1、大连二十四中 2008-2009 学年度上学期期中考试高三年级英语科试卷命题人：洪卫 校对人：韩洋第一部分：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。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What does the man mean?A. Tom cant hear them.B. Tom is visiting his mother.C. Tom will be unable t
2、o come.2. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a hotel B. In a library C. In a laboratory 3. What is the man going to do ?A. He wants the woman to fix his watch .B. He will call her when the watch is fixed.C. He wants her to fix the watch within one week.4. who painted the house?A.
3、Henry B. Henrys friends C. Someone else5. How much money do they have between them?A. $46 B. $86 C. $56 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 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6-8 题。6. Where are the two speakers?A. I
4、n the library B. In a department store C. In the street7. Who are the two speakers?A. A woman and his husband.B. A woman and a passer-by.C. A woman and her friend.8. Where will the woman change buses?A. At the zoo. B. At the traffic lights. C. At the end of the No.9 bus.听第 7 段材料，回答第 9-11 题。9. Why is
5、 the man going to the States?A. Visit places of interest. B. Visit his friends. C. Attend a conference.10. How long will the conference last?A. One month. B. A fortnight. C. Seven days.11. What is the man?A. A scientist. B. A writer. C. A traveler.听第 8 段材料，回答第 12-14 题。12. What does the man dislike a
6、bout his job?A. Working in a hotel B. Working in summer. C. Traveling all the time.13. Why doesnt he want to take the new job?A. He doesnt get a good pay.B. He dislikes working in a seaside town.C. He hates playing the same piece again and again.14. What does the woman think of the job the man was o
7、ffered?ABoring B. Well-paid C. Tough听第 9 段材料，回答第 15-17 题。15. What was the man in China for?A. For a tour B. For a conference C. For a lecture16. How many cities did the woman visit in China?A. 5 B. 4 C. 617. What are the man and the woman ?A. A scientist and a traveler.B. A businessman and a travele
8、r.C. A businessman and a scientist.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18-20 题。18. who does the speaker talk to?A. A friend of his. B. A group of new students. C. A group of visitors.19. What is the total number of departments in the college?A. six B. five C. four20. Where do the teachers in the English department mainly
9、 come from?A. England and America B. America and Australia C. America and Canada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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.I found the very watch of mine _ I had left _ .A. where;it B.that;it C.which;one D.where;one22.-How can I repair it
10、?-Well, look at the _?A.explanations B.expressions C.instructions D.introductions23.Xian was _ starting point of _ world-famous Silk Road.A./;/ B.a;a C.the;/ D.the;the24.The newly-built threatre is _ the old one.A.as twice big as B.twice more bigger than C.twice the size of D.twice so big as25.-Here
11、 you are at last. How about our plane?-Well, Ive bought the tickets. The plane _ at 2:00 this afternoon.A.is going to take off B.takes offC.is to take off D.will take off26.Toms father, as well as his mother, _ in New York for a few days more.A.ask him to stay B.ask he to stay C.asks he stays D.asks
12、 he stay27The man we followed suddenly stopped and looked as if _ whether he was going in the right direction.A.seeing B.having seen C.to see D.to have see28._ , youll never be able to persuade him.A.However hard may you try B.However hard you may tryC.Try however hard you may D.Try hard however you
13、 may29.We found some precious jars and vases in an ancient tomb, _ you know, are valuable.A.even the pieces of which B.which even piecesC.even the pieces of it D.whose even the pieces30.Hes bought a cottage in the country for _ he retires, with the money hes saved over half of his life.A.when B.wher
14、e C.what D.which31.He was caught in the rain last night. That _ his cold.A.can have brought about B.ought to bring aboutC.should have brought about D.may have brought about32.-Could you send me an application for the TOEFL test?- _. Whats your name and address?A.Yes, I could. B.Just a moment. C.That
15、s right. D.No problem.33.Whats the synonym of “genial”?A.unkind B.kind C.cold D.real34.It is said that the police have _ a lot of new information about the wanted man.A.turned up B.turned out C.turned over D.turned on35.Hes very sensitive about being small, so dont mention it.Which of the following
16、has the same meaning as the word underlined.A.This material is sensitive to heat.B.When I need advice, he is a helpful and sensitive friend.C.A writer mustnt be too sensitive to criticism.D.The Stock Exchange is sensitive to likely political changes.第二节：完型填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题
17、的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。I was 9 years old when I found out my father was _36_ . It was 1994, but I can remember my mothers words as if it _37_ yesterday: “Kerrel, I dont want you to take food _38_ your father, because he has AIDS. Be very careful when you are around him.”AIDS wasnt _39_ we
18、 talked about in my country when I was growing up. From then on, I knew that this would be a family _40_. My parents were not together anymore, and my dad lived alone. For a while, he could take care of himself. But when I was 12, his condition worsened. My fathers _41_ children lived far away, so i
19、t _42_ to me to look after him. We couldnt afford all the necessary medication for him, and _43_ Dad was unable to work, I had no money for school supplies and often couldnt _44_ buy food for dinner. I would sit _45_ feeling completely _46_, the teachers words muffled as I tried to figure out _47_ I
20、 was going to manage.I didnt share my burden with anyone. I had seen how people reacted to AIDS. Kids _48_ classmates who had parents with the disease. And even adults could be cruel. When my father was moved to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was _4
21、9_ weak to feed himself. I had known that he was going to die, _50_ after so many years of keeping his condition a secret, I was completely unprepared when he reached his final days. Sad and _51_, I _52_ a woman at the non-profit National AIDS Support. That day, she _53_ me on the phone for hours. I
22、 was so lucky to find someone who cared. She saved my life.I was 15 when my father died. He took his secret away with him, having never spoken about AIDS to anyone, even me. He didnt want to call attention to _54_. I _55_.36. A. bad B. ill C. good D. well 37. A. were B. was C. had been D. has been38
23、. A. to B. from C. in D. on39. A. anything B. everything C. something D. all40. A. secret B. problem C. trouble D. matter41. A. another B. other C. the other D. others42. A. came B. fell C. felt D. turned43. A. before B. after C. because D. so44. A. still B. even C. yet D. already45. A. at home B. i
24、n the hospital C. on the chair D. in class46. A. lost B. sad C. puzzled D. curious47. A. what B. where C. how D. when48. A. laughed at B. smiled at C. played a joke about D. made fun of49. A. too B. so C. enough D. very50. A. and B. but C. however D. yet51. A. hopeful B. excited C. disappointed D. h
25、opeless52. A. visited B. called C. asked D. advised53. A. kept B. told C. spoke D. talked54. A. him B. me C. disease D. AIDS55. A. do B. did C. am D. will第三部分：阅读理解（共小题；每小题分，满分分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AMy grandfather grew up in war-torn Europe. When German soldiers occupie
26、d his hometown , the thriving city of Tarow, Poland, he refused to obey them and eventually joined the Soviet army to fight for his countrys freedom . “Stand straight, stand tall,” he told himself. After the war, in 1947, he boarded a boat for Manhattan. He was hungry and suffering from seasickness.
27、 All alone in a new country, he was frightened about his future .Still, he marched head-on into the hustle and bustle of the streets of New York . Soon he met other European immigrants, each of them trying to find his or her own way .If they could do it, why couldnt he? “Stand straight, stand tall,”
28、 he would remind himself.Thanks to the help of a loyal and trusting friend, my grandfather gained a jewelry booth on Canal Street, New York City .He once told me how nervous he was on that first day of work. He was not only trying to learn this tough new business, but also a new language.To his surp
29、rise, the men in neighboring boothswho could have taken advantage of himoffered their help and advice. Within months, my grandfather was commanding his spot behind the counter, selling diamonds and cultured pearls as if hed been doing it his whole life.Stand straight and stand tall.In later years, m
30、y grandfather would take both my mother and her sister down the aisle at their weddings. As he stood with each of them, he thought about their new beginnings, and of the adventures and journeys they would experience together .He also thought about the children who would one day carry on his family n
31、ame.I am so proud to be one of those children. Listening to my grandfathers remarkable experiences has changed the way I view my own life.56Which is the correct order of the things that happened in the passage?a. My grandfather took both my mother and her sister down the aisle at their weddings.b. W
32、orld War II broke out in Europe.c. My grandfather went to America.d. My grandfather began to run his diamond business.e. The men in neighboring booths helped him.Ab, c, a ,d, e B b, c, d ,e ,a Cb, c ,e , a ,d Dc, b ,e ,d ,a57Which is NOT true according to the passage?AMy grandfather was a soldier du
33、ring World War II.BMy grandfather went to America by sea.CMy grandfather had been doing a jewelry business his whole life.DMy grandfather ran his business successfully.58Grandpa probably inspired his grandchildren in time of trouble by saying “ ”.AA friend in need is a friend indeedBGod help those w
34、ho help themselvesCStand straight ,stand tallDPractice makes perfect59It can be concluded that .AGrandpa never lost heart in time of hardshipsBGrandpa never threw doubt upon his fateCGrandpa was born to be a businessmanDGrandpa didnt live up to his friends expectationsBBut I wonder about my Momma so
35、metimes, and all the other Negro(blacks )mothers who got up at 6 a.m. to go to the white mans house with sacks over their shoes because it was so wet and cold. I wonder how they made it .They worked very hard for the man, they made his breakfast and they scrubbed his floors and they took care of his
36、 babies. They didnt have too much time for us.I wonder about my Momma, who walked out of a white womans clean house at midnight and came back to her own where the lights had been out for three months, and the pipes were frozen and the wind came in through the holes in the wall. Shed have to make dea
37、ls with the rats: leave some food out for them so they wouldnt bite the doors or the babies. The roaches（蟑螂）？Oh, they were just like part of the family!I wonder how she felt telling those white kids she took care of to brush their teeth after they ate, to wash their hands after they finish bathroom.
38、 She could never tell her own kids because there wasnt soap or water back home.I wonder how my Momma felt when we came home from school with a list of vitamins and pills the school nurse said we had to have .Momma would cry all night , and then go out and spend most of the rent money for pills. A we
39、ek later, the white man would come for his eighteen dollars rent and Momma would beg him to wait until tomorrow. She had to lie to him that she had lost her wallet or the relief check was coming soon or the white people had some money for her. Tomorrow Id be hiding in the closet because there was on
40、ly supposed to be two kids in the flat, and I could hear the rent man shout at my Momma and call her a cheat. And when he finally went away, Momma put the sacks on her shoes and went off to the rich white mans house to dress the rich white kids so their mother could take them to a special baby docto
41、r.60Mother got up at 6 a.m. every day ,because .Ashe had to cook breakfast for her childrenBshe had to catch the first bus to the factoryCshe had to work in the white mans houseDshe had to go to see a special baby doctor61Mother never told us to brush our teeth or to wash our hands because .Ashe tho
42、ugh we didnt need to Bwe didnt like washing handsCwe had done everything very well Dthere was no soap or water in our home62Why did the writer hide in a closet when the landowner came for rent?AThe closet could only hold two kids.BOnly two kids were allowed to live in the house.CThey should pay more
43、 rent for two kids.DThere was only one bedroom for the two kids.63What does the writer mainly tell us?ABlack people lead a miserable life. BBlack people dont have enough rent money.CWhite people lead an expensive life. DWhite people have special baby doctors.CIn our culture, the sources of what we c
44、all a sense of “mastery” feeling important and worthwhileand the sources of what we call a sense of “pleasure”finding life enjoyableare not always the same. Women often are told “You cant have it all.” Sometimes what the speaker really is saying is: “You choose a career, so you cant expect to have closer relationships or a happy family life.” or “You have a wonderful husband a
