河南省豫南七校2008―2009學(xué)年高三上期期中聯(lián)考

英語(yǔ)試卷

 考試時(shí)間：150分鐘              試卷滿分：150分

第一部分：聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1．5分，滿分7．5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A．B．C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

例：How much is the shirt? 

A．19．15．           B．9．15．             C．9．18．

答案是B。

1．What do we learn about the man?

A．He slept well on the plane．

B．He had a long trip．     

C．He had a meeting．

2．Why will the woman stay home in the evening?

A．To wait for a call．   

B．To watch a ball game on TV．

C．To have dinner with a friend．

3．What gift will the woman probably get for Mary?

A．A school bag．      B．A record．          C．A theatre ticket．

4．What does the man mainly do in his spare time?

A．Learn a language．  B．Do some sports．   C．Play the piano．

5．What did the woman like doing when she was young?

A．Riding a bicycle with friends．     

B．Traveling the country．

C．Reading alone．

第二節(jié)（共15小題每小題1．5分，滿分22．5分）  

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A．B．C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽(tīng)下面一段材料，回答第6和第7題

6．Where does the conversation take place?

 A．In a hotel．                                          B．At a booking office． 

C．At a friend's house．

7．What will the man probably do in a few days?

A．Fly to another country．

B．Come to the same hotel．

C．Drive here to visit friends．

聽(tīng)下面一段材料，回答第8至第10題

8．What did the man worry about at the beginning of the conversation?

A．He might not find everything he wanted．

B．He might not have enough money with him．

C．He might not be able to carry the shopping．

9．How much should the man pay?

A．$5．                 B．$75．                 C．$75．05．

10．What did the woman do in the end?

A．She charged the man a little less．

B．She asked the man to pay her later．

C．She made a mistake in adding up the cost．

聽(tīng)下面一段材料，回答第11至第13題

11．Where are the speakers?

A．In a classroom．     B．In a theatre．        C．In an office．

12．Why does the man plan to leave early?

A．He is going on vacation．

B．He is going to a performance．

C．He is going to the post office．

13．What does the woman offer to do?

A．Clean the office．  

B．Pick up the man's son． 

C．Finish the man's work．

聽(tīng)下面一段材料，回答第14至第17題

14．How does the woman feel at the beginning of the conversation?

A．Angry．           B．Surprised．          C．Sad．

15．What size bag does the woman want?

A．A 24-inch bag．     B．A 29-inch bag．    C．A 32-inch bag．

16．When will the woman leave for Mexico?

A．On Thursday．              B．On Friday．        C．On Saturday．

17．Where does the man work?

A．At a mail order company．

B．At an international travel service．

C．At the airport information desk．

聽(tīng)下面一段材料，回答第18至第20題

18．Why did the woman not go to college?

A．She didn't pass the exam．

B．She wasn't interested in college．

C．She couldn't afford college education．

19．What job does the woman say she did?

A．She was a bus conductor． 

B．She was a shop assistant．

C．She was a housekeeper．

20．What did the woman think of her friend's college life?

A．It was busy．       B．It was wonderful．        C．It was dull．

第二部分 英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié) 單項(xiàng)填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

21．These trousers are too short fot me．Please show me a longer        ．

A trousers                     B．one                        C．ones                       D．pair

22．Mike, as far as l know ,      like to play music．

A．seems                     B．a(chǎn)ppears                   C．feels                       D．does

23．How long do you think       the computer company brings out a new product?

A．it will be before                                         B．will it be  

C．will it be when                                          D．it will be that

24．―Why did he let you repeat his instruction time and time again?

―      that I remember what was      after he went out．

A．To see to it, to be done                                B．Making sure ,to be done

C．To make sure, to do                                    D．seeing to, done．

25．Rolette was sitting on a chair with his eyes         the window．

A．were fixing on                                           B．were fixed on

C．fixed on                                                     D．fixing on

26．      he met with the difficulty did he realize the importance of our help．

A．Even though                                              B．Never until     

C．Only before                                               D．Ever since      

27．He left word with his secretary that she should keep it         secret for        moment．

A．the; the                  B．the ; a                     C．a(chǎn) ,|                         D．a(chǎn); the

28．―Can I pay the bill by check?

―Sorry,sir．But it is the management rules of our hotel that payment       be made in cash

A．shall                       B．need                       C．will                        D．can

29．―I did very well in the English exam lart week．

―I did        ．I got a full mark

A．no better                B．no worse                 C．even worse              D．not better

30．       when the sports meet takes place．

A．It hasn't made it clear           

B．It hasn't been made clear

C．It hasn't been made it clear

D．It hasn't made clear

31．The production of this factory is now        what it was ten years ago．

A．three times as                                            B．double     

C．two times than                                            D．four times of

32．He moved away from his parents,and missed them        enjoy the exciting life in New York

A．enough to               B．too much to            C．very much to           D．much so as to

33．―Did the boy pass the exam?

―No．He       it ,but he wasn't careful enough．

A．was able to pass                                          B．could have passed

C．must have passed                                        D．might be able to pass

34．       different life today is       what it was 20 years ago!

A．How, from              B．what a ,from           C．what, from              D．How a,from

35．It is the letter that I got yestevday, not what you have told me,         makes me feel unhappy

A．which                     B．what                       C．that                        D．when

第二節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1．5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從A．B．C．D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

Some business people have to do a lot of traveling．However, they can usually  36  to stay in some of the best hotels unlike  37  people．These very expensive hotels often lie in  38  parts of the city where there is  39  to do in the evenings．There are  40  at the front of them if you want to go  41  or you can walk along the road in front of the hotel,or just 42  the corner to find pubs and  43  that serve good beer and excellent food, or fast food, if you  44 ．Some of these places  45  have entertainment （娛樂(lè)） with singers or rock bands on the stage．If you don't want to go out of your  46  or go up to your room in the evening,you  47  always go to a bar．Some      48  hotels have revolving （旋轉(zhuǎn)） bars on the roof and you get a full view over the  49  ．There may even be a karaoke bar, either in the hotel,  50  across the street,  51  you like the sort of entertainment．Many hotels also  52  sports equipment,with a fitness center, swimming pool, squash and tennis courts．

Many Asian cities have first-class  53  now with no difference in quality between East and West．The differences are in the environment and local culture and each city has its own  54  character which  55  the interest of doing business in different parts of the East．

36．A．support                 B．a(chǎn)fford                  C．refuse                   D．manage

37．A．ordinary                B．young                  C．disabled                       D．lucky

38．A．lonely               B．convenient              C．quiet                   D．noisy

39．A．nothing                 B．plenty                  C．little                     D．a(chǎn)nything

40．A．bikes                    B．buses                   C．cars                     D．taxis

41．A．nowhere               B．somewhere              C．everywhere            D．whenever

42．A．from                    B．a(chǎn)mong                  C．round                   D．below

43．A．hotels                   B．shops                   C．hours                   D．restaurants

44．A．decide                   B．prefer                  C．need                    D．hope

45．A．ever                     B．never                   C．even                    D．hardly

46．A．hotel                    B．room                   C．home                   D．restaurant

47．A．will                     B．should                  C．must                    D．can

48．A．large                    B．tall                     C．expensive               D．beautiful

49．A．city                     B．street                   C．district                  D．courtyard

50．A．or else                  B．or                       C．otherwise               D．a(chǎn)nd

51．A．so                       B．a(chǎn)s                       C．if                       D．where

52．A．offer                    B．consider                C．prepare                 D．a(chǎn)dd

53．A．universities            B．supermarkets           C．hospitals                D．hotels

54．A．usual                    B．ordinary                C．special                  D．common

55．A．a(chǎn)dds to                B．a(chǎn)dds up                   C．a(chǎn)dds up to             D．a(chǎn)dd

第三部分 閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，然后從每題所給的A．B．C．D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

China's universities are seeking effective reforms to improve their level of education among concerns that the most talented high school students are choosing to study outside the Chinese mainland．

This summer, more than 30,000 students applied to study in six Hong Kong-based universities that can take only 1,000 students from the mainland．

The newspapers cried out that the mainland's top two universities．Peking University and Tsing Hua University, once "the holy land" for the top students, would soon decline．

A couple of the best students in China have turned down offers from prestigious mainland universities to go and study in Hong Kong．The lures （誘惑） of high-quality teaching, generous scholarships and bright job prospects are often too great．

An online survey conducted by one of China's largest Internet news websites found that 66 percent of the respondents preferred Hong Kong universities to those on the mainland．

"For our mainland students at undergraduate level, two thirds will seek employment in Hong Kong or pursue graduate courses overseas, with only one third choosing to return," Xu Lizhi,president of the University of Hong Kong, said at an international education forum in Shanghai．

Xu said his school, in this year alone, received more than 10,000 applications from the mainland for only 300 available places．

"The mainland' s universities developed behind in aspects such as school facilities, campus culture and school structure," said Cai Dafeng,vice president of Fudan University．

Liu Zeting, a 19-year-old high school student, turned down Tsing Hua University for a place at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology after interviews with both．

"During the interviews, the teachers at Tsing Hua University kept asking me academic questions, while teachers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology asked me to talk about myself and allowed me time to raise questions, "liu said．

China has the largest number of college and university students in the world．Despite continuous reform efforts, educational experts said the current system still had many shortcomings．

At the 3rd Chinese-Foreign University Presidents Forum, 143 university presidents gathering in Shanghai criticized the shortcomings of the country's current higher education system and exchanged views on ways to save China's higher learning institutions．

"Problems in university education have severely stifled great talents , "said Zhu Qingshi, president of the Chinese Science and Technology University．"Fortunately, Chinese educational circles have come to realize it and are making efforts to bring about change．"

56．According to Cai Dafeng．the factors contribute to the backward of the mainland universities EXCEPT

A．campus culture                                      B．teachers

C．school facilities                                      D．school structure

57．The underlined word "stifled" here means

A．improved                                            B．discouraged

C．went on                                              D．held back

58．Which of the following statements is TRUE according tothis passage?

A．Sixty-six percent of the mainland students preferred to study in Hong Kong universities．

B．There are 300 available places in universities in Hong Kong for mainland students this year．

C．High-quality teaching and bright job prospects are among the advantages that attract mainland students．

D．China has the largest number of colleges and universities in the world．

59．In which section of a newspaper can we read this passage?

A．Sports news．                                        B．Movie and music．

C．Man and nature．                                     D．Education．

B

 Elephants that destroy crops and damage trees are a serious problem in many parts of Africa．But there could be a simple and relatively safe way to stop them in their tracks, by employing the talents of the tiny African honeybee．

The number of elephants in Kenya has risen over the past decade, with some disastrous results．Now a biologist has discovered a possible way: the elephants are extremely careful of trees that house honeybee hives．

Fritz Vollrath says that placing hives of the honeybee around local farms and habitats could be an effective way to prevent the animals．He put 30 unoccupied and 6 occupied beehives in some of the trees growing on a hectare of bush frequently damaged by elephants on Laikipia Plateau in Kenya．On average the elephants attacked 9 out of 10 trees that didn't have hives, severely damaging a quarter．But they steered clear of all six trees with occupied hives．The elephants also left alone one-third of the trees with empty hives, suggesting that some had learnt not to take the risk．

The bees stop elephants by stinging such areas as the eyes, belly, behind the ears and under the trunk．People could be at risk from the bees, admits Vollrath, but that may be outweighed by the risk of being killed by an elephant．Preliminary experiments by Vollrath show that elephants also avoid the sound of angry bees played from loudspeakers．

60．What can we learn from Fritz Vollrath's experiment?

A．Elephants are a big problem．

B．In the past 20 years, the number of elephants is increasing．

C．Bees contribute a lot to stopping elephants attacking trees．

D．Bees are very dangerous．

61．Which of the following statements about the passage is WRONG?

A．90％ of trees without hives are damaged by elephants．

 B．Elephants get close to the buzz of bees played by loudspeakers．

C．Elephants are a serious problem in many parts of Africa．

D．The elephants get away from one third of trees with empty hives．

62．What's the title of the passage?

 A．Bees Buzz Elephants                          B．Experiments Done By Fritz Vollrath

 C．Elephants Damage Trees                       D．Elephants Cause Disastrous Results

63．What does the underlined phrase "steer clear of' in the third paragraph possibly mean?

 A．keep away from                               B．get rid of

 C．get on well with                               D．think highly of

C

A popular saying goes, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me．" However, that's not really true．Words have the power to build us up or tear us down．It doesn' t matter if the words come from someone else or ourselves--the positive and negative effects are just as lasting．

We all talk to ourselves sometimes．We're usually too embarrassed to admit it, though．In fact, we really shouldn t be because more and more experts believe talking to ourselves out loud is a healthy habit．

This "self-talk"helps us motivate ourselves, remember things, solve problems, and calm ourselves down．Be aware, though, that as much as 77% of self-talk tends to be negative．So in order to stay positive, we should only speak words of encouragement to ourselves．We should also be quick to give ourselves a pat on the back．The next time you finish a project, do well in a test, or finally clean your room, join me in saying "Good job!"

Often, words come out of our mouths without us thinking about the effect they will have．But we should be aware that our words cause certain responses in others．For example, when returning an item to a store, we might use warm, friendly language during the exchange．And the clerk will probably respond in a similar manner．Or harsh（刻薄的）and critical language will most likely cause the clerk to be defensive．

Words possess power because of their lasting effect．Many of us regret something we once said．And we remember unkind words said to us! Before speaking, we should always ask ourselves: Is it true? Is it loving? Is it needed? If what we want to say doesn't pass this test, then it's better left unsaid．

Words possess power: both positive and negative．Those around us receive encouragement when we speak positively．We can offer hope, build self-esteem （ 自尊） and motivate others to do their best．Negative words destroy all those things．Will we use our words to hurt or to heal? The choice is ours．

64．The main idea of the first paragraph is that             ．

A．not sticks and stones but words will hurt us

B．inspiring words give us confidence

C．negative words may let us down

D．words have a lasting effect on us

65．There is no sense for us to feel embarrassed when we talk to ourselves because        ．

A．a(chǎn)lmost everybody has the habit of talking to themselvs

B．we can benefit from talking to ourselves

C．talking to ourselves always gives us courage

D．it does no harm to have "self-talk" when we are alone

66．The underlined part in the third paragraph means that We should also timely        ．

A．praise ourselves                                B．remind ourselves

C．make ourselves relaxed                        D．give ourselves amusement

67．The author would probably hold the view that         ．

 A．encouraging words are sure to lead to kind offers

 B．negative words may stimulate us to make more progress

 C．people tend to remember friendly words

 D．it is bettter to think twice before talking to others．

D

 Long ago, in a very faraway place, an old tribal chief（酋長(zhǎng)）found himself seriously ill．He asked three most promising young villagers to his bedside and hoped that they could do one thing for him which was to climb a very high mountain near their village and then tell him about their findings．"That's a real nice place．"

Three days later, the first young man returned smartly dressed and said with a smiling face, "Lord, I've'been to the mountaintop where I saw flowers of all sorts lining both sides of a path, babbling spring water and singing birds．" The old chief replied smilingly, "Son, I've been there before．The place with singing birds and flowers is not the mountaintop．It's the foot of the mountain．Now you can leave．"

A week later, the second young man also returned．He looked worn out and his face was weather-beaten．"Lord, I've been to the mountaintop where I saw groves of tall pine trees and vultures circling in the air．That's a real nice place．" "What a pity!"said the chief．"Son, you've been halfway up the mountain rather than to the summit．But you had a real tough time．Now you Can leave．"

A month later, everybody began to worry about the safety of the third young man．However, he finally showed up, almost in rags．His hair was off-coloured and his lips parched,but his eyes were clear and bright．"Lord, I succeeded in reaching the summit．Well, what shall I say to you about it? There was nothing there but strong highland wind and the blue sky hanging over the land．" "So you saw nothing at all? Not even a butterfly?" "No, lord, nothing．All you can see is yourself．You feel how insignificant you are in this infinite（無(wú)限）universe and how sorrowful you are at the thought of heroes through the ages．" "Son, you've reached the real mountaintop．My best wishes to you．"

68．Why did the chief ask the three young men to climb the mountain?

A．Because he wanted to know what the mountaintop was like．

B．Because that was his last wish．

C．Because he had never been there in his life．

D．Because he wanted to test the three young men．

69．Who do you think will be the new tribal chief after the old man died?

A．The first young man．                           B．The second young man．

C．The third young man．                           D．None of them．

70．What can we learn from this story?

A．All things will come round to him who will but wait．

B．He who falls today may be up again tomorrow．

 C．Success belongs to those who never give up．

 D．Great hopes make a great man．

71．What does the underlined word "insignificant" in the last paragraph probably mean?

 A．great                B．small                 C．valuable              D．brave

E

Tens of thousands of people survivd the May 12 earthquake, some with injuries, some without, but the survival of Xiao Ai is different because she was yet to be born．

Zhang Xiaoyan gave birth to the healthy girl in Urumqi Maternal Care Hospital on Wednesday．

Zhang had been trapped under a huge concrete slab in her seventh-story apartment in Dujiangyan, Sichuan province for 50 hours．She was eighth months pregnant then．Her rescue set off celebrations among soldiers and firemen who pulled her and her 63-year-old mother out alive 'after 30hours of drilling and hammering．They feared the damaged building could collapse any moment．

Zhang didnt cry even once throughout the ordeal （ 可怕的經(jīng)歷 ） , and prayed for only the safety of the child．Reclining（斜靠） in her hospital bed in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjinag autonomous region, the 35-year-old burst into tears on Wednesday when she saw her baby．She said: I wanted my baby to survive even if I didn't make it．

These are tears of sincere gratitude, she said, thanking the rescues and medical workers for their love and hard work．That's why she has named the 3．3-kg newborn Xiao Ai, or love．

" I am overwhelmed by the kindness of the workers．They have not only taken excellent care of me, but also given gifts like clothes, a tiny bathtub, bottles, shmpoo and lotion to the child, she says．

As a hairdresser and wife of a taxi driver, I didn't expect so much from society, nor did my husband．"

The family is now among the 5 million people rendered homeless by the quake, and Zhang plans to stay in Xinjiang with her mother till living conditions improve in Sichuan．She had moved to the province after graduating from high school in Kinjiang, and met her husband Pan Yuncheng there．

Pan is a native of Sichuan, and is living in a makeshift shelter in Dujiangyan now．The couple talked briefly over the phone on Wednesday during an interview set up by a local radio station．

"I want to thank all the people who have helped us," Pan said on Wednesday as his daughter gave out a loud cry over the phone:

 Several hundred women pulled out from rubble have given birth, and most of them have named their children Zhensheng, Kangzhen or Pengpeng, which literally mean born in an earthquake" , combating the earthquake , and shelter tent．

From page 1 China Daily June 20, 2008 ）

72．What makes the survival of Xiao Ai special according to the text?

 A．That he/she was unborn baby．                  B．That he/she was trapped for 50 hours．

B．That he/she was a pupil．                          D．That he/she was in Dujiangyan．

73．In what way Zhang Xiaoyan and Pan Yuncheng get in touch with after earthquake?

A．By writing letters                                    B．By announcing on TV

C．By ringing                                             D．By sending oral message

74．The author writes the passage in a        way．

A．exaggerating          B．objective              C．subjective             D．a(chǎn)nxious

75．The writer may be       when he wrote the story．

A．a(chǎn)ngry                    B．inspiring                C．curious                  D．moved

第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題，共35分）

第四部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié) 短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10 分）

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯(cuò)誤。對(duì)標(biāo)有題號(hào)的每行作出判斷：如無(wú)錯(cuò)誤，在該行右邊

橫線上畫一個(gè)勾（√）；如有錯(cuò)誤（每行只有一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤），則按下列情況改正：

該行多一個(gè)詞；把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。

該行缺一個(gè)詞：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（ ∧），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

該行錯(cuò)一個(gè)詞：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

  注意；原行沒(méi)有錯(cuò)的不要改。

   Did you enjoy yourself yesterday? I suppose you do．              76．         

But I had a very terrible day yesterday．Everything                   77．         

went wrong．In the morning, your alarm clock didn't ring, so I               78．         

woke up late．I was in such hurry that I burnt my hand when                79．         

I was preparing breakfast．Then I ran out the house to catch                  80．         

the 8:30 bus．That was the bus I normal took．I missed it．I was            81．         

worried so my teacher hated the students coming late to                82．         

school．As a result, I ran three mile to school．When reaching           83．         

to the classroom, I found all the classmates were in the                 84．         

classroom and I felt ashamed．How a bad day it was!                  85．         

 第二節(jié) 書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

  隨著信息技術(shù)的不斷發(fā)展，傳統(tǒng)的靠讀報(bào)獲取信息的方式逐漸被電視．網(wǎng)絡(luò)所取

  代。你們學(xué)校就此開(kāi)展了題為“Views on Newspapers”的社會(huì)調(diào)查。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)下表中

  提示給中學(xué)生英語(yǔ)報(bào)投稿，客觀介紹調(diào)查情況，并簡(jiǎn)單陳述你的看法。

注意：1．短文的開(kāi)頭已給出．2．詞數(shù)：100~120字．

Dear editor,

   Recently students of our school have made a survey of "Views on Newspapers"．The

people whom we interviewed have two different opinions．                          

   六 寫作