:高中学生学科素质训练
高三英语同步测试—（12）
本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。
第一卷（三部分，共115分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5 分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. How does the woman
usually go shopping?
A. She goes
by car. B. She
walks.
C. She
shops by phone.
2. What did the man do?
A. He went
downstairs.
B. He
provided the information.
C. He
offered a guidebook.
3. What did the woman
promise to do?
A. To
receive some guests.
B. To have a
talk with her own daughter.
C. To have
lunch with both Scott and his daughter.
4. What’s the time now?
A.
8:30.
B.
8:00.
C. 9:00.
5. Where does the
conversation take place?
A. In a
coffeehouse.
B. In a
restaurant.
C. In a hotel.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答6～8题
6. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A. They are good friends.
B. They meet for the first time.
C. They work in the same
department.
7. What achievements has the woman made?
A. She won
the first place in the national competition.
B. She
covered the national event successfully.
C. She took
good pictures for the newspapers.
8. Why does the man plan to join a club?
A. To meet
new friends. B. To improve his skills. C. To catch up
with the woman.
听第7段材料，回答9～11题
9. Who was interviewed by Jay Leno?
A. Julia
Roberts. B. Brad Pitt
C.
Matt Damon.
10. How much does the woman know about the film?
A. Quite a lot.
B. Only a
little. C. Nothing
at all.
11. What does the woman like about the film?
A. One of her
favorite actresses.
B. A few famous
actors in the film.
C. The film’s
plot.
听第8段材料，回答12～14题
12. On which day will the man’s party be held?
A. On Chinese
National Day.
B. On the Chinese
Spring Festival.
C. On Christmas
Eve.
13. What language is Lily
learning?
A.
Chinese.
B.
English.
C.
French.
14. What does the woman
offer to do?
A. To prepare some records.
B. To invite Bob and Jane to the party.
C. To tell the teachers about the party.
听第9段材料，回答15～16题
15. What does the boy
suggest stopping to buy?
A.
Milk.
B.
Hamburgers. C.
Magazines.
16. What does the woman
think of the convenience store?
A. The goods
there are more expensive than those in the supermarket.
B. It offers
a wide variety of choice.
C. It’s a
best place to get a bargain.
听第10段材料，回答17～20题
17. Who is the speaker?
A. A laboratory
assistant. B. A doctor. C.
A teacher of a laboratory class.
18. How will late arrivals
be treated?
A. They will
be allowed to enter the class and the teacher will repeat information for them.
B. They will
not be given any special consideration.
C. They will
be dropped from the class if they are late three times.
19. What happens if a
student misses three classes?
A. They can
make up the classes.
B. They will
be dropped from the class.
C. They may
be allowed to remain if they have a good excuse,
20. What should be done if
long hair is worn?
A. It must
be fastened tightly.
B. It will
be cut.
C. The students
will he asked to leave the class.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节: 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21.
—I don’t feel like ____ out the experiment now.
—OK, personally, I’d rather you ____ it
out when you get everything ready.
A. to carry; to
carry B.
carrying; carry
C. carry; should
carry D.
carrying; carried
22.—You’ve
agreed to go. So aren’t you getting ready?
—But
I __ that you would have me start at once.
A. don’t realize B.
didn’t realize
C. hadn’t realized D.
haven’t realized
23. ______
of the land in that district ______ covered with trees and grass.
A.
Two fifth; is B. Two fifth; are C.
Two fifths; is D. Two fifths; are
24.—Which
team is ___ to win the game?
—I
don’t know, but I’ve found ___ for ours to win.
A. probable; it unlikely
B. likely; it possible
C. possible; it possible
D. likely; it possibly
25. He
didn’t understand the ___question, so there was a ______ expression on his
face.
A. puzzling;
puzzled B.
puzzling; puzzling
C. puzzled;
puzzled D.
puzzled; puzzling
26.She
opened the envelope, ____ the letter and began to read it.
A.
unfolding B. folding C. unfolded D. folded
27.___ is
known to all that the 2008 Olympics will be held in Beijing.
A. So far
as B. What
C. It D. As
28. Nick is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he
does_____ his boss.
A.
serves B. satisfies C. promises D. supports.
29.How I wish that I ___ that wonderful American movie shown in the
cinema yesterday evening!
A. didn’t
miss B. won’t miss C. hadn’t missed D. haven’t missed
30.Where did you buy this dictionary? I found there were ____
dictionaries at all the bookshops in our town.
A. no such B. such no C.
not such a
D.
no so
31. Will you
see to ____ that my children are taken good care of while I am away？
A. them
B. yourself C. me D. it
32.The young man, when _____ why he had broken the law, just looked
at the policeman and said nothing.
A.
questioned B. questioning C.
to question D. being questioned
33.The roof
fell ____ he had time to rush into the house to save his baby.
A. as
B. after C.
until
D. before
34.
In order not to be disturbed, I spent three days ___ in my study.
A. locking B. locked C. to lock D. lock
35. —You
should have thanked her before you left.
—I meant ___, but when I was leaving I
couldn’t find her anywhere.
A. to
do
B. to
C.
doing
D. doing so
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
An elderly carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire. He told his employer of his 36 to leave the house building 37
and live a more
leisurely life with his wife, 38
time with his extended
family. He would 39 the pay, but he needed to retire. They
could 40 .
The employer was 41 to see such a good worker leave and asked
if he could build just one more house as a personal 42 . The carpenter said yes, but
in time it was 43 to see that his heart was not in his
work. He built the house 44 and used poor materials. It was an 45 way to end his career.
When the carpenter 46 his work, the employer handed the
front-door key to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said, “my 47
to you.”
What a shock! What a 48 ! If he had only known he was
building his 49 house, he would have done it all so 50 . Now he had to live in the
home he had built none too well.
51 it is with us. We build
our 52 in a distracted (心不在焉的) way, reacting rather than
acting, willing to put up less than the best. At 53 points we do not give the job our best effort.
Then with a shock we look at the situation we have 54 and find that we are now living in the
house we have built. If we had 55 , we would have done it
differently.
36. A.
retirement B.
problem C.
purposes
D. plans
37. A.
business B. site C. teams
D. workers
38. A.
spending B.
dividing C.
enjoying D. sparing
39. A.
consider B.
miss C. raise
D. save
40. A. get
by B.
get along C. get back
D. get around
41. A.
ashamed B.
anxious C. frightened D. sorry
42. A. favor
B. bargain
C. present D. reply
43. A. frank
B.
probable C. easy
D. content
44. A. sadly
B.
carelessly
C. slowly D. proudly
45. A.
unfair B.
unhappy C. unfortunate D. unlucky
46. A.
checked B.
discovered
C. prepared D. finished
47. A. gift B.
salary
C. memory
D.
punishment
48. A.
quality B.
prize
C. shame
D. surprise
49. A. final
B. best C. everlasting D. own
50. A.
differently B.
quickly
C. hard
D. happily
51. A. Then B.
So C. But. D. Whatever
52. A.
houses
B.
bodies C. glories
D. lives
53. A.
difficult B.
main
C. strong D. important
54. A.
created
B.
faced C. improved D.
avoided
55. A.
recognized B.
known
C. realized D. previewed
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和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
When you are travelling, whether on business or for pleasure, you
often need to stay in a hotel. The kind of hotel you choose probably is decided
above all according to how much money you want to spend. There are small hotels
with very few services, where the prices are low, or there are large hotels
with all the very latest comforts, where you could spend all the money you have
in the bank for one very comfortable night.
There are several different kinds of people who go to hotels. Some
want to live, rather than just stay, in a hotel; the hotels which are designed
to meet their needs are called residential hotels. However, most people who
stay in hotels are either business people or tourists on holiday.
In most hotels, there are two kinds of rooms: single rooms, for the
use of one person, and double rooms, for the use of two people. In addition, in
large hotels, there are also suites(套房),which include two or more rooms connected together—perhaps a bed-room and a living
room. There are for people who are very rich or very important.
56. One’s
choice of a particular hotel is made mainly according to ________.
A. how much one is willing to pay for a night
B. whether one is travelling on business or for pleasure
C. whether the hotel is in the central part of a city
D. how good the services of the hotel are
57. If the
president of a certain country comes, he will ________.
A. live in a residential hotel with a suite B.
stay in a single room of a hotel
C. stay in a double room of a hotel D. stay in a suite of a modern hotel
58. If a
person stays in a modern hotel with latest comforts for a night________.
A. he will become poor
B. he has to pay a lot of money
C. he has to spend all the money he was in the bank
D. he has to pay some money
59. The
title of the article is probably ________.
A. Rooms of a Hotel
B.
Cost of a Hotel
C. Hotels
D.
People staying in Hotels
B
Water Safety
To rescue a drowning person,
Don’t
jump in to save a drowning person unless you are a trained lifesaver. The
victim may pull you under.
Instead,
try to toss (抛) a life
preserver if you have one. Anything that will float can save the person’s life.
A beach ball, a vacuum jug, or a picnic chest will also help. The National
Safety Council points out that many drownings could be prevented if people knew
all the common objects that float well enough to help a drowning person.
If
you are in a boat, or you can find one, use the boat to try to reach the person
in trouble. Turn the boat so the victim can grab the stern. Don’t stand up to
help the victim. Stay seated so the boat won’t overturn. Try to balance the
boat as the person climbs aboard. If the boat overturns, stay hanging on to the
side for a while to relax before trying to right it .
60. What
kind of things should you throw to a person in trouble in the water?
A. A belt. B.
A cardboard box
C. Something
that floats. D.
Something large and heavy.
61. Which
sentence belongs to the empty box?
You see sb. in trouble in the
water.
Steer(驾驶)boat
towards the
person.
Remain seated
Balance boat as person climbs aboard.
A. jump into
water and swim to them.
B. Paddle
the boat towards the coast.
C. Stand up
and shout for help.
D. Turn
rear(后部)of boat
towards the person in the water.
62. The
first paragraph helps the reader understand why______________.
A. there are
so few drowning accidents
B. people
are often drowned themselves when they try to save a drowning person
C. so many
drowning people are able to save themselves
D. it is
important to drink plenty of find a passage like this ?
63. Where
would you be most likely to find a passage like this?
A. In a home
medical encyclopedia (百科全书).
B. In a
humorous story about a couple who sail around the world
C. In a
newspaper account of the National Cup sailing competition.
D. In a
science text.
C
The
Three Gorges Dam, the largest dam, is also the largest engineering project on
the face of the earth. It aims to make the mother of all floods, the Yangtze
River, into a tame river, and to generate(产生)
power of181 200 megawatts for Eastern and Central China. It will form a huge, deep
water lake, and make it possible for 10 000 ton ocean—going
ships to sail 1 500 miles inland from the Pacific to the city of Chongqing, making
it one of the world’s largest inland ports.
Construction
has already started. The dam will be about 6 860 feet wide and 611 feet high, at
a spot called Sandouping near Yichang. It is obvious that such a grand project
will do much good. It is the most important to control floods. By building
hydropower plants, China will offer much in environmental projection（计划）.
However, some scientists don’t
agree to the project. They say the Chongqing and dozens of other cities along
the river will pollute the reservoir(水库),which
will destroy the ecological(生态学的)
balance and also the sand from upstream will form sand bed. The Three Gorges
Dam could be considered when it is finished, in 2009,the eighth wonder of the
world.
64.
Which is not the purpose to build such a huge dam ?
A.
To prevent floods.
B. To produce
electricity.
C.
To improve the sailing conditions. D. To make it a wonder.
65.
Where does the dam lie?
A.
Near Chongqing. B.
In Sandouping.
C.
Near Yichang.
D.
In Yichang.
66.
Some scientists fear that _______ when the dam is built.
A.
the ecological balance will be destroyed
B.
large ships will destroy the dam
C.
the Yangtze River may be too crowded
D.
the amount of electricity will not be as much as expected
67.
Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A.
China will be able to depend on the Yangtze River, the third largest river in
the world, for electricity.
B.
Chongqing will become one of the largest inland ports in the world.
C.
The dam will cause serious pollution.
D.
The dam will tame the Yangtze River.
D
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summers most anticipated film, Pearl Harbor, which has opened recently, painstakingly
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reminder of the past. Harbor invites comparison to Titanic, the biggest hit of
all time. Like Titanic, harbor heaps romance and action around a major
historical event. Like Titanic, Harbor attempts to create popular global entertainment
from a deadly real life. Like Titanic, Harbor costs a pretty penny and hopes to
get in even more at the box office. Both Titanic and Pearl Harbor unseal their
tales of love and tragedy over more than three hours. Both stories center on
young passion, triangles of tension with one woman and two men: In Titanic, Leonardo
DiCaprio and Billy Zane compete for the love of the same woman, a high-society
type played by a British actress named Kate (Winslet).In Harbor, two pilots
(Ben Affelck, Josh Hartnett) fall for the same woman, a nurse played by a
British actress named Kate (Beckinsale).The scenes of peril also have
similarities. Harbor has a shot in which soldiers cling for dear life as the
battleship USS Oklahoma capsizes. The moment is recalled of the Titanic’s
climactic sinking scene in which DiCaprio and Winslet hang from the ocean liner
as half of the ship vertically plunges into the water. In Harbor, one of its
stars floats atop a piece of debris in the middle of the night, much like
Winslet’s character does in Titanic. And the jaw-dropping action of Titanic is
matched by Harbor’s 40 minute recreation of Dec.7, 1941 attack on the United
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material,” says a critic.
73. What are
the two things that the author of this article tries to compare？
A. The attack on Pearl Harbor and the sinking of the Titanic.
B. Historical fiction movies and successful box office hits.
C. The movie Titanic and the on-show movie Pearl Harbor.
D. Sinking boats and famous actors.
74. Pearl
Harbor and Titanic are similar in all the following aspects EXCEPT________.
A. both spent large amount of money on special effects
B. both have soundtracks starring a major pop star
C. both added made-up stories to historical events
D. both are documentary movies（纪录片）of historical events
75. If Pearl
Harbor is as successful as Titanic, which of the following movies might we see
next？
A. The Battle of Waterloo. B. The Adventures of Mr.
Bean.
C. Space Invaders. D. The Haunted House.
第二卷（共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Football is most popular game in
England: one has only 76.
to go to one of the important match to see
this. Rich and 77.
poor, young and old, one can see them all
there, shout and
78.
cheering for one side or the other. One of the
surprised
79.
things about football in England to a stranger
is the great
80.
knowledge of the game which still the smallest
boy seems 81.
to have it. He can tell you the names of the
players in most 82.
of the important team, he has photographs of
them and 83.
know the results of large numbers of matches.
He will tell
84.
you his opinion which is usual as valuable as
that of the adults. 85.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
星期天Jenny计划完成下列几件事：上午买花及水果后去看望住院的朋友，中午在餐馆吃饭，下午打网球、喝茶。假定你是Mary，因Jenny对该地区不熟悉，请你根据下图用英语写一封短信，告诉她如何便捷地完成要做的事情。
注意：1.词数：120~200 2.开头语已为你写好。
April 5th
Dear Jenny,
Thank you for your letter. Here is how you can do the things easily…
参考答案及听力材料
1—5 BBCBC 6—10 BABCB 11—15 BAABA 16—20 ACBBA
21—25 DBCBA 26—30 CCBCA 31—35 DADBB
36—40 DACBA 41—45 DACBC 46—50 BDADB 51—55 ADCBD
56—60 ADBCC 61—65 DBADB 66—70 ACCBC 71—75 BABDA
76.is后加the
77.match→matches 78. shout→shouting
79.surprised→surprising
80. √
81.still→even 82. 去掉it
83.team→teams
84. know→knows 85.usual→usually
One possible
version:
April 5th
Dear Jenny,
Thank you for your letter. Here
is how you can do the things easily. After you leave your hotel, walk straight
along High Street till you come to a flower shop on the right, where you can
buy some flowers. Opposite the flower shop is a fruit shop. There you can get
different kinds of fruits. Then turn right and you’ll see Park Street. Walk
along the street northward for a while, and you’ll get to the hospital. You can
have lunch in a restaurant next to the hospital. Cross Bush Street and you can
play tennis in the tennis club. Then go southward along Great Street and you’ll
find a teahouse and have some tea there. I’m sure you’ll have no trouble doing
these things.
Yours,
Mary
听力材料录音稿
W: I hardly ever go shopping
by car now. The shopping center is within walking distance.
M: Well, you’re lucky. The
nearest store I can go to is about two miles away.
Text 2
M: What can I do for you?
W: Can I get a city map at
the hotel?
M: Yes, there’s a bookstore
downstairs where they have pocket guidebooks with city maps. Shall I get one
for you?
W: No, thanks. We can get one
when we go downstairs.
M: I must be going now.
Text 3
M: Excuse me, but you have
some guests in the reception room.
W: What? Who?
M: Mr. Scott Carpenter and
his daughter.
W: I remember! Oh… Scott! I
made a lunch date with him and his daughter weeks ago.
M: Hello.
W: Hello. Can I help you?
M: Yes, I want to know why
there’s ho electricity.
W: Sorry, Sir. There’s been a
power cut.
M: Well, when will it come on
again?
W: It’s usually off for about
half an hour, so we expect it back at eight thirty.
M: Hello, room service?
W: Yes, Sir?
M: I’d like to order
breakfast in my room, please. Shall I give you my order?
W: Yes.
M: I’ll have a boiled egg,
baked beef and coffee. Oh, and can you tell me whether it’s safe to drink the
water? I mean water from the tap.
W: Well, we advise you to
drink boiled water. Sir. The water in your thermos boiled.
M: Do you mind if I join you?
W: Please do.
M: I’m Alan Hook. I work at
St Jude’s Training College.
W: How do you do? Barbara
Samuel. And what do you do at the college?
M: I’m in charge of the
science department.
W: Have you been there long?
M: Just over a year. By the
way, haven’t I seen your picture in the paper recently?
W: Ah, that must have been
the national tennis competition last week.
M: That’s right—you won a
cup.
W: Well, I guess I was lucky.
How about you? Do you play?
M: I used to, but I’m out of
practice these days. I must see about joining a club sometime.
M: Did you watch Jay Leno’s
talk show last night?
W: Uh, who was on it?
M: Matt Damon. He’s in that
new movie.
W: Oh, that movie looks
sweet. Aren’t there like six big-name actors in it?
M: I don’t know how many.
There’s like Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon. Who else?
W: I don’t know, but it’s
definitely the only movie of its kind.
M: Do you know what the story
is?
W: I think they’re in Vegas,
and a crowd of good-looking young men who are…Are they trying to rob a bank?
M: I think they’re trying to
rob a jewelry store. That’s what he was talking about last night, but I, I
wasn’t really paying attention so I didn’t understand.
W: Well, I don’t really care.
I just want to go and see all those stars on one screen.
M: Hi, Lily. I’ve been
wanting to ask you if you have any plans for Chinese National Day.
W: No, not really.
M: Well, I was planning to
have a party at my house.
W: Sure I’d like to come. Who
are you inviting?
M: Some young teachers from
the department and three of you American students. That way you can practice
your Chinese, too.
W: That’s a great idea. What
can I bring?
M: Let’s see. I’ll prepare
everything Chinese, and…
W: Why don’t I make a potato
salad? Also, I’ll be seeing Bob and Jane tomorrow. Do you want me to tell them
to show up?
M: Well, I should let them
know about the party, so they won’t plan anything else.
W: Right. When would you like
us to come?
M: About five. I’d like
everybody to come early so that you can talk before dinner. Oh, one other
thing. Could you ask Bob to bring his records?
W: Sure.
M: Thanks. Bye-bye.
W: Thanks for picking me up
this evening, Ted.
M: No problem. Mom. I’m happy
to do it. By the way, I had some friends over after school today and we drank
all the milk. Shall we stop at the supermarket on the way home to get some?
W: I think it’s closed by
this time of night. But we can stop at the convenience store. They’re open 24
hours.
M: Here we are. But I don’t
think I’ve ever been here before. Let’s go in.
W: I don’t come here often
because the prices here are higher.
M: There isn’t much
selection, but that makes choosing easier.
W: Does it? I enjoy comparing
so I can get the best bargain for our family. Of course, this time we don’t
have much choice, do we?
M: No, I guess not. This is
probably the only place open at this time of the night Look at this. Mom. They
have hamburgers ready made. All you have to do is to heat it by microwave for
thirty seconds.
W: I know that, Ted, but they
cost more. You’d better go over to have a look at the magazines. It’ll take
your mind off food. I’ll take them to the cash counter.
Good morning. I am Professor
Armstrong, and I am your laboratory instructor. This class is intended as a
necessary part of the course, which Dr Smith will be in charge of. This class
will meet twice a week. This laboratory begins at nine. I expect you to be on
time. I do not intend to wait for the latecomers or repeat what has already
been covered if you miss the explanation. And do not arrive late and interrupt
your neighbor. You may as well not come if you can’t be on time.
Attendance is equally
important. If you miss three lab classes, you’re dropped from the labs-no
excuses. You can’t complete the course without completing the lab.
Besides, safety is key here.
It’s very important to keep things neat and clean, dress properly, and be
careful. You may not eat, drink or smoke in the laboratory and you should
always clean the counter and wash your hands both before and after the class.
Long hair must be tied back. Large clothing must not be worn. Any laboratory
accident must be reported immediately.
I hope you’ll enjoy the
laboratory. It’s a wonderful place, and all the requirements I’ve just
mentioned are to be followed. We will begin today by learning about the
microscope.
