高三英语第二学期3月份月考试题
高 三 英 语2008.3.
（测试时间：120分钟）
姓名 班级 考号 成绩
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。
1. What size does the woman want?
A. Size 8. B. Size 10. C. Size 12.
2. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a post office. B. In a hotel. C. In a bank.
3. Why is the man going to New York?
A. To live there. B. To visit a friend. C. To have a vacation.
4. What are they going to do?
A. Play tennis. B. Go swimming. C. Do some cleaning.
5. What is the man doing?
A. Making an announcement.
B. Making an appointment.
C. Making an invitation.
第二节
听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从题中所给的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秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白将听两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. Who is this announcement for?
A. People on a train. B. People on a plane. C. People in a restaurant.
7. What time of the day is it?
A. Morning. B. Noon. C. Evening.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. Where are the speakers?
A. At a Lost and Found. B. At a bus stop. C. In a shop.
9. Which of the following is the woman’s coat?
听第8段材料，回答第10至11题。
10. What are the speakers doing?
A. Watching a movie. B. Having dinner. C. Making soup.
11. What makes the man unhappy?
A. The woman doesn’t cook very well.
B. The woman seldom talks to him at dinner.
C. The woman watches too many commercials.
听第9段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. What does the man dislike about his job?
A. Working in a hotel. B. Working in summer. C. Traveling all the time.
13. Why doesn’t he want to take the new job?
A. He doesn’t get a good pay.
B. He dislikes working in a seaside town.
C. He hates playing the same piece again and again.
14. What does the woman think of the job the man was offered?
A. Boring. B. Well-paid. C. Tough.
听第10段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. What are they discussing?
A. What to have for lunch. B. Where to go for lunch. C. When to have lunch.
16. What can we learn about the man?
A. He usually doesn’t eat fast food.
B. He often eats in a restaurant near his home.
C. He can’t afford an expensive lunch that day.
17. What are they probably going right after this conversation?
A. A supermarket. B. A fast-food place. C. A French restaurant.
听第11段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Why didn’t the woman go to the man’s birthday party?
A. She forgot all about it. B. She didn’t like the man. C. She didn’t know about it.
19. Who is the woman?
A. The man’s friend. B. The man’s mother. C. The man’s secretary.
20. What does the woman want to do for the man’s birthday?
A. Buy him a nice present. B. Have lunch with him. C. Send him an email.
第二部分：英语知识运用
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. Nowadays, _______ Internet is becoming increasingly popular and _______ new
high-speed broadband network was recently started.
A. a, the B. the, a C. a, a D. the, the,
22. -----Is the meeting held in Room 302 or 303?
-----It should be 302. But I hear that it ________ till tomorrow.
A. was put off B. will put off C. has been put off D. is put off
23. ---Why! I ____ get you on the phone.
--- We ______ basketball on the playground when you phoned.
A. didn’t; must have been playing B. didn’t; must be playing
C. couldn’t; must have played D. couldn’t; must be playing
24.----I’m sorry I’m late. I got held up in the traffic on my way here.
----________.
A. Don't be late next time. B. You should be blamed.
C. It doesn’t matter. I’m also late. D. Never mind. Come and sit down.
25. It is reported that great _______ made to look into the case have _________.
A. attentions, paid back B. efforts, paid off
C. troubles, paid for D. cares, paid in
26. The police got to ______ was once an old school _______ the farmers used as a store.
A. what, that B. where, which C. where, that D. which, where
27. How beautifully she sings! I have never heard ________ .
A. the better voice B. a better voice C. the best voice D. a good voice
28. This problem is far from _______ and has to be discussed again at tomorrow’s meeting.
A. to settle B. settling C. being settled D. to be settled
29. -----I don’t think you should use the dictionary while reading newspapers.
-----_______, but I can’t do without it.
A. No, I should B. Yes, I shouldn’t C. No, I shouldn’t D. Yes, I should
30. ----Why didn’t you go to see the movie?
----_______ the whole story, I decided not to see it.
A. Being told B. I had been told C. Having told D. Having been told
31. ----______was it ______ they discovered the entrance to the underground palace?
----Totally by chance.
A. How, that B. What, that C. When, when D. Where, that
32. Sorry we’re late. We ______ the wrong turning.
A. took B. had taken C. were taking D. are taking
33. After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced ______ cars in 2004 as the
year before.
A. as twice many B. twice as many C. as many twice D. twice many as
34. ----I’m thinking of the test tomorrow. I’m afraid I can’t pass it this time.
----______! I’m sure you’ll make it.
A. Go ahead B. Good luck C. No problem D. Cheer up
35. _____ you’ve tried it, you can’t imagine how pleasant it is.
A. Unless B. Because C. Although D. When
第二节 完型填空 （ 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51---70各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
When I was a kid, my brother dropped the bomb: “No Santa Claus (Father Christmas)!” I fled to Grandma because I knew she would 36 me the truth. I told her everything. “No!” she said. “Ridiculous(荒唐的；可笑的)!Don’t 37 .”
After dinner, we went to General Store. Grandma handed me ten 38 . “Take it and buy something for whoever needs it. I’ll wait in the 39 .” I’d often gone shopping with Mother, but never had I shopped 40 . For moments, I stood there, confused, 41 what to do with it, I thought of everybody I know. 42 I thought of Bobbie Decker. His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough. We all knew that Bobbie would have no cough 43 he had a thicker coat. So I decided to buy Bobbie one. “Is this a present for 44 ?” the saleslady asked me kindly. I 45 shyly. She smiled, handed it to me and wished me a merry Christmas. Then Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Santa Claus 46 and ribbons and write “To Bobbie, From Santa Claus” on it. Then she 47 me over to Bobbie’s house. Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie’s house. We 48 noiselessly and hid in the 49 by his front walk. “All right, Santa Claus,” she 50 , “get going.” I rushed out, threw the present down at his front door, 51 his door bell and flew back to the safety. Together we 52 breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open.
Forty years I haven’t forgotten those 53 I spent shivering (颤抖) in Bobbie’s bushes. That night, I realized that the stories about Santa Claus were really “ridiculous”. Santa Claus was alive, 54 we were on his 55 .
36. A. tell B. teach C. take D. advise
37. A. trust B. believe C. understand D. consider
38. A. bags B. keys C. coats D. dollars
39. A. home B. store C. car D. bus
40. A. separately B. apart C. singly D. alone
41. A. wondering B. worrying C. expecting D. looking
42. A. Luckily B. Surprisingly C. Suddenly D. Firstly
43. A. unless B. since C. as D. if
44. A. anyone B. someone C. others D. another
45. A. nodded B. smiled C. replied D. denied
46. A. gift B. name C. paper D. needle
47. A. sent B. drove C. walked D. guided
48. A. stole B. struggled C. stepped D. searched
49. A. cars B. buildings C. stairs D. bushes
50. A. sighed B. whispered C. called D. shouted
51. A. knocked B. pushed C. pounded D. switched
52. A. rushed B. laughed C. paused D. waited
53. A. nights B. feelings C. moments D. bills
54. A. and B. but C. then D. therefore
55. A. side B. team C. part D. staff
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，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A
Suppose a man has a car accident. He is hurt badly and is unconscious; that is, he can’t think, speak, or hear. His family takes him to the hospital. The doctors tell the family that his brain is dead. A machine can make him breathe.
Now the patient’s family must answer some difficult questions. Should they think he is dead? Should they ask the doctors to use the machine to make him breathe? Sometimes machines can make an unconscious person breathe for years. However, if his brain is dead, he will never think, speak, or hear again. Then should his family ask the doctors not to use the machine and let him die?
Someone who is unconscious can’t say he wants to die. Can his family say this for him? Some people think this is a good idea. Some think otherwise.
Many people are hurt when machines keep a person alive. The unconscious person doesn’t know it. Machines only make the family and friends hurt longer
56. Someone who is hurt badly and is unconscious ______ pain.
A. must feel B. doesn’t feel
C. sometimes feels D. probably feels
57. When a person’s brain is dead, he __________.
A. will never wake up again
B. maybe wakes up again
C. will wake up again by using a machine
D. sometimes wakes up
58. Which of the following is true?
A. An unconscious person knows he must die.
B. Brain death isn’t a real death.
C. An unconscious person can realize he must die.
D. Brain death is real death.
59. You may conclude from this article that it is __________ using machines to make a person breathe for years if his brain is dead.
A. a clever way B. a wise way
C. no use D. quite useful
B
A study of English learning problems was carried out among a total of 106 foreign students. It shows that most students considered understanding spoken English to be their biggest problem on arrival. This was followed by speaking. Writing increased as a problem as students discovered difficulties in writing papers that they were now expected to hand in. Reading remained as a significant problem.
Information gained helped us in determining where special attention should be paid in our course. Although many students have chosen to join the course with a reasonable motivation, we considered it important to note what seemed to encourage interest. Nearly all the students have experienced some kind of grammar-based English teaching in their own country. To use the same method would be self-defeating because it might reduce motivation, especially if it has failed in the past. Therefore a different method may help because it is different. Variety of activity was also seen as a way of maintaining or increasing motivation. Several years ago we had one timetable that operated throughout, but we soon found that both the students and the teachers lost interest about halfway through the ten weeks. This led us to a major re-think, so in the end we brought it into line with the expressed language needs of the students.
60. What is the test mainly about?
A. Foreign students have more problems.
B. There are many ways to improve English.
C. Teaching should meet students’ needs.
D. English learning problems should be studied again.
61. Writing became a bigger problem when foreign students __________.
A. had to write their papers
B. became better at speaking
C. became less interested in reading
D. had fewer problems with listening
62. We may infer from the last two paragraphs that_________.
A. different teaching methods should be used
B. grammar-based teaching seems to be encouraging
C. English courses are necessary for foreign students
D. teaching content should be changed halfway
C
Japan’s youth are losing interest in science and as a result, threatening the nation’s industrial progress.
According to the Science and Technology Agency, young Japanese are surrounded by high-tech devices, but are not interested in how they work.
“We are worried this could be bad for the whole country,” said Hirano, director of the agency’s policy department.
Japanese businesses have got their competitive edge at least partly because of the great many engineers here. A drop in interest could lead to a decline in their numbers and quality.
“In the past, the young had a big interest in science and technology,” said Hirano. “They were greatly interested in it and this led to success in developing industry.”
There are two main reasons for the problem. The first is known “black box syndrome (综合症)” of modern technology.
Electronic devices depend on tiny boards called silicon chips, which can only be made in highly sophisticated factories and whose workings can not be seen by the eyes.
The devices, unlike machines of the past driven by gears and wheels, are simply boxes.
Young Japanese, brought up on video games and at home with computers, enjoy using modern technology, but this is a passive interest and different from a curiosity about how things work.
“You need an active interest to get interested in science. This is declining in the young,” said Hirano.
About two-thirds of Japanese in their 20s use PCs and word processors, twice the number of those in their 50s.
But only 40% of those in their 20s say they are interested in news about science and technology, compared to 60% of the 50-to-60-year-olds.
“Another reason for it is that life in modern Japan is too comfortable,” he said.
A wealthy society reduces people’s desire to modernize and develop their country, Hirano said.
“To a degree you can’t avoid this when the fruits of science and technology are fully developed,” he said.
Science in Europe and the United States has suffered from the same lack of interest.
63. One reason for the drop in interest among Japanese youth in science is that ______.
A. scientists do not make much money in Japan
B. there are too many scientists in Japan
C. science is more and more difficult for young people to learn
D. they are not interested in science at all
64. The underlined word “their” refers to ______.
A. Japanese businesses’ B. Japanese engineers’
C. Japan’s youth’s D. high-tech devices’
65. Why does science meet the same problem in Japan, the United States and Europe?
A. People are satisfied with what high-tech brings to them.
B. People don’t need to develop their science any more.
C. People think high-tech destroys the environment of their countries.
D. People don’t want to lead the modernized life.
66. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Japan’s youth live too comfortably to take interest in science.
B. Electric devices are made of invisible parts.
C. Older people are more interested in science in Japan.
D. About one-third of people in their 50s use computers.
D
Washoe, a female chimpanzee (黑猩猩) believed to be
the first non-human to acquire human language, has died of natural causes at
the research institute where she was kept.
The chimp died on Tuesday night, according to Roger and Deborah Fouts, co-founders of The Chimpanzee and Human Communications Institute in Washington, where she lived.
Washoe was born in Africa in about 1965 where she was captured by the Air Force and taken to the US for research use in the space program. In 1966, she left the program and began living with two scientists, Allen and Beatrix Gardner, who led a project to teach the chimp American Sign Language (ASL) in Washoe, Nevada, for which it was named. Washoe had been living on Central Washington University’s Ellensburg campus since 1980. She had a vocabulary of about 250 words. Also, Washoe taught sign language to three younger chimps: Tatu, 31, Loulis, 29, and Dar, 31.
Primate (灵长类) researcher Jane Goodall, in Fouts’ book Next of Kin, noted the importance of the work with Washoe. “Roger, through his ongoing conversations with Washoe and her extended family, has opened a window into a chimpanzee’s mind that adds our new understanding,”Goodall was quoted as saying.
Though previous efforts to teach chimps spoken languages had failed, the researchers believed there was a better chance using signs. But Washoe’s language skills were disputed by scientists who believed that language is unique to humans. Among those who doubted that chimps could use language were linguist (语言学家) Noam Chomsky and Harvard scientist Steven Pinker. They believed primates simply learn to perform certain acts in order to receive rewards, and do not acquire true language.
67. As for its first task, Washoe was involved with _______.
A. some space research B. a study on African animals
C. an ASL project D. the program of training the Air Force
68. In Goodall’s opinion, teaching Washoe ASL ______.
A. was very successful B. led to the book Next of Kin
C. won Fouts honor D. made a difference
69. In the last paragraph, the underlined word “disputed” probably means “ ______”.
A. supported B. studied C. questioned D. discussed
70. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The ASL project was first set up for the study on Washoe.
B. Washoe may communicate with other chimps by signing.
C. Washoe must have been able to speak 250 words or so.
D. The researchers will prove that chimps could use language.
71. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Washoe was the first animal to learn human language.
B. Washoe, the chimp, was named in honor of a place.
C. There were four chimps in total at Ellensburg campus.
D. Chomsky believed primates only perform silent signs.
E
Most schools ban chewing gum, but in a few years they might consider changing that rule. Why? Scientists are finding evidence that gum chewing may be good for your health. It may even help boost your test scores.
This exciting research is just beginning. And at the same time, companies are also experimenting with adding vitamins, minerals, medicines, and other substances that could give gum the power to cure headaches and fight everything from serious diseases to bad breath.
These gums are part of the growing number of foods and drinks that contain health-boosting ingredients. If you’re already a gum fan, that’s probably welcome news.
Americans chew about 1.8 pounds of gum per person each year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. By showing that gum chewing can be healthy, companies that make and sell gum hope that we’ll chew even more.
Chewing gum might be good for your brain. One Japanese study of nine participants found that chewing gum boosted the flow of blood to participants’ brains by up to 40 percent. Blood carries oxygen, which fuels brain cells.
Other small studies have found that people perform better on memory tests while chewing gum. And a study in the United Kingdom found that people who chewed gum while memorizing a list of words did about 25 percent better at recalling those words than people who didn’t chew gum.
But additional studies are still needed to confirm that chewing gum has benefits. So far, results of studies about memory have been mixed. Not all tests have had similarly encouraging results. What’s more, many of the studies that show gum’s benefits are funded by gum companies.
So, for now, chew with caution. Too much chewing can damage the jaw joint. And chewing too much of a gum that contains vitamins, caffeine, or a medicine could lead to an overdose（过量）. What’s more, no matter how healthy gum chewing proves to be, it will never be a match for a healthy lifestyle. Nothing like a gum or a vitamin is going to cure a bad eating habit or a bad exercise habit. It’s not a magic bullet.
72. Scientific studies
about gum chewing show that ______ .
A. it can help fight serious
diseases
B. it can help blood produce
more oxygen
C. it can help reduce
headaches
D. it can help improve
students’ memory
73. Why are scientists
trying to put different substances in gum?
A. To make it taste more
delicious.
B. To make it contain more
ingredients.
C. To help cure different
illnesses.
D. To help improve the sales
of gum.
74. What does the
writer think of the results of the present studies about gum?
A. The writer has no doubt about them.
B. The writer isn’t quite
sure about them.
C. The writer doesn’t
believe them at all.
D. The writer is very happy
with them.
75. Which of the
following statements would the writer agree with?
A. Students should be
careful with gum chewing.
B. The more gums we chew,
the more words we will remember.
C. Gum chewing helps change
a bad eating habit.
D. The healthier gum chewing
proves to be, the more we should chew.
第四部分：书面表达（共35分）
(以下答题区必须用黑色字迹的签字笔在横线上作答，否则答题无效)
第一节 情景作文（20分）
根据以下图画，写一篇英语短文，描述今昔通讯方式的变化，以及这些变化给人们的生活带来的影响。
注意：
1． 词数：100左右
2． 生词：通讯：communicate （with sb.）vi.
communication n. 互联网：the Internet n.
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第二节 开放作文 （15分）
You are living in the Rose Residential Area (居住小区)，which is newly-built and not very large. Yet, as the picture shows below, at the back of the residential area is a large piece of empty space. People living here are always giving their ideas about how to use it.
Now you describe WHAT should be done with it and tell WHY as well.
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高 三 英 语 月 考2008.3
Keys:
I．听力：
1---5 CAACC 6---10 ABAAB 11---15 BCCBB 16---20CACAB
II．单选：
21---25 BCADB 26---30 ABCCD 31---35 AABDA
III. 完型：
36---40.ABDCD 41---45ACDBA 46--50.CBADB 51---55 CDCAB
IV 阅读：
A篇: BADC B篇: CAA C篇: D B A B
D篇: ADCBB E篇: DCBA
V 写作：
情景作文：
要点：1。变化：过去写信，用固定电话；现在用手机和电脑。
2．影响：写作能力下降；关系疏远。
One possible version:
Great changes have taken place in the way people communicate with each other from a long distance. In the past people wrote letters to exchange information at first and later they could talk with each other on the fixed telephone. Now more and more people use their own mobile phones to communicate and instead of writing on the paper they e-mail to each other on the computer. As a result, people find it quicker and easier to communicate, but at the same time some people feel that they become poorer in writing, and the relationship between each other becomes not so close as before.
开放作文：
Generally speaking, the Rose Residential Area is a comfortable place with the necessary facilities, including a primary school and parking lots. Yet it’s a pity that it lacks some green spaces. So in my opinion, we should build a garden there in the empty space at the back, with various trees and bushes, flowers and plants, and even fountains. Then we can build paths in the garden, on either side of which can be benches. And at one end of it, we can build a small playground, where we can do some sports.
By the time everything is done, we can spend time there enjoying much of nature. We can walk and play there to relax after a day’s work.
In addition, with the garden well planned and designed, we can also learn about plants and gardening.
I hope my dream will come true and we will surely have more perfect conditions and surroundings.