09届高三年级英语上学期8月考试题

09届高三年级英语上学期8月考试题

英 语 试 题 2008.8.27

（卷面分值120分；考试时间120分钟）

第I卷 (共三部分，共85分)

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分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’s too busy to help the man today. B，She’ll finish the report by noon.

C．She’ll have time later on in the day． 2. What has happened to the camera？ A．Someone fixed it． B．Sharon repaired it． C．It’s been thrown out．

3. How many of unclear centres’positions are mentioned in the talk？ A． Two. B. Three． C Four 4. For how many hours is the museum open？ A．7． B．8． C. 9. 5. What’s the flat like？ A．Small but expenslve. B．Small but comfortable． C. Large and comfortable．

第二节 （共15小题；每题1分，满分15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，每小题将给出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. Why are Mondays terrible for the man ？

A. He doesn’t want to work after the weekend． B. Monday is full of difficult lessons for him。

C. Monday means the beginning of a whole week for work． 7. What subiects does the woman seem to like？

A Art、 Music and Sport． B．Languages and Maths． C．Geography and Maths． 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What’s Mary’s problem？ A. She isn’t feeling well.

B. There’s something wrong with her radio． C She can’t play tennis． 9. Who finally solved the problem？

A. John， B．Mary． C．A worker，

10. What is the most probable result of the conversation? A. They played tennis together. B. They went to town. C. They stayed home..

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What is the weather like, as the two speakers are speaking? A. Very wet. B. Very hot. C .Cloudy

12. What do the two speakers think of the weather?

A. It's unusual. B. It's terrible C. Both A and B 13．What are the three years the man mentions？ A，1928、1936、1983 B．1936、1938、1982 C，1928、1936、1938

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Which month or months is the price to Madrid most expenslve？ A. In March and April. B. In May and June. C．In July． 15. How much does it cost for the couple to go to Madrid in April? A．＄525． B．＄ 920. C，＄ 960．

16．What can you learn from the conversation？ A．Fewer people go to Madrid in July.

B．The couple could not decide whether to go to Madrid or to some other

places．

C．The price goes up and down in different months． 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

17，Where can you find nationa1 parks？

A．In the mountains． B. In cities. C．By rivers. 18．What do campers find in the national parks？

A．Forests B．Shops. C．American Indians．

19．What do campers enjoy most in the parks？

A．Hunting． B．Skating． C．A change from the busy life。 20．Where do most of campers stay in the parks？ A. In their cars. B. In their tents. C. In houses. 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 21. ---Shall I give you a hand with this as you are so busy now? ---Thank you. ______.

A. It couldn’t be better B. Of course you can C. If you like D. It’s up to you

22. The birds, _____by the presence of the scientists, disappeared really quickly again. A. frightened B. being frightened C. have been frightened D. were frightened

23. Steve was wearing a red silk shirt that didn’t ______ him at all. A. serve B. meet C. satisfy D. suit 24. There’s no doubt ______ the famous professor will come to give us a lecture. A. if B. that C. what D. whether

25. It was too hard for the firefighters to get close to the burning building. All their attempts to rescue the people trapped were ______. A. in place B. in return C. in vain D. in danger 26. Standing on the sideway, I saw off my father and a minute later he ______ in the crowd.

A. had swallowed B. was swallowed up C. swallowed up D. swallowed

27. ---He didn’t feel a bit nervous when ______.

---No. He’d spent a lot of time ______ for it after all. A. interviewing; to prepare B. interviewed; to prepare C. interviewing; preparing D. interviewed; preparing 28. We had been told that under no circumstances ______ the telephone in the office for personal affairs. A. may we use B. we may use C. we could use D. did we use

29. Dad ___whisky, but normally only drank in the evening when work was done.

A. was tired of B. was fond of C. was familiar with D. was afraid of

30. ---I have ______ to apologize for the slight damage to your recorder.

---Never mind.

A. after all B. in the first place C. at first D. as usual

31. Our ______ resources and stable policy provide foreigners with the advantages of developing their businesses. A. generous B. limited C. narrow D. abundant 32. ---Sunny day, isn’t it?

---Let’s hope the sunny weather ______ for Saturday’s tennis match. A. carries on B. breaks up C. keeps up D. gets on 33. Everybody present at the meeting agreed to stick to the ______ that everyone should be treated fairly. A. purpose B. ambition C. principle D. level

34. Before liberation there were many areas in China where poor people were dressed ______ rags and could not make their ends meet. A. in B. on C. with D. off

35. It is possible to make good movies cheaply. ______, “low-budget” doesn’t have to mean “bad”. A. However B. Further C. Though D. But 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

David grew up poor. He started working in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, 36 at 11 am to go to work. Lack of money meant lack of educational opportunities, but he had a 37 to learn. In his spare time he read books that he thought would 38 him succeed somewhere down the road.

He was a hard worker, and rose above(克服) his 39 of higher education to provide for his family, 40 factory life had a bad effect on him physically, emotionally and 41 . It was, in his mind, killing him like a slow poison.

In 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or 42 hours a week in the factory, and worked another 40 or more hours a week 43 himself computer skills. He worked harder than he 44 had in his life, surfing the Internet over 100 hours a week.

David began 45 jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was 46 many times, but he never gave up. He had a goal and kept after it 47 he didn’t feel like it because 48 else seemed so hopeless. That kind of drive and perseverance almost always 49 . David left the factory and took a job in the computing field.

This is a true story about 50 , a story about believing in 51 ; a story