1、20072008学年第一学期福建省师大附中高三期中考试英 语 试 题(时间: 120分钟 满分: 150分)第I卷(共115分)I. 听力 : (共两节)(满分30分,每小题1.5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10秒钟时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话只读一遍。1. What time will the train arrive in Wuhan? A. 5 p.m.B. 7 p.m.C. 10p.m. 2. What is the re
2、lationship between the speakers? A. Boss and secretary.B. Clerk and customer.C. Father and daughter 3. What can we know about the meat? A. Its price has risen. B. Its cheaper in other shops. C. Its as expensive as fish. 4. What did the woman buy for her husband for Christmas? A. A book.B. A recorder
3、.C. A watch. 5. What does the man mean? A. The woman must complete paperwork. B. The womans application (申请) is lost. C. The woman isnt suitable for the joB. 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,你将会有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,你有5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听
4、第6段材料,回答第6至7题。6. Where does the man most probably live?A. In the countryside.B. In a big city.C. In America.7. Why does the woman think that New York is the only place to live? A. It has a large population.B. It offers colorful and exciting life.C. Its not only interesting but also quiet. 听第7段材料,回答第
5、8至10题。8. What had the two speakers planned to do? A. To go to the movies. B. To study for a math exam. C. To go out for dinner. 9. What does the woman ask the man to do? A. To go without her. B. To call Alice and Bill. C. To help her with her math. 1,3,510. What does the man think about missing the
6、movie? A. He doesnt want to see it anyway. B. He doesnt care.C. Hes unhappy about missing the movie.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11. What day of the week is it today? A. Wednesday.B. Thursday.C. Friday.12. What is Michael planning to do on Sunday afternoon? A. Go to the football game.B. Go out with some friends
7、.C. Show his sister and her husband around.13. When will Michael go over his lessons for the test? A. Monday evening B. Sunday morning. C. There s no time for him to do so. 听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。14. Which part of her bike doesnt work? A. One of the wheels.B. The chain.C. The brake (刹车).15. What does the
8、man advise her to do? A. To buy a new bike. B. To have the bike fixed at once.C. To buy a new wheel. 16. Where can she find a repairman? A. At the corner of the street.B. About 50 meters away.C. Opposite the post office. 17. How long will it take to get the bike repaired? A. About 5 minutes.B. About
9、 15 minutes.C. About 50 minutes.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。18. Whats the weather like in Beijing? A. Rainy.B. Sunny.C. Snowy.19. Where is it likely to rain this afternoon? A. In the northwest.B. In the northeast.C. In the southwest. 20. Which is a perfect place for winter sports? A. Shanghai.B. Lanzhou.C. Ur
10、umqi (乌鲁木齐).II. 单选: 15分(每小题1分)21. With two children _, I really cant go shopping with you. A. to attend to B. attending C. attendedD. to be attended22. Gone are the days when there used _ many waterfalls on the mountain. A. to haveB. to havingC. to beD. to being23. How can we pass the time? There is
11、 half an hour before the concert begins. _ ! I will like whatever you want to do.A. All rightB. Up to youC. It all dependsD. Take your time24. The old woman would tell the story to _ passed by. A. no matter whoB. whateverC. whoeverD. no matter what25. The use human being have to _ the sun is worth d
12、iscussing. A. make ofB. make fromC. make inD. make up for 26. “Jim, dont go away. Stand _ I can see you,”Mom told my little brother.A. whereB. in whichC. thatD. when27. Isn t that Anns husband over there? No, it _ be him. Im sure he doesnt wear glasses. A. cantB. must notC. wontD. may not28. It was
13、_ half past eleven when she came back home from the ball.A. not untilB. aboutC. forD. at 29. _ is the writer of this book? A. Do you think whom B. Whom do you think C. Do you think who D. Who do you think30. Do you like any other sports _ basketball? A. other thanB. besidesC. exceptD. except for 31.
14、 We stayed in a quiet hotel,_.A. next to it was a thick woodB. next to which was a thick wood C. next to it there was a thick woodD. next to which a thick wood was32. I wonder why Jenny _ to us recently. We should have heard from her by now.A. hasnt writtenB. doesnt writeC. wont writeD. hadnt writte
15、n33. While _ the benefits of membership, China will also follow the rules of the WTO.A. enjoysB. enjoyedC. enjoyingD. to enjoy34. How do you find the lessons given by Mr. Lee? _. A. With the help of Mrs. LeeB. By bicycleC. In the conference hallD. Very interesting35. As _ whole, the applicant is not
16、 bad at teaching; in _ reality, he seems very experienced.A. a, the B. the, / C. the, theD. a, / . 完形: 30分(每小题1.5分) Its back-to-school time again. In the morning you wave goodbye, and that _36_ evening youre burning the mid-night oil (开夜车). In the race to improve educational standards, _37_ are thro
17、wing books at kids. _38_ primary school students are _39_ of too much homework. What should a well-meaning parent do? “Hard as it may be, sit back and keep cool,” experts _40_. Though youve got to get them to do it, by _41_ too much, or even examining _42_ too carefully, you may _43_ them from doing
18、 it by themselves. “I wouldnt advise a parent to check every _44_ exercise,” says psychologist John Rosemont, author of “Ending the Tough Homework”. “Theres a _45_ of understanding for trial and error. Let your children _46_ the grade they are worthy of.”Many experts believe parents should _47_ thei
19、r children not to make careless mistakes, but dont make them feel it has to be _48_. Thats not to say parents should pay no attention to_49_. Instead, they should keep an eye out for how much homework their kids_50_. Thirty minutes a day in the early primary years and an hour in_51 four, five and si
20、x is the standard. For junior high school students it should be no_52_ than an hour and a half, and two for senior high school students. If your child_53_has more homework than this, you may check with other_54_and then talk to the teacher about_55_ homework. 36. A. veryB. justC. exactD. usual37. A.
21、 officialsB. expertsC. parentsD. schools1,3,538. A. AlsoB. ThenC. EvenD. However39. A. tiredB. proudC. fondD. full40. A. demandB. explainC. persuadeD. suggest41. A. dependingB. helpingC. speakingD. thinking42. A. puzzlesB. standardsC. answersD. rules43. A. interruptB. disturbC. encourageD. keep44. A
22、. singleB. practicalC. simpleD. difficult45. A. dropB. cutC. lotD. lack46. A. failB. identifyC. earnD. require47. A. orderB. remindC. suggestD. demand48. A. perfectB. unusualC. boringD. complete49. A. gradesB. textsC. examinationsD. homework50. A. haveB. makeC. prepareD. perform51. A. classesB. grad
23、esC. groupsD. terms52. A. laterB. soonerC. moreD. less53. A. hardlyB. merelyC. seldomD. always54. A. parentsB. teachersC. officialsD. schools55. A. finishingB. reducingC. increasingD. refusingIV. 阅读理解: 40分(每小题2分)AMoods, say the experts, are emotions that tend to become fixed, in influencing ones out
24、look for hours, days or even weeks. Thats great if your mood is a pleasant one, but it will be a problem if you are sad, anxious, angry or simply lonely. Perhaps one of the best ways to deal with such moods is to talk them out: sometimes, though, there is no one to listen. Modern pharmacology (药理学)
25、offers a variety of antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs. What many people dont realize, however, is that scientists have discovered the effectiveness of several non-drug approaches to make you free from an unwanted mood. These can be just as useful as drugs, and have the added benefit of being no
26、npoisonous. So next time you feel out of sorts, dont head for the drug store try the following approach. Of all the mood-changing self-help techniques, aerobic (有氧健身的) exercise seems to be the most efficient cure for a bad mood. There is obviously a link between physical activity and mood changes. P
27、hysical efforts such as housework, however, do little. The key is aerobic exercise running, cycling, walk, swimming or other repetitive and continuous exercise for 20 minutes at least each time, three to five times a week. 56. The problem of talking bad moods out is that _. A. it proves to be ineffe
28、ctiveB. sometimes there is no audience C. it reveals peoples privacy D. it proves to be nonpoisonous 57. The underlined word “antidepressants” in Paragraph 2 probably means _. A. a drug that helps to get rid of depressionB. a drug that makes people sadC. a drug that gives people better sleepD. a dru
29、g that is nonpoisonous58. What does the writer prefer as a mood-raiser? A. Modern drugs.B. Talking them out.C. Aerobic exercise.D. Housework. 59. According to the passage , the minimum (最少) length of aerobic exercise a week is _. A. 15 minutes.B. 60 minutes.C. 100 minutes.D. 160 minutes. BMost peopl
30、e know that the United States is made up of fifty states. However, few people know a lot about all fifty of them. Sufjan Stevens is a young American musician. He wants to change this situation. Fufjan Stevens plans to make an album about each of the fifty American states. During college, he played i
31、n several musical groups and recorded an album of his own music. . However, he wanted to be a writer, not a musician. So after college he moved to New York City to study writing. In New York, Stevens had trouble writing stories. He discovered that he missed music. He also discovered that most of his
32、 stories he did write were about his home state of Michigan. So, Sufjan Stevens decided to make an album of songs about Michigan. Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lakes State was released three years ago. The album was a big success. Many young people and music critics liked it. Before long, Steve
33、ns announced that he wanted to make an album for every state. He called it his “fifty states project”. Stevens chose Illinois as his next state. He read many books about Illinois. He studied police documents and old newspapers. He talked to people who live in the state. The CD Illinois was released
34、last year. Critics loved the album. It won many awards. Illinois became popular at colleges throughout the United States. People said the CD sounded different from anything else they had ever heard. Sufjan Stevens is keeping his next state a secret from reporters. People have said that he is writing
35、 about Oregon, Rhode Island, or Minnesota.However, no one but Stevens knows for sure. 60. Stevens plan to make an album about each state in order to _. A. excite the music talent in ordinary Americans B. record an album of his own musicC. let people know more about each state of US D. excite his tal
36、ent for writing61. What did Stevens do in preparation for making an album about a state? A. He played in several musical groups throughout US. B. He studied documents and talked to people there. C. He moved to New York City to study writing. D. He kept his next state a secret from reporters62. Which
37、 of the following is NOT TRUE about Sufjan Stevens? A. People are eager to know which state he will write about next. B. His album was a hit and enjoyed popularity in America.C. He loved music too dearly to tear himself away from it. D. His albums have covered all the states except three. 63. Which
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45、 add lifelike qualities to drawings of animals and other figures on the walls of caves by mixing the natural colors found in the earth with water. Fresco (壁画), one of the greatest of all art forms, is done with watercolor. It is created by mixing paints and water and applying these to wet plaster (灰
46、泥). Of the thousands of people who stand under Michelangelos heroic ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, very few know that they are looking at perhaps the greatest watercolor painting in the world.The invention of oil painting by the Flemish masters in the fifteenth century made fresco painting go down-h
47、ill, and for the next several centuries watercolor was used mainly for doing sketches (草图) or as a tool for study. It was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that English painters put back watercolor as a serious art form. The English have a widely-known love for outdoors and also small private pictures. The softness of watercolor had a remarkably strong attraction for them. The popularity of watercolor continued to grow unt