1、期中试卷高中同步测控优化训练(七)期中试卷(A卷)第卷(三部分,共80分)第一部分:听力(共两节,满分15分)第一节(共5小题,每小题1.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置,每段对话仅读一遍。M:Im so glad you were able to come to our new house.W:You really have a lovely place.Will you please show me around?1.What did the woman want?A.To have a look at the
2、house.B.To sit down in the house.C.To buy the house.答案:AW:Id like to see that green dress you have in the window,please.M:What size do you take,madam?2.Who is the man likely to be?A.The womans husband.B.A shop assistant.C.The womans friend.答案:BM:You look tired.Where have you been?W:I planned to see
3、the doctor,but I needed to meet my parents at the railway station.3.Where did the woman go?A.Her parents home.B.The doctors. C.The railway station.答案:CM:Right class.Therere some changes to your exam timetable.Your math exam will be changed to the next day.W:You mean the 18th?M:Yes,and the exam will
4、start and end one hour earlier.4.What are the speakers talking about?A.Exam results.B.Time for the exam.C.Change of class hours.答案:BM:I wonder how you came here.Its a long distance.W:I wanted to come by air.But I havent got the ticket.Then I took a train.5.How did the woman come?A.By bus. B.By air.
5、C.By train.答案:C第二节(共5小题,每小题1.5分)听下面2段对话。每段对话后有几个小题,从题后所给的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。每段对话读两遍。听第6段对话,回答第67题。W:Morning,Bob.Late again?M:Oh,Im so sorry.I cant tell you how sorry I am.W:Mm,whats the excuse this time?M:Ah,I must have turned the clock off and g
6、one back to sleep again.I.W:Yeah,and last week,one of the children wasnt well.M:Yes,I know.Im really sorry.I promise it wont happen again.6.What is the possible relationship between the woman and the man?A.Wife and husband.B.Doctor and patient.C.Boss and secretary.答案:C7.What does the woman think abo
7、ut the man?A.He is not good to the children.B.He is not telling the truth.C.He sleeps too much.答案:B听第7段对话,回答第810题。W:Hello,John.How are you feeling now?M:Awful.W:Shall I open the window?Its a lovely day.M:No,thank you,Susan.Im cold.W:Shall I put the fire on?M:Yes,please.Will you turn it up high?W:Are
8、 you sure?Its very warm here.M:I feel very cold.Will you get me another blanket,please?W:Here you are.Shall I put it on the bed?M:No.Put it round my shoulders,please.W:ATCHOO!M:Whats the matter,Susan?W:Will you pass me some tissue paper,please?8.Whats the probable relationship between the man and th
9、e woman?A.Teacher and student.B.Doctor and patient.C.Friends.答案:C9.Whats the weather like today?A.Fine.B.Rainy.C.Cloudy.答案:A10.According to the dialogue,what do you think happens to John?A.John has caught a bad cold.B.John is not wearing enough clothes.C.John wears a lot of clothes.答案:A第二部分:英语知识运用(共
10、两节,满分35分)第一节:单项填空(共15小题,每小题1分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出适合空白处的最佳选项。11.It takes_very unusual mind to undertake_analysis of _obvious.A.a;/;theB.a;the;theC./;the;/D./;the;the解析:mind意为“头脑”,为可数名词,用不定冠词修饰;analysis有限制词修饰,用定冠词the;“the+adj.”表一类人(或事物)。答案:B12.There_a great number of sheep in Salisbury,and the great numb
11、er of them_really wonderful.A.are;isB.is;areC.is;isD.are;are解析:“a great number of+可数名词复数”作主语时,谓语动词用复数;“the number”作主语时,谓语动词用单数。答案:A13.Salisbury_is a large and fine city.A.for itselfB.to itselfC.on itselfD.itself解析:itself作主语同位语,意为“(它)本身”。答案:D14._did not seem much_in working on my PhDI did not expect
12、to survive that long.A.It;pointB.There;pointC.It;matterD.There;matter解析:There is no point in doing sth.表示“做某事没用或没意义”。答案:B15.Poetry also_all the colours,feelings,experiences and curious images of a dream world.A.calls forB.calls upC.calls onD.calls in解析:call for“要求,需要”;call up“唤起,回忆,汇集”;call on“号召,请求
13、”;call in“来访”。答案:B16.The earth moves around the sun,not_.A.the other way back B.another way roundC.the other way around D.another way against解析:the other way around是固定词组,意为“相反地”。答案:C17.Newton found himself_the falling apple on his head.A.inspiring to B.inspired toC.inspired by D.inspiring by解析:find
14、sb./sth. done过去分词作宾补,与宾语有逻辑上的动宾关系。答案:C18.You have only a short time to get prepared for the exam,so_the most of it.A.use upB.doC.makeD.take解析:make the most of sth.“充分利用”。答案:C19.Guess what!I came across an old friend at the party last night._ Im sure you had a wonderful time.A.Sounds good! B.Very wel
15、l.C.How nice! D.All right.解析:表示真诚的感叹。A选项用来回答对方的建议时使用。答案:C20.Engines are to machines_ hearts are to animals.A.thatB.whatC.where D.which解析:该题考查句型:A is to B what C is to D, 意思是“A对B之关系犹如C对D之关系”。答案:B21._we must do is_the use of energy.A.That;to reduce B.How;to reduceC.What;reduce D.That;reduce解析:what引导主语
16、从句,作do的宾语;因主语从句中谓语动词为do,则不定式作表语时可省略to。答案:C22.Every great culture in the past had its own ideas of beauty_art and architecture.A.expressed on B.expressing onC.expressed in D.expressed of解析:“have sth. done”结构中的sth.与done有逻辑上的动宾关系;in表示某方面。答案:C23._ by the beauty of nature,the girl from London decided to
17、spend another two days on the farm.A.Attracting B.AttractedC.To be attractedD.Having attracted解析:该题考查过去分词作状语,表示原因。答案:B24.To know what is good and_are two different things.A.doing what is rightB.does what is rightC.to do what is right D.did what was right解析:该题考查并列主语和宾语从句。答案:C25.Many things_impossible
18、 for Chinese to understand in the past are quite common today.A.consideringB.consideredC.to be consideredD.having been considered解析:过去分词作定语,完成时态不能作定语。答案:B第二节:完形填空(共20小题,每小题1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。What actually happens when we read?Some people think that we read one word 26 ,un
19、derstand it and then go on to the next.Other people think that our eyes smoothly 27 over each line from left to right,then back to the beginning of the 28 line,and so on.In fact,the physical action of reading usually doesnt work in 29 of those ways. 30 you do this experiment with a friend.Get hold o
20、f a book with a large page 31 and with lines that go right 32 the page. 33 your friend to 34 the book up and to read it with the top of the book just 35 his eyes level.This 36 that you can watch the movement of his eyes as he read the page. 37 you do this,you will see that your friends eyes do not m
21、ake a continuous forward sweep. 38 they progress(前移) by little “jumps”,moving,then stopping,as they progress along the line. 39 to be this starting and stopping movement 40 the eye can see only when it is not moving.Every time the eye 41 it sees a phrase or even a sentence,then jumps to the next par
22、t of the line,and so on.There is another interesting fact about eye movement.You will notice that, 42 ,the reader goes back and looks again at something he 43 before,in other words,he returns to an earlier part of the text probably because he 44 he is not understanding it properly.Then he comes back
23、 to 45 he stopped and continues reading.26.A.at a timeB.at one timeC.at time D.at times解析:区别四个短语的意义。本句的意思是:有些人认为我们读书时每次读一个单词。答案:A27.A.turnB.flyC.moveD.sway解析:move 表示眼睛的运动。答案:C28.A.aboveB.nextC.sameD.second解析:根据上文的内容可以判断出:我们读书时,从一行左边开始读到右边,然后另起一行。答案:B29.A.eitherB.neitherC.allD.both解析:not.either.表示“任何
24、一个都不”。答案:A30.A.ThinkB.GuessC.SupposeD.Suggest解析:根据“do this experiment”可以知道,作者此处是假设做一个实验。答案:C31.A.numberB.quantityC.spaceD.size解析:该词能够和前面的large搭配,并且从后文实验时阅读者阅读方式也可以看出,此处指的是纸张的大小尺寸。答案:D32.A.off B.acrossC.up D.down解析:across指从一边到另一边。因为我们平时读到的书籍,每行字都是从左到右来排版的。答案:B33.A.HaveB.To haveC.Get D.To get解析:本句为祈使句
25、,再者,只有get后面才接带to的不定式作宾语补足语。答案:C34.A.hold B.pickC.put D.set解析:hold the book up在原文中指“把书擎着,放在阅读者的面前”。答案:A35.A.belowB.inC.beside D.on解析:此处指书的上端在阅读者眼睛视平线的下方,这样有利于观察者观察阅读者在阅读时眼睛的运动情况。答案:A36.A.shows B.meansC.expresses D.proves解析:mean表示“意思是”,此处用来对上文的行为作出解释。答案:B37.A.Unless B.IfC.Because D.Although解析:引导条件状语从句
26、,表示“如果”。答案:B38.A.However B.AltogetherC.Therefore D.Instead解析:表示“取而代之,相反的是”。答案:D39.A.It has B.It isC.There has D.There is解析:本句为there be 句型和have to 的复合,表示“必须有”。答案:C40.A.ifB.unlessC.although D.because解析:用来解释原因。 答案:D41.A.jumps B.movesC.pauses D.turns解析:承接上文的stop一词,指眼睛看书时的暂停。答案:C42.A.from time to timeB.a
27、t the same timeC.on timeD.in no time解析:根据文意可以知道,此句话的意思应该是:你可以发现,时不时地,读者会回过来看一下已经看过的一些内容。答案:A43.A.read B.had readC.was reading D.has read答案:D44.A.wonders B.knowsC.realizes D.fears解析:因为他意识到有些部分他没有正确理解,所以再回过头来重读一下。答案:C45.A.what B.whichC.that D.where解析:在刚才停下来的地方开始继续读下去。答案:D第三部分:阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)阅读
28、下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出最佳选项。ASome people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once,they will be able to find it again years later.I am one of those unfortunate people who have poor sense of direction and I may have visited a place
29、time after time but I still get lost on my way there.When I was young I was so shy that I never dared ask complete strangers the way and so I used to wander round in circles and hope that by some chance I would get to the spot I was heading for.I am no longer too shy to ask people for direction,but
30、I often receive replies that puzzle me.Often people do not like to admit that they didnt know their hometown and will insist on telling you the way,even if they do not know it;others,who are anxious to prove that they know their hometown very well,will give you a long list of directions which you ca
31、n not possibly hope to remember,and still others do not seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the opposite direction to that in which you should be going.If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere,I always tell them I am a stranger
32、to the town in order to avoid giving them wrong direction but even this can have embarrassing results.Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would direct him the way to the Sunlight Building.I gave my usual reply,but I had not walked on a few steps when I realized
33、 that he had asked for directions to my office building.However,at this point,I decide it was too late to turn back and search for him out of the crowd behind me as I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting.Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed
34、 in the very man who had asked for directions to my office and his astonishment when he recognized me as the person he had asked.46.What is the writer going to do when someone asks him for direction?A.He will direct the right way to the person willingly.B.He will reply to it by the means of being a
35、stranger to the town.C.He will give the very person long list of direction.D.He is going to show the man an opposite direction.解析:从文章的第四段可以找到答案。答案:B47.Why did the writer consider himself to be an unlucky dog?A.Because of his poor sense of direction.B.Because he always forget the way to home.C.Becaus
36、e he did not have any friend.D.Because he used to be shy and dared not ask others the way.解析:从第二段的第一句话可以得出答案。答案:A48.How did the visitor feel when he was showed into the very room?A.He felt strange.B.He felt embarrassed.C.He felt very sad.D.He felt astonished.解析:答案在文章的最后一段里面找。答案:D49.Who showed the ri
37、ght way to the interviewee according to the passage?A.Someone we dont know.B.The writer did it for himself.C.The secretary did so.D.A warm-hearted old lady did such a thing.解析:文中没有交代谁把这个被接见者领到这幢楼。答案:ABSuppose you want to buy some new clothes or a new TV. Or maybe you need some work done on your car.
38、How can you find the best price without shopping all over town?Ads can help you.Ads can show you lots of prices.And you dont have to go anywhere to see them.Just open a newspaper or magazine,and youll find plenty of ads.The following is an ad about TV sets for sale.Please read it and answer the ques
39、tions below.50.How many different kinds of TV sets does the store advertise here?A.Four. B.Three.C.Two. D.Five.解析:参考图表所列举的五种不同型号的电视以及相应的价格。答案:D51.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the advertisement?A.You can buy any kind on July 14th.B.The service time is 9 to 9 every day except
40、 Monday.C.The larger the screen is,the higher the price will be.D.The lowest price is a little more than 300.解析:可用排除法来选择。A选项中日期截止到July 4th;B选项中是每天营业,而不排除Monday;D选项中最低价格是299美元,低于300美元。答案:C52.Which is NOT mentioned in the ad?A.The date of the American National Day.B.The post code of the area where the
41、 store is.C.The phone number of the store.D.The names of the TV sets.解析:只有邮政编码没有给出。答案:BCCelebrations spread across China when Shanghai,the Oriental Pearl,was given the right to host the 2010 World Expo on December 3.Shanghai won the honor after beating rivals from Russia,Mexico,Poland and South Kore
42、a.“Im very proud of being Chinese,”said Wang Kaibo,a Senior 2 student of the Middle School Affiliated to Beijing Medical University.“The winning of the expo is a victory,not only for Shanghai residents,but for the people of the whole Chinese nation.”Bidding for the expo shows that China is more conf
43、ident of playing a more important role on the international stage.Its competing for large events and the next one could be the World Cup,Wang said.The World Expo 2010 and the 2008 Beijing Olympics will become the twin shining stars of Chinas development over the next 10 years,said experts.The World
44、Expo is known as “Olympics of the economic,cultural,scientific and technological fields.”It is usually held every five years and lasts for six months.The Olympics,World Cup and World Expo are considered three top international events in the world.China is the first developing country to win the expo
45、 bid in the events 151-year history.Not only will it attract more foreign investment to China,but experts say that the half-year-long exhibition will bring at least 70 million visitors to Shanghai.The World Expo is a great event for different countries to exchange social,economic,cultural and scient
46、ific achievements,and also help to encourage new technology and ideas.The expo was first held in London in 1851.It has a history of global influence.The Eiffel Tower,built during the Paris World Expo in 1889,became the symbol of the French capital.Many historic inventions,such as the telephone and a
47、irplane,all made their first appearance at a World Expo.53.What does the underlined word “rivals” probably mean in the second paragraph?A.Competitors. B.Enemies.C.Players. D.Supporters.解析:rivals原义是“对手”,在文章中是“竞争者”的意思。答案:A54.The winning of bidding for the World Expo 2010 and the 2008 Olympic Games imp
48、lies_.A.China is beginning to play a more important part on the international stageB.China has played the most important role in the international affairsC.China has become a developed country ever since 53D.China is the first Asian country to win the expo bid in history解析:由第四段“Bidding for the expo
49、shows that China is more confident of playing a more important role on the international stage.”可知答案为A。答案:A55.As we know,in general,the World Expo is usually held every_years,while the Olympics is usually held every_years.A.4;5 B.5;4C.4;4 D.5;5解析:从文中可知世博会每五年举办一次,奥运会每四年举办一次是常识。答案:B56.By bidding for t
50、he expo and the Olympics,we are sure that_.A.China will beat rivals from Russia,Mexico,Poland and South KoreaB.China will become a super country in the United NationsC.China will build a famous tower like Eiffel Tower as the symbol of the capitalD.China will develop more quickly than before and will
51、 benefit a lot from them解析:文章后面五段专门谈及举办世博会和奥运会带来的好处。答案:DDBonjour China!Do you ever think about taking a holiday in France?What about taking a tour of China?To save your time and money this National Day holiday,France has come to you.On October 10,2004,French President Jacques Chirac will come to Bei
52、jing to open the Year of France.From October to next July,China will play host to many displays of French culture.Beijing,Shanghai,Guangzhou,Nanjing,Shenzhen,Hong Kong and other big cities will hold French events.They will cover science,technology,education,construction,literature(文学),music,dance an
53、d drama(戏剧).“The art,music and food of France always make me think French are romantic and good at mixing art with life,” said Qing Pei,a Senior 2 from Shanghai Qibao High School.“I know that Chinese people describe France as romantic.It is true,but France is far more than that,” said Alain Lombard,
54、the general director of Year of France in China.“Hopefully we can show people more about France,beyond romance,fashion and impression paintings(印象派绘画),” he added.For boys interested in planes the aerial display team of the French Air Force,the Patrouille de France(法兰西轻骑兵特技飞行队),will perform a show in
55、 Beijing Nanyuan Airport on October 7.As one of the top aerial acrobatic(特技飞行) teams in the world,they plan to perform a stunt(绝活)by drawing a huge French flag above the Tiananmen Square with colorful smoke.Fans of fashion,design and art from the romantic country,should get to the “Design of France”
56、 exhibition.Opening on October 10 in Beijing,the exhibition will show 2220 works,including architecture,decoration,transportation,daily necessities,furniture and clothes.It will tell how design in art and industry has influenced French peoples lives in the 20th century.If you are a traveler,go and s
57、ee the exhibit “Getting Close to France”,which will run in Beijing and Shanghai.It provides an hour-long visual(视觉的) computer tour around France.Take action right now boys and girls,and you could have a wonderful holiday with a French flavor.57.French President Jacques Chirac will come to Beijing on
58、 October,10 because he_.A.knows that China will hold a special holiday for French B.wants to strengthen the relation between China and France C.would like to introduce the colorful French culture to the Chinese people D.plans to visit China and start a series of displays of French culture in China解析
59、:该题为细节判断题。根据文章第二段中的描述可知,法国总统希拉克来中国参观访问并揭幕中法文化交流年。答案:D58.According to Alain Lombard,which of the following is NOT true?A.Chinese people think France is romantic.B.Chinese people know that France is not only romantic but also fashionable.C.The Year of France in China will show a lot to the Chinese peo
60、ple.D.Fashion and impression paintings should be known more by the Chinese people.解析:该题为细节推理判断题。根据文章第五段中“I know that Chinese people describe France as romantic.It is true,but France is far more than that.”一段话的描述可以知道,中国人对法国的了解仅限于浪漫这一点,而其他的则知之甚少。答案:B59.If you want to experience the scene of France dir
61、ectly without going to France,you can_.A.go to see the aerial display of the French Air Force B.get to the “Design of France” exhibition in Beijing C.travel to Shenzhen and enjoy the French drama D.go and see the exhibit “Getting Close to France” in Beijing or Shanghai解析:参考文章倒数第二段。答案:D60.The underli
62、ned word “flavor” in the last paragraph is mostly close to “_” in meaning.A.tasteB.cultureC.experience D.fashion 解析:该题为词义猜测题。该词的意思是“风味”,和A项意思接近。答案:A第卷(共20分)第四部分:写作(共两节,满分20分)第一节:短文改错(共10小题,每小题1分)此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断。如无错误,在该行右边横线上划一个勾();如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:该行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线()划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词
63、,并也用斜线划掉。该行缺一个词: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。该行错一个词: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。Einstein liked music and played violin very 61._well,and though his mind was busy think about 62._problems of the nature,he had a rich sense of humour(幽默). 63._He could sometimes tell a joke or two even when h
64、e 64._was speaking an advanced theory of physics to a learned 65._group of men.For example,he was once given a talk 66._on his theory of time.He had discussed score of different 67._ideas about time when he suddenly stopped,and 68._with a look that seem to say “Im sorry,” he asked, 69._“Does someone
65、 know what time it is now?Imafraid I must stop here.” 70._答案:61.violin前加the62.thinkthinking63.去掉the64.couldwould65.speaking后加about66.givengiving67.scorescores68.69.seemseemed70.someoneanyone第二节:书面表达(共10分)假设你叫李明, 你有一位英国网友名叫Tom, 他听说过中国的故宫,但知之不多,于是给你发来了e-mail,请你向他介绍一下有关故宫的情况。请你根据下面提供的一些要点给他回一封100词左右的电子
66、邮件:1.故宫(the Palace Museum)又叫紫禁城(the Forbidden City)。 它于1407年开始修建,20万人花了14年的时间,于1420年建成。2.它所有的宫殿一共有9999个房间。在中国,9这个数字传统地被认为是吉祥的。3.现在,每周星期二,故宫免费向中国学生开放。4.故宫有着中国历史上5000多年的珍宝(precious treasure)。请他亲自来看一看。参考答案:Dear Tom,It is nice to receive your e-mail.Now Id like to tell you something about the Palace Mus
67、eum.Palace Museum is also called the Forbidden City.It took 200 000 workers more than 14 years to build it.The Forbidden City was finished in 1420.As the largest museum in the world,the Palace Museum holds cultural treasures from the past 5000 years of Chinese history.The Citys palaces have 9999 roo
68、ms altogether.Chinese people traditionally have thought of nine as a lucky number.Students from all over China can now visit it in groups free of charge every Tuesday.The museum is under reconstruction.I hope you can come to China and take a look at this museum with your own eyes.Best wishes.Yours,Li Ming