1、淄博市高三第一次摸底考试英语试题 2007.9 第I 卷（三部分，共105分）注意事项：11答第一卷前，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
2、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. Wal
3、king 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 cant believe his ears. B. He doesnt believe the woman. C. He is not sure about himself.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1
4、.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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Why isnt he a doctor now? A. Because he doesnt want to be a doctor. B. Because he couldnt pay for the education of a doctor. C. Because his father did
5、nt 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. By train.10. Whats the climate like? A. Its cold
6、 and sunny. B. Its warm and rainy. C. Its 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
7、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 Bobs home.听下面一段材料，回答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
8、 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 colleg
9、e in his second term? A. He didnt like the big lecture classes. B. He couldnt 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 G
10、erman.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.-Its not _ waste bag. Its my shopping bag.A. a, a B. the, the C. t
11、he, a D. a, the 22. -Do you think the weather is good enough for an outing?-Yes, you couldnt hope for _ at the time of the year.A. the nicer day B. a nicer day C. the nicest day D. a nice day23. It is the education _ he received when studying abroad _ has made him such an excellent manager. A. that,
12、 that B. that, which C. what, that D. which, which24. The little 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 effe
13、ct 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 hasnt been to the countryside, _ he want to go there.A. so has B. so does C. neither has D. neither d
14、oes 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
15、30. Whether ways will be found to stop pollution or not is just _worries the public. A. which B. that C. what D. where31. 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 to32. The news item about the fire is fol
16、lowed by a detailed report made _ . A. on the spot B. on the site C. on the location D. on the ground33. In a typhoon, winds _a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour. A. attain B. accomplish C. actuate D. alter34. - Why are you crying? - I just cant help _.A. to B. that C. it D. so 35. He hesit
17、ated 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 t
18、he 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
19、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, “Befor
20、e we went in, 47 did you stop by the tree earlier?” “Oh, thats my trouble tree,” he replied, “I know I cant help having 48 on the job and in my life, but those troubles dont 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
21、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 arent nearly as 54 as I remember 55 up the night before.”36. A. broken B. terrible C. flat D. fantastic37. A. quitB. deleted C. declined D
22、. reduced38. A. rideB. increaseC. performD. start39. A. BeforeB. On C. ImmediatelyD. Directly40. A. shortly B. brieflyC. suddenlyD. straight41. A. trunksB. leavesC. branches D. shoots42. A. went by B. went over C. went offD. went through43. A. smiles B. sorrowC. confidenceD. doubts44. A. happy B. la
23、rge C. complexD. modern45. A. worseB. better C. moreD. less46. A. drove B. sent C. instructedD. walked47. A. how B. who C. whyD. where48. A. matters B. troublesC. questionsD. worries49. A. belong B. insertC. includeD. provide50. A. instance B. agesC. purposeD. sure51. A. when B. sinceC. because D. i
24、f52. A. ask B. come C. leaveD. look53. A. FrightfulB. FunnyC. StrangeD. Accessible54. A. much B. few C. littleD. many55. 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。AA very important world problem-in fact, I tend to say it is the most impo
25、rtant 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 ann
26、ual increase. In terms of numbers this means something like 40 to 55 million additional people every 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 months to add to itse
27、lf 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 years 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 Yor
28、k. 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.
29、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. T
30、he Lack of Land Resources B. Population ExplosionC. Your Lifetime D. The Birthrate57. According to the author, _ is the most important for population pressure. A. the net increase rate B. the birthrateC. the enormous amount of world populationD. the population explosion in Australia58. It can be lea
31、rned from Paragraph 2 that _. A. in less than 6 months to the world population 20 million will be added B. three month 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 En
32、gland and Wales will be doubled 59. Which of the following is TRUE? A. After 24 hours, l20 thousand babies were born. B. The birthrate is 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 happen
33、s 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 problemBWatching television more than two hours a day early in life can lead to attention problems later in a
34、dolescence, according to a study released on 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, be
35、tween 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 re
36、port, 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 develop
37、ing brain of a young child, and could make reality seem boring by comparison.Hence, 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
38、 concentration, such as reading, games, sports and play, he said.Previous studies have linked the habit of long TV watching among children to obesity 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-ra
39、ted US. childrens 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 sodium, wrote Lisa Powell of the University of Illinois in Chicago.61. Which of the following would be the best title of the p
40、assage? A. TV viewing may occupy activities promoting concentration B. Childhood TV viewing can cause teenage problems. C. Attention problems was 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 hab
41、its and behaviors of more than 1,000 children B. the effects of childhood viewing on attention may last for a short time C. those 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 th
42、e underlined word “mundane” refer to? A. ordinary B. complex C. challenging D. boring64. Which of the following explanation is NOT true? A. Habit of TV watching among children is linked to obesity and diabetes. B. TV viewing may supplant other activities that promote concentration. C. The rapid scen
43、e changes may over excite the developing brain of a young child. D. Majority of food products advertised on childrens 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 o
44、n watching TV D. to introduce the result of a studyCColleges 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 consequence
45、s.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 cant do your best work when youre 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 st
