-度福建省福州三中高三英语上学期半期考 试题

福建省
福州三中2008－2009学年度高三上学期半期考
英语试题
（120分钟，满分150分）
第一卷（115分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节：请听下面5段对话, 回答1-5题。

1．What’s the man’s job?
A．Taking photos for a newspaper.
B．Taking photos for a journal.
C．Colleting photos of people in the USA.
2．When does the man want the woman to return the typewriter?
A．At the weekend. B．By Sunday. C．Before Thursday.
3．What can we learn from the conversation?
A．The man can’t manage to go to New York as planned.
B．The man has changed his destination.
C．The man wants to sell his ticket.
4．Which of the following about artificial intelligence is TRUE?
A．It has both positive effects and side effects.
B．It should be strictly forbidden.
C．Scientists have a same opinion on it.
5．What does the man think of himself?
A．Bad at physics. B．Careless. C．Careful.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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；听完后，各小题将给5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或读白读两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6．What is Jason Wales going to do?
A．Come to visit the man.
B．Telephone the man next weekend.
C．Have a get-together with some old friends.
7．What will the man probably do next?
A．Call Jason and tell him he’s coming.
B．Write a thank-you letter to Jason.
C．Visit Jason and invite him to his house.
请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8．What does Jake do probably?
A．He’s a student. B．He works for a company. C．He plays football. 9．Which is TRUE about the woman?
A．She is working for an accounting company.
B．She thinks Jake works too much.
C．She encourages Jake to finish reading the whole book he’s now reading.
请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．How can the man apply to be an Olympics volunteer?
A．By writing a letter to the volunteer affair office.
B．By sending out an applying form.
C．By applying on a special website.
11．Which is NOT the thing the man has to do now in order to be a good volunteer?
A．Learn about Olympics. B．Mind his behavior.
C．Work in a hotel to learn to attend rooms.
12．What can you know from the conversation?
A．Details of the Olympics volunteer website.
B．Information of some voluntary helpers.
C．What volunteers usually do at the Games.
请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．Why does the man NOT use his computer in his office to check his e-mail?
A．It’s broken.
B．It’s cheaper to surf the Internet at an Internet café.
C．It’s not allowed to surf the Internet in the office.
14．Why does the woman come to the Internet café?
A．To get some information.
B．To take training courses.
C．To chat with the man.
15．What does the woman think most important in choosing a college?
A．Tuition. B．Quality of education. C．Facilities.
16．How do the two speakers think about the e-mail?
A．Fast but inconvenient. B．Cheap and readable. C．Fast and Cheap.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．According to the passage, in China, which can be the best gift you can present to a hostess?
A．A clock. B．Some delicious food. C．Some fruits.
18．What CANNOT be presented as a gift in both China and Germany?
A．13 flowers. B．A knife. C．A bottle of wine. 19．Where is drinking alcohol forbidden?
A．In Europe. B．In China. C．In the Middle East. 20．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．It’s better not giving a gift than giving an improper one.
B．Don’t give flowers as gifts in Europe.
C．Sharp objects mean courage in China.
II. 单项选择: (共25小题, 每小题1分, 满分25分)
从A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21．I can’t remember ______ made the teacher give Mary the permission to leave the class earlier.
A．that it was what B．what it was that
C．what was it that D．that was it what
22．Tom and I seldom get together, but we ______ with each other frequently.
A．write B．correspond C．respond D．count
23．_____ on the small island, the tower has been seriously damaged by the sea water.
A．Being lain B．Laid C．Being located D．Located
24．In this workshop, the output of July was three times __________ of January.
A．that B．this C．one D．it
25．Did your speech ____ the audience?
A．get through to B．get across to C．get through D．get across 26．Later in this chapter cases will be introduced to readers ___ consumer complaints have resulted in changes in the law.
A．where B．when C．who D．which
27．_________ and we will complete the task sent to us.
A．Another hour B．An hour later C．After an hour D．In an hour
28．---Goodbye, Joyce. Please remember me to your parents. ---_________.
A．Thanks, I will B．It’s very kind of you to say so
C．My pleasure D．What a good idea
29．You’ll have to pay one month’s rent in _____, plus a _____ of $500．
A．advance; check B．reservation; cash
C．advance; deposit D．check; deposit
30．They hadn’t been out for long ________ she felt sick in the stomach.
A．as B．when C．while D．though
31．So many students __________ for the traffic jam, the exam had to be postponed.
A．were late B．been late C．has been late D．being late
32．The cloth ________ fine, but _________ well.
A．looks; doesn’t wash B．looks; isn’t washed
C．is looked; doesn’t wash D．is looked; isn’t washed 33．Understanding the cultural habits of another nation, especially _______ containing as many different subcultures as the United States, is very difficult.
A．one B．that C．some D．the one 34．Words _______ me when I wanted to express my thanks to him for having saved my son from the burning house.
A．left B．discouraged C．disappointed D．failed
35．The teacher, with 18 girls and 22 boys of her class, ____ doing experiments in the lab when the earthquake struck.
A．was B．were C．had been D．has been
36．For each individual, sport is ___ possible source for inner improvement. Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on ___ joy found in effort.
A．a; a B．the; the C．a; the D．the; a
37.. Exactly ____they did when at last they reached the sea remains a complete mystery.
A．that B．how C．which D．what
38．--- Excuse me, would you mind answering a few questions?
--- Well, I don’t know. I’m in rather a hurry_____.
A．seriously B．actually C．immediately D．anxiously
39．Our teacher always urges that the homework _____ in on time, but it doesn’t turn out to be so.
A．must hand B．should hand
C．must be handed D．be handed
40．__________, I really believe that I’d prefer not to make any change now.
A．Considered all the possibilities
B．Taking all the possibilities into consideration
C．Taken all the possibilities into consideration
D．Giving all the possibilities
41．Thank you for all your hard work last week. I don’t think we _____ it without you.
A．can manage B．could have managed
C．could manage D．can have managed
42．Although China will be affected by the financial crisis, the economy may be able to _______ it in much better shape than many other developing countries.
A．mess B．last C．weather D．preserve
43．Life is fragile but can be strengthened when one is _______ enough knowledge on how to best survive.
A．know about B．along with C．drilled in D．armed with 44．Music is not the only thing that sets Wang apart. She is indifferent about her success. The underlined part in this sentence means_______.
A．is not caring about B．is proud of
C．is worried about D．deserves
45．China’s third manned spacecraft _______ at 9:10 pm last Thursday to fulfill its most ambitious and risky mission: spacewalk. Which of the following is WRONG.?
A．was launched B．lifted off
C．was carried out D．blasted off
III. 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从46-65各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

My wife and I had just finished the 150-mile trip home from our daughter’s college. It was the 46 time in our lives that she would be gone for any length of 47 . We wondered how other people had 48 it.
Later in bed, I 49 the time I started college. My father had driven me, too. My mother had to stay behind to 50 the cows from getting into the crops. I, the fourth in a line of brothers, was the first to 51 college.
The truck was slow and I was glad. I didn’t want to get to 52 too soon. I shook hands with my father in the truck and he didn’t say a word. But I knew he was going to make a little 53 . He finally said, “I never went to college and 54 of your brothers went to college. I can’t say you don’t do this or that, because everything is different and I don’t know what is going to 55 , but I think things will work out. When you get a job, be sure to be honest and 56 .”
I knew that soon I would be 57 in the big town and I would be missing the life of the family.
Then my father brought out the Bible that he had 58 so often. I knew that he would miss it but I must take it. He just said, “This can help you 59 you will let it.”
When I 60 school I took the Bible back to my father. But he said he wanted me to keep it.
Now, too late, I remember. It would have been so 61 to give it to my daughter when she got out of the car. But I didn’t. I could give her 62 . My father could give me 63 a Bible. But I don’t really believe now that I gave her half as 64 as my father gave me. So the next morning I did up the book and sent it to her. I wrote a 65 . “This can help you,” I said, “when you will let it”.
46．A．first B．last C．very D．happiest 47．A．trip B．time C．place D．journey 48．A．understood B．stood C．knew D．tried 49．A．remembered B．called C．thought D．went through 50．A．let B．raise C．keep D．feed
51．A．take part in B．go away to C．begin with D．continue with 52．A．my daughter’s college B．my home
C．the city D．the farm
53．A．speech B．sound C．promise D．progress 54．A．some B．one C．none D．all 55．A．happen B．end C．take D．start
56．A．think out B．keep watch C．take care D．work hard 57．A．happy B．alone C．rich D．lost 58．A．bought B．read C．loved D．given
59．A．if B．unless C．since D．though 60．A．finished B．returned C．covered D．began 61．A．popular B．strange C．ready D．nice 62．A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing 63．A．only B．really C．surely D．nearly 64．A．much B．many C．far D．little 65．A．composition B．information C．word D．note
IV、阅读理解（共20小题；满分40分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Stratford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industry—William Shakespeare—but there are two clearly separate and different branches. There is the Royal Shakespeare Company （RSC）,which presents excellent productions of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon. And there are townsfolk who largely live on the tourists who come, not to see the play, but to look at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage,Shakespeare’s birthplace and the other sights.
The townsfolk of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their income. They frankly dislike the RSC actors, those who walk with long hair and beard and great noise.
The tourist stream are not entirely separate. The sightseers, who come by bus and often take in Warwick on the side, don’t usually see the plays. And some of them are even surprised to find a theatre in Stratford．However, the playgoers do manage a little sight-seeing along with their play-going. It is the playgoers, the RSC declares, who bring in much of the town’s income because they spend the night（some of them four or five nights）pouring money into hotels and restaurants.
The sightseers can take in everything and get out of town by nightfall.
The townsfolk don’t see it this way and local government does not put away some money for the RSC．Stratford cries poor traditionally. Nevertheless, every hotel in town seems to be adding a new wing or a cocktail room. Hilton is building its own hotel there, which you will be sure will be decorated with Hamburger bars, dinner rooms and so forth, and will be very expensive.
Anyway, the townsfolk can’t understand why the RSC needs help from the government. The theatre has broken attendance records for three years in a row. Last year, its 1431 seats were 94 occupied all year long and this year they will do better. The reason, of course, is that costs have rocketed and ticket prices have stayed the same. It would be a shame to raise prices too much because it would drive away the young people who are Stratford’s most attractive customers. They come entirely for the plays, not the sights. They all seem to look alike, though they come from all over.
66．From the first two paragraphs, we learn that __________.
A．the townsfolk think little of the RSC’s contribution to the town’s income B．the actors of RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stage
C．the two branches of the RSC are not on good terms
D．the townsfolk earn little from tourism
67．It can be inferred from the third paragraph that __________.
A．the sightseers cannot visit the castle and the palace separately
B．the playgoers seem to spend more money than the sightseers
C．the playgoers go to no other places in town than the theatre
D．the sightseers do no other things than shopping in town
68．By saying “Stratford cries poor traditionally”, the author means that__________.
A．Stratford has long been in financial difficulties
B．Stratford cannot afford the new projects
C．the town is not really short of money
D．the townsfolk used to be poorly paid
69．According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no help from the government because _______.
A．the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptable
B．ticket prices can be raised to cover the spending
C．the company is financially ill-managed
D．the theatre attendance is on the rise
B
Activity which was almost unknown to the learned in the early days of the history, while during the fifteenth century the term “reading” undoubtedly meant reading alouD．Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become popular.
One should be careful, however, of supposing that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud is distraction(分散注意力)to others. Examination of reasons connected with the historical development of silent reading shows that it became the usual mode of reading for most adult reading tasks mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character.
The last century saw a gradual increase in literacy(读写能力)and thus in the number of readers. As readers increased, so the number of listeners dropped, and thus there was some reduction in the need to read alouD．As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the popularity of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, trains and
offices, where reading aloud would disturb other readers in a way.
Towards the end of the century there was still heated argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully, and over whether the reading of material such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever its advantages, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media(媒介)on the one hand and by books and magazines for a specialized readership on the other.
By the end of the century students were being advised to have some new ideas of books and to use skills in reading them which were not proper, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural, and technological developments in the century had greatly changed what the term “reading” referred to.
70．Why was reading aloud common before the nineteenth century
A．Because silent reading had not been discovered.
B．Because there were few places for private reading.
C．Because few people could read for themselves.
D．Because people depended on reading for enjoyment.
71．The development of silent reading during the nineteenth century showed .
A．a change in the position of literate people
B．a change in the nature of reading
C．an increase in the number of books
D．an increase in the average age of readers
72．Educations are still arguing about .
A．the importance of silent reading
B．the amount of information provided by books and newspapers
C．the effects of reading on health
D．the value of different types of reading material
73．What is the writer of this passage attempting to do?
A．To explain how present-day reading habits developed.
B．To change people's way to read.
C．To show how reading methods have improved.
D．To encourage the growth of reading.
C
When I asked my daughter which item she would keep; the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said “the phone”. Personally, I could do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual, Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology.
Point 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about?
Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone. “The mobile saved my life,” says Crystal Johnstone. She had an accident in her V olvo on the A45 between Otley and Skipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance(救护车) to her rescue.
Point 3 The mobile removes our secret. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl
Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at any time of day to ask where they are , where they are going, and how their last meeting went.
Point 4 The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says, “We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near——but we didn’t meet for the first two weeks!”
Point 5 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously (同时地) on chat lines (at least my daughter does. I wouldn’t know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while they’re space-walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access the Internet, the biggest library on Earth.
74．How do you understand ‘Point 1 —The telephone creates the need to communicate,…’？
A．People don’t communicate without telephone.
B．People communicate because of the creating of the telephone.
C．People communicate more since telephone has been created.
D．People communicate more because of more traffic.
75．Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve people’s life?
a．Point 1．b．Point2．c．Point3．d．Point 4．e．Point 5．
A．c, d B．a, e C．a, c D．b, e
76．It is possible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through .
A．the TV screen B．a fax machine
C．the phone line hooked up to the computer D．a microphone 77．The best heading for the passage is .
A．Phone Power B．Kinds of Phone
C．How to Use Phones D．Advantage of Phones
D
The most exciting kind of education is also the most personal．Nothing can exceed（胜过）the joy of discovering for yourself something that is important to you! It may be an idea or a bit of information you come across accidentally or a sudden understanding, fitting together pieces of information or working through a problem．Such personal encounters are the “payoff” in education．A teacher may direct you to learning and even encourage you in it — but no teacher can make the excitement or the joy happen．That's up to you.
A research paper, assigned in a course and perhaps checked at various stages by an instructor, leads you beyond classrooms, beyond the texts for classes and into a process where the joy of discovery and learning can come to you many times．Preparing the research paper is an active and individual process, and an ideal learning process．It provides a structure within which you can make exciting discoveries, of knowledge and of self, which are basic to education．The research paper also gives you a chance to individualize a school assignment, to suit a piece of work to your own interests and abilities, to show others what you can do．Writing a research paper is more than a classroom exercise．It is an experience in searching out, understanding and synthesizing, which forms the basis of many skills applicable to both academic and nonacademic tasks．It is, in the fullest sense, a discovering, an education．So, to produce a good research paper is both a useful and a thoroughly satisfying experience!
To some, the thought of having to write an assigned number of pages, often more than ever produced before, is disconcerting．To others, the very idea of having to work independently is
threatening．But there is no need to approach paper assignment with anxiety, and nobody should view the research paper as an obstacle to overcome．Instead, consider it a goal to accomplish, a goal within reach if you use the help this passage can give you.
78．It can be inferred from the passage what writing a research paper gives one chances ________.
A．to fully develop one's personal abilities
B．to practice the skills learnt in the classroom
C．to prove that one is a productive writer
D．to show how well one can accomplish school assignments
79．From the context, the word “disconcerting” (Para 3) most probably means ________.
A．interesting B．upsetting C．challenging D．disappointing 80．The writer thinks that ________.
A．one should explore new areas in research
B．one should trust one's ability to meet course requirements
C．one should use one's knowledge and skills when doing research
D．one should consider research paper writing a pleasure, not a burden
81．What will probably follow this passage?
A．How to write a research paper.
B．The importance of research in education.
C．How to make new discoveries for oneself.
D．The skill of putting pieces of information together.
E
NASDAQ, standing for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation system, is one of the largest markets in the world for the trading of stocks（股票）. The number of companies listed on NASDAQ is more than that on any of the other stock exchanges in the United States, including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE),and the American Stock Exchange (AMEX).The majority of companies listed on NASDAQ are smaller than most of those on the NYSE and AMEX. NASDAQ has become known as the home of new technology companies, particularly computer and computer-related business. Trading on NASDAQ was started by stock brokers acting on behalf of their customers. The brokers talk with market makers who devote themselves to trading specific stocks to reach a price for the stock.
Unlike other stock exchanges, NASDAQ has no central place where trading takes place. Instead, its market makers are located all over the country and make trades by telephone and the Internet. Because brokers and market makers trade stocks directly instead of on the floor of a stock exchange, NASDAQ is called over-the-counter market. The term over-the-counter refers to the direct nature of the trading, as in a store where goods are handed over a counter.
Since its birth in 1971,the NASDAQ Stock Market has been an industry innovator(革新者).As the world’s first electronic stock market, NASDAQ long ago started technological trading innovation that is unequalled. Now becoming the world's first truly global market, the NASDAQ Stock Market is the market of choice for business industry leaders worldwide. By providing an efficient environment for raising capital(资本), NASDAQ helped thousands of companies get their desired growth and successfully make the jump into public ownership.
82．According to the passage, NASDAQ .
A．is a large international business group with many small companies.
B．is a large American stock market especially for new technology business
C．is the largest stock exchange mostly for large companies of all kinds
D．has as many companies listed as NYSE or AMEX
83．The word “broker” in the passage probably means .
A．providing information about stocks
B．holding stocks in a business
C．buying and selling stocks for others
D．in charge of the stock market
84．Which of the following best describes the nature of NASDAQ’s trading
A．Its market makers can trade with brokers directly all over the country.
B．It has its central places for trading stocks all over the world.
C．Its customers can buy and sell stocks in its center by the Internet.
D．It was started by stock brokers on behalf of the market makers.
85．It can be inferred from the passage that .
A．NYSE carried out technology trading innovation as well as NASDAQ
B．all business leaders can enlarge their companies with NASDAQ’s help
C．AMEX is doing as well in trading as NASDAQ
D．a large quantity of companies listed on NASDAQ can develop their business successfully
第二卷(满分35分)
V．阅读短文，并根据所给的首字母提示，填入适当的单词。

10%
( 1 )
Did your computer screen go black last Monday? If so, it means you were using p__1_____ software of Windows, an operating system produced by Microsoft. The world’s No 1 software company introduced WGA in China last week to c____2___ down on the use of copycat (模仿的，复制的) operating systems. More than 60% of the Chinese Internet users are hostile to Microsoft’s new move. They said it is the high price t___3____ drives them to turn to piracy. But software expert Yuan Meng thought the high price was just an excuse. He noted that Microsoft has l____4_____ the prices of its Office package from 1,400 yuan to 199 yuan.
( 2 )
Australia is the only nation to govern an e____5______ continent and is the sixth-largest country in the world in land areA．Australia’s multicultural society includes Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders and m___6______ from some 200 countries. You must have heard of Australia Day celebrations. It is an excellent way to encourage t_____7_______, respect and friendship among all the people of AustraliA．
Australia is a popular d____8________ with tourists form all over the world coming to experience its unique e_____9______. And there are 14 World H__10_____ Sites in Australia. 1.____________________ 2.__________________ 3._____________________
4.____________________
5.__________________
6._____________________
7.____________________ 8.__________________ 9._____________________
10.___________________
VI．书面表达25%
目前,不少人在写作与交流中喜欢使用网络语言,有时讲汉语时还夹杂着英语,如PK等.
就此现象,你班最近举行了一场讨论.请根据下表的提示,客观的介绍讨论情况及你的观点. 1．词数: 100~120, 开头已经写出(不计入总词数)
2．可根据内容要点适当增加，以使行文连贯.
Nowadays, with the development of the Internet, there came a kind of language call Web Language.
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参考答案
第一卷
听力1-5 BCAAB 6-10 CABBC 11-15 CCCAA 16-20 CCACA
单选：21-25 BBDAB 26-30 AAACB 31-35 DAADA 36-40 CDBDB
. 41-45 BCDAC
完形46-50 ABBCC 51-55 BCACA 56-60 DBBAA 61-65 DBAAD
阅读66-69 ABCD 70-73 CBDA 74-77 CDCA 78-81 ABDA
82-85 BCAD
第二卷
V．填词
1.pirated 2．crack 3．that 4．lowered
5．entire 6．migrants 7．tolerance 8.destination
9．ecology 10．Heritage
VI.书面表达
Nowadays, with the development of the Internet, there came a kind of language call Web Language. Some people even speak Chinese mixed with English words. This is a phenomenon worth thinking about.
40% of the students in our class think it kind of ridiculous. In their opinion, it makes no sense in helping people communicate or learn English. Besides, it is against the Chinese grammar rules. However, 60% of the students are fond of this way. They appreciate its humor. They think it of special help in expressing themselves. And it can make the language varied.
Personally, I don’t think it good to use this kind of language. It may be fashionable as some think, but you may also get your idea confusing, leaving other people at a loss as to your meaning.。