四川省武胜县高三下学期第一次联考英语试题

 
第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：语法和词汇知识（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。
1.－I’ve made up my mind to join “Happy Girls” —— a national singing competition.
.－_______.
A.All right   B. Best wishes   C. Congratulations   D. Good luck

 
2. The education of _______ young is always _______ hot and serious topic.
A. 不填；不填，    B. the; a    C不填; the   D. the; 不填

 
3. Michael Jackson ______ as “king of pop” was announced dead on June 25th, ______ the world.

 
4._______ water to grow is well-known.

 
5. He will never _______ though every means ________ tried already.

 
6. Last night I was watching the news about Obama’s wining of the Nobel Peace Prize on TV ________ the power went off.

 
7.－Will the little bed      for the little girl?
－As far as I know ,it is just the one for her.

 
8. With H1N1 flu _______ all over the world, people would like to spend their holiday at home.

 
9. We rent a beach house with two small rooms,______ can serve as a kitchen.

 
10. Word comes that free souvenirs (纪念品) will be given to ________ comes first.

 
11.______ their studies in China, they’ve travelled to some cities and talked with the local people.

 
12. Ahead of us _____ a middle-aged woman in a bright green dress.

 
13.－ I didn’t go fishing last Sunday because my car broke down..
－You ______ mine. I was not using it.

 
14. It was on my way back home_______ my father made the promise _______ I can do well in next exam he will buy me what I want.
A. when; that   B. when; that if   C. that; why   D that; that if

 
15.－ What will the shop owner do next?
－ He will have all these goods ordered ______ to the customers today.

 
16. － Mom, what did the doctor say?
－ He advised me to live _______ the air is fresher.

 
17. I admired the painting, and ED said he would like me to have______ as a gift from him.

 
18. Proud and self-satisfied, Jenny walked into the boss’s  office, _______ to leave the company immediately.

 
19. －How did your interview go?
－I couldn’t feel ________ about it! I seemed to find an answer for all of the questions.

 
20.You will__________sooner or later supposing that you work without play for long .

 
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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。
After their business trip, John and Mary returned, eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their home town feeling glad to be back, they noticed 21  , and they went off their usual route to see what it was. They found a  22  in flames. Mary said, “Oh, well, it isn’t our fire, let’s go home.”
But John 23  closer and screamed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be 24  work yet, maybe there is something we could do. ” It has nothing to do with us, Mary 25 .
But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror-stricken to see the whole house in 26  . A woman on the lawn was screaming, “The children! Get the children!” John 27  her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the 28 ,” cried the woman, “down the hall and to the left. ”
In spite of Mary’s disagreement John 29  for the basement which was full of smoke and 30  hot. He found the door and two children. 31 he left he could hear some more sobbing. He 32  the two badly frightened children into 33  arms and started back asking how many more children were down there. They told him 34  more and Mary grasped his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s 35  ! That house will fall down any second. ”
36  he ran into the smoke-filled hallway and at last he found both children. As he climbed up the 37 stairs, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely 38 about the little bodies next to him, and at last when they came out into the  39  and fresh air, he found that he had just  40 his own children.
The baby-sitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.
21．A．direction       B．mistake          C．smoke       D．danger
22．A．plant        B． home           C．store           D．kitchen
23．A．ran          B．walked              C．rode        D． drove
24．A．off         B．at                C． to                D．on
25．A．whispered   B． disagreed          C．nodded        D．required
26．A．flames     B．pieces             C．ruins          D．silence
27．A．pushed      B．greeted           C． seized          D．stopped
28．A．hall       B．department         C．house          D． basement
29．A．went      B． rushed            C．asked           D．reached
30．A．heavily     B．terribly            C．partly           D．slightly
31．A． As       B．If                 C．Since            D．Unless
32．A．comforted  B．protected          C．recognized       D． delivered
33．A．cheering   B．freezing           C．suffering           D． waiting
34．A．many            B．several           C．two                 D．three
35．A．foolish     B． dangerous            C．practical           D．painful
36．A．But        B．So               C．Instead            D．Therefore
37．A．wide       B．dirty             C．final               D． endless
38．A．particular    B．familiar         C．interesting          D．fortunate
39．A．car         B．crowd            C． sunlight           D．arms
40．A． found     B．     rescued       C．lost               D．Missed

 
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
A
O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.
41. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York.   b. Worked in a bank.        c. Travelled to Texas.
d. Was put in prison.    e. Had a newspaper job.      f. Learned to write stories.
A. e. c. f. b. d. a       B. e. b. d. c. a. f.        C. c. e. b. d. f. a    D. c. b. e. d. a f.
42. O. Henry went to prison because ___________.
A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper
B. people thought he had taken money that was not his
C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners
D. he broke the law by not using his own name
43. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?
A. He was very good at learning.                     B. He was not serious about his work.
C. He was devoted to the poor.                  D. He was well-educated.
44. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?
A. His life inside the prison.                  B. The newspaper articles he wrote.
C. His exciting early life as a boy.       D. The city and people of New York.

 
B
News（March 6, 2008）that Microsoft was making a $44. 6 billion bid to buy Yahoo was greeted with heated discussion by many Internet users on Friday. Here are some responses:
Mark Galeassi of Kansas City, Missouri
This is the best move for both parties. Yahoo has the ideas and Microsoft has the money to finally market these ideas correctly. Microsoft and Yahoo are a perfect fit and the deal will be good for consumers.
Scott G. of New Jersey
I was a Yahoo user for years along with Hotmail from Microsoft. Then Google came along. . . Google Earth, Google Toolbar and Gmail. Google is so innovative（创新的）with everything they do. Yahoo and Microsoft. . . same old story. . . I don’t think the merger（合并）will do anything for either company except improve the Yahoo shareholders’ bank accounts:
Michael Glosser of Estero, Florida
Right now, Yahoo offers a lot of features and tools at no cost for all different levels of Internet users. Microsoft seeks nothing but profit. Undoubtedly, they’ll do nothing other than find ways to start removing Yahoo’s formerly non-priced features. Microsoft’s greed will ruin the great thing that Yahoo currently is.
Toni Suarez of Hacienda Heights, California
Perhaps it would bring better high technology innovations to e-mail and help in researching and developing a better Internet!
Antonio Simmons of Parkville, Maryland
Microsoft purchasing Yahoo would be nothing more than an attempt from Microsoft to further impose upon the users their poor-quality software and obtain more wealth for the company. In my opinion, they will never be able to compete with Google because Yahoo and Microsoft’s current search engines are too inferior（差的）to compete. Even if combined, they still lack.
45. Who is in favor of the merger of Microsoft and Yahoo?
A. Antonio Simmons     B. Michael Grosser      C. Mark Galeassi      D. Scott G
46. In the opinion of Scott G. ,_______________.
A. Yahoo and Microsoft are lacking in innovation
B. the merger will contribute to Microsoft
C. the merger will allow Microsoft to overtake（超越）Google
D. Google is getting short of management experience
47. Michael Glosser is afraid that             .
A. the merger will lead to Microsoft’s monopoly（垄断）of the market
B. the merger will cost Yahoo’s free features
C. Internet users will have to buy Microsoft’s costly software
D. the increased competition will force Google out of the game
48. What is Antonio Simmons’ attitude towards Google?
A. Doubtful          B. Positive       C. Negative       D. Disapproval

 
C
New York City was dealing with a growing public health threat Sunday after tests confirmed (证实) that eight students at a private Catholic high school had contracted（感染）the same strain of the AH1N1 flu that has ravaged (重创) Mexico . Some of the school’s students had visited Cancun on a spring break trip two weeks ago .
Officials reported 68 U.S. cases of AH1N1 flu in five states so far , with the latest in Ohio and New York . Unlike in Mexico , cases in the United State have been mild – and U.S. health authorities can’t yet explain why .
In New York City , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that there were 45 cases , Mayor Michael Bloomberg said .
About 100 students at St. Francis Preparatory School complained of flu-like symptoms(症状) ; further tests will determine how many of those cases are AH1N1 flu. St. Francis is the largest private Catholic high school in the nation , with 2, 700 students . The school canceled classes on Monday and Tuesday in response to the outbreak .
Bloomberg stressed that the New York cases were mild and many are recovering , but said that some family members of students also had flu symptoms .
In Mexico , health officials say a strain of AH1N1 flu has killed up to 160 people and sickened over 2, 000 . New York officials said the flu strain discovered in the patients here is the same strain as in Mexico , though all the New York cases are mild .
AH1N1 flu is a respiratory (呼吸道) disease of pigs caused by type A flu viruses . Human cases are uncommon but can occur in people who are around pigs . It also can be spread from person to person . Symptoms include a high fever , body aches , coughing , sore throat and respiratory congestion .
49.The passage seems to suggest that _________ .
New York City hasn’t done enough to prevent the disease
the AH1N1 flu in the U.S. likely came from Mexico
people appear to have immunity (免疫力) to the virus
children are likely to be infected with the AH1N1 flu
50. What did St. Francis do in response to the outbreak ?
A. The school called off courses .
B. The school handed out masks to every student .
C. The school planned another trip to Cancun .
D. The infected students were required to stay at home .
51.Compared with cases in the U.S. cases in Mexico are _________ .
A. milder      B. more typical     C. more severe      D. more gentle
52. Which is the main idea of the article ?
A. AH1N1 flu is spreading quickly globally .
B. Many people died of AH1N1 flu in Mexico
C. How does AH1N1 flu spread ?
D. AH1N1 flu is confirmed in New York City

 
D
It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品杂货)，saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before. People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity(人性) as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.
53. How did people get to know the couple’s problem?
A. From radio broadcasts.                  B. From a newspaper.
C. From TV news.                       D. From a stranger.
54. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The author used to get to work by bike.
B. Several strangers offered bikes to them, but they only accepted one of them.
C. The author’s husband often parked the bike outside the back door.
D. Somebody had stolen their bike before, but soon returned it to the author.
55. What do we learn from the couple’s experience?  
A. An act of kindness can mean a lot.       B. One should take care of their bike.
C. News reports make people famous.      D. Strangers are usually of little help.
56. Why was the bike so important to the couple?
A. The man’s job was bike racing.      B. It was their only possession.
C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed.        D. They used it for work and daily life.

 
E
Research on the human brain has been attracting more and more scientists in recent years, just like the booming hi-tech industry. One of the latest research topics is how to change the human brain or combine the computer and the human brain, i.e. to transplant a chip into a human brain. This idea may make everyone’s dream come true. If we compare a human brain to a hard disc（硬盘）, what the scientists are doing is to enlarge the capacity of the hard disc. For the time being, there are some difficulties in such transplant experiments, but scientists never give up.
Experiments have started on animals. In 1996, a transplant experiment performed at the Defense and Military Physiology Research Institute in the U.S. turned a bear into a dolphin.
The dolphin was named Ted, and the bear was named Tallin. Using the most advanced technology available, deep and detailed images were made of the memory area in Ted’s brain containing information about swimming by the scientists. They obtained a series of useful information, the signals transferred by the nervous system. Such information was saved into a button-sized chip, which was then transplanted into the action memory area in Tallin’s brain. The information saved on the chip was released by means of electric power.
Recently, another comprehensive memory transplant was performed at the Motor Nerve Research Institute of the University of California. The comprehensive memory transplanted in the experiment included actions, moods, logic, words, images, etc. The experiment involved an entire transplant of the memory area. This was the largest such experiment done so far.
The transplant was performed making a transfer from a dog named “Genius” to a dog named “Idiot”. “Genius” could understand and follow up to 100 gestures and orders made by its master. It was a real genius in memorizing. “Idiot” was the younger brother of “Genius”. It had no contact with people at all since its birth. It became an animal with nothing in its brain, without any memory.
The operation was a complete success. When the two dogs woke up, “Idiot” had grasped all the abilities “Genius” possessed; it was good at memorizing and sensible. It could follow every gesture and any command given by its master. But “Genius” gave no response to its master, and in fact did not recognize him at all.
57. The purpose of the experiment is _____.
A. to combine the computer and the human brain    
B. to enlarge the capacity of human brain
C. to make some stupid dog turn clever          D. to make bear swim
58. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The scientists transferred a button-sized chip with useful information in Tallin’s brain.
B. The first comprehensive memory transplant was performed at the Motor Nerve Research University.
C. The second experiment wasn’t an entire transplant of the memory area.
D. The Idiot was an animal with memory before brain experiment
59. What does the underlined word “success” refer to?
A. The two dogs woke up.
B. They were both good at memorizing.
C. The Idiot grasped all the abilities of Genius.
D. The Genius grasped all the abilities of Idiot.
60. According to the text, we can infer _____.
A. a person can know more after the experiment
B. a bear can swim after being transferred a chip with related useful information
C. a dog can become clever after entire transplant of the memory area
D. it is really good for animals to have been involved in the transplant experiment

 
第二节：根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案标号填写在答题卡上。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
—Can I help you?
—61___B___
—Let me see. One lady’s skirt and one man’s overcoat.
—62_F_____
—Is next Thursday soon enough?
—63___G___
—Until 6 : 30 pm, sir.
—64___D___
—Here’s your receipt（收据）,sir.
—65___C___

E．A piece of cake?
F．When will they be ready?
G．Well. Yes. When does the shop close?

 
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共50分）
第三部分：写作（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：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。
此行缺一个词：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。
此行错一个词：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。
Time flies as an arrow. I'm already in the second half                              66.______
of senior grade 3 before I realized it. It's more                                       67.______
than three months before I graduate middle school.                                 68.______
At present, I'm busy with reviewing my lessons in order to                            69.______
take the college entrance examination. I hope to go to                             70.______
Beijing University, that is one of the best universities not                         71.______
only in China but also in the world. I'll try my best to turn                      72.______
my dream into the reality. Most of my classmates are also                        73.______
studying very hard to realize our wishes. I do believe everyone                74.______
will be able to enter a very good university and college.                              75.______

 
第二节：书面表达（满分35分）
作为高三学生，你肯定经历过多次考试，体验过成功，也遭遇过失败。请你根据下面的提示内容，简要概述高三学生普遍存在的对考试失败的两种态度，并结合自身实际，说明你的观点。

  注意：
词数：100左右；
可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。