2008-2009学年河南洛阳高三年级统一考试

1、2008-2009学年度河南省洛阳市高三年级统一考试英语试卷本试卷分第 I 卷（选择题）和第n卷（非选择题）两部分，第 I 卷 1 至 12 页，第n卷 13至 14 页。考试结束，将第n卷和答题卡一并交回。第 I 卷注意事项：1 答第 1 卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。2每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题长上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡 皮接干净后，再选涂其它答案标号，不能答在试卷上。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）作题时， 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；每题 15 分

2、，满分 75 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对活后，你都有 和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1 What did the radio say about the weather?A Fine.B Windy.C Rainy.2 What does the man mean?A Theyll arrive at the hotel after 10:30.B They can arrive at the hotel well before 10:30.C They can arrive at the hotel at 10:3

3、0.3How does the man feel about the womans response?A Disappointed.B Scared.C Happy.4 Where are the speakers most probably?A At a post office.B At a bookstore.C At a bank.5 Why does not the woman want her cars windows to be cleaned?第二节（共 l5 小题；每小题 l.5 分，满分 22.5 分）A、 B、C 三个选项中选出最10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题A Its t

4、oo expensive.B She doesnt know the man. CShe is in a hurry.听下面 5 段对话或独自。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，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。 听每段对话或独自前， 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。听第 6 段材料。回答第 6、 7 题。6 Which of the following is Not an advantage of the house?A Its near the subway station an

5、d a bus step.B It has two bedrooms.C It has a good view.7 What does the man mean at the end of the conversation?A He doesnt like the house at all.B He wont rent the house because its too expensive.C He cannot decide whether .to rent the house right now.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8,9 题。8 What does the woman ask th

6、e man to do?A Look after her bird.B Write to her about the bird.C Go with her.9 What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A Strangers.B Friends. C A couple.听第 8 段材料，回答第 l0 至 l2 题。10 What does the man find on the beach?A An interesting piece of wood.B A message inside a bottle.C An i

7、nteresting soil sculpture.11 Which of the following is Not mentioned?A At first the man thinks the wind brought the wood there.B The man thinks its a good way to find out where ocean water goes by throwing bottles intothe ocean.C The woman knew about the scientists experiment in a science magazine.1

8、2 What are the speakers mainly talking about?听下面 5 段对话或独自。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，从题中所给的A 、 B、C 三个A Collecting objects on the beach. B Collecting water in the ocean.C Mapping the movement of ocean water. 听第 9 段材料回答第 l3 至 16 题。13 How does the man advise the woman to go to the museum?A By taxi.B By bus.C On too

9、t.14 Where is Queen Mary Avenue?A On the right of where the woman is now.B On the left of the traffic lights.C To the right of Museum Drive.15 How many turns should the woman make before reaching the museum?16 Which of the following is TRUE?A According to the man, its easy to call a taxi there.B The

10、 museum is at the end of Queen Mary Avenue.C The two speakers are strangers. 听第 l0 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17 Where is the speaker giving the talk?A On a hill.B In a forest.18 What is the main purpose of the talk?A To describe some plants and animals.B To persuade the listeners to go on a tour.C To make t

11、he listeners familiar with the hikes arrangement.19 What CANNOT the listeners do at Summit Lake?A Rest and take photos. B Catch fish20 What would be part of the trip?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 I 分，满分 15 分）从 A 、B、C、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。A One.B Two.C Three.C Beside a la

12、ke.C Cook lunch over a campfire.A Climbing up rocks.B Fishing in a stream.C Walking through a field -The floor is dirty. Can anyone clea n it?I do it all the time.Do not start a book uni ess you can see from the first few pages that it is _you can easily read and un dersta nd.Cars parked along this

13、road will be _ by the police.A .take n upB . take n overC .take n awayD . take n in-Jack promised to come on time, but he has nt arrived .What do you imagi ne_to him the n?Couldn believe a boy three years younger than me had completed so much, _Though its warm here all the year roun d, it _ be quite

14、 cold at ni ght some-times._ your best, I think, and the problem could be settled .A . If you tryB . To tryC . TryD . Tryi ng-Whats the weather like tomorrow, Joh n?-Well, I _ it, for the pictures drew my attention as the weather forecast was going on.A . was miss ing B .missedC .will missD .had mis

15、sedShell turn up at any time that happens to _ her.A . fitB .meetC .suitD .match_Skii ng may not be so developed in the area, people still head there for exciteme ntand fresh air._ with the new mach ine, a search party went in to the cave hop ing to findtreasure.I like this skirt better tha n that o

16、ne, but it costs almost twice_21 .1 .32.A. Don t mention it. B . Why you?C.Not sure.D . Not me again.A. thatB. oneC. the oneD. that oneA . happe ningB . had happe nedC . has happe nedD. happenedA .had nt heB . could nt IC . could ID. had heA . canB . shallC . mustD. needA

17、 . AsB . BecauseC . IfD . WhileburiedA . Being armedB . To be armedC . ArmedD. To armA . asmuchB . as manyC . so muchD . so many33. We have decided to go outi ng tomorrow, jo in us?-Well, _ you are going, so will I.A.whe nB. si neeC. ifD. while34. - Excuse me, sir. Is the swimming pool open all day?

18、-_, only from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm.A.That s rightB .Yes, of courseC.Sorry, I am not sureD .Sorry, I m afraid not35 . She had a little money in the bank, _ to help her mother.A . whichB . in whichC . whereD . with which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 36 55 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中.选 出最

19、佳选项。Hes an old cobbler （修鞋匠） with a shop in Paris. When I took him my shoes, he at first toldme” I have 36 time. Take them to the other fellow on the main street; hell fix them for you right away.But rd had my eye on his shop for a long time. Just look ing at his bench _37 with tools andpieces of le

20、ather, I knew he was a 38 craftsma n （手艺人） .No, I replied, the other fellow 39 do it well.The other fellow was one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys while-you-wait without knowing much about40shoes or makingkeys.Theywork41, and whe n they have fini shed you might as well just 42awayth

21、e pair.The man saw I would nt give in, and he 43 . He looked at my44, had me write my45on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said, Come back in a week. I was46 to leavewhen he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf.See what Ican do?he said with47.Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of

22、work. ”When 1 got back out into the 48 ,the world seemed 49to me. He was50 outof a fairy tale, with his way of speaking familiarly, his very strange,dustyfelt hat, his funnyaccent （口音） 51 who-knows-where and, above all, his pride in his craft.There are times when nothing is important 52 the bottom l

23、ine, when you can do things any oldway as long as it 53 In such a period it is rare （罕见的） comfort to 54 a cobbler whogets his 55 satisfact ion from pride in a job well done.36. A.littleB .bitC.noD .much37. A.putB .facedC.mixedD .filled38. A.han dsomeB .cleverC.skillfulD .famous39. A.must ntB .n eed

24、ntC.should ntD .can t40. A.mendingB .mak ingC.check ingD .sel ling41 . A.slowlyB .carelesslyC.won derfullyD .carefully42 . A . giveB .throwC.takeD .send43 . A . smiledB .shoutedC.criedD .persuaded44 . A . shoesB .feetC.facesD .han ds45 . A . addressB .nu mberC.n ameD .age46 . A . rou ndB .outC.upD .

25、about47 . A . regretB .honorC.prideD .sorrow48 . A . streetB .shopC.schoolD .city49 . A . funnyB .newC.BigD .small50 . A . nothingB .anythingC.someth ingD .everything51 . A . fromB .inC.onD .for52 . A . soB .thoughC.asD .out53 . A . getsB .valuesC.costsD .pays54 . A . serveB .meetC.hearD .employ55 .

26、 A . fewestB .greatestC.hardestD .easiest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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、 C 和 D）中， 选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Several mon ths ago I decided it would be wise to in vestigate（投资）the possibilities ofbuying a life in sura nee policy （保险）.1 got the n ame of an in sura nee age nt （代理人） from a

27、friend and called the age nt for some in formati on. From the questi on s-I asked him, he could tell I knewnothing about in sura nee, so he kin dly offered to help me determ ine the kind of policy I ought to be consideri ng.That night he appeared at my door at 7:30; without wasting time he spread hi

28、s papers out onthe kitchen table and began a long explanation. I listened attentively as he felt I ought to. After three orfour hours of talk ing, he kin dly helped me fill out an form for a $ 50,000policy ,and the n he asked if 1could go to a Dr. Luthers office on Friday for a physical exam in ati

29、on.I dont know why, but it was not until the mention of the doctors appointment（约定）that Irealized fully what was happe nin g. I was about to sig n lifetime contract （合同），yet I had not reallymade a decisi on about whether I wan ted to buy the policy or not. As a matter of fact, the questi on of an ee

30、d for a decisi on from me one way or the other had not even come up. Sudde nly I felt sure that Ireally did not want to buy the policy. However, since he had spent 80 much time with me, I did nt wantto make him feel that he had wasted his time. So I inven ted an excuse about things I had to do onFri

31、day, and I assured I would call him in a few days. Actually, I had no inten ti on of going to see Dr.Luther or of calli ng the age nt aga in.I wan ted to forget the whole thing - its bee n over three mon ths now since our meeti ng, and myfrie ndly in sura nce age nt still calls at my office faithful

32、ly two or three times a week. My secretary knowsthat I dont want to talk to him, so when he calls she tells him that Im in a meeti ng or that out of the officeor that Im away on a bus in ess trip. I realize now that it was a mistake not to tell him that first ni ght thatI did nt want the policy. Sin

33、ce! still cant bring myself to tell him directly that Im not interested, andplease not to bother me anymore, all I can do is avoid his calls and hope I dont run into him some place.56.The writer phoned the in sura nce age nt because_.A.he wan ted to fill out a form for a life in sura nce policyB.he

34、had decided to buy a life in sura nce policyC.he took great in terest in the in sura nce compa nyD.he was eager to explore the possibilities of buying a life in sura nce policy57._ After several hours of talking, the writer .A.decided to buy the policyB.decided to thi nk over the matterC.made an app

35、o in tme nt with Dr. LutherD.decided not to buy the policy58.The underlined word assured in the massage most probably means_59.Which of the following is TRUE?A.The writer has tried many ways to get rid of the age nt.B.The age nt is easily put off.C.The writer intends to call the age nt in a few days

36、.D.The age nt phones every day.BText-messagi ng, the shortha nd Ian guage favored by tee nagers has started to push aside traditional grammar among high school En glish lear ners.Todays teenagers are 10 times more likely to use non-standard English in written exams thanbefore. They use in formal wor

37、ds, phrases and text messages such as m8 for mate, 2i nstead oftoo and u for you.This Ianguage has made it into classrooms. School children are now handing in essays （短文）written in text messages.Educators say abbreviated words are fine for text messages on the mobile phone, but in schoolessays, it o

38、nly shows the laz in ess of todays youth. They argue that the use of these shorte ned formsallows the users to avoid havi ng to spell and use the Ian guage correctly.Despite this, a two-year study by Cambridge Uni versity has found that todays tee nagers areusing far more complex （复杂的） sentence stru

39、ctures, a wider vocabulary and a more ex-act use ofcapital letters, punctuation and spelling. The quality of writing has also improved, said Alf Massey, headof the departme nt of Cambridge Uni versity that carried out the study. But phrases that may not havebee n acceptable to exam iners have come i

40、nto regular use gradually.Barry Spur, a senior lecturer in English at the University of Sydney, said it was no surprise to learnthat stude nts were using the shortha nd Ian guage in their studies as a move away from the formal useof En glish.Spur said the real test was whether tee nagers stuck to us

41、ing in formal words and phrases and textmessages when they were writing something they knew required a more formal use of En glish.He also questi oned whether the shortha nd really did lead to greater clea nn ess of Ian guage orA. suggestedB. promisedC.in sistedD. decidedwhether it was simply faster

42、.60.What do many teenagers prefer to use in written exams?A.Formal words.B .Non-standard English.C.Traditional grammar rules.D .Numbers and letters.61.Which of the following is tree according to the passage?A.Alf Massey was the head of Cambridge Uni versity.B.The tee nagers have improved the quality

43、 of writi ng.C.Barry Spur was a senior lecturer in En glish in Cambridge Uni versity.D.The study was carried out for three years.62 . The exact meaning of the underlined word . abbreviated in Paragraph 4 is_ .A . writte nB .en largedC .shorte nedD . spoke n63 . The main idea of the passage is _A . t

44、ee nagers like to use text messagesB .text-messagi ng en ters classroomsC . mobile pho ne shortha nd also bel ongs to formal essaysD . the usage of text messages shows the laz in ess of todays youthCA handsome young man, who wears the Beijing Olympic volunteer uniform and speaks Chin eseand En glish

45、, is an eye-catcher in the Nati onal Stadium.Philipp Demge nski, a Germa n volun teer who works in the Olympics la nguage service, said, Iam looking forward to the Beijing Olympics, as it will be my first volunteer experience in the Olympics.Philipp toured the Nati onal Stadium, or Birds Nest, for t

46、he first time early this year. It took himquite a little time to get familiar with the routes leading to the nest-shaped stadium regarded as an icon（象征） of the Beijing Olympics.Philipp has lear ned Chin ese for only one year, but now he can send SMS text messages inChinese. The 26 - year - old, who

47、had kept himself busy with volunteer activities in college, treasuresthe cha nce to see the Olympics so closely. I had worked in Africa as a volun teer for four mon ths, andI taught computer and En glish to teachers and stude nts there, said Philipp.I came to China becauseI am a big fan of Chin ese

48、culture.Up to Marcia 31st, 22,000 foreig ners had 即 plied （申请） to be Olympic volu nteers.Ndioro Diop is a girl from Senegal. Besides her mother tongue, she speaks French, English andChinese.The language talent （天才） applied for a volunteer as early as in 2006. The first several monthswhen I came to B

49、eijing, I was always lost, said Diop.But every time I got help from Beijing people. Ilearned a lot in China, and now it is the time for me to do something to return. My family all love Chinavery much, and my brother also applied to be a volunteer. As for American girl Amari Montin, to applyfor a vol

50、unteer was quite natural. I will meet lots of Chinese friends through volunteering, andcommunicating with them will help me improve my Chinese, she saidMontin said she had fallen in love with Beijing. I love Beijing. I can feel the changes brought by theOlympics. 64 Which of the following is TRUE ab

51、out Philipp ？A Philipp hasnt been familiar with the surroundings.B Philipp will offer language and computer services during the Olympics.C Philipp mastered Chinese language very well years ago.D Philipp had been a volunteer teacher before he came to China 65 What can we know about Diop according to

52、the passage.9A She has a gift or language learning.B She admires Chinese culture.C She is learning another language.D She wants to teach English in return to Beijing people.66 Whats take purpose of Montin to be a volunteer in the Beijing Olympic Games?A To make China known by more people around the

53、world B To make more friends and to improve her Chinese.C To learn about Chinese custom and to study Chinese culture.D To see the changes brought to Beijing by the Olympic DIf I were to explain Thanksgiving Day to a foreigner, I would call it simply Turkey（火鸡）Day. Yet, this special holiday has much

54、more to it.Historically, the first settlers of America celebrated Thanksgiving with a harvest dinner becausethey successfully went through a hard win ter. They also took this cha nee to tha nk their Indian friendsfor their help. Thanksgiving is a great American tradition to share this holiday with f

55、amily members andfrien ds. Its importa nee is almost equal to Christmas in America n everyday life.A college friend of mine once invited me to celebrate this holiday with her family. This gave me anin side look at how America ns celebrate this holiday.When we arrived at her house, my friends family

56、greeted us warmly. Once in a while I went to thekitchen to catch a glimpse of the turkey in the oven. The turkey is cooked, whole. It is filled with amixture of bread crumbs, vegetables and spices. It usually takes four to five hours or more to cook,depe nding on the size of the turkey.When it was f

57、in ally done, two people carried the turkey to the table on a plate, decorated withfruits and leaves. It was the size of a small pig. It looked very impressive havi ng a whole turkey on thetable.When all the food was on the table and the guests were seated, every one fell sile nt it was timefor ever

58、y one to say a small prayer （祈祷） of tha nks. Uni ike in Chi na, where on ly the host makes aspeech, it was this familys traditi on to ask each and every pers on, young or old, family or guest, to saywhat they were thankful for. This included me, Well, as one might guess, I was than kful for my first

59、America n Than ksgivi ng.Then all our atte nti on retur ned to the turkey. We broke into laughter whe n nay frien ds mothercame out of the kitchen with an electric knife to cut the Turkey into thin slices.Each dish was passed around and every one loaded their plate with turkey, potatoes, and otherve

60、getables.67.The best title for this passage is_A. What a Large TurkeyB .My First ThanksgivingC.Warmly WelcomedD .What a Different Custom68.Which of the following made the deepest impression on the writer?A.Than ksgiv ing is even more importa nt tha n Christmas.B.The warm welcome received from the fa