凤阳荣达学校第三次教学质量检测英语试题
听力
第一节
1. Where will the woman most probably go?
A. To the fourth floor.  B. To the third floor.  C. To the second floor.
2. How does the man look?
A. Very tired.    B. Very well.    C. Very excited.
3. Who has given up smoking?
A. Jack.     B. Frank.     C. The woman.
4. What does the man plan to do first?
A. To tour in a city.      B. To see his brother.  C. To go back home.
5. What does the woman feel scared of?
A. Attending an important party.      B. Hosting an important party.       C. Missing an important party.
第二节
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where are the two speakers?
A. In a hotel.    B. In a theater.    C. At home. 
7. What does the man want to do?
A. To see a play.   B. To play football.   C. To watch TV.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Where is the woman going?
 A. To Paris.   B. To Amsterdam.   C. To Malaga.
9. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?
 A. Friends.     B. Husband and wife.  C. Strangers.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the woman’s destination?
   A. The 16th Street.   B. Battery Park.   C. A bookshop.
11. Why does she want to make a stop at Union Square?
 A. Because she is late. B. Because she wants to buy something there.  
C. Because Sally is waiting for her there.
12. What can we know about the man speaker?
   A. He is a bus driver.   B. He is a taxi driver.  C. He is a passer-by.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the man’s problem?
   A. His passport is missing.  B. He can’t find his traveler’s checks. 
C. He has lost his credit card.
14. What did the man buy in the department store yesterday?
   A. A sports suit.      B. A pair of sunglasses.    C. A pair of trainers.
15. Where does this conversation most likely take place?
   A. At the boss’ office.     B. At the Lost and Found.   C. At the police station.
16. What can we know about the man from the conversation?
   A. He is too careless.      B. He likes shopping.    C. He is traveling abroad.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Which month means different for sports fans?
 A. October.      B. September.    C. August.
18. Where will the World Series of Little League Baseball be held?
 A. New York City.    B. Pennsylvania.    C. New York State.
19. When is the Opening night of the National Basketball Association?
 A. October 31st.   B. August 27th.    C. October 21st.
20. What is true about the song “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”?
 A. It was written by a baseball fan.  B. It was written for a baseball team.
 C. It was written over 100 years ago.

单项选择
21. If you can make          the teachers teach yours, you’ll make rapid progress.
A. that           B. what     C which      D. who
22. ____ only 20 minutes to go before the train left, I felt uneasy in the taxi to the railway station.
   A. For  B. With      C. As                    D. Because
23. AIDS is said__________the biggest health challenge to both men and women in that area next few years.
 A．that it is        B．to be           C．that it has been    D．to have been
24. --- An ant has two stomachs --- one for itself, one for others.
--- Really? Quite interesting. I ____  anything about it.
A. don’t know      B. have known      C. haven’t known     D. didn’t know
25. How long do you think it will be ________ the computer company puts forward a new product?
A. before             B. since             C. until               D. that
26. ---Would you like a cigarette ? ---sorry, It’s weeks         I smoked
   A before   B after  C  since  D  until
27.－Can I pay the bill by check?
－Sorry, sir. But it is the management rule of our hotel that payment ___ be made in cash.
 A．shall      B．need      C．will      D．can
28. The scientists are able to _______accurately when the spaceship will reach the moon.
    A．accumulate      B．calculate     C．appoint     D．estimate
29.－You couldn’t have chosen a better way to solve the issue, I think.   －________.
 A．Well, nothing much                 B．Oh, don’t complain about it
 C．Sorry, but I’ll find a better one     D．Thanks a lot.
30. I always take something to read when I go to the doctor`s ____I have to wait.
A. in case           B so that            C in order            D  as if
31. ______ we really don’t like jazz very much, we feel his playing quite impressive.
  A. As           B. Since        C. If          D. While
32. Many journalists from abroad will ___the progress of Asian Games in Guangzhou next month. 
A. follow       B. take         C. occur   D. seize
33. The girl hid herself under the table ______ she could see everything taking place in the room.
A. after which   B. from where     C. from which   D. in where
34. The head of the company promised to deal with matters of this sort __  he returned to his office.
A. until        B. while        C. by the time   D. the moment
35. A good teacher must ______ to his students the importance of a proper learning method.
A. get through   B. get across       C. get away      D. get over

完型填空
Scientists say they have found key clues（线索）into how long we will live. One of them is a firm __36___. British researchers believe a firm strong handshake is not just a __37___ of confidence but also an indicator of a long life. Lead author Dr Rachel Cooper of University College London said her study looked __38___ 33 different reports on the __39___ of handshakes. The research involved more than 50,000 men and women and __40___ 40 years. Dr Cooper concluded that __41___ with weaker handshakes were 70 per cent more likely to die earlier than those with the _42___ handshakes. She concludes that people with a firm strong handshake _43___ from a happy childhood that _44___ a healthy diet and __45___ of exercise.
The new study, _46___ in the British Medical Journal, also found other signs of living a longer life. These 'measures of __47___ capability' include walking at a faster pace, getting out of a chair quickly, and being able to _48___ on one leg. The study showed that slow walkers were almost three times __49___ to die at a younger age than those who walked quickly and actively. Those who __50___ to get up from their armchairs were twice as likely to die earlier than those who sprang __51___ their chairs. Dr Cooper believes there __52___ more research into the link  __53___ physical capability and a long life. “Research that helps people to __54___ a long and healthy life is ever more important to help provide for an ageing __55___.” she said.
36. A．childhood   B. relationship     C．hardship      D．handshake
37. A．sign       B. symbol       C．trip           D．sigh
38. A．at          B. into           C．to              D．on
39.  A．strength      B. length         C．likeliness       D．confidence
40. A．last           B. past           C．lasted          D．passed
41. A．women        B. they           C．those          D．men
42.  A．weaker       B. strongest    C．weakest      D．strong
43.  A. must benefit   B.could have lived  C. should come     D. may have benefited
44.  A．concluded  B. consisted       C．included   D．including
45. A．plentiful      B. plenty       C．a number       D．the number
46.  A．published   B. being published C．publishing       D．having published
47. A．physician      B. physics       C．physiology       D．physical
48. A．stand         B. balance       C．live            D．shake
49. A．likely   B. likelier       C．likelihood       D．liking
50.  A．wanted    B. hoped         C．struggled       D．were dying 
51. A．out of      B. in front of      C．ahead of         D．away from 
52.  A．needs to be  B. need to be      C．ought to be       D．must be 
53. A．from          B. among       C．between        D．beneath
54.  A．benefit        B. involve        C．make             D．enjoy
55. A．popularity     B. pollution       C．population        D．publication

阅读理解
A
       The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep. A few dogs started barking at it. The elephant woke up in a terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety. That didn't stop the elephant. It destroyed a dozen houses and injured several people. The villagers were scared and angry. Then someone suggested calling Parbati, the elephant princess.
       Parbati Barua's father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer驯养人. He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even walk. He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant round-up -- how to catch wild elephants.
       Parbati hasn't always lived in the jungle. After a happy childhood hunting with her father, she was sent to boarding school in the city. But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her old fife. "Life in the city is too dull. Catching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days after the chase," she says.
     But Parbati doesn't catch elephants just for fun. "My work," she says, "is to rescue man from the elephants, and to keep the elephants safe from man." And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing for many years. Increasingly, the Indian elephant is angry: for many years, illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land. It is now fighting back. Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to
guide the animals back to the jungle before they can kill.
     The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion. A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant. "Eventually they grow to love their tamers and never forget them. They are also more loyal than humans," she said, as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant, happy animal. An elephant princess indeed!
56. For Parbati, catching elephants is mainly to             .
   A. get long lasting excitement              B. keep both man and elephants safe
   C. send them back to the jungle             D. make the angry elephants tame
57. Before Parbati studied in a boarding school,             .
   A. she spent her time hunting with her father  B. she learned how to sing love songs
   C. she had already been called an elephant princess D. she was taught how to hunt tigers
58. Indian elephants are getting increasingly angry and they revenge because __________.
     A. they are caught and sent for heavy work                
     B. illegal hunters capture them and kill them
     C. they are attacked and their land gets limited
     D. dogs often bark at them and chase them
59. The passage starts with an elephant story in order to explain that in India _________.    
     A. people easily fall victim to elephants' attacks                    
     B. the man-elephant relationship is getting worse
     C. elephant tamers are in short supply  D. dogs are as powerful as elephants

B
Why play games? Because they are fun, and a 1ot more besides. Following the rules…planning your next move...acting as a team member…these are all “game” ideas that you will come across throughout your life.
Think about some off the games you played as a young child, such as rope-jumping and hide-and-seek. Such games are entertaining and fun. But perhaps more importantly, they translate life into exciting dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives, such as taking turns and cooperating (合作) .   
Many children’s games have a practical side Children around the world play games that prepare them for work they will do as grown-ups. For instance, some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bones. Which sharpens the hand-eye coordination（协调）needed in hunting.
Many sports encourage national or local pride. The most famous games of all, the Olympic Games, bring athletes from around the world together to take part in friendly competition. People who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned it. For countries experiencing natural disasters or war, an Olympic win can mean so much.
Sports are also an event that unites people. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. People on all continents play it—some for fun and some for a living. Nicolette Iribarne, a Californian soccer player, has discovered a way to spread hope through soccer. He created a foundation to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future.
Next time you play your favorite game or sport, think about why you enjoy it, what skills are needed, and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life.
60. Through playing hide-and-seek, children are expected to learn to ________.
A. be a team leader   B. obey the basic rules
C. act as a grown-up  D. predict possible danger
61. The underlined part in Paragraph 2 most probably means that games can________.
A. describe life in an exciting way  B. turn real-life experiences into a play
C. make learning life skills more interesting D. change people’s views of sporting events
62. According to the passage, why is winning Olympic medals so encouraging?
A. It inspires people’s deep love for the country.
B. It proves the exceptional skills of the winners.
C. It helps the country out of natural disasters.  D. It earns the winners fame and fortune.
63. Iribarne’s goal of forming the foundation is to _______.
A. bring fun to poor kids    B. provide soccer balls for children
C. give poor kids a chance for a better life D. appeal to soccer players to help poor kids
64．What can be inferred from the passage?
A．Games benefit people all their lives.  B．Sports can get all athletes together.
C．People are advised to play games for fun.  D．Sports increase a country’s competitiveness.

C
When a rather dirty, poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins, do you hurry on, not knowing what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money? What should our attitude to beggars be? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories. It must be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from, so it seems cruel not to give some money to beggars.
Certainly, most of the world’s great religions order us to be open-hearted and share what we have with those less fortunate than ourselves. But has the world changed? Maybe what was morally right in the old days, when one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer practiced by all the people. Quite a few people will not give to beggars. Let us look at their arguments.
Firstly, some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pitiable and actually make a good living from begging. Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil (恶行).
Secondly, there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer, wine or drugs.
Thirdly, there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor, but that is not the reason for losing one’s sense of pride and self-dependence.
  Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be dealt with by the government rather than by ordinary people. Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and receive help.
    It is hard to come to any final conclusion; there are various cases and we must deal with them differently. A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the giver.
65. What is mainly discussed in the passage?
A. Moral deeds of most people. B. Religious activities in the society.
C. Moral goodness of the giver. D. Arguments on giving to beggars.
66. What can we infer from the sentence “But has the world changed?” in the second paragraph?
A. People no longer know who suffers misfortune in the village.
B. There some people not willing to do what was morally right before.
C. We don’t meet with those who need others’ help any more.
D. Now it is the government that has the duty to help the beggars.
67. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Some people dress up to pretend to be beggars.
B. Some beggars want money for their schooling.
C. Some beggars use the money to buy drugs.
D. Some beggars have no excuse for begging.
68. In the last paragraph, the writer thinks it hard to reach any final conclusion, because       .
A. the cases can be so different B. there are so many beggars
C. there is so much money wasted D. there are so many different arguments

D
“Image is everything.” An entire industry has been built upon the assumption(设想) that image is everything, but when it comes down to it, an appealing image is not enough. If there is no substance(事实) behind the image, the product, service or person will fail eventually.
First of all, one should consider how important image is in the selling of products and services. Advertising agencies have raised the art of creating an image to a state of near perfection. Public concept of that product or service is certainly managed by the images created by the advertising agencies. But if the product or service does not live up to the image that was created, the customer will be very dissatisfied and possibly ask for their money back. For example, the Arthur Andersen accounting firm（会计事务所） had spent decades building up an image of trustworthiness（可信赖）. But the recent scandal (丑闻) showed that behind that image, it cheated in business practices. Despite the previous positive image, the firm is being accused of criminal actions and it will probably not survive as a business unit. Although the image had been nearly perfect, the reality behind the image has led to the downfall of the world famous accounting firm.
Similarly, personal advisers can build up a public image for politicians and movie stars. Putting out positive news releases, making sure that only the best photographs are published, and ensuring that the person is seen in all the right places can build up a very positive image in the view of the general commons. But once again, history is filled with examples of both politicians and movie stars that fell from grace like the story of the Hollywood actor giving in to the pressures of fame and fortune. With people, just as with products and services, image is certainly important, but without positive substance behind the image, failure is close.
To summarize, it is clear that an appealing image is extremely important to success, whether that image is related to selling a product or service or to the “selling” of a person. But image is only half of the equation（等式 方程式）. What lies behind that image is every bit as important as the image itself —— the person or product must deliver on（履行） that image or there is little chance for long-term success.
69. The downfall of the Arthour Andersen accounting firm is due to ________.
 A. its dishonesty in business       B. its previous images
C. its bad management        D. its poor service
70. Why did some famous people fall from grace?
 A. Their images were not well built up     B. They failed to live up to their images.
C. They felt much pressure from the public
D. They paid little attention to fame and fortune.
71. The structure of the passage is ________.
A: Argument   P: Point   C: Conclusion
72. The author tries to argue that _________.
A. image creates everything        B. image is the key to success
C. truth is unlikely ever to be equalled    D. truth and image are equally important

E
How words came into being is unknown. All we assume（推测）is that some early men invented certain sounds, in one way or another, to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could talk with each other. Later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be put together to show those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, are called words.
The power of words, then, lies in their associations - the things they bring up to our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words bring back to us the happy and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which have powerful effects on our minds and feelings. This clever use of words is what  we call literary style（文体）. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can express his  meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears, We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them correctly, or they will make our speech silly and common.
73. We learn from the text that language might have begun with           
A. expressions         B. actions        C. signs           D. sounds
74.What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2?
  A. The learning of new words.   B. The importance of old words
  C. The relation of human experience with words. 
D. The gradual change and development of words.
75. In the last paragraph, what does the author suggest that we should do?
     A. Use words skillfully.                  B. Make musical speeches
     C. Learn poems by heart.                 D. Associate with listeners.

任务型阅读
The United States is facing a growing concern: rising obesity(肥胖) rates. A new report says adult obesity rates rose last year in 23 of the 50 states. And, the percentage of obese（过胖的） children was at or above 30% in 30 states. Mississippi had the highest rate of adult obesity in the new study. 32.5% of the state’s adults were obese. Mississippi also had the highest rate of obese and overweight children. 44.4% of all children between the ages of ten and seventeen years were obese or overweight.
The study used a system of measurement called the Body Mass Index(B-M-I) to define words like obese and overweight. To find your B-M-I, divide your weight in kilograms by height in meters squared. A normal B-M-I is between 18.5 and 24.9. The B-M-I of someone overweight is between 25 and 29.5. And, an obese person has a B-M-I above 30.
The new report says widespread obesity is increasing the rates of long-lasting diseases, such as heart disease. Obesity is also responsible for an increasing part of health care costs in the United States. Health care costs have grown while many Americans are getting fatter. A lack of physical exercise, watching TV too much and eating junk food contribute to the rising obesity rate. The report says the current economic recession(经济衰退) could worsen obesity rates by increasing food prices. This would make healthy foods cost more. The report blames the recession for rising rates of depression, anxiety and stress, which are closely linked to obesity in many cases.
The report offers some ideas for dealing with obesity within government health care reforms. They include making sure that every adult and child has a right to preventive medical services. Also, people should do more physical exercise, drive less and eat less junk food to fight obesity.
Widespread obesity in the US
76.         Rising obesity
rates ◆77.        obesity rates rose last year in 23 of the 50 states.
  ◆Child obesity rate was at or above 30% in 30 states.
Consequences increasing the rates of 78.____________
 increasing 79         of health care
80.           81.          physical exercise
 watching TV too much
 eating junk food
 experiencing recession
82.           83.             Offering preventive medical services
 People doing more 84.          exercise
  85.            less
  eating less junk food

作文
近年来私家车总数量总数急剧增长，引起了一些社会问题，有些大城市正在考虑是否要控制私家车的总量，市民们对此意见不一。请根据下面表格内容写一篇短文，并说明你自己的观点和建议。
 原因 建议
赞成者 1．交通拥堵、停车位不足
2．环境污染 1．改善公共交通
2．鼓励骑自行车
反对者 1．促进汽车工业、促进经济
2．方便、快捷、省时 1．提高交通管理水平
2．增加汽车使用收费
你的观点和建议 …… 
注意：
1．短文须包括所有要点，可适度发挥；
2．开头已为你写好，但不计入总词数；
3．词数：150左右。
The rapid increase of private cars in recent years has caused some social problems. Some big cities are considering whether to control the number of cars. Different people have different ideas about it.

英语参考答案

1-20 BAABB  ACACB   CBACB  CCBAC
21-35  BBBDA   CABDA   DABDB
36-55  DABAC  CBDCB  ADBBC   AACDC
56-75  BACB  BCACA  DBBA  ABAD  DCA
71. Problem     72. Adult
73. diseases                 74. costs
75.  Causes           76. lacking
77.  Solutions              78. Government
79. physical             80. driving
The rapid increase of private cars in recent years has caused some social problems. Some big cities are considering whether to control the number of cars. Different people have different ideas about it.
Some people think it necessary to do so. For one thing, the roads are so crowded that traffic jams can be seen everywhere. For another, there're not enough parking areas available for cars. Besides, by controlling ears, we can reduce air pollution around us. They suggest cities improve public transportation and people be encouraged to ride bicycles.
However, some people think it unreasonable. They hold the opinion that the increase of private cars will promote the car industry, which contributes greatly to the development of the country's economy. Moreover, cars bring convenience to people and save them a lot of time. They suggest cities improve the management of traffic and raise the cost of using cars.
In my opinion, we should take measures to solve the problem. Laws should be passed to regulate the traffic. And cities should build more subways so that people can have a better choice for travel.

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