哈尔滨市第六中学
2008-2009学年度上学期期中考试
高三英语试题
I 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． What does the woman mean?
A. She doesn’t mind missing the whole performance.
B. She wants to go to the next performance.
C. She tends to go to the performance late.
2. What is the woman most likely to be?
A. A customer B. Mr. David’s wife C. Mr. David’s secretary
3. What does the man do ?
A. He is a safeguard B. He is a fireman C. He is a policeman
4. What’s the probable relationship between them?
A. Waiter and customer B. Doorkeeper and visitor C. Servant and hostess
5. What will the man do this morning?
A. To see a doctor B. To look after the children C. To go to a party
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6，7题。
6. What’s the woman doing now?
A. Making a survey B. Watching TV C. Doing housework
7. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A. They are strangers
B. They are boss and employee
C. They are professor and student
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题
8. What is the best way to get to know the city?
A. Taking a bus tour B. Going by bike C. Going there on foot
9. Where has the man been to ?
A. The Science Museum B. The zoo C. The National Art Gallery
10. What paintings did not the woman mention?
A. Italian paintings B. Chinese paintings C. Japanese paintings
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题
11. Where is the man going to work?
A. In a hospital B. In Brighton C. In Nigeria
12. Why is the man going to leave?
A. Because he is bored with it B. Because he is fired
C. Because he likes traveling very much
13. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Friends B. Brother and sister C. Husband and wife
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题
14. What are they going to do?
A. To make a phone call B. To enter a concert hall C. To buy concert tickets
15. When does this conversation occur?
A. In the afternoon B. In the morning C. In the evening
16. What’s the woman’s attitude toward the situation?
A. She is satisfied with the speed of the process
B. She is uncertain about her change in plans
C. She is prepared to accept the situation
17. What will the man probably do?
A. He will stay where he is B. He will eat lunch first and then come back
C. He will buy the tickets at another place.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题
18. Why couldn’t the man open the door?
A. His friend left him the wrong key B. He didn’t know where the back door was
C. He couldn’t find the key to his mailbox.
19. Why was the man getting anxious?
A. Because it was getting dark already B. Because the birds might have died.
C. Because he didn’t want to draw others’ attention
20. Why did the man feel like a fool?
A. Because he made too much noise when he pushed the barrel.
B. Because what he did made him look like a thief
C. Because he hated himself for forgetting the matter.
II. 单项选择：
21. Experts say that Longtan hydropower project, China’s third largest, will be _________ great help to _______ flood control and improving condition for shipping.
A. 不填； the B. a; 不填 C. a; the D. the; the
22. ―― I really appreciate you looking after my baby when we were away for my friend’s wedding yesterday.
―― _______________.
A. Don’t mention it. B. Please don’t be so thankful
C. With pleasure D. All right
23. Bungee jumping is an adventurous sport, popular with young adults, __ courage matters more than strength.
A. where B. that C. of which D. whose
24.― What are
you going to do next?
―To write a science story about
outer space ___ by Science and Technology Press.
A. published
B. being published C. to be published D.
publishing
25.―Haven't I told you that I like the beef well done?
―Yes, but I _____ it longer than I
usually do.
A. was cooking B. will
cook C. cooked D. had cooked
26. ---I'm going
to Guilin next week. Do you have anything ____ there?
---No, but thank you all the same.
A. to be taken B. to
take C. taking D. taken
27.It is suggested that a study plan _____ right now.
A. is made B. is to be made C. be made D. had been made
28. On arrival, the famous movie star found himself ______ by the enthusiastic fans.
A. to be surrounded B. surrounded C. being surrounded D. having surrounded
29. One of the viewers says he was deeply _____ by the White Cloud and Black Earth series performed by Zhao Benshan and Song Dandan.
A. motivated B. impressed C. expressed D. inspired
30．________ everyone else wouldn’t go to the mountain area, he went without a second thought.
A. As long as B. While C. Where D. In spite of
31．― Did you go to the party last
night?
― Yes.And I’d rather ________. It
was so________.
A. not go; tiresome B. not have gone; exciting
C. not have gone; tiring D. go;
interesting
32.
Much new and high technology has been introduced from America, thus _____ great
increase in production of the company.
A. resulting in B. resulted in C.
resulting from D. resulted from
33. ---What’s happened to George?
---I don’t know. He _____.
A. must have got lost B. should have got lost
C. may have got lost D. can’t be lost
34. A new Ministry of Education report says about half of middle school students do not weigh a______ amount.
A. common B. usual C. ordinary D. normal
35．Mr.
and Mrs Scott prefer a restaurant in a small town to ________ in so large a
city as New York.
A. this B. one
C. it D. that
III. 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从后面所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
--R. W. E, erson
It was Mother’s Day, but the
young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her
parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to 36 her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother
told her about the beautiful
Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs(丁香), he said, “I know where we can find 38 that you want. Get the children and come on.” So they went, 39 down the country roads.
There on a small hill, they saw a lot of purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to 40 the flowers. 41 , she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on her face.
When they were
46 the young mother came back to her car, her 47 asked her, “Who is that old granny?” “Why did you give our flowers to her?”
“I don’t know her,” their mother said. “But it’s Mother’s Day, and she has no children. I have all of you, and I 48 have my mother. Just think how much those flowers 49 to her.”
Hearing 50 their mother said, all the children were greatly 51 .
As we know, everyone needs love. In our society, only more love is 52 to the people, 53 those who are in great 54 , we will feel happy. 55 by this, can we have a better life, a more humorous world.
36. A. expect B. persuade C. consider D. wish
37. A. nature B. lilacs C. tree D. building
38. A. all B. something C. anything D. nothing
39. A. walking B. rolling C. driving D. advancing
40. A. enjoy B. share C. compare D. stress
41. A. Simply B. Contently C. Immediately D. Carefully
42. A. watching B. passing C. experiencing D. finding
43. A. stopped B. exchanged C. shook D. started
44. A. sweets B. money C. flowers D. care
45. A. thanked B. struck C. touched D. communicated
46. A. While B. When C. Because D. Since
47. A. husband B. friends C. children D. mother
48. A. hardly B. never C. even D. still
49. A. meant B. repeated C. thought D. expressed
50. A. how B. why C. what D. which
51. A. separated B. surprised C. frightened D. moved
52. A. combined B. dragged C. offered D. advised
53. A. especially B. particularly C. luckily D. finally
54. A. sorrow B. excitement C. courage D. need
55. A. Then B. Only C. So D. Or
IV. 阅读理解：
A
The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation. All high school graduates ought to go, because college will help them earn more money, become “better” people, and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who don’t go.
But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone. And now that close to half our high school graduates are attending, those who don’t fit the pattern are becoming more and more, and more obvious. College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students get in the way of each other’s experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the competition for admission to graduate school. Others find no interest in their studies, and drop out ?often encouraged by college administrators. Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselves―they are spoiled and they are expecting too much.
But that is a condemnation(谴责)of the students as a whole, and does not explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. We’ve been told that young people have to go to college because our economy cannot take in an army of untrained 18 year-olds. But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer take in an army of trained 22-year-olds, either.
Some adventuresome educators and campus watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school. We may have been looking at all those surveys upside down, it seems, and thinking of the rosy glow of our own remembered college experiences. Perhaps college does not make people intelligent(clever), ambitious, happy, liberal, or quick to learn things―maybe it is just the other way round, and intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, quick-learning people are only the ones who have been attracted to college in the first place. And perhaps all those successful college graduates would have been successful whether they had gone to college or not. This is heresy (异端邪说) to those of us who have been brought up to believe that if little schooling is good, more has to be much better. But opposite evidence is beginning to mount up.
56. According to the passage all of the following statements are true EXCEPT_______.
A. about half of the high school graduates continue their studies at school
B. college graduates are believed to be able to earn more money
C. administrators often encourage college students to drop out
D. more and more young people are found unfit for college.
57. Which of the following is one of some observers’ opinions?
A. The students expect so much that they are not satisfied with the hard college life.
B. The economic situation is so discouraging that the youth have to attend college.
C. College should improve because of so much campus unhappiness.
D. Colleges provide more chances of good jobs than anywhere else.
58. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Our college experience proves that those surveys are incorrect.
B. The surveys may remind us of our beautiful college experiences.
C. The surveys should all be re-examined according to our college experiences.
D. Our college experiences may make us misunderstand the results of the surveys.
59. What is the main purpose of this passage?
A. To argue against the idea that college is the best place for all young people.
B. To put forward an idea that college should not be the first choice.
C. To value young people’s further education in colleges.
D. To persuade young people into working after the completion of high school.
B
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two-thirds of the world's polar bear population could be
gone by 2050 if predictions of melting sea ice hold true, the U.S. Geological
Survey reported on Friday.
The fate of polar bears could be even worse than that estimate, because sea ice in the Arctic might be disappearing faster than the available computer models predict, the geological survey said in a report aimed at determining whether the big white bear should be listed as a threatened species.
"There is a definite link between changes in the sea ice and the welfare of polar bears," said Steve Amstrup, who led the research team. He says Arctic sea ice is already at the lowest level this year and is expected to retreat(退却) farther this month.
That means that polar bears -- some 16,000 of them -- will disappear by 2050 from parts of the Arctic where sea ice is melting most rapidly, along the north coasts of Alaska and Russia, researchers said in a telephone briefing(简报).
Other polar bear populations could survive beyond that date but many of those could be gone by 2100, Amstrup said. By century's end, the only polar bears left might live in the Canadian Arctic islands and along the west coast of Greenland.
"It is likely to result in loss of approximately two-thirds of the world's current polar bear population by the mid 21st century," the report summary said.
"Because the observed trajectory(轨迹) of Arctic sea ice decline appears to be underestimated(低估) by currently available models, this assessment of future polar bear status may be conservative(保守的)."
In January, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service suggested listing the polar bear as a threatened species, noting polar bears depended on sea ice as a platform to hunt seals, their main food.
Without enough sea ice, polar bears would be forced onto land, but they are inefficient hunters once they get out of the water and ice, the researchers said. The bears' disappearance would probably take place as young cubs(幼兽) failed to survive to adulthood and females were unable to reproduce successfully.
60. What was the U.S. Geological Survey intended to do?
A. To determine whether the polar bear was in danger.
B. To measure how fast the sea ice melts in the Arctic.
C. To check the prediction of the computer models.
D. To find out the exact number of the polar bear.
61. Which is responsible for the polar bears disappearing by 2050?
A. The pollution of the Arctic region. B. The temperature getting warmer.
C. Fewer food sources being left. D. The sea ice melting at a high speed.
62. The underlined word "assessment” in Paragraph 7 means _________.
A. evaluation B. prediction C. calculation D. assignment
63. What is the best title of the text?
A. Polar Bears In Danger Now B. The Sea Ice Is Melting Rapidly
C. Molar Bears Could Be Lost by 2050 D. The U.S. Geological Survey
C
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Pain in the neck
We all know what it is like to be unable to turn your head because of a cold in the muscles of your neck，or because an unexpected twist has made your neck ache and stiff. Your whole body feels tight. The slightest move makes you jump with pain. Nothing could be worse than a pain in the neck.
That is why we use the phrase to describe some people who give you the same feeling.We have all met such people.?
One is the man who always seems to be clapping his hands―often at the wrong time― during a performance in the theater. He keeps you from hearing the actors.?
Even worse are those who can never arrive before the curtain goes up and the play begins. They come hurrying down to your row of seats. You are comfortably settled down，with your hat and heavy coat in your lap. You must stand up to let them pass. You are proud of your self-control after they have settled into their seats...Well，what now...Good God，one of them is up again. He forgot to go to the men’s room，and once more you have to stand up，hanging on to your hat and coat to let him pass. Now，that is “a pain in the neck”.?
Another，well-known to us all，is the person sitting behind you in the movies. His mouth is full of popcorn；he is chewing loudly，or talking between bites to friends next to him. None of them remain still. Up and down，back and forth，they go-for another bag of popcorn，or something to drink.
Then，there is the man sitting next to you at a lunch counter smoking a smelly cigar. He wants you to enjoy it too，and blows smoke across your food into your mouth.?
We must not forget the man who comes into a bus or subway car and sits down next to you，just as close as you will let him. You are reading the newspaper and he leans over and stretches his neck so that he can read the paper with you. He may even turn the paper to the next page before you are ready for it.
We also call such a person a “rubber neck”, always stretching his neck to where it does not belong，like neighbors who watch all your visitors. The enjoy invading your privacy. People have a strong dislike for rubbernecks. They hate being spied upon.?
68.Where can you find this passage??
A. Medicine dictionaries. B. Social science books.?
C. Kids’ comic books. D. Science text books.?
69.How do you feel when late comers walk back and forth in front of you in a cinema??
A. Ignored. B. Bored. C. Disturbed. D. Relaxed.?
70.A “rubber neck” often __________.
A. says bad words behind people? B. quarrels face to face with neighbours?
C. bargains the price with sales women? D. asks about other people’s business
71.Which of the following is a “pain in the neck”??
A. Someone who helps you find your seat in a movie theatre.?
B. Someone who smokes in a smoking section on a train.?
C. Someone who throws trash（ 垃圾）out of his car window on the highway.?
D. Someone who goes to the doctor for his severe pain in the neck.??
E
Space is dangerous place, not only because of meteors(流星) but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts as our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is essential for plants to make the food which we eat. Heat, too, makes our environment endurable. Various kinds of rays come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation(辐射) from the sun are screened off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, do prevent a lot of radiation damage.
Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in space. The unit of radiation is called “rem”. Scientists have recon to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than 0.1 rem without being damaged; the figure of 60 rems has been agreed on. The trouble is that it is extremely difficult to be sure about radiation damage--a person may feel perfectly well, but the cells of his or her sex organs may be damaged, and this will not be discovered until the birth of deformed(畸形的) children or even grandchildren.
Missions of the Apollo flights have had to cross belts of high amount of rems. So far, no dangerous amounts of radiation have been reported, but the Apollo missions have been quite short. We simply do not know yet how men are going to get on when they spend weeks and months outside the protection of the atmosphere, working in a space laboratory. Drugs might help to decrease the damage done by radiation, but no really effective ones have been found so far.
72. According to the first paragraph, the atmosphere is essential to man because .
A. it protects him against the harmful rays from space B. it provides sufficient light for plant growth
C. it supplies the heat necessary for human survival D. it screens off the falling meteors
73. The harm radiation has done to the Apollo crew members .
A. is insignificant B.seems overestimated C. is enormous D. remains unknown
74. It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. the Apollo mission was very successful
B. protection against space radiation is no easy job
C. astronauts will have deformed children or grandchildren
D. radiation is not a threat to well-protected space explorers
75. The best title for this passage would be .
A. The Atmosphere and Our Environment B. Research on Radiation
C. Effects of Space Radiation D. Importance of Protection Against Radiation
V. 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，在该行右边横线上划一个（√）；如有错误，则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号∧，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词，在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Dear Peter,
Our school is planning to hold the American Film 76. _________
Festival next month. Would you please to come and 77. _________
give a talk on American film and the film-making 78. _________
industry to increase our knowledge for American 79. _________
culture? You can talk about when did the American 80. _________
film industry started, how it developed into the big 81. _________
business it is today and how films are made in America 82. _________
now. Do you think one and a half hours will be enough? 83. _________
Please let me know as soon as possible that you’ll 84. _________
arrive so that I can make some arrangements.
I’m looking forward to seeing you and enjoy the talk. 85. _________
VI. 写作（满分25分）
假定你是李明, 请你给曾在你校讲过课的英籍教师Mr. Wood写封短信, 告诉他你校将举行一次万米赛跑活动, 热情邀请他前来参加, 并请他收到信后通过电话(6354-1234)告知能否准时参加。
注意：1. 具体内容见下面海报；
2. 信中请告知长跑的具体行程路线；
3. 词数100左右。
Dear Mr Wood,
How’ s everything with you?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Yours, sincerely
Li Ming
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高三英语
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36.D（wish 在这里表示“祝福”）37.B（从下一段第一句提示可知）38.A （结合下文提示可知应该是满足那位母亲的一切要求）
39.C（从43空后的car知是开车去）40.A（显然这位母亲是去欣赏花）41.D（这里指她赏花神情的专注）
42.B（路过一家养老院）43.A （指停车）44.C （从上下文提示可知）45.A （接受了花后，当然是说感谢了）
46.B（这里是表示时间的状语从句）47.C （从第二段提到了children可知）48.D（从第一段知这位女士的母亲还活着）
49.A（指意味着什么）50.C （从句缺少宾语）51.D（move 这里意为“感动”）52.C （指主动去关爱别人。offer的意思是主动给予）53.A（这里表示进一步）54.D （in great need 是习语）55.B（这里构成倒装句）
56―59 CBDA 60-63 ADBC 64-67 CADC 68-71 BCDC 72-75 ADBC
76.the→an 77. 去掉to 78. 第一个film加s 79. for→of 80. 去掉did
81.it后加 has 82. business 后加as 83. 正确 84. that→when 85. enjoy→ enjoying
One possible version:
Dear Mr Wood,
How’ s everything with you? I’ m writing to tell you that there is going to be 10, 000-metre race on the afternoon of May 15, whether it rains or not. The race will start at 2：00. We’ ll run along the People’ s Street to the traffic lights and then turn right, Go on running until we reach the post office and turn right again. After taking the second turning on the right, go on along the river and finally return to the school. Ten students of each class are asked to take part in the race. Teachers are welcome, too. We’ ll be very glad if you could come. If you join us, be sure to get to our school playground before 1:30 that afternoon.
Ring me up tell me whether you will come or not, will you? My phone number is 6354-1234.
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
河北省邯郸四中08-09学年高三上学期第三次质量检测
英语试题
2008年11月
第一部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分50分）
第一节：语音知识（共5题每小题1分，满分15分）
从A,B,C,D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给的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．abuse
A．reputation B．pursue C．suspect D．individual
2．significance
A．reaction B．grocery C．frequency D．tendency
3．expectation
A．expand B．exchange C．extra D．expression
4．dynamic
A．unfortunate B．approve C．garbage D．transfer
5．sink
A．insurance B．prince C．distinguish D．clinic
第二节：语法和词汇知识（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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．His idea of having weekly family meals together, which seemed difficult at first, has_____ many good changes in their lives．
A．got throught B．resulted from C．turned into D．brought about
7．_____ these ancient buildings in this city are !
A．What perfectly protected B．How perfect protected
C．How perfectly protected D．What perfect protected
8．The information doesn’t _____ what I was told yesterday．
A．fit on B．fit up C．fit in with D．agree on
9．― I think you should phone Jenny and say sorry to her．
― _____．It was her fault．
A．No way B．Not possible C．Not at all D．No chane
10．An interesting suggestion for measuring the atmosphere around Mars has been_____．
A．given off B．called in C．put forward D．set out
11．John was very upset because he was _____ by the police with breaking the law．
A．accused B．arrested C．sentenced D．charged
12．The modeling business is by no means easy to get into,_____ the good model will always be in demand．
A．while B．since C．as D．if
13．The Chicago Bulls was made up of the best basketball players in the States, and most of _____ were black Americans．
A．that B．which C．whom D．them
14．The new comers found it impossible to _____ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new countries．
A．suit B．adapt C．adopt D．match
15．Showing some sense of humor can be a(n) _____ way to deal with some stressful situation．
A．favorite B．favorable C．efficient D．effective
16 This event not only raised of world hunger, but also raised lots of money to help starving children．
A．information B．knowledge C．instruction D．awareness
17．As civilization , more and more people have realized the importance of preserving rare animals from extinction
A．covers B．increases C．spreads D．passes
18 －How come a simple meal like this costs so much?
－We have in your bill the cost of the cup you broke just now．
A．added B．included C．charged D．contained
19．It was foolish of him to his notes during that important test, and as a result, he got punished．
A．refer to B．stick to C．come to D．turn to
20．All present were shocked by what the little girl when she was cheated and sold to the mountain village．
A．went over B．went through C．got along with D．got away
第三节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分；满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A young and successful executive was
traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar．He was 21 for kids darting out
from between parked cars and
22 down when he thought
he saw 23 ．As his car passed, no children
appeared． 24 , a
brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed（猛踩）on the brakes and drove the Jag
back to the spot 25 the brick had been thrown．The angry driver then jumped out of
the car, 26 the nearest kid and pushed him up
against a parked car, 27 “Just what the hell are you doing?
That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to
The young boy was 29 "Please mister…please, I'm sorry．．．I didn't know what else to do," he pleaded．"I threw the brick because no one else would 30 ．．．"
With tears 31 down his face and off his chin, the boy 32 to a spot just around a parked car．
"It's my brother," he said．"He rolled off the sidewalk and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up．"
Then he asked, "Would you help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's too 33 for me．"
Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump（哽咽）in his throat．He 34 lifted the disabled boy back into the wheelchair, then took out his fancy handkerchief and dabbed（轻擦） at the 35 scrapes and cuts．A quick look told him everything was going to be okay．
"Thank you and 36 God bless you," the grateful child told the stranger．
Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the little boy 37 his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home．It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar．The damage was very 38 , but the driver never 39 to repair the dented（有凹痕）side door．He kept the dent there to remind him of this 40 : Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!
21．A．looking B．watching C．caring D．waiting
22．A．slowed B．came C．turned D．broke
23．A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
24．A．Finally B．Immediately C．Instead D．Therefore
25．A．that B．when C．where D．how
26．A．grabbed B．drew C．threw D．carried
27．A．saying B．speaking C．crying D．shouting
28．A．spend B．cost C．offer D．charge
29．A．shy B．apologetic C．disappointed D．surprised
30．A．stop B．help C．appear D．drive
31．A．pouring B．flowing C．dripping D．dropping
32．A．walked B．moved C．pointed D．rushed
33．A．important B．heavy C．strong D．difficult
34．A．hurriedly B．slowly C．unwillingly D．painfully
35．A．fresh B．recent C．original D．serious
36．A．should B．must C．may D．would
37．A．lead B．lift C．pull D．push
38．A．invisible B．noticeable C．significant D．attractive
39．A．bothered B．considered C．applied D．minded
40．A．word B．announcement C．message D．suggestion
第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题，第一节每题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45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。
A
One night I was sitting in my room half ? listening as my 15 year ? old brother fought with my 12 year ? old brother Kevin．I didn’t pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face．
About 20 minutes later, as I was walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying inside the bathroom．I knocked on the door and asked, “Hey Kevin, do you want to talk?”
No response．I tried again, “Why don’t you come out of there?”
Again, no response．
So, joking around, I grabbed a stack of index cards and a pencil and wrote, “If you don’t want to talk, we can write notes to each other．”
An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of index cards in front of me．One was blank and one was cars from Kevin on which he had translated all his yucky feelings into words for me．As I read one of Kevin’s notes, tears came to my eyes．It said, “Nobody in this family cares about me．I’m not the youngest, and I’m not the oldest, and I’m not talented．Tommy thinks I’m stupid and Dad wishes he had the other Kevin as a kid because he’s better at basketball．And you’re never around to even notice me．”
Tears came to my eyes again as I wrote back to him．“You know Kevin, I really do love you and I’m sorry I don’t always show it．I am here for you and you are loved in this family．”
There was no response for a while, but then I heard a tearing sound coming from inside the bathroom．Kevin, who had run out of index cards wrote on a torn ? up paper cup, “Thanks．”
I wrote back “For what?” It returned to me with “Loving me” written on it．Since then, I try my best never to half ? notice my family members anymore．Kevin and I have closer relationship now, and sometimes when one of us notices that the other is upset we’ll smile and say “Write it on a paper cup．”
41．Why did Kevin stay inside the bathroom alone crying?
A．Because he lost in the fight with Tommy．
B．Because the author didn’t help him win Tommy．
C．Because he felt no love from the family members．
D．Because he hurt him when rushing up the stairs．
42．The underlined word “yucky” (Para．6) most probably means “ ”．
A．unpleasant B．exciting C．doubtful D．frightening
43．What could be the reason that Kevin’s Dad doesn’t like him?
A．Kevin likes fighting with others．
B．Kevin is not good at playing basketball．
C．Kevin doesn’t want to talk to others．
D．Kevin is not talented as his brother．
44．What did the author learn from the incident?
A．It’s hard to comfort young brothers at home．
B．It’s dangerous to half ? notice someone in the family．
C．It’s important for family members to show their love．
D．The best way to communicate with family members is by writing．
B
For many years, I was convinced that my suffering was due to my size．I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts, and rejections with it．
Many weight ? conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything．Perhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherished．We fantasize about what it will be like when we reach the long ? awaited goal．We work very hard to realize this dream．Then, at last, we find ourselves there．
But we often gain back what we have lost．Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different．Next time, we will keep it off．Next time, being thin finally fulfill its promise of everlasting happiness, self ? worth, and, of course, love．
It took me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty．Beauty standards vary with culture．In Samoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds．More importantly, if it’s happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us try hard to change our body, but in vain．We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves．When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes．
45．The passage seems to emphasize the importance of ．
A．body size B．attitudes toward life
C．cultural differences D．different beauty standards
46．What does the underlined part “in vain” in the last paragraph mean?
A．Without success． B．Without purpose． C．In doubt． D．In trouble．
47．What can be inferred about the author?
A．The author is a Samoan．
B．The author succeeded in losing weight．
C．The author has been troubled by her / his weight．
D．The author probably got wounded in wars or accidents．
48．According to the author, what is the common view of those who have lost some weight first and gained it back later?
A．They feel angry about the regained weight．
B．They pay little attention to the regained weight．
C．They feel optimistic about future plans on weight control．
D．They think they should give up their future plans on weight control．
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 America．In the nineteenth century, a usual American activity was to sit around the fireside in the evening and read poems aloud．It is true that there was no television at the time, nor movie theaters, nor World Wide Web, to provide diversion．However, poems were a source of pleasure, of self-education, of connection to other people or to the world beyond one’s own community．Reading them was a social act as well as an individual one, and perhaps even more social than individual．Writing poems to share with friends and relations was, like reading poems by the fireside, another way in which poetry has a place in everyday life．
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．
49．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
50．The underlined word “diversion”(in Paragraph 2) most probably means “ ”．
A．concentration B．change C．amusements D．stories
51．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．
52．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
“America’s No．1 Health Problem．” So reads the headline of an article published by the American Institute of Stress that claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS．The report says: “It has been estimated（估计）that 75 to 90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related problems．”
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 United States．A British survey in 2005 estimated that “over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill．” As a result of “work-related stress, depression or anxiety,” there are “an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain．”
The picture is no less bleak in mainland Europe．According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, “work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors．” One survey revealed that there are “about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year．”
What about
53．The author quoted “America’s No．1 Health Problem．” (Para．1) in order to ______．
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
54．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
55．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
56．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
A sunflower is a sunflower．A mobile phone is a mobile phone．But can you combine the two to do something for your local environment? As early as next year it may well be possible．When you have finished with your mobile phone you will be able to bury it in a garden or a plant pot and wait for it to flower．
A biodegradable(生物所能分解的)mobile phone was, this month, introduced by scientists．It is hoped that the new type of phone will encourage consumers to recycle．
Scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years．It looks like any other plastic and can be hard or soft, and is able to change shape．Over time it can also break down into the soil without giving out any poisonous chemicals．British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that contains a sunflower seed．When this new type of cover turns into waste, it forms fertilizers．These feed the seed and help the flower grow．
Engineers have designed a small transparent(透明的)window to hold the seed．They have made sure it only grows when the phone is thrown away．“We’ve only put sunflower seeds into the covers so far．But we are working with plant experts to find out which flowers would perform best．Maybe we could put roses in next time,” said one scientist．
As phone technology is developing so quickly, people are constantly throwing their mobiles away．This means manufacturers are under pressure to find ways of recycling them．Some 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year．Most of them will be thrown away within two years, adding plastic, heavy metal and chemical waste to the environment．A biodegradable cover can offer some relief(缓解)for nature , according to the scientists．
“The seed comes out and the flower grows in the pot so you don’t have to concern yourself with the phone when you have finished using it,” said Kerry Kirwan．She leads the research team, which is based at the University of Warwick in Britain．
57．What is the purpose of this passage?
A．To tell the popularity of biodegradable cell phones．
B．To persuade the reader to buy the biodegradable cell phone．
C．To discuss the development of phone technology．
D．To introduce an environmental-friendly cell phone to readers．
58．People throw away their cell phones most probably because ．
A．there is something wrong with them
B．no sunflowers can grow out of them
C．they are out of fashion
D．they are becoming cheaper and cheaper
59．It could be learned from the passage that ．
A．developing the new type of phone is mainly to protect the environment
B．phone-makers will benefit much more from the new type of phone
C．the new type of phone will certainly be popular with users all over the world
D．the phones that can be recycled are available only in
60．What might be the most suitable title for this passage?
A．Sunflower and Phone． B．Plant Your Phone．
C．Protect Our Environment． D．No Worry about Phone．
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways． 61 Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test．Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest．
You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report． 62 Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process． 63
The following methods may work best for you．
?Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it．
?Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts．
?Write your notes in your own words．
? 64
?Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or writen．
As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand (速记)．When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that use them all the time． 65
A. Use words , not complet sentences．
B. There are three practical note-taking methods．
C. You must write your notes on separate paper．
D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later．
E. You will also want to develop your own method for taking notes．
F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in you notes．
G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it．
第三部分 写作 （共三节，满分55分）
第一节 单词拼写 (共10小题；每小题一分，满分10分)
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在卷上相应题号的右边横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）
66．Be carefull _____ (装载) that piano into the truch!
67．His property was _____ ( 分配) among his sons．
68．Mary was _____ (显然) upset when she heard about Irene’s death．
69．The library is _____ （暂时）closed for repairs．
70．His father gave him an _____ ( 津贴) of $
71．The guide asked us to check our _____ (行李) in at the desk．
72．She has already begun to establish a _____ (名气) as a writer．
73．One of the_____ (嫌疑人) was arrested today in connection with the robbery．
74．Russia and the US are _____ (合作) in joint space ventures．
75．What he says often _____ (使尴尬) us,making us momentarily tongue-tied．
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作出判断：如无错误，在卷上该行右边横线上画勾（√）；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：在卷上短文上把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉在卷上该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在卷上短文的缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在卷上该行右边的横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在卷上短文错的词下划一横线，并在卷上该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
It is real a good chance to have all of you here． 56．
We have spent several precious weekend in learning 57．
in the English Club．Because we have been members 58．
for a short period of time ,we have made a great progress． 59．
That is because we are all very much active and the 60．
activities are not only enjoyable and also helpful．Besides , 61．
the foreign teachers here work hard and try his best to make 62．
the activities lively and interested．I am very pleased to say 63．
that all of us greatly improved our spoken English so far．I 64．
am looking forward to see all of you again in the near future． 65．
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湖南师大附中2009届高三第三次月考
英语试题
湖南师大附中高三英语备课组组稿
命题人：黄赞 莫俐 审题人：段芳芳
时量：120分钟 满分：150分
第一部分 听力 (共三节，满分30分)
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。
(B)1．When will Susan come?
A．At 4:30． B．At 4:45． C. At 5:20
(C)2．Why can't the woman go to the film today?
A．She has another plan． B．She doesn't like the film． C. She is not feeling well.
(C)3．How much is the jacket?
A．Six hundred US dollars．
B．One hundred Hong Kong dollars．
C．Six hundred Hong Kong dollars．
(C)4．、Ⅳ}lat does the man have for this meal?
A. Soup, noodles and iced coffee.
B.
C. Soup, noodles and hot coffee.
(B)5. Who is Mr. Smith?
A. The girl's father. B. A friend of the girl's father. C. The girl's brother.
第二节 (共12小题；每小题1．5分，满分18分)
听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。
(C)6．When will the plane take off?
A．At 7:55. B．At 8: 10. C. At 8: 45.
(B)7. How will they go to the airport?
A. By Bus. B. By taxi. C. By bike.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。
(C)8. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. The photographs. B. The plays. C. The films.
(B)9. What does the man find difficult for him to follow?
A. The story. B. The language. C. The plot.
(A)10. What made the man amused?
A. The dialogue of the local picture.
B. The unique story of the foreign picture.
C. The ending and the plot of the local picture.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第14四个小题。
(B)11. What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. They are good friends．
B. They meet for the first time．
C. They work in the same department．
(A)12. How long has the man worked in the
St Jude's
A. More than one year. B. Less than one year. C. Over two years.
(A)13. What achievements has the woman made?
A. She won a cup in the national tennis competition.
B. She covered the national event successfully.
C. She took good pictures for the newspapers.
(B)14. Why does the man plan to join a club?
A. To meet new friends.
B. To improve his skills.
C. TO catch up with the woman.
听下面一段对话，回答第15至第17三个小题。
(B)15. How many rooms does the Hotel P1acid have?
A. Eight. B. Thirty-five. C. Twenty.
(C)16. Which hotel is the cheapest?
A. 111e Elm． B. The Hotel Placid. C. The Singing Fiddle.
(C)17. What is the Elm's telephone number?
A. 60744. B. 81660． C. 25397.
第三节 (共3小题；每小题1. 5分，满分4. 5分)
听下面一段材料，将第18至第20三个小题的信息补充完整。每小题不超过三个单词。听材料
前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出15秒钟的作答时间。本段材料读两遍。
Day
Activity
Starting time
Ending time
Location
Today
English corner
18. 7: 30 p.m.
About 9: 30 p.m.
Movie: Rocky
9: 30 p.m.
Tomorrow
A tennis match
4: 00 p.m.
Before midnight
19.
20. Wednesday morning
Class
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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. Jack couldn't remember the exact date of the typhoon，but he knew it was _______ Sunday, because
everybody was at _________ church.
A. ／; the B. a; ／ C. ／;a D. the; ／
【解析】B. 第一空用“a”表示某一个不确定的星期日。第二空“at church”是固定搭配表示在做礼拜。
22. ―He made an apology ________ be blamed _________ what he had done.
―It's really wise of him.
A. so as to not; of B. in order to not; for
C. so as not to; for D. in order not to; of
【解析】C. so as to的否定形式在不定式to前面加not；因某事责备某人用blame sb for sth。
23. ―How can I thank you?
―Don't mention it. Any other man in that case _______ the same thing.
A. would have done B. could do C. must do D. should have done
【解析】A. 本句的意思是“在那种情况下谁都会这么做”。这是一个隐含虚拟语气，它是一种想像出来的非真实的东西。
24. Icy temperatures have damaged thousands of trucks
and trains _______ with coal food and passengers in the most severe winter
_________ in 50 years in southern
A. loading; seen B. loading; seeing C. loaded; saw D. loaded; seen
【解析】D. 这两个都是动词的过去分词表被动，做后置定语。
25. It is what the students do in their spare time that really ________ them to take their place in society when they grow up.
A. 1ets B. prepares C. has D. makes
【解析】B. prepare sb to do sth译为“使某人为某事做好准备”。
26. ―Is there a department store around _______ I can get a birthday present for my brother?
―Yes，just across the street.
A. which B. where C. on which D. that
【解析】B. 本题是一道陷阱题。题中around这个介词对先行词a department store和定语从句造成了分隔。学生会误认为是介词+关系代词的用法，实际上around是a department store的定语，所以用关系副词where引导定语从句。
27. Gone are the days when China，a major economic power in Asia today, _______ at the mercy of others.
A. was B. is C. had been D. were
【解析】A. 这里的a major economic power in Asia today短语是China的同位语。根据句意when引导
的句子应该使用过去时态。
28. That dog's running again．The Smiths should keep it in the fence or at least，________.
A. tie up B. tying up C. tied up D. to tie it up
【解析】C. 考查keep sth done的结构。
29. ―What were you up to when Mother came in?
― I ________ for a while and _______ my homework.
A. was playing; was going to do B. had played; did
C. had played; was going to do D. played; did
【解析】C play动作在came之前，故用过去完成时态，而do my homework的动作则是即将开始，因此答案选C。
30. The schoolboys and schoolgirls are walking along the street, ________ a small red flag.
A. each of them holds B. they each hold C each holds D. each holding
【解析】D. 考查独立主格结构。
31. Since Senior Three we have been reviewing lessons―________ on Sunday, when we could otherwise have a day off.
A. but B. only C. even D. except
【解析】C. 本句的意思是“甚至星期日我们也要复习功课”，关键是otherwise的用法。
32. My 8-year-old son said “Mum! I don't want to go to school” and, after _______ seemed a long time, he burst out crying.
A. what B. that C. when D. which
【解析】A. after后面是一个宾语从句，宾语从句缺主语。
33. _______ if you passed the exam you would receive a reward was telling lies．
A. Whoever told you that B. Those who told you that
C. No matter who told you D. Whoever told you
【解析】A. whoever相当于anyone who，告诉某人某事tell sb sth，这里that引导一个宾语从句，宾语从句中又含有一个if引导的条件从句，所以that不能省。
34. ―He had never thought that his Success would come when he ________ wanted it.
―Indeed! All that he did finally paid off.
A. most B. least C. first D. best
【解析】B. 第一句的意思是：他从未想到他的成功在他最不想的时候到来了。
35. It's true that the old road is less direct and a bit longer．We won't take the new one, ________, because we don't feel as safe on it.
A. When B. therefore C. while D. though
【解析】D. 空白处使用副词though表示前后意义上的转折，注意though位于句中时前后多用逗号隔开。
第二节 完形填空 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
I used to find notes left in the collection basket, beautiful notes about my homilies (基督教的布道)and about the writer's thoughts on the daily readings. The 36 fascinated me.
But it was a long time 37 I met the author of the notes. One Sunday morning, I was 38 that someone was waiting for me in the office. The young person who answered the rectory door said that it was "the woman who said she left all the notes". When I was 39 , since I immediately recognized her from
40 but had no idea that it was she who wrote the notes. She was sitting in a chair in the office. Her
41 was bowed and when she raised it to look at me, she could 42 smile without pain. Her face was disfigured(畸形), 43 smiling or laughing was very difficult for her.
We 44 for a while that Sunday morning and agreed to meet for lunch later that week.
As it 45 we went to lunch several times，we shared things about our 46 . I told her about my schooling and
growing up. She told me that she had worked for years for a insurance company.
She never mentioned family, and I did not ask. We spoke of authors we both had
48 are a great love of hers.
She suffered from a disfigurement that cannot be made to look 49 . I know that her condition 50
her deeply. Yet there was a beauty to her that had nothing to do with 51 . She was one to be listened to, whose words were so easy to take to heart. her words came from a
wounded but 52 heart．She possessed a fine-tuned sense of beauty. Her only
We can easily forget to cherish those things that last. Friendship, so rare and so good, just needs our care--maybe even the simple gesture of dropping of some beautiful words in a basket, in the hope that such beauty will be shared and taken to heart.
The truth of her life was a desire to see beyond the 54 for a glimpse of what it is that matters．She found beauty and grace and they befriended her，and showed her what is 55 .
36. A. questions B. ideas C. notes D. basket
【解析】C. 前文提到了这个信息，所以这里应选择notes。
37. A. since B. after C. when D. before
【解析】D. 过了很久我才见到这些短文的作者。
38. A. told B. warned C. instructed D. showed
【解析】A. 一个星期天早上，我被告知有人正在办公室等我。
39. A. shocked B. moved C. frightened D. disappointed
【解析】A. 看见她的时候我大吃一惊，因为我马上就认出她是我的教区信徒，只是我们一直不知道那些短文是她写的。
40. A. appearances B. looks C. office D. church
【解析】D. 前面已经解释了。
41. A. hand B. arm C. head D. back
【解析】C. 她低垂着头。后文提示她抬起了头。
42. A. slowly B. hardly C. gently D. easily
【解析】B. 在抬头看我的时候，她微笑起来却十分费劲。
43. A. for B. but C. so D. since
【解析】C那是一张破了相的脸，因此笑对她来说是很困难的。
44. A. chatted B. discussed C. drank D. greeted
【解析】A. 那个星期天早上我们聊了一会儿，并决定那个星期再找个时间一起吃顿午饭。
45. A. turned out B. turned up C. came on D. came up
【解析】A. 后来我们不止吃了一顿午饭，而是好几顿。It turns out that…的句型，结果是。
46. A. families B. beliefs C. hobbies D. lives
【解析】D. 我们分享了各自生活中的点点滴滴。我跟她讲我读书和成长的故事。她告诉我她在一家保险公司里已经工作多年了。
47. A. seen B. read C. met D. heard
【解析】B. 我们还谈到大家都读过的作家作品，不难发现她非常喜欢看书。
48. A. friends B. authors C. writings D. books
【解析】D. 上一句和这里有很强的逻辑关系。
49. A. friendly B. happy C. attractive D. normal
【解析】C. 毁掉的容颜使她怎么也无法变得耀眼迷人。
50. A. hurt B. impressed C. changed D. affected
【解析】A. 我知道这深深地刺痛着她。
51. A. fame B. wealth C. interest D. looks
【解析】D. 不过她有种独特的灵气和美，与外表完全无关。
52. A. cheerful B. lovable C. loving D. exciting
【解析】C. 她的话轻而易举地征服了人心，她正是我们要聆听的声音。她的隽语出于一颗受过伤却充满爱的心。
53. A. fear B. success C. defeat D. satisfaction
【解析】A. 她拥有一种细腻的美感。她生命里唯一的恐惧就是失去朋友。
54. A. dream B. surface C. imagination D. time
【解析】B. 她生命的真谛就是要透过事物的表面一睹其真正的本质。
55. A. proper B. actual C. real D. accurate
【解析】C. 她发现了美和上帝的慈爱，而美和慈爱也待她如友，把生命的真谛呈现给她。
第三部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节选择题(共17小题；每小题2分，满分34分) ．
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。
A
(1) SECRETARY. Part time. 20 hours a week. Busy doctor's office. Experience preferred. Good typing. Call 555-2438.
(2) BABY SITTER. 3 to 6 weekday afternoons. I will take you home. $5 an hour, call 555-5593.
(3) GUITAR LESSONS. Your home or mine. Experienced musician. Master's degree in music. Call Louise 555-6131.
(5) APARTMENT FOR RENT. 3 sunny rooms on high floor, great view. Separate kitchen. Wall-to-wall carpeting. The living room can be used as dining room. Email: SDGT@163. com. cn
(6) TAXI DRIVER WANTED. Full
or part time. Experience necessary. A good knowledge of the city is required. Call
555. 8860 between
(7) A STEREO SYSTEM FOR
56. How many of the seven ads are placed by people who want to hire someone for a certain job?
A. Four. B. Three C. Two. D. Five.
【解析】B. 广告1、2、6分别为想雇秘书、看顾小孩的临时保姆及出租车司机。
57. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Those who have some experience in office work will have a better chance to get the job of secretary.
B. The owner of the stereo will never sell his stereo at a price less than $ 200.
C. The taxi driver is not necessarily familiar with the city.
D. The
【解析】A. 从广告1 中 “Experience preferred”获知选项A正确。从广告7中‘'The owner will also take the highest price offered if the asking price is not met．”可知B项错误。从广告6中“A good knowledge of the city is required." 可知C项错。从广告4"Sunday．July 15．Noon to 8.”可知D项
错。
58. We may learn from the ads above that _______.
A. a baby-sitter is paid by the hour
B. the party will be held without any music
C. the rooms for rent cannot get good sunlight
D. people can get guitar lessons at any place they like
【解析】A. 从广告2“$5 an hour”可知a baby―sitter是以小时算工资。
B
Someday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan the website you've visited, or perhaps someone will casually glance through your credit card purchases or cell phone bills to find out your shopping preferences or calling habits.
In fact, it's likely some of these things have already happened to you. Who would watch you without your permission? It might be a girlfriend, a marketing company, a boss, a cop or a criminal. Whoever it is, they will see you in a way you never intended to be seen―the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked.
Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy，that it’s important to reveal yourself to friends, family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times. But few boundaries remain. The digital bread crumbs (碎屑) you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to reconstruct who you are, where you are and what you like. In some cases, a simple Google search can reveal what you think. Like it or not, increasingly we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret.
The key question is：Does that matter?
For many Americans, the answer apparently is “no”.
When opinion polls ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concerned about losing it. A survey found an overwhelming pessimism about privacy, with 60 percent of respondents saying they feel their privacy is “slipping away, and that bothers me".
But people say one thing and do another. Only a tiny fraction of Americans change any behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy．Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths (收费站) to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can track automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessandro Acquisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will surrender personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon(优惠券). But privacy does matter at least sometimes. It's like health. When you have it, you don’t notice it. Only when it's gone do you wish you'd done more to protect it.
59. What does the author mean by saying “the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked” (Lines 3-4, Para. 2)?
A. People’s personal information easily accessed without their knowledge.
B. In the 21st century people try every means to look into others’ secrets.
C. People tend to be more frank with each other in the information age.
D. Criminals are easily caught on the spot with advanced technology.
【解析】A . “在21世纪就等于是裸奔被抓住了”。这句话的意思是，现在是信息社会，一不留神我们的隐私和信息就流露到外面去了。人们的私人信息容易获取而没有得到本人的同意。
60. What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends?
A. Friends should open their hearts to each other.
B. Friends should always be faithful to each other.
C. There should be a distance even between friends.
D. There should be fewer disputes between friends.
【解析】C. 心理学家是如何建议朋友之间的关系的? 心理学家说“沟通是非常重要的”。文章中说“心
理学家说，在合适的时间、分段的来把你自己的隐私和信息交流给你的家人、你的恋人是非常有必
要的”，可是有边界是健康的，言下之意是保持一定的距离。后面的一句话说“交流是有必要的，
但应该在合适的时间”。即便在朋友之间也应该是有距离的。
61. Why does the author say “we 1ive in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret” (Line5, Para. 3)?
A. Modern society has finally evolved into an open society.
B. People leave traces around when using modern technology.
C. There are always people who are curious about others’ affairs.
D. Many search engines profit by revealing people's identities.
【解析】B . “我们生活在一个连秘密都不能被保护的世界中”，“人们在过程中，非常容易留下痕迹，让人重新的架构和还原。”
62. What do most Americans do with regard to privacy protection?
A. They change behaviors that might disclose their identity.
B. They use various loyalty cards for business transactions.
C. They rely more and more on electronic devices.
D. They talk a lot but hardly do anything about it.
【解析】D. 有关于隐私保护的话题美国人做了什么?应该选择“他们说的多，但真正要做到却做的少”。
63. According to the passage，privacy is like health in that _________.
A. people will make every effort to keep it
B. its importance is rarely understood
C. it is something that can easily be lost
D. people don’t cherish it until they 10se it
【解析】D. 从这篇文章得知“隐私就像健康，我们丢失掉健康的时候才知道可惜”。
C
Long after the 1998 World Cup was won, disappointed fans were still cursing the disputed refereeing (裁判) decisions that denied victory to their team. A researcher was appointed to study the performance of some top referees.
The researcher organized an experimental tournament (锦标赛) involving four youth teams. Each match lasted an hour，divided into three periods of 20 minutes during which different referees were in charge.
Observers noted down the referees' errors. of which there were 61 over the tournament. Converted to a standard match of 90 minutes, each referee made almost 23 mistakes, a remarkably high number. The researcher then studied the videotapes to analyze the matches in detail. Surprisingly, he found that errors were more likely when the referees were close to the incident.
When the officials got it right, they were, on average, 17 meters away from the action. The average distance in the case of errors was 12 meters. The research shows the optimum (最佳的) distance is about 20 meters.
There also seemed to be an optimum speed. Correct decisions came when the referees were moving at a speed of about 2 meters per second. The average speed for errors was 4 meters per second.
If FIFA, football's international ruling body, wants to improve the standard of refereeing at the next World Cup, it should encourage referees to keep their eyes on the action from a distance, rather than rushing to keep up with the ball，the researcher argues.
He also says that FIFA's insistence that referees should retire at age 45 may be misguided. If keeping up with the action is not so important, their physical condition is less critical.
64. The experiment conducted by the researcher was meant to ________.
A. review the decisions of referees at the 1 9 98 World Cup
B. analyze the causes of errors made by football referees
C. set a standard for football refereeing
D. encourage referees
四会中学2009届高三英语第4周周练
一
Instead of hitting the beach, fourteen high school students traded swimming suits for lab coats last summer and turned their attention to scientific experiments.
The High School Research Program offers high school students guidance with researchers in Texas A＆M’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences．Jennifer Funkhouser, academic adviser for the Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management, directs this four-week summer program designed to increase understanding of research and its career potential (潜能).
Several considerations go into selecting students, including grades, school involvement and interest in science and agriculture．And many students come from poorer school districts, Funkhouser says．“This is their chance to learn techniques and do experiments they never would have a chance to do in high school.”
Warner Ervin of Houston is interested in animal science and learned how to tell male from female mosquitoes (蚊子)．His adviser, Craig Coates, studies the genes of mosquitoes that allow them to fight against malaria and yellow fever．Coates thought this experience would be fun and helpful to the high school students.
The agricultural research at A＆M differs from stereotypes．It’s “molecular (分子) science
on the cutting edge,” Funkhouser says．The
program broadened students’ knowledge．Victor
Garcia of
At the end of the program, the students presented papers on their research．They’re also paid ＄ 600 for their work―another way this program differs from others, which often charge a fee.
Fourteen students got paid to learn that science is fun, that agriculture is a lot more than milking and plowing and that research can open many doors.
1．The research program is chiefly designed for ______.
A．high school advisers from
B．college students majoring in agriculture
C．high school students from different places
D．researchers at the
2．It can be inferred from the text that the students in poorer areas ____.
A．had little chance to go to college
B．could often take part in the program
C．found the program useful to their future
D．showed much interest in their high school experiments
3．When the program was over, the students ______.
A．entered that college B．wrote research reports
C．paid for their research D．found way to make money
4．The underlined expression “on the cutting edge” in paragraph 5 means “on the most _____ position.”
A．important B．favourable C．astonishing D．advanced
5．What would be the best title for the text?
A．A Program for Agricultural Science Students
B．A Program for Animal Science Students
C．A Program for Medical Science Lovers
D．A Program for Future Science Lovers
二
Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “I was a clothes addict.” he jokes. “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled.” Today David wears casual clothes―khaki pants and a sports shirt―to the office. He hardly ever wears a necktie. “I am working harder than ever.” David says, “and I need to feel comfortable.”
More
and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to
work. In the
Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it’s easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code.” “A lot of young people don’t want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so it’s hard to hire people if you have a conservative（保守的）dress code.” Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study conducted by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale（心境，士气）. Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative influence on productivity. Supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps them save money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said. “For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”
6．David Smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict,” because .
A．he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirt
B．he couldn’t stand a clean appearance
C．he wanted his clothes to look neat all the time
D．he didn’t want to spend much money on clothes
7．David Smith wears casual clothes now, because .
A．they make him feel at ease when working
B．he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes
C．he looks handsome in casual clothes
D．he no longer works for any company
8．According to this passage, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A．Many employees don’t like a conservative dress code.
B．Comfortable clothes make employees more productive.
C．A casual clothes code is welcomed by young employees.
D．All the employers in the
9．According to this passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago.
B．Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 90s.
C．“Dress-down Friday” was first given as a favor from employers.
D．Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people.
10．In this passage, the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned EXCEPT .
A．saving employees’ money
B．making employees more attractive
C．improving employees’ motivation
D．making employees happier
三
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are drawing near. Are you eager to enjoy watching the matches or start serving as a volunteer? First, you need to know about audience manners.
The behavior of courtside audiences is considered to be an important part of sporting culture. In 2004, after world champion Stephen Hendry lost to Ding Junhui in the China Open Snooker Championships, he complained of the noise from Chinese spectators. Perhaps you and your classmates could be written on the back of the tickets. Read your ticket carefully before you leave, remember to take away your soft drink bottles and other trash (垃圾).
During exciting games, try to control yourself. Don’t criticize the performance of players and coaches. Be careful with your words, since some may cause anger among other people in the audience.
Applause is a special form of body language you can use to communicate with players. But you should do it properly. When players first appear, clap your hands together to welcome them, but don’t go on for too long. After an excellent performance, applaud warmly. If someone fails, your applause will help encourage them.
Applause is not welcome, however, while a game is in progress and players need to keep their concentration. Various sports have various rules for the audience.
Enjoying artistic gymnastics requires silence. But lots of cheering can really help basketball and football players. Snooker and table tennis courtside behavior includes a ban on flash photography. Mobile phones are not allowed in shooting centers.
To be a good spectator, you should take time to learn the game-specific rules and related culture of each event.
11．What does the underlined work “spectators” mean in the second paragraph?
A．Players B．Audiences C．Coaches D．Organizers
12．When can’t you leave the spot of a game?
A．When the game is going on B．When the game is just over
C．Before the game begins D．When the game is long over
13．What should you do during an exciting football game?
A．Control yourself B．Keep quiet
C．Praise the players D．Cheer the players
14．When can’t you clap your hands?
A．When players first appear
B．When an excellent performance is over
C．When someone fails
D．When a player is finishing a very difficult performance
15．What is the best title of this text ?
A．How to be a good audience of Beijing Olympic Games
B．How to support players at Beijing Olympic Games
C．How to control yourself at Beijing Olympic Games
D．How to be a volunteer at Beijing Olympic Games
四
Some Parisians have started to travel to
work in
In the 19th century, Charles Dickens
compared the two cities,
As there are few jobs at home over recent years, perhaps 250,000 Frenchmen moved across the channel. With an undersea tunnel, they could travel between cities in three hours. The European Union freed them from immigration and customs.
Paris, rich in beauty, is more stylish. But
“For me, the difference is that
Chantal Jaouen, a professional designer,
agrees. “I am French, but I’ll stay in
There is, of course, the other view. Julie
Lenoux is a student who moved to
“Both cities have changed beyond recognition,” said Larry Collins, an author and sometimes a Londoner.
Like most people who know both cities well, he finds the two now fit together comfortably.
“I first fell in love with
But certainly not cheaper.
In some parts of
Deciding between
Like Daphne Benoit, a French journalism student with perfect English, many young people are happy to be close enough so they don’t have to choose.
“I love
16．It can be inferred that ___________.
A．
B．In the 19th century, Dickens told his stories in the two cities
C．
D．Liverpool
is a big city in
17．According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A．People
feel it difficult to find a job in
B．People
can't travel to
C．Living in
D．People can
find any job in
18．According to this passage we know that _________.
A．Parisians enjoy English food more than their own
B．Londoners seldom travel to
C．both cities have their advantages
D．young people prefer to live in
19．Which city is better to live in according to the passage?
A．
20．What’s the meaning of the last two sentences?
A．People can
do everything in
B．People
will feel lonely in
C．People in
D．People in
五
This hotel in the trees is famous in the
world. Peop1e who know very little about
The dining room at Treetops is small, and the waiters cannot walk round to serve guests, a clever “railway service” has been invented. Guests take their food as it passes slowly in front of them, along a line in the center of the table.
There are many animals around the Treetops. When you visit them, you can see:
---Animals and their babies are waiting to greet the guests.
---Animals, enjoying the Treetops pool in the daylight.
---A long bodied, long ring tailed very active cat-like animal is a special one coming out at night. He hunts and eats anything he can overpower and is very destructive. He lives in the trees at Treetops .He comes for his food every evening. Do not get too near to him, as his teeth and claws（爪）can do you harm. These animals can be trained and become lovely pets.
---Some other animals who have a thick coating of fur to keep them warm in the cold forest nights.
---Many buffaloes（水牛）coming to the Treetops for water and salt during the day or night.
21．“She succeeded in becoming the queen of the country.” In this sentence, “succeeded” means _______.
A．did what she was trying to do B．gained her purpose
C．got a position on the death of the King D．completed an easy task
22．According to the passage, “railway service” actually refers to __________.
A．the service provided at the railway station
B．the supply of food on the train
C．the service provided along the railway
D．the supply of food along a moving line
23．Which of the following statements about “the cat-like animal”, described in the passage, is NOT true?
A．It comes for food only at night.
B．It lives in the trees at Treetops.
C．Its teeth and claws can do people harm.
D．It can catch any other animal in the forest.
24．According to the passage. Treetops is famous in the world because ________.
A．it shows the pleasure of
B．Princess Elizabeth got to the crown when coming down from there
C．it is built round several trees
D．there are many animals that can be trained and become lovely pets
25．We can learn from the passage, that the guests ________．
A．should not play games on the Treetops
B．could not sit on the corridor at night
C．could enjoy their dinner in the dining room
D．should keep off the cat-like animals
四会中学2009届高三英语第4周周练答案
一、CCBDD 二、CADCB 三、 BADDA 四、CACDC 五、CDDBD
四会中学2009届高三英语第3周周练
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One night recently , I was driving down a two-lane highway at about 60 miles an hour . A car approached from the opposite direction at about the same speed. As we passed each other , I caught the other driver’s eye for only a second . I wondered whether he might be thinking , as I was , how dependent we were on each other at that moment . I was relying on him not to fall asleep , not to be put off by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring my life to a sudden end . Though we had never spoken a word to each other , he relied on me in just the same way .
Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world works . At some level , we all depend upon one another . Sometimes that dependence requires us simply not to do something like crossing over the double yellow line . And sometimes it requires us to act cooperatively , with friends or even with strangers .
As technology shrinks our world , the need increases for cooperative action among nations . In 2003, doctors in five nations were quickly organized to identify the SARS virus , which saved thousands of lives . The threat of international terrorism has shown itself to be a similar problem, one requiring coordinated action by police and intelligence forces across the world . We must recognize that our fates (命运) are not ours alone to control .
In my own life , I’ve put great stock in personal responsibility . But , as the years have passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of others . so , while each of us faces the case of driving alone down a dark road , what we must learn is that the approaching light may not be a threat , but a shared moment of trust .
1．The author considers very important .
A．driving alone on a dark road B．independence of people
C．cooperation to identify SARS virus D．shared trust and cooperation
2．The author said that they depended on each other in the same way because .
A．the approaching car was very dangerous
B．they both drove their car at a terrific speed
C．he might be killed out of the other’s careless driving
D．it was dark and the road was not wide enough
3．From the second paragraph ,we know the author drew the important lesson from .
A．only one experience B．many similar experiences
C．a driver on a dark road D．many friends and strangers
4．The need for cooperation increases because .
A．peoples’ fates can’t be controlled by themselves
B．the SARS virus spread quickly
C．terrorism can happen everywhere
D．the world has become smaller
5．We can infer from the last paragraph that the author has .
A．believed in one’s own personal responsibility
B．counted upon himself alone in everything
C．had no trust in others’ good faith and judgment
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