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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

21. – Well, ______ I have to fetch my son in the kindergarten.

　 -- Of course. Thank you very much for helping us.

　 A. may I excuse myself now?　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. let me go first.

　 C. I’m sorry.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. see you later.

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A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What can the woman be?

　 A. A secretary of Mr. Li’s.　　　 B. A desk clerk at a hotel.　　　

　 C. A waitress at the Blackwood Hotel.

7. What is Green’s room number?

　 A. 707.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. 706.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. 705.

8. Why did the man ask the woman to change the dollar?

　 A. To pay for the information.　 B. To take a bus.　　　　　　　　　 C. To make a phone call.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. When does the father usually give his daughter money?

　 A. On Friday.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. On Saturday.　　　　　　　　　 C. On Sunday.

10. What can we learn from the dialogue?

　 A. The father keeps his secret money in the bedroom.

　 B. The daughter will spend all the money on books.

　 C. The father usually gives his daughter $13 a week.

11. What is the woman going to do with the money?

　 A. Put some in savings.　　　　　　 B. Buy books.　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Both A and B.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

　 A. Friends.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Strangers.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Classmates.

13. How long will the man stay here?

　 A. 7 days　　　　　　　　　 B. 2 weeks.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. 1 month.

14. What does the man like about China?

　 A. High mountains.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Long rivers.

　 C. High mountains, long rivers and people.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What is the woman going to buy?

　 A. Some beautiful fish.　　　　　　 B. A small bottle.　　　　　　　　　　 C. A few rocks.

16. What does the man advise the woman to do?

　 A. Keep the fish in a bottle.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Get a tank to keep the fish.　　　　　　　　

C. Make some holes in the rocks.

17. Why should a few rocks be put into the tank?

　 A. To let the fish swim around.　　　　　　 B. To make the tank prettier.　　　　　　　　 C. To keep the water clean.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. How many Americans have problem with sleep?

　 A. One third.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Two thirds.　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. One fourth.

19. How many beds did King Louis XIV of France have for sleep?

　 A. 4　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. 13　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. 413

20. What are the average sleep hours for the people after the age of fifty?

　 A. Seven point five.　　　　　　　　 B. Seven.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Six point five.

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。

1. What do you know about the woman?

　 A. She had to work overtime.　　　　　　　　　 B. She failed to see Henry.　　

C. She had a traffic accident.

2. What does the man mean?

　 A. He wonders why she is here.　 　　　　　　 B. He himself is Dr. Johnson.

　 C. The doctor will be here soon.

3. What is the woman doing now?

　 A. Teaching at a school.　　　　　 B. Going into politics.　　　　　　 C. Doing business.

4. Where is the woman now?

　 A. At the office.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In her house.　　　　　　　　　　　 C. In a hospital.

5. What did the woman want the man to do?

　 A. To come within 30 minutes. B. To check the pipes.　　　　　　　 C. To tell her the leak.

第三节 书面表达 (满分25分)

学校网站新开设了一个“英语写作”栏目(column)，以便学生发表(post)英语作文，进行交流，提高写作能力。现请你为该栏目写一个英文介绍，内容包括：　 1. 开设目的　　　 　　　 2.　 栏目优势：教师在线(online)指导等

3.　　　 作文要求：内容贴近学生生活　 4.　 优秀作文的鼓励办法

5. 邀请大家参与

注意： 1. 词数100左右　　 2.开头语已为你写好(不计入总词数)

Welcome to the column “English Writing”!　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

第二节、短文改错 (共10小题。每题0.5分，满分5分)

Dear editor,

I graduated this year and wanted to get job.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 11. 　　　

I thought I would be success, but eventually I failed.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 12. 　　　

That was why I was so lazy that I didn’t want to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 13. 　　　

go out. I always blamed for the hot weather. And there’s 　　　　　　　　 14. 　　　

another reason nobody know about: I regarded myself as　　　　　　　　　　　　 15. 　　　

someone who couldn’t do anything lonely. I often felt less　　　　　　　 16. 　　　

capable than others. When I found a company was　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 17. 　　　

advertising, I was even afraid to call to ask for detail.　　　　　　　　　　　 18. 　　　

I wanted to make a move, and I was always disappointed.　　　　　　　　 19. 　　　

What should I do? I’m looking forward to receive your reply.　　　　　 20. 　　　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Yours

　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Walter

镇海中学 2008 学年第一学期期中考试高三年级英语试卷

　　　　　　　　　　　　 答题卷

第一节　　　 、单词拼写 (共10小题。每题0.5分，满分5分)

1. After the big fire, the forest was completely d__________.

2. Some snakes are p __________to human beings.

3. I i_________ the jacket the moment I saw it. It was my brother's.

4. Sorry, the v___________ in the office has been filled.

5. It would be u _____________that such an honest fellow should have betrayed (背叛)his friends! 　

6. The unemployed engineer wrote a dozen a _____________for jobs but got nothing.

7.　　　 Children are usually c _________about everything around them.

8.　　　 The police have e _________that the killer was an old woman.

9.　　　 　Two businessmen have been k__________ by terrorists demanding 1 million.

10.　 　The wind was blowing f_______ and some trees were pulled up by the roots.