江苏省盐城中学高三英语上学期期末模拟考试

江苏省盐城中学2008届高三上学期期末模拟考试英语试题（2008.01.18）命题: 谭雨清开婷婷组题: 花树军审核: 卞连璧第一部分、听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）1. What is the weather like now?A. SunnyB. CloudyC. Rainy2. What is the woman’s telephone number?A. 8253-1976B. 8235-1976C. 8523-17963. Why would the woman rather stay at the hotel?A. It costs less money.B. It saves much labor.C. It feels more comfortable.4. What are the two speakers talking about?A. A painting.B. A countryside scene.C. A kind of drink.5. How long did the man’s flight last?A. 7 hours.B. 70 hours.C. 17 hours.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听第6段材料，回答第6, 7题。

6. How many ties does the man have?A. Three.B. Four.C. Six.7. Where did the man put his blue tie?A. In the cupboard .B. Under his shirt.C. In his drawer.听第7段材料，回答第8至第10题。

8. Who is Robert?A. A new sportsman.B. A team director.C. A retired manager.9. What is the man?A. A tennis instructor.B. A college teacher.C. A club manager.10. How does the woman think of herself?A. She is good at management.B. She is skilled at playing tennis.C. She is unable to manage a team.听第8段材料，回答第11至第13题。

11. What is the relationship between the man and the woman?A. Husband and wife.B. Sportsman and saleswoman.C. Customer and clerk.12. Where are the sporting goods?A. On the 3rd floor.B. On the 4th floor.C. On the 5th floor.13. What does the man ask about first?A. Where the shoe department is.B. Where the toy department is.C. Where the restroom is. 听第9段材料，回答第14至第17题。

14. What are the two speakers doing?A. Looking around the store without purposes.B. Looking for a gift for the woman’s mother.C. Looking for a gift for the man’s mother.15. Why is it difficult for the woman to solve the problem?A. Because her mother has almost everything.B. Because her mother is hard to please.C. Because there are so many things that she can’t make up her mind.16. which of the following does the man suggest buying?A. Some grape wine.B. Some Chinese tea.C. Wine glasses.17. What do they decide to buy as a gift at last?A. A frying pan.B. A teapot.C. A pair of glasses.听第10段材料，回答第18至第20题。

18. Whom is the speaker most probably talking to?A. News reporters.B. Foreign students.C. Language learners.19. What would the speaker use her notebook to write?A. News and radio reports.B. Useful words and expressions.C. Language learning experience.20. What does the speaker suggest doing?A. Making good goals.B. Trusting in one’s ability.C. Learning in a real situation.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节单项填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）21. Don’t expect too much of him. He is learning ___ French language just for ___ fun of it.A. the, theB. the, /C. a, theD. /, /22. The meeting _______ almost 4 hours, ________ us very tired.A. lasting; makingB. lasted; makingC. lasting; madeD. lasted; made23. He will have learnt English for eight years by the time he ______ from the university next year.A. will graduateB. will have graduatedC. graduatesD. is to graduate24. Mr. Smith is a painter, ______I should also like to be in my teenage.A. thatB. itC. whoD. whichA. withC. onD. by26.—Did they all finish their job?—No, ______ only three of them who finished it.A. there wasB. that wasC. there wereD. it was27. As College Entrance Examination is approaching, students should spend their valuable time just on the right things they find_________.A. to be worth doingB. worth being doneC. them worth doingD. worth doing them28. It is foolish to go to the _________ of taking music lessons if you never practice.A. expenseB. senseC. payD. money29. Some animals can ______ the color of their surroundings.A. take onB. dress upC. put onD. get into30. President George Bush said to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the Oval Office "we want to help you. We want ______ peace. We want the people in the Palestinian territories to have hope." (xinhua news)A. there beingB. there to beC. there isD. there be31. All flights because of the snowstorm, many passengers could do nothing but take the train .A. had been canceledB. have been canceledC. having been canceledD. being canceled32. Although there is no life on Mars now, some scientists think that there some form of life along time ago .A. must beB. may have beenC. can have beenD. could be33. —I’m terribly sorry to have put you to so much trouble .—. You didn’t mean to , did you ?A. Forget itB. No troubleC. All rightD. You’re welcome34. __________ your teacher’s advice, I think, and the problems could be settled.A. FollowB. FollowingC. FollowedD. Follows35. Books are the most records we keep_______ man’s thoughts，ideas and feelings .A. onB. upC. ofD. for第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)Dear Dio,Thank you for your note. I like your 36 between death and failure. I had not thought of these two in the 37 way that you describe. I thank you for bringing this to my 38 .Your insights are very deep. 39 you say, “death is only a(n) 40 but failure can change someone’s whole life.” Yes, death is final. Failure is temporary. Death leaves us with 41 .But failure can leave us with lessons which will 42 our lives.I hope that your failure to pass that 43 English test will help you 44 it will hurt you. Please remember that it is not being 45 down that is important. It is the inability to get up that is 46 , You will have to learn to get up , and to get going. Failure is the “staying down.” It is not the “falling down.”From reading your letter, I 47 your English to be very good. You write better than 48 of my American friends. I do not know the reason for 49 your English test. Maybe you were distracted that day. It is 50 that persons are judged on the basis of a single test.You write well, you 51 your feelings with excellence, and you think 52 . These characteristics should 53 you move toward a bright career. Just don’t let yourself “stay down.” Get up and54 them all know that you are talented and you are 55 to succeed.I think you will.With best wishes for a fine career.Bob 36．A．idea B．comparison C．thought D．reason 37．A．same B．wrong C．correct D．right 38．A．attention B．heart C．head D．home 39．A．Which B．When C．What D．As 40．A．end B．result C．fact D．thing 41．A．something B．nothing C．anything D．thinking 42．A．increase B．improve C．honor D．treasure 43．A．easy B．simple C．terrible D．ordinary 44．A．as good as B．as well as C．more than D．much than 45．A．fallen B．stayed C．knocked D．felt 46．A．impossible B．possible C．necessary D．important 47．A．judge B．accept C．prefer D．expect 48．A．none B．no one C．one D．some 49．A．succeeding B．passing C．finishing D．failing 50．A．likely B．reasonable C．a shame D．fair 51．A．find B．express C．speak D．tell 52．A．deeply B．thoroughly C．carefully D．widely 53．A．leave B．drive C．help D．start 54．A．get B．ask C．show D．let 55．A．devoted B．determined C．engaged D．supposed第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）ASusan Williams went to a boarding school. Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school.Dear Mom and Dad,I’m afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed．This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away. Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire. There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning. The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. Many of the girls are in the hospital.The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.I am very sorry about this.Much love, Susan.P.S. None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!56．Susan wrote home ________.A．to tell her parents about the fireB．to ask for a million dollarsC．to tell her parents she had failed her examsD．to tell her parents she had to leave school57．The principal was angry with Susan for the reason that ________.A．she had failed her exams.B．she had been caught smoking in bed．C．it was her fault that the school had caught fire.D．she had not phoned for the fire department in time.58．Susan told her parents about the fire ________.A．to warn them about what the principal would doB．to make them feel worriedC．to make them less angry at her real newsD．to make them laugh59．How true was the letter before the P.S.?A．Partly true. B．All true.C．Completely untrue D．The story doesn’t really tell us.BIn our culture, the sources of what we call a sense of “mastery” —feeling important and worthwhile—and the sources of wh at we call a sense of “pleasure”—finding life enjoyable—are not always the same. Women often are told “You can’t have it all.” Sometimes what the speaker really is saying is: “You choose a career, so you can’t expect to have closer relationships or a happy family life.” or “You have a wonderful husband and children—what’s all this about wanting a career?” But women need to understand and develop both aspects of well-being, if they are to feel good about themselves.Our study shows that, for women, well-being has two aspects. One is mastery, which includes self-respect, a sense of control over your life, and low levels of anxiety and depression. Mastery is closely related to the “doing” side of life, to work and activity. Pleasure is the other aspect, and it is composed of（is made up of）happiness, satisfaction and optimism. It is tied more closely to the “feeling” side of life. The two are independent of each other. A woman could be high in mastery and low in pleasure, and vice versa（反之亦然）.For example, a woman who has a good job, but whose mother has just died, might be feeling very good about herself and in control of her work life, but the pleasure side could be damaged for a time.The concepts （ideas）of mastery and pleasure can help us identify the sources of well-being for women, and correct past mistakes. In the past, women were encouraged to look only at the feeling side of life as the source of all well-being. But we know that both mastery and pleasure are important. And mastery seems to be achieved largely through work. In our study, all the groups of employed women rated significantly higher in mastery than women who were not employed did．A woman’s well-being is developed when she takes on multiple（多项的）roles. At least by middle adulthood, the women who were involved in a combination of roles---marriages, motherhood, and employment---were the highest in well-being, in spite of warnings about stress and strain.60．It can be inferred from the first paragraph that .A．for women, a sense of “mastery” is more important than a sense of “pleasure”B．for women, a sense of “pleasure” is more important than a sense of “mastery”C．women ca n’t have a sense of “mastery” and a sense of “pleasure” at the same time D．a sense of “mastery” and a sense of “pleasure” are both necessary to women. 61．The author’s attitude towards women having a career is .A．negative B．positiveC．neutral（中立的）D．realistic62．One can conclude from the passage that if a woman takes on several social roles, .A．it will be easier for her to overcome stress and strainB．she will be more successful in her careerC．her chances of getting promoted（提升）will be greaterD．her life will be richer and more meaningful63．Which of the following can be considered as a source of “pleasure” for women?A．Family life B．Multiple roles in societyC．Regular employment D．Freedom from anxietyC64．If you want to buy an automobile business, you should call .A．3421577 B．6560232 C．9497221 D．3328725 65．Whom should Dora call?A．Mr. Kent B．Stein C．Walter D．Mrs. Meikle 66．Mrs. Meikle wants to .A．apply for a position B．employ a working partnerC．run a business D．show her talents in business 67．How many selling ads are there in the chart?A．Four B．Six C．Eight D．TenDA surprisingly high number of city citizens in China suffer from poor health and many die at an early age.Poor health with no sign of any identified disease, a condition known in China as "sub health," is on the rise. Sub health is marked by general weakness, low energy levels and a poor immune（免疫的）system.A survey held in 16 cities with over 1 million population showed high proportions of urban Chinese have been suffering sub health problems.The numbers are particularly high in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, with 75.31, 73.49, and 73.41 per cent respectively of residents in poor health, the survey showed．The problem happens mostly among senior and middle-level managers, clerks and other white-collar workers with high education levels, said the website of the Red Cross Society of China．"The sub health condition, found in most cases among groups of people with a high educational level, will have bad effects on China's long-term development and progress if not dealt timely and properly," the website warned．A survey by the Chinese Academy of Sciences shows that the average life of Chinese intellectuals is 58 years, 10 years lower than the nation's average.This early death phenomenon may be increasing.Among Chinese people with high education in the 25-59 age group, the death rate for women is as high as 10.4 per cent. For men it is even higher: 16.5 per cent.A report published by the China Sub Health Academic Seminar said the country's health is going through a transitional（过渡的）period and many long-term diseases have taken the place of infectious diseases such as SARS, cold as the main cause of death."Bad working habits, poor disease prevention knowledge, not enough governmental investment and lack of health education are the main reasons," said Yang Xiaoduo, a healthcare expert with a local health association, who said China should race against time seeking measures to solve the sub health problem.68．What will be talked about next?A．More reasons for sub health.B．The way to solve the problem of sub health.C．Who suffer from sub health.D．Why people with high education more likely to suffer sub health. 69．According to the text which of the followings is NOT true?A．Chinese people especially the city citizens are suffering from sub health problem.B．Sub health is famous for general weakness, low energy levels and a poor immune system.C ．Now more and more people realize the importance to stop sub health.D ．Sub health problem will do damage to our country’s development. 70．Which of the followings result in sub health? 1. Bad working habits 2. little knowledge about disease prevention 3. little money spent on the sub health 4. poor health education A ．1, 2 B ．1, 2, 3 C ．1, 2 , 4 D ．1, 2 ,3 ,4第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，完成表格中的相关信息（每空一词）Note-taking is very useful and necessary in our study and daily life. First, the advantage of note-taking is that it forces you to think for yourself at least twice-once when you are reading and the other when you are using them. Second, note-taking also helps you to remember what you have read. It is much easier to remember what you have said in a note than what someone else has said in a book.However, how to write notes? There are two ways to write notes. One is to write notes in complete sentences. The other is to write notes in topical phrases. Even though a sentence note is as short as a topical note, a topical note is much better than a sentence one. The sentence note tends to limit your thinking to your thought expressed by it. The topical note, on the other hand, tends to raise a question in your mind. Such thinking may lead you beyond the thinking of the author who first caused you to write the note.Remember that the purpose of taking notes is always for some future use, often for some future writing that you will do. Notes that make you think as you write are better than notes that merely help you remember information. So you are expected to learn to take topical-notes while reading a book or listening to a talk.第五部分：书面表达（满分25分）可持续发展已成为全球共识，如何实行可持续发展是摆在世人面前的重大课题。