成都石室中学207-度高级一诊高三英语模拟考试

1、成都市石室中学高2008级英语一诊模拟考试本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选才i题）两部分.第一卷第一部分：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. Whydoesthewomanexpectthecartorunwell?A. Itisanexpensivecar.B. Ithasjustbeenrepaired.C. Itisanexcellentcar.2.

2、 AtwhattimedoesthetraintoLeedsleave?A.3:00.B.3:115.C.5:00.3. Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Inacompany.B.Attheman'shome.C.Inauniversity.4. HowdoesthemanthinkoftheEnglishlanguageeducationinChina?A.ToacertaindegreeB.WonderfulC.Fairlygood.5. Whichsignshoulditbe?A.NOSMOKING!B.BECARE

3、FULL!C.NOPHOTOS!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。听每段对话或独白前，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68题。6. HowlongwasTomawayfromhomeyesterday?A. Forabout9.5hours.B. Forabout10hours.C. Forabout11.5hours.7. WheredidTomhavelunchyeste

4、rday?A.Nearafiver.B.Onagrassland.C.Onahilltop8. Whatwastheweatherlikeyesterday?A.Itwascloudy.B.Itwaswindy.C.Itwassunny.听第7段材料，回答第911题。9. WhatdoesthewomanwanttodoinHongKong?A. Tostarthertimbereducation.B. Tostarthercareer.C. TostartherEnglishpracticing.10. HowdoesthewomanfindEnglishinHongKong?A. Very

5、importantwhenyouarewalkinginHongKong.B. Veryimportantinmanyinternationaltradecentersthere.C. VeryimportantforyoutoliveandworkinHongKong.11. Whatdoesthewomanmeanbysaying"ButIhavetosuffernow."A. Imustputmywholeheartintomystudyfromnowon.B. ButIwanttogiveitupnow.C.ButIcandealwiththem.听第8段材料，回答

6、第1214题。12. Whendoesthisconversationtakeplace?A. Justbeforethetermbegins.B. AfterthefirstweekofclassesC. Inthemiddleoftheterm13. WhyhasthewomancometoseeDr.Taylor?A. Shehadpromisedthatshewould.B. Shehasbeensick.C. Sheneedshisapprovalforthecourses.14. WhatdoesDr.Taylorseemmostworriedabout?A. Shealready

7、knewthematedalB. Sheenteredthehospital.C. Hercourseloadsmaybetooheavy.听第9段材料，回答第1517题。15. Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Ahighschool.B.AFrenchteacher.C.Ateachingpost.16. Howmanyhoursofworkdoesthejobrequireperweek?A.35.B.45.C.65.17. Whatdoesthemanthinkofthejob?A.InterestingB.BoringC.Disappointing听第

8、10段材料，回答第1820题。18. Whendidhehaveaparty?A.Attheweekend.B.DuringtheChristmasholidays.C.Onhisbirthday.19. Wholookedinthetelephonebook?A.Hismother.B.Hissister.C.Hisfather.20. Whatwasthewomandoingbeforesheansweredthephone?A. Shewasreadingbooks.B. Shewasbathing.C. Shewasdrinking第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节单项

9、填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、CD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。例：Itisgenerallyconsideredunwisetogiveachildheorshe.wants.A.howeverB.whateverC.whicheverD.whenever21.-Haven'twemeteachotheratparty?-Yes,butIcan'trememberwhetheritisChristmaswhenwewereincollege.A.a;theB.the;aC.a;aD.a;/22.-IamafraidIc

10、an'tfinishthenovelthisweek.A.PleasegoaheadB.That'srightC.NotatallD.Takeyourtime23. There'sawidespreadbeliefamongthegraduatesbeingabletospeakasecondlanguagewillhelpthemwiththeirjob-hunting.A.whoeverB.whichC.thatD.what24. Trythenewcleaner.Justa.fewminuteseveryday-that'sallittakes-youco

11、uldhaveshiningfloorsandfurniture.A.butB.orC.andD.so25. Asthepopularsaying,"Laughandthewholeworldlaughwithyou.Cryandyoucryalone."A.speaksB.goesC.tellsD.says26. -CouldItakeafewdays'leave,sir?-I'mafraidyoucan'ttheworkisbeingdone.A.asB.untilC.beforeD.after27. -Dearme,it'snotmyf

12、ault!-Asanadult,youshouldyouract.A.blameforB.careforC.answerforD.allowfor28. -HowcoolthenewtypeofMp3is.-Yes,itisdesignedtobealmostamatchbox.A.onefourthofthesizeofB.onefourththesizeofC.onefourththesameofD.thesizeonefourthof29. thatshefelttheleastdesiretogotosleep.A.Soexcited.wasRoseB.VeryexcitedRosew

13、asC.HowexcitedRosewasD.Rosewassuchexcited30. Someareas,theirsevereweatherconditions,arehardlypopulated.A.inspiteofB.butforC.withregardtoD.dueto31. -Rememberthefirsttimewe?-Ofcourse.YouinBeijingUniversitythen.A.havemet;werestudyingB.met;werestudyingC.met;studiedD.havemet;studied32. MrMikedoesn'tu

14、nderstandmadehiswifesoupsetthismorning.A.whatwasitB.whyitwasthatC.howthatwasD.whatitwasthat33. Thecoursenormallyattracts20studentsayearuptohalfwillbefromabroad.A.inwhichB.forwhomC.withwhichD.ofwhom34. FromhisvoiceonthephoneIknoweverythingisgoingunderway.A.satisfactoryB.satisfyingC.satisfiedD.satisfa

15、ction35. -Haveyoufoundoutanything,sir?-Wearesurethatthethiefenteredthehousethroughthewindowinsteadofbreakingin.Youhaveclosedthewindowbeforeyouleft.A.shouldn't.B.mustC.couldn'tD.might第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分。，茜分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1635各题所给的四个选项（AB、C、D）中选出一个最佳选项。Onefamily,whichhademigratedfromJap

16、anandsettledattheturnofthecenturynearSanFrancisco,hadestablishedabusinessinwhichtheygrewrosesandtruckedthemintoSanFranciscothreemorningsaweek.Theotherfamilywasanaturalized（力口入国籍的）familyfromSwitzerlandwhoalsomarketedroses,and36familiesbecamemodestlysuccessful,37theirroseswereknowninthemarketsofSanFra

17、nciscofortheir38vase-life.Forfourdecadesthetwofamilieswereneighbors,andthesons39thefarms,butthenonDecember7,1941,Japan40PearlHarbor.AithoughtherestofthefamilymemberswereAmericana,the41oftheJapanesefamilyhadneverbeennaturalized.Intheturmoil（动舌L）andthequestionsaboutinternmentcamps（拘留营）,hisneighbormade

18、itclearthat,if42,hewouldlookafterhisfriend'snursery（花圃）.Itwas43eachfamilyhadlearnedinchurch;Lovetheneighborasthyself."Youwoulddo44forus,"hetoldhisJapanesefriend.ItwasnotlongbeforetheJapanese45wastranaportedtoapoorlandscapeinGranada,Colorado.Therelocationcenterconsistedoftar-paper-roofe

19、dbarracks（兵营）46bybarbedwireand.armedguards.Afullyearwentby.ThentwoThenthreeWhilethe47neighborswereininternment,theirfriendsworkedinthegreenhouses,the48beforeschoolandonSaturdays;andthefather'sworkottenstretchedto16and1.7hours.Andthen49,whenthewarinEuropehad50,theJapanesefamilypackedupand51atrain

20、.Theyweregoinghome.Whatwouldtheyfind?Thefamilywas52atthetrainstationbytheirneighbors,andwhentheygottotheirhome,thewholeJapanesefamilystared.Therewasthenursery,complete,cleanandshiningintheSunlight,neat,prosperousandhealthy.Sowasthebalancehthebankpassbook53totheJapanesefather.Andthehousewas54ascleana

21、ndwelcomingasthenursery.Andthereonthediningmorn55wasoneperfectredrosebud,justwaitingtounfold-thegiftofoneneighbortoanother.36. A.eachB.bothC.allD.two37. A.asB.ifC.unlessD.though38. A.shortB.perfectC.longD.important39. A.tookover40. A.achieved41. A.childrenB.dealtwithC.watchedoutB.battledC.controlled

22、B.members42. A.possibilityB.necessary43. A.everythingB.anything44. A.thesameB.similarlyC.fatherC.likelyC.nothingC.familiarD.handedoverD.attackedD.girlsD.possibleD.somethingD.thesimilar45. A.fatherB.familyC.neighborsD.mother46. A.surroundedB.coveredC.watchedD.guarded47. A.SwissB.SwedeC.naturalizedD.J

23、apanese48. A.membersB.girlsC.childrenD.boys49. A.sometimeB.somedayC.onetimeD.oneday50. A.completedB.endedC.startedD.died51. A.enteredB.gotC.boardedD.reached52. A.metB.seenC.receivedD.accepted53. A.referredB.devotedC.preparedD.handed54. A.rightB.quiteC.justD.rather55. A.chairB.tableC.floorD.ground第三部

24、分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、RC、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAfewyearsago,PioneerHi-BredInternational,whereIwasemployed.purchasedNorandCorporation.Pioneer'ssalesrepresentativesinthefieldusedNorandhand-heldterminalstouploaddailysalesinformationanddownloadnewpriceandsalesincentiveinformation.Pioneerbo

25、ughtsomanyofthesehand-held-terminals,theeconomiesmadethepurchaseofNorandlookinteresting.OwningNorandalsoallowedPioneertoexplorehigh-technologymarketsoutsideagriculture.Butafterafewyears,theemerginglaptopPCtechnologymadethehand-heldunitsobsolete（已废弃的）.PioneersoldNorandataloss.Pioneeralwaystookagivenp

26、ercentoftheannualprofitstodivideequallyamongallemployees,soourprofit-sharingcheckswerelowerthanifPioneerhadnotpurchasedNorand.Additionally,myPioneerstockwaslowerthanithadbeenbeforethepurchaseofNorand.I0wasnotpleased.TheCEOofPioneer,TomUrban,madeannualformalvisitstoeachofthePioneerdivisionstotalkabou

27、tthestateofthebusinessandtolistentoemployees'concerns.WhenhewalkedintothemeetingroomforhisfirstvisitafterthesaleofNorand,heacknowledgedthegroup,removehisjacket,andneatlyfoldeditacrossthebackofthechair.Heloosenedhistie,undidhiscollarandrolleduphissleeves.ThenextthinghesaidwasthelastthingIeverexpe

28、ctedtohearaCEOsay.Hesaid,"ImadeamistakebuyingNorandandIamsorry.Iamsorryyourprofit-sharingwaslowerbecauseofthepurchase,andIamsorryyourstockwashurtbythepurchase.Iwillcontinuetotakerisks,butIamabitsmarternow,andIwillworkharderforyou."Agreatmaiaandleaderstoodbeforeusthatday.AsIsatlisteningtohi

29、m,IknewIcouldtrust.him,andthathedeservedeverybitofloyaltyIcouldgivetohimandtoPioneer.IalsoknewIcouldtakerisksinmyownjob.Inthebriefmomentofsilencebeforethequestionsstarted,Irecallthinkingthatfollowhimintoanybattle.56. AllofthefollowingaretheresultsbroughtbyPioneer'spurchaseofNorandexcept.A. Pione

30、ercanexplorehigh-technologymarketsoutsideagricultureB. Pioneer'ssalesrepresentativescanuploadinformationusingNorandhand-heldterminalsC. someofNorand'semployeesjoinedthePioneerD. itlaterledtothelowerofprofit-sharingchecksofPioneer'soriginalemployees57. Theunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparag

31、raphisclosestinmeaningtoA. thenextthinghesaidwaswhatIexpectedleasttohearaCEOsayB. thenextthinghesaidwasthelastthingIheardfromaCEOC. thenextthinghesaidwaswhatIexpectedmosttohearaCEOsayD. thenextthinghesaidwaswhatIheardfromthelastCEO58. WhydidTomUrbanremovehisjacket,loosenhistie,undohiscollarandrollup

32、hissleevesbeforehespoke?A. Hefelthotintheroom.B. Hewantedtolookcoolbydoingthis.C. Hewastooexcited.D. Hewantedtobecloseandfrankwithhisemployees.59. WhatdidtheemployeesfeelafterTomUrbanapologizedtothem?A. TheyfelthewasaStupidCEO.B. TheyfelthedidnotdeservetheirloyaltyC. Theyfelthewasmoretrustworthy.D.

33、Theydidn'twanttotakeriskswithhim.BItisalwayshardforasmallfishtoliveinabigpond.Pluto'srecentdeparturefromtheclassicalplan6tfamilyclearlyprovesthatsizereallymatters.AstronomersvotedonAugust24tocreatethefirstscientificdeflationofthewordplanet,andPlutoobviouslydidn'tmakethecut.itturnedouttob

34、eonlya"dwarfplanet"(矮行星).Afterweeksofheateddebate,over2,500astronomersfrom73countriesvotedonthedefmitionofa"planet"ataconferenceoftheinternationalAstronomicalUnion(IAU).Accordingtothedefinition,aplanetmusthaveaclearneighborhoodarounditsorbit.Plutohaswidelybeenconsideredaplanetsin

35、ceitsdiscoveryin1930.Unfortunately,ithasaspecialorbitwhichoverlapswithNeptune's.Itisallbecause,comparedwithNeptune,Plutoisverysmall.ItisattractedbyNeptune'sgravitywhenthetwoplanetsgetcloser.AccordingtoIAU,a"dwarfplanetshouldhaveanorbitaroundtheSun.Itwillnothaveaclearneighborhooda.roundi

36、tsorbit,andmustnotbeasatellite.Thenewclassificationmeansthatthesciencetextbookswillhavetobeupdated.Thesolarsystemisnowmadeupoftheeight"classicalplanets,"togetherwithanumberofdwarfplanets.Theclassicalplanetsare:Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,UranusandNeptune.ThedebateoverPluto'

37、sstatusstartedin1992.Afteranadvancedtelescopewassentintospace,astronomersstartedfindabeltofobjects,whichliesbeyondNeptune.Thebeltcontainsnearly1,000objects,includingPluto.Astheycontinuedtheexploration,scientistsrecentlydiscoveredatleast41dwarfplanetsattheedgesofthesolarsystem.Thereareatleasttwoobjec

38、tsofasimilarsizetoPluto.ItseemsthateveniftheIAUhadkeptPluto'sstatusas.aplanet,theclassicaltheoryofnineplanetsinthesolarsystemwouldhavehadtobechanged,buttheotherwayaround.Moredwarf,planetsofasimilarsizetoPlutowouldjointhefamilyofplanets,Scientistswillprobablyfindmanymoredwarfplanets.60. According

39、tothepassage,Plutois.A. aplanetwhichhasaclearneighborhoodarounditsorbitB. asatelliteofNeptunewhichwas.discoveredin1930C. thesmallestplanetinthesolarsystemD. aplanetwhichhasanorbitaroundthesun61. Thesentence"Itisalwayshardforasmallfishtoliveinabigpond"quotedinthebeginningofthepassageisusedt

40、o.A. tellusasmallfishcanhardlysurviveinthebigpondB. tellusthesizeofanobjectreallymattersC. meanthatasmallplanetcanhardlyexistinthesolarsystemD. explainthedisappearaneeofPlutointhesolarsystem62. FromthelastparagraphwecaninferthatifIAUkeptPluto'sstatusasaplanet,thenumberofplanetsinthesolarsystemwo

41、uldbe.A.eightB.nineC.lessthannkneD.morethannine63. Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaceordingtothepassage?A. Accordingtodefinitionofa"planet",ifPlutowerebiggeritwouldnothavelefttheclassicplanetfamily.B. It'squitepossiblefordwarfstoloseiftheycompetewithbigmenC. Plutohasaspecialorbi

42、twhichoverlapwithNeptune's,becauseitissosmallastobeattraetedbyNeptune'sgravitywhenthetwoplanetsgetcloserD. A"dwarfplanet",whichmustnotbeasatellitewithoutadearneighborhoodarounditsorbit,shouldhaveanorbitaroundtheSun.CTheWinterOlympicsprovednomatchfortelevision'sgold-medalwinner,

43、"AmericanIdol".Fox'sunbelievablesuccessfulcontestcrashedtheOlympicsinhead-to-headcompetitiononTuesdaynight,27millionviewersto16.1million,accordingtoNielsenMediaResearch.TheOlympicsrecoveredabitafter"Idol"wentofftheair,butitsoverallaudienceof18.6millionwastheleast-watchedwinte

44、rOlympicstelecastsinceNagano'sclosingceremoniesin1998,Nielsensaid.SinceitsopeningonFriday,theTuringameshavebeennmningwellbelowthe2002SaltLakeCitygamesinviewershipinterest.Muchofthatwasexpected,butTuesday'sratingwasthefirstalarmingsignforNBCthatincreasedTVcompetitionhastakenatoll."Thecom

45、petitionfrom'Idol'isheavierthantheOlympicshaseverseen,"saidNBCSportsspokeswomanAlanaRusso.Itdoesn't-figuretogetanyeasier,with"Idol"andABC's"Lost"ontheairWednesday.CBS'"Survivor"and"CSI:CrimeSceneInvestigation"offermorecompetitiononThur

46、sday.Evenfigureskating,themostpopularwinterOlympicssportforviewers,didn'thelpmuchonTuesday.NBCfilledabouttwo-thirdsofthehourduringwhichitcompetedwith"AmericanIdol"withtapeofthemen'sfigure-skatingcompetition.ThroughfivenightsofOlympicscoverage,NBC'saverageprimetimeratingis12.7（a

47、ratingpointrepresents1102000households,or1percentofthenation'sestimated110.2millionTVhomes）.NI3Csaidbeforethegamesstartedthatithadpromiseditsadvertisersaratingofbetween12and14.Ifitslipsbelowthat,NBCwillhavetomakeituptoadvertiserswithfreecommercialtime."（AmericanIdol'isclearlyaphenomenon

48、,"saidRandyFalco,presidentoftheNBCUniversalTelevisionGroup."Butweexpecteditandaretrackingfightwhereweplannedtobeatthispoint."BetweenNBCanditsnetworks,about65percentofthenation'stelevisionhomeshavettmedinatleastsomeofthegames.64. HowmanyviewerswatchedtheWinterOlympicsonTuesdaynight

49、?A.110.2millionB.12.7millionC.27millionD.16.1million65. WhatdidNBCdoonTuesdaynighttoattractmoreviewers?A.Toaskthe"idol"togoofftheair.8. Toplaythetapesofmen'sfigureskating.C.Toadd"Survivor"toitsprogram.D.Todomoreadvertising.66. Iftheratingslipsbelow12,NBCwill.A. domoreadvertis

50、ingfornothingB.stoprtmningnormallyC.nevercovertheOlympicsD.payextramoneyforadvertisers67.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"takenatoll"mean?A.Paidoff.B.Causedloss.C.Brokenout.D.Pickedup.DURBANA,ILL.（AP）-Mikedroppedoutofcollegetosupporthispregnant（怀孕的）girlfriendandnowworksasamanagerofatruckingcompan

51、y,LynngraduatedwithhonorsfromHarvardUniversityandwashiredasalawyerwithatoplawfirminamajorcity.Whatdothesetwopeoplehaveincommon?Tenyearsagotheywerebothhighschoolvaledictorians（致告另U辞者）.AUniversityofIllinoisstudyfollowsthelivesof81valedictoriansandsalutatorians（致词的学生代表）whograduatedadecadeagofrompublica

52、ndprivatehighschoolsinthestate.TalesofSuccessandFailureThestudyfoundtalesofsuccessandfailure.Theresearchon46womenand35menfoundthatsomeweredoctorsandscientists,onewasadrugaddict,anotherwasawaitresswithemotionalproblems."Thereisapopularideaaboutpeoplewhodowellinschooldoingwellinlife,"saidTer

53、ryDenny,professorofeducation.DennyconductedthestudywithKarenArnold,aformergraduatestudentofDenny'swhoisnowaprofessoratBostonCollege.DennyandArnoldcontactedthe81studentsbeforegraduation,andthenfollowedupwithinterviewsnearlyeveryotheryear.Theyalsosentthemquestionnairesinthemail.VariedCareersOne-th

54、irdofthestudentsarelawyers,orhaveadoctorate.Nineteenareinbusinessand15areengineersorcomputerscientists.Othersincludeafarmer,astockbroker,andanaerobicsinstructor.Arnoldsaysmanyofthestudentshaveonlyaveragepositionsintheworkworldandthat"mostarenotheadedforgreatnessintheircareers."Denny,howeve

55、r,saysthatitistooearlytomakesuchpredictions."WhoexpectssomeonetobeontheSupremeCourtattheageof.28ortobethediscovererofanimportantscientificinventionrightaftercollege?"hesaid."Thesestudentsarejustgettingstartedinlife.Theyarejustbeginningtofindoutwhatlifeisallabout."68.Whatcanweconc

56、ludefromParagraph1?A.Mikegotmarriedbeforehewenttocollege.B. Lynnwashonoredbyalawfirminthecity.C. Mike.wasnotsoluckyasLynnafargraduatingfromcollege.D. MikeandLynnbothgraduatedfirstintheirhighschoolclass.69. AccordingtothearticleDennyisprobablyolderthanArnoldbecause.A.DennywasherprofessorB. Arnolddidw

57、ellatschool.C. DennyinterviewedsomestudentsD. ArnoldhelpedDennyintheresearch70. Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle?A. SuccessfulCareersforCollegeGraduatesB. SuccessinEducationPredictsSuccessinLaterLifeC. HighSchoolHonorsNotAlwaysKeytoLifeSuccessD. AstudyonSuccessfulJobsandCollegeGraduates71. Wh

58、oprobablywrotethisarticle?A.CollegegraduatesB.ReportersC.ProfessorsandresearchersD.TeachersEIhavenothingtosayaboutwhetherornot"ADayWithoutImmigrants"hadapositiveornegativeeffectonthequestionofhowthefederalgovernmentshoulddealwiththehugepopulationofundocumentedillegalimmigrantsinthiscountry

59、.I'llleavethatquestiontoothers.Regardlessofhowyoufeelabouttheevent,oneconclusionisobvious.Usingthethemeof"ADayWithout"asawaytofocusnationalattention.onaparticularsubjectisagreatidea,andcouldserveasamethodforincreasingpublicawarenessaboutotherissuesthataffectdailylifeinAmerica.Herearemytopthreeexamples:"ADayWithoutSpeeding."Howhardcouldthisbe?Ifalldriverswouldstrictlyobeyeverypostedspeedlimitonhighways,downtown,.onneighborhoodstreets,andinparkinglotsforone24-hourcycle,thebenefitswouldbehuge."ADayWithoutLosingYourTemper."Ahigherdegree