广东省汕头金山中学高三英语上学期期末考试.docx

1、广东省汕头金山中学高三英语上学期期末考试广东省汕头金山中学2008-2009学年上学期高三期末考试英语第一部分 听力（共两节，满分35分）第一节： ( 共 15 小题 , 每小题 2 分 , 满分 30 分 )听下面 5 段对话或独白 , 每段对话或独白后有几个小题。从题中所给出的 A 、 B 、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷原相应位置。 听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各小题, 每小题 5 秒钟； 听完后, 各小题目将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 1 段材料 , 回答第 13 题。1. Whats the conversation mainly abo

2、ut?A. How to travel around the city.B. How to go to the zoo.C. How to get to the train station.2. Which bus can the speakers take to go to the train station?A. No. 7 B.No.12 C. No.253. How will the speakers take to go to the destination? A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By bike.听第 2 段材料, 回答第 46 题。4. What d

3、id the girl do in the last week?A. Finished her final exam. B. Visited the hospital. C. Returned to class.5. What is the cause of the girls illness?A. Fried chicken. B. Barbecued beef. C. Roast mutton.6. Who is the man?A. Hes the girls classmate.B. Hes the girls doctor.C. Hes the girls teacher.听第 3

4、段材料, 回答第 79 题。7. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a mobile phone store. B. In a repair shop. C. At a swimming pool.8. What happened after the woman dropped the phone?A. She couldnt hear other peoples voices on her phone.B. Other people couldnt hear her voice clearly over th

5、e phone.C. The phone no longer worked at all.9. What does the woman want the man to do?A. Repair her phone B. Give her a new phone C. Return her money听第 4 段对话 , 回答第 10 12 题。10. Who is the girl most probably speaking to?A. Her classmate B. Her teacher C. Her parent11. What can we learn about the girl

6、 from the talk?A. She feels under pressure. B. She sometimes gets high marks.C. She doesnt work hard enough.12. Why does the girl want to make her parents feel proud?A. So that her parents will love her more.B. To prove that she is a hard-working student.C. Because of all the sacrifices they have ma

7、de.听第5段材料, 回答第1315 题13. How much will it cost a family of two adults and a child aged eight to go the circus?A.18. B.24. C. 3014. How long is each show at the circus?A. Half an hour. B. Two hours. C. Three hours.15. Why is the speaker giving the talk?A. To introduce his new performers. B. To review

8、the show. C. To attract some customers.第二节： 听取信息 ( 共 5 小题 , 每小题 1 分 , 共 5 分 )听下面一段材料, 请根据题目要求, 从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息, 填入答题纸标号为 1620 的空格中。听力材料读两遍A Family Photo Name Position in photoDescriptionRelationshipJobJanetin the back row on the left 16 with long legs sisterdancer Johnin the middle of the back row75

9、 years old, 17 and black hair,fatherretireddoctor Chrisin the back row on the rightvery strongbrother 18 Margaret 19 on the leftgrey hair and wearing a dark blue dress motherhousewifeMarynext to mum on the leftwearing glasses 20 teacher第二部分 语言知识及运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，

10、然后从21-30各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Lose-Win is weak. Its easy to get stepped on. Its easy to be the nice guy. Its easy to give in, all in the name of being a peacemaker.A girl named Jenny once told me about her 21 in the world of Lose Win during her eighth grade year before she finally broke free

11、.My 22 with my mom all started one day when she said to me sarcastically(讽刺地)，“Wow, youre sure sassy today.” I 23 it so literally (字面地) that then and there I decided to close myself off from her and never talk back to her. So every time she would say something even if I disagreed with her I would ju

12、st say, “Okay, 24 you want, Mom”But I really got cold quickly. And my 25 began to build. One night I talked to my mom about the school homework and she said, “Oh, thats nice” and then went back to mop the floor.“Dont you ever 26 ?”I thought. But I didnt say anything and stormed off. She had no idea

13、I was even upset. She would have been willing to talk to me had I 27 her how important it was to me.At last, I just blew up. “Mom, this has got to change. You tell me everything you want me to do and I just do it because its 28 than fighting. Well, Im sick of it.” This all came as a surprise to her.

14、After my blowup, we felt like we were 29 all over in our relationship. But its getting better all the time. We discuss things now and I always share my feeling with her.If you adopt Lose Win as your basic attitude toward life, then people will wipe their dirty feet on you. Youll also be 30 your true

15、 feelings deep inside. And thats not healthy.21.A.wanderingsB. disappointmentC. lessonsD. helplessness22.A.relationshipB. problemsC. quarrelsD. improvement23.A.regardedB. treatedC. receivedD. took24.A.somethingB. whateverC. so muchD. too much25.A.coldnessB. angerC.disagreementD. hope26.A.careB. seeC

16、. sayD. listen27.A.warnedB. shownC. askedD. told28.A.worseB. easierC. moreD. less29.A.goingB. startingC. thinkingD. reviewing30.A.hurtingB. wakingC. storingD. hiding第二节： 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 仔细阅读下面的短文，短文中有10个空格。请按照每小题的具体要求完成语法填空。答案写在答题卷上标号为31-40的对应位置。As I think back I realize how hard it is to

17、view the world _31_ the eyes of my childhood. _32_ childs mind is still filled with the idea that anything and everything is possible. They havent begun building the mental walls yet. Watch a child _33_(learn) to walk and its amazing. No matter how many times they fall down, they hop back up _34_ th

18、ey instinctively know that eventually theyll be able to walk. They dont have to worry what _35_ think. They have no need to put up a front(讲面子). They are who they are. But somewhere along the line they learn to be _36_(practice). Their creativity is blocked over time, as the world _37_(teach) them t

19、o fit in. Eventually they dont bounce back as fast 38 they fail. Learning is now something you have to do that is very boring and unpleasant. You and I _39_ tear down those walls that are closing in and start fresh. Its time to bring back that sense of joy and wonder. When youre setting your goals f

20、or the New Year, think like a child. Set your goals as if _40_ is possible.第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIn a time of low academic achievement by children in the United States, many Americans are turning to Japan, a country of high academic achievem

21、ent and economic success, for possible answers. However, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find. In most Japanese preschools, surprisingly little emphasis is put on academic instruction. In one investigation, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool te

22、achers, child development specialists, and parents were asked about various aspects of early childhood education. Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents (答问卷者)listed to give children a good start academically as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. In contrast, over h

23、alf the American respondents chose this as one of their top three choices. To prepare children for successful careers in first grade and beyond, Japanese schools do not teach reading, writing, and mathematics, but rather skills such as persistence, concentration, and the ability to function as a mem

24、ber of a group. The vast majority of young Japanese children are taught to read at home by their parents. In the recent comparison of Japanese and American preschool education, 91 percent of Japanese respondents chose providing children with a group experience as one of their top three reasons for a

25、 society to have preschools. Sixty-two percent of the more individually oriented (强调个性发展的) Americans listed group experience as one of their top three choices. An emphasis on the importance of the group seen in Japanese early childhood education continues into elementary school education. Like in Am

26、erica, there is diversity in Japanese early childhood education. Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims, such as early musical training or potential development. In large cities, some kindergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools. Some Japanese parents

27、 believe that if their young children attend a university-based program, it will increase the childrens chances of eventually being admitted to top-rated schools and universities. Several more progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing in some Japanes

28、e kindergartens.41. We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe A. Japanese parents are more involved in preschool education than American parentsB. Japans economic success is a result of its scientific achievementsC. Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instructionD. J

29、apans higher education is superior to theirs42. Most Americans surveyed believe that preschools should also attach importance to A. problem solving B. group experienceC. parental guidance D. individually-oriented development43. In Japans preschool education, the focus is on A. preparing children aca

30、demically B. developing childrens artistic interestsC. tapping childrens potential D. shaping childrens character44. Free play has been introduced in some Japanese kindergartens in order to A. broaden childrens horizon B. cultivate childrens creativityC. lighten childrens study load D. enrich childr

31、ens knowledge45. Why do some Japanese parents send their children to university-based kindergartens?A. They can do better in their future studies.B. They can accumulate more group experience there.C. They can be individually oriented when they grow up.D. They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education.BOn Thursday September 6, 2007, the world lost an amazing musician and person. The great tenor Luciano Pavarotti lost the battle with cancer and died at 5 am in Italy. This great los