太原五中2008—2009学年度第一学期月考试题(12 月)高三英语第I卷第一部分：听力(0.5 X 20=10))第一节听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。
1. Why does n 'the man buy a pet?A. He does n 'like pets.B. His parents wouldn 'like to have one.C. A pet costs a lot of mon ey.2. Where did Jim live?A. Next door to the woma nB. In ano ther tow nC. In the woma n's house3. What does the man mean?A. He used to cover his head duri ng the cold days.B. He used to cover his hands in the cold days.C. He's used to expos ing his head in the cold weather.4. What will the woma n buy?A. A red bagB. A blue bagC. A black bag5. What does the man want to do?A. Pick some flowers.B. Buy a garde n.C. Water the flowers.第二节听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料，回答第6至第8题。
6. What' the possible relatio nship betwee n the two speakers?A. Teacher and stude nt.B. Guide and tourist.C. Close frien ds.7. What is the most com mon cause of waves?A. Temperature.B. Rai n.C. Wind.8. What pulls the waves down into the ocean?A. Water pressure.B. Gravity.C. The moveme nt of the earth.请听第7段材料，回答第9, 10题。
9. What' the man doing?A. Visit ing a toy factory.B. Look ing for a car factory.C. Picki ng a car.10. What are the cars made of?A. Paper or plastic.B. Wood or plastic.C. Ir on or plastic.请听第8段材料，回答11至13题。
11. What are the two speakers talking about?A. Medical adva nee in the future.B. People 'imagi natio n in the future.C. Possible cha nges in the n ext 50 years.12. What will computers do in the future according to the man?A. Recognize human ' feelings.B. Produce huma n bein gs.C. Replace huma n bein gs.13. What will humans do in the future according to the man?A. Become as clever as computers.B. Copy as many themselves as possible.C. Live as long as they want.请听第9段材料，回答第14至第16题。
14. What is the man probably?A. An orga ni zer of the party.B. A new stude nt.C. A professor in a uni versity.15. What is one of the purposes of the party?A. To offer some valuable advice.B. To collect mon ey.C. To meet some professor.16. What shouldn 'be missed in the party according to the woman?A. Eati ng, dancing and singing.B. Some speeches made by foreig ners.C. The experie nee from former stude nts.请听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。
17. Where is Sima Fan study ing now?A. In Germa ny.B. In China.C. In Can ada.18. How long has Sima Fan studied Chin ese?A. About one year.B. About two years.C. About three years.19. When does Sima Fan find Chin ese hard to un dersta nd?A. When Chin ese people talk to each other.B. When he com muni cates with a Chin ese.C. When he writes a compositi on in Chin ese.20. How many Chin ese cities has Sina Dan visited?A. Fewer than threeB. Only three.C. More than three.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节.满分35分）第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. I don ' t know who inven ted ______ telescope, but I think it is _____ mouseful inven ti on.A. the, theB. the, aC. a, theD. a, a22 ——Did you enjoy your nephew ' s wedding ceremony?一Well, ______ .A. go aheadB. sort ofC. why notD. with pleasure23. The teacher explained the rules of the game ________ so that the students could understandwhat to do .A in returnB at mostC at len gthD at least24. ---Got your driving license?---No. I _____ too busy to have eno ugh practice, so I did n ' t take the drivi ng test lastA. wasB. amC. have bee nD. had bee n25. --- How are you today?---Oh , I _____ as ill as I do now for a very long time.A. did n't feelB. was n't feeli ngC. don't feelD. have n't felt26. Madonna performs with so much energy and her songs are easy to dance ____ .A forB on C. at D. to27. Why do you want a new job ______ you 've got such a good one already ?A thatB whereC whichD whe n28. Not only ____ the jewelry she _____ been sold for her son's gambling debts but also herhouse.A is ; hasB has ; hadC has ; hasD \ ; has29. We should look up to him as a shining example of _______ to duty.A. devoti onB. privilegeC. resp on sibilityD. burde n30. He' suffered two heart attacks in the past years. It hasn 'stopped him smoking, _____A. yet B an yhow C in deed D though31. ---My foot hurts terrible, doctor.---Well, I won der ____ it has bee n like this.A. si nee whe nB. howC. whereD. whe n32. ----- Con gratulati ons------ Thank you. But for your help, we ________ i n the experime nt.A will never succeedB shouldn 'have succeededC couldn'have succeededD mustn 'have succeeded33. _________________ What he said is _______ b ut practical since depends on “f ”.A anything ; everyth ingB no thi ng ; everyth ingC everyth ing ; anythingD none; everyth ing34.1 ' ll join you later there are-—few things I need to ______ in my office first.A. atte nd toB. apply forC. appeal toD. lay off35. ---What were you trying to prove to the police?--- ___ I was last ni ght.A. ThatB. WhenC. WhereD. What第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。