2006—2007学年第一学期高三英语测试 (一)
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I. 听力:(英语周报第1期) 第一节:
听第1段对话, 回答第1—2题.
1. What sport did the man do last week?
A. Swimming B. Basketball C. Table tennis
2. When will the two speakers go to the sports center?
A. Next Friday B. Next Thursday C. Next Wednesday
听第2段对话, 回答第3—5题.
3. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Salesperson and customer B. Old school friends C. Fellow workers
4. What do we know about the woman?
A. She is fond of her work. B. She is tired of traveling. C. She is interested in law.
5. What is the man probable?
A. A company manager. B. A sales person C. A lawyer
听第3段读白, 回答第6—8题.
6. What is between EI Paso and Juarez?
A. A street. B. A park. C. A bridge.
7. Where is Juarez?
A. In America. B. In Mexico. C. In Spain.
8. Which countries’ flags are flying above the bridge?
A. American and Spanish. B. American and Mexican. C. Mexican and Spanish.
听第4段对话, 回答第9—12题.
9. Where are the two speakers?
A. At a bus station. B. At a railway station. C. At a travel agency.
10. How many trains are there to Warwick this morning?
A. One. B. Two. C. Four
11. What will the woman do in Warwick?
A. See her doctor. B. Visit her relatives. C. Pay a visit to a castle.
12. How much does the woman pay for her tickets?
A. ￡40 B. ￡13.50 C. ￡20
听第5段读白, 回答第13—15题.
13. What is the purpose of setting up the museum according to Mr. Brown?
A. To promote his products. B. To help educate school children.
C. To attract more visitors.
14. Why does the speaker invite teachers before the museum opens?
A. To get their advice. B. To introduce his company.
C. To teach them how to use computers.
15. What is Mr. Tom Silver?
A. A guide in the museum. B. A teacher in a high school.
C. The assistant of Mr. Brown.
第二节, 听取信息:
Waterworld Swimming Pool
Open Time
Price
Student Price
Day for Mothers and Babies
Opening Date of the New Cafe
II. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
第一节:
During the years of depression, food and money were very hard to find and people had to trade things with each other.
One day I was buying some potatoes from Mr. Miller. I noticed a small poor boy hungrily staring at a full basket of freshly picked green peas. Then I was astonished to see that Mr. Miller sold the boy a bag of peas for just a marble.
Mrs. Miller, who had been standing nearby, __31__ and told me that Mr. Miller loved to trade with the three boys in the village for peas, tomatoes, and other things __32__ he didn’t really need any marbles. I left the stand, smiling to myself, __33__ by this man.
Several years went by. One day I learned that Mr. Miller had died. I took part in the funeral, __34__ three young men. They came over to Mrs. Miller, hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke with her and moved on, wiping their eyes.
Our __35__ came to meet Mrs. Miller. I mentioned __36__ she had told me about the __37__. She told me, “Those three young men above were the boys I told you about. They just told me __38__ they appreciated the things Jim ‘trade’ with them. Now, at last, they came to pay their debt.”
“we’ve __39__ had a great deal of the wealth in this world,” she added, “but right now, Jim would consider himself to be the richest man.”
Then she gently lifted the lifeless fingers of her husband. Resting underneath were three red marbles.
At that time I realized that we would not be __40__ by our words, but by our kind deeds. It is said that it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate him, a day to love him, but an entire life to forget him.
James Barry
31. A. turned over B. going over C. came over D. coming over
32. A. but B. otherwise C. or D. although
33. A. suspected B. impressed C. regretted D. embarrassed
34. A. saw B. discovering C. finding D. seeing
35. A. time B. chance C. turn D. decision
36. A. the story B. the proverb C. the legend D. the joke
37. A. marbles B. men C. debt D. life
38. A. why B. how C. when D. what
39. A. ever B. always C. never D. seldom
40. A. thought B. touched C. remembered D. affected
第二节
China is a developing country and we have to face a lot of difficulties, but more __21__ less, most of our children have a chance to receive education. This is a good phenomenon. However, a coin has two __22__ (名词). Some of them still drop out of school. It is not because their parents have run __23__ (副词) of money and can’t afford to pay the schooling fee but because they are tired __24__ life inside the schoolyard. “I quite agree with you.” Said the headmaster from Yuying Primary School, “__25__ number of students who are at school is large, but a number of them are not satisfied __26__ the result of their study ---they feel great pressure in their study!” On hearing what the headmaster had said, I felt rather upset. Perhaps the problem lies __27__ the teaching itself ---students can’t get fun from it! Unless the teachers can teach well, we can’t solve this problem. Some days ago, I attended Mr. Li’s class and to my great __28__ (名词), he taught so well that all the students in his class were very active. Mr. Li’s appearance is very simple. __29__ (动词) from it, I’m sure, will have you get half of him or less. But his ability as well as his humor attracts his students greatly. They never __30__ (动词) heart in his class.
III. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the princess(公主）in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practice my lines. But once onstage, every word disappeared from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator's（解说者的）part for the play, and asked me to change roles. Though I didn't tell my mother what had happened that day, she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions(蒲公英）popping through the grass in bunches, as if a painter had touched our landscape with bits of gold. I watched my mother carelessly bend down by one of the bunches. "I think I am going to dig up all these weeds," she said. "From now on, we'll have only roses in this garden."
"But I like dandelions," I protested. "All flowers are beautiful-even dandelions!"
My mother looked at me seriously. "Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn't it?" she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. "And that is true of people, too," she added.
When I realized that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth.
“But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her.
Over the next few weeks, with her continuous encouragement, I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, handing me a dandelion. After the play, I took home the flower, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed.
41.The girl did not play the role of the princess mainly because .
A. she felt nervous on the stage. B. she lost her interest in that role.
C. she preferred the role of the narrator D. she had difficulty memorizing her words
42.Why did the mother suggest a walk in the garden?
A. To remove the dandelions B. To enjoy the garden scene
C. to have a talk with her daughter. D. To help her daughter with the play.
43.What is the main idea of the story?
A. Everybody can find his or her own way to success.
B. Everybody has his or her own value in the world.
C. Everybody should learn to play different roles
D. Everybody has some unforgettable memory.
B
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Your journey ends in Verona, home of the love story Romeo and Juliet, with a fun-filled farewell dinner-a perfect ending to a pleasant journey.
12 Day, 25 Meals: 10 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches, 9 Dinners
Day 1 Overnight flight to Italy
Day 2-3 Regina Palace, stresa, Italy
Day 4-10 Costa Victoria(Costa cruises)
Day 11 Hotel Leopardi, Verona, Italy
Day 12 Leave for home
Please Note:
Leaving date
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October 6
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November 3
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44.How is the journey planned?
A. It starts and ends in Italy. B. It starts and ends in Greece.
C. It starts in Italy and ends in Greece. D. It starts in Greece and ends in Italy.
45.What can be inferred from the travel plan?
A. The price may get lower than those in the plan.
B. The prices include three meals a day.
C. The price is the highest in summer. D. The prices include entertainment service.
46. What does the underlined part “the Costa Victoria” most probably refer to?
A. A famous hotel. B.A beautiful resort.
C. A comfortable ship. D.A long-distance bus.
47. Tourists will travel on their own in ______ .
A. Stresa B. Olympia C. Mykonos D. Verona
C
When a Swedish ship that sank in 1628 was recovered from the port of Stockholm, historians and scientists were overjoyed with the chance to examine the remains of the past. The ship construction showed how ships were built and operated during the seventeenth century. In this way, artifacts, objects made by human beings, provided a picture of daily life almost 400 years ago.
Underwater archaeology ---the study of ships, aircraft and human settlements that have sunk under large bodies of water ---is really a product of the last 50 years. The rapid growth of this new area of study has occurred because of the invention of better diving equipment .Besides the Swedish ship wreck(残骸），underwater archaeologists have made more exciting discoveries such as the 5000-year-old boats in the Mediterranean Sea.
Underwater archaeology can provide facts abut the past. In ancient ports all over the world are ships sunken in the past 6,000 years. There are also sunken settlements in seas and lakes telling of people’s way of life and their systems of trade in ancient times. Underwater archaeologists want to study these objects to add to the world's knowledge of history, but they have to fight two enemies. One enemy is treasure hunters who dive for ancient artifacts that they can sell to collectors. Once sold, these objects are lost to experts. The second enemy is dredging machines(挖掘机）often used to repair ports. These machines destroy wrecks and artifacts or bury them deeper under sand and mud. By teaching the public about the importance of underwater “museums” of the past, archaeologists are hoping to get support for laws to protect underwater treasures.
48.What purpose does Paragraph 1 serve in the passage?
A. To provide background information of the topic
B. To attract readers' attention to the topic
C. To use an example to support the topic D. To offer basic knowledge of the topic
49.The aim of underwater archaeology is to .
A. exploit water bodies B. search for underwater life
C.. study underwater artifacts D. examine underwater environment
50.Underwater archaeologists are worried because_____.
A. sea hunters have better diving equipment
B. their knowledge of world history is limited
C. dredging machines cause damage to the ports
D. sold artifacts can hardly be regained for research
51.What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To introduce a young branch of learning. B. To discuss the scientists’ problems.
C. To explain people’s way of life in the past. D. To describe the sunken ships.
D
Tragedy at the Circus
In yesterday’s circus（马戏团）show, a tiger suddenly attacked its trainer and had to be shot dead. As the circus packed up and left, circus officials said the show would go on, even without tigers.
However, the officials can’t simply turn a blind eye to the ethical problems left behind. Even before this tragedy(悲剧),animal rights activists protested against keeping wild animals in unnatural conditions and forcing them to suffer for the profit(利润)of circus organizers.
It is now time for us to take effective steps to make sure that circus animals are treated properly.
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Circus Safe for Animals
Our circus recently suffered a most tragic event in its history. While we are thankful for the pity from the public, we are also astonished by the opinion expressed in “Tragedy at the Circus.”
First, our performing animals are not taken from the wild. As to the ethical problems. we always believe humans and animals can—and should—live together nicely. To us, the performing animals are representatives of their species(物种),and our circus is one of the only places left willing to support this special role of performing animals in the existence of the species. Those who argue that circus life is harmful to animals show little knowledge of these facts. Life in the “wild” is unsafe, but a continuous struggle for existence. To overlook these realities is the greatest fault against the animal kingdom.
This circus has proven that animals are stronger and smarter than we could imagine. Within the circus is a joyful atmosphere for both animals and humans: people are educated, and species saved.
52.What is the main purpose of the first passage?
A. To show pity for the performing animals.
B. To express worries about animal trainers' safety.
C. To deal with the difficult situations of the circus.
D. To call for action to protect circus animals.
53.What will the circus most probably do?
A. Take no notice of the tragedy. B. Continue its performances.
C. Use fewer wild animals. D. Limit its profit.
54.What does the circus think of its performing animals?
A. They are as clever as human beings.
B. They struggle continuously with human beings for existence.
C. They are helpful in saving their species.
D. They have equally natural living conditions as wild animals.
55.What is the most probable relationship between the two passages?
A. A public request and a newspaper report. B. A newspaper article and a reply to it.
C. Two parts of a newspaper article. D. Two newspaper reports.
E
The flag, the most common symbol(象征) of a nation in the modern world, is also one of the most ancient. With a clear symbolic meaning, the flag in the traditional form is still used today to mark buildings, ships and other vehicles related to a country.
The national flag as we know it today is in no way a primitive(原始的)artifact. It is ,rather, the product of thousands of years' development. Historians believe that it had two major ancestors, of which the earlier served to show wind direction.
Early human beings used very fragile houses and boats. Often strong winds would tear roofs from houses or cause high waves that endangered travelers. People's food supplies were similarly vulnerable. Even after they had learned how to plant grains, they still needed help from nature to ensure good harvests. Therefore they feared and depended on the power of the wind, which could bring warmth from one direction and cold from another.
Using a simple piece of cloth tied to the top of a post to tell the direction of the wind was more dependable than earlier methods, such as watching the rising of smoke from a fire. The connection of the flag with heavenly power was therefore reasonable. Early human societies began to fix long pieces of cloth to the tops of totems(图腾) before carrying them into battle. They believed that the power of the wind would be added to the good wishes of the gods and ancestors represented by the totems themselves.
These flags developed very slowly into modern flags. The first known flag of a nation or a ruler was unmarked: The king of China around 1000 B.C. was known to have a white flag carried ahead of him. This practice might have been learned from Egyptians even further in the past, but it was from China that it spread over trade routes through India, then across Arab lands, and finally to Europe, where it met up with the other ancestor of the national flag.
56.The best title for the passage would be
A. Development of the National Flag B. Power of the National Flag
C. Types of Flags D. Uses of Flags
57.The underlined word "vulnerable" in Paragraph 3 means
A. impossible to make sure of B. likely to be protected
C. easy to damage D. difficult to find
58.The earliest flags were connected with heavenly power because.
A. they could tell wind direction B. they could bring good luck to fighters
C. they were handed down by the ancestors
D. they were believed to stand for natural forces
59.What does the author know of the first national flag?
A. He knows when it was sent to Europe. B. He believes it was made in Egypt.
C. He thinks it came from China. D. He doubts where it started.
60.What will the author most probably talk about next?
A. The role of China in the spread of the national flag.
B. The second ancestor of the national flag.
C. The use of modern flags in Europe. D. The importance of modern flags.
IV. 翻译句子:
1. 你不得不花钱让人修理它.
2. 这将是我第一次不呆在国外.
3. 信不信由你, 汤姆在考试作弊时被抓住了.
4. 当前, 把英语当作第二语言的人们比以往任何时候都多.
5. 学生们很想知道考试结果.
6. 一旦染上坏习惯, 你就难改掉.
7. 他竟会干这样的事, 真奇怪.
8. 他好象已经完成了作业.
9. 他们同当地人一起抗击洪水.
10. 我们买那本书的那家书店在去年的那场大火中被烧毁.
2006—2007学年第一学期高三英语测试参考答案 (一)
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31—36 CDBDC 36—40 AABCC 41—45 ACBAC 46—50 CBBCD 51—55 ADBCB 56—60 ACDDB
翻译:
1. You had to pay to get it repaired.
2. It will be the first time that I haven’t been abroad.
3. Believe it or not, Tom was caught cheating in the exam.
4. Today, more people speak English as a second language than ever before.
5. The students can hardly wait to know the result of the exam.
6. Once you get into a bad habit, you will find it hard to get rid of it.
7. It is strange that he should do such a thing.
8. He seems to have finished his homework.
9. They are fighting with the local people against the flood.
10. The bookshop from which we bought this book was burnt down in the big fire last year.
2006—2007学年第一学期高三英语测试 (二)
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第一部分：听力(共两节, 满分30分）第一节：（共15小题, 满分22.5分）
听第 1 段对话，回答第 1 至 2 题。
1. Where is the man?
A. At a clothes shop. B. At a post office. C. At a library.
2. What color does the man like?
A. Blue. B. Brown. C. Black.
听第 2 段对话，回答第 3 至 4 题。
3. Who is Lucy talking to?
A. To Ann. B. To Ann’s father. C. To Ann’s mother.
4. Where is Lucy going?
A. To the cinema. B. To the airport. C. To the zoo.
听第 3 段对话，回答第 5 至 6 题。
5. The bank is on ______.
A. the first floor B. the third floor C. the second floor
6. The bank is open from Monday to Friday ____.
A. from 9:00 till 3:00 B. from 9:30 till 3:30 C. from 9:30 till 3:00
听第 4 段对话，回答第 7 至 9 题。
7. What class does the girl want to take?
A. Exercise class. B. Dance class. C. Language class.
8. How many class are there in the afternoon?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
9. Which class does the girl take?
A. Morning class. B. Afternoon class. C. Evening class.
听第 5 段对话，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. What did the man do yesterday?
A. He had a rest. B. He looked for jobs. C. He took some exams.
11. Why does the man want a job?
A. Because he needs money. B. Because he needs experience.
C. Because he is out of work now.
12. Where can Mark find job information?
A. On television. B. In the paper. C. Over the radio.
听第 6 段对话，回答第 13 至 15 题。
13. Which of the following is true about Mrs. Weston?
A. She is a widow(寡妇) living alone.
B. She is a widow living in a nursing house.
C. She lives in a nursing home with her husband.
14. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. She likes sitting in the park watching the world go by.
B. She likes reading and writing by herself.
C. She enjoys window shopping.
15. What does she like to do after lunch?
A. She likes to take a rest. B. She likes to stay indoors.
C. She likes to be taken out in her wheelchair or in a car.
第二节 听取信息
听下面一段对话。请根据题目要求，从听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卷标号16－20的空格中。独白读两遍.你将有90 秒的答题时间。
Information about the summer school courses in Britain
Length
(16)____________________
Total hours of lessons
(17)_________________
Size of classes
(18)_________________
Teachers
(19)_________________
Organization of courses
Only one third of each course is taught (20)__________. The rest takes place during a busy afternoon and evening timetable of visits, sports and games.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：语言结构（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分 15分）
There are two main reasons 21 （关系代词或关系副词） the temperature of the air is always 22 （change）. One reason is that the air around you moves in from somewhere else . Air usually moves in large bodies 23 (call ) air masses. Some air masses move in from the north. These air masses usually have cold air that cause the temperature 24 (drop). Air masses also move in from the south. They usually have 25 (warm) air that causes the temperature to rise.
Temperature changes during the day or night can be great 26 (连词)small. This depends partly 27 (介词) how many clouds are in the sky. 28 (连词)there are many clouds during the night, they act like tile covers on your bed. They blanket the earth and keep the air from losing much of 29 （代词）heat. The temperature usually does not drop much during such a night. When there are many clouds during 30 （冠词）day, some of the sun's energy will not reach the earth. The temperature usually does not rise much on such a day.
第二节：完形填空（15分，每小题1．5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)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。
Exercise is often said to be good for everyone．But a new study has shown that exercise could be _31_ especially for people past middle age．The study was done with mice．It showed that although mild exercise _32_ a good effect on the muscles of young mice, it _33_the muscles of mice past middle age．
The three groups of mice in the experiment were _34__in age at young, middle-aged, and elderly humans．The mice were__35_on a thread-mill (踏车) 30 minutes a day for a five-week period．At the end of that time, the young mice’s leg muscles had increased almost 30 percent in weight, but those of the old mice were reduced by 25 percent．No_36_pattern showed for the middle-aged mice．
David Gershon, an expert who carried out the experiment, explained that the older mice’ muscles were probably already_37_down and that exercise worsened the _38_．An earlier study by Gershon showed that middle-aged mice benefited from exercise if they started exercising young and continued it．
It’s clear that because the tests were done on mice, drawing conclusions about humans is too early．But the studies do not totally _39_the theory that exercise is good under any conditions．Let’s use the tests on mice as a _40__for other studies．
31．A．beneficial B．friendly C．tiring D．unhealthy
32．A．made B．took C．had D．brought
33．A．harmed B．helped C．improved D．reduced
34．A．aimed B．connected C．indicated D．represented
35．A．directed B．driven C．hung D．placed
36．A．clean B．clear C．proper D．visible
37．A．breaking B．failing C．letting D．slowing
38．A．body B．condition C．situation D．state
39．A．appreciate B．assist C．promote D．support
40．A．bridge B．means C．proposal D．warning
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）
A
Two American scientists told the people in industrial nations that they would be much healthier if they ate more of the same kind of foods eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago．
The scientists say that the human body has changed very little since human first appeared on earth, but the way we live has changed greatly．Our body has not been able to deal with these changes in life style and this has led to new kinds of sicknesses．These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times．So they are called “diseases of civilization （文明）”．Many cancers and diseases of the blood system, including heart attacks and strokes（中风）are examples of such diseases．
Scientists noted that early stone-age people used very little alcohol（酒精） or tobacco, probably none．Ancient people also got a great deal of physical exercise, but a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and life today．
Stone-age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than farm animals．They also ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables, and fruits．They did not use milk and other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains．But today, we eat a large amount of dairy products and grain foods．We eat six times more salt than stone-age people．We eat more sugar．We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein（蛋白质）and much less vitamin C．
People today probably do not want to live as people thousands of years ago did, but scientists say that we would be much healthier if we ate as those ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet foods．
41. The people in industrial nations would be much healthier if they ate _____．
A. more foods as humans living 10,000 years ago did
B. as humans living 10,000 years ago
C. more kinds of food eaten by people living over 10,000 years ago
D. more of the same kinds of foods eaten by people over 10,000 years ago．
42. New kinds of sicknesses have been found because _____．
A. the human body has changed compared with human first appeared on earth
B. the way we live has changed a little
C. our body can’t deal with the changes in life style
D. the way we live today is proper for the human body
43. What is the main cause mentioned in the article why people suffer from a lot of new sicknesses?
A. Ancient people did a great deal of physical exercise
B. People today have a lot of alcohol
C. People today have more tobacco
D. Food is quite different between life today and life in ancient times
44. Stone-age people were much healthier than people today because they ate a lot of _____．
A. milk and other dairy products B. grain foods and farm animals
C. salt and sugar D. wild animals, fresh wild vegetables and fruits
45. From this article, we know that ______ are not good to our health．
A. protein and vitamin C B. milk and grain foods
C. wild animals, vegetables and fruits
D. a huge amount of fatty, salty and sweet foods
B
Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public．Not only does he want to say it well, but he wants it to be something which has not been said before．He hopes the public will listen and understand he wants to teach them, and he wants them to learn from him．
What visual（视觉的）artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experiences into shapes and colours, not words．They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colours, out of the countless billions possible, is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us．Without their work we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colours, or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist．
Most artists take their shapes and colours from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion and repose（动态和静态）, their choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, that they contain beautiful sights．Contemporary（当代的）artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern that there is nothing more in it．Yet even they do choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects．If one painter chooses to paint a gangrenous（坏疽性的）leg and another a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing our attention to a certain aspect of the world．Each painter is telling us something, showing us something, emphasizing something all of which means that, consciously or unconsciously, he is trying to teach us．
46. It is hard to explain what a painter is saying, because _____．
A. most painters do not express themselves well
B. a painter uses unusual words and phrases
C. a painter uses shapes and colours instead of words
D. many painters do not say anything
47. A painter chooses certain shapes and colours because he feels that they _____．
A. have been used frequently in the past B. are easy to work with
C. are worth showing to the public D. will be most attractive to the public
48. The writer says that contemporary artists might say their choice of subject_____．
A. carries a message to the public B. only provides interesting patterns
C. has no pattern or form D. teaches the public important truths
49. Compared with a painter of unpleasant subjects, a painter who draws a lake in moonlight is _____．
A. having more meanings B. pointing out different things
C. more skilled D. giving less information
50. Implied（暗示）but not stated: _____.
A. A painting is more easily understood than a symphony（交响乐）．
B. Art is merely the arranging of shapes and colours．
C. Every artist tries to say something to the public．
D. One must look beyond shape and colour to find what the artist is saying．
C
Hawking has left much for Chinese to think about.
British physicist Stephen hawking, possibly the world’s most famous scientist after Albert Einstein, gave lectures in Zhejiang and Beijing in August. An illness left him unable to move any part of his body except for three fingers. But his continuing efforts in the field of science have made many young people take him as their idol(偶像).
His books, such as A Brief History of Time(<<时间简史>>), become bestsellers in Chinese bookstores. “Hawking helps people expand their horizons and become interested in science,” said Pan Yunhe, president of Zhejiang University. Indeed, experts don’t think it likely that Hawking’s lectures and profound(深奥的) ideas will be easily understood by the average person. But he has certainly sowed the seeds of science among many young people.
And the “Hawking fever” caused by his visit has made people ask: How can China produce more top scientists like Hawking?
“Nurturing(培养) top scientists will take as much work to change society as to educate the scientists themselves,” said Zhang Fan. Zhang has studied in the UK since 1999 and will be a sophomore(大学二年级学生) at Trinity College in October, 2002. In Britain, Zhang said, teachers inspire students to have a general understanding of the subjects they are interested in. And they encourage students to develop new ideas, which helps them to nurture their creativity. In China, the Ministry of Education(教育部) has encouraged schools to provide quality education to tap(开发) students potential (潜力)
“ I hope teachers will pay more attention to helping us use our imaginations(想象力) and solve problems on our own,” said Lu Jie, a Junior Three students in Sanfan Middle School in Beijing.
51. From this essay ______ have made young people take Hawking as their idol.
A. the fact that Hawking is a famous physicist
B. Hawking’s lecture in Zhejiang and Beijing
C. Hawking’s continuing efforts in science
D. the fact that Hawking can just move three fingers
52. In paragraph 3, what’s the meaning of “horizons” from the context?
A. knowledge B. sight C. the range of one’s knowledge D. mind
53. From this essay, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Hawking brought a fever to China.
B. Hawking’s lectures and profound ideas will not be easily understood by the average people.
C. In order to nurture top scientists, teachers should solve all the problems for the students.
D. In China most schools provide quality education to tap students potential.
54. The last three paragraphs mainly tell us _____.
A we should reform our education in order to nurture more top scientists
B we have to do a lot of work to educate the scientists themselves
C in order to nurture more top scientists, schools should provide quality education
D to have more excellent scientists, teachers should help students use their imaginations and solve problems on their own.
55. In writer’s opinion, Hawking’s visit will NOT ______.
A. expand many people’s horizons B. help people become interested in science
C. do good to the education of China
D. help average people understand his profound ideas well
D
CBC is a famous air company which has over twenty planes carrying passengers and goods, flying along 12 fixed lines all over the world. Its service is very good but some passengers are still not satisfied with it and that is why in 2003 and 2004 the company received letters of complaints from consumers or passengers who pointed out over a dozen kinds of problems which are divided in groups in the following table. Those about passengers’ things carried by the plane are Baggage problems. Customer service refers to service work with passengers are not satisfied with. Oversales of seats are about the fact that more seats are sold and as a result the plane is too crowded to be safe. Refund problems appear when passengers fail to receive the money paid back to them because of what they have lost. Fares are problems about the price of tickets.
Consumer Complaints Received By the CBC
Category
2003
2004
Flight problems
20.2%
22.1%
Baggage
18.3%
21.8%
Customer service
3.1%
11.3%
Oversales of seats
10.5%
11.8%
Refund problems
10.1%
8.1%
Fares
6.4%
6.0%
Reservation & Ticketing
5.8%
5.6%
Tours
3.3%
2.3%
Smoking
3.2%
2.9%
Advertising
1.2%
1.01%
Credit
1.0%
0.8%
Special passengers
0.9%
0.9%
Others
6.0%
5.3%
Total Number of Complaints
2,988
1,792
56. About how many complaints about Credit were received by the CBC in 2003?
A. 28 B. 29 C. 30 D. 31
57. By about what percent did the total number of complaints decrease from 2003 to 2004?
A. 40% B. 60% C. 75% D. 100%
58. If the circle graphs below show total consumer complaints for 2003, which graph shows a dark part that is about Flight problems and Refund problems together?
59. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the table?
a. In 2003 and in 2004, complaints about Flight problem, Baggage, and Customer service together took about 50 percent of all consumer complaints received by the CBC Company.
b. The number of Special passengers complaints was unchanged from 2003 to 2004.
c. From 2003 to 2004 the number of Flight problem complaints increased by more than 2 percent.
A. only a B. only b C. a and b D. a and c
60. From the passage we can know that .
A. customers are not satisfied with CBC
B. sometimes CBC sells more tickets than its plane’s fixed seats
C. CBC has more than twenty planes which fly to all the capital cities of the world
D. customers can only buy tickets with ready money
第二节 篇章结构 下面是杂志文章，请将标有A—F的段落插入文章中标号为76—80 的合适位置，使这篇文章意义完整，结构连贯，其中一个是多余的。(10分)
_61___. Stock（股票） markets in Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai and New York are among the largest and most well-known. The stock market, also called stock exchange, is a place where people can buy or sell shares of a factory or a company. 62__
Different people go to stock markets. Some are rich, who want to get more money than they have. Others are not very rich, who buy stocks and try to become rich. 63
Of course, investing money in the stock markets is not the safest way to make money. No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. The factory or company may do badly. Then the stocks will go down and investors will lose money. The stock may go up or down for a number of untold reasons.64 __
65 All are eager to make money by “gambling” in the stock market. Factories and companies that need money are pleased that so many people are willing to “gamble”. Indeed, the stock market is an attractive part of the business world.
A. No wonder going to the stock market is often compared to gambling.
B. Still others buy stocks as part of their plan to save money.
C. Everyone wants the stock to go up, but sometimes even if a factory or company does a good job, the stock may still go down.
D. Everyone can make much money in the Stock markets.
E. And each share means certain ownership of a factory or a company.
F. There are stock markets in large cities in many countries.
第二卷
第四部分: 写作
写作1 （共1小题；满分15分）
请根据以下的情景说明，使用5个规范的英语句子描述全部所给的信息内容.
（情景说明）
1．星期日早上去银行取钱；
2．摩托车锁在树上，放心离去；
3．银行出来，车不见；
4．偷车，砍树；
5．狡猾小偷
（写作要求）
1．标题：
2．必须使用5个句子介绍全部所给的内容；
3．将5个句子组成连贯的短文，必须保证有3个句子为复合句。
4．字数要求：60—80左右
写作2 （共1小题；满分25分）
请根据以下的任务和写作要求，写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
（任务说明）
你要参加一场英语辩论赛，主题是“青少年追捧流行音乐有必要吗？”在参赛之前，你要查阅相关资料，并准备你的辩论发言，请认真阅读下面短文，然后完成以下任务。
1．概括短文的内容要点。
2．说明青少年追捧流行音乐的目的和表现方式。
3．你如何看待这个问题？
（写作要求）
你可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。
（阅读材料）
There is a real joke．When some guys were talking heatedly about “F4”in the living room, the father came in and interrupted: “Which is more powerful, F-4 or F-16?” The boys burst into laughter．Obviously, the father took F4 for a type of fighter plane．He didn’t know that F4 is a pop group extremely popular among young people these two years．
Then what does the “F” in F4 stand for? Fever or fortune? It is certainly not “failure” for sure! We look at the success and appeal of these 4 stars from the popular drama Meteor Garden 《流星花园》，who took the island by storm during their brief visit here．For sure, they look good．Each of them being 1．80 meters tall, they are all very popular throughout the world．
But what exactly is the appeal of these 4 young guys? Nobody can tell．Maybe some of young students are just following the fashion．Then why is Meteor Garden stopped from being shown on TV in China? Well, some young people just could not agree．In fact, students are not too young to tell black from white．And they must be clear that every coin has two sides．While they find interest in F4, they must be clear what bad that drama will do us．
2006—2007学年第一学期高三英语测试(二)参考答案
第一部分：听力
1—5 AABBA 6—10 CBACC 11—15 ABBBC
16. For two to four weeks 17. 15 18. Small 19. All from English-speaking countries 20. in the classroom
第二部分：英语知识运用
21. why 22.changing 23.called 24.to drop 25.warmer
26. or 27.on 28.When 29.its 30.the
31－35 DCAAD 36－40 BABDA
第三部分：阅读理解
41－45 DCDDD 46－50 CCBBD 51—55 CCBAD 56—60 CADAB
61—65 FEBCA
第四部分: 写作
写作1．
A Sly Thief
On Sunday morning, in order to get some money, Mr.Li rode on his motorbike to the bank, near which there was no parking space but two big, strong trees．As there was no parking space, a good idea struck in his mind that it would be absolutely safe if he locked his motorbike between the two trees．Unfortunately, coming out of the bank, Mr.Li found the two trees were cut down, lying on the ground．To make things worse, his motorbike was gone! What a sly man the thief was!
写作2．
Comprehension of this passage naturally develops a definite conclusion of different attitudes towards music between mid-aged people and young people．As we all know, most people have an appetite for music throughout the world．However, along with the fantastic development of culture and economic, nowadays young people begin to show enthusiasm for pop stars like F4．As for them, pop stars can earn a lot of money．They lead interesting and luxurious lives on an easy basis and win high reputation, loved by thousands of crazy fans．
In our life, influenced by pop stars, young people put great passion on pop different kinds of pop music like rock music, R&B and hip hop．They buy CDs or download songs from the internet, use musical instrument to learn to play pop music themselves and even form a band to give performances in the streets and in schools．They enjoy the fury and excitement pop music brings, trying to convey their ideas with pop music in their own ways．
As far as I’m concerned, we cannot deny that pop music is an essential part of our life．It injects new and vivid elements into many aspects, without which life would be monotonous and dull．However, pursuing pop music blindly should be discouraged．What we should do is to take a more critical attitude towards the pursuit of pop music, take the essence and discard the dregs．
