厦门六中2008-2009学年高一下学期
期中考试 必修三
英语试卷
本试卷包括A，B两卷 共10页 满分150分 考试时间 120分钟 2009-4
A卷（共97分）
（注：此部分选择题答案要涂在答题卡上，否则无效）
I．听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
第一节：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，每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Why is the man wearing his sunglasses?
A. It’s sunny outside.
B. His eyes hurt in the light.
C. He looks cool with his sunglasses on
2. What will the woman probably do tonight?
A. Work.
B. Sleep at home.
C. Enjoy herself at a party.
3. When must the cameras be returned?
A By the next day.
B. Before 8 o’clock in the morning.
C. Before 8 o’clock in the evening.
4. What is Mary’s only hobby？
A. Staying in her room alone.
B. Tasting different kinds of food.
C. Reading something interesting.
5. What is the woman going to do tomorrow?
A. Stay at home.
B. See the doctor.
C. Leave the hospital.
第二节: 请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。
请听第6段段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What did the speakers do last week?
A. They made a phone call.
B. The woman interviewed the man.
C. They had a dinner together.
7. What language can the man speak?
A. Spanish.
B. Japanese.
C. French.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is the man doing?
A. Making jiaozi.
B. Working on his website.
C. Talking to his friends on the internet.
9. Where do the man’s friends come from?
A. Canada.
B. England.
C. America
10. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. At home.
B. At an internet cafe.
C. At a restaurant.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why is the man tired?
A. He’s been bothered by someone.
B. He watched TV the whole night.
C. He has to give his bed to Susan’s brother.
12. What is the man’s attitude towards Susan’s brother?
A. He doesn't care.
B. He likes him very much.
C. He can’t stand him any more.
13. What do we know about Susan’s brother?
A. He eats a lot.
B. He lives with Susan.
C. He sleeps early.
请听第9段段材料，回答第14至第16题
14. What course is the man studying at the college?
A. Medicine.
B. Basic programming.
C. Advanced programming.
15. How much money will the man pay for the club?
A. &10 B. &20 C. &30
16. Which club will the man probably join?
A. The Film Club.
B. The Tennis Club.
C. The Theatre Club.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题
17. What can we learn from the news?
A. Nobody was killed.
B. 15 houses were badly damaged.
C. Over 200 people were made homeless.
18 How many people were badly injured?
A. 7. B. 9 C.10
19. What do we know about the farmer?
A. His house was destroyed.
B. One of his children was missing.
C. His wife was hurt by the falling walls.
20. What did the woman do when she saw her house shaking?
A. She tried to take something out.
B. She told her husband not to leave.
C. She rushed out with her children.
II．单选（共13小题，每小题1分,满分13分）
从所给的A，B，C，D选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. ―My daughter has passed the exam.
―Congratulations! She’s really intelligent.
― ____________.
A. No, no, she is nothing B. Oh, thank you
C. Sometimes she is intelligent D. You are right
22. ―Could I use your bike?
―Yes, surely you ______.
A. might B. will C. can D. should
23. Bobby ______ me your secret, but he meant no harm.
A. shouldn’t have told B. should tell
C. mustn’t have told D. could tell
24. On April Fool’s Day, our classmates played tricks __ each other.
A. at B. for C. on D. of
25. Everyone passed the exam.. It _________ difficult.
A. can’t have been B. must have been
C. couldn’t be D. might have been
26. The day ― my birthday ― I had been looking forward to _______ at last.
A. come B. coming C. has come D. came
27 ________made the school proud was _______more than 90% of the students had been admitted to key universities .
A. What , because B. What , that C. That , what D. That , because
28. Everything depends on _______they will support you about it .
A. if B. which C. whether D. that
29. He couldn’t ____ the fact that my lost MP4 was found in his schoolbag.
A. answer for B. account for C. leave for D. care for
30. ---Would you permit me ___ here? ---Sorry, we don’t permit ___in the lab.
A smoking, smoking B. to smoke ,to smoke
C. smoking ,to smoke D. to smoke, smoking
31. When I go out in the evening , I use the bike ____ the car if I can.
A. rather than B. regardless of C in spite of D. other than
32. I’m sorry, but I didn’t mean to keep you waiting here for a long time. Can you______ me?
A. forgive B. satisfy C. apologize D. gain
33 “We can’t go out in this weather,” said Bob, ____out of the window.
A. looking B. to look C. looked D. having looked
III． 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的各题的四项（A，B，C，D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A man died and St.Peter asked him whether he would like to go to heaven or hell. The man asked if he could see ___34___before deciding.
St. Peter took him to hell first. There the man saw a big hall ___35___ a long table, laden(装满) with many kinds of food. He also saw rows of people with ___36___ sad faces. They looked ___37___ and there was no laughter. And he __38____ one more thing: Their hands were ___39___ to four-foot forks and knives and they were trying to get the ___40___ from the center of the table to put into their mouths. Though they were able to reach the food, they couldn't draw their hands back.
Then,
The same is ___47___ of our lives. When we ___48___ our society, our customers, our families, our employers and enployees, we will naturally __49____ sooner or later.
Ancient Indian wisdom teaches us that our ___50___ responsibility is to the cummunity, sencond to our family and third to ___51___. When this is carried out ___52___, a society starts developing continuously.
Social responsibility ought to be the noble(高尚的) duty of every citizen. Responsibility and freedom go hand in hand. A sign of a(n) ___53___ citizen is that he is willing to pull his own weight(各尽所能)
34 . A. both B. neither C. none D. either
35 . A. showing B. covering C. containing D. selling
36 . A. black B. pale C. red D. large
37 . A. surprised B. excited C. full D. hungry
38 . A. observed B. examined C. searched D. proved
39 . A. sent B. left C. tied D. put
40 . A. bowl B. plate C. water D. food
41 . A. forced B. took C. begged D. invited
42 . A. table B. wall C. chair D. road
43 . A. And B.So C. But D. Or
44 . A. good-looking B. healthy-looking C. ordinary-looking D. ill-looking
45 . A. loneliness B. happiness C.sadness D. bitterness
46 . A. thinking of B. taking care of C. giving up D. turning to
47 . A. exact B. lucky C. true D. wrong
48 . A. change B. support C. enter D. serve
49 . A. win B. lose C. fail D. agree
50 . A. last B. first C. next D. other
51 . A. themselves B. ourselves C. yourselves D. myself
52 . A. secretly B. seriously C. regularly D. carefully
53. A. average B. ordinary C. bad D. good
IV阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）
阅读下面四篇文章，从54至65题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
A
It might have been a really bad stressed day, feeling trapped inside by the cold and snow which surrounded us. My husband was the first to shift his consciousness. He announced that he was going outside to build a giant snowman..
At first he stood alone,piling amounts of snow. Then I joined him. Soon a neighbour also joined my husband in embracing(欣然接受) the opportunity the winter presented. In the end we all stood back and were surprised at what we had created.
People drove by and smiled. Some even stopped to enjoyed the snowman’s existence. The spirit that went into creating the snowman seemed to catch on and we all enjoyed it while the cold temperatures allowed.
With the passing of time, the spring made its way back into our yard and the snowman changed form considerably. One night, as I prepared for the start of another week, I decided to check my e-mail before going to bed. I found a curious message even though I did not recognize who sent it. The words it contained melted my heart.
The e-mail said, “ Your neighbor looks on in disbelief! I am sure your people are enjoying the sounds and smells, along with sights of spring. The energy displayed in Mr. Snowman or Ms. is filled with vigor(活力) and joyous energy. You and your family keep it up, as this is what the world needs now. More power to you and your loved ones, keep sharing with the world around”.
Perhaps it was more than a snowman we built that day. Our circumstances(环境)will turn out to be what we make of them. The possibilities are endless and the choice is ours.
54．Why did the author’s husband go outside to build a snowman?
A. To please the neighbors
B. To play with the children
C. To keep away from the boring cold day.
D. To show his creation.
55. What do we know about the e-mail the author received?
A. The author was deeply touched by it.
B. It was written by the author’s husband.
C. It was a greeting e-mail.
D. It said the neighborhood where the author lived was full of joy all the time.
56. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. My husband and a snowman
B. More than a snowman
C. Pleasure in winter
D. An unexpected e-mail
B
Isaac Stern was more than a great
violin player. He was one of the most honored musicians in the world. He was an
international cultural ambassador(大使).
He was a major supporter of the arts in
Isaac Stern was born in 1920 in
what is now
Later, he began studying music at
the San Francisco Conservatory. He progressed quickly. When he was sixteen, he
played with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. The next year, he performed
in
In 1979, Isaac Stern visited
In 1984. Isaac Stern received the Kennedy Center Honors Award for his gifts to American culture through music. He expressed his thoughts about the part that music plays in life. He said he believed that music makes life better for every one , especially children. He said music is an important part of a civilized life. He said people need music as much as they need bread.
Isaac Stern died in 2001 at the age of 81. He has a major influence on music in the twentieth. He leaves the world richer with his many recordings.
57. Which of the following about Icaac Stern is not true?
A. He was good at playing the violin.
B. He was a famous musician in the world.
C. He used to teach music as a teacher.
D. He tried his best to work for freedom.
58. Isaac Stern played very well and was recognized by music critics first in______.
A. 1937 B. 1979 C. 1936 D. 1984.
59. According to Isaac Stern, we know that ______.
A. music is exactly the same as bread.
B. music can help us get more honors
C. music can make children live happily
D. music is the most important in our life
C
No one can avoid being influenced by advertisements. Much as we may pride ourselves on our good taste, we are no longer free to choose the things we want, for advertising exerts(施加) some influence on us. In their efforts to persuade us to buy this or that product, advertisers have made a close study of human nature and have classified(分类) all our little weaknesses.
Advertisers discovered years ago that all of us love to get something for nothing. An advertisement which begins with the magic word FREE can rarely(很少) go wrong. These days， advertisers not only offer free samples， but free cars， free houses， and free trips round the world as well. They design hundreds of competitions which will enable us to win huge sums of money. Radio and television have made it possible for advertisers to draw the attention of millions of people in this way.
During a radio programme， a company of biscuit manufacturers once asked listeners to bake biscuits and send them to their factory. They offered to pay $10 a pound for the biggest biscuit baked by a listener. The response to this competition was active. Before long， biscuits of all shapes and sizes began arriving at the factory. One lady brought in a biscuit on a wheelbarrow. It weighed nearly 500 pounds. All the biscuits that were sent were carefully weighed. The largest was 713 pounds. It seemed certain that this would win the prize. But just before the competition closed， a lorry arrived at the factory with a truly large biscuit which weighed 2，400 pounds. It had been baked by a college student who had used over 1，000 pounds of flour， 800 pounds of sugar， 200 pounds of fat， and 400 pounds of various other ingredients. The manufacturers had to pay more money than they had expected， for they bought the biscuit from the student for $24，000.
60. Why have advertisers made a close study of human weaknesses?
A. They thought it was very interesting to do so.
B. They wanted to persuade the customers to buy their products.
C. They thought it was their duty.
D. They wanted to research how much people spend buying their products.
61. Why do advertisers offer free samples and other things to people?
A. They use them to attract people’s attention.
B. Their advertisements have little effect on customers.
C. Different means are being used to cheat people.
D. They produce too many products that can’t be sold out.
62. From the last paragraph, we know that the factory failed to expect_____
A. how many people would take an interest in the competition.
B. how many ingredients are needed to bake a large biscuit.
C. it was possible to bake a biscuit as large as the student’s
D. the payment wouldn't be as high as $24,000.
D
With the development of the eco-tourism, eco-hotel are fast becoming the daring of the travel industry. These days, however, staying at an eco-hotel doesn't necessarily mean vacationing in a tree house in the Costa Rican jungle, although that is certainly a choice.
Most of eco-hotels fall into one of several sorts: hotels and resorts that protect ecologically important habitats; “green” hotel that reduce, recycle waste, and protect water; sustainable hotels that harvest food from gardens on the hotel property or get part or all of their power from renewable energy; hotels that encourage community involvement such as guests taking part in trail clearing; and hotels that offer some form of environmental education to their guests.
As such, eco-hotels are a various group. Nice urban hotels like Intercontinental The Willard Washington, D.C. focus on energy conservation, while The Rosario Resort & Spa on Orcas Island in Washington state offers a wildly popular “green” vacation package where guests can “take a hike, clear a trail, and enjoy a vacation” and in return receive a special “green” rate.
No matter what you call them, eco-hotel, eco- lodge, eco-resort, or green hotel, they are all part of the “greening”of the tourism industry, representing a conscience(良知) effort on the part of hotel.
Part of what drives this greening of the hotel industry is no doubt competition. Going green is yet another way to distinguish (区分)themselves from the mass of other excellent hotels that consumers have to choose from. But for many hotels it’s also part and parcel of their philosophy. With the concept(概念) of “going green” firmly rooted in consumers’ mind, eco-hotels take it to the next level, and whether or not money is the driving factor behind the greening of the hotel industry doesn't matter so much as that it’s good for the planet.
63. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means_________.
A. lovers like staying at an eco-hotel while traveling
B. eco-hotels are very popular in the travel industry
C. eco-hotels are where young people love to live
D. eco-hotels are where romantic love stories happen
64. An eco-hotel refers to the hotel ______.
A. where power comes from renewable energy
B. which is comfortable and fashionable
C. whose rooms are made up of glass
D. which is home to protected species
65. From the last paragraph, we can infer that______.
A. the philosophy of eco-hotel is to earn more money
B. eco-hotels have no advantages in competing for travellers
C. eco-hotels increase the travelers’ sense of environment
D. the hotel industry cares more money than environment
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