2005-2006年度苏南四星级高中高三第一次联考摸底题
一、听力（略）
二、单项选择（15分）
21. She left her hometown thirty years ago and has _____ returned only once.
A. late B. since C. never D. hardly
22. ——You just think of yourself! You kept me waiting for at least three hours.
——I am sorry that you _____think so.
A. would B. could C. should D. might
23. All the people _______ the meeting were surprised to hear the news.
A. present at B. were present at C. presented at D. presented
24. Scientific information can help us _______ facts from misleading opinions.
A. say B. recognize C. tell D. gain
25. There _______to be great changes in the next ten years to the ways ____ English is taught in the classroom.
A. needs; in that B. need; where
C. is need; / D. needs; /
26.——Are you going to attend Mrs. Flower’s party?
——No, _____ but I haven’t _______any invitation yet.
A. unless invited; received B. if I’m not invited; accepted
C. if inviting; received D. when invited; accepted
27. ——We were surprised to hear that the reason _____she gave for her absence was ______her mother was ill.
——yes.. we saw her mother was at the supermarket that morning.
A. why; that B. which that C. that; because D. why; because
28. ——When did he got home last night?
——Very late, there_____no buses there, he had to walk home.
A. were B. would be C. should be D. being
29. ——Are you related to the lady?
——Yes, she ______my cousin.
A. married with B. got married C. married to D. is married to
30. ——We haven’t seen each other for ages.
——No, I don’t remember how many years ago_____I last saw you.
A. it was that B. was it that C. it was when D. was it when
31.The population in Beijing has _______ doubled in the past ten years.
A. larger than B. as great as C. more than D. as many as
32. Under more favorable conditions, we________ better.
A. need have done B. could have done C. should do D. had to do
33. If you put all the insects in the world together, they would weigh more than all the people
and ______of the animals on the earth.
A. the other B. the rest C. another D. the others
34. The point is, We should judge a person on his inner characteristics ____ on what he wears.
A. in order that B. as a result of C. in case of D. rather than
35. There are six waiting-rooms in the new railway station, _______about 26000 passengers.
A. seating B. sat C. seated D. sitting
三、完形填空（20小题，每题1.5分，共30分）
When Mt Vesuvius erupted （爆发）in 79 A.D, it destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The first excavators (挖掘者)were the people of Pompeii who, 36 to their city when the eruption stopped, dug down through the 37 of their buried homes and salvaged (抢救)what they could 38 their furniture and 39 . the tunnels they 40 through the solidified ash can still be seen in place. But a time came 41 Pompeii and Herculaneum were forgotten. Throughout the Middle Age these two buried cities were not 42 . and it was not until 1709 43 an Austrian prince sank a shaft at Herculaneum then, by means of underground tunnels, 44 the city of its treasures, in 1729 systematic(系统地)excavation began on the same site.
From the end of the eighteenth century to the present day, digging had gone practically continuously,_45 slowly, and often with few resources. Perhaps this slowness has not been entirely a 46 ., since it has resulted in large, untouched sections of both cities left preserved for modern, scientific 47 . Archeological(考古学的)techniques have 48 so much in the last fifty years that a 49 can now be shown far more archeological information than was possible before. Today most of Pompeii and a substantial section of Herculaneum have been 50 . They are the best archaeological sites in 51 , and the most wonderful. For here, and 52 else on earth are ancient cities in which 53 did not die out but was suddenly 54 . “Behind these walls”, as one writer has said, “lies an ancient Italian town, stilled in a moment of time. To enter the 55 of this city is to walk 2000 years in the past.
36. A. arriving B. retuning C. coming D. going
37. A. walls B. floors C. gates D. roofs
38. A. of B. from C. out of D. in
39. A. thing B. tools C. owings D. belongings
40. A. went B. got C. drove D. moved
41. A. when B. and C. that D. until
42. A. discovered B. researched C. disturbed D. reached
43. A. when B. that C. before D. after
44. A. stole B. removed C. cured D. robbed
45. A. but B. though C. even D. despite
46. A. mistake B. wrong--doing C. advantage D. disadvantage
47. A. discovery B. research C. excavation D. foundation
48. A. improved B. changed C. added to D. enlarged
49. A. spot B. site C. place D. position
50. A. thrown B. stopped C. removed D. cleared
51. A. Africa B. Asia C. America D. Europe
52. A. somewhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. everywhere
53. A. human being B. life C. citizens D. animals
54. A. arrested B. found C. seen D. discovered
55. A. walls B. gates C. center D. roofs
四、阅读理解（20小题，每题2分，40分）
A
This is a time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents. Can you find little extra to give? On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help.
Littleton Children’s Home
We DON’T want your money, but children’s toys, books and clothes IN GOOD CONDITION would be very welcome.
Also, we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests. You have so much—will you share it?
Phone Sister Thomas on 55671
Children’s Hospice
We look after a small number of very sick children. This important work needs skill and love. We cannot continue without gifts or money to pay for more nursing staff(职员). We also need storybooks and toys suitable for quiet games.
Please contact: The Secretary, Little Children’s Hospice, Newly Road.
Street Food
In the winter weather, it’s not fun being homeless. It’s even worse if you’re hungry. We give hot food to at least fifty people every night. It’s hard work, but necessary. Can you come and help? If not, can you find little money? We used a very old kitchen , and we need some new saucepans. Money for new ones would be most welcomed indeed.
Contact: Street Food, c/o Mary’s House, Elming Way. Littleton Phone 55823.
Littleton Youth Club
Have you got an unwanted chair? —a record-player? —a pot of paint?
Because we use them!
We want to get to work on our meeting room!
Please phone 55231 and we’ll be happy to collect anything you can give us !
Thank you!
The Night Shelter
We offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go. We rent the former Commercial Hotel on Green street. Although it is not expensive, we never seem to have enough money. Can you let us have a few pounds? Any amount, however small will be such a help.
Send it to us15, Greet St. Littleton. Please make check payable to Night Shelter.
56. Reading the passage, you might like to help these organizations while working for ________.
A. homeless and sick children
B. less fortunate members of our society
C. hungry people who have no beds to sleep in
D. friendly members of our society to help others
57. We can infer__________.
A. there are too many social problems in this country
B. people are very poor during the time for giving
C. warm-hearted people like to give away money
D. this passage is taken from a local newspaper
58. If your children have grown up , you may take the children’s things to_________.
A. Children’s Home and Children’s Hospice
B. Youth Club and Children’s Home
C. Children’s Hospice and Night Shelter
D. Youth Club and Night Shelter
B
It was midnight in Paris and we were rolling toward Avenue Bosguet. As we came to the Pont Alexandra Ⅲ, the taxi slowed down, for the traffic light was red against us, and then, without stopping, we sailed through the red in a sudden burst of speed. The same performance was repeated at the Alma Bridge. As I paid the driver, I asked him why he had driven through two red lights.
“You ought to be ashamed of yourself, breaking the law and endangering your life that way,” I protested(抗议).
He looked at me, astonished. “Ashamed of myself? I am a law-abiding(守法的) citizen and have no desire to get killed either.” He cut me off before I could protest.
“No, just listen to me before you complain. What did I do? Went through a red light. Well, did you ever stop to consider what a red light is, what it means?”
“Certainly,” I replied. “It’s a stop signal and means that traffic is rolling in the opposite direction.”
“Half-right,” said the driver, “but incomplete. It’s only an automatic(自动的) stop signal. And it does not mean that there is cross traffic. Did you see any cross traffic during our trip? Of course not. I slowed down at the light, looked carefully to the right and to the left. Not another car on the street at this hour. Well, then! What would you have me do? Should I stop like a stupid animal because an automatic, brainless machine turns red every forty seconds? No, sir,” he shouted. “I am a man, not a machine. I have eyes and a brain and judgment, given me by God. Ashamed of myself, you say? I would only be ashamed of myself if I let those blinking lamps do my thinking for me. Good night, sir.”
Is this bad, is this good? Frankly I no longer am sure..
59. At the Alma Bridge, _______________ .
A. the writer stopped the taxi and paid the driver
B. the taxi went through a red light again
C. there was a performance the writer had already watched
D. the writer began to criticize the driver
60. To the taxi driver, a red light ___________ .
A. was not a stop signal
B. should not work at midnight
C. sometimes made mistakes in judgment
D. didn’t always mean that there was cross traffic
61. The main reason the driver dared to drive through the red light was that __________ .
A. he found there was no cross traffic there at that time
B. he thought it a shame to be controlled by a machine
C. he knew no other driver would see him at this hour
D. he didn’t trust any brainless machine
62. According to the passage, the driver thought of what he had done as _______ .
A. law-abiding B. law-breaking
C. something to be proud of D. something to be ashamed of
C
After a long period of studies, scientists are uncovering surprising new finding about dolphins (海豚). They believe that dolphins do “talk” to each other, whistling “names” among themselves and others in their group. They help one another when in trouble. Like bats, they use sound waves to “see”. Because of these and other findings, many scientists now place dolphins among the cleverest animals on earth.
Dolphins love to mimic (模仿). If we swim on our backs, they do too. If we dive, they follow. Once a trainer blew a puff of (一口) cigarette smoke against the window of an observation tank, a young dolphin swam to its mother, nursed a moment, and spit out a cloud of milk against the glass.
It is even more surprising that dolphins are able to understand sign language. One of Herman’s dolphins has mastered more than 50 sign words. And they can also mimic the signatures of others. Now scientists are learning how dolphins “speak” to each other.
Dolphins help one another. When birth-giving takes place, females gather to keep off sharks. Later, while the mother looks for food, they take care of the young dolphin, swimming in a circle.
Dolphins reach out to us in astonishing ways. What would the world be like without them?
63. To the best of our knowledge, dolphins are _________ .
A. surprising fish B. interesting animals
C. intelligent mammals(智能哺乳动物) D. man’s friends
64. In the second paragraph, “nursed” means __________ .
A. brought the mother something to eat
B. sucked milk from the mother dolphin
C. asked to be taken care of
D. gave some milk to her
65. What was the young dolphin doing when it suddenly swam to its mother? It was______ .
A. having a little fun B. diving into the deep sea
C. playing with the trainer D. copying “smoking”
66. Which do you think is more reasonable?
A. We are still in the early stage of learning about these animals.
B. We have little difficulty in understanding dolphin.
C. Man will be able to talk freely to dolphins in the near future.
D. Sign language is the only way to make dolphins understand us.
D
Dear Editor:
While a new school term is about to begin, perhaps we should reconsider the matter of examinations. In July, tow writers(letters to the editor) praised the cancellation(取消)of exams because they believe “Tests don’t tell the whole story”.
As a teacher who has worked in four countries, I have had the experience that a student who earns good marks is generally a good student, and a student’s final mark in a subject is usually a grade average of the year’s work. Of course there are expectations, but they do not have the frequency that would give an unfair picture of a student’s ability.
The simple fact is that proper class work; diligent exam studies and good marks are almost certain indicators (指示) of a student’s future performance. The opposite is, almost certainly, incompetence.
There is no acceptable substitute for competition of quality. How can teachers and future officials determine what a student has learned and remembered? Should we simply take the student’s mark for it? Any institution that “liberates” students from fair and formal exams is misguided, if not ignorant (无知的) and surely the “graduates ” of such institutions will lack trustworthiness(信赖), not to mention being rejected by foreign universities for graduate or other studies.
When all is said and done, I sense that a fear of failure and a fear of unpleasant comparison() with others are at the bottom of most ban-exam talks. Excellence and quality fear nothing. On the contrary, they seek competition and desire the satisfaction of being the best.
67. According to the letter, a student’s final mark ____________ .
A. is often encouraging B. often tells whether he likes the object or not
C. often prove unreliable D. often gives a fair picture of the year’s work
68. The two writers mentioned in the first paragraph____________ .
A. seemed to be worried about the poor marks of their students
B. must have proposed other ways of testing students
C. opposed judging students by the results of exams
D. regarded exams as a way of punishing students
69. Which of the following will be the author of this passage probably agree with?
- Tests are an effective measure of the students’ abilities.
- Tests are not effective in measuring the students’ abilities.
- Tests can only measure some of the students’ abilities.
- Tests may not be useful for measuring students’ abilities
70. If a student graduated from a university which does not require exams, he would________ .
- have to continue his studies
- not be admitted by foreign institutions
- be incompetent
- have a feeling of failure
71. According to the writer of the letter, those who oppose exams __________ .
A. are incompetent teachers B. fear failure
C. have no confident in competition D. both B and C
E
There are two basic ways to see growth; one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external(外在的)result or a product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language——all these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.
By contrast(对照), the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but the rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they meet with new experience and unexpected difficulties. In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.
In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential to our ability to grow. Do we see ourselves as quick and curious? If so, then we tend to take more changes and to be more open to unfamiliar experience. Do we think we’re shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and not to take a step until we know the ground is safe. Do we think we are slow to adapt to(适应)change or that we’re not smart enough to deal with a new challenge? Then we are likely to take a more passive rule or not try at all.
These feelings of insecurity(不安全)and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not face and overcome these internal fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.
72. In the author’s eyes, one who views personal growth as a process would_________.
A. succeed in climbing up the social ladder
B. judge his ability to grow from his own achievements
C. face difficulties and take up challenges
D. aim high and reach his goal each time
73. Which of the following can be viewed as the process of personal growth?
A. Our manager was always willing to accept new challenges.
B. Little Tom won the first prize in the Speech Contest.
C. Mary picked up French while she was in Paris.
D. Father’s salary rose from $ 2,000 to $ 3,000
74. For personal growth, the author advocate(提倡)all of the following except __________ .
A. curiosity about more changes
B. quickness in self-adaptation
C. open-mindedness to new experience
D. avoidance of internal fears and doubts
75. The best title for this passage should be _______________.
A. Encountering New Challenges B. Growth——Product or Produce
C. Unavoidable Feeling of Self-doubt D. Overcoming Internal Fears
五、短文改错（10分）
I have always quite irrationally prided myself for my 76.____________
good health, for I only occasionally had to take a day 77.____________
off the work when I have had a cold. So I was quite 78. ____________
offended by my doctor who, when we ran to each other 79._____________
in the street the other day, taking one look at me and 80.____________
told me that I was definite fat and that if I did not 81._____________
make effort to lose some weight, I could expect to 82._____________
have a heart attack very long. He added that, like many 83._____________
middle-aged man, I led an inactive life. It was true that I 84._____________
had been getting fatter, but it was because I was getting older. 85._____________
六、写作（25分）
请根据目前许多青少年学生近视的状况，写一篇题为“Near-sightedness”的英语短文；全文分为两段。第一段的第一句必须是主题句，“Near-sightedness is a serious problem among the youth of our country”，第二段的第一句必须是主题句，“I have some suggestions for solving this problem.”
附：参考答案
21~30 BCACD ABDDA 31~40 CBBDA BDADC 41~50 ACBDB DCABD
51~60 DCBAB BBABD 61~70 ACCBD ADCAB 71~75 DCADB
重点解析:
21. B. since在此用作副词，作“从那时……以后”解，位置可在句末或句中。
22. C. should在that引导的从句中具有感情色彩，这里作“竟然、居然“解。
23. A. present在此用作形容词“到场的”，与介词at连用作后置定语。
24. C. tell与情态动词can, be able to等连用时，作“分辨，区别”解。
25. 感到法
26. A. “unless invited”意思是“除非受到邀请”， inviting是指邀请别人；receive是指客观情况下的“收到”。而accept指主观情况下的“接受”。
27. B. 前空可填which或that来引导定语从句，而后空的表语从句须用that引导。
28. D. 此句的关键在于逗号，看清它的前后是否有连词。在无连词的情况下，应考虑它的前伴部分是独立主格结构，即being短语作诈语。
29. D. “和……结婚”的动词marry不能与介词with或to连用，be married to sb.可用来表示状态。
30. A. 此句为用作宾语从句的特殊疑问句的强调句句型，从句应用陈述句语序。
31. C. 此句中的more than是“超过”的意思，相当于副词over，修饰动词谓语，其余选项均不可作动词double的修饰语。
32. B. 由介词短语表示潜在的一种假设，而主句中的情况也早已经发生，所以是对过去情况的一种假设，因此用could have done这一形式。
33. B. rest作代词“其余的”解，可替代可数与不可数的人和物。
34. D. rather than作“而不是”解。
35. A. seating是动词seat的分词形式，作“容纳”解。
36. B. 文中指他们（庞贝人）回到了他们的城市。
37. D. 因为火山灰湮埋了房屋，只露出房顶。
38. A. of介词短语作what部分的定语。
39. D. belongings是“财物”的意思，thing指东西，应用复数形式。
40. C. 短语“drive a tunnel”意思是“挖隧道”
41. A. when引导定语从句，修饰被谓语分割开的“a time”.
42. C. 全句的意思是；“整个中世纪这两座城市（被埋在地下）没有被打扰过。
43. B. 强调句型“It’s not until……that……”作“直到……才……”解。
44. D. 固定搭配，“rob ……of sth”抢劫某人的东西“steal sth from ……”是偷……
45. B. though作副词 “尽管”解，表示让步。
46. D. 由since从句得知；也许慢并非完全是不利得。
47. C. 科学的挖掘。
48. A. 改进，提高。
49. B. spot“地点 场所”。site指“工地，场所”。Place泛指“地方”。position指“位置” 此句可从后文51题提示中，判断出site为正确选项。
50. D. clear清理 整理
51. D. 常识题。
52. C. 应当是“没有其它的地方”。
53. B. 句意是“……在这样的城市里，生命并没有消失……”。
54. A arrested “妨碍，阻止” 此句的意思是“……而是突然地被阻止了……”。
55. B. 是“进入城市之门”的意思。
短文攻错：
76. for改为on, pride oneself on是“以……为自豪”
77. had改为have, 陈述的是客观事实，应用一般现在时。
78. work前的定冠词the删去，泛指“工作，上班”的work不需要冠词。
79. to改为into, ran into指“遇见”
80. taking改为took,作谓语。
81. 形容词definite改为副词definitely, 修饰形容词fat, 作状语。
82. 在effort前加冠词an , “make an effort”作“尽力”解
83. very 改为before, before long是“不久”的意思。
84. man改为men, many后面应该接复数名词。
85. 无错。
作文评分标准：
1. 内容５分，组织５分，语法４分，用词４分，大小写、书写及标点符号各２分。
2. 主题句必须写在每一段的第一句位置。漏写一个主题句扣２分。
3. 两段必须分开写，两段合并成一段扣２分。
参考范文：
Near-sightedness is a serious problem among the youth of our country. Some 65 to 70 percent of young people are near-sightedness that is caused by undue emphasis on success in entrance examinations and long hours of homework. Another obvious reason is that children watch too much television, often sitting right in front of the TV set for hours without rest.
I have some suggestions for solving this problem. Parents should regulate their children’s television viewing. We must keep a proper distance when watching TV or reading, and we must not read in too dim or bright light. We should take breaks during study periods to rest our eyes. Also, regular medical checkups can reveal problems before they become serious.