揭陽市2008屆高三畢業(yè)班上學(xué)期階段測(cè)試一(英語)

PAGE2PAGE5揭陽市2008屆高三畢業(yè)班第二學(xué)期階段測(cè)試英語（一）I．語言知識(shí)及運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)：完形填空（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1-10各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。FredSmithwasjust27whenhefoundedFedEx.Thirty-fiveyearslater,he'sstillatthehelm(舵).Heowesthesuccessofthecompanytoleadershipsomethinghe1fromhisfamily.Smith'sgrandfather2aMississippiRiversteamboat；hisfatherbuilttheGreyhoundBusLineintheSouth,3hisfortunealongwiththeroutes.Smithsayshewasjustfourwhenhisfatherdied.“Soheprobablyservedasarolemodelforme.”GrowingupinMemphis,Tennessee,Smithsays,“Ididn'tknowIwantedtogointo4,butIknewIwantedaleadership5.Thatappealedtome.”Actually,helovedflying.SoasastudentatYaleUniversity,hehelpedsetuptheYaleflyingclub.ButSmithnever6lookingforthe“bigidea”Hethoughthehad7itwhenhewroteforaneconomicsclassatermpaper,inwhichheoutlinedhis8forovernightdeliveryofgoodstomajorUScities.Yettheprofessorwasn'timpressed.Butheknewitwouldbeawhilebeforehecouldturnhisideainto9.FredSmithwas10.Nowthirty-fiveyearshaspassed,andFedExhasbecomea$32billionglobaltransportationandlogistics(物流)company,servingmorethan220countriesandareas.1.A.builtupB.putupC.madeupD.pickedup2.A.captainedB.chargedC.changedD.damaged3.A.makingB.tellingC.expandingD.searching4.A.politicsB.businessC.workD.education5.A.positionB.conditionC.situationD.reservation6.A.riskedB.endedC.stoppedD.started7.A.foundB.madeC.didD.managed8.A.ideaB.programC.articleD.aim9.A.dreamB.useC.practiceD.account10.A.wrongB.activeC.rightD.real第二節(jié)：語法填空（共10小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號(hào)中的詞語的適當(dāng)形式填空。Onceayeararac11(hold)foroldcars.Alotofcarsenteredforthisracelastyearandtherewasagreatdealofexcitementjustbeforeitbegan.Oneofthe12handsomecarswasaRolls-RoyceSilverGhost.Themostunusualcar13hadonlythreewheelswasaBenz.14(build)in1885,itwastheoldestcartakingpart.Afteragreatmanyloudexplosions,15racebegan.Manyofthecarsbrokedownonthecourseandsomedriversspentmoretimeundertheircarsthan16.them!Afewcars,17,completedtherace.Thewinningcarreachedaspeedoffortymilesanhourmuchfasterthan18ofitsrivals(對(duì)手).Itspeddownhillattheendoftheraceanditsdriverhadalotoftrouble19.(try)tostopit.Theracegaveeveryoneagreatdealofpleasure.Itwasverydifferentfrommodemcarsbutno20(little)exciting.Ⅱ.閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、和D）中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AIbeganworkinginjournalismwhenIwaseight.Itwasmymother'sidea.Shewantedmeto“makesomething”ofmyself,anddecidedIhadbetterstartyoungifIwastohaveanychanceofkeepingupwiththecompetition.WithmyloadofmagazinesIheadedtowardBellevilleAvenue.Thecrowdswerethere.ThereweretwogasstationsonthecomerofBellevilleandUnion.ForseveralhoursImademyselfhighlyvisible,makingsureeveryonecouldseemeandtheheavyblacklettersonthebagthatsaidTHESATURDAYEVENINGPOST.Whenitwassuppertime,Iwalkedbackhome.“Howmanydidyousell,myboy?”mymotherasked.“None.”“Wheredidyougo?”“ThecornerofBellevilleandUnionAvenues.”“Whatdidyoudo?”“StoodonthecornerwaitingforsomebodytobuyaSaturdayEveningPost.”“Youjuststoodthere?”“Didn'tsellasingleone.”“MyGod,Russell!”UncleAllenputin,“Well,I'vedecidedtotakethePost.”Ihandedhimacopyandhepaidmeanickle.ItwasthefirstnickleIearned.Afterwardsmymothertaughtmehowtobeasalesman.Iwouldhavetoringdoorbells,addressadultswithSelf-confidence;andpersuadethembysayingthatnoone,nomatterhowpoor,couldaffordtobewithouttheSaturdayEveningPostinthehome.Oneday,ItoldmymotherI'dchangedmymind.Ididn'twanttomakeasuccessinthemagazinebusiness.“Ifyouthinkyoucanchangeyourmindlikethis,”shereplied,“you'llbecomeagood-for-nothing.”Sheinsistedthat,assoonasschoolwasover,Ishouldstartringingdoorbells,sellingmagazines.WheneverIsaidno,shewouldscoldme.MymotherandIhadfoughtthisbattlealmostaslongasIcouldremember.Mymother,dissatisfiedwithmyfather'splainworkman'slife,determinedthatIwouldnotgrowuplikehimandhispeople.Butneverdidsheexpectthat,fortyyearslater,suchasuccessfuljournalistasmewouldgobacktoherhusband'speoplefortruelifeandlove.21.Whydidtheboystarthisjobyoung?A.Hewantedtobefamousinthefuture.B.Thejobwasquiteeasyforhim.C.Hismotherhadhighhopesforhim.D.Thecompetitionforthejobwasfierce.22.Fromthedialoguebetweentheboyandhismother,welearnthatthemotherwas_________.34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthispassage?A.PeoplewhoareabletoforgivefeellessstressB.PeoplewhoareabletoforgivefeellessdepressionC.PeoplewhoareabletoforgivehavefewerproblemsonsleepingD.Peoplewhoareabletoforgivefeellesstired35.Thebesttitleforthispassageisprobably_________.A.ForgivenessB.ForgivenessIsGoodforHealthC.ASecrettoKeepingHealthD.AngerIsBadforHealth第二節(jié)：信息匹配（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）請(qǐng)閱讀下面應(yīng)用文和相關(guān)信息，按照要求進(jìn)行匹配。以下是旅游景點(diǎn)：A.Mauritius,anislandlyingoffthesoutheastAfricaintheIndianOcean.Thepleasanttropicalclimateandsceneryprovidestheperfectsettingtoenjoyeverything.Theseaisfullofcolorfullifethatlivesaroundthecoralreef.ThismakesMauritiusawonderfulplaceforswimminganddiving.B.LasVegasisreallyafascinatingcity,whereyoucandineinthefinestrestaurants,shopinthemostchicstores,andwatchworld-classentertainment.Maybeyouwillbecomeamillionaireorloseallyourmoneyovernight.What'ssocleveraboutLasVegasisthatitmakesitabsolutelycertainthatyouhavesuchagoodtimethatyoudon'tmindlosingabitofmoneyalongtheway.That'swhytheydon'tevencallit“gambling”anymore,but“gaming”C.Fewcitiesleavethevisitorswithsuchvividimpressions,thewholecityissomethingofaworkofart.Andannualfilmfestivalisheldwitharefreshingemphasisonart.Fewcitiescancompetewiththethousandsofcafes,barsandrestaurantsthatlineeveryParisianstreet.Andalongthestreetyouwillbefascinatedbythebeautifulwindowshowsofvariousclothes.D.Kitzbuhelisaparadiseforalltheskiers.Withfineweatherandbreath-takingscenery,itisaworld-classskiresort.Everywinter,thousandsofpeoplecomefromallpartsoftheworldtochallengethemselves.E.JerusalemisregardedasaholyplacebyJews,MuslimsandChristians.ForJews,itiswheretheirancestorsbuiltthefirstandsecondtemples.ForChristians,thecitywasthesceneofJesus'life.However,sincethewarbrokeout,peopletherehavesufferedalot,thesituationhasbeentense,andpeaceisjustadream.F.TheoldNilebroughtaboutthecivilizationofEgypt;peoplethereregarditas“themotherriver”ofthem.OnbothsidesoftheNilestandnoblepyramidswhichwerebuiltasthetombsoftheancientpharaohs.AlongwiththeGreatPyramidofGizainEgypt,theGreatSphinxisoneofthegreatestandmoststudiedmonumentsofhumanhistory.以下是尋找旅行地方的個(gè)人信息。請(qǐng)匹配人物和適合他們出游的地方：36.Smithisaprofessorwhodoesresearchonancientbuildings.Thismonth,hisuniversitygivesarewardtohimforhisgreatcontributions.Sonowanideaoftravelingtoanewplacetocontinuehisstudyhascomeintohismind.37.ThoughLolaisawomanreporter,sheisbraveenoughtogodeepintotheplacesatwar.Thisyear,shewashonoredas“RoseofFront”.Nextmonth,shewillgotoaplaceatwar.Sheisconfidenttodoherworkwellandgivepeoplethemostbriefandrealreports.38.AliceandSimonaregoingtogetmarried.Theywanttoholdanunderwaterweddinginaspecialplace,whichhasbeautifulscenery,silversand,deliciousseafoodandluxurioushotels,wheretheycanenjoythemselves.39.Janeisamodemgirl,whoisacrazyfanofrockmusicandfilms.Shehasaromanticdream,thatis,oneday,shewillgotoabeautifulplacetoappreciatealltheattractivemusicandfilmswithacupofcoffeeinherhand.40.Tomisreallydepressedthesedays.Owingtohisbadmanagement,hiscompanyclosed.Hewantstogotoaplacetotryhisfortunesothathecanstarthisbusinessagaininthenearfuture.Ⅲ．寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)：基礎(chǔ)寫作（共1小題，滿分15分）你的英國朋友正在做一個(gè)課題：世界各地的生日慶祝方式。他請(qǐng)你介紹中國學(xué)生過生日的方式。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)下表寫一篇短文：方式我的觀點(diǎn)1、生日聚會(huì)2、生日禮物3、生日祝福1、有更為有意義的慶祝方式；2、理由[寫作要求]1．只能使用5個(gè)句子表達(dá)全部?jī)?nèi)容；2．文中不能出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱。[評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)]句子結(jié)構(gòu)準(zhǔn)確，信息內(nèi)容完整，篇章結(jié)構(gòu)連貫。第二節(jié)：讀寫任務(wù)（共1小題，滿分25分）閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。Nowadays,thepressuresonschoolsandteachersareoftenpassedontostudentsandparents.Studentsaretestedmoreandassignedmorehomework.Inthepast15years,homeworkassignmentshaverisenby51%accordingtoa2006study.Thatisanaverageof12extrahoursofhomeworkperweek!Toomuchhomeworkoftenleavesnotimeforstudentstohavefunordosomethingforthemselves.Manyparentsspendatleastthreehourseverynightgoingthroughtheirchildren'shomework.However,thegovernments'effortstocutthehomeworkburdenofprimaryandmiddleschoolstudentshavedrawnmixedreactions.Ironically,thoughteachershavebeenwidelycriticizedforpilingonhomework,itissometimesparentswhoaskformoreworkfortheirchildren!Whenteachersdon'tgivehomework,someparentswillgototheschoolandcomplain.Theywantteacherstoassignhomeworkeverydayasameansofmakingsureteachersdotheirjobandthechildrenhaveworktodo.[寫作內(nèi)容]1．以約30個(gè)詞概括短文內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)；2．以約120個(gè)詞就“HomeworkorNoHomework?”這個(gè)主題寫一篇短文，并包括如下要點(diǎn)：1)你對(duì)家庭作業(yè)必要性的認(rèn)識(shí)；2)你對(duì)過重家庭作業(yè)負(fù)擔(dān)的看法；3)概述你的觀點(diǎn)。[寫作要求]作文中可使用實(shí)例或其他論述方法支持你的觀點(diǎn)，也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；[評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)]概括準(zhǔn)確，語言規(guī)范，內(nèi)容合適，篇章連貫。

參考答案Ⅰ．語言知識(shí)及運(yùn)用第一節(jié)：完形填空1-5DACBA6-10CAACC第二節(jié)：語法填空（共10小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15分）11.isheld12.most13.that14.Built15.the16.in17.however18.any19.trying20.lessⅡ.閱讀21-25.CDABA26-30.BCBCB31-35.CABDB36-40.FEACBⅢ.寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)：基礎(chǔ)寫作OnepossibleversionChinesestudentscelebratetheirbirthdaysindifferentways,butthemostcommonwayistoholdabirthdayparty,atwhichfriendsgettogethertohavefundrinking,singinganddancing.Onthebirthday,oneusuallyreceivesnicegiftsandgoodwishesfromfriendsandparentsorsometimes,parentswillprepareaspecialdinneroracaketoshowtheirlovefortheirchildren.Sincebirthdaycelebrationisoneoftheimportantactivitiesinone'slife,itcanbedoneinmoremeaningfulways.Forexample,wecan