0937江苏省常州市届高三上学期期末调研考试英语.docx

1、0937江苏省常州市届高三上学期期末调研考试英语江苏省常州市2008-2009学年高三第一学期期末质量调研 英语试题 本试卷分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，共六大题，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。第一卷（三部分，共85分）第一部分 听力（略） 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节, 满分35分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题，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. - Andrew wont like it, you know. Can you change its color? - _! I

2、 dont care what Andrew thinks. A. No way B. No problem C. Its out of question D. Its no wonder22. The whole world is undergoing the biggest financial crisis nowadays, _ calls for international cooperation among all nations to get over. A. that B. when C. what D. which23. - Sorry to have interrupted

3、you. Please go on. - Where was I? - You _ you didnt like to be prejudiced against. A. said B. had said C. were saying D. had said24. Mum, please let us, Mary and me, go to Jacks birthday party tomorrow, _? A. can you B. will you C. shall we D. may we25. Only after being attacked by the Japanese in P

4、earl Harbor _in the Second World War thoroughly. A. had America involved B. was America involved C. America had involved D. America was involved26. We were lucky to have survived the train accident. _, the first and last car were smashed. A. On top of this B. What was worse C. As it was D. So it was

5、27. The problem lies _ we are now giving him a fish, not teaching him to fish. A. in that B. on that C. in which D. on which28. - _ the class done most of the work? - Yes, but the rest _ rather difficult. A. Has, are B. Has, is C. Have, are D. Have, is29. Fathers often feel _ their duty to earn more

6、 money for their family. A. that B. it C. one D. what30. Oh, its so cool in the house. You _ have turned on the air-conditioner, havent you? A. should B. might C. must D. can31. - Whats the matter with Jason. He looks a bit upset. - Didnt you know? When returning from his holiday last night, he foun

7、d his house_. A. broken off B. broken into C. broken out D. broken down32. A terrible earthquake struck Sichuan Province on May 12, _ tens of thousands of lives.A. claiming B. claimed C. causing D. caused33. I think it will be long _ the influence of Sanlu Milk Powder incident dies down. A. that B.

8、since C. before D. after34. - Do you think the bright girl will soon get used to the new job? - Its hard to say. Intelligence only_ for her lack of experience in part. A. accounts B. compensates C. counts D. answers35. - Let me teach you how to download music from the Internet. - Teach me? _! I know

9、 how to do it earlier!. A. Its easier said than done. B. He who laughs last laughs best. C. You are trying to teach your granny how to suck eggs. D. You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink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。 When she

10、 was seven, we found out that Jenny had a few problems. Several _36_ and many speech classes later, we found out that besides hearing, she also had Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis（幼儿类风湿性关节炎）. She could not put _37_ on the heels of her feet, so she walked on tiptoe and when the pain became unbearable,

11、I carried her. All _38_ grade school, and on into high school, Jenny suffered, yet never complained. She _39_ a smile on her face, a song on her lips, and a(n) _40_ and acceptance of others. I dont remember her ever _41_ self-pity. She ran when she could run. She played when she could play, and she

12、danced when she could dance. And, when she could do _42_ of these things, she took her medicine, and she waited until she _43_. Jenny never competed in a sport. She could not even take part in a gym class. Jenny continued to have one operation after another on her _44_. Finally, her hearing improved

13、 to 60%, and she taught herself to _45_ lips. She was _46_ popular and funny, attending every football game, and cheering the team on. She carried her pillow everywhere she went, so that she could _47_ the pain, when she sat down. Then came her senior year. She would be considered for scholarships;

14、however, school activities, especially _48_, could often mean the _49_ between receiving an award and losing out. So Jenny came to a decision. She _50_ the high school football coach to let her participate. She got her best friend to sign up with her. Finally the coach _51_, saying, “If you miss one

15、 game, you are out!” So, Jenny became a member o the Garrett High School Football Team. She carried bottles of water to her teammates. She did much preparation work for the team. She worked so actively that it _52_ to be one of the best year for the Garrett High School Football Team, in its 25-year

16、history. When asked why he thought the team was winning all their games, even in the _53_ of injury, one team member explained, “Well, when youve been knocked down, and you cant seem to move, you _54_ and see Jenny Lewis. It makes anything the rest of us may suffer seem pretty _55_.”36. A. trials B.

17、 examinations C. experiments D. treatments37. A. control B. power C. strength D. pressure38. A. through B. across C. over D. above39. A. expressed B. wore C. took D. made40. A. love B. admiration C. envy D. desire41. A. speaking B. talking C. sharing D. voicing42. A. nothing B. all C. none D. some43

18、. A. would B. could C. should D. might44. A. ears B. legs C. arms D. mouth45. A. see B. learn C. read D. hear46. A. never B. totally C. occasionally D. seldom47. A. struggle B. lose C. stop D. ease48. A. grades B. relationships C. sports D. communication49. A. importance B. difference C. chance D. c

19、hoice50. A. begged B. demanded C. required D. managed51. A. gave out B. gave in C. held up D. held on52. A. turned over B. turned out C. turned up D. turned in53. A. sight B. fear C. risk D. face54. A. looked down B. looked in C. looked up D. looked out55. A. different B. worth C. difficult D. unimp

20、ortant第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2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 This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one thats on my mind tonights about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She is a lot like the millions of others who stood

21、 in line to make their voice heard in this election, except for one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old. She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldnt vote for two reasons, because she was a woman and

22、because of the color of her skin. And tonight, I think about all that shes seen throughout her century in America: the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we cant, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can. At a time when womens

23、 voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can. When there was despair in the Dust Bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. Y

24、es we can. When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a p

25、eople that we shall overcome. Yes we can.A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best

26、of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can.America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But theres so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves, if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long

27、 as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made? (From Obamas victory speech, 2008 )56. What can be inferred from the passage? A. Ann Nixon Cooper was once a slave. B. Ann Nixon Cooper is a black woman. C. Ann Nixon Cooper knows Obama and his family very well. D. Ann

28、 Nixon Cooper contributed much to the changes of America.57. What does the underlined part“cast her ballot”in the first paragraph probably mean? A. expressed her happiness B. worked for Obama C. voted in the election D. celebrated the victory58. What message does this part of Obamas speech mainly se

29、nd? A. Ann Nixon Cooper has experienced the best time and the darkest hours of America in the last century. B. America has undergone great development in the last century and is looking forward to more great changes. C. Ann Nixon Cooper has witnessed the development and democracy of America. D. This

30、 election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations.BSome of the United States biggest banks have closed their doors to students at community colleges, for-profit universities and other less competitive schools, even as they continue to extend government-backed loans to students at eh nations top universities.Citibank has been among the most active in rebuilding the list of colleges it serves. JPMorgan Chase, PNC and SunTrust say have not dropped whole loan plans, but are cutting colleges. Some less-selective four-year colleges, l