2007～2008学年南通地区高三英语第一学期期末模拟考试试卷
              （2008.1）

考试时间：120分钟          总分：120分
第I卷(选择题共85分)
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分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.Why does the woman want to go to America?
A. To take language courses.             B. To attend a conference.
  C. To visit some friends.
2.What do  we know about Peter Smith?
A. He is having lunch a home.            B .He is out at the moment.
  C.  He is talking with Mary;
3.What is said about the woman?
A. She spends more than she earns.        B. she saves a lot each month
  C. She has a tight budget.
4.What do we know about the speakers?
A. They are now traveling in Mexico .    
B. They have been to a festival in Mexico.
C. They painted some pictures in Mexico.
5.What is the woman doing?
A. Helping children with AIDS.
  B. Raising money for African children.
C. Collecting information on African children.

第二节 （共15小题；每题1分，满分15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，每小题将给出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.What was the man doing during the earthquake?
A. Shouting.             B. Running.                C. Sleeping.
7.How was the man when the earthquake took place?
A. He was ill.            B. He was helpless.          C. He was frightened.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.Why does the boy love Sundays?
A .He can play basketball.        
B .He has no classes at school.   
  C. He can watch sports on TV.
9.What is the boy expected to do?
A. To help with housework.            B. To watch a game on TV.      
  C. To have a good rest.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.What is said about medical development in the future?
A. Health care will be free.           B. Cancer may-be cured.        
   C.AIDS may disappear.
11.What will make distant places more popular for holiday?
A. Better air service.                B. Faster air transport.         
C. Lower cost for air travel.
12.What is the topic of this interview?
A. Future ways of traveling.          B. Medical progress in the future. 
   C. Changes of life in the next decade.
听第9段材料，回答13至16题。
13.Where is the woman going now?
A. To an art museum.                B. To a Chinese restaurant.     
C. To an underground station.
14.Why does the woman come to the city?
A. For business.                    B. For traveling.             
C. For shopping.
15.Why does the man recommend the restaurant to the woman?
A. The service there is good.         B. The food there is tasty.
C. The price there is low.
16.According to the man, which is the best means of transport to the  restaurant?
A. The bus.                      B. The taxi.            
 C. The underground.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.What kind of passage have you just heard?
A. A public lecture.               B. A radio announcement.
C. A government statement.
18.What is the main purpose of the event?
A. To increase people’s sense of environment protection.   
B. To invite people to join an environmental organization.
C. To persuade families to have an outing in the mountains.
19.How many trees are going to be planted today?
A.700                         B.2000                  C.4000
20.What does the speaker advise volunteers to do?
A. To learn some tree-planting skills.
B. To come along any time they like.
C. To bring along their gloves.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分35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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

21．Recently some studies have found that learning ____________ second language can lead to _______________ increase in one’s brain power.
 A．a; the B．不填; the C．a; an D．the; an
22．____________ such a good chance, how could she let it slip away?
 A．Having been given B．Having given
 C．To being given  D．To have given
23．It’s so hot! The temperature must be __________ over 100 degrees!
 A．very B．well C．much D．still
24．The lecture starts at 6:00 sharp. Late comers will not be _______.
 A．admitted B．interrupted C．approved D．disturbed
25．Children should be warned that it’s dangerous to open the microwave oven ________ it is still working.
 A．until B．after C．before D．while
26．December saw a more than average rainfall; __________, the possibility of a drought is still strong.
 A．therefore B．nonetheless C．whereas D．although
27．－Have you ever heard that Marion Jones, an American famous athlete, took banned drugs in the 2000 Olympics?
－Yeah, I ___________ about it in the newspaper.
 A．had read B．read C．would read D．was reading
28．Some experts believed, and _______ did we, kids who reach adolescence still need at least nine hours’ sleeping.
 A．that B．as C．neither D．so
29．Although it is not our normal ______ to give a discount in our shop, this time we will consider the matter more closely.
 A．hobby B．behavior C．practice D．intention
30．－How many students, do you think, will be present at the speech?
－I expect _______ over 200 students then.
 A．there being B．there to be C．there be D．there been
31．－I don’t think you should use the dictionary too often while reading.
－_________, but sometimes I can’t do without it.
 A．Yes, I will B．No, I won’t C．Yes, I should D．No, I shouldn’t
32．Try to ________ half an hour each day for keeping a diary, and you’ll achieve distinction in writing.
 A．take up B．set aside C．put away D．make out
33．The police questioned the man from __________ shop a thief had fallen off the window after stealing jewelry.
 A．whom B．which C．that  D．whose
34．The soup is perfect, and the steak is marvelous. I’d like to have such a meal again even if it costs _________.
 A．twice as much B．much as twice C．as twice much D．as much twice
35．Nowadays the belief has become general ________ sea food and fruits rich in vitamin C should never be eaten at the same meal.
 A．that B．how C．when D．why

第二节、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
Perhaps the most interesting person I have ever met in my life is an Italian professor of philosophy who teaches at the University of Pisa.   36   I last met this man eight years ago, I have not forgotten his   37   qualities. First of all, I respected his   38   to teaching. Because his lectures were always well-prepared and clearly delivered, students crowded into his classroom. His followers liked the fact that he   39   what he taught. Furthermore, he could be counted on to explain his ideas in an   40   way, introducing such aids to   41   as oil paintings, music, and guest lecturers. Once he   42   sang a song in class in order to make a point clear.   43 , I admired the fact that he would talk to students outside the classroom or talk with them   44   the telephone. Drinking coffee in the café, he would easily make friends with students. Sometimes he would   45   a student to a game of chess.   46  , he would join student groups to discuss a variety of   47  : agriculture, diving and mathematics and so on. Many young people visited him in his office for   48   on their studies; others came to his home for social evenings. Finally, I was   49   by his lively sense of humor. He believed that no lesson is a success   50  , during it, the students and the professor   51   at least one loud   52  . Through his sense of humor, he made learning more   53   and more lasting. If it is   54   that life makes a wise man smile and a foolish man cry,   55   my friend is indeed a wise man.
36．A．Although B．When C．Even if D．Now that
37．A．especial B．special C．common D．particular
38．A．attention B．introduction C．relation D．devotion
39．A．insisted on B．talked about C．believed in D．agreed with
40．A．imaginative B．ordinary C．opposite D．open
41．A．listening B．understanding C．information D．discovery
42．A．also B．nearly C．even D．only
43．A．Later B．Secondly C．However D．Therefore
44．A．with B．by C．from D．on
45．A．invite B．lead C．prefer D．show
46．A．Later on B．In general C．Other times D．As a matter of fact
47．A．questions B．subjects C．matters D．contents
48．A．support B．explanation C．experience D．advice
49．A．disturbed B．moved C．attracted D．defeated
50．A．for B．until C．since D．unless
51．A．hear B．suggest C．share D．demand
52．A．laugh B．cry C．shout D．question
53．A．helpful B．enjoyable C．practical D．useful
54．A．natural B．normal C．hopeful D．true
55．A．so B．for C．then D．yet

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