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北京八中 2006-2007学年度第一学期期中练习 年级：高三 科目：英语 班级_____ 姓名____ 第一卷（三部分，共115分） 第一部分：听力理解（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。每段对话后有一道小题，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，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。 1．What are the speakers talking about? A．A basket． B．Some toys． C．Some little kids． 2．What does the woman mean? A．The manager is sure to be at the office． B．She is wondering where to go． C．She’d like to give her help． 3．What does the man think of his friend Sam? A．Lovely． B．Helpful C．Open-minded． 4．Why does the woman want to get the coat? A．She likes its color very much． B．The price is reasonable C．It is on sale now． 5．How is the film museum? A．It is the most modern one． B．It stands in the city center． C．It is under construction． 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话在或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的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5秒钟时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。 6．Where does the conversation take place? A．In a department store． B．In a restaurant． C．In a company 7．Why will the man wait a little longer? A．People are always late． B．His wife has not come yet． C．He didn’t make the appointment． 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8．What is the woman’s problem? A．She hates to walk such a long way． B．She wants to get a lift． C．She has lost her way． 9．How will the woman get to Emberton? A．On foot． B．By car． C．By bus． 听第8段材料，回答第10至11题。 10．What are the speakers in the conversation? A．Journalists． B．Workers． C．Tourists． 11．What are the speakers going to do there? A．To have a news-making event． B．To do some hard work． C．To go sightseeing． 听第9段材料，回答第12至14题。 12．What is the speaker talking about? A．His enjoyment as an office builder． B．His experience as a window washer． C．His adventure as a high building climber． 13．Why does the speaker choose the job? A．Relaxing；high-paid；though dangerous． B．Fresher and greater than other jobs． C．Difficult but interesting to him． 14．Is the speaker successful in his work now? A．Yes，as he had a very good start． B．Sure，as he has run his own business． C．Of course，as he is always good at his job． 听第10段材料，回答第15至17题 15．Where are the speakers talking to each other? A．On the Internet． B．In a computer store． C．Somewhere before a computer． 16．How much will the man finally pay for the camera? A．$ 800． B．$600． C．$200． 17．Which of the following is right according to the conversation? A．Shopping on the Internet is easier than that in the stores． B．People can only use credit cards while shopping on the Internet． C．Most people prefer the Internet shopping only because of the lower prices． 听第11段材料，回答第18至20题。 18．What’s the relationship between the speakers? A．Visitor and neighbor． B．Reporter and citizen． C．Governor and gardener． 19．What will happen to the city community garden? A．More flowers and vegetables will be planted there． B．It will be replaced by some new apartments． C．The town will enlarge its space． 20．Why is the man making a complaint? A．There used to be a lot of rubbish there． B．There is no good reason of it being moved away． C．There are too many apartments around the neighborhood． 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答案。 21. I’ll be ________ the whole company when the manager is away next week. A. in place of B. in charge of C. in need of D. in the charge of 22. You have been sitting on my hat and now it is badly out of . A. date B. shape C. order D. balance 23. ---What’s in the room, Tom? Let’s get in and have a look. ---We’d better not. There ________ something dangerous. A. might have B. might be C. could be D. will be 24. -- Andrew won't like it, you know. -- ? I don't care what Andrew thinks! A. So what B. So where C. So why D. So how 25. It doesn’t ________ any sense to talk it over with them. A. do B. give C. make D. produce 26. ---Is your father still in bed? ---No, he _______ and _______ for you in the dining-room now. A. is already up, waits B. got up, waiting C. has got up, waited D. is already up, waiting 27. A healthy life is frequently thought to be __ with the open countryside and home- grown food. A. tied B. related C. involved D. associated 28. ---Are there any English story books for us students in the library? ---There’re only a few, ________. A. if some B. if any C. if many D. if ever 29. —Your sister nearly_______ all her spare time to her study during the three years. —That’s right, or she_______ the first place in her school in the College Entrance Examination. A. devoted; wouldn't have taken B. spent; wouldn't have taken C. hadn't devoted; hadn't taken D. hadn’t spent; couldn’t take 30. --Can I pay the bill by check? --Sorry, sir. But it is the management rules of our hotel that payment ______ be made in cash. A. shall B. need C. will D. can 31. The area of Beijing is about that of New York. A．as four times greater than B．as four times large as C．four times as much as D．four times as big as 32. ________ around the lab, the visitors were taken to the playground. A. Having shown B. Having been shown C. Being shown D. To be shown 33. Tom was kept in the classroom after the exam because he was caught _______. A. cheat B. to cheat C. cheating D. cheated 34. _________ in the school rules that boy students should not wear long hair. A. What is required B. What requires C. It is required D. It requires 35. Nothing else more important than water in the place like a desert. A. we can't find B. can't we find C. can we find D. we can find 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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 One evening after dinner，Mr．and Mrs．Bond called a family meeting．“We’ve had to make a 36 decision，” Mr．Bond announced．“You see，your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a TV station in Chicago． 37 ，the station is not here．After 38 long and hard about it，we’ve 39 that the right decision is to move to Chicago．” Marc looked 40 ，while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they’d be moving．“It’s surprising but exciting!” she said．Marc simply said，“I can’t leave my 41 ． I’d rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons !” The Bonds hoped that by the time they moved to Chicago in August，Marc would grow more 42 the idea of leaving．However，he showed no 43 of accepting the decision，refusing to 44 his belongings． 45 the morning of their move，Marc was nowhere to be found．His parents called Tommy Lyons’ house，but Mrs．Lyons said she hadn’t seen Marc．Mrs．Bond became increasingly 46 while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so 47 ． What they didn’t know was that Marc had started to walk over to Tommy’s house with a faint idea of 48 in Lyons’ attic (阁楼) for a few days．But as he walked along，all the 49 landscape of his neighbourhood 50 him of the things he and his family had done together : the green fence he and his mother had painted；the trees he and his sister used to 51 while playing hide-and-seek；the park 52 he and his father often took walks together．How much would these 53 without his family，who made them special in the first place ? Marc didn’t take the 54 to answer that question but instead，he hurried back to his house， 55 if there were any boxes the right size to hold his record collection． 36．A．different B．quick C．wise D．final 37．A．Besides B．However C．Therefore D．Even though 38．A．thinking B．quarrelling C．complaining D．arguing 39．A．known B．recognized C．concluded D．insisted 40．A．shocked B．puzzled C．disappointed D．excited 41．A．classmates B．friends C．neighbours D．parents 42．A．delighted at B．pleased with C．used to D．worried about 43．A．ways B．signs C．interests D．hopes 44．A．pack B．collect C．tie D．pile 45．A．Before B．In C．On D．During 46．A．anxious B．angry C．frightened D．miserable 47．A．rudely B．irregularly C．irresponsibly D．naughtily 48．A．hiding B．staying C．sleeping D．living 49．A．beautiful B．familiar C．splendid D．modern 50．A．recalled B．remembered C．warned D．reminded 51．A．plant B．water C．climb D．hide 52．A．which B．where C．that D．what 53．A．cost B．value C．mean D．measure 54．A．time B．courage C．strength D．patience 55．A．looking B．wondering C．asking D．expecting 第三部分 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分) A One of the largest counties is named for Captain Erastus “Deaf” Smith, a deaf man. Captain Smith was the leader of General Sam Houston’s scouts (侦察兵) during the Texas Revolution, the war in which Texas won its freedom from Mexico. The county named in his honor is called Deaf Smith County. A scout in the days of the Texas Revolution was much like what a spy is today. Captain “Deaf” Smith would find out where enemy troops were camped and how many men the enemy had; and he would report to Sam Houston. Even when other people could not see or hear any sign of people or animals, Captain Smith would know where they were. Sometimes he would guide Texas troops through enemy territory (领土) without the enemy even knowing they were there. Erastus Smith was born in New York on April 19, 1787, but went to live in Mississippi when he was 11 years old. He went to Texas for a short time in 1817, and four years later returned to Texas to settle in. He wandered over Texas as a surveyor (测量员) before he volunteered for army service after the start of the Texas Revolution. Smith married a Mexican woman, and they had four children—three girls and one boy. He spent a lot of time learning the customs, manners, and language of the Mexican settlers. When the Texas Revolution began in 1835, Smith at first refused to take part in it out of respect for his family’s heritage. However, after Mexican troops tried to stop him from going to San Antonio to visit his family, he volunteered for service with the Texans. He was made a captain. 56. At first, Smith refused to take part in the Texas Revolution because . A. he was a peace-loving person and hated fighting B. Mexican soldiers stopped him from going to San Antonio C. the Texans were not very good to him and his family D. his wife was Mexican and he didn’t want to fight against her people 57. How old was Smith when he settled in Texas? A. Thirty-four. B. Eleven. C. Thirty. D. Twenty-seven. 58. Which of the following was a great help in Smith’s work as a scout? A. His family’s heritage. B. His experience as a surveyor. C. His deafness. D. His good eyesight. 59. Which of the following is the correct order of the events? a. A county in Texas was named after Smith. b. Smith got married to a Mexican woman. c. Smith volunteered for service with the Texans. d. Mexican troops tried to stop him from seeing his family. e. Smith went to live in Mississippi. f. The Texas Revolution started. A. a-b-c-d-e-f B. e-b-d-c-a-f C. b-e-f-d-c-a D. e-b-f-d-c-a B Many people think a telephone is essential .But I think it is a pest and a time waster .Very often you find it impossible to escape from some idle or curious chatter—box, or from somebody who wants something for nothing .If you have a telephone in your own house ,you will admit that it tends to ring when you are asleep ,or in the middle of a meal or a conversation, or when you are just going out ,or when you are taking your bath. Are you strong –minded enough to ignore it, to say to yourself, “Ah ,well ,it will all be the same in a hundred years’ time”？ You are not .You think there may be some important news or messages for you. I can assure you that if a message is really important it will reach you sooner or later .Have you ever rushed dripping from the bath, or chewing from the table, or dazed from the bed ,only to be told that you are a wrong number? But you will say, you need not have your name printed in the telephone directory, and you can have a telephone which is only usable for outgoing calls .Besides, you will say, isn’t it important to have a telephone in case of emergency—illness, an accident, or fire? Of course, you are right, but here in a thickly populated country like England one is seldom far from a telephone in case of dreadful necessity. I think perhaps I had better try to justify myself by trying to prove that what I like is good .I admit that in different circumstances—if I were a toon (business VIP) ,for instance ,or bed –ridden I might find a telephone essential . But then if I were a taxi—driver I should find a car essential. Let me put it another way: there are two things for which the English seem to show particular talent; one is mechanical invention, the other is literature .My own business happens to be with the use of words but I see I must now stop using them .For I have just been handed a slip of paper to say that somebody is waiting to speak to me on the telephone .I think I had better answer it .After all, one never knows, it may be something important. 60．The passage is mainly discussing __________. A．that we should be strong enough to ignore a phone call B．that important message will reach you sooner or later C．whether it’s necessary to answer all phone calls D．whether it is necessary to have a telephone 61．Judging from the passage, who is strong –minded enough to ignore a phone call? A．The author. B．A toon. C．A taxi—driver. D．Hardly anyone. 62．According to the passage, the author __________ . A．thinks the telephone should go out of our life B．likes to be different from other people C．thinks the telephone is annoying D．speaks favourably of a telephone 63．In the author’s opinion, which of the following is NOT true ? A．Nearly everyone has been told a wrong number. B．It’s necessary for everyone to have a telephone. C．He himself can not decide whether to answer a call. D．A telephone directory may bring in unexpected calls. C Pocket Tape-Recorders on the market now 1) Rose S702 $ 64 This simple model at the bottom of the Olympus range scored the most points for its excellent quality of recording. Back-ground noise hardly affects the sound and recording from a pocket is perfectly possible, but it does not turn off automatically （自动地）. 2) Earth M9 $ 49.95 Small and very good looking, the latest offering scored most for appearance. Sounds clear, but there is slight machine noise. The big control buttons are a great improvement on some of the complicated (复杂的) little controls on other tape-recorders. Doesn’t switch off automatically but a red light shows if the machine is still running. Tape length: 60 minutes per side. Weight: 230g 3) Earth M400 $ 115 Lots of little control buttons that make a noise and are difficult to use. Recording was good but machine noise lost points. Tape counter and automatic (自动的) switch-off when the tape has finished recording or rewinding are useful. Tape length: 60 minutes per side. Weight: 198g 4) Rocket M5 $ 29.95 Cheap and simple compared with the rest, but recording was good as long as there was no background noise. Use only its own make of cassette (盒式录音带). No light to show it is on; no fast forward button and the record button makes a loud noise. Tape length: 30 minutes per side. Weight: 285g 5) Land 585 $ 80 Handsome and simple to use, but recording is very poor at more than the recommended distance of 5 cm-designed for dictation. No recording light. Tape length: 15 minutes per side. Weight: 220g 64. Which machine produces the best recording with the least unwanted noise? A. Rose S702. B. Earth M9. C. Earth M400. D. Rocket M5. 65. If you want a machine which turns off automatically and weighs very little you should choose the _______. A. Rose S702. B. Earth M9. C. EarthM400. D. Land585. 66. Which machine is unsuitable for general use? A. Rose S702. B. Rocket M5. C. Earth M400. D. Earth M9. 67. Which two machines have the same tape length? A. Land 585; Rocket M5. B. Earth M400; Earth M9. C. Rocket M5; Rose S702. D. Rocket M5; Land585. D If you don’t want people to know too much about you, then you had better keep your fridge contents secret according to a British market research document released (公布) last week. Researchers peered into the fridges of 400 people in Britain and compared the contents with the owners’ life styles. They claim to be able to sort the nation’s people by fridge contents. They say those people can be separated into five groups: “nutrition nerds (no social sense)”, “food faddies (whatever’s in style)”, “martyr mums”, “fast food fantadics” and “restaurant regulars”. “Nutrition nerds” care much about what they put into their bodies. Their fridges are stocked with fruit, vegetables and healthy meat. People in this group tend to be highly organized and usually work in law or accountancy. The vast majority are single, but if they have a partner, that person will be similar. A fridge full of vitamin-enriched juices shows its owners work in media or fashion. They tend not to eat the foods they buy. Known as “food faddies”, they just want to be seen as buying the latest important thing. A fridge filled with everything from steak to frozen fish suggests the “martyr mum”. Her fridge tends to be stocked with every kind of product, except what she herself would want. “Fast food fantadics” have their fridges filled with take-away foods from stores or restaurants and mineral water or soda-pop (果味汽水); the nearest they will get to fresh fruit is tomato sauce. Their fridge hints at someone who works hard and plays hard. Also, someone who is not into long-term planning. Finally, a fridge filled with nothing more than a bottle of white wine and some sparkling (苏打) mineral water implies an owner who is single, lives in a big city and enjoys the finer things in life. The fridge is empty because this person regularly eats in restaurants. 68. Which group of people seems to live the healthiest lifestyle? A. Food faddies. B. Nutrition nerds. C. Martyr mums. D. Fast food fantadics. 69. A “martyr mum” gets all kinds of food in her fridge because . A. she enjoys eating them B. she is too busy to go shopping every day C. her family enjoy eating them D. she enjoys cooking meals 70. The writer suggests that ______ are fashionable. A. mineral water and soda-pop B. steak and frozen fish C. take-away foods D. vitamin-enriched juices 71. The best title for this passage is . A. A healthy diet B. You are what’s in the fridge C. A healthy lifestyle D. Five types of fridge E People say teenagers are no good. They make too much noise in shopping malls; they drive recklessly up and down America’s main streets; they carry chips on their shoulders as big as the Sears Tower. And at least some of the time those things are true. But we shouldn’t forget that there are hard moments in the life of a teenager too. I watched such a moment not long ago at a woman’s funeral(葬礼). I didn’t expect the event to affect me. Through much of the ceremony, in fact, I remained unmoved. Then her teenage grandson stepped forward. With his very first deep breath, every heart in that church was achingly reminded of something we had all forgotten. Softly he began: “I want to share a few values that Nana taught me. She never failed to see light in any situation. When our family dog would literally attack her, what would Nana say? ‘Oh, what beautiful markings that dog has.’ That was Nana. “She was a strong woman who often lived in the shadow of my grandpa, who was a successful businessman in this city. But she was the one behind the scenes who provided the strength and support for Grandpa’s career,” he