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江苏省苏州中学2008-2009学年度第一学期期中考试 高三英语 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两卷，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。第I卷将正确的选项填涂在答题卡的相应位置上，第II卷直接做在答案专页上。 第I卷（选择题，共85分） 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） 听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题后所给的ABC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. What is the man doing? A. offering a suggestion B. Making a request C. Asking for permission 2. When will the film begin? A. 7: 15 B. 7 sharp C. 6: 45 3. What does the woman think of her piano lessons? A. They are too boring B. They are too easy C. They are very rewarding 4. What does the woman want the man to do? A. Make a call B. Hang up C. Get off the train 5. How will the man probably go downtown? A. He is likely to take a bus B. He is likely to take a taxi C. He is likely to take an airplane
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 听下面五段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几小题，从题中所给ABC的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，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒，听完后，各小题将给出5秒的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。 6. What’s wrong with the woman’s bike? A. The wheels are loose. B. The chain is loose C. The brake is loose 7. Where does the conversation most likely take place? A. In a post office B. In the street C. In a garage 听第7段材料，回答8—9题。 8. What was the woman’s problem? A. She was sick B. She couldn’t make up her mind as to which country to visit.
C. She could not think of a topic for her composition 9. What does the man advise the woman to do? A. Try to get the composition organized. B. Ride a camel. C. Write about her trip. 听第8段材料，回答10—12题。 10. Why does the woman call Mr. Johnson? A. To introduce a job B. To set up a laboratory C. To go to a college 11. How did Job Center get to know Johnson? A. Johnson phoned them B. Johnson e-mailed them C. Johnson telegraphed them 12. What is Johnson interested in? A. The pay and the working time B. The employer C. The kind of job provided by Job Center 听第9段材料，回答13—16题。 13. For what was the woman in Canada? A. For the Christmas Holidays. B. For a research program C. For Thanksgiving Day 14. What did she think of the Canadians she worked with? A. They did not like traveling. B. They were friendly and helpful C. They finished all the work before Christmas. 15. What have we learned about the research program? A. It will be finished in March B. It was finished before Christmas C. Part of it has been finished 16. What day does Boxing Day fall on? A. December 24 B. December 25 C. December 26 听第10段材料，回答17—20题。 17. Where does the speaker give the talk? A. On TV B. In a class C. On the radio 18. What music will be introduced? A. Classical Eastern music, American music and pop. B. Classic Western music, Indian music and pop C. Modern Russian music, Indian music and pop 19. How many musicians are given their names by the speaker? A. Three B. Two C. One 20. What kind of feeling do the music compositions express？ A. Pride B. Happiness C. Sadness
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. Appointed as _____ ambassador to the UN, he was determined to serve his country _____ heart and soul. A. the; the B. an; the C. /; / D. the; a 22. On the door pinned a note, _____ “admission by invitation only”. A. says B. written C. reading D. said 23. It is generally believed that teaching is __________ it is a science. A. an art much as B. much an art as C. as an art much as D. as much an art as 24. Her expression is concerned, which her body language does not ______. A. combine with B. correspond to C. equal to D. associate with 25. More than one student, along with some parents, ______ quizzed for information on the reference book so far. A. was B. were C. have been D. has been 26. -- Shall I pick you up tonight? -- No, thanks. Don’t _____ to come. I can take a taxi. A. have B. bother C. worry D. annoy 27. Many people are curious about what it was that ______ you to leave America for China. A. led B. let C. made D. had 28. ---What do you think of Andrew? --- There are some things that are not easy to _________; his coldness is one. A. put aside B. put up with C. think of D. get along with 29. These trees must have been planted three years ago, ___________? A. weren’t they B. mustn’t they C. didn’t they D. haven’t they 30. We didn’t know his telephone number, otherwise we _____ him. A. would telephone B. would have telephoned C. must have telephoned D. had telephoned 31. Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree _____ they can be controlled on purpose. A. with which B. to which C. of which D. for which 32. The question came up at the conference _____ we should do with the
