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研和二中2008年中考模拟检测
政治试卷
（全卷四个大题，含39个小题，共6页；满分100分；考试时间120分钟）
注意：
1. 本学科考试为开卷考，由考生独立完成。
2. 本卷为试题卷；考生必须在答题卷上作答；答案应书写在答题卷相应位置；在试题卷、草稿纸上答题无效。
3. 考试结束后，请将试题卷和答题卷一并交回。
高一英语下?半期考试题
第一卷(三部分,共115分)
第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)
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秒种的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. When will the man hand in his report?
A. This Monday. B. Next Monday. C. This Friday.
2. What’s the weather like now?
A. Sunny B. Rainy C. Cloudy
3. Where does the conversation most likely take place?
A. In a food market. B. At a bus stop. C. In a post office.
4. What car does Mr. Jackson have?
A. A Russian car. B. A German car. C. An American car.
5. What are the two speaker talking about?
A. The beauty of the sea. B. The pollution of the sea. C. Swimming in the sea.
第二节 (共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18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至8题。
6. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Friends. B. Neighbors. C. Strangers.
7. Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A. At a waiting room. B. In the street. C. On the bus.
8. What time is it now?
A. 4:40. B. 4:20. C. 4:10.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. What’s the climate like in the woman’s country?
A. Terrible. B. Pleasant. C. Freezing.
10. What is the weather like in March in the woman’s country?
A. Windy. B. Warm. C. Cold.
11. When is summer time in the woman’s country?
A. From April to May. B. From September to November. C. From June to August.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Whether they should go for a holiday.
B. Where they should go for their holiday.
C. How they could save money for their holiday.
13. What does the man think of
A. It is too far away.
B. Traveling there costs too much.
C. It is colder than his country.
14. Where does the man prefer to go on holiday?
A. Sweden. B. Hawaii. C. Scotland.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. Where had the swimming competition been planned to be held?
A. At the New Town Pool.
B. At
C. In a university’s swimming pool.
16. When would the students go back to school?
A.
17. Why was there an announcement?
A. To inform the students of the racing competition.
B. To tell the students how to get to the New Town Pool.
C. To tell the students about the arrangements for that day’s activities.
第三节：(共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5分)
听第10段材料。请根据所听到的内容完成第18至第20题。每空填一个单词或一个数字。听此内容前，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秒钟的做答时间。读两遍。
Some information about the woman
The time she reads newspapers
Usually after
The newspaper she likes best.
The 19 .
The section she likes best.
The 20 .
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. _______ she sings! I have never heard such _______ better voice.
A. How beautifully; a B. What beautiful song; a
C. How beautiful; the D. So wonderful; the
22. Julie is one of the women who always ________ the latest fashions.
A. make up for B. get along with C. keep up with D. put up with
23. The short play was made ________ on a true old story.
A. base B. based C. to be based D. basing
24. The diamond necklace ________memories of the happy time at the ball.
A. brought back B. brought about C. brought up D. brought in
25. My watch keeps stopping and ______; I wonder what’s wrong with it.
A. beginning B. coming C. starting D. starts
26. Try to do what you think is right and worth, ________others do.
A. and never so as B. even though C. no matter how D. whatever
27. I can never forget one afternoon ten years ago ______you came to my house and helped me out of trouble.
A. while B. when C. that D. where
28. This material ______, so be careful when you put it on.
A. is torn easily B. is torn easy C. tears easily D. tears easy
29. It is no good doing that experiment again, because it won’t _______ at all.
A. work B. use C. affect D. practice
30. Excuse me, Jack, but I have to ________ you with some math problems.
A. ask B. admire C. bother D. make trouble
31. I _______only two hours one day_______ the winds increased so much that I had to put my tent up.
A. was traveling; while B. had traveled; then
C. had traveled; before D. had traveled; when
32. I was really worried about you. You ________ home without a word.
A. needn’t leave B. shouldn’t have left
C. couldn’t have left D. mustn’t leave
33. Sometimes, when _______ on the mountain in summer, we all will feel quite cool with the soft wind _______ us.
A. lying; around B. were lying; on C. lied; to D. had lied; after
34. Look out! Jack! In the tree ______ two blue birds singing and ________at us.
A. is; smiled B. are; smiling C. were; smiled D. are; is smiling
35. He didn’t say a word to me but _______across the room again and again after _______by his father.
A. walked; punished B. walking; punished
C. to walk; being punished D. to work; was punishing
第二节： 完形填空（共20小题，每小题15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,D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The activities were the same every week. We both would jump out of the car and run to give Grandma a big kiss right 36 she invited us inside where fresh cookies were waiting. My grandfather always stayed in the 37 waiting for us to come to him. When we did, it was 38 . We sat for hours listening to his stories while our grandma 39 us cookies and until we couldn’t eat anymore . 40 he talked about the war, wonderful stories of bravery, courage, nobility（崇高）, and grace（优雅）. He talked of men that he hadn't 41 for over forty years, men that he would 42 if he saw them even then, men that he could 43 call brother. He always looked Dave in the eye and told him 44 he had the same heart as those men did. He would put his hand on my head and explain how much 45 my grandma gave him during those 46 times and how much strength I gave others in the same way. "Love is a 47 thing," he would say. And he was right.
Every 4th of July we would stand outside his house as he raised the flag. He always 48 his hat and handed it to Dave who held it over his heart just as he had been 49 . We looked at the flag together 50 the stories and thinking of what it all meant. Watching his face as he unfolded the fabric（展开旗子） is 51 I will never forget. The shining tears on his cheek as the 52 came rushing back were always enough to make me 53 . He saw it was a just cause(正义事业) and fought 54 that cause . This sacrifice（祭奠） taught me one of the greatest 55 I have ever learned. "Respect yourself, respect others, and above all respect what you believe."
36.
A. while
B. if
C. before
37.
A. garden
B. office
D. study
38.
A. magical
B. sad
D. silent
39.
A. took
B. brought
C. cooked
40.
B. Constantly
C. Mostly
D. Hardly
41.
C. known
D. remembered
42.
A. realize
B. miss
D. recognize
43.
B. still
C. ever
D. never
44.
A. why
C. what
D. that
45.
A. support
B. help
D. courage
46.
B. hard
D. challenging
47.
A. colorful
C. curious
D. beautiful
48.
B. laid off
C. put on
D. took on
49.
C. suggested
D. taught
50.
A. telling
C. forgetting
D. remembering
51.
A. anything
B. something
C. everything
52.
A. sufferings
B. troubles
D. wonders
53.
A. regret
C. respect
D. think
54.
B. through
C. against
D. for
55.
A. stories
B.experiences
D. subjects
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
Google is a powerful tool for users of the electronic communications system called the Internet. Computer users connecting to the Internet can use Google to search for any word, name or idea. Google finds e1ectronic documents, or web pages, world news, information - almost anything. More than eighty- million people use the Google web page each month.
Two young men, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, started Google in l998. At that time,
they were students at
Google was not the first Internet search engine. But people found it easy to use. Today, Google performs two-hundred-million searches every day. It can search more than four-hundred-million web pages at one time. Yet each search takes less than one second. Google has even become an action word: to "Google" means to search for information on the Internet.
The search service that Google offers is free. But Google also provides links to web pages of companies that sell goods and services. Companies pay Google every time someone uses it to connect with their web pages. The amount a company pays depends on its size.
Google's business has grown very quickly. The company made almost 10,000,000 dollars in 2003. Its profit was more than 1,000,000 dollars.
Late last month, GoogIe announced that it wanted to become a public company. This means that GoogIe will sell its ownership shares to the public. The company hopes to raise about 2,700,000 dollars this way. But it .has not said how many shares it would sell. It also has not set a price for the shares or the date when they would be sold.
Some business experts have criticized Google for not releasing enough information about the company before the sale. But there is no question that investors are interested in the company 's shares.
People who may gain the most from the sale are Mr. Brin and Mr. Page. Each man owns l5% of the company. After the sale, they could both be worth several thousand million dollars.
56. What is Google?
A. A computer game. B. A part of computer hardware.
C. A search engine. D. A computer brand.
57. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Google?
A. Many investors are interested in its shares.
B. It was created by two programmers.
C. It is the first of its kind.
D. The company is going to be sold to the public entirely.
58. Now Google makes money_____.
A. by selling its shares to the public
B. by providing links to web pages of companies
C. from users of a company 's web page
D. by providing search service
59. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. Something About Google
B. Two Will-be Millionaires
C. Google Is Going to Have a Bright Future
D. Google Goes to Public
B
Pills help forget bad memories
Not all memories are sweet. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences. Violence (暴力) and traffic accidents can leave people with terrible physica1 and emotional hurt. Often they again and again experience these experiences in their terrible dreams.
Now American researchers think they are close to developing a pill (药丸), which will help people forget bad memories. The pill is designed to be taken immediately after a frightening experience. They hope it might reduce, or possibly remove, the effect of painful memories.
In November, experts tested a drug
on people in the
The research has caused a great deal of argument. Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it. Supporters say it could lead to pi1ls that prevent or treat soldiers' terrible memories after war. They say that there are many people who suffer from terrible memories. "Some memories can ruin(毁坏) people's lives. They come back to you when you don't want to have them in a daydream or nightmare. They usually come with very painful emotions," said Roger Pitman. A professor of psychiatry(精神病学) at Harvard Medical School. "This could learn a lot from that suffering."
But those who are against the research say that changing memories is very dangerous because memories give us our characters. They also help us all avoid the mistakes of the past.
"All of us can think of bad events in our lives that were terrible at the time, which makes us who we are. I 'm not sure we 'd want to wipe those memories out," said Rebecca Dresser, a medical ethicist (伦理学家).
Some people fear that although the drug
would first be used in only very serious cases, it would become more and more
common. "People always have the ability to misuse (滥用)science," said Joseph LeDoux. a
60. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Memories can be experienced in dreams, whether sweet or bad.
B. American researchers now have developed a pill which can remove painful memories
C. The test shows that the drug may reduce the emotional effects of memories
D. People hold different ideas about this research.
61. Which of the following is Roger Pitman’s opinion?
a. Pills could reduce a lot of suffering.
b. Memories help us all avoid the mistakes of the past.
c. Some bad memories usually come with painfu1 emotions.
d. People have the ability to misuse science.
A. a and b B. b and c C. c and d D. a and c
62. How does the drug make people forget bad memories?
A. People have better control over memories.
B. It produces some chemicals to remove the memories.
C. It stops the body releasing chemicals that fix, memories in the brain.
D. It helps people avoid the mistakes of the past.
63. Which of the following does Rebecca Dresser agree with?
A. Some memories can ruin people 's lives.
B. People want to get rid of bad memories.
C. Experiencing bad events makes us different: from others.
D. The pill will reduce People's suffering from bad memories.
C
A German author named Johnanners Von Buttlar tells a
surprising story in his best selling book called Time-slip. Von Buttlar writes that in
64. According to the passage, what will a person find if he has the chance to visit one of the palm libraries?
A. He will find his own life story on one of the palm leaves.
B. He will find the life story of any person he wants to know about.
C. He will find the life stories of people who lived thousands of years ago.
D. He will find palm leaves on which the wise men’s life stories are written
65 In your opinion, what kind of people were the wise men mentioned in the passage?
A. they were great thinkers.
B. They were scientists.
C. They were story-makers
D. They were fortune-tellers
66. It can be inferred from the passage that Von Buttlar believes _________________.
A. those wise men just made up some life stories to fool people
B. a person’s future was decided by those wise men
C. the life stories written by those men are true
D. those wise men just happened to find out the life stories of people
67. If there is any doubt about the truth of Von Buttlar’ story, what is it?
A. In fact there are no
much palm leaf libraries in
B. It is impossible to write stories on palm leaves.
C. He has never been to such palm leaf libraries in
D. He just gives his own explanation for such a surprising story.
D
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68. If you are interested in working in a hotel, call ______________.
A. 435-9201 B. 534-7628 C. 324-9817 D. 357-2897
69. If you want to get a job as a maths teacher, send your resume to __________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
70. If you dislike working on Sundays, being a _________ should be your best choice.
A. cook B. secretary C. salesperson D. veterinarian assistant
71. If you want to get a job at _________, you must have office skills.
A. Martin’s Apparel B. East Side Management
C.
E
It is natural that young people are often uncomfortable when they are with their parents.
They say that their parents don’t understand them. They often think that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they are too serious and too strict with their children; and that they seldom give their children a free hand.
It is true that parents often find it difficult to win their children’s trust and they tend to forget how they themselves felt when young.
For example, young people like to act on the spot without much thinking. It it one of their ways to show that they have grown up and they can face any difficult situation. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead, at least in the back of their minds, and do not like their plans to be upset by something unexpected.
When you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success if you ask before you really start doing it.
Young people often make their parents angry at their choices in clothes, in entertainment and in music. But they do not mean to cause any trouble, it is just that they feel cut off from the older people’s world, into which they have not yet been accepted. That’s why young people want to make a new culture of their own. And if their parents do not like their music or entertainment or clothes or their ways of speech, this will make the young people extremely happy.
Sometimes you are so proud of yourself that you do not want your parents to say “yes” to what you do. All you want is to be left alone and do what you like. It is natural enough, after being a child for so many years, when you were completely under your parents’ control. If you plan to control your life, you’d better win your parents over and try to get them to understand you. If your parents see that you have a high sense of responsibility, they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do.
72. This article is particularly written for __________.
A. parents B. both parents and their children
C. young people D. teachers
73. According to the text, young people tend to ___________.
A. ask for advice before they really start to do anything
B. do things without thinking carefully ahead
C. be very strict with themselves
D. think in the same way as their parents do
74. Older people tend to _________.
A. remember how they themselves felt when they were young
B. act on the spot without thinking very carefully
C. plan things before they act
D. ask for advice from others
75. According to the passage, young people want to make a new culture of their own, because they_________ .
A. don’t feel they belong to the world of the older people
B. do not want to get into trouble
C. feel they are cleverer than the older people
D. want to show they have grown up
第二卷（共两个小题，满分35分）
第一节：单词拼写：（10分）
76. There is no d___________ that you’ll be warmly welcomed by all the students.
77. The old woman was too tired to walk, b__________ , it was raining heavily.
78. What our teachers said i__________ us to work even harder than before.
79. This picture is e_____________ beautiful, so everyone wants to take it home.
80. Though wounded, he c____________ fighting as long as if nothing has happened.
81. She always wears a _____________( 钻石) ring whenever she joins in a party.
82. She is a woman with many good __________(品质)
83. Time must be __________(珍惜) to us. We must make the best of it.
84.___________（不管怎么说 ）you must make enough money to support your family.
85. A __________( 均衡的 )diet should include the right amount of nutrients from all the different food groups.
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做出判断：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。
When I looked out the window after I got up this morning, I 86__________
found the whole world looked white. I doubted that I was in my 87__________
dream. I opened my eyes widely and made sure that it snowed last 88__________
night. It’s the first snow from winter came. I quickly washed my face, 89__________
brushed my tooth, pulled on my overcoat and ran downstairs into 90___________
the street without breakfast. I enjoyed myself the beautiful scenery 91____________
as I walked to the school. It was heavy snow, about eight inches thick. 92____________
The ground, the trees and the mountains were all covering with snow. 93____________
Some children were running after each other in the street, but some 94___________
are throwing snowfalls at each other. How happy they were! 95___________
第三节：书面表达（满分15分）
请用英语完成下面的产品介绍：
1． 产品名称：INSTANT-DICT
2． 产地：中国香港
3． 厂家：Hongyun Company Ltd.
4． 产品特点：电子辞典，储存有一百万英语单词和短语。采用该公司20年的研究成果，由高级电脑科技控制，用.轻金属制成，体积小，携带方便，操作简单，价格合理。
注意：1. 文章必须包括以上所有内容；
2. 词数：100左右；
3. 参考词汇：高级电脑科技advanced computer technology
轻金属 light metal
命题人、审题人：王新莉
The keys:
1------5 BBACB 6------10 CABBA 11-----15 CBACA 16 CC
18. 8 / eight 19. Times 20. shopping
21-----25 ACBAC 26-----30 DBCAC 31-----35 DBABC
36-----40 CDABC 41-----45 ADBDC 46-----50 BBADD 51-----55 BCBAC
56----60 CABDB 61----65 DCCAD 66-----70 CDDDC 71-----75 BCBCA
76. doubt 77. besides 78. inspired 79. extremely 80. continued
81. diamond 82. qualities 83. precious 84. Somehow 85. balanced
86.out 后加of 87.that → if / whether 88. widely → wide
89. from → since 90. tooth → teeth 91.去掉 myself 92. was后加 a
93. covering → covered 94. but → and 95. are → were
书面表达One possible version:
INSTANT-DICT is an
e-dictionary made in
雅礼中学2008年5月月考
英语试题
第一部分 听力（共三节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题，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A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. When will the two speakers leave if they get cheaper tickets?’
A. On Tuesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.
2. What is the probably relationship between the two speakers?
A. Husband and wife. B. Passenger and driver. C. Salesgirl and customer.
3. What does the man imply?
A. He got help from the woman. B. He needed more time to study.
C. He worked hard for his composition.
4. What will the woman do in the morning?
A. See Lisa off. B. Go to the zoo. C. Deal with an e-mail.
5. Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A . In a bus. B. In an office. C. In a phone box.
第二节 （共12小题，满分18分）
听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. Where will the man have his dinner?
A. At Golden Pond Restaurant. B. At Black Forest Restaurant.
C. At Moon River Restaurant.
7. What do we know about the man?
A. He wants to eat beef. B. He likes to have dinner late.
C. prefers to wear a jacket and tie.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。
8. How does the man feel about the delay of his flight?
A. Calm. B. Glad. C. Angry.
9. Which is the right boarding gate for the man?
A. Gate 5. B. Gate 20. C. Gate 38.
10. When will the plane probably take off?
A. At 3:30 p.m. B. At 3:40 p.m. C. At 3:50 p.m.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。
11. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?
A. Eco-tours. B. Popular sports. C. Famous countries.
12. Which activity in the USA in introduced in the dialogue?
A. Mountain-climbing. B. River-rafting. C. Bird-watching.
13. How many countries are mentioned in the dialogue?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。
14. Why does the man ask the woman for help?
A. He has to read a report. B. He has to write a report.
C. He has to wait for a call.
15. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A. Buy some food. B. Make tomato soup. C. Bring back the café.
16. Which of the following is suggested by the woman?
A. A pie. B. A salad. C. A sandwich.
17. What does the woman think of the man?
A. Lazy. B. Greedy. C. Curious.
第三节（共3小题，满分4.5分）
听下面一段材料，将第18至第20三个小题的信息补充完整，每个小题不超过三个单词。 听材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每个小题5秒钟； 听完后，各小题将给出15秒钟的作答时间。本材料读两遍。
第二部分 英语知识运用
第一节 单项填空 (共15小题, 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. On _________ recent trip, Christine paid a visit to _________ relative she didn’t know very well, one of her distant aunts.
A. a; a B. a; the C. 不填; a D. the; the
22. Many Chinese think less of money when _________ comes to educating their children.
A. one B. he C. that D. it
23.____the
freedom that young people have, dating has changed greatly in recent years.
A. In case of B. In
spite of C. In addition to
. D. As a result of
24. The police officers stood at either end of the highway, _________ Ray, the drunken driver, no chance to escape.
A. to give B. given C. giving D. gave
25.When I got up early in the morning and was about to get dressed, I only saw one shoe beside the bed and couldn’t find my _______ shoe.
A. another B. other C. either D. others
25．I have kept that photo
________ I can see it every day, as it always reminds me of my unforgettable
experience in the country.
A. which B.
where C.
whether D.
when
26. He was considering buying a new car but his parents______ it clear that they won’t support him unless he can afford it himself.
A. were making B. have made C. made D. will make
27. Only those students ____ thinks the best can be accepted into the world famous university,
according to the director of its admissions office.
A. who B. he C. that D. what
28. The escaped prisoner dared not leave the hiding place ______ he was recognized.
A. in case B. so that C. the moment D. even if
29. The
house rent here is really expensive. Tom has got about half the space he had at
home but he’s paying _______ here.
A. as twice much
B.
as much twice
C. much as twice
D.
twice as much
30. He was puzzled by this phenomenon. He began to try every approach ________ the way of working it out.
A. known finding B. knowing to find
C. known to find D. knowing finding
31. It is generally believed that a successful Olympic Games _____ relies on well-performed IT services.
A．largely B．narrowly C．badly D．simply
32. I am sorry that I cannot meet you at the airport. I _________ Changsha by the time you come back from abroad.
A. am leaving B. will leave C. will have left D. have left
33.Sir, ______ you meet the applicant right now or _____ he wait outside the office for a while?
A. Shall; should B. Would; will C. Can; will D. Will; shall
34．The book is________
boring; I haven’t, as a matter of fact, read a more exciting and fascinating
one.
A. nothing but B.
anything but C.
more than D.
not a little
35. How time flies!. It will be only a couple of days _________ the Olympic torch arrives in our city as part of its journey to Beijing on August 8.,
A. before B. after C. until D. when
第二节 完形填空 (共20小题, 满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第36至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Old Man Donovan was a mean man who hated children. He threw _ 36 _ at them and even shot at them with a gun. At least, that was what we had _ 37 _.
His small farm bordered our neighborhood _ 38 _ my younger sister, Leigh Ann, and I lived when we were growing up. His farm was long and narrow. It held two_ 39 _. One was his beautiful fruit. There were many varieties of fruit: pears, apples and lots more I _ 40_ can’t think of.. The fruit naturally _ 41_the children to his farm and made them into _ 42_, but my sister and I didn’t dare to take his fruit because of what we had heard about Old Man Donovan.
One summer, we were playing in a nearby field until it was time for us to head back home. My sister and I were feeling very _ 43_ that day. We decided to take the short cut that went through the Donovan farm. We were almost through the farm _ 44_ we heard, “Hey, girls!” _ 45_ a gruff, low voice. We stopped _ 46_ in our tracks! There we were, face to face with Old Man Donovan. Our knees were _ 47_. We had visions of rocks pounding our bodies and _ 48_ going through our hearts.
“Come here,”” he said, _ 49_ to one of his apple trees. _ 50_ shaking, we went over to him. He _ 51_ several ripe juicy red apples. “Take these home”, he_ 52_. We took the apple with 53_ hearts and ran all the way home. But of course, Leigh and I ate the apples.
As time went on, we often went through Old Man Donovan’s farm and he _ 54_ giving us fruit. One day, we stopped by and talked to him for hours. We realized that we had found _ 55_ treasure: the sweet kind heart behind his gruff voice.
36. A. fruit B. wood C. branches D. rocks
37. A. heard B. seen C. experienced D. expected
38. A. that B. where C. which D. what
39. A. attractions B. products C. treasures D. secrets
40. A. even B. just C. hardly D. ever
41. A. signed B. showed C. guided D. drew
42. A. customers B. visitors C. thieves D. sufferers
43. A. daring B. disappointed C. afraid D. nervous
44. A. and B. when C. but D. while
45. A. in B. with C. behind D. by
46. A. straight B. dead C. still D. fast
47. A. dropping B. moving C. shaking D. fighting
48. A. words B. bullets C. guns D. regrets
49. A. reaching up B. climbing up C. looking up D. putting up
50. A. Without B. After C. Upon D. Still
51. A. handed out B. gave out C. held out D. picked out
52. A. begged B. suggested C. ordered D. shouted
53. A. excited B. surprised C. broken D. angry
54. A. stopped B. considered C. admitted D. kept
55. A. the other B. the fist C. the only D. the last
第三部分 阅读理解（共两节, 满分40分）
第一节 选择题（共17小题, 满分34分）
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选中, 选出最佳选项。
A
As the first report of the accident came in,
He interviewed the first witness （证人）almost at once, making sure that everything was done that could be done to put him at his ease. However, the witness was obviously nervous and Burton took great pains to go over what he said thoroughly, hoosing and checking each word carefully and taking the man’s statement down himself.The witness had called the police and he’d waited until the ambulances began to arrive then when the first police car arrived on the scene he’d been asked to report to the station which was what he had done.
When he had gone, Burton put his head in
his hands and considered before asking for the next witness. The man couldn’t
be regarded as a hundred percent witness because he had been behind a wall
when the explosion occurred. But in spite of his nerves,
Well there would be other descriptions and no doubt all these would be put into place and the whole picture would become clear. He raised his head and pressed the bell on his desk.
“Next witness please,” he said.
56．Why
did
A．Because the ground floor room had a small waiting ?room.
B．Because it would be easier for him to interview the witnesses.
C．Because he was not pleased to work on the top floor.
D．Because it would be easier for him to talk with the people.
57．How did the witness feel during the interview ?
A．Obviously somewhat frightened. B．Excited at seeing the incident.
C．Anxious to give a report to the police. D．Calm and unhurried.
58．The underlined part “ a hundred percent witness ”most probably means .
A．a patient and talkative person B．a well-informed witness
C．the only person who was interviewed in the incident
D．a person who watched the whole incident
59．Burton’s final impression of the witness was that .
A．his report was not clear though he was honest
B．he was afraid of being involved and refused to help the police
C．his observation was good but he was not very clear-headed
D．he was a dependable and reasonable witness
B
The problem of
leisure is new. Until very recent times people worked each day to the limit of
their strength. Of course there were always a privileged (有特权的)few who had
leisure; but most men had to work 12, 14, or even 16 hours a day, six days a
week. As late as 1840 the average factory worker labored 72 hours a week.
"Sunup to sundown" was the farmer's day, or as another phrase puts
it, "from can to can't."
Today, working
less than a 40-hour week, people enjoy more leisure time. Therefore, the wise
use of leisure time has become an important problem for everyone, young or old.
It is a particularly difficult problem for the sick, the aged, and those who
have retired from earning a living. Those people have so much leisure that it
is hard for them to find interesting and worthwhile ways to use it .
However short the
work week becomes, work is still the most important part of life. We do not
work to get leisure and the pleasures leisure brings us; rather, we use leisure
wisely so that work itself can become awarding and enjoyable. The feeling of
success at doing one's daily work―whether it is a job, maintaining a home, or
going to school―depends largely on coming to it each day with fresh energy and
active interest.
Leisure and
recreation (消遗)go together, though they are not necessarily the same thing.
"Recreation" has an obvious meaning. It is the kind of leisure
activity that brings "re-creation" of strength and spirit. When one
speaks of making good use of leisure, he means choosing recreational activities
which contribute to health, growth, and spirit.
60.How to spend leisure time wisely is not a particularly difficult problem for
people _______.
A. who are very
busy everyday
B. who are sick
in bed
C. who are aged
and in good health
D. who have
retired from work
61.It can be inferred from the passage that _________ .
A. we work hard
so that we can enjoy more leisure.
B. we enjoy
leisure so that we can come back to work with energetically.
C. Leisure can
bring us a lot of pleasures that work can not.
D. The success
of work has little to do with how we spend our leisure time.
62. What is the relationship between leisure and recreation, according to the
author?
A. Leisure and
recreation are closely related.
B. Leisure and
recreation are the same.
C. Recreation
covers all kinds of leisure activities.
D. Recreation
does not belong to any leisure activity.
63. From the passage we know that __________.
A. leisure has
been an old problem since ancient times
B. leisure can
not be replaced as the most important part of life
C. our success
in work is mostly determined by whether we use leisure wisely
D. good
recreational activities can help improve health, growth and spirit
C
Buy now, pay
later. Credit cards give people that choice. Those billions of small pieces of
plastic in use all over the world make it easy to buy things. But people who
use credit cards unexpectedly can soon find themselves heavily in debt.
Cardholders may not think about it, but they borrow money from a bank or
other lender each time they charge something. They avoid interest charges if
they pay their bill in full each month. But if they only make the minimum
payment, the lowest required, it may take years to pay off a debt. Interest is
continually charged on the unpaid amount of money.
A credit card
may have a number of costs. First, there is the interest charge on purchases,
known as the annual percentage rate, or A.P.R. In the United States right now,
the average is between thirteen and fourteen to keep them. Cardholders may have
to pay cash advance fees if they withdraw (取) money from a credit card.
There are also fees if they go over their credit limit, or if a payment is
late. Lenders may also raise interest rates as punishment.
In the
United States, credit card fees have become a political problem. Congress has threatened
(威胁) to take action
against what critics call abusive behavior by lenders. Yet getting a credit
card has become a lot easier for most people. Maybe too easy: People receive
offers in the mail of pre-approved cards that they never asked for. Many cards
offer low rates at first, especially if people agree to move their balance from
another card, absolutely for free.
About half of all Americans have at least two credit cards. And the
credit rating agency Experian says fourteen percent of the population has more
than ten. Jeanne Hogarth at the Federal Reserve, the central bank, says the
average family has four credit cards. But families that carry a balance,
meaning they do not pay off their statements each month, have an average of
five.
In 1988 Americans had three
hundred thirty billion dollars in credit card debt. Last year it was eight
hundred forty billion. In the latest government study, the average credit card
debt for all households was more than three thousand dollars. But for those
that carried a balance, the average was five thousand three hundred.
64. Credit cardholders can prevent themselves from paying interest charges by
______.
A. putting more money into the
bank B.
paying cash advance fees
C. paying their bill in full each
month D. making the minimum
payment
65. Which of the following is NOT included in the costs of a credit card?
A.
A.P.R B. Going over the card limit.
C. Late
payment.
D. Moving balance from another bank.
66. We can infer from the text that _______ is/are seriously concerned about
what some lenders are doing with their credit cards.
A. the Federal
Reserve
B. cardholders
C. Congress D. the credit rating
agency Experian
67. Which would be the best title for this passage?
A. Credit Cards Are Easy to Get,
But Harder to Pay Off B. What Are Credit Cards
C. How to Apply for Credit
Cards
D.
Say No to Credit Cards
D
I'm usually
fairly skeptical about any research that concludes that people are
either happier or unhappier or more or less certain of themselves than they
were 50 years ago. While any of these statements might be true, they are
practically impossible to prove scientifically. Still, I was struck by a report
which concluded that today's children are significantly more anxious than
children in the 1950s. In fact, the analysis showed, normal children aged 9 to
17 exhibit a higher level of anxiety today than children who were treated for
mental illness 50 years ago.
Why are America's kids
so stressed? The report mentions two main causes: increasing physical isolation
―brought on by high divorce rates and less involvement in community, among
other things ―and a growing feeling that the world is a more dangerous place.
Considering that we can't
turn the clock back, adults can still do plenty to help the next generation deal
with it.
At the top of the list
is nurturing develop a better appreciation of the limits of individualism. No
child is an island. Strengthening social ties helps build communities and
protect individuals against stress.
To help kids build stronger
connections with others, you can pull the plug on TVs and computers. Your
family will thank you later. They will have more time for face-to-face
relationships, and they will get more sleep.
Limit the amount
of virtual(虚拟的) violence your children are exposed to. It's not just video
games and movies; children see a lot of murder and crime on the local news.
Keep your expectations
for your children reasonable. Many highly successful people never attended
Harvard or Yale.
Make exercise part of your
daily routine. It will help you deal with your own anxieties and provide a good
model for your kids. Sometimes anxiety is unavoidable. But it doesn't have to
ruin your life.
68. The underlined word skeptical could be best replaced by ______.
A. puzzled B.
doubtful C.
sure D.
curious
69. What does the
author mean when he says "we can't turn the clock back" in paragraph
3?
A. It's impossible to slow down the pace of change.
B. The social reality children are facing cannot be changed.
C. Lessons learned from the past should not be forgotten.
D. It's impossible to forget the past.
70. According to
an analysis, compared with normal children today, children treated as mentally
ill 50 years ago____.
A. were less isolated
physically B.
were probably less self-centered
C. probably suffered less from
anxiety D.
were considered less individualistic
71. The first and
most important thing parents should do to help their children is ____.
A. to provide them with a safer
environment B. to lower
their expectations for them
C. to get them more involved
socially
D. to set a good model for them to follow
72. What
conclusion can be drawn from the passage?
A. Anxiety, though unavoidable, can
be dealt with.
B. Children's anxiety has been a
huge problem since the 1950s.
C. Children's anxiety can be got
rid of with more parental care.
D. Anxiety, if properly controlled,
may help children become mature.
第二节 简答题（共3小题， 满分6分）
阅读下面短文，根据第73至第75小题的具体要求，简要回答问题。
Many cities
around the world today are heavily polluted．Careless methods of
production and lack of consumer demand for environment friendly products have
contributed to the pollution problem. One result is that millions of tons of
glass, paper, plastic, and metal containers are produced, and these are
difficult to get rid of.
However,
today, more and more consumers are choosing “green” and demanding that the
products they buy should be safe for the environment. Before they buy a
product, they ask questions like these: “Will this shampoo damage the
environment?” “Can this metal container be reused or can it only be used once?”
A recent
study showed that two out of five adults now consider the environmental safety
of a product before they buy it. This means that companies must now change the
way they make and sell their products to make sure that they are “green”, that
is, friendly to the environment.
Only a few years
ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are
hundreds. Some supermarket products carry labels to show that the product is
green. Some companies have made the manufacture of clean and safe
products their main selling point and emphasize it in their advertising.
The concern for
a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do
business. No longer will the public accept the old attitude of “Buy it, use it,
throw it away, and forget it”. The public pressure is on, and gradually
business is cleaning up its act.
73. Find in the passage a word closest in meaning to the underlined word “manufacture”.
74.Why are companies rethinking how they do business? (回答词数不超过12个)
75. What would be the best title for the text? （回答词数不超过4个）
第四部分 书面表达（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 填空（共10小题，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第76至第85小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。注意：每空不超过3 个单词。
Inflation refers to a rise in prices that causes the purchasing power of a nation to fall. Inflation is a normal economic development as long as the annual percentage remains low; once the percentage rises over a pre-determined level, it is considered an inflation crisis.
There are many causes for inflation, depending on a number of factors. For example, inflation can happen when governments print too much money to deal with a crisis. As a result, prices end up rising at an extremely high speed to keep up with the extra money. This is called the demand-pull, in which prices are forced upwards because of a high demand.
Another common cause of inflation is a rise in production costs, which leads to an increase in the price of the final product. For example, if raw materials increase in price, this leads to the cost of production increasing, which in turn leads to the company increasing prices to maintain steady profits. Rising labor costs can also lead to inflation. As workers demand wage increases, companies usually chose to pass on those costs to their customers.
Inflation can also be caused by international lending and national debts. As nations borrow money, they have to deal with interests, which in the end cause prices to rise as a way of keeping up with their debts. A deep drop of the exchange rate can also result in inflation, as governments will have to deal with differences in the import/export level.
Finally, inflation can be caused by federal taxes put on consumer products such as cigarettes or fuel. As the taxes rise, suppliers often pass on the burden to the consumer; the catch, however, is that once prices have increased, they rarely go back, even if the taxes are later reduced. Wars are often cause for inflation, as governments must both pay back the money spent and repay the funds borrowed from the central bank. War often affects everything from international trading to labor costs to product demand, so in the end it always produces a rise in prices.
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第二节 写作（满分25分）
假若你叫张华，是湖南某中学一名高中学生。今年暑假，你的美国笔友David计划来中国，并有意在你家居住。请你根据以下提示给他回一封信。
信中应包括以下要点：
1. 表示欢迎。
2. 对你们这几天的活动安排提出至少三条建议。
注意:
1. 词数: 120左右。
2. 不能写成诗歌形式；不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。
3. 信的格式已经为你写好。
英语答题卡
听力填空：
18. ________________________________
19. ________________________________
20. ________________________________
简答题：
73. ____________________________________________________
74. ____________________________________________________
75. ____________________________________________________
阅读填空 （请用
76. ___________________________ 77. __________________________
78. ___________________________ 79. __________________________
80. ___________________________ 81. __________________________
82. ___________________________ 83. __________________________
84. ___________________________ 85. __________________________
书面表达 （请用
May 10
Dear David,
Yours
Zhang Hua
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