1、唐山市学年度高三年级第一次模拟考试英语能力测试唐山市20072008学年度高三年级第一次模拟考试英 语 试 卷第一部分英语知识运用(共三节。满分50分)第一节语音知识(共5小题；每小题l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读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。例：have A. gave B. save C. hat D. made答案是：C。1. theatre A. measure B. great C. really D. easy2. prison A. insist B. result C. decision D. pleasure3. ab
2、ove A. brother B. position C. woman D. moment4. example A. extreme B. exist C. excellent D. excuse5. trousers A. southern B. courage C. soup D. pronounce第二节语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题l分，满分l5分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡卜将该项涂黑。例：We_ last night but we went to the concert instead,A. must have studied B. m
3、ight studryC. should have studied D. would studry答案是C。6. -Which tie do you prefer?-_ They are both of poor quality.A. Nothing B. None C. Neither D. No one7. -If you keep on breaking the rules, you will be fired. - _? I dont care. A. What for B. How come C. So what D. Why so8. China has made _ promis
4、e that the Beijing Olympic Games will be _ green sports event. A. a; the B. a; a C. the; a D. the; the9. The restaurant _ western food at the far end of the street is now very popular. A. serving B. serves C. to serve D. servedI0. - How long _ in Australia? - Eighteen months. I came back last spring
5、. A. had you studied B. have you studied C. do you study D. did you study11. The couple are spending their holiday on _ is described as one of the most beautiful islands. A, that B. what C. which D. where 12._ you send me an e-mail to say that you won t go camping, I will wait for you at the A. Whet
6、her B. If C. Unless D. When 13. During the meeting, the manager put forward a plan which was _ worth discussing. A. very B. fairly C. quite D. well 14. It is known that teaching is a job _ enough patience. A. calling on B. calling for C. calling off D. calling in 15. If you children wont do as I tel
7、l you, you _ go to the party. A. shan t B. won t C. needn t D. couldn t 16. Son, there is no _ to worry. Everything will just go fine. A. doubt B. difference C. point D. need 17. -Where did you first meet John? -It was in a cinema _ a new film was being shown. A. that B. where C. when D. which 18. P
8、rices of some goods in these areas are still _ due to transport problems. A. high B. low C. expensive D. cheap 19. _ good work, one must have proper tools. A. Do B. To do C. To be doing D. To have done20. Up to now, they _ enough money for students who cannot afford to go to school. A. are raising B
9、. had raised C. have raised D. have been raising 第三节完形填空(共20小题；每小题l5分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 My day started just like all the other days. I left for the train station at 7 : 35A. M. to arriveat work by 8:30. Just another day, I thought. I didn t know why bu
10、t for some reason when I got on the 21 that day it was unusu-ally 22 . I sat down in the only seat beside a man that had his 23 down andseemed to be lost in his thoughts. 24 after the train left I found myself 25 what could be so important that theman didn t even see me. I tried to forget about it.
11、26 , for some strange reason thisinner 27 kept forcing me to talk to this man. At last I broke down and came up with an 28 to ask him a question, When he raisedhis head, I could 29 that he must have been really sad 30 he had red eyes and stillhad tears 31 down the side of his face. We talked for abo
12、ut 20 minutes and he seemed to be feeling 32 . As we were leavingthe train he 33 me politely for taking the 34 to talk. I never found out what made himso sad but was 35 I listened to the voice that day. Several weeks later I noticed a 36 on my desk. It was from the man I met on the trainthanking me
13、for 37 his life that day. In it he explained that 38 no hope he screamed toGod that if God really cared about him he would 39 someone to prevent him from taking hislife. In his-eyes 40 was that someone sent by God. So next time please follow your inner voice to talk to a friend, a relative or even a
14、 stranger and you will truly make a difference.21. A. bus B. train C. plane D. bicycle22. A. full B. noisy C. clean D. cold23. A. hand B. feet C. head D. leg24. A. Certainly B. Shortly C. Hardly D. Gradually25. A. wondering B. mentioning C. whispering D. discovering26. A. Besides B. However C. There
15、fore D. Perhaps27. A. sound B. desire C. feeling D. voice28. A. affair B. excuse C. honor D. order29. A. watch B. glance C. see D. observe30. A. till B. if C. while D. as31. A. rolling B. breaking C. pulling D. lying32. A. weaker B. wome C. stronger D. better33. A. thanked B. invited C. praised D. r
16、efused34. A. courage B. time C. measure D. role35. A. upset B. nervous C. glad D. lucky36. A. letter B. notice C. post-card D. notebook37. A. helping B. changing C. improving D. saving38. A. beyond B. writhout C. for D. with39. A. carry B. send C. take D. bring40. A. he B. she C. I D. it第二部分阅读理解(共25
17、小题。第一节每小题2分。第二节每小题l分；满分45分) 第一节阅读下列短文，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。A Santa Claus, or Father Christmas, is known worldwide as a happy and lovely old man,leaving gifts to every child on Christmas Eve. The history of Santa Claus began with a man called Saint Nicholas, a bishop (主教) inwhat is
18、 now Turkey. Saint Nicholas was known for his kindness and wisdom. He was also said tohave magical powers. He died in 340 AD. Late in the 11th century, soldiers from Italy took the dead body of Saint Nicholas back withthem to Italy. They built a church in honor of him. Christian people from all over
19、 the worldcame to visit the church of Saint Nicholas. These people took the story of Saint Nicholas back totheir own lands. In Europe during the 12th century, Saint Nicholas Day became a day of gift giving and do-ing nice things to people. In the 1860s an American cartoonist drew pictures of a happy
20、 and kind Santa Claus. Thisimage of Santa Claus has become fixed in the minds of people. Many countries have kept their own customs and traditions of Saint Nicholas. In some cul-tures Saint Nicholas travels with an assistant, Black Peter, to help him. In Holland, Saint Nich-olas sails in on a ship a
21、rriving on December 6. He carries a book telling him how the Dutch chil-dren have behaved during the past year. Good children are given gifts and the bad ones aretaken away by Black Peter.41. Saint Nicholas was at last buried in A. Turkey B. Germany C. Holland D. Italy42. Which is the correct order
22、of the following events? a. Soldiers brought back the dead body of Saint Nicholas to Italy. b. An American cartoonist drew a well-accepted picture of Santa Clause. c. Saint Nicholas Day was celebrated in Europe. d. Christian people took back Saint Nicholas story to their own countries. A. a, d, c,b
23、B. a,b,c,d C. c, a,b,d D. c,a,d,b43. It is said that_will come for Dutch children with bad manners on December 6. A. Father Christmas B. Black Peter C. an American cartoonist D. an Italian bishop44. The passage is mainly about_. A. how people observe Christmas B. why people love Santa Claus C, the l
24、ife story of Saint Nicholas D. the history of Santa Claus B You may have heard of Osceola McCarty.Shes an 88-year-old woman in Mississippi whohad worked for over 75 years as a washer. She didnt earn much, but she was a good managerof her little money. One day after she retired, she went to the bank
25、and discovered, to her sur-prise, that her monthly savings had grown to over $ 150,000. Then to everyone s great sur-prise, she gave away $ 150,000-almost all of her savings-to the University of Southern Mis-sissippi(USM) for a scholarship fund (基金)for African-American students who need moneysupport
26、. She made national headlines. What you have not heard is how McCarty s gift affected my life. I m 19 and the firststudent who received a McCarty Scholarship. I was a hardworking student, and I had my heart set on going to USM. But I found a regu-lar scholarship would consider me not eligible by one
27、 point on the entrance exams, and a schol:arship was the only way I could attend. One Sunday, I came across the story in the paper about McCarty and her generous gift. Thenext day, I went to their office, and they told me there was no money available for me at pres-ent, but if anything came up theyd
28、 call. A few days later, as I was running out of the door,the phone rang. I stopped to pick it up, and they told me I had been chosen to receive the firstMcCarty Scholarship. I was overjoyed. McCarty gave me much more than a scholarship. She taught me about the gift of giving.Now I know there are go
29、od people in the world who do good things. She worked her whole lifeand gave to others, and in turn she has inspired me to give back when I can. Eventually I planto add to her scholarship fund.45. As a washer, McCarty saved money_. A. to become a rich woman B. to make headlines in newspapers C. for
30、African-American students D. for her own future use46. The underlined word eligible in paragraph 3 has the closest meaning with_. A. acceptable B. reasonable C. popular D. attractive47. From the passage we can infer that the writer _. A. is a foreign student from Africa B. can find his roots in Afri
31、ca C. was taught by McCarty in USM D. failed to pass the USM entrance exam48. What is the best title for the passage? A. A Hard-working Woman B. Osceola McCarty Scholarship C. More Than a Scholarship D. A Lucky Student C Flynn Murphy was a top student in his high school class and in 2005 he was accepted toSydney University, the top university in Australia. But when it came time to leave for school, Murphy decided to trade in his books for s hack-pack. He left Australia behind
