冠龍高級中學
2008―2009學年度第二學期高三年級月考
英 語 試 題
本試卷分為第I卷和第II卷兩部分，全卷滿分150分。考試時間120分鐘。
第Ⅰ卷（共105分）
I. Listening Comprehension （30%）
Part A Short Conversation
Directions: In Part A. you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. The desk drawer won’t open B. The pen is out of ink
C. She cannot find her pen D. She is angry with the man
2. A. It’s exactly 5:35 B. It’s a little before 5:30
C. It’s exactly 5:30 D. It’s a little after 5:30.
3. A. Where he is studying B. What subject he is studying
C. How long he has been in
4. A. Yes, because he has plenty of money B. No, because it’s not for sale
C. Yes, if he borrows money from the woman D. No, he wants to wait until it goes on sale
5. A. It’s boring B. The subject is hard
C. It is hard to understand teacher’s speech D. It is hard to pronounce some words
6. A. The man was waiting to do something B. The man was asking for directions
C. The man was making a trip D. The man was asking for help
7. A. Take the bus with him B. Drive him home from the station
C. Drive him to work
8. A. He is tired of using his new computer
B. He has just assembled the computer
C. He has used his new computer for waiting his report
D. He has found something wrong with the new computer
9. A. Shopping for new clothes B. Having a party
C. Looking for her black dress D. Getting dressed
10. A. She does not like the apartment.
B. She is concerned about the rent for the apartment.
C. She wants to live in the apartment
D. She agrees with the man.
Part B Passages
Directions: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. Right decisions B. Wrong decisions
C. Experience D.
12. A. She was lucky to have many marvelous opportunities.
B. She was afraid of taking risks.
C. She made wrong decisions in her work.
D. She felt bad when she made a mistake.
13. A. Forget it and move on,
B. Don’t make the same mistake repeatedly.
C. Mistakes are a necessary part of learning
D. The more mistakes you make, the better you will become.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.
14. A. The third B. The fourth C. The fifth D. The sixth
15. A. He could not see their eyes B. He thought they were useless
C. He could see no willingness to help D. He thought they were in a hurry
16. A. He was grateful B. He was curious C. He was happy D. He was excited
Part C Longer Conversations
Directions: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the following table using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each question.
Linda’s Dairy
Dec.28th.,2002
Today’s the second day of our camping holiday.
Got up At (17) _____________
Problem (18) ________________
Solution Put (19) ______________on our camping car to attract (20) _______.
The noise they made woke us up.
It did work. What a brilliant idea!
Questions 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the following table using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each question.
BIKES FOR HIRE
Kinds of bikes Push bikes and (21)_________.
Minimum age Must be (22) _____________.
Minimum days At least (23) ______________.
Can take kids on the back? Yes.
Necessity for booking (24)_____________________.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary 16%
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B. C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
25. The company had about 20 notebook computers but only one-third ____ used regularly. Now we have 60 working all day long．
A. is B. are C. was D. were
26. I have just finished a book about a piano player ____ sole ambition in life was to perform for the pope.
A. whose B. which C. who D. whom
27. _____ well prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing.
A. No mater B. Whatever C. However D. Although
28. We are aware that, ____, the situation will get worse.
A. if not dealing with carefully B. if dealt not carefully with
C. if not carefully dealt with D. if not carefully dealing with
29. _______ snacks and drinks, but they also brought cards for entertainment when they had a picnic in the forest.
A. Not only they brought B. Not only did they bring
C. Not only brought they D. Not only they did bring
30. ---English has a large vocabulary, hasn’t it?
---Yes. ____ more words and expressions and you will find it easier to read and communicate.
A. Know B. Knowing C. To know D. Known
31. It was the university ___ he was studying ____ sent him abroad.
A. which, that B. where, that C. that, which D. that, had
32. ___ electricity, you should turn off the lights when you leave a room.
A. Saving B. Having saved C. Being saved D. To save
33. Wolves will soon be extinct everywhere ____ we stop killing them.
A. because B. if C. unless D. when
34. Go and get your coat. It’s ___ you left it.
A. there B. where C. there where D. where there
35. Many thousands of people were walking along the Bund on the evening of our National Day, ____ the magnificent night scene.
A. to enjoy B. enjoying C. to watch D. noticing
36. ____ he made an important speech at yesterday’s meeting was true.
A. That B. Why C. It was said D. When
37. I would appreciate ___ it a secret.
A. your keeping B. that you keep C. you to keep D. that you will keep
38. It is reported that 82% of women ___ 50% or more of their income on clothing were aged between 25 to 35.
A. spent B. to spend C. spend D. spending
39. She had never spent a ___ day.
A. more worry B. most worrying C. more worrying D. most worried
40. With time going on, the method she has stuck ___ very effective and it was worthy of ___.
A. proves, adopting B. to proving, being adopted
C. to proved, being adopted D. to prove, adopting
III. Vocabulary 9%
Directions: Complete the passage with the words in the box. There is one extra word.
The new figures are the result of detailed research that gives the most accurate assessment of the disease that kills at least a million people a year. Scientists now believe there are about 515 million _1__ of malaria (瘧疾) out of 2.2 billion people who are at risk ----- about a third of the world’s _2__.
Malaria has never captured the public imagination as AIDS has done, even though children are its chief _3___. Malaria is old and AIDS is new. Most important, malaria is not a disease that __4__ the West ---- except for those fortunate enough to holiday in the tropics ---- while AIDS _5__ us all.
Six years ago the WHO set a _6__ to halve the number of deaths by the year 2010, but instead the number has risen by at least a quarter, and in some areas by as much as 50 percent, _7__ victims have not had the right drugs. Hundreds of thousands of children have died needlessly and the disease has gone virtually unnoticed in the West. Malaria has been a cause of great _8__ for humanity since ancient times and although it is largely preventable with the use of mosquito nets and insecticides, it remains one of the biggest __9_ of children under five.
IV. Cloze (15%)
Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Crime has its own cycle, a magazine reported some years ago. Police records that were studied for five years from over 2,400 cities and towns show a surprising _41_ between changes in the season and crime patterns.
The pattern of crime has varied very little over a long period of years. Murder _42_ its high during July and August, as do rape and other __43__ attacks. Murder, __44__, is more than seasonal: it is a weekend crime. It is also a high time crime: 62 percent of murders are __45__ between 6 pm and 6 am.
Unlike the summer
high in crimes of bodily harm, burglary has a(n) __46__ cycle. You are most __47__
to be robbed between 6 p.m. and
Apparently our intellectual seasonal cycles are __50__ different from our criminal tendencies. Professor Huntington, of the Foundation for the Study of Cycles, made extensive __51__ to discover the seasons when people read serious books, attend scientific meetings, make __52__ scores on examinations and propose the most changes to parents. In all instances, he found a spring peak and an autumn peak __53__ by a summer low. On the other hand, Professor Huntington’s studies indicated that June is the __54__ month for suicides and __55__ to mental hospitals. June is also a peak month for marriages!
41．A．difference B．link C．coincidence D．similarity
42．A．reaches B．increases C．kills D．falls
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