1“华安、连城、永安、漳平一中,龙海二中”五校联考高三英语试题2008-5-24单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)21.Hewas_________universitystudentbeforeheturned________writer.A.a,anB.a,theC.a,不填D.the,a22.Lastwinter,manyplacesofsouthernChinawerestruckbyheavysnowstorms,____morethan120peoplewerekilled.A.fromwhichB.inwhichC.atwhichD.forwhich23.Inthemiddleoftheroom________anoldwomanworkingatthecomputer.A.sittingB.seatedC.satD.seating24.Afterbeingawaken,shecouldhardlyfallasleep____thenoiseoutsidesoloud.A.asB.forC.withD.becauseof25.Isanybodyfeelingcold?______,let’sputthecentralheatoff.A.IfsoB.IfnotC.IfcoldD.Iffeelingso26.SwanLakeisafamousballetinfouracts,_________onaGermanfairytale.A.basingB.basedC.basesD.tobebased27.Anyonewhodrivesafterdrinkingalcohol____bepunishedaccordingtothetrafficregulations.A.canB.mayC.shallD.would28.Childrenneedmanythings,_________,theyneedlove.A.afterallB.firstofallC.lastofallD.inall29.The________housesmellsasifithasn’tbeenlivedinforyears.A.littlewhitewoodenB.littlewoodenwhiteC.whitewoodenlittleD.woodenwhitelittle30.Hemighthavebeenkilled________thearrivalofthepolice.AexceptforB.apartformC.butforD.inspiteof31.---Toobad,Mum!Peterhasjustdroppedhisdrinkonthecarpet.---____,Susan.It'llsoondry.A.That'sOKB.Don'tcareC.Don'tmentionitD.You'reright32.Martinwas____apeacefulweekendwhenhissonarrivedwithallhisfriendsfromthefootballclub.A.lookingforB.lookingintoC.lookingforwardtoD.lookingupto33.Theproblemjust____tobediscussedatthenextmeeting.A.referredisB.referredtobeC.referringtoisD.referredtois34.Heissoaddictedtosmokingthat____seemstobenochanceoftalkinghimintoquitting.A.thisB.whatC.itD.there35.Followtheroad____,andyou'llfindtheWaterCube,ourNationalSwimmingCentre.A.symbolsB.signalsC.signsD.notices第二节完形填空(共20小题,小题1.5分,满分30分)Likemostpeople,Iwasbroughtuptolookuponlifeasaprocessofgetting.Itwasnot36inmylate2thirtiesthatImadethisimportant37:giving-awaymakeslifesomuchmoreinteresting.You38notworryifyoulack39.ThisishowIexperimentedwithgiving-away.Ifanideafor40thewindow-dressing(橱窗布置)ofaneighborhoodstorecomestomy41,Istepinandmakethe42tothestore-keeper.IfIgetsomeinformationthatIthinkisusefulto43,Iimmediatelycallhimupandtellhimaboutit.OnediscoveryImadeaboutgiving-awayisthatitisalmost44togiveawayanythingintheworld45gettingsomethingback,thoughthereturnoftencomesinan46form.OneSundaymorning,thepostoffice47animportantspecialdeliverylettertomyhome,48itwasaddressedtomeatmyoffice.Iwrotethepostmasteraletterofthanks.SometimelaterI49apost-officeboxforanewbusinessIwasstarting.Iwas50atthewindowthattherewerenoboxesleft,51thatmynamewouldhavetogoonalongwaiting52.AsIwasabouttoleave,thepostmasterappeared.Hehadheard53“Wasn’tityouthatwroteusthatletterofthanks?Isaiditwas.“Well,you54aregoingtohaveabox.Youdon’tknowwhataletterlikethat55tous.Weusuallygetnothingbutcomplaints(抱怨).”36.A.beforeB.afterC.whileD.until37.A.studyB.theoryC.discoveryD.rule38.A.mustB.shouldC.needD.will39.A.energyB.moneyC.experienceD.time40.A.improvingB.showingC.preparingD.producing41.A.sightB.senseC.memoryD.mind42.A.suggestionB.differenceC.modelD.description43.A.nobodyB.someoneC.everyoneD.anyone44.A.impossibleB.hardC.unfairD.unusual45.A.onB.byC.forD.without46.A.actualB.unexpectedC.immediateD.ordinary47.A.deliveredB.receivedC.tookD.wrote48.A.becauseB.sothatC.asifD.though49.A.lostB.gotC.equippedD.needed50.A.answeredB.toldC.readingD.noticing51.A.norB.butC.andD.or52.A.orderB.lineC.spaceD.list53.A.ourconversationB.ourquarrelC.mythanksD.mybusiness54.A.partlyB.certainlyC.simplyD.especially55.A.offersB.meansC.sendsD.suggests阅读理解AStudentswhosaytheyneverorhardlyeveruseddictionariesoftenspeakEnglishwellbutusuallywritepoorly,becausetheymakemanymistakes.Thestudentswhousedictionariesmostdonotlearnespeciallywelleither.Theoneswholookupeverynewworddonotreadfast.Thereforetheydonothavetimetoreadmuch.Thosewhousesmalltwo-languagedictionaries3havetheworstproblems.TheirdictionariesoftengiveonlyoneortwowordsastranslationsofEnglish.ButoneEnglishwordoftenhasmanytranslationsinaforeignlanguageandoneforeignwordhasmanytranslationsinEnglish.Themostsuccessfulstudentsarethosewhouselargecollegeeditiondictionarieswithabout100,000wordsbutdonotusethemtoooften.Whentheyarereading,thesestudentsfirsttrytogetthegeneralideaandunderstandnewwordsfromthecontext.Thentheyrereadandusethedictionarytolookuponlykeywordsthattheystilldonotunderstand.Theyusedictionariesmoreforwriting.Iftheyarenotsurehowtospellaword,ordivideitintosyllables(音节),theyalwaysuseadictionary.Also,iftheythinkanounmighthaveanunusualpluralform,theychecktheseinadictionary.56.Thewritertendstothinkthat_______________.A.chooseagooddictionary,andyou’llbesuccessfulinlearningEnglishB.dictionariesarenotnecessarytothestudentswholearnEnglishC.itisveryimportantforstudentstousegooddictionariesproperlyD.usingdictionariesveryoftencan’thelptoimprovewriting57.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingiswrong?A.DictionarieshavelittleeffectonlearningtospeakEnglish.B.Whatevernewwordsyoumeetwhilereading,neverusedictionaries.C.Smalltwo-languagedictionarieshaveseriousdefects(缺陷).D.Readingsomethingforthefirsttime,you’dbet