2003—2004学年度上学期高三期中测试
英语试卷
本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。考试时间为120分钟。
第一卷（三部分，共115分）
听力试题
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话有一个小题，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阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．How much will the man pay for the tickets?
A．＄6. B．＄24. C．＄18.
2．What do we learn from the conversation?
A．We woke at 8:30 B．We had 9 hours to sleep. C．We woke at 9:00
3．When does the man finish working on Monday?
A．At 5:00 B．At 6:00 C．At 4:30
4．Where do you think the woman is working?
A．At a hotel. B．At a cleaner’s C．On the train.
5．What is the man’s job?
A．A customer. B．A policeman. C．A headmaster.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或读白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6．How many countries are mentioned in the dialogue?
A．Four B．Three. C．Five.
7．Why did the man visit those countries?
A．For holidays. B．For work. C．Both A and B.
8．In what country do you think the man stayed the longest time?
A．France. B．Japan. C．Italy.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9．What were the two people talking about?
A．The weather in China.
B．The weather in Paris.
C．The weather in some place we don’t know.
10．How did the woman like the weather in autumn there?
A．She didn’t like it at all.
B．She did like it.
C．She thought it was terrible.
11．What was the weather like in summer?
A．It wasn’t very nice. B．It was bad. C．It was nice.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12．Where should the man get on the train?
A．Platform No.3. B．Platform No.4. C．Platform No.5
13．How often do the trains come?
A．About every five minutes.
B．About every six minutes.
C．About every seven minutes.
14．Where should the man get off the train?
A．At the first stop from here.
B．At the second stop from here.
C．At the third stop from here.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15．What’s the weather like?
A．It is windy and warm. B．It is windy and cold. C．It is sunny and cool.
16．What’s the native language of the woman?
A．German B．English. C．We don’t know.
17．What is the man going to Portugal for?
A．For holidays. B．For work. C．To see a friend of his.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．To whom does Emma get married?
A．A musician. B．A country doctor. C．A professor.
19．How is Emma’s married life?
A．Happy. B．Boring. C．Colourful.
20．Why does Emma once decide to leave her husband?
A．She thinks she has found the love.
B．The handsome gentleman asks her to do so.
C．She doesn’t like the countryside.
非听力试题
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．—Thank you ever so much for the book you sent me.
— .
A．No, thanks B．I’m glad you like it
C．Please don’t say so D．No, it’s not so good
22．The flood spread very quickly over night but fortunately every villager get to safety.
A．had to B．would C．could D．was able to
23．It’s a good plan in theory. but it to be seen if it works in practice.
A．waits B．stays C．stands D．remains
24．A beam of light will not bend round comers unless to do so with the help of a
reflecting device.
A．having been made B．being made
C．made D．you make
25．Thank you for the great trouble you’ve had me with my computer work.
A．helping B．to help C．with helping D．for helping
26．—Is it for two months they have stayed here?
—No, it is only three weeks they arrived here.
A．that; since B．that; when C．when; that D．since; before
27．Whom would you rather with your sister?
A．have gone B．have to go C．have go D．have going
28．I think he dislikes this kind of bike, ?
A．does he B．do I C．doesn’t he D．don’t I
29．We last night, but we went to the concert instead.
A．must have studied B．might study
C．should have studied D．would study
30．On the opposite wall one map dozens of pictures.
A．hang; including B．are hung; together with
C．is hanged; with D．is hanging; as well as
31．Never lose heart difficulty you may meet with.
A．what B．whatever C．how D．however
32．I wanted some tea, but there was left in the teapot.
A．none B．any C．nothing D．some
33． we are allowed , we can’t drink any beer.
A．As long as; to do B．If; to
C．Unless; to D．On condition that; doing so
34．I’m afraid the tour of Disney-land will a lot of money as well as time.
A．call for B．call in C．call up D．call upon
35．You can still find bones of the birds they used to live.
A．in which B．in the place C．where D．that
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各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
American’s latest strategy（对策）for single persons who don’t want to be single any longer has many names: speed-dating, express-date, 10-minute-dating or simply mini-date.
The principle（原则）is the same: Why spend an 36 evening with a stranger 37 you realize after only the first few minutes that you can’t 38 the person?
The solution（解决办法）:The men and women sit down 39 each other. A bell is sounded, and in the next 7 to 10 minutes each one tries to find out as much as possible about the 40 person. When the bell 41 off a second time, the men stand up and move 42 to the next female.
At such a meeting in San Francisco 43 , some 200 men and women between the ages of 30 and 60 had a 44 expression on their faces, in two long 45 opposite each other. The signal was given, and then almost everybody started 46 away.
Richard Cosse, 47 of “American Singles,” says this is the fastest, most effective and at the moment “ 48 ” way to search for a partner. Minute-dates have become a 49 everywhere from computer fans in Silicon Valley to gays in San Francisco to the suburbs of Chicago. Cosse says the quick method to get to know each other is helpful above all for 50 singles who are not brave enough to speak to a stranger in a bar.
His 51 : Don’t talk about money, your weight or about your former partner, but 52 about your dreams, desires and hobbies.
Most speed-dating meetings cost about US ＄25 per evening, 53 a person to get to know 15 to 20 people 54 the opposite sex. Speed-dating is so much in demand in America that most meetings are 55 out weeks and months in advance.
36．A．exciting B．entire C．interesting D．early
37．A．if B．before C．until D．unless
38．A．know B．comfort C．stand D．meet
39．A．watching B．facing C．noticing D．separating
40．A．first B．next C．last D．other
41．A．takes B．sets C．goes D．falls
42．A．on B．about C．out D．in
43．A．long ago B．at first C．recently D．immediately
44．A．calm B．hopeful C．serious D．fearful
45．A．groups B．teams C．rows D．pairs
46．A．laughing B．walking C．running D．talking
47．A．boss B．chairman C．official D．trainer
48．A．cleverest B．cheapest C．best D．hottest
49．A．practice B．training C．tradition D．custom
50．A．active B．attractive C．shy D．anxious
51．A．idea B．tip C．order D．warning
52．A．still B．rather C．also D．even
53．A．forcing B．persuading C．encouraging D．allowing
54．A．of B．from C．for D．among
55．A．attended B．booked C．reported D．announced
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，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Goal chances came and goal chances went. But two of the world’s highest-ranked teams—with some of football’s highest-paid players—couldn’t get the ball into the net. And they were playing against sides that only just made it to the World Cup.
With two defeats, one draw（平局）and no goals, France collected its newest title since rising to the top of the game four years ago: the worst defending champion in World Cup history.
“I’m very disappointed, it’s the end of a beautiful story,” said a French striker David Trezeguet. “The story began in 1998 and ended today against Denmark.”
France won the 2000 European Championships and was ranked the best team on the planet before the World Cup.
Besides the goalposts and crossbars seeming to be against this unlucky team, France’s game plan has been the same for four years so opponents (competitors) know it by heart.
Senegal, an African team playing in its first World Cup, surprised everyone by beating France in the opening World Cup match before entering the second round successfully.
Uruguay and Denmark followed a similar strategy to stop France, creating a defensive barrier（屏障）and launching many counter-attacks.
Following France, Argentina became the second big-name to take an early plane home from this year’s World Cup
The South Americans were expected to become world champions for a third time. This was particularly because of an impressive display when they lost just one of their 18 qualifying matches.
The team’s 1-0 loss to England on June 7 was the beginning of a nightmare for the players. But even after this surprising defeat, they never thought that they would be going home so soon. But a 1-1 draw in Argentina’s final group match against Sweden made the unexpected a reality.
56．By saying “two of the world’s highest-ranked teams” in the first paragraph, it means
A．Senegal and Denmark
B．Uruguay and Denmark
C．England and Sweden
D．France and Argentina
57．Which of the following statements about the French team is NOT true?
A．The French team won a great victory in 2000.
B．The French team got its title “the worst defending champion in World Cup history” four
years ago in 1998.
C．The French team was the champions in the last World Cup.
D．In this World Cup, French team’s balls hit the goalposts and crossbars.
58．From the passage we know .
A．France was defeated first by Denmark and then by Senegal
B．Uruguay beat France and was defeated by Denmark
C．England beat Argentina and drew the next one
D．Sweden didn’t beat Argentina but kicked it out
59．The underlined word “strategy” refers to .
A．the way to persuade others to follow them
B．the purpose with which they joined in the games
C．the art of planning operation in matches
D．the suggestion the people of their own made
60．Argentina was expected to become world champions because .
A．they won almost all the games in the tryout（预赛）
B．they had won champions in World Cup three times
C．they lost the game to England only by 1—0
D．they beat a strong opponent—Sweden
B
Japan will compensate（赔偿）people poisoned last month by chemical weapons left in China by the Japanese army in World War II, a Japanese newspaper said on Tuesday. The Yomiuri Shimbun said the Japanese government was considering offering 100 million yen（US＄858,200）to the victims of the incident, and the family of one man who died. Medical personnel who took care of the victims would also be compensated. Over 40 people were hospitalized after five barrels of mustard gas were found at a construction site in the city of Qiqihaer, Heilongjiang Province, on August 4. One later died.
61．How many people died in the incident?
A．Two. B．One. C．Over 40. D．A family.
62．The underlined word “victims” in this passage most probably means .
A．persons who were harmed by the incident
B．people who were killed in the incident
C．people who found the five barrels of mustard gas
D．citizens of Qiqihaer who died in the World War II
63．The above is a report of .
A．the mustard gas incident in the city of Qiqihaer, Heilongjiang Province
B．those who suffered from chemical weapons
C．the Japanese government’s plan to compensate gas victims
D．the finding of chemical weapons left in China by the Japanese army in World War II
C
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MEAL TIMES
Our overnight charge includes a continental-type breakfast.
Breakfast: 7:30—9:30 a.m.
Lunch: 12:00—2:00 p.m.
Afternoon tea: 4:00—5:30 p.m.
Dinner: 7:00—9:15 p.m.
Meals can be served in rooms at a small extra charge. We regret that meals cannot be served outside these times.
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ROOM CLEANING
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VALUABLES
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DEPARTURES
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We would respectfully suggest that in consideration of the comfort of other guests, the volume of radios and televisions should be turned down after 11:00 p.m.
64．Meals can be served .
A．outside the room at 5:00 p.m.
B．free outside the room at 9:00 a.m.
C．in the dining-room from 7:30 a.m. to 9:15 p.m.
D．in rooms at 9:00 p.m.
65．If you intend to leave, you .
A．must inform the receptionists a day before
B．must leave before 9:30 a.m.
C．may leave at any time before 12:00
D．may leave at any time after 9:30 a.m.
66．Which of the following statement is NOT true?
A．The sign that can be hung on the door handle shows that the room needs to be cleaned.
B．Your luggage can be kept by the hall porter for a short period of time.
C．Guests are requested to turn down their radios and televisions after 11:00 p.m.
D．It is suggested not to leave your valuables in rooms.
67．Where is this notice most likely to be found?
A．At restaurants.
B．In hotels.
C．In shopping centers.
D．In newspapers.
D
What science fiction (story), once told of other worlds far away, is now a fact. Astronomers (experts at the science of the universe) prove another solar (of the sun) system like ours with some planets in the constellation（星座）Andromeda.
Geoffrey Marcy is a professor of astronomy and physics at San Francisco State University and says, “What we have found now, for the first time ever, is indeed a fully-grown system of planets around the star Upsilon Andromeda. It appears to have three planets, one close in, one at a middle distance, and one farther out.” The star is slightly larger than our sun. The planets are huge, like our Jupiter（木星）.
Marcy’s partner in this research, Debra Fischer, describes the solar system, “Here’s the inner planet that goes around every 46 days, the middle planet that goes around every 242 days, and then the outer planet that goes around every three and a half to four years.”
Astronomically, it’s not far away, 44 light years. The sun of that solar system, Upsilon Andromeda, is so near and bright that it can be seen by using no equipment during summer and fall.
For twelve years astronomers searched the skies in the belief that if our sun has planets around it, surely others do, too. Geoffrey Marcy says, “And then starting three and a half years ago, we began finding for the first time planets singly, one planet here around one star.”
“When I look up at the stars now at night, I can imagine easily that every one of them has planets around them,” says Debra Fischer.
It was a tremble in the star that led Marcy to the planets. “The star rocks around due to the gravity（引力）of the planet much like a dog owner gets pulled around by a little dog.”
Can they support life? We don’t know, because present technology is not advanced enough to determine what the planets are made of. That, Marcy says, is astronomy’s next challenge.
68．What’s the relation between Andromeda (A), Upsilon Andromeda system (U) and the mentioned planets (P)?
A． B．
C． D．
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69．According to Debra Fischer, in the new solar system, .
A．the farther a planet is from the star, the longer it takes to go around the star
B．the larger a planet is, the shorter it takes to go around the star
C．it takes all the planets around three and a half to four years to go around the star
D．the planets move around the star at uneven（不匀）speed
70．What led to Marcy’s discovery of the planets?
A．That he found a dog owner was pulled by his dog.
B．The tremble of Upsilon Andromeda.
C．That any planet has gravity.
D．That he believes any star has its planets.
71．We can infer that the scientists are .
A．to find out whether the planets can support life
B．to find means to communicate with the living beings on the planets
C．to find means to travel to the planets
D．soon to be able to answer the question of whether there is life on these planets
E
As a young adult, Noah Webster was a teacher. At this time, the colonies were fighting for independence from Britain. Yet the books that American children used in school all came from Britain. The books were all about British people and British places. Webster wanted books that would mean more to American children. So he wrote three books that used American examples—a grammar book, a spelling book, and a reader. These books were very popular, and millions of them were sold.
Webster was interested in changing the spellings of words. He wanted words to be spelled the way they were pronounced. For example, he thought the word “head” should be spelled “hed”, and the word “laugh” should be spelled “laf ”. People liked Webster’s suggestions.
However, few words were actually changed. One group of words that were changed were words in which an unpronounced “u” followed an “o”. That is why Americans write “color” and “labor”, and the British write “colour” and “labour”
With the money he made from his books, Webster was able to write. It was the first American English dictionary, published in 1828. Webster’s dictionary had over 70,000 words and gave the meaning and origin of each. To this day, Webster’s work is the example that most dictionaries of American English follow.
72．Which of the following statements is right?
A．Noah Webster had to borrow books from Britain when he was a student.
B．When Noah Webster taught at schools, he wrote some story books.
C．Webster was successful in changing the spellings of words so that they are spelled the way
they were pronounced.
D．As a teacher, Noah Webster wasn’t satisfied with the books he used.
73．The third paragraph mainly tells us that .
A．Webster spoke English in a different way
B．American people didn’t write English as exactly as English people did
C．Webster was good at correcting mistakes in textbooks
D．American people didn’t like writing English
74．In American history, Noah Webster is famous for .
A．his teaching methods
B．his dictionary
C．his fighting for freedom
D．learning foreign languages
75．The last sentence of this passage means .
A．most dictionaries in the world are the copies of Webster’s
B．most dictionaries in American English have the characteristics of Webster’s
C．most American people followed Webster’s advice on writing
D．Webster’s dictionary is the only one used in the United States
第二卷（共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：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做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个（√）；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号（∧），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。
Before radio and television invented, people spent more 76.
time reading, playing games and make conversations. 77.
Although all these pastimes have disappeared completely, 78.
the modern families are very likely to spend the evening in 79.
the front of the television than talking to each other. Some 80.
people argue that television viewing has had a seriously effect 81.
with today’s children. They, on average, watch television 82.
four hours a day, time when could be devoted to other more 83.
useful occupations. But there are few modern families 84.
that is without televisions, and this situation is unlikely to 85.
change.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
在日常生活中，因特网起着越来越重要的作用。请根据下表所给提示为英文报写一篇“On the Internet”的征文稿。
因特网的主要用途：
| 信息 | 看国内外新闻，获取其他信息 |
| 通讯 | 发e-mail，打电话 |
| 学习 | 网上学校，阅读各种书籍，自学外语 |
| 娱乐 | 欣赏音乐，观看体育比赛，棋牌游戏 |
| 生活 | 购物，聊天，交友 |
注意：1．必须包括所有信息；
2．词数为100左右。
2003—2004学年度上学期高三期中测试
英语试卷参考答案
1—5BABAB 6—10CCACB 11—15CBBCB 16—20ABBBA 21—25BDDCA
26—30ACCCD 31—35BACAC 36—40BACBD 41—45CACBC 46—50DBDAC
51—55BBDAB 56—60DBDCA 61—65BACDC 66—70ABBAB 71—75ADBBB
76．television后加were 77．make---making 78．have后加not 79．Very---more
80．去掉the 81．seriously---serious 82．with---on 83．when---that/which
84．correct 85．is---are
The Internet is playing a more and more important part in our daily life.
On the net, we can learn news both at home and abroad and all kinds of other information as well. We can also send messages by e-mail, make phone calls, go to netschool, read various kinds of books and learn foreign languages by ourselves. Besides, we can enjoy music, watch sports matches and play chess or cards. On the net, we can even do shopping, have a chat with others and make friends with them.
In a word, the Internet has made our life more colourful.