铁二中2006—2007学年度第一学期高三英语期中考试试卷
班级_________ 姓名_________ 学号_________ 分数_________
(考试时间 120分钟，共150分)
第一卷 （三大题，共115分）
第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。
1. When does the bakery close?
A. At 6:15. B. At 7:05. C. At 6:30.
2. What does the woman mean?
A. The school should have been built a long time ago.
B. It will be a good school.
C. It’s unnecessary to build such a school.
3. Which of the following is true?
A. Jack and Sue are going to New York for a meeting.
B. Jack and Sue have just got married.
C. Jack and Sue will stay in one of the best hotels for a month.
4. Where does the dialogue most probably take place/
A. At a hotel. B. At home. C. At a furniture shop.
5. What’s the woman’s opinion about the dresses?
A. They are not good and the price is high.
B. They are good and the price is low.
C. They are good but the price is high.
第二节：（共15小题；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道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间来阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What do you know about the boy?
A. He is dishonest.
B. He often asks for sick leave because of poor health.
C. He often has a headache.
7. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Boss and employee. B. Teacher and student. C. Mother and son.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. When will the two speakers meet again?
A. At 1:00. B. At 12:15. C. At 2:15.
9. Where do they probably live?
A. In the centre of the city B. Near the gym. C. Out of the city.
听第8段材料，回答10至11题。
10. Which is trye of Vinnie Jones?
A. He used to be a soccer player for Wimbledom.
B. He is a famous British singer.
C. He is famous in America but not in Britain.
11. What do we learn about the woman?
A. She is interested in Vinnie Jones.
B. She doesn’t like the films starred by Vinnie Jones.
C. She knows more about Vinnie Jones.
听第9段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. What did the two speakers mainloy talk about?
A. Their favourite directors. B. A new film called ET.
C. Films directed by Spielberg.
13. Why does the machine in AI want to become a real person?
A. It wants to act like a human being.
B. It wants to have true love with people.
C. It doesn’t like to be a robot.
14. What does the woman think of AI?
A. It’s moving. B. It’s sad. C. It’s dull.
听第10段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. What’s the man’s opinion of TV news shows?
A. They are worth watching
B. It’s a waste of time watching them.
C. They don’t tell anything.
16. Which program does the man hate most?
A. Educational programs. B. Police shows. C. News shows.
17. How does the woman feel about the TV programs?
A. Only a few TV programs are good.
B. None of the TV programs are interesting.
C. Most TV programs are educational.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至20题。
18. What does the monologue (独白) mainly tell us?
A. Players Clubs. B. Professional actors. C. “Little theatre” groups.
19. Which of the following is TRUE according to the monologue?
A. Anyone who is interested in acting can join the Players Club.
B. The people put on plays in the evenings or weekends to earn extra money.
C. Tickets for the plays put on bu the “Little theatre” groups are free.
20. Why do the people act only in the evening or on weekends?
A. They must sleep during the day.
B. They have other work in the daytime.
C. No one comes to the theatre during the day.
第二部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45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. Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that he could by sure of passing it at her first ___.
A. intention B. effort C. attempt D. appetite
22. –Can I help you, madam?
--I’d like to buy a present for my father’s birthday, ___ at a proper price, but of great use.
A. that B. one C. anyone D. everything
23. It was a pity that the famous painter died___ his painting unfinished.
A. of B. from C. for D. with
24. ___ Mr. Chen is waiting outside to speak to you. He appears to be quite ___ important person.
A. /, an B. A, an C. The, the D. The, /
25. –Lucy had a party celebrating her promotion. Did you attend it?
--No, I ___ . Was it a big party?
A. was not invited B. have not been invited
C. hadn’t been invited D. didn’t invite
26. The new strait is ___ the old one.
A. as five times big as B. the size of five times than
C. five times as big D. five times the size of
27. It is reported from the CCTV that it will ___ hot for another couple of days in Beijing.
A. last B. stay C. continue D. become
28. If you had been more careful, you___ the traffic accident.
A. could avoid B. would avoid
C. could have avoided D. must have avoided
29. ___ by a college or university in the USA, Chinese and other international students must demonstrate a strong ability in spoken and written English.
A. Having been accepted B. To be accepted
C. Being accepted D. Accepted
30. When she was awake, she found that she was standing on ___ seemed to be a piece of stone.
A. that B. which C. what D. where
31. I shall never forget the day ___ Liu Xiang won the gold medal, ___ has a great effect on my life.
A. when, which B. that, which C. which, that D. when, that
32. So seriously ___ in the accident that she was sent to hospital at once.
A. she was wounded B. was she hurt
C. she did injure D. did she hurt
33. Many species of animals are endangered, so measures should be taken to prevent them from dying out ___ it is too late.
A. when B. until C. before D. as
34. Farmers have to ___the crops as soon as possible because a storm is on the way.
A. get across B. get over C. get through D. get in
35. –Oh, dear! I’ve just broken a window.
--___. It can’t be helped.
A. Never mind B. All right C. That’s fine D. Not at all
第二节 完形填空 （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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选
出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Millions of people in Britain struggle out of bed each morning, fumble(乱摸) into some clothes, and make their way to a cup of coffee and the morning newspaper. They need something 36 to remind them that the rest of the day will be 37 different than getting up. This need may be the 38 that many of them turn their 39 eyes to the cartoons section of the newspaper as they sip (呷) their first cups of the day.
Cartoons reflect the times and the troubles and worries of people. They give people an opportunity to 40 themselves and at familiar situations. In times of prosperity, for example, cartoons show people 41 the good economic situation. They also make fun of the 42 that people make for themselves—like making a problem out of which type of car to buy. In 43 times—times of economic troubles—people want someone or something to 44 their troubles on. Cartoons provide scapegoats (替身) . They also help people to see the 45 in a not-so-funny situation. 46 , a cartoon might say that the government of a country is responsible for the bad economy and 47 show the government leaders as a group of ridiculous people. Being able to use the leaders as scapegoats and to laugh at the leaders somehow make people feel 48 about their situations.
Cartoons also make people laugh at their own personal 49 . Young people who are not always 50 of how to act can smile at their awkwardness (尴尬). Old people whose 51 children pay little attention to them can chuckle (暗笑) at their neglect and loneliness. Students who have studied too 52 before an examination can laugh at their worries. Anyone’s problems are made bigger-than-life in the cartoons. Perhaps the problems 53 funny because there is humor in something that is real being make unreal.
A cartoon combines art and humor. When it is skillfully 54 , a simple line drawing and a few words can make people laugh. Their troubles seem less 55 and they enjoy life more fully.
| 36.A. cheerful 37.A. most 38.A. way 39.A. sharp 40.A. laugh at 41.A. praising 42.A. families 43.A. happy 44.A. blame 45.A. pleasure 46.A. As a result 47.A. too 48.A. better 49.A. success 50.A. sure 51.A. cruel 52.A. much 53.A. seem 54.A. taken 55.A. necessary | B. dull B. already B. reason B. half-open B. play tricks on B. enjoying B. names B. good B. share B. humor B. For example B. only B. worse B. happiness B. proud B. grown B. hard B. appear B. asked B. important | C. pretty C. nearly C. fun C. near-sighted C. encourage C. making C. questions C. hard C. place C. hope C. What’s more C. also C. clearer C. failure C. fond C. bad C. late C. feel C. brought C. comfortable | D. different D. less D. doubt D. bright D. worry D. improving D. problems D. modern D. burden D. chance D. On the other hand D. either D. more puzzled D. worries D. hopeful D. useless D. little D. look D. done D. expensive |
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，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答
题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parents, I tried my best to talk to him, but the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six failing grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
One night, I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I am at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time,” and hung up.
Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”
56. By saying “Karl became withdrawn”, the author means that the boy changed entirely and___.
A. preferred to stay alone at home
B. lost interest in his studies
C. refused to talk to others
D. began to dislike his mother
57. There was silence on the other end of the line because ___.
A. the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother
B. the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking
C. the speaker didn’t want the mother to recognize his voice
D. the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother
58. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Children in single-parent families often have mental problems.
B. Mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life.
C. Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.
D. School education doesn’t work without full support from parents.
B
The first reality TV show in the world was called Expedition Robinson and it was shown in Sweden in 1997. Half the population of the country watched the final event and a new kind of TV program was born. Two years later in Holland, the first series of Big Brother was filmed. Again, it was a great success and the final program was watched by 15 million people. Now more than 20 countries around the world have Big Brother of Expedition Robinson on their TV screens. The ordinary people who take part in the programs are known by millions of people in their own countries and reality TV has become big, big business.
For the TV producers, reality TV is a dream come true because many of the programs cost nothing to make. At some point, the television viewers are asked to telephone the program to vote or to apply to take part in the show. It is the cost of these telephone calls that pays for the shows. One of the most popular shows is Pop Idol. In the show, a group of attractive young people are made into pop stars. TV viewers vote for their favorite person on the show. The winner makes a record and millions of copies of the record are sold. His or her pictures are published on the covers of magazines or on the front pages of newspapers, and then, they are quickly forgotten.
But not everyone is happy about reality TV. In the Portugal, two TV channels got into trouble because they showed too much of the personal lives of the people in the shows. In France, reality TV is called “rubbish TV” and the TV studios of Big Brothers were attacked three times in one week. In Greece, Big Brother was described as “against human rights and civilization.”
59. Those who take part in reality TV shows are usually ___.
A. common people B. pop TV stars
C. attractive people D. famous film stars
60. Who would pay for the cost of reality TV shows according to the passage?
A. TV producers who make reality TV shows.
B. TV actors who take part in reality TV shows.
C. TV viewers who telephone reality TV shows.
D. TV companies which broadcast reality TV shows.
61. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?
A. Pop Idol is one of the popular reality TV shows in the world.
B. Big Brother was one of the first reality TV shows in the world.
C. Rubbish TV is one of the personal reality TV shows in the world.
D. Expedition Robinson was the first reality TV shows in the world.
62. It can be concluded from the passage that ___.
A. Everyone is happy about the reality TV
B. Reality TV will do well in many countries
C. All the people in Europe are in favor of reality TV
D. Reality TV will not be broadcast in any countries.
C
Before you buy a jet printer, you’d better decide in advance how much printing you need to do. Then you can print test pages using a variety of printers, a good way to get a quick picture of what a machine can really do. After that, check the instruction carefully. Here are factors to consider.
Resolution: Resolution refers to the number of dots that a printer lays down per inch of paper. Higher-resolution printers theoretically produce more detailed inages with more lifelike colors than lower-resolution printers. But resolution doesn’t tell the whole tale; some printers are just better at photo while others are better at texts.
Speed: After resolution, the most important factor for many buyers is speed. More money buys a faster printer, which is important if you frequently print long texts.
Duty cycle: This is the number of pages per month a printer can produce without self-destroying. It differs from a few hundred pages to thousands. Overwork your printer will probably break down, always at the worst possible moment. For ordinary home and school use, duty cycle isn’t important, but if you are in a busy office, or you are printing drafts of a book, spend a few dollars more for a heavier-duty machine.
Ink consumption: Gillette came up with the idea a century ago---sell razors and they’ll buy your blades(刀片) forever. Printer producers have taken this into heart. In fact, the reason you can buy a decent ink jet for 100 dollars is that you’ll be buying 30 dollars ink cartridges for life, particularly if you turn out party invitation, greeting cards, buttons, calendars and other projects. As a rule, low-end printers cost more because their cartridges are smaller and require mote frequent replacement.
63. Which of the following can produce the clearest printers of pictures?
A. a faster printer with higher resolution.
B. a faster higher resolution printer.
C. a right kind of printer with higher resolution.
D. a heavier-duty and higher resolution printer.
64. Supposing Smith is a writer, the best printer for him to buy is ___.
A. a low-end printer B. an expensive printer
C. a higher-resolution printer D. a heavier-duty printer
65. In the writer’s opinion, you can buy a decent ink jet printer at 100 dollars because ___.
A. the high price will encourage you to buy 30 dollars ink cartridges for all your life
B. the producer is afraid that you will buy 30 dollars ink cartridges instead of the ink jet
C. the low price will keep you buying 30 dollars ink cartridges one after another
D. the printer can’t work well without the decent ink jet
66. What is the most important in choosing the right ink jet printer?
A. Selecting the cheapest one B. Buying the most advanced one
C. Meeting your own requirement D. Printing test pages with a variety of printer
D
Sporting activities are essentially modified (转化) forms of hunting behavior. Viewed biologically, the modern footballer is in reality a member of a hunting group. His killing weapon has turned into a harmless football and his prey into a goalmouth. If his aim is accurate and his scores a goal, he enjoys the hunter’s triumph of killing his prey.
To understand how this transformation has taken place we must briefly look back at our forefathers. They spent over a million years evolving(进化) as cooperative hunters. Their very survival depended on success in the hunting-field. Under this pressure their whole way of life, even their bodies, became greatly changed. They became chasers(追赶), runners, jumpers aimers, throwers and pre-killers. They cooperated as skillful male-group attackers.
Then about ten thousand years ago, after this immensely long period of hunting their food, they became farmers. Their improved intelligence, so vital to their old hunting life, was put to a new use---that of controlling and domesticating their prey. The hunt became suddenly out of date. The food was there on the farms, awaiting their needs. The risk and uncertainties of the hunt were no longer esscential for survival.
The skills and thirst for hunting remained, however, and demanded new outlets. Hunting for sport replaced hunting for necessity. This new activities involved all the original hunting sequences but the aim of the operation was no longer to avoid starvation. Instead the sportsmen set off to test their skill against prey that were no longer essential to their survival. To be sure, the kill may have been eaten but were much simple ways of obtaining a meaty meal.
67. The author believes that sporting activities ___.
A. are forms of biological development
B. have actually developed from hunting
C. are essentially forms of taming the prey
D. have changed the ways of hunting
68. In a football game what is equal to the prey in hunting is ___.
A. any member of the opposing team B. the goal keeper
C. the goal-mouth D. the football
69. The word “operation” refers to ___.
A. sports activities B. hunting
C. prey killing D. domesticating animals
70. Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?
A. It is farming that gives human beings enough leisure time for activities.
B. Farming is very important in human civilization because it saves human beings from risks
and uncertainties of hunting for survival.
C. It is hunting that provides human beings with much simply ways of obtaining meaty meals.
D. Sporting activities satisfy the desire of modern man to exercise hunting skills which his
forefathers developed for survival.
E
In the modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.
I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing weill and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit(追求) of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.
However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an oppsite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “ I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve(缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.
71. What does this passage mainly talk about?
A. Competition helps to set up self-respect.
B. Opinions about competition are different among people.
C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.
D. Failure are necessary experiences in competition.
72. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?
A. It pushes society forward. B. It builds up a sense of duty.
C. It improves personal abitlities. D. It encourages individual effects.
73. The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in paragraph 3 means ___.
A. those who try their best to win
B. those who value competition most highly
C. those who are against competition most strongly
D. those who rely on others most for success
74. What is the similar belief of the true competitions and those with a “desire to fail”?
A. One’s worth lies in his performance compared with others’.
B. One’s success in competition needs great efforts.
C. One’s achievement is determined by his particular skills.
D. One’s success is based on how hard he has tried.
75. Which point of view may the author agree to?
A. Every effort should be paid back.
B. Competition should be encouraged.
C. Winning should be a life-and-death matter.
D. Fear of failure should be removed in competition.
第二卷 （共35分）
班级_________ 姓名_________ 学号_________ 分数_________
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分35分）
第一小题 情景作文 （满分20分）
最近学校为调解校园气氛，开始在午间播放音乐，同学们对此颇有议论，看法不一。青根据下面表格所提供的信息，给你们校长Mr. Wang 发一封邮件，客观地介绍一下大家的看法：大多数同学赞成，部分同学反对。
注意：词数120左右。
| 赞成者 | 反对者 |
| 播放音乐能活跃气氛 | 午间需要安静，音乐声音太大 |
| 使大脑轻松，减轻学习的疲劳 | 影响部分同学午间写作业，探讨问题 |
| 能给大家带来欢乐和美的享受 | 有些同学午睡受影响 |
Dear Mr. Wang,
I’m a student in Class 1, Senior 3. Recently we played out the practice to play music during the lunch time, and the students have had many talks about it. _____________________________
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In a word, our school life is getting more and more colourful and interesting.
Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二小题 开放作文 （满分15分）
下面是一位成绩中等偏下的中学生写给《21世纪中学生英文报》的信。假设你是相关栏目的编辑，写一封英语回信，刊登在该报上。（60—80词）
Dear editor,
I’m a student who has done average work or a little below average. Toward the beginning of a new term, I feel worried, even a little frightened. I’m just not ready. How can I face a lot of new schoolwork when the old is still a mess(一团糟)？
Ma Lili
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参考答案
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21—25 CBDBA 26—30 DBCBC 31—35 ABCDA
36—40 ADBBA 41—45 BDCAB 46—50 BCADA 51—55 BDADB
56—60 CABAC 61—65 CBCDC 66—70 CBDBD 71—75 BACAD
写作1
Dear Mr. Wang,
I’m a student in Class 1, Senior 3. Recently we played out the practice to play music during the lunch time, and the students have had many talks about it. Most of us agree that music should be played. As we know, music can produce a lively and happy atmosphere. Music can provide us with relaxation after hard study, which reduces the tiredness. Besides, music can make us not only feel happy and excited but also get the unexpected results.
On the other hand, as the break at noon is short, some students think what is needed during the break is peace instead of the noise produced by the music. sometimes the music affects those who are doing their homework or discussing the problems. What’s more, it influences on some of them who want to take a nap during the time.
In my opinion, I think playing light music at noon is enjoyable.
In a word, our school life is getting more and more colourful and interesting.
Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
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Dear Ma Lili,
It’s quite all right for you to be anxious about a new term when something new comes up.
You should try to look at your problems clearly and find out what the mess really is, and make a list of the subjects that you feel really difficult. Next, write down what you will need to do to turn your weak points into strengths. Make a plan and do to it every day. In addition, you’d better turn to the teachers or friends when you can’t solve the problem yourself. Sometimes you can discuss with your classmates and learn from them by watching. Learn to think in a scientific way is very important. In time, you will develop your own way of learning things, and it won’t be a mess at all. Hope you’ll make progress soon.
Editor