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2007届苏州市八所重点中学联考试题（10月卷）
第一节 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
21. from space, the earth, with water seventy percent of its percentage, looks a “blue ball”. A. Seen; covered B. Seeing; covering C. Seeing; covered D. Seen; covering 22. Mary rushed home she heard the news, only that his wife was gone. A. as soon as; finding B. immediately; to find C. the moment; find D. when; found 23. The boy insisted that he the money and he at once.
A. not steal; be set free B. hadn't stolen; be set free C. didn't steal; should be set free D. hadn't stolen; set free 24. breaks the law should be punished. A. Those who B. Anyone who C. No matter who D. Whoever 25. When I returned to my hometown, I found it completely. A. have changed B. has changed C. changed D. changing 26. —Tom isn't so strong as he , is he?
—Yes, he is his two brothers. A. thinks, no stronger than B. expects; as strong as C. appears; not stronger than D. looks; the strongest of 27. —It's many years since I saw you last, I you at all.
—I wouldn't have, either, if someone you by the name. A. didn't recognize; hadn't called B. didn't recognize; didn't call C. haven't recognized; didn't call D. recognized; had called 28. —Which team is to win the game?
—In my opinion, it is for our team to win. A. probable; likely B. possible; probable C. likely; probable D. likely; possible 29. During the terrible storm last night, a tree fell over a car and caused . A. falling; slept; great damages B. fallen; slept; a great deal of damage C. falling; sleeping; a great deal of damage D. falling; sleeping; great damages 30. The part that China in the international affairs in international society. A. played; is widely praised B. played; is wide praised C. takes; widely praised D. takes; wide praised
31. During the hurricane the night before, Tom lay in bed, , the rushing winds. A. awake; was listening to B. awake; listening to C. waking up; was listening to D. woke up; listening to 32. —Were they late for the play?
—Not really. As soon as they themselves in their seats in the theatre, the
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curtain . A. settled; went up B. settled; had gone up C. were settled; went up D. were settling; had gone up 33. On the top of the hill the old man once lived. A. a temple stands there; in which B. a temple standing; on which C. does a temple stand; where D. stands a temple; where
34. Nobody noticed the thief into the house because the lights happened to . A. had slipped; be put up B. slip; give in C. slipping; be turned on D. slip; go out 35. When a chopstick is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it . A. breaks B. has broken C. were broken D. had been broken 第二节 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education. 36 , it has been said that today children 37 their education to go to school. The 38 between schooling and education suggested by this is important.
Education is 39 , compared with schooling. Education knows no 40 . It can take place 41 , whether in the shower or on the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the 42 learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class. 43 the experience of schooling can be known in advance, education quite often produces 44 . A chance talk with a 45 may lead to a person to discover how 46 he knows of another country. People obtain education from 47 on. Education, 48 , is a very 49 and unlimited term. It is lifelong experience that starts long 50 the start of school, and one that should be a necessary part of one's entire life. Schooling, on the other hand, is a 51 experience, whose style changes 52 from one way to the next. Throughout a country, children arrive at school at the same time, take 53 seats, use similar textbooks, do homework, and 54 , and so on. Schooling has usually been 55 by the edges of the subjects being taught. 36. A. Then B. However C. Thus D. Therefore 37. A. understand B. need C. enjoy D. interrupt 38. A. difference B. importance C. use D. problem 39. A. unexpected B. endless C. countless D. simple 40 .A. answers B. ways C. edges D. meanings 41. A. anywhere B. anywhere else C. somewhere D. somewhere else 42. A. part-time B. public C. standard D. strict 43. A. If B. Because C. So D. Though 44. A. pride B. surprises C. knowledge D. progress 45. A. neighbor B. friend C. foreigner D. teacher 46. A. wonderfully B. well C. greatly D. little
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47. A. babies B. grown-ups C. women D. men 48. A. still B. next C. then D. yet 49. A. long B. broad C. narrow D. short 50. A. that B. when C. after D. before 51. A. basic B. strict C. final D. irregular 52. A. unusually B. differently C. little D. frequently 53. A. large B. new C. fixed D. small 54. A. take exams B. hold exams C. mark papers D. read papers 55. A. changed B. limited C. chosen D. controlled 第三部分: 阅读理解
阅读下面短文，从题后所给的A、B、C、D四个答案中选出最佳选项。
A
Critics say Microsoft Windows 95 must be able to do what the company has said or sales will fall sharply. This could mean the public would reject future Microsoft products. The public would lose trust in the company. Some people say this will not happen. They say Microsoft sent out several thousand copies of their new product to computer experts to test several months before it was released. Problems that these testers found were immediately corrected. Microsoft representatives are working to solve all the other problems buyers find when they try the new system. Computer industry experts say that if there are no major problems Microsoft can expect to earn about 7 thousand million dollars from Windows 95 in the first two years. The experts say this could be just a beginning for Microsoft and the whole computer industry. The experts say Windows 95 can help the user do many different and difficult tasks. They say this means the sale of more powerful computers and other computer products will increase as people learn about the new Microsoft product. Other companies say Windows 95 is not a big improvement. The Apple Computer Company says its Mackintosh Operating System has been able to do many of the same things since 1989. For example, it has been able to let users work two different programs at the same time. The Amega Computer also has offered this for almost ten years. And IBM says the operating system it developed about 7 years ago is very similar. 56. In the passage the writer . A. thinks Windows 95 will be a success B. is doubtful about what Microsoft Company has promised C. shows no opinion of his own D. is advertising Windows 95 for Microsoft Company
57. Some believe that Windows 95 will not only bring in a lot of money but also . A. replace the older products B. threat (威胁) other computer companies C. help sell other products produced by Microsoft Company D. bring about changes in other fields
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A. Windows 95 will build up people's faith (信心) in the country's future products B. Windows 95 will bring about a great change in the whole computer industry C. other companies don't think highly of Windows 95 D. Windows 95 will help sell more powerful computers
B
“A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right,” says Mollie Hunter. Born and brought up near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market is. In Mollie's opinion it is necessary to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story, which is what every writer should be doing. “If you aren't telling a story, you're a very dead writer indeed,” she says. With the chief function of a writer being to entertain (让人愉快), Mollie is indeed an entertainer. “I have this great love of not only the meaning of language but of the music of language,” she says. “This love goes back to early childhood. I've told stories all my life. I had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like to be when we grew up and, because my family always had dogs, and I was very good at handling them, I said I wanted to work with dogs, and the teacher always said ?Nonsense, Mollie, dear, you?ll be a writer.? So finally I thought that this woman must have something, since she was a good teacher and I decided when I was nine that I would be a writer.”
This childhood intention is described in her novel, A Sound of Chariots, which although written in the third person is clearly autobiographical (自传体的) and gives a picture both of Mollie's ambition (理想) and her struggle towards its achievement. Thoughts of her childhood inevitably(不可避免地)brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fields—sadly now covered with modern houses.“I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood. I'll never go back,”she said. “Never.”“When I set one of my books in Scotland,”she said,“I can recall my romantic (浪漫的) feelings as a child playing in those fields, or watching the village blacksmith at work. And that's important, because children now know so much so early that romance can't exist for them, as it did for us.” 59. What does Mollie Hunter feel about the nature of a good book? A. It should not aim at a narrow audience. B. It should be attractive to young readers. C. It should be based on original ideas. D. It should not include too much conversation.
60. In Mollie Hunter's opinion, which of the following is one sign of a poor writer? A. Being poor in life experience. B. Being short of writing skills. C. The weakness of description. D. The absence of a story. 61. What do we learn about Mollie Hunter as a young child? A. She didn't expect to become a writer. B. She didn't enjoy writing stories. C. She didn't have any particular ambitions. D. She didn't respect her teacher's views.
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62. In comparison with children of earlier years, Mollie feels that modern children are . A. more intelligent B. better informed C. less eager to learn D. less interested in reality 63. What's the writer's purpose in this text? A. To describe Mollie Hunter's most successful books. B. To share her enjoyment of Mollie Hunter's books. C. To introduce Mollie Hunter's work to a wider audience. D. To provide information for Mollie Hunter's existing readers.
C
There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art. Washington, D.C. has the National Gallery of Art (美术馆); Paris has the Luvre; London, the British Museum. Florida International University (FIU) in Miami also shows art for people to see. And it does so without a building, or even a wall for its drawings and paintings.
FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States. You don't have to visit the University to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone. You can call the telephone number of a university computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art, produced electronically by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings.
Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum. He says he starts the museum because computer artists had no place to show their works.
A computer artist can only record his pictures electronically and send the records, or floppy discs, to others to see on their computers. He can also put his pictures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needs an expensive laser printer.
Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at schools and universities. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostak said the FIU museum will make computer art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it. He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have
an audience. And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum.
64. The main purpose of this text is to give information about . A. museums throughout the world B. an electronic art museum in Miami, U.S.A. C. art exhibitions in Florida International University D. latest development of computer art
65. To see the art in FIU museum, you need . A. floppy discs B. a computer and a printer C. pictures and drawings on paper
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