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五市三区09届高三第一学期期中考试试卷 英 语 2008.11 注意事项：本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共120分，考试时间为120分钟。请将第Ⅰ卷选择题的答案填涂在答题卡上；第Ⅱ卷非选择题写在答题卷上，在试卷上答题无效。 第Ⅰ卷 选择题 (三部分，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. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In a restaurant. B. On a plane. C. In a classroom. 2. What can we infer from the conversation? A. The exam was easier than the previous one. B. Joe is sure that he will do better in the next exam. C. Joe probably failed in the exam. 3. What did Paul do this morning? A. He had a history lesson. B. He had a chemistry lesson. C. He attended a meeting. 4. What happened to the woman? A. She lost her handbag. B. She lost her keys. C. She lost her car. 5. What are they going to do? A. Buy a birthday present. B. Finish the work first. C. Go to Mary’s birthday party. 第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至第8题。 6. What is the man? A. A storywriter. B. A policeman. C. A reporter. 7. What are the two speakers talking about? A. A personal stealing. B. A bank robbery. C. A murder case. 8. When does the conversation most probably take place? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. 听第7段材料，回答第9至第11题。 9. What is inside the man’s parcel? A. Two shirts and a tie. B. Two shirts, a tie and a suit. C. Two shirts and a suit.
10. What determines the cost of posting the parcel? A. The distance the parcel covers and the time it takes. B. The contents in the parcel and its weight. C. The kind of mail and the weight of the parcel. 11. How much does the man pay at last? A. $18.25. B. $11.12. C. $3.08. 听第8段材料，回答第12至第14题。 12. Why hasn’t the father given his daughter allowance (零用钱)? A. He didn’t remember to do it. B. He doesn’t have any money now. C. His daughter already has some money. 13. When does the father usually give his daughter money? A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday. 14. Where might the man get money to pay his daughter? A. From a jar. B. From the bank. C. From his bed. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15. Where did the man live three months ago? A. In a student house. B. In his own house. C. With a family. 16. What is the man’s problem in studying? A. The student house is too noisy. B. The computer room is always busy. C. The course is too difficult. 17. What can we know about the woman from the conversation? A. Curious. B. Honest. C. Helpful. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What is Steinbeck’s book “Travels With Charley” about? A. People with problems. B. Travels around the world. C. Beautiful America. 19. Which shows the right order of the places Steinbeck and Charley traveled to? A. Maine—Midwest—California—Texas. B. Midwest—Maine—Texas—California. C. New York—California—Maine—Texas. 20. What does the passage tell us about Steinbeck? A. He spent three months writing “Travels with Charley”. B. He enjoyed his travels around the United States. C. He traveled with another writer called Charley. 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) 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 you know what EU stands for, Tommy? — Sure. It stands for the European Union, ________ European political and economic organization that encourages trade and friendship between ________ countries that are members. A. an; the B. the; / C. a; the D. an; / 22. — Would you mind my coming over and having a look at your new garden? My little son’s curious about those roses you grow. —________. You are welcome. A. Yes, I do B. Never mind C. Yes, please D. Not at all 23. I know she didn’t pass the qualifying exam, but really she is ________ but stupid. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. none 24. — How can I have a better command of English in a short time, Professor White? — No short cut indeed. Just take every opportunity to ________. A. put it up B. polish it up C. take it up D. make it up 25. The employers often give the job to ________ they believe have work experience with a strong sense of duty. A. whoever B. whomever C. who D. those who 26. Bicycles have been around in our life for more than hundreds of years, but no one knows who ________ the first bicycle. A. invented B. had invented C. has invented D. would invent 27. —This computer is useless! The keyboard is so slow. —________. A. Never judge a book by its cover B. A bad workman blames his tools C. Don’t count your chickens until they are hatched D. Great minds think alike 28. This kind of glasses made by experienced workers ________comfortably. A. is worn B. wears C. are worn D. have worn 29. Anna was reading a piece of science fiction, completely ________ to the outside world. A. having been lost B. to be lost C. losing D. lost 30. Tourism, _____ it brings in money to a country, can also result in damage to the World Heritage sites there. A. because B. as C. while D. since 31. Every culture has developed ________ for certain kinds of food and drink, and equally strong negative attitudes toward others. A. preferences B. expectations C. fantasies D. fashions 32. With food and water ________ short, the explorers were facing the danger of dying from hunger and thirst at any time. A. to run B. to be run C. run D. running 33. —How was the 2008 Beijing Olympic opening ceremony? —________ that the whole world was attracted. A. It was very fantastic B. Such fantastic was it C. So fantastic was it D. So fantastic it was 34. Some women ________a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but they decided not to work&nb
