常州市第一学期期末教学质量调研高三英语试卷

1、常州市2008-2009学年第一学期期末教学质量调研高三英语试卷 2009.1.20命题单位：常州市教研室本试卷分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，共六大题，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。第一卷（三部分，共85分）第一部分 听力（略） 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）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的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。21. - andrew wont like it, you know. can you change its color? - _! i dont c

2、are what andrew thinks.a. no wayb. no problemc. its out of questiond. its no wonder22. the whole world is undergoing the biggest financial crisis nowadays, _ calls for international cooperation among all nations to get over.a. thatb. whenc. whatd. which23. - sorry to have interrupted you. please go

3、on. - where was i? - you _ you didnt like to be prejudiced against.a. saidb. had saidc. were sayingd. had said24. mum, please let us, mary and me, go to jacks birthday party tomorrow, _?a. can youb. will youc. shall wed. may we25. only after being attacked by the japanese in pearl harbor _in the sec

4、ond world war thoroughly.a. had america involved b. was america involvedc. america had involvedd. america was involved26. we were lucky to have survived the train accident. _, the first and last car were smashed.a. on top of thisb. what was worsec. as it wasd. so it was27. the problem lies _ we are

5、now giving him a fish, not teaching him to fish.a. in thatb. on thatc. in whichd. on which28. - _ the class done most of the work? - yes, but the rest _ rather difficult.a. has, areb. has, isc. have, ared. have, is29. fathers often feel _ their duty to earn more money for their family.a. thatb. itc.

6、 oned. what30. oh, its so cool in the house. you _ have turned on the air-conditioner, havent you?a. shouldb. mightc. mustd. can31. - whats the matter with jason. he looks a bit upset. - didnt you know? when returning from his holiday last night, he found his house_.a. broken offb. broken intoc. bro

7、ken outd. broken down32. a terrible earthquake struck sichuan province on may 12, _ tens of thousands of lives.a. claimingb. claimedc. causingd. caused33. i think it will be long _ the influence of sanlu milk powder incident dies down. a. thatb. sincec. befored. after34. - do you think the bright gi

8、rl will soon get used to the new job? - its hard to say. intelligence only_ for her lack of experience in part.a. accountsb. compensatesc. countsd. answers35. - let me teach you how to download music from the internet. - teach me? _! i know how to do it earlier!.a. its easier said than done.b. he wh

9、o laughs last laughs best.c. you are trying to teach your granny how to suck eggs.d. you can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink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。when she was seven, we found out that jenny had a few problems. several _3

10、6_ and many speech classes later, we found out that besides hearing, she also had juvenile rheumatoid arthritis（幼儿类风湿性关节炎）.she could not put _37_ on the heels of her feet, so she walked on tiptoe and when the pain became unbearable, i carried her.all _38_ grade school, and on into high school, jenny

11、 suffered, yet never complained. she _39_ a smile on her face, a song on her lips, and a(n) _40_ and acceptance of others. i dont remember her ever _41_ self-pity. she ran when she could run. she played when she could play, and she danced when she could dance. and, when she could do _42_ of these th

12、ings, she took her medicine, and she waited until she _43_.jenny never competed in a sport. she could not even take part in a gym class. jenny continued to have one operation after another on her _44_. finally, her hearing improved to 60%, and she taught herself to _45_ lips.she was _46_ popular and

13、 funny, attending every football game, and cheering the team on. she carried her pillow everywhere she went, so that she could _47_ the pain, when she sat down. then came her senior year. she would be considered for scholarships; however, school activities, especially _48_, could often mean the _49_

14、 between receiving an award and losing out.so jenny came to a decision. she _50_ the high school football coach to let her participate. she got her best friend to sign up with her. finally the coach _51_, saying, “if you miss one game, you are out!” so, jenny became a member o the garrett high schoo

15、l football team.she carried bottles of water to her teammates. she did much preparation work for the team. she worked so actively that it _52_ to be one of the best year for the garrett high school football team, in its 25-year history.when asked why he thought the team was winning all their games,

16、even in the _53_ of injury, one team member explained, “well, when youve been knocked down, and you cant seem to move, you _54_ and see jenny lewis. it makes anything the rest of us may suffer seem pretty _55_.”36. a. trialsb. examinationsc. experimentsd. treatments37. a. controlb. powerc. strengthd

17、. pressure38. a. throughb. acrossc. overd. above39. a. expressedb. worec. tookd. made40. a. loveb. admirationc. envyd. desire41. a. speakingb. talkingc. sharingd. voicing42. a. nothingb. allc. noned. some43. a. wouldb. couldc. shouldd. might44. a. earsb. legsc. armsd. mouth45. a. seeb. learnc. readd

18、. hear46. a. neverb. totallyc. occasionallyd. seldom47. a. struggleb. losec. stopd. ease48. a. gradesb. relationshipsc. sportsd. communication49. a. importanceb. differencec. chanced. choice50. a. beggedb. demandedc. requiredd. managed51. a. gave outb. gave inc. held upd. held on52. a. turned overb.

19、 turned outc. turned upd. turned in53. a. sightb. fearc. riskd. face54. a. looked downb. looked inc. looked upd. looked out55. a. differentb. worthc. difficultd. unimportant第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，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。athis election had many firsts and many stories

20、that will be told for generations. but one that's on my mind tonights about a woman who cast her ballot in atlanta. she is a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election, except for one thing: ann nixon cooper is 106 years old.she was born just a g

21、eneration past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons, because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin. and tonight, i think about all that she's seen throughout her century in america: the he

22、artache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that american creed: yes we can. at a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the

23、 ballot. yes we can. when there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a new deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. yes we can. when the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a gener

24、ation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. yes we can.she was there for the buses in montgomery, the hoses in birmingham, a bridge in selma, and a preacher from atlanta who told a people that "we shall overcome." yes we can.a man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in berlin

25、, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. and this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in america, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how america can change. yes we can.america, we have co

26、me so far. we have seen so much. but theres so much more to do. so tonight, let us ask ourselves, if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as ann nixon cooper, what change will they see? what progress will we have made? (from obamas vict

27、ory speech, 2008 )56. what can be inferred from the passage?a. ann nixon cooper was once a slave.b. ann nixon cooper is a black woman.c. ann nixon cooper knows obama and his family very well.d. ann nixon cooper contributed much to the changes of america.57. what does the underlined part“cast her bal

28、lot”in the first paragraph probably mean?a. expressed her happinessb. worked for obamac. voted in the electiond. celebrated the victory58. what message does this part of obamas speech mainly send?a. ann nixon cooper has experienced the best time and the darkest hours of america in the last century.b

29、. america has undergone great development in the last century and is looking forward to more great changes.c. ann nixon cooper has witnessed the development and democracy of america.d. this election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations.bsome of the united states biggest

30、 banks have closed their doors to students at community colleges, for-profit universities and other less competitive schools, even as they continue to extend government-backed loans to students at eh nations top universities.citibank has been among the most active in rebuilding the list of colleges

31、it serves. jpmorgan chase, pnc and suntrust say have not dropped whole loan plans, but are cutting colleges. some less-selective four-year colleges, like eastern oregon university and william jessup university, say they have been dropped by some lenders.the practice suggests that if the credit crisi

32、s and poor conditions in the student loan business continue, some of the nations neediest students will be hurt most. the difficulty of borrowing money may keep them from attending school or force them to take a semester（学期） off. for those who have got student loans, they will end up with less attra

33、ctive terms and may run a greater risk of dropping out if they have to change lenders in the middle of their college year.tuition and loan amounts can be quite small at community colleges. but these institutions, which are a stepping stone to other educational programs or to better jobs, often draw

34、students from the lower ranks of the economic classes. according to the most recent data, about a third of us graduates took out loans, a majority of them guaranteed by the government.“if put too many obstacles in their way to get a loan, they ll take a third job or use a credit card,” said jacqueli

35、ne k. bradley, assistant director for financial aid at mendocino college. “that almost guarantees that they wont be as successful in their college career.”some loan companies have stopped the students loan business entirely, viewing it as unprofitable in the current environment. students attending f

36、irst-class, expensive, public and private four-year universities can expect to remain plentiful. the banks generally say these loans are bigger, more profitable, and less risky, perhaps in part because the banks expect graduates from these universities to earn more.so far, financial aid administrato

37、rs say they have been able to find some lenders that students can switch to, but this is costly to students- in money and time.59. who will be the most upset at the news?a. a poor students at a top university.b. a poor students at a community university.c. a bank clerk dealing with student loan busi

38、ness.d. a teacher from a for-profitable university.60. with too many obstacles in their way to get a loan, students will probably _.a. switch to top universitiesb. cancel their credit cardsc. fail in their examsd. win a scholarship61. when they say something is “government-backed”, you mean it is _.

39、a. guaranteed by the governmentb. dropped by the governmentc. against governmentd. for government62. what is the best title for the passage?a. the students loan business in america.b. banks and universities in america.c. student loans start to drop colleges.d. credit crisis starts to affect loans.ct

40、here was once a beautiful nymph called echo. but echo had one failing; she was fond of talking, and whether in chat or argument, would have the last word. as she was good company , she and zeus became good friends. however，zeus wife, hera, became jealous. she followed zeus to the earth to find out w

41、hat he was doing and zeus asked echo to distract hera until he could escape. later when hera discovered she had been tricked, she became very angry. she turned on echo and said, “you shall lose the use of your tongue because you cheated me. youll have the last word, bur no longer have the power to s

42、peak first.” so from that moment on, beautiful echo was hardly able to hold a conversation because she could only repeat the last words of those around her. she became very embarrassed and hid herself deep in the woods.one day a handsome young man called narcissus came into the woods. he had been hu

43、nting deer and lost his way. however, the moment echo saw him, she fell in love with him. she followed him, wishing to tell him but unable o begin a conversation. oh, how she wished she could speak first. unfortunately, narcissus was far too busy worrying about where his companions might be and how

44、he could find his way home.eventually narcissus, with echo following behind along, came to a pool of water in the middle of the woods. feeling thirsty, narcissus bent down to drink. as he did so, he saw a beautiful creature in the water staring up at him. . he immediately bent over and said to him,

45、“i love you!” echo, nearby, and seeing her chance, immediately responded “. i love you!” but it was too late. narcissus was already in love, with himself.the stranger seemed to rise up closer to narcissus who was so involved that he entirely failed to notice echo. “i want to stay and look at this be

46、autiful sight forever,” he whispered dreamily to himself.” forever,” repeated echo sadly. “come her,” called narcissus to his reflection as he moved his head and the creature seemed to move away. “here.” responded echo. narcissus bent back down to see his reflection more clearly. “so beautiful! ive

47、never seen anything so beautiful!” “.so beautiful!” responded echo truthfully.narcissus remained by the water refusing all echos silent offers of food and drink until he died. where he had been, a flower grew in his place, as beautiful as narcissus himself. as for echo, from that time forward, she a

48、lso didnt eat or drink till she turned to rocks and all that was left was her voice. even now you can still hear echo trying to attract narcissus attention by repeating his words and still see narcissus as a beautiful flower growing near a pool.64. why was echo unable to let narcissus know she loved

49、 him?a. because she had lost the ability to speak.b. because she was too shy to speak first.c. because hera had taken away her ability to speak first.d. because narcissus took no notice of her.65. “the stranger” in paragraph 4 refers to _.a. echob. a fairy in the woods.c. hera.d. narcissus himself.6

50、6. which of the following kinds of person can be described as a “narcissus”?a. a person who loves and admires himself or herself.b. a person whos afraid of being separated from companions.c. a person who is too shy to have a chat with other people.d. a person who loves to admire beautiful water flow

51、ers.67. which of the following is the correct order of the events?a) hera wouldnt let echo start a conversation.b) narcissus fell in love with his reflection in the water.c) echo saw narcissus and fell in love at the first sight.d) echo distracted hera to help zeus escape.e) narcissus became a flowe

52、r and echo a rock.a. a-b-c-d-eb. d-a-c-b-ec. d-a-b-c-ed. c-d-a-b-e68. whats the best title of this passage?a. echos sacrifice.b. echo and hera.c. echo and narcissus.d. narcissuss self-love. dcritics of cloning often repeat the question related to the controversial(有争议的) science “just because we can,

53、 does it mean we should?” the closer we come to being able to clone a human, the hotter the debate over it grows. for all the good things cloning may achieve, opponents say that it will do just as much harm. another question is how to governing cloning process.there is federal official law banning c

54、loning in the united states, but several states have passed their own laws to ban the practice. the us food and drugs administration(fda), has also said that anyone in the united states attempting human cloning must first get its permission. in japan, human cloning is a crime that is punished by up

55、to 10 years in prison.while laws are to ban cloning at this time, some scientists believe that the technology is not ready to be tested on humans. ian wilmut, one of the co-creators of dolly, has even said that human cloning projects would be an irresponsible crime. cloning technology is still in it

56、s early stages, and nearly 98% percent of cloning efforts end in failure. the embryos are either not suitable for implanting into the uterus(子宫) or they die shortly after birth.the clones that do survive end up suffering from deadly or problematic genetic abnormalities(畸形). some clones have been born with faulty heart, lung problems and blood vessel problems. one of the most famous cases was a cloned sheep that was