河北省辛集中学2008-2009学年高三上学期第二次阶段考试

英语试题
 

第Ⅰ卷 (两部分，共95分)

第一部分：英语知识运用(共三节，满分50分)

第一节 语音知识(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.animal

A.ache B.anything C.advance D.anxious

2.regret

A.envelop B.serious C.fever D.passenger

3.journey

A.courtyard　 B.merchant C.energy　　 D.Saturday

4.exactly

A.expert B.exhibition C.exercise D.exist

5.watched

A.climbed B.recognized C.practised D.whispered

第二节 语法和词汇知识(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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

6.— Who is Jerry Cooper?www.ks5u.com

— _______ ? I saw you shaking hands with him at the meeting.

A.Don’t you meet him yet B.Hadn’t you met him yet

C.Didn’t you meet him yet D.Haven’t you met him yet

7.The Science Museum, ______we visited during a recent trip to Britain, is one of London’s tourist attractions.www.ks5u.com

A.which B.what C.that D.where

8.— It’s thirty years since we last met.

— But I still remember the story, believe it or not, ______ we got lost on a rainy night.

A.which B.that C.what D.when

9.— Excuse me, can you tell me where the nearest bank is, please?

—______ Oh yes! It’s past thewww.ks5u.com office, next to a big market.

A.Mm, let me think. B.Oh, I beg your pardon?

C.You’re welcome. D.What do you mean?

10.The novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens was ______ in Paris and London.

A.made B.put C.set D.played

11.— Mum, I’ve been studying English since 8 o’clock.____ I go out and play with Tom for a while?

— No, I’m afraid not.Besides, it’s raining outside now.

A.Can’t B.Wouldn’t C.May not D.Won’t

12.The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to________.

A.make it off B.make it out C.make it up D.make it over

13.— Did you see who the driver was?

— No, so quickly _______ that I couldn’t gat a good look at his face.

A.doe the car speed by B.the car sped by

C.did the car speed by D.the car speeds by

14.— Would you like______, sir?

— No, thanks.I have had much.

A.some more oranges B.any more oranges

C.some more orange D.any more orange

15.Russ and Earl were auto mechanics ______ the same pay, but Earl had more ambition.

A.earned B.to have earned C.to earn D.earning

16.— I’ll be away on a business trip.www.ks5u.comWould you mind looking after my pet cat?

— Not at all.________.

A.I’ve no time　 B.I’d rather not C.I’d be happy to D.I’d like it

17.— Will Miss Wang attend our meeting tomorrow?

— It will not be _______ so.

A.commonly B.necessarily? C.usually D.extremely

18.— Could you tell me the way to _____ Johnsons, please?

— Sorry, we don’t have _____ Johnson here in the village.

A.the; the B.the; (不填) C.(不填) ; the D.the; a

19.— I think George doesn’t really care for TV plays.

— Right, ________ he still watches the program.

A.and B.but C.or D.so

20.— Mom, what did your doctor say?

— He advised me to live ______the air is fresher.

A.where B.in which C.in where D.the place where

第三节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

What is intelligence(智力)anyway? When I was in the army I 21 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 22 of 100, I scored 160.

I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 23 have scored more than 80.24 , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him —— and he always 25 it.

Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man 26 questions for some intelligence tests.By every one of them I’d prove myself a 27 .In a world where I have to work with my 28 , I’d do poorly.

Consider my auto-repair man 29 .He had a habit of telling 30 .One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-dumb(聋哑)man 31 some nails.Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made 32 movements with the other hand.The clerk brought him a hammer.He 33 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering.The clerk 34 him some nails.He picked out the right size and left.Well, Doc, the 35 man who came in was blind.He wanted scissors(剪刀).36 do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers.He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool，he used his 37 and asked for them.I've been 38 that on all my customers today，but I knew 39 I’d catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked.“Because you are so goddamned educated.Doc.I knew you couldn’t be very 40 ”.

And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

21.A.failed B.wrote C.received D.chose

22.A.an average B.a total C.an exam D.a number

23.A.always B.possibly C.certainly D.frequently

24.A.Then B.Thus C.Therefore D.Yet

25.A.fixed B.checked C.drove D.changed

26.A.answered B.practised C.designed D.tried

27.A.teacher B.doctor C.winner D.fool

28.A.brains B.effort C.hands D.attention

29.A.again B.as usual C.too D.as well

30.A.lies B.jokes C.news D.tales

31.A.bought B.tested C.found D.needed

32.A.cutting B.hammering C.waving D.circling

33.A.nodded B.raised C.shook D.turned

34.A.brought B.packed C.sent D.sold

35.A.clever B.other C.right D.next

36.A.What B.How C.Who D.Which

37.A.imagination B.hand C.voice D.information

38.A.trying B.proving C.practising D.examining

39.A.for sure B.at once C.in fact D.right now

40.A.clear B.silly C.slow D.smart

第二部分 阅读理解(共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分;满分45分)

第一节 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

My bookshelves are full of dust — and with good reason.When it comes to cleaning that part of my home, I suffer from the most serious case of avoidance (回避反应症).

The thing is this: when I do set out to clean and re-organize my books, which seldom happens, I place myself into a really bad situation.No sooner do I take a title from the shelf, blow o ff the dust, and wipe down the cover than I find myself sitting on the floor with legs crossed and my back against the wall.Pretty soon books get piled up on my legs as I am reunited with old friends.

It is as if these books have voices, and each wants to say its piece.“Remember me? I was given to you when you went into the Navy, so that you would never lack for companionship,” one whispers.Another says, “I was your first book of poems, given to you before you learned to love poetry.” And a third, “I was the book that made history so attractive to you.”

Perhaps the greatest pleasure of re-organizing my books are the surprises — or better said, reunions — that occur.During my latest book-cleaning adventure, I found one that had fallen behind the shelf: “Tales of Edgar Allan Poe.” Not an unusual title, but the words written on the first page made it very special: “With Love from Mom and Dad, Christmas 1965.” What’s this? A book on the physics of lasers(激光).It is filled with mathematical statements, and I had bought it at a library sale when I was 12, not long after the laser had been invented.I couldn’t understand a bit of it, but I did learn what “laser” meant.

What I end up with when I empty my bookshelves is a cross-section (横剖面) of my personal history.It’s like a road cut where one sees all the layers of rock going back through time to the beginning of the simplest life forms.The books I’ve read — and kept — are not just old friends.They are my résumé.

41.What could be said about the author?

A.He is too busy to tidy up his bookshelves.

B.He considers his books treasured possessions.

C.He has made a lot of notes in his books.

D.He is a lover of science books.

42.By saying that his books have voices, the author means .

A.they bring back happy memories B.they are recorded in human voice

C.they say a lot about human history D.they offer good topics for discussion

43.What does the author enjoy most from re-organizing his books?

A.Finding some missing books.

B.Putting books in good order.

C.Learning something new from the books.

D.Rediscovering interesting stories behind some books.

44.The underlined word “résumé” in the last paragraph probably means __________.

A.personal history B.precious notes

C.good companion D.simple life forms

B

Spending beyond one’s means is becoming a national problem for Americans.Borrowing has become so easy that it takes great willpower for people to refuse it.“I received a number of gold MasterCard and gold Visa card offers in the mail during the past two months,” said one computer engineer at AT&T Bell Laboratories in Chicago.“I got three of them in one day last week.”

Lenders are providing easy credit (信贷) for borrowers.Many banks now offer every borrower a great variety of credit, a service once offered almost only to big companies.Norwest Bank Minneapolis offers lending programs for cars and boats that can cut monthly payments nearly in half.Carmakers, too, are lengthening easier terms.Ford Motor Credit states that 45% of its recent lending has been for sixty months, rather than the thirty-six-month period that was usual before.

The total consumer debt (债务) in the United States rose 173 percent between 1974 and 1984, as the debt for each man, woman, and child increased from $10, 264 to $26, 566.Huge debt now is present in our economy (经济) at all levels.As a nation, we are more than $7 trillion in debt, and the total keeps increasing astonishingly.

As we have over-borrowed, so have we overspent.In late 1986, the share of after-tax income that Americans saved sank below 2 percent for a short time, less than half the figure at which we saved only 10 years ago.Americans now are buying from foreigners between about $50 and $100 billion more Mercedes and Toyotas, Paris fashions, and tours to Europe than the Boeing 747s, agriculture machinery, or Kansas wheat that the foreigners bought from America The country could not produce and pay for all the things it wanted.

To make a long story short, we Americans have serious problems in keeping down spending and keeping up personal savings.It is high time for us American people to learn the basics of long-term money management.

45.According to the author, what is a main reason for Americans to overspend?

A.Americans buy a lot of foreign products.

B.It is easy for Americans to manage their debts.

C.Borrowing money has become a simple matter.

D.Americans have more extra money than before.

46.Ford Motor Credit lengthens 45% of its lending to 60 months in order to _________.

A.help more Americans to settle their debts B.encourage people to buy foreign cars

C.make better use of its money D.attract more customers

47.What does the author suggest as a way to deal with over-borrowing?

A.Teaching people how to manage money. B.Advising people on what to buy.

C.Limiting the use of credit cards. D.Reducing average incomes.

48.Which of the following points does the author wish to make?

A.America should sell more of its products abroad.

B.A healthy society has to learn to live within its means.

C.People’s income determines their money management.

D.Government should prevent people from over-borrowing.

C

Do’s and Don’ts in Whale (鲸) Watching

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has developed guidelines for whale watching in Johnstone Strait, where killer whales are found on a daily basis each summer.It is strongly recommended that vessel (船只) operators follow these guidelines for all kinds of whales.

· Approach whales from the side, not from the front or the back.

· Approach no closer than 100 metres, then stop the boat but keep the engine on.

· Keep noise levels down — no horns, whistles or racing of engines.

· Start your boat only after the whales are more than 100 metres from your vessel.

· Leave the area slowly, gradually moving faster when you are more than 300 metres from the whales.

· Approach and leave slowly, avoiding sudden changes in speed or direction.

· Avoid disturbing groups of resting whales.

· Keep at low speeds and remain in the same direction if traveling side by side with whales.

· When whales are traveling close to shore, avoid crowding them near the shore or coming between the whales and the shore.

· Limit the time spent with any group of whales to less than 30 minutes at a time when within 100 to 200 metres of whales.

· If there is more than one vessel at the same observation spot, be sure to avoid any boat position that would result in surrounding the whales.

· Work together by communicating with other vessels, and make sure that all operators are aware of the whale watching guidelines.

49.For whom is this text written?

A.Tour guides. B.Whale watchers.

C.Vessel operators. D.Government officials.