天水市一中2008-2009学年第二学期
2006级第三阶段考试试题
英 语
命题：王小瑞
本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共150分，共10页。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
注意事项：
1． 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域外内。
2． 选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。
3． 请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。
4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。
第I卷（共两部分，共95分）
第一部分：英语知识运用（共三节, 满分50分）
第一节：单词辨音（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
例：have
A．gave B．save C．hat D．made
答案是C。
1．sudden A．support B．umbrella C．bush D．university
2．handkerchief A．think B．dangerous C．husband D．handbag
3．great A．break B．feather C．league D．real
4．soft A．tongue B．consider C．comb D．geography
5．headache A．merchant B．chief C．chemistry D．machine
第二节 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
例：We last night, but we went to the concert instead.
A．must have studied B．might study
C．should have studied D．would study
答案是C。
6．Many of friends British people make at school remain friends for life, so it is true that schooldays are “the best of life”.
A．the；不填 B．the; the C．不填; the D．不填；不填
7．When it air pollution, Beijing faces the three “C”s，cars，coal and construction，which lead to Beijing's thick air pollution．
A．refers to B．comes to C．happens to D．speaks to
8．Not until quite recently that language is closely related to culture．
A．he realized B．did he realize C．had he realized D．he did realize
9．一Is there any possible way to help them get rid of such a bad habit?
一To tell the truth, it’s very hard．But we on this problem．
A．worked B．had worked C．are working D．had been working
10．When I lived with my roommates in the university, we often talk into the night．
A．might B．could C．should D．would
11．Mr. and Mrs Scott prefer a trip in a small town to in so large a city as New York．
A．this B．one C．it D．that
12．I go to the stadium when there’s a game．But usually I watch it on TV．
A．typically B．anxiously C．frequently D．occasionally
13． the world economy is in difficulty, we can see, the people of China are full of hope．
A．As；不填 B．Because；which C．Though；as D．With；不填
14．_____ for more than three months, but he did his best to catch up with his classmates.
A. Being ill B. Having been ill C. Though he was ill D. He was ill
15．Once education is made free，many children who have dropped out of school .
A．will come back B．came back C．have come back D．had come back
16．Faced with trouble or difficulty，a person takes help that is available．
A．whatever B．whenever C．wherever D．however
17. Much to his surprise，he invited only twenty friends to the dinner，but came．
A．twice as many as B．as many as twice C．twice as many D．twice more than
18．A study shows that students living in non-smoking dorms are less likely to the habit of smoking.
A. make up B. pick up C. draw up D. turn up
19．一My cousin would like to risk the weight-loss pills rather than in a gym．
―Really? She must be mad．
A．to take；work out B．to take；working out
C．taking；working out D．taking；work out
20．一How do you find the new book by JK Rowling?
― . I guess she is out of her talent．
A．With the help of my mother B．By accident
C．Very boring D．In the library
第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
If you didn’t know anything about it, a
place with a name like the
The main thing is the salt. I had
I was eager to 26 there, because the salt does more than
keep the sea fish-free, it makes you
27 like you’re full
of air. 28 my friends and I got tired of floating
like soap bubbles, we put big rocks between our legs. The rocks helped us 29 lower in the water. We thought we looked
really funny, 30 then we noticed something that wasn’t so
funny. Salt stings (刺痛).
Even my friend’s 31 face began to hurt, so we 32 the
The mud by the
23.A. strange B. wide C. deep D. salty
24.A. plants B. animals C. anything D. everything
25.A. how B. why C. because D. thus
28. A. Before B. Until C. After D. While
29. A. sing B. dance C. drop D. sink
30. A. as B. but C. since D. even
31. A. frozen B. shocked C. lost D. shaved
32. A. jumped into B. dived into C. got out of D. looked out of
33.A. fish B. water C. rock D. mud
34.A. lack of B. full of C. bad for D. harmful to
35.A. breath B. stomach C. taste D. health
36. A. roll B. dive C. drink D. cry
37. A. struck B. moved C. covered D. discovered
38. A. while B. and C. still D. or
39. A. watched games B. made notes C. walked around D. took pictures
40. A. over B. in C. below D. with
第二部分：阅读（共25小题；第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分，满分45分）
第一节 阅读下列短文，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。
A
L’HAY-LES-ROSES,
The fire in a 19-storey building south of
Three teenagers taken in for questioning on Sunday admitted having started the fire for fun, police said. Two of the suspects were 18-year-old, the other was 16, police said. Further details were not available.
Witnesses claimed to have seen a group of
youths who lived in the building start the fire, said Patrick Seve, mayor of
the town of
The fire is believed to have broken out in the lobby (门厅) of the building before raging up a stairwell at least three floors. Some residents jumped from windows as the fire spread through the building’s entrance.
Authorities were investigating possible
criminals in an August 26 fire that killed 14 African children and three adults
in a
Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy suggested on French television on Sunday night that copycats (盲目模仿者) were at work. “Each time there is a new story, sometimes that gives ideas to people who then turn into criminals,” Sarkozy said, promising severe punishment for anyone found guilty of arson (纵火).
41. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs？
A.Three girls were caught setting fire to a building.
B.The fourth girl wasn’t present when the fire broke out.
C.All the people lost their lives before police came.
D.Paris was troubled by fire during that period.
42. Why did the teenagers start the fire？
A.They were interested in playing with fire.
B.They wanted to make fun of their parents.
C.They were not satisfied with the surroundings.
D.They wanted to warm themselves.
43. From the fourth and fifth paragraphs we know that ________.
A.the witnesses must have put out the fire
B.the lobby of the building was covered with wood.
C.the witnesses were familiar with the teenagers
D.the residents shouldn’t have jumped from windows
44. What the Minister said in the last paragraph means that ________.
A.he doesn’t like to listen to new stories
B.he has no time to write new stories
C.teenagers often have ideas to turn into criminals
D.teenagers may do the same as others have done
B
An Ohio State University student has put their school president on the online auction （拍卖） site eBay. Bidding started at a penny and the seven-day auction had 64 bids from 19.
bidders topping out at almost $ 100 million.
In
An American Lovell man was moving to his new home with all his belongings packed into his car when his pet cat got loose, found his pet snake and started fighting inside the car, causing him to lose control and crash into a narrow ditch（沟）.
When a Norwegian family visited their mountain cabin over the weekend, they discovered a big hole in the yard in place of the built-in swimming pool that had been installed 20 years ago.
In
Christmas, burned down his parents' home early Christmas morning.
45．According to this passage, which of the events happened at the weekend?
A．A man' s pets fought in the car and caused a car crash.
B．An old man aiming to set a record got hurt.
C．A man burned down his parents' home over no gifts.
D．A family found their swimming pool stolen.
46．Which of the following events happened to the Lovell man?
A．He was put on the online auction site eBay.
B．His car crashed into a narrow ditch.
C．His built-in swimming pool was stolen.
D．He burnt down his parents' home.
47．The passage is most probably taken from _______.
A．a science magazine B．a research paper C．a personal diary D．a newspaper
C
Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good ,most would admit that their spoken English is poor .Whenever I speak to a Chinese student they always say, “My spoken English is poor.” However, their spoken English does not have to remain “poor” ! I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.
First, they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary. Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary. However, you can speak with a limited vocabulary, if your attitude is positive .Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know.
Second, they are afraid of making mistakes. Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous .Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY NOT ACCURACY（准确性）. Your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules for grammar and using the right words and spelling them correctly .However, in speaking your aim is fluency. You want to get your message across ,to talk to someone in English ,as quickly and as well as you can ,even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense ,but it doesn’t matter because the person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for any mistakes he hears.
The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening .You have one mouth but two ears! All that hearing was necessary for you to start speaking.
Forth ,most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive language learners .Instead of actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them and wonder why their English always remains poor .If you have this proactive outlook ,then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.
If you do not use your English beyond the classroom you will forget what English you know .Remember : USE IT OR LOSE IT! You can learn how to speak English better by speaking English more.
48．What is most probably the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?
A．To improve your reading. B．To improve your listening.
C．To improve your spoken English. D．To improve your vocabulary.
49．It can be inferred from the third paragraph that .
A．don’t be fluency .Just be accuracy
B．don’t be nervous ,don’t be shy .Just write!
C．don’t be afraid of making mistakes .Just speak!
D．don’t be shy ,don’t be fluency. Just listen and write!
50．The last paragraph is possibly close to the meaning of “ ”.
A．more hurry, less speed B．better late than never
C．silence is gold D．practice makes perfect
51．The text is most probably taken from a .
A．teacher’s diary B．report on study C．sports newspaper D．movie magazine
D
A serious problem for today’s society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their lives. It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society. I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem.
First, employers should take the responsibility for their retired employees. To make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose. But when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees, it may suffer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs.
Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual. This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement. This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years. This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor.
In addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly. This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions（养老金）. Furthermore, some in-situation should be created for senior citizens, which can help provide a comfortable life for them. Unfortunately, as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly viable answer. The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young.
One further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent.
To sum up, all these options（选择） have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations.
52. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The problems faced by the old in society. B. Why we should take responsibility for the old.
C. How we can improve the lives of the old. D. Where the old can go to get their pensions.
53. According to the passage, how can the government help to improve the lives of retired people?
A. Set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire.
B. Increase savings levels of people during their working years.
C. Increase the discounts for food and transport for the old.
D. Make available pensions for those who have retired.
54. The underlined word “viable” most probably means “__________”.
A. impossible B. practical C. useful D. successful
55. What can be concluded from the passage?
A. Taking care of the old is mainly an issue of money.
B. Employers should allow their workers to retire at a later age.
C. Becoming independent should be the goal of most old people.
D. There is no single solution to the problems of the old.
56. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this article?
A. To point out the need for government support for old people.
B. To make general readers aware of the problems of retired people.
C. To discuss some possible solutions to an important social problem.
D. To instruct retired people on how they can have a happier life.
E
All plant cells are capable of taking up water. Even dead ones do to a certain degree. Absorption（吸收）of water by dead cell walls makes wood become larger. In common land plants, the living cells of roots take up most of the water. Land plants without roots do exist, however. Those greenish-yellow lichens（苔藓）you see on rocks in the high mountains have no roots. Half a billion years ago, when water plants started to enter the land, the first land plants did not have roots.
Even among
the flowering plants, one finds rootless forms. These flowering plants are “the
higher plants” because they evolved（进化）recently and are thus considered higher on the
evolutionary scale（进化度）.In
the Peruvian desert, there grows one of these rootless higher plants, a
bromeliad. It is a relative of the pineapple. Even if this plant had roots,
they would be of no use, because where the plant grows, it never rains. The
plant gets its water only from the dew（露水）it collects at night, when its leaves cool off.
Such rootless plants, of course, can be moved with ease, but they will only
grow when they are placed out in the open. If they are placed too near a house,
the radiation from the heat of the house prevents the leaves from cooling and
so prevents dew from forming, and the plant dies. In the southern United States
and in Puerto Rico, one sees bromeliads growing high above the streets on the
insulation（绝缘物）of
electric wires. These plants get their water from rain, and the only soil they
ever come in contact with is the dust that may blow on their leaves.
57．Wood becomes larger because of .
A．dead cell walls B．water entering dead cells
C．the growth of cells D．the death of cells
58．From the passage we know that the evolutionary scale is graded according to .
A．evolutionary cycles B．heights and depths C．time D．kinds
59．The “bromeliad” is a plant that .
A．has useless roots B．is a pineapple
C．can grow anywhere D．takes up water through its leaves
60．The most suitable title for this passage is “ ”.
A．Absorption of water by plants B．Rootless plants
C．Plants in the desert D．Higher plants
第二节 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
（S=Salesgirl K=Karen）
请注意: 若选项中出现E、F、G机读卡上涂：E=A+B ；F=A+C ；G=A+D
S：Hi．are you being helped?
K： 61 I’m interested in some scarves（围巾）．
S：All our scarves are in this section．What do you think of this one here? It’s made of silk.
K： 62
S：Maybe you would like a heavy wool scarf．How about this one?
K： 63 How much is it?
S：It’S seventy―five dollars plus tax．
K： 64 Do you think it’s possible to get a discount?
S：Hm，since you like it so much，how about a 10 percent discount? That’s the best I can offer．
K：That’s good． 65
S：Sure．Is there anything else I Can get for you?
K：No，that should be it．Thank you．
A．It’s a little expensive．
B．Sure．
C．I don’t like the color．
D．No. I’m not．
E．Could you wrap it up for me?
F．I think that’s what 1 want．
G．I’d like to have something warm for the winter
第Ⅱ卷(共55分)
注意事项：请把第二卷试题的答案写在答题卡上。
第三部分 写 作 (共三节，满分55分)
第一节 单词拼写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或首字母提示，在句子右边的横线上，写出空缺处各单词
的完全形式。(注意：每空只写一词)
66．After the basketball match，many boys were (口渴)to death． 66.
67．England is (分开)from France by the Channel． 67.
68．Tom and Jane have (相似)tastes in music． 68.
69．The police (成功)in rescuing the miners trapped in the coal mine． 69.
70．She’s good at (打字)，so she works as a secretary． 70.
71．There are two beautiful (塔)on the mountain． 71.
72．So many (士兵)helped the local people in the earthquake． 72.
73．Of the three toys this one is the (便宜)． 73.
74． (逐渐)we got used to the way the teacher taught us． 74.
75．The applicants waited （耐心）for the final decision of the company. 75.
第二节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
此行缺一个词：在答题卡对应横线上写“在X词后加上所缺的词”。
此行错一个词：在错的词后划“→”，再写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
After a final examination, I received a letter from 76. ____________
my aunt and uncle live in the country. They invited 77.____________
me stay with them for two weeks. The news brought 78.____________
me a sleepless night, when I got to home after a long journey, 79.____________
I was kind received. They prepared a very nice and airy room for me. 80.____________
I enjoyed the life there very much. Every morning, 81.____________
we took a walk in the neighboring hills that we could 82.____________
enjoy the fresh air and sweet song of the birds. 83. ____________
We gathered flowers in here and there, and I found it full 84.____________
of funs. In the afternoon I spent my time reading and writing. 85. ____________
第三节 书面表达（满分30分）
假设你叫李华，是一名高三学生，请给某英文报社Heart to Heart栏目的编辑Mary写一封信，内容包括：
1．正在紧张备考，身心压力很大；
2．父母期望很高，不断施压。
3．与父母难沟通，很苦恼；
4．希望Mary就如何与父母沟通提些建议。
要求：
1．词数100左右（信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数）；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连绩。
Dear Mary
I am a Senior 3 student.
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
英 语 参 考 答 案………………………………May 18,2009
语 音 1-5 BAADC
单 选 6-10 A B BCD 11-15 B D C D A 16-20 ACBDC
完 形 21-25 BADCB 26 -30 BACDB 31-35 DCDBD 35-40 ACBDB
阅 读 56-59 DACD 45-47 DBD 48-51 CCDB 52-56 CDBDC 57-60 BCDA
补全对话61-65 DGFAE
单词拼写66．thirsty 67．separated 68．similar 69．succeeded 70．typing 71．towers 72．soldiers 73．cheapest 74．Gradually 75．patiently
短文改错 76．第一个a →the 77．live →living 78．me后加to 79．home前加their
80．kind →kindly 81．正确 82．that →where 或在hills后加so
83．song →songs 84．去掉in 85．funs →fun
书面表达
One possible version：
Dear Mary
I am a Senior 3 student. I’m going to take part in this summer’s college entrance examination. In preparation for it, I am studying very hard. As a result, I often feel exhausted both physically and mentally. However, my parents still put a lot of pressure on me. I know they have great expectations for me, but I feel that the pressure is too heavy for me to cope with. I attempted to communicate with them, but failed.
Now I’m quite upset about it. How can my parents understand me? I really don’t know what to do. Could you please give me some advice?
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
附：作文评分原则
1． 本题总分为30分，按5个档次给分。
2． 评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。
3． 词数少于120和多于150的，从总分中减去2分。
4． 评分时，应注意的主要内容为：内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性及上下文的连惯性。
5． 拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面。评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。
6．如书写较差，以至影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。