江西师大附中高三（上）英语期中考试试卷
命题人：刘梅芳 彭娟 审题人：傅国珍 2008.11
第Ⅰ卷（三部分，共115分）
第一部分：听力
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. How does the man suggest that the woman pay for the book?
A. In cash. B. Not by check. C. By credit card.
2. What conclusion can be drawn from this conversation?
A. Adrian went to the meeting.
B. Adrian didn't like all projects.
C. Adrian agreed with the projects.
3. What happened to the man?
A. Nobody would like to help him.
B. He had to take Jane to hospital.
C. He had to do other's jobs.
4. Where is Professor Green?
A. On the plane. B.
In the
5. What are they doing?
A. Watching TV. B. Listening to the radio.
C. Swimming across the channel.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独自前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独自读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the woman doing?
A. Inviting Mark to her place for dinner.
B. Asking Mark to buy a bottle of wine for her.
C. Inviting Mark to her place for a party.
7. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Mark will arrive between seven and seven thirty.
B. Mark doesn't accept the invitation.
C. Mark can’t buy the wine.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What does Cheryl do at her supermarket job?
A. She sells fruit and vegetables.
B. She puts groceries out on the shelves.
C. She helps customers to carry groceries.
9. What does Phil not like about his job?
A. He sometimes has to work in bad weather.
B. He has to work all day long.
C. He earns less than he should have earned.
10. What is Phil going to do next?
A. Quit his job. B. Plant trees. C. Clear the garden.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why doesn't the mother give his son something to eat?
A. There isn't any food to eat.
B. The boy just ate something.
C. They are going to have dinner soon.
12. What snack does the boy want at the beginning of the conversation?
A. Potato chips. B. Candy. C. Sandwich.
13. Which one food does the mother NOT offer to his son for a snack?
A. Tomatoes. B. Broccoli. C. Carrots.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Based on the girl's statements, how would you describe her English teacher?
A. Irritable (易怒的). B. Fashionable. C. Considerate.
15. How does she feel about her Spanish class?
A. She finds that the exams are quite confusing.
B. She says that the assignments require too much time.
C. She feels the teacher doesn't spend enough time explaining verbs.
16. How is she doing in her physics class?
A. She is getting excellent grades.
B. She is doing average work. C. She is failing the class.
17. Why does the girl like her history class?
A. The teacher gives easy questions on tests.
B. The teacher rewards students who can handle his questions.
C. The teacher gives candy to all of the students.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What result has the research got on "What makes someone an interesting person"?
A. A sense of curiosity. B. Great achievements. C. Long education.
19. What should you do if you go to a party?
A. Talk about yourself as much as possible.
B. Sit in the corner alone all the time.
C. Listen to others as much as possible.
20. What can you get from this research?
A. To be a good listener and friendly to others.
B. To be a good talker but listener.
C. To be a learner but a listener.
第二部分：英语知识运用（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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.
21. In 1990, _____ Belgian inventor by _____ name of Bakelite invented the first of the modern plastics.
A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. the ; /
22. There _____ two experts doctors _____ the wounded soldier.
A. is said to be; attending to B. are said to be ; attending on
C. saying to; attend to D. to say to have ; to attend on
23. In a _____ the good news _____ the country.
A. flash; was flashed across B. flash; were flashed across
C. flashing; was flashed across D. flashed ;were flashed across.
24. It was a pity that the great writer died ______his works unfinished.
A. for B. with C. from D. of
25. We all need to ______ all kinds of pain accompanied by every examination and then become a useful man.
A. live through B. live on C. live for D. live by
26. ―______ I book a table for dinner a few days ahead of time?
―Yes, you _____. The restaurant is always full, especially during the holidays.
A. Must; will B. Must; can C. Shall; shall D. Shall; must
27. She stopped as if _____ which way she should take.
A. she wants to see B. to see C. seeing D. seen
28. ― I took a picture of you just now.
―Really? I __________ with attention.
A. didn't look B. wasn't looking
C. am not looking D. haven't looked
29. Learning another language is like stepping out of a door, ________ I can look back and see more clearly my own language.
A. by which B. which
C. through which D. on which
30. Your composition is good but your handwriting still requires _____.
A. improving B. improved C. being improved D. to improve
31. He _____ office in 2000 and _____ office a year later.
A. takes; leaves B. took; resigned
C. takes; left D. resign; take
32. Nobody wants to make friends with the boy _____ money.
A. suspected of having stolen B. suspecting to steal
C. suspected having stolen D. suspecting to have stolen
33. ― How beautiful the dress looks ____ you! Don’t you want _____, Madam?
― Please show me _______.
A. in; one; another B. on; it; another C. in; it; the other D. on; one; the other
34. When you arrive, I _____ in reception for you.
A. wait B. am waiting C. am going to wait D. will be waiting
35. Where is your new home now?
― In the new developed zone. But I _____ downtown for five years.
A. have lived B. had lived C. lived D. was living
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，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence can be more useful than crying for 36 ! That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of 37 from boy to man with family hardships tells us.
Hong was born in
Their burdens fell onto the 12-year-old’s shoulders: to treat his father’s illness, to 40 the adopted sister Chenchen, and to go on to study.
Hong didn’t 41 . Since a young age, he has worked in
part-time jobs to feed his family. At the same time, he has studied at college.
To take care of Chenchen , he worked hard to
After Hong’s story went public, people were 43 to tears by his unselfishness. Hard 44 his life was, Hong didn’t abandon his father and the adopted 45 , because they needed his help. With his hard-won money, he even aided other students 46 against misfortunes.
Today when many tend to worry more about their own happiness, Hong’s deeds 47 us of what we usually neglect: Love and care for others. Without these, 48 of us could survive.
Hong 49 donations from others. He said that he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could 50 his own work. Short of money to buy food, the boy climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his baby sister. He walked two hours at weekends to buy different things to 51 around his school to earn money. Through his hard life, the boy developed 52 against misfortune that made him a hero in people’s eyes.
Hong’s story shows that with love and
willpower , no hardship can
36. A. money B. food C. clothes D. help
37. A caring B. growing C. moving D. turning
38. A. only B. already C. ever D. still
39. A. stayed B. went C. sold D. left
40. A. bring up B. turn to C. stick to D. devote to
41. A. give away B. give up C. run out D. turn down
42. A. build B. rent C. buy D. paint
43. A. encouraged B. moved C. inspired D. made
44. A. as B. because C. unless D. while
45. A. brother B. daughter C. sister D. uncle
46. A. struggling B. learning C. standing D. turning
47. A. left B. remembered C. reminded D. told
48. A. any one B. every one C. none D. no one
49. A. threw away B. turned out C. gave off D. turned down
50. A. depend on B. stick to C. refer to D. turn to
51. A. show B. eat C. sell D. share
52. A. a chance B. an ability C. a spirit D. a belief
53. A. bury B. defeat C. win D. knock
54. A. worry B. care C. complain D. joke
55. A. and B. when C. while D. until
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Interview with God
I dreamed I had an interview with God. “So you would like to interview me?” God asked. “If you have the time,” I said. “M的y time is eternity （永恒）.” God smiled, “What questions do you have in mind for me?” “What surprises you most about humankind?” God answered, “That they get bored with childhood, they rush to grow up, and then long to be children again. That they lose their health to make money... and then lose their money to restore their health. That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live in neither the present nor the future. That they live as if they will never die, and die as though they had never lived.” God’s hand took mine and we were silent for a while. And then I asked, “As a parent, what are some of life’s lessons you want your children to learn?” “To learn they cannot make anyone love them. All they can do is to let themselves be loved. To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others. To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness. To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in those they love, and it can take many years to heal them. To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most, but is one who needs the least. To learn that there are people who love them dearly, but simply have not yet learned how to express or show their feelings. To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it differently. To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one another, but they must also forgive themselves.” “Thank you for your time,” I said humbly. “Is there anything else you would like your children to know?” God smiled and said; “Just know that I am here always.”
56. In answering how many questions did God give “me” his opinion?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
57. To God’s eye, a rich man is one who _________.
A. lives a simple life B. is content with little
C. doesn’t want to be rich D. gives others a lot
58. Which of the following is best supported by the text?
A. God does exist in the world.
B. He who loves others is sure to be loved by others.
C. When one makes a mistake, he should try to find an excuse to forgive himself.
D. It is easier to lose a friend than to make a friend.
59. The author wrote the passage to _________.
A. invite people to believe in God
B. present people’s wrong attitudes to life and give advice on how to live happily
C. show what is important in life
D. give God’s opinions of humankind and lessons God wants us to learn
B
What is “Dads Make a Difference”?
A service-learning opportunity for teens that deals with fatherhood, parenting, and so on.
Older teens, grades 10―12, teach younger teens, grades 6―9, about the importance of fathers in children’s lives, the legal and financial responsibilities of parenting.
Teen teacher training goals & objectives
The goal of the teen teacher training is to better understand the complex problems surrounding legal fatherhood in our society. By discussing what makes healthy families, explaining the meaning of paternity（父亲的身份）, and examining the risks people take in their lives, teens will develop the skills needed to make informed decisions in their own relationships and, finally, teach this information to others.
What’s in it for me?
An opportunity to:
Learn life skills like communication, decision making, and problem solving.
Get the chance to use knowledge in meaningful and effective ways.
Develop leadership, planning, teamwork, time management, and organizational skills to help you in every aspect of your life.
Forming lasting relationships with adult mentors（导师）.
Comments from teen teachers
“ ‘Dads Make a Difference’ made me realize how permanent and expensive parenthood is.”
“Speaking in from of groups and directing people in activities, I feel, is a valuable skill to have that I will use throughout my life.”
“I wish I would have gone through this program when I was in Junior High. I know it would have helped me to really think about the future and to make good decisions.”
“ ‘Dads Make a Difference’ has helped me to know the effects of my actions before I take them and I know what risks not to take to protect my future.”
60. “Dads Make a Difference” is a(n)_____.
A. name of a school B. training center C. social organization D. education program
61. “Dads Make a Difference” can _____.
A. provide teens a chance to be a teacher in Junior High
B. help teens learn more about parents
C. help teens develop their life skills
D. advise teens how to avoid risks in life
62. According to the passage, who will benefit most from “Dads Make a Difference”?
A. fathers and sons B. mothers and daughters
C. teen teachers and adult mentors D. teens and societies
63. The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to _____.
A. effects B. actions C. risks D. courses about “Dads Make a Difference”
C
Reading poems is not exactly an everyday activity for most people. In fact, many people never read a poem once they get out of high school.
It is worth reminding ourselves
that this has not always been the case in
How did things change? Why are most Americans no longer comfortable with poetry, and why do most people today think that a poem has nothing to tell them and that they can do well without poems?
There are, I believe, three culprits(肇事者)：poets, teachers, and we ourselves. Of these, the least important is the third: the world surrounding the poem has betrayed us more than we have betrayed the poem. Early in the twentieth century, poetry in English headed into directions unfavorable to the reading of poetry. Readers decided that poems were not for the fireside or the easy chair at night, that they belonged where other difficult-to-read things belonged.
Poets failed the reader, so did teachers. They want their students to know something about the skills of a poem, they want their students to see that poems mean something. Yet what usually occurs when teachers push these concerns on their high school students is that young people decide poems are unpleasant crossword puzzles.
64. Reading poems is thought to be a social act in the nineteenth century because .
A. it built a link among people B. it helped unite a community
C. it was a source of self-education D. it was a source of pleasure
65. The underlined word “diversion”(in Paragraph 2) most probably means “ ”.
A. concentration B. change C. amusements D. stories
66. According to the passage, what is the main cause of the great gap between readers and poetry?
A. Students are becoming less interested in poetry.
B. Students are poorly educated in high school.
C. TV and the Internet are more attractive than poetry.
D. Poems have become difficult to understand.
67. In the last paragraph, the writer questions .
A. the difficulty in studying poems B. the way poems are taught in school
C. students’ wrong ideas about poetry D. the techniques used in writing poems
D
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It is no exaggeration（夸张）to say that people today are being attacked by stress. According to the National Consumers League, “Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives (39%), followed by family (30%). Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%) and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%).”
However, stress
is hardly unique to the
The picture is no
less bleak in mainland
What about
68. The author
quoted “
A. talk about
health problems in
B. introduce the topic of stress
C. emphasize the
stress in
D. tell readers something about American Institute of Stress
69. From the passage we can learn that .
A. both cancer and AIDS are not as serious as the threat of stress to health
B. stress is mainly from working and living pressure
C. Americans never care about international conflict and terrorism
D. people in
mainland
70. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ______.
A. Asian people are more willing to develop their countries
B. the rapid economic development is the main reason for stress
C. some people in Asian countries have health problems from employment stress
D. Asian
countries have a better situation of stress than
71. What’s the main subject of the passage?
A. Stress attacking health. B. How to deal with stress.
C. A survey on working stress. D. Health problems around the world.
E
You are enrolled in a full ? time school called “life”. Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or hate them, but you have designed them as part of your curriculum.
Why are you here? What is your purpose? Humans have sought to discover the meaning of life for a very long time. What we and our ancestors have overlooked, however, is that there is no one answer. The meaning of life is different for every individual.
Each person has his or her own purpose and distinct path, unique and separate from anyone else’s. As you travel your life path, you will be presented with numerous lessons that you will need to learn in order to fulfill that purpose. The lessons you are presented with are specific to you; learning these lessons is the key to discovering and fulfilling the meaning and connection of your own life.
As you travel through your lifetime, you may encounter challenging lessons that others don’t have to face, while others spend years struggling with challenges that you don’t need to deal with. You may never know why you are blessed with a wonderful marriage, while your friends suffer through bitter arguments and painful divorces, just as you cannot be sure why you struggle financially while your peers enjoy abundance. The only thing you can count on for certain is that you will be presented with all the lessons that you specifically need to learn; whether you choose to learn them or not is entirely up to you.
The challenge here, therefore, is to align (与……保持一致) yourself with your own unique path by learning individual lessons. This is one of the most difficult challenges you will be face with in your lifetime, as sometimes your path will be completely different from others’. But, remember, don’t compare your path to the people around you and focus on the difference between their lessons and yours. You need to remember that you will only be faced with lessons that you are capable of learning and are specific to your own growth.
Our sense of fairness is the expectation of equality ? the assumption that all things are equal and justice will always prevail. Life is not, in fact, fair, and you may indeed have a more difficult life path than others around you, deserved or not. Everyone’s circumstances are unique, and everyone needs to handle his or her own circumstances differently. If you want to move toward calm, you will be required to move out of the complaining phase of “it’s not fair”. Focusing on the unfairness of circumstances keeps you comparing yourself with others rather than appreciating your own special uniqueness. You miss out on learning your individual lessons by distracting yourself with feelings of bitterness and anger.
72．Life is called a full ? time school, because .
A．it is full of all lessons to learn
B．you have plenty of time to learn lessons
C．you meet with specific lessons every day
D．there are so many subjects for you to choose
73．According to the passage, how can the meaning of your life be realized?
A．Having the same opinions as others.
B．Taking the distinct path from others.
C．Learning the lessons presented to you.
D．Doing the different things from others.
74．From the passage we can conclude .
A．everyone has his own track to follow
B．the same things usually happen to the peers
C．a painful divorce must lie in financial problems
D．a wealthy man must have a wonderful marriage
75．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．All things are equal and justice will always prevail.
B．You should learn to appreciate your specific uniqueness.
C．One has to fix his mind on unfairness of circumstances.
D．You have to complain “it’s not fair” whenever possible.
第二卷（两部分，共35分）
第一节：对话填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给首字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。
As for whether to clone or not, different people may have different opinions．The following is a conversation between Tom and David．Let's hear what they say about this question．
Tom： These days many people are talking about “cloning”
David：That's true．It's a really hot(76)t ． 76．
Tom： According to a survey on the Internet，the (77)m_______ of
people are against human cloning．What's your opinion? 77．
David：I think it's OK to clone people．It is good for medicine research
and it can help doctors to(78)s many difficult medical
problems． 78．
Tom： There's something in what you say．But don't you think that
human cloning is immoral?
David：(79)M you are right in some ways，but every coin has
two sides． 79．
Cloning is also important for the advancement of science．In the
long run，it will(80)b people more benefits． 80．
Tom：(81)W you say, I'm still 81．
(82)t against human cloning．In my view，it does 82． _
more harm than good．I think it is a bad thing and may even
be dangerous to society．
David：Of course you can (83)s____ to your opinion． 83. _________
But how wonderful it would be if I had a clone! Then I would have
do my homework for me and…
Tom： Stop daydreaming! Cloning is unnecessary．If human cloning were
(84)a ，then society could become a real mess．And some 84．
people may use cloning for bad(85)p ． 85．
David：Maybe you're right．Let's wait and see what will happen in the future．
第二节： 书面表达 。（满分25 分）
假如你叫李华，参加学校开展的“有困难向谁求助”(Whom do you turn to when in trouble?)的调查活动，调查结果如下表。请用英语给校报编辑写一封信反映相关内容。
求助对象
比例
理由
同学、朋友
58％
年龄相仿，容易理解与交流
老师、家长
30％
有爱心、有经验，可以信任
无
12％
不愿与人交流，难以与人沟通
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