappiness often goes hand in hand with painCit is important to avoid pain in order to be happyDone must know how to gain happiness61According to the author, the bachelor resists marriage mainly because .Ahe is unwilling to take on family responsibilities Bhe fears it will put an end to all his fun and adventureChe believes that dating will be more cheerfulDhe finds more fun in dating than in marriage62Raising children, in the authors opinion, is .Aa desperate attemptBa thankless jobCa rewarding taskDa painfree life63To understand what true happiness is, one must .Ahave as much fun as possible during ones lifetimeBmake every effort to liberate oneself from time and moneyCput up with pain under all circumstancesDbe able to distinguish happiness from funCAn allowance is an important tool for teaching kids how to budget, save and make their decisions. Children remember and learn from mistakes when their own dollars are lost or spent foolishly.How large an allowance is appropriate? Experts say there is not a right amount. Actual amount differs from region to region, and from family to family.To set an appropriate allowance for your child, work up a weekly budget. Allow for entertainment expenses such as movies and snacks. Next, include everyday expenses such as lunch money, bus fare, school supplies. “If you make the child responsible for these bills,” says Josephine Swanson, a consumer specialist, “he or she will learn to budget for necessary expenditures (支出).”Finally, add some extra money to make saving possible. If you can, keep your childs allowance in line with that of his friends. A child whose purchasing power falls away below his peers can feel left out.It can be tough but avoid excusing your children when they make a mistake with their allowance. When Brooke Stephens was ten and growing up in Jacksonville, her mother gave her $1.75 which was for bus fare and lunch. “If you lost your money,” Brookes mother told her, “you walk home.”One week the girl spent all her allowance in a candy store; then she called home for a ride. “Mom made me walk home,” recalls Stephens, now a financial planner in Brooklyn. “At first I was angry. But I finally realized that she was trying to teach me an important lesson.”Experts advise that an allowance should not be tied directly to daily chores. Kids should help around the houses not because they get paid for it but because they share responsibilities as members of a family. You might, however, pay a child for doing extra jobs at home, which can develop his or her initiative（积极性）.64What does the passage mainly discuss?AHow to develop a childs initiative.BHow to work up an amount of pocket money.CHow to teach a child to save money.DHow to teach a child about money.65It can be inferred from the passage that if a child is given an allowance, he or she may _.Aspend all the money very soonBbe spoiled and finally ruinedCfeel responsible and careful about moneyDlose the money and cant return home66In Paragraph 4, which of the following do the words “his peers” refer to?AHis parents.BHis friends.CHis teachers.DHis financial experts67Why does the author mention Brooke Stephens?ATo explain that parents should be strict when children are developing good habits about money.BTo compare Stephens with other financial experts in the city.CTo question the opinion whether children should have pocket money.DTo suggest that pocket money is useless in developing a childs sense of responsibility.DIf you are training for a marathon, a proper plan for water intake is important. Of course, theres the risk of dehydration（脱水）. But athletes now know they can also get into trouble by drinking too much. Too much water intake can lower levels of sodium（钠）in the blood. The death of a 28-year-old woman following the Boston Marathon caught the attention of many runners and led to new research.Experts advise long-distance runners to replace the liquids they sweat out. Their goal is to try to keep someone from not getting dehydrated by more than 2 percent of their body weight.One technique for deciding how much water you need is to get the exact numbers. Runners have to weight themselves before and after a run to determine how much water theyve lost. If their weight drops by more than 2 percent, they have not drunk enough water.Hypoglycemia（低血糖）occurs when runners drink so much water that blood salt levels drop off. A study published last year tested 488 runners who completed the Bost