广东省梅州揭阳两市四校高三英语第三次联考

广东省梅州揭阳两市四校2008届高三第三次联考
英语科试题
I 听力(共20小题；满分35分)
第一节听独白或对话（共15小题；每小题2分，满分20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；各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第一段材料，回答第1—3题。

1．Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. Inside a fruit shop
B.In an outdoor market
C.In a restaurant
2. What did the woman buy?
A.Apples, grapes and bananas.
B. Apples, peaches and watermelon
C. Apples, grapes and watermelon
3. How much did the woman pay for the fruit?
A. $10.40
B.$12.40
C.$13.40
听第二段材料，回答第4—6题。

4. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Travel guide and customer
B. Driver and passenger
C. Teacher and student
5. Where are they going ?
A. To and art gallery
B. To the zoo
C. To an art school
6. What can be concluded from the conversation?
A. Miss James doesn’t like being compared to a camel
B. Miss James doesn’t like animals such as camels
C.Miss James can often be very stubborn.
听第三段材料，回答第7—9题。

7. What’s the talk mainly about ?
A. Sports in Australian high schools
B.The interests of an Australian boy
C.A small seaside city in Australia
8. What can we learn about Bill?
A. He is good at chemistry
B.He lives far away from the beach
C.He enjoys watching films
9. What can be concluded from the talk?
A. Sydney is about 100km south of Wollongong.
Bemus students in Wollongong have part-time jobs.
C.Bill’s parents want him to study P.E. at university.
听第四段材料，回答第10—12题。

10. Which section is worth the most marks?
A. Section 1
B. Section 2
C. Section 3
11. At what time will the exam finish?
A.9:30 am
B.10:30 am
C.11:30 am
12. From whom can a student get help during the exam?
A.Ms King
B.Miss Wall
C.Mr Smith
听第五段材料，回答第13—15题。

13. Where are the books the man is interested in?
A. In Row C.
B.In Row J
C.In Row G
14. What is on the front cover of the book the man chooses?
A.A statue
B.A soldier
C.A stadium
15. Why did the man choose the shortest book?
A. Because he doesn’t have much time to read
B.Because he doesn’t enjoy reading
C.Because the book has won many awards
第二节听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面一段独白。

请根据题目要求，从所给的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为16—20的空格中。

录音读两遍。

你有80秒钟的作答时间。

Sport Teams Day Score Players mentioned Basketball USA vs. Australia Sunday 16.______ Kobie Bryant
Football Shenzhen vs. Chengdu Sunday 3:1 17.______Jones
18._______ New York vs. Los Angels Saturday 1:4 John Smith
Tennis China vs. 19________ 20._________ 3:2 Yan Zi
II 语言知识及应用（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，然后从21～30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three, 21 my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it jumped over a fence. Chris was paralyzed(瘫痪) from the chest down, 22 to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into life of disability with lots of unexpected challenges. We went from the “haves” to the “have-nots”. 23 what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of sharing difficulties. We came to learn that something 24 could happen in a disaster. All over the world people 25 Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a medical center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of mail had been received and sorted.
As a family, we opened letter after letter. They game us 26 and became a source of strength for us. We used them to encourage ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with “Funny”if we needed a 27 ,or to the “Disabled”box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or even in bed living happily and. 28 These letters, we realized had to be shared. And so 29 we offer one of them to you.
Dear Chris,
My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your riding accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this 30 challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you close.
Yours sincerely,
Nancy Reagan
21.A.since B. before C. when D. while
22.A.able B.unable C. suitable D. unsuitable
23.A. So B.For C. Or D. Yet
24.A. terrible B. similar C. wonderful D.practical
25.A. wrote for B.cared for C. hoped for D.sent for
26.A.effect B. effort C. comfort D.explanation
27.A.cry B. laugh C. chat D. sigh
28.A. bitterly B. fairly C.weakly D. successfully
29.A.her B. these C. therefore D. forward
30.A. technical B. different C. difficult D. valuable
第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为31~40的相应位置。

31 is possible that we simply do not stay in one place for a true friendship to develop. However, there can be no disagreement on the need for each of us 32 (think) carefully about the kind of friendships we want.
To most of us, friendships are considered 33 (importance), but need to have clear in our own minds 34 kinds of friendships we want .Are they to be close or 35 (keep) at arm’s length? Do we want to share ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are quite enough—and that’s all right .But at some point we need to make sure that our expectations are the same as our 36 (friend)expectations. If one wants more from the friendship than the other, 37 if this is not talked about, one is likely at last to fell that he’s holding the short end of the stick. The sharing of personal experience 38 (include) our tears as well as our dark dreams 39 (be) the surest way to deepen friendships. But it must be undertaken slowly and carried on only if there signs of interest and action 40 return.
Ⅲ阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第—节阅渎理解（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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Not all children who grow up inside a culture are completely influenced by that culture. Some young people find that they are more interested in nature or the culture of other people at a very young age.
The most famous painter in Victoria’s history is Emily Carr. She was born in 1871 and ,as a child, she discovered that walking in the woods appealed more to her than playing with other children., She discovered that she was more interested in wandering the streets of old Victoria than playing at home with dolls and spending her time brushing her hair and putting pretty ribbons in it.
Emily was a little girl who spent much of her childhood in Beacon Hill Park, which was very close to her family home .Drawing fascinated her, and she also liked to play with the animals she kept as pets. She had ducks and chickens, and even a crow. In later life she had several dogs and pet monkey too! She often wandered around the streets of Victoria and was particularly interested in the First Nations people and the Chinese people she saw in Victoria’s Chinatown. Their culture and way of dressing seemed s different from her own.
At the age of sixteen she began to study drawing seriously. She eventually traveled to San Francisco and Paris to study art, but always returned to her beloved forests of the Pacific Northwest in the Victoria area.
41. The main idea of the beginning paragraph is___________
A. all children like their own culture
B some children live in foreign culture
C. the relationship of children and culture
D. some children may be attracted by nature or foreign culture
42. The underlined phrase “appeal…to” means _________
A. call for
B. interest
C. disappoint
D. encourage
43. What can we infer from the second paragraph?
A. Emily Carr was a well-known painter
B. Emily Carr was a very strange girl
C. Dolls and ribbons were what ordinary girls liked
D. Dolls and ribbons were what Emily Carr liked
44. The underlined sentence in paragraph 3 means______
A. she doesn’t know much about drawing
B. she knows very well about drawing
C .she was curious about drawing
D. she was interested in drawing
45. Emily learned painting in ______
A. the streets of Victoria
B. in Victoria’s Chinatown
C. in San Francisco and Paris
D .in the forests of the Pacific Northwest
B
More tourists are shunning crowded tourist spots during the National Day holidays and seeking a different sort of holiday experience –tranquility(安静)and freedom—by organizing their own trips.
A survey by the Guangzhou Tourism Administration’s holiday office found that
3.67million residents planned to travel during the week-long holiday, which starts Friday. But travel agencies have yet to fell the benefit of the holiday business. Liang Zhiyi, a
manager from Guangdong Nanhu International Travel Service, said only 4,000people had signed up for its “golden week”packages,a drop from last year’s 7,000.Bookings for popular routes to Yunnan,Zhangjiajie and the Yangtze River were faring the worst ,he said.
“This is a bit unexpected, though business In the previous May Day golden week and Lunar New Year holidays wasn’t any better”,Liang was quoted by the South China Morning Post as saying .The company slashed prices for its “golden week” packages in last-ditch effort to attract customers, he added.
Fed up with crowds at popular tourist destinations and the busy schedule of package tours, many experienced travelers were planning journeys and exploring new destinations by themselves.
“Travel used to be an eye-opening activity for most people. Now that they have traveled quite a lot, they just want to relax. They want to be their own bossed, making DIY(do it yourself)trips, rather than listening to tour guide during the holidays,” Liang said.
Li Yin, a resident, said the week-long holiday is a chance for relaxation and family reunions rather than a date with hordes of tourists. On a friend’s recommendation, I plans to spend three days in Pinghai, a small, remote harbor town in eastern Guangdong known for its tranquility. “I am really upset by crowds cramming tourist spots during “golden week”. We can settle everything from planning the itinerary to booking hotel rooms via the Internet before setting off,” Li said. “It is more time consuming and a bit more expensive to arrange everything by yourself, but this makes the trip more fun and enjoyable,” Li added.
46. Why do more and more tourists prefer DIY trips?
A. These trips are more exciting and offer more fun
B. “Package tours” are more expensive.
C. These trips offer another feeling: tranquil and free.
D. These trips offer eye-opening chances
47. What does the underlined word “More tourists are shunning crowded tourist spots”
mean?
A. joining
B. visiting
C. avoiding
D. surprising
48. Why are many experienced travelers not interested in package tours?
A. These tours are not fun at all
B. These tours are just eye-opening
C. These are expensive.
D. Tourists are to suffer from crowds at popular tourist destinations and busy
timetable.
49. Which of the following is true?
A. When doing DIY tours, tourists can be the boss and earn some money.
B. In order to attract more tourists, travel agencies lowered their prices.
C. In spite of a drop of tourist, travel agencies benefited from the National Day
holiday business.
D. Many travel agencies had expected the drop of tourists before the National Day
holiday.
50. What is the best title for this passage?
A. No more trips
B. DIY Tours More Popular
C. Change of Attitude
D. Tourism Getting Hard
C
A teacher pronounces an English word in front of the blackboard and then the students repeat the word back to him. Then they are asked to wri5te the word out 10 times in their exercise books after class. As a result, the teacher shouts himself hoarse(嘶哑)while the students are tired of repetitions.
For decades, this teaching method has been used in most Chinese classrooms and has prevented development of generations of students. However, in this new century notebook computers and the Internet will hopefully make a difference in the Chinese classrooms.
“ Great !I can learn English words and expressions through cartoons and games on my notebook computer now,” exclaimed 12-year-old Xue Jingkai ,a first grader at Beijing No.19 Middle School.
Xue is one of the 98 students in the two experimental classed, where everyone had a notebook computer. With a click of the mouse of several pressed on the keyboard, students can do exercises, make notes, and most important of all, send ideas or questions to the teacher whenever they want.
“This kind of exchange is something we never expected,” said Pei Wenguo, a teacher of Chinese in the two experimental classes. With 50 or 60 students in a classroom, what he used to worry about most was students’talking in classes. “If each one airs his view or asks a question for as short as just 30 seconds, it would take most of the class half an hour to listen to them all, how can I get through the teaching plan in the remaining 15 minutes?”
Now with the help of the school computer network, Pei can warmly welcome ideas from his students. “Since everybody can talk on the school net at the same,it saves time.”said Pei, “The network enables me to give instruction to every member of the class, even though their needs differ.”
Besides, he can give more to his students within the class hour. For example, he can list books and newspaper clipping on the computer for the student s’selective reading, while teaching the text.
51._________ change(s) traditional classroom teaching.
A. Teachers
B. Notebook computers
C. Internet
D. Both B and C.
52. Most important of all the students using note book computers can _______.
A. do exercises
B. make notes
C. send ideas or questions to the teacher whenever they want
D. A, B and C.
53. In the experimental classes, what the teacher used to worry about was ______
A. that he couldn’t complete his teaching plan because of students’ talking
in class
B. that each student asked a question
C. that each student aired his view
D. that each student couldn’t listen to the teacher carefully
54. With the help of the school computer network, which of the following
is NOT true?
A. The teacher can warmly welcome ideas from his students.
B. The school computer network can help the teacher give instruction to
each one of the class.
C. Not all of the class can talk on the school net at the same time.
D. The students can do some
55.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. What the teacher worried about.
B. Computer brings the modern classroom teaching
C. The two experimental classes
D. The difference between the traditional classroom teaching and the
modern one.
第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
请阅读下列应用文及其应用场合的信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

A. Cradle of a Violinist
In this department they have risen to fame by some great violin players born there. The students there have several comfortable places to practice their violin and some other instruments. Meanwhile the students have a chance to practice other instruments, such as the piano, the drum.
B. Home of Musicians.
In this department they don’t plan to bring up a musician. They teach the students how to appreciate all types of music, especially for the students who love to be a listener, not a player of the drum. This is their first choice.
C. Guitar Garden
This department is home the guitar players. If the students haven’t played the guitar and hope to learn from the beginning, this is likely to be their favorite place. Of course, they are also able to learn country music, jazz and so on.
D. Jazz Paradise
In this department you can learn jazz, opera, classical , but jazz is the best of all. Jazz teachers are experienced and have won a lot of national contests. At the same time you can improve your skills in playing the guitar and the piano there.
E. Palace of Piano
As is known, the piano is more versatile than any other instrument. In this department only the students who have learned the piano for at least five years can be admitted. They are good at teaching advanced learners. After the hard practice, the students have a chance to enjoy all kinds of music.
F. Eden of Percussion Instruments.
In this department they do well in teaching instruments, especially the drum. They have excellent drums and every student has a chance to practice every day. All the teachers are very patient and experienced. What’s more, the students can learn rock, classical music and jazz. Kathy likes jazz very much. She wants to make a living by it in the future .Her favorite instrument is the guitar and she also wants to get his skill of playing the guitar better.
Ronald started to play the violin when he was five. His favorite style of music is country music. His wish is to learn both of them further and become a violinist in the future.
Gilbert is fond of music, but his wish is to be a computer expert. He especially loves the sound of the drum and he likes rock.
Hugo Clinton is only 14 years old. He has been learning to play the piano for nearly ten years.
Harry says the best instrument is the piano. He expects to be a pianist in the future. In his spare time he likes to listen to opera.
Green was born in a worker’s family. His grandfather was musician, so he wants to learn to play drums and at the same time he wishes to study classical music.
四、写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）
请根据以下表格内容，以A Big Forest Fire 为题，使用5个规范的英语句子写一篇英文简讯。

［写作内容］
起火时间2007年4月初
地点中国东北部
起火原因一青年工人吸烟
持续时间约一个月
参加救灾人员数千名解放军战士与当地群众
死亡人员约200人
经济损失至少一千万元
影响全国震惊
［写作要求］
必须用五个句子表达表中的全部内容。

［评分标准］
句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

第二节读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

【阅读材料】
In recent years, studying abroad has been popular. Ten of thousands of Chinese middle school students have gone to foreign countries to study. Many people are trying their best to go abroad. A large number of children from China are studying in British public school, more than those from richer countries such as Shanghai and Guangdong. It surprises British people that there are Chinese families who can afford to spend $20,000 on educating their children. Besides Britain, many young Chinese students go to schools in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Studying abroad is also a way to avoid the great pressure on students in order to pass the college entrance examination in China.
【写作内容】
！）以约30词概括短文的内容。

2）以约120词就“中学生出国留学”这个主题写一篇短文，并包含以下内容要点：
a)简述越来越多中国中学生出国留学这一现象；
b)说明中学生出国留学的优势和弊端；
c)提出你个人的看法。

【写作要求】
你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭材料的内容。

高三英语考试题答题卡
IV 写作 第一节：基础写作（共1小题，满分15分） 学 校
班 级 号 数
姓 名
选择题答题区，用2B 铅笔填涂： 以下为非选择题答题区，必须用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔在指定区域内作答， 否则答案无效。

I 听力 第二节: 听取信息 （共5小题，满分5分） 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. II 语言知识及应用 第二节：语法填空（共10小题，满分15分） 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
第二节：读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）
高三联考英语科参考答案
Part1. Listening :
1-5 ACBCA 6-10 ABCBC 11-15 CBABA
16.101:100 17.Jack 18.Baseball 19.Japan 20.Monday
Part2.Close Test:
21-25. CBDCB 26-30.CBDAC
Part3.Grammar Filling:
31. It 32. to think 33. important 34.the 35. kept 36.friends’ 37.
and 38. including 39.is 40. in
Part4. Reading comprehension:
41-45. DBCDC DBB 51-55.DCACB 56-60.DABEF
Part5. Writing 1:
A Big Forest Fire
A big forest fire broke out in the northeast of China in the early April.
It is said that the reason for the big fire was that a young worker smoked carelessly in the forest. As the big fire lasted about a month, several thousand soldiers and local people joined in the fight against it .It claimed about 200 lives and a loss of at least ten million yuan. As a result, the whole nation was shocked by it and was thinking of the lesson of this damage. Writing 2:
The main idea of the article is that: Today, a large number of middle school students are studying in western countries, which surprises some western people.
We often read in newspaper that more and more Chinese parents sent their children to study abroad.
There are many advantages in attending schools abroad. First of all, young students can learn more advanced knowledge of science and technology.
When they come back to China, they can use what they have learnt to better serve our country. Besides, they can learn and grow up in different cultures, which help they understand the world better .Learning foreign languages more quickly is another advantage, too. However, there are some disadvantages.
When middle schools students go abroad, most of them are too young to live by themselves, because they have been taken care of by their parents at home and having no experience to live independently.
In my point of view, I don’t agree to go abroad to attend schools abroad.
With the development of our country, we now have both advanced equipment and many good teachers as well. So long as we study hard, we can study well at home.。