1、 四川省成都石室中学20072008学年度（上）高三年级期中考试 英 语 试 题YCY本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分.考试时间120分钟，满分为150分。第I卷（共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）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。1What are the speak
2、ers talking about?APopular sports events.BTV programs people like best.CThings people do after work.2What time will professor Smith finish his talk?AAt about 1:45.BAt about 2:15.CAt about 2:45. 3Where does the woman want to go?AAn office.BA fruit shop.CA police station.4What do you know about Peter
3、Schmidt?AHe has lost his ticket.BHe is expecting a ticket.CHe went out to buy a ticket.5Where are the two speakers now?AOn the first floor.BOn the fourth floor.COn the fifth floor.第二节 （共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5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，每小
4、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7题。6What is the man doing?AAsking for help.BMaking an apology.CExpressing dissatisfaction.7Where does the conversation probably take place?AAt an airportBAt a hospital.CAt a school. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8Why doesnt the man want to see Mrs. Cathy?AHe thinks she is not k
5、ind.BHe is tired of waiting for people.CHe thinks she is boring.9Whom does the man have to see at 10a. m.?AMr. White.BMr. Potter.CMrs. Cathy.1,3,510What is the relationship between the speakers?AFather and daughter.BHusband and wife.CBoss and secretary.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11Where was the woman when the
6、 hurricane took place?AIn her fathers friends house.BIn the house with her husband.COn her way home.12When did the hurricane hit the area where the woman lived?AAt 3:30 a.m. on August 29.BAt 5:00 a.m. on August 30.CAt noon an August 30.13Why did they drive very slowly?AToo many cars were on the road
7、.BBroken branches were everywhere.CThere was a very strong wind.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14Why are people interested in vegetable gardening?ABecause people can make money from it.BBecause people can relax themselves.CBecause people can sell vegetables.15In what season(s) can a well-kept garden provide fresh
8、 vegetables?AIn late autumn.BFrom late spring to autumn.CFrom spring to late autumn.16What is needed to keep the garden well?AGreat efforts.BA lot of money.CLittle time.17What can you learn from Professor Smith?ATips on how people grow vegetables.BReasons for doing vegetable gardening.CKinds of vege
9、tables people prefer.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18Who is the speaker?AA student.BA player.CA manager.19What time does the center open?A9:00 a.m.B9:00 p.m.C5:00 p.m.20What is the speaker mainly talking about?ADifferent sports rules.BDifferent indoor sports.CDifferent sporting activities.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分
10、）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child he or she wants.AhoweverBwhateverCwhicheverDwhenever答案是B。21 the text a second time, the meaning will become clearer to you.AReadBReadingCIf readingDWhen you read22He has behaved i
11、n the most extraordinary way recently; I wonder what can his actions.Aanswer forBwish forCask forDaccount for23We have to return ahead of what we have planned, for the food we brought here .Ais run outBis running outCruns out ofDwas running out24His idea of having weekly family meals together, which
12、 seemed difficult at first, has many good changes in their lives.Agot throughBresulted fromCturned intoDbrought about25I was all morning trying to get everything ready for the trip.Agetting aroundBrounding outCrounding upDrushing around26There has been housing development since the end of last centu
13、ry.Ato scaleBon a large scaleCin detailDin consequence27I want assistant with little knowledge of French and experience of office routine.Aan; the; anBthe; a ; anCan; a; /Dan; a ;an28I hear youre going to that job in the accounts department.Ago forBgo overCgo along withDgo through29Of course, Im not
14、 to associating with people like those young men.AaccustomedBadoptedCsuitableDwilling30You seemed to be impressed by his words.Not exactly so. It was his courage his words that really impressed me.Arather thanBas well asCbut alsoDtogether with31Flood-stricken people are in need of blankets, and even
15、 food.Abad offBworse off forClack inDin want32There are chairs in the living-room.Adark three very comfortable blueBthree very blue comfortableCthree very comfortable dark blueDvery comfortable three dark blue33How unhappy you roommate looks!Yes, but hes not willing to tell me what it is is troublin
16、g him.AwhatBwhichCasDthat34Oh, the weather is so cloudy today.So it is. But it is broadcast that it by noon.Awill clear outBwill clear upCwill have cleared upDhave cleared up35If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.AshouldBwouldCcouldDmight第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分
17、，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。Love Is Just a Thread(爱只是一根线)Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the 36 tuition for my brother and me. They dont 37 in the romantic ways tha
18、t I read in books or I see on TV. My father has a bad temper; its easy for him to lose his temper.One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I 38 sat down beside her and looked at her.“Is there any 39 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.My mother stopped her work and raised her head wi
19、th 40 in her eyes. She didnt answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt. 41 at last I heard my mother say the following words:“Susan,” she said 42 . “Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt s
20、trong and durable（耐用的）. If life is a 43 , then love should be a thread. It can 44 be seen anywhere or anytime, but its really there. Love is 45 .”I listened carefully but I couldnt understand her until the next 46 . At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him
21、in the hospital for a month. After they were 47 , every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk 48 on the country road. My father had never been so 49 . Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun softly shone through the leaves. All
22、 of these 50 the most beautiful picture in the world. The doctor had said my father would 51 in two months. But after two months he still couldnt walk alone. We were all worried.“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.“Susan,” he said kindly. “To tell you the truth, I just like 52 with y
23、our mom. I like this kind of life.” 53 from his eyes, I knew he loved my mother deeply.Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this 54 , I understand that love is just a 55 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.36AexpensiveBlowCcheapDhigh1,
24、3,537AplayBtalkCactDperform38AsilentlyBcarefullyCcertainlyDhappily39AmoneyBloveCtimeDdistance40AsurpriseBprideCdisappointmentDsatisfaction41ASoBButCAndDFor42AsadlyBexcitedlyCregretfullyDthoughtfully43AtroubleBpleasureCquiltDcloth44AhardlyBoftenCalwaysDever45AvaluableBinsideCtrueDpriceless46AwinterBa
25、ntumnCsummerDspring47AfreeBbackCfineDready48AcontinuouslyBworriedlyCconstantlyDslowly49AgentlyBperfectCpleasedDthankful50Aput upBtook upCmade upDset up51ArunBrecoverCstandDwork52AwalkingBlivingCsittingDchatting53AExaminingBSeeingCNoticingDReading54ApracticeBobservationCexperienceDactivity55AthreadBt
26、hingCjewelDlight第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题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。AI am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh
27、. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.So heres what I wanted to tell you today: Get a life-a real life, not a desire of the next promotion,
28、the bigger paycheck, the larger house.Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure but it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking i
29、t for granted.It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, and our minutes. It is so easy to exist instead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been ch
30、anged at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all.I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally. And I tried to do that,
31、in part, by telling others what I had learned.By telling them this : Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion (激情) as it ought to be lived.56The best title of this passage probab
32、ly is .ALive a real life BLove your friends CDont waste time DBe a good mother and wife 57How did the author form her view of life ?AThrough social experience. BBy learning from her friends.CThrough an unfortunate experience. DFrom her children and husband.58By the underlined sentence “It is so easy
33、 to exist instead of to live” in the fifth paragraph, the author really means that people tend to .Amake a living rather than live a real lifeBwork rather than enjoy life Cwaste a lot in life Dforget the most important lessons in life 59It can be inferred from the passage that .Athe author is a succ
34、ess Bthe author didnt try her best to work well Cthe author spent all her time caring for her children Dthe author likes traveling very muchBFor many years, I was convinced that my suffering was due to my size. I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts, and rejecti
35、ons with it. Many weight-conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherished. We fantasize(梦想)about what it will be like when we reach the long-awaited goa
36、l. We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at last, we find ourselves there.But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. Next time, we will keep it off. Next time, being thin will finally fulfill its promise of everlasting happ
37、iness, self-worth, and of course, love.It took me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Beauty standards vary with culture. In Samoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if its happiness that we w
38、ant, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us work hard to change our body, but in vain. We have to find a way to live comfortable inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the
39、whole world changes.60The passage tries to tell us the importance of . Abody size Battitudes Cculture difference Ddifferent beauty standards61What does the word “everything” in paragraph 2 mean? AAll the problems. BAll the properties CThe whole world DThe absolute truth62What can be inferred about t
40、he author? AThe author is a Samoan. BThe author succeeded in losing weight. CThe author has been troubled by her/his weight. D The author probably got wounded in wars or accidents.63According to the author, what is the common view of those who have lost some weight first and gained it back later? AT
41、hey feel angry about the regained weight. BThey are indifferent to the regained weight. CThey feel optimistic about future plans on weight control DThey think they should give up their future plans on weight controlCIt is not always easy to understand inventions and new developments in science. To u
42、nderstand fiber optics（光纤）, however, you can try an experiment.Put a drop or two of milk into the glass of water. Turn off the lights. Shine the light from your flashlight through the top of the glass at an angle of about 45 degrees. Put a piece of white paper against the glass when the beam（光束）of l
43、ight is shining. Move the paper so you can see where the beam is coming out of the glass. You should see a spot of light. Some of the light has passed through the water and through the glass. You see it on the paper. You also see another beam going down into the glass. It is being reflected down int
44、o the glass.Next move the flashlight so that the beam is coming straighter down（30 degrees）into the water. You will see the same phenomenon: some of the light is reflected back into the glass. And some escapes out. Now move the beam of light from the flashlight slowly up until you cannot see any lig
45、ht escaping. This point is called the “point of total internal reflection.” The word internal means “inside.” All the light is staying inside the glass. There is no beam showing a bright spot on the white paper. All the light energy is inside the glass.The glass of milky water is like a strand（线）of
46、glass. A fiber optic tube is a bundle of long thin strands of glass, really many tubes. However, the principle is the same: at a certain angle, all the light energy that goes into the glass fiber comes out the other end.Light is energy. Sound is energy. Radio waves and electricity are both energy. T
47、hey can all be changed into light, and as light they can all travel along a glass fiber. Light travels at the rate of 186,000 miles per second. Therefore, a message can travel that fast in a glass fiber. This is the principle, or law of nature, that makes fiber optics work.64Which figure shows the l
48、ast step of the experiment?65The purpose of the experiment is to tell us . Ahow fast light travelsBhow fiber optics worksChow light travels in a glass of waterDhow fiber optics helps mankind66In the experiment, makes the biggest difference.Athe angel at which to shine the light from the flashlightBt
49、he amount of water in the glass of milkCthe number of drops of milk to pour into the glass of waterDthe size of the hole through which to shine light from the flashlight67Which of the following can be the best title?AExperiment of Light TravelBPrinciples of Fiber OpticsCCommunication on Fiber Optics
50、DTheory of Light TravelDCommunications technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth. The first study to compare honesty across a range of communications media has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in emails. The fact that em
51、ails are automatically recorded-and can come back to haunt(困扰)you.-appears to be the key to the finding.Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, asked 30 students to keep a communications diary for a week. In it they noted the number of conversations or email exchanges they had lastin
52、g more than 10 minutes, and confessed to how many lies they told. Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium. He found that lies made up 14 per cent of emails,21 per cent of instant messages,27 per cent of face-to-face interactions and an astonishing 37 per cent of p
53、hone calls.His results, to be presented at the conference on human-computer interaction in Vienna, Austria, in April, have surprised psychologists. Some expected e-mailers to be the biggest liars, reasoning that because deception makes people uncomfortable, the detachment(非直接接触)of emailing would mak
54、e it easier to lie. Others expected people to lie more in face-to-face exchanges because we are most practiced at that form of communication.But Hancock says it is also crucial whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread, and whether it occurs in real time. People appear to be afrai
55、d to lie when they know the communication could later be used to hold them to account, he says. This is why fewer lies appear in email than on the phone.People are also more likely to lie in real time-in an instant message or phone call say-than if they have time to think of a response, says Hancock
56、. He fond many lies are spontaneous(脱口而出的)responses to an unexpected demand, such as: “Do you like my dress?”Hancock hopes his research will help companies work out the best ways for their employees to communicate. For instance, the phone might be the best medium for sales where employees are encour
57、aged to stretch the truth. But, given his result, work assessment where honesty is a priority, might be best done using email.68Hancocks study focuses on .Athe consequences of lying in various communications media.Bthe success of communications technologies in conveying ideas.Cpeoples preferences in
58、 selecting communications technologiesDpeoples honesty levels across a range of communications media. 69Hancocks research finding surprised those who believed that .Apeople are less likely to lie in instant messages.Bpeople are unlikely to like in face-to-face interactions.Cpeople are most likely to
59、 lie in email communicationDPeople are twice as likely to like in phone conversations.70According to the passage, why are people more likely to tell the truth through certain media of communication? AThey are afraid of leaving behind traces of their lies.BThey believe that honesty is the best policy
60、.CThey tend to be relaxed when using those media.DThey are most practiced at those forms of communication. 71 It can be inferred from the passage that .Ahonesty should be encouraged in interpersonal communicationsBmore employers will use emails to communicate with their employeesCsuitable media shou
61、ld be chosen for different communication purposesDemail is now the dominant medium of communication within a company.EToday is the anniversary of that afternoon in April a year ago that I first saw the strange and appealing doll in the window of Abe Sheftels stationary and toy shop Third Avenue near
62、 Fifteen Street, just around the corner from my office, where the plate on the door reads: Dr. Samuel Amory. I remember just how it was that day: The first hint of spring floated across the East River, mixing with the soft-coal smoke from the factories and the sweet smells of the poor neighborhood.
63、As I turned the corner on my way to work and came to Sheftels, I was made once more aware of the poor collection of toys in the dusty window, and I remembered the approaching birthday of a small niece of mine in Cleveland; to whom I was in the habit of sending modest gifts. Therefore, I stopped and
64、examined the window to see if there might be anything suitable, and looked at the confusing collection of unappealing objects: a red toy, fire engine, some lead-soldiers, cheap baseballs, bottles of ink, pens, yellowed stationery, and garish cardboard advertisements for soft drinks. And thus it was
65、that my eyes eventually came to rest upon the doll tucked away in one corner, a doll with the strangest, most charming expression on her face. I could not wholly make her out, due to the shadows and film through which I was looking, but I was aware that tremendous impression had been made upon me as
66、 though I had run into a person, as one does sometimes with a stranger, with whose personality one is deeply impressed.72The author was deeply impressed by .Athe poor collection of toysBthe first hint of springCthe special look on the dolls faceDthe charming appearance of the doll73The author went p
67、ast the Sheftels .Ato go to work as usualBto do some window shoppingCto celebrate the anniversary of his becoming a doctorDto look for a gift for his niece74It didnt tell us, but we can know from the passage that .Aan accident must have happened one year beforeBthe authors niece would be surprised t
68、o receive his giftCthe shop owner didnt intend to attract customers with that dollDthe doll reminded the author of a familiar film star75All of the following objects are mentioned in the passage except .Asome toy soldiersBsome cheap baseballsCsome cold drinksDsome writing materials1,3,5第卷（共35分）注意事项：
69、1用钢笔或圆珠笔将答案直接写在试题卷上。2答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）此题要求改正所给短文中的错误.对标题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划（）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。Dear Sunsan,Im very glad
70、to hear you are coming to visit 76 me the next Friday. Unfortunately, I wont be able to 77 meet you at the airport although I have classes in the 78 afternoon. You wont find difficult to get to the city 79 center. The airport bus leaves every 30 minute and 80 will take you rightly to the Friendship
71、Hotel. My classes 81 will be over by then or I will pick you up there. I will 82 take you together to a hot pot restaurant for dinner 83 and well talk with our plan for the weekend over 84 dinner. Having a pleasant trip and see you Friday.85 Yours,Zhnag Ming第二节 书面表达（满分25分）据报道，2008年北京奥运会将选拔约十万志愿者为之服务
72、，请你以“Dos and Donts for the 2008 Olympic Volunteers”为题，用英语写一篇短文，讨论志愿者应该做什么，不应该做什么，短文应包括下表中的内容：DosDonts1待人礼貌、友好1避免不得体的言行2坚守岗位2不忘履行自己的职责3介绍中国历史和文化3不损害祖国的形象注意：1不要简单翻译所给要点；2要适当发挥；3字数120左右。短文中已写好了的部分，不计入词数。Dos and Donts for 2008 Olympic VolunteersIt is reported that about 100,000 people will be chosen as
73、volunteers for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. What should the volunteers do 参考答案15 CCABC 610 CBCAC 1115 AABBC 1620 ABCAC21D 22D 23B 24D 25D 26B 27C 28A 29A1,3,530A 31B 32C 33D 34D 35A完形填空36D 37C 38A 39B 40A 41B 42D 43C 44A 45B 46D 47B 48D 49A 50C 51B 52A 53D 54C 55A阅读：A：ACAA B：BACC C：DBAB D：DCAC
74、 E：CACC短文改错：76 77去掉the 78althoughbecause/as 79find后加it80minuteminutes 81rightlyright 82orand 83去掉together84withabout 85HavingHavePossible version:It is reported that about 100,000 people will be chosen as volunteers for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. What should the volunteers do and what should
75、 they not do?Firstly, they should be polite and friendly to the athletes and visitors from all over the world, and avoid improper behavior. Secondly, they should stick to their posts, offering good services, satisfying/meeting any reasonable needs and being ready to help those in difficulty, and nev
76、er fail to do their duty. Thirdly, they should introduce the Chinese culture and history to foreigners so that they may know China better and never say or do anything that harms the image of our motherland.If I have the honour to be chosen as a volunteer, besides the above, I will work hard and creatively. I will follow the law and disciplines. I will take the opportunity to make friends with the athletes and visitors, and help make the 2008 Olympic Games a great success.
