本试卷共四部分满分150分考试时间120分钟.

1、平泉一中 20072008 高一英语期末试题 3本试卷共四部分。满分 150 分。考试时间 120 分钟。 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。1Why couldn tethwoman give the man some help?A. She is quite busy now.B. She doesnt like gramma

2、r.C. She is poor in grammar, too.2 What did the woman think of the exam?A. It wasn t too difficult.B. Its about languages.C. Its very difficult.3 What does the woman mean?A. She didn t get along well at the party.B. Shes learned a lot of western customs and languages.C. She had a good time with more

3、 customs and languages.4 Why haven tthe woman copied the main points?A. Professor Black used too many British words.B. The woman got used to British words.C. The professor s lecture has no main points.5 What do we know from the conversation?A. Both of the speakers understand Peter well.B. Peter uses

4、 too much American English.C. One of the speakers is from America.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，每小题将给出 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 Why did the woman agree to have some coffee?A. Coff

5、ee has been made already.B. Coffee can make her clearer.C. Coffee can make her healthier.7 What does the woman think about too much sugar?A. It ll make coffee less bitter.B. It ll make us less sleepy.C. It ll do harm to our health.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8 What will the woman do after graduation?A. To

6、 go abroad.B. To teach English.C. To learn more English.9 What will the speakers get at the English Corner?A. Some knowledge for English examinations.B. Skills of English listening and speaking.C. English skills and knowledge.10 How can the woman prepare for the examinations mainly?A. Talking with n

7、ative speakers.B. Attending more classes.C. Practicing some skills. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11至 13 题。 11 What was the man doing in the past few days?A. Staying at home.B. Working on programs.C. Visiting London.12 How many famous places were introduced?A. 5.B. 3.C. 2.13 When did the man hear the sound of the Bi

8、g Ben?A. At the end of his visit in London.B. In many TV and radio programs.C. At any time throughout the nation. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。 14 What does the woman come for?A. Learning French.B. Learning Chinese.C. Learning German.15 How much does the woman know French?A. She cant write it.B. She can w

9、rite it only.C. She can speak and writeit.16 What does the man think of Chinese?A. It s difficult.B. Its easy.C. Its the same as German.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。B. To give advice on study.C. Five.B. It can double our reading speed.17 What is the main purpose of this talk? A. To improve your intellect

10、 （ 智力 ）. C. To give you a lesson on test.18 How many tips does the speaker give? A. Three. B. Four.19 Why can tests help us study? A. It provides good grades.C. It helps us find out our weak points.20 Which is NOT mentioned in the talk?A. Listen carefully in class.C. Find a good place for your study

11、.B. Make a good plan on studying.第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共三节，满分 55 分） 第一节：多项选择（共 10小题；每小题 1分，满分 10 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。21 The three sisters decided to hold a family party to their parents silver wedding.A. celebrateB. memorizeC. congratulateD. welcome22 The speech he made all the latest develop

12、ment in this subject.A. took offB. took onC. took downD. took in23 After receiving the Oscar Award, she felt that it was a great to receive it.A. reward B. honor C. price D. fame24 Last week he was caught robbing the bank opposite the station. his youth, the policehave decided not to charge him.A. I

13、n spite of B. In view of C. In charge of D. In case of 25 Youll have to use the stairs. I m sure the lift is out of . Is it under repair? Yes.A. controlB. useC. workD. order26 Wait till you are more . It s better to be sure than sorry.A. inspiredB. satisfiedC. calmD. certain27 While referring to the

14、 money, the official avoided the attention on how to make use ofit.A. drew B. paid C. focused D. attracted 28 It is said that most of us have passed the job interview. What about you? I the written papers but failed the oral test.A. looked throughB. read through C. pulled through D. gotthrough29 Mar

15、y was in hospital for three days. She felt as if she was from the outside world fora long time.A. cut off B. cut down C. cut up D. cut in 30 The tourists screamed their down to a safe landing when they were sitting in a carthat “fell ”through the air from a tall tower.A. direction B. road C. way D.

16、voice第二节：完成句子（共 10小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 15 分）阅读下列各小题 , 根据括号内的汉语提示 , 用句末括号里的英语单词完成句子。31 He （ 不可能看电视 ） last night, for heknew he would have an exam the next day. （watch）32 You must try your best to （ 避免碰到他 ） in that street. （avoid）33 Not only （ 他许下承诺 ）, but he also carried it out.（promise）34 This year the nu

17、mber of students in the computer class （被限定为 ） ten. （limit）35 （ 直到回家 ） that she remembered herappointment with the doctor. （it）36Many old houses （ 拆除 ） to make way for new roads sofar. （tear）37 The car ran into a crowd of people, （ 其中好几个人 ） weresent to hospital immediately. （several）38 Excuse me. Is

18、 this the road （ 通往 ） Windsor Castle? （lead）39. （我突然想至U ） that I hadn seen Peter all day. （occur）40. Can you tell me（ 事先）if you re coming? （ahead）第三节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（ A、B、C和D）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。Sneaker is a kind of shoe worn by many people all over the world.

19、 Some say that the word“ sneakerisanother word for tennis shoe, 41 no one really knows where the word came from. 42 say it came from the old English verb “ sneak ”h,ich 43 to move silently and quickly. The only thi ng we are 44 is that whe n you put on a pair of sn eakers, you 45 light-hearted, ligh

20、t-footed and ready to play.Sneakers of some kind are used by 46 who play tennis, basketball, and other sports.New design has been made 47 for people who run slowly. But perhaps sneakers are _ 48 used by children in the United States. In fact American children of 49 ages would much rather play in sn

21、eakers tha n anything else, except perhaps 50 at all.New York City once held a poetry con test （诗歌比赛）for childre n. The subject was only“ sn eaker ” . Thousa nds of child sent in their 51 a nd praised the sn eakers they love. One prize winner called 52 poem “ TheSn eaker and the World Peace . When e

22、very one is wearing sneakers, she”aid, it will be impossible to 53. ”America n school childre n can be see n every day 54 sn eakers of all colours. They putthem on in the morning and take them off 55. Sneakers are 56 washed. In fact theolder and dirtier they are, the 57 loveable they are. When their

23、 sneakers wear out （穿破）, children hate to throw them off. How do you explain the closeness between 58 ? Perhaps ano ther young 59 in the New York Poetry Con test said it best.“ A shoe isijust a shoe,said. “ But a sneaker is a 60. ”41. A. howeverB. butC. orD. and42. A. AllB. SomeC. PeopleD. The other

24、s43. A. appearsB. remai nsC. meansD. wants44. A. excited aboutB. sure ofC. surprised atD. pleased with45. A. thinkB. feelC. con siderD.suggest46. A. menB. wome nC.thoseD. these47. A. lovelyB. speciallyC. livelyD. cheaply48. A. onlyB. greatlyC. hardlyD. fin ally49. A. allB. someC. littleD. old50. A.

25、some shoesB. no shoesC. no childre nD. some sn eakers51. A. photosB. compositi onsC. poemsD. draw ings52. A. herB. hisC. itsD. their53. A. explainB. guideC. hateD. love54. A. dressingB. weari ngC. putti ng onD. havi ng55A. the next dayB. at noonC. at bedtimeD.in the evening56A. foreverB. alwaysC. se

26、ldomD.sometimes57A. muchB. manyC. mostD.more58A. sneakers and other shoesB. boys and girlsC. children and sneakersD. winners and sneakers59A. girlB. manC. womanD.winner60A. sneakerB. friendC. poemD.shoe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。AEvery year thousa

27、nds of tourists visit Pompeii, Italy. They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for its stadium （ 运动场 ） and theatres, its shops and restaurants. The tourists do not, however, see Pompeii s people. They do not see them because Pompeii has no people. No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2,000 years

28、.Once, Pompeii was a busy city of 22,000 people. It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered volcano. Mount Vesuvius had not erupted （喷发 ） for centuries, so the people of Pompeii felt safe. But they were not.In August of AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted. The entire top of the mountain explode

29、d （ 爆 炸 ）, and a huge black cloud rose into the air. Soon stones and hot ash （灰烬 ） began to fall on Pompeii. When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes. Almost all of its people were dead.For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stone and ash. Then, i

30、n the year 1861, an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii. Slowly, carefully, Ginseppe and his men dug. The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD 79. There were streets and fountains （ 喷 泉 ）, houses and shops. There was a stadium with 20,000 seats. Perhaps the most i

31、mportant of all, there were everyday objects, which tell us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii. Many glasses and jars had some dark blue colour in the bottom, so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine. They liked bread, too, metal bread pans were in every bakery （ 面包店 ）. In on

32、e bakery there were 81 round, flat loaves of bread a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today. Tiny boxes filled with a dark, shiny powder tell （粉末 ） us that women liked to wear eye-makeup.Ginseppe has died, but his work continues. One-fourth has not been uncovered yet. Scientists are still d

33、igging, still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii.61 Why do large numbers of people come to Pompeii each year?A. To visit the volcano.B. To shop and eat there.C. To watch sports and plays.D. To see how Pompeiians lived.62 Why had so many Pompeiians remained by volcanic Mount Vesuviu

34、s?A. The city nearby offered all kinds of fun.B. The area produced the finest wine in Italy.C. Few people expected the volca no to erupt aga in.D. The mountain was beautiful and covered with grass.63. Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in AD 79?A. Because Gin seppe and

35、his men dug it slowly and carefully.B. Because the city was buried alive and remained untouched.C. Because scie ntists successfully rebuilt the city with everyday objects.D. Because n obody had lived in the city ever since the volca no erupted.64. What do we know about the Pompeiians who lived 2000

36、years ago?A. They lived more or less the same as Italia ns now do.B. They liked wome n weari ng all kinds of makeup.C. They enjoyed a lazy life with drinking and eating.D. They went back to Pompeii after the eruption in AD 79.BWhen I was a boy, I belonged to the Boy Scouts （ 童子军）,so I used to go cam

37、ping every summer, and once someth ing happe ned which I have n ever bee n able to expla in.We were camping in a place above a river. After arriving, we all rushed down to the river and had a swim. Standing by the river, we no ticed that it was surr oun ded by cliffs （悬崖）.If some onewan ted to reach

38、 the river at this point, he had to walk past our camp.Several days later, the scoutmaster had to be away for a day. That after noon, we had supper early. We were sitting round the fire, eating and talking, when a man walked past and went down towards the river. We all felt that this man looked very

39、 stra nge, but, because each of us was afraid of look ing very stupid, no one said anything.We ate rather slowly, taking as long as possible. After finishing, we collected our plates together so that we could take them to the river where we always washed them. But no one moved towards the river we s

40、tood looking at each other ashamed （感至U不好意思的 ）.Then all shouti ng at once, we bega n talk ing about the man who had walked past us. We agreed how stra nge he looked and we won dered what he could be doing by the river. We knew that he could only retur n by pass ing through our camp.An hour passed. T

41、hen one of the boys suggested we should creep （ 悄悄移动 ）down by the river so that we could see what the man was doing. Moving very slowly and keeping in the shadow （阴暗）,we crept down towards the bank. One boy climbed a tree so that he could see everything clearly. He called to us that there was no one

42、 there, so we ran down to the bank, look ing everywhere carefully. We could not un dersta nd where the man had gone.When it got dark, we went back to our camp feeling bewildered. We told the scoutmaster what had happe ned in the evening. Smili ng, he doubted that we had see n the man, but fin ally s

43、uggested we go and look aga in. We did, but there was no one there.Many years have passed, but I still remember it as if it were yesterday. What did we see? I do not know.65. The writer in the text mainly tells us.A. the story of his childhoodB. a stra nge camp ing experie neeC. about a stra nger by

44、 the riverD. about a good place for camp ing66. Why did the boys eat their supper slowly?A. They wan ted to go to the river bank at a later time.B. They were wait ing for their scoutmaster.C. They had a supper earlier tha n usual.D. They were talki ng while eat ing.67. The word bewildered ”n the tex

45、t probably means.A. ashamedB. nervous （紧张的）C. unable to understandD. eager （渴望的）to know something68. The writer still remembers the event because .A. the boys acted foolishlyB. the camp ing place is beautifulC. there has bee n no expla nati on for the eventD. he particularly enjoyed his camp ing tha

46、t summerCI m seventeen. I had worked as a box boy at a supermarket in Los Angeles. People came to the counter （柜台）and you put things in their bags for them. And carried things to their cars. It was hard work.While work ing, you wear a plate with your n ame on it. I once met some one I knew years ago

47、.I remembered hi s name and said, “ Mr Castle, how are yW?talked about this and that. As he left, he said, It was nice talk ing to you, Brett. ” Ifelt great, he remembered me. Then I looked down at my name plate. Oh, no. H e didn t remember me at all, he justaie the name plate. I wish I had put Irvi

48、ng ” dow n on my n ame plate. If he d have said how couiOhfyegetrvi ng,you? I d have been ready for him. Themething persdnalhere.The man ager and every one else who were a step above the box boys ofte n shouted orders.One of these was: you couldn t accept tipOkay, I m outside and I put the bags in t

49、he car. For a lot of people, the natural reaction （ 反应）is to take a quart er and give it to me. Ichsagrry,I can Theyd get an gry. When you give some one a tip, you re sort of being polite. You take a quarter and you put it in their hand and you expect them to say, Oh, thanks a lot. ” When you say“ h

50、rf sorry, I ca n t.they feel a little put down. They say, “ No one will know. ” And they put it in your pocket. You say, I really can t. ” It gets to a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically （身体上）to prevent him from tipping you. It was not in agreement with the store s belief in bei

51、ng friendly. Accepting tips was a friendly thing and made the customer feel good. I just couldn t understand the strangeness of some people s ideas. Ontetiadmactuallypocket, got in the car, and drove away. I would have had to throw the quarter at her or eate n it or someth ing.I had decided that one

52、 year was eno ugh. Some people n eeded the job to stay alive and fed. I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up.69. What can be the best title for this text?A. How Hard Life Is for Box BoysB. Getti ng along with CustomersC. Why I Gave up My JobD. The Art of Taki ng Tips70. F

53、rom the second paragraph, we can infer （推断）that.A. the writer didnt like the impersonal part of his jobB. with a name plate, people can easily start talkingC. Mr Castle mistook Irving for BrettD. Irving was the writers real name71 The box boy refused to accept tips because .A. customers only gave sm

54、all tipsB. some customers had strange ideas about tippingC. the store didnt allow the box boys to take tipsD. he didn t want to fight with the customers72 The underlined phrase “put down ” in the third paragraph probably mea_n_s.A. misunderstood B. defeated C. hateful D. hurtDJames Cleveland Owens w

55、as the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves. His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9. There, a school teacher asked the youth his name.“JC. .,” he replied.She thought he had said“Jesse”, and he had a new name.Owens ran his first race at age 13. After high school, he went to Ohio Stat

56、e University. He had to work part time so as to pay for his education. As a second-year student, inthe Big Tengames in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later.A week before the Big Ten meet, Owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs. His back hurt so much

57、 that he could not exercise all week, and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet. He refused to listen to the suggestions that he give up and said he would try, event by event. He did try, and the results are in the record book.The stage was set for Owens victory （ 胜利） at the Olympic Games in Berlin the next year, and his success would come to be regarde