1、山东苍山诚信中学 2008-2009 学年度高三第一学期期末模拟 英语试题 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。 21If I drive in this city myself, Ill probably get lost as I havent got very good sense of direction Aa; 不填 Bthe; 不填 Ca; the Dthe; a 22Which share is meant fo
2、r me? You can take halfThey are exactly the same Athis Bany Ceach Dneither 23How about the two of us chatting online? Its much cheaper than talking on the phone ANo way BWhy not? CAll right DNo matter 24When first in China, Dae Jang Geum made Chinese viewers crazy about it Ascreening Bto screen Cscr
3、een Dscreened 25While dancing happily at home, Athe door bell rang Bthe door bell rings Cwe heard the door bell rings Dwe heard the door bell ring 26I violin lessons every two weeks, but I think Ill make it every week from next month Aam having Bto screen Cscreen Dscreened 27There is a lot of smoke
4、coming out of the teaching-building there Really? It be a fire, most probably Acan Bought to Chave to Dmust 28 doesnt seem to have been much difficulty in solving the problem AIt BThat CThere DHe 29I thought you wouldnt mind Well, as a matter of fact I ; but you should have asked me first Adid Bdo C
5、wont Ddont 30 we move the picture over there? Do you think it will look better? AIf only BWhat if CAs if DEven if 31I didnt go to the Museum yesterday Yes, but I would rather you there too Awent Bhad gone Cshould go Dwould have gone 32The managing director was to the accident, although it was not hi
6、s fault Abe blamed for Bbe blamed on Cblame for Dblame on 33The government has taken some measures to solve the shortage of electricity, but it may be some time the situation improves Asince Bwhen Cunless Dbefore 34The newcomer is from Japan, I can tell from his appearance Awhich Bwhat Cwhere Dwho 3
7、5 we admit that there are still some problems about NMET, we dont mean that it is of no use AUntil BWhile CAs DUnless 第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 15 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 One student took a box of chicken to classAnother carried on a cell-phone 36 ,and
8、 still another whistled loudly every time the 37 turned his back Reform school? NoCollege More and more, professors say, they are coming across 38 students in their classroomsMany of todays young scholars arrive late, leave 39 , talk loud or take care of personal 40 such as paying bills during class
9、 Why are the students behaving 41 ? “Because they can,” said a student of University of North Texas “A lot of the time, the professors let them get away with it ” Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classroomsand even 42 taking some of the blame for bad behaviorThey say t
10、hat rude students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire 43 People are 44 when they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in 45 education, says Dr Gerald Amanda, a counselor at City College of San FranciscoThey 46 some high school students to mis
11、behave, but think those who get to 47 will behave more politely DrAmanda believes that society in 48 has become more tolerant of rude behavior and 49 people in power, including professors, no longer 50 standards for 51 That leads to a growing imprudence（轻率行为） 52 some college students “Theres a great
12、 53 of bad behavior in the world around them, and young people see it and 54 disrespect,” said DrAmanda, 55 that sometimes students “have no idea that they are being rude ” 36Aline Bconversation Cmessage Dpicture 37Aprofessor Bstudent Cpresident Dclassmate 38Ahardworking Bcheating Crude Dselfish 39A
13、late Bearly Cnoisily Dquietly 40Afelling Binterest Ccomputer Dbusiness 41Abadly Bwell Cpolitely Doneself 42Aenjoy Bhate Cstart Davoid 43Aschool Bcompany Csociety Dclass 44Adelighted Bsurprised Cinterested Dencouraged 45Abetter Bmore Chigher Dyounger 46Aexpect Bhope Cforbid Dwish 47Awork Bcollege Cle
14、arning Dknowledge 48Aall Btime Ccharge Dgeneral 49Awhy Bhow Cwhether Dthat 50Achange Bbreak Cset Dreach 51Ateaching Bpoliteness Cthinking Dprogress 52Aabout Bfor Cbehind Damong 53Adeal Bnumber Cmany Dsum 54Aprepare Bgrow Cdevelop Dimprove 55Aspeaking Badding Cwarning Dwishing 第三部分：阅读理解：（共 20 小题；每小题
15、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，并在答题 卡上将该项涂黑。 ） A Like the Five Olympic Rings from which they draw their color and inspiration, the Five Friendlies will serve as the Official Mascots of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, carrying a message of friendship and peace-and blessings from Chinat
16、o children all over the world Designed to express the playful qualities of five little children who form an intimate circle of friends, the Five Friendlies also embody the natural characteristics of four of Chinas most popular animalsthe Fish, the Panda, the Tibetan Antelope, the Swallowand the Olym
17、pic Flame Each of the Friendlies has a rhyming two-syllable namea traditional way of expressing affection for children in ChinaBeibei is the Fish, Jingjing is the Panda, Huanhuan is the Olympic Flame, Yingying is the Tibetan Antelope and Nini is the Swallow When you put their names togetherBei Jing
18、Huan Ying Nithey say “Welcome to Beijing,” offering a warm invitation that reflects the mission of the Five Friendlies as young ambassadors for the Olympic Games The Five Friendlies also embody both the landscape and the dreams and aspirations of people from every part of the vast country of ChinaIn
19、 their origins and their headpieces, you can see the five elements of naturethe sea, forest, fire, earth and skyall stylistic rendered in ways that represent the deep traditional influences of Chinese folk art and ornamentation 56The Official Mascots of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games carry the following
20、 messages Except Afriendship Bpeace Cblessing Dlove 57The Five Friendlies embody Athe sea and the forest Bthe natural characteristics, landscape, the dreams and aspirations Cthe fire and the earth Dthe sky and the earth 58What does the Five Friendlies mean when put together? AThey represent the deep
21、 traditional influences of Chinese folk art and ornamentation BThey represent the five elements of naturethe sea, forest, fire, earth and sky CThey are designed to express the playful qualities of five little children DWelcome to Beijing B Thousands of people began pouring into Pennsylvania from oth
22、er statesThey wanted to buy lottery ticketsThe tickets cost only 09 eachBut that small spending could bring them a reward of 90 millionThat was the second largest lottery jackpot（积累奖金）in history More than 87 million tickets were bought for the Pennsylvania lottery drawingThose who bought tickets had
23、 to choose seven numbers from 1 to 80The chance of winning was one in 96 millionBut that little chance certainly didnt affect ticket salesIn the last few days before the drawing, tickets were selling at the unbelievable rate of 500 per second Experts say many people buy lottery tickets because they
24、just want to have a piece of the actionOthers say the lottery is a stock market for poor peopleIt allows them to dream about wealth theyll probably never have But many people believe lotteries are no better than legalized（合法化的） gamblingSome critics note that most people who play are poor and may not
25、 be able to afford the ticketsThere are also many addicts who take the game seriouslyThey may pour their life savings into lottery ticketsSome clubs have been formed to help them kick the habit Politicians like lotteries because they provide money that would otherwise have to come from new taxesThe
26、profits from lotteries are usually used to pay for education or programs for senior citizensBut critics say this arrangement just allows states to legalize vice（恶习）, under the name of social progressNo matter whether you regard state lotteries right or not, you cannot refuse to accept their extreme
27、popularity with many Americans 59The main idea of the passage is that Alotteries are of great benefit to everyone who buys them Bplaying a lottery is just like investing in the stock market Ca lot of people buy lottery tickets, but lotteries cause disagreement Dlotteries are just legalized vice 60Wh
28、ich of the following is TRUE according to the passage? APoliticians like lotteries because they dont have to pay extra tax BThe popularity of lotteries in America actually is social progress CSome critics dont like lotteries because many poor people waste their money on them DPeople love the lottery
29、 because it is a stock market 61In just one hour in the last few days, the Pennsylvania lottery sold tickets totaling A$1.62million B90million C9.6million D87million 62People who are addicted to playing lotteries should Ajoin a club Bkick the habit Cwin the Pennsylvania Dsave every cent C Happy birt
30、hday! Do birthday really make people happy? Of course they doBirthday celebrate the day when we were bornBesides, that extra candle on the cake suggest another year of growth and maturity（成熟）or so we hopeWe all like to imagine that we are getting wiser and not just olderMost of us enjoy seeing the w
31、onder of growth in others, as wellFor instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proudFor Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful processBut growing old? That is a different story Growing old is not exactly for people in youth-oriented（以年轻人为中心
32、） American cultureMost Americans like to look young, act young and feel youngAs the old saying goes, “Youre young as you feel ” Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years oldPeople in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdomBut America
33、ns seem to favor those that are young, or at least “young at heart” Many older Americans find the “golden years” to be anything but goldenEconomically, “senior citizens” often struggle just to get byRetirement at the age of 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal incomeSocial security benefits usuall
34、y cannot make up the differenceOlder people may suffer from poor nutrition, medical care, and housingSome even experience age discrimination（歧视） American sociologist Pat Moore once dressed up like an older person and wandered city streetsShe was often treated rudely-even cheated and robbedHowever, d
35、ressed as a young person, she received much more respect Unfortunately, the elderly population in America is increasing fastWhy? People are living longerFewer babies are being bornAnd middle-aged “baby boomers” are rapidly entering the group of the elderlyAmerica may soon be a place where wrinkles（皱
36、纹）are “in”Marketing experts are ready noticing this growing group of consumer 63Growing up is a wonderful thing because Apeople can celebrate their birthday Bpeople can become more mature and wiser Cpeople can receive many presents Dpeople will feel younger at heart 64We can infer from the second pa
37、ragraph that Ayoung people lack experience and wisdom BAmerican older people often joke about their old age CAmerican culture is very young Ddifferent countries have different opinions on the old age 65What does the first sentence in the third paragraph mean? Athe golden years can make the old earn
38、lots of money and receive good medical care Bthe old in America are leading a hard life without good nutrition, medical care or housing Cthe old in America have to retire at the age of 65 DAmerican social security benefits are not good 66What does the underlined word “in ”in the last paragraph mean?
39、 Aserious Bcool Cdisappearing slowly Dgrowing fast 67According to this passage, which of the following statement is correct? Athe young are much more respected than the old in America Bthe old are much more respected than the young in America Cgrowing old makes people feel proud in America Dthe youn
40、g are often discriminated in America D Institutional construction is needed to guarantee public participation in environmental protection, says a commentary in Dazhong DailyAn excerpt follows The State Environment Protection Administration（SEPA） last week released a set of guidelines on public parti
41、cipation in environmental impact（影响） assessment, encouraging direct involvement from the general public in the countrys environmental affairs This is the first official document on public involvement in the environmental sector, which will make government decisions in the sector more transparent and
42、 democraticLast year, a series of environment issues plunged SEPA into an administrative accountability（问责） stormThe issues include a construction project that could lead to an ecological disaster in the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, water pollution in the Songhua Rive and disputes over the construc
43、tion of a dam on the Nujing RiverThen came the “environment impact assessment storm,” which showed the efforts made by the government in this aspect Although there are some articles on public involvement in the Environment Impact Assessment Law, they are very ambiguous and not practicalThe temporary
44、 measures give specific arrangement proceduresIt gives recognition and respect to the public rights to environment participation, and also shows the governments open mind for better environment participationBut such a right of participation is still partial in the assessment stageThere is still a la
45、ck of arrangements in the policy-making and law-enforcement phases In a modern society, every citizen has a right to live in a good environmentCitizens should be able to participate based on their rights t knowMarking such temporary measures is a good way to realize citizens right to participateBut
46、more should be included, such as citizens rights to participate in law-making, policy-making and law-enforcementThere should be an open mechanism to provide environment information, and a democratic system encouraging the public to participate in decision-making concerning the environment 68Which is
47、 not the last years environment issue? Aa construction project leading to an ecological disaster in the Old Summer Palace Bwater pollution in the Songhua River Cdisputes over the construction of a dam on the Nujing River Dmeasures to guarantee public participation in environmental protection 69The u
48、nderlined word “transparent” in the third paragraph probably means? Aclear Bdoubt Ctemporary Dclean 70The best title of this passage is APublic can help environment BThe serious environmental problems CThe government can protect the environment DThe publics rights 71Which of the following is not the citizens right to help environmental protection? Athe right
