江苏省姜堰中学2006~2007学年度高三第一次阶段测试
英 语
总分150分
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l0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 does the woman suggest doing?
A. Waiting a little longer. B. Continuing the meeting. C. Having a break.
2. What are they talking about?
A. Fashion. B. Music. C. A book.
3. What does the man mean?
A. The furniture he bought was very cheap.
B. The furnished apartment was inexpensive.
C. The furniture in the market was on sale every Sunday.
4. Where are the speakers talking?
A. At a hotel. B. In a shop. C. In a restaurant.
5. Why didn’t the woman accept the man’s suggestion?
A. She didn’t like the design of the bag.
B. She didn’t like the color of the bag.
C. She didn’t like the leather one.
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。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。
6. Who are the two speakers?
A. A mother and a son.
B. A teacher and a student.
C. A husband and a wife.
7. What is the woman told to do tomorrow?
A. To take a plane. B. To have a dinner. C. To pick up some people.
8. When will the plane land?
A. 7:46 a.m. B. 7:46 p.m. C. 7:36 p.m.
听第7段材料,回答第9、10题。
9. What was the woman busy with?
A. She was busy getting ready for dinner.
B. She was busy sending her children to school.
C. She was busy working.
10. Where will the children stay after school?
A. At their sports club. B. At Paul’s home. C. In the kitchen.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11. What sports is Kerry interested in?
A. Fishing. B. Football. C. Swimming.
12. What sport does golf belong to?
A. Team sports. B. Individual sports. C. Outdoor activities.
13. What can we infer from the dialogue?
A. Both of them are sports fans.
B. Neither of them is a sports fan.
C. They often do physical exercise together.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14. How is Nancy feeling this morning?
A. She looks all right.
B. She is not in the best of health.
C. She is in the best of health.
15. Why does Nancy feel she’s under a lot of pressure in class?
A. Because she is afraid of the examination.
B. Because the professor always criticizes her in class.
C. Because very often she’s not able to take notes while listening.
16. How many hours does Nancy usually sleep every day?
A. About six hours a day. B. About five hours a day. C. About four hours a day.
17. What does Jack advise Nancy to do?
A. Rest for several days.
B. Not to do any time-consuming things.
C. To get out in the fresh air and sunshine.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18. How long has it been snowing for?
A. 40 days. B. 14 days. C. 2 days.
19. What do we know about the task of cleaning?
A. It is easy to carry out. B. It is hard to perform. C. It is out of the question.
20. Why did the workers in Memphis regard the snow in the train as a welcome gift?
A. Because some children there have never seen snow before.
B. Because they have to do something with the snow.
C. Because they would send much snow to the children’s playground.
第二部分:英语知识运用 (共两节,满分35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及D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. ---This passage is difficult for me. Could you please explain it to me?
---I’m afraid I have to say sorry, but the book is ________ my understanding.
A. beyond B. over C. above D. off
22. ---How often do you visit your granny in the village?
---I feel ashamed. Just ________.
A. often B. all of a sudden C. once in a while D. by accident
23. ---Let’s go and have a good drink tonight.
---________ Have you got the first lottery ticket(中头彩)?
A. What for? B. Thanks a lot. C. Yes, I’d like to. D. Why not?
24. We’ve been looking at houses but haven’t found ________ we like yet.
A. one B. ones C. it D. them
25. He spent as much time reading as he ________ watching TV.
A. wanted B. needed C. did D. used
26. Many children have formed the habit of reading but ________ notes meanwhile.
A. not take B. not to take C. not taking D. not to take
27. John, look at the time! ________ you play the piano at such a late hour?
A. Must B. Can C. May D. Need
28. The way he did it was different ________ we were used to.
A. in which B. in what C. from what D. from which
29. Babara went to the States a couple of years ago, by ______ time she had learned to dance and act in comedies.
A. which B. that C. what D. whose
30. We won’t keep winning games ________ we keep playing well.
A. because B. unless C. when D. while
31. It was with great joy ________ he received the news ________ his lost daughter had been found.
A. because; that B. which; what C. since; what D. that; that
32. ________ one hour in the morning, and you will be looking for it the rest of the day.
A. Lose B. Lost C. To lose D. Having lost
33. In the dark forests ________, some large enough to hold several English towns.
A. stand many lakes B. lie many lakes
C. many lakes lie D. many lakes stand
34. He must have had an accident, or he ________ here for class then.
A. had to be B. should be
C. would be D. would have been
35. ---How are the team playing?
---They are playing well, but one of them _________ hurt.
A. got B. gets C. are D. had got
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,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“I couldn’t survive without music,” says fifteen-year-old Steve. In the morning, Steve wakes up to his favorite __36__ radio station. He listens to rock on the radio while he eats his __37__. He puts on his personal stereo before he leaves the house and __38__ his cassette player on the bus to school.
“Last week I put my headphones on in the math __39__.” admits Steve. “The teacher was really __40__. She took my headphones away and I couldn’t use them for a week. It was __41__.” At home Steve does his homework to music---loud music.
“My mother __42__ shouts ‘Turn it down!’” says Steve. “She can’t __43__ how I can work with music on, but music __44__ me to fix my attention upon my studies.” Steve would like to make music himself. “I’m learning to play the guitar. __45__, it doesn’t sound too good at the __46__. But I’m going to keep __47__!”
For __48__ like Steve, music is a very important part of __49_. Music is social; it brings people together at discos, parties and concerts. Fast and __50__ music is full of energy; it helps people to __51__ their problems and have __52__. Music talks about love, freedom and imagination. There are always new songs and new styles.
__53__ Steve’s mother agrees that music brings some problems. “Steve is a sensible(明智的) boy,” she says. “I don’t think he would ever take drugs hearing rock. But I __54__ worry about his hearing with all that loud music. And it __55__ me crazy!”
36. A. English B. news C. information D. music
37. A. breakfast B. lunch C. supper D. dinner
38. A. carries B. looks at C. listens to D. borrows
39. A. text B. class C. lab D. experiment
40. A. excited B. worried C. angry D. tired
41. A. terrible B. hopeless C. poor D. surprising
42. A. usually B. seldom C. frequently D. always
43. A. expect B. bear C. understand D. believe
44. A. helps B. forbids C. teaches D. forces
45. A. Unluckily B. Actually C. Disappointingly D. Necessarily
46. A. beginning B. end C. moment D. time
47. A. listening B. practicing C. shouting D. singing
48. A. grown-ups B. parents C. friends D. teenagers
49. A. study B. life C. family D. school
50. A. classical B. country C. light D. loud
51. A. forget B. settle C. remove D. leave
52. A. smile B. future C. fun D. sense
53. A. And B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. But
54. A. can B. do C. will D. should
55. A. causes B. results C. drives D. leaves
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
I made a pledge(誓言) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.
The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a biblical(圣经的) passage about husbands being thoughtful of their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.
And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.”
“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled.
After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.
There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.
“What’s the matter?” I asked her.
“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with distress(悲痛), “do you know something I don’t?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well…that checkup I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me…Am I dying?”
It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing.
“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”
56. From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage
_____________.
A. with his family B.
with Evelyn
C. alone D. with his children
57. During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because _______.
A. she looked lovely in her new clothes
B. he has made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm
C. he was determined to be a good husband
D. she was seriously ill
58. The author says, “There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment.” What was the one thing that went wrong?
A. He praised her sweater, which puzzled her.
B. She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated.
C. He knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her.
D. He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying.
59. By saying “I’m just starting to live,” Tom means that ____________.
A. he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life
B. he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband
C. he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change
D. he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before
B
Generations of children who sat through endless lessons of “chalk and talk” in front of a bossy teacher can take some relief. But the “chalk and talk” method helped them achieve better exam results. Modern classroom techniques may make school days a good deal happier, but contentment(满足) is not the road to success in examinations, according to university researchers.
Their three-year study, monitoring the progress of 2,000 teenagers, tried to measure the influence of the “boredom factor” in 17 selected schools in the north of England. The researchers also found that the old-fashioned approach of teachers ordering pupils about is still alive and producing results. Their conclusions were welcomed yesterday by educationists who were worried by the shift to less formal lessons.
The pupils in the latest study were asked to award teachers marks to measure how frequently they followed or ignored today’s fashion for “child-centred” education. A five-point scale was given to spot the teachers who always told them what they should know and what to write down. “It was significant and not something you would get by chance or accident. Certainly, when you compare the pupil’s interest and attitude to school, there is a quite definite and highly significant difference,” one of the researchers said. But the rankings were turned upside down when the team of four researchers looked at how the children did in examination. The sort of methods now frowned upon(不赞同) actually improve the final grades.
The researchers said, “There is nothing wrong with old-fashioned, didactic(说教性的) teaching in the right place, even if it isn’t the favor at the moment. However,” they insisted, “the best teachers had always mixed the two techniques to match the needs of pupils, although certain examinations forced some to concentrate more on dictation and learning by rote(死记硬背).”
60. University researchers have discovered that ___________.
A. modern teaching methods provide students with entertainment
B. students taught by modern techniques are happy and successful
C. traditional teaching methods help students score higher
D. students like old teaching better than modern teaching at school
61. We can infer from Paragraph 3 that ___________.
A. child-centred education promotes friendship among children
B. the research findings are not significant enough for a conclusion
C. those who show greater interest in school did better in exams
D. those who don’t show much interest in school may turn out to score higher in tests
62. The researchers suggest that ___________.
A. more old methods be used in teaching
B. students be taught how to score high in exams
C. dictation be used as one of the best teaching methods
D. old and new methods be used together
63. The best title for this text would be _____________.
A. The Examination-based Teaching
B. Rote Learning Was the Winner
C. The Problem of Child-centred Education
D. The Problem of the Traditional Method
C
Nowadays more and more foreign enterprises and companies are no longer relying on interviews for employment. Years of studying interviewing have made clear that it is not a very objective process. Personnel officers often hire the person they like best, or even the one they think most physically attractive. Looking good is no guarantee of doing the job well, however. Uglies or those who are aesthetically(审美地) challenged, lose heart.
To get a more objective view, many companies are also using psychological tests to hire both for relatively routine jobs and for positions at senior levels of management. It is impossible to say how many employers use tests, but estimates of test sales in the UK for1993 were over 1 million.
The basic reason employers use tests is clear: tests claim to be scientific and objective. A large body of research has shown that interviews by themselves are not very reliable as a method of selection. People’s judgements are often very subjective: whether they like the look of someone counts for more than almost anything else. But reliable and valid tests can offer rapid and more objective information about a would-be employee. If a candidate talks well in an interview but his test results suggest that he is a careless person who cannot concentrate, an employer is likely to think twice about hiring him.
Taking a serious test for a job is rather different from taking a game-like test. You can spend just a little in answering questions of that kind of test, and you deny the answers and say they are not accurate. But you cannot go to a serious test without enough preparation since you can not afford to be denied and removed again and again.
64. In the past, who would be sure to be employed after an interview?
A. The person who was well educated.
B. The person who had great abilities.
C. The person who scored high in the test.
D. The person who was appreciated by the personnel officer in a certain aspect.
65. According to the passage, “those who are aesthetically challenged” (Para.1) refer to those who are ______________.
A. good-looking
B. guarantee of doing the job well
C. not attractive judging from appearance
D. given the job of interviewing the candidates
66. Many companies use psychological tests ___________.
A. to take the place of interviews
B. just to select common clerks
C. to make the employment more difficult for candidates
D. to get really reliable and fair information about candidates
67. “that kind of test” (Para.4) refers to _______________.
A. an interview B. a serious test
C. a game-like D. an objective test
D
What most people don’t realize is that wealth isn’t the same as income. If you make $1 million a year and spend $1 million, you’re not getting wealthier: you’re just living high. Wealth is what you accumulate (get together), not what you spend.
How do you become wealthy? There, too, most people have it wrong. It’s rarely luck or inheritance or even intelligence that builds fortunes. Wealth is more often the necessary and natural result of a person’s hard work, determination, perseverance and most of all, self- discipline.
The most successful accumulators of wealth spend less than they can on houses, cars, vacations and entertainment. Why? Because these things offer little or no return. The wealthy would rather put their money into investments or their businesses. It’s an attitude.
The best wealth-builders pay careful attention to their money and seek professional advice. Those who spend heavily on cars, boats and houses, I’ve found, tend to skimp (spend little) on investment advice. Those who skimp on the luxuries are usually more willing to pay top dollar for good legal and financial advice.
The self-made rich develop clear goals for their money. They may wish to retire early, or they may want to leave some concrete possessions to their children. The goals are different, but two things are consistent: they have a dollar figure in minds. The amount they want to save by age 50, perhaps? And they work hard toward that goal. One thing may surprise you. If you make wealth---not just income---your goal, the luxury house you’ve been dreaming about won’t seem so attractive. You’ll have the attitude.
68. Which is the most important factor to be wealthy?
A. Good fortune. B. Intelligence.
C. Hard work. D. Self-discipline.
69. Why don’t the wealthy spend much money on cars, vacations and entertainment?
A. Because they cannot afford these luxuries.
B. Because they cannot gain wealth from these things.
C. Because they are busily engaged in their business and they have no free time.
D. Because they put their money into other investments, which leaves them no money for these things.
70. Which kind of the following people would be most likely to seek professional advice?
A. The people who intend to buy a house.
B. The people who have financial problem.
C. The people who invest in business.
D. The workers who build up a skyscraper.
71. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The rich people have the same goal of retiring at 50 when they have earned a certain sum of money.
B. The wealthy people share two things---the amount of money they will make and diligence.
C. The wealthy people usually retire at the age of 50 and then enjoy the rest of life happily.
D. Luxurious house is a sign of people’s wealth, so wealthy people are sure to buy it.
E
Mahmoud Abbas was elected Palestinian Authority president by a wide margin Sunday, exit polls showed, giving him a decisive mandate (提示,委任契约) to renew peace talks with Israel, and try to end more than four years of Mideast bloodshed.
The victory of Abbas, who has spoken out against violence and has the backing of the international community, was expected to usher in(引进) a new era, after four decades of rule by Yasser Arafat who died Nov.11.
Abbas, popularly known as Abu Mazen, has promised to reform the Palestinian Authority, reform the Palestinian security services and quickly continue negotiations with Israel, stalled(陷入僵局) for four years.
Abbas’s political objectives are the same as Arafat’s: a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, and a solution for Palestinian refugees and their descendants.
US President Bush, who has said a resumption of peace talks must be accompanied by sweeping Palestinian reforms, called Abbas’ election “a historic day for the Palestinian people”.
“Palestinians throughout the West Bank and Gaza took a key step toward building a democratic future by choosing a new president in elections that observers describe as largely free and fair,” Bush said in a statement issued two hours after polls closed.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon expects to meet with Abbas soon, his aide said. Israeli officials said that in a gesture to Abbas, Israel plans to release some of the more than 7,000 Palestinian prisoners, provided Abbas stop militants(好战者)from firing rockets at Israeli towns.
“I think this vote shows a change in the Palestinian street, moving away from support of violence,” said Sharon aide Raanan Gissin.
“We hope that from this mandate AbuMazen will lead the Palestinian people on the path of reconciliation(和解),” he added.
72. Which of the following is TRUE of Mahmoud Abbas?
A. He defeated his opponent(对手) easily in the presidential election.
B. He is in favour of violence.
C. He lacks the support of the international community.
D. Yasser Arafat appointed(任命) him as Palestinian president.
73. One of the political aims Abbas has in common with Arafat is _________.
A. to reform the Palestinian Authority
B. to set up a Palestinian state
C. to quickly continue the peace talk with Israel
D. to reform the Palestinian security services
74. What is Israeli attitude toward Abbas’ election?
A. Welcome. B. Opposition.
C. Neither welcome nor opposition. D. We don’t know.
75. What does the underlined word “release” mean in the passage?
A. Return. B. Put into prison.
C. Send out. D. Set free.
高三英语答题纸
第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题 共35分)
第四部分:写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节:对话填空题(满分10分)
阅读下面对话,掌握其大意,并根据所给首字母的提示,在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式,使对话通顺。
W: Hi, Fred; where have you been? M: I’ve been to the library and borrowed some English books. Why do you ask? W: I thought you’d been to the post office. Did you find the money I left on the desk? M: Yes, $ 10 (76) a____________. But I don’t know what it is (77) f____________. W: Didn’t you see the (78) n____________ I left to you with the money? M: Note? Why note? I don’t see any note. W: (79)R____________? It’s very strange. I left the money with a note (80)s____________ I wanted you to go to the post office and get some (81) e____________ and stamps for me. I also put the ink (82) b____________ on them in case they might (83) d____________ your attention. M: I see now. Why can’t you go and get them (84) y____________? The post office is only about 30 minutes’ walk from here. We often walk there after supper. W: Of course I know how far it is from our school. I can’t go there myself because I’m very busy doing some chemistry (85)e ____________ in the lab. And what’s more, I have to prepare for my English exam. You know I failed the last one. If I can’t pass this time, a hard time will be waiting for me. | 76.___________ 77.___________ 78.___________ 79.___________ 80.___________ 81.___________ 82.___________ 83.___________ 84.___________ 85.___________ |
第二节:书面表达(25分)
高考日益临近,同学们都希望在高考中取得成功,但有些学生不是在学习上下功夫,而是期盼着好运气的到来。针对此现象,根据下列汉语提示,请以“My Opinion on Luck”为题,写一篇120词左右的短文。
1.有些学生认为成功归功于运气,考上大学主要靠运气。
2.有些学生认为运气是勤奋的结果,刻苦努力,永不言败,才能成功。
3.你的观点……
注意事项:
1.可根据内容要点适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
2.参考词汇:高考the National College Entrance Examination; 勤奋diligence
My Opinion on Luck
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参考答案
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21-25 ACAAC 26-30 CACAB 31-35 DABDA
36-40 DACBC 41-45 ADCAB 46-50 CBDBD 51-55 ACDBC
56-59 DDCA 60-63 CDDB 64-67 DCDC 68-71 DBCD
72-75 ABAD
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81. envelopes 82. bottle 83. draw 84. yourself 85. experiments
书面表达
My Opinion on Luck
With the National College Entrance Examination drawing near, all the students wish to succeed in it so as to realize their dreams. But some students would rather expect good luck than make every effort to study. They think success results from good luck. Whether they can be admitted into a key university mainly depends on luck.
However, others insist that diligence is the mother of good luck. Only by hard work can they achieve what they want. Even though they fail sometimes, they don’t give up, because they believe success lies in their own hands.
As for me, I’m in favor of the latter opinion. Luck doesn’t come alone. It goes hand in hand with hard work. Sometimes some students are lucky enough to succeed, but such luck won’t last long because it is not based on their own abilities.