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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