1、2008届苏州市八所重点中学联考试题（10月卷）第一节 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)21. from space, the earth, with water seventy percent of its percentage, looks a “blue ball”.A. Seen; covered B. Seeing; covering C. Seeing; coveredD. Seen; covering22. Mary rushed home she heard the news, only that his wife was gone.A. as soon as;
2、finding B. immediately; to findC. the moment; findD. when; found23. The boy insisted that he the money and he at once.A. not steal; be set free B. hadnt stolen; be set freeC. didnt steal; should be set free D. hadnt stolen; set free24. breaks the law should be punished.A. Those who B. Anyone who C.
3、No matter who D. Whoever25. When I returned to my hometown, I found it completely.A. have changed B. has changed C. changed D. changing26. Tom isnt so strong as he , is he? Yes, he is his two brothers.A. thinks, no stronger than B. expects; as strong asC. appears; not stronger than D. looks; the str
4、ongest of27. Its many years since I saw you last, I you at all.I wouldnt have, either, if someone you by the name.A. didnt recognize; hadnt called B. didnt recognize; didnt callC. havent recognized; didnt call D. recognized; had called28. Which team is to win the game?In my opinion, it is for our te
5、am to win.A. probable; likely B. possible; probableC. likely; probable D. likely; possible29. During the terrible storm last night, a tree fell over a car and caused .A. falling; slept; great damages B. fallen; slept; a great deal of damageC. falling; sleeping; a great deal of damageD. falling; slee
6、ping; great damages30. The part that China in the international affairs in international society.A. played; is widely praised B. played; is wide praisedC. takes; widely praised D. takes; wide praised31. During the hurricane the night before, Tom lay in bed, , the rushing winds.A. awake; was listenin
7、g to B. awake; listening toC. waking up; was listening to D. woke up; listening to32. Were they late for the play?Not really. As soon as they themselves in their seats in the theatre, the curtain .A. settled; went up B. settled; had gone upC. were settled; went up D. were settling; had gone up33. On
8、 the top of the hill the old man once lived.A. a temple stands there; in which B. a temple standing; on whichC. does a temple stand; where D. stands a temple; where34. Nobody noticed the thief into the house because the lights happened to .A. had slipped; be put up B. slip; give inC. slipping; be tu
9、rned on D. slip; go out35. When a chopstick is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it .A. breaks B. has broken C. were broken D. had been broken第二节 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education. 36
10、 , it has been said that today children 37 their education to go to school. The 38 between schooling and education suggested by this is important.Education is 39 , compared with schooling. Education knows no 40 . It can take place 41 , whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on
11、a tractor. It includes both the 42 learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class. 43 the experience of schooling can be known in advance, education quite often produces 44 . A chance talk with a 45 may lead to a person to discover how 46 he knows of another cou
12、ntry. People obtain education from 47 on. Education, 48 , is a very 49 and unlimited term. It is lifelong experience that starts long 50 the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of ones entire life. Schooling, on the other hand, is a 51 experience, whose style changes 52 from one
13、 way to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at the same time, take 53 seats, use similar textbooks, do homework, and 54 , and so on. Schooling has usually been 55 by the edges of the subjects being taught. 36. A. Then B. However C. Thus D. Therefore37. A. understand B. need C.
14、enjoy D. interrupt38. A. difference B. importance C. use D. problem39. A. unexpected B. endless C. countless D. simple40 .A. answers B. ways C. edges D. meanings41. A. anywhere B. anywhere else C. somewhere D. somewhere else42. A. part-time B. public C. standard D. strict43. A. If B. Because C. So D
15、. Though44. A. pride B. surprises C. knowledge D. progress45. A. neighbor B. friend C. foreigner D. teacher46. A. wonderfully B. well C. greatly D. little47. A. babies B. grown-ups C. women D. men48. A. still B. next C. then D. yet49. A. long B. broad C. narrow D. short50. A. that B. when C. after D
16、. before51. A. basic B. strict C. final D. irregular52. A. unusually B. differently C. little D. frequently53. A. large B. new C. fixed D. small54. A. take exams B. hold exams C. mark papers D. read papers55. A. changed B. limited C. chosen D. controlled第三部分: 阅读理解阅读下面短文，从题后所给的A、B、C、D四个答案中选出最佳选项。A Cr
17、itics say Microsoft Windows 95 must be able to do what the company has said or sales will fall sharply. This could mean the public would reject future Microsoft products. The public would lose trust in the company. Some people say this will not happen. They say Microsoft sent out several thousand co
18、pies of their new product to computer experts to test several months before it was released. Problems that these testers found were immediately corrected. Microsoft representatives are working to solve all the other problems buyers find when they try the new system. Computer industry experts say tha
19、t if there are no major problems Microsoft can expect to earn about 7 thousand million dollars from Windows 95 in the first two years. The experts say this could be just a beginning for Microsoft and the whole computer industry. The experts say Windows 95 can help the user do many different and diff
20、icult tasks. They say this means the sale of more powerful computers and other computer products will increase as people learn about the new Microsoft product. Other companies say Windows 95 is not a big improvement. The Apple Computer Company says its Mackintosh Operating System has been able to do
21、 many of the same things since 1989. For example, it has been able to let users work two different programs at the same time. The Amega Computer also has offered this for almost ten years. And IBM says the operating system it developed about 7 years ago is very similar.56. In the passage the writer
22、.A. thinks Windows 95 will be a successB. is doubtful about what Microsoft Company has promisedC. shows no opinion of his ownD. is advertising Windows 95 for Microsoft Company57. Some believe that Windows 95 will not only bring in a lot of money but also .A. replace the older products B. threat (威胁)
23、 other computer companiesC. help sell other products produced by Microsoft CompanyD. bring about changes in other fields58. All the following show Windows 95 is important to Microsoft Company except .A. Windows 95 will build up peoples faith (信心) in the countrys future productsB. Windows 95 will bri
24、ng about a great change in the whole computer industryC. other companies dont think highly of Windows 95D. Windows 95 will help sell more powerful computersB “A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right,” says Mollie Hunter. Born and brought up near Edinburgh, Mollie has d
25、evoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market is. In Mollies opinion it is necessary to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story, which is what every
26、writer should be doing. “If you arent telling a story, youre a very dead writer indeed,” she says. With the chief function of a writer being to entertain (让人愉快), Mollie is indeed an entertainer. “I have this great love of not only the meaning of language but of the music of language,” she says. “Thi
27、s love goes back to early childhood. Ive told stories all my life. I had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like to be when we grew up and, because my family always had dogs, and I was very good at handling them, I said I wanted to work with dogs, and the teacher always said Nonsense,
28、 Mollie, dear, youll be a writer. So finally I thought that this woman must have something, since she was a good teacher and I decided when I was nine that I would be a writer.”This childhood intention is described in her novel, A Sound of Chariots, which although written in the third person is clea
29、rly autobiographical (自传体的) and gives a picture both of Mollies ambition (理想) and her struggle towards its achievement. Thoughts of her childhood inevitably(不可避免地)brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fieldssadly now covered with modern
30、houses.“I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood. Ill never go back,”she said. “Never.”“When I set one of my books in Scotland,”she said,“I can recall my romantic (浪漫的) feelings as a child playing in those fields, or watching the village bla
31、cksmith at work. And thats important, because children now know so much so early that romance cant exist for them, as it did for us.”59. What does Mollie Hunter feel about the nature of a good book?A. It should not aim at a narrow audience.B. It should be attractive to young readers.C. It should be
32、based on original ideas.D. It should not include too much conversation.60. In Mollie Hunters opinion, which of the following is one sign of a poor writer?A. Being poor in life experience. B. Being short of writing skills.C. The weakness of description. D. The absence of a story.61. What do we learn
33、about Mollie Hunter as a young child?A. She didnt expect to become a writer.B. She didnt enjoy writing stories.C. She didnt have any particular ambitions.D. She didnt respect her teachers views.62. In comparison with children of earlier years, Mollie feels that modern children are .A. more intellige
34、nt B. better informed C. less eager to learn D. less interested in reality63. Whats the writers purpose in this text?A. To describe Mollie Hunters most successful books.B. To share her enjoyment of Mollie Hunters books.C. To introduce Mollie Hunters work to a wider audience.D. To provide information
35、 for Mollie Hunters existing readers.CThere are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art. Washington, D.C. has the National Gallery of Art (美术馆); Paris has the Luvre; London, the British Museum. Florida International University (FIU) in Miami also shows art for people to s
36、ee. And it does so without a building, or even a wall for its drawings and paintings.FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States. You dont have to visit the University to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone. You can call the telephone num
37、ber of a university computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art, produced electronically by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings.Robert Shostak is
38、director of the new computer museum. He says he starts the museum because computer artists had no place to show their works.A computer artist can only record his pictures electronically and send the records, or floppy discs, to others to see on their computers. He can also put his pictures on paper.
39、 But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needs an expensive laser printer.Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at schools and universities. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostak said the FIU museum will make c
40、omputer art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it. He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an audience. And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum.64. The main purpose of this text is to give informati
41、on about .A. museums throughout the world B. an electronic art museum in Miami, U.S.A.C. art exhibitions in Florida International UniversityD. latest development of computer art65. To see the art in FIU museum, you need .A. floppy discs B. a computer and a printerC. pictures and drawings on paper D.
42、 a computer connected to the museum by telephone line66. The museum was started when .A. Robert Shostak wanted to do something for computer scientistsB. Robert Shostak wanted to help computer artistsC. art students needed a place to show their worksD. computer scientists wanted to do something about
43、 art67. The words “an audience” in the last paragraph refer to .A. art students B. computer owners C. exhibits in the museum D. those who will enjoy artDOne would have to be a fool to overlook the importance of using positive thinking for you rather than allowing negative thinking to work against yo
44、u. In recent years, research in psychopharmacology (精神药理学) has proved what many people have known over the centuries: a positive attitude is good for you, good for your health, good for your wealth, good for everything. Researchers found that a positive attitude produces a specific chemical reaction
45、 which makes people feel better, while negative thinking results in a decline of hormone (荷尔蒙) and shuts down the immune (免疫的) system. This leads to illness and depression. Positive thoughts will make you feel better. Even if you must begin by literally forcing yourself to be positive (faking it, so
46、 to speak), it will become contagious (会传播的) and the positive thoughts will generate nice little chemicals and good feelings which will reinforce the positive thoughts.For example, if you force yourself to smile or laugh, even when you dont feel like smiling or laughing, if you keep at it for a few
47、minutes, you will soon feel like it. Feelings can generate thoughts, but thoughts can also generate feelings. Control your thoughts and you can control your feelings. Positive thinking is important in all aspects of our lives. There is probably no single factor more important in determining your suc
48、cess in achieving your career objectives than your own attitude.Its often been said that in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. And in the office of militant (好战) negativism, the positive workers shine like gold. You cannot control external events, but you can learn to control your reac
49、tion to those events and thereby have a positive attitude and be happy. This vital key to success is totally within your control. Use it.68. We can infer from the passage that .A. positive thinking can cure you of your diseasesB. positive thinking can easily be generated by anyoneC. a decline of hor
50、mone may cause you to be depressedD. a specific chemical reaction is the cause of negative thinking69. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. Feeling and thoughts can generate each other.B. Its easier to control thoughts than to control feelings.C. Your success depends wholly on
51、 your attitude.D. Keeping smiling will surely make you successful.70. Just like a one-eyed man in the land of the blind, you should .A. take positive attitude in the office of militant negativismB. be king in your officeC. pay no attention to what is going on around youD. control your feeling to wha
52、t is happening to you71. The best title to the passage is .A. Thinking Benefits People B. Why Should People ThinkC. Positive Thinking and Negative ThinkingD. Thinking: The Vital WayESOUTHPORT, ENGLANDA British teaching union famous for strange ideas has supported proposal to employ dogs as classroom
53、 assistants.At the annual conference of the Professional Association of teachers in Southport, northwest of England, one person suggested properly trained dogs be able to keep order in primary schools. They can round up lost children and protect those who experience unfortunate “accidents”. Wendy Dy
54、ble, a Sheetland Islands woman who teaches children up to age seven, made it clear to her fellow friends that she was not “barking mad”. They obviously believed her, supporting her idea by 16 votes to 13, with a total of 63 abstentions.he said big dogs could help round up children, keep them in line
55、, lick up the milk they spill on the floor and provide the extra eyes that a teacher needs to keep order. “A big dog would also be helpful for breaking up fights and look for lost property, like gym shoes or dolls, ” Dyble said at the conference. “The dog will also be useful in sniffing out smells t
56、hat children do not own up to,” she added. “It would be nice for the teacher not to have to go round sniffing each child to find the culprit.”The idea was greeted by the Dog Defense League but less so by bigger teaching unions. A spokesman for Education Secretary David Blunkett, who is blind, said h
57、is guide dog was always popular with pupils when he visited schools. The Professional Association of Teachers, with around 35,000 members, is the smallest teaching union in Britain. It has an honour for occasional strange ideas.Earlier this week, its annual conference here suggested stopping exams b
58、ecause they lead to stress and introducing selection at the age of 12 based on physical coordination and manual skill in the use of hand.72. According to the writers opinion, to employ dogs as classroom assistants .A. is a wonderful ideaB. can improve the relation between children and animalsC. is b
59、eyond ordinary peoples mindsD. can make some teachers lose jobs73. What Dyble said at the conference .A. gained some support from the membersB. frightened everyone at the conferenceC. interested everyone at the conferenceD. caused some trouble to trained dogs74. A spokesman for Education Secretary .
60、A. once used a dog as classroom assistantB. sang high praise for Dybles ideaC. would employ dogs as teachersD. benefited from dogs more than others75. The last paragraph of this passage .A. has nothing to do with the topic of this passageB. shows there are too many exams in British schoolC. provides
61、 further facts about the teaching unionD. shows the writers anger to the union第II卷第四部分 写作第四部分：写作（共两节，满分30分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）The sun was shining last Sunday. I went to zoo, 76_which there were a lot of children visiting the 77_elephants, monkeys and pandas. They looked very happily. 78_I wa
62、s about to leave while I found a boy teasing a monkey 79_with a banana. He seemed to felt it funny. I went up at 80_once and told him to stop doing so that he might get 81_ hurt by the monkey that way. The boy took my advice and 82_went away. After a while, I met with Li Gang, who I 83. _was invited
63、 to go boating with me. He agreed, and we had 84_a good time on the lake. 85. _第二节 书面表达假定你是武汉二中高三学生，请根据以下内容，代王刚先生用英文发一份e-mail预约旅馆。内容如下：感谢去年12月受到你们无微不至的照顾。我和同行友人都非常高兴能住宿于贵旅馆。预定今年12月再次前往夏威夷。将于12月7日上午抵达，故希望能从当天中午开始为我保留房间。将于12月12日上午离开。若能保留一楼面海（oceanfront）之房间，将更为感激。真的非常感谢您们，让我前几次投宿留下了美好回忆。 November 14,20
64、03 Mr. Edwin C. HeimerExecutive Assistant-Administration Kabala Hilton 5000 Kabala Avenue Honolulu ,Hawaii 96816 U.S.ADear Mr. Heimer,_ Sincerely yours, Wang Gang 2007届苏州市八所重点中学联考试题（10月卷）参考答案单项选择：2125 ABBDC 2630 CADCA 3135 BADDC 完形填空：3640 BDABC 4145 ACDBC 4650 DACBD 5155 ACCAB阅读理解：5660 CCCAD 6165 AB
65、CBD 6670 BDCAA 7175 CCADC对话填空：76.arrived 77.around 78.French 79.instance 80.taking 81.Especially 82.ahead 83.questions 84.dinner 85.figure101.在zoo前加the102.whichwhere103.happilyhappy104 whilewhen105.feltfeel106.thatbecause107.that前加in108.删去with109. 删去was110.书面表达：A possible versionDear Mr Heimer,Thank
66、 you for the fine arrangements that were made for me last December. My friends and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay this December. I will arrive on the morning of December 7 and hope that a room can be used from noon. I will leave on the morning of December 12.I would very much appreciate it if you could arrange for a ground-level oceanfront room.Thank you again for everything you have done to make my previous stays memorable.Sincerely yours,Wang Gang