安徽省桐城中学2007届高三第一次月考
英 语 试 题
命题人：宋 笑 时间：2006年9月
第I卷（三部分，共115分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
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。
1. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers ?
A. Boyfriend and girlfriend B. Father and daughter C. Guide and tourist
2. What are the two speakers talking about ?
A. The danger in the sea B. The colours of the fish C. The protection for the fish
3. What does the woman mean ?
A. She is too busy to do anything else
B. She wants to know about computers
C. She is unwilling to talk with the man
4. What caused Mr. Black to knock down the girl ?
A. She was careless B. He was careless C. He was drunk
5. When are Betty and Mike getting married ?
A. May B. June C. July
第二节（共15小题，每小题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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第六段材料，回答第6－8题。
6. What is the Red Apple ?
A. It’s a Beer Bar B. It’s a meeting room C. It’s a dummy (虚拟) space
7. How many Chinese places has the American been to ?
A. Three B. Four C. Five
8. What is the American’s number ?
A. B. C.
听第七段材料，回答第9－11题。
9. What did the man think of the film ?
A. It’s very good B. It’s very bad C. It’s neither good and bad
10. Where did the couple in the film live ?
A. They lived in their own house
B. They lived with the husband’s parents
C. They lived with the wife’s parents
11. What happened to the couple in the film in the end ?
A. They bought a house of their own
B. They continued to live with the husband’s parents
C. They continued to live with the wife’s parents]
听第八段材料，回答第12－14题。
12. What color are the trousers the woman wants to buy ?
A. Pink B. Black C. Brown
13. What season will be when the woman is in Europe ?
A. Spring B. Summer C. Winter
14. Which of the following will the woman buy ?
A. A white sweater B. Black trousers C. A cotton jacket
听第九段材料，回答第15－17题。
15. What is Marc like now ?
A. Fatter B. Thinner C. Worried
16. What made Tim become so fat ?
A. Eating too much cakes and sweets
B. Sleeping too much
C. Eating more fruit and vegetables
17. What can make Marc fatter according to the man ?
A. Eating more vegetables and fruit every day
B. Eating more meat
C. Moving out of the flat
听第十段材料，回答第18－20题。
18. What did the store sell ?
A. Juice B. Jewellery C. Fruit
19. What did the store owner catch a man doing ?
A. Stealing a necklace B. Stealing some fruit C. Stealing money
20. What did the store owner want to do immediately ?
A. To call the police B. To beat the man C. To drive the thief out
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
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答案。
21. ---____________. ---- It’s nothing to worry about. I never liked it anyway.
A．I lost my walkman this morning
B．I feel awful. I’ve got a cold.
C．I feel terrible, but I’ve left your tape somewhere
D．I’m sorry, but we don’t have that medicine
22. ---Would you like some wine? --I don’t think wine as a rule, but I don’t mind a glass ________.
A. all the time B. more or less C. at any time D. once in a while
23. It was not until I ____ your letter that I ____the true state of affairs.
A. have read, understand B. read, had understood
C. had read, understood D. had read, would understand
24. You can arrive in Guangzhou on time for the fashion show ______ you don’t mind taking the night train.
A. unless B. provided C. though D. until
25. This dictionary is of great use, which can help you ____ many problems about words and idioms.
A. keep up B. clear up C. look up D. take up
26. The professor reminded me of what I would ____ have forgotten.
A. therefore B. however C. otherwise D. ever
27. ____the house costs, it will ____it.
A. Whatever, be worth B. However, worth
C. How much, be worthy of D. What, worthy of
28. The problems, ________ in the process of our study, are worth _______ immediately.
A. rising; to be solved B. arising; solving C. rised; being solved D. arisen; solving
29. You’ll never work it out by that method ; you are ____________ altogether
A. keep track of B. off the track C. on the track of D. around the track
30. So far, he must have achieved his goal, _________?
A. mustn’t he B. didn’t he C. hasn’t he D. doesn’t he
31. There is a new problem in the popularity of private cars road conditions need to be improved .
A．involving ; that B．involved ; that C．involved; where D．involving ; which
32. When you copy this paper, be careful not to a single word.
A. leave out B. come out C. begin with D. come up
33. Listen, boys! This room and everying in it ________ you six.
A. will be sharing by B. is being sharing with
C. will be shared with D. is being shared by
34. The Queen accompanied President Hu
Jintao in _____ a Guard of Honour (仪仗队).
A. viewing B.
visiting C. checking D. inspecting
35. With all the petrol _________ out, we have to find a gas-station to refuel immediately.
A. run B. to run C. running D. ran
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，然后从短文后所给各题的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Long, long ago，human beings used to walk barefooted．A king happened to travel 36 into the countryside．He was greatly troubled by the rugged (崎岖的) 37 where gravel (碎石) and broken stones pricked (使刺痛) and numbed (使麻木) his 38 ．When he returned to his palace he issued an order that all the roads be 39 with cattle hide (牛皮)．He thought it was beneficial not only to 40 but also to the people and 41 walking would no longer be a painful thing.
But 42 all cattle in the kingdom were killed there 43 not be enough hide to get the work done．Evidently (明显地) it was a stupid 44 ．As it was an imperial order people could do nothing but shake their heads and 45 ．At this juncture a clever servant in the palace 46 to make a suggestion．＂Your Majesty，why don’t take an easier way? You don’t have to mobilize so many people，to have so many oxen killed，nor so much money 47 ．What you have to do is simply to cover each of your feet with a piece of hide．＂ Surprised and 48 ，the king immediately changed his mind and adopted the 49 ．
This is 50 to be the origin of using leather to make shoes．Though it sounds 51 and strange，it inspires us to think．It is much easier to change 52 than to change the world．So it will be much better for one to change oneself before one 53 an attempt to change the outer world．Why don’t try to put yourself on the 54 of the person you deal with? You will find it easier to solve a problem 55 you change your way of thinking．
36．A．much B．a great deal C．far D．a lot
37．A．paths B．roads C．ways D．tracks
38．A．body B．arms C．feet D．1egs
39．A．crowded B．filled C．covered D．put
40．A．him B．himself C．them D．themselves
41．A．hoped B．hope C．hopes D．hoping
42．A．if B．even if C．as long as D．when
43．A．would B．should C．must D．may
44．A．idea B．chance C．attempt D．opinion
45．A．sighed B．to sigh C．sighing D．sigh
46．A．wanted B．ventured C．planned D．hoped
47．A．wasted B．wasting C．saved D．to save
48．A．happy B．excited C．pleased D．interested
49．A．decision B．plan C．suggestion D．idea
50．A．said B．thought C．considered D．reported
51．A．odd B．funny C．amusing D．surprising
52．A．himself B．ourselves C．oneself D．yourself
53．A．makes B．tries C．takes D．gives
54．A．direction B．situation C．occasion D．position
55．A．before B．when C．while D．until
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和D中选出最佳选项）
A
Believe it or
not, optical illusion (错觉) can cut highway crashes.
Japan is a
case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75
percent using a simple optical illusion. Bent stripes, called chevrons (人字形), painted on the roads make drivers
think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow
down.
Now the
American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington
D.C. is planning to repeat Japan’s success. Starting next year, the foundation
will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the
country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.
Excessive
speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic
accidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the
foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related hazards (危险) are the greatest — curves, exit
slopes, traffic circles, and bridges.
Some studies
suggest that straight, horizontal (水平的) bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of
drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as
drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.
Chevrons,
scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are driving
faster than they really are but also make a lane (车道) appear to be narrower. The
result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic
accidents.
56.The passage mainly discusses __________.
A. a new way
of highway speed control
B. a new
pattern for painting highways
C. a new
approach to training drivers
D. a new
type of optical illusion
57.On roads painted with chevrons, drivers tend to feel that __________.
A. they
should avoid speed-related hazards
B. they are
driving in the wrong lane
C. they
should slow down their speed
D. they are
approaching the speed limit
58.The advantage of chevrons over straight, horizontal bars is that the former
___________.
A. can keep
drivers awake
B. can cut
road accidents in half
C. will have
a longer effect on drivers
D. will look
more attractive
59.The American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to
__________.
A. try out
the Japanese method in certain areas
B. change
the road signs across the country
C. replace
straight, horizontal bars with chevrons
D. repeat
the Japanese road patterns
60.What does the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted across
roads?
A. They are
falling out of use in the United States
B. They tend
to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time.
C. They are
applicable only on broad roads.
D. They
cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles.
B
The London
Stock (股票) Exchange
has been famous as a place for men only, and women used to be strictly
forbidden to enter. But the world is changing day by day, and even the Stock
Exchange, which seemed to be a men's castle, is gradually opening its doors to
the other sex. On 16th November 1971, a great decision was taken. The Stock
Exchange Council (the body of men that administers the Stock Exchange ) decided
that women should be allowed onto the new trading floor when it opened in 1973.
But the "castle" had not been completely conquered. The first girls
to work in "The House" were not brokers or jobbers. They were neither
allowed to become partners in stockbroking firms, nor to be authorized (授权,允许) dealers in stocks and shares. They were simply junior clerks and
telephone operators.
Women have been trying
to get into the Stock Exchange for many years. Several votes have been taken in
"The House" to see whether the members would be willing to allow
women to become members, but the answer has always been "No". There
have been three refusals (反对) of this kind since 1967. Now women are admitted, although in a
very junior capacity. Two forms of jobbers (股票经纪人) made an application to the Stock Exchange Council to be allowed to
employ girl clerks. Permission was finally given. A member of the Stock
Exchange explained, after this news had been given, "The new floor is
going to be different from the old one. All the jobbers will have their own
stands, with space for a telephone and typewriters, Therefore there will have
to be typists and telephone operators. So women must be allowed in." This
decision did not mean a very great victory in the war for equal rights for
women. However, it was a step in the right direction. The Chairman of the new
building will eventually lead to women being allowed to have full membership of
the Stock Exchange. It is only a matter of time; it must happen.
61.
The London Stock Exchange is famous_________.
A.for its favorable location
B.for its policy of opening its doors to women
C.because it has been a place for men only
D.because women are now beginning to enter its doors to work
62. Several votes
have been taken in "The House"__________.
A.to see if women were willing to become members
B.to decide when women would be allowed into "The House"
C.to find out whether the members were willing to allow women to become members
D.to decide when to allow women onto the new trading floor
63. Which of the
following is true?
A.Since 1973 women have been allowed to work with the London Stock Exchange.
B.Women have always been refused participation in stock trading.
C.Women were never officially allowed to enter the Stock Exchange.
D.Men have been trying to get into the Stock Exchange.
64. What
is this article about?
A.Women's place in society.
B.How the London Stock Exchange functioned in 1971.
C.How women have been struggling for full membership of the Stock Exchange.
D.How women were gradually allowed to work in the Stock Exchange.
C
There are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals.
Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possible months. It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation, so long-term goals cannot amount to very much without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.
The intermediate (中间的) goals build on the foundation of the short-range goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year, or they could even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow and succeed. And as your list of completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase.
Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static (静止的) thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.
65. Our long-term goals mean a lot _________.
A. if we complete our short-range goals
B. if we cannot reach solid short-term goals
C. if we write down the dates
D. if we put forward some plans
66. New short-term goals are bulid upon ________.
A. two years
B. long-term goals
C. current activities
D. the goals that have been completed
67. When we complete each step of our goals, _____________.
A. we will win final success
B. we are overwhelmed
C. we should build up confidence of success
D. we should strong desire for setting new goals
68. Once our goals are drawn up, _________.
A. we should stick to them until we complete them
B. we may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunities
C. we had better wait for the exciting news of success
D. we have made great decision
69. It is implied but not stated in the passage that ___________.
A. those who habe long-term goals will succeed
B. writing down the dates may discourage you
C. the goal is only a guide for us to reach our destination
D. every should have a goal
D
What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange or red? If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist (悲观者). At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colours preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. They tells us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite clour as we grow up----we are born with our preference. If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
Colours do influence our moods----there is no doubt about it. A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides (自杀者) than any other bridge in the area ----until it was repainter green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply; perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.
Light and bright colours make people not only hppier but more active. It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.
70. "You would rather follow than red" means_______.
A. you don't like to follow others
B. you would be a member rather than a leader
C. you would be afraid of following others
D. you would like to be a leader rather than a follower
71. The underlined sentence "Among other facts" in paragraph one means_________.
A. besides other facts B. in regard to other facts
C. not considering other facts D. according to other facts
72. Which of the following is facts?
A. People's preference of one colour to another is instinct.(本能的,直觉的)
B. People's preference of one colour to another is acquired as they grow up.
C. More people happen to love brown because they saw something brown when they were born
D. Colours have little influence on our moods
E
Most of us use the telephone several times a day to talk with friends or make social arrangements. These calls are usually quite easy and require little planning.
Using the telephone for business purpose is different. In any organization the person on the telephone represents the company and gives an impression of the firm to the outside world.
If you want to ensure good public relations, you need to master effective telephone techniques.
You should try to give an impression of an efficient, friendly, progressive company eager to give good service.
Before calling
Choose the right time. Consider the cost, urgency and convenience. When calling overseas you need to consider the time difference.
Check the number. A great deal of money is wasted each year on dialing wrong numbers.
Plan your call. Make a list of points and questions to be raised.
Be prepared. Gather any files, papers or information that may be needed during the call. It is unprofessional to have to say “Hold on while I look for that.”
If you have to ask a caller to hold on, keep going back and assuring him/ her that you will be as quick as possible.
Avoid interruptions. Call at a time when you are unlikely to be distracted.
During the call
Be courteous, polite. Make time for suitable greetings like “How are you today, Jim?” and “Did you enjoy your holiday?”
Put a smile in your voice. Remember, your caller can’t see you, so use intonation to good effect and try to sound confident, decisive, helpful and interested.
Check your notes. Look back at your notes to ensure that you have covered everything and quote figures and other data correctly.
Obtain feedback. Make sure that caller understands the message correctly, especially where deadlines and actions that are involved.
Be courteous. Finish by thanking the caller for his or her time and trouble.
After the call
Make notes. Let it become a habit to make notes of the call and place them in an appropriate file.
Take actions. If you need to send a letter of confirmation or inform someone in your organization about any details of the call, do some immediately so that you do not forget important points.
73. What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. Using a telephone for business has strict rules.
B. While making a business phone call, you should be efficient first.
C. It’s necessary to learn how to use your phone for work.
D. The phone is playing a very important role in our daily life, especially in business.
74. Before calling, you have to ____.
A. stay at your company only. B. learn important data and figures by heart
C. get things ready for the communication D. choose the right time and place
75. What’s the meaning of the word “feedback”?
A. information B. present C. greeting D. reply
第II卷（两部分，共35分）
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。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；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。
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。
Early the next morning the man leaves the little village where 76. ____________
he spent the night. He took the narrow, winded country 77. ____________
road which he knew it led to a town some 12 miles 78. ____________
away. Before walking for 2 hours, he came to a path 79.____________
which led direct to the town. The man left the road 80.____________
and past through a gate and was soon walking along the path. 81.____________
The fields were deserted. To left and right of the path, 82.____________
corn sheaves (捆,束) were put in good row. Across 83.____________
the fields, the only sign of human living was a small 84.____________
farm house, its roof was yellow. 85.____________
第二节： 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你叫李华, 是一位高中生。请你用英语给报社写一封信，反映如下情况并谈谈你的的建议。
1． 现在有很多学生使用手机。一是认为这是种时髦，二是认为便于跟家人和朋友联系。
2． 一些学生把手机带进教室，在课堂上经常听见手机的铃声。破坏课堂纪律。
3． 有的同学还在课堂上发短信息，浪费宝贵的时间。
建议：教室是学习的地方，需要安静；学生不应该在教室中使用手机；应该集中注意力学习。学校应该作出规定，禁止学生在教室使用手机。
注意： 1. 信的开头和结尾已给出. 2. 字数: 100 左右 3. 参考词汇: 集中(注意力) concentrate on
Dear Editor,
I’m a senior high student. Now many students use mobile phones.
Yours sincerely
Li Hua
桐城中学2007届高三英语第一次月考
试题参考答案
一、听力理解（每题1.5分）
1 ―― 5 C B C C C 6 ―― 10 C B A B C
11 ―― 15 A A B C B 16 ―― 20 A B B A A
二、单项选择（每题1分）
21 ―― 25 C D C B B 26 ―― 30 C A B B C 31 ―― 35 B A D D C
三、完型填空（每题1.5分）
36 ―― 40 C B C C B 41 ―― 45 A B A C D
46 ―― 50 B A C C A 51 ―― 55 A C A D B
四、 阅读理解（每题2分）
56 ―― 60 A C C A B 61 ―― 65 C C B D A
66 ―― 70 D C B C B 71 ―― 75 A A C C D
五、短文改错（每题1分）
76. leaves改为 left 根据时态一致原则
77. winded改为winding 非谓语动词做定语，与 country是主动关系
78. 去掉it which引导的定语从句修饰road, which 在从句中做主语
79. Before 改为 after 根据逻辑关系来确定
80. direct 改为 directly 副词修饰动词，directly 做状语，修饰动词
81. past 改为 passed 这里需要用动词作谓语
82. To 后面加 the 根据习惯用法
83. row 改为rows 根据修饰一致这里应该用复数
84. 正确
85. its 改为 whose 后面为非限制性定语从句，故its 应改为关系代词whose
六、书面表达（满分25分）
Dear Editor,
I’m a senior high student. Now many students use mobile phones. They think it’s a fashion to use mobile phones. Besides, it’s very convenient to get in touch with their families and friends by using mobile phones. But some students break the rules in class. They bring their mobile phones to the classroom and we often hear the ring of mobile phones in class. Some of them even waste precious time in class typing short messages on the mobile phones .
In my opinion, the classroom is a place for students to gain knowledge. Therefore quietness is badly needed for us to learn our lessons. Those with mobile phones shouldn’t take mobile phones to the classroom. We are supposed to concentrate on our studies. The school should make a rule to forbid the students to use mobile phones in the classroom.
Li Hua