常州市重点中学2008-2009学年度第一学期三校联考英语

常州市重点中学2008-2009学年度第一学期三校联考高一年级英语月考试卷第一部分：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.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Cities.B.Festivals.C.Vacationplans.2.WhatdoesthemanthinkofMr.Bush’slesson?A.Boring.B.Interesting.C.Helpful.3.Whendidtheconcertstart?A.At7:00.B.At7:30.C.At6:30.4.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Inarestaurant.B.Athome.C.Inanoffice.5.What’stheweatherliketomorrow?A.Rainy.B.Cloudy.C.Fine.第二节（共15小题：每小题1分，共15分）听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6至7题.6.What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?Employerandemployee.B.Shopassistantandcustomer.C.Waiterandconsumer.7.Whatistheattitudeofthemantowardsthewoman?A.Cold.B.Impolite.C.Considerate.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8.WhattimeistheschoolbussupposedtoarriveatJoanne’shome?A.At7:50.B.At8:30.C.At8:40.9.WhydoesJoannehateMonday?Becauseshehastogetupearly.B.Becauseshehastohavebreakfast.C.Becausehermotherisn’tathome.10.Whodoyouthinkdoesthemosthouseworkinthisfamily?A.Joanne.B.Joanne’sfather.C.Joanne’smother.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11.Whatmakesthewomanlookunwell?Herofficework.B.Herbeingonadiet.C.Havingtoomanybananas.12.Whatistheman’sopinionofthewoman?Sheisbeautifulassheis.B.Shewillbemorebeautifulifshelosessomeweight.C.Sheshouldgainsomeweight.13.Whatwillthewomanmostprobablydonext?A.Sticktoherdietplan.B.Followthetrend.C.Returntohernormallife.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。14.Whatservicedoesthewomanhelptosell?Abargainondancelessons.B.Amembershiptoasportsclub.C.AgreatdealonairfaretoHawaii.15.Whydoesthemanrefusetheoffer?Heneverbuysthingsoverthephone.B.Hedoesn’thaveextramoneytospend.C.Hedoesn’tneedtheservicebeingprovided.16.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?Hewillaccepttheofferwillingly.B.Hisnamewillberemovedfromthelistsoon.C.Hemightbecalledagaininthecomingweeks.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Specialeducationinpublicschools.B.Specialeducationinprivateschools.C.SpecialeducationinHillsideSchoo1.18.HowoldarethestudentsinHillsideA.Fromfivetothirteen.B.Fromeighttotwenty-eight.C.Fromfourtoforty-four.19.Whichschoolhasinternationalstudentsthisyear?TheschoolinPennsylvania.B.TheSheltonSchoo1.C.TheschoolinVermont.20.Whatisthegoalofthethreeprivateschools?A.Todevelopwritingskillsofthosewithlearningdisabilities.B.Tomakepreparationsfortheirfutureregularlearning.C.Tostudywhytheyhavedisordersinlearning.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）21.Itriedinvaintofind______mouse;fortunately,Icouldmakedowith______usedoneinoneofmybookcasedrawers.A.a,anB.the,aC.the,anD.a,a22.Everypossiblechanceshouldbemadethemostof________theimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.A.makingknownB.tomakeknowC.tomakeknownD.makingknow23.Hewrotefivenovels,twooftranslatedintoEnglish.A.itB.themC.whichD.that24.-It’sthirtyyearssincewelastmet.

-ButIstillrememberthestory,believeitornot,

_____wegotlostonarainynight.

A.which

B.that

C.what

D.when25.Allherjewellery,theringsandthenecklaces,_____onthatdarknight.A.wasstolenB.werestolen C.hasbeenstolen D.havebeenstolen26.Don’ttakethemedicine;itcan’thelpridofyourcold.A.gettingB.togetC.togettingD.gets27．—“Couldweputoffthemeeting?”sheasked.“_________.”Heansweredpolitely.“Thisistheonlydayeveryoneisavailable.”

A.Notlikely

B.Notexactly

C.Notnearly

D.Notreally28.“Goodbye,then,”shesaid,withouteven___________fromherbook.

A.lookingdown

B.lookingupC.lookingaway

D.lookingon29.Thenewsofthemayor’scomingtoourschoolforavisitwas

ontheradioyesterday.A.turnedout

B.foundout

C.givenout

D.carriedout30.______,itwon’tbetheonlyfactorconcerningyourhappiness.A.ImportantasmighttheresultoftheexambeB.AstheresultoftheexammightbeimportantC.AsimportanttheresultoftheexammightbeD.Importantastheresultoftheexammightbe31.Iseldombuythingsfromthatshop,______Ihavenotimetogoshoppingelsewhere.A．except B．unless C．even D．when32.Theplantobecarriedoutnextmonthneeds______amongthemembersofthelaborunionbefore______.A.todiscuss,carryingoutB.tobediscussed,carriedoutC.discussed,tobecarriedoutD.discussing,beingcarriedout33.Ireallyadmirehow______sheisto______therightsanddignityofwomen.A.devoted,defendingB.devoting,defendC.devoted,defendD.devoting,34.－Howlong______you______thatevening?－Iwaitedagoodhourbeforehefinallyturnedup.A.had,waitedB.have,waitedC.did,waitD.would,wait35.Aboutathirdofthepopulationwasestimatedtohaveno______tothehealthservice.A.assessmentBaccessC.exceptionD.assignment36.–Didthebookgivetheinformationyouneeded?–Yes.But_____it,Ihadtoreadtheentirebook.A.tofindB.findC.tofindingD.finding37.Ifeelgreatlyhonored____intotheirsociety.A.towelcomeB.welcomingC.tobewelcomedD.welcomed38.Ifyoureallyhavetoleaveduringthemeeting,you’dbetterleave____thebackdoor.A.forB.byC.acrossD.out39.I’msorryyou’vebeenwaitingsolong,butit’llstillbesometime____Briangetsback.A.beforeB.sinceC.tillD.after40.Itisworthconsideringwhatmakes“convenience”foodssopopular,and____betteronesofyourown.A.introducesB.tointroduceC.introducingD.introduced第二节完型填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第41.至60小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Usuallywethinkaboutmaterialqualitieswhenwethinkaboutthepleasurewewillgetfromaproduct.Whensomethingcostsalot,wemightthinkaboutallthefineworkthatwent41it.Butcanprice42influencethepleasureweexperience?ResearchersfromtheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyandtheStanfordGraduateSchoolofBusinesssay43.HilkePlassmann,JohnO'DohertyandAntonioRangelatCaitechandBabaShivatStanforddida_44.Theyhadtwentypeople45differentwines.Winewaschosenbecauseitcomesinmanydifferentqualitiesand46,and47alotofpeopleenjoytastingit.Thepeopleweretoldtheyweretastingfivedifferentwines,whichwere48onlybyprice:five,ten,thirty-five,forty-fiveandninetydollars.But49therewereonlythreedifferentwines,and50ofthemwerepresentedtwice,atahighpriceandalowprice.Forexample,thewinethatinfactcostninetydollarsabottlewas51halfthetime52aten-dollarwine.Thereweretwoimportantresultsfromthestudy.First,theindividuals,onaverage,reportedgreaterpleasurefromdrinkingwine53was54_inprice.Brainimages55whilethepeopletastedthewine56thisfinding.Thesecond57hasmeaningforeconomistsandmarketers.Theexperimentappearsto58_thatraisingthepricecanincreasehowmuchaproductisenjoyed.59,whenitcomestoexpectations,itseemsyoureallydogetwhatyou60.41.A.off B.into C.out D.on42.A.alone B.only C.just D.mere43.A.neverB.noC.ok D.yes44.A.experienceB.productC.study D.discussion45.A.tastingB.totaste C.tastedD.taste46.A.valueB.pricesC.expectationsD.images47.A.sinceB.asC.because D.for48.A.identifiedB.claimedC.realized D.differed49.A.intruthB.onrealityC.inreturn D.inshort50.A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four51.A.explainedB.determinedC.preparedD.presented52.A.ofB.forC.onD.as53.A.thatB."what C.ofwhichD.whether54.A.highB.lowC.higher D.lower55.A.takenB.weretakenC.werewatchedD.came56.A.supportingB.tosupportC.supportedD.support57.A.studyB.findingC.resultD.experiment58.A.explain B.analyzeC.announceD.confirm59.A.Inotherwords B.InawordC.OnthewholeD.Inwords60.A.payfor B.spendonC.costD.take第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。AHowmanytimeshaveyouheardtheexpressionthatmostpeoplespendmoretimeplanningtheirvacationthantheydoplanningtheirlives.Iwouldexplainthatexpressionbyaddingthatmostpeoplespendmoretime“thinking”abouttheirvacationthantheydothinkingaboutwhat’simportantintheirlife.Whilerestandrelaxationareamustinlivingabalancedlife,it’snotwhatwewerecreatedtodo.Afterall,theMasterCreatortookhisR&R(RestandRecreation)ontheseventhday,onlyaftersixdaysof"definitelydirectedthought.”①MyfriendMikeLitmanwroteanarticlethisweek.②It’scalled“TheMillionaireComposite”anditanalyzesoneofthebigdifferencesbetweensuper-successfulpeopleandeveryoneelse.Hewrote“IrecentlyvisitedaRealEstateMultiMillionaireMogul.WhatdidIseenexttohisdesk?Hisvision(构想)statement,alongwithalistofwhathevaluesinlife－handwritten.”“Afewmonthsback,IinterviewedanindividualMarcoDorigowhosoldoverabilliondollarsworthofproductsontelevision.Hetoldmethathereadhislifeandbusinessvisionandgoalsdaily,andthathetooktimetoimagineexactlywhathewantedtocreateeachnightbeforefallingasleep.”Whatisyourlife’spurposeoryourpersonaltaskstatement?Isitwrittendown?Doyoureviewitandthinkaboutitoften?③Isyourlifeorganizedaroundyourpurposeandasetofgoalsthatsupportthatpurpose?Withoutpurposeandgoals-certainlydirectedthought－youarelike“shipwithoutarudder.(舵)”Thereispowerinyourpurposeandinyourgoals.④OneofmyfavoritepassagesofJamesAllenisonehewroteinTheMasteryofDestiny:“Allsuccessfulpeoplearepeopleofpurpose.Theyholdfasttoanidea,aproject,aplan,andwillnotletitgo;theytreasureitanddevelopit;andwhenupsetbydifficulties,theyrefusetogivein;thegreaterthedifficultiesare,thestrongerthepurposeis.”Andthat’sworththinkingabout.61.Thesupportingsentence“Itisthepowerthathelpsyououtofdifficulties,thefuelthatdrivesyoutowardthelifeyouwant.”shouldbeplacedat.A.①B.②C.③D.④62.Inthepassage,thewriterintendstotellusthat.A.wearesupposedtoslowdownandthereisnoneedtoplanforthefutureB.peopleshouldspendmoretimeinplanningtheirvacationthanmakingachoiceC.onlysuccessfulpeoplesetgoalsandlistwhatisimportantinlifeD.weshouldbeapersonofpurposeandsticktoourideasandourplans63.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Nevergiveup.B.Holdfasttoyourlife’spurpose.C.Liveabalancedlife.D.RestandRelaxation.BTheyweresomeoftheColdWar'sfirstsoldiers.Nowtheysaytheyareamongitslastvictims,copingwithcancersthatmaybelinkedtotheirworkinBuffalo-areafactoriesthatmadesparepartsfornuclearweaponshalfacenturyago.Ittookdecadesforthefederalgovernmenttoadmitthatitexposedthousandsofworkersaroundthecountrytodangerouslevelsofradiationinfactorieshandlingnuclearmaterials,startingwiththeManhattanProjectinthe1940sandcontinuing,insomecases,intothe1970s.Theworkerssaytheywerenevertoldtherewasanydanger,andmanydevelopedcancer.In2000,Congressapprovedaprogramtopaythosesickenedfromexposure$150,000.eachandtohelpwiththeirmedicalbills.ButmanyoftheworkersandtheirfamiliesinNewYorknowsaytheyhavebeenharmedtwiceover.Firsttheywereexposedtodangerousradiationwithoutprotectiveequipmentwhentheiremployerswereundercontractwiththegovernmenttodoweaponswork.Nowtheprogramthatwassetuptohelpthemcopewithcancer,theysay,hasturnedouttobedifficulttodealwith,requiringdecades-oldemploymentrecordsthatinmanycasesareincompleteorcannotbefound.Sofar,nationwide,morethan65percentof14,600caseshavebeendeniedbasedonincompleteormissingemploymentrecords.InNewYorkState,55percentManyworkerssaytheyhavespentyearsstrugglingwithgovernmenttogetmoneyfortheirillnesses.Latelytheyhavebeenworriedthatthefederalgovernment,tolimitcosts,willmakeitevenmoredifficultforthemtoreceivethepayment.64.ThepurposeoftheCongressapprovingtheprogramin2000isto_______A.paythevictims B.limitcosts C.studycancersD.doanexperiment65.Theworkerscanreceivemoneyonconditionthat_______.A.theywerefirstSoldiers B.theyarelastvictimsC.theysuffercancersD.theyofferoldcompleteemploymentrecords66.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theemployersdidn'tsignacontractwiththegovernmenttodothework.B.Thefederalgovernmenthasn'tadmitteditswrongactionallthetime.C.Someoftheworkershadbeentoldthedangerbeforedoingthework.D.Whileworkingtheemployeesdidn'twearprotectiveequipmentthen.67.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat______.A.thecancersthattheworkersgotmusthavesomethingtodowithweaponsworkB.theManhattanProjectinthe1940swasdefinitelyinvolvedinnuclearweaponsC.manyoftheworkersareoptimistictogetthemoneyfortheirillnessD.alltheworkerswhoeverworkedatnuclearmaterialshavedevelopedcancerCYou’resittingonthetrainhomeandthepersonoppositeyouyawns(打哈欠).Suddenly,you’reyawningwithhim,thoughyou’renottired.Thisphenomenonconfusedscientistsforyearsuntilarecentstudyfoundthatpeopletendtosympathizewithfellowhumans.Supportingthisclaimwasthediscoverythatthosechildrenwhowereunabletoformnormalemotionaltieswithothersdidnotexperiencecontagious(有感染力的)yawning,whichshowedthathumanscommunicateregularlywithoutwords.HugoCritchley,aneuroscientist,hasconductedanexperimentrecently,whichwillprovethathappinessandsadnesscanspreadlikethecommoncold.AccordingtoCritechley,ourmindandbodyareinconstantexchangeabouthowwe’refeeling.“Emotionsarecloselylinkedwithstatesofinternal(内部的)responses,”heexplained.“Therearealsomorevisiblechangesinourgesturesandfacialexpression.Whenwe’reinagroup,thesesignalscanspreadtoanotherperson.Forexample,there’stheobvioustendencytosmilewhensmiledatandtherearelessobviouschangesthatreflectemotionsofsurprise,angerorsadnesssuchasachangeinourheartrateandbloodpressure.HugoCritchleyfurtherexplained,“Ourbodiessynchroniesandwhenweliketheotherperson,weevencopyhisbehavior.Nexttimeyouchatwithafriend,payattentiontohowyou’resitting—it’sprettylikelythatyouwillbethesame.Scientistsbelieveit’sourwayoftellingeachotherthatwe’repartners.Throughbodylanguage,humansgiveeachotherverysubtle(微妙的)butclearsignalsthatshowemotions.”So,whatlessonscanwelearnfromthis?“Spendtimewithhappypeople—otherwiseyourhealthcouldsuffer,”saidCritchley.”Whenwe’resad,ourbodygoesintofightorflightmode.Butwhenwe’rehappy,ourbodyworksnormallyandwefeelrelaxedandpositive.Sowelookbright,ourskinglows,wefeelhealthyanditaffectseveryonearoundus.”68.AccordingtoHugoCritchley,________.A.emotionsareasvisibleasfacialexpressionsB.weyawnmorefrequentlywhenwehaveacoldC.emotionsareconnectedwithstatesofinternalresponsesD.thechangeofbloodpressureisnotlinkedwiththechangeofemotions.69.Theunderlinedword“synchronies”inParagraph4means“_____”.A.moveslowlyB.changerapidlyC.relaxtemporarilyD.respondaccordingly70.Fromthepassagewecanlearn________.A.sadnessisascontagiousashappinessB.angerislesscontagiousthanfriendlinessC.surpriseismorecontagiousthansmileD.surpriseisthemostcontagiousamongemotions71.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Emotionshavedelicateinfluenceonfellowhumans.Childrenlikecopyingtheactionsoffellowhumans.Whypeoplefollowothers’yawningisamystery.D.Peopletendtocommunicatemorewithbodylanguage.DCelebrity(名人)hasbecomeoneofthemostimportantrepresentativesofpopularculture.Fansusedtobecrazyaboutspecificfilm,butnowthepublictendstobaseitsconsumption（消费）ontheinterestofcelebrityattachedtoanygivenproduct.Besides,fashionmagazineshavealmostabandonedthepracticeofputtingmodelsonthecoverbecausetheydon’tsellnearlyaswellasfamousfaces.Asaresult,celebritieshaverealizedtheirunbelievablypowerfulmarketpotential,movingfromadvertisingforothers’productstodevelopingtheirown.Celebrityclothinglinesaren’tacompletelynewphenomenon,butinthepasttheyweretypicallyaimedattheordinaryconsumers,andlimitedtoafewTVactresses.Todaythey’restartedbyfirst-classstarswhoseproductsenjoyequalfamewithsomeworldtopbrands.Themostsuccessfulstart-upshavebeenthosebycelebritieswithspecificpersonalstyle.Ascelebritiesbecomemoreandmoreexperiencedatthemarket,theyexpandtheirproductionscalerapidly,coveringalmostalltheproductsofdailylife.However,foreverysuccessstory,there’sarelatedwarningtaleofacelebritywhoovervaluedhisconsumerappeal.Nomatterhowfamoustheproduct’soriginis,ifitfailstoimpressconsumerswithitsownqualitiesitbeginstoresembleanexerciseinself-promotionalmarketing.Andoncetheinitial（最初的）attentiondiesdown,consumerinterestmightfade,loyalty(忠诚)returningtotried-and-truelabels.Today,celebritiesfaceevermoresevereembarrassment.Thepop-culturalcirclemightbebiggerthanever,butitsrateofturnoverhasspeededupaswell.Eachmisstepthreatenstoreduceacelebrity’shelflife,andthesamenewspaperormagazinethatoncebroughthimfamehasnoproblempickinghimtopieceswhentheopportunityappears.Still,theego’s（自我的）potentialforexpansionislimitless.Havingalreadyachievedgreatwealthandpublicrecognition,manycelebritiesseefashionasthenextfrontiertobeconquered.Asthesayinggoes,successandfailurealwaysgohandinhand.Theirsuccessasdesignersmightlastonlyashorttime,butfashion-likecelebrity–hasalwaysbeentemporary.72.Fashionmagazinestoday________.A.seldomputmodelsonthecoverB.nolongerputmodelsonthecoverC.neednotworryaboutcelebrities’marketpotentialD.judgethemarketpotentialofeverycelebritycorrectly73.Achangeintheconsumermarketcanbefoundtodaythat_______.A.priceratherthanbrandnameismoreconcernedB.producersprefermodelstocelebritiesforachievementsC.producerspreferTVactressestofilmstarsforadvertisementsD.qualityratherthantheoutsideofproductsismoreconcerned74.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4indicatesthatanywrongstepwillpossibly______.A.decreasethepopularityofacelebrityandthesalesofhisproductsB.damagetheimageofacelebrityintheeyesofthegeneralpublicC.cutshorttheartisticcareenofacelebrityinshowbusinessD.influencethepriceofacelebrity’sproducts75.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.celebrityandpersonalstyleB.celebrityandmarketpotentialC.celebrityandfashiondesignD.celebrityandclothingindustry第二卷（非选择题共30分）第四部分：写作（共两节，满分30分）第一节任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的词（每格限填一词）。FairviewElementarySchool,Modesto,California,withsome1,000studentsfromkindergartenthroughsixthgrade(about80percentofthemLatino),haslongsufferingfromdisciplineproblems,poortestscores,andaneartotallackofparentalinvolvement.Thedifficultiesaren’tsurprisinggiventhatmanyoftheparents----immigrantswhoworkonfarmsorinfactories----speaklittleornoEnglish.Since2002,FairviewElementarySchoolhasbeenaFirstAmendmentSchool,oneof97developedacrossthecountrybytheFirstAmendmentFairviewstudentsenjoy“freedoms”otherkidsmightenvy(theyvotedtoabolishschooluniforms,forexample).Butthechildrendon’tjustexerciserights.Theyalsoacceptsuchresponsibilitiesasspeakingupduringclassdiscussions,andkeepingtheschoolcleanandsafe(Fairviewisratedthecleanestof33schoolsinitsdistrict).Inonedeparturefromtradition,there’snohand-raisinginclass.“Instead,”saysteacherDeborahSupnet,“weteachthemtolistenforwhentheotherchildstopstalking.”Callitanexerciseinrespect.Lastyear,thenumberofstudentsevaluatedadvancedinmathincreased,from15to30percent.AndFairviewgraduatesintheirfirstmiddle-schoolmid-termexamaveragedBgrades;96Percentpassedallsubjects.ParticularlyencouragingtoPrinc