2011-2012学年泾南中学高三年级月考英语试卷

                                                     2011.10.9

II. Grammar & Vocabulary

Section A

25. The reason why so many job hunters have come to apply_____ the company for the job is that the job has excellent prospects.

A. to   B. for    C. with    D. in

26. I won’t consider ______ a so-called pity that I didn’t attend the concert with him last night.

A. that B. this C. what   D. it

27. ---Did you see my cell phone? I can’t find it anywhere. Where _____ it be?

   ---Why not make a phone call?

A.    can  B. may  C. would  D. should

28. He is now paying ______ attention to what the article says than to the way the language is used.

A. many more B. much    C. a lot more D. very much

29. Children usually think of their class teacher as someone______ they can turn when they are in difficulty.

A. as  B. to whom  C. who  D. over which

30. _______ human beings with the chance to survive is far from what we hope for.

 A. Provided   B. Being provided   C. Provide   D. Providing

31. It was not until she spent a year in the UK as part of a student exchange program ____ she was finally able to find out more about her family’s background.

A.  when  B. that   C. why  D. since

32. Fifty-eight percent of Belgians think that there should be a total ban on smoking in restaurants and 49 percent____ to extend this ban to cafes, a recent survey says.

A. want   B. wants   C. is wanted   D. are wanted

33._______ one of the greatest players in NBA, Dirk Nowitzki won last yesr’s MVP for his excellent performance at the f inal.

 A. Having considered   B. To consider   C. Considered   D. Considering

34. You are saying that everyone should take equal responsibility, and that is____ I disagree.

A. why   B. where  C. what  D. how

35. Having been attacked by terrorists, _______.

A. doctors came to their rescue  B. the tall building collapsed

C. an emergency measure was taken  D. warnings were given to tourists

36. The sudden movement of the door turned the toy bear slightly and it gave me the impression______ it was about to jump out at me.

A. as if  B. which   C. when  D. that

37. The building _____  in our school is for our teachers. Though there’s noise most of the day, we still feel happy about it.

A. put up   B. being put up   C. to be put up    D. having been put up

38. The photography exhibition was a great success in the United States, ____ the organizers have decided to take it to the UK.

A. but  B. although  C. for  D. so

39. I regret____ that the coming fashion show is canceled because of the possible bad weather on Sunday.

A. announcing   B. to announce   C. having announcing  D. to have announced

40. We hope that by the 2014 Sochi(索契) Winter Olympic Games, our young skier____ enough to add to our glories in the snow.

A. will mature  B. have matured C. will have matured  D. have been matured

 

 

 

A. continues    B. sufficiently       C. criminals      D. nearly        E. annual F. accounting   G. confined         H. unemployed    I. gradual       J. pronounce

Section B
Directions: Complete the passage with the words in the box. There is one extra word.
 
June 26 is the annual International Drug-prohibition Day. On that day each year, people’s courts in various localities will __41_____ a number of major drug-related cases and severely punish a group of major drug-related ___42____. But the anti-drug struggle is not ___43____ to that day. Our attitude toward this issue is clear-cut and resolute: Prohibition against drug will not cease as long as it exists.
China had 791,000 drug addicts at the end of 2004, up 6.8 percent from 2003. Young people, farmers and the ___44____ are three major groups of the drug addicts, according to the commission. It is reported that __45___ 86 percent of Chinese drug users are addicted to heroin. The number of addicts to new kinds of drugs is also increasing, from ___46___ for 2.5 percent of the total in 2001 to 9.5 percent in 2004.
In the USA, the problems of substance abuse remain ___47_____ widespread among young people to merit concern. Today, about half ( 51%) have tried an illegal drug by the time they finish high school. Although overall teen drug use ___48_____ gradual decline, one class of drug-inhalants( 吸入剂 )—showed clear evidence of increase in 2004, particularly among the 8th graders. The ___49____ statistic of inhalant use by the 8th graders rose by 1-percentage point, from 7.7% to 8.7% in 2003 and then to 9.6% in 2004.


III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training. Ideally, therefore, the choice of a(n) ___50____ should be made even before the choice of a course in high school. Actually, ___51___ , most people make several job choices during their working lives. The “ one perfect job” does not exist. Young people should enter into a broad ___52____ training program that will ___53___ them for a field of work rather than for a single __54____.
Unfortunately, many young people have to make career plans _55____ benefit of help from a competent vocational counselor or psychologist. Knowing little about the occupational world, they choose their life-work on a hit-or-miss _56____. Some drift from job to job. Others __57___ to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not fitted.
One common mistake is choosing an occupation for __58____ real or imagined prestige( 威望). Too many high-school students—or their parents for them—choose the professional field, disregarding both the relatively small proportion of workers in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal __59___. The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a “ white-collar” job is __60____ good reason for choosing it as a life’s work. Moreover, these occupations—are not always well paid. Since a large proportion of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the ___61____ of young people should give serious __62____ to these fields.
Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants ___63___ life and how hard he is willing to work to get it. Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual satisfaction. Some want security, others are willing to take __64___ for financial gain. Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its rewards.  

50.	A.	expression        B.	vacation          C.	intention             D.	occupation
51.	A.	however           B.	therefore         C.	though              D.	furthermore
52.	A.	tense               B.	flexible           C.	tough                 D.	feasible
53.	A.	make              B.	fit                 C.	take                   D.	leave
54.	A.	job                 B.	way               C.	means                D.	company
55.	A.	to                   B.	for                C.	without              D.	with
56.	A.	chance             B.	basis               C.	purpose              D.	idea
57.	A.	apply              B.	appeal            C.	stick                  D.	turn
58.	A.	our                 B.	its                 C.	your                  D.	their
59.	A.	devotion           B.	ambitions        C.	obligation           D.	requirements
60.	A.	a                   B.	any               C.	no                    D.	the
61.	A.	majority          B.	mass              C.	minority             D.	number
62.	A.	proposal          B.	refusal            C.	consideration       D.	application
63.	A.	towards           B.	against           C.	out of          D.	without
64.	A.	turns              B.	parts               C.	measures            D.	risks

 

 

 

 

 

Section B
                                （A）
Auckland   

 

Journey M odules
Independent travelers just love flexibility. South Pacific Travelers World has created travel and sightseeing modules of key cities and regions which include first class coach travel to and from each destination as well as some great sightseeing: Modules can be easily linked together to enable you to see much of the country as you have time for. Travel with comfort and independence as well as the assurance that your arrangements are prebooked .
What’s Included
All the excursions and trips described include high quality coach transport and sightseeing trips as detailed. Your travel documents inc lude individual service vouchers for each part of your journey.
Door to Door Supplement
If you would like guaranteed door to door transfers to and from your central accommodation, we will arrange shuttle and /or taxi transport. The supplementary cost is shown for each module.
Prices
All prices are in New Zealand dollars, including 12.5% Goods and Services Tax.
Accommodation
To ensure you have the flexibility to choose accommodation to suit your taste and budget our packages include transport and sightseeing only. For your convenience coach departure points are centrally located in cities and towns.
Sightseeing
On a world scale, New Zealand is a small country ( similar in size to California, Great Britain or Japan), with a population of just 3.8 million. We have wide open spaces to enjoy including 13 national parks and world heritage areas. In fact more than 5 million hectares—a third of New Zealand—is protected in parks’ forests and reserves. We travel through many in our South Pacific Travelers’ World trips. At each of our Travelers’ World locations, our sightseeing partners have been precisely selected for their high operational standards and service delivery, excellent value, environmental care principles and total commitment to exceeding your expectation.

65. If you want to see as much of New Zealand as possible ___________.
  A. you must travel independently
  B. you should pre-book your arrangements
  C. y ou should link all the modules together
  D. just join South Pacific Travelers World
66. The journey modules created by South Pacific Travelers World includes the following except_______.
  A. first class coach travel
  B. some great sightseeing
  C. visiting key cities and regions
  D. your arrangements should be prebooked
67. If you choose door to door transfers, you should _______.
  A. pay the taxi driver for his service
  B. spend extra money for the service
  C. guarantee to pay off the supplementary money in New Zealand dollars
  D. pay 12.5% of the budget in Goods and Service Tax in New Zealand dollars.

                                ( B )
Excused from re cycling because you live in a high rise with a rubbish chute ( 通道)? You won’t be for long. Miami’s Mark Shantzis has made it simple for those living in tall buildings to use the chute and recycle too. In Shantzis’s Hi-Rise Recycling System, a chute leads to a pie-shaped container with six boxes that can turn around when operated. The system, which fits in the same space as the chute and container now in use, enables glass, plastic, paper, metal, and other rubbish to go into separate boxes. The system is controlled from a board next to the chute door. The board has a button for each class of recycling materials ( as well as for unrecyclables). At the press of a button, a microcomputer locks all other floors’ chute door and sets the recycling container turning until the right box comes under the chute. The computer also counts the loads and gives a signal by phone when the box is full. And a particular piece of equipment breaks up the nonrecyclables.
Sorting recyclables before they are collected saves the use of expensive materials recovery equipment which otherwise has to do the sorting. Such equipment often makes recycled materials very expensive, so expensive that tons of recyclables remain wasted. Shantzis believes his system could help recycled materials become more cost-effective.

68. The purpose in writing this text is ______.
   A. to encourage people to recycle their rubbish
   B. to introduce a recycling system for high rises
   C. to describe the use of computer technology in recycling
   D. to explain the need for rubbish collection in high rises
69. When he says “ You won’t be for long” the writer means that_________.
   A. you’ll soon be living in a cleaner building
   B. rubbish chutes will become out of date before long
   C. you won’t wait long for your turn to recycle rubbish
   D. it won’t be long before you’ll have to recycle your rubbish
70. Before dropping rubbish into the chute you have to _______.
   A. lock the other floor’s chute doors
   B. check if the container is full
   C. press the correct button
   D. break up the rubbish
71. The biggest advantage of this new system is that_________.
   A. it reduces the cost of recycling
   B. it saves time and space
   C. it saves money for people living in high rises
   D. it makes better use of the existing recovery equipment

                               ( C )
There’s chilling news for the American consumer: ice-cream prices are about to sky-rocket. According to the National Ice Cream Retailers Association ( NICRA), the price of an average cone could jump by 30% this summer alone.
Record US milk prices are combing with unexpected hikes in the cost of ingredients such as vanilla and cocoa. Economists worry that this may be only the tip of the icecream-berg: inflation seems to be resurgent(复活).
Rising ice-cream prices are the result of what NICRA calls a “ perfect storm”—an unprecedented (空前的) and unlikely combination of circumstances. Vanilla prices are high because storms ruined the crop in Madagascar, source of much of the global crop. And chocolate prices have been boosted by the chaotic(混乱的) security situation in West Africa, where countries such as the Ivory Coast are major cocoa producers. Most damaging of all to the ice-cream lover, US dairy prices are at a record high, the result of a sharp decrease of production and bans on the import of Canadian cattle. Butter and cheese producers have been buying up available stocks of milk, sending the futures market to an all-time high this month. Analysts say high milk prices will have an effect far beyond the ice-cream industry, and could result in more expensive cheese and pizza.
More seriously, the threat is part of a revival in US inflation—a factor that had more or le ss disappeared during the past few years’ economic slowdown. Overall headline inflation figures remain low: the 0.5% figure recorded in March was among the highest in recent months. But economists forecast a rebound this summer, as the effects of strong growth filter through to prices. In particular, prices for steel, oil, property and computer chips have registered strong gains this year. The worry is that expectations of higher inflation will lead to higher pay claims, which in turn will fuel future prices rises.

72．Why does NICRA call the rising of ice-cream prices a “ perfect storm”?
   A. Because the rising of ice-cream prices has never happened before.
   B. Because the rising of ice-cream prices has a big impact on the US economy.
   C. Because the rising of ice-cream prices is a combination of many factors.
   D. Because the rising of ice-cream prices is not likely to happen.
73. We can assume from the passage that bans on the import will affect _______.
   A. the prices of ice-cream                    B. the domestic consumers
   C. the domestic industry                     D. the government
74. How do you think higher pay claims will lead to much higher inflation?
   A. Higher pay claims will make cost higher, which in turn will raise the prices.
   B. Higher pay claims will make people much richer and more likely to buy.
   C. Higher pay claims are equal to prices rises.
   D. Prices rise is the best way to turn down higher pay claims.
75. Which of the following best summariz es the author’s opinion?
   A. Hikes in the cost of ice-cream ingredients will make consumers suffer.
   B. Rises of ice-cream prices may bring a revival in US inflation.
   C. The US economic structure needs to be reformed.
   D. Workers will be better-off as a result of higher pay.

Section C

A. The actors began to be respected by others. B. The theater was the most important art from during Elizabet h England. C. Shakespeare’s plays copied the Latin and Greek plays. D. Shakespeare was interested in both the classical texts and practical knowledge. E. The morality plays replaced the mystery plays. F. Broad interests and creativity flourished.

76._______
It is because of his plays that Shakespeare is now considered the greatest English writer in history. The era in which he lived, Elizabethan England, was a time in which broad interests and creativity could flourish. Elizabeth, the queen, was beloved by her subjects and proved to be a powerful and able ruler. Under the reign of Elizabeth, England changed from an island kingdom to an expanding empire. England grew rich through trade. Sixteenth-century Englishmen traveled to the New World and to Africa. Music, dance, poetry, painting, and architecture flourished; but the art form in which Elizabethan England distinguished the rest of Europe was the theater.
77. _________
The theater, which had practically disappeared from Europe was, at this time, received as a part of the church service. Later, no longer as a part of the service, the “mystery plays” responded to popular taste by adding more and more comic elements. In England, they were sponsored by various trade guilds and presented on stage wagons that went from place to place. When the mystery plays began to lose their appeal, they were replaced by “ morality” plays which always taught a moral.
78._________
    In Renaissance (文艺复兴) England, writers were particularly interested in classical texts such as Latin and Greek plays. Schools and universities began to produce comedies and tragedies by Platus, Terence, and Seneca. Shakespeare was well acquainted with classical humanities and classical tragedies and comedies often served as models in his own drama. A Renaissance man, Shakespeare’s interest went beyond book learning to practical knowledge of military strategy, seafaring, business affairs, and the new geographical discoveries, all evident in his plays.
79._______
Companies of “ strolling plays” which had specialized in morality plays responded to the change by staging new plays. Professional actors, who had been viewed by English society as little better than vagrants or criminals, gradually came under the protection of the nobility. Licensed theater companies were formed; Shakespeare belonged to one of those, where in addition to his writing, he acquired a wide experience in acting and theater management.
80.__________
    The theater grew in popularity and public theaters were built, not inside the city limits but just outside, along with other places of entertainment. Theaters in Elizabethan England were patronized by all social classes. The Globe Theater, built in 1599, where many of Shakespeare’s plays were performed, had a platform stage jutting out(伸出) into a central courtyard. The audience stay around three sides of this platform—the lower-class who each paid a penny in the pit and the wealthier spectators in the galleries above. The orchestra was on stage, as music was usually a significant part of the production. Indeed, the costumes, scenery, singing, playing, and dancing, as well as acting was essential to the total show. There was no lighting, however, plays were performed in the afternoon. Shakespeare knew his audience: his theater is addressed not just to the educated but to all classes of society.

Section D

Credit and debit cards are expected to overtake cash this year as Britain’s most popular method of payment, according to a new industry report. It will be the first time that card payments have outstripped cash outlay for goods and services. There are 246 plastic card transactions made every second. Total plastic card use is expected to exceed ￡269 billion in 2004, just a whisker ahead of the predicted ￡268 billion for cash payments, said banking industry body the Association for Payment Clearing Services.
The group, which represents the major banks, said credit cards had become “ demonized ”( 魔鬼化) as one of the main causes of ballooning debts, but added: “ Without plastic, our society would virtually stop .”
Last year, the number of plastic cards in use in Britain grew by 13 million, or 9%, to 160 million—the equivalent of 3.5 cards per adult. Two-thirds of card transactions are now made using debit cards. Plastic accounted for ￡244 billion of spendin g in 2003. “ This year, total plastic card use, if business card usage is included, is expected to top ￡269 billion. In 2005 it is expected that personal plastic card usage alone will overtake cash payments,” said Apacs. In terms of numbers of transactions, cash will remain much bigger than plastic for some time to come, it added. “ Cash will always remain there for low-value payments.”
Meanwhile, 2003 was the year that e-commerce “came of age” in the UK. More than 18 million people bought goods or services online, up 50% on 2002. Credit cards accounted for 69% of the 200 million transactions, with debit cards mopping up most of the remainder.
Last year was a landmark year for another reason—the first reduction in card fraud for eight years. Fraud losses on plastic cards fell by 5% to ￡402 million as measures to combat crooks started to take effect.
A new generation of cards containing computer chips is being introduced, and by the end of this year most people making face-to-face purchases will have to type their four-digit Pin number into keypads at ti lls and will no longer have to sign receipts.

81. The phrase “a whisker ahead of” in paragraph one means__________________.

82. Card fraud was reduced last year because______________________________.

83. According to the passage, what is the benefit brought about by credit cards?
__________________________________________________________________.

84. What do people need to do now when they shop with their credit cards?
__________________________________________________________________.

Translation

1.      他没有再变卦， 这使我们很宽慰。（which）

 

 

2． 父母在孩子教育过程中起着与学校一样重要的作用。（ role）

 

3. 我们只有面对现实、分析形势， 才能找到解决问题的办法。（Only..）

 

4. 不管多忙， 你都要在本月底前把那篇有关环境保护的文章交上来。（however）

 

5. 随着生活条件的改善， 老百姓拥有私人汽车已经不再是梦了。（With…）

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25-40   ADACB  DBACB  BDBDB  C

III. Vocabulary.
41.J   42. C   43. G   44. H   45. D   46. F   47. B   48. A   49. E
IV．Cloze：
50—54   DABBA     55—59   CBCBD          60—64 CACCD
V． Reading：
( A) 65—67  DDB
(B) 68—71   BDCA
(C) 72—75   CBAB
（D）76—80   BEDAF
81. a little higher  than

82. measures to punish fraud started to take effect.

83. It speeds up the development of society

84. Sign receipts

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