上海市冠龙高级中学08-09学年高三第二学期英语2月测试卷

冠龙高级中学08-09学年高三第二学期英语测试卷
2009．2 时间90分钟满分100分
Ⅰ. Grammar 35
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
1.Sorry, I don’t have ___ about Australia, but I think ___ of the English-speaking nations is necessary.
A. many knowledge, good knowledge
B. much knowledge, a good knowledge
C. much knowledge, good knowledges
D. many knowledges, a good knowledge
2. You must have read about Dickens long ago, __________?
A. mustn’t you
B. haven’t you
C. can’t you
D. didn’t you
3. Look, _________ .
A．here the bus comes B．here is the bus coming
C．here comes the bus D．here the bus is coming
4. Only when ________ the painting _________ decide whether the painting is worth buying.
A．the sees; he can B．does he see; can he
C．he sees; can he D．sees he; he can
5．On the wall ___________ two large portraits.
A．hangs B．hang C．hanged D．are hanging
6. A library with five thousand books ______to the nation as a gift.
A. is offered
B. has offered
C. are offered
D. have offered
7. She ＿＿to the office than she got down to writing the report.
A. has no sooner got
B. had hardly got
C. no sooner got
D. had no sooner got
8. The plane ＿＿at 7:00 p.m., so I have to be at the airport by 6:40 at the latest.
A. has left
B. is to leave
C. will have left
D. leaves
9. We should learn from those ______ are always ready to help others.
A. who
B. whom
C. they
D. that
10. Please pass me the dictionary ______ cover is black.
A. which
B. its
C. whose
D. which of
11. This is the museum ______ we saw an exhibition the other day.
A. that
B. which
C. where
D. in that
12. ---- I'll tell Mary about her new job tomorrow.
----You _______ her last week.
A. ought to tell
B. would have told
C. must tell
D. should have told
13. Helen _______ go on the trip with us, but she isn't quite sure yet.
A. shall
B. must
C. may
D. can
14. The day must be breaking, _____ the birds have begun singing.
A. because
B. as
C. for
D. since
15. Though he is in his sixties, ______ he works as hard as a young man
A. yet
B. but
C. and
D. and yet
16. Beijing is larger than ____ city in Africa
A. any
B. other
C. each
D. any other
17. By the time you ________ back，the supper ________ ready.
A. will get；will be
B. get；was
C. get；will be
D. will get；is
18. I was about to leave my house ________ the phone rang.
A. while
B. when
C. as
D. after
19. __________ a language requires time and effort.
A. Learn
B. Learning
C. To learn
D. Being learned
20. Is it necessary __________ the book immediately?
A. for him to return
B. that he returns
C. his returning
D. of him to return
21. —— How did you find your visit to the museum?
—— I thoroughly enjoy it. It was＿＿＿＿＿than I expected.
A. far more interesting
B. even much interesting
C. so far interesting
D. a lot much interesting
22. ＿＿＿＿＿hearing the good news, they jumped with joy.
A. For
B. To
C. On
D. At
23. The problem is_______ he has enough time.
A. if
B. whether
C. /
D. that
24. He told me the news ____ the Queen would visit China the next month.
A. that
B. which
C. when
D. when
25. He wanted to make sure __________.
A. how we went there by bus
B. where did we go
C. what did we go there
D. when we went there
26. If the building project ______ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.
A. being completed
B. is completed
C. to be completed
D. completed
27. He is a student of _______.
A. Class First
B. the Class One
C. Class One
D. First Class
28. There are only twelve ______ in the hospital.
A．woman doctors B．women doctors C．women doctor D．woman doctor
29. --- I dislike ____ when others laugh at me in public or speak ill of me behind.
--- So do I.
A. them
B. those
C. it
D. that
30. It’s believed that ____ you work, ____ result you’ll get.
A. the harder; the better
B. the more hard; the more better
C. the harder; a better
D. more hard; more better
31. Sometimes it was a bit boring to work there because there wasn’t always ____ much to do.
A. such
B. that
C. more
D. very
32. Mary never does any reading in the evening, _____.
A. so does John
B. John does too
C. John doesn’t too
D. nor does John
33. It was ____ he said ____ disappointed me.
A. what; that
B. that; that
C. what; what
D. that; what
34. Which is＿＿＿＿＿country, Canada or Australia?
A．a large B．larger C．a larger D．the larger
35. ____ in a white uniform, he looks more like a cook than a doctor.
A. Dressed
B. To dress
C. Dressing
D. Having dressed
Ⅱ. Cloze 15
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A; B; C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Once upon a time, bee-keepers killed their bees every autumn. Why, you _36_ ask. Well, the answer is this. To get some _37_ , bee-keepers and farmers used to _38_ small wooden boxes in a corner of the farmyard. Bees would come and _39 _ the box with honeycomb. _40_, there was no way of getting the honey out _41_ killing the bees. So they used to burn a chemical _42_ the box in order to kill the bees and then take the honey.
Now, bee-keepers _43_beehives to collect honey. In the beehive there are a number of wooden _44 _ with spaces between them _45_ can be lifted out. In later summer, the squares, which are now _46 _ of honeycomb are lifted out. The squares are put in _47_ special machine and turned round and round very fast for several minutes. Turning the squares round and round _48_ this _49 _ out the honey. Then the honey is collected and _50_ jars. After that the empty squares are returned to the hive for the bees to fill with honey the following year.
36. A. need B. may C. should D. must
37. A. honey B. bees C. honeycomb D. space
38. A. put in B. put away C. put off D. put out
39. A. fill B. cover C. supply D. satisfy
40. A. Still B. And C. However D. So
41. A. for B. in C. by D. without
42. A. on B. close to C. in the front of D. far from
43. A. want B. take C. use D. expect
44. A. squares B. boxes C. sticks D. bowls
45. A. many B. they C. it D. which
46. A. full B. filled C . afraid D. emptied
47. A. the B. a C. another D. /
48. A. for B. in C. like D. to
49. A. forces B. makes C. helps D. drives
50. A. led into B. brought into C. poured into D. got into
Ⅲ. Reading 30
Directions:Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given the passage you have just read.
(A)
During the Second World War, it was difficult to travel by plane, because the seats were needed for important government officials and army officers. Mr. Brown worked for the government during the war and he was doing very secret work. Nobody was allowed to know how important he was except very few people. One day he had to fly to London to give a talk to a few top people there, but an important army officer came to the airport at the last minute. Mr. Brown’s seat was given to him, so he was not able to fly to the city to give his talk. It was not until he reached the city that the important officer discovered that the man whose seat he had taken was the one whose talk he had flown to hear.
51. Mr. Brown was ___________.
A．an army officer B．a secret worker
C．a government official D．a public speaker
52. Mr. Brown could not take the plane, because _________.
A．his secret work was discovered.
B．he wanted to change for another plane.
C．his seat was given to an important army officer.
D．he was unable to go by air.
53. What did the army officer discover in the end? ________.
A．He had taken a very important person’s seat.
B．Mr. Brown’s talk was important
C．Mr. Brown didn’t do important secret work
D．Mr. Brown was a kind person.
(B)
A strange thing happens to nearly everybody at night. They turn off the lights, put up the covers and close their eyes. Six or seven hours later, they wake up again. Strange, isn’t it?
Sleep puzzles science. Scient ists and doctors would rather talk about why one can’t fall asleep. They are not so sure what causes sleep.
The best conditions for sleep, they say, are good health and meal neither too big nor too small. No worries and a comfortable place to sleep in are important, too. They advise against two in one bed.
Strange things happen during sleep. For example, you move often. You would feel tired if you didn’t. You also dream. Part of your brain is still awake when you dream. Dreaming happens when the memory and imagination parts of your brain are still awake. Experiments have shown that bad dreams may be caused by a stomachache.
Don’t worry if you dream. Some great stories and poems were begun while the writers slept.
54. Sleep puzzles scientists because they are not certain _______.
A. why one can’t fall asleep
B. why one wakes up six or seven sleeping hours later
C. both A and B
D. what causes sleep
55. You would feel tired during sleep if you ________.
A. move often
B. sleep on your back
C. didn’t move
D. went back too later
56. Dreaming happens when _______.
A. you are in a deep sleep
B. you are not comfortable
C. part of our brain is still awake
D. there’s too much noise in the room
57. The best title for this passage is ________.
A. Why You Dream
B. The Strangeness of Sleep
C. What Happens During Sleep
D. The Cause of Sleep
(C)
In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend life. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. They saw that people should be allowed to die with dignity (尊严) and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite answer.
58. The best title for this passage is _____.
A. The Right to Live
B. The Right to Die
C. The Doctor’s Duty
D. Life Is Better Than Death
59. In recent years, people can live longer than in the past. It’s because of _____ .
A. the development of medical technology
B. big hospitals
C. good doctors
D. both B and C
60. According to some people whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to ___________ .
A. the doctors
B. the surroundings
C. his or her family
D. the patient himself or herself
61. In the writer’s opinion _____ .
A. death is better than life
B. life is better that death
C. neither death nor life is good
D. none of the above
( D )
Lillian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs. Hanson different from her classmates is her age---73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.
When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn’t think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college.
Mrs. Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were grown, she tried again.
She finds that it is the hardest part of going back to school at her age to sit in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as quick as she used to be, Mrs. Hanson often gets up and walks around classes to keep from getting stiff. At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.
62. Mrs. Hanson couldn’t go to college immediately after she graduated from high school because ____________.
A. she hadn’t got enough money
B. she was a country girl
C. the banker ordered her not to borrow any money
D. the banker thought she should raise a family of nine children
63. The computer students welcomed Mrs. Hanson warmly because ______.
A. she had got an excellent result in the exam
B. she was good at telling funny stories
C. they wanted to get her help in their studies
D. they were deeply moved by her spirit
64. Mrs. Hanson is the sort of person who ________.
A. cares for study very much
B. likes to borrow money from the bank
C. never misses a chance to talk
D. tries to save any money for her family
65. In which order did Mrs. Hanson do the following things?
a. she began her studies at college.
b. She finished high school.
c. She got married and gave birth of nine children.
d. She had her 73 rd birthday.
e. She went to the bank to borrow money.
A. a c b e d
B. b e c a d
C. b c e d a
D. e d a c b
Ⅳ. Translation 20
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1．他说的是对的。

（what）
2．他一旦许下诺言，决不食言。

(Once)
3．地球约是月球的四十九倍大。

（time）
4．到上星期末为止我们学了六篇文章。

（by）
5．你认为读这样的书值得吗？（it）
6．新的公共图书馆花了两年半时间建成，吸引了大批读者。

(attract)
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1-5 BDCCB 6-10 ADDAC 11-15 CDCCA 16-20 ACBBA
21-25 ACBAD 26-30 CCBCA 31-35 BDADA
36--40 BADAC 41--45DBCAD 46--50 ABCAC
51-53 BCA 54-57 DCCB 58-61 BADD 62-65 ADAB
1. What he said was true.
2. Once he makes a promise, he will never break it.
3. The earth is about 49 times as large as the moon.
4. We had learned six passages by the end of last week.
5. Do you consider it worthwhile reading such a book?
6. The new public library, which took two years and a half to build, attracts a large number of readers.。