1、淄博市20062007学年度高三第三次模拟考试英语第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)第一节单项填空语法与词汇(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳答案。21. I do feel _ Chinese language is _ most difficult one. A. a; the B. the; a C. /; a D. the; /22. So difficult _ it to live in an English speaking country that I determined to learn English we
2、ll. A. I have felt B. have I felt C. I did feel D. did I feel23. _ is known to the world is _ Mark Twain is a great American writer. A. It, that B. What, / C. As, / D. What, that24. I wont think _ of him because of his shortcomings. He is a good boy after all. A. much B. little C. any less D. any mo
3、re25. This book is written in _ easy English _ beginners can understand. A. such; as B. so ; that C. such; that D. too; that26. If you keep practicing your son in football, he _ to be a famous player.A. wants B. hopes C. wishes D. promises27. This crop does not do well in soils _ the one for which i
4、t has been specially developed. A. outside B. other than C. beyond D. rather than28. If you want to see a doctor, you fix a date with him ahead of time. That is a common _ in the USA. A. sense B. rule C. practice D. reality29.-Remember the first time we met, Jim? - Of course I do. You _ in the libra
5、ry. A. had read B. were reading C. have read D. read30.-Did you visit the famous museum? -No. We _ it, but we spent too much time shopping. A. could have visited B. must have visited C. can t have. visited D. shouldnt have visited31.-May I go and play with Tom this afternoon, Mum? -No. You cant go o
6、ut _ your homework is being done. A. before B. as C. until D. after32. The theory hes stuck _ us that earthquake can be forecast. A. to proves B. to prove C. to proving D. to proved33. I just dont understand _ that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect. A. why it does B.
7、 what it does C. what it is D. why it is34. _ people study Latin today than 50 years ago, and still _ people study Greek. A. Fewer; fewer B. Fewer; few C. A fewer; a fewer D. Few; fewer35. Can you make a sentence to _ the meaning of the phrase?A. show off B. turn out C. bring out D. take in第二节：完形填空(
8、共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项 After my brothers serious heart attack, he lay in a coma(昏迷) in the hospital. Tubes and wires 36 him up to machines that kept him alive. The only sound in his room was the 37 whoosh(呼呼声) of the pump forcing air into his lungs. My sister-in-law
9、 stood by, 38 As a minister I had been with families in similar 39 . I had searched for the right 40 , a phrase of hope, trying to 41 them. But this was a new 42 During these difficult days, my sister- in- law and I were 43 between hope and resignation. We 44 every visitor. We were grateful for thei
10、r stories of people who had 45 comas and return to 46 . We listened when they talked knowledgeably about the stages of grief. We knew they cared. But many visitors came 47 the door talking, and kept talking. Was that how I had dealt with my nervousness when I didnt know 48 to say? Then a/n 49 friend
11、 came to visit. He stood with us around the bed, looking at my brothers body. There was a long silence. Suddenly 50 with emotion, he said, Im sorry. There was another long pause. 51 , he hugged my sister-in-law and then turned to shake my hand. He held it a 52 longer than necessary and squeezed a li
12、ttle harder than 53 . As he looked at me, tears came to his eyes. And then he left. One week later, my brother died. Years 54 passed and I still remember that visitor. I do not recall his name, but Ill never forget how he shared our grief, quietly and 55 and without awkwardness. His few words spoke
13、volumes.36. A. added B. hooked C. put D. held37. A. rhythmical B. loud C. irregular D. harmonious38. A. careful B. hopeful C. helpless D. useless39. A. conversations B. considerations C. locations D. situations40. A. words B. places C. roles D. choices41. A. convince B. teach C. comfort D. serve42.
14、A. challenge B. adventure C. experience D. opportunity43. A. filled B. torn C. worn D. settled44. A. appreciated B. expected C. depended D. evaluated45. A. suffered from B. shaken off C. come down with D. kept out46. A. reality B. origin C. function D. normal47. A. in B. across C. over D. through48.
15、 A. why B. what C. how D. when49. A. casual B. expected C. close D. familiar50. A. concentrated B. controlled C. overcome D. disappointed51. A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Finally52. A. second B. lot C. great deal D. period53. A. before B. possible C. usual D. past54. A. had B. have C. are D.
16、 were55. A. extraordinarily B. desperately C. nervously D. sincerely第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题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、D)中选出最佳选项。A Imagine a boy from a small village in East Africa. He from a very early age has been looking after cattle. At twelve years old he knows more about cattle than most of y
17、ou. However, he has never been to school. Has this boy ever had any education? Education is discovering about ourselves and about the people and things around us. All the people who care about us - our parents, brothers, sisters, friends - are our teachers. In fact, we learn something from everyone
18、we meet. We start learning on the day we are born, not on the first day we go to school. Every day we have new experiences, like finding a birds nest, discovering a new street in our neighborhood, making friends with someone we didntlike before. New experiences are even more fun when we share them w
19、ith other people. Encouragement from the people around us enables us to explore things as much as possible. As we grow up, we begin to find out what we are capable of doing. You may be good at cooking, or singing or playing football. You find this out by doing these things. Just thinking about cooki
20、ng doesnt tell you if you are good at it.We learn so much just living from day to day. So why is school important? Of course you can learn some things better at home than at school, like how to do the shopping, and how to help old or disabled people who can t do everything for themselves. At school,
21、 teachers help us to read and write. With their guidance, we begin to see things in different ways.56. The writer takes the African boy as an example to show that_ A. African children are very poor B. some children are unlucky C. education takes many ways D. schools are of great importance57. In the
22、 eyes of the writer_ A. we have to learn from the people around us B. school is not important at all C. only the people caring for us can teach us D. education takes place everywhere58. One can find out what he is good at by_ A. the encouragement of people around B. the teachings of those he or she
23、meets C. thinking of it when growing up D. trying and practicing it59. How does the writer look at the role of school_ A. School is not so important as our living places. B. School enables us to understand the world in other ways. C. School teaches us something useless at home. D. School cannot prep
24、are us for our daily lives.60. The passage tells us that_ A. everyone gets education from the day he or she is born B. different education trains different classes of people C. school is absolutely necessary if one wants to understand the world D. everyone will find out what he or she is good atB A
25、17-year-old girl won a scholarship worth $100,000 for building an inexpensive yet accurate spectrograph (声谱仪) that recognizes the fingerprints of different molecules(分子).Mary Master man, a senior at West Moore High School in Oklahoma City, was named the winner Tuesday of the annual Intel Science Tal
26、ent Search. More than 1,700 high school seniors across the nation entered the competition, which is in its 66th year. Spectrographs, which measure wave lengths, are used in research such as astronomy and medicine and in industry. For example, they can be used as a sensing equipment to look for explo
27、sives or drugs or to help determine how old an art work is through its powders. They can cost as much as $100,000, but Mastermans invention-made of lenses, a laser, aluminum tubing and a camera-cost less than $1,000, Intel said. Masterman received the honor from Intel Corp. Chairman Craig Barrett du
28、ring a banquet Tuesday night in Washington. It was a complete surprise, Masterman said. I wasnt expecting it. Masterman said she has been interested in science ever since she was little. She couldnt remember ever not being interested. She credits her parents with encouraging her. She said she has no
29、t decided where she will attend college but would eventually like to become a physicist or chemist. Among the former winners of the competitions top award are six Nobel Laureates(佩戴桂冠的人), three National Medal of Science winners, 10 MacArthur Foundation Fellows and two Fields Medalists. Youre not onl
30、y dealing with the top young person in the science field in the country in Mary, but youre dealing with 40 finalists who are doing breaking-edge research in total, said Brenda Musilli, Intels director of education. Its really something thats hard to imagine, how a young person like Mary could even a
31、chieve this level of capability at such a young age.61. What is probably the best title for the passage? A. Senior challenges Nobel prize. B. Masterman invents a sensing equipment. C. Teen wins $100,000 science scholarship. D. Spectrograph recognizes the fingerprints.62. According to the passage, Ma
32、sterman received the honor because A. the spectrograph she invents can be used to look for drugs B. Mastermans invention is made of lenses, a laser, and a camera C. Masterman has shown great interest in science since she was young. D. the spectrograph she invents costs much less as well as its high
33、quality63. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The competition attracts national talents to attend B. Masterman was sure to win before the contest. C. Intel Science Talent Search is held every year.D. Spectrographs can be widely used in many fields.64. The underlined sentence in the 8t
34、h paragraph probably means A. belives in her parents for encouraging her B. she likes her parents way of encouragement C. she thinks her parents encouragement was trustful. D. she owes her successs to her parents encouragement65. It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs that A. Its unreasonab
35、le for a teen to win the honor B. Marys achievement was unusual and unexpected C. Mary defeated twenty-one top scientists in the world D. 40 seniors took part in the final section of the competition.C Connecticut College senior Paul Dryden has known for years that hed have lots of competition for an
36、 entry-level promotions job in New Yorks music industry. So in a bid to get an advantage last summer, he invented a job for himself. The job, as an intern(实习生) in Universal MusiCs Buenos Aires office, had never existed before Dryden proposed it. Yet because he was willing to work without pay, he got
37、 his foot in the door and was soon translating interviews with American rock stars for his boss, who didnt speak English. In the U.S., lye done a lot of internships where interns do all the busywork - copying, stapling, the boring stuff, Dryden says. But in this position (in Argentina), I felt very
38、valuable to the company. International internships have been around since the 1950s, but theyve become much more popular lately. Over the past three years, colleges have on average seen a 6% increase in the number of students doing international internships, according to a 39-college survey in March
39、 by the National Society for Experiential Education, an association of campus internship organizers. And the Institute for the International Education of Students says 25% of its 5, 000 annual study-abroad participants now do an internship component, up from 17% in the 1980s and 21% in the 1990s.Nat
40、ional data arent available on the total number of students doing internships overseas, but career-planning experts say such experience is an increasingly popular way to get resume radiance(闪光点). Because 84 % of college students say theyll do at least one internship before graduating, many now aim to
41、 distinguish themselves with experience tailored to a global economy. 66. The best title for this passage may probably be_ A. Dryden Proposes a New Career B. Students Get Rsum Radiance C. International Internships Promote StudentsD. Graduates Face More Severe Challenge67. Paul Dryden did internship
42、job to_ A. make his spare time more colourful B. bring himself to the public attention C. earn more money for his education fees D. gain more experience in finding a better job68. International internships, according to Dryden, _ A. have nothing to do with the companies B. were more popular among co
43、llege students C. are more useful to enrich the students experiences D. mean merely a series of busywork to deal with69. More and more students tend to choose International internships because_ A. they can be better-equipped for the future careers B. they are unwilling to study their lessons in coll
44、eges C. doing internships overseas is a part of their courses D. doing internships overseas helps to establish friendship70. The underlined word tailored in the last paragraph probably means_ A. changed B. made C. matched D. adaptedD Ever driven into a traffic jam just after the guy on the radio sai
45、d the road was all clear? Or prepared yourself for the crowdedness he warned about only to zip right through? A large number of private companies say they have the one thing that can ease such frustrations: better information. Now one of those companies, SpeedInfo Inc., has fixed 50 solar-powered, w
46、ireless radar sensors along main roads in the District of Columbia that take readings of average traffic speeds twice a minute in both directions. The company says the sensors provide a far more accurate picture of road conditions than can be collected from helicopters or highway patrol alerts. In a
47、 business model that SpeedInfo hopes will develope around the country, the San Jose, California-based company is letting the city use the data for traffic planning free of charge, in exchange for access to the side of the road. Speedlnfo plans to sell the information to paying customers, including b
48、roadcasters and companies that provide information for in-car navigation equipment.The problem with traditional traffic reports is that in most of the country, they rely on highway patrol accident reports that come 30 to 40 minutes late and a few helicopters that get into the sky during rush hour, S
49、peedInfo Chief Executive Doug Finlay said. Chopper Bill gets in the sky and says, Oh, Im looking at the road and the cars are going slow, Finlay said. Chopper Bill is the best data you got. Tim Lomax, a researcher at the Texas Transportation Institute, said a recent increase of high-tech traffic dat
50、a systems is good for drivers. Even if it doesnt get rid of traffic crowdedness, they at least give people an idea of what sort of choices theyre facing and more control over their destiny, which is part of the frustrating element of traffic crowdedness, Lomax said.71. The author uses two questions
51、at the beginning of the passage for the purpose of_ A. expecting the readers reply B. gathering readers information C. asking the readers for help D. introducing the theme72. SpeedIno Inc. has fixed radar sensors in Columbia_ A. to provide more accurate road conditions quickly B. to have a better id
52、ea of passers-byes privacy C. to protect the capital from being attacked D. to keep an eye on helicopters or highways73. According to Tim Lomax, _ A. the high-tech traffic data systems is of little use for traffic jam B. the Solar-powered sensors can get rid of all traffic problems C. the system can
53、 cause drivers to be more aware of road conditions D. the facilities can change a persons fortune in the near future74. All the following are true EXCEPT that_ A. the city of Washington uses the data for traffic planning for free B. broadcasters and companies get the information without pay C. highw
54、ay patrol accident reports often come 30 to 40 minutes late D. Finlay tries to persuade people to use their collected data75. The passage is mainly concerned with_ A. solar-powered sensors that provide traffic data B. Speedlnfo Inc. that produces radar sensors C. a business model that will develope
55、around U. SD. the problem that traditional traffic reports ever have第一节 阅读表达(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)阅读下面文章，回答有关小题。 In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a .comparatively cheap one. With a TV set in the family people dont have to pay for expensive seats a
56、t the theatre, the cinema, or the opera. All they have to do is to push a button or turn a knob, and they can see plays, films, operas and shows of every kin& Some people, however, think that this is where the danger lies. The television viewers need to do nothing. He does not even have to use his l
57、egs if he has a remote control. He makes no choice and exercises no judgment. He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort on his part. Television, it is often said, _ of current events and the latest developments in science and politics. The most distant countries
58、 and the strangest customs are brought right into ones sitting room. It could be argued that the radio performs this service as well; but on television everything is much more living, much more real. Yet here again there is a danger: The television screen itself has a terrible, almost physical charm
59、 for us. We get so used to looking at the movements on it, so dependent on its pictures, that it begins to control our lives. People are often heard to say that their television sets have broken down and that they have suddenly found that they have far more time to do things and that they have actua
60、lly begun to talk to each other again. It makes one think, doesnt it?There are many other arguments for and against television. We must realize that television in itself is neither good nor bad. It is the uses to which it is put that determines its value to society.76. What is the main idea of the p
61、assage? (Please answer within 10 words. )77. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? Television provides so many that you need not take any trouble to see everything by yourself.78. Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete
62、the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words. )79. Does television bring us good or bad? What will you do with television as a student? (Please answer within 30 words. ) 80. Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.第二节 书面表达(共1题；满分30分)项目课改前课改后 课堂教学听讲、做笔记，枯燥乏味生动活泼，合作探究，重能力
63、培养课外活动做大量习题活动丰富多彩：参与社会实践，通过图书馆或因特网等渠道获取信息注意：1词数：120150。 2可以适当增减细节，但不能逐字逐句翻译。 3开头已给出，但不计人总词数。参考词汇：课改：curriculum reformDear Alice，淄博市20062007学年度高三第三次模拟考试英语试题参考答案及评分标准第二部分单项填空(每题1分，共15题；总分15分)2125 BDDCA 2630 DBCBA 3135 BACAC第三部分完形填空(每题1分，共20题；总分20分)3640 BACDA 4145 CCBAB 4650DDBAC 5155 DACBD第四部分阅读理解(每题2
64、分，共20题；总分40分)5660 CDDBA 6165 CDBDB 6670 CDCAD 7175 DACBA第五部分阅读表达(每题3分，共5题；总分15分)76. Television has both advantages and disadvantages/ The advantages and disadvantages of television(关键词:television, advantage, disadvantages)77. He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any e
65、ffort on his part.78. keeps one/you informed, helps one/you to know something 等79. Both good and bad. I 11 take advantage of television to get knowledge and information, and at free time I can get relaxed. But I can by no means spend too much time on it. 80正是电视的用途决定了它对社会的价值。第六部分书面表达(1题；30分)Possible
66、versionDear Alice, How nice to hear from you! You want to know what is going on in schools in China. Now, I will tell you something about it. In the past, teachers used to speak alone all the time in class, keeping us students busy making notes and leaving us no time to think for ourselves. As a res
67、ult, what was taught in class was difficult to understand or to remember. The class was so dull that we gradually lost interest. And after school we were required to do a lot of exercises.Now, curriculum reform has made our school life colorful. We are active in class. In order to train the ability, we often do research and help each other. We have various afterclass activities, such as singing, dancing, going to the library or surfing the Internet for various kinds of information. Our school life is getting more and more lively and interesting.Best wishes.Yours,Zhang Ming
