２００８年高考英语模拟试卷Ⅲ

姜静媛

Ⅰ.单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

1. The girl wanted a job and asked if there were any ____ positions in the factory.

A. vacant B. unused C. free D. unemployed

2. He was rejected for the job vacancy because he couldnt be ____ even for the interview.

A. responsible B. beneficial C. punctual D. regular

3. ——Do the students learn any foreign languages in your school?

——Yes, more than one ____ taught in this school.

A. language is B. language are C. language be D. languages are

4. Why didnt you tell me there was no meeting today? I ____ all the way here through the heavy snow.

A. neednt have driven B. cant have driven

C. musnt have driven D. shouldnt have driven

5. ——____ John ____ this week?

——No, hes on holiday.

A. Has; worked B. Does; work C. Is; working D. Did; work

6. What made me sad was that she pretended ____ me when I said hello to her.

A. not to see B. not seeing

C. to not see D. having not seen

7. It would be very rude to ____ on her appearance.

A. remark B. criticize C. speak D. observe

8. Allen had to call a taxi because the box was ____ to carry all the way home.

A. too much heavy B. much too heavy

C. heavy too much D. too heavy much

9. Such is ____ human nature that many people dont value ____ things they possess until theyve lost them.

A. /; / B. a; the C. the; / D. /; the

10. You have made a few mistakes but ____ you have done well.

A. as a whole B. on the whole C. in whole D. wholly

11. ——Im interested in that beautiful MP3 player. What do you charge for it?

——$125.

——____, but I cant afford it.

A. Thats too dear B. Its really nice

C. Please lower the price D. Its worth that

12. He was almost asleep, ____ with all this hard work.

A. worn B. worn out C. worn off D. worn away

13. Sometimes we just believe what we see, ____ the reality may be different.

A. even though B. as if C. since D. unless

14. If you want to get a book out of the library you ____ the catalogue first.

A. instruct B. correlate C. consult D. insult

15. ——I think you have too much luggage, dont you?

——Yes. But its not easy to decided what to ____ behind.

A. take B. turn C. keep D. leave

Ⅱ.完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

By my third day in the hospital, I realized Owen didnt visit. I couldnt understand __1__ my best friend wouldnt come to see me. Struggling against the __2__, I called his __3__. His mom answered, and when I asked for Owen, she got __4__. “Hes not here right now,” she said. I thought it was __5__ that she didnt tell me where he was or __6__ to have him call me. But I was so weak, I just let it __7__. I found out later that Owens mom telephoned my parents right after we rang __8__. My phone call really made her __9__, and she __10__ they talk to me. Later that night, my mom __11__. Did I remember drinking? Did I remember being in a car? I had __12__ what she was talking about, so she finally told me the news: Id hit a tree. Owen, in the __13__ seat, was thrown from the car and killed instantly. The only reason Id lived was because of my __14__.

My first __15__ was of shock. Id been drink-driving? Hit a tree? Killed Owen? I felt like the __16__ person in the world. Even after I was able to __17__ several weeks later, I didnt want to eat, I didnt want to talk. I just __18__ at the wall in my __19__ and cried. The only person I wanted to see was Owen. I didnt feel like __20__ with any of my old friends.

1． A． if B． whether C． why D． how

2． A． nurse B． doctor C． pain D． wound

3． A． company B． house C． school D． office

4． A． quiet B． sad C． calm D． surprised

5． A． unfair B． wrong C． strange D． unnecessary

6． A． permit B． allow C． offer D． refuse

7． A． down B． alone C． be D． go

8． A． up B． off C． out D． back

9． A． anxious B． shocked C． disappointed D． excited

10． A． hoped B． wished C． insisted D． ordered

11． A． went by B． came by C． called back D． sent for

12． A． understood B． doubted C． wondered D． no idea

13． A． passenger B． driver C． front D． spare

14． A． doctor B． friend C． seat-belt D． luck

15． A． thought B． reaction C． action D． idea

16． A． luckiest B． worst C． happiest D． most lonely

17． A． stand up B． get over C． go home D． eat out

18． A． stared B． looked C． glanced D． glared

19． A． sickroom B． office C． bedroom D． dormitory

20． A． to hang about B． to hang around

C． hanging up D． hanging out

Ⅲ.阅读理解

(A)

The sky is a large place, and though it had been carefully examined for centuries, new features still turn up. Last March it was the reigns of Uranus(天王星), and last week astronomers announced what may turn out to be a new planet, though a very small one, in the solar system.

The object was first sighted last month by Charles Kowal, an astronomer at the Hale Observatories in Pasadena, Calif. Mr Kowal detected a faint trail of light on photographic plates, indicating that something was moving in relation to the background of stars. Other observers have confirmed the discovery.

The“mini-planet”, identified for the time being as“Object-Kowal”, appears to be about 1.5 billion miles away, between the orbits of Saturn(土星) and Uranus, and its diameter has been estimated at between 100 and 400 miles. Its orbit has not been determined yet, but if the orbit proves to be roughly circular, like that of the major planets, the new object world probably take 66 to 70 years to make a circuit of the sun.

Some astronomers have speculated that Mr Kowals discovery may be the first indication of an asteroid belt beyond Saturn.

1. According to the first paragraph, ____ in the solar system.

A. a large new planet may have been found

B. a small new planet may have been found

C. a new planet has been found

D. a large object may have been found

2. Paragraph 2 ____.

A. gives a different theory about the object

B. states the main idea

C. reports the new object

D. describes how the object was found

3. The object is located ____.

A. between Saturn and Uranus B. on Saturn

C. on Uranus D. on Venus

4. What field of study is this article reporting on? ____.

A. Industry B. Astronomy C. Spaceflight D. Agriculture

(B)

Have you ever walked into a candy store with a young child and watched with delight as the store manager gave the youngster a small treat? Or have you ever received a telephone call from a retailer asking you whether an item you purchased a month before was meeting your needs? No doubt you noticed these gracious acts.

Business firms in this highly competitive dacade are quick to institute programs designed to ensure product and service quality. But its often the “little things” that help build a permanent tie between sellers and buyers.

If you want to make those “little things” a high customer service priority(优先权), here are a few tips for you to follow.

Make a list of the simple, but gracious acts you can perform for your customers. It might include handing out key chains or other small gifts to customers after a purchase, or extending delivery service to elderly customers. Just be sure every item is realistic, economical and easy to carry out.

Training in the “little things” helps your people learn skills and attitudes. If you want your people to hand out small gifts of your business, be sure theyre kept in stock. If you want your people to take extra time with customers, be sure you schedule enough staffing during peak business hours. If you want your people to follow up with customers on the telephone at the end of each month, be sure you drop the sales load a bit at that time.

Training in the “little things” doesnt end with a single activity. It must become part of everyday life in your business. Emphasize the importance of the “little things” by word and deed. Be sure everyone visibly practices the art of customer courtesy(礼貌) each day. Announce the power of the “little things” through every possible means. The more cheer leading you do about this topic, the more it will become deeply fixed in the workplace.

1. The underlined word “gracious” can most likely be replaced by ____.

A. surprising B. warmhearted C. interesting D. kind

2. If you want your people to accompany customers much longer, ____.

A. be sure “little things” are kept in stock

B. be sure enough assistants are available during rush business hours

C. be sure you drop the sales load a bit at that time

D. be sure to let them follow up with you

3. The main idea of this passage is ____.

A. how to train the employees in the business firms

B. the importance of “little things” in todays business

C. the necessity of giving away “little things”

D. praising employees who show courtesy to customers

4. The purpose of giving away “little things” to customers is ____.

A. to let the employees learn attitudes and skills

B. to please the children of the customers

C. to build a long and solid relationship between sellers and buyers

D. to clear off goods kept long in stock

(C)

The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent his camera crew(摄制组) out one evening to film the sunset for him.

The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”

“No, sir.” the man answered.

The director was angry. “Why not?” he said.

“Well, sir,” one of the men answered, “Were on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”

“But I want a sunset.” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”

But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why dont you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards? Then itll look like a sunset.”

“Thats a very good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”

The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine oclock they took it to the director. “Here it is, sir,” they said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.

They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset behind them.”

The“sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.

The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.

1. Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast? ____.

A. Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset

B. Because he has angry with his crew

C. Because it was his secretarys suggestion

D. Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset

2. Which of the following is NOT true? ____.

A. The crew had to follow the secretarys advice

B. If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is the place to go to

C. The camera crew wasnt able to film the scene the first day

D. The director ordered his crew to stop filming the “sunset”

3. The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because ____.

A. it went well with the separation of the hero and the heroine

B. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening

C. it was more moving than a sunrise

D. the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset

4. After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands ____.

A. because he was moved to tears

B. as he saw everything in the film moving backwards

C. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined

D. because he was disappointed (失望的) with the performance of the hero and heroine

(D)

Forget counting sheep, next time you are having trouble dropping off to sleep; try putting on a jazz CD.

Researchers have shown just 45 minutes of relaxing music before bedtime can make for a restful night. The Taiwanese researchers studied the sleeping patterns of 60 elderly people with sleep problems. They told the Journal of Advanced Nursing, how the technique was easy to learn and lacked the side-effects of other treatments.

The study participants were either given a choice of music to listen to before going to sleep or nothing at all. The music group were able to choose from six tapes that featured soft, slow music—around 60-80 beats per minute—such as jazz, folk or orchestral pieces.

Listening to music caused physical changes that aided restful sleep, including a lower heart and respiratory（呼吸） rate, the researchers found.

The people in the music group reported a 35% improvement in their sleep, including better and longer night-time sleep and less dysfunction（机能障碍） during the day.

Lead author Professor Hui-Ling Lai, of the Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital and the University of Taiwan, said: “The music group reported a 26% overall improvement in the first week and this figure continued to rise as they mastered the technique of relaxing into sedative music.”

Professor Jim Horne, from the Sleep Research Centre at Loughborough University, said: “If anyone is a bit worried before they go to bed then anything that can help calm them down and relax is a good thing.”

“Some say making sure older people sleep less in the afternoon and get plenty of exposure to daylight can help them get a better nights sleep.”

1． In the researchers opinion, listening to music is better than other treatments because ____.

A． listening to music can save time and money

B． other treatments have no effect at all

C． other treatments have side-effects

D． listening to music is easy to learn and lacks side-effects of other treatments

2． The Journal of Advanced Nursing is probably ____.

A． a medical organization B． a radio station

C． an academic magazine D． a research centre

3． All the following facts can aid restful sleep except ____.

A． listening to sedative music

B． getting plenty of exposure to daylight

C． doing some exercise before sleeping

D． sleeping less in the afternoon

4． Professor Jim Hornes opinion is ____.

A． completely different from Professor Hui-Ling Lais

B． that only by listening to sedative music can one get restful sleep

C． that anything that can calm the slightly-worried down and relax will aid restful sleep

D． exactly the same as Professor Hui-Ling Lais

(E)

If youve been joining in chat room conversations, or trading email with Webpals, you have become one of the millions who write in a peculiarly short form of English.

And youve got a sense of humour about short forms like SOHF (=sense of humour failure) to describe Internet newcomers who dont understand you.

Across the globe, every night teenagers and their elders are “talking” on-line—many of them all talking at the same time.

Its fast: try talking to six people at once. Its brief: three or four per exchange. It takes wit, concentration, and quick fingers.

And it requires tremendous linguistic economy. Theres neither time nor space for explanations. Why consume precious key-strokes telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB (be right back) will do? Want to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI (pardon me for jumping in).

Interested in whom youre talking to? Type A S L,the nearly universal request to know your pals age, sex and location. You may get 15 M NY as a response from your pal.

If something makes you laugh, say youre OTF(on the floor) or LOL (laughing out loud), or combine the two into ROTFL(rolling on the floor laughing).

And when its time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG (got to go) or TTYL (talk to you later).

People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can. Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing emotion, as it takes more time to hold down the“shift” key and capitals. Punctuation is going, too.

1. Many people talk on the Internet ____.

A. by sending short emails

B. by using a particular short form of English

C. by using peculiar English words and expressions

D. in a funny way

2. In order to talk to several people at the same time on the Internet ____.

A. you have to speak fast and fluently

B. you should speak with wit and humour

C. you have to express your ideas in a brief way

D. one should pay much attention to the accuracy of the words

3. If you get 17 F NY as an answer to your A S L, it means ____.

A. the person on the other end is 17 from New York and he is fine

B. you are talking to a girl who is 17 and lives in New York

C. you are talking to 17 girls who are from New York

D. the person who are talking to you is a 1.7-foot tall New York girl

4. To save time on the Internet ____.

A. some people leave their letters in the dustbin

B. some people never use “shift” in their writing

C. many people leave the capital and punctuation

D. people seldom use capital letters or punctuation

Ⅳ.短文改错

Helen is one of my best friends. She has taught 1.____

us English when I attended training class two 2.____

years before. Helen always made good preparations 3.____

for the lesson, and she tried her best to make 4.____

her classes lively. I used to being poor in English, 5.____

especially in written English. But now Im able 6.____

to write English letters and reports correct. 7.____

I still remember how she helped me for my 8.____

English patiently. Teachers Days come. Im going to 9.____

send to her a card and give her best wishes. 10.____

Ⅴ.书面表达

据调查，中国城市居民的电脑拥有率达30%。很多农村居民对电脑也越来越感兴趣，甚至有的家庭也买了电脑。请参考下表写一篇题为“Computers in China”的短文。词数为100词左右。

Computers in China

According to a recent investigation, about 30% of the city families have computers.

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