安徽省重点中学期中考试

1、安徽省无为市襄安中学2007届高三英语第五次模拟考试卷第I卷（选择题 三部分 共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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. What happens to Mary?A. She's late for school. B. She must take c

2、are of her mother. C. She's in hospital.2. What does the woman want to do?A. To get back her bicycle. B. To return the bicycle to Betty. C. To see Betty.3. Why is the woman feeling worried?A. Because she couldn't buy a new shirt. B. Because she dirtied the man's new shirt.C. Because she

3、was not able to wash the shirt.4. What time is it now? A. 300 B.320 C. 2405. What is the woman doing？A. Doing some shopping. B. Seeing a movie. C. Having supper.第二节 (共15小题；每题15分，满分225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秒针：听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读

4、两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What's the relationship between the two speakers?A. Friends. B. Neighbours. C. Workmates.7. What does the woman want to do？A. Turn to John for help. B. Connect her phone. C. Use John's phone to make a phone call to her husband.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why does Li Yang come to t

5、he USA?A. For further education. B. To do part-time jobs. C. To do some research.9. How long does he work a day on average? A. 15 hours B. More than 2 hours. C. More than 7 hours.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. When did the phone ring?A. At 2 a.m. B. After 2 a.m. C. In the morning.11. Where was the caller?A. I

6、nside the bar. B. At home. C. In the street.12. Why did the man make the phone call?A. He wanted to have a drink in the bar.B. He forgot his keys in the bar.C. He wanted to leave the bar.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What are the hotels like there?A. Excellent but expensive. B. Cool and dirty. C. Cheap and e

7、xcellent.14. Where do the two speakers live?A. The United States. B. Venezuela. C. Australia.15. What's the best thing to buy in Venezuela? A. Clothes. B. Warm clothes. C. Gold jewelry.16. What do the two speakers want to do?A. Talk to the Browns.B. Go to Venezuela for a trip.C. Collect informat

8、ion about Venezuela for their report.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What does Ernie want to do?A. To talk about the stores downtown.B. To start a candy store.C. To discuss the prices for the stores with Alice.18. Which place will Ernie probably choose? A. The first place. B. The second place. C. The third pl

9、ace.19. How much does the first place cost less than the fourth one a month?A. $50. B. $100. C. $150.20. What is the advantage of the third place, the one on Main Street?A. Cheap rent. B. Next to a theater. C.Central location.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)请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四

10、个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane _. A. takes offB. is taking offC. has taken offD. took off22. Of the two brothers, Bill is _ younger one, and he is a quiet boy, _ that most adults like very much. A. a, oneB. a, the oneC. the, oneD. the, the

11、one23. Its quite _ some Western politicians why China has given so much aid to African countries. A. aboveB. overC. againstD. beyond24. A bright idea suddenly struck me _ I could use the money I saved to help a poor student in the countryside.A. whetherB. whichC. thatD. what25. - How long will it be

12、 _ President Hu Jintao makes another visit to Russia?- It all depends.A. beforeB. when C. thatD. until26. If it were not for the fact that you _ sing, I would invite you to the party. A. couldntB. shouldntC. cantD. might not27. - Excuse me, Sir. Is the swimming pool open all day? - _. Only from 6:00

13、 pm to 10:00 pm. A. Thats right.B. Yes, of course. C. Sorry , Im not sure. D. Sorry, Im afraid not.28. In order to work bettering the future, each of us must first of all know our _ and weaknesses. A. strengthsB. benefits C. techniquesD. values29. The little girl _ to be a good singer if she gets go

14、od training in a music school. A. wishesB. expectsC. promisesD. hopes30. The minister met the workers and engineers _ on the project in Zambia, most _ were from Jiangsu, China. A. worked, of whomB. worked, of themC. working, of themD. working, of whom31. Another new factory has been built near _ use

15、d to be a village. A. whatB. thatC. whichD. where32. When it _ high technology, he is completely at a loss. A. refers toB. comes toC. happens toD. speaks to33. - Isnt it time you _ down to _ your own things? - Im sorry for the delay, Dad. A. get, packB. got, packingC. got, packD. get, packing34. - M

16、ary looks so excited and happy.- _ if you win the first prize. A. So will you.B. So do you.C. So would you.D. So did you.35. AIDS is said _ the biggest health problem in Africa over the past years. A. to beB. that it isC. to have beenD. that it has been第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给

17、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。Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always 36 such people, but I also explain that theres a big 37 between “being a writer” and writing”.In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, 38 the long hours alone 39 . “Youve got to wa

18、nt to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer.”The 40 is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by 41 there are thousands more whose longing is 42 rewarded. When I 43 a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had not p

19、rospects(前景) at all. What I 44 was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didnt 45 matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a 46 manual typewriter and 47 a genuine writer.After a year or so, 48 , I still hadnt gotten a break and began to 49 myself

20、. It was so hard to sell a story that I 50 made enough to eat. But I knew I 51 write.I had dreamed about it 52 . I wasnt going to be one of those people who die 53 . what if? I would keep putting my dream to the 54 even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowl

21、and of 55 , and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.36AadviseBencourageCtellDwarn37Astep BadvanceCgapDdifference38AandBbutCnotDfor39Ain the roomBat a typewriter Cwith a novelDfor a desk40ArealityBfactClifeDreason41AwritingBreadersCfortuneDothers42AneverBalwaysCsometimesDonly43AbeganBfoundCl

22、eftDput44Ahad hadBhave hadCam havingDdid have45AeverBjustCevenDgreatly46AusedBnewCusefulDold47Afelt likeBacted asCtyped likeDperformed as48AconsequentlyBthereforeCunluckilyDhowever49AscoldBdoubtCbeatDhate50AalmostBpartlyCpoorlyDbarely51Ahad toBought toCwas able toDwanted to52Afor yearsBlong agoCsinc

23、e thenDonce again53AregrettingBwonderingCdreamingDdepressing54ApointBbestCtestDmost55AtimeBdeathChopeDlife第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。AThere were once two men, both seriously ill, in the same small room of a great hospital. It had one window looking

24、 out on the world. One of the men, as part of his treatment, was allowed to sit up in bed for an hour in the afternoon. His bed was next to the window. But the other man had to spend all his time lying flat on his back.Every afternoon when the man next to the window was propped（支撑）up for his hour, h

25、e would pass the time by describing what he could see outside. The window overlooked a park where there was a lake. There were ducks and swans in the lake, and children came to throw them bread and sail model boats. Young lovers walked hand in hand beneath the trees, and there were flowers, grass an

26、d games of softball.The man on his back would listen to the other man describe all of this, enjoying every minute. His friends descriptions eventually made him feel he could almost see what was happening outside. He started to feel ashamed of not having the chance.One night as he stared at the ceili

27、ng, the other man suddenly woke up, coughing and choking, his hands groping（摸索）for the button that would bring the nurse running. But the man watched without moving even when the sound of breathing stopped. In the morning, the nurse found the other man dead, and quietly took his body away.As soon as

28、 it seemed decent, the man asked if he could be switched to the bed next to the window. So they moved him as he asked, and made him quite comfortable. The minute they left, he propped himself up on one arm, painfully and laboriously, and looked out of the window.It faced a blank wall. 56. What did t

29、he man lying on his back enjoy doing every afternoon? A. Listening to the other man describing the view outside.B. Looking out to find out what people were doing in the park.C. Watching the other man being treated by the doctor.D. Imagining what the other man could see out of the window.57. One afte

30、rnoon the man lying on his back suddenly longed _.A. for the nurse to change his bedB. to prop himself up and look outC. to tell the other man what he could seeD. for the chance to find out about the outside world58. What could the man on his back have done to help the other man when he was choking?

31、 A. He could have told the nurse to come.B. He could have given the other man some water.C. He could have pressed the button for the nurse.D. He could have got a coughing pill for the other man.59. What does the underlined word “decent” mean _. A. immediateB. lateC. punctualD. adequate60. What did t

32、he man on his back probably realize when he looked out of the window? A. The other mans eyesight had been questionable.B. The other man took satisfaction in telling lies.C. The other man had been trying to cheer both of them up. D. The other man had been suffering from some mental disease.BIts very

33、different from diet stimulants（刺激物）like Ephedra and Phenfen that are now stopped being used because of dangerous side effects. Hoodia doesnt stimulate the body at all. Scientists say it fools the brain by making you think you are full, even if youve just eaten a little.” 60 MINUTSES journalist Lesle

34、y Stahl reports.Discovered thousands of years ago by Bushmen of Kalahari, Hoodia kept them alive in the bad desert environment by reducing their desires for food and water and making them feel full after eating and drinking only small amounts. Only Hoodia Gordonii grown in the special soil of the Ka

35、lahari has this miraculous（奇迹般的）effect and thats what make the Hoodia Diet Patch the NO.1 diet aid in the world.Stahl says it has no side effects - no funny taste in her mouth, no queasy（恶心的）stomach, and no racing heart. She also isnt hungry at all, even when she would normally have a pain for hunge

36、r around mealtime. And she also has no desire to eat or drink the whole day. “Id have to say it does work.” Says Stahl.Hoodia has no side effect on anyone except those people with a pre-existing medical condition and pregnant（怀孕的）women, other than a reduced desire for food, increased energy and weig

37、ht loss.The Hoodia Diet Patch is what you have been waiting for in your whole life. Let the patch do the work for you and watch those pounds off your body.61. What are Ephedra and Phenfen according to the passage? A. They are poison.B. They are something which helps people reduce weight. C. They are

38、 food.D. The passage doesnt tell us.62. The Hoodia Diet Patch is made from_. A. a plant grown in a special soilB. an animal raised on a farm C. a plant growing in the seaD. an animal living in high mountains63. With what purpose does the writer write the passage? A. To tell readers how to use the Ho

39、odia Diet Patch. B. To show that the Hoodia is quite different from diet stimulants. C. To show the Hoodias miraculous effects. D. To introduce the Hoodia to readers and want them to buy it.CIf only I had known that was the last chance I could talk to her. If so, I would have said to her, “Hi, my de

40、arest sister! Do you know how much I love you and how much I feel proud of you?”Every time when alone, I am always thinking how much happiness she once brought to the people who loved her. I can still remember her smile which was so bright and so beautiful, her voice which was so pleasing to the ear

41、 and her love so deep for people!She was pretty, nice, pure, lively and Oh, she had many merits（优点）, which always made many other girls envy her. She had also some bad habits. She liked to turn up her radio so loudly that people often felt a bit unbearable about the noise. She carelessly threw her d

42、irty stocking about, which used to make her parents angry. She sometimes let out strange laughter without any reason that often made people frightened. However, if you put her beautiful character on one side of a balance and her bad habits on the other, you would find the bad habits which you think

43、unbearable are so unimportant.I have no more chance to tell her what Im thinking about her now, though I wish she would know it in heaven. That day she phoned me, “ Hi, sister! I rang you just because I wanted to tell you that I love you and. nothing more. Now I have something else to do. Bye!” And

44、the next day came the news about her death. She left me the thing which I would cherish（珍爱）in my mind for ever.I know that I will never have any chance to tell my sister that I love her very much. But I think I still have many chances to tell other people that I love them. And I think people may hav

45、e many chances to tell the same thing to the people they love. Maybe you will have to leave them or maybe they will leave you for place far away that you will no longer see them again. Why not at this right moment tell them that you love them? Why do they always hesitate to do that? Do it right now,

46、 or you will never have the chances!64. Which of the following sentences shows the main idea of the passage? A. She left me something that I would cherish（珍爱）in my mind for ever. B. If you really love those people, tell them so, or may have no such chance. C. I have no more than chance to tell her w

47、hat Im thinking about her now, though I wish she would know it in heaven. D. Every time Im alone, I am always thinking how much happiness she one brought to the people who loved her.65. Why did the writers sister die? A. She failed in an important examination.B. She loved her sister so much. C. She

48、suffered a lot from a terrible disease. D. The writer doesnt mention it in her article above.66. What idea does the writer want to tell us by the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3? A. It doesnt matter whether she has some bad habits or not if she is a pure and pretty girl. B. People think her bad h

49、abits less important if they find her character so beautiful. C. She was a very good girl with noble character, but she still had some bad habits. D. Its a pity for such a good girl to have such bad habits.67. Which of the following sentence exactly show what the writers sister was like? A. She was

50、pretty, lively, but sometimes naughty. B. She was often found a nice and a quiet girl with few words. C. She was pretty, so she had a lot of friends, she seldom showed her love for them. D. She liked to stay alone therefore she had few friends.STEALING some online gamers password might seem less har

51、mful than credit card theft. It does keep the victim from wearing himself out all night playing. But it is not all that nice, says 19-year-old Zhang Qiwen, in Shanghai.Last August, Zhang accidentally downloaded a Trojan while playing Warcraft. The Trojan is a type of virus used by hackers to steal p

52、eoples passwords. Overnight the Trojan transferred all the “gold” (game credits) from Zhangs private account to an unknown account. Zhang hopes the police will find and punish the thief, who can also pocket some cash since the stolen “gold” can go on sale online.Ten Chinese PhD students are demandin

53、g that Beijing Normal University Professor Yu Dan be away from her television show on CCTV 10. They argue that her on-air explanations of Confuciuss Analects（孔子论语） are “incorrect and misleading”.Yu is known for explaining Confuciuss Analects to a TV audience. But some complain that her explanations

54、are unfaithful to Chinese tradition.But Yu doesnt seem to worry too much about her critics, saying, “Its a matter of personal choice. Some like KFC, while others like McDonalds.”D New Englands largest indoor public garden has opened here in a historic park, and officials expect it to become a center

55、 for learning about plants as well as a top attraction for visitors.The glass-walled Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, which opened March 2, offers a tropical garden, an orchid garden, and a Mediterranean room with a collection of citrus trees. The center also has two classrooms and will offer gardening classes provided by the University of Rhode Island.Roger Williams Park, named for the citys 17th-century founder, also has a zoo. The park already attracts more than 2 million visitors year, and Providence Mayor David Cicilline said that he