江苏省常州市武进高级中学2007届上学期高三英语综合测试卷.doc

1、江苏省常州市武进高级中学2007届上学期综合测试卷高三英语总分150分第卷（三部分，共115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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。21. Having received _training of the FDS company, Jackson Sharoff was offered _important position in management.A. the; an B. /; an C. the; / D. a; a22. Many CD companies had intended

2、 to get much from the business, but it _ so bad.A. made out B. turned out C. went out D. carried out23. Although the necklace is not made of real crystal, it still _ young people.A. appeals to B. attracts to C. accounts for D. apply for24. On AIDS Day, the minister of Health Department demanded that

3、 the problems _ paid special attention to.A. referred to being B. referred to be C. refer to being D. refer to be25. _ , in large hotels, there are also apartments, which include two or more rooms connected together, perhaps a bedroom and a living-room.A. Therefore B. As a result C. Ever since D. In

4、 addition26. Bush, 59, looked fresh and _ as he _ of the sunny weather to enjoy one of his favorite pastimes.A. energetic; took advantage B. cautious; took chargeC. outgoing; took control D. curious; took notice27. Nokia, the worlds largest mobile phone maker, said that over the first nine months of

5、 the year it _ 23 million handsets in China, an increase of 77 percent _ the same period a year ago.A. had sold; compared to B. has sold; compared toC. sold; comparing with D. was selling; compared with28. -I really thought Id be offered the job. -Oh, well, _, Clark.A. you are right B. best wishes C

6、. congratulations D. better luck next time29. _ we admit that there are still some problems about the system of modern education, we dont mean that it is of no use.A. Until B. While C. As D. Unless30. The World Health Organization warns that Asian countries _ attentive to bird flu since Asia _ rid o

7、f the disease completely.A. should keep; has got B. must remain; has not got C. ought to stay; got D. shall be; had not got31. - _ I remind you of is to return the book to our English teacher. -I will give it to him I see him. A. What; the moment B. That; immediately C. What; while D. Whether; once3

8、2. His letter was so confusing that I could hardly make any _ of it. A. explanation B. meaning C. sense D. guess33. The hospital in Harbin is already _ of shocking mistreatment, as a 74-year-old man died of heart failure, after 67 days of treatment which cost the family 5.5 million yuan. A. acquired

9、 B. charged C. accused D. punished34. -Hows Karen today? -She is feeling slightly _ she was yesterday. A. other than B. more than C. rather than D. better than35. Work means much to me. It is _ of my life _ air, water and sunlight. A. a part as much; as B. as much a part; as C. as a part much; as D.

10、 so much a part; as第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题l.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。Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians( 挪威人 ) had 36 them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After 37 the Bri

11、tish flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves 38 they started the 950 mile journey back.The journey was unexpectedly 39 , and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly 40 . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had 41 to mar

12、k their way home. To make things 42 , Evans, whom they had all thought of 43 the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having 44 along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.The four who were 45 pushed on at the best speed they could 46 . Captain Oates had been suf

13、fering for some time from his 47 feet; at night his feet swelled ( 肿胀 ) so large that he could 48 put his boot on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great 49 . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that 50 could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in h

14、is sleeping bag, but they refused, and helped him 51 a few more miles, until it was time to put up the 52 for another night.The following morning, 53 the other three were still in their sleeping bags, he said, “I am just going outside and may be 54 some time .” He was never seen again. He had walked

15、 out 55 into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.36AhitBfoughtCwonDbeaten37AgrowingBputtingCplantingDlaying38AafterBuntilCwhileDbefore39AsafeBfastCshortDslow40AroseBsetCappearedDdisappeared41Ataken upBcut upCset upDpicked up42AeasierBbetterCbitterDworse43AtoBuponCasDin44A

16、battledBstruggledCspeededDwaited45AleftBlostCdefeatedDsaved46AmanageBtryCemployDfind47AachedBfrozenChardenDharmed48AhardlyBneverCseldomDnearly49ApainBfearCtroubleDdanger50Aall othersBsome othersCothersDthe others51AawayBwithCoffDon52AbedBtentCblanketDsleeping bag53AwhileBsinceCforDonce54AmissedBsepa

17、ratedCpassedDgone55ApatientlyBlonelyCaloneDworriedly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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAccording to some talk, the younger generation in Smithville is the most anti-social in history. This seems far from the truth. Young people today as a whole are better, mo

18、re informed, more ambitious, healthier, and more alert than ever before. Why then, it may be asked, do we witness such restlessness and such anti-social behavior among our young people?For the answer the citizens of this community must look at themselves. What have they done to improve the life of o

19、ur youth? How many playgrounds have been built in the last fifteen year? How many swimming pools? How many vocational training projects have been started? How many community-organized youth parties and picnics have been held?The average citizen will answer that the responsibility for these activitie

20、s belongs to the schools. But the schools cannot be held responsible for all the free-time activities of all the young people of this community. The job of the schools is formal education, not freetime entertainment.This community needs a youth center suitable for such activities as picnics, camping

21、, sports, music, art, and theatricals. There could be social and entertaining activities to meet the needs and interests of every member of out school age youth.Mayor Elmo D. Greely has proposed the formation of a Youth Club as the first step in the direction of a Youth Center. Mayor Greely has call

22、ed a meeting at the City Hall on Friday, August 15.56. What does the writer think of the underlined sentence? A. He thinks it is true. B. He thinks it is not true. C. He thinks it is partly true. D. He thinks it is nonsense.57. The main idea of paragraph 2 and 3 is _. A. to give us lots of questions

23、 to show that the problem is serious B. that schools should hold the responsibility for education rather than entertainment C. to analyze the reasons why the youth are anti-social D. that schools should take more activities or star many vocational training projects58. The solution to the problem of

24、the youths anti-social behavior is _. A. enriching the life of the youth B. taking part in picnics, camping C. attending a meeting held by Mayor D. needing support from youth59. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. The anti-social problem, B. The duty of formal education. C.

25、A Youth Club is Needed. D. A Youth Center is Needed.BAustralia has very strict laws relating to the importation and possession of certain goods. Food, plant material and animal products from overseas-including many common souvenirs -could introduce some of the worlds most serious pests and diseases

26、into Australia. Failing to declare quarantine items (需要检疫的物品) on arrival could destroy our agriculture, tourism industries and special environment. Every piece of luggage will be screened or x-rayed on arrival in Australia. So you must declare for inspection of all food, plant material and animal pr

27、oducts to check that they are free of pests and diseases.You must tick YES on the Inoming Passenger Card(IPC) to declare if you are carrying any food, plant material or animal products. In signing the IPC, passengers are making a legal declaration and failure to answer all questions truthfully can h

28、ave serious consequences. If you fail to declare or dispose of any quarantine items, or make a false declaration:* you will get caught;* you could be fined over A $ 200 on-the-spot; or* you could be prosecuted and fined more than A $ 60,000 and risk up to 10 years imprisonment;If you are not sure ab

29、out the items you are carrying, ask a quarantine officer who will determine whether they are allowed into Australia.60. The reason why you are asked to declare quarantine items on arrival is that _. A. too many overseas products could destroy Australias tourism industry. B. animal products are often

30、 the cause of various diseases. C. as is known to us all, bad food can spread diseases easily. D. these items may carry dangerous pests or diseases into Australia.61. You need to declare the following things EXCEPT _ if you have them in your luggage. A. some metal hairclips B. dried flowers C. some

31、moon-cakes D. a bottle of honey62. For what purpose is the passage written? A. To inform the passengers of the law on the exportation of goods. B. To warn the passengers not to take unsafe goods. C. To tell the passengers to Australia to have their quarantine items declared. D. To urge the passenger

32、s to protect the agriculture, tourism and environment.63. If you dont declare quarantine items, _. A. you can probably get away with it B. you are sure to be discovered and punished C. you can turn to the customs officers for help D. you can give them away to a quarantine officerCToday every indepen

33、dent country has a flag that gives them a unique identity. Usually there is a story and meaning behind each flag. The colours used on a national flag are not used simply because they look good-they usually symbolize something about the growth, values and culture of that country. Sometimes colours me

34、an the same thing in different cultures, but they can often mean different things to people in different cultures.The French flag, sometimes called the Tricolore, was first used in 1789, after the French Revolution The conclusion of the French Revolution led up to big changes throughout the country.

35、 Before the Revolution, there was great unrest because people did not have freedom and had often been treated unfairly. Many people died of starvation. After the Revolution, people had far more freedom, and people were considered equal, and large numbers of people were no longer starving.The colours

36、 red, white and blue used on the flag represent the principles of the Revolution-liberty, equality and friendship. Red represents bravery, revolution strength and blood. All these things were needed to change the country. Blue stands for liberty and justice while white represents peace.Strengthened

37、by the Revolution, France became a different country soon after, and today, it is still guided by those beliefs. That Frances revolution which was successful in ridding society of inequality had a big effect on many other countries, especially in Europe. Some countries elected to substitute their fl

38、ags with tricolor flags, after the French. In this way, the French Tricolor has become one of the most influential national flags in history.The USA was also born from revolution, and its flag, the Stars and Stripes, represents this. The USA was originally an area owned and occupied by Britain. At t

39、hat time, there were thirteen states, which is far fewer than the fifty that make up todays USA. Some people are very unhappy with the bureaucratic way Britain ruled the country, and were quite outspoken about this. American taxpayers could no longer tolerate that they had no say in the government.

40、They desired independence, but the British opposed this. The Americans saw that their freedom was no longer optional and that their independence would not be won by being passive. On 4 July 1776, the American Declaration of Independence was signed. With this, the USA split from Britain and became an

41、 autonomous nation with a federal government.The colours red, white and blue and the stars and stripes on the American flag are all very symbolic. Red represents strength and bravery; white represents purity and innocence; blue stands for hard work and justice. There are fifty stars on the American

42、flag, one for each state. The thirteen stripes represent the original thirteen states that joined together to fight for independence.Each year, on 4 July, the USA celebrates Independence Day when the Stars and Stripes can be seen all over the country, lit by fireworks in the night sky.64. The passag

43、e is mainly about A. national flags, colours and cultures B. different colours and cultures C. colours and national flags D. revolution, cultures and colours65. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Red represents bravery and strength both in France and the USA B. Blue stands for liberty

44、 and justice in the USA but hard work and justice in France. C. Colours Clours on national flags usually stand for special things of the countries. D. Generally every national flag has its own story.66. If a country is newly born in Europe from revolution, how would it be likely to design its nation

45、al flag? A. In three colours, after the USA B. With stars and stripes. C. In three colours with stars and stripes. D. In three colours, following France.DThere are so many different plastic cards that adults have to carry aroundlibrary cards, savings cards for different banks, credit cards, just to

46、name a few. So why not have one to replace them all?Scott Barnhill, an 1l-year-old fifth-grade student in the US, has come up with an idea for a Security One Card.Sound smart? The US Patent(专利) Office thought so, and it approved a patent for his idea in April.Heres an example of how Barnhills idea w

47、ould work.Lets say you have the three cards mentioned above. Instead of carrying them all, you could have just one by having additional magnetic strips(磁条) added to it.The magnetic strips can be added to any plastic card, even a blank one.Companies could add their information to one of the strips. F

48、or example, you could ask a library to add a strip to your bankcard.Barnhill has a lot of hobbies, including designing websites. He got the idea at the age of 9 when he saw his father using a keycard to enter their hotel room. He thought, The hotels are wasting money with the key cards. So, instead

49、of using a hotel-issued key card, guests could use their credit cards-if the hotel added a special magnetic strip. At check-out, the strip would simply be removed.Now that he has his patent, his next step is a letter-writing campaign to get support from major credit card companies.Im going to be wri

50、ting letters to credit card companies to ask if they can co-operate. I hope theyll give me money every time someone puts a strip on the back of another card, or every time the idea is used, Barnhill said. Ill write the letters and see what they say. If they say no, Ill ask someone else, another cred

51、it card company.He is hoping to make money from his patent and has decided it would be better to collect royalties(专利使用费)if the idea takes off rather than sell his patent.The ATM person who invented that sold it totally, and if hed chosen royalties hed get like 2 cents for every transaction (交易) and

52、 hed be a billionaire now, Scott said.67. the advantage of “Security One Card” is that it _.A. could remove the burden of taking all kinds of plastics cardsB. would be very safeC. could save your money D. could have a lot of magnetic strips on it68. The immediate cause of Scotts invention was that _

53、.A. he found that adults have to carry around so many plastic cards B. he realized its big waste to make so many plastic cards instead of only one C. he found even a hotel issued its own cards-keycards D. he realized it would be a good chance to make big money69. To use a Security One Card, _. A. on

54、e has to add additional magnetic strips to it oneself B. one has to pay Scott Barnhill each time a magnetic strip is added C. all the companies need to add their information to a magnetic strip by themselves D. one has to get the permission of the credit card company first70. The underlined phrase t

55、akes off in the last but one paragraph probably means _. A. makes money B. wins a lot of support C. is worth a lot D. is practical71. From the story, we can see Scott is _. A. more magic than smart B. clever but lazy C. creative, determined and wise D. far-sightedEUnited States President George W. B

56、ush is expected to issue a directive in the next few weeks. It will give the US Air force a green light for the development of space weapons, US media reported last week.This would potentially trigger a new global arms race, some experts have warned.To keep that from happening, last Wednesday the Wh

57、ite House explained that it was not considering putting weapons in space. It said it was making a shift in US space policy to allow for protection of satellites.But some defense analysts and arms control advocates argue that the policy will pave the way for the US to put both defensive and offensive

58、 weapons in space.No one should be fooled, said Theresa Hitches, an American weapons expert.The US is now restricted by a 1996 directive signed by President Bill Clinton. Plans for space weapons were vetoed by the Clinton cabinet. The directive emphasized the peaceful use of space, in agreement with

59、 almost unanimous(一致的) global opinion.The US military has placed importance on space and has sent up numerous satellites for troop communications and to provide intelligence and data to guide bombs to their targets.The US Air force wants to develop space-based weapons that could strike targets any w

60、here in the world within 90 minutes of receiving the order to open fire.These new weapons under development cover a wide range. They include hunter-killer satellites(杀手卫星) and orbiting weapons(沿轨道运行的武器系统). And they use lasers, radio waves, or even dense metal tubes, known as Rods from God, dropped f

61、rom space to do the damage.There are many barriers to the setting up of this kind of program, experts say.First is the cost. It is estimated that the budget may be US $ 220 billion to US $1 trillion. The technical difficulties of developing reliable space weapons are also a problem. And, the move wi

62、ll draw strong criticism from around the world. Experts worry about triggering a space arms race.72. The news report mainly deals with _.A. US Military Plans. B. The Global Arms RaceC. A Comparison between Two presidents.D. President George W. Bush and the World Peace73. Which of the following state

63、ments are mentioned in the passage above?a. President George W. Bush supports space weapon development.b. The US space weapon project is very costly.c. The American space-based weapons to be developed will be able to target any place on the earth.d. The US military has few difficulties with the deve

64、lopment of space weapons.e. The space weapon program will threaten world peace.f. Clinton government was poorer than Bush government.A. b,d,e,f B. a,c,d,f C. b,c,d,e D. a,b,c,e74. After reading this passage, it can be inferred that _.A. George W. Bushs directive to be issued will be against global o

65、pinions.B. The White House is right in explaining that US new space policy aims to protect satellites.C. US government has little difficulty in developing new weapons.D. President George W. Bush and Bill Clinton share a lot in common.75. The authors attitude towards the upcoming space weapon develop

66、ment is _.A. supportive and optimistic B. critical and worriedC. excited and content D. indifferent but a little encouraged第二卷(非选择题 共45分)第四部分：写作(共三节，满分45分)对话填空M：Hello. International Friends Club. Can I help you?W：Oh, hello. I (1) r_ about your club in the paper today and I thought 1._ Id phone to fi

67、nd (2) o_ a bit more.2._M：Yes, certainly, well were a sort of social club for people from (3)d_ countries. Its quite a new club-we have about 50 members3._ at the moment, but were growing all the time. We have social get-togethers, and sports (4) e_, and we also have language 4. _ evenings every day

68、 (5)e_ Thursday. People can come 5. _ and (6) p_ their languages-you know, over a drink or something. 6. _ We have different languages on different evenings. Monday-Spanish; Tuesday-Italian; (7) W_ - German; and Friday-French. On Thursday 7. _ we usually have a meal in a (8) r_ for anyone who wants

69、to come.8._W：Well, that (9) s_ great. I really need to practise my French.9. _M：OK. Well, if you can just give me your name and (10) a_, 10. _ Ill send you the form and some information. 第二节 书面表达(满分25分) 周笔畅宣布退出“超女”演唱会巡演，重返校园。有些学生认为她应该回校读书，有些学生则不以为然。如果你是她，你会选择退出还是留下?请根据以下表格的内容，以Wise Choice为题，为英语广场杂志写

70、一篇120字左右的英语短文。看 法理 由应该回校读书1演出花费太多的时间和精力2不能集中精力学习3对未来自身的发展不利应该参加演出1演出提供了一个展示才华的舞台2丰富演出经验，有利于将来的音乐生涯3不应使歌迷们失望你的观点请自由发挥注意：1行文应连贯，内容应完整；2题目和开头语已经给出；3词数120左右。 Wise ChoiceAfter the singing competition Super Girls Voice, Zhou Bichang declared that she would quit the Super Girls tour and would go back to sc

71、hool studying. Some students think her choice is wise.参考答案单项填空2125 ABABD 2630 AADBB 3135 ACCDB完形填空3640 DCDDC 4145 CDCBA 4650 ABAAD 5155 DBADC阅读理解5660 BCADD 6165 ACBAB 6670 DACDB 7175 CADAB对话填空1. read2. out3. different4. events5. except6. practice7. Wednesday8. restaurant9. sounds10. address 书面表达Afte

72、r the singing competition Super Girls Voice, Zhou Bichang declared that she would quit the Super Girls tour and would go back to school studying. Some students think her choice is wise. They think the tour takes up too much time and energy. As she is still a student who should concentrate on her stu

73、dy at present, taking part in the concerts is not good for her further progress.On the other hand, the others think it is unwise for her to quit the tour. They think that the performances offer a wonderful stage to her to show her singing talents in public. Taking part in the tour can also make her

74、gain more musical experience, which will contribute a lot to her future musical career. Whats more, she should think more of her fans, not only of herself. She should not let her fans disappointed. In my opinion, I think that if I were her, I would choose to quit the tour. Anyway, learning at school is more important to ones life experience. With more knowledge, Zhou will surely be more successful, which means a brighter future for her.