英语试题

命题：张志虹 王文贞

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分35分）

第一节： ( 共 15 小题 , 每小题 2 分 , 满分 30 分 )

听下面 5 段对话或独白 , 每段对话或独白后有几个小题。从题中所给出的 A 、 B 、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷原相应位置。 听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各小题, 每小题 5 秒钟； 听完后, 各小题目将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第 一 段材料 , 回答第 1～3 题。

1. How many women will take part in the Athens Olymics?

A. About 50% B. 44% of all participants. C. 38.2% of all participants

2. For the Athens Olympics, how many delegations will be all men?

A. 26 B. 21 C. 4 or 5 or even less

3.When were women first allowed in the Olympic Games?

A. 1896. B.1912. C. 1956.

听第二段对话，回答第4～6题。

4. What is the man doing ?

A. He is walking on the street. B. He is looking for a bar. C. He is driving in his car.

5. Where is the man at the moment ?

A. He is on Queen’s Street.

B. He is on St. James Street.

C. He is in the Q-Bar.

6. What is the woman telling the man about ?

A. How to find the nearest hotel.

B. How to get to her house.

C. Where to get an up-to-date map.

听第三段对话，回答第7～9题。

7. Where does the conversation take place ?

A. At a duty-free store. B. At a teahouse. C. On a plane.

8. What do we know about the woman?

A. She feels bad because of the lower pressure and jet lag.

B. Her husband is a Chinese who knows Chinese tea well.

C. She may have been to China several times.

9. What can we learn from the conversation ?

A. The speakers have been to China several times.

B. They are old friends who haven’t seen each other for a long time.

C. The man is likely to know more about China than the woman.

听第四段独白，回答第l0～l2题。

10. What does the man think of the new webpage?

A. Better than the old page.

B. Worse than the old page.

C. As good as the old page.

11. What do we know about the old page?

A. The visitors are encouraged to give their contact information.

B. There are clear links to descriptions of our products and servcies.

C. There was little influence to the sale volume.

12. How is the feedback of the new page?

A. Positive. B. Inefficient. C. Discouraging.

听第五段对话，回答第l3～l5题。

13. With on-campus housing, students should remember that ____________ .

A. they may have to follow certain housing rules.

B. a deposit may be required to rent an apratment

C. on-campus apartments are very limited.

14. What is one advantage of off-campus living NOT mentioned in the report ?

A. Tenants（房客）are generally responsible for building upkeep.

B. Students can prepare their own meals.

C. Occupants（居住者）have freedom to select their roommates.

15. What should renters living off-campus be prepared to do?

A. Pay a refundable deposit（可偿还的押金）.

B. Provide their own furnishings.

C. Sign a housing contract.

第二节：听取信息(共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分)

听下面一段对话，请根据题目要求，从所给的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为 16 - 20的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅读时间，录音读两遍。你将有 80 秒钟的作答时间。

A Student’s Information

第二部分 语言知识及运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，把握其大意，然后从21-30各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Being alone in outer space can be frightening. That is one reason why astronauts on solo（单独的） space flight were given plenty of work to keep them 21 . They were also in constant communication with people on the earth . 22 , being with people from whom you cannot get away might be even harder than being alone. This is what happens on long submarine（潜水艇） voyages. It will also happen on 23 space flights in the future. Will there be special problems of adjustment under such conditions?

Scientists have studied the reactions of men to one another during long submarine voyages. They have found that the longer the voyage lasts, the more serious the problem of 24 is. When men are 25 together for a long period, they begin to feel uneasy. Everyone has little habits of speaking and behaving that are ordinarily acceptable. In the limited space over a long period of time, however, these little habits may become very 26 .

Apparently, although no one wants to be 27 all the time, everyone needs some degree of privacy. When people are enclosed together, they are in what is called a stress situation. That means that they are under an unusual amount of 28 or stress.

People who are well-adjusted are able to 29 stress situations better than others. That is one reason why so much care is taken in 30 our astronauts. These men undergo a long period of testing and training. One of the things tested is their behavior under stress.

21．A．tired B．asleep C．conscious D．busy

22．A．So far B．After all C．However D．Therefore

23．A．long B．fast C．dangerous D．direct

24．A．fuel B．entertainment C．adjustment D．health

25．A．shut up B．held up C．brought up D．picked up

26．A．pleasing B．annoying C．common D．valuable

27．A．noisy B．alone C．personal D．sociable

28．A．emphasis B．conflict C．power D．pressure

29．A．handle B．create C．affect D．investigate

30．A．becoming B．choosing C．ordering D．promoting

第二节： 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

仔细阅读下面的短文，短文中有10个空格。请按照每小题的具体要求完成语法填空。答案写在答题卷上标号为31-40的对应位置。

Most students do an IQ text early in their school career. Even if they never see their results, they feel that their IQ is 31 determines how well they are going to do in life. When they see other students doing 32 (good) than them, they usually believe that those students have 33 higher IQ and 34 there is nothing they can do to change facts. However, new research 35 EQ suggests that success is not simply result of a high IQ.

While your IQ tells you how 36 (intelligence) you are, your EQ tells you how well you use your intelligence. Professor Salovery, 37 invented the term EQ, 38 (give) the following description: At work, it is IQ that gets you 39 (promote). Supported by his academic research, Professor Salovery suggests that when predicting someone’s future success, their character, 40 measured by EQ tests, might actually matter more than their IQ.

第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Three surfers rushed to save a man’s life after he was left drifting on a notorious stretch of water.

The men stayed with Greg Popple for 30 minutes and had to be rescued themselves by helicopter as the drama unfolded.

The 45-year-old had floated out on a body board near Hutchwns Point at 8:30 am. He found himself in trouble about half-a-mile from the shore and dangerously close to rocks. Surfers Graig Evans, 31, Robert Miles, 19, and Owain Daviees, 23, were risking their own safety to keep him floating for 30 minutes. Luckily a passer-by noticed what was going on and raised the alarm. Porthcawl Coastguard, Porthcaw Lifeboat and an RAF helicopter all took part in the rescue.

“The man who got into trouble was a body boarder-there was a big tide where he was,” said Joe Missen. “Three other surfers spotted he was in difficulty and he was going down. They kept him afloat because he was in a state of shock and out of energy. If Mr. Popple was closer to the rocks, it could have been a lot worse, but they managed to keep him from harm”.

Mr. Missen’s mum Alison, also part of the rescue team, said, “That part of the water is notorious for taking people out to nowhere”.

The three men had clocked off a night shift at Ford Motor Company shortly before the incident.

“I headed straight down to the beach for a surf, when I saw him flailing(挥动). We just swam straight out to him and kept him calm while the help came”.

The four men were taken to the life boat house to recover, without injuries.

41. What would be the best title for the text?

A. Three Men to Be Praised

B. Notorious Place for Surfers

C. Surfers Rescue Man Caught in Tide

D. Greg Popple-a Lucky Dog

42. The helicopter came up at the request of ________.

A. Greg Popple B. Craig Evans C. Robert Miles D. a passer-by

43. About the incident, we know that ______.

A. Mr. Popple moved with difficulty for loss of energy

B. The three men were badly injured

C. Mr. Popple’mum was also in the rescue team

D. Mr. Davies was going to work that morning

44. According to the text, what was the most important thing to do for the three men?

A. Keeping him farther away from the rocks.

B. Keeping Mr Popple swimming in the sea.

C. Asking him to have a good rest.

D. Keeping him floating everywhere.

45. What may the style of this passage be?

A. A story. B. A news report. C. A poster. D. An advertisement.

B

One day last September, as Britney Spears was about to board a flight to Los Angeles from London, a blue bottle fell out of her purse. She quickly put it back in, but not before the camera recorded the event. Neither Spears nor her spokesman was willing to comment on the contents of the bottle, but the next morning London’s Daily Express published a page of pictures under the headline “EXCLUSIVE: POP PRINCESS SPOTTED AT AIRPORT WITH POT OF SLIMMING TABLETS.” Spears was apparently carrying Zantrex-3, one of the most popular weight-loss pills now sold in the United States. The pill, which is sold at about fifty dollars for a month’s supply, contains a huge amount of caffeine, some green tea, and three common South American herbs that also act as stimulants (兴奋剂). It hit the U.S. market last March and has had a success that would be hard to overstate. Millions of bottles have been sold, and during the Christmas season it was displayed in the windows of the nation’s largest chain of vitamin shops, G.N.C. (It is so highly sought after that many of the stores keep it in locked counters.) Zantrex-3 is also sold at CVS, Rite Aid, Wal-Mart, and other chains, and over the telephone and on the Internet. If you type “Zantrex” into Google, more than a hundred thousand pieces of information about it will appear. At any moment, there are scores of people sell it on eBay.

Perhaps the most interesting thing about the success story of Zantrex-3, however, is that it is far from unique. There are hundreds of similar products on the market today, and they are bought by millions of Americans. And though Zantrex’s producer makes some exciting statements (“the most advanced weight control compound (化合物)period”), so do the people who sell Stacker 2 and Anorex along with those who sell Carb Eliminator and Fat Eliminator. Almost all of these compounds suggest that they can help people lose weight and regain lost energy, and often without diet, exercise, or any other effort.

46. Britney Spears is a / an______.

A. dancer B. singer C. athlete D. chemist

47. Which of the following is also a kind of weight-loss pill?

A. CVS B. Rite Aid C. Wal-Mart D. Anorex

48. The underlined part of the sentence in the first paragraph is most likely similar in meaning to ______.

A. it is difficult to say how successful Zantrex-3 is

B. you can’t overstate the success of Zantrex-3

C. you can’t think too highly of the success of Zantrex-3

D. Zantrex-3 is not very successful

49. From the second paragraph we know that ______ .

A. Zantrex-3 is one of the successful weight-loss pills on the US market

B. Zantrex-3 is the most successful weight-loss pills on the US market

C. Zantrex-3 is the only weight-loss pill on the US market

D. there are five kinds of weight-loss pills on the US market

50. The text mainly tells us ______.

A. when Britney Spears was found taking weight-loss pills with her

B. how Zantrex-3 became successful in the USA

C. weight-loss pills are very popular in the USA

D. Zantrex-3 is forbidden to be sold on the US market

C

Burn rate is the speed at which a startup business consumes money. My rate was $75,000 a month. Four months after my company was set up, I had only a quarter of the starting capital left in the bank.

Looking for guidance, I went to talk to my friend, Arthur Walworth about my new venture.

“Times of great change always bring out the risk-takers,” he said. “And they leave winners and losers. My grandfather invested a lot of money in a project of Thomas Edison’s that ended up in failure.”

I was lost in thought at the notion of a Thomas Edison’s project ending in failure. Damn. It could happen to anybody! I must continue.

At that time CD-ROM sales had bombed, so investors were fleeing from the field. I didn’t turn away from mine entirely, but instead linked it to the Internet.

My plan was to offer consumers descriptions of home-design products by using a special software and let them modify the designs. Then we can enable them to get online professional and constructional help to have their houses built, decorated and furnished according to their own choice.

To realize my plan I needed investors, so I continued to meet regularly with venture capitalists. One said I had a great idea. But I needed to test it. Get the money somewhere. To get this money from a VC is going to cost my wife and my children! He turned down my request.

Wife? Children? I barely remembered them.

I was working nonstop—struggling to turn the key in the lock, to find the right way ahead.

The pressure was terrible. It was just at this time that my parents and sisters stepped up. Two hundred thousand dollars. A lot of money to them, invested in this crazy son and brother without a moment’s hesitation. Dad and Mom had driven out from Chicago and seen the passion in my little office and the trouble at home.

With their help my company survived and has been prospering ever since.

51. When the author’s company started operation, he had _______.

A. $450,000 B. $400,000 $350,000 $300,000

52. Arthur implies that to start a business in times of change, people have to _______.

A. rely on famous people all the time B. invest as much money as possible

C. face the risks of possible failure D. think about nothing but success

53. The author’s company was engaged in ______.

A. furniture design and production B. online home-design service

C. traditional home designing D. home decoration business

54. Faced with a very unfavorable market situation, the author decided ______.

A. to improve his service B. to start a new business

C. to withdraw his money D. to reduce his investment

55. It is implied that venture capital is often ______.

A. risky B. timely C. secure D. abundant

第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

请 阅 读 下 面 欲 购 买 或 租 用 汽 车 者 的 个 人 资 料 ， 然 后 匹 配 与 其 相 适 合 的 汽 车并按照要求匹配信息。最后将答案涂在答题卡的相应序号处.

注重: 假如选E请同时涂A,B; 假如选F请同时涂C,D.

56---60 是各位专家的有关信息，请阅读六位不同的人的需求（A---F）,并按照需求匹配信息。选项中有一项是多余选项。

56．Doctor Allen

Doctor Allen is a dentist．The dentist is a doctor who is specially trained to care for teeth．When you visit your dentist for a checkup, he or she will look at your teeth and gums to check for any problem．The dentist also wants to make sure your teeth are developing properly as you grow．It’s important to visit your dentist every 6 months to make sure you’re taking good care of your teeth and that your teeth and gums are healthy．

57．Doctor Philips

Doctor Philips is a pediatrician．Basically, pediatricians focus on the physical, emotional, and social health of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults from birth to 21 years．Their patient-care lens is focused on prevention, detection, and management of physical, behavioral, developmental, and social problems that affect children．Even more basically, pediatricians take care of children．This might involve treating an ear infection, talking to parents about school or behavioral problems, or seeing them for well child checkups and giving them their shots．

58．Doctor Smith

Doctor Smith is a surgeon, who is a physician specializing in surgery．General Surgeons perform comprehensive general surgery examinations, consultation, diagnosis, and treatment planning, which includes: trauma, wounds, and conditions of soft tissue, including aspiration,

biopsy, and repair, etc．

59．Doctor Steward

Doctor Steward is a clinical psychologist, who is trained and educated to perform psychological research, testing, and therapy．Clinical psychologists may simply, but importantly, provide an opportunity to talk and think about things that are confusing and worrying．They would also discuss with you different ways of understanding or interpreting your problems or situations．Clinical psychologists are trained to use a range of different approaches aimed to help you become more expert about yourself, and more able to overcome or cope with life problems．

60．Doctor Lisa

Doctor Lisa is an excellent school consultant．Educational consultants counsel students and their families in the selection of programs, schools and treatment centers, based on the student’s individual needs．When students graduate from high school, some of them want to continue their study; they may be not sure which university is more appropriate for them, or what subject they will choose．In that case, most of them will turn to their educational consultants．

请阅读以下相关信息，然后匹配他/她拟要咨询的相关专家或医生。

A．Tom’s mother is worried because Tom’s wounded this morning when he jumped off the speeding bicycle．The soft tissue of his right leg was broken．

B．Alex is going to take a course of computer．But he is not sure whether this course will be useful when he goes to the university．

C．Mummy is unhappy because she feels painful when she bites into something cold or hot．Her teeth are really a trouble to her．

D．Mary’s younger brother Tim, who is 8 years old, felt uncomfortable, because he had eaten too much ice-cream．

E．Lily wants to visit some places of interests during the long holiday．But she doesn’t know where to go and how to have a good tour and not waste money．

F．Lee is really frustrated nowadays．He doesn’t know why other students don’t want to speak to him．What’s wrong? It seems that he can never get out of it ．He gets angry easily recently．He wants to talk to someone to get out of it．

第四部分 写作（满分40分）

第一节：基础写作：（共1小题，满分15分）

假设你是李华，正在英国牛津参加短期语言培训，计划星期天去伦敦旅游。互联网上的一则广告引起了你的注重，但一些具体信息不明确（箭头所指内容）。以下是该则广告的信息。

【写作内容】

请根据上述信息，给该旅行社发一封电子邮件，询问有关情况。你的邮件必须包括以下的内容：

1．是否有购物时间，学生票价；

2．费用是否包括景点门票、午餐；

3．回牛津时间。

【写作要求】

1. 只能使用5个句子表达全部的内容。

2. 信的格式已为你写好，可以根据内容要点适当增加细节。

【评分标准】

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

第二节 读写任务（共1小题；满分25分）

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

I have never learned as much math in my life as I did last year. It was because of Ms Vacirca that I truly understood what I was learning. It might not seem like a big deal to some, but to me it is.

I never really wanted to work for good grades in math class. I never knew how to study math and never understood some of the concepts. I can remember trying to sneak out of the classroom before Ms Vacirea caught me and yelled across the classroom, “Lauren, are you coming to extra help during lunch?” It was a nightmare—she would always catch me with one foot out of the door, it never failed. Even then I just thought of it as a thing I HAD to do. It was funny to see how everyone would be in her room during lunch and then again after school. She would encourage everyone to come every day, just so we could do our homework in peace.

Many of the students thought of her as a bit of nag（有点唠叨）, but inside they knew that she was right and respected for it. Many of her tests were hard at first, but as the year progressed so did I. I knew that it was because of her.

Even outside class, she was caring as ever. She always wanted to know what was going on in my (and everyone else’s) life, and she was always looking out for everyone’s best interest.

Ms. Vacirca is a sweet woman with a sense of humor that you just have to laugh at. When regents were approaching, she was more concerned than ever about everyone doing well. Many of her precious students scored high, and so she expected the same from us. Day after day there were students in the classroom reviewing problems. When it was time for our big test, I knew I was ready. I walked out of that test with my head high. I knew that I was a success and Ms. Vacirca had made me that way. I appreciated all the hard work that she put into helping me and my fellow students. I knew that I would miss her.

[写作内容]

1. 以约30个词概括作者记忆中的Ms. Vacirca 是一个怎样的老师;

2. 以约为120词就“教师节和尊敬教师”这个主题写一篇短文，并包括如下要点：

a. 向老师表达节日祝贺；

b. 从一件小事往返忆老师的教诲和无私奉献；

c. 我将如何回报老师的关爱。

[写作要求]

1. 作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2. 文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

[评分标准]

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

2008年10月金山中学高三期中考 英语试题答题卷

班级_________学号____________ 姓名___________ 分数（全卷）__________

项目

听取信息

语法填空

基础写作

任务写作

小计

得分