高三英语上学期阶段测试四

英 语 试 题

命题人：陈明锋 时间：2008-9-22

本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分.满分150分，用时120分钟.

第I卷（共105分）

注重事项：

1．答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号和考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。

2．每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。不能答在试卷上。

第一部分：听力理解(共两节，满分30分—省略)

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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

21．The salesman said that thief was a young man with brown hair.

A．the, a B．the, 不填 C．a, 不填 D．a , a

22．—Who should be sent there, Alice or Mary?

— . More people than needed have arrived there.

A．Neither B．None C．Either D．Both

23．Although he was disabled, he tried to lead as possible.

A．as normal a life B．so normal a life

C．as a normal life D．so a normal life

24．Natural materials will break down a period of time.

A．for B．through C．over D．on

25．—What do you think of my composition?

—It well except for some spelling mistakes.

A．read B．reads C．is read D．is reading

26．—Look! The clouds are gathering.

—Yes, I’m afraid it be pouring down soon.

A．need B．must C．should D．might

27．—Have you completed your paper?

—Not yet. I the last chapter.

A．wrote B．am writing C．will write D．have written

28． our earth, or it will be no longer fit for us to live on.

A．Protect B．To protect C．Protecting D．Protected

29．E – shopping, when properly ,can save a lot of time and energy.

A．do B．doing C．done D．to do

30．—It remains to be seen the plan can be put into practice.

—It depends on your determination.

A．that B．how C．where D．whether

31． from other continents for millions of years, Australia has many special animals and plants.

A．Being separated B．Having separated

C．To be separated D．Having been separated

32．—Why didn’t you attend the meeting this morning?

—But I anything about that.

A．didn’t tell B．haven’ t told

C．hadn’t been told D．haven’t been told

33．The supermarket has so little parking space, is really a problem.

A．which B．what C．it D．as

34．The thief who got caught money was taken to the police station.

A．steal B．to steal C．stealing D．stolen

35．Under great treatment, Many is beginning to and will soon recover.

A．pick up B．send up C．grow up D．put up

第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30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。

I was 15 when I walked into McCarley’s Bookstore in Ashland, Ore., and began scanning titles on the shelves. The man behind the counter,' Mac McCarley, asked if I'd like 36 I said yes because I needed-to 37 for college.

I worked after school, and during summers, and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I would work many other: jobs: I 'made coffee in the student union 38 college, was a hotel maid and. even made maps for the U. S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most, ___39 .

One day a woman asked me for 40 on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her everything we had in, 41 and found other books we could 42 She left the store 43 , and I've always remembered .the 44 I felt in having helped her.

Years later, as a 45 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant （移民） child who was born with his thumb attached, web like （蹼状的）, to the rest of his hand. His family could

not 46 a corrective operation, and the boy lived in 47 , hiding his hand in his pocket. I 48 my boss to let me do the 4 9 . After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, 5 0 to perform the operation for free.

I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was hold up his 51 hand and say, “Thank you.” I felt a sense of reward.

At McCarley's Bookstore, I always sensed I was working for the 52 not the store. Today it's 53 NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the 54 , through my “today” show, helping them make 55 of the word.

36. A. a book B. the place C. a job D. the boss

37.A. gain experience B. start saving C. get a degree D. get grades

38. A .during : B. after C. for D. behind

39.A. boring B. tiring C. satisfying D. important

40. A. advice B. medicine C. help D. books

41. A. stock:. B. mind C. collection D. quantity

42.A. borrow B. publish C. introduce D. order

43.A. much interested B. less anxious

C. less disappointed D. more confident

44.A. pride B. interest C. anxiety D. difficulty

45.A.doctor B. bookseller C. TV reporter D. writer

46.A.afford B .do C. support D. pay

47.A. danger B. trouble C. shame D. need

48.A. suggested B. required C. expected D. persuaded

49.A. story B. operation C. show D. favor

50.A.begging B. offering C. providing D. refusing

51.A. recovered B. normal C. repaired D. separated

52.A. boss B. customers C. publishers D. students

53.A. different B. even harder C. the Same D. simple

54.A. children B. viewers C. patients D. strangers

55.A.use B. fun C. change D. sense

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

I recently spent two years in the Arctic filming the series Blue Planet. I love being in an environment that hasn't changed for 20,000 years. Of course it's freezing, but it must be a healthy place because you never catch colds.

When I'm filming, I like to really feel how lonely the environment is. Filming underwater involves cutting through thick ice and diving in tied to a line. The person at the other end has to be ready to pull you out fast if necessary.

Originally I was a research diver for the British Antarctic Survey project, but for me science lacked excitement. I'd always enjoyed photography, and whenever camera teams passed through, they encouraged me to watch and learn. I was then able to move into filming in 1985 and have concentrated on Arctic and Antarctic wildlife ever since.

I prefer to be faced with the animals I'm filming. I haven't got in the water with killer whales yet, but I plan to. Of course, it's dangerous if you choose the wrong moment. They're big animals and can move fast, so I'd be stupid to film them searching for food!

I've never had problems with polar bears, although once I was frightened when one tried to get into my tent. Polar bears are bold, clever and dangerous. But I made this one see I wasn't about to attack it - I'm sure it realised I wouldn't hurt it.

When I come home back from my trips, I work in the mornings and spend the afternoons swimming to keep fit. Now I'm fifty, filming is harder. The challenge for me is to continue to deliver high-quality work.

56. In this text, the writer is describing __________.

A. the challenges of the environment he works in

B. the beautiful scenery of the Arctic

C. the career opportunities in TV camera work.

D. the difficulties of having to work alone

57. What does the writer say about his early career?

A. He was bored by working only in Antarctic.

B. It taught him how to become a skilled diver.

C. He wasted the years he spent as a scientist.

D. It provided him with a chance to learn about filming.

58. When talking about killer whales, the writer says that __________.

A. he has always been careful when diving with them

B. he tries to avoid any danger by facing them

C. he will only film them from a safe distance

D. he believes there are safe opportunities to film them

59. How does the writer describe his experience with a polar bear?

A. The writer realized he was wrong to trust polar bears.

B. The writer felt nervous that the bear might come back.

C. The bear seemed to know the writer wasn’t a danger.

D. The animal was much more afraid than the writer was.

B

People tend to become more personal and hide less of themselves when using e-mail. Researchers from Open University in Britain have found in a recent study that there are good reasons for this.

The team of researchers asked 83 pairs of students, all strangers to each other, to solve a problem. They had to discuss this question: If only five people in the world could be saved from a world disaster, who should they be? The pairs of students had to talk over the problem either face to face or by computers. Dr. Johnson said, “They told their partners four times as much about themselves when they talked over the Internet as when they talked face to face. When the computers were fitted with cameras so that students could see each other, this limited the personal side of the conversation.”

Generally the information was not extremely personal. It was mainly about things such as where they went to school, or where they used to live. But some students discussed their love stories, and personal childhood experiences.

Dr Johnson believes that emailing encourages people to focus on themselves. And when they do this, they become more open, especially if there are no cameras. “If you cannot see the other person, it becomes easier to talk about yourself. This is because you are not thinking what the other person is thinking of you. So emailing has become the modern way of talking,” said Dr. Johnson. However, this style of talking is not entirely new. “In the 19th century people started to use the ‘telegraph’ to communicate. Now the same kind of thing has happened and people ended up speaking more freely.”

Dr. Johnson thinks that emailers need to know about these effects of emailing, especially when they start work in a company. “ If you don’t know about it, you could find yourself saying more about yourself than you wanted to.”

60. The subject discussed in this passage is _______.

A. how people open up when emailing B. how people do research studies

C. how to communicate at work D. how to discuss and solve a problem

61. The reason that some couples talked freely about themselves is that _______.

A. they didn’t talk about very personal things 　　

B. they couldn’t see each other

C. the cameras on the computers were turned on 　　

D. they had to discuss a question

62. What does the underlined sentence refer to?

A. The telegraph. B. The computer. C. Emailing. D. Face-to-face talk.

63. In the writer’s opinion, one should ______.

A. focus on oneself when emailing B. talk more freely in emails than usual

C. discuss any subject that one wants toD. consider how one uses email at work

C

In our culture, the sources of what we call a sense of “mastery” —feeling important and worthwhile—and the sources of what we call a sense of “pleasure”—finding life enjoyable—are not always the same. Women often are told “You can’t have it all.” Sometimes what the speaker really is saying is: “You choose a career, so you can’t expect to have closer relationships or a happy family life.” or “You have a wonderful husband and children—what’s all this about wanting a career?” But women need to understand and develop both aspects of well-being, if they are to feel good about themselves.

Our study shows that, for women, well-being has two aspects. One is mastery, which includes self-respect, a sense of control over your life, and low levels of anxiety and depression. Mastery is closely related to the “doing” side of life, to work and activity. Pleasure is the other aspect, and it is made up of happiness, satisfaction and optimism. It is tied more closely to the “feeling” side of life. The two are independent of each other. A woman could be high in mastery and low in pleasure, and vice versa（反之亦然）. For example, a woman who has a good job, but whose mother has just died, might be feeling very good about herself and in control of her work life, but the pleasure side could be damaged for a time.

The concepts of mastery and pleasure can help us identify the sources of well-being for women, and correct past mistakes. In the past, women were encouraged to look only at the feeling side of life as the source of all well-being. But we know that both mastery and pleasure are important. And mastery seems to be achieved largely through work. In our study, all the groups of employed women were valued significantly higher in mastery than women who were not employed.

A woman’s well-being is developed when she takes on multiple（多项的）roles. At least by middle adulthood, the women who were involved in a combination of roles—marriages, motherhood, and employment—were the highest in well-being, in spite of warnings about stress and strain.

64. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ________.

A. for women, a sense of “mastery” is more important than a sense of “pleasure”

B. for women, a sense of “pleasure” is more important than a sense of “mastery”

C. women can’t have a sense of “mastery” and a sense of “pleasure” at the same time

D. a sense of “mastery” and a sense of “pleasure” are both necessary to women

65. The author’s attitude towards women having a career is________.

A. negative B. positive C. neutral（中立的） D. realistic

66. One can conclude from the passage that if a woman takes on several social roles,________.

A. it will be easier for her to overcome stress and strain

B. she will be more successful in her career

C. her chances of getting promoted will be greater

D. her life will be richer and more meaningful

67. Which of the following can be considered as a source of “pleasure” for women?

A. Family life B. Multiple roles in society

C. Regular employment D. Freedom from anxiety

D

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70. Which of the following courses can be learned by the same person?

A. Basic Studies and Standard Spoken English.

B. Intermediate Spoken English and Basic Business English.

C. Standard Spoken English and TOEFL Super Studies.

D. Intermediate Business English and TOEFL Super Studies.

71. If you want to join the English Salon, you should at least .

A. be a university graduate

B. be a student learning English in the Top English City

C. be an English lover or can speak English well

D. make more friends and know more about the culture of the English

E

BUKHANNON, West Virginia—Two rescue teams slowly moved along a two-mile path on Monday night to the site of a coal mine explosion that trapped 13 miners, who had not been heard from since the early morning accident.

Meanwhile, at a nearby church, more than 250 family members and friends gathered, waiting for updates（最新报道）on the rescuers’ progress.

The miners were trapped at about 6:30 and many families weren’t informed of the accident until about 10 a.m-more than three hours after it happened. “It’s very upsetting, but you’ve got to be patient, I guess,” said John Helms, whose brother, Terry, was trapped in the mine.

The trapped miners were about 260 feet underground and about 10,000 feet from the Sago Mine’s entrance, said Roger Nicholson, general counsel from International Coal Group.

At a late night news conference, Nicholson said one team had advanced about 4, 800 feet in the four hours since entering the mine just before 6 p.m. Another team entered the mine about 30 minutes later.

He said the crew was very experienced, with some members having worked underground for 30 to 35 years. The miners were equipped with about one hour of breathable oxygen each. The company has not released the names of the miners.

The teams test the air about every 500 feet, and have to disconnect (remove) the power to the phones they use to communicate with the surface before doing that. “ We don’t want to be energizing anything if it’s in an atmosphere with burnable gases,” Kips said.

The cause of the explosion was not immediately known. High levels of carbon monoxide were detected shortly after the explosion, which delayed rescue efforts, but those levels have since subsided（减退）, authorities said.

72. According to the passage, we can infer that ________.

A. all the miners who were trapped underground were still alive

B. communication with the trapped miners was cut off

C. the two rescue teams entered the mine at the same time

D. the rescue started as soon as the accident happened

73. If the first team advanced at an average speed, they could dig about ____ per hour.

A. 1,000 feet B. 2,400 feet C. 1,200feet D. 4,800feet

74. Where can the passage be seen?

A. In a magazine. B. In a newspaper.

C. In a science book.. D. On an advertisement.

75. Which of the following shows the position where the miners were trapped?

			E

Whatever you do, do with all your might.
不管做什么，都要一心一意

Time and tide wait for no man.
时不我待

There is no royal road to learning.
书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。

The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.
烈火验真金，艰难磨意志

The early bird catches the worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

Success belongs to the persevering.
坚持就是胜利

Rome is not built in a day.
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。

Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.
读书健脑，运动强身。

Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。

Pleasure comes through toil.
苦尽甘来。

One hour today is worth two tomorrow.
争分夺秒效率高

Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.

世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.
世上无难事，只要肯登攀。

No pains, no gains.
没有付出就没有收获

Never say die.
永不言败。

Lost time is never found again.
岁月既往，一去不回

Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量

It never rains but it pours.
不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。

Industry is the parent of success.
勤奋是成功之母。

He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。

Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.
吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。

Great hopes make great man.
伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。

Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.
天才不过是勤奋而已

Fortune favors those who use their judgement.
机遇偏爱善断之人。

Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成功之母。

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
自己的命运自己把握。

Every little helps a mickle.
聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
早睡早起身体好。

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在于晨。

All that ends well is well.
结果好，就一切都好。

潢川一高2009届高三上学期英语阶段测试四

第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共35分）

注重事项：

1. 第二卷共2页，用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试卷上；

2. 答卷前将密封域内的项目填写清楚。

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