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新兴一中20072008学年度第一学期中段考试卷英语第一部分：听力第一节：听力理解 请听下面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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第一段对话，回答13题。1. Who has asked the man to get some butter from his neighbour? A. The mans daughter B. The mans wife C. The womans daughter2. Why are the mans family busy? A. Because theyre making a birthday cake. B. Because theyre making some ice cream. C. Because theyre getting ready for his wifes birthday.3. What time will Janet join the family for cake and ice cream? A. At 8:00 p.m. B. At 8:00 a.m. C. At 18:00听第二段对话，回答46题。4. Who has Jane Austin talking to? A. Principal Michaels secretary B. Principal Michael C. A receptionist5. Why did Jane Austin call? A. To cancel the appointment B. To make sure of the appointment C. To put off the appointment6. Where will Principal Michael meet Jane Austin? A. In Janes dormitory B. In Michaels office C. In Michaels dormitory听第三段对话，回答79题7. What is the possible relationship between the man and the woman? A. Couple B. Workmates C. Neighbours8. What happened to the man? A. He was hurt B. He was burnt C. He breathed in much smoke.9. What can we know from the conversation? A. The woman wants the man to quit his work B. The man is fired because he doesnt work well.C. The woman is satisfied with his work.听第四段对话，回答1012题。10. What is the womans assessment of the man? A. Open-minded B. Narrow-minded C. Absent-minded11. What did the man forget once he went fishing? A. His glasses B. His shoes C. His fishing rod.12. What was the mans most memorable example of his forgetfulness? A. The man forgot all about his wedding and went fishing instead. B. Once the man started to leave without his shoes on. C. The man always forgot his wallet.听第五段对话，回答1315题。13. Which is not the function of the left hemisphere（半球）? A. Maths B. Musical patterns C. Logic14. What is the left hemisphere superior for? A. Spatial concepts B. Language C. Imaginary and visual abilities15. What can we learn from the example of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Picasso? A. Brain is not a singular structure. B. All the great artists are left-handed C. There is some advantage to using the hand that is controlled by the same hemisphere for drawing or painting.第二节：听取信息 请听下面一段材料。根据题目要求，从说听到的内容中获取必要的信息。The time when dinosaurs became extinctAbout 16 years ago.The most exciting question about the dinosaurs Why did they 17 ?The reason why humans are causing extinction now 18 to the environmentThe reason why the dinosaurs became extinctSome thought they disappeared simply because they became 19Others thought they couldnt find enough food 20 第二部分：语言知识运用第一节：完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2130各题中选出最佳选项。Michelle is blind, but she makes such good use of her other senses that guests rarely realize that shes blind. When my daughter Kayla came back from her home, she was very _21_ about her day. She told me that she had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was especially excited about her finger-painting project. “I learned how to _22_ colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! Michelle _23_ with us too. She said she liked how the paint feels through her fingers,” said Kayla. Something about my childs excitement caught my _24_. This made me sit down and take a look at my child and at myself. Then Kayla said, “Michelle told me my picture showed joy, _25_ and a sense of accomplishment. She _26_ saw what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never felt how good finger-painting felt until Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper. Thats when I realized Kayla didnt know that Michelle was blind. It had just never _27_ in conversation. When I told her, she was quiet for a moment. At first, she didnt _28_ me.” But Mommy, Michelle understand exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla insisted. I knew my child was _29_ because Michelle had listened Kayla when she _30_ her artwork. Michelle had listened to Kaylas pride in her work, and her wonder at her discovery of the way colors blend.21. A. satisfied B. moved C. excited D. affected22. A. mix B. combine C. connect D. join23. A. wrote B. dealt C. contacted D. painted24. A. attention B. sight C. note D. observation25. A. discovery B. understanding C. pride D. achievement26. A. apparently B. really C. obviously D. carefully27. A. come round B. come across C. come through D. come up28. A. doubt B. refuse C. believe D. approve29. A. right B. polite C. real D. wrong30. A. described B. created C. designed D. invented第二节：语法填空 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格出填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Television has been changing the _31_ people live. It influences nearly every aspect of modern life. Children are particularly susceptible （易受影响的）to the effect of television _32_ their minds are growing, developing and learning much faster than _33_ of adults. Though television could be used as an educational tool for children, entertaining cartoons with little or no educational value _34_ (show). Social scientists, teachers, and parents are troubled by the kinds of television programmes children choose to _35_. They are worried about the effects of televised violence on society. Most importantly, _36_, they feel television is one factor _37_ causes declining maths and reading scores among school children. Experts are concerned about the view of the world that teenagers are learning from television. Parents, schools and churches have _38_ (tradition) been the social models and teachers for children. However, because television influences childrens attitudes and behavior, _39_ role in society is becoming increasingly more powerful - it is much more _40_ a simple recreational activity.第三部分：阅读第一节：阅读理解：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A, B, C和D项中，选出最佳选项。A Those who plan to film a hostage（人质）scene might want to make it obvious to everyone around them that its a simulation and not the real deal. That may be the lesson that an independent film crew learned in Larimer County, Colo, after policemen rushed to them during a shoot for a movie. Members of the crew were at a campground near Lake Carter, shooting a scene where the lead actor takes a girl hostage and beats up on a good man who tries to come between so as to help the girl. “It happened very suddenly after that. We heard, Freeze! Police!” said Director Eileen Agosta. They were in the middle of the scene when some policemen ran over, shouting orders to get on the ground, pointing rifles（步枪）at the crew, actor Chris Borden said. Members of the crew were cuffed（上手铐）and held on the ground until the situation was sorted out. Borden said he believes the only reason the police didnt shoot him was because they saw a cameraman. Maj. Justin Smith, a police officer, said they received a call from someone at the lake and then raced to the park, blocking roads and came quietly up to the scene. “The police didnt rush into the situation and make a potentially bad situation worse,” said Cpl. Scott Shellhaas, spokesman of the county. “It was complete ignorance on my part,” said Agosta. “I honestly thought you could tell what we were doing I wouldnt have chosen a state park at 3:30(p.m.) on Saturday if I was going to hurt somebody.” Authorities said the scene they saw was realistic enough- a woman handcuffed to a car, a man beating another man with a pistol（手枪）, people injured and bloodied and someone with a small video camera filming the event. “It is certainly not beyond belief there days that individuals do videotape crimes as they commit them,” said Smith. “Having a video camera there did not necessarily mean there was not a crime. They should have informed us about the filming and the fact that they would be using a false handgun during the shoot.”41. The underlined word “simulation” most probably means _. A. a misunderstanding created during the course of communication. B. the activity of producing conditions which are similar to real ones C. an example of dealing with cruel criminals in a wise way D. the scene of taking a hostage by one or several cruel criminals42. The incident in the passage took place _. A. on a cold morning B. early in the evening C. on a weekday D. at the weekend43. What do you think of the polices action in the incident? A. They made the whole situation worse. B. They were to blame for the misunderstanding. C. They acted senselessly in the whole affair. D. They were quick but acted calmly.44. Which of the following tells the right order of what happened? a. Some policemen arrived at the scene. b. Members of the film crew were handcuffed. c. A crew of actors were shooting a film. d. The police received a telephone call. e. The police sorted out the situation. A. c, d, a, b, e B. d, c, a, e, b C. a, b, d, c, e D. a, e, b, d, c45. The underlined word “them” refers to _. A. these days B. members of the film crew C. individuals D. the crimesB When Kim Bogue accidentally threw her wallet away with her lunch leftovers, she had little hope that shed recover the $ 900 and the credit cards inside. With a team of co-workers, she twice searched the Santa Ana civic（市民的）building where she works as a doorwoman, but found nothing. “ I was sick all weekend,” said Bogue, who was saving the money for a trip to her native Thailand. That same weekend, a homeless man came to the Santa Ana civic buildings and he was also searching for something. He made his routine visit to the dustbins nearby to look for aluminum cans. Instead, he found Bogues wallet. That Monday, the man, who declined to be identified, gave the money to Sherry Wesley who works in one of the buildings. “He came to me with the wallet wrapped in a plastic bag and said This probably belongs to someone that you work with, can you return it?” Wesley said. Grateful, Bogue gave the man a $ 100 reward, which he split with Wesley. She gave the money to her church. While the money would serve as a tempting find, especially for a homeless man, Wesley said the mans actions did not surprise her. “I know he has got the biggest heart,” she said. “Somebody like that who is so down on their luck and willing to help someone out is a rare thing.” The man is familiar to many employees in the area, even though not everyone knows his name. The 6-foot-5-inch man could frighten most people, but he has a friendly and polite nature. He greets people throughout the day and often speaks to Wesley, who serves food to the homeless community on Sundays with the Homeless Coalition of Orange County. “Every Sunday he always gives us a few dollars for lunch even though its free. He says, You always bless me and I want to bless you back,” she said.46. Kim Bogue lost her wallet _. A. because of her sickness B. because of her absent-mindedness C. with secret intention D. casually but deliberately47. What can we learn about Kim Bogue? A. She never doubted of getting the wallet back. B. She is from the country of Thailand. C. She fell ill when she was having lunch. D. She asked Wesley to give the man $ 100.48. The homeless man _. A. searched the dustbins nearby regularly B. returned the wallet to Bogue directly C. told Sherry Wesley his identity D. took $ 100 as a reward from the loser49. Which of the following is not proper to describe the homeless man? A. Noble-minded B. Tall C. Lucky D. Honest50. The passage mainly tells us about _. A. a homeless man who returns a wallet with $ 900 B. a doorman who recovered her wallet. C. Sherry Wesley, who works in the Santa Ana civic buildings. D. two women in the Santa Ana civic buildingsC SEATTLE - As the pack ice that is the bedrock of their existence melts because of global warming, polar bears are facing great environmental stress that will cause their numbers to drop, according to a report by several of the worlds leading specialists on the species. In a closed meeting last month in Seattle, 40 members of the polar bear specialist group of the World Conservation Union concluded that the animals the worlds largest bears should now be classified as t “vulnerable（脆弱的）” species. Their conclusion was based on what they said was a likely 30 percent decline in their worldwide population over the next 35 to 50 years. There are now 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears across the Arctic. “The principal cause of this decline is climatic warming,” according to a statement of the meeting. Scientists from five countries attended the meeting. “All the evidence is heading in the same direction, and the trend is dramatic,” said Scott Schliebe, who led the Seattle meeting and is polar bear project leader in Alaska for the US Fish and Wildlife Service.” In a shrinking ice environment, the ability of the bears to find food, to reproduce, and to survive will all be reduced.” Schliebe said that he was speaking for the panel（专门小组）and not for the US government. The panels conclusions became public this week as President Bush traveled to the Group of Eight meeting in Scotland, where US officials have tried to prevent any specific targets for reducing so-called greenhouse gases from being included in the meeting. Those gases are widely believed to cause the warming that causes polar icecaps to melt. The United States is the only G-8 member that has refused to permit the Kyoto Protocol（京都议定书）, which calls for reducing poisonous gases that many scientists say are causing Earth to warm up. The best information on the effect of global warming on polar bears comes perhaps from the western coast of Hudson Bay, in Manitoba. It found a 17 percent decline in the bears population in the past 10 years, from 1,200 to fewer than 1,000. The panel in Seattle used the Canadian research as a basis for its warning about the future of polar bears around the world. “We have seen with our own eyes that climatic warming is causing the ice to break up earlier,” said Ian Stirling, a scientist for the Canadian Wildlife Service. Ice is melting there about three weeks earlier than it did 30 years ago. “For a polar bear, not all weeks are created equal,” Stirling said. “ They are losing three weeks t the best time of the year for feeding on the ice, when little seals are abundant and bears put on fat that they store for the four months that they have live onshore.”51. The reason why the number of polar bears will drop is that _. A. polar bears are becoming smaller in size. B. polar icecaps are melting. C. polar bears are suffering from air pollution D. polar bears are forced to move52. Which of the following statements is TRUE about polar bears? A. They are the largest animal in the world. B. 30 percent of them have died in the last 35 to 50 years. C. There are 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears now. D. Their ability to survive is being reduced.53. We can infer from the passage that_. A. Hudson Bay lies in Canada B. the United States is the only G-8 member C. US wants to reduce greenhouse gases D. LSchliebe was speaking for the US government54. The underlined sentence “ For a polar bear, not all weeks are created equal” means _. A. different polar bears play different roles in their life in a year. B. some weeks are the best time for polar bears to survive and grow C. polar bears have missed the best time of the year D. polar bears play different parts at different times on the ice.55. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. Bad Effects of Global Warming B. The population of Polar Bears on Earth C. No More Greenhouse Gases D. Experts Predict Polar Bears Decline第二节：信息匹配 请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，平按照要求匹配信息。 首先，请阅读下列职位招聘的信息：A. Part-time caf assistant: This role consists of 23 shifts a week. Must have bartender and waiting experience. Fluent English required. Our caf seats 12 and we are open for breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea, 7 days a week. We are also open for private dinners so some extra evening work is available.B. We require an experienced and responsible driver over 25 years old with a full clean UK driving license to deliver goods in and around London. Applicants must have a full permit for working in UK. Working hours 7 a.m. 3 p.m., MonSat. Pay will be 250 per week. Please call Robin on 07932 818257 daily until 5p.m.C. A school in South-East London (Bromley) is seeking a maths teacher. They require someone with sound knowledge of the UK Curriculum and a strength in classroom management. You must have a Maths Teaching Qualification.D. Fun person required (20 yrs and over) who enjoys children and playing but can also be strict when required - for a live-out nurse position looking after 3 boys aged 4, 7 and 9. Full time 7:306:15. Job includes housework, boys laundry and general ironing. 270300 depending on experience. South Woodford, E18.E. We are looking for qualified English teachers to fill daytime vacancies. The hours range from 15 to 30 per week. 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