1、2008学年温州市八校高一第二学期期末联考英语试卷命题人：苍南中学 高一备课组审题人：瓯海中学 胡江虹第一部分：听力（共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）第一节： 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题,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。每段对话仅读一遍。1. How many people will be sent to Europe?A. TwoB. ThreeC. Five2. Why doesnt the man drive a little faster?A. B
2、ecause he is not skillful at driving fastB. Because he is afraid that the policeman may be after himC. Because there is a speed limit3. Why didnt the woman return the mans call?A. Because it was too late to call him backB. Because she didnt know he calledC. Because she didnt have the time to call hi
3、m back4. Where is the man going to spend his holidays?A. In LondonB. In the country C. In a big city5. What does the woman mean?A. She will take the test B. She wont take the testC. She still doesnt know if she will take the test第二节：听独白或对话听下面2段对话或独白。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
4、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题至8题。6. Where are the speakers most probably talking?A. In a schoolB. In a police stationC. At a lost-found office7. Whats the bag like?A. It is red and made of leather B. It is yellow and made of cloth C. It is brown and made of le
5、ather8. What was NOT inside the bag?A.A purseB.A letterC.A book听第7段材料,回答第9题至10题。9. What class does the girl want to take?A. A singing classB. A dance classC. A language class10. How many classes are there in a week?A. Twenty-fourB. FourC. Twenty第二部分：英语知识运用第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分,共15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出适合
6、空白处的最佳选项。11.Shall I begin the lecture?Im afraid we have to wait for a while. John is coming with a microphone. _.I can do without the microphone.A. Im sorry B. Excuse me C.I beg your pardon D. Never mind 12.Our kitchen needs to be equipped with a special fan to _ the smell of cooking.A. keep freeB.
7、move off C. get rid of D. cut off13. How can the students carry on with the listening test with all that loud noise _?A. going onB. goes onC. went onD. to go on14. Now people all over the world are _the terrible H1N1 flu.A. advancing toB. struggling againstC. arguing withD. defending from15. The twi
8、ns are of similar _ in music, though they are quite different in character.A. hobbyB. choiceC. taste D. sight 16. His best movie, _ won several awards, was about the life of Gandhi.A. it B. this C. what D .which17. He found it hard for Alan to focus on his teachers for longer than five minutes, _ if
9、 the lecture was boring. A. extremely B. especiallyC. basically D. naturally18.-Dont you think telling the truth and being honest are good qualities? -Yes , of course. Those who lie and cheat will never _ it.A. get away fromB. get away withC. get out ofD. get into19.All of us must remember that we a
10、re here to add_ we can to life, not to get _ we want from it.A. that ;what B. what; which C. what ;whatD .which that20.Please write your composition _ line to leave space for the teachers correction.A. one another B. every other C. any otherD. each other21.We all think _ impossible that he should be
11、 so impolite.A. thisB. thatC. itD. which22. The world has been shaken by a huge financial crisis since 2007; thanks to each countrys powerful policies, the international trade is improving _ day by day.A. in short B. in all C. in turn D. in general23. -The exam was easy, wasnt it? -Yes, but I dont t
12、hink _ could pass it. A. somebodyB. anybodyC. nobodyD. everybody24 We collected a lot of books to get the necessary information but only half _helpful, so we failed to finish the work. A. is B. areC. wasD .were 25. Sometimes he was made in an embarrassing situation because he was always too_ in his
13、work.A. outspoken.B. outstandingC. considerateD. patient第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分,共20分）阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The angels were 26 a small space in the cold basement instead of in the comfortable guestroo
14、m. As they made their 27 on the hard floor, the older angel saw a 28 in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked 29 , the older angel replied, Things arent always what they seem.The next night the pair came to he house of a very poor but 30 farmer and his wife. After 31 what little foo
15、d they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they 32 have a good nights rest. When the sun 33 the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife 34 . Their cow, whose milk had been their only 35 , lay dead in the field. The younger angel was angry and asked the older angel,
16、 “How could you 36 this happen? The first man had everything, 37 you helped him. The second family had 38 but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die 39 help them. ”Things arent always what they seem, the older angel replied. When we 40 in the basement, I 41 there was gold stored in
17、 that hole in the wall. 42 the owner was greedy and unwilling to share, I covered the wall so that he wouldnt 43 it.Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of death came 44 his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things arent always what they seem.Sometimes that is 45 what happens wh
18、en things dont turn out the way they should.26A. suppliedB. supportedC. providedD. given27A. foodB. rest C. bedD. room 28A. hole B. windowC. spot D. circle 29A. what B. how C. why D. where30A. gentle B. generousC. modestD. devoted 31A. sharing B. cooking C. buying D. delivering32A. shouldB. mustC. c
19、ouldD. may33A. turned upB. came up C. brought upD. sent up34A. in dangerB. in ragsC. in defenceD. in tears35A. food B. budget C. incomeD. output36A. have permittedB. have gotC. have letD. have caused37A. soB. yetC. howeverD. or38A. none B. muchC. someD. little 39A. less than B. other thanC. more tha
20、nD. rather than 40A. repairedB. stayed C. livedD. settled41A. realizedB. recognizedC. noticedD. looked42A. SinceB. AlthoughC. If D. While43A. discoverB. search C. seek D. research44A. toB. for C. over D. around45A. hardly B. exactly C. obviously D. fortunately第三部分：阅读理解（共16小题,每小题2分,满分32分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给
21、的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中 ,选出最佳选项。(A)A new study shows that fat people in the United States suffer direct economic and social effects because of their size. The findings are from an 8-year study of about 100,000 people. The people who were studied were between the age of 18 and 24 when the research began.Th
22、e researchers who carried out the study say they consider the people fat if they are in the top of 5% of the measurement in which weight is linked to height. For example, fat women in the study were about 160 centimeters tall and weighed about 90 kilograms. Fat men in the study were about 175 centim
23、eters tall and weighed 100 kilograms. The researchers say that more than 1,000,000 Americans are that big. The researchers found that fat young women were from wealthy families. The fat women also were 20% less likely to get married and they earned an average of about $6,700 a year less than other w
24、omen. The study showed less severe effects on fat men. They earned an average of about $3,000 a year less than other men. Fat men also were 11% less likely to get married.46. The passage mainly tells us _.A. the standards of fat people B. the number of fat AmericansC. fat people have fewer advantage
25、sD. how long is the study 47. From this study we know fat people in America _.A. were respected B. earned lessC. were more likely to get marriedD. earned more 48. The underlined word severe here means _.A. economicB. social C. good D. serious 49. The researchers consider the people fat if _.A. they
26、eat lots of food and do less exercise B. they are fatter than othersC. they are in the top of 5% of the measurement of weightD. they are in the top of the measurement in which weight is linked to height. (B)The first outstanding deaf teacher in America was a Frenchman Laurent Clerc. He and Thomas Ho
27、pkins Gallaudet founded Americas first school for the deaf.When Laurent Clerc was one year old, he fell into a fire. As a result, he lost both his hearing and his sense of smell. At the age of 12, Laurent entered the Royal Institution for the Deaf in Paris. After he graduated, the school asked him t
28、o stay on as an assistant teacher.Meanwhile, in America, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was studying to be a minister when he met a young deaf girl, Alice Cogswell. He was upset to learn that there were no schools for the deaf in America. Therefore, in 1815, Gallaudet sailed to London to seek ideas on how
29、 to teach deaf people. However, he was unable to get help. He met a French educator of the deaf who invited him to Paris to learn at the Royal Institution for the Deaf.Gallaudet went to the Royal Institution for the Deaf, where Clerc became his Sign Language teacher. The two worked and studied well
30、together. When the time came for Gallaudet to return to America, he asked Clerc to come with him.The two men set sail on June 18, 1816. The voyage across the Atlantic Ocean took 52 days; however, Clerc and Gallaudet put the time to good use. They discussed the school for the deaf which they planned
31、to open. On the long trip, they had many conversations about education and deafness. The year after they arrived, they founded a school for the deaf in Harford, Connecticut.50.Americas first school for the deaf was founded _.A. in 1816B. in 1817C. by a Fenchman D. by an American 51. Thomas Hopkins G
32、allaudet sailed to London because _. A. he wanted to study the system of deaf educationB. he needed to finish his studies to become a ministerC. he wanted to get help from ClercD. he wanted to find schools for the deaf 52. After he graduated, the school asked him to stay on as an assistant teacher.
33、From this sentence we can infer that _. A. the school wanted to help Clerc to get a jobB. the school wanted Clerc to be prepared to teach AmericansC. the school was impressed with Clerc, and thought he would do a good job D. the school wanted other deaf students to model after Clerc 53. The main ide
34、a of this passage could best be stated as _.A. Clerc was an intelligent manB. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was grateful to Clerc for all that he taught himC. Clerc would teach the deaf in America rather than in ParisD. Clerc, an educated Frenchman, made a difference to American Deaf Education (C)Many pe
35、ople think that the BBC news programs are better than those on other channels because the BBC is not a commercial company. It pays for its programs from the television license money which everyone must pay if they have a television.The BBC, which is often known as Auntie, is the biggest news collect
36、ing operation in the world. It has the worlds largest network of foreign correspondents (通讯员；记者）. Ten percent of the BBCs annual budget is spent on news collecting, reporting and presenting. More than 1,700 people work for the BBC news service.The BBC produces more than 214 hours of news and current
37、 affairs programs for radio and television each week. Each television news program costs about 78,000 per hour and each radio news program costs approximately 4,800 per hour. In the UK, about 19 million people almost 35% of the total population, watch the BBC television news progams every day.Develo
38、pments in technology are improving news collection and presentation every year. The BBC now uses special cameras in the TV news studios to film the news presenters, and captions the words and sentences at the bottom of the screen, are now produced automatically by computer.54. According to the first
39、 paragraph, we can learn that _.A. many people are more content with the BBC than with other channelsB. the BBC news programs are better thought of than the news programs on other channels C. the BBC news programs are better than other programs D. if we have a television, we must pay the television
40、license money.55. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. The number of the people working for the BBC news service is the largest in the worldB. The percentage of the BBCs budget spent on news collecting is the largest in the worldC. The BBC has the largest network of
41、foreign correspondents in the worldD. The BBC now uses special cameras to film the news presenters and captions56. We can infer from the passage that the UK has a population of about _.A. 54 million B. 19 million C. 5.4 million D. 6.6 million57. Whats the best title for the passage?A. The BBC News S
42、ervice B. The BBC Is Not CommercialC. Developments in Technology Are Improving News CollectionD. The Biggest Operation in The World (D)BUY A JOINT TICKET AND VISIT THE HISTORIC ROYAL PALACESTHE TOWER OF LONDONRoyal Palace and fortress for over 900 years, scene of mystery, murder and home to the Crow
43、n Jewels.KENSINGTON PALACE Birthplace of Queen Victoria, this royal retreat is home to magnificent State Apartments and the stunning Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, which includes dresses worn by HM Queen Elizabeth II and Diana, Princess of Wales.HISTORIC ROYAL PALACESHampton Court Palace is part
44、 of Historic Royal Palaces, a registered charity ( No: 1068852 ) that receives no public funding. We rely on the income from admission tickets to the palaces to pay for vital protection work, necessary for the preservation of these national monuments and collections for future generations. Please as
45、k at the ticket office for more information or visit www.hrp.org.uk.VISITOR INFORMATIONCARRIAGE RIDESTake a trip around Home Park in a horse-drawn carriage. Rides begin and end in Home Park at the entrance by the East Front Gardens. Available all day. 20 minutes duration. 10.00 per carriage. Subject
46、 to weather and ground conditions.ENQUIRIESFor details of admission charges, group rates, the Friends of Hampton Court Palace and facilities for disabled visitors, call 0870-752-7777 or visit www. Hampton-court-palace.org.uk.RESTAURANTS & SHOPSChoose from the Tiltyard Tearooms or the Privy Kitchen C
47、offee Shop. There are also a number of ice-cream kiosks open in the summer. The palace shops offer a wide range of gifts and souvenirs.AUDIO GUIDESAudio guides are included in the palace ticket and are available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese.58. If you want to take a look
48、 at the dresses worn by some royal members, you go to _.A. Kensington Palace B. the Tower of LondonC. Hampton Court Palace D. Historic Royal Palaces59. You have to pay extra money if you want to _.A. have an audio guideB. visit the royal palace and fortressC. take a horse-drawn carriage D. visit Ham
49、pton Court Palace60. Which of the following information is NOT given in the passage?A. The protection of the national monuments.B. Admission charges for group visitors.C. Free gifts and souvenirs. D. Conditions in which to take a horse-drawn carriage61. If you want to take your disabled sister for a
50、 visit, you can _.A. get a free ticket for it B. get help from Hampton Court PalaceC. visit www.hrp.org.uk D. log on www.Hampton-court-palace.org.uk for information第四部分：写作（共二节, 满分23分）第一节：短文改错（共8小题,每小题1分,满分8分）As a child, I took the school as fairly beautiful garden. I went 62. _straight to school hap
51、pily and excitedly with a lovely school bag. How 63. _time flying! Now Im studying at a senior middle school. I have a lot of 64. _homework to do every day. Some of my classmates are often stay up late 65. _and dont get enough sleep so that they cant focus at their lessons. 66. _But I enjoy putting
52、my heart into listening to the teachers. Get up67. _early and reading aloud helps me memorize what I had learned easily.68. _During breaks between class, I often relax myself. Im certain 69. _I ll never forget the wonderful time at school.第二节：书面表达（共15分）王平是浙江大学的学生，今年7月份将从浙大毕业。前几天他在报纸上看到一家大公司的招聘广告，有意去
53、应聘。请你结合下列信息替他写一封求职信：1. 男，23岁2. 2005年考入浙江大学，主修物理专业3. 精通英语, 成绩优异，连续三年获得奖学金4. 爱好广泛，人缘好注意：1. 字数100左右。2. 信的开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。3. 可根据要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。4. 参考词汇：主修课程 major奖学金 scholarship 高考资源网 Mr. Zhao,I have learned from the newspaper that you are employing a manager. Please contact me if you require more infor
54、mation.Yours truly,Wang Ping试场号座位号姓名 班级 座位号 密 封 线 内 不 许 答 题密 封 线 内 不 许 答 题密 封 线 内 不 许 答 题2008学年温州市八校高一第二学期期末联考英语试卷II第四部分：写作（共二节, 满分23分）第一节：短文改错（共8小题,每小题1分,满分8分）As a child, I took the school as fairly beautiful garden. I went 62. _straight to school happily and excitedly with a lovely school bag. How
55、 63. _time flying! Now Im studying at a senior middle school. I have a lot of 64. _homework to do every day. Some of my classmates are often stay up late 65. _and dont get enough sleep so that they cant focus at their lessons. 66. _But I enjoy putting my heart into listening to the teachers. Get up6
56、7. _early and reading aloud helps me memorize what I had learned easily.68. _During breaks between class, I often relax myself. Im certain 69. _I ll never forget the wonderful time at school.第二节：书面表达（共15分）王平是浙江大学的学生，今年7月份将从浙大毕业。前几天他在报纸上看到一家大公司的招聘广告，有意去应聘。请你结合下列信息替他写一封求职信：1. 男，23岁2. 2005年考入浙江大学，主修物理专
57、业3. 精通英语, 成绩优异，连续三年获得奖学金4. 爱好广泛，人缘好注意：1. 字数100左右。2. 信的开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。3. 可根据要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。4. 参考词汇：主修课程 major奖学金 scholarship 高考资源网 Mr. Zhao,I have learned from the newspaper that you are employing a manager._ Please contact me if you require more information.Yours truly,Wang Ping2008学年温州市八校高一第二学期期末
58、联考英语参考答案命题人：高一备课组（夏叶萍）第一部分：听力（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）1-5: CCBBA 6-10: CCCBA第二部分：英语知识运用第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）11-15 DCABC16-20 DBBCB 21-25 CDDDA第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）26-DCACB 31-ACBDC 36- CBDDB 41-CAABB第三部分：阅读理解（共16小题，每小题2分，满分32分）46-49 CBDD 50-53 BACD54-57 BCAA 58-61 ACCD第四部分：写作（共二节， 满分23分）第一节：短文改错
59、（共8小题，每小题1分，满分8分）62.as后加a 63. 对 64. flies 65. stay 66. on 67. to去掉 68. help 69 classes 第二节：书面表达（共15分）高考资源网 Mr. Zhao,I have learned from the newspaper that you are employing a manager. I am very interested in this position. So Im writing to introduce myself to you.Im now 23 years old, male. In 2005 I
60、 was admitted to Zhejiang University and will graduate from it this July. My major is physics at university, however, I do well in every subject, especially English. I can speak English as fluently as a native speaker. As a result, I have won some scholarships in the past three years. In my spare time, I like singing, reading and playing football. Thanks to my hobbies, I get along well with my teachers and classmates.Im looking forward to your reply. Please contact me if you require more information.Yours truly,Wang Ping
