金陵中学2006～2007学年度第一学期高三年级期中测试
英 语 试 卷
命题人：高三英语备课组 校审：吴俊
本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。
第一卷（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。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 are the two speakers going to do?
A.Have lunch in the open air. B. Have a meal in a restautrant. C. Go to a park for fun.
2. What does the man say about Kate?
A. She is popular with children. B. She has always been popular. C. She had a surprising party.
3. What is the man’s problem?
A. He is tired. B. He is sick. C. He is thirsty.
4. Where is the conversation taking place?
A. Outside a bookstore. B. In front of a library. C. At a railway station.
5. What do we know about the man?
A. He is going in for sports. B. He is in poor health. C. He is getting fat.
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。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6～7题。
6. Why did the woman cry?
A. Because she was homesick. B. Because she envied the man’s family.
C. Because she received some photos.
7. What is the purpose of the man’s suggestion?
A. To enjoy themselves. B. To comfort the woman. C. To make friends with the woman.
听第7材料，回答8～10题。
8. How did the robber break into the couple’s house?
A. Through the window. B. Through the back door. C. Through the refrigerator door.
9. Whom did the husband dial at last?
A. The local police station. B. Their neighbors. C. 911.
10. What did the policeman suggest?
A. They should buy a special lock. B. They should list their stolen things.
C. They should wait until the police car came.
听第8料，回答11～13题。
11. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Boss and employee. B. Husband and wife. C. Friends.
12. When is the wedding party?
A. On Sunday afternoon. B. On Saturday evening. C. On Friday evening.
13. What will the woman probably do on Sunday evening?
A. Take the train back home. B. Attend the wedding party. C. Go and interview the singer.
听第9材料，回答14～16题。
14. What is the purpose of the talk?
A. To describe a college training course. B. To employ people for a job.
C. To talk about problems the airline company faces.
15. According to the speaker, how many people are accepted for the training program every year?
A. About one thousand. B. Several thousand. C. Fewer than one thousand.
16. Why does the speaker mention headwaiters?
A. To explain her previous job. B. To describe the background needed by people asking for the job.
C. To describe some of the skills people working in the plane need.
听第10材料，回答17～20题。
17. Why does the man look worried?
A. The price of long-distance calls has increased.
B. The cost of the telephone calls is greater than before.
C. Jack made telephone calls every evening.
18. Which month can it be when the conversation take?
A. September. B. Octover. C. November.
19. Who will finally pay the telephone bill?
A. The man. B. The woman. C. Their son.
20. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Long-distance calls. B. Their telephone bill. C. Jack and his girlfriend.
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选项。
21. ---Don’t press the button, John?
---What if I ______？
A. did B. would C. will D. shall
22. Bob has been working hard in an attempt to have his pay ______ as soon as possible.
A. raised B. risen C. arisen D. lifted
23. He is rather difficult to make friends with, but his friendship, ______, is more true than any other.
A. when to gain B. once gained C. after is gained D. while gaining
24. Color blind people often find it difficult to ______ between blue and green.
A. separate B. tell C. compare D. distinguish
25. The manager ______ one of the hotel servants of stealing the money.
A. scolded B. complained C. accused D. charged
26. His letter was so confusing that I could hardly make any ______ of it.
A. explanation B. meaning C. message D. sense
27. Don’t worry. He is accustomed to ______ like that.
A. be laughed at B. being laughed C. laugh at D. being laughed at
28. ---Guess what! I came across and old friend at the English evening last night.
--- ______. I’m sure you had a wonderful time together.
A. Sounds good B. How nice C. Very well D. All right
29. --- ______, Jack? You look pale.
--- I fell off my bike and hurt my legs.
A. What’s going on B. What’s up C. What did you do D. What have you done
30. In many countries, packets of cigarettes come with a government health warning ______ them.
A. attached with B. attaching with C. attaching to D. attached to
31. Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer ______ it was 20 years ago, ______ it was so poorly equipped.
A. that; which B. what; when C. what; which D. which; that
32. People built a monument ______ those who died for the country.
A. in need of B. in praise of C. in memory of D. in search of
33. He abused at the tourist; ______, he refused to apologize.
A. making things worse B. making things bad
C. to make things worse D. to make things bad
34. Although the working mother is very busy, she still ______ a lot of time to children.
A. devotes B. spends C. offers D. provides
35. All three teams ______ different approaches to the problem.
A. adapted B. adopted C. attached D. adjusted
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各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
When I was about ten, my dad came home with a big box. It was a computer. We didn’t see Dad for the next week. He was so 36 the computer that he spent all his 37 time in the basement trying to put it 38 . We only saw him when he 39 for some food. He looked dazed(感到迷乱), as this was his new 40 and he was going to finish it or die 41 .
One bright morning the basement door 42 opened and Dad stood there with a smile on his face. “I’ve done it,” he shouted. Mum was about to cry as it was like a family 43 . We then followed him downstairs and 44 waited while he turned it on. With 45 , Dad began to teach us how to use it.
I had the 46 to be the first to use it. I spent three days writing a report on it, and it was time to 47 it out. I pushed the button which I thought was supposed to work and the screen 48 black. Then it started 49 and making noise. I didn’t realize that it wasn’t 50 until I saw smoke coming from the computer. The whole family ran in and Dad stood there 51 shocked. We decided to 52 him alone. That was also the worst day of my 53 life.
The next morning the computer was moved to the backroom. It doesn’t make any noise and flash anymore. 54 , it sits collecting 55 , waiting for someone to turn the switch on.
36. A. on B. into C. over D. in
37. A. whole B. work C. free D. part
38. A. out B. up C. through D. together
39. A. came up B. went up C. got up D. took up
40. A. idea B. project C. trick D. star
41. A. out B. away C. trying D. making
42. A. quickly B. strangely C. quietly D. suddenly
43. A. reunion B. party C. meeting D. event
44. A. patiently B. anxiously C. carefully D. calmly
45. A. excitement B. difficulty C. curiosity D. ease
46. A. chance B. advantage C. honour D. permission
47. A. turn B. take C. keep D. print
48. A. went B. continued C. remained D. changed
49. A. shaking B. moving C. shouting D. flashing
50. A. right B. normal C. standard D. ordinary
51. A. mass of B. kind of C. bits of D. lots of
52. A. have B. keep C. leave D. get
53. A. real B. entire C. hard D. pleasant
54. A. Besides B. Still C. However D. Instead
55. A. dust B. something C. information D. nothing
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 am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.
I no longer consider myself the center of the universe. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today.
So here’s what I wanted to tell you today: Get a life. A real life, not a desire of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house .
Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure, it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an e-mail. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for granted.
It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours, and our minutes. It is so easy to exist instead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all:
I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totally .And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned.
By telling them this: Read in the backyard with the sun on your face. Learn to be happy. And think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived.
56．The best title of this passage probably is .
A. Love your friends B. Live a real life
C. Don’t waste time D. Be a good mother and wife
57．How did the author form her view of life?
A. Through social experience B. By learning from her friends
C. Through an unfortunate experience D. From her children and husband
58．By the underlined sentence “It is so easy to exist instead of to live” in the fifth paragraph, the author really means that people tend to .
A. make a living rather than live a real life B. work rather than enjoy life
C. waste a lot in life D. forget the most important lessons in life
59．What’s the author’s attitude toward work ?
A. Do it well to serve others. B. Earn enough money to make life better.
C. Try your best to get higher position and pay. D. Don’t let it affect your real life.
60．It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. the author is a success in personal life B. the author didn’t try her best to work well
C. the author spent all her time caring for her children D. the author likes traveling very much
B
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
A CLASS OF THEIR OWN
| Name: Susan Lane Age: 22 Place: Reykjavik, Iceland, 1994. Cost: $7,000 Organization: AFS Experience: “I think it was a turning point in my life. I began to understand more about my own culture by experiencing another culture and seeing how other people live.” |
| Name: Sara Small Age: 23 Place: Crivitz, Germany, 1996. Cost: $8,000 Organization: EF Foundation Experience: “I love the traveling and I made a lot of friends. I found the European school system to be hard but I am fluent now in German so it was worth it. I did miss my family and friends in Australia but I would love to do it again.” |
| Name: Leanne Smythe Age: 20 Place: Minnesota, America, 1994. Cost: $6,000 Organization: Southern Cross Cultural Exchange Experience: “I learnt how to be really responsible. It was great to be on my own and I got on really well with the family I was with. I will definitely go back one day.” |
| Name: David Links Age: 16 Place: Stuttgart, Germany, 1996. Cost: $6,000 Organization: Southern Cross Cultural Exchange Experience: “I wanted to try something that was very different to Australia in culture. In Germany everything was different but I soon got settled. The family I was with were great and I really feel as though I have a second family.” |
| Name: Tom Jennings Age: 21 Place: Conflans, France, 1995. Cost: $7,000 Organization: Southern Cross Cultural Exchange Experience: “There were times when it was difficult but I liked it, experiencing a different culture. You just have to play each situation as it comes. If there is one thing you learn when you are on a student-exchange program, it is how to take care of yourself.” |
| Name: Linda Marks Age: 19 Place: Chonburi Province, Thailand, 1994. Cost: $3,500 Organization: Rotary International Experience: “It’s like a roller-coaster ride: there are lots of ups and downs, but you always come back for more. I had a few problems but there was always someone to turn to and that was great.” |
61．The students who mentioned both the good and bad time include ______.
A. Susan Lane and Sara Small B. Linda Marks and David Links
C. Tom Jennings and Linda Marks D. Leanne Smythe and Tom Jennings
62．The writing above would probably be ______.
A. the records of students’ activities B. the advertisement from an international travel service
C. the notice about a visit to foreign countries D. the foreign students’ name cards
63．The student who valued learning another language is ______.
A. Linda Marks B. Sara Small C. Tom Jennings D. Leanne Smythe
64．How many students mention the culture difference they have experienced?
A. Three B. Four C. Five D. Six
C
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The heart operation taking place in the pale-green operating room at the Ohio State University Medical Center was unusual. The patient, a 62-year-old man, was made to sleep, tied with blue drapes（消毒帷帘）and lying face up on a narrow table. But no one was touching him.
Instead, the operation was being performed by a robot, whose three metal arms went through pencil-sized holes in the man’s chest. At the ends of the robot’s arms were tiny metal fingers, with turning wrists, which held a tiny instrument, a light and a camera. The robot’s arms and fingers were controlled by Dr. Randall K. Wolf, sitting at a computer in a corner of the operating room about 20 feet away.
This sort of operation, heart surgeons say, is the start of what may be the biggest change in their profession since heart bypass surgery（心脏搭桥手术）began nearly 30 years ago. “The reason we make cuts is that we have big hands,” said Dr. Wolf , the director of the surgery at Ohio State. The robot’s dainty fingers, no longer than a nail on the small finger, at the end of the long sticks could work better.
Eventually, surgeons believe, most heart surgery will be done by robots whose arms are put in through pencil-sized holes punched in patients’ chests. Instead of directly staring into a patient’s body, surgeons will view magnified images of the operation on computer screens. In theory, the doctor would not have to be in the same room, or even the same country, as the patient.
65．In this passage, the underlined word “dainty” means ______.
A. small B. weak C. fat D. quick
66．According to the passage, the reason that most operations require large cuts is that ______.
A. patients have large organs B. surgeons have large hands
C. large cuts take less time D. large cuts cost less money
67．The main idea of this passage is that heart surgery by robots ______.
A. is quicker than surgery done by doctors B. was developed at Ohio State University
C. is a new and risky procedure D. may replace surgery done by doctors
68．Based on the information in this passage, all of the following conclusions are true EXCEPT______.
A. All doctors at Ohio Sate develop new surgical techniques
B. Robot surgery is being developed at Ohio State
C. Robot surgery will be used on many patients in the near future
D. Many hospitals will eventually offer robot surgery to patients
D
Scientists have long doubted that one of most powerful objects in space is a black hole. Black holes create huge amounts of gravity. The gravity produced by a black hole is so strong it can even capture（捕获）light. Black holes pull everything into them. Recently NASA experts released information and a photograph that shows a black hole slowly destroying a star. The power gravity of the black hole is tearing the star apart. Observations from two X-ray telescopes show evidence of this.
The telescopes are NASA Chandra and the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton X-ray. They were combined with earlier images from the German Roentgen Satellite. Scientists have been observing the black hole more than ten years.
Stefanie Komossa works at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrail (宇宙的) Physics in German. She is the leader of an international team of researchers. Miss Komossa says stars can bend or be stretched a small amount. However, evidence shows this star has been stretched so far it is now breaking apart. She says her star moved too close to the black hole. Scientists say the black hole they are observing has a mass of about 100-million times that of the Sun. They believed the star that was destroyed was about the same size as the Sun. The black hole and the star are in a galaxy (银河系) about 700-million light years away from the Earth.
69．It can be learned from the first paragraph that the scientists seem to ______ in space.
A. describe one of the most powerful objects B. worry about the huge amounts of gravity
C. open out the result of a new discovery D. remind people of the secret of nature
70．Which of the following is NOT right?
A. It was long time ago that the black holes began to be observed.
B. A star was pulled into the black hole because of the powerful gravity.
C. Only X-ray telescopes are used to observe the black hole in space.
D. Scientists didn't believe that the black holes exist in space.
71．The gravity produced by a black hole is so strong that ______.
A. maybe all the objects in space will be destroyed
B. it can even capture light
C. none of objects in space can avoid being stretched
D. the galaxy will become a target attacked in space
E
Miniskirt ban arouses disputes
Many students disagree with the new regulations implemented (付诸, 实施) at Shanghai Normal University, which stops female teachers from wearing miniskirts and other " unsuitable" clothes to work, the New Times reported on April the 30th, 2006. Students preferred their teachers in a more fashionable style.
As a part of the campaign that launched last week in the university, the regulation also banned halter tops (三角背心), sandals (凉鞋, 拖鞋) and all sleeveless shirts.
"When a female teacher wears these types of clothing, she may unconsciously expose her waist or underwear," Qian Jianping, a director from the Women's Commission in the university said to the newspaper. "I'm not willing to chance a teacher's clothes arousing unnecessary fantasies among the students. Teachers should dress decently (体面, 相称) to win the respect of the students."
Most teachers responded quickly to the regulation."Though I used to be interested in fashionable halter tops and was eager to wear them, I tend to ignore them now because I am a teacher," said Wu Wenyan, a young lecturer from the university. "We received etiquette (礼仪) training before we were certified as university teachers."
However, some of the university's students expressed their discontent. "We dislike teachers dressing old-fashioned, as well as those wearing heavy make-up," said a student enrolled in media and communication studies. "Teachers who dress fashionably naturally appear more accessible and amiable to us students. We lose interest in old-fashioned teachers at first sight.
"Everyone should be free to express his or her own identity in the university, teachers are no exception," the student said. "My fellow classmates don't mind teachers dressing in halter tops or miniskirts. We like teachers with their own style."
A teacher Wu said: "Halter tops and miniskirts may reflect the vitality of young female teachers. But, knowledge, etiquette and personality are more important factors."
The campaign will extend the ban to students as well. It will also prohibit students napping and the use of mobile phones in classrooms, the report said.
72．Why should the female teachers dress decently in class?
A. Because many students disagree with their out of fashion clothes.
B. Because they want to win the respect of the students.
C.Because the new regulations prohibit them from wearing miniskirts.
D.Because they hope to draw the students’ attention to their lectures in class.
73．What does the sentence “ Most teachers responded quickly to the regulation” mean?
A. Most of the teachers are not in favor of the new regulations.
B.Most of the teachers begin to be interested in fashionable clothes.
C. Most of the teachers will no longer wear unsuitable clothes to work.
D. Most of the teachers make quick response to the dispute on what to wear.
74．What is the more important factor in the teaching of the students according to the passage?
A. Personality B. Wearing C. Fashion D. Vitality
75．What will be the probable attitude of the students towards the ban of napping at noon?
A. All the students will express their discontent with the regulation.
B. All the students will strongly support the regulation.
C. The students will surely have another argument on whether to carry out the regulation.
D. Many of the students will tend to ignore the regulation.
第二卷（共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Steve: Hello. Can I (1) s______ to Pippa, please?
Voice: There is no Pippa here. (2) T______ is .
Steve: I’m sorry. I think I (3) d______ the wrong number.
Bob: Hello.
Steve: Hello. Is that Bob?
Bob: Yes, it is.
Steve: Hi, this is Steve. Is Pippa there?
Bob: Yes, she is. (4) W______ you like to have a word with her?
Steve: Yes, please.
Bob: Hold on. I’ll (5) g ______ and get her.
Steve: Pippa. I called to ask you if you’d like to come to a (6) l______ on Thursday evening at the college. It’s about the universe. The speaker’s (7) s______ to be excellent.
Pippa: Just a minute. I’ll see if I’m free. No, I’m not. I’ve already got something (8) o______ that evening.
Steve: What a pity! Never mind. We must get together some (9) o______ time for a chat.
Pippa: Yes, good idea.
Steve: I’ll have to go now. (10) S______ wants to use the phone. All the best.
1.______________ 2.______________ 3.______________ 4.______________ 5.______________
6.______________ 7.______________ 8.______________ 9.______________ 10.______________
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
某英语报社开展以“Parents and Children”为题的“看图作文”征文活动，要求根据以下三幅图用英语写一篇作文，文章内容应包括：①4月9日发生在李华家的事情；②你个人的感受。请你写一篇向报社投稿的征文。
注意： 1．词数120左右，征文题目已给出，不计入总数；
2．短文要求观点明确，结构合理，紧凑连贯。
Parents and Children
On the evening of April 9th, Lihua was watching TV while his mother was busy preparing for dinner in the kitchen. How attentive he was watching the TV program when the telephone rang. It was from a friend of his mother's, who wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to his mother. "Today is my mother's birthday?" Lihua was a little puzzled. "How come that I have forgotten all about it?" Lihua thought to himself, feeling ashamed.
At the story, I got deeply shocked. It is not easy for parents to bring us up. They give us lots of love and care, while we don't care for them enough. Now it's never too late to realize this and show our love and care for them. (119 words)
1. speak 2. This 3.dialed 4. Would 5.go
6. lecture 7. supposed 8. on 9. other 10. Someone