广西南宁二中02-03年上学期高三英语期中考试
第一卷(三部分，共115分)
第一部分：听力(共2节，每小题15分，满分30分)
第一节 (共5小题)
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。每段对话仅读一篇。
l.When did the woman's uncle begin to work on a train?
A. Since 1980. B. In 1981. C. In 1980.
2.When did you finish the letter to your parents?
A. For one hour. B. An hour ago. C. At one o'clock
3. How long did Linda stay in London before she returned?
A. Seven years ago. B. For seven years. D. Seven years before.
4.What's the headmaster doing ?
A. He is having a meeting. B. He is having a meeting to sports,
C. He is meeting his friends.
5. What should the man do ?
A. Take some water and put it in the Coat.
B. Take off the coat and give it the woman.
C. Take off the coat and put it in the water.
第二节 （共15小题）
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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6-8题。
6. What did Mary ask John to do ?
A. To look for their baby. B. To tell her a story, C. To do some washing.
7. Where is the baby actually ?
A. In the sitting-room. B. In the kitchen. C. In the washroom.
8.What is the baby doing ?
A. He is watching TV. B. He is listening to the radio. C. He is cleaning his shoes.
听下面一段对话，回答第9-11题。
9.What were Maria and Victor talking about ?
A. Their English study. B. A written exam, C. An oral exam.
10.How did Maria find the exam ?
A. Not too hard. B. Rather easy. C. Quite difficult.
11.Why did Victor ask Maria so many questions?
A. He wanted to know if Maria had passed. B. He wasted to be well-prepared.
C. He was interested in how Maria answered the teacher's questions.
听下面一段对话，回答第12-14题。
12.Who are they going to see ?
A. Mr. Lee. B. Mr. Liu. C. Professor' Lee.
13.How will they go ?
A. They will go by bus, B. They will go by bicycle. C. The woman picks the man up.
14.When do they think is the best time for starting?
A. At seven B. At eight. C. At night.
听下面一段对话，回答第15-17题。
15.Where did Jane go ?
A. England. B. America. C. Canada.
16. Who did she go together with ?
A. Her father. B. Her mother. C. Her parents.
17. How was the weather ?
A. It always rained. B. It was fine. C. It was cloudy.
18. Why did the man go to school on foot?
听下面一段对话，回答第18-20题。
A. No bus ran in that direction. B. The school was near. C. His family was poor.
19. What did the man do every Sunday? ?
A. He was taken to church three times. B. He stayed at home all day.
C. He played in the street.
20. What can we learn from what the speaker said?
A. He is a retired teacher of history.
B. He thinks children were happier in the past.
C. He lives on a farm far away from cities.
第部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 Ⅱ. 单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
21. He said the answer in two facts.
A. lied B. laid C. lay D. lain
22. Radioactive matter is dangerous to because it has a bad effect the blood,
A. work, on B. work with, on C. work, to D, work with, to
23. The terrible sound in the valley has
A. disappeared B. been disappeared C. died out D. died down.
24. The oxen . grass.
A. feed with B. feeds with C. feed on D. feeds on
25. __ things worse, many of the men have gone off to cities in search of higher pay.
A. To make B. Making C. Made D. Make
26. What good fortune I traveled with you as my captain!
A. a, that B. a, which C. x, that D. x, which
27. This woman is dressed well and she often shows her clothes.
A. up B. on C. around D. off
28. He desired that she to France.
A. be sent B. would be sent C. should send D. was to send
29. The ship would have sunk __ the efforts of the captain.
A. but B. but for C. if it was not for D. had it not been
30. I like the picture better, he looked at it.
A. the moment B. the more C. at the moment D. and
31. Peter put up a notice " Keep off"
A. saying B. says C. to say D. said
32. Your time should be made of over your lessons.
A. going B. to go C. goes D. go
33. Hearing the bad news, he couldn't help __ into tears.
A. getting B. rushing C. bursting D. breaking
34. Nowhere else such a quiet place __ that.
A. you can find, as B. can you find, as
C. you can find, like D. can you find, like
35. They forced __ the door of Room 411 and broke off the chain.
A. to open B. open C. opening D. opened
Ⅲ. 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26-50各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
"I've been wiring a book, John. Do you think anyone would be interested in 36 it?" said the old lady.
John took 37 the papers from her shaking hand and 38 her in a chair. He remembered her rich 39 in the early days of the Old West. he looked through the papers. "It's good, Grandma. "he said gently. Then realizing that she couldn't hear him, he shouted 40 her ears." I think it's very good. I'll 41 it to a publisher."
Ten days later, he reported that the publisher had had time to read only a few pages. But he was so impressed that he had sent $100 for an option (版权) .More money would be given as an advance. Every month John 42 $ 100 for her with a letter from the publisher telling about the 43 of the book.
One morning, three months after her 100th birthday, Grandma didn't get up. The doctor told her that she couldn't 44 more than a few days. She was 45 to go, but she first wanted her book to be in . 46. John promised that she would get it very soon.
Grandma 47 on until the day the book came into her hands with the title and her name on the cover. Though she couldn't see it, she could touch it. She 48 traced (探查) her name with her fingers, tears in her eyes. Two hours later, she died peacefully, 49 holding her book.
Her granddaughter took up the book and opened it. "Why, it's just blank pages!" she cried in 50
John's face turned 51. Then the girl understood. There 52 was a book. Grandma couldn't hear the little bell when the typewriter came to the 53 of the line. She would keep on working, not 54 the whole sentences and sometimes the paragraphs were 55. John did not tell her, for he couldn't take away her only hope. It was John himself who had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance.
36. A. buying B. publishing C. reading D. borrowing
37. A. away B. over C. on D. off
38. A. sat B. put C. placed D. seated
39. A. sufferings B. technique C. thoughts D. family description
40. A. towards B. inside C. into D. on
41. A. throw B. put C. send D. carry
42. A. brought B. took C. got D. carried
43. A. name B. progress C. writer D. advantage
44. A. die B. stay C. last D. remain
45. A. worried B. anxious C. ready D. eager
46. A. time B. publish C. sale D. print
47. A. went B. kept C. carried D. held
48. A. proudly B. quickly C. hardly D. comfortably
49. A. still B. yet C. always D. then
50. A. anger B. delight C. surprise D. tears
51. A. white B. red C. gray D. pale
52. A. indeed B. certainly C. hardly D. never
53. A. middle B. last C. end D. beginning
54. A. writing B. knowing C. thinking D. wanting
55. A. missing B. finished C. completed D. ended
A
A gang of bank robbers drove into a public car park(停车场)……in fact it was an underground car park. They parked two vans(运货车) in the car park. Then they walked along a narrow corridor(走廊). At the end of the corridor, there was a manhole. They lifted the manhole-cover and climbed down into the sewer(下水道). The sewer passed the bank. At the nearest point, the gang stopped. They had electric drills, and drilled a tunnel to the bank Vault(地下室).This took several weeks, because the distance was 25 feet, and they had to drill through rock. Then they went into the vault one weekend, and they emptied the safe-deposit boxes(保险柜).
The vans were waiting. They put the money and jewellery (worth $ 6 million) into the vans. Finally, they welded(焊接) the vault door on the inside, and left.
The next day, the bank manager could not open the vault door. At first, he was not worried, because the vault was very old, Finally, a bank worker drilled through the wall. Inside the vault, the manager found the empty Sulk-deposit boxes……
56. Why did it take the robbers a few weeks to get into the vault.
A. because they had to drill through rock whose distance was 25 feet.
B. because the sewer was 25 feet.
C. because they had to go through a corridor whose distance was 25 feet.
D. because it was hard for them to empty the safe - deposit boxes,
57. The tunnel the robbers drilled was
A. over the bank, vault B. a way to the bank vault
C. under the bank vault D. far away from the bank vault
58. The manger could not open the vault door, because
A. It was locked B. it was old se it was often difficult the open it.
C. there was something wrong with it D. he knew the robbers welded the door on the inside
59. The title of this passage should be
A. A Gang of Robbers B. The $ 6 Million Robbery(盗窃)
C. Open the Bank Vault D. Drilling the Tunnel
B
The Peppered Moth, a kind of insect, is found in England. It is light brown in color and likes to settle on trees which are also light brown. This makes the moth difficult to see and birds are less likely' to notice it and eat it
But with the development of industry, smoke from factories began to reach the trees where the moth settled. It made the trees blacker.
Something very strange took place then, in industrial areas, the Peppered Moth began to change color. It became darker as well. Though the change took several years. Some scientists soon noticed that newly-born moths were a little darker than usual.
A certain scientist called Kettiewelt decided to make a careful study of and released(释放)them in some woods near Bermingham， an industrial city. Later, he recaptured(重新捕获) as many of the marked moths as possible. The results were as follows:
| Light moths | Dark moths | |
| Moths released | 201 | 601 |
| Moths recaptured | 34(16%) | 206(34%) |
Kettlewell's research was done in the early 1910's. Soon afterwards, Britain introduced new laws to reduce smoke and factory pollution. Can you imagine what would happen to the peppered Moth as the air became cleaner again?
60. This passage is mainly about.
A. the results of the moths released and recaptured.
B. the moths that changed color.
C. Kettlewell, a scientist with the power of observation.
D. why the government made new laws to prevent pollution.
61 .The Peppered Moth began to change color in industrial areas because
A. it was usually dark brown.
B. it itself liked to.
C. it could be like the color of its living place.
D. it had to keep the balance of nature.
62. From the results, we can see
A. that more dark moths were killed in industrial areas.
B. that three times as many dark moths were kept safe as light ones.
C. that many more of the tight moths were killed or eaten.
D. that more than one -fifth of light months escaped being killed.
63. As the air became cleaner
A. the dark moths changed into the light ones suddenly.
B. the number of light moths increased.
C. the total number of light moths remained unchanged.
D. there were more of the darker moths and fewer of the light ones.
C
In our daily life we are used to hearing these words:" I can't wait for my holiday," "I wish I could stay home today……I'm very tired." These words come from pressure at work. Nowadays the "iron bowl" is being broken into pieces. Workers may be laid off for not having done their duties well. They have to do their jobs better.
People feel pressure not only because they might find themselves out of work but also because they get no real satisfaction from their work. For the great majority of workers, work is just a means of earning money. It appears as meaningless and worthless.
But 'pressure is a natural part of work.' There is no way to keep away from it. We should face up to that.
Work should be a cause of happiness and pride rather than a punishment or a burden (负担).In fact, a certain amount of pressure can provide challenge(挑战) and opportunity for leaning. To a modem man who is worried and low in spirit, developing a liking and finding new interest is of first importance. I like listening to pop music, which makes me calm and gives me pleasure.
If pressure becomes difficult to deal with, we should turn to our friends or families. We can have a drink with our friends and talk out the problem. We should always discuss our problems with our families. Good advice, warmth and happiness that families bring to us can reduce our pressures and encourage us to smooth away all difficulties.
64.People feel pressure at work mainly because.
A. they will lose their jobs B. most of them find less interest in their work
C. they can make more money after work D. they want to stay home
65. Which of the following is wrong in the writer's opinion ?
A. Where there is work there is pressure.
B. Work shouldn't be regarded as punishment or burden.
C. All modem men are worried and low in spirit.
D. A certain amount of pressure is necessary.
66. From the text we can know when pressure is too big
A. we should drink with our friends.
B. we can get help and comfort from our friends or families
C. we can go home because it is warm
D. to talk out the problem to our friends and families is the best way.
67.After reading it we can give the best title of the passage as" ".
A. How to deal with pressure B. Pressure is part of work
C. Work is challenge D. Work brings us opportunity for learning
D
Form Stanford we turned your attention north and slightly west to San Francisco. We set off at a quarter past eleven A.M. and before long a car traveling the 35 miles between the two places brought us the terrible news of a city in ruins, with fires beginning at various points, and the water supply interrupted. I was fortunate enough to board the only train that got up to the city; fortunate enough also to escape in the evening by the only train that left it. This gave me and brave female companion four hours of observation.
By midday, when we reached the city, the smoke was heavier and the terrible explosion had begun , but the troops , the police , and the firemen seemed to have set up order, dangerous neighborhoods were roped off everywhere and stationed with policemen, bars were closed, trucks or cars were forced into service, and everyone was at work who could work.
It was indeed a strange sight to see an entire population in the streets busy as ants in an uncovered ant hill hurrying to save their eggs. The sidewalks were covered with well-dressed men and women, carrying precious things, or dragging big boxes to spots of greater temporary(暂时的) safety; soon to be dragged farther, as the fire kept spreading!
68.To travel from San Francisco to Stanford, one must go slightly
A. north-northwest B. east-northeast
C. south-southwest D. south-southeast
69.What seemed strange to the author?
A. To see all the San Franciscans working.
B. To see ants in the streets hurrying to save their eggs..
C. To see big boxes in the street. D. To see the lire spreading.
70.Form the passage we know that
A. ail the citizens took care of the public facilities(设施)
B. many drivers were ready to try their best to help put out the fire.
C. the writer and his woman companion spent 8 hours in the city in all
D. the terrible fire spread quickly
71. When did the writer and his woman companion leave San Francisco?
A. At 3:15 P.M. B. At4 P.M. C. At midday D. At 11:15 A.M.
E
HOW TO BOOK
Booking opens for Beckett
Shorts on 8 September.
BY TELEPHONE
For credit card(信用卡)
bookings. Calls are answered.
BOX OFF1CE
01789 295623 9am-Spin(Mort-Sat)
0541 541051 (24 hours, 7 days, no booking charge)
By FAX
For credit card bookings. Please allow at least 48 hours for reply, if required.
BOX OFFICE
01789 26,1974 or 01862 387765
BY POST
Please enclose(附上) a cheque or credit card details together with an SAE or add 50p to the total amount(总额) to cover postage. Please send to the Box Office, RST, Stratford- . upon - Avon,
CV376BB.
Booking opens for all other plays on 19 September.
1N PERSON
BOX OFFICE
RST hall, 9:30am-8pm(Mon-Sat)
(6pm when theatres are closed).
OVERSEAS BOOKING
The easiest method of payment is by credit card. You can also pay by: Eurocheque (up to 500)
with your card number written on the back.
PAYING FOR YOUR T1CKETS
CRED1T CARDS
We accept Visa, Master card, American Express and Diners Club. Please give the card number, name and address of cardholder.
CHEQUES
Cheques and postal orders should be payable to: Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
72. In which of the following ways of booking does one probably have to pay extra money?
A. In person B. By telephone C. By fax D. By post
73. One has to wait for 2 days or longer for a reply if he / she pays
A. in person B. by telephone C. by fax D. by. post
74. What is a useful number to call at 1 I am Sunday?
A. 01789 295623 B. 0541 541051 C. 01789 261174 D. 01862 387665
75.The easiest way of payment for overseas booking is by
A. credit card B. post C. crash D. fax
第二卷(共35分)
第四部分：写作(共2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)
Zhou Lan gave a glance the judges who were busy 76.
writing. She thought she had done rather well 77.
but she didn't think she won. After a long wait, the 78.
results announced, and Zhou Lan was first. She had 79.
had gained more points than anyone. Victory of 80.
Zhou Lan! Everyone of them cheered and clapped and 81.
her fellows gymnasts came up to congratulate 82.
her on her success. She was delighted and proudly. 83.
The first thing she did was go up to her trainer and 84.
thank her for all her help during their training 85.
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
假定你是李华，你所在的学校拟在下个月举办美国电影节(American Film Festival)．请你根据以下要点给你的美国朋友Peter写一封短信，邀请他给学生做一次讲座．信的主要内容包括：
1．讲座目的：使学生对美国电影有所了解．
2. 讲座内容：简要介绍美国电影(制片)业的历史．
3．讲座时间：1小时30分钟左右．
注意：
1．可以适当增加细节，使结构完整．
2．词数100左右．
Dear Peter.
Yours
Li Hua