江苏金陵中学2008—2009学年度高三第一学期期中试卷

江苏金陵中学2008—2009学年度高三第一学期期中试卷

英语试题

（时间120分钟，满分120分）

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，85分）

Ⅰ. 听力测试（每小题1分，共20分）

第一节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. How long did the man prepare for the examination?

A. 3 hours

B. 4 hours

C. 8 hours

2. What does the woman mean?

A. She also thinks that those lanterns are unique.

B. She wants to help the man make unique lanterns.

C. She thinks that it’s easy to make unique lanterns.

3. Where does this conversation most probably take place?

A. In the boat .

B. On the bus.

C. On the train.

4. What does the woman want to drink?

A. Milk .

B. Tea with sugar.

C. Tea with milk.

5. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman wants the man to paint their room.

B. The man doe sn’t care which colour will be chosen.

C. The man prefers a different colour.

第二节

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

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What is the woman complaining about?

A. Incorrect bills have been sent to her now and then.

B. The bill was sent to a wrong address.

C. The bill is not clear enough.

7. Why did the same kind of mistakes occur again and again?

A. The computer was too old to be used.

B. The new computer was not working properly.

C. The clerk was careless.

8. What does the man agree to do?

A. Get a better computer.

B. Give back the money to the woman.

C. Get the computer working correctly.

听第7段材料，回答9至11题。

9. What does the woman think of Sam?

A. Boring.

B. Funny.

C. Serious.

10. What is Sam?

A. An artist.

B. A waiter.

C. A businessman.

11. What can we know from the conversation?

A. Sam was wearing a blue and black check shirt at the party.

B. The man knows Sam very well.

C. The woman has thick wavy hair.

听第8段材料，回答12至14题。

12. How much does the moon trip cost?

A. US$1,000.

B. US$100million.

C. US$1billion.

13. Where does the cosmonaut come from?

A. America.

B. China.

C. Russia.

14. How does the woman think she can get more money?

A. Make new friends.

B. Change her job.

C. Ask the cosmonauts for it.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What is the woman?

A. A hotel manager.

B. A hospital official.

C. A medical receptionist.

16. What’s wrong with the man?

A. His ears are ringing.

B. Something is stuck in his ear.

C. There is some discharge in his ear.

17. When can the man see the doctor?

A. This evening.

B. Tomorrow morning.

C. Right now.

听第10段材料，回答第18题至20题。

18. Where can the tallest trees be found?

A. In San Francisco.

B. Near Los Angeles.

C. Along the northern California coast.

19. Why do many tourists visit Muir woods rather than other redwood forests?

A. It is near San Francisco.

B. It can be seen in one hour.

C. It has a good view of the coast

20. What has contributed most to the redwoods’ survival?

A. Their bark and damp climate.

B. Cool weather and daily fog.

C. Absence of natural enemies.

Ⅱ. 单项填空（每小题1分，共15分）

21. With thorough of its culture and custom in a foreign country, you could easily get along with others.

A. a; knowledge

B. /; understanding

C. a; comprehension

D. /; concept

22. The workers could hardly the boss’s bad temper but under his supervision they had to themselves to working harder.

A. tolerate; contribute

B. bear; dedicate

C. stand; resign

D. put up with; invest

23. Deeply his unhappy childhood, the boy’s seemed quite odd and strange.

A. relating to ; characters

B. associated with; personality

C. linked by; virtues

D. connecting to; morality

24. A warm thought suddenly came to me I might substitute her son to buy some flowers

for her 50th birthday.

A. if

B. when

C. that

D. which

25. The boy began to pick up after a treatment of surgery, radiation and drugs.

Which can replace the underlined word?

a. look up

b. recover

c. mend

d. turn up

A. all are correct

B. none are correct

C. all are correct except d

D. none are correct but c

26. It is impossible to live in society and independent of society; and therefore it is difficult to society unequality as well as corruption.

A. remove; from

B. rid; of

C. substitute; with

D. simplify; by

27. What idiom will be used according to the Bible story when we say that a person is good and honest.

A. a little bird told me

B. kill the fatted calf

C. the salt of the earth

D. apple of their parents’ eye

28. Having been trained for one and a half years, she managed to get a professional qualification

a first-degree nurse.

A. consist with

B. agreed with

C. corresponding to

D. corresponding with

29. his high social status, it is really hard for us to his joining us in going west to teach children there.

A. Considered; prevent from

B. Considering; oppose

C. To consider; persuade

D. Being considered; object to

30. Such good use has been his spare time his English has improved a lot.

A. made of; that

B. strengthened; as

C. underlined; in

D. found in; which

31. He is taking pains to reach the goal set by his parents because he wants to their expectations.

A. come up with

B. look up to

C. count on

D. live up to

32. ----How about seven o’clock outside the park?

----That me fine.

A. satisfies

B. suits

C. meets

D. fits

33. There is hardly an environment on earth some species of animal or other have not adapted successfully.

A. in which

B. on which

C. to which

D. for which

34. You’d better cut your hair short. Our school does not long hair.

A. approve of students wore

B. approve students to wear

C. approve of students to wear

D. approve of students wearing

35. As running a car is a great , many people prefer to ride to their offices; benefits both their bodies and the environment.

A. luxury; which

B. expense; it

C. burden; it

D. value; which

Ⅲ. 完形填空（每小题1分，共20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One of the most common complaints I hear from families is that they are not close. They may be close in proximity, but still not feel close as a 36_. They may live next door or in the same house, but not feel 37 .

Closeness is about 38 . We feel close when we feel 39 , when we feel loved and when we simply enjoy being together. We may live far apart and still feel close, or we may 40 a home yet feel distant.

Closeness is a family trait that 41 over time. It is planted by love, watered by honest sharing and fed by true listening. It grows slowly and sometimes 42 years to mature; but it’s roots grow deep. It can 43 most storm and sustain a family through the most 44 time.

I received a letter from a reader in Hawaii. She 45 out that the CEO of one of the island’s largest banks was 46 a run for governor. Since he was well—liked, he seemed to have a good 47 of winning.

But before filing papers, he 48 his mind, stating that he wanted to spend more time with his 49 . Not that elected officials cannot be family—oriented, but he felt he needed more time at home than the job 50 .

Ronald A Young, in the Honolulu Advertiser, said this about the candidate’s decision: “No matter what you 51 in the business world or the social world, if you fail the family, then you have not accomplished much. Failure or success does not 52 in the material wealth you provide them. It is 53 by what of yourself you give to them.”

He made a 54 to give the best of himself to his family. He 55 family closeness first, despite pressure to put more time elsewhere. It’s likely a decision he’ll never regr et.

36. A. house B. home C. family D. group

37. A. physically B. emotionally C. behaviorally D. officially

38. A. attitude B. points C. ambition D. ideas

39. A. misunderstood B. understood C. annoyed D. disappointed

40. A. share B. stay C. live D. keep

41. A. grows B. changes C. stays D. happens

42. A. pays B. spends C. takes D. costs

43. A. weather B. carry C. keep D. protect

44. A. happy B. difficult C. joyful D. funny

45. A. pointed B. set C. put D. gave

46. A. thinking B. considering C. expecting D. waiting

47. A. sign B. mark C. score D. chance

48. A. kept B. changed C. stuck D. made

49. A. family B. friends C. people D. officials

50. A. provided B. allowed C. had D. gave

51. A. complete B. finish C. get D. accomplish

52. A. lie B. result C. say D. happen

53. A. concerned B. tested C. measured D. examined

54. A. plan B. solution C. promise D. decision

55. A. took B. brought C. chose D. held

Ⅳ. 阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列4篇短文，选择文后各题的最佳答案

（A）

Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son’s soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son's team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.

With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son's teammate, Mickey O’Donnel. With shouts of “Kick it!” echoing (回响) across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted (沸腾). O’Donnel had scored!

Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down Syndrome (综合症) and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.

The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, “I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!” For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, “Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!” Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.

Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, “It was a tie. Everybody won.”

56. What was the score of the soccer match?

A. Two to two, equal to both the teams.

B. Three to one in Mickey’s team’s favor.

C. Two to one in the opposite team’s favor.

D. One to one, everybody won because of Mickey’s goal.

57. The underlined word “hush” in paragraph 3 means ________.

A. cheer

B. cry

C. laughter

D. silence

58. What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son?

A. The result of the match would disappoint his son.

B. His son would shout at Mickey for his goal.

C. Mickey would again hug the opposing players.

D. His son would understand Mickey’s wrong goal.

59. The purpose of the author in writing the passage is ________.

A. to tell a joke to make readers laugh

B. to suggest we should not mind losing

C. to show enjoying a game is more than winning a game

D. to present his son’s fine qualities of understanding others

（B）

If You Make a Mistake, Don’t Worry!

Yeah, you’ll want to forget about them, but mistakes can be useful. Making a mistake doesn’t mean it’s the end of the world. In real life you have to grow and mature, and with that comes some growing pains.

You know you should have studied hard but you went out with some friends instead. You know you should have put the money into the bank for a rainy day instead of spending it on all kind s of things you didn’t need.

It’s the growing pains called mistakes that most people make when they are growing up. Face them. You are going to make them. Learn from them. All of the people you wish to copy, such as all the experts in your business field, have made mistakes. They’ll continue to make mistakes for all their successes.

One of the major differences between people like them and the vast majority（大多数）of

others is that they don’t let their mistakes stop them. Instead, they use their mistakes as learning tools.

At the very least, when you make a mistake, you’ll know what not to do. And you can help others by warning them of the mistakes you’ve made. Don’t let mistakes stop you from doing anything. Learn from them, don’t hide in a closet. Facing u p to your mistakes now and later will mature.

What mistakes are you making right now? Take a look at anything you might be doing wrong. Take a step back and evaluate your situation, then fix whatever needs to be corrected. Then move forward.

Always remember your mistakes to remind yourself of what not to do for the future.

60. Why does the writer say mistakes can be useful?

A. Because you can get some growing pains.

B. Because experts also make mistakes.

C. Because you can mature by facing and learning from mistakes.

D. Because next time you know that money shouldn’t be wasted.

61. Which statement is true according to the writer?

A. Before you make any mistake, you had better lock the closet in your room.

B. Keep your mistakes in mind in order not to make the same mistakes again in the future.

C. Don’t go out with some of your friends any more.

D. Forget your mistakes and move forward.

62. When we make any mistake next time, we should do the followings except _ __.

A. Think about the reason why we make the mistake.

B. Try to correct the mistake.

C. Tell others not to make the same mistake as you do.

D. Be careful not to do anything.

63. From the text, we can infer that __ ___.

A. facing mistakes, some people lose heart

B. mistakes can be useful

C. mistakes can be called growing pains

D. Put away money when it is rainy

（C）

With both hands resting on top of the steering wheel, Oshima looks over at me: “That’s where you will be living now, Kafka. In the room where Miss Saeki used to spend time with her boyfriend. As I said, there is some change to the library, but it’s the very same room. ”

Silence on my part.

“Miss Saeki’s life stopped at age 20,when her lover died. No, maybe not age 20, maybe much earlier... I don’t know t he details, but you need to know of this. The hands of the clock inside her soul stopped then. Time outside, of course, flows on as always, but she isn't affected by it. For her, what we consider normal time is meaningless.”

“Meaningless?”

Oshima nods. “Like it doesn’t exist. ”

“What you're saying is Miss Saeki still lives in that frozen time?”

“Exactly. When you get to know her better you'll understand.”

Oshima reaches out and lays a hand on my knee on a totally natural gesture. “Kafka,in

everybody’s life there’s a point of no return. And in a very few cases, a point where you can’t go forward any more. And when you reach that point, all we can do is quietly accept the fact. That's how we survive.”

We’re about to get onto the main highway. “There’s one other thing I’d like you to know of,” he goes on. “Miss Saeki has a wounded heart. To some degree that's true of all of us. But Miss Saeki has a special wound that goes beyond the usual meaning of the term. Her soul moves in mysterious way s. I’m not saying she's dangerous-don't get me wrong. On a day-to-day level she's certainly got her act together, probably more than anyone else I know. She’s attractive, deep, smart. But just don’t let it worry you if you notice something strange about her sometimes.”

“Strange?” I can’t help asking.

Oshima shakes his head. “I really like Miss Saeki, and respect her. I'm sure you'll come to feel the same way.”

This doesn’t really answer my question, but Oshima doesn’t say anything.

64. The conversation takes place .

A. in a library

B. in a moving car

C. where Miss Saeki used to spend time with her boyfriend

D. where Kafka lives

65. Which of the following statements is right?

A. Oshima knows every detail about Saeki.

B. Oshima knows Saeki well enough to understand her.

C. Oshima knows Saeki better than anyone else.

D. Oshima knows very little about Saeki,but respects her.

66. We can infer from the passage that .

A. there is something wrong with Saeki’s clock

B. nobody likes Saeki because she refuses to accept the fact

C. Saeki is attractive, smart but dangerous

D. Saeki carries only the memory of a childhood lover that death took away from her

67. The writer wants to give us a feeling of by giving readers the description of Saeki.

A. mystery

B. horror

C. amazement

D. danger

（D）

If you take a look at the best-selling books in the UK these days, it is almost certain that there will be a lot of autobiographies in that list. Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela and actor Michael J Fox have all written them.

An autobiography is the story of a person’s life, written by that person. It is usually a very famous person who might tell us all about their childhood, how they became famous and any other interesting things that have happened in their lives.

Traditionally, someone would write an autobiography when they were older because they had had a long, successful life. However, these days there are many magazines with stories and photos of the stars which sell very well. Reality TV shows are extremely popular and lots of people become famous very easily just from being on the TV rather than being able to sing or act well. As a result, people become famous very quickly and as soon as they are famous, a lot of money can be made from writing an autobiography, even if they are very young.

So now you can find an autobiography from almost everyone who is in the public eye. Even

though we can follow the lives of the stars very closely on TV or in magazines nowadays, we maybe don’t know how they live their lives from day to day. Autobiographies often give the information we never knew about the stars. The British public are very curious to find out more so they are very eager to read autobiographies.

Not every star wants to write though. Sometimes stars employ writers to write their life stories for them. The writer will interview the star, listen to everything they want to say, record interviews and then write the book based on their words. David Beckham did this with his book My Side.

Not everyone likes to read books regularly but they might like to read about the lives of stars. Autobiographies are helping to get more British people reading books. About 100 million autobiographies are sold in Britain every year. More stars depend on them for extra income and as more of these books appear in the shops, more people are sure to keep buying them.

68. An autobiography is .

A. always a best-seller in the UK

B. someone’s life story normally written by themselves

C. a magazine with stories and photos of a star

D. a program that tells us the lives of the stars nowadays

69. Traditionally, someone would write his autobiography when .

A. they became famous

B. they wanted to make money

C. they were older and had achieved a lot

D. they wanted to share their childhood with the readers

70. The writer probably would agree that autobiographies are good in that .

A. they tell us a lot about the everyday life of famous people

B. famous people earn a lot of money by selling them

C. they encourage people to read

D. we can learn a lot from them

第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共35分）

Ⅴ. 任务型阅读（每小题1分，共10分）

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格的空格处里填入最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格填1个单词。

Some people believe that greed and selfishness has become the basis of modern society, and we should return to the old traditions of family and community then we will have a better life. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the above opinion?

In this fast-paced world, many values are undergoing major changes. While people traditionally prioritize caring, sharing and generosity in life and work, modern people seem to be more self-absorbed and self-concerned.

Modern people act selfishly to survive the harsh competition of life. They say that it is a jungle out there. To survive, you have to fight with whatever means that come handy. Obviously greedy and selfishness go perfectly well with such ideas. In a company, employees do everything they can to get better pay and higher position, even at the cost of colleagues. We are in any way advocating any selfish conduct. It is just that people are pressured to act in a certain way due to

outside influences.

In spite of common practice, it is hard to conclude that modern society is built on greed and selfishness, both of which are not newly invented vocabulary. In ancient times people also did greedy and selfish things though such behaviors were more condemned then. But we can not ignore the fact that people in the past lived a relatively more isolated life and faced less pressure compared with their modern counterparts.

Are we happier to share with others and be generous to them? There is no fixed answer either. Some people take great pleasure helping and giving to others while others feel happy doing the opposite. But I personally think that people should not be too selfish. Caring for others can actually encourage the development of a mutually beneficial relationship

In conclusion, modern people appear to be more self-centered than those in the past due to strong outside pressure. However, we should encourage people to know the importance of being caring and generous and build a mutually beneficial relationship with others.

Ⅵ. 书面表达（满分25分）

面对繁重的高中学习任务，高中生对参加学校活动有着不同的看法，请以Taking Part in School Activities 为题，用英文写一篇150词左右的短文，着重介绍两种不同的观点和态度，最后谈你个人看法。不得署名。

△很多学生持拥护态度，认为既可以学到实践知识，又可以得到放松；

△不少学生不关心，认为学习就应该学习，学校活动与学习无关。嘲讽积极参加学校活动的学生。

标题和开头已给，不计入总词数。少于或多于150词20个以上扣2分。

Taking Part in School Activities

As for school activities, students mainly hold two views.

参考答案

Ⅰ. 听力

1--5 CABCB 6--10 ABCBC 11--15 ABCAC 16--20 CABCB

Ⅱ. 单项填空

21--25 ACBCC 26--30 BCCBA 31--35 DBCDB

Ⅲ. 完形填空

36—40 CBABA 41—45 ACABA 46—50 BDBAB 51—55 DACDC

Ⅳ. 阅读理解

56—59 ADBC 60—63 CBDA 64—67 BBDA 68—70 BCC

Ⅴ. 任务型阅读

1. Values

2. place

3. concerned

4. Behaviours

5. goals

6. Reasons

7. competition

8. pressure

9. attitudes 10. benefit

Ⅵ. 书面表达

Taking Part in School Activities

As for school activities, students mainly hold two views.

Many students are very enthusiastic about school activities; they have their reasons. Firstly, they think that learning from textbooks is not their only task and they should take any chance to get some practical knowledge. Secondly, they hold that after long hours’ study, they can relax themselves by participating in school activities.

However, a large group of students take little interest in them and spend most of their time on study. They believe that they should make full use of time to study, and that school activities have little to do with their further development. Thus sometimes they even laugh at those who take an active part in school activities.

As far as I’m concerned, I prefe r the first view. On the one hand, we can learn a great deal from other students we meet in activities. Furtermore, the modern society requires many qualities of young students, so “book worms” can’t keep up with the times.