摘要：A. There were some people in the southern part of Greece called Spartans, who were famous for their simple habits and their bravery. The name of the area in which they lived was Laconia, and so they were also called Lacons. One of the strange rules which the Lacons had was that they should speak briefly, and never use more words than needed. And so a short answer is often spoken of as a Loconic answer. There was in the northern part of Greece a land called Macedon, and this land was at one time ruled over by a warlike king named Philip. Philip wanted to become the master of all Greece. So he raised a great army, and made war upon the other states, until nearly all of them were forced to call him their king. Then he sent a letter to the Spartans in Laconia, saying, “If I go down into your country, I will level your great city to the ground. In a few days, an answer was brought back to him. When he opened the letter, he found there was only one word. The word was “IF . 56. It is well known that . A. Spartans were good at their simple habits and their bravery B. Spartans were simple and brave C. Spartans were hard –working and warlike people D. Some people of Spartans were famous for their simple habits and their bravery 57. Spartans were also called Lacons because . A. the name of the area was Laconia B. they lived in Laconia C. they lived in Macedon D. they lived in the southern part of Greece. 58. A short answer spoken by Spartans is . A. the strange rule B. often spoken of as a strange answer C. often called a Laconic answer D. a habitual brief sentence 59. Macedon was . A. all the time ruled over by a warlike king named Philip B. ruled over by a king named Philip who had become the master of all Greece. C. once ruled by Philip. D. called the best part of Greece 60. The word “If was the Lacon’s answer to Philip which showed that . A. the Lacons were afraid of Philip B. the Spartans were determined to defend their land C. The Lacons didn’t think that Philip really meant to come. D. the Spartans answered in this way only to make fun of Philip B. Peter King, 15, Mary King,13, went to see a doctor. Peter had a bad cold, so the doctor gave him some pills to take. Mary had a bad cough, so the doctor gave her some cough medicine. These are the words on the bottle of cough medicine: Cough Medicine Shake well before use. Take three times daily after meals. Dose: Adults---2 teaspoonfuls Children 8-14--- 1 teaspoonful Children 4-7 ---- 1/2 teaspoonful Not suitable for children below the age of 4. Store in a cold place. Use before Dec.2003. 61. Mary should take in a day. A. 2 teaspoonfuls B. 3 teaspoonfuls C. 4 teaspoonfuls D. 1 teaspoonful 62. Mary should before she takes some of the medicine. A. shake the medicine well B. eat her bread C. do some exercises D. drink something 63. People aged cannot take this medicine. A. 80 B. 15 C. 20 D. 3 64. Mary or her mother should the medicine left after Dec.2003. A. throw away B. take two times C. stop to take D. take three times more C. Since telegrams are paid by the words, every word costs money, and people always try to use as few words as possible. Little words like “a , “an and “the disappear, so do all the auxiliary verbs that English students hate: do, does, are is- So a news reporter who wanted to know how old the film star Cary Grant was, sent a telegram saying, How old Cary Grant? Unfortunately, although the “little words have gone, nobody knows exactly where they have gone from. So the reporter received a reply from Cary Grant which said, “ Old Cary Grant fine. How you? But perhaps the shortest telegram in the English language was from Oscar Wilder. He was living in Paris and he cabled his publisher in Britain to see how his new book was doing. The message read: “? . The Publisher cabled back: “! 65. People try to use as few words as possible when they cable because . A. they want to save money B. they think it unnecessary to use “little words C. few words can make every thing clear D. they hate to use auxiliary verbs 66. What does “! mean in the last paragraph ? It means “ . A. Yes B. Excellent C. No D. I don’t know 67. According to the passage we can see that using as few words as possible sometimes will . A. be useless B. help us a lot C. cause trouble D. waste time 68. What is the best title for this passage? A. Films Reporter and Film Stars B. The Shortest Telegram in the World C. The Use of “ Little Words D. Language of Telegram D. Wind , rain and water break rock into smaller pieces. When the pieces are less than one-tenth of an inch wide, they are called sand. So sand can be found wherever rocks have been open to water or the air. The beach by the sea is covered with sand. There the rocks have been broken by the tide from the sea. Much of the sand in deserts has been carried by wind. Sometimes the desert sands were formed by the decay of rocks. Some deserts were once sea bottoms; the sea water went away and left sand. 69. The passage mainly tells us . A. the size of sand B. the change of sea C. how sand is formed D. the decay of rocks 70. Which of the following is the most important to form sand? A. water and air B. wind and snow C. the tide and salt D. Temperature 71. Sand can’t be found where . A. there’s much water B. on the bottom of the sea C. in some of the deserts D. rocks are not open to the air 72. The passage suggests that we can see much sand in . A. big forests B. mountain areas C. small villages D. beaches and deserts E. For hundreds of years, the only means of distance communication was through newspaper, books and letters. People who live in remote areas sometimes has to wait for days and even weeks before they found out what was happening in the outside world. The first steps towards a faster means of communication was made in 1838 with the invention of telegraph. The major problem was that it was not possible to send human voice by this system. An artificial language called “Morse Code was developed. With the introduction of the telephone in 1876, however, people could talk to each other over long distances using the human voice. The development of the telegraph and the telephone helped to keep people to date with what was happening in the world. The problem of both systems was that all messages had to go through wires. Wires are expensive to lay , and easily broken. The problem is worse when wires are laid under the sea. The telephone wire between Australia and Canada is 9,000 miles long , and most of it is under the sea. When underwater wires are broken, perhaps by large fish or by movements in the earth, it is difficult to find the break, and expensive to repair it. Current research in telephone communications is so extensive and changes are coming about rapidly that no one can describe exactly what the telephone of tomorrow will look like. But people believe there will be more and more telephones in the future, and they will be better ones. 73. Hundreds of years ago, it took days and even weeks . A. to receive message B. to get things C. to arrive D. to wait 74. It was impossible to send voice by . A. mobile phone B. wireless phone C. radio D. telegraph 75. The word “extensive in the last paragraph means . A. 昂贵的 B.便宜的 C. 广泛的 D. 方便的 第一学期期中考试 高三英语试卷 I. 1. 3. 4. 6. 7. 9. 10.12. 13.15. 16.18. 19.

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