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2008学年第一学期余姚二中高三英语期考二试卷
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 单项填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
1. When a giraffe (长颈鹿) has _____ drink, it has to stand with its front legs wide apart in order to reach _____ water.
A. /; /　　      B. a; the　　　　 　C. the; /　　　　 D. /; the
2. For many weeks we had been _______ horses and oxen _______ heat, thirst and starvation.
 A．accustomed to see, suffered B．accustomed to seeing, suffered
 C．accustomed to see, suffering D．accustomed to seeing, suffering
3. The famous professor has received the letter ___ to give a lecture in Princeton Institute.
A. being invited　　　　B. to be invited  C. inviting him　　　　 D. invited
4. Was it at the aid battle on June 8,1994, ______ was led by Captain Johnson ____ Peter lost his life.
A. when; that　　　 B. that; who   C. which; that　　　　 　 D. that; when
5. The new dictionaries are very useful. They ________ well and ________ already .
A. sell; have been sold out     B. sold; had sold out
C. sell; sell out       D. are sold; have been sold out
6. There fell a heavy snow last December, and this year _________ a good harvest.
A. proves           B. means        C. allows             D. promises
7. Animals have died ___________ coming into contact with this chemical.
 A．as a consequence of B．in return for
 C．in the name of  D．in spite of
8. ____________, and you will succeed.
 A．Making more efforts B．More efforts
 C．To make more efforts D．If you make more efforts
9.  All her time ___________ experiments, she has no time for films.
 A．devoted to do  B．devoted to doing
 C．devoting to doing  D．is devoted to doing
10. — Tom, you are so late. You ought to have finished the work hours ago.
　　— Sorry, I know it _______.
A. should be 　　　 B. must have been C. ought to have done　  D. should have been
11. The little boy is dirty from head to foot because he ________ in the mud all morning.
A. has played　　　 B. is playing   C. has been playing　　　　　　　　D. was playing
12. A saying goes that ______ that glitters is ______ gold.
   A. not all; not        B. all; not           C. all; 不填           D. all not; 不填
13. Who do you think the doctor will have ______ first, John or Kate?
   A. examine      B. to examine     C. examining     D. examined
14. I wish I ______ help you but I ______ short of money myself.
   A. can, am     B. could, am     C. can, was     D. could, was
15. I’m not sure if I should get a part-time job when I’m in college and that is ______ my parents’ opinions and mine differ.
  A. where    B. which    C. what    D. when
16. You are to work out a plan immediately you ______ about the result of the talks.
  A. will inform   B. inform   C. will be informed    D. are informed
17. The shop ______ is frequented by young girls sells magazines ______ they learn about the latest fashion.
   A. where; that        B. which; that       C. that; which      D. which; where
18. The Turners have a very practical little table that folds up out of the way when ______.
 A．not to be needed  B．not needed
 C．needed not  D．to be not needed
19. What do you think of this piece of wood? I’m sure it __________ a very good shelf.
 A．will make B．is making C．is made D．can be made
20. ______ it rain tomorrow, the spring-outing will have to be put off till next week.
   A. Would     B. Should     C. Might     D. Could

第二节　完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
It’s hard being an astronaut’s son. I _21_ , everybody expects you to be special or__22__, and I’m just an average student, and I’m average, too, when it__23__ basketball, football, soccer, and baseball.
     I often wonder _24__ my father ever had a son like me. I mean he’s so__25_and so good at everything. So I used to dream about doing something spectacular to___26_ my father and make him_ 27__ me.
     In one class, my teacher__ 28__ a Father’s Day essay contest for us and the winners’ essays would be read in front of all the parents and students. After school I walked home,__29_ my father, who I would write about in my essay.
     He sat with me in the___30_ when I was a little kid and had a nightmare. He___31__ me with a new puppy at my eighth birthday party. He sat and tried to__32__death to me when Grandpa Bob died. To me, he wasn’t a world-famous astronaut, just my dad.
    I wrote about all these__33_ in my essay.
One of our neighbors said, “I__34__ you’ll win the contest, David. You're the only one in town who could write about being the son of an astronaut.”
I__35__ I hadn’t shown anyone the essay, but now I almost hoped I wouldn’t win. I didn’t want to win just__36__ my father was an astronaut.
I won the second prize. When I finished reading my essay, the_37__ applauded. I saw my father blowing his nose. I went back to my seat.
    Dad nodded to me,__38__ his throat, and put his hand on my shoulder. “Son, this is the__39___moment of my life,” he said.
    It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but just then, it was__40__just to be my father’s son.
21. A. mean          B. say             C. know               D. believe
22. A. strange        B. honest           C. perfect              D. formal
23. A. refers to       B. relates with       C. talks about           D. comes to
24. A. why          B. how             C. whether             D. when
25. A. normal       B. funny             C. special              D. unique
26. A. shock         B. influence         C. attract               D. impress
27. A. proud of      B. interested in       C. satisfied with         D. ashamed of
28. A. reported      B. announced        C. claimed              D. warned
29. A. caring about   B. worrying about    C. thinking about        D. complaining about
30. A. silence       B. threat            C. horror               D. dark 
31. A. pleased      B. astonished        C. supported            D. encouraged
32. A. describe     B. explain           C. declare               D. remark
33. A. experiments  B. incidents         C. details                D. memories
34. A. wish        B. guess            C. bet                  D. promise
35. A. smiled      B. nodded           C. doubted              D. shrugged
36. A. because     B. if                C. while                D. as
37. A. parents     B. audiences          C. students              D. teachers
38. A. cleaned    B. blew               C. cleared               D. opened
39. A. best       B. proudest            C. finest                D. greatest
40. A. natural     B. honorable            C. important            D. enough

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
(A)
The following are four forms about medicine. How to use the medicine is very important. Never take any by mistake.
　　1）Take the medicine with water, followed by one tablet every eight hours, as required. For further night - time and early morning, take two tablets at bedtime. Do not take more than six tablets in 24 hours. For Children six to twelve years old, go to your doctor for advice.　Reduce dosage if nervousness, restlessness or sleeplessness takes place.
　　2）Each pill of the medicine taken three times every day for fourteen years old. As usual, a pill 6∶00 a. m., before breakfast, one before 11∶00 and one before sleep. Not for children under six years old and old persons with heart attack.
　　3）The medicine for a person with a fever. Once two pills a day before sleep for adult. Not take the medicine without fever. Half for Children under 12 years old. Children with a high fever, go to see a doctor.
　　4）The medicine taken three times a day, once five pills for adult with a cold. Half of the pills for children 10 years old. Take the medicine before breakfast, lunch, supper or before sleep.
41．Obviously a kind of medicine can’t be proper for ________, judging from the information.
　　A. children over twelve years old　　   B. some old persons with a fever
　　C. some old persons with heart attack　　D. neither adults nor heart attack
42．When a person has a cold, he had better ________ .
A. have about more than fourteen pills a day　　B. have twice a day　　
C. have four times a day                　　D. have nine pills a day
43．How many kinds of medicine are used for the children six years old?
　　A. All of them．　　          B. Three kinds of medicine.
C. Two kinds of medicine.      D. Almost not any medicine.
(B)
I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The advertisement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unfortunately, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday. I stood at the bus stop for 15 minutes waiting for the bus, By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly 20 minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the box office, I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line. I caught the next bus and headed back across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi, it was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, however, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.
44．The man learned           that there would be a concert last Friday.
 A．from his friends  B．from one of his work-mates
 C．over the radio  D．from the newspaper
45．He tried to go to the theatre every day but managed to get there only _______.
 A．once  B．twice 
C．three times D．four times
46．One day the man took _______ to get to the theatre by bus.
 A．forty-five minutes  B．fifteen minutes
 C．just twenty minutes D．over an hour
47．The underlined word “relieved” may best be replaced by ___________.
 A．surprised B．pleased 
C．puzzled  D．sorry
(C)
Among the four skills in learning English, which one of these is the “odd-man-out”? The answer is speaking. The other three you can do alone on your own. But you can’t really speak alone! Speaking to yourself can be “dangerous” because men in white coats may come and take you away!
Where can you find people to speak English? And how can you practise speaking when you are alone?
At school If you pay to go to a language school, you should use the opportunity to speak. If your teacher asks you to speak in pairs or groups with other students, try to say as much as possible. Don’t worry about your mistakes. Just speak!
Conversation Clubs Many cities around the world have conversation clubs where people can exchange one language for another. Look in your local newspaper to find a conversation club near you. They are usually free although some may charge a small entrance fee.
Shopping Even if you don’t want to buy anything, you can ask questions about products that interest you in a shop. “How much does this cost?” “Can I pay by cheque?” Often you can start a real conversation-and it costs you nothing!
Café and Bars There are often American, Britain, Irish and Australian bars in many large cities. If you can find one. You’ll probably meet many people speaking English as a first or second language.
Language is all around you Everywhere you go, you find language. Shop names, street names, advertisements, notices, and car numbers… When you walk down the street, practise reading the words and numbers that you see. Say them to yourself. It’s not exactly a conversation, but it will help you to “think” in English. But don’t speak too loud1
Songs and Video Repeat the words of an English-language song singing with the music until it becomes automatic. It’s good practice for your memory and for the mouth muscles that you need for English.
Above all, speak as much as possible! Make as many mistakes as possible! When you know that you have made a mistake, you know that you have made progress!
48．What might happen if you speak to yourself loudly in public?
A. The police will take you away and punish you. 
B. The doctors will force you to stay in hospital.
C. You will have to pay to escape being punished. 
D. You will be forbidden to be member of the club.
49．In which places can you learn English NOT free of charge?
 A．At school, in conversation clubs and café and bars.   B．At school, in shops and café bars.
 C．In conversation clubs, shops, songs and video.       D．In conversation clubs and in the streets.
50．Why does the writer say “Make as many mistakes as possible” Because _________.
 A．everyone will make mistakes in learning English.
 B．everyone will meet people speaking English with some mistakes.
 C．making mistakes is a must in making progress in learning English.
 D．making mistakes can make one realize the importance of speaking.
51．According to the passage, which way is NOT likely to be accepted by English beginners?
A. Recite poems loudly along the riverside.  B. Listen to some English fashion songs and video.
C. Find an Englishman to speak English with.  D. In class, try to practise in groups of pairs.
(D)
　　The way people hold to the belief that a fun - filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.
　　As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment （预担的义务）, self - improvement.
　　Ask a bachelor（单身汉） why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.
　　Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three - day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.
　　Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.
52．According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because ________ .
　　A. he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities
　　B. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single
　　C. he finds more fun in dating than in marriage
　　D. he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement
53．Raising children, in the author’s opinion is ________ .
A. a moral duty　　   B. a thankless job　　
C. a rewarding task　　D. a source of inevitable pain
54．To understand what true happiness is one must ________ .
A. have as much fun as possible during one’s lifetime　　
B. make every effort to liberate oneself from pain
C. put up with pain under all circumstances　　
D.  be able to distinguish happiness from fun
55．What is the author trying to tell us?
A. Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain．　B.　One must know how to attain happiness.
C.  It is important to make commitments.　       D. It is pain that leads to happiness.

第一节 任务型阅读
阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（A，B，C，D，E和F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，选项中有一项是多余的。
56.（    ） Ray and three of his friends would like to spend a whole weekend driving around in nice scenery and enjoying some local food.
57. (     ) Phil and Adam want to go on a comfortable trip which takes them quickly to an interesting city. Then they want to enjoy at least two days of sightseeing.
58. (     ) Mike, Kathy and their three children don’t have much money, but they want a special day out this Saturday. They must be back home by 9 p.m.
59. (     ) Kirsten is a Dutch student who is studying in Scotland. She doesn’t drive, but wants a day trip to see some beautiful scenery and spend a little time by the sea.
60. (     ) Clare and Robert want to enjoy some good food, but would also like to give their two young children a day to remember. They don’t mind if they spend a lot of money.
A. Marine Life, France
The chance to experience the oceans of the world. Children will love the observatory, with water all around them and big fish swimming above their heads! Afterwards you eat a world-famous local restaurant before boarding the ferry at 9 p.m. Not cheap, but a great day tour.
B. Amsterdam
Sail out in the evening and enjoy over 12 hours in the Netherlands, returning the following night. After a good Dutch breakfast you travel by train direct to the heart of the wonderful city of Amsterdam. The sightseeing and places to shop will make this a day to remember. Weekends only.
C. Ireland By Car
Once you arrive in Ireland you’re quickly on beautiful country roads, with friendly villages where you can stop for a delicious bite to eat. The special price allows you to take your car and up to five people away for 48 hours, and two right’ hotel accommodation can be arranged for a little extra.
D. French Hypermarket
Day trip. Whether you want to buy or just look, you’ll love this tour. The large Darney shopping center is a shopper’s dream! You will find a great number of local goods on sale, and clothes and kitchen food are excellent value. Free children’s entertainment all day. Leave at 10:00, back at 19:00.
E. Belgium by Hydrofoil
A four-day trip. From England you cross to Belgium in just 100 minutes by hydrofoil! You are served food and drinks during the crossing, then continue your journey to Brussels, or another beautiful city, on the fast Belgian network.
F. Sea and Mountains in Northern Ireland
Explore the Northern Ireland countryside, including the amazing Mountains of Mourne and the small seaside holiday town of Newcastle. The ferry leaves the port in Scotland at 7:30, arrives at 8:40 and backs at 22:20. transport in Northern Ireland is by air-conditioned coach.

第四部分 写作（共三节，满分40分）
第一节 单词拼写 （共10小题，每小题 1分，满分10分）
61. Don’t w__________ your money on silly things.
62. Do you know the a__________ monthly rainfall in this area?
63. What will the w__________ be like tomorrow?
64. Parents should help their children to form good h__________
65. They lived in London until quite r__________.
66. Miss Li speaks English with excellent p____________.
67. The m__________ of people in my neighborhood are Italian.
68. He is in his late thirties. His f__________ birthday is in two weeks’ time.
69. Mary’s mother disliked John and f__________ her daughter to marry him.
70. The first month in a year is called J____________.
第二节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题 1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断；如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词，在缺词处加一个漏字符（/\），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
John was trying a new blue jacket in a shop. He looked  71. __________
at himself in the mirror and thought it was very well. 72. __________
He took off the jacket and told the shopkeeper to put them 73. __________
into a bag. On that moment his friend Ron came in. They  74. __________
haven’t seen each other for months. They were so pleased  75. __________
to meet each other that they talked on and on. Then 76. __________
they decided to have a dinner. John picked up the bag 77. __________
and began leave. The shopkeeper stopped them and asked 78. __________
John to pay for the jacket. John looked surprise but soon 79. __________
realized what was the matter. He said sorry but paid for 80. __________
the jacket. Then he left with Ron.
第三节：书面表达（共1题，满分20分）
家长会是学校，老师和学生家长为了学生的进步进行沟通的一种方式。但学生中对此有不同的观点。有的赞同，有的反对，有的无所谓。
 赞   同 不赞同
原因 1．家长可以了解老师的要求
2．家长了解自己孩子的学习情况。 1．对学习没有帮助。
2．因为成绩不太好，会受到家长的责备。
请你表达出自己的观点并简单地说明理由。
要求：1）可以适当的增加细节。
      2）字数：100左右。
      3）不要逐条翻译。
      4）要有适当的开头和结尾。

选修题    10分。本题分为2部分，第一部分，从下列5个选项中选择4个选项，填入到所缺的句子中，使全文完整，共8分。第二部分，给文章写一个题目，共2分。
 
Some  50 mainland Olympic gold medallists arrived in Hong Kong on Monday to  applause (欢呼) from cheering crowds , __________________________________________.
Leading a 68-strong delegation, State General Administration of Sports Minister Yuan Weiming said the group came to Hong Kong to share with the Hong Kong people the “ pride and honor” the country’s top athletes had achieved at the Athens Games.
The visit was _________________________________________________________________. The welcoming ceremony was _______________________________________________.
At a news conference attended by Yuan, other officials and athletes in the afternoon, Yuan noted Hong Kong ‘s desire to become a venue for some Olympic events in 2008 .He said it was_________________________. “ But it cannot be decided by the Beijing Olympic committee alone,” he said. 

一．
A   followed by a reception attended by about 500 people at the government House and a banquet hosted by the Hong Kong Olympic committee Monday night.

B also an expression of thanks to local citizens for their long-standing support to China ‘s sports sector, Yuan said.

C   beginning a three-day visit to provide adoring fans a chance to  see the athletes up close.

D attend a series of public events on Tuesday and Wednesday .

E   a good idea and understandable

二．文章的标题____________________________________________.

答案

1-20  BDCCA   DABBD    CBABA    DDBAB
21-40  ACDBC   DABCD    ABDCD    ABCBD
41-43 CAD  44-47 DBCB   48-51 BACA  52-55 ACDA
55-60 CEDFA
81.waste  82, average  83. weather  84. habits   85. recently  86. pronunciation
87. majority  88. fortieth  89. forbad/forbade  90.January
91. trying→trying on   92 well→good/ nice/ fine    93 them→it   94. On→At
95. haven’t→hadn’t   96. √   97. 去掉  a   98. leave→to leave/ leaving
99. surprise→surprised   100. but→and
参考作文
Parents meeting is a good way of communication between the school, teachers and students. It means to improve the study of the students. But different students have different opinions about it.
Some are for it. They think the parents can know more about their children; besides, they can also follow the teachers’ instructions better. Some are against it. They think it is no use to their study and if they get bad marks, their parents will get angry about them and even punish them. But there is still someone who doesn’t care about it.
My opinion is that parents meeting is of great value. So I’m for the idea and my parents take great delight to take part in it. And usually we talk a lot about it.