增城市届高中毕业班调研测试英语试题.docx

1、增城市届高中毕业班调研测试英语试题增城市2008届高中毕业班调研测试英语试题 2007年11月I 听力 （共两节，满分35分）第一节 听力理解（5段共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。听第一段对话，回答第1-3题1. Where does the woman work? A. In Italy. B. In Japan. C. In America.2. When does the woman read newspa

2、pers? A. At night. B. During the day. C. In the waiting-time.3. Whats the relationship between the two speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Reporter and passer-by. C. Editor and newspaper-seller.听第二段对话，回答第4-6题4. Whats the man doing? A. Buying a book. B. Booking a table. C. Buying a table.5. When wil

3、l the guests go to the restaurant? A. Today. B. Tomorrow. C. The day after tomorrow.6. How much is the man going to pay? A. $ 500 B. $ 100. C. $ 400.听第三段对话，回答第7-9题7. What are the speakers talking about? A. An outdoor activity. B. The arrangement for a dinner. C. A music party.8. Which of the followi

4、ng is what Jeff doesnt have to take? A. A recorder with some tapes. B. A camera with some film. C. A bottle with some drink.9. What can we guess about Jeff from their conversation? A. He is studying in a middle school. B. He will be busy at this weekend. C. He works in a company.听第四段读白，回答第10-12题10.

5、What was in the mans hand? A. A knife. B. A bag. C. A gun and a bag.11. What did Rose finally do? A. She called the police. B. She laughed loudly. C. She shouted to her colleagues.12. Why did Rose do so? A. She recognized the man B. She recognized the gun. C. She was too afraid.听第五段对话，回答第13-15题13. W

6、hen did Pauls trouble start? A. Yesterday. B. Three days ago. C. The day before yesterday.14. What illness has Paul got in the womans view? A. Headache. B. Stomachache. C. Flu.15. What can be inferred from the conversation? A. Paul can go back to work immediately. B. Paul cant work for 3 days. C. Pa

7、ul has to stay at home for one day.第二节：听取信息：（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面一段独白。请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入标号为1620的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅读时间，录音读两遍。你将有80秒钟的作答时间。 Manor House MuseumYOU CAN SEE: Downstairs: Entrance Hall: old photosFord Room: 16) pictures of Italian _Upstairs: Left: 17) famous _ Right: 18) _Price of g

8、uide book: 19) _Museum closes at: 20) _ II 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）第一节： 完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2130各题所给的A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。It is a good idea to try to imitate English words whenever youre listening to anything in English, such as watching TV, seeing a movie. You should also 21 t

9、o pronounce English words whenever youre 22 alone with a little time to spare, e.g. while waiting for the bus, taking a shower, or surfing the Web. Once your mouth and tongue get 23 to the new sounds, you will not find them 24 at all. You will need at least some talent for 25 sounds. For instance, i

10、f you can imitate people in your own language, it should be easy for you to do English 26 . However, if you dont have these 27 , you can achieve a lot with persistence and a little technology. One 28 technique is to record your voice and compare it with the correct pronunciation. This way, you can s

11、ee where your pronunciation is 29 the original and you can 30 make it more native-like. 21. A. try B. love C. remember D. continue22. A. anywhere B. nowhere C. somewhere D. everywhere 23. A. stuck B. used C. fastened D. joined 24. A. easy B. fluent C. free D. difficult25. A. imitating B. saying C. h

12、earing D. absorbing26. A. experiment B. practice C. pronunciation D. exercise27. A. benefits B. skills C. habits D. ways28. A. useful B. right C. valuable D. helpful29. A. different from B. same as C. familiar to D. similar to30. A. suddenly B. gradually C. swiftly D. quickly第二节 语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，

13、满分15分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为3140的相应位置上。Mr. Smith used to be in prison for three years, which may have you think he is not a good man. But 31 a matter of fact, he is kind-hearted as well as honest. The reason why he was put into prison was not that he hi

14、mself broke the law, 32 that his six-year-old son blew up(使爆炸) the bridge near his home, imitating what he had seen on TV. 33 this little boy did break the law, he was too young to be put in prison. According to the local law, the boys parents had to 34 (punish). As a result, Mr. Smith received the

15、punishment. He was arrested and taken to 35 police station finally. Most of the people in the town showed pity on him, but it was 36 (use). After all, law is law. Everybody is to obey 37 . As the proverb of “When it rains, it pours”, Mrs. Smith was 38 of work before long. She had to move to a southe

16、rn state, 39 she was born and grew up. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 40 the Smiths have experienced does teach us a good lesson.III 阅读 （共两节，满分40分）第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALast year, a report by a committee of education experts said that a lot of Am

17、erican students cannot write well. The report noted the concerns of business leaders and teachers. The experts said that more students should have to pass a writing test before they can finish high school. They pointed out that major college entrance tests are changing now to include a writing part.

18、 Educators know that teaching students to write well is not easy. One problem is the amount of time needed to read through large amounts of work. So some companies have developed computer programs. These can grade students writing more quickly than a person can. Writing tests can also cost less to c

19、arry out by computer than paper-and-pencil. These computer systems are known as e-readers. They use artificial intelligence to think in a way like teachers. In the State of Indiana, computer grading of a statewide writing test began with a test of the system itself. For two years, both a computer an

20、d humans graded the student writing. Officials say there was almost no difference between the computer grades and those given by the human readers. The entrance test commonly used by business schools, the GMAT, already uses e-readers. The GRE and TOEFL tests might start; officials are deciding. The

21、GRE is the Graduate Record Examination. TOEFL is the Test of English as a Foreign Language. Systems are also being used to grade writing in college classes. The computers read a few hundred examples of student writing already graded by humans. Then the systems compare new writing against those alrea

22、dy examined. How do teachers feel all about this? Many say machines can never do the job as well as people can. A computer can find spelling and grammar mistakes. But these teachers say it can never really understand what a writer is trying to say. Critics say a program cannot follow a thought or ju

23、dge humor or understand a beautifully expressed idea. But inventors of the programs say computer grading guarantees that each piece of writing is graded in the same way. They also say the systems are meant to judge knowledge more than creativity.41. From the first paragraph we can conclude that _.A.

24、 American students writing ability is being improvedB. American students writing ability is not satisfactoryC. business leaders and teachers are not worried about American students writingD. all college entrance tests will include a writing part42. What do the teachers think of the computer system?

25、A. They think highly of the computer systems.B. They think that computers cannot grade writing as well as people.C. They believe that computers can understand a writers idea well.D. They are glad computers will spare their effort to correct students school work43. Which of the following is NOT the a

26、dvantage of e-readers? A. Saving much of teachers time B. Saving a lot of money.C. Being fair and objective D. Appreciating humor and beauty44. According to the passage, which of the following tests has been graded by using the computer systems? A. the GMAT B. The GRE C. the TOEFL D. all of the abov

27、e45. The best title of this passage might be _.A. Computer-graded Writing B. Human-graded WritingC. How to Improve Students Writing D. Advantages of E-readers. BGene technology to benefit peopleAmong all the fast growing science and technology, the research of human genes, or biological engineering

28、as people call it, is drawing more and more attention now. Sometimes it is a hot topic discussed by people.The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors at present can almost do nothing with, such as cancer and heart disease. Every year, millions of people a

29、re murdered by these two killers. And to date, doctors have not found an effective way to cure them. But if the gene technology is applied, not only these two diseases can be cured completely, bringing happiness and more living days to the patients, but also the great amount of money people spend on

30、 curing their diseases can be saved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life span(寿命) can be prolonged. Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healthy and clever children. Some families, with the English imperial family being a good example, have hereditary

31、diseases. This means their children will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about hereditary diseases. But gene technology can solve this problem perfectly. The scientist just need to find the wrong gene and correct it, and a healthy child will be born.Some people are worrying that the gene research can be used to manuf