高邮市第二中学2005-2006学年度第二学期期初质量检测

高邮市第二中学 2005-2006 学年度 第二学期期初质量检测

高三英语科试题

命题人 王佑宏 2006/2/8 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 120 分钟。

第一卷（三部分，共 115 分）

第一部分：听力

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。每段对话后有一个小题，从题

中所给的

小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What can we learn from the dialog? A. They live near the highway. B. They don

' t live near the highway.

C. They drive their car on the highway.

2. Where does the dialog most probably take place? A. At a department store. B. At a restaurant. C. In a waiting room.

3. What does the woman suggest the man do?

A. See his teacher about the paper. B. Try to get better grades. C. Be on time for his exam. 4. What does the woman mean?

A. She doesn ' t like fresh vegetables. B. She doesn ' t have time to go to the market. C. She has already been shopping. 5. Who broke the doll?

A. The boy himself. B. Jack. C. His mother. 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1 , B, C三个选 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

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。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6 段材料,回答第 6-7 题。

6. Why does the man want to give up his job? A. Because the pay is too low.

B. Because he has to work for long hours. C. Because the hours are too late. 7. What can you learn from the dialog? A. The woman thinks highly of the man B. The man has found a better job. C. The man is well paid now. 听第 7段材料,回答第 8-10 题。 8. What was wrong with the bathroom?

' s idea.

A. The power supply system failed. B. The air-conditioning system failed. C. The water supply system didn

' t work properly.

9. What does the manager offer to comfort the woman? A. A three-day say free of charge in his hotel. B. A warm room facing the south. C. A thorough check of the room. 10. What excuse did the manager make? A. They were busy with a conference. B. They were having a conference.

C. The loudspeaker was a newcomer. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11-13 题。 11. What is the man going to do? A. Take a flight to Japan.

B. Drive the woman to the hotel.

C. Meet a guest at the airport. 12. What will take place that evening? A. Mrs. Black

' s arrival.

B. A reception ceremony.

C. A business meeting.

13. What is the most important reason that the man wants to make a good impression? A. To repay Mr. Black ' s kindness. B. To get invited back to Tokyo. C. To make the business deal a success. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14-17 题。 14. What do you think Robert is? A. A dancer.

B. A singer.

C. A student.

15. Where will the group perform?

A. At concert halls. B. At restaurants. C. At some parties. 16. Why is Robert not sure of joining the group? A. He doesn ' t think he is good enough. B. He doesn ' t have time to practice. C. He isn

' t interested in joining it.

17. When will the group give performances? A. As soon as Robert joins the group. B. After practicing for several months.

C. After Robert can remember the songs he used to play. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 18-20 题。 18. What does the story tell about?

A. How Indian tribes made their languages. B. How Indians learned foreign languages.

C. How Indians communicated between different tribes. 19. When did the Indians use sign language?

A. When they wanted to send messages to someone far away. B. When they met strangers. C. When they had no horse at hand.

20. Why did many Indians never learn any language except their own?

A. Because they thought it was no use lear ning a sec ond Ian guage. B. Because they could use sig nals or sig n Ian guage.

C. Because they could com muni cate with each other by writi ng messages.

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。 21Good evening, Mr. Green . I m sorry to bother you. But it s the fourth of December today.

—Oh, Mrs Baxter, _____ rent! I ' m sorry it ' s late. I ' ll write you check right now.

A. the; the B. a; a

22. — May I have a glass of beer, please? A. none courage. A. sig n 24. Alan,

home at breakfast table.

C. a; the D. the; a

—Beer? There is _______ left, but you can have some orange juice.

B. no one

C. nothing

D. few

23. The lion is con sidered to be the king of the forest as it is a (an ) _____ of

B. mark

very late from his job, B . returned C ted ve left them at home.

D. was

C. example

found his angry wife to return

D. symbol

wait ing for him D . had returned

A. returning 25. Oh, what a pity! It to show you, but I

so easy for me to bring those photographs I wan A. would have been B. would be C. had been 26. -- Flight 331 _____ . I'd better be on my way. Goodbye. --Bye. Happy landing! A. was announced C. has announced

B. is being announced D. is announced

27. He kept a little no tebook, in which ______ the n ames and addresses of his friends. A. wrote B. writ ing C. was written D. were writte n

28. Tom decided that he had to do someth ing to ___ his an ger.

A. let off of drug users.

A. accused B. accustomed C. adjusted 30. — Why didn' t you keep your words, Billy?

—Sorry, dear. But I really forgot where I was ______ to meet you. A. dema nded

B. imagi ned

C. supposed D. guessed

31. — What' s the matter? You really look upset.

—Well, better luck n ext time. A. Why, I always look up to you C.I have a bad cold

B. Me? I n ever look dow n upon an ybody

D.I failed an importa nt test D. accompa nied

B. give off

C. give out

D. send out

29. Cooper and Teller are ______ of selli ng $ 4,700 worth of heroin to a nu mber

32. Sometimes we just believe what we see, _______ the reality may be differe nt. A. even though B. as if C. since D. uni ess

33. It was in the very house_______ was built with stones ________ he spe nt his childhood.

A. that; that

B. that; where

C. which; that

D. which; where

34. ____ the problem of land erosi on getti ng more serious, the gover nmen t is searchi ng for a way to deal with it.

A. As

B. With C. When

D. If

35. _____ the right decisions ____________ the future is probably the most important thing we'll ever do in our lives. A. Making; concerned C. To make; concerned

B. Make; concerning D. Making; concerning

第二节：完形填空（共 20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Coming home from school that dark win ter so long ago, I was just filled with exciteme nt of hav ing the weeke nd off. But I was 36 into still ness table. She told me that she couldn

by what I saw.

' t type fast and then she was

Mother was seated at the far end of the sofa. 37 , with the secon dha nd gree n typewriter on the out of work. My shock and embarrassment （尴尬）at finding mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 38 I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very 39 to understand. \I guess we all have to 40 sometimes, ” Mother said quietly. I could 41 her pain and the

tension （紧张）of

42 the strong feeli ngs that were in terrupted by arrival. Sudde nly, somethi ng in side me 43 . I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face 44 my shoulder and sobbed. I held her 45 and didn ' t try to talk. I knew I was

doing what I should, what I could 46 it was enough. In that mome nt, feeli ng mother' s 47 with

feelings,

I understood for the first time her being so easy to 48 . She was still my mother, 49 she was somethi ng 50 , a pers on like me, capable of bearing fear and 51 and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousa nd occasi ons whe n I sought 52 in her arms. A week later Mother took a job selli ng dry goods at half the salary the radio station 53 . “ It ' s a job I can do, though, ” she said simply. But the evening

continued.

I had a very 54 feeling now when

practice on the old green typewriter

I passed her door at night and heard her tapping 55 across the paper. I knew there was someth ing more going on in there tha n a woma n lear ning to type. 36. A. tired B. ashamed C. lazy D. shocked 37. A. crying 38. A. eagerly 39. A. quickly 40. A. fail

B. smili ng B. worriedly B. slowly B. win B. watch

C. thi nki ng C. little

D. whisperi

ng

D. much C. sudde

nly D. proudly C. fall sick D. give in

C. sense D. recog nize

42. A. holdi ng back B. putt ing away C. sitti ng up D. stopp ing from 43. A. lit up 44. A. to 45. A. tightly

B. came true C. turned B. up

B. thoughtfully C. carefully

D. in creased D. politely

C. through D. agai nst

41. A. know of

46A. and that . 47A. hand . 48

A. content . 49

A. therefore .

50. A. more

B. now that B. face B. break B however B. much

C. but that C. hair C. fall C. yet C. little

D. so that D. back D. understand D. though D. huge

51. A. wound B . defeat C. cut D. hurt 52

A. kindness B . memory C. comfort D. support . 53

A. supplied B offered C. paid for D. contributed .

54A. different B. hard C. pleasant D. serious .

55. A. off B. away C. out D. through

第三部分：阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40

分） A

Want to live longer? Win an Oscar.

A new study says that actors who received the award earn more than larger paychecks. So when 94-year-old Katharine Hephburn once remarked that she was respected internationally

“ like an old building

”, she had no idea that her four Oscars

directly influenced her longevity.

The study says winning actors will live 3.9 years longer than their losing counterparts （ 对手 ）. Actors who have won more than once, like Hepburn, live up to six years longer than those who were

nominated （ 提名 ） but never won.

“ We found that they died from the same things we all die from

— cancer, heart

disease, but they fought them a bit longer and diseases came a bit later, ” says Dr. Donald Redelmeier, the lead author of the study. Redelmeier says the sense of success and satisfaction makes one

' s soul become more full of life.

” explains

“ We are not saying that you will live longer if you win an Oscar, simply that social factors are important.

conclusion, he says, is that doctors should ask about their patients

Redelmeier, “ or that people should go out and taking acting courses. Our main conclusion is

” The study ' s implied

' personal

feelings because mental well-being is related to physical health. Redelmeier says he got the idea for the study when he watched a Gwyneth Paltrow win an Oscar in 1999 for her role in Shakespeare in Love. Redelmeier says, “ She looked more full of life than anyone I had seen.

”

So Redelmeier and his team of researchers looked back through the 73 years of Oscar Awards

nominees （ 被提名者 ） and winners to see how long each of them lived.

For each nominated performer, the group looked at another member who was not nominated but acted in the same film, had the same sex and was about the same age. A total of 1,649 performers were grouped according to whether they won, were nominated and never won or never nominated.

The conclusion was that Oscar winners live an average 79.7 years. Those that didn ' t win lived an average 75.8 years. The average US 命 ） is 75 years old.

“ We found, too, that the life for those that had multi-nominations had the same life expectancy as those with just a single nomination and no win,

and no win

”

life expectancy （ 估计寿

Redelmeier adds.

None of this surprises the Screen Actor ' s Guild. \I imagine most of the winners live well, ” says SAG spokesman Greg Krizman. important psychological someth ing to you. ”

56. Compared to those who have won Oscars more tha n once, those who were nomin ated but n ever won are expected to live . A. 3.9 years Ion ger C. 6 years shorter really imply?

A. If you hope for a long life, try to win an Oscar. B. If you hope for a long life, try to take an acting course. C. People ' s health is closely related to their mental well-being. D. Winning Oscars is the most important reason for people to live long. 58. We know from what the study shows that . A. all Oscar winners die from the same disease B. Oscar Awards can sometimes affect people C.

_____

_____

B. 3.9 years shorter D. to the same age differenee

“ Living an easier life sure has an

on an actor ' s psyche （精神）. Winning just does

57. What con clusi on does the new study about the relati on betwee n winning Oscars and long life

' s life expectancy

expectancy

those that didn ' t win Oscars live shorter than the average life

from what Greg Krizman says in the last paragraph that . D. the more awards you lose, the shorter you will live 59. It can be inferred

A. an easier life helps you live Ion ger B. most winners live very well C. the Screen Actor

B

Almost 55,000 people who have had a major impact on British society are included in a new 60-volume book that has taken 12 years to compile （编撰）.It has cost more than ￡ 25 million and taken 10,000 writers to update the Oxford Dictionary of Nati onal Biography.

Murder victims （ 受害人 ）Stephen Lawrenee and James Bulger are among those joining the likes of Quee n Victoria and Gan dhi. The new version of the which was founded in 1882, costs

dicti on ary,

' s Guild doesn ' t accept the conclusion of the study

D. winning in fact has nothing to do with a long life

￡ 7,500 and takes up 12 of shelf space.

Projects director Robert Faber said Stephe n Lawre nee was in cluded because his death

triggered （弓 |发） “ dramatic developments in British policing and social

policy ” . Womenmake up 10% of the entries — double the previous share — and include Queen Elizabeth

I , Dusty Springfield, Linda McCartney and Virginia Woolf, whose

father compiled the first editi on.

Alon gside the famous n ames are less known in dividuals such as the inven tor of snooker, army reservist Neville both in cluded because of the

Chamberlian. Stephen Lawrenee and James Bulger were

“ overwhel ming soun d-search ing and exam in ati on of

education and social policy ” which followed their deaths. Mr. Faber said,

“ These are not just people who were killed but people who had

an impact. Jill Dando is there as much for her career but also because her death

became a public event. ” So many of these people have seized the public imagination and have con tributed to public debate.

60. How much does a volume of the new vers ion cost on average? A. More than ￡ 25 million. B. More than C.

￡ 7,500.

D.

￡ 125.

Biography?

￡ 400,000.

61. How many womenare included in the new Oxford Dictionary of National A. About 5. B. About 55. C. About 550. D. About 5,500. 62. It ca n be in ferred that Jill Dando . B. isn

______

A. died in a case of murder which drew the public much atte nti on

' t included in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

C. is the director of the Oxford Dictionary of Nati onal Biography D. 63.

is included in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography only for her death are collected in the Oxford Dictionary of Nati onal Biography. A. Those who were murdered in history B. Those who have shaped Brita in C. Those who are famous all over the world D. Those who live in Britai n

C

A stro ng wind can be a dan gerous thing — sometimes it is powerful eno ugh to kn ock you off your feet. But to plants, the wind is a source of new life, carrying them or their spores （孢子）thousands of miles.

A NASA satellite called QuickSCAT has discovered highways of wind over the Earth ' s ocea ns. Scie ntists believe these in visible roads may expla in why many nonflowering plants, such as

mosses （苔藓）and lichens （地衣）,grow where they do.

The satellite is able to send microwaves from space to the surface of the ocean. The patter n of sig nals that come back shows which way the winds are blow ing.

Using this data , the scientists studied a group of islands in the southern hemisphere, n ear An tarctica. Winds tend to blow an ticlockwise in this regi on, but there are lots of local differe nces. When the researchers compared these local patter ns to bota ni cal data, they found that the wind had an important effect on where species of mosses, lichens, and other non flowers pla nts grow. For example, Bouvet Isla nd and Heard Isla nd share 30 perce nt of their moss species, 29 percent of liverworts （叶苔）,and 32 percent of lichens

— even though

they are 4,430 kilometers apart. In con trast, Gough Isla nd and Bouvet Isla nd, separated by just 16 perce nt of mosses and 17 perce nt of liverworts. They have no liche ns in com mon.

Ferns （蕨类植物）and flowering plants don' t travel as well in the wind, so they

don' t show the same kinds of distrubuti on （ 分布）patter ns. 64. This story is about . B. how wi nd travels

C. how wind affects differe nt pla nts D. one functions of the wind

_____

A. the discovery of wind highways