成都市石室中学207-度高级一诊高三英语模拟考试

成都市石室中学高2008级英语一诊模拟考试
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分.
第一卷
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分)
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。

1. Why does the woman expect the car to run well?
A. It is an expensive car.
B. It has just been repaired.
C. It is an excellent car.
2. At what time does the train to Leeds leave?
A. 3:00.
B. 3:115.
C. 5:00.
3. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a company.
B. At the man's home.
C. In a university.
4. How does the man think of the English language education in China?
A. To a certain degree
B. Wonderful
C. Fairly good.
5. Which sign should it be?
A. NO SMOKING!
B. BE CAREFULL!
C. NO PHOTOS!
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—8题。

6. How long was Tom away from home yesterday?
A. For about 9.5 hours.
B. For about 10 hours.
C. For about 11.5 hours.
7. Where did Tom have lunch yesterday?
A. Near a fiver.
B. On a grassland.
C. On a hill top
8. What was the weather like yesterday?
A. It was cloudy.
B. It was windy.
C. It was sunny.
听第7段材料，回答第9—11题。

9. What does the woman want to do in Hong Kong?
A. To start her timber education.
B. To start her career.
C. To start her English practicing.
10. How does the woman find English in Hong Kong?
A. Very important when you are walking in Hong Kong.
B. Very important in many international trade centers there.
C. Very important for you to live and work in Hong Kong.
11. What does the woman mean by saying "But I have to suffer now."
A. I must put my whole heart into my study from now on.
B. But I want to give it up now.
C. But I can deal with them.
听第8段材料，回答第12—14题。

12. When does this conversation take place?
A. Just before the term begins.
B. After the first week of classes
C. In the middle of the term
13. Why has the woman come to see Dr. Taylor?
A. She had promised that she would.
B. She has been sick.
C. She needs his approval for the courses.
14. What does Dr. Taylor seem most worried about?
A. She already knew the matedal
B. She entered the hospital.
C. Her course loads may be too heavy.
听第9段材料，回答第15—17题。

15. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A high school.
B. A French teacher.
C. A teaching post.
16. How many hours of work does the job require per week?
A. 35.
B. 45.
C. 65.
17. What does the man think of the job?
A.Interesting
B.Boring
C.Disappointing
听第10段材料，回答第18—20题。

18. When did he have a party?
A. At the weekend.
B. During the Christmas holidays.
C. On his birthday.
19. Who looked in the telephone book?
A. His mother.
B. His sister.
C. His father.
20. What was the woman doing before she answered the phone?
A. She was reading books.
B. She was bathing.
C. She was drinking
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节单项填空（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。

例: It is generally considered unwise to give a child he or she.wants.
A. however
B. whatever
C. whichever
D. whenever
21.-Haven't we met each other at party?
--Yes, but I can't remember whether it is Christmas when we were in college.
A. a; the
B. the; a
C. a; a
D. a; /
22. -I am afraid I can't finish the novel this week.
--- .
A. Please go ahead
B. That's right
C. Not at all
D. Take your time
23. There's a widespread belief among the graduates being able to speak
a
second language will help them with their job-hunting.
A. whoever
B. which
C. that
D. what
24. Try the new cleaner. Just a. few minutes every day---that's all it takes-- you could have shining floors and furniture.
A. but
B.or
C. and
D. so
25. As the popular saying , "Laugh and the whole world laugh with you. Cry
and you cry alone."
A. speaks
B. goes
C. tells
D. says
26. -Could I take a few days' leave, sir?
--I'm afraid you can't the work is being done.
A. as
B. until
C. before
D. after
27.-Dear me, it'snot my fault!
--As an adult, you should your act.
A. blame for
B. care for
C. answer for
D. allow for
28.-How cool the new type of Mp3 is.
--Yes, it is designed to be almost a matchbox.
A. one fourth of the size of
B. one fourth the size of
C. one fourth the same of
D. the size one fourth of
29. that she felt the least desire to go to sleep.
A. So excited.was Rose
B. Very excited Rose was
C. How excited Rose was
D. Rose was such excited
30. Some areas, their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.
A. in spite of
B. but for
C. with regard to
D. due to
31. -Remember the first time we ?
--Of course. You in Beijing University then.
A. have met; were studying
B. met; were studying
C. met; studied
D. have met; studied
32. Mr Mike doesn't understand made his wife so upset this morning.
A. what was it
B. why it was that
C. how that was
D. what it was that
33. The course normally attracts 20 students a year up to half will be from
abroad.
A. in which
B. for whom
C. with which
D. of whom
34. From his voice on the phone I know everything is going under way.
A. satisfactory
B. satisfying
C. satisfied
D. satisfaction
35.-Have you found out anything, sir?
--We are sure that the thief entered the house through the window instead of
breaking in. You have closed the window before you left.
A. shouldn't.
B. must
C. couldn't
D. might
第二节完形填空（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16—35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出一个最佳选项。

One family, which had emigrated from Japan and settled at the turn of the century near San Francisco, had established a business in which they grew roses and trucked them into San Francisco three mornings a week.
The other family was a naturalized(加入国籍的)family from Switzerland who also marketed roses, and 36 families became modestly successful, 37 their roses were known in the markets of San Francisco for their 38 vase-life.
For four decades the two families were neighbors, and the sons 39 the farms, but then on December 7, 1941, Japan 40 Pearl Harbor. Aithough the rest of the family members were Americana, the 41 of the Japanese family had never been naturalized. In the turmoil(动乱) and the questions about internment camps （拘留营）, his neighbor made it clear that, if 42 , he would look after his friend’s nursery（花圃）. It was 43 each family had learned in church; Love the neighbor as thyself.“You would do 44 for us, ”he told his Japanese friend.
It was not long before the Japanese 45 was tranaported to a poor landscape in Granada, Colorado. The relocation center consisted of tar-paper-roofed barracks(兵营) 46 by barbed wire and. armed guards.
A full year went by. Then two Then three While the 47 neighbors were in internment, their friends worked inthe greenhouses, the 48 before school and on Saturdays; and the father's work otten stretched to 16 and 1.7 hours. And then 49 , when the war in Europe had 50 , the Japanese family packed up and 51 a train. They were going home.
What would they find? The family was 52 at the train station by their neighbors, and when they got to their home, the whole Japanese family stared.. There was the nursery, complete, clean and shining in the Sunlight, neat, prosperous and healthy.
So was the balance h the bank passbook 53 to the Japanese father. And the house was 54 as clean and welcoming as the nursery.
And there on the dining morn 55 was one perfect red rosebud, just waiting to unfold- the gift of one neighbor to another.
36. A. each B. both C. all D. two
37. A. as B. if C. unless D. though
38. A. short B. perfect C. long D. important
39. A. took over B. dealt with C. watched out D.handed over
40. A. achieved B. battled C. controlled D. attacked
41. A. children B. members C. father D. girls
42. A. possibility B. necessary C. likely D. possible
43. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
44. A. the same B. similarly C. familiar D. the similar
45. A. father B. family C. neighbors D. mother
46. A. surrounded B. covered C. watched D. guarded
47. A. Swiss B. Swede C. naturalized D. Japanese
48. A. members B. girls C. children D. boys
49. A. sometime B. some day C. one time D. one day
50. A. completed B. ended C. started D. died
51. A. entered B. got C. boarded D.reached
52. A. met B. seen C. received D. accepted
53. A. referred B. devoted C. prepared D. handed
54. A. right B. quite C. just D. rather
55. A. chair B. table C. floor D. ground
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
A few years ago, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, where I was employed. purchased Norand Corporation. Pioneer's sales representatives in the field used Norand hand-held terminals to upload daily sales information and download new price and sales incentive information. Pioneer bought so many of these hand-held-terminals, the economies made the purchase of Norand look interesting. Owning Norand also allowed Pioneer to explore high-technology markets outside agriculture.
But after a few years, the emerging laptop PC technology made the hand-held units obsolete (已废弃的). Pioneer sold Norand at a loss. Pioneer always took a given percent of the annual profits to divide equally among all employees, so our profit-sharing checks were lower than if Pioneer had not purchased Norand. Additionally, my Pioneer stock was lower than it had been before the purchase of Norand. I0was not pleased.
The CEO of Pioneer, Tom Urban, made annual formal visits to each of the Pioneer divisions to talk about the state of the business and to listen to employees' concerns. When he walked into the meeting room for his first visit after the sale of Norand, he acknowledged the group, remove his jacket, and neatly folded it across the back of the chair. He loosened his tie, undid his collar and rolled up his sleeves.The next thing he said was the last thing I ever expected to hear a CEO say.
He said, "I made a mistake buying Norand and I am sorry. I am sorry your profit-sharing was lower because of the purchase, and I amsorry your stock was hurt by the purchase. I will continue to take risks, but I am a bit smarter now, and I will work harder for you."
A great maia and leader stood before us that day. As I sat listening to him, I knew I could trust.him, and that he deserved every bit of loyalty I could give to him and to Pioneer. I also knew I could take risks in my own job.
In the brief moment of silence before the questions started, I recall thinking that follow him into any battle.
56. All of the following are the results brought by Pioneer's purchase of Norand except .
A. Pioneer can explore high-technology markets outside agriculture
B. Pioneer's sales representatives can upload information using Norand
hand-held terminals
C. some of Norand's employees joined the Pioneer
D. it later led to the lower of profit-sharing checks of Pioneer's original employees
57. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to
A. the next thing he said was what I expected least to hear a CEO say
B. the next thing he said was the last thing I heard from a CEO
C. the next thing he said was what I expected most to hear a CEO say
D. the next thing he said was what I heard from the last CEO
58. Why did Tom Urban remove his jacket, loosen his tie, undo his collar and
roll up his sleeves before he spoke?
A. He felt hot in the room.
B. He wanted to look cool by doing this.
C. He was too excited.
D. He wanted to be close and frank with his employees.
59. What did the employees feel after Tom Urban apologized to them?
A. They felt he was a Stupid CEO.
B. They felt he did not deserve their loyalty
C. They felt he was more trustworthy.
D. They didn't want to take risks with him.
B
It is always hard for a small fish to live in a big pond. Pluto's recent departure from the classical plan6t family clearly proves that size really matters. Astronomers voted on August 24 to create the first scientific deflation of the word planet, and Pluto obviously didn't make the cut. it turned out to be only
a "dwarf planet" (矮行星). After weeks of heated debate, over 2,500 astronomers from
73 countries voted on the def'mition of a "planet" at a conference of the international Astronomical Union (IAU). According to the definition, a planet must have a clear neighborhood around its orbit. Pluto has widely been considered a planet since its discovery in 1930. Unfortunately, it has a special orbit which overlaps with Neptune's. It is all because, compared with Neptune, Pluto is very small. It is attracted by Neptune's gravity when the two planets get closer.
According to IAU, a "dwarf planet should have an orbit around the Sun. It will not have a clear neighborhood a.round its orbit, and must not be a satellite. The new classification means that the science textbooks will have to be updated. The solar system is now made up of the eight "classical planets," together with a number of dwarf planets. The classical planets are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The debate over Pluto's status started in 1992. After an advanced telescope was sent into space, astronomers started find a belt of objects, which lies beyond Neptune. The belt contains nearly 1,000 objects, including Pluto. As they continued the exploration, scientists recently discovered at least 41 dwarf planets at the edges of the solar system. There are at least two objects of a similar size to Pluto.
It seems that even if the IAU had kept Pluto's status as.a planet, the classical theory of nine planets in the solar system would have had to be changed, but the other way around. More dwarf, planets of a similar size to Pluto would join the family of planets, Scientists will probably find many more dwarf planets.
60. According to the passage, Pluto is .
A. a planet which has a clear neighborhood around its orbit
B. a satellite of Neptune which was.discovered in 1930
C. the smallest planet in the solar system
D. a planet which has an orbit around the sun
61. The sentence "It is always hard for a small fish to live in a big pond" quoted in the beginning of the passage is used to .
A. tell us a small fish can hardly survive in the big pond
B. tell us the size of an object really matters
C. mean that a small planet can hardly exist in the solar system
D. explain the disappearanee of Pluto in the solar system
62. From the last paragraph we can infer that if IAU kept Pluto's status as a planet, the number of planets in the solar system would be .
A. eight
B. nine
C. less than nkne
D. more than nine
63. Which of the following statements is not true aceording to the passage?
A. According to definition of a "planet", if Pluto were bigger it would not have left the classic planet family.
B. It's quite possible for dwarfs to lose if they compete with big men
C. Pluto has a special orbit which overlap with Neptune's, because it is so small as to be attraeted by Neptune's gravity when the two planets get closer
D. A "dwarf planet", which must not be a satellite without a dear neighborhood around its orbit, should have an orbit around the Sun.
C
The Winter Olympics proved no match for television's gold-medal winner, "American Idol". Fox's unbelievable successful contest crashed the Olympics in head-to-head competition on Tuesday night, 27 million viewers to 16.1 million, according to Nielsen Media Research.
The Olympics recovered a bit after "Idol" went off the air, but its overall audience of 18.6 million was the least-watched winter Olympics telecast since Nagano's closing ceremonies in 1998, Nielsen said.
Since its opening on Friday, the Turin games have been nmning well below the 2002 Salt Lake City games in viewership interest. Much of that was expected, but Tuesday's rating was the first alarming sign for NBC that increased TV competition has taken a toll.
"The competition from 'Idol' is heavier than the Olympics has ever seen," said NBC Sports spokeswoman Alana Russo.
It doesn't -figure to get any easier, with "Idol" and ABC's "Lost" on the air Wednesday. CBS' "Survivor" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" offer more competition on Thursday.
Even figure skating, the most popular winter Olympics sport for viewers, didn't
help much on Tuesday. NBC filled about two-thirds of the hour during which it competed with "American Idol" with tape of the men's figure-skating competition.
Through five nights of Olympics coverage, NBC's average prime time rating is 12.7 ( a rating point represents 1102 000 households, or 1 percent of the nation's estimated 110.2 million TV homes). NI3C said before the games started that it had promised its advertisers a rating of between 12 and 14. If it slips below that, NBC will have to make it up to advertisers with free commercial time.
" ‘American Idol' is clearly a phenomenon," said Randy Falco, president of the NBC Universal Television Group. "But we expected it and are tracking fight where we planned to be at this point." Between NBC and its networks, about 65 percent of the nation's television homes have ttmed in at least some of the games.
64. How many viewers watched the Winter Olympics on Tuesday night?
A. 110.2 million
B. 12.7 million
C. 27million
D. 16.1million
65. What did NBC do on Tuesday night to attract more viewers?
A. To ask the "idol" to go off the air.
B. To play the tapes of men's figure skating.
C. To add "Survivor" to its program.
D. To do more advertising.
66. If the rating slips below 12, NBC will .
A. do more advertising for nothing
B. stop rtmning normally
C. never cover the Olympics
D. pay extra money for advertisers
67. What does the underlined word "taken a toll" mean?
A. Paid off.
B. Caused loss.
C. Broken out.
D. Picked up.
D
URBANA, ILL. (AP)--Mike dropped out of college to support his pregnant(怀孕的) girlfriend and now works as a manager of a trucking company, Lynn graduated with honors from Harvard University and was hired as a lawyer with a top law firm in a major city. What do these two people have in common? Ten years ago they were both high school valedictorians (致告别辞者).
A University of Illinois study follows the lives of 81 valedictorians and salutatorians (致词的学生代表) who graduated a decade ago from public and private high schools in the state.
Tales of Success and Failure
The study found tales of success and failure. The research on 46 women and 35 men found that some were doctors and scientists, one was a drug addict, another was a waitress with emotional problems.
"There is a popular idea about people who do well in school doing well in life," said Terry Denny, professor of education. Denny conducted the study with Karen Arnold, a former graduate student of Denny' s who is now a professor at Boston College. Denny and Arnold contacted the 81 students before graduation, and then followed up with interviews nearly every other year. They also sent them questionnaires in the mail. Varied Careers
One-third of the students are lawyers, or have a doctorate. Nineteen are in
business and 15 are engineers or computer scientists. Others include a farmer, a stock broker, and an aerobics instructor.
Arnold says many of the students have only average positions in the work world and that "most are not headed for greatness in their careers." Denny, however, says that it is too early to make such predictions. "Who expects someone to be on the Supreme Court at the age of.28 or to be the discoverer of an important scientific invention right after college?" he said. "These students are just getting started in life. They are just beginning to find out what life is all about."
68. What can we conclude from Paragraph 1?
A. Mike got married before he went to college.
B. Lynn was honored by a law firm in the city.
C. Mike.was not so lucky as Lynn afar graduating from college.
D. Mike and Lynn both graduated first in their high school class.
69. According to the article Denny is probably older than Arnold because .
A. Denny was her professor
B. Arnold did well at school.
C. Denny interviewed some students
D. Arnold helped Denny in the research
70. What is probably the best title for the article?
A. Successful Careers for College Graduates
B. Success in Education Predicts Success in Later Life
C. High School HonorsNot Always Key to Life Success
D. A study on Successful Jobs and College Graduates
71. Who probably wrote this article?
A. College graduates
B. Reporters
C. Professors and researchers
D. Teachers
E
I have nothing to say about whether or not "A Day Without Immigrants" had a positive or negative effect on the question of how the federal government should deal with the huge population of undocumented illegal immigrants in this country. I'll leave that question to others.
Regardless of how you feel about the event, one conclusion is obvious. Using the theme of" A Day Without" as a way to focus national attention .on a particular subject is a great idea, and could serve as a method for increasing public awareness about other issues that affect daily life in America. Here are my top three examples: "A Day Without Speeding." How hard could this be? If all drivers would strictly obey every posted speed limit on highways, downtown, .on neighborhood streets, and in parking lots for one 24-hour cycle, the benefits would be huge.
"A Day Without Losing Your Temper." A higher degree of difficulty here, and I know that from personal experience. When something goes wrong at home or on the job, there may be brief satisfaction in yelling or kicking the fiamiture, but erupting with anger usually doesn't do anything to solve the problem, in many cases it makes the situation more unpleasant.
"A Day Without Having All The Answers." I would like to get a break from hearing
anyone speak the phrase, "Here's what you're doing wrong." Right now the US is jampacked with citizens who believe they can point out the cause of every single problem in existence and then solve it on the spot. I believe they need to be quiet sometimes and use their ears instead of their voices.
I wonder how would average Americans react to such a collective pause? Would it be a day of angry protests, or joyfifl celebrations?
72. The first paragraph suggests .
A. the writer is against A Day Without Immigrants
B. Immigrants are not equally treated by the US federal government
C. The writer cares little about the problems of the country.
D. Some people move to America without the permission of the US government
73. "The event" in the second paragraph is related to .
A. "A Day Without Immigrants"
B. "A Day Without"
C. "A Day Without Speeding"
D. "A Day Without Losing Your Temper"
74. According to the writer, losing one's temper is .
A. oersonal
B. satisfying
C. pointless
D. unpleasant
75. The writer suggest a day without having all the answers because .
A. he thinks the American are too proud
B. he doesn't think what he is doing is wrong
C. he wants others to keep quiet
D. the writer is so tired that he needs a break
第II卷(非选择题，共35分)
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误，对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右
边横线上画一个勾(√)；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。

Dear Li Ming,
I have received your letter just now. Don't worry about me. 76. I'm getting on well with. my research works in the lab. But 77. to my surprise you say you will give up learn English, 78. The reason is because you have not done well in it recently 79. and you have lost interest. I'm afraid I can't agree to 80. you. I know it is not easy to learn English, and English 81. is widely used in the world today and it will be important 82.
tool in your future work. Beside, it is becoming more 83. and more important in our daily life. If you study hard, and 84. you will succeed. Do remember that where there is a will, there 85. is a way. I'm looking forward to hearing good news form you.
Yours,
Liu Dong
第二节书面表达（共25分）
注意：
1．词数：100—120
2．不要逐字翻译；使行文连贯。

可适当发挥。