湖北省武汉市2006-2007学年度新高三英语起点调研测试卷（无附听力材料）.doc

1、湖北省武汉市2006-2007学年度新高三英语起点调研测试卷(无附听力材料)本试题分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分。考试时间120分钟。第卷（三部分，共115分）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，每段对话后面有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What tune us Jack supposed to arrive?A. At 7:30.B. At 8:00.C. At

2、8:15.2. What does the woman buy her husband for Christmas?A. She bought him a case for his coin collection.B. She has not bought him a gift yet.C. She bought him a watch.3. What will the man visit Mr. Black?A. November 1st.B. November 2nd.C. November 3rd.4. What might the doctor advise the man to do

3、?A. Not to drink hard drinks.B. To give up smoking.C. To take less wine.5. What does the woman mean?A. She fell asleep before the program ended.B. She missed the beginning of the program.C. She wished she had gone to sleep earlier.第二节 （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

4、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。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. How does the man feel at home?A. Sad.B. Disappointed.C. Bored.7. What does the woman suggest?A. Watching TV at home.B. Going to Green Park.C. Talking on the phone.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Why is the woman so happy

5、?A. She started carrying a credit card. B. She got an ID card of her own.C. Shes got some money belonging to her.9. What advice does the man give the woman?A. She must have enough money with her. B. She should not buy everything she wants.C. She must care about her credit card and ID card/10. How mu

6、ch can the woman spend at most with her credit card?A. $ 50.B. $ 500.C. 1,500.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What did the head teacher tell the woman?A. Paley didnt study hard at school. B. Paley was often late for class.C. Paley failed in the exam.12. Whats the womans advice?A. Paley can use the computer onl

7、y on weekends.B. She wont allow Paley to use the computer any more.C. The computer should be sold as soon as possible.13. What does the woman want the man to do?A. Scold Paley.B. Punish PaleyC. Help Paley.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What are the two speakers talking about?A. A trip to Sydney.B. A trip to H

8、awaii.C. Where to spend their Christmas holidays.15. Who will the man stay with for his Christmas holidays?A. His parents.B. A host family.C. His friends.16. What is the woman eager to do?A. Travel by plane.B. Enjoy the warm weather.C. See the Koalas.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Who is Susan Welch?A. A rep

9、orter.B. An announcer.C. A singer.18. Which of the following may be included in BCD International programs?A. News of music libraries.B. Stories about the good old days.C. Various kinds of classical and pop music.19. Which of the following words best describes native speakers understanding of Englis

10、h pop songs?A. Impossible.B. Unnecessary.C. Difficult.20. What can you turn to if youd like to know some background with your favorite music?A. The Road to Music.B. The Big Hits.C. Pop Words.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. Do remember to c

11、harge the battery 12 hours when you first use it. _.A. Made it.B. Got it.C. Understood it.D. Remembered it.22. Why werent you at the party last night? I _ the World Cup.A. watchedB. have been watchingC. was watchingD. had been watching23. If anyone sees the robber, _ the police, please.A. connectB.

12、conductC. contactD. approach24. Safety in mining production is so essential and important that everyone _ take safety measures too seriously.A. cantB. mustntC. shouldD. shall25. The head teacher would take Marys recent illness into _ when marking her exams.A. concernB. considerationC. imaginationD.

13、thought26. Weve been looking at houses but havent found _ we like yet.A. someB. anyC. thatD. one27. _ great achievements the future may have in store for China, it is likely that many of them will be from in northwest Beijing.A. No matter howB. No matter whichC. WhateverD. However28. Playing with fi

14、re can be very dangerous, or to _ it another way, dont try it like this.A. tellB. speakC. talkD. put29. How do you deal with the disagreement between the company and the customers? The key _ the problem is to meet the demand _ by the customers.A. to solving; makingB. to solving; madeC. to solve; mak

15、ingD. to solve; made30. Is the White House _ to ordinary visitors? Of course.A. accessibleB. availableC. reasonableD. adjustable31. Long long ago, people had no idea _ the inside of the earth might look like.A. whatB. thatC. howD. why32. Is it _ that the spaceship will be launched within this week?

16、No, I dont think so.A. probablyB. perhapsC. possiblyD. likely33. The total income of the family, _, 500 yuan a month, can never cover the living cost.A. for exampleB. that isC. which isD. however34. No other salesmen could know how to increase sales, but soon Tim _ a good solution.A. came up withB.

17、caught up withC. kept up withD. put up with35. There was something wrong with our car, so we had to go _ on foot to the village.A. all the placesB. at all timesC. all the wayD. all the roads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，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The sun was shining when

18、 I got on No. 151 bus. We passengers sat jammed in heavy clothes. No one spoke. Thats one of the 36 rules. Although we see the same faces every day, we prefer to 37 behind our newspapers. People who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their 38 .As the bus came near

19、 th4e Mile, a 39 suddenly rang out, “ 40 ! This is your driver speaking.” We 41 the back of the drivers head. “Put your papers down. All of you.” The 42 came down. “Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go ahead.” 43 we all did it. Still no one smiled. I faced an older woman, her head wrapped i

20、n a red scarf. I saw her 44 every day. Our eyes met. We waited for the next 45 from the driver. “Now repeat after me. Good morning, neighbor!”Our voices were 46 . For many of us, these were the 47 words we had spoken that day. But we said them together, like 48 , to the strangers beside us. We could

21、nt help 49 . There was the feeling of relief (解脱) that we were not being robbed. Moreover, there was the sense of ice being 50 . “Good morning, neighbor.” It was not so 51 after all. Some of us repeated it, others shook hands, and many laughed.The bus driver said nothing more. He didnt 52 to. Not a

22、single newspaper went back up. I heard laughter, a warm sound I had 53 heard before in bus No. 151.When I 54 my stop, I said goodbye to my seatmate, and then jumped off the bus. That day I was 55 off happily.36. A. unwrittenB. strictC. legalD. important37. A. readB. sitC. talkD. hide38. A. waysB. me

23、thodsC. respectD. distance39. A. messageB. voiceC. suggestionD. warning40. A. AttentionB. MindC. NoticeD. Listen41. A. stared intoB. knocked atC. cared aboutD. looked at42. A. papersB. passengersC. neighborsD. tears43. A. CertainlyB. UnwillinglyC. SurprisinglyD. Delightedly44. A. stillB. nearlyC. ev

24、enD. hardly45. A. turnB. talkC. orderD. remark46. A. highB. fastC. slowD. weak47. A. firstB. lastC. bestD. only48. A. teachersB. citizensC. patientsD. schoolchildren49. A. shoutingB. whisperingC. smilingD. wondering50. A. formedB. heatedC. brokenD. frozen51. A. sadB. hardC. ordinaryD. shy52. A. need

25、B. wantC. likeD. begin53. A. oftenB. neverC. everD. always54. A. madeB. reachedC. cameD. found55. A. startingB. seeingC. takingD. turning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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAmericans love dogs, all types of dogs; small dogs, big dogs, lapdogs (供玩赏的小狗). Each year

26、, people spend billions of dollars on their four-legged pals, making sure the lovable dogs have enough food to eat and lots of toys to play with.Dogs love people, too. They lick their faces, protect their homes. Where did these four-legged companions come from? Some scientists believe that they have

27、 found the answer.Scientists have long known that dogs evolved from wolves. Exactly when the transformation from wolf to dog actually took place, however, remains a mystery.Some said dogs evolved as a separate species 135,000 years ago in two parts of the world. One group of dogs developed in Europe

28、 and Asia from Asian wolves. The other group evolved in North, Central, and South America from American wolves.Now researchers say those theories are wrong. New studies suggest that domesticated dogs first appeared 15,000 years ago in eastern Asia. Scientists also say that every modern dog descended

29、 from approximately five female Asian wolves, the mother of all modern dogs.Scientists suspect dogs first set paws in North America by following settlers across a land bridge that once linked northern Asian and North America.56. According to recent studies, all modern dogs came from female wolves in

30、 _.A. AfricaB. AsiaC. EuropeD. South America57. From this passage, we can conclude that _.A. dogs are scientists best friendsB. scientists have no idea how dogs evolvedC. C. most dogs are from AfricaD. dogs are more like wolves than they are like any other animal58. The underlined word “domesticated

31、” (Para. 5) means “_”.A. intelligentB. indoorC. tamedD. friendlyBPeople who are hit by lightning and survive often have long-term effects. These may include memory loss, sleep disorders, muscle pain and depression.Experts tell people to seek the safety of a building or a hard-top vehicle any time th

32、ey hear thunder, even if it is not raining. They say lightning can strike as far as sixteen kilometers from any rainfall. Lightning can travel sideways. And at least ten percent of lightning happens without any clouds overhead that you can see.People who are outdoors should make sure they are not th

33、e tallest thing around. Bend low to the ground, but do not lie down. And do not stand near a tree or any tall object. Get away from water and anything made of metal. A car is safe, but do not touch any metal inside.Safety experts say people in buildings should stay aw3ay from anything with wires or

34、pipes that lead to the outside. The national Weather Service says if you plan to disconnect any electronic equipment, do so before the storm arrives. Do not use a wired telephone. Do not use water. All these can carry electricity.Some people think a person struck by lightning carries an electrical c

35、harge (电荷) afterward. Experts say this is not true. It is safe to begin emergency treatment.Each year about four hundred people in the United States are struck by lightning. Last year forty four people died. The average is close to seventy. The National Weather Service says that is more than the num

36、ber of people killed by severe storms.59. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. Lightning can happen even if there is no cloud.B. Lightning wont do harm to peoples health.C. Lightning can travel sideways.D. Lightning can strike very far.60. We can learn from the passage tha

37、t _.A. its better to turn off any electronic equipment before the storm arrivesB. a person with an electrical charge may easily be struck by lightningC. a wired telephone is the cause of lightningD. lightning and storm cause a larger number of death than any other factor61. In order to seek lightnin

38、g safety, you can do the following EXCEPT _.A. hide in a buildingB. sit in a carC. bend low to the groundD. lie under a tall tree62. Whats the passage mainly about?A. The latest information about lightning.B. Some common knowledge about lightning safety.C. How lightning comes into being.D. Where we

39、should hide in case of lightning.CWho are these people rushing by you in the street? More than 215 million people now call America “home”, but most of them can trace their families back to other parts of the world. If you look at the names on shop windows, you will see that Americans come from many

40、different lands. The idea that these people, who once were strangers to the United States, have lost the customs and cultures of their original countries and have become “American” is really not true.In fact, what exists in America is more often a kind of “side-by-side” living in which groups of peo

41、ple from other countries often have kept many of their customs and habits. They join the general American society only in certain areas of their lives such as schools, business, and sports, but they keep0 many of their own native customs and manners socially and at home. This “side-by-side” living h

42、as both advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes it may cause disagreements to develop between groups whose ways of life are very different from each other. However, there are also great advantages that come from the variety of cultures brought by settlers from other lands. There is great freedom of

43、choice among ideas and dress, food and social customs in America. Everyone can find some part of his or her familiar world in the United States, in churches, music, food, national group0s, or newspaper.63. More than 215 million people call America “home” because _.A. they have their houses thereB. t

44、hey want to make their home thereC. they have settled there nowD. they like that land very much64. “Side-by-side” living style means “_”.A. to keep their own customs while sharing American ones in certain areasB. to make friends with native peopleC. groups of people living near each otherD. having m

45、ore freedom to choose ones own living style65. From the passage we can learn that _.A. people from other countries dont want a changeB. the advantages coming from the variety of cultures make life in America colorfulC. people from other countries have to face the society they are not familiar withD.

46、 once strangers settled in the United States, they would lose the customs and cultures of their original countries66. Which might be the best title for this passage?A. Living in America Good or Bad?B. Different Custo0ms and Cultures.C. America Home for the People.D. “Side-by-side” Living Style in Am

47、erica.DGETTING A GRANT (补助)Who pays?The local education authority (LEA) for the area in which the student is living.Who can get this money?Anyone who gets a place on a first degree course, although a student who has already attended a course of advanced further education may not. Students must also

48、have been settled in the UK. for at least three years, which can exclude (排除) some students from overseas.SPECIAL CASESIf a student has studied in a college:A student who is 26 or more before the course stars and who has worked for at least three of the six previous six years will get extra money 15

49、5 a year if 26, increasing to 615 at most at 29 or more.If a student is disabled:LEAS will give up to 500 to help meet extra expenses such as buying a tape recorder for a blind student, extra beating or special food.Banking:Most of the big banks offer special services to students who accounts (帐户) i

50、n the hope that they will stay with the bank when they become rich officials. A student wont usually have to pay bank charges as long as the account stays in credit. Some banks allow students to overdraw by 110 or so, and still dont make chargers though they do charge interest.67. A student from Jap

51、an who has been staying in England for a year and intends to go to college in a few months will _.A. get money if he is taking a first degree courseB. be unable to get money from any LEAC. get money from any LEA when he has finished his courseD. have to open a bank account before he gets any money68

52、. A 31-year-old nurse wishes to qualify as a doctor at a university. She has worked since she was 25. How much extra money will she get a year?A. None.B. 155.C. 615.D. 515.69. A student who can not walk has to buy a wheel char costing 750 to go to classes. How much of the cost will he have to pay hi

53、mself?A. 150.B. 250.C. 500.D. 750.70. What may be the reason that some banks welcome a new student as a customer?A. They know that a new student receive money regularly.B. They charge students extra interest.C. They expect the students will be rich customers in the future.D. They need student accoun

54、ts in term time.71. How much do the banks permit the students who open accounts to overdraw?A. 155.B. 615.C. 500.D. 110.EOver many years there has been an increase in the population of towns in many countries, as millions of people have moved from the villages in search of better jobs and facilities

55、, in the hope of getting a higher standard of living. This development has led to huge expansion of towns both upwards into the sky and outwards into the surrounding countryside. In spite of all the efforts of movements and private business, many areas still suffer from a serious shortage of housing

56、.Now, a new idea has been put forward which will make use of areas which have no other obvious commercial potential. There are small lacks, disused docks and other areas of water, many of which can be found near, or even in the suburbs of big town.A new style of construction has been designed which

57、will provide a house for less than half the cost of the normal building. The main saving is, of course, the land. Because the new houses will float on water. There will be no need for foundation; instead the house will be built on a frame made of steel which is expected to cost about $ 5,000. Above

58、this the builders will make a house with two, three or four bedrooms and all the usual modern conveniences, as well as a roof garden. Each house will be joined to the main services supplying water, gas and electricity and they will have a vacuum sewage disposal (真空污水处理) system. All the service links

59、 will have enough flexibility (灵活性) allow for small differences in the water level caused by wet and dry periods of weather.The first house to be built are expected to cost between $ 20,000 and $ 30,000 according to size and it is already clear that there is a very good potential market for the new

60、system. AS the cost is comparatively low, young people and common citizens would like to buy.72. So many people have moved into towns chiefly because _.A. they hope to enjoy the basic facilitiesB. they expect to live a better lifeC. they want to contribute to the development of townsD. there is a sh

61、ortage of jobs in villages73. What is the main advantage of the new idea?A. It will help solve the housing shortage problem.B. It will make use of areas of water.C. It will provide jobs.D. It will help develop the suburbs.74. The new house will be built on _.A. waterside areasB. a store foundationC.

62、 lakes and riversD. a steel frame75. The price of the new house will _.B.A. encourage private and government buildersB. attract ordinary people in the towns to buyC. vary in different areas according to the policyD. benefit the housing market in the countryside第卷（共35分）第四部分：写作（共两节；满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小

63、题；每小题1分，满分10分）此题要求改正所给错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断。如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个（）；如有错误（每行只有一个错），则按下列情况改正：该行多一个词：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。该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），在该行右边横线上写出该词。该行错一个词：在错词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。We are organizing a discussion on the difference social values76. _between university students in Ch

64、ina and the U.S., which I 77. _believe it will promote mutual (相互) understanding between78. _younger generation of our two nations. Since you are an expert 79. _in this regard, we would feel honored and grateful if we may 80. _have your presence.By the way, we wonder if you could give us lecture bef

65、ore81. _the discussion began, so that the participants may be better82. _preparing for the discussion. The English Corner is to take 83. _place from 7:00 pm. On the coming Friday, at the Conference Hall.84. _We are looking forward to see you.85. _Yours,Wang Lin第二节：书面表达（满分25分）最近，不少城市发出了“减少白色污染”的倡议，得到

66、广大市民的支持。请以“People should not be encouraged to use plastic bags.”为话题在China Daily网站上发表简单评论。内容包括：1. 塑料袋广泛用于购物场所；2. 塑料袋也是主要的污染源，废弃的塑料袋随处可见；3. 塑料袋不易分解，容易造成污染，甚至导致野生动物或海洋动物窒息而死；4. “白色污染”有损中国形象；5. 政府应立法禁止商场和超市使用塑料袋；同时鼓励人们使用纸袋或布袋。参考词汇：可分解的 degradable 窒息choke要求：不要逐条翻译。字数120左右。People should not be encouraged

67、to use plastic bags.参考答案第卷第一、二、三部分（Key to 175）110. BCBAA CBACC 1120. CACCA CBCCA2135. BCCAB DCDBA ADBAC3645. ADDBA DACBC 4655. DADCC BABBA5665. BDCBA DBCAB 6675. DBCBC DBADB第卷第四部分第一节：76. difference different 77. between among 78. 去掉it 79. generation generations 80. 正确 81. lecture前加a 82. began begins

68、 83. preparing prepared 84. from at 85. see seeing第二节：People should not be encouraged to use plastic bags.Plastic bags are very popular in our daily life. People go shopping with plastic bags in free markets, super markets, or departments.But plastic bags are one of the major pollutants. We can see

69、littered plastic bags thrown everywhere, especially along the railways or highways, in the parks or in the rivers. Because plastics is not degradable, once it is thrown in the environment, it will exist for a long time and pollute soil and water. They are even dangerous to wildlife as thousands of s

70、ea animals are killed each year when they eat or are chocked by plastic bags. Whats more, “white pollution” creates a bad image for China.So Government should make law to forbid the use of plastic bags in department stores and supermarkets. Meanwhile, people should be encouraged to replace them with paper bags or cloth bags.