2008年江苏镇海中学高三第一学期期中考试英语卷

1、镇海中学 2008 学年第一学期期中考试高三年级英语试卷第一部分 听力 （共两节。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。1. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In an office.B. In a library.C. In a bookstore.2. Where di

2、d the speakers plan to go?A. A shopping center.B. An opera house. C. The parking lot.3. Which aspect of the film does the woman like?A. The plot.B. The music.C. The dialogue.4. What do we know aboutthe woman s jacket?A. It is sold at a lower price.B. Its color is her favorite.C. It is her sister s s

3、ize.5. What does the woman imply?A. The man is so forgetful.B. The man is too careless.C. The man is over confident. 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。听完每段对话或独 白前后，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。 听第 6段材料，回答第 6、7 题。

4、6. What makes the man so tired?A. Playing games.B. Surfing the Internet.C. Searching for interesting people.7. Whom did the man chat with?A. People from Canada.B. People in need of his help.C. People on the same project.听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What does the law forbid people to do?A. To take dogs to pa

5、rks.B. To walk dogs in the streets.C. To treat dogs cruelly.9. What do we know from what the woman said?A. Dogs should be kept at home.B. Building a dog park is necessary.C. People would remove the dog waste. 听第 8段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. According to the man, what did he do before he watched TV?A. He w

6、ashed his hands.B. He had his supper.C. He took a path.11. What place had the man been to the night before?A. James Street.B. A restaurant. C. A friend s home.12. What does the man try to do in the conversation?A. To prove the truth. B. To find the truth. C. To hide the truth. 听第 9段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。

7、13. Why did the son come back late?A. He hurt his hands and knees.B. He went to a pub with Linda.C. He waited a long time for the bus.14. What was the old lady doing in the middle of the road?A. Looking for something.B. Struggling to sand up.C. Trying to seek help.15. What happened to Linda?A. She w

8、as fired.B. She got injured. C. She had an accident.16. Where was the witness?A. Outside the pub.B. At a bus stop.C. In his car.听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。17. What thse problem of some of the university students?A. They don t spend all their time on studies.B. They don t know what to do with their free ti

9、me.C. They don t have choices for outside class activities.18. How is the studentshigh school life?A. Con trolled and busy.B. Regular and colorful.C. Active and in depe ndent.19. According to the speaker, what is the role of outside class activities at university?A. To make stude nts healthier.B. To

10、 improve stude ntstest scores.C. To en rich stude ntseri20. What does the speaker advise his stude nts to do?A. Lear n to enjoy themselves.B. Lear n to be their own masters.C. Lear n to develop their pote ntial.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. person like him won t beedwsfhlittle

11、 progress that hehas made.A. The; aB. The; /C. A; /D. A; the22. out of the difficult situati on, the restaura nt is now making efforts toimprove the quality of service.A. To getB. GotC. Havi ng got D. Getti ng23. Had ntyour sheep gone much fartheryou caught up with them?No, and we foundon ly two of

12、them that were froze n to death.A. whe n; it wereB. un til; it wereC. before; it was D. as; there was24. of the land inthat districtcovered with trees and grass.A. Two fifth, isB. Two fifth, areC. Two fifths, is D. Two fifths, are25. His idea of having weekly family meals together, which seemed quit

13、e difficult atfirst, hasmany good cha nges in their lives.A. resulted from B. brought about C. took placeD. got through26. It is in that poor village,Mary lived and worked 15 years ago,she will build her first school, which in spires every one to help her.A. where; whe nB. that; thatC. that; whe nD.

14、 where; that27. The most excit ing thi ng for him washe fin ally found two tinned fruitsinseemed to him to be a serva nts bedroom.A. that; whatB. what; what C. that; thatD. what; that28. Henry have left already?He, for he always has good mann ers.A. Must; neednhave leftB. Might; couldn have leftC. M

15、ay; must nthave leftD. Could; can have left29. I feel sure thatqualification, ability and experienee, you are abundantlysuited to the position we have in mind.A. regardless of B. i n spite ofC. i n terms of D. by means of30. I saw no more tha n one motor car in that shop. Will you go and buy?No, I d

16、 rather findin other shops.A. one; oneB. it; oneC. one; itD. it; it31. The telephonefour times in the last twenty minutes and each time itformy roommate.A. rang； has beenB. has been ringing isC. had rung； wasD. has rung； was32. 1 did n ti nvite him to the party but he came any way and got completely

17、drunk.he hadntcome! The party could have bee n a success.A. How comeB. If onlyC. What ifD. Only if33. Joh n, I can t play tennis at all. I won der if you could teach me. Just n ame the day.A. Im gladB. Go aheadC. If you like it D. With pleasure34. Are you satisfied with your in terview yesterday?-Oh

18、, not a little . I can feel.Therebe a bright future ahead of me.A. any better; shouldB. any worse; couldC. any well; shallD. any badly; can35. With two more professional hands you with the work later on, scarcelywill you have troubleyour task ahead of time.A. help ing completi ngB. help to completeC

19、. will help -completedD. to helpcompleting第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could 36 tough subjects and really learn someth ing. One such course was World Literature give n by Professor Jayn e. I was ext

20、remely in terested in the ideas he 37 in class.Whe n I took the first exam, I was 38 to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper,_39 English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my argume nts but rema in ed _ 40 .I decided to try harder, although I didn know what that 41 becaus

21、eschool had always bee n easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got ano ther 77. Again, I 42with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldncha nge his 43.One more test before the final exam. One more44to improve mygrade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time,45 t

22、he meaning ofthe word “ thorough But my 46 did no good and everything 47 as before.The last hurdle （障碍）was the fin al. No matter what 48 I got, it would n t can cel three-pluses. I might as well kiss the 49 goodbye.I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. Th

23、e ni ght before the fin al, I eve n 50 myself to a movie. The n ext day I decided for once I d have with a test.A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into P rofessor Jayne s office. He 52 to be expecting me. “If I gave you the As53Qu , you wouldn t continue to work as hard. ”I

24、stared at him, 54 that his an alysis and strategy were correct. I had worked my head off, as I had n ever done before.I was speechless whe n my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I received my scholarship. I ve always remembered ProfeJayne s less on: you alone

25、must set your ow55 of excelle nee.36. A. takeB. discussC. coverD. get37. A. soughtB. prese ntedC. exchangedD. obta ined38. A. shockedB. worriedC. scaredD. an xious39. A. butB. soC. forD. or40. A. un happyB. un pleasa ntC. unfrien dlyD. unm oved41. A. reflectedB. meantC. improvedD. affected42. A. qua

26、rreledB. reas onedC. barga inedD. chatted43. A. attitudeB. mindC. pla nD. view44. A. choiceB. stepC. chaneeD. measure45. A. memorizedB. con sideredC. acceptedD. lear ned46. A. ambiti onB. con fide neeC. effortD. method47. A. stayedB. wentC. workedD.changed48. A. gradeB. an swerC. less onD. comme nt4

27、9. A. scholarshipB. courseC. degreeD. subject50 A. helpedB. favoredC. treatedD. relaxed51. A. funB. luckC. problemsD. tricks.52. A. happe nedB. provedC. prete ndedD.seemed53. A. valuedB. imag inedC. expectedD.welcomed54. A. rememberi ngB. guess ingC. suppos ingD.realizi ng55.A. sta ndardB. poi ntC.

28、wayD.reas on第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）AProblem PageDear Lifeli ne,I shall be getting married in August. My mother wants me to have a white wedd ing in church, because I am the only daughter, and she wants me to have the kind of wedding that she had . I , on the other hand, would like to have a sim

29、ple wedding and a small party afterwards for my immediate family and close friends. I don t want my parents to go to a lot of expense just for one day； d rather they spent the money on things that my husband and I will need, that will last us for many years.Do you agree with me that this is a reas o

30、n able point of view? Can you think of a way in which I might persuade my pare nts to think as I do ?Yours,Mon ey-C on sciousDear Mon ey-C on scious,We agree that your point of view is reason able; but reas on isn t everythinparents clearly do not mindgoingto a lot of expense , as you put it. They v

31、mi nd more if you preve nted them from doing so. There is, i n fact, no reas on why a white wedd ing in church should cost a lot of mon ey. Such a weddi ng can be very simple, yet it can give you the sort of happy memories that your mother has of her own weddi ng day.We suggest you meet your mother

32、halfway. Have a simple church wedd ing and a simple party afterwards. If it means so much to your mother, perhaps you owe it to her to do as she wishes. We are sure that you will not regret.itDear lifeli ne,I have known my girlfrie nd for six years. The other day, I asked her to marry me, certa in t

33、hat I knew what the an swer would be. But she said she wan ted to thi nk about it.I shall be going on holiday soon, and I hoped she would come with me; but now she says she d rather go on holiday with a friend of hers. Am I losing her?Yours,Deeply WorriedDear Deeply Worried,Perhaps you were too cert

34、a in of your girlfrie nd. Six years is a long time. Perhaps you have been in each other s packets for too long. Give yourselves a holiday from each other, and then ask her again on your return. We think you will find that she will give you the an swer that you want.56. It is the purpose of the Probl

35、em Page to.A. write letters to Ionely, troubled peopleB. try to find answers to readers problemsC. ask readers to give their answers to problemsD. send questions to readers for their answers57. “ Mon ey-C on scious” would like her pare nts to.A. go to a lot of expe nse not to buy what she will n eed

36、B. give her and her husba nd the money in stead of a church wedd ingC. give her money over a period of yearsD. spe nd the money on useful prese nts rather tha n on the wedd ing58. “Lifeline ” suggests a simple church wedding because.A. this is the least expe nsive kind of wedd ingB . you cannot be r

37、eas on able about someth ing like a wedd ingC . it can be in expe nsive yet provide a lifetimes memoriesD . it is the simplest, yet happiest sort of weddi ng59. “ Deeply Worried ” was worried that.A . he might lose his girl-frie nd while they were on holiday togetherB .his girlfriend was losing inte

38、rest in himC . he had known his girl-frie nd for too longD . he would have to go away on holiday by himselfBWhich is safer - staying at home, traveling to work on public transport, or working at the office? Surprisingly, each of these carries the same risk, which is very low. However, what about fly

39、i ng compared to worki ng in the chemical in dustry? Unfortunately, the former is 65 times riskier than the latter! In fact the accident rate of workers in the chemical industry is less than that of almost any of human activity, and almost as safe as stay ing at home.The trouble with the chemical in

40、dustry is that when things go wrong they often cause death to those living nearby. It is this that chemical accidents so newsworthy. Fort un ately, they are extremely rare. The most famous ones happe ned at Texas City (1947), Flixborough (1974), Seveso (1976), Pemex (1984) and Bhopal (1984).Some of

41、these are always in the minds of the people even though the loss of life was small. No one died at Seveso, and only 28 workers at Flixborough. The worst accide nt of all was Bhopal, where up to 3,000 were killed. The Texas City explosi on of fertilizer killed 552. The Pemex fire at a storage plant f

42、or natural gas in the suburbs of Mexico City took 542 lives, just a mon th before the un fortun ate eve nt at Bhopal.Some experts have discussed these accide nts and used each accide nt to illustrate a particular dan ger. Thus the Texas City was caused by tons of ammonium n itrate, which is safe uni

43、 ess stored in a great qua ntity. The Flixborough fireball was the fault of man ageme nt, which took risks to keep product ion going duri ng esse ntial repairs. The Seveso accide nt shows what happe ns if the local authorities lack kno wledge of the dan ger on their doorstep. Whe n the pois onous ga

44、s drifted over the tow n, I ocal leaders were in capable of tak ing effective acti on. The Pemex fire was made worse by an overloaded site in an overcrowded suburb. The fire set off a cha in react ion of explod ing storage tan ks. Yet, by a miracle, the two largest tanks did not explode. Had these c

45、aught fire, then 3,000 strong rescue team and fire fighters would all have died.60. According to the passage,the chemical accident that caused by the fault ofman ageme nt happe ned at.A. Texas city B. Flixborough C. Seveso D. Mexico City61. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Working at the

46、 office is safer than staying at home.B. Travelling to work on public transport is safer than working at the office.C. Staying at home is safer than working in the chemical industry.D. Working in the chemical industry is safer than traveling by air.62. From the passage we know that ammon ium nitrate

47、 is a ki nd of.A. natural gas, which can easily catch fireB. fertilizer, which cant be stored in a great quantityC. pois onous substa nee, which cant be used in overcrowded areasD. fuel, which is stored in large tanks63. From the discussi on among some experts we may con elude that.A. to avoid any a

48、ccident we should not repair the facilities in chemical industryB. the local authorities should not be concerned with the production of theemical in dustryC. all these accide nts could have bee n avoided or con trolled if effective measures had bee n take nD. natural gas stored in very large tanks i

49、s always safeAlthough man has known about asbestos石棉） for many hundreds of years, it was not until 160 years ago that it was mined for the first time on the North American continent. H. W. Johns, owner of a New York City Supply Shop for roofers, was resp on sible for the ope ning of that first mine.

50、Mr, Jonhs was given a piece of asbestos which had been found in Italy. He experimented with the material and then showed its surprising powers to his customers. After putt ing on a pair of asbestos gloves, which looked much like ordinary work gloves, he took red-hot coals from the fireplace and play

51、ed with them in his han ds. How ast oni shed the customers were to discover that he was not burned at all. You can well imag ine that he had in creas ing bus in ess in asbestosroofi ng materials. However, because it was very expe nsive to tran sport（carry）them from Italy to the United States, Mr Joh

52、ns sent out a young scientist to seek a source nearer home. This young man found great vein（岩脉）,in the province of Quebec in Can ada.Ever since 1881 Quebec has led the world in the production of this unusual mineral, which is made up of magnesium, silicon, iron, and oxygen. When it is min ed, the as

53、bestos is heavy, just as you would expect a min eral to be. Whe n it is separated, a strange thing happens ;the rock breaks down into fine, soft, soapy fibers.Scie ntists do not know why the rock can be separated easily into threads, but they have found thousa nds of uses for this fireproof material

54、, of the ca lled the “ cloth of stone ”.64. The title that best expresses the main idea of this passage is.A. Asbestos mined in Can adaB.Fireproof matterC. A “ Won der” min eralD.A new roofi ng material65. Joh ns proved his ability as a salesma n by.A. going into the roofi ng bus in essB.carry ing a

55、sbestos fromItalyC. sending a trained scie ntistD.show ing the use of asbestos gloves66. Which is the most importa nt character of asbestos that the author wan ts to showus?A. It is like threadB. It feels soapyC. It bur ns easilyD. It is unu sually heavy67. The author s main purpose in writing this

56、passage was to.A. show the n eedformorescie ntistsB. compare asbestos withother mi neralsC. in crease the salesof asbestosD. prese nt facts about asbestosDNuclear powers dan ger to health, safety, and eve n life itself can be described in one word; radiati on.Nuclear radiati on has a certa in myster

57、y about it, partlybecause it cannot be detected by human senses. It cant be seen or heard, or touched or tasted, eve n though it may be all around us. There are other thi ngs like that. For example, radio waves are all around us but we cant detect them, sense them, without a radio receiver. Similarly, we cant sense radioactivity without a radiati on detector. But un like com mon radio waves, nu clear radiati on is not harmles