西城区高三第二次模拟考试(英语)试题高三英语试

1、西城区2008年高三第二次模拟考试（英语）试题 高三英语试卷 2008.5 本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分。考试时间120分钟。第一卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题11.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。例：What is the man going to read? AA newspaper BA magazine CA book 答案是A。1What

2、 can we learn from this conversation? AHelen will go on a picnic tomorrow BHelen doesnt enjoy going on a picnic CHelen doesnt think the weather will be good for a picnic2Whats the probable relationship between these two speakers? ARelatives BRoommates CNeighbors3Where is the woman now? AIn the libra

3、ry BIn the classroom CIn the hospital4What happened to the man this morning? A He got angry BHe overslept CHe forgot to set the clock5How long does it take Mr. Smith to drive home during rush hours ? AAbout 5 minutesBAbout 20 minutes CAbout 15 minutes第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道

4、小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独自前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6What are they talking about? AA weekend activity BA teachers suggestion CA trip abroad7Where did they decide to go? ATo the park BTo the lake CTo the mountains 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8What cities did Susan vis

5、it in Japan? ATokyo and Kyoto BAs many cities as she could CTokyo，Kyoto and some other cities in Japan9What is very expensive in Tokyo according to Susan? AHotels BFoods CPictures 听第8段材料，回答第10至11题。10Why did Bob call Nancy? ATo ask if shes got the tickets BTo invite her out to a concert CTo offer his

6、 help with her new flat11What will Nancy be doing tomorrow night? AWatching a tennis match BCleaning up the new flat CGoing to the theatre with Margaret 听第9段材料，回答第12至14题。12What does Professor White come here for? ATo give a lecture BTo go sightseeing CTo visit the company13Which of the following sta

7、tements is NOT true? AProfessor White felt a little bit tired on her trip BThe man works in the Public Relation Department CThe lecture will last two hours14What will Professor White do later that day? AGive a lecture BHave a dinner with the staff of the company CEnjoy a lecture with other staff of

8、the company 听第10段材料，回答第15至17题。15What are they talking about? AHaving a larger apartment BGetting married CVisiting her mother16Why does the wife need an extra bedroom? AHer husband got a rise BHer mother will pay a visit to them CThe old apartment has only one bedroom17How long have they lived in th

9、e apartment? AFor more than ten years BThey didnt mention it CSince they got married 听第11段材料，回答第18至20题。18What was the speaker doing at the fast-food restaurant? AWaiting on tables BHaving dinner CSelling food19What did the manager of the restaurant say? AEveryone must get out of the building BEveryo

10、ne had to stay where they were CThere was no more food20What did the police find out? AThere was a bomb BThere was no danger CThere was an alarm clock第二部分：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） 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出呵以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。例：Its so nice to hear from her again ，we last met more t

11、han thirty years ago AWhats more BThats to say CIn other words DBelieve it or not 答案是D。21Let us suppose that you are in position of parentWould you like your child to have such a stressful life? Aa；a Ba；the Cthe；a Dthe；the22Matt is now getting on very well with his new job and he earns he did last y

12、ear Atwice as much as Bas twice much as Ctwice as many as Das twice many as23Why are you still working on this project? Its 4 oclock in the afternoon and youre supposed it by noon Ato finish Bto be finishing Cto have finished Dto have been finishing24We rent a beach house with two small rooms， can s

13、erve as a kitchen Athe smaller of which Ba smaller of which Cthe smaller of them Dsmaller of that25Have you thought about your day off next week? Oh yes，I the sunshine in Hawaii next Friday afternoon while youre all working! Awill enjoy Bare enjoying Cwill be enjoying Dam going to enjoy26I wonder if

14、 I can use your camera I dont have But my roommate doesHe bought last month Aone；one Bit；one Cit；it Done；it27Computerized robots have freed man from much mental work； ，they protect man from being harmed by some dangerous work Athus Bhowever Cso Dmoreover28 after the race that he didnt know what to s

15、ay before SO many reporters ASo excited the champion was BSo excited was the champion CSo excited the champion felt DSo excited felt the champion29 in London，James turned on the radio in the hotel room to listen to the weather report AArriving BHaving arrived CAfter arrived DOn having arrived30Mr. A

16、ndrews has not yet given me those repots，hut once ，Ill mail them to you Ahe does Bhe will Cthey do Dthey will31The photos on the wall Grandma of those happy，old days when a large family lived together Arepeat Bremember Cremind Dretell32It is the end of my tiring day，and I really appreciate time to r

17、elax Ato have Bto have had Chaving Dof having33In order to search for the escaped murderer，the police decided to question came along this road Awho Bwhom Cwhoever Dwhomever34After the teacher made an explanation，Tom， ，corrected his paper Arealized his mistake Brealizing his mistakes Che realized his

18、 mistake Dhis mistake realizing35Whats the trouble this time? Well，doctor，I just cant this terrible dream every night Aget out of Bget away with Cget down to Dget through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，从每题所给的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。 Nowadays the whole world are worrying about a da

19、ngerglobal warmingIn fact this began a long time agoYet，not all of us seem to realize it One day around 30 years ago，the nine million citizens of London heard sirens（a loud noise of warning made by a special machine）all over the town Emergency servicesthe 36 ，the police，doctors and nurses 37 by，read

20、y to go into actionIn railway and underground stations，people read posters and 38 ，telling them where to go and 39 to do in the emergencyThis was Exercise FloodcallLondon wasnt flooded yetBut it is 40 that it will he In 1236 and 1663 London was 41 floodedIn 1928，unluckily，quite a 42 people living in

21、 Westminster，the heart of London， 43 in floodsAnd in 1953，100 people living on the eastern 44 the London suburbs，were killed again in the floodsAt last，the Great London Council（市政厅），is taking actions to 45 this disaster happening againBut the flood 46 were not built until 1980sAnd in the 47 ，Londone

22、rs must be 48 When it happens50 underground stations will be underwaterElectricity，gas and phone services will be out of action 49 will be impassableIt will be impossible to 50 any of the bridges between North and South London 51 London will look like Venice But Exercise Floodcall didnt cause 52 amo

23、ng LondonersMost people knew it was just a 53 One comment from a lady who was 54 along the Embankment when the sirens sounded was“Its a flood warning，isnt it? The water doesnt look 55 to me”36Asoldiers Bfiremen Cengineers Drepairmen37Ahurried Bwent Cwatched Dstood38Abooks Bmagazines Cmaps Ddictionar

24、ies39A what Bhow Cwhy Dwhich40Abelievable Btrue Cnatural Dpossible41Aeasily Bheavily Cstrongly Dpoorly42Amany Bfew Clots Dplenty43Aescaped Bkilled Csurvived Ddrowned44Aedge Barea Cpart Ddistrict45Aresist Bkeep Cprevent Dobject46Awalls Bchannel Cshelter Dfence47Afuture Bpast Cmeantime Dend48Adelighte

25、d Bprepared Cfrightened Dencouraged49ARoads BPower CMessages DTraffic50Asee Bpass Cbuild Dcross51AGuess BRemember CConsider DImagine52Apanic Battention Cnotice Dcare53Adesign Bplan Cwarning Djoke54Aliving Bwalking Cworking Dstudying55Adeep Bhigh Cshallow Dwide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A、B

26、、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A NorwayTen Chinese college students arrived at the countrys Arctic research base，the Yellow River Station，on Friday On Saturday，the students are expected to witness the end of four months of darkness in the area，as the sun makes a rare appearance During their four-day st

27、ay at the station，the students will meet and learn from some of Chinas leading polar researchersThey were welcomed at the station yesterday by its director，He Jianfeng，who is an expert on marine micro-ecosystems（海洋微生态系统） The students will also visit the German and Norwegian stations and meet researc

28、hers there As for entertainment，the visitors will get the chance to play ice hockey at the worlds most northerly stadium Among the visitors is Zheng Li，a student majoring in telecommunications at Dalian Marinetime University “It is so exciting to see how the Chinese researchers work in the worlds mo

29、st northerly laboratory，”she said “This opportunity is preciousMost people will never get the chance to travel so far from home and visit such an amazing placeIts a once-in-a-lifetime thing” Wu Jinyou，head of the Polar Research Institute of China，and the groups leader，said，“I hope the students have

30、not only a field trip to the Yellow River station，but are also touched by the devotion and spirit of the Chinese researchers here I also expect in the future，some of them will choose to devote themselves to polar research and maybe even work with us” The students have been in Norway since February 2

31、8，and were given Arctic training before moving to the station The Arctic expedition is one of the several international cooperation and exchange activities forming the China Program for International Polar Year（200708 ）It was launched last March （China Daily，Xinhua News Agency，March 8，2008）56Which o

32、f the following is true about Wu Jinyou? AHe is a graduate from Dalian Marinetime University BHe is the leading polar researchers working at the research station CHe is sure that all the ten students will make good polar researchers DHe thinks highly of the devotion and spirit of the Chinese researc

33、hers57What does Zheng Li mean by saying “Its a once-in-a-lifetime thing”? AIts exciting to see the sun rise in Arctic area BThe trip to the research station is extremely exciting CPlaying ice hockey in Arctic area is really a life-long memory DPeople are only allowed to visit the station once in the

34、ir lifetime58Which word can most probably replace the underlined word “launched” ? Aended Bstopped Cstarted Dperformed59What could be the best title of the news repot? AChinese Students Arrive at Arctic Station BChinese Students Do Research in Norway CChinese Students Play Ice Hockey at Arctic Stati

35、on DChinese Students Receive Training at Arctic StationB My mind seems always to return to the day when I met CarlThe city bus stopped at a corner to pick up the daily commuters（someone who travels regularly to and from work），a group in which I was includedBoarding the bus，I looked for a place to si

36、tAt last，I found a place near the back The occupant of the seat next to the One I was going for was an older man in a grey suit，well- worn dress shoes，and a black hat like I always pictured reporters wearing，but without the little press cardSeated myself，I began to read the book I had been canting，w

37、hich was Jack Kerouacs On the RoadThe man in the seat next to me introduced himself by asking if I had read any other book like the one I was holdingWhen I told him I had, he seemed to become interested，and so did IHe introduced himself as Carl and asked if I liked jazz，and I told him that I didnt r

38、eally listen to it，and that I liked rock and rollWaiting for Carl to tell me that I should listen to real music，I was shocked when he just smiled and noddedHe said，“You remind me of myself when I was your ageI remember how my parents hated jazz，how they couldnt see how I could listen to that awful n

39、oiseI bet your parents say the same thing，dont they?” Now it was my turn to smile，amused with how right he was As the bus ferried us from one side of the city to the other，Carl and I talked about a lot of different thingsThe more we talked，the more amazed I became at how much the two of us really ha

40、d in common，despite the age differenceI havent seen him since we parted，but the thought of our connection that day rarely leaves my mind Carl really made me think about how much we can learn from each other if we just break through the blocks between us weve gotI mean，I would have never thought befo

41、re that day that I could have anything in common with someone so much older than I，just because of ageBut Carl taught me that no matter what，we are all just people，and that we should make an extra effort to try and get to know our neighbors and people we see every day，regardless of age，race，religion

42、，sex，or anything elseIf we all take the time to attempt to understand each other，I think that the world would be a much better place that we could share together，as humans60From the first paragraph we know that the author Adid not mind whether there was a seat or not Bhoped to have a seat when getti

43、ng on the bus Cthought the bus was overcrowded Dlooked for a seat but failed61The author usually imagined a reporter as one who Aliked jazz music Benjoyed talking with others Cliked reading Jack Kerouacs works Dusually wore a black hat and press card62After talking with Carl，the author realized that

44、 Aolder people were nice to talk to Bhe should have known Carl earlier Chis parents were so different from Carl in listening to music Dage was not necessarily a problem in heart-to-heart communication63It can be inferred from the passage that Athe author hasnt seen the old man since then Bjazz music

45、 used to be more popular than rock and roll Cthe author was not satisfied with human relationships in the world DCarl made the author realize how much people could learn from each otherC In Canada and the United States，there is a new group of children called “satellite kids”， who live in one place b

46、ut whose parents live in another place Asians are immigrating to Canada and the United States in larger numbers than ever beforeMost Asians immigrate because they believe that they can give their children a better education in the WestIn Asia，especially in China，Japan，and Korea，it is difficult to go

47、 to universityStudents must first pass the strict national examinationHowever, in Canada and the United States，it is easy to go to university，and anyone who wants to go can goAs a result，Asian parents decide to leave their countries so that their children can go to university The problem is that whe

48、n Asians arrive，they discover that finding a job and making money are more difficult in the West than in the EastAlso，they find that they are very lonely，and that they miss their homesBecause of these two reasons，most Asian parents decide to go back to work while their children study in the WestTher

49、efore，these children become “satellite kids”， and most of their parents do not know how sad it is to be a “satellite kid” Only until now are Canadians and Americans discovering the “satellite kid” problemBecause these children do not speak English and because their parents are not there to take care

50、 of themthey are often absent from schoolTo be a “satellite kid” means to grow up in a country where you know you are different and where you cannot make friends because you do not speak English wellAlso，it means to grow up lonely，because your parents are elsewhereWhat these “satellite kids” will pr

51、obably say to their parents is that its better to have parents around than to have a university education64Some Asian parents send their kids abroad because Athey hope their children may easily find a job there Bthe kids may not be accepted by universities in their own countries Call foreign univers

52、ities are better than the ones in their own countries Dthe kids want to improve their English and make foreign friends65“Satellite kids” refer to Asian kids Awithout patents Bliving abroad alone Cwith university education Dspeaking no English66Some Asian immigrant children become “satellite kids” because their parents Awant to leave their own country Bwant them to go t