慈溪中学高三英语期初测试.doc

慈溪中学高三英语期初测试 2008.9
一、听力（满分30分）
第一节
    听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. 19.15.           B. 19.15.           C. 19.18.
答案是B。
1. What is the man going to do?
A. Open the window. B. Find another room. C. Go out with the woman.
2. What do we know about Peter Schmidt?
A. He has lost his ticket. B. He is expecting a ticket. C. He went out to buy a ticket.
3. What do we know about mother and son?
A. She wants to tell him the result of the game.
B. She doesn't like him to watch TV.
C. She knows which team he supports.
4. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Exam results. B. Time for the exam. C. Change of class hours.
5. What will the woman tell the man?
A. Her company’s name. B. Her new address. C. Her phone number.
第二节
     听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the possible relationship between the woman and the man?
A. Wife and husband. B. Doctor and patient. C. Boss and secretary.
7. What does the woman think about the man?
A. He is not good to the children.
B. He is not telling the truth.
C. He sleeps too much.
听第7段材料，回答第8．9题。
8. Where does the woman went to go?
A. An office. B. A fruit shop. C. A police station.
9. What does the woman have to do now?
A. Wait for Mark at the crossroads.
B. Walk ahead and turn right.
C. Walk a little way back.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What exactly does the man want to find out?
A. What people think of the bus service.
B. How many people are using the bus service.
C. Which group of people use the bus service most often.
11. What does the woman say about the bus service?
A. The distance between bus stops is too long.
B. The bus timetables are full of mistakes.
C. Buses are often not on time.
12. Why does the woman say her husband is fortunate?
A. He often goes to work in a friend' s car.
B. He doesn' t need to go shopping by bus.
C. He lives close to the bus station.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Salesperson and customer. B. Old school friends. C. Fellow workers.
14. What do we know about the woman?
A. She is fond of her work.
B. She is tired of traveling.
C. She is interested in law.
15. What is the man?
A. A company manager. B. A salesperson. C. A lawyer.
16. Why does the woman ask for the man’s address?
A. To send him a book.
B. To get together with him.
C. To repair something at his home.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the aim of the program?
A. To keep trainees in shape.
B. To improve public relations.
C. To develop leadership skills.
18. Which of the following will the trainees be doing during the program?
A. Attending lectures on management.
B. Preparing reports for the company.
C. Making plans for a journey.
19. How long will the program last?
A. 8 days. B. 12 days. C. 20 days.
20. If people want to join the program, what should they do after the meeting?
A. Take a pre-test. B. Pay for the program. C. Sign on a piece of paper.

二、单项选择 （满分20）
21. Have you heard _____news？The price of _____petrol is going up again!
A. the, the B. 不填，the C. the, 不填 D. 不填，不填
22. Always read the _______ on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine.
A. explanations B. instructions C. descriptions D. introductions
23. I hear ________ boys in your school like playing football in their spare time, though others prefer basketball.
A. quite a lot B. quite a few C. quite a bit D. quite a little
24. Although she did not know Boston well, she made her way__ to the Horne Circle Building.
A. easy enough B. enough easy C. easily enough D. enough easily
25. Scientists are convinced the positive effect of laughter physical and mental health.
A. of; at B. by; in C. of; on D. on; at
26. You have to be a fairly good speaker to ______ listeners’ interest for over an hour.
A. hold B. make C. improve D. receive
27. Don’t respond to any e-mails _____ personal information, no matter how official they look.
A. searching B. asking C. requesting D. questioning
28. If we can our present difficulties, then everything should be all right.
A. come across B. get over C. come over D. get off
29. If the weather had been better, we could have had a picnic. But it ____ all day.
A. rained B. rains C. has rained D. is raining
30. —______ you ______ him around the museum yet?
—Yes. We had a great time there.
A. Have … shown B. Do … show C. Had … shown D. Did … show
31. —Robert is indeed a wise man.
—Oh, yes. How often I have regretted ______ his advice!
A. to take B. taking C. not to take D. not taking
32. You can't imagine what difficulty we had ___home in the snowstorm.
A. walked B. walk C. to walk D. walking
33. —How’s your tour around the North Lake? Is it beautiful?
—It ________ be, but it is now heavily polluted.
A. will B. would C. should D. must
34. tomorrow, our ship will set sail for Macao.
A．However the weather is like B．However is the weather like
C．Whatever is the weather like D．Whatever the weather is like
35. _____ is known to us all is that the 2008 Olympic Games will take place in Beijing.
A. It B. What C. As D. Which
36. By serving others, a person focuses on someone other than himself or herself, ___________ can be very eye-opening and rewarding.
A. who B. which C. what D. that
37. So much of interest ___ that most visitors simply run out of time before seeing it all.
A. offers Beijing B. Beijing offers
C. does Beijing offer D. Beijing does offer
38. ---Will you join us in the game?
---Thank you, _________.
A. but why not? B. but I’d rather not. C. and I won’t D. and I’ll join.
39. ---Who do you think _____ him so angry?
----I have no idea because I was not at home then.
A. had made B. to make C. to have made D. made
40. There is only one English-Chinese dictionary in that book-shop. I wonder if you still want to buy __.
A. it B. one C. another D. any

三、完形填空(满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The professor's house, big and untidy, stood alone at one end of a huge garden. The place was totally uncared for, quite  41  and overgrown with all sorts of useless things. I  42  my way through bushes and tall weeds to the front door and rang the bell.
I was glad that I had found him. In twenty minutes he  43  me right on all the   44  that had puzzled me. I was on the  45 of leaving when I looked out of his study window and said, “You're very fond of gardening, I see.”
“No, I'm not,” he said.“  46  , I love this garden, though. It's  47  I always wanted it to be. I never touch it at all.”
“It could be made lovely. It  48  a pity to let all this ground to go to waste. But perhaps you don't   49  that way?” said I.
“I don't. I lived here when I was a child, and I had  5 0 of gardening then. It was my father's hobby, you see. Unfortunately, he wasn't  51  enough to do it himself. My brother and I did all of it between us year after year. There was one right way and many wrong ways. Each blade (叶片) of grass was an enemy to be  52  by hand, not just cut off. I've spent a good part of life at work here.”
“I see. You took a dislike to it, and now you're getting even.”
“I disliked it. Then, of course, I didn't understand the  53  it had. It used to   54  me. It appeared in my dreams—a mistake here, something not quite straight here, the enemy showing its head in a place I was  55  to have cleaned. The work was too much. It seemed endless. The size of the place was itself a fight to a boy.” “And now it's yours, you're just letting it go to...”
“  56  ?” he said. “No, I don't agree with that. This garden and I are now the best friends. I like  57  it grow   58   its own way. I make no demands on it. I never disturb it, and it never disturbs me. It has   59  at last , and so have I.”
“But the path is overgrown. It's inconvenient for you, isn't it? ”
“That's part of my   60  ,”he laughed. “You can go out along the back way. The weeds are shorter there because they don't get the sun.”
41. A. wild              B. crazy          C. large           D. nice
42. A. lost              B. felt            C. took            D. made
43. A. let               B. put             C. taught         D. explained
44. A. gardening        B. plants         C. problems        D. solution
45. A. time              B. point           C. permission     D. request
46. A. Even if          B. So              C. As though      D. Even so
47. A. as                B. where          C. why             D. whether
48. A. seems             B. is              C. proves          D. sounds
49. A. recognize         B. sense          C. see             D. know
50. A. fond              B. short           C. free            D. enough
51. A. interested       B. fit            C. content         D. demanding
52. A. fought against   B. cleared up    C. rooted out     D. cut down
53. A. effect            B. reason         C. cause           D. result
54. A. astonish         B. shock          C. worry           D. disappoint
55. A. thought          B. supposed       C. ordered        D. expected
56. A. Sell              B. Develop        C. Grow           D. Ruin
57. A. noticing          B. attending      C. watering       D. watching
58. A. on               B. in              C. with           D. of
59. A. freedom          B. time            C. sunlight        D. space
60. A. life              B. pleasure       C. job             D. research

四、阅读理解（满分40分）
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
How men first learned to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery．All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down．Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters we call words．
　　The power of words, then, lies in their combinations — the things they bring up before our minds．Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases．
　　Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts, but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and feelings．This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary （文字的） style．Above all, the real poet is a master of words．He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears．We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and rude．
61. The origin of language _____．
A．is reflected in sounds and letters
　   B．is handed down from generation to generation
　   C．dates back to the prehistoric period
D．is a problem not yet solved
62. According to the passage, words are _____．
A．visual letters　               B．represented by sounds
C．represented either by sounds or letters        D．signs called letters
63. The secret of a writer’s success is the use of words that _____．
A．recall to us the glad and sad events of our past
B．are arranged in a creative way
C．are as beautiful as music
D．agree with certain literary style
64. The author of the passage advises us _____．
A．to use words carefully and accurately　　    B．not to use silly and rude words
C．to become a slave of words                  D．to use emotional words

B
Generally speaking, people can get discounts off products and services during holidays, weekends, and store anniversaries in China. Yet with the increase of special discount stores which offer discounted brand name clothes and accessories throughout the year, now people can get quality discounted goods whenever they want. Here is a list of special discount stores in Beijing for your reference. Happy shopping!
Shangpin Youjia Department Store
Shangpin Youjia opened only one month ago and it features new products this season, dominated by such well-known brands as Nike, Adidas, Levis, Nautica and Hush Puppies. High-priced designer goods are only limited to the sunglasses sold here. Shangpin Youjia labels the discounted price of each item. Discount rates vary from 40 percent to 80 percent off. The best buy here are some domestic brands, which strike a nice balance with style, quality and price.
Location: 1-3/F, Zhongguancun E-center, No.52 Beisihuan Xilu, Haidian District
Tel: [phone]
365 Discount Plaza
365 covers over 50 brands like Only, Guess, and Soda, and the discount rates can range from 50 percent to even 90 percent off. The best buy here are some women's office clothes, all available below 1,000 yuan. Each month 365 will replace the stock with new brands, so shoppers at 365 can always get something new each time they come here. Besides, 365 features regular special discounts on thematic goods which they sell at even lower prices.
Location: B2/F, Fullink Plaza, Chaoyangmen, Chaoyang District
Tel: [phone]      Open time: 10:30am-9:30pm
LCX Top International Brands Discount Store
LCX features over 300 top international brands like Givenchy, Dunhill, Kenzo, Mondi, Christian Lacroix, and most of the items sold here are exclusive（专有的）in Beijing. Discount rates here vary from 50 percent to 90 percent off, and the discounted prices range from several hundred to several thousand yuan, still much cheaper than if you buy the same items abroad. The best buy here are the German shoes, colorful and stylish, worth owning considering the quality and design.
Location: 3/F Beijing Times Square, Xidan, Xicheng District
Tel [phone]
Yansha Outlets
Yansha Outlets feature over 200 brands like Versace, Prada, and CK, and it offers mostly off-season products but all brand new. Discount rates of the same item here constantly change. The older the item is, the cheaper it is. The best buy here are various home access