C
I entered high school having read hundreds of books. But I was not a good reader. Merely bookish, I lacked a point of view when I read. Rather, I read in order to get a point of view. I searched books for good expressions and sayings, pieces of information, ideas, themes—anything to enrich my thought and make me feel educated. When one of my teachers suggested to his sleepy tenth-grade English class that a person could not have a "complicated (复杂的) idea" until he had read at least two thousand books, I heard the words without recognizing either its irony (嘲讽) or its very complicated truth. I merely determined to make a list of all the books I had ever read. Strict with myself, I included only once a title I might have read several times. ( How, after all, could one read a book more than once?) And I included only those books over a hundred pages in length. ( Could anything shorter be a book?)
There was yet another high school list I made. One day I came across a newspaper article about an English professor at a nearby state college. The article had a list of the "hundred most important books of Western Civilization. " "More than anything else in my life," the professor told the reporter with finality , " these books have made me all that I am . " That was the kind of words I couldn’t ignore (忽视). I kept the list for the several months it took me to read all of the titles. Most books, of course, I hardly understood. While reading Plato's The Republic, for example, I needed to keep looking at the introduction of the book to remind myself what the text was about. However, with the special patience and superstition (迷信) of a schoolboy, I looked at every word of the text. And by me time I reached the last word, pleased, I persuaded myself that I had read The Republic, and seriously crossed Plato off my list.
51. On hearing the teacher's suggestion of reading, the writer thought________.
A. one must read as many books as possible
   B. a student should not have a complicated idea
   C. it was impossible for one to read two thousand books
   D. students ought to make a list of the books they had read
52. While at high school, the writer________.
   A. had plans for reading        B. learned to educate himself
   C. only read books over 100 pages     D. read only one book several times
53. The underlined phrase "with finality" probably means
   A. firmly      B. clearly   C. proudly      D. pleasantly
54. The writer's purpose in mentioning The Republic is to________.
   A. explain why it was included in the list
   B. describe why he seriously crossed it off the list
   C. show that he read the books blindly though they were hard to understand
   D. prove that he understood most of it because he had looked at every word
55. The writer provides two book lists to ________.
   A. show how he developed his point of view    B. tell his reading experience at high school
C. introduce the two persons' reading methods      D. explain that he read many books at high school

第二节  信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
A. Abraham & Strauss, more familiarly known as A & S, is a bustling store which carries reasonably --- priced ready –to wear fashions for adults and children. It is the centerpiece of an Art Deco-style mall the largest in Manhattan.
B. Barney’s New York is a favorite among the young professional New Yorkers. It specializes in excellent, but expensive, designer clothes. A branch for men is located in the glittering World Financial Centre.
C. Bergdorf Goodman is luxurious, very elegant. It carries top-quality contemporary fashions at high prices, specializing in European designers.
D. Lord & Taylor is famous for its classic and much more conservative fashions for men and women. The store places an emphasis on US designers. You need a strong pair of legs, comfortable shoes and lots of spare time to wander around.
E. John Lewis has a gorgeous selection of fabrics and haberdashery. Its china, glass and household items like make John Lewis, and its well-known Sloane Square partner, Peter Johns, equally popular with Londoners.
F. The king of London department stores, by tradition, is Harrod’s. The spectacular food hall has splendid displays of fish, cheese, fruit and vegetables; other specialties include fashions for all ages, china and glass, and house-hold items.
请为下列顾客选择合适的购物地点：
56. Bree. She is a middle-aged lady. She doesn’t like the contemporary styles but prefers clothes of older fashion.
57. Margaret. She is an office clerk and doesn’t earn a high salary. She wants to buy some ordinary but up-to-date clothes at an acceptable price.
58. Alice. She is a young housewife. She is now planning a family party. She would like to buy something in preparation for the dinner.
59. Peter. He is a sales manager in an international company. He is a fan of fashion and favors French designs.
60. Richard. He is a young engineer working at a hi-tech company. He would like to visit some places specializing in men’s clothes.

第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)
请以下述内容为题，写一篇日记。3月15日，星期一。提示：
今晚，你去参加李江的生日宴会，大家又唱又跳，玩得很开心。离开李江家时，天开始下雨，由于已很晚了，你步行回家；一辆摩托车急驰而过，在十字路口撞倒了一个男孩。摩托车没停，逃跑了。你十分气愤，记下了车号（FD—2819）后马上报警，并把孩子送往医院。
 [写作内容]
1． 请按内容要求写一篇日记，日记的格式已经给出。
2． 介绍必须包括所有内容要点，但不要逐条译成英语。
 [写作要求]
1．只能使用5个句子表达全部内容；
2．将5个句子组织成连贯的短文；
    March 15th, Monday
……………………………………………………………………………………

第二节  读写任务(共l小题，满分25分)
请阅读下面某高三学生写给编辑的一封短信，然后根据要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
 Dear editor.
      I used to imagine the beautiful school life without any pressure, in the beautiful camps like heaven;
 we experienced lots of new things and enjoyed our youth. At that time I was really happy, even though what we did every day was just sinking ourselves in the boring books.
      But, I knew I was totally wrong after I came to senior three. We were overloaded with various assignments; we had to memorize a lot of difficult English words so as to achieve higher scores on the exams. In addition, for the sake of our future, we had to take the coursed not only in our own major but also in some related fields. We felt that once we slowed down, we might fall into a low position in class. Too much pressure has injured our mental and physical health as we suffer from nervousness, tiredness, sleeplessness and depression. Many of us have tried very hard at school but they failed in certain examinations and have disappointed their parents. Such students feel that they are less important than everyone else they meet and leave school before they have finished their study. I am just very upset with the present situation and I don’t know what I should do.
Yours sincerely

 [写作内容]
（1） 以30个词概括短文的要点；
（2） 然后以约120个词就“压力的利弊”这个主题发表你的看法，并包括以下要点：
① 高三学生面队的压力的不同态度；
② 你对压力的态度是什么；
③ 你是如何应付高考压力的
 [写作要求]
（1） 可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
（2） 标题自定。
[评分标准]
概括准确、语言规范、内容合适、篇章连贯

中山市桂山中学2007---2008学年度第一学期高三年级月考（二）
英 语 试 题 答 案
21---30  ADABC  ACBAC
31. after  32. listening  33. indicates  34. stop  35. early  36. bedtime  37. but / but also  38. easier  39. that / which  40. their
41--- 45 CBBAA   46--- 50 CADCC     51--- 55 AAACB  56---60 DAFCB

基础写作：
March 15th, Monday
This evening I went to Li Jiang’s birthday party and we sang and danced, so we had a good time. After that, I had to walk home because when I left Li Jiang’s house, it began to rain and it was late. A motorbike ran by me very fast and hit a boy at the crossing. But the motorbike ran away without stop. I felt very angry and telephoned the police at once because I had marked down its number: FD---2819, after which I sent the boy to the hospital.

任务型写作：
On Stress
The above-mentioned passage tells us a letter by a senior -3 student, who is suffering from the study pressure and he is at a loss about his normal daily life and study.
With the time closer to college exam, more and more students are living under great pressure. Their pressure comes from the teachers, parents and even themselves. However, every coin has two sides, including pressure from studying. Some students feel that the stresses of study take joy and happiness from them. In their view, stress does harm to them both physically and mentally. However, some students advocate the opinion that where there is pressure, there is opportunity, and where there is opportunity, where there is possibility for success.
I believe that the pressure (not too much though) will help push us to study harder, make greater progress and eventually reach our desired destination. So, in order to study well under pressure, I divide my activities into study and relaxation. Whatever difficulties I meet, I always remain optimistic and try to convert pressure into force.