高三英语第二学期统练
（测试时间：120分钟）
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 is the man going to Chengdu?
A. To attend an important party.
B. To do some important business.
C. To meet some important businessmen.
2. What does the women want the man to do?
A. To paint her house.
B. To build a new house.
C. To choose colors.
3. When is Bob’s birthday?
A. January 14.
B. January 5.
C. January 23.
4. When will Mr. Davis meet Ann?
A. At 8:45. B. At 9:00. C. At 9:15.
5. What is the most possible relationship between the two speakers?
A. Customer and shop assistant.
B. Policeman and stranger.
C. Teacher and student.
第二节（共15题，每小题1.5分，共22.5分）
听下面6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。听对话和独白前，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. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a department store.
B. In a restaurant.
C. In a company.
7. Why will the man wait a little longer?
A. People are always late.
B. His wife has not come yet.
C. He didn’t make the appointment.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What is the women’s problem?
A. She hates to walk such a long way.
B. She wants to get a lift.
C. She has lost her way.
9. How will the women get to Emberton?
A. On foot. B. By car. C. By bus.
听第8段材料，回答第10至11题。
10. What are the speakers in the conversation?
A. Journalists. B. Workers. C. Tourists.
11. What are the speakers going to do there?
A. To have a news-making event.
B. To do some hard work.
C. To go sightseeing.
听第9段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. What is the speaker talking about?
A. His enjoyment as an office builder.
B. His experience as a window washer.
C. His adventure as a high building climber.
13. Why does the speaker choose the job?
A. Relaxing; high paid; though dangerous.
B. Fresher and greater than other jobs.
C. Difficult but interesting to him.
14. Is the speaker successful in his work now?
A. Yes, as he had a very good start.
B. Sure, as he has run his own business.
C. Of course, as he is always good at his job.
听第10段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. Where are the speakers talking to each other?
A. On the Internet. B. In a computer store.
C. Somewhere before a computer.
16. How much will the man finally pay for the camera?
A.$800. B.$600. C.$200.
17. Which of the following is right according to the conversation?
A. Shopping on the Internet is easier than that in the stores.
B. People can only use credit cards while shopping on the Internet.
C. Most people prefer the Internet shopping only because of the lower prices.
听第11段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Visitor and neighbor. B. reporter and citizen. C. Governor and gardener.
19. What will happen to the community garden?
A. More flowers and vegetables will be planted there.
B. It will be replaced by some new apartments.
C. The town will enlarge its space.
20. Why is the man making a complaint?
A. There used to be a lot of rubbish there.
B. There is no good reason of it being moved away.
C. there are too many apartments around the neighborhood.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节， 满分45）
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。
21. ---Do drop in to see us next time you come here.
---__________.
A. Yes, I do B. Sure, I will C. With pleasure D. You are welcome.
22. ---Pretty cold in the North, isn’t it?
---Yes. That’s why we ______. But we didn’t know it _____so hot here.
A. are moving; was B. moved; would be
C. have moved; is D. had moved; was
23. ---Mum, I can’t work out that difficult_____ math problem.
---Why not try_____ third time. You know, the final exam is around the corner.
A. the; the B. a; the C. the; a D. a; a
24. ---Jimmy, I’ve worked out the math problem.
---Don’t be proud too early. This is _________difficult.
A. a very B. a most C. the least D. the most
25. I’ve bought a new walkman, _______made in my hometown.
A. the one B. which C. one D. that
26. The fine weather, _______to stay for at least three day has a good influence on the crops.
A. expected B. is expected C. expecting D. which expected
27. _______we met him he was whispering with his neighbor, saying no word with us.
A. The moment B. Every time C. Sometime D. For the first time
28. ---Are you still smoking, Tony?
---No, by next Monday I _______for a whole month without a single cigarette.
A. will be B. will have gone C. will have been D. has been going
29. Over 100 passengers _______ and dozens more ________ after an earthquake hit that area last week.
A. were killed; are still in hospital B. have been killed; were still in hospital
C. are killed; are still in hospital D. had been killed; were still in hospital
30. ---Let me clean the blackboard.
--- It is not you but I who _____on duty today, but thank you all the same.
A. are B. am C. is D. should
31. ---Did you attend their wedding yesterday?
---I _________, but my uncle came, hoping to share lunch with me.
A. would like to B. was going to C. decided to D. hoped to
32. Mary, ________ here—everybody else, stay where you are.
A. come B. comes C. to come D. coming
33. Nearby our school _______some foreign companies, around which I often take walk.
A. lie B. locate C. is located D. are
34. ---Daddy, I really want to buy a new motorbike.
---You can have a look ________.
A. if it necessary B. if is possible C. when going shopping D. unless possible
35. She ______Japanese when she was in Japan. Now she can speak it fluently.
A. made up B. sent up C. set up D. picked up
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，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to __36__ in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the __37__ ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too __38__ for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of __39__.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there __40__ between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She __41__ her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had _42_ her. I was _43__ and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread．Sometimes it __44_, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt __45__. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread．It can hardly be seen __46_, but it’s really there. Love is __47__.”
I listened carefully but I __48__ her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly __49_ seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked __50 _. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father __51__ on the country road．
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t __52__ me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.”__53__ his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and __54__. But from this experience, I understand that love is just __55__ in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
36．A．keep fit B．rise early C．earn money D．collect money
37．A．magic B．romantic C．fantastic D．attractive
38．A．simple B．easy C．relaxing D．luxurious
39．A．the question B．question C．reach D．control
40．A．feeling B．love C．quarrel D．smile
41．A．raised B．shook C．nodded D．bowed
42．A．hurt B．injured C．wounded D．harmed
43．A．in great surprise B．in a great embarrassment
C．with deep depression D．at extreme sorrow
44．A．happens B．comes about C．appears D．occurs
45．A．warm and soft B．hot and hard C．thin and cool D．strong and durable
46．A．somewhere and sometime B．anywhere or anytime
C．more or less D．here and there
47．A．inside B．outside C．faraway D．nearby
48．A．could believe B．couldn’t understand
C．wouldn’t recognize D．might know
49．A．got sick B．got stuck C．threw up D．became disabled
50．A．quite healthy B．very pale C．fairly red D．much surprised
51．A．jump high B．go hurriedly C．run fast D．walk slowly
52．A．think about B．talk with C．worry about D．laugh at
53．A．Reading B．Seeing C．Saying D．Writing
54．A．fresh roses B．gold ring C．sweet kisses D．beautiful jewelry
55．A．a thread B．a needle C．the cloth D．the cotton
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A
Scratchy
throats, stuffy noses and body aches all spell misery, but being able to tell
if the cause is a cold or flu, may make a difference in how long the misery
lasts.
The
American Lung Association (ALA) has reported on combating colds and the flu(流感),
and one of the keys is being able to quickly tell the two apart. That's because
the prescription drugs available for the flu need to be taken soon after the
illness starts. As for colds, the sooner a person starts taking
over-the-counter remedy, the sooner relief will come.
The
common cold and the flu are both caused by viruses. More than 200 viruses can
cause cold symptoms(症状), while the flu is caused by
three viruses - flu A, B and C. There is no cure for either illness, but the
flu can be prevented by the flu vaccine, which is, for most people, the best
way to fight the flu, according to the ALA.
But
if the flu does strike, quick action can help. Although the flu and common cold
have many similarities, there are some obvious signs to look for.
Cold
symptoms such as stuffy nose, runny nose and sore throat typically develop
gradually, and adults and teens often do not get a fever. On the other hand,
fever is one of the characteristic features of the flu for all ages. And in
general, flu symptoms including fever and chills, sore throat and body aches
come on suddenly and are more severe than cold symptoms.
The
ALA notes that it may be particularly difficult to tell when infants and
preschool age children have the flu. It advises parents to call the doctor if
their small children have flu-like symptoms.
Both
cold and flu symptoms can be eased with over-the-counter medications as well.
However, children and teens with a cold or flu should not take aspirin for pain
relief because of the risk of Reye syndrome(综合症) ，a
rare but serious condition of the liver and central nervous system.
There
is, of course, no vaccine for the common cold. But frequent hand washing and
avoiding close contact with people who have colds can reduce the likelihood of
catching one.
56. According to the author, knowing the cause of the misery will help
A.
prevent people from catching colds and the flu
B.
the patient obtain cheaper prescription drugs
C.
the patient buy medicine over the counter
D.
shorten the duration of the illness
57. Which of the following symptoms will distinguish the flu from a cold?
A.
A sore throat. B. A stuffy nose. C. A dry cough. D. A high temperature.
58. If children have flu-like symptoms, their parents
A.
are encouraged to take them to hospital for vaccination
B.
are advised not to give them aspirin
C.
should watch out for signs of Reye syndrome
D.
should prevent them from mixing with people running a fever
B
While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a
great success in many states — at least in getting people off welfare（福利）. It’s estimated that more
than 2 million people have left the rolls since 1994.
In the past four years,
welfare rolls in Athens County have been cut in
half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past two years took jobs
that paid less than $6 an hour. The result: The Athens County poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent —
twice the national average.
For advocates（代言人）for the poor, that’s an indication much more needs
to be done.
“More people are getting
jobs, but it’s not making their lives any better,” says Kathy Lairn, a policy
analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington.
A center analysis of US
Census data nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996, a greater percentage
of single, female-headed households were earning money on their own, but that
average income for these households actually went down.
But for many,
the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without
government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.
“Welfare was a poison. It
was a toxin（毒素）that was poisoning the
family,” says Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst. “The reform in
changing the moral climate in low-income communities. It’s beginning to rebuild
the work ethic（道德观）, which is much more
important.”
Mr. Rector and others
argued that once “the habit of dependency is cracked（破裂）,” then the country can make other policy changes
aimed at improving living standards.
59. From the passage, it can be seen that the author _______.
A.
believes the reform has reduced the government’s burden
B. insists that welfare
reform is doing little good for the poor
C. is
overenthusiastic about the success of welfare reform
D. considers welfare reform to be
fundamentally successful
60. Why aren’t people enjoying better lives when they have jobs?
A. Because many
families are divorced.
B. Because
government aid is now rare.
C. Because their wages are low.
D. Because the
cost of living is rising.
61. What is worth noting from the example of Athens County is that _______.
A. greater
efforts should be made to improve people’s living standards
B. 70 percent
of the people there have been employed for two years
C. 50 percent
of the population no longer relies on welfare
D. the living
standards of most people are going down
62. From the passage we know that welfare reform aims at _______.
A. saving
welfare funds
B. rebuilding
the work ethic
C. providing
more jobs
D. cutting
government expenses
63. According to the passage before the welfare reform was carried out,
_______.
A. the poverty
rate was lower
B. average
living standards were higher
C. the average
worker was paid higher wages
D. the poor
used to rely on government aid
c
It’s plain common sense — the more
happiness you feel, the less unhappiness you experience. It’s plain
common sense, but it’s not true. Recent research reveals that happiness and unhappiness are not really
two sides of the same emotion. They are two distinct feelings that, coexisting, rise and fall
independently.
People might think that the higher a person’s level of unhappiness, the lower their level of happiness and vice versa. But when researchers measure people’s average levels of happiness and unhappiness, they often find little relationship between the two.
The recognition that feelings of happiness and unhappiness can co-exist much like love and hate in a close relationship may offer valuable clues on how to lead a happier life. It suggests, for example, that changing or avoiding things that make you miserable may well make you less miserable, but probably won’t make you any happier. That advice is backed up by an extraordinary series of studies which indicate that unhappiness may run in certain families. On the other hand, researchers have found happiness doesn’t appear to be anyone’s heritage. The capacity for joy is a talent you develop largely for yourself.
Psychologists have settled on a working definition of the feeling — happiness is a sense of subjective well-being. They have also begun to find out who’s happy, who isn’t and why. To date, the research hasn’t found a simple formula for a happy life, but it has discovered some of the actions and attitudes that seem to bring people closer to that most desired of feelings.
Why is unhappiness less influenced by environment? When we are happy, we are more responsive to people and keep up connections better than when we are feeling sad. This doesn’t mean, however, that some people are born to be sad and that’s that. Genes may pre-arrange one to unhappiness, but arrangement can be influenced by personal choice. You can increase your happiness through your own actions.
64. According to the text, it is true that
A. unhappiness is more inherited than affected by environment.
B. happiness and unhappiness are really two sides of the same emotion
C. unhappiness is subject to external more than internal factors.
D. happiness is an uncontrollable subjective feeling.
65. The author argues that one can achieve happiness by
A. maintaining it at an average level.
B. escaping miserable occurrences in life.
C. pursuing it with one’s painstaking effort.
D. realizing its coexistence with unhappiness.
66. The phrase “To date” (Par.4) can be best replaced by
A. As a result. B. In addition. C. At present. D. Until now.
67. The sentence “That’s that” (Par. 5) probably means: Some people are born to be sad
A. and the situation cannot be altered.
B. and sadness remains changeable.
C. but they don’t think much about it.
D. but they remain unconscious of it.
D
Look at this mail-order advertisement:
 |
68．Dr Clean is .
A．an expert in cleaning everything B．a newly-invented machine
C．a can of cleaning powder D．a magic cloth for cleaning
69．According to the ad，where can you mail your letter if you want something to kill the ants?
A．D4545 Garden Spray． B．Sunshine Company
C．A2104 Canvas Bag． D．The Dr Clean's．
70．You’re going to love the natural soap，because .
A．it is cheap B．it smells sweet C．there are no chemicals D．it is powerful
71．According to the ad，how much do you have to pay for 3 shampoos and 2 canvas bags totally?
A．$12.25. B．$20.50． C．$13.50． D．$17.
E
East Timor became the world’s newest nation on Monday after centuries of foreign rules.
East Timor lies between Australia and Indonesia. The island lies to the north of Australia and is 2,100 kilometers east of Jakarta. The latter ruled the territory for 24 often bloody years until the United Nations took over in 1999. East Timor was invaded by Portugal in 1642 and set up a trading pest for sandalwood (檀香木). Dutch colonial rule expanded over the rest of Indonesian archipelago (群岛) at the same time. A treaty in 1859 gave the eastern part of the island to the Dutch.
The Portuguese administration withdrew from Dilly which is the capital of the new country in August 1975. Indonesian troops invaded in December and Jakarta ignored a call by the United Nations to withdraw its troops.
The United Nations took over the running of East Timor in late 1999, helping to lay the foundations for independence. The United Nations kept some police and civilian officials in East Timor after May 20, 2002. On April 14, East Timor held its first presidential election, with 86 percent of those eligible (识字的) to vote turning out former guerrilla leader and independence hero Xanana Gusmao. This was a landslide triumph over his only rival.
East Timor is one of Asia’s poorest countries. It is an agricultural society, with coffee the main export crop. It also exports marble and has potentially lucrative (赚钱的) oil.
East Timor has a population of approximately 740,000. Ninety percent of East Timorese are Roman Catholic, whereas the rest of Indonesian, the last ruling power, is mostly Muslim.
72. The main idea of the passage is ________.
A. the history of East Timor
B. the ruling condition of East Timor
C. the relationship of East Timor and its neighboring countries
D. East Timor’s independence after hundreds of years of foreign rules
73. Which is the correct order according to the passage?
a. The Portuguese withdrew from East Timor.
b. East Timor held its first presidential election.
c. Portugal invaded Timor.
d. The United Nation took over the running of East Timor.
e. Indonesian troops invaded East Timor.
A. cadbe B. cadeb C. caedb D. acdeb
74. Which of the following statements is wrong?
A. East Timor was once ruled by Indonesia.
B. East Timor was once a city of Jakarta.
C. East Timor belongs to Asia.
D. Xanana Gusmao, former guerrilla leader, was elected president of East Timor.
75. Which of the following shows the correct relationship of the places mentioned?
J--Jakarta I--Indonesia A--Australia E--East Timor D--Dilly
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分35分）
1．情景作文 （20分）
受某英文报社的委托，你最近对高中生的英语阅读兴趣做了一次调查。请你根据以下信息，用英语为该报写一篇100字左右的短文。短文的标题及首句已写好。
调查内容：在新闻，故事，科普，学习方法四种英文文章中，学生最喜欢哪一种
调查范围：北京市的十所中学
调查对象： 高中生
调查人数： 1000
调查方式： 访谈调查结果：(见图所示)
Reading Interests of Senior Middle School
Students
Recently a survey has been done to find out the reading interests of senior middle school students.
2．开放作文（15分）
请根据漫画，以“What Will the Child become”为标题，写一篇短文。
要求：1．词数约100个，不包括已给出的开头部分。
2．内容要包括对本漫画画面的描述以及你自己对这一
现象的看法。
提示：电子琴electronic piano
画板：drawing board
What Will the Child Become?
Look at this picture. Here is a family of five……
答案
听力答案1-5 CACCB 6—10 BBABA 11--15ABABC 16—20 BABBB
单选答案：21—25 BBDCC 26---30 ABBAB 31---35 BADCD
完型答案：36-40 CBDAB 41—45 DABCD 46-50 BABAB 51—55 DCACA
阅读答案：56-60 DDBDC 61-65 ABDAC 66-70 DACBC 71-75 BDCBC
作文范文：
1. Reading Interests of Senior Middle School Students
Recently a survey has been done to find out the reading interests of senior middle school students. In this survey, one thousand senior middle school students from ten schools in Beijing were interviewed. They were asked which they liked reading most among the four categories of English articles: news, stories, popular science articles and articles about learning methods.
The survey shows that more than half of the students like to read news most. Twenty-six percent of the students say that English stories are their favorite. Only seven percent of the students are most interested in learning methods. However, the number of students who enjoy reading popular science articles doubles that of those who prefer reading articles about learning methods.
2. What Will the Child Become?
Look at this picture. Here is a family of five. The only child is riding his “horse”—his father What a proud “king” he looks! His grandfather is holding an umbrella over him and cooling him with a fan. His mother is carrying his schoolbag and lots of other things for him. What is his grandmother doing behind? She is working hard carrying an electronic piano and a drawing board. But what will the child become in the future? He’ll think of himself more important than anyone else. He’ll be able to do anything without help. He’ll become no good for the world.