嘉峪关市第二中学2008届高三英语第一次模拟考试
第一卷 （选择题）

第一部分：英语知识应用（共三节，满分50分）
第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
从A B C D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分都因相同的选项。
1. news     A. research    B. newspaper    C. Christmas    D. Thursday
2. depend   A. envelope    B. elect         C. recent       D. develop
3. front     A. hospital     B. comfort      C. fond         D. common
4. straight   A. certainly    B. neighbour     C. believe      D. flight
5. character  A. chain      B. church        C. stomach     D. machine

第二节  语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题一分，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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑
6．-- Now, where is my purse?　　
　 -- _____! We'll be late for the picnic.
       A. Take your time  B. Don't worry    C. Come on   D. Take it easy
7．-- I saw Jane and her boyfriend in the park at eight yesterday evening.
-- Impossible. She           TV with me in my home then.
A. watched B. had watched   C. would watch D. was watching
8．Mr. Johnson is more than sixty years old. His     grey, but he is in     .
 A．hair is; healthy good  B．hairs are; a good health
 C．hair is; good health D．hairs are; strong body
9.  ______ is reported in the newspapers, talks between the two countries are making progress.
 A. It B. As     C. That D. What
10．When you come here for your holiday next time, don' t go to _______ hotel; I can find you _______ bed in my flat.
A. the; a     B. the; 不填     C. a; the     D. a; 不填
11．___of danger in the street last night , she had to go home , with a friend ___ her .
   A．Warned ; followed  B．Warning ; following
   C．Having warned ; following  D．Having been warned ; following
12．---- ______ for the glass!
    --- It's OK. I'm wearing shoes.
 A. Look out    B. Walk out     C. Go out        D. Set out
13．_______, his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting.
A. Strange as might it sound    B. As it might sound strange
C. As strange it might sound     D. Strange as it might sound

14. -------“The examination wasn’t difficult, was it ?”
------“No, but I don’t think ______could pass it.”
 A. somebody     B. everybody   C. anybody   D. nobody
15. Mary kept weighing herself to see how much ___ she was getting.
A. heavier     B. heavy     C. the heavier     D. the heaviest
16. His movie won several awards at the film festival, ______ was beyond his wildest dream.    A. which B. that C. where     D. it
17. The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class, _______ visiting a museum when the earthquake struck.
  A. was B. were C. had been D. would be
18. You have failed two tests. You’d better start working harder, ____you won’t pass the course.        A. and   B. so   C. but      D. or
19. It is         that his drawing is         perfect.
 A．sure; very B．certain; quite  C．exact; fairly  D．right; rather
20.  Having studied abroad for many years, he came back to ______ used to be a small town.
A. where       B. what             C. that               D. which    

第三节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案，并将该项涂黑。
I always pay attention to the first impression I leave upon strangers. However, I have 21 that no stranger cares much about what you have done.
It was Saturday. I was very excited after a week’s hard study. What was more, my former classmate and best friend was coming to visit me.
When dusk (黄昏) 22 near, my friend appeared on time. We decided to have supper together and went to a restaurant. To my astonishment, many people were 23  at us as if we were monsters(怪物) from other planet. I looked myself up and down, but found nothing was 24 . when I cast my eyes at my friend, suddenly I realized what had happened: I was with a boy  25  .(PS: I am a girl).
My friend also noticed it. We looked at each other and smiled. 26 , people kept staring at us throughout our meal  27  the stranger atmosphere made us uncomfortable.
During the meal, I  28  that my friend finish as fast as possible, so that we could get out of such an embarassing situation. Suddenly my friend noticed another classmate passing by the  29  and he rose to his feet(站起来) to  30  him. But he was in such a hurry that he knocked down the table, leading to the hot soup pouring all over me. What was more, his voice caught people’s 31  again. The  32  on their faces showed me that they were laughing us.
How embarrassed I was! My face turned red and I wished I could find a hole to 33 _ in as quickly as possible. I rushed out of the restaurant. My friend  34  and he caught up with me when I was so tired that I had to stop. But he was so 35  that it surprised me.
“Don’t be too 36 what people think about you,” he said to me. “In fact, to many 37 , you are just a passing figure, like a piece of cloud in the sky, which will disappear in no38 . Nobody knows who you are.. You can just be yourself.”
Yes, he is right. No one in the restaurant actually knew who I was. I should just be myself and 39  others’ prejudices(偏见) aside. Life is a long road and we need not make such fuss(大惊小怪) of tiny things, it is too 40  . So go down your life road, let others argue freely !
21．A．understood  B．realized  C．guessed  D．predicted
22．A．went  B．fell C．came  D．drew
23．A．staring  B．smiling  C．laughing  D．glaring
24．A．new  B．lost  C．wrong  D．fresh
25．A．together  B．alone  C．here  D．there
26．A．Indeed  B．However  C．Therefore  D．Similarly
27．A．but  B．while  C．or  D．and
28．A．ordered  B．suggested  C．thought  D．whispered
29．A．shop  B．bank  C．restaurant  D．school
30．A．stop  B．join  C．prevent  D．hold
31．A．interest  B．care  C．thought  D．attention
32．A．anger  B．expressions  C．disappointment D．joy
33．A．live  B．sleep  C．hide  D．wait
34．A．finished  B．followed C．completed  D．stopped
35．A．calm  B．excited  C．pleased D．angry
36．A．curious about B．surprised at  C．nervous about D．interested in
37．A．customers B．strangers  C．passers-by  D．visitors
38．A．time  B．hurry  C．wait  D．line
39．A．cast   B．push  C．throw D．leave
40.  A. boring       B. tiring         C. exciting       D. interesting

第三部分:阅读理解（共25小题 第一节每题2分，第二节每题1分；满分45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。
A
What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? How about an ice-cream taster? Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste ice-cream. Just ask John Harrison, an “Official Taste Tester” for the past 21 years. Testing helps manufacturers to be sure of a product’s quality. During his career Harrison has been responsible for approving large quantities of the sweet ice cream — as well as for developing over 75 flavors (味道).
Some people think that it would be easy to do this job, after all, you just have to like ice cream, right? No — there’s more to the job than that, says Harrison, who has a degree in chemistry. He points out that a dairy or food-science degree would be very useful to someone wanting a career in this “cool” field.
In a typical morning on the job, Harrison tastes and assesses 60 ice-cream samples. He lets the ice cream warm up to about 12℉. Harrison explains, “You get more flavor from warmer ice cream, which is why some kids like to stir it, creating ice-cream soup .”While the ice cream warms up, Harrison looks over the samples and grades each one on its appearance. “Tasting begins with the eyes,” he explains. He checks to see if the ice cream is attractive and asks himself, “Does the product have the color expected from that flavor?” Next it’s time to taste!
Continuing to think up new ideas, try out new flavors, and test samples from so many kinds of ice cream each day keeps Harrison busy but happy — working at one cool job.
41. What is John Harrison’s job?
   A. An official.  B. An ice-cream taster.
   C. A chemist.     D. An ice-cream manufacturer.
42. According to John Harrison, to be qualified in the “cool field”, it is helpful to ______.
   A. keep a diary of work     B. have a degree in related subjects
   C. have new ideas every day D. find out new flavors each day
43. What does Harrison do first when testing ice cream?
   A. He stirs the ice cream.           B. He examines the color of the ice cream.
   C. He tastes the flavor of the ice cream. D. He lets the ice cream warm up.
44. Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage?
   A. Tasting with Eyes     B. Flavors of Ice Cream
   C. John Harrison’s Life D. One Cool Job

B
Some people don't believe that driving more slowly can save lives．But the truth is that driving more slowly can help a person to avoid serious accidents．
The above chart（表格） shows the distance that it takes to stop a car at a given speed．The distance is measured in feet．The shaded area（阴影部分） shows the driver's thinking distance．That's the distance it takes for the driver to react to a danger that he sees．The white area shows the car's braking distance．That's the distance it takes for the car to stop once the brakes（闸、刹车） are used．The number at the top of each bar shows the total number of feet that it takes to stop the car
45．According to the chart, what is the total number of feet needed to stop a car that is traveling at 50 miles per hour?
    A．55．   B．73．   C．128．   D．183．
46．What is the braking distance for a car that is travelling at 60 miles per hour?
 A．66 feet．  B．119 feet．  C．185 feet． D．251 feet．
47．Which of the following statements about braking and speed is true?
 A．The braking distance is what it takes for the driver to react to a danger that he sees．
B．The speed of a car has a direct effect on the distance needed to stop the car．
C．The braking distance increases only when a driver drives faster than 50 miles per hour.      D．Driving slowly can help a person to avoid all accidents

C
Our plan was to drive into Cambridge, catch the 7:34 train to Liverpool Street Station, then to separate and meet again for lunch. We should have arrived at Liverpool at 9:19, but due to a typical London fog, the train had to move along so slowly that it was not until 10:30 that it got there. In spite of our late arrival, Joan, my wife’s sister, decided that she would go to see the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London while we went shopping. It was only after her sister had disappeared into the fog that my wife realized that we hadn’t decided where we should meet for lunch. Since I had our three tickets for the concert in my pocket, this was indeed a problem. There seemed to be nothing we could do except taking a taxi to the Tower of London, and try to find her there. Needless to say, we didn’t find her.
    It was now one o’clock, and the concert began at 2:30. “Perhaps she will think of waiting outside the concert hall,” suggested my wife hopefully. By this time the fog was so thick that road traffic had to stop, and the only way to get there was by underground railway. Hand in hand we felt our way along the road to where we thought the nearest station should be. An hour later we were still trying to find it. Just as I was about to lose my temper completely when we met a blind man tapping his way confidently through the fog. With his help we found Tower Hill tube station just fifty yards down the road.
    By now it was far too late even to try to get to the concert hall before the performance began at 2:30, so we decided to return to Cambridge. It took seven long hours instead of the usual two to make that journey. Nor were we able to get any food and drink on the train. Tired and hungry we finally reached home at ten, opening the door to the sound of the telephone bell. It was Joan; she had seen the Crown Jewels, had managed to get another ticket for concert, and had had a wonderful dinner at a restaurant near the hotel where she decided to stay for the night. Now she was ringing to discover whether we had had an equally successful day.
48. Why was Joan separated from her sister and her brother-in-law?
   A. they could not see each other because of the fog.
   B. Joan had not seen Crown Jewels.
   C. They planned to do different things until lunch time.
   D. The writer didn’t want to go to the concert.
49. What did the writer plan to do in the afternoon?
   A. Go to the concert.       B. See the Crown Jewels.
   C. Return to Cambridge.   D. Go shopping.
50. The reason why they didn’t all meet for lunch was that _______.
   A. They lost their way in the fog
   B. they forgot to make necessary arrangement
   C. they waited at different places and didn’t meet each other
   D. the couple couldn’t find the underground station
51. It’s quite clear that for Joan the trip to London had been ________.
   A. spilt by the fog    B. quite tiring
   C. rather disappointing   D. very enjoyable

D
Some years ago, on a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator (美洲鳄) was swimming toward the shore.
His father working in the yard saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In utter fear, he ran toward the water, yelling to his son as loudly as he could.
Hearing his voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U – turn to swim to his father. It was too late. Just as he reached his father, the alligator reached him. From the dock, the father grabbed his little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug – of – war (拔河) between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the father, but the father was much too passionate to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, took aim and shot the alligator.
Remarkably, the little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his father’s fingernails dug into his fresh in his effort to hang on to the son he loved.
The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy asked if he would show his scars. The boy lifted his pant legs. And then, he said to the reporter, "But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my dad wouldn’t let go."
You and I can identify with that boy. We have scars, too. No, not from an alligator, but the scars of a painful past. Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret. But, some wounds, my friend, are because someone has refused to let go. In the midst of your struggle, someone has been there holding on to you.
If you have the scars of someone’s love on your arms, be very, very grateful. Someone in your life did not and will not ever let you go.
Never judge another person’s scars, because you don’t know how they got them.
52. Which of the following is the most closely related to the underlined word “passionate”?
  A. determined B. anxious      C. frightened      D. courageous
53. When the boy told the newspaper reporter about the scars on his arms, he felt         .
 A. painful and fearful     B. regretful and panic
 C. proud and grateful     D. excited and thankful
54. In the story the writer intends to tell us that         .
 A. scars always remind people of their past experiences
 B. wounds in the mind are more painful than those in the body
 C. a painful past always leaves scars on a person’s mind
 D. scars do not necessarily mean pain at all times
55. Which of the following viewpoints will the writer most probably agree with?
  A. Be grateful to a painful past, for you can always learn something from it.
 B. Other people’s criticism or blame may hurt you, but if it is for your own good, you should take it thankfully.
 C. The swimming hole of life is filled with danger, but you don’t need to be too serious about it as someone will never let you go.
 D. If someone hurts you, be grateful to them, for they mean no harm

E
 I began working in journalism(新闻工作)when I was eight. It was my mother’s idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was suppertime, I walked back home.
“ How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.
“ None.”
“ Where did you go?”
“ The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”
“ What did you do?”
“ Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”
“ You just stood there?”
“ Didn’t sell a single one.”
“ My God, Russell!”
Uncle Allen put in, “ Well, I’ve decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickle(五分镍币). It was the first nickle I earned.
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence(自信), and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.
One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind. I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.
“ If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “ you’ll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.
56. Why did the boy start his job young?
   A. He wanted to be famous in the future.
   B. The job was quite easy for him.
   C. His mother had high hopes for him.
   D. The competiton for the job was fierce.
57. From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _______.
   A. excited  B. interested         C. ashamed        D. disappointed
58. What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?
   A. She forced him to continue.              B. She punished him.
   C. She gave him some money.              D. She changed her plan.
59. What does the underlined phrase “this battle”(last paragraph) refer to?
   A. The war between the boy’s parents.
   B. The arguing between the boy and his mother.
   C. The quarrel between the boy and his customers.
   D. The fight between the boy and his father.
60. What is the text mainly about?
   A. The early life of a journalist.
   B. The early success of a journalist.
   C. The happy childhood of the writer.
   D. The important role of the writer in his family.

第二节  根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
(J=Jim   D=David)
J: Hi, David. How are you?  .
D:   61__________
J: What are you going to do next weekend, David ? 
D:  62__________How about you ?
J: I don’t know, either.
D: 63 __________
J: Good idea! But where shall we skate ?
D: The lake near our school gate is icy now .Let ’ s skate there .
J：All right. 64__________
D: Let ’ s meet at the school gate .　
J: 65__________
D: Let's meet at nine o'clock .
J: Great See you next Saturday
D: See you.

A.Where shall we meet ?
B. Fine, thank you .
C. What time shall we meet ?
D. How about skating on Saturday ?
E. That ’s great. I agree with you . 
F. I have no idea .
G. I ’ m going to visit my grandparent .

嘉峪关市第二中学2008届高三第一次模拟考试
第二卷（非选择题）

61.  __________  62. __________   63. __________    64. __________    65.  __________

第一节  单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在句子右边的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）
66．How many  __________（德国人）are going to visit their town next month? 66．__________
67．The workers all thought it __________ （公平）to punish the thief in public. 67．__________
68．The majority of doctors believe smoking is __________（有害）.  68．__________
69．Thanks to my __________（准确的）description of the criminal, it didn’t take long for the police to catch him.   69．__________
70．The table I bought was almost 2 meters in  __________（高度）.  70．__________
71．Many students came to their teacher's house to celebrate her  __________（一百）birthday.     
71．__________
72．The house was just as he had __________（想象）it.   72．__________
73．He didn’t reply. On the __________（相反）, he turned on his heel and left the room. 73．__________
74．Follow the __________（说明）on the packet carefully.   74．__________
75．We all went for the picnic last week, me  __________（包括）.  75．__________

第二节  短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
此题要求在答题卡上改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线﹨划掉在该行右边横线上写出该词，并用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺字处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错误的不要改。
   I was only about six that he held his hand                  76. ________
out to me. I took it in me and we walked. Then                 77. ________
I ask him, “Grandpa, how come you have                     78. ________
so much lines on your hand?” he laughed and                  79. ________
said, “Well, that’s a big question!” He was                     80. ________
silent for a moment. So he answered slowly:                   81. ________
“Each these lines stands for a trouble in my                    82. ________
life.” I looked at his other hands. “But Grandpa,                83. _________
what do you have more lines on that one?”                    84. _________
“Because there are more the honors and joys                   85. ________
in my life.”

第三节  书面表达（30分）
假设你是李华。美国一所友好学校准备与你们学校共同创办一份中学生英文刊物，该校格林先生来信询问有关情况。请你给他写封回信，主要内容如下：
 表示赞成。
 提出你喜欢的栏目。
 简要说明理由。
    注意：
    1．词数100左右。
    2．信的开头和结尾已为你写好。
    3．适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
    4．参考词汇：栏目一column
                                                                        June 8
Dear Mr. Green,
I am very excited to learn that we are going to start a magazine together._____________________
Yours faithfully
Li Hua

Dear Mr. Green,
I am very excited to learn that we are going to start a magazine together.                     

嘉峪关市第二中学2008届高三第一次模拟考试
                          英语参考答案
1-5 DBBBC       6-10.CDCBA;    11-15.  DADBA;  16-20. AADBB
21-25 BDACB     26-30 BDBCA    31-35  DBCBA   36-40  CBADB
41-44 BBDD    45- 47 DCB      48-51 C A B D     52- 55 ACDB   
56-60: C D A B A       61---65 BFDAC
66．Germans    67．fair    68．harmful    69．accurate    70．height
71．hundredth    72．imagined     73．contrary     74．instructions   75．included
76. that — when 77. me —mine 78. ask — asked 79. much — many80. √   81.  So — Then / And 82. Each∧ these 加上 of 83. hands — hand 84. what — why 85. the 去掉
书面表达
Dear Mr. Green,
I am very excited to learn that we are going to start a magazine together. It is indeed a wonderful idea and everyone hopes for its success.
I would like the magazine to have three columns : News, Teachers' Advice and Students' Voice. From the News column we can learn about what is going on in both of our schools. In Teachers' Advice, our teachers can give us such help as we may not be able to get in the classroom. Students' Voice will allow us to freely express our thoughts and feelings about our lives and studies.
I believe that this magazine will surely strengthen our ties, and I am looking forward to reading it.
Yours faithfully,
Li Hua