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广东省广雅中学2009届高三上学期期中考试 英 语 I 听力 (共两节。满分35分) 第一节 听力理解 (5段共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 听第一段对话，回答1—3题。 1. What did the man want to be at first? A. A teacher. B. A famous scientist. C. A doctor. 2. Why did the man change his mind? A. Because his parents asked him to do so. B. Because the woman gave him a piece of advice. C. Because he thought doctors were badly needed in China at the moment. 3. What did the woman think of English? A. An interesting subject. B. It is very important for her. C. A tool to learn the advanced science and technology. 听第二段独白，回答第4—6题。 4. Why does the woman call the man? A. To inform and inquiry something. B. To apologize for delay informing. C. To suggest and demand changes. 5. How long does it take the man to go to Boston? A. 65 minutes. B. 70 minutes. C. 75 minutes. 6. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man will take the Flight Northeast 8866. B. The new flight will save the man 200 miles. C. He will spend less money towards future travel. 听第三段对话，回答第7—9题。 7. Who are the two speakers? A. Fellow teachers. B. Freshmen of a university. C. Second-year students. 8. Why does the man vote for Sydney? A. There are mountains nearby. B. He heard it would be fun to be there. C. He wants to be away from the hustle and bustle. 9. What will the two speakers probably do next? A. Finish their course work. B. Buy some necessities for their trip.
C. Plan out their holiday in detail. 听第四段对话，回答第10—12题。 10. What is the main topic of the man’s speech? A. Social development. B. Scientific research. C. Environment protection. 11. What can we learn from the speech? A. Anchorage used to be the largest city in Alaska. B. The speaker is a professor born in Anchorage. C. Anchorage had a population of nearly 45 thousand in 1960. 12. What is the man most probably doing next? A. Planning a suggestion. B. Showing some slides. C. Writing a letter to the government. 听第五段独白，回答第13—15题。 13. What does “ I would rather not spend a lot of money” imply? A. It would take a long drive to get here. B. Tickets in downtown theater are very expensive. C. People can not help buying things if they go downtown. 14. Why does the woman say she does not want to see the movie Gone With The Wind? A. Because she does not want to see it a second time. B. Because the movie theater is too far away. C. Because it is a popular film so the tickets would be quite expensive. 15. What may you infer from the dialogue? A. People are tired of watching TV nowadays. B. There are not any films worth seeing in local theater. C. The woman is rather hard to please. 第二节 听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面一段对话，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息填入答题卡标号为16至20的空格中，听录音前你将有10秒钟的阅题时间。录音读两遍，你将有80秒钟的作答时间。 Victoria Jamieson Nationality Britain Age (16)___________ Profession Athlete Event (17)___________ Practice time in winter Every day from (18)____________ Practice place in winter In the mountains and the best thing for her is (19)____________ Important things in learning You need lessons, and it is also important to have (20))_________so you do not get wet. Ⅱ 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分35分) 第一节 完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need __21__,” his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.” What made him sad was __22__ his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist.” As a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly __23__. He decided that he didn’t want to be a pianist any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. Wisely, his father didn’t push, but waited. Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he __24__ that he could show others that he had talent __25__. That day he told his father what he had been waiting to hear—that he wanted to study with a new teacher. From that point on, everything turned around. He started __26__ competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was __27__ that Lang Lang had won, he was too excited to hold back his tears. Soon __28__ was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big stages. In 1997 Lang Lang moved again, this time to Philadelphia, USA. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his __29__ performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs in Lincoln Centre and Carnegie Hall started __30__ in, Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him shine. 21. A. exercise B. fortune C. knowledge D. wealth 22. A. whether B. why C. when D. that 23. A. hurt B. weakened C. ruined D. frightened 24. A. seemed B. admitted C. noticed D. realized 25. A. in all B. above all C. after all D. at all 26. A. receiving B. accepting C. winning D. beating 27. A. told B. mentioned C. announced D. recognized 28. A. this B. it C. that D. what 29. A. successful B. cheerful C. respectful D. meaningful 30. A. pulling B. breaking C. falling D. pouring 第二节 语法填空 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。 In many countries, ___31___ is not unusual for families of different backgrounds to live together in the shared space. ___32___, in the United States, this idea may still be considered odd. But this type of housing, ___33___(call) co-housing, is gaining ___34___ (popular) in the United States, too. Co-housing complexes are popping up across the country. For many people, this way of life is a relief to the busy modern lifestyle. A co-housing community has ___35___ (private) owned hou
