海安县高三英语期初试卷及听力材料

1、2009届高三年级期初调研考试英 语 试 题本试卷分第卷 (选择题) 和第II卷 (非选择题) 两部分，共120分。考试时间120分钟。第I卷 (选择题 三部分 共85分)第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分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、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 time does the BBC news end?A. At 7:00. B. At 7:30. C. At 8:00.2. Where does

2、the conversation probably take place?A. In a library.B. In a laboratory.C. In a hotel.3. Which sport is the woman best at?A. Volleyball. B. Tennis. C. Swimming.4. What does the woman mean?A. They dont have to go to the concert.B. Theyll have to rent a car as early as possible.C. The subway is fine w

3、ith her.5. How much money do they have between them?A. 86.B. 56.C. 46.第二节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。听下面一段材料，回答第6和第8题6. What kind of music does the man like best?A. Classical music. B. Rock

4、music. C. Jazz.7. Who can play the violin?A. The woman. B. The man. C. The mans wife.8. When will the woman possibly hear the mans wife play?A. Some day in the future. B. This weekend. C. This month.听下面一段材料，回答第9至第11题9. What is the man doing here?A. He is an English teacher here. B. He is waiting for

5、 a teacher here.C. He gives oral examinations here.10. What was the mans mistake in the dialogue?A. He mistook the woman for a student.B. He shouldnt say those words.C. He would be angry after he knew the truth.11. Who is the woman in the dialogue?A. She is a waitress.B. She is one of the teachers h

6、ere. C. She is a student here.听下面一段材料，回答第12至第14题12. How old is the woman now?A. Ten years old.B. Nineteen years old.C. Nine years old.13. Why does the woman like playing the piano?A. She can make a lot of money out of it.B. She has nothing else to do.C. She can do what she likes to do.14. When did C

7、heryl begin to learn playing the piano?A. When she was nine years old.B. When she was ten years old.C. When she was eight years old.听下面一段材料，回答第15至第17题15. What did Georges sister do yesterday?A. She looked after her baby. B. She stayed at home all day. C. She did some shopping.16. What did the woman

8、invite George to do yesterday?A. To a concert with her. B. To go on a holiday with her. C. To dinner at her house.17. Where did George see Mary?A. At the office. B. At the concert. C. In his sisters home.听下面一段材料，回答第18至20题18. Whats discussed in the passage?A. Prisons in Britain. B. Cooking or cleanin

9、g. C. Work or study.19. What will become of the law-breaker?A. He will be asked to do some homework.B. He will be ordered to do some cleaning.C. He will be paid for what he does.20. How will prisoners in open prisons spend the night?A. They are free within the prison grounds.B. They can study out of

10、 the prison grounds.C. They are locked up during the night.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. Thank you for sending us _ fresh vegetables of many kinds. You have done us _ greatservice.A. 不填；a B. the；a C. 不填；不填 D. the；不填22. Canada is

11、 a country _ many different nationalities as well as one with foreign immigrants _ the majority of its population. A. making up of; occupied with B. consisting of; making up C. made up of; consisting of D. consisted of; taking up23.Youre going to have a rise this month, arent you?  Yes. only $1

12、00.  Well, _.A. the more. the better B. easier said than done C. better than never D. better than nothing24. The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing _ should have attracted the governments attention. A. solving B. solve C. solved D. to solve25. Troubled by a terrible headache, Cat

13、herine wondered how she could _ herself of the bad situation.A. throw B. remove C. move D. rid 26. _ he got the news, Mr. Mathews hurried out of his house, and _ his car, drove all the way to town. A. When: started B. The moment; having started C. Until; starting D. Once; to start27.Remember how we

14、met the first time, Dick?  Of course I do. You _ to the teachers office hurriedly and _ me. A. were walking; didnt notice B. had walked; werent noticing me C. had been walking; noticed D. walked; had noticed28. Have you heard of it? Firefighters rushed into a burning house, three of them unfort

15、unately _ in and _ their lives. A. catching; lost B. caught; lost C. caught; losing D. catching; losing29. As is recorded in history, silkworms (蚕) were first raised by a woman in _ is today Hebei Province.A. where B. the place C. which D. what 30. In Beijing volunteers are making use of every minut

16、e to _ their foreign languages because language volunteers must pass a written test and an interview.A. polish up B. take up C. put up D. make up31.Journalists have to work very quickly in order to _.  I know. I like that. Its very challenging.A. earn a high salary B. meet their deadlines C. av

17、oid being fired D. make both ends meet32. Though the aerospace industry has made greater progress in China, the scientists will not _ themselves _ this status.A. resign; to B. sign; for C. design; for D. resign; for33. Fully _ looking after three children at home, she no longer has time to enjoy the

18、 various activities in the club. A. attached B. occupied C. contributed D. devoted34. The company in our city _ those big investors from the West. A. has a link withB. has a hand inC. is in line withD. is in charge of35. They carried out an assessment of the project this morning and the results will

19、 be assessed _. A. on time B. after time C. before time D. over time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。Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was 36 into stillness by what I s

20、aw. Mother, seated at the far end of the sofa, was 37 with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldnt 38 fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 39 I understood the pressure on her. Sitting b

21、eside her on the sofa, I began very slowly to understand. “I guess we all have to 40 something,” Mother said quietly. I could 41 her pain and the tension of 42 the strong feeling that were interrupted by my 43 . Suddenly, something inside me lit up. I reached out and put my arms around her. She brok

22、e then. She put her face 44 my shoulder and sobbed. I held her 45 and didnt try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could and that was 46 . At that moment, feeling Mothers 47 with feelings, I understood for the first time her being easy to 48 . She was still my mother, 49 she was somet

23、hing 50 : a person like me, capable of fear, 51 and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought 52 in her arms.A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station _53 .“Its a job I can do, though.” She said simply.

24、 But the evening practice on the green typewriter continued. I had a very 54 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her 55 away across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.36. A. fooledB. trickedC. puzzledD. shocked37. A. cryingB.

25、smilingC. thinkingD. whispering38. A. writeB. typeC. runD. wash39. A. eagerlyB. worriedlyC. littleD. much40. A. fail B. winC. forgetD. gain41. A. realizeB. understandC. senseD. recognize42. A. holding backB. putting awayC. holding onD. stopping from43. A. painB. laughterC. arrivalD. cry44. A. by B.

26、uponC. besideD. against45. A. tightlyB. rudelyC. carefullyD. politely46. A. enoughB. littleC. allD. nothing47. A. handB. faceC. hairD. back48. A. contentB. breakC. fallD. shout49. A. thereforeB. althoughC. yetD. however50. A. moreB. excellentC. strangeD. huge51. A. woundB. prideC. successD. hurt52.

27、A. kindnessB. memoryC. comfortD. support53. A. suppliedB. offeredC. paidD. contributed54. A. differentB. hardC. pleasantD. serious55. A. cryingB. laughingC. tappingD. sewing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。AWhile others look away from trouble, this lady

28、digs in and gets to work.Gretchen Buchenholz, the native New Yorker and mother of six, has worked on behalf of needy and marginalized families for years in the city. She does everything from buy groceries for homeless families to start schools for children. In 1974 she founded Merricats Castle, a nu

29、rsery school that opened its doors to kids of all racial and economic backgrounds, the able-bodied as well as those with disabilities or terminal illnesses.She founded the Association to Benefit Children (ABC), the nonprofit group, some 20 years ago. The story of how she started ABC is pretty amazin

30、g. In 1984 she was on her way to a government office to get a day-care permit when, by accident, she entered a room where homeless families were waiting to be placed in a “ welfare hotel.” She saw three bare cribs (婴儿床) with babies lying in them. The children wore no diapers (their parents couldnt a

31、fford them), and the room was filthy (不整洁). After talking to the parents and learning that they and their children were hungry, Gretchen marched out and bought bread, peanut butter, apple juice and diapers. Then she started making phone calls. She dialed the American Red Cross, City Hall and The New

32、 York Times.Gretchen has made many people see that we need to recognize these children are not different from our own, and we need to join in and help. Too often, people look away from suffering. But she sets us an example that we should gain strength to do something about it.56. She went to the gov

33、ernment office _.A. to help those homeless people in the roomB. to apply for a permit for ABCC. to call on the government to help those homeless childrenD. to get permission to look after babies during the day57. By “But she sets us an example that we should gain strength to do something about it.”,

34、 the author means_.A. Gretchen Buchenholz is a respectable womanB. we should set up such organizations as the ABC to help those poor childrenC. Gretchen Buchenholz gives us the strength to face suffering in lifeD. we should do our bits to help those poor children58. The children wore no diapers beca

35、use_.A. they had no parentsB. their parents were waiting for the governments helpC. their parents had no money to buy diapersD. Gretchen Buchenholz would buy diapers for them59. We can infer from the passage that Gretchen Buchenholz_.A. called up City Hall to get help for those homeless peopleB. mov

36、ed to New York at a young ageC. treats the children equally whether they are normal or disabledD. starts schools for those homeless childrenBCan you do the math: What is one hundred times four，divided by the square root of a hundred? How can you work it out quickly?The answer is forty. Years ago, th

37、ree scientists at Texas Instruments, Jerry Merryman, James Van Tassel and Jack Kilby, invented the handheld electronic calculator. Their first device could add, subtract, multiply and divide and it was small and easy to take.Yet after forty years, calculators in the classroom still add up to the sam

38、e old debate. Generally calculators are considered to be usefulespecially with more complex math. Some math teachers at every level support the use of calculators and students are even permitted to use them when they take college entrance tests. But it is also thought that young students should know

39、 basic calculation before they begin using them.Some education experts think calculators are used too much. Children, they say, learn to depend on these electronic brains instead of their own. Calculators may not only give students answers to questions they do not really understand, they may also ke

40、ep them from discovering ideas for themselves.Other experts, though, say calculators have helped make mathematics more understandable to more students. They say calculators give students more time to understand and solve problems, and to develop a better sense of what numbers mean. That way, the rea

41、soning goes, they can feel better about their abilities.60. Which of the following calculation agrees with the question raised in the first paragraph?A.B.C.D.61. Three scientists at Texas Instruments invented .A. the first electronic calculator B. the calculator handleC. the portable electronic calc

42、ulator D. the first calculator62. We can infer from the passage that in the past.A. math teachers supported using calculators everywhereB. students were not allowed to use calculator in testsC. using calculators in classrooms was under argumentD. young students had to know how to use calculators63.

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53、any markets,” the European Commission (委员会) says in a study published last month.The study collected by the British National Centre for Languages for the EU leader, says over 10 per cent of 2,000 small and medium-sized (中等规模的) firms in 29 European countries sampled (抽样) in the study have lost export

54、 contract (出口合同) because of lack of language skills. The study says French is used to trade with partners in Africa, Spanish in Latin America, and Russian in Eastern Europe.“The picture is far more complex than the much-quoted view that English is the world language,” the study says.Multilingual (多种

55、语言的) Commissioner Leonard Orban admitted that English plays an important role worldwide, but he wants to improve more linguistic variety within the EU.The EUs linguistic headaches have exploded with the groups expansion. Languages have become a sensitive topic in Brussels where English is increasingly eclipsing (侵蚀) French as the main working language of the organization. Translation of EU papers int