1、 北京市海淀区20082009学年度高三第一学期期末练习英 语 试 题本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分.共150分，考试时间120分钟.第I卷（共两部分，共115分）第一部分：听力理解（共两节，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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1Where does the conversation take place?AAt a hotel.BAt a restaurant.CA
2、t a market. 2When does the first bus leave the campus on Saturday?AAt 2:00 p.m.BAt 6:30 a.m.CAt 7:00 a.m. 3What is Johns occupation now?AHe is a writer.BHe is a teacher.CHe is a reporter.4What did the man say about his camera?AHe enjoyed using it.BHe left it at the airport.CHe left it in his friends
3、 car.5What is the woman doing?AShe is apologizing.BShe is complaining.CShe is worrying.第二节 （共15小题；每题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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出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。6Why cant the woman sleep well?AShe works too hard.BSh
4、e reads many books.CShe worries about her health.7What does the man advise?ATaking sleeping pills.BHaving some fruit.CHaving a big meal.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。 8What is the woman?AAn airport clerk.BA saleswoman.CAn air hostess.9How heavy is the checked baggage allowed to be?A5 kilos.B25 kilos.C30 kilos.听第8段
5、材料，回答第10至11题。10What does the woman suggest the man see?AModern cities.BOld buildings.CNational parks.11Why does the woman suggest the man take a friend?ATo share the cost.BTo be a guide.CTo help drive.听第9段材料，回答第12至14小题。12What does the man want to do after graduation?AWork at a campus.BWork for a hot
6、el.CWork as a cook.13What is the womans major?AHistory.BFrench.CComputer science.14How does the man pay for college?ABy doing a part time job.BBy receiving a scholarship.CBy working for a travel agency.听第10段材料，回答第15至17题。15Who does the speaker talk to?ASome visitors.BSome new teachers.CSome new stude
7、nts.16Where do the teachers mainly come from?AEngland and America.BAmerica and Canada.CEngland and Australia.17What can we learn from the speech?AThere are five departments in the college.BThe Students Activity Center Building is the largest.CThe English department is in the Old Main Building.听第11段材
8、料，回答第18至20小题。18What are the speakers mainly talking about?AAsking about the time.BArranging a meeting.CPlanning some office work.19When is Kate available for the meeting?AThe third week of July.BThe third week of August.CThe 11 th of July.20Where will the meeting probably take place?AIn Mexico City.
9、BIn New York.CIn Liverpool.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。21By nature, you are an adventurer, full of amazement and curiosity about world bigger than life itself.Aa; theBthe; theC/; aDthe; /22Livemocha. com is a free site visitors can not just learn va
10、rious languages but also chat online.AwhereBwhichCthatDwhat23The new policy will the elders a lot that people over 65 can take buses free of charge.AdiscountBsupportCapproveDbenefit24- Would you please tell me what time it is? - Its five minutes to nine my watch.AonBbyCatDin25 young people see and h
11、ear in the media helps them to figure out how the world works.AWhichBThatCWhatDHow26He loves breathing fresh air in the suburbs and in the morning sunshine.AsitBsittingCsitsDis sitting27When Madam Curie did the science experiment again, she was more careful where she a mistake.AmadeBhas madeCwas mak
12、ingDhad made28Keep ourselves and our hearts open we can experience the great joy that friendship can bring.Aso thatBeven thoughCas ifDever since29- Be careful! Dont forget you are on a ladder. - But you are holding it for me, nothing .Aworry aboutBto worry aboutCis worried aboutDworrying about30The
13、purpose of education be to provide students with a value system not to prepare them for a specific job.AwillBshouldCcouldDmay31People hobbies which offer enjoyment, knowledge and relaxation.Abring upBset upCpick upDtake up32- What do you think of Obamas address to the nation? - I like of what he sai
14、d. His success has proved that the American dream can be turned into a reality.AmanyBfewCmuchDlittle33When it was his turn to deliver his speech, , he walked towards the microphone.Anervously and embarrassinglyBnervous and embarrassedlyCnervously and embarrassingDnervous and embarrassed34Only when h
15、e returned from the exchange program how much he enjoyed it.Ahe realizedBhe had realizedCdid he realizeDhad he realized35French author Le Clezjo, a brilliant novelist as a child of all continents, won the Nobel Prize in literature in October, 2008.AhonoredBhonoringCbeing honoredDhaving honored第二节 完型
16、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各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Fifteen years spent in the field of education has provided me with many treasured moments. One of the most unforgettable 36 when I was teaching second 37 , 10 years ago.In May I decided to plan something special for the children;
17、a Mothers Day tea. We had put our heads together to 38 ideas of how to 39 our mothers. We practiced singing songs, memorized poems and wrote cards. We decided to hold our tea the Friday before Mothers Day. I was surprised and 40 to learn that every mother was planning to attend. I 41 invited my own
18、mother.Finally, the big day arrived. Each child 42 up at our classroom door, expecting the arrival of his or her mom. 43 it got closer to starting time, I looked around and my eyes quickly found Jimmy. His mother hadnt shown up and he was looking 44 .I took my mother by the hand and walked over to J
19、immy. “Jimmy,” I said, “I have a bit of problem here and I was 45 if you could keep my mother 46 while Im busy.”My mom and Jimmy sat at a table. Jimmy 47 my mom her treats, presented her with the gift I had made, just as we had 48 the day before. Whenever I looked over, my mother and Jimmy were in d
20、eep 49 .Now 10 years later, I work with students of all ages, educating them about the environment. Last year, I took a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy, I had the students complete an outline of the days 50 and an evaluation of our trip. Then I collected the students booklets and c
21、hecked them to see if 51 was completed. When I came 52 Jimmys page, he had written “Remember our Mothers Day tea we had in second grade, Mrs, Marra? I do! Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your mother, too.”I told him I really enjoyed what he had written. He looked rather embarrassed and 53 h
22、is own thanks and walked away. Suddenly he ran bark and gave me a big hug. “Thanks again. No one even knew my mother didnt 54 it.”I ended my workday with a hug from a teenage boy who had 55 stopped hugging teachers years ago.36AlastedBhappenedCexperiencedDdescribed37AschoolBclassCgradeDlesson38Apay
23、attention toBlook forward toCget on withDcome up with39AloveBpleaseCrespectDadmire40AastonishedBworriedCrelievedDinterested41AevenBeverCstillDonce42AfollowedBheldCkeptDlined43AAsBAlthoughCWhileDBecause44AwildBcuriousCstrangeDupset45AconsideringBwonderingCaskingDdoubting46AconnectionBcareCcompanyDcon
24、cern47AservedBsuppliedCassignedDapplied48AtaughtBstudiedCpracticedDtold49AmindBthoughtCagreementDconversation50AfeelingBbehaviorCeventDaction51AsomethingBeverythingCanythingDnothing52AbyBtoConDover53AannouncedBdeliveredCstatedDwhispered54AmakeBgetCdoDtake55AprobablyBexactlyCrarelyDeagerly第三部分：阅读理解（共
25、20小题，每题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。AThe Museum of Childhood is spread over 4 floors, with the first floor acting like a balcony around the edge of the building, so you can look down over the ground floor central hall with the shop. Information Desk and Benugo Caf.The museum of Childh
26、ood is housed in a large Victorian building in east London. It has been on this site since 1872. it has undergone refurbishment (翻新) and reopened in 2006 and an elevator now makes all floors accessible.This is not a quiet place and children are allowed to have fun here. Child safety is extremely imp
27、ortant and a member of staff remains by the front door at all times. Also, mote the “Code of Behavior” notice, which include: children under 12 must be supervised by an adult; no eating in the galleries and no running.Toy exhibits are in glass cases and there are plenty of low level exhibits for you
28、nger children to see. The glass cases have lots of thought inspiring questions on them to encourage discussion between adults and children. When you or the children need some quiet time, there are sofas at either end of the second floor with reading books available.Pros: Many free activities for kid
29、sCons: Can be too warm insideVisit Duration: 1.5 hoursOpening Hours: 10:00 a.m. 5:45 p.m.Last admission is 5:30 p.m.The Museum is closed on 25 and 26 December and 1 January every year.Admission: Admission the Museum is free. There is a small charge for some activities.56In the Museum of Childhood, .
30、 Apeople can reach any floor by elevatorBthere are sofas at either end of the first floorCthere are exhibits on the museum historyDthe Information Desk can be found on each floor57The Museum of Childhood may be attractive to .Aparents who only have children under 12Bchildren who are fond of toy exhi
31、bitsCparents and children who need quiet timeDkids who like playing games with their parents58What is the disadvantage of the museum?ALow level exhibits are too boring.BChildren may feel slightly hot in it.CParents have to stay with their kids.DNo staff members attend to the kids.59What information
32、can we get about the museum? AAll the activities for children are free.BThe museum is located in west London.CChildren are allowed to enter after 5:30.DThe museum is unavailable on Christmas Day.BTwenty six years after a terrible bicycle accident left her comalose (昏迷) for two months and with perman
33、ent brain injuries. Barbara Buchan, performs many actions more slowly than others. But on September 10 in Beijing, Buchan, at 52, the oldest member of the United States Paralympic team, broke the record and won the gold medal for her disability class in the individual 3,000 meter cycling pursuit.“Yo
34、u can be very upset at the world and have everyone take care of you.” Buchan said by telephone from Beijing, “or get back on your feel again.” Buchan first dreamed of Olympic gold at age 15 while watching the 1972 Munich Gantes. She because a top American eyelist by July 1982, when a terrible road r
35、ace crash injured her brain and left doctors doubtful about whether she would survive. She was wearing only a soft leather helmet at the time; her accident made the rule put into practice that eyelists wear the hard shell helmets that are now common.Buchan recovered enough of her athletic ability to
36、 run track in the 1988 Paralympics in Scoul, where she won a silver medal in the 800 meters. Womens cycling was not included in the Paralympics yet, so Buchan trained to the point where she raced against men in the 2000 Paralympies in Sydney, Australia she finished 9 th and 10 th in two races and th
37、en successfully fought for a separate womens cycling program beginning in 2004 in Athens, where she did not get a medal.Even though she was approaching her 50s, Buchan kept racing and again made the United States Paralympic team for Beijing where she is twice the age of most of her teammates and com
38、petitors.“Barharas almost the leader of our team shes been through it all,” said Craig Griffiu, the United States cycling coach. “Shes never retired. Shes never let her body go and then come back. I dont think age is as big of a deal as people make it out to be.”60According to the text, after the ac
39、cident, .ABuchan asked her friends to take care of herBcyclists started to wear helmets in competitionCBuchan could not answer questions correctlyDdoctors coupled whether Buchan could come back to life61Whats the right order of the events related to Buchan?a. She won a gold medal in Beijing.b. She b
40、ecame a top American cyclist.c. She won a silver medal in the 800 meters.d. She suffered a terrible bicycle accident.e. She took part in a cycling program in Athens.Ac d b a e Bb c d a eCb d e c a Dc b d e a 62What does the underlined phrase “get back on your feet” in the second paragraph mean?Arise
41、 to your feetBwalk on your wayCgo beyond yourselfDdepend on yourself63Which of the following can be the best title for this passage? AThe Making of a HeroBFrom a Loser to a WinnerCAll Roads Lead to RomeDHealth is Better than WealthC“We started as a group of friends with the same problem; difficulty
42、in our personal life to manage our time, being always in a hurry.” This thought was recently offered by Bruno to explain the origin of The Art of Living Slowly, an organization that he founded two years ago, with his wife, Ella.Bruno and Ella said they decided to draw more peoples attention to the o
43、verlooked idea that “time is wealth.” On February 19 th last year, they created a new holiday, the first Global Day of Slow Living. Despite its ambitions name, the event was limited almost entirely to Italy, where the couple arranged a number of events: a reverse bicycle race the last rider was decl
44、ared the winner; an afternoon of grandfathers reading poetry to children etc. One Monday in late February, 2008, the couple staged a New York version of the Day of Slow Living. “It has to be a Monday, the worst day to try to slow down.” Bruno explained. Bruno was wearing a police cap, mirrored sungl
45、asses, and a sandwich board stating, “Caution! Speed walking camera is in action!” He flagged down passers by and handed them postcards printed with fourteen “slowmandments.” For example, No. 4: Write your text message on your cell phone with no symbols and get in the habit of starting with “Dear ” No 7: Avoid being so busy that you dont have time for yourself. Bruno told the passers by to read them once a day and keep the doctor away.
