命题：萧山中学

第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，40分）

第一节 单项填空（共20题，20分）从A，B，C，D中选出最佳选项。

1．The monkey seemed to enjoy with children in the safari park．

A．having phototgraphed B．being photographed

C．to be photographed D．photographed

2．一It is certain that Alice will win the competition．

一I agree．She for it for nearly two months．

A．was preparing B．had been preparing

C．is preparing D．has been preparing

3．Such things you described in the report seldom happen now．

A．as B．who C．that D．which

4．The photo brought back the memory of the days in Hangzhou， he was looked after attentively by the peasant．

A．that B．when C．what D．which

5． puzzled the police especially was the murderer was killed．

A．What；how B．That；why C．Which；when D．What；who

6．Every year the students in the school are encouraged to grow more trees to prevent soil erosion

the environment better than before．

A．to make B．from making C．being made D．to making

7． three times，but she still couldn’t follow what the old man said．

A．Having told B．Having been told

C．She had been told D．Though he had been told

8．We waited until the noise of the bus so we were able to listen to the program again．

A．died down B．died out C．died away D．died off

9．一Did he say something in the lecture that you?

一Not reall, Actually I felt sleepy over his speech．

A．adjusted to B．attached to C．referred to D．appealed to

10．You’d better not speak of it at the beginning of the story, otherwise it may the surprising ending．

A．give away B．give up C．give out D．give off

11．Because of the heavy snow in Sichuan，the flight to Chengdu had been and a good many passengers remained in the hall．

A．given off B．started off C．called off D．cut off

l 2．Tom friendship and experience from the local residents，working with them for 3 years．

A．earned B．won C．gained D．made

13．Most film directors can have a proper to public opinions on their films．

A．reaction B．role C．imagination D．idea

14．The big earthquake destroyed 70％of the houses bringing them ．

A．in a ruin B．in the ruin， C．in the ruins D．in ruins

l 5．On your way to New York William will keep you ．if you don’t want to be lonely．

A．company B．companion C．safety D．friend

1 6．Einstein liked Bose’s theory so much that he his own work and translated it into German．

A．took over B．turned down C．sent off D．set aside

1 7．Native Americans about seven percent of the California population：

A．fill up B．bring up C．make up D．set up

l 8．一Mom, guess what? I’ve won the 1st prize!

一This a celebration! Let’s go to prepare a party．

A．helps out B．works out C．calls for D．pays for

19．Since the summary has been made，we shall the details．

A．1ook up to B．get down to C．come up with D．end up with

20．“One World One Dream’’ fully the universal values of the Olympic spirit—Unity, Friendship，Progress，Harmony, Participation and Dream．

A．raises B．reflects C．understands D．announces

第二节 完型填空（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

阅读下面短文，把握其大意，并从21-40各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

One summer evening Simon was sitting by the window, reading a good but rather 21 mystery story．After a time it became 22 dark for him to read，so he put his book down and got up to turn on the light．He was just about to draw the curtain 23 he heard a loud cry of ‘‘Help! Help!” It seemed to come from the trees at the end of the garden．He looked out，24 it was now too dark to see 25 clearly．Almost immediately Simon heard the 26 again．It sounded like a child who might have climbed a tree and could not get down．He decided， 27 he ought to go out and have a look in the garden just in case someone was 28 ．He took the torch which he kept for going down into the cellar, where 29 was no

electric light，and picked up a strong walking stick．Simon went on into the garden．Once again he heard the cry．There was 30 that it came from the trees．"Who is there?” He called out as he walked，rather 31 ，down the path leading to the trees．But there was no answer．With the help of the torch he 32 all that part of the 33 and the lower branches of the trees．There was no sign of anybody 34 anything．Simon came to the conclusion that someone was 35 a rather silly joke on him．

Still 36 rather puzzled，Simon went back to the house and put away the torch and the

stick．He had just sat down and 37 to read my book again when he was surprised by the cry of “Help! Help!”，this time it was from 38 behind his shoulder．He dropped his 39 and jumped up．There．sitting on the top of the mantel（壁炉台）， 40 a large green and red bird．It was a parrot．

21．A．frightful B．frightened C．frighten D．fright

22．A．too B．so C．very D．quite

23．A．as B．while C．then D．when

24．A．therefore B．for C．even D．but

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

26．A．whistle B．sounds C．cry D．noise

27．A．however B．but C．yet D．still

28．A．in a trouble B．in the way C．in trouble D．in away

29．A．there B．this C．it D．that．

30．A．no idea B．no questions C．no way D．no doubt

31．A．angrily B．excitedly C．unhappily D．nervously

32．A．searched for B．examined C．found D．1ooked

33．A．garden B．path C．window D．cellar

34．A．and B．nor C．either D．or

35．A．opening B．playing C．having D．making

36．A．felt B．feeling C．thinking D．thought

37．A．beginning B．began C．to begin D．begun

38．A．right B．very C．close D．near

39．A．head B．stick C．torch D．book

40．A．was B．being C．standing D．stood

第二部分 阅读理解（第一节20小题，每小题1.5分；第二节5小题。每小题2分；满分40分）

第一节 阅读下列短文，从题中所给的A，B，C，D中选出最佳选项。

A

The crowd cheered and cheered．The man with the horn waved and smiled his great happy smile．“More! More!” cried the crowd．And Louis Satchmo Armstrong and began to play again．Here he was in England，Now a famous man，he was rich．He knew many important people．Wherever he went，people knew his name．They wanted to hear his music．As Louis played the sad，slow songs, he thought of his home in New Orleans．He lived there as a boy．How many years ago was it? It was a busy, exciting city．But Louis’s family was very poor．He went to work to help his mother．He also went to schoo1．One of Louis’s teachers asked him to be in the school band “This horn is yours until you leave our school," his teacher said．Louis’ music was jazz and he loved it．He remembered all the music he heard．He didn’t learn to read music until he was a man．

When he left school，he played in many bands．He loved his work and people loved him．They knew he had a wonderful talent．Louis played on the boats that sailed up and down the river, He played in little towns and in big cities．Satchmo’s horn had as many sounds as ten horns——sometimes slow and sweet；sometimes fast and hot，high and low．His music was always strong and exciting．‘‘He does make wonderful music,” said the mail who listened happily．“Yes,” said another man，“He makes that horn speak．”Then the music jazz as I can play．I thought jazz was my music，but now I understand it is ours。Isn’t it beautiful how music brings us together!

41．What music did Armstrong play?

A．Jazz music B．Classical music C．Rock music D．Pop music

42．When did he 1earn to read music?

A．When he was less thanl4 years old． B．When he was in the school band．

C．After he became a grown-up． D．Before he went to school．

43．What was Louis Armstrong most famous for?

A．His great happy smile B．His sad and slow songs．

C．His wonderful jazz music D．His beautiful speech．

44．This story mainly tells us ．

A．of the origin of jazz music

B．of the famous jazz musician Louis Armstrong

C．how Louis came to play Iris horn

D．how people loved Louis and his horn

45．Which of the following is the best title for this story'?

A．Musician B．A beautiful Horn

C．Sweet Smiles D．The Man With the Horn

B

Researchers who helped discover a new species of Mexican butterfly are offering to sell the naming rights to raise money to fund more research．Co—discoverer Andrew Warren is hoping to raise at least $50，000 by auctioning（拍卖）off the rights to name the 4-inch“owl eye” butterfly, which lives in Sonora，a Mexican state bordering Arizona．

“That would support at least two years of research for our team down in Mexico，”Warren said．“Money goes a tong way down here in Mexico．’’

According to the scientific tradition，discoverers of a new species have the say in naming it．In recent years，some discoverers have auctioned off their naming rights to raise money．

Warren said the amount being sought for the butterfly is not out of the question，noting that naming rights for a new monkey species brought in $650，000 two years ago．A group of 10 new fish species that went on the naming auction block at the same time earlier this year brought in a total of $2 million．

The butterfly discovered by Warren and researcher George Austin ranges as far north as Mexico．

The butterfly was actually in a collection，misidentified as an example of another species，at the McGuire Centre for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the Florida Museumof National History in Gainesville，said W arren．They soon began the hard process of determining that it was indeed a “new” model of butterfly．

After checking photos and comparing it with other known species，they determined it was a separate species．

46．Where did the researchers discover the new species of butterflies?

A．In Sonora． B．In Mexico state．

C．In a place in US． D．Near the us-Mexico border．

47．Why will the researchers sell the naming rights of the butterfly?

A．To raise money for wildlife protection．

B．To raise money for more research．

C．To cause people’s attention to the new discovery．

D．To cover the cost of the research．

48．When the butterfly was first discovered，people thought ．

A．it was a new species at once B．it wasn’t a species of American butterfly

C．it belonged to the monarch branches D．it belonged to a new species

49．We can infer from the passage that ．

A．the new species of butterfly live both in the US and Mexico

B．it took the researchers a lot of efforts to determine the new species of butterfly

C．the researchers are not sure whether they can get the money they want from the auction

D．it is the first time that the new species of butterfly has been found

C

（China Daily）About 1 million candidates have applied for the 2009 national civil services examination，an increase of 25 percent over this year，the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has said．

Altogether，134 institutions directly under the central authorities and related sectors are likely to recruit more than13，500 candidates next year，about 10 percent more than this year

The candidates have to be below 35 years，and will write the exam on Nov 30．Successful

candidates will be called for interviews after next year’s Spring Festival．

The ministry accepted applications for “China’s hottest exam” from 8 am on October 15 to Saturday midnight．

“Fresh and would—be university and college—graduates make up the majority of candidates for the civil services exams，which have gained popularity in the past three or four years，’’said Yu Tianxiao, an exam consultant with the Zhonggong Education Group．

“The stable nature of civil services jobs，good welfare treatment and the social status of civil servants have been attracting a rising number of applicants， “Yu said．”The job market has been tough for college graduates in recent years, and more people tend to find a rice bowl in government organs．”

The Ministry of Education says about 30 percent college students who graduated in summer last year could not find a job till the end of 2007．

About 73 people will compete for one job position in the exam for 2009,the ministry said．

50．The possible title of the passage should be

A．30％of the college graduates failed to get a job in 2007．

B．There is an increase of 30 percent of candidates in 2009 compared with this year．

C．Civil services draw 1 million candidates．

D．Why so many college graduates apply for national civil services examination．

51．The underlined word “recruit” in the 2nd paragraph probably means

A．train B．employ C．educate D．reduce

52．The exam will be held ．

A．only for college students to find a job． B．after 2009 Spring Festival．

C．on October 15 D．on November 30

53．From the passage we can draw a conclusion that ．

A．more and more students want to find good jobs．

B．more and more people long for stable jobs in civil services．

C．fewer people like to wait to get a better position．

D．there will be more chances for college graduates to get their favourite jobs．

D

The Chinese government plans to reactivate the housing market by reducing real estate taxes and fees． Despite the moves it may still be difficult to convince people to buy in current climate．

Yang Meng has been working in Beijing for three years．His dream is to have his own home in the city．But soaring housing prices have dashed his hopes one time after another．He visits real estate agents for information whenever he is flee，and high prices are a sore point．

Yang Meng said．“I am getting old and am ready to get married．I work in this area and have considered buying a home nearby．But the housing prices and loan rates are rising so fast that my salary increases and savings lag far behind．”

The Chinese government is stepping up efforts to help people like Yang Meng realize their dream of owning a home．According to the State Council，China is planning to cut tax rates and fees for real estate deals in the near future．

Song Yulan is a real estate agent and she doesn’t think the government move will be much help to buyers．

Song Yulan said，“Some housing prices have started falling in the fourth quarter．But the pice level remains very high．So the reduction of taxes will not be that helpful as it is calculated based on housing prices．”

According to statistics from the Beijing Housing Trading Administration，real estate transactions dropped by 34％this August compared with the same period last year．Sellers are holding firm on prices while buyers are waiting for the market to cool down even more．

54．The Chinese government plans to reduce real estate taxes and fees in order to 。

A．cool the housing market in Beijing

B．1et house prices go down

C．attract more people to buy houses

D．encourage young people like Yang Meng to sell a house．

55．The underlined phrase “dashed his hopes’’ in the in the 2nd paragraph probably means

A．go to realize his hopes B．give up his hopes

C．wait for his hopes D．destroy his hopes

56．In your opinoin, the most important reason for Yang Meng’s not being able to buy a house is that ．

A．reducing real estate taxes and fees is only a good dream for local people

B real estate transactions dropped by 34％this August compared with the same period last year

C．housing market in Beijing has cooled down

D．housing prices remain very high

E

George’s father came to America alone in 1911 and raised his sons on the water fishing． George joined the US navy at 19 in 1992．One day in August 1945，he went back home on leave and stayed with his cousin Rita’s family in New York City for a few days．

George and Rita went to a movie on the 1 4th of August．The show was interrupted by the announcement that Japan had surrendered and the war was over．The streets came alive with wildly happy people pouring out from every building，celebrating the VJ Day（Victory over Japan Day）．They had all been waiting for．George and Rita stopped for a few drinks as they headed for the 42nd“Street subway station through the wildly agitated crowd．

As they passed through Times Square，a nurse in uniform walked along in the crowd．George took her in his arms as she passed and started to kiss her．As he did，Alfred Eisenstadt walked up and took photographs which would record the moment in American history．

George says that he really can’t explain the kiss．Perhaps that’s because the joy and the sight of the nurse brought to mind the careful care he had received in a hospital ship during the war．

George did not know the Kissing Sailor picture was taken until 1980 when Life Magazine asked for the sailor and the nurse to come forward in celebration of the 35th anniversary of the picture．A friend recognized George as the sailor in the photo．George contacted Life Magazine．

Life Magazine chose to let the sailor’s identity remain a mystery until in 1994，when photo analysis expert，Richard Benson，confirmed “George Mendonsa is the sailor in Mr．Eisenstadt’s famous photograph．”

57．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Legend During World War II

B．The Famous Kissing Sailor Picture．

C．A Moving Scene at Times Square

D．George Mendonsa—the VJ Day Sailor

58．On August 14th，1945，George and Rita left home to ．

A．see a film B．take some photos

C．have some drinks D．celebrate the victory of the war

59．The underlined word “agitated’’ in the second paragraph most probably means ．

A．curious B．disappointed C．shocked D．excited

60．We can learn from the text that ．

A．George’s friends took the famous photo

B．Eisenstadt invited George to attend the anniversary of the picture

C．the nurse hadn’t looked after George during the war

D．Benson had spent many years in order to find the sailor in the photo

第二节阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。61—65是与广告相关的读者信息。请从A，B，C，D，E和F中找出与他们的要求所对应的广告信息。

61．Zhang Ming and Li Ping are university students from China．They want to go to a place where they can experience their own cultures．

62．Piao Chengyu comes from South Korea with his wife and two children．Though the wife likes shopping，the children like animals very much，especially Australia’s rare animals．

63．Yuki Masui comes from Japan．He wished to be a painter when he was young and is now studying painting in a fine art schoo1．He wants to see some of the greatest works of art by famous artists in Australia．

64．Mr．Srmth comes from the United States and was once an athlete．He wants to go to a place where he can do some exercise and get relaxed．

65．John Brown is a history student in one of the most famous universities in Britain．He takes special interest in how the natives lived and worked a long time ago and wants to learn more about it during the trip．

A．The Australian Museum

The Australian Museum has an international reputation in the fields of natural history and indigenous studies research，community programs and exhibitions．The Museum was established in 1827 and is Australia’s first museum，with unique and extensive collections of natural science and cultural artifacts．

B．Sydney Olympic Park

Home of the Best Games Ever and 2003 Rugby World Cup，Sydney Olympic Park is a gold medal attraction and continues to serve as a major sport and social venue（场所）．

Apart from its ultra-modem sport venues，Sydney’s Olympic Park is set in extensive parklands．Bicentennial Park，one of Sydney’s most popular entertainment areas，is criss-crossed with walking and bicycle tracks．

C．Art Gallery of New South Wales

Located within a short walking distance from Sydney’s CBD，the Art Gallery of New South Wales is one of Australia’s foremost art museums hosing some of the finest works of art in the country．

The Gallery has a rich and diverse collection including key works of the Heidelberg School and favorite modem Australian artists include Brett Whitley and Margaret Preston，as well as permanent Australian，European，Asian，contemporary and photographic galleries

D．Koala park Reserve

Koalas are on show all day everyday．Shows are Daily at 10：20am，11：45am，2：00pm，3：00pm，where you can cuddle（拥抱），feed，pat，and have your photo taken with Koalas．See flee roaming Koalas as well，10 acres of rainforest，eucalypti（桉树）grove and native gardens，walk in and pat our kangaroos．

E．Moonlight Cinema

Every summer, Nissan Moonlight Cinema sets up the big screen in Sydney’s Centennial Parklands to created a dramatic backdrop for the very best in new release，classic and contemporary film favorites．Nissan Moonlight Cinema visitors agree there’s something special about watching a movie under the stars．It’s the perfect Australian past time．

F．Dragon Boat Races Darling Harbour

Dragon Boat Races with more than 2,000 paddlers bring Chinese New Year to Darling Harbour during two exciting days of the Dragon Boat Races．While sporting，social and corporate teams battle it out for the honors’on the water, Chinese lions and dragons roam through the site and Chinese foods and gifts on offer from the Markets keep the huge crowd of spectators happy all weekend．

第三分：写作（共三节，满分40分）

第一节 单词拼写（每题1分，共10分）：

66．Tony wanted to be a journalist so he filled an a form and handed it in to the

newspaper．

67．Whether cloning humans is acceptable caused many a among scientists．

68．Abraham Lincoln broke away from the s in USA in the 1860s．

69．Many milk campany produced milk only for c purpose to make money．Some even added poisonous chemicals to their products．

70．Cigarette smoking is strictly f in school campus，which is welcome by parents．

71．Generally speaking，after audiences see a new movie，they would like to make c on whether it is worth seeing or not．

72．Primary school students d some of their pocket money to help the pupils in quake-hi areas．

73．The water in the 1ake looks like a mirror r the sunshine in the sky amazingly．

74．His t and hard work made him successful his career．He was soon promoted．

75．More and more teenagers are growing i for they don’t want to depend on their parents．

第二节 短文改错（共10题，每小题1分，共10分）

Dear David，

I’m a student from China and had noticed your 76．

requirement on line．You would like search for a Chinese 77．

friend to help you get to know of China and its culture． 78．

Maybe I’m your good choose． 79．

China is a country has a long history of 5,000 80．

years．Not only our history, but also our culture are the 81．

access to understand us better． 82．

There are so many that 1 want you to know, if you 83．

are interesting．I’ll be looking forward to your reply． 84．

I’11 show you in our great China if you come to China． 85．

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

第三节 书面表达（满分20分）

当前，国家教育部门要求中小学生参加冬季长跑活动：小学生天天跑1000米，初中生1500米，高中生2000米。对此，有些人表示支持，有些人表示反对。请你根据以下材料，写一篇以“Should we give more attention to students’ health or grades?”为题的短文，谈谈你的看法。

支持方；1．可以促进对体育的重视。

2．可以增强学生的体魄，更有利于提高学习效率。

反对方：1．学生以学习为主，考试成绩决定个人前途。

2．过高的要求学生难以达到，长跑可能引起感冒或伤害。

注重：

1．词数100左右

2．可适当发挥使行文连贯

3．开头已给，不计入总词数。

Should we give more attention to students’ health or grades?

The Chinese Education Ministry has urged all the students to participate in the winter long-distance running activity．And now every school is trying to meet the requirements．

杭州地区七县市高三期中联考英语试卷

参考答案

第一部分：

第一节 单项填空（共20题，20分）

l一5 BDABA 6—10 ACCDA 11一15 CCADA 16—20 DCCBB

第二节 完型填空（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

2l一25 AADDD 26—30 CACAD 31—35 DBADB 36—40 BDADA

第二部分 阅读理解（第一节20小题，每小题1.5分：第二节5小题，每小题2分；满分10分；共40分）

4 1—45 ACCBD 46—50 CBDBC 51—55 BDBBD 56—60 DDADC

61—65 FDCBA

第三部分：写作（共三节，满分40分）

第一节 单词拼写（每题1分，共10分）：

66．Application 67．Arguments 68．Slavery 69．commercial 70．forbidden

71．comments 72．donated 73．reflecting 74．talent 75．independent

第二节 短文改错（共10题，每小题1分，共10分）

76．had-have 77．1ike后加to 78．去掉of 79． Choose-choice 80．has前加which或that 8 1．are—is 82．正确 83．many—much 84．Interesting—interested 85．in一around

第三节 书面表达（满分20分）

One possible version：

Should we give more attention to students’ health or grades?

The Chinese Education Ministry has urged all the students to participate in the winter long—distance running activity．And now every school is trying to meet the requirements．However, it aroused various arguments among people including education specialists，teachers，parents and students．

Some people say ‘‘yes” to this phenomenon．They think，for one thing，it can make more people care about physical education；for another，running can improve students’ health and promote their learning efficiency so they can have good grades．

While others hold opposite opinions about the activity．They believe that learning is the most important task for students and their future depends on what they will achieve in their subjects．Meanwhile，high requirements don’t mean．good health and many can’t do it everyday．What’s worse，some will suffer cold and injuries．

In my opinion，it’s all right for schools to pay more attention to students’ health and carry out the activity step by step．Remember a good body helps make high efficiency．