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听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a hotel. B. At an airport. C. In a company.
9．How did the man arrive here?
A. By air. B. By taxi. C. On foot.
10．Where is the man going in a few days?
A. To Dublin. B. To London. C. To New York.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．What does the man think of the timetable?
A. Creative. B. Standard. C. Busy.
12．What do the students go in for last before lunch?
A. The long distance race. B. Throwing events. C. Jumping events.
13．What do we know about the 100m race?
A. It is the last event in the day. B. It takes place at 5:00 p.m. C. It demands more rest.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14．What are the speakers doing?
A. Finding out the truth. B. Typing the statement. C. Checking the record.
15．What probably is the man?
A. A driver. B. A witness. C. A policeman.
16．When did the accident happen?
A. At 7:00 a.m. today. B. At 7:00 p.m. today. C. At 7:00 a.m. yesterday.
17．What is the main cause of the accident?
A. The driver was careless. B. The student didn’t hear the horn.
C. The speed of the car was too high.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．How did the speaker meet Alisa at first?
A. They took the same plane. B. They had the same friends.
C. They lived in the same building.
19．What does the speaker think of Alisa?
A. Kind. B. Rude. C. Pretty.
20．Where did the speaker take a trip with Alisa?
A. To Chicago. B. To New York. C. To Los Angeles.
第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共三节，满分55分）
第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21．China warned the French President Sarkozy（萨科奇）to ________ the meeting with the Dalai Lama, which, however, didn’t work.
A. call on B. call up C. call in D. call off
22．Motoman, the latest robot developed by Japanese scientists and skillfully cooked a pancake in an exhibition in Osaka earlier this month, showed it could ________ a kitchen.
A. take over B. take off C. take up D. take in
23．The sudden earthquake caused great ________ to people’s property（财产）, which will take them a long time to recover.
A. damage B. destruction C. loss D. harm
24．It is said that blood is thicker than water. So family ________ are always strong however far away the different family members live.
A. relations B. ties C. relatives D. conditions
25．Whoever has________ sense knows that smoking is harmful to people’s health.
A. normal B. general C. common D. usual
26．Nowadays we can’t see dinosaurs because they ________ long long ago.
A. gave out B. ran out C. went out D. died out
27．Wild animals ________ tigers and pandas are becoming rare.
A. as follows B. for example C. such as D. for instance
28．All too ________ it is time to go back to school after the wonderful winter holidays.
A. often B. fast C. late D. soon
29．The Beijing Olympic Games has been the biggest ________ Games in the world.
A. live B. lively C. alive D. living
30．What measures have Western countries ________ to survive the ongoing international financial crisis (金融危机)?
A. followed B. taken C. made D. had
第二节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下列各小题, 根据括号内的汉语提示, 用句末括号里的英语单词完成句子。
31．The sixty-one-year-old woman _____________________ to send her grandson to the kindergarten __________ (正要……突然) the terrible earthquake with a strength of 8.0 happened. (about)
32．His father is said to ______________________________ (回来了) from the earthquake-hit areas in Sichuan Province.(come)
33．_____________________________ (和……一样) many other boys, he likes football. (common)
34．The American president-elect Obama (奥巴马) ____________________________ (实现了梦想) of all the black people in the United States. (live)
35．These photos ___________________ (使我想起了) the happy hours we spent together. (remind)
36．The old temple we visited last year _____________________ (给我留下了很深的印象). (make)
37．The doctor ___________________________ (与结婚) my physics teacher for two years. (marry)
38．With the fast development of our economy and society, a more and more important role __________________________ (在扮演) by China in international affairs now. (play)
39．I’m afraid your bright future ___________________________ (毁掉) if you continue to be so casual on your work. (ruin)
40．Don’t you see this MP3 is _________________________ (同一个) I lost yesterday ? (same)
第三节： 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，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。
Seven loyal readers came to the Teens’ office two weeks ago. They had a wonderful day learning how to make a newspaper. But what 41 made them excited was that they had their say.
“What most impressed me was 42 I was saying something, I found all eyes were 43 me,” said Tang Shining, one of the students. Her friend, Li Chunbei agreed, and felt very glad that when she was talking, the editors nodded and even 44 notes.
Students were happy to see the editors listen to their 45 . You may often 46 about being neglected (忽略) by teachers and parents. 47 before complaining, please make sure that you have already spoken about your 48 .
Traditionally in China, teachers at school and parents were 49 the ones to tell teenagers what they should and shouldn’t do. The young are 50 to doing what they are told, rather than thinking by themselves. But then their ideas would be locked in their brain and not be 51 .
A girl wrote to Teens about her family story. She 52 to be very sad because her father seldom talked and played with her. After years of consideration, she 53 decided to write her father a letter, telling him about her sadness. To her 54 , the father 55 , saying that he didn’t realize his mistakes. From then on, he really 56 .
Sometimes, we need to let our 57 be heard, so others can understand our thoughts and feelings.
Don’t be afraid of being 58 for what you have done. You know it is your 59 to speak your mind. Even if your suggestions are denied (否定), at least you have tried your best. You will not be left with any 60 .
41. A. really B. directly C. completely D. immediately
42. A. how B. when C. where D. what
43. A. at B. for C. on D. in
44. A. read B. saw C. copied D. took
45. A. opinions B. speeches C. songs D. articles
46. A. talk B. complain C. write D. speak
47. A. And B. So C. But D. Instead
48. A. pleasure B. love C. imagination D. worry
49. A. seldom B. never C. always D. sometimes
50. A. used B. reduced C. devoted D. told
51. A. remember B. used C. touched D. heard
52. A. used B. pretended C. seemed D. had
53. A. sadly B. suddenly C. angrily D. finally
54. A. sorrow B. disappointment C. surprise D. joy
55. A. apologized B. smiled C. laughed D. sighed
56. A. exchanged B. changed C. left D. played
57. A. voices B. decisions C. suggestions D. secrets
58. A. punished B. blamed C. beaten D. fined
59. A. duty B. task C. right D. pleasure
60. A. regret B. sadness C. trouble D. difficulty
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
It was Andria Baker’s high school graduation party, and the time had come for her father to make good on a promise that he had made her years ago, when she was a fourth-grader. “After you started on your first day of kindergarten and continue it through your last day of high school, and I’ll buy you a car.” Tim Baker had told the child.
Through the years, Andria Baker kept up her end of the bargain, willing herself to go to school on those days even when she felt under the weather. She did carry out her 13th year of uninterrupted coming to the classroom with her final day at Constantine High Sehool even when she was ill.
At Sunday’s party, her father gave the young woman the keys to a new, $17 000 Pontiac G6. Tim Baker, who teaches seventh grade at Constantine Middle School, said he has no regrets about the deal. “Without a doubt, it was worth every penny I spent,” he said. The look on his daughter’s face when she saw the car was great. Baker said, “When she turned around after seeing the car, she did not know what to do. We got her into the car and she just sat there. Then she ran into the house to get her driver’s license, and she and her best friend got in the car and drove down the road.”
Andria Baker, 19, said she thinks she would have gone ahead with that even if a new car had not been promised her. “A lot of my friends thought I was crazy, but I just kept going.” she said. Baker plans to go after an education degree at Alma College.
“In my sophomore year I hurt my ankle in a basketball game, and it was really painful,” she said. “Also that day I caught a cold and the teacher looked at me and said, ‘I’m not the teacher who’s going to send you home.’”
61．What does the phrase “she felt under the weather” mean?
A. She felt that the weather was very cold. B. She didn’t feel good.
C. Her body changed with the weather. D. She liked the weather very much.
62．When Andria Baker saw her present, she felt ________.
A. surprised and excited B. sad and crazy
C. frightened and worried D. upset and angry
63．From the text, we can know that ________.
A. both Andria Baker and her father stayed in the same school
B. her father made the promise from the day when she began her school
C. her father didn’t regret having bought her a new expensive car
D. Andria Baker is now studying at Alma College for a degree
64．Andria Baker could come to school every day because ________.
A. she was helped by all of her friends B. she wanted to get a new car
C. she never got ill D. she just wanted to keep on doing that
B
When you are talking to somebody at a party, do you focus entirely on the person you are speaking with or does your attention keep jumping around the room to all the other people there? General1y, if the person is someone you really want to talk to, you will focus on him. Most other people will only get about half of your attention.
You may think that this is OK, because if you don’t really want to talk to him, then what does it matter if you don’t give him your full attention? Consider two things. First, you may just not realize the importance of that conversation. If you are at a networking meeting and you hope to meet the CEO of Company X, but you end up talking to someone who has a low-level job at a different company, then you may let your attention wander (走神) as you speak to him. But maybe you don’t realize that this person has already met the CEO and could introduce you. Do you think he will do that if he feels you don’t really care about speaking to him? This doesn’t mean you need to spend the whole time talking to him. Five or ten minutes of real attentive (专心的) conversation can be worth 30 minutes to an hour of partial attention.
Second, whether you want to speak to someone is based on the situation. You can love your wife, but if she tries to talk to you while you are watching something you like on TV, where is your attention going? Make your own decision, but if you want her to feel valued, give her your 100% attention. The nice thing is that in many cases you can give her your attention for a few minutes and then return to what you were doing. You miss very little, she feels valued, and all is good.
65．The author’s opinion is made believable mainly by ________.
A. giving examples B. using figures C. asking questions D. description
66．The second paragraph mainly tells you that ________.
A. you should focus on whoever you are talking to
B. you should be interested in everyone at a party
C. you can refuse to talk to someone you don’t like at a party
D. you should be patient with everyone at a party
67．A person who has a low-level job probably ________.
A. would like to talk to you B. is the one you’re looking for
C. wants to make friends with you D. is well worth focusing on
68．If your wife wants to talk to you when you are busy, you should ________.
A. go on with what you are doing B. stop doing anything immediately
C. decide what to do according to the situation D. finish what you are doing with her
69．What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Always be friendly to others at a party.
B. Improve your communication skills by focusing on others.
C. It is important for you to be active at a party.
D. You should respect your wife at any time.
C
Starting next month, people in Washington will be able to rent a bicycle day and night with a membership card. A new company called SmartBike will make 120 bicycles available at 10 spots in the city. “There’s a lot of stress on our transit systems,” said Jim Sebastian, who manages bicycle and pedestrian programs for Washington’s Transportation Department. Offering another choice, Mr Sebastian said, “It will help us reduce traffic jam and pollution, as well as parking problems.” In the deal, the company will have the advertising rights in the city’s bus shelters and it has reached a similar deal with San Erancisco. Chicago and Portland, Ore. , are also considering the program.
For a $40 annual membership fee, SmartBike users can check out three-speed bicycles for three hours at a time. The program will not provide helmets (头盔) but does encourage their use. Similar programs have proved successful in Europe. The Vé1ib program in Paris and Bicing in Barcelona, Spain, both started around a year ago and already offer thousands of bicycles. Mr Sebastian, who started trying to bring bike-sharing to Washington even before its success in Paris and Barcelona, said he believed that the program could grow within a year and hoped that it would eventually offer 1 000 bicycles.
“But studies showed that many bikes would get stolen in a day, or within a few weeks,” said Paul DeMaio, a Washington-area bike-sharing consultant. Improved technology allows programs to better protect bicycles. In Washington, SmartBike users who keep bicycles longer than the three-hour maximum will receive demerits and could eventually lose renting privileges. Bicycles gone for more than 48 hours will be considered lost, with the last user charged a $200 replacement fee.
The low cost could be one of the program’s major selling points. At George Washington University in Foggy Bottom, one of the program’s 10 locations, students were unsure how often they would use SmartBike, but said its price made it worth a try.
70．The program can help the city in the following ways EXCEPT ________.
A. protecting the environment B. reducing the traffic jam
C. giving more traveling choices D. making more money
71．From the text, we can know ________.
A. the SmartBike company can only make money by renting the bikes
B. there are many other cities which show great interest in the program
C. the SmartBike company will be the first one to run bike-renting business
D. the SmartBike company will have 1 000 bicycles at the renting spots
72．What is the problem the SmartBike DC facing?
A. The bike technology should be improved. B. Their bikes would get lost.
C. There are too few renting spots available. D. There are too few bikes.
73．What will attract the customers most in the program?
A. Low price. B. Great convenience. C. New idea. D. High quality.
D
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74．This advertisement aims at calling on people to ________.
A. attend full-time universities
B. work part time to further their education
C. improve their education at home to get better jobs
D. earn their degrees in different ways that suit them
75．Which of the following is NOT clearly mentioned in this advertisement?
A. The way how you will get your degree.
B. Tuition price.
C. The hot fields you will be preparing yourself for.
D. The length of time it will take you to get a degree.
76．What does the writer of this ad intend to say by naming General Electric, IBM, Ford, etc.?
A. To show that their training is widely used in the country.
B. To show that the training program is fully supported by famous companies in the US.
C. To prove the value of their training in every area.
D. To show the importance of getting recognized by the most famous companies.
77．It seems to the writer that the greatest attraction for people to take their training is ________.
A. its convenience
B. the degree’s nation-wide recognition
C. the economic benefit (利益) it will bring about
D. the hot fields the training will help people to enter
E
The Wall Street Journal Asia Edition (US), the Globe and Mail (Canada), the Guardian (UK), among other foreign news agencies, have recently published articles on China’s earthquake relief. They have all lauded the earthquake relief efforts made by the Chinese government.
The Wall Street Journal Asia Edition published an article on May 21 saying that on the eighth day of the most serious natural disaster to hit China in decades, rescuing survivors from the ruins had been quickly replaced by the formidable challenge of helping them. The article said that people over seas have been deeply impressed by earthquake relief efforts by the Chinese government.
The Associated French Press (AFP) reported on May 21 that China has become more open amid the campaign.
Aircraft loaded with relief supplies from Ukraine, Russia, the United States, Singapore and other countries have arrived in disaster areas in southwestern China.
The Associated Press (AP) published an article on May 21 reporting that China is making great efforts to deal with a formidable task caused by the earthquake how to provide temporary shelter for so many people. The article said that many tents have been built, and food and medical care are provided to the people whose lives have been completely disrupted by the earthquake.
The Globe and Mail of Canada published an article on May 20 that said the rapid earthquake relief work in Sichuan demonstrates China’s powerful economic strength.
An article carried in the British Guardian said that one week after the Sichuan earthquake, China began a three-day national mourning period at 14:28 on May 19, and all Chinese people stood in silence for three minutes in memory of the victims.
The ongoing search and rescue action is encouraged by one miraculous survivor after another. Chinese officials said that, so far, no epidemic had occurred after the earthquake.
78．How many press media are mentioned in the article?
A. 3. B. 4. C. 5. D. 6.
79．What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Foreign media praise China’s earthquake relief.
B. The rapid earthquake relief work in Sichuan demonstrates China’s powerful economic strength.
C. The most serious natural disaster to hit China in decades.
D. Tens of thousands of people’s lives have been completely disrupted by the earthquake.
80．What is the possible meaning of the underlined word “formidable” in paragraph 5?
A. Very difficult. B. Glorious. C. Light. D. Pressing.
第四部分：书面表达（满分25分）
假设这学期你的班主任为来自英国的交流老师Mary，因为你（Xiaohua）当天不能上学，请用英语写张100字左右便条向她说明原因。
要求：1．晨起不适：头痛发烧，量体温，高达39℃
2．病因：昨日上学未带雨伞，回家路上淋雨
3．医生建议：服药，饮水，卧床休息
4．请2天假
Dear Miss Mary,
I’m sorry to say … _____________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Yours Xiaohua
湖北省黄冈中学2008年秋季高一英语期末考试答题卡
Class ____________ Name ____________ No. ____________
31. _______________________________ 36. _______________________________
32. _______________________________ 37. _______________________________
33. _______________________________ 38. _______________________________
34. _______________________________ 39. _______________________________
35. _______________________________ 40. _______________________________
湖北省黄冈中学2008年秋季高一英语期末考试试题
听力录音稿及参考答案
(Text 1)
W: What do you do in your free time? To play sports?
M: I’m a waiter and I don’t have to work every day. I work on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. I have time to go to the gym but I don’t really like it so I go there only when I am free.
(Text 2)
M: I think I’m running a temperature. My mouth feels like cotton.
W: Let me see. Hmm, you’d better stay at home today. You shouldn’t have stayed up late with the computer. It’s bad for your health.
(Text 3)
M: What’s going on over there, Mum?
W: The visitors are watching a performance by animals.
M: Oh, great! Let’s go and join them.
(Text 4)
W: I’ve just decided to take a French course online. I can study at any time, and use the materials from almost any computer in the world.
M: That is great. But I think communication is also important for learning a foreign language.
(Text 5)
M: I was worrying that you caught a cold this afternoon. Did you get wet through?
W: No, the shower came all of a sudden, but I escaped the worst of it.
M: You’re so lucky. But it was sunny in the morning.
(Text 6)
W: Excuse me. Are you the manager?
M: Yes.
W: Look, we’ve been waiting for nearly half an hour and we’ve had to repeat our order to the waiter on three occasions. He seems to forget all about us.
M: I’m terribly sorry about that. He hasn’t been here very long and he doesn’t speak very good English.
W: Yes, well, we really don’t wish to make a complaint, but we are in rather a hurry and we’d be very grateful if you could speed things up a little.
(Text 7)
W: Hello. You must be Mario Robert. My name is Linda. I’ve been expecting you.
M: Hello. Very pleased to meet you.
W: Did you have a good flight?
M: Yes, although we were late taking off.
W: Well. Where exactly are you staying?
M: Oh, it’s a small hotel called Queen Victoria, not far, about a kilometer from here.
W: Did you walk here?
M: No, no. I took a taxi to your company.
W: How long are you staying in London?
M: Just a couple of days. Then I’m flying to Dublin. Have you ever been there?
W: No, never. OK. Well, let’s get down to business.
(Text 8)
W: I have no idea how to finish the timetable.
M: You don’t have to be very creative. It’s very standard and more or less the same every year. For instance, the sports day begins with throwing events. All jumping events take place before lunch.
W: Why?
M: That’s because the school doesn’t want the athletes to jump after eating. The jumping events take place after the throwing events. And the long distance race takes place before jumping events.
W: And after lunch?
M: Actually, the school doesn’t want any events to take place in that time. But they can practice for the next event.
W: Do you mean the 100m race?
M: Yes. It demands a lot of energy and seems to be the most exciting event, so it takes place at the end of the day, which is over around 5:00 p. m. …
(Text 9)
W: I have finished typing your statement. Could you take a look and see if there are any mistakes?
M: Officer, you’ve misunderstood some of my points. I witnessed the accident at 7:00 in the morning, not in the afternoon. And I saw the accident today, not yesterday.
W: Please correct them clearly for me. Anyway, because we have recorded our conversation, you don’t have to worry about the mistakes.
M: And I would say the student was holding something LIKE a mobile phone, because I’m not sure. The driver honked the horn several times not only twice, but the student didn’t pay any attention. And I would say the speed of the car was high instead of too high. You know. The student would have died if the speed had been too high.
W: Yes. You have to select your adjectives carefully.
M: And the student was not unconscious right after the accident. Instead, she cried after the accident. I think the other information is correct.
(Text 10)
W: well, my best friend is named Alisa, and I met her because she lives in the same apartment building that I lived in. So, that was pretty neat, to be able to meet somebody that lived in the same building, because people think NewYorkers are always rude, but she was really friendly. And, actually, the way I first started to get to know her was, I was going on a trip to Los Angeles for a couple of months and I didn’t know anybody out there. And one day she said, “Oh, I’ll come visit you.” So she just flew out to Los Angeles and stayed with me for a week. We had the best time, we went to everywhere and we’ve been best friends ever since. Now I’ve moved to Chicago. Every time I come back to NewYork, she is waiting for me, and we just have a great time.
1?D5 BACBA 6?D10 CACBA 11?D15 BCACB 16?D20 ABCAC
21?D25 DAABC 26?D30 DCDAB
31. was about…when 32. have come back
33. in common with 34. has lived the dream(s)
35.remind me of / about 36. made a deep impression on/upon me
37. has been married to 38. is being played
39. will be ruined / will be left in ruins 40.the same that
41?D45 ABCDA 46?D50 BCDCA 51?D55 DADCA 56?D60 BABCA
61?D65 BACDA 66?D70 ADCBD 71?D75 BBACB 76?D80 CCCAA
One possible version:
Dear Miss Mary,
I’m sorry to say I didn’t feel well when I got up this morning. I had a headache. I took my temperature and found it was 39℃. I couldn’t come to school and have to stay at home.
Then I remember it was very cold yesterday, and it was raining hard too, I didn’t take my umbrella with me, so I was caught in the rain on my way home.
The doctor asked me to take some medicine, drink lots of water and stay in bed. So I have to ask for two day’s sick leave. But I will come to school as soon as I feel better. Don’t worry.
Yours Xiaohua | 
