1、学而思教育学习改变命运 思考成就未来！ 高考网 学而思教育学习改变命运 思考成就未来！ 高考网 高 二 英语 下 学期 3 月月考 试题 英语试题 （ 2008.3） 本试卷共 10 页，四大题，满分 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟。 注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号、座位号填写在答题卡上。用 2B 铅笔将试卷类型（ A）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。 2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答
2、案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案 ，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。 . 听力（共两节，满分 35 分） 第一节：听对话或独白（ 5 段共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 每段播放两遍。每段材料后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有 5 秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在 5 秒钟内从题中所给的 A， B， C 选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 听第 1 段材料，回答 1 3 题。 1. Where does the woman work? A.
3、Tokyo B. London C. Oxford 2. What are the speakers going to do together tomorrow evening? A. Visit Jane. B. Have dinner. C. See customers. 3. Who is probably Jane? A. Tonys customer. B. Tonys boss. C. Tonys wife. 听第 2 段材料，回答 4 6 题。 4. Who is the woman talking to? A. A student. B. A teacher. C. A sec
4、retary. 5. What does the man say about Frank? A. He is quiet. B. He is active. C. He is honest. 6. What does the woman think good students should be like? A. They should ask questions. B. They should be attentive in class. C. They should not be afraid of making mistakes. 听第 3 段材料，回答 7 9 题。 7. How do
5、es the man feel about the delay of his flight? A. Calm B. Glad C. Angry 8. Which is the right boarding gate for the man? A. Gate 5 B. Gate 20 C. Gate 38 9. When will the plan probably take off? A. At 3:30p.m. B. At 3:40p.m. C. At 3:50p.m. 听第 4 段对话，回答 10-12 题。 10. Why does the man ask the woman for h
6、elp? A. He has to read a report. B. He has to write a report. C. He has to wait for a call. 11. Which of the following is suggested by the woman? A. A pie. B. A salad. C. A sandwich. 12. What does the woman think of the man? A. Lazy B. Greedy C. Curious 听第 5 段对话，回答 13-15 题。 13. Where is the woman go
7、ing now? A. To an art museum. B. To a Chinese restaurant. C. To an underground station. 14. Why does the woman come to the city? A. For business. B. For traveling. C. For shopping. 15. According to the man, which is the best means of transport to the restaurant? A. The bus. B. The taxi. C. The under
8、ground. 第二节：听取信息（共 5 小题，每小题分，满分 5 分） 听下面一段对话。请根据题目要求，从所给的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为 16 20 的空格中。听录音前，你将有 10 秒钟的阅读时间，录音读两遍，你将有 80 秒钟的作答时间。 People Activity Time Ancient Egyptians Began their New Year At the end of (16)_. Ancient Babylonians Held a festival to (17)_ the next farming cycle On March 23. Japanese
9、 Hang (18)_ across the front of their houses to keep out evil spirits and bring happiness and good luck. To welcome the New Year. Hindus Leave shrines (19)_their beds so they see beautiful objects when they wake up To welcome the New Year. (20)_ Enjoy the traditional polar bear swim To welcome the N
10、ew Year. .语言知识及应用（共两节，满分 35 分） 第一节：完型填空（共 10 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 20 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 2130 各题所给的 A， B， C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The latest reform in testing is the computerized test. Test questions and answer choices are presented on the 21 and students can answer with a tap of the keyboard or a cli
11、ck of the mouse. Before the actual test begins ,there usually is an instruction showing how to use the computer to 22 the questions. Scores are displayed on the screen at the end of the test so that a student has immediate feedback 23 having to return several days later for results. Some computerize
12、d tests are “adaptive ”.This means that a test question is selected from a large pool of items based on how the test taker has responded to the 24 question. The first question presented is of medium difficulty .If the test taker answers 25 ,the next item will be more difficult. If he or she answers
13、incorrectly ,the next question will be easier. The computer 26 questions by level of difficulty and many other factors such as sex, race and age references ,subject area the question is drawn from ,and form of question ,before presenting it on the screen. In this way ,the questions are “adapted ”to
14、find the true skill 27 of the test taker. Among all the conveniences of computerized testing ,there are some 28 .No longer can you have a quick look at the 29 test ,answer the easy questions first ,and come back later to finish the difficult ones. Test items are presented one at a time ,and you must
15、 choose an answer in order to move on to the next question .Once you have confirmed your answer ,you cannot go back to 30 it if ,later on ,you realize that your answer was wrong . 21. A. screen B. paper C. board D. surface 22. A. put aside B. concentrate on C. respond to D. apply to 23. A. other tha
16、n B. rather than C. regardless of D. as to 24. A. previous B. basic C. following D. single 25. A. briefly B. smartly C. correctly D. thoughtfully 26. A. classifies B. answers C. considers D. recognizes 27. A. standard B. factor C. pattern D. level 28. A. qualities B. limits C. services D. features 2
17、9. A. formal B. objective C. final D. entire 30. A. identify B. exchange C. change D. overlook 第二节：语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写 在答题卡标号为 31-40 的相应位置上。 Over the centuries, people have always wondered about the future. Some like to read f
18、antasy stories and imagine what the world will be like in 10, 50 or even 1,000 years time. 31 write about the future themselves. In the 18th and 19th century, especially the 32 (late), the most common theme in science fiction novels was the future. Some authors even predicted things 33 have since ha
19、ppened, for example, landing on the moon! But for some people, thinking about the future is not just 34 fun. They plan the future of the world for a living. These people are called 35 ( future). In the next few years, computers will become 36 ( handy). Shortly all of us are going to use out voices t
20、o give 37 ( instruct) to computers. We will be able to download any file or update our computers just 38 saying a few words. By the year 2015, the clothing industry 39 ( produce) new types of material that will remain 40 (stain) no mater what you spill on them. Red wine stains will no longer ruin cl
21、othes. 阅读（共两节，满分 40 分） .第一节：阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A， C B， D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A The American Revolution was a citizens revolution. Ordinary men took a large part in it. One of them was Paul Revere, a silver worker. He lived in Boston many years ago during the time when man
22、y people in the British colonies in America felt that they were being used for Britains gain. They felt that they were being taxed without fair representation in the British government. The people of Boston were especially angry, and additional British troops had been sent there to keep the excited
23、colonists under control. Paul Revere was one of those who believed that the British would soon be on the march against the villages and farms near Boston. On the night of the eighteenth of April,1775,Revere rowed across the Charles River to a place opposite Boston where his saddled horse was ready t
24、o ride. if the British soldiers came, he was to ride to warn the people. A friend in Boston was hidden near the British troops in a place where he could watch what they did. If they marched by land, he was to hang one Lantern high in the tower of the old North Church in Boston where Paul could see i
25、t. If they came by sea, he would hang up two lanterns. Toward morning Revere saw two lights in the tower. The British must be coming by sea! He jumped on his horse and rode through the countryside before dawn in order to warn the farmers and villagers that they must fight at daybreak. he rode all ni
26、ght, and in the morning, by the time the troops arrived, the farmers were hidden all along the roads with their guns loaded. When the British came, the Americans drove them back. These first battles of the American Revolution were fought at Concord and at Lexington, Massachusetts, on April 19,1775.I
27、n 1776 the colonies signed a declaration of independence. 41.What is the authors main purpose in the passage? A) To provide information about the childhood of Paul Revere. B) To discuss the war between the British and the Americans. C) To tell the reader a story about Paul Revere in the American Rev
28、olution. D) To describe the courage of the farmers and villagers in the American Revolution. 42.Which of the following is TRUE of Paul Revere? A) He was very interested in polities. B) He got a relative to help him. C) He fought the British himself. D) He told the people about the coming enemy. 43.A
29、ll of the following is mentioned in the passage except_ . A) the American Revolution was a revolt B) Pauls friend signalled from a church C) the British troops were sent to control the colonists D) Pauls friend was serving in the British army 44.It can be inferred from the passage that_ . A) The Bri
30、tish colonies in America were very much aroused. B) The farmers and villagers were good at fighting their enemy. C) It was the first battle that Paul Revere had ever taken part in. D) Paul Revere had a strong sense of pride of being American. 45.The authors attitude toward Paul Revere is_ . A) amuse
31、d B) respectable C) distant D) serious. B Liberia, the oldest independent Negro state in West Africa, has been struggling for survival ever since its foundation in 1822. Progress has been hampered( 妨碍 ) by constant hostility between the American Negroes whose families returned there in the early 19t
32、h century, and the West Africans whose ancestors never left the continent. Though the two groups are of the same race, they are divided by language and outlook and regard each other with deep suspicion（怀疑） creating a conflict which was not foreseen by Liberias founders. In addition, neighboring stat
33、es, native tribes, disease, and poverty have made life dangerous and difficult. The government has tried desperately, through loans and a trickle of trade, to make ends meet. Anxiety about financial matters lessened somewhat when, in 1910, the United States accepted responsibility for Liberias survi
34、val. However, not until Harvey Firestone, the American rubber king, decided that the United States must produce its own rubber-with Liberia as the site of the rubber plantations-did Liberia have much hope of paying its debts and balancing its budget. The rubber industry, founded in the 1920s ,and th
35、e activity that followed it brought both progress and profit to Liberia. Before that time Liberia had no roads, no mechanical transport and no good port; its people had little education and few tools. Liberians feel that the country is being ruled by rubber. For this reason, the recent discovery of
36、iron ore(铁矿石 ) is important. Liberian leaders are trying to moderate the power of the rubber industry and to establish the countrys political and economic independence. 46.Liberia has been in difficulty since its independence mainly because_. A. the American Negroes do not want to help the country.
37、B. there have been constant hostility and suspicion between different tribes in the country. C. there haven been constant hostility and suspicion between two groups of the same tribe. D. the government has adopted a wrong policy 47.“The government has tried desperately, through loans and a trickle o
38、f trade, to make ends meet.“ to make ends meet“ means_. A. the government has to borrow money from others B. the government has to lend money to others C. the government doesnt have to borrow or lend money D. the government has either to borrow or to lend money 48.The countrys finance began to impro
39、ve a bit in_. A.1822 B.1910 C.1920 D.1920s 49.The Liberians attitude on to improve a bit in_. A. a total agreement B. a total disagreement C. a hostility D .not a total agreement 50.The best title for this passage is_. A. American Negroes in West Africa B. Liberia- a poor country C. Liberia and its
40、development D. Liberia -a country with rich rubber and iron C Due to climate change, Arctic ice is breaking up earlier in the spring, and its area is decreasing. This is creating problems for polar bears that make their homes off northern Alaska and in Hudson Bay. Polar bears off Alaska normally hun
41、t and raise their young on ice sheets that float on the ocean. But as the ice has melted, the polar bears have been forced to spend more time on land. There, they have begun to frequent beaches, feeding on the remains of whales caught by native hunters. For polar bears, this food is less nutritious
42、than seals that they normally catch on ice sheets. The shrinking（减少） ice has also forced more polar bears into the ocean. In the past, they only had to swim short distances between ice sheets. But as the ice has shrunk, polar bears have been forced to swim longer and longer distances in the open oce
43、an. This poses a severe danger during rough weather, and an increasing number of drowned polar bears have been observed. In Hudson Bay, the ice breaks up three weeks earlier in the spring now than it did 20 years ago. Polar bears on Hudson Bay fast（绝食） during the summer, waiting for ice to form in t
44、he fall to hunt. Every year, the summer gets longer, and the bears get skinnier. Over the past 25 years, the average weight of the female bears has dropped 68 kg. This loss affects their ability to reproduce, and already the number of births has dropped 15 percent. Unless the bears can learn to surv
45、ive these climate changes, these giants of the ice may one day disappear. 51. What is Arctic ice doing earlier each year? A. Its freezing. B. Its hardening. C. Its melting. D. Its expanding. 52. What is true of polar bears that are spending more time on land in Alaska? A. Their young are dying. B. T
46、heir diet is changing. C. Their health is improving. D. Their families are growing. 53. What do polar bears in Hudson Bay do during the summer? A. They claim territory(地域 ). B. They protect mates. C. They hunt animals. D. They stop feeding. 54. What does the writer imply about female polar bears in Hudson Bay ? A. They are having fewer young now. B. They suffer from various sicknesses. C. They dont need stronger protection. D. They cant find enough good males. 55. In which publication would
