山东省淄博市2007-2008学年度高三第一次摸底考试英语试题
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山东省淄博市2007—2008学年度高三第一次摸底考试
英 语 试 题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题），满分为150分，考试总用时120分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷第Ⅱ卷和答题卡一并交回。
第Ⅰ卷（三部分，共105分）
注意事项：
1．答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。
2．每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，
再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
该部分分第一、第二两节。注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。
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．How long will the man have to wait for the next bus?
A．20 minutes. B．15 minutes. C．10 minutes.
2．Where do they go in the end?
A．Stay at home. B．Go to a clothes show. C．Go out.
3．How does the man prefer to go to work?
A．By car. B．By bus. C．Walking on foot.
4．What do you think the woman wants to do?
A．To have a big dinner.
B．To stay at home.
C．To try a new restaurant.
5．Why does the man say “You really mean to give me the job.”?
A．He can’t believe his ears.
B．He doesn’t believe the woman.
C．He is not sure about himself.
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，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。每段对话或读白读两遍。
听下面一段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．Why isn’t he a doctor now?
A．Because he doesn’t want to be a doctor.
B．Because he couldn’t pay for the education of a doctor.
C．Because his father didn’t allow him to be a doctor.
7．How many kinds of jobs has Jack done after the university?
A．One. B．Two. C．Three.
听下面一段材料，回答第8至11题。
8．Where does the conversation take place?
A．China. B．England. C．America.
9．How will they go?
A．By plane. B．By car. C．By train.
10．What’s the climate like?
A．It’s cold and sunny. B．It’s warm and rainy. C．It’s cold and rainy.
11．When will they probably leave?
A．At 8:00. B．At 12:00. C．At 6:00.
听下面一段材料，回答第12至14题。
12．What is Mary going to do that afternoon?
A．Go to the library to borrow a few books.
B．Go swimming.
C．Study in the library.
13．What subject is Mary good at?
A．English. B．Maths. C．History.
14．What is Mary going to do later?
A．Help Bob with his maths.
B．Meet Bob at the school gate.
C．Meet him at Bob’s home.
听下面一段材料，回答第15至17题。
15．Where are the man and the woman?
A．In a hotel. B．In a store. C．In a restaurant.
16．What did the man need from the store?
A．A pen and a toothbrush.
B．A toothbrush and some stamps.
C．A toothbrush and some envelopes.
17．Where is the store which is still open?
A．Very far from the hotel.
B．On the right side of the hall.
C．Not far from the hotel.
听下面一段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．Why did the man decide to leave the college in his second term?
A．He didn’t like the big lecture classes.
B．He couldn’t afford further education.
C．He was not interested in education.
19．What does he think of his work experiences?
A．They were personally rewarding.
B．They should be part of school life.
C．They gave him a chance to learn German.
20．Where is the university he decides to go to in the end?
A．In South Carolina. B．In Florida. C．In Ohio.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 单项填空 语法与词汇（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答案。
21．－Put ______ waste bag in the dustbin.
－It’s not _________ waste bag. It’s my shopping bag.
A．a, a B．the, the C．the, a D．a, the
22．－Do you think the weather is good enough for an outing?
－Yes, you couldn’t hope for ___________ at the time of the year.
A．the nicer day B．a nicer day C．the nicest day D．a nice day
23．It is the education ____________ he received when studying abroad _________ has made him such an excellent manager.
A．that, that B．that, which C．what, that D．which, which
24．The littre boy is dirty from head to foot because he __________ in the mud all morning.
A．has been playing B．was playing
C．is playing D．had been playing
25．I shall never forget those years ___________ I lived in the country with the farmers, _______ has a great effect on my life.
A．that, which B．when, which C．which, that D．when, who
26．－How can you seize the thief?
－I will spend the evening __________ in your room.
A．locking B．lock C．locked D．being locked
27．He hasn’t been to the countryside; ____________ he want to go there.
A．so has B．so does C．neither has D．neither does
28．－Have you been acquainted with each other for long?
－Not very long, ____________ we started to work in the company.
A．after B．before C．when D．since
29．It is well known that the Internet will let people have __________ to huge amounts of information from their own homes.
A．entrance B．way C．means D．access
30．Whether ways will be found to stop pollution or not is just ______ worries the public.
A．which B．that C．what D．where
31．Peter has been out of work for half a year, so he wants to _________ a job in this company.
A．prepare for B．apply for C．superior to D．object to
32．The news item about the fire is followed by a detailed report made ____________.
A．on the spot B．on the site C．on the location D．on the ground
33．In a typhoon, winds ________ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour.
A．attain B．accomplish C．actuate D．alter
34．－Why are you crying?
－I just can’t help ____________.
A．to B．that C．it D．so
35．He hesitated for a moment before he kicked the ball, otherwise he ________ a goal.
A．had scored B．scored
C．would score D．would have scored
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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse. After he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a 36 tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw 37 and now his ancient pickup truck refused to 38 . While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. 39
arriving, he invited me in to meet his family.
As we walked toward the front door, he paused 40 at a small tree, touching tips of the 41 with his hands.
When opening the door, he 42 an amusing transformation. His brown face was covered with 43 and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
After leaving the 44 family, I passed the tree and my curiosity got the 45 of me. I asked him, who 46 me to the car, “Before we went in, 47 did you stop by the tree earlier”
“Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied, “I know I can’t help having 48 on the job and in my life, but those troubles don’t 49 in the house with my wife and children. I know I can control one thing for 50 . I can hang them up on the tree every night 51 I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again before I 52 for work.”
“ 53 thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as 54 as I remember 55 up the night before.”
36．A．broken B．terrible C．flat D．fantastic
37．A．quit B．deleted C．declined D．reduced
38．A．ride B．increase C．perform D．start
39．A．Before B．On C．Immediately D．Directly
40．A．shortly B．briefly C．quietly D．straight
41．A．trucks B．leaves C．branches D．shoots
42．A．went by B．went over C．went off D．went through
43．A．smiles B．sorrow C．confidence D．doubts
44．A．happy B．large C．complex D．modern
45．A．worse B．better C．more D．less
46．A．drove B．sent C．instructed D．walked
47．A．how B．who C．why D．where
48．A．matters B．troubles C．questions D．worries
49．A．belong B．insert C．include D．provide
50．A．instance B．ages C．purpose D．sure
51．A．when B．since C．because D．if
52．A．ask B．come C．leave D．look
53．A．Frightful B．Funny C．Strange D．Accessible
54．A．much B．few C．little D．many
55．A．picking B．holding C．hanging D．giving
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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。
A
A very important world problem－in fact, I tend to say it is the most important of all the great world problems which face us at present time－is the rapidly increasing pressure of population on land and on land resources.
It is not so much the actual population of the world but its rate of increase, which is the most important. It works out to be about 1.6 percent net annual increase. In terms of numbers this means something like 40 to 55 million additional people very year. Canada has a population of 20 million, rather less 6 months’ climb in world population. And there are 10 million people in Australia. So, it takes the world less than three moths to add to itself a population, a population of that vast country. Let us come to our own crowded country－England and Wales; 45－50 million people－just about a year’s supply. By this time tomorrow, and every day, there will be added to the earth about 120, 000 extra people－just about the population of the city of York.
I am not talking about birthrate. This is net increase. To give you some idea of birthrate, look at the second hand of your watch. Every second three babies are born somewhere in the world. Another baby! Another baby! Another baby! You cannot speak quickly enough to keep pace with the birthrate.
This enormous increase of population will create immense problems. By 2010 A. D., unless something desperate happens, there will be as many as 7,000, 000, 000 people on the surface of this earth! So this is a problem which you are going to see in your lifetime.
56．The topic for the passage is _________.
A．The Lack of Land Resources B．Population Explosion
C．Your Lifetime D．The Birthrate
57．According to the author, _________ is the most important for population pressure.
A．the net increase rate
B．the birthrate
C．the enormous amount of world population
D．the population explosion in Australia
58．It can be learned from Paragraph 2 that ________.
A．in more than 6 months, to the world population 20 million will be added
B．three months later, to the population in the world 10 million will be added
C．in less than three months, to the world population 10 million will be added
D．one year later, the population of England and Wales will be doubled
59．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．After 24 hours, 120 thousand babies were born
B．The birthrate in 180 babies every minute.
C．During a year, about 45 million people are born.
D．After a day, York will have 120, 000 extra people.
60．“…something desperate happens” in the last paragraph can be best replaced by _________.
A．the world wars break out
B．people are in despair
C．birth control policy is adopted
D．people realize the seriousness of the population problem
B
Watching television more than two hours a day early in life can lead to attention problems later in adolescence, according to a study released to Tuesday.
The roughly 40 percent increase in attention problems among heavy TV viewers was observed in both boys and girls.
The link was established by a long-term study of the habits and behaviors of more than 1,000 children born in Dunedin, New Zealand, between April 1972 and March 1973.
“Those who watched more than two hours, and particularly those who watched more than three hours, of television per day during childhood had above-average symptoms of attention problems in adolescence,” Carl Landhuis of the University of Otago in Dunedin wrote in his report, published in the journal Pediatrics.
“It suggests that the effects of childhood viewing on attention may be long lasting,” Landhuis wrote.
Landhuis offered several possible explanations for the association.
One was that the rapid scene changes common to many TV programs may over excite the developing brain of a young child, and could make reality seem boring by comparison.
“Therefore, children who watch a lot of television may become less tolerant of slower-paced and more mundane tasks, such as school work,” he wrote.
It was also possible that TV viewing may supplant(挤占) other activities that promote concentration, such as reading, games, sports and play, he said.
Previous studies have linked the habit of long TV watching among children to over-weight and diabetes(糖尿病), and another study in the same journal stated the poor nutritional content of the majority of food products advertised on the top-rated US. children’s television shows.
Up to 98 percent of the TV ads promoting food products that were directed at children aged 2 through 11 “were high in either fat, sugar, or salt,” wrote Lisa Powell of the University of Illinois in Chicago.
61．Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A．TV viewing may occupy activities promoting concentration
B．Childhood TV viewing can cause teenage problems.
C．Attention problems were observed in both boys and girls.
D．Attention to adolescence problems are highlighted.
62．According to Carl Landhuis, ___________.
A．the study was based on the habits and behaviors of more than 1,000 children.
B．the effects of childhood viewing on attention may last for a short time.
C．the young heavy television viewers are more likely to suffer from attention problems.
D．children addicted to watching TV were more willing to do their school work.
63．What does the underlined word “mundane” refer to?
A．ordinary B．complex C．challenging D．boring
64．Which of the following explanations is NOT true?
A．Habit of TV watching among children is linked to overweight and diabetes.
B．TV viewing may supplant other activities that promote concentration.
C．The rapid scene changes may over excite the developing brain of a young child.
D．Majority of food products advertised on children’s television are rich in nutrition.
65．The main purpose of this article is ____________.
A．to advise children not to watch TV too much
B．to forbid children to watch TV
C．to offer some advice on watching TV
D．to introduce the result of a study.
C
Colleges are starting to wake up to how sleep deprivation(剥夺) cuts into the academic and athletic performance of their students. All-nighters have become a habit in higher education, but a handful of small new studies help document the consequences.
A study at St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., showed what may seem obvious to most: All-nighters are not an effective way to succeed in school.
“You can’t do your best work when you’re sleep-deprived,” says psychology professor Pamela Thacher, who wrote the study. Thacher, studied the sleeping patterns and grades of 111 students to see the relationship between sleep and their GPAs.
Two-thirds of the students reported that they had pulled at least one all-nighter during a semester. Many students believe that it’s a “rite of passage”(标志) to stay up all night during college and that “it’s kind of fun,” Thacher says.
But “if you use all-nighters, your GPA is slightly lower on average,” Thacher says. “Pulling all-nighters gives in your (overall) sleep” and makes it difficult to reach full academic potential.
Short-term side effects of sleep deprivation include delayed reactions and tendencies to make mistakes.
A Stanford University study may help persuade at least student athletes to make more time for bed. Cheri Mah, a graduate researcher at Stanford, worked with six basketball players, who all ran faster and made more shots over a period in which they slept at least 10 hours a night.
“Athletes who get an extra amount of sleep are more likely to improve their performance in a game,” says Mah, who released results from an ongoing study in June. “It’s not common knowledge, because if people understood how much of a difference (getting more sleep could make athletically,” they’d apply it more to their lives and not focus solely on nutrition and exercise.
66．According to the study at St. Lawrence University, ___________.
A．one can reach his potential by staying up late
B．it takes one all night to recite a passage
C．the less one sleeps, the more effective his work is
D．all-nighters affect one’s academic performance
67．The underlined word “document” in the first paragraph probably means ___________.
A．prove B．check C．oppose D．improve
68．Which of the following statements is true?
A．All-nighters are a short-cut to success in school.
B．All-nighters can make one’s GPAs much higher.
C．Staying up late tends to react slowly and make mistakes.
D．The study may help persuade all students to sleep well.
69．According to Cheri Mah, _______.
A．athletes improve their performance only by means of nutrition and exercise
B．it is known to all that those who get extra sleep perform better
C．people don’t understand getting more sleep can make a difference
D．athletes should sleep as much as possible to run faster
70．What is this passage mainly concerned about?
A．A study on all-nighters at St. Lawrence University.
B．College students’ performance suffering from lack of sleep.
C．Short-term side effects of sleep deprivation.
D．A Stanford University study on athletes’ sleep.
D
Last year, on report card day, my son and a bunch of his 13-year-old friends piled into the back seat of my car, ready for the last-day-of-school party at McDonald’s. “Jack got a laptop for getting straight A’s, and Laurie got a cellphone,” one boy said. “Oh, yeah, and Sarah got an iPod Nano, and she’s only in third grade,” said another. “And how about Brian? He got $ 10 for each A.”
I suddenly became concerned. These payoffs might get parents through grammar school, but what about high school and beyond? What would be left after the electric guitar, the cellphone, and the portable DVD player?
I saw the road ahead: As the homework load increased, my income would decrease. I saw my comfortable lifestyle vanish before my eyes-no more of those $ 5 bags of already-peeled organic carrots. No more organic anything!
I started to feel surprised and nervous. Would every goal attained by my two children fetch a reward? A high grade point average? A good class ranking? Would sports achievements be included in this reward system: soccer goals, touchdowns, runs-batted-in? What about orchestra? Would first chair pay more than second? I’d be penniless by eighth-grade graduation.
“We never paid anything for good grades,” said my neighbor across the street, whose son was recently accepted at MIT. “He just did it on his own. Maybe once in a while we went out for pizza, but that’s about it.”
Don’t you just hate that? We’re all running around looking for the MP3 player with the most updates, and she’s spending a few dollars on pizza. She gets motivation; we get negotiation.
71．The sentence “As the homework load increased, my income would decrease.” in the third paragraph probably means _____________.
A．taking care of the children would influence my work
B．I would spend more money on my children’s homework
C．reducing children’s homework load would cost me a lot
D．more rewards would be needed as the children grew up
72．We can tell from the passage that the author’s son was in ___________.
A．primary school B．junior middle school
C．high school D．university
73．It can be inferred from the passage that ____________.
A．if you pay the children for good grades, they would take it for granted
B．if you buy children pizza for good grades, they would work harder
C．children would not ask for rewards when they enter high school
D．children would not ask for rewards when they enter university
74．The example of the author’s neighbor shows that ____________.
A．pizza is the best way to motivate children
B．reward is not the only way to motivate children
C．the author’s neighbor was very poor
D．the author’s neighbor’s son didn’t like reward
75．What is the author’s attitude toward paying children reward for good grades?
A．Favorable B．Ambiguous C．Disagreeable D．Unknowable
第Ⅱ卷（两节，共45分）
第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
阅读下面文章，回答有关小题。
Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world, but there have only been few players who were truly great. How did these players get that way-was it through practice, or are great players “born, not made”? First, these players come from places that have had famous stars in the past-players that a young boy can look up to and try to imitate. In the history of soccer, only six countries have ever won the World Cup-three from South America and three from Western Europe. ____________-or a really great player-from North America or from Asia. Second, these players have all had years of practice in the game. Alfredo Di Stefano was the son of a soccer player, as was Pele. Most players began playing the game at the age of three or four.
Finally, many great players come from the same kind of neighourhood-a poor, crowded area where a boy’s dream is not to be a doctor, lawyer, or businessman, but to become a rich, famous athlete or entertainer. For example, Liverpool, which produced the Beetle, has one of the best English soccer teams in recent years. Pele practiced in the street with a “ball” made of rags. And George Best learned the tricks that made him famous by bouncing the ball off a wall in the slums of Belfast.
All great players have a lot in common, but that doesn’t explain why they are great. Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets, but only one became Pele. The greatest players are born with some unique quality that sets them apart from all the others.
1．What is the main idea of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words)
2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
Generally, where there are great respectable soccer players, such players will come into being.
3．Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or sentence to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)
4．To be a great soccer players, he needs some qualities. What quality do you think is the most important? (Please answer within 30 words.)
5．Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.
山东省淄博市2007—2008学年度高三第一次摸底考试
英语试题参考答案
第一部分 听力（每题1.5分，共20题；总分30分）
1—5 BAABC 6—10 BACBC 11—15 BBBAA 16—20 CCAAC
第二部分 单项填空（每题1分，共15题；总分15分）
21—25 CBAAB 26—30 CDDDC 31—35 BAACD
第三部分 完形填空（每题1分，共20题；总分20分）
36—40 CADBB 41—45 CDAAB 46—50 DCBAD 51—55 ACBDC
第四部分 阅读理解
56—60 BACBA 61—65 BCADA 66—70 DACCB 71—75 DBABC
第五部分 阅读表达（每题3分，共5题，总分15分）
1．Soccer is popular, but truly great players are rare. / Although soccer is popular, there are few great players.
2．These players come from places that have had famous stars in the past-players that a young boy can look up to and try to imitate.
3．There has never been a great national team/ country
4．A great soccer player requires a lot of qualities, of which the most important is constant practice all the time. Without enough practice, you can do nothing at all.
5．最伟大的球员天生具有某种与众不同的奇特天赋。
第六部分 书面表达（1题；30分）
Possible version:
It is investigated that the health of the students in our country has been going from bad to worse in the past few years. More and more students are suffering from all kinds of diseases such as near-sightedness, headache and mental illnesses, which has had a strong influence on their studies.
The government has always attached great importance to students’ health. To improve the current conditions as soon as possible, the government launched the campaign at no time, and this can encourage students to take enough exercise outdoors. This, without doubt, will benefit students’ studies as well as their health.
On the one hand, we are grateful to the government’s concern for us students. On the other hand, we hope the school can do what it can to spare us enough time to ensure our taking exercise.
听力材料
第一节
Text 1
M：When does the next bus leave?
W：You’ve just missed one by five minutes. Buses leave every 20 minutes, so you’ll have to wait a little.
Text 2
M：What shall we do today?
W：I don’t feel like going out. The weather is so wet.
M：Personally, I’m planning to visit a clothes show, but I would love to stay with you.
Text 3
W：If I were you. I’d take the bus to work. Driving in the rush-hour traffic is terrible.
M：But by the time the bus gets to my stop, there aren’t any seats left.
Text 4
M：Where shall we have dinner tonight? Shall we try that Italian restaurant?
W：I can’t eat anything. I feel terrible. My head aches.
Text 5
W：Tom, you are clever enough for the job, when can you come to work?
M：Right now, madam. You really mean to give me the job?
W：Yes. You have got yourself the job.
第二节
Text 6
W：What do you do, Jack?
M：I’m a secretary.
W：Did you go to university?
M：Oh, yes. I have been in university for four years. Dad wanted me to become a doctor but I didn’t like the idea.
W：What happened?
M：I didn’t think that I could get enough money to study for five years.
W：Have you worked for the same company since you finished the university?
M：Yes, I have. Why don’t we talk about you now?
Text 7
M：How would you like to come to New York with me over the spring break, Julia?
W：I’d love to, John, but where shall we stay?
M：At a friend’s house. I always stat with him and there is room for you too.
W：OK. He won’t mind?
M：Of course not. He’s looking forward to meeting you.
W：Will we drive to New York?
M：Yes, it takes about six hours. We can leave about noon and get there by supper time.
W：What’s the climate like?
M：It may be cold and rainy. Better bring a jacket and good walking shoes.
W：Well, when do we leave?
M：How about Thursday? Can you be ready by noon?
W：No problem.
Text 8
W：Hi, Bob. Would you like to go swimming this afternoon?
M：I wish I could, but I have to spend the rest of the day in the library. I have to write an 800-word composition which must be handed in Monday morning.
W：Oh, is that for Mr. Smith’s class?
M：Yes, I have to study a long poem. My teacher asked me to read it in class next week.
W：That’s hard.
M：And besides, I also have to study a lot for maths and history. Maths is especially hard for me, as you know. So I don’t know how I’m going to do it all.
W：Take it easy, Bob. I’ve been doing well in maths, so I’ll be happy to help you.
M：Oh, that will be great, Mary.
W：If you like, we can start right after I come back from swimming.
M：OK, I’ll meet you in front of the library.
W：Good luck to you.
Text 9
W：I’ve given you a corner room on the fifth floor with a nice view of the park. Shall I you’re your luggage to your room?
M：No, that’s all right. I haven’t got any. I wasn’t intending to stay the night in town, but I missed my plane. By the way, do you happen to have a store? I need a toothbrush and some envelopes.
W：We have one on the left of the hall, but it is already closed.
M：I really need these things. Is there a store anywhere that’s open at this hour?
W：Cerainly, that’s not too difficult. Just ten minutes’ walk. There is one open 24 hours. Turn right when you leave the hotel. Go to the second stoplight and turn left. You’ll see the store on the right-hand side of the road.
Text 10
I wasn’t too fond of the lecture classes of 400 students in my general course. Halfway through my second term when I was considering whether or not to come back in the fall, I went on the Internet and came across Americorp. Then I joined in an organization, and that’s what I did last school year. I worked on making roads, building a house, serving as a teacher’s assistant and working as a camp officer in several projects in South Cerolina and Florida. It’s been a great experience, and I’ve almost learned more than what I could have in college since I didn’t really want to be at that school and wasn’t interested in my major anyway, I thought this was better for me. After 1700 hours of service I received 4750 dollars. I can use that to pay off the money I borrowed from the bank or for what need when I go back to school this fall at Columbus State in Ohio. Classes are smaller there and I’ll be majoring in German education. After working with the kids, now I know, I want to be a teacher.
英 语 试 题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题），满分为150分，考试总用时120分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷第Ⅱ卷和答题卡一并交回。
第Ⅰ卷（三部分，共105分）
注意事项：
1．答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。
2．每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，
再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
该部分分第一、第二两节。注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。
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．How long will the man have to wait for the next bus?
A．20 minutes. B．15 minutes. C．10 minutes.
2．Where do they go in the end?
A．Stay at home. B．Go to a clothes show. C．Go out.
3．How does the man prefer to go to work?
A．By car. B．By bus. C．Walking on foot.
4．What do you think the woman wants to do?
A．To have a big dinner.
B．To stay at home.
C．To try a new restaurant.
5．Why does the man say “You really mean to give me the job.”?
A．He can’t believe his ears.
B．He doesn’t believe the woman.
C．He is not sure about himself.
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，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。每段对话或读白读两遍。
听下面一段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．Why isn’t he a doctor now?
A．Because he doesn’t want to be a doctor.
B．Because he couldn’t pay for the education of a doctor.
C．Because his father didn’t allow him to be a doctor.
7．How many kinds of jobs has Jack done after the university?
A．One. B．Two. C．Three.
听下面一段材料，回答第8至11题。
8．Where does the conversation take place?
A．China. B．England. C．America.
9．How will they go?
A．By plane. B．By car. C．By train.
10．What’s the climate like?
A．It’s cold and sunny. B．It’s warm and rainy. C．It’s cold and rainy.
11．When will they probably leave?
A．At 8:00. B．At 12:00. C．At 6:00.
听下面一段材料，回答第12至14题。
12．What is Mary going to do that afternoon?
A．Go to the library to borrow a few books.
B．Go swimming.
C．Study in the library.
13．What subject is Mary good at?
A．English. B．Maths. C．History.
14．What is Mary going to do later?
A．Help Bob with his maths.
B．Meet Bob at the school gate.
C．Meet him at Bob’s home.
听下面一段材料，回答第15至17题。
15．Where are the man and the woman?
A．In a hotel. B．In a store. C．In a restaurant.
16．What did the man need from the store?
A．A pen and a toothbrush.
B．A toothbrush and some stamps.
C．A toothbrush and some envelopes.
17．Where is the store which is still open?
A．Very far from the hotel.
B．On the right side of the hall.
C．Not far from the hotel.
听下面一段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．Why did the man decide to leave the college in his second term?
A．He didn’t like the big lecture classes.
B．He couldn’t afford further education.
C．He was not interested in education.
19．What does he think of his work experiences?
A．They were personally rewarding.
B．They should be part of school life.
C．They gave him a chance to learn German.
20．Where is the university he decides to go to in the end?
A．In South Carolina. B．In Florida. C．In Ohio.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 单项填空 语法与词汇（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答案。
21．－Put ______ waste bag in the dustbin.
－It’s not _________ waste bag. It’s my shopping bag.
A．a, a B．the, the C．the, a D．a, the
22．－Do you think the weather is good enough for an outing?
－Yes, you couldn’t hope for ___________ at the time of the year.
A．the nicer day B．a nicer day C．the nicest day D．a nice day
23．It is the education ____________ he received when studying abroad _________ has made him such an excellent manager.
A．that, that B．that, which C．what, that D．which, which
24．The littre boy is dirty from head to foot because he __________ in the mud all morning.
A．has been playing B．was playing
C．is playing D．had been playing
25．I shall never forget those years ___________ I lived in the country with the farmers, _______ has a great effect on my life.
A．that, which B．when, which C．which, that D．when, who
26．－How can you seize the thief?
－I will spend the evening __________ in your room.
A．locking B．lock C．locked D．being locked
27．He hasn’t been to the countryside; ____________ he want to go there.
A．so has B．so does C．neither has D．neither does
28．－Have you been acquainted with each other for long?
－Not very long, ____________ we started to work in the company.
A．after B．before C．when D．since
29．It is well known that the Internet will let people have __________ to huge amounts of information from their own homes.
A．entrance B．way C．means D．access
30．Whether ways will be found to stop pollution or not is just ______ worries the public.
A．which B．that C．what D．where
31．Peter has been out of work for half a year, so he wants to _________ a job in this company.
A．prepare for B．apply for C．superior to D．object to
32．The news item about the fire is followed by a detailed report made ____________.
A．on the spot B．on the site C．on the location D．on the ground
33．In a typhoon, winds ________ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour.
A．attain B．accomplish C．actuate D．alter
34．－Why are you crying?
－I just can’t help ____________.
A．to B．that C．it D．so
35．He hesitated for a moment before he kicked the ball, otherwise he ________ a goal.
A．had scored B．scored
C．would score D．would have scored
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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse. After he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a 36 tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw 37 and now his ancient pickup truck refused to 38 . While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. 39
arriving, he invited me in to meet his family.
As we walked toward the front door, he paused 40 at a small tree, touching tips of the 41 with his hands.
When opening the door, he 42 an amusing transformation. His brown face was covered with 43 and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
After leaving the 44 family, I passed the tree and my curiosity got the 45 of me. I asked him, who 46 me to the car, “Before we went in, 47 did you stop by the tree earlier”
“Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied, “I know I can’t help having 48 on the job and in my life, but those troubles don’t 49 in the house with my wife and children. I know I can control one thing for 50 . I can hang them up on the tree every night 51 I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again before I 52 for work.”
“ 53 thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as 54 as I remember 55 up the night before.”
36．A．broken B．terrible C．flat D．fantastic
37．A．quit B．deleted C．declined D．reduced
38．A．ride B．increase C．perform D．start
39．A．Before B．On C．Immediately D．Directly
40．A．shortly B．briefly C．quietly D．straight
41．A．trucks B．leaves C．branches D．shoots
42．A．went by B．went over C．went off D．went through
43．A．smiles B．sorrow C．confidence D．doubts
44．A．happy B．large C．complex D．modern
45．A．worse B．better C．more D．less
46．A．drove B．sent C．instructed D．walked
47．A．how B．who C．why D．where
48．A．matters B．troubles C．questions D．worries
49．A．belong B．insert C．include D．provide
50．A．instance B．ages C．purpose D．sure
51．A．when B．since C．because D．if
52．A．ask B．come C．leave D．look
53．A．Frightful B．Funny C．Strange D．Accessible
54．A．much B．few C．little D．many
55．A．picking B．holding C．hanging D．giving
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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。
A
A very important world problem－in fact, I tend to say it is the most important of all the great world problems which face us at present time－is the rapidly increasing pressure of population on land and on land resources.
It is not so much the actual population of the world but its rate of increase, which is the most important. It works out to be about 1.6 percent net annual increase. In terms of numbers this means something like 40 to 55 million additional people very year. Canada has a population of 20 million, rather less 6 months’ climb in world population. And there are 10 million people in Australia. So, it takes the world less than three moths to add to itself a population, a population of that vast country. Let us come to our own crowded country－England and Wales; 45－50 million people－just about a year’s supply. By this time tomorrow, and every day, there will be added to the earth about 120, 000 extra people－just about the population of the city of York.
I am not talking about birthrate. This is net increase. To give you some idea of birthrate, look at the second hand of your watch. Every second three babies are born somewhere in the world. Another baby! Another baby! Another baby! You cannot speak quickly enough to keep pace with the birthrate.
This enormous increase of population will create immense problems. By 2010 A. D., unless something desperate happens, there will be as many as 7,000, 000, 000 people on the surface of this earth! So this is a problem which you are going to see in your lifetime.
56．The topic for the passage is _________.
A．The Lack of Land Resources B．Population Explosion
C．Your Lifetime D．The Birthrate
57．According to the author, _________ is the most important for population pressure.
A．the net increase rate
B．the birthrate
C．the enormous amount of world population
D．the population explosion in Australia
58．It can be learned from Paragraph 2 that ________.
A．in more than 6 months, to the world population 20 million will be added
B．three months later, to the population in the world 10 million will be added
C．in less than three months, to the world population 10 million will be added
D．one year later, the population of England and Wales will be doubled
59．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．After 24 hours, 120 thousand babies were born
B．The birthrate in 180 babies every minute.
C．During a year, about 45 million people are born.
D．After a day, York will have 120, 000 extra people.
60．“…something desperate happens” in the last paragraph can be best replaced by _________.
A．the world wars break out
B．people are in despair
C．birth control policy is adopted
D．people realize the seriousness of the population problem
B
Watching television more than two hours a day early in life can lead to attention problems later in adolescence, according to a study released to Tuesday.
The roughly 40 percent increase in attention problems among heavy TV viewers was observed in both boys and girls.
The link was established by a long-term study of the habits and behaviors of more than 1,000 children born in Dunedin, New Zealand, between April 1972 and March 1973.
“Those who watched more than two hours, and particularly those who watched more than three hours, of television per day during childhood had above-average symptoms of attention problems in adolescence,” Carl Landhuis of the University of Otago in Dunedin wrote in his report, published in the journal Pediatrics.
“It suggests that the effects of childhood viewing on attention may be long lasting,” Landhuis wrote.
Landhuis offered several possible explanations for the association.
One was that the rapid scene changes common to many TV programs may over excite the developing brain of a young child, and could make reality seem boring by comparison.
“Therefore, children who watch a lot of television may become less tolerant of slower-paced and more mundane tasks, such as school work,” he wrote.
It was also possible that TV viewing may supplant(挤占) other activities that promote concentration, such as reading, games, sports and play, he said.
Previous studies have linked the habit of long TV watching among children to over-weight and diabetes(糖尿病), and another study in the same journal stated the poor nutritional content of the majority of food products advertised on the top-rated US. children’s television shows.
Up to 98 percent of the TV ads promoting food products that were directed at children aged 2 through 11 “were high in either fat, sugar, or salt,” wrote Lisa Powell of the University of Illinois in Chicago.
61．Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A．TV viewing may occupy activities promoting concentration
B．Childhood TV viewing can cause teenage problems.
C．Attention problems were observed in both boys and girls.
D．Attention to adolescence problems are highlighted.
62．According to Carl Landhuis, ___________.
A．the study was based on the habits and behaviors of more than 1,000 children.
B．the effects of childhood viewing on attention may last for a short time.
C．the young heavy television viewers are more likely to suffer from attention problems.
D．children addicted to watching TV were more willing to do their school work.
63．What does the underlined word “mundane” refer to?
A．ordinary B．complex C．challenging D．boring
64．Which of the following explanations is NOT true?
A．Habit of TV watching among children is linked to overweight and diabetes.
B．TV viewing may supplant other activities that promote concentration.
C．The rapid scene changes may over excite the developing brain of a young child.
D．Majority of food products advertised on children’s television are rich in nutrition.
65．The main purpose of this article is ____________.
A．to advise children not to watch TV too much
B．to forbid children to watch TV
C．to offer some advice on watching TV
D．to introduce the result of a study.
C
Colleges are starting to wake up to how sleep deprivation(剥夺) cuts into the academic and athletic performance of their students. All-nighters have become a habit in higher education, but a handful of small new studies help document the consequences.
A study at St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., showed what may seem obvious to most: All-nighters are not an effective way to succeed in school.
“You can’t do your best work when you’re sleep-deprived,” says psychology professor Pamela Thacher, who wrote the study. Thacher, studied the sleeping patterns and grades of 111 students to see the relationship between sleep and their GPAs.
Two-thirds of the students reported that they had pulled at least one all-nighter during a semester. Many students believe that it’s a “rite of passage”(标志) to stay up all night during college and that “it’s kind of fun,” Thacher says.
But “if you use all-nighters, your GPA is slightly lower on average,” Thacher says. “Pulling all-nighters gives in your (overall) sleep” and makes it difficult to reach full academic potential.
Short-term side effects of sleep deprivation include delayed reactions and tendencies to make mistakes.
A Stanford University study may help persuade at least student athletes to make more time for bed. Cheri Mah, a graduate researcher at Stanford, worked with six basketball players, who all ran faster and made more shots over a period in which they slept at least 10 hours a night.
“Athletes who get an extra amount of sleep are more likely to improve their performance in a game,” says Mah, who released results from an ongoing study in June. “It’s not common knowledge, because if people understood how much of a difference (getting more sleep could make athletically,” they’d apply it more to their lives and not focus solely on nutrition and exercise.
66．According to the study at St. Lawrence University, ___________.
A．one can reach his potential by staying up late
B．it takes one all night to recite a passage
C．the less one sleeps, the more effective his work is
D．all-nighters affect one’s academic performance
67．The underlined word “document” in the first paragraph probably means ___________.
A．prove B．check C．oppose D．improve
68．Which of the following statements is true?
A．All-nighters are a short-cut to success in school.
B．All-nighters can make one’s GPAs much higher.
C．Staying up late tends to react slowly and make mistakes.
D．The study may help persuade all students to sleep well.
69．According to Cheri Mah, _______.
A．athletes improve their performance only by means of nutrition and exercise
B．it is known to all that those who get extra sleep perform better
C．people don’t understand getting more sleep can make a difference
D．athletes should sleep as much as possible to run faster
70．What is this passage mainly concerned about?
A．A study on all-nighters at St. Lawrence University.
B．College students’ performance suffering from lack of sleep.
C．Short-term side effects of sleep deprivation.
D．A Stanford University study on athletes’ sleep.
D
Last year, on report card day, my son and a bunch of his 13-year-old friends piled into the back seat of my car, ready for the last-day-of-school party at McDonald’s. “Jack got a laptop for getting straight A’s, and Laurie got a cellphone,” one boy said. “Oh, yeah, and Sarah got an iPod Nano, and she’s only in third grade,” said another. “And how about Brian? He got $ 10 for each A.”
I suddenly became concerned. These payoffs might get parents through grammar school, but what about high school and beyond? What would be left after the electric guitar, the cellphone, and the portable DVD player?
I saw the road ahead: As the homework load increased, my income would decrease. I saw my comfortable lifestyle vanish before my eyes-no more of those $ 5 bags of already-peeled organic carrots. No more organic anything!
I started to feel surprised and nervous. Would every goal attained by my two children fetch a reward? A high grade point average? A good class ranking? Would sports achievements be included in this reward system: soccer goals, touchdowns, runs-batted-in? What about orchestra? Would first chair pay more than second? I’d be penniless by eighth-grade graduation.
“We never paid anything for good grades,” said my neighbor across the street, whose son was recently accepted at MIT. “He just did it on his own. Maybe once in a while we went out for pizza, but that’s about it.”
Don’t you just hate that? We’re all running around looking for the MP3 player with the most updates, and she’s spending a few dollars on pizza. She gets motivation; we get negotiation.
71．The sentence “As the homework load increased, my income would decrease.” in the third paragraph probably means _____________.
A．taking care of the children would influence my work
B．I would spend more money on my children’s homework
C．reducing children’s homework load would cost me a lot
D．more rewards would be needed as the children grew up
72．We can tell from the passage that the author’s son was in ___________.
A．primary school B．junior middle school
C．high school D．university
73．It can be inferred from the passage that ____________.
A．if you pay the children for good grades, they would take it for granted
B．if you buy children pizza for good grades, they would work harder
C．children would not ask for rewards when they enter high school
D．children would not ask for rewards when they enter university
74．The example of the author’s neighbor shows that ____________.
A．pizza is the best way to motivate children
B．reward is not the only way to motivate children
C．the author’s neighbor was very poor
D．the author’s neighbor’s son didn’t like reward
75．What is the author’s attitude toward paying children reward for good grades?
A．Favorable B．Ambiguous C．Disagreeable D．Unknowable
第Ⅱ卷（两节，共45分）
第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
阅读下面文章，回答有关小题。
Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world, but there have only been few players who were truly great. How did these players get that way-was it through practice, or are great players “born, not made”? First, these players come from places that have had famous stars in the past-players that a young boy can look up to and try to imitate. In the history of soccer, only six countries have ever won the World Cup-three from South America and three from Western Europe. ____________-or a really great player-from North America or from Asia. Second, these players have all had years of practice in the game. Alfredo Di Stefano was the son of a soccer player, as was Pele. Most players began playing the game at the age of three or four.
Finally, many great players come from the same kind of neighourhood-a poor, crowded area where a boy’s dream is not to be a doctor, lawyer, or businessman, but to become a rich, famous athlete or entertainer. For example, Liverpool, which produced the Beetle, has one of the best English soccer teams in recent years. Pele practiced in the street with a “ball” made of rags. And George Best learned the tricks that made him famous by bouncing the ball off a wall in the slums of Belfast.
All great players have a lot in common, but that doesn’t explain why they are great. Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets, but only one became Pele. The greatest players are born with some unique quality that sets them apart from all the others.
1．What is the main idea of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words)
2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
Generally, where there are great respectable soccer players, such players will come into being.
3．Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or sentence to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)
4．To be a great soccer players, he needs some qualities. What quality do you think is the most important? (Please answer within 30 words.)
5．Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.
山东省淄博市2007—2008学年度高三第一次摸底考试
英语试题参考答案
第一部分 听力（每题1.5分，共20题；总分30分）
1—5 BAABC 6—10 BACBC 11—15 BBBAA 16—20 CCAAC
第二部分 单项填空（每题1分，共15题；总分15分）
21—25 CBAAB 26—30 CDDDC 31—35 BAACD
第三部分 完形填空（每题1分，共20题；总分20分）
36—40 CADBB 41—45 CDAAB 46—50 DCBAD 51—55 ACBDC
第四部分 阅读理解
56—60 BACBA 61—65 BCADA 66—70 DACCB 71—75 DBABC
第五部分 阅读表达（每题3分，共5题，总分15分）
1．Soccer is popular, but truly great players are rare. / Although soccer is popular, there are few great players.
2．These players come from places that have had famous stars in the past-players that a young boy can look up to and try to imitate.
3．There has never been a great national team/ country
4．A great soccer player requires a lot of qualities, of which the most important is constant practice all the time. Without enough practice, you can do nothing at all.
5．最伟大的球员天生具有某种与众不同的奇特天赋。
第六部分 书面表达（1题；30分）
Possible version:
It is investigated that the health of the students in our country has been going from bad to worse in the past few years. More and more students are suffering from all kinds of diseases such as near-sightedness, headache and mental illnesses, which has had a strong influence on their studies.
The government has always attached great importance to students’ health. To improve the current conditions as soon as possible, the government launched the campaign at no time, and this can encourage students to take enough exercise outdoors. This, without doubt, will benefit students’ studies as well as their health.
On the one hand, we are grateful to the government’s concern for us students. On the other hand, we hope the school can do what it can to spare us enough time to ensure our taking exercise.
听力材料
第一节
Text 1
M：When does the next bus leave?
W：You’ve just missed one by five minutes. Buses leave every 20 minutes, so you’ll have to wait a little.
Text 2
M：What shall we do today?
W：I don’t feel like going out. The weather is so wet.
M：Personally, I’m planning to visit a clothes show, but I would love to stay with you.
Text 3
W：If I were you. I’d take the bus to work. Driving in the rush-hour traffic is terrible.
M：But by the time the bus gets to my stop, there aren’t any seats left.
Text 4
M：Where shall we have dinner tonight? Shall we try that Italian restaurant?
W：I can’t eat anything. I feel terrible. My head aches.
Text 5
W：Tom, you are clever enough for the job, when can you come to work?
M：Right now, madam. You really mean to give me the job?
W：Yes. You have got yourself the job.
第二节
Text 6
W：What do you do, Jack?
M：I’m a secretary.
W：Did you go to university?
M：Oh, yes. I have been in university for four years. Dad wanted me to become a doctor but I didn’t like the idea.
W：What happened?
M：I didn’t think that I could get enough money to study for five years.
W：Have you worked for the same company since you finished the university?
M：Yes, I have. Why don’t we talk about you now?
Text 7
M：How would you like to come to New York with me over the spring break, Julia?
W：I’d love to, John, but where shall we stay?
M：At a friend’s house. I always stat with him and there is room for you too.
W：OK. He won’t mind?
M：Of course not. He’s looking forward to meeting you.
W：Will we drive to New York?
M：Yes, it takes about six hours. We can leave about noon and get there by supper time.
W：What’s the climate like?
M：It may be cold and rainy. Better bring a jacket and good walking shoes.
W：Well, when do we leave?
M：How about Thursday? Can you be ready by noon?
W：No problem.
Text 8
W：Hi, Bob. Would you like to go swimming this afternoon?
M：I wish I could, but I have to spend the rest of the day in the library. I have to write an 800-word composition which must be handed in Monday morning.
W：Oh, is that for Mr. Smith’s class?
M：Yes, I have to study a long poem. My teacher asked me to read it in class next week.
W：That’s hard.
M：And besides, I also have to study a lot for maths and history. Maths is especially hard for me, as you know. So I don’t know how I’m going to do it all.
W：Take it easy, Bob. I’ve been doing well in maths, so I’ll be happy to help you.
M：Oh, that will be great, Mary.
W：If you like, we can start right after I come back from swimming.
M：OK, I’ll meet you in front of the library.
W：Good luck to you.
Text 9
W：I’ve given you a corner room on the fifth floor with a nice view of the park. Shall I you’re your luggage to your room?
M：No, that’s all right. I haven’t got any. I wasn’t intending to stay the night in town, but I missed my plane. By the way, do you happen to have a store? I need a toothbrush and some envelopes.
W：We have one on the left of the hall, but it is already closed.
M：I really need these things. Is there a store anywhere that’s open at this hour?
W：Cerainly, that’s not too difficult. Just ten minutes’ walk. There is one open 24 hours. Turn right when you leave the hotel. Go to the second stoplight and turn left. You’ll see the store on the right-hand side of the road.
Text 10
I wasn’t too fond of the lecture classes of 400 students in my general course. Halfway through my second term when I was considering whether or not to come back in the fall, I went on the Internet and came across Americorp. Then I joined in an organization, and that’s what I did last school year. I worked on making roads, building a house, serving as a teacher’s assistant and working as a camp officer in several projects in South Cerolina and Florida. It’s been a great experience, and I’ve almost learned more than what I could have in college since I didn’t really want to be at that school and wasn’t interested in my major anyway, I thought this was better for me. After 1700 hours of service I received 4750 dollars. I can use that to pay off the money I borrowed from the bank or for what need when I go back to school this fall at Columbus State in Ohio. Classes are smaller there and I’ll be majoring in German education. After working with the kids, now I know, I want to be a teacher.