本试卷分为第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分，满分150分。考试用时为120

分钟。

注重事项：

1．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

2．非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

第 = 1 \* ROMAN I卷(95分)

第一部分：听力(略)

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选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. He has 18-year-old daughter who has gift for singing—she has won two national prizes.

A. a; a B. an; the C. an; a D. the; a

22. Living in a highly society, you definitely have to arm yourself with as much knowledge as possible.

A. tolerant B. permanent C. competitive D. favorable

23. As you ______ new words in the English story, it is a good method for you to guess their meanings.

A. come about B. come out C. come up D. come across

24. —Catherine, I have cleaned the room for you.

—Many thanks. You ______ that.

A. needn’t do B. needn’t have done C. shouldn’t have done D. mustn’t do

25. They a certain amount of working experience through voluntary work.

A. accumulated B. accomplished C. abandoned D. attempted

26. —How do you think I should receive the reporter?

— you feel about him, try to be polite.

A. How B. What C. Whatever D. However

27. Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always ____ our grasp.

A. under B. over C. beyond D. against

28. The chief reason for the population growth isn’t so much a rise in birth rates a fall in death rates as a result of improvements in medical care.

A. and B. as C. but D. or

29. We have missed the last bus. I’m afraid we have no______ but to take a taxi．

A. choice B. way C. selection D. connection

30. —We only have seats in the very back row.

— . I’ll take two tickets.

A. That’s OK B. I don’t quite follow C. It’s a pity D. Funny you say that

31. from other continents for millions of years, Australia has many plants and animals not found in any other country in the world.

A. Having separated B. Separating C. Being separated D. Having been separated

32. —I meant you to the host at the party ,but I forgot.

—That’s all right. Some other time, maybe.

A. to introducing B. having introduced C. introducing D. to introduce

33. 27. ______ I am concerned, everything will go smoothly.

A. As long as B. As far as C. As much as D. As well as

34. ______ my colleagues and myself I thank you very much.

A. On behalf of B. On my behalf C. On the behalf of D. On our behalf

35. —Is this the small town you often refer to?

—Right, just the one ______ you know I used to work for years.

A. that B. where C. which D. what

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，把握其大意，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Aunt Polly had Tom paint the fence on Sunday. Soon after Tom started to paint, an idea 36 to him. He smiled and began singing 37 his work.

Just then his friend Ben came 38 . He laughed when he saw Tom painting. “What’s the matter, Tom? Does your aunt want you to work on such a nice day?”

Tom did not 39 painting. “Work? Oh, no, Ben. You see, painting is an 40 . First you must choose the right day, then you must get the best paint and brush. But most important of all, you must have the right 41 . Aunt Polly says that there isn’t a boy in town who can paint this fence like me!”

Ben’s eyes opened 42 . “Really, Tom? Let me try a bit.”

“Oh that isn’t possible,” Said Tom. “My Aunt Polly is very sure of the 43 she wants her fence painted. Remember, she chose me.”

“Come on, Tom. I’ll give you half my apple if you let me paint,” Ben 44 . “Your aunt will never know the 45 !”

“Oh, you’re wrong about that, Ben,” answered Tom. “She has very sharp 46 . And think how I would feel. 47 , she asked ME to paint her fence.”

“You may have my whole apple,” Ben said. “Give me the paint brush now.”

“Well, if you really think you can do it—here, 48 the brush but be very careful the way you paint.” Tom 49 a bite into the red apple.

Half an hour later, when his friend had painted four 50 of the fence, Tom said, “You’re doing it quite well, Ben, but of course you need to do much more 51 you can really call yourself a painter.”

As each hour passed, Tom’s painting became more 52 . Each friend who happened to walk past took his 53 at painting a few boards—all for a price, of course. “You have to make them think it’s 54 wonderful,” thought Tom. “They’d never want to do it without 55 for it.”

36. A. happened B. occurred C. appeared D. approached

37. A. over B. through C. during D. with

38. A. along B. across C. past D. down

39. A. want B. require C. finish D. stop

40. A. object B. invention C. art D. imagination

41. A. colour B. person C. position D. master

42. A. wider B. widely C. bigger D. narrowly

43. A. painter B. worker C. way D. method

44. A. replied B. promised C. declared D. insisted

45. A. result B. change C. mark D. difference

46. A. eyes B. tongue C. sense D. judgment

47. A. In all B. Above all C. After all D. All around

48. A. fetch B. get C. bring D. take

49. A. took B. enjoyed C. tasted D. swallowed

50. A. feet B. stages C. boards D. stairs

51. A. before B. until C. when D. unless

52. A. complete B. pleasant C. attractive D. difficult

53. A. glance B. turn C. energy D. chance

54. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything

55. A. charging B. paying C. searching D. caring

第三部分：阅读理解（共15题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

TYPING

This course is for those who want to learn to type, as well as those who want to improve their typing. The course is not common. You are tested in the first class and begin practicing at one of eight different skill levels. This allows you to learn at your own speed. Each program lasts 20 hours. Bring your own paper.

Course fee: $ 125 Materials: $25

Two hours each evening for two weeks. New classes begin every two weeks.

This course is taught by a number of qualified business education teachers who have successfully taught typing courses before.

UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS

This twelve-hour course is for people who do not know very much about computers, but who need to learn about them. You will learn what computers are, what they can and can’t do and how to use them.

Course fee: $75 Equipment fee: $ 10

Jan. 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, Wed. & Sat. 9—11:30 a.m.

Joseph Saunders is Professor of Computer Science at New Urban University. He has over twenty years of experience in the computer field.

STOP SMOKING

Do you want to stop smoking? Have you already tried to stop and failed? Now is the time to stop smoking using the latest methods. You can stop smoking, and this twelve-hour course will help you do it.

Course fee: $30

Jan. 2, 9, 16, 23 Mon. 2—5 p. m.

Dr John Good is a practicing psychologist who had helped hundreds of people stop smoking.

56. If you choose the UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS course, you will have classes _______.

A. from Monday to Sunday B. from Monday to Friday

C. on Wednesday and Saturday D. on Saturday and Sunday

57. The STOP SMOKING course will last ________.

A. for half a day B. for three hours
C. for a week D. for four weeks

58. Mr. Black works every morning and evening, but he wants to take part in one of the three courses. The most probable course he will attend is ________.

A. typing B. understanding computers
C. stop smoking D. all the courses

59. If you want to learn computer and at the same time you want to improve your typing, you will pay ________.

A. $ 75 B. $ 15 C. $ 115 D. $ 235

60. The typical difference of “Typing” from the other two is ________.

A. people with different skill levels may learn at different speed

B. you will take a test after the course

C. you will pay the fee before practicing

D. you will pay less money

B

Do you know about a series of books that say they are "for dummies"? These American self-help books have been translated into more than thirty-nine languages including Chinese, Arabic, Russian, French, German, Greek and Spanish.

"Dummy" is a word for a stupid person. The dummies books are not really for stupid people. They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before, like painting a house or learning a language. The books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies, such as World History for Dummies, Rabbits for Dummies, Chinese Cooking for Dummies, and Wedding Planning for Dummies. The first such book, DOS for Dummies, was published in 1991. it helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computers. Since then, more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold.

The dummies.com website explains the idea behind the books. It says that they show that people can be taught to do anything. First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand. Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy. The publishers say that the books do not provide more information than necessary. They give readers just enough information to do what they want. They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something. And the books use simple and easy language.

There are more than one thousand different dummies books. A report in New York Times says that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance.

The publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need-like information about diseases, education and cooking. People interested in opera, car repair and wine can also find dummies books to help them. And there are even more dummies books to come. The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year.

61. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Books for Dummies B. The Easiest, the Best

C. Self-Help Books D. New Ideas behind the Books

62. According to the dummies, com website, people can ____ with the help of dummies books.

A. simplify some personal things B. do anything they want

C. become expert in any field D. learn any foreign language

63. The dummies books have been popular because .

A. they provide just what is needed and are easy to understand

B. they provide abundant information on the concerning subject

C. people can learn to do anything with just one copy

D. people can save lots of money through self-teaching

64. According to New York Times, we know that books on _________ sell best.

A. technology and personal finance B. opera and car repairing

C. diseases and education D. cooking and world history

65. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The first dummies book was on Chinese cooking.

B. The dummies books will continue to be popular.

C. Fifty million different dummies books have been published.

D. The simple language was intended for child readers.

C

They once seemed more at home on the bustling streets of Asia like Delhi, Calcutta and Bangkok but cycle powered rickshaws (人力车) can now be seen taking people across town in many European cities. Many people believe that rickshaws are a good way of experiencing a city, close-up, while also cutting down on traffic jams and pollution.

In Berlin, one of the first cities to introduce this new mode of transport, more than 200 bike-taxis go along at 15km per hour, past many tourist attractions and city parks.

It is completely environmentally friendly; we have new models with an engine to help the driver up the hills but they use renewable energy," said a spokesman for VELOTAXI, the leading rickshaw company which has carried a quarter of a million people this year.

While the city still has 7,000 motor-taxis, rickshaw company officials say their taxis' green ethics, speed and safety make them more than just a tourist attraction. While now increasingly out of fashion in Delhi, Berlin people have eagerly accepted the new fleet since their launch in 1997.

"It's better than a taxi, better than a bus, better than the train," said Ulf Lehman, 36, as he leapt out of a rickshaw near the world famous Brandenburg gate. "It feels so free."

"This is something out of the ordinary you feel you are on holiday in Bangkok instead of Berlin," said another traveller.

In Amsterdam, driver Peter Jancso said people like to be driven around in his bright yellow rickshaw and pretend to be a queen in a golden carriage. "I like my passengers to feel important," he said as he dropped off another passenger. Another visitor noted how cheap it was compared with a normal taxi.

Although increasingly popular in Europe, it is the opposite in India, where hand-pulled rickshaws are considered inhuman and a symbol of India's backward past.

Nearly 500 bike-rickshaws are running in London and are not required to pay the city's road tax but things may change as other taxi drivers complain of unfair treatment.

66. Where are rickshaws becoming more popular?

A. Delhi, Berlin, Paris. B. Amsterdam, Bangkok, Delhi.

C. Athens, London, Berlin. D. Berlin, Amsterdam, London.

67. Why are rickshaws no longer as widely used in India as in the past?

A. They are a reminder of a bad period in India's history.

B. They have been banned because they are too cruel.

C. The streets of India are too crowded for them to move through easily.

D. Indians now prefer to travel by car because they are richer.

68. What does the underlined sentence "This is something out of the ordinary ... you feel you are on holiday in Bangkok instead of Berlin" suggest?

A. The passenger didn't like taking a rickshaw as it reminded him of Bangkok.

B. The passenger enjoyed being on holiday in Berlin more than in Bangkok.

C. The passenger was impressed when taking a rickshaw and considered it unusual.

D. The passenger disapproved of rickshaws because they were not original to Berlin.

69. Which of the following is mentioned in the text?

A. Rickshaws may need to pay tax for causing traffic jams.

B. Rickshaws and taxis are treated differently in London　　.

C. Rickshaws will eventually take the place of taxis.

D. Rickshaws will always be a cheap means of transport.

70. What is the author's attitude towards rickshaws?

A. He gives no personal opinion.

B. He believes they will be of no use.

C. He thinks they will reduce pollution.

D. He thinks they are old-fashioned.

2008—2009学年度下学期高三开学摸底考试

英 语 试 题

第II卷(55分)

注重事项：

1. 用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试卷上。

2. 答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。

第四部分：写作（共三节，满分55分）

第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

71. Breathing became difficult at that________（海拔高度）.

72. The experts are ___________（勘探）every part of the island.

73. It is said that Frenchmen are among the most _____________（浪漫）people in the world.

74. The tourist ___________ (抱怨)that the room was too dirty.

75. The hungry man ___________（贪婪地）shoveled the food into his mouth.

76. My work is so ___________（紧张） that I even have no time to take a rest.

77. Can you __________（计算）the content of the tube?

78. He is surprised to find his room _____________（彻底地）clean.

79. We can make an ____________（调整）on the price for you.

80. This story is about sorcerers in _____________（传统）fairy-tales.

第二节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

阅读下面的短文，请根据短文后的要求答题（请注重问题后的字数要求）。

Young Japanese are not content with using mobile phones to text and e-mail, play games, take photos and check the news and weather. They now have another reason to stay glued to their handset: full-length novels.

There are hundreds of titles available on subscription websites .There are classic novels and new fictions, as well as essays, dictionaries, educational and self-improvement tests—anything to keep Japan’s 85 million mobile phone users happy.

Traditional bookworms may be shocked at the thought of reading a classic novel on a tiny screen. But devotees of the new medium say it is a habit that is easily picked up. The biggest attraction is the convenience of being able to have your favorite books with you all of the time.

Miona Yamashita is a typical e-reader: young, urban, and very fond of her mobile. And, she’s eager to find new ways to kill time when she’s on the train.

“I like the idea of being able to read on crowded trains where there isn’t even space to open a book,” said the 24-year-old office worker.

Improvements in display technology and features such as automatic page-flipping (you don’t to move down the screen line by line) have made reading novels easier.

Publishers don’t see e-books as a threat to written books. Instead, they see them as an opportunity to draw in a new generation of readers .Several well-known Japanese publishers are setting up subscription sites. Users pay a few hundred yen a month. They can search for books by author, title or type .Several authors write short novels specifically for __ .

The most popular Japanese writer, known as Yoshi, took e-novels to a new level with “Deep Love”. It’s a story of a 17-year-old Tokyo girl who finds romance through a chance meeting. It proved so popular that it was made into a film.

81. What is the best title of the passage?(within 10 words)

______________________________________________________________________

82. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

However, e-novel fans hold that you can easily grow accustomed to this type of reading.

______________________________________________________________________

83. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 7 with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.

(within 10 words)

______________________________________________________________________

84. Do you like the idea of e-books ? Why or why not? (within 30 words)

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

85. Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese.

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

第三节 书面表达(满分30分)

假设你是李华，在得知汶川大地震的消息之后，作为校学生会主席，你决定给灾区的中学生写一封慰问信，主要内容包括：

1、得知汶川发生突如其来的特大地震灾难，心情非常难过；

2、看到你们表现得非常镇静、坚强，感动得热泪盈眶；

3、患难见真情，全校师生向你们表示慰问的同时，共计捐款12万元；

4、美好家园可以重建，希望你们要看到希望、布满信心。

字数：120左右。

参考词汇：捐款 make a donation to

2008—2009学年度下学期高三开学摸底考试

参 考 答 案

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36—40BACDC 41—45BACBD 46—50ACDAC 51—55 AABCB

56— 60CDCDA 61—65ABAAB 66—70 DACBA

71. altitude 72. exploring 73. romantic 74. complained 75. greedily

76. intense 77. calculate 78. thoroughly 79. adjustment 80. traditional

81. E-books: a new way to spend time/ Reading novels on your mobile phone

83. mobile phone reading/ mobile phone readers/ mobile phone users…

84. Yes. Because it is very convenient for readers: you can read anywhere at any time as long as you have a mobile phone with you.

No. Because that makes reading less serious: you cannot concentrate enough to go very deep into the reading. Besides, it is not good for your eyes.

85. 他们现在又多了粘在手机上的一个原因：整部整部的长篇小说。

One Possible Version:

Dear friends,

I’m awfully sorry to hear that a horrible and severe earthquake unexpectedly hit your hometown. Faced with such a rarely-seen disaster, you remain so calm and strong-willed that we are all moved to tears. A friend in need is a friend indeed. Thinking about your present situation, we can not wait a minute to make every bit of our effort to help you. I, as the chairman of student union, on behalf of all my schoolmates, express our most sincere pity and care for you. Besides, we make a donation of 120 thousand yuan to you, expecting that it can help you go through the difficulty. A better hometown can be rebuilt. Therefore, never give up whatever happens. Remember we won’t be far away when you need any help!

Yours Sincerely,

Li Hua