届苏州市五市三区高三期中测试试题.docx

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届苏州市五市三区高三期中测试试题

2008届苏州市五市三区高三期中测试试题

高三英语

命题：

昆山市教育局教学研究室2007.11.

第I卷（三部分，共85分）

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题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21.Mobiletextmessaginghasbecome_________secondmostpopularwayofexchangingNewYearandChristmasgreetings,accordingto________researchwhichisgivenbytheSocialScienceInstituteofShanghai,China.

A.a,aB.the,theC.the,aD./,the

22.Troubledbyaterribleheadache,Catherinewonderedhowshecould__________herselfofthebadsituation.

A.throwB.ridC.moveD.remove

23.Youraccountabouttheeventdoesn't___________whatthepolicehavefoundout.

A.consistentwithB.connectwithC.correspondtoD.relateto

24.Thelastfewmonths_______anattractivesubjectappearinginthenewsmoreandmore:

theOlympicGames.

A.seeB.areseeingC.sawD.haveseen

25.---Oh,John,whatshallIdo?

Mybossdislikesme!

---Well,comeon!

Let's__________yourtroublesandenjoytheparty!

A.putawayB.putasideC.putoffD.putout

26.Let'smakealistofspeakersthatwe'llinvitetoourmeeting,inorderof____________.

A.preferenceB.devotionC.habitD.interest

27._________bythemovingscene,theyoungmandeterminedto_________hiswaysandbegood.

A.Beingtouched;repairB.Touched;mend

C.Havingbeentouched;findD.Tobetouched;fix

28.---Doctor,whatdoyouthinkabouttheoperationonmymom?

---Couldn'tbebetter.I'msureshe'llrecover_________.

A.onebyoneB.sidebysideC.byandbyD.bytheby

29.Thebirdflu__________throughAsiahasjumpedfrombirdstohumansatleast20timessofar,_________16persons.

A.sweeps;killedB.swept;killingC.sweeping;tokillD.sweeping;killing

30.---It'ssolate.Ourson___________beback!

---Don'tworry.Idaresayhe_________havesomeextraworktodo.

A.can;mustB.will;mightC.should;mustD.must;may

31.---Areyougoingtotakethejob?

---Certainly,thoughthesalaryisnotsogood.__________,youknow.

A.AbirdinthehandisworthtwointhebushB.Agoldenkeycanopenanydoor

C.ActionsspeaklouderthanwordsD.Betterlatethannever

32.Inthepastfewyears,thefastfoodrestauranthasimprovedthecookingskilland________differentcustomers'populardemands.

A.appliedtoB.cateredtoC.contributedtoD.turnedto

33.Thisyear'sproductioninourfactoryisfivetimes____________itwastenyearsago.

A.thanB.asC.thatD.what

34."Thematterillyouressayisgood,butthestyleneedstobe__________",saidtileprofessor.

A.polishedupB.takendownC.figuredoutD.focusedon

35.Adultswhoareskilledandactivesometimes_________providetargetmodelsofbehaviorinthecourseofeverydayactivities.

A.graduallyB.desperatelyC.ambiguouslyD.unintentionally

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Weallliketothinkthatweareperfecttoafault.Andwhosefaultisthat?

Notmine.

Recently,myhusbandandIgotupatthe36of4amtocatchanearly37toNewYork.Wewereextremely38,perhapsbecauseweweresleep-walking.Andwewereallreadywhenthetaxicameto39us45minuteslater.

Itwasanuneventful（平静的）40totheairport.Wedidn'tevenchat,becausehewasenjoyinghisnewiPod.Attheairport,thetaxi41toletusgetoff,atwhichpointiPodguy42meandsaid,"Wedon'thaveour43."

"You're44,right'?

"Ireplied,forhe45lieslikethat.

"No.Imeanit.Didyoubringitdown?

Ididn't."

"Whatdoyoumean,youdidn't?

"Ishouted."Allourthingsarethere."

How46!

Iwasthinking,you'realways47todothingslikebringingdownluggage.Thisisyourfault48now,wearegoingto49ourflight.Ididn'tsaythatoutloud,50.HealreadyknewhowIfelt.

TheexperienceshowedIhadahardtimeaccepting51.Butwhatdoyouthinkofme?

Psychologiststhinkthatthebestwaytoassessourselvesis52theeyesofothers.Weoftendon'trecognizewhenwe'vedonewrong.

Oh,andthatmissingsuitcase?

Wewenthome53inthetaxi,pickeditup.returnedtotheairportandmadeitthroughwithminutesto54.

Later,whilewalkingalongBroadway,Inotedhow55IwasIhadn'tsaidathingabouthisforgettingoursuitcaseathome.

36.A.pointsB.hourC.strikeD.times

37.A.busB.trainC.flightD.taxi

38.A.stillB.excitedC.calmD.disappointed

39.A.collectB.pickC.fetchD.draw

40.A.driveB.experienceC.travelD.ride

41.A.pulledinB.pushedinC.hurriedinD.draggedin

42.A.turnedtoB.turnedupC.turnedagainstD.turnedaway

43.A.briefcaseB.suitcaseC.clothesbagD.foodbag

44.A.runningB.laughingC.jokingD.cheating

45.A.rarelyB.alwaysC.hardlyD.never

46.A.cleverB.stupidC.terribleD.unlucky

47.A.expectedB.askedC.requestedD.supposed

48.A.andB.ifC.whileD.but

49.A.catchB.quitC.changeD.miss

50.A.eitherB.aswellC.thoughD.besides

51.A.punishmentB.adviceC.responsibilityD.belief

52.A.inB.throughC.overD.on

53.A.slowlyB.carelesslyC.sadlyD.hurriedly

54.A.spareB.useC.leaveD.share

55.A.proudB.sorryC.disappointedD.funny

第三部分：

阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

MicrosoftCorp.ChairmanBillGatessaidthattheU.S.highereducationsystemistheenvyoftheworldbutprimaryandsecondaryschoolsarefailingtoadequately（充分地）preparestudentsforcollege.

InaninterviewwithTheAssociatedPress,BillGatessaidtheexperienceofbeingaparentofthreekids---aged10,7and4---hasledhimtospendmoretimethinkingaboutschools.Specifically,hesaidtheU.S.educationsystemneedshigherstandards,clearresponsibility,flexiblepersonnelpracticesandcreation.

Gates,whosechildrenareinprivateschools,saideverystateshouldrequirestudentstotakethreeorfouryearsofmathandsciencetograduatefromhighschool---25statescurrentlyhavesuchrequirements.Hewantsstatestohavethepowertoimprovelow-performingschools.

"Realresponsibilitymeansmorethanhavinggoals;italsomeanshavingclearconsequencesfornotmeetingthegoals."

Gatessaidschoolsshouldalsobeabletopaythebestteachersbetterandofferincentivestoattractpeoplewithrareabilities.

"It'sastonishingtometohaveasystemthatdoesn'tallowustopaymoreforsomeonewithoutstandingabilities,thatdoesn'tallowustopaymoretorewardstrongperformance,"hesaid."Thatislikesayingteachertalentandperformancedon'tmatterandthat'sbasicallysayingstudentsdon'tmatter."

Healsospokeofsomecreativeschoolprograms---particularlycharterschoolsrunbyprivatecompanies---thatshouldbeamodelforcreationinthenation'sschools.

Gateswillstartworkingfull-timeinmid-2008attheBill&MelindaGatesFoundation,whichseekscuresfortheworld'sdiseasesandtoimproveAmericaneducation.

56.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.BillGates---U.S.educationsystem'sproblem

B.BillGates---Americaneducationpioneer

C.PresentsituationofAmericaneducation

D.EmbarrassmentofAmericanhighereducation

57.AccordingtoBillGates,______________isthetypicalexampleforotherstofollowineducation.

A.primaryschoolB.highschoolC.privateschoolD.charterschool

58.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Atpresent,everystaterequiresstudentstotakethreeorfouryearsofmathandscience.

B.Generallyspeaking,U.S.educationsystemisofhigherstandard,clearresponsibility,flexiblepersonnelpracticesandcreation.

C.Bill&MelindaGatesFoundationisacharityorganizationwhichisdedicatedtocuresfortheworld'sdiseasesandAmericaneducation.

D.It'scommonpracticethatgoodteachersarepaidmorefortheirgoodperformancesintheUSschools.

59.Theunderlinedword"incentives"probablyrefersto_________.

A.somethingamazingB.somethingencouraging

C.someoneimportantD.someoneinfluential

B

China-AfricaTradeProspectsLookPromising

Close,high-leveltiesbetweenChinaandAfricancountries,andenthusiasmshownbyChinesefirms,hasimprovedtheprospectsfortradebetweenthetwosides.

Bilateraltradeandeconomicco-operationhasenteredanewphaseofall-round,rapidandstablegrowthsincetheChina-AfricaForumwassetupin2000,accordingtoanofficialfromtheChineseMinistryofCommerce.

U.S.AccusesIranofEscalatingNuclearCrisis

TheUnitedStatesisaccusingIranofseekingtoincreasethenuclearcrisis,andurgedtheUnitedNationsSecurityCounciltotakeactionsagainstIran.

TheUnitedStateshasbeendemandingthatIrangiveupitsnuclearprogram,which,Washingtonclaims,isathreattoregionalsecurity.Irandeniesthecharges,insistingthatitsnuclearprogramisonlyforenergypurposes,

EUSetsAmbitiousPlanforE-Government

TheEuropeanCommissionsayshundredsofbillionsofeuroscouldbesavedforEuropeantaxpayerseveryyearasaresultofadministrativemodernizationinthe25-nationbloc（国家、团体等的集团）.

AccordingtotheEUexecutive'se-GovernmentActionPlan,informationandcommunicationtechnologyisthekeytomodernizinggovernmentservices:

makingthemmoreefficientandmoreresponsive.

DonnieYen’s"Dragon,TigerGate"toDebutinNorthAmerica

"Dragon,TigerGate".aHongKongkungfumoviestarringDonnieYenandNicholasTse,wasreleasedinChineseinAsiaonlastJuly28andwillbeinNorthAmericathisMarch.

60.WhichofthefollowingwordsreferstotheattitudeIrantakestowardthecharges?

A.FeelFrightened.B.Stronglydisagree.C.Payno