2007-2008学年河北唐山高三年级摸底考试

2007-2008学年度河北省唐山市高三年级摸底考试
英语试卷
注意事项：
本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分.共150分，考试时间120分钟.
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第I卷（二部分，共95分）
第一部分：英语知识运用（共三节, 满分50分）
第一节：语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1．grade A．temperature B．classmate C．necklace D．fortunate 2．south A．courage B．soup C．southern D．trousers 3．smooth A．feather B．tooth C．wealthy D．months 4．technical A．chicken B．church C．character D．inch
5．prefer A．perform B．period C．fisherman D．perfectly
第二节语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

6．The movie Transformers by Steven Spielberg is boring; it is, in fact, rather exciting and interesting.
A．anything but B．nothing but C．no less D．more than 7．—Remember the first time we met, Jim?
—Of course I do. You in the library.
A．were reading B．had read C．have read D．read
8．Many people believe we are heading for environmental disaster we basically change the way we live.
A．but B．although C．unless D．until
9．If you carry on working like this, you’ll sooner or later.
A．break up B．break away C．break down D．break in
10．It was back home after the experiment.
A．not until midnight did he go B．until midnight that he didn’t go
C．until midnight when he didn’t go D．not until midnight that he went
11．The wild goats’on the vast grasslands was a good indication of a better environment.
A．escape B．absence C．attendance D．appearance
12．We reached the top of the mountain after two hours’ climbing, and out of breath.
A．tiring B．being tired C．tired D．to be tired
13．This book is written in easy English as beginners can understand.
A．such B．so C．rather D．fairly
14．Do as the Romans do and your manners when in a strange country.
A．keep B．share C．notice D．mind 15．—What’s your impression of the city?
—Oh, what different Tangshan! It isn’t I saw last.
A．不填；the one B．a; the one C．a; one D．不填; one 16．—Did you visit the famous museum?
—No. We it, but we spent too much time shopping.
A．could have visited B．must have visited
C．can’t have visited D．shouldn’t have visited
17．An idea suddenly came to J.K. Rolling she could write a book about people living in the magic world.
A．if B．when C．that D．which
18．is often the case, he didn’t study hard and failed to pass the test.
A．What B．Which C．It D．As
19．—You couldn’t have brought any better gift to me.
—.
A．Oh, it’s really kind of you
B．That’s all right. I’ll give you a better one next time
C．I’m glad you like it so much.
D．You have a gift for music, don’t you?
20．—Have you chosen a topic for your speech yet?
—No, I a lot about it , but I haven’t decided.
A．will think B．have been thinking
C．had thought D．was thinking
第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was a sunny day. A little boy’s father was sitting on the couch, drinking a beer, while watching a 21 match. Seeing this, the boy rushed to his father and shouted, “Daddy, Daddy, 22 me how to play catch!”The father, 23 at the television screen, replied, “Let me 24 watching the match. Play outside and come back in five minutes.”
“Okay, Daddy!” said the boy, running out of the room. Five minutes later, the boy returned, 25 , “Daddy, let’s go. Let’s play catch now!”
The father turned to the boy and 26 him again to come back in five 27 minutes, “Okay, Daddy,” said the boy. Five minutes later, the boy returned with a basketball and glove in his hand, 28 waiting for his father to play catch.
29 this time, the father had opened another cold beer and another match was beginning.
30 with the boy’s interruption, the dad brought a magazine to his son. On the cover of the magazine was a large picture of the 31 .The father, who was angry and annoyed, began 32 the magazine cover into small pieces. Then, the father turned to his boy and said, “Son, once you put this picture 33 together, we can play catch, 34 do not interrupt me again until you finish. ”
A few minutes later, the boy returned and said, “I have finished, Daddy! 35 we play catch now?”
36 , the father glanced towards his child, and there in his small hands 37 the magazine with the world 38 perfectly together. The dad asked his child how he put the world
together so quickly.
“It was 39 ,” said the boy. “On the back of the world was the picture of a person, and once I put the person together, that’s 40 the world came together.”
21．A．football B．basketball C．volleyball D．baseball 22．A．tell B．display C．show D．describe 23．A．staring B．glancing C．glaring D．looking 24．A．enjoy B．stop C．delay D．finish 25．A．suggesting B．calling C．screaming D．weeping 26．A．asked B．demanded C．required D．scolded 27．A．another B．others C．less D．more 28．A．nervously B．anxiously C．worriedly D．excitedly 29．A．By B．At C．Until D．Since 30．A．Careless B．Dissatisfied C．uncomfortable D．Impatient 31．A．universe B．world C．superstar D．person 32．A．breaking B．pulling C．tearing D．ruining 33．A．back B．away C．up D．down 34．A．therefore B．but C．so D．thus 35．A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can 36．A．Shocked B．Puzzled C．Surprised D．Interested 37．A．laid B．lay C．held D．carried 38．A．pieced B．stuck C．connected D．fastened 39．A．difficult B．interesting C．exciting D．simple 40．A．where B．what C．when D．how
第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题。

第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）第一节阅读下列短文，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
Every night for a year Neil Simmons quietly went out of his house. He wanted to “talk” to an owl （猫头鹰）settling for the night at the end of his garden .He made owl cry like a real wild owl and was happy to hear the bird “hooting” back to him.
Last year Fred Cornes moved in next door. He heard and owl hooting and answered back. For 12 months the neighbors got into the back gardens of their homes, thinking they were talking with nature. Mr. Simmons kept a diary of all his talks with his bird friend. They would both be out again tonight if it weren’t for a chance talk between their wives.
Mr. Simmons said, “My wife Kim was telling Fred’s wife Wendy about my owl watching and described how I got the birds to hoot back. She said, ‘That’s funny—that’s just what Fred has been doing.’ Then the penny dropped. I felt such a fool when I found out. The trouble is that owl calls aren’t exactly the same and it’s easy to make a mistake.”
Mr. Cornes said, “I’m really flattered（奉承）. I didn’t know I sounded so real. I love nature and I couldn’t resist hooting at the owls. I was very excited when they hooted back. I’m sorry that I was fooling my neighbor who was fooling me.”
41．After the talk between the wives, the two men would probably _________.
A．stop observing owls B．not stay up hooting again
C．not enter the back garden again D．make no mistakes about wild owl cries 42．“Then the penny dropped.’ Most probably means “Then ___________.”
A．I finally understood it B．Everybody knew about it
C．I heard the noise D．I lost my coins
43．Mr. Simmons felt upset about the whole thing because _________.
A．all his efforts seemed to be meaningless
B．his wife let out his secret by chance
C．garden owls hooted so differently
D．he had kept a diary of all his talks
44．The text suggests that _______.
A．Neil seldom heard natural owl calls
B．The owl never hooted back to Neil
C．Fred was always good at pleasing owls
D．owl watching is no longer interesting to Fred
B
FENGHUANG – The accident has caused at least 22 deaths with at least 46 others missing after a bridge in central China’s Hunan Province fell down on Monday, rescuers said on Tuesday.
A total of 123 workers were at the site when the bridge being built over the Tuo River in Fenghuang County collapsed（坍塌）at 4:40 p.m. on Monday, blocking the Fenhuang – Daxing highway.
Of the 55 survivors, 22 were injured in the falling down and have been rushed to nearby hospitals, according to the local rescue head office. Construction of the 328 – meter – long, 42 –meter – high bridge is to be completed this month and workers have been since mid July taking down steel scaffolds（脚手架）during the construction process. The project, which is to cost 12 million yuan（1.6 million US dollars）, belongs to Fengda company based in Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture（自治县）in western Hunan, with the contractor of the provincial Road and Bridge Construction（Group）Ltd. Co. (RBC). Local police have put Xia Youjia, construction manager on behalf of RBC, and project director Jiang Ping, under control for investigation（调查）.All technical details about the bridge have been locked up for later examination. Fenghuang, which lies in western part of Hunan and home to Tujia and Miao ethnic minorities, attracts lots of tourists each year. A group of local officials headed by Zhou Qiang, governor of Hunan Province and Vice – governor Xu Xianping have arrived at the site.
45．should probably be blamed for the accident according to the passage.
A．The local rescue head office B．The local police
C．The local officials D．The RBC
46．How many people might have lost their lives according to the passage?
A．22. B．55. C．68. D．123.
47．The best title for the passage is .
A．Who is to blame B．Construction will not be completed on time C．A terrible accident D．Bridge collapse kills 22 in Hunan
C
Hawking has left much for Chinese to think about.
British physicist Stephen hawking, possible the world’s most famous scientist after Albert Einstein, gave lectures in Zhejiang and Beijing in August.
An illness left him unable to move any part of his body except for three fingers. But his continuing efforts in the field of science have made many young people take him as their idol（偶像）.
His books, such as A Brief History of Time, become bestsellers in Chinese bookstores. “Hawking helps people enlarge their horizons and become interested in science,” said Pan Yunhe, president of Zhejiang University.
Indeed, experts don’t think it likely that Hawking’ s lectures and profound（深奥的）ideas will be easily understood by the average person. But he has certainly sowed the seeds of science among many young people.
And the “Hawking fever” caused by his visit has made people ask: How can China produce more top scientists like Hawking?
“Nurturing（培养）top scientists will take as much work to change society as to educate the scientists themselves,” said Zhang F an. Zhang has studied in the UK since 1999 and will be a second – year student at Trinity College in October.
In Britain, Zhang said, teachers inspire students to have a general understanding of the subjects they are interested in. And they encourage students to develop new ideas, which helps them to nurture their creativity.
In China, the Department of Education has encouraged schools to provide quality education to develop students’ potential（潜力）.
“I hope teachers will pay more attention to helping us use our imaginations and solve problems on our own,” said Lu Jie, a Junior Three student in Sanfan Middle School in Beijing. 48．have made young people take Hawking as their idol.
A．the fact that Hawking is a famous physicist
B．the fact that Hawking can just move three fingers
C．Hawking’ s ongoing devotion to science
D．Hawking’ s lectures in Zhejiang and Beijing
49．In paragraph 4, the underlined word “horizons” means “”.
A．one’s knowledge of science
B．one’s sight of the subjects
C．the area of on e’s knowledge
D．the line where earth and sky meet
50．From the passage we learn that .
A．Hawking’ s books were not popular in China before his visit
B．ordinary people in China may find Hawking’ s ideas beyond their comprehension
C．to nurture top scientists, teachers should solve all the problems for the students
D．most schools in China provide quality education to develop students’ potential 51．The last three paragraphs mainly tell us .
A．teachers should encourage students to be more creative
B．British students do not work as hard as Chinese students
C．top scientists won’t appear even if schools provide quality education
D．students in Sanfan middle school are more imaginative
D
As in business and other fields, the use of computers is growing in health care. At first, computers were used only in the business office for such things as patient billing and paying for purchase. As computer technology advanced, the use of computers broadened to include patient information and communication systems.
Hospital information systems have been developed which collect, send, record, and store information. The information can be retrieved（提取）when needed. Patient records and patient care plans are on the computer in many health care facilities（机构）. Instead of recording on the patient’s chart（图表）, health team members enter information into the computer. Entering information into a computer is easier, faster, and more efficient that writing on the chart. Using the computer to record observations is also more accurate and reliable.
Departments such as the X –rays department and the laboratory communicate with other units of the hospital through the computer. Instead of sending a typed report by a person for the patient’s record, the information is entered into the computer. The information can be accessed at the computer in the nurses’or doctors’station. These systems provide communication links between departments in the hospital. The systems have reduced the amount of clerk’s work and telephone calls between departments. In formation is communicated with greater speed and accuracy.
Computers are also being used to monitor certain measurements such as blood pressures, temperatures, heart rates, and heart function. The computer is programmed to recognize normal and abnormal measurements. When the abnormal is sensed, an alarm is sounded. Monitoring by the computer has proved to be very accurate and increases early discovery of life threatening
events.
52．About the use of computers, we can infer from the first paragraph that .
A．there is no limit for computers to be used in hospitals
B．computers are most often used in business at present
C．computers are more and more widely employed in health care
D．computers will replace nurses and doctors in the future
53．With the help of computers, information about patient records and care plans will be stored .
A．in the health team members’ files B．on each patient’s chart
C．in doctors’ personal computers D．in hospital information systems 54．While monitoring the measuring of the heart rate, the computer will give a warning when it finds that .
A．life threatening events are about to happen
B．the heart bests at the normal rate
C．the measurement is not accurate
D．the heart beats too fast or too slowly
55．The best title for this passage can be .
A．New Development of Computers
B．Computer Systems in Hospital
C．Information of Computers in Health Care
D．New Development of Medicine
E
Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions of “being honor” help you create this life of good feelings.
Here’s an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.
Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and take advantage of the clerk’s mistake, we would drive home with a sense of dishonest excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be greatly thankful for our honesty. We would leave the store with
a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.
Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?
In the first case, where we don’t tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self – respect. It would be also proved that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own fames by telling others. On the contrary, bringing the error to the clerk’s attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self –respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action, rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility will come from deep inside.
There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence, And it’s easy to think and act honorably again when we’re happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it’s started, it’s easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.
56．According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our .
A．self – respect B．economic rewards
C．advertising ability D．friendly relationship
57．The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to .
A．lying B．stealing C．cheating D．advertising 58．The phrase “bringing the error to the clerk’s attention”（in Para. 5）means .
A．telling the truth to the clerk B．offering advice to the clerk
C．asking the clerk to be more attentive D．telling the clerk’s mistake to the boss 59．How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake?
A．We’ll be very excited. B．We’ll feel unfortunate.
C．We’ll have a sense of honor. D．We’ll feel sorry for the clerk.
60．Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
A．How to Live Truthfully B．Importance of Peacefulness
C．Ways of Gaining Self – respect D．Happiness through Honorable Actions
第二节：根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为
多余选项。

（注意：请将本题答案填写在第二卷中指定位置。

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Andy: 61 Any suggestions?
John: You are good at the 400–metre race. Why not try that?
Andy: Are you joking? Do you think I can beat Mike in Class One?
John: 62
Andy: Don’t you think it would be a better idea for me to try the long jump? 63
John: I think I am good at it too. I suggest that you run the 100 – metre race. 64 If I were you, I would certainly choose that.
Andy: But I haven’t practiced for a long time. Shall we do some training?
John: 65 Will Saturday morning do?
Andy: Ok.
A．That’s a good idea.
B．Is the sports meet going to take place?
C．What about the high jump then?
D．I’m not sure which activity to do at the sports meet.
E．I’m pretty good at it.
F．No one in our school can beat you.
G．You’d better try the long jump.
第Ⅱ卷（共55分）
第三部分：写作（共三节，满分55分）
第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。

（每空只写一词）66．Later that day they （后悔）having left home with little money. 66．67．We have brought in a large quantity of advanced （设备）recently. 67．68．Children （通常）pick up languages very quickly. 68．69．The building was completely （毁坏）by the bombs. 69．70．He made an （道歉）to her for stepping on her foot. 70．71．He said he wasn’t prepared to （讨价还价）. 71．72．This is one of our most （流行）designs. 72．
73．They have some sandwiches to fill in their （肚子）. 73．74．（赢得）the race, she found herself surrounded by reporters. 74．75．My wife and I have （相似）tastes in music. 75．
第二节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误.对标题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Dear editor,
I am a first – year student at the Shandong University. For about 76．
a month, I’ve been feeling down. I don’t sleep well at night 77．
and during the day, I can’t fix my attention my studies. 78．
As time goes by, my mood became worse. Sometimes I’m 79．
over exciting. Sometimes I feel very nervous. I am tired of life here. 80．
Every day I find me rushing between classrooms, labs and the library. 81．
I seem to be never on the go. But I don’t think I’ve learned anything 82．
useful for my future. But my roommates share the same feeling. 83．
We have no time even for exercises, except during our PE lessons. 84．
Can you help me? I am looking forward to receive your reply. 85．
Juanzi, Shandong
第三节书面表达（满分30分）
最近报纸上刊登了一篇报道：海南渔民张建民为8岁的女儿张慧敏设计了一个疯狂“夏令营”：用56天跑完了3588公里，从三亚跑到北京。

为此，媒体展开了讨论。

请你根据下表，用英语给The 21st Century写一篇短文。

注意：
1．词数在110左右。

2．不必逐条翻译，可适当发挥。

In Zhang’s opinion，。