湖南省2007届高三 十校联考  第二次考试

 

英   语   试   卷

时量: 120分钟      总分: 150分     2007年 4 月 7日下午

    命        题       学       校

长郡中学；衡阳八中； 永州四中； 岳阳县一中； 湘潭县一中

醴陵一中；澧县一中； 郴州二中； 益阳市一中； 桃源县一中

 

第I卷 (三部分，共115分)

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)

   做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

 

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

 

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Where did the conversation most probably take place?

  A. In a plane.   B. In a coffee shop.   C. In a restaurant.

2. How much does one shirt cost?

 A. $4.50.   B. $5.00.    C. $9.00

3. Where are the two speakers talking?

 A. In the garden.   B. In the living room.   C. In the garage.

4. Which of the following is true?

  A. The man didn’t like any ice cream.

  B. The man wanted chocolate ice cream.

 C. The man didn’t want any ice cream.

5. According to the conversation, which of the following best describes the usual weather here in May?

  A.Cooler and drier.   B. Warmer and drier.  C. Warmer and rainier.

第二节（共12小题，每小题1.5分，满分18分）

听下面4段对话，每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6~8题

6. What did the woman want to buy?

  A. A cheap shirt.  B. An expensive shirt.  C. A cheap skirt.

7. How much did the woman spend?

  A. 65 yuan.   B. 60 yuan.   C. 130 yuan.

8. what is the two speakers’ relationship?

  A. Teacher and student.  B. Husband and wife.  C. Salesman and customer.

听下面一段对话，回答第9~11题

9. What does Susan have to do on Saturday morning?

  A. Walk the dog.   B. Clean the house.  C. Go to the doctor’s.

10. What time is Susan going to meet Julie?

  A. 12:00pm.   B. 1:00pm.   C. 2:00 pm.

11. Why can’t they watch a video at Susan’s house?

  A. They can’t decide on a video.

  B. Susan’s mother is going to the cinemqa.

  C. The machine doesn’t work.

听下面一段对话，回答第12~14题

12. Where does the dialogue probably take place?

  A. At school.   B. At home.   C. In the office.

13. How many hours will the girl work a day?

  A. 2.     B. 4.     C. 6.

14. How much could she get in a week?

  A. 24 dollars.     B. 80 dollars.   C. 120 dollars.

听下面一段对话，回答第15~17题

15. What does Dr. Wilson teach?

  A. English.        B. History.      C. Chemistry.

16. Which class will Fred probably get an “A” in ?

  A. History.         B. Maths.      C. Chemistry.

17. What will Dr. Wilson do in order to help Fred have a good chance to get an “A” ?

  A. She will give her students two more tests.

  B. She will give her students two less tests.

  C. She will ask her students to write a composition in English.

第三节        听取信息（共3小题；每题1.5分，满分4.5分）

听下面一段材料。将第18至第20题的信息补充完整，每小题不超过三个单词。

Religious practice in the U.S.A.

Ceremonies in churches:

1)      18        

2) funerals

Percentage of religion believers:       19      

Characteristics:

1)      wide variety of religious groups

2)      emphasis on social problems

3)            20          of church and state

 

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节:单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

21. Being China Daily’s ____ only woman representative put her in _____ unusual position when Miss Liu set out to attend the fifth session of the CPPCC.

    A. the; an     B. / ; the       C. the; the      D. / ; an

22.Stick to what you think is right, ____ you will gain a surprising happy ending.

   A. and         B. but        C. before       D. so

23.

20070320

The WHO estimates that 9,700 people will eventually die of the disaster’s aftereffects,

but Greenpeace last week predicted that the total will be            .

       A. as nine times high                                 B. nine times higher

       C. higher than nine times                           D. as high nine times as

24. In this country it is recently required that anyone who ____ to settle here ____ to pass this kind of test.

   A. want; has       B. wants; had          C. wants; have     D. want; have

25. We’ve been looking at the houses but haven’t found ____ we like yet.

   A. one            B. ones               C. it             D. them

26. With two more professional hands          you with the work later on, scarcely will you have any trouble         your task ahead of time.

       A. helping … fulfilling                              B. help … to fulfill

       C. will help … fulfilled                             D. to help … fulfilling

27. We ________ have proved great adventurers, but we have done the greatest march ever made in the past ten years.

   A. needn’t     B. may not     C. shouldn’t     D. mustn’t 

28. Faced with many financial difficulties, how the company wishes its new products could catch ________!

   A. up             B. on             C. in              D. at

29.That your friend didn’t offer you a gift on your birthday ____ that he will break away with you.

   A. don’t mean      B. doesn’t mean     C. didn’t mean     D. hadn’t meant

30. If you are traveling _______ the customs are really foreign to your own, please do as the Romans do.

   A. in which         B. what             C. when           D. where

31. There are more possibilities that hackers, worms and virus attack your computer if you ______ to the Internet constantly.

A. are connected     B. are connecting     C. will connect      D. have been connected

32. It is ______ breakouts of bird flu that many monitoring stations have been set up, not to disturb the living environment of wildlife.

  A. controlling      B. having controlled       C. to control        D. controlled

33. Near the table _______ a poor dog, who desired to satisfy his hunger with _______ fell from the table.

   A. laid; something       B. lay; that          C. laid; that         D. lay; what

34. Hold the ladder against the wall for me — ______.

   A. Get it           B. Catch it          C. That’s it        D. Forget it

35. ________ millions of fans, David Beckham is encouraging more and more people to go in for soccer since the late 1990s.

   A. Fascinate     B. Fascinating   C. Fascinated   D. Being fascinated

 

第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

The alarm goes off at 4:30 in the morning. It's dark and cold outside, but Don Royston rolls out of a warm  36  without missing a beat. It's the  37  before Thanksgiving and he has a(n)  38  , one that he's handled for the last eight  39  . He's the guy in the red suit  40  rides the back of the Santa Train  41  Shelbina, Kentucky, across the hills of southwestern Virginia, 110 miles through poor villages and old hill towns to Kingsport, Tennessee. The train leaves  42  at 7:30, and he has to   43   the pace to get there. He dresses on board.

The Santa Train tradition   44   in these hills 64 years ago, during the  45  days of World War II. Some   46  have been coming for four generations to  47   at favorite spots along the tracks.  48  the Clinchfield line is one of the  49  freight(货运) routes in the region, CSX   50  runs passenger trains on it. Only this one. Once a year, on the weekend before Thanksgiving. It is their  51  to tradition and to the proud people of the coal region. Royston and his helpers collect, pack and  52  gifts and candy -- 15 tons of toys and goodies donated(捐赠) by folks and businesses.

Royston was no  53   in high school, but he's developed a pretty good throwing arm for tossing toys. Here's the thing, he says: "It's when I miss. And a big kid grabs a toy out of the air   54  for some little one just behind him. And that kid hauls(拉) it in, takes a look around, turns and hands it to the child who really needs it. That  55  me the most. That gives me the joy of being Santa."

36.A. car	B. bed	C. house	D. coat
37.A. midday	B. holiday	C. midnight	D. weekend
38.A. announcement	B. celebration	C. assignment	D. congratulation
39.A. weeks	B. months	C. years	D. centuries
40.A. who	B. which	C. what	D. as
41.A. for	B. by	C. in	D. from
42.A. quickly	B. promptly	C. heavily	D. early
43.A. pick out	B. pick up	C. pick over	D. pick off
44.A. existed	B. spread	C. started	D. ended
45.A. dark	B. cold	C. windy	D. good
46.A. soldiers	B. women	C. families	D. children
47.A. look	B. aim	C. collect	D. gather
48.A. Though	B. If	C. Until	D. Unless
49.A. fastest	B. busiest	C. newest	D. simplest
50.A. usually	B. never	C. really	D. almost
51.A. attitude	B. gift	C.answer	D. candy
52.A. give up	B. give off	C. give in	D. give out
53.A. Santa	B. guy	C. athlete	D. joker
54.A. intended	B. played	C. run	D. waited
55.A. touches	B. meets	C. surprises	D. hurts

 

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，共40分)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

第一节  选择题（共17小题，每小题2分，满分34分）

A

 In the United States ,the biggest change in spending has been in the amount（数目）spent on food ,which has decreased（减少）from 46% of the total family budget（预算）in 1901 to 19% of present day totals .This is due to the fact that people are now able to buy more and better foods at lower prices. As a result of the growth in fast-food restaurants (for example, McDonad’s or KFC), more people are also eating out. Thus about 30% of today’s food budget goes on meals eaten outside the home while a hundred years ago it was only 3%.

       At the beginning of the 20th century, few people owned their homes (only around 19% of working families )and cars (at $ 1,000 per car this was well above the average family income of

$ 650 per year) , as most people were unable to borrow money. But there was a rapid rise in both home and car ownership during the mid-1900s.

       Free time increased considerably following the shortening of the working week, i. e. from six days to five ,and from ten hours to eight hours a day. In fact, the working day couldn’t be too long, otherwise people wouldn’t have the time to spend their money. The amount of a family’s budget spent on outside entertainment ,such as parties, films and concerts has increased from just under 6% in Ford’s day to about 9% today. On the other hand, we spend only a quarter of what our great-grandparents paid for reading materials.

       It is difficult to see how our spending patterns may change in the future. We already know that our population is aging and this will have an effect on the amount of money we spend on medical care.

56. What is the subject discussed in the text?

       A. Changing patterns in spending.

       B. Changes in family planning.

       C. Decrease in food demand.

       D. Increase in family income.

57. What is the immediate cause for people to have more time to enjoy life?

       A. The development of the fast food industry.

       B. The improvement of living conditions.

       C. The reduction in working time.

       D. The rapid rise in income.

58. On which of the following did people spend less money than before?

       A. Shopping.                                            B. Reading.

       C. Traveling.                                            D. Family gatherings.

59. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that people will       .

       A. spend less money on entertainment

       B. spend more money on the health of the old

       C. spend less money eating out

       D. spend more money on books

B

There’s a dark little joke: Rip Van Winkle awakens in the 21st century after a hundred-year sleep. Men and women dash about, talking to small metal devices. Young people sit on sofas, moving miniature athletes around on electronic screens. Airports, hospitals, shopping malls— every place Rip goes just puzzles him. But when he finally walks into a schoolroom, the old man knows exactly where he is. "This is a school," he declares. "We used to have these black in 1906. Only now the blackboards are green."

American schools aren’t exactly frozen in time, but considering the pace of change in other areas of life, our public schools tend to feel like throwbacks. Kids spend much of the day as their great-grandparents once did: sitting in rows, listening to teachers lecture, scribbling notes by hand, reading textbooks that are out of date. A yawning chasm separates the world inside the schoolhouse from the world outside.

The national conversation on education has long focused on reading scores, math tests and closing the "achievement gap". This is not a story about that conversation. This is a story about the big public conversation the nation is not having about education, the one that will ultimately determine whether an entire generation of kids will fail to make the grade in the global economy because they can’t think their way through abstract problems, work in teams or speak a language other than English.

This week the conversation will burst onto the front page, when the NCSAW releases a blueprint for rethinking American education from pre-K to 12 and beyond to better prepare students to thrive in the global economy. While that report includes some debatable proposals, there is a remarkable agreement among educators and business and policy leaders on one key conclusion: we need to bring what we teach and how we teach into the 21st century. Today’s economy demands not only a high-level competence in the traditional academic disciplines but also what might be called 21st-century skills.

60. What is the writer’s purpose to use a dark little joke in the first paragraph?

   A. To serve as an introduction to Rip Van Winkle.

   B. To draw readers’ attention to the present situations in American schools.

   C. To remind people that American literature plays an important role in economy.

   D. To let its readers enjoy the article from the very beginning.

61. What is the writer’s general impression of American school children?

   A. They look much like their great-grandparents.

   B. They can do everything as they like.

   C. They are well developed on all sides.

   D. They are almost separated from the outside world.

62. From the third paragraph, we know the writer ________. 

   A. has focused on reading scores and math tests

   B. tells a story about the national conversation

   C. tends to care much about the big public conversation

   D. promises to help kids with their grade in the global economy

63. The underlined part “to thrive” in the last paragraph most probably means ________.

   A. to become and continue to be successful and strong.

   B. to enjoy something especially other people would not like.

   C. to compete with other people for better positions

   D. to work in teams with any other people.

                                     C

   Remember when a trip to the supermarket was nothing more than a boring thing requiring little or no specialized knowledge? You could send your kids into a cart while you did shopping. You always bought the same brands, usually the brands your mother bought. You didn’t know about unit pricing, and furthermore, you didn’t care. It never occurred to you to read the labels on anything. After all, you’d bought these things a hundred times.

   But now, I really look on those days with a feeling of yearn (怀旧). How innocent we were!  How carefree were those trips to the supermarket. No worries. Today a trip to the supermarket is filled with social influence. Every time I buy pork chops I think about the years I’m shaving from my life. I keep a careful eye on the freshness date and examine the tamper-proof packaging. I am victim of that most dangerous social disease: shoppers’ panic.

   I didn’t realize how serious my condition had become until the last time I needed laundry soap. It seemed simple enough. Just run into the market, grab a box of the old reliable and pay for it. I hadn’t planned on discovering Ecover, a new brand of laundry soap. It sat quietly on the shelf right next to my old reliable. “Healthy, gentle but effective.” My respect for it deepened with each new claim as I read the entire package. Then I looked at the price: $5.69 for 2 pound. $5.69! I cast a quick glance at the old reliable, still on sale for $ 1.39.

   Six bucks for laundry soap! These people must be crazy! Who’s going to pay six bucks for laundry soap? It’s not as though I can’t afford it. See, it’s concentrated – useless, get more. BUT SIX BUCKS! And the box is made from recycled materials … This act went on for a solid half hour, after which I left the shelf without any soap at all.

   Surely the meat department is the most threatening place. Remember what protein was good for you? That’s all over. Every bite you take kills you. I won’t even mention meat’s moral influence.

   When all is said and done, we still must eat. I gather up my healthy-cooking oil and my recycled paper towels and head to the checkout counter.

64. The first paragraph mainly tells us that in the past ________.

   A. it was convenient to go shopping in the supermarket

   B. shopping in the supermarket was a very boring thing

   C. people never read the labels of commodities in the supermarket

   D. people used to buy the same brands of products in the supermarket

65. Recalling the old days’ shopping in the supermarket, the author thinks it was _________.

   A. pleasant    B. fresh    C. dangerous    D. crazy

66. In the supermarket, the author was attracted by a new brand of laundry soap for its ________.

   A. price    B. claim    C. package   D. shape

67. According to the passage, what’s the author’s problem?

   A. She was too poor to afford the new brands in the supermarket..

   B. She could not find the right laundry soap in the supermarket.

   C. She had to use the healthiest things for her poor health.

   D. She was greatly affected by social influence.

D

   Until recently, the “science of the future” was supposed to be electronics and artificial intelligence. Today it seems more and more likely that the next great breakthroughs in technology will be brought through a combination of those two sciences with organic chemistry and genetic engineering. This combination is the science of biotechnology.

   Organic chemistry enables us to produce marvelous synthetic(合成的) materials. However, it is still difficult to manufacture anything that has the capacity of wool to conserve heat and also to absorb moisture. Nothing that we have been able to produce so far comes anywhere near the combination of strength, lightness and flexibility that we find in the bodies of ordinary insects.

   Nevertheless, scientists in the laboratory have already succeeded in “growing” a material that has many of the characteristics of human skin. The next step may well be “biotech hearts and eyes” which can replace diseased organs in human beings. These will not be rejected by the body, as is the case with organs from humans.

   The application of biotechnology to energy production seems even more promising. In 1996 the famous science fiction writer, Arthur C. Clarke, many of whose previous predictions have come true, said that we may soon be able to develop remarkably cheap and renewable sources of energy. Some of these power sources will be biological. Clarke and others have warned us repeatedly that sooner or later we will have to give up our dependence on non-renewable power sources. Coal, oil and gas are indeed convenient. However, using them also means creating dangerously high levels of pollution. It will be impossible to meet the growing demand for energy without increasing that pollution to catastrophic(灾难性的) levels unless we develop power sources that are both cheaper and cleaner.

   It is attempting to think that biotechnology or some other “science of the future” can solve our problems. Before we surrender to that temptation we should remember nuclear power. Only a few generations ago it seemed to promise limitless, cheap and safe energy. Today those promises lie buried in a concrete grave in a place called Chernobyl(切尔诺贝利), in the Ukraine. Biotechnology is unlikely, however, to break its promises in quite the same or such a dangerous way.

68.According to the passage, the science of the future is likely to be __________.

   A. electronics    B. biotechnology    C. genetic engineering   D. nuclear technology

69. Organic chemistry helps to produce materials that are __________.

   A. as good as wool

   B. as good as an insect’s body 

   C. not as good as natural materials

   D. better than natural materials.

70. According to the passage, it may soon be possible__________.

   A. to make something as good as human skin

   B. to produce drugs without side effects

   C. to transplant human organs

   D. to make artificial hearts and eyes

71. In 1996, Arthur C. Clarke predicted that ___________.

   A. biological power sources would be put into use soon

   B. oil, gas and coal could be repeatedly used in the future

   C. dependence on non-renewable power sources would be reduced soon

   D. the Chernobyl disaster would happen in two years

72. What do we learn from the last paragraph?

   A. Biotechnology can solve all our future energy problems.

   B. Biological power is cheaper than nuclear power.

   C. Biological power may not be as dangerous as nuclear power.

   D. Biological power will keep all its promises.

 

第二节：简答题（共3小题 ，每小题2分，满分6分）

   阅读下列短文，根据各小题的具体要求，简要回答问题。

   With only about 1,000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone the animal and save the endangered species. That’s a move similar to what a Texas A & M University researchers have been undertaking for the past five years in a project called “Noah’s Ark.”

   Noah’s Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos(胚胎), semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. If certain species should become extinct, Dr. Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A & M’s College of Veterinary Medicine, says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.

   It is estimated that as many as 2,000 species of mammals, birds and reptiles will become extinct in over 100 years. The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.

   This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.

   “The nuclear transfer (核子移植) of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem,” Kraemer believes. “ They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy. It takes a long time and it’s difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is worth the effort,” adds Kraemer, who is one of the leaders of the Project at Texas A & M, the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog.

   “They are trying to do something that’s pioneering, and this is very similar to our work in Noah’s Ark. We’re both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly appreciate their effort and there’s a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. It’s a research that is very much needed.”

73. Find a word in the passage closest in meaning to the underlined word “groundbreaking”.

   ______________________________________________________________________

74. Why are some scientists trying to clone some animals? （回答词数不超过5个）

   ______________________________________________________________________

75. What can we know about the nuclear transfer of one species to another?

（回答词数不超过9个）

   _______________________________________________________________________

 

第II卷 书面表达（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：填空（ 共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读短文，根据所读内容在文后76-85的空格里填上适当的单词和短语。注意：每空不超过3个单词。  

  Lightning is one of the most beautiful natural phenomena. It is also one of the most deadly phenomena. A bolt of lightning is six times hotter than the surface of the Sun and gives out 30,000 amps of electricity. It can travel at 100,000 kilometers per hour and has the ability to hit a target up to 40 kilometers away. About 1,000 people worldwide are killed by lightning every year.

Only about ten percent of people struck by lightning will actually die, but the others are actually very badly injured, with burns, broken bones, blindness, deafness, paralysis, or memory loss. However, when the electricity passes through their brain, it can occasionally have unusual and even positive effects. Some blind people have got their sight back after being struck by lightning. One woman said a psychological test showed her intelligence had greatly improved, and one man said he could no longer feel cold at all and could go out in temperature below freezing in just a T-shirt!

So what should you do to stay safe in a thunderstorm? The most important rule is to stay inside –but do not go near phones, electrical appliances, plumbing, or water. If you are stuck outside, do not take shelter under a tree. Instead, roll yourself up into a ball on the ground as small as possible. And do not think it has to be raining in order for lightning to strike.

Strangely, lightning seems to prefer some people to others. If you are a man, you are six times more likely to be struck by lightning than a woman!

Title 76._________

77. ___________	l         It is among the most beautiful l         78. _________ gives out 30,000 amps of electricity. l         It can travel at 79. __________.
A strange phenomenon	It seems to 80.__________ men to women!
Conclusion	Positive effects	83. _________
	l         Blind people may be able to 81. _________. l         It may help people improve 82. _________ and build their body.	l         killing about 1,000 people worldwide a year. l         causing a lot of 84. ________.
Safety tips	l         Stay away from things like 85. ________ or water inside the house. l         Roll yourself up into a small ball on the ground.

 

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

  假设你是李华，你将代表学校参加国际中学生论坛，就你所在城市的教育状况发表演讲。 请根据下面两幅图表中的数据所反映的情况发表你自己的看法。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

注意：1。文章的开头已经给出，不计入总词数；

      2．词数：120左右

      3．参考词汇：图表chart; 职业学校 vocational school; 外来务工人员non-local workers

 

Ladies and gentlemen,

I’m Li Hua. Today, I’m greatly honored to speak here on behalf of my school. I’m going to talk about the high school education of my city. _______________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

湖南省2007届高三 十校联考  第二次考试

 

英   语   试   卷

时量: 120分钟      总分: 150分     2007年 4 月 7日下午

    命        题       学       校

长郡中学；衡阳八中； 永州四中； 岳阳县一中； 湘潭县一中

醴陵一中；澧县一中； 郴州二中； 益阳市一中； 桃源县一中

 

第I卷 (三部分，共115分)

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)

   做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

 

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

 

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Where did the conversation most probably take place?

  A. In a plane.   B. In a coffee shop.   C. In a restaurant.

2. How much does one shirt cost?

 A. $4.50.   B. $5.00.    C. $9.00

3. Where are the two speakers talking?

 A. In the garden.   B. In the living room.   C. In the garage.

4. Which of the following is true?

  A. The man didn’t like any ice cream.

  B. The man wanted chocolate ice cream.

 C. The man didn’t want any ice cream.

5. According to the conversation, which of the following best describes the usual weather here in May?

  A.Cooler and drier.   B. Warmer and drier.  C. Warmer and rainier.

第二节（共12小题，每小题1.5分，满分18分）

听下面4段对话，每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6~8题

6. What did the woman want to buy?

  A. A cheap shirt.  B. An expensive shirt.  C. A cheap skirt.

7. How much did the woman spend?

  A. 65 yuan.   B. 60 yuan.   C. 130 yuan.

8. what is the two speakers’ relationship?

  A. Teacher and student.  B. Husband and wife.  C. Salesman and customer.

听下面一段对话，回答第9~11题

9. What does Susan have to do on Saturday morning?

  A. Walk the dog.   B. Clean the house.  C. Go to the doctor’s.

10. What time is Susan going to meet Julie?

  A. 12:00pm.   B. 1:00pm.   C. 2:00 pm.

11. Why can’t they watch a video at Susan’s house?

  A. They can’t decide on a video.

  B. Susan’s mother is going to the cinemqa.

  C. The machine doesn’t work.

听下面一段对话，回答第12~14题

12. Where does the dialogue probably take place?

  A. At school.   B. At home.   C. In the office.

13. How many hours will the girl work a day?

  A. 2.     B. 4.     C. 6.

14. How much could she get in a week?

  A. 24 dollars.     B. 80 dollars.   C. 120 dollars.

听下面一段对话，回答第15~17题

15. What does Dr. Wilson teach?

  A. English.        B. History.      C. Chemistry.

16. Which class will Fred probably get an “A” in ?

  A. History.         B. Maths.      C. Chemistry.

17. What will Dr. Wilson do in order to help Fred have a good chance to get an “A” ?

  A. She will give her students two more tests.

  B. She will give her students two less tests.

  C. She will ask her students to write a composition in English.

第三节        听取信息（共3小题；每题1.5分，满分4.5分）

听下面一段材料。将第18至第20题的信息补充完整，每小题不超过三个单词。

Religious practice in the U.S.A.

Ceremonies in churches:

1)      18        

2) funerals

Percentage of religion believers:       19      

Characteristics:

1)      wide variety of religious groups

2)      emphasis on social problems

3)            20          of church and state

 

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节:单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

21. Being China Daily’s ____ only woman representative put her in _____ unusual position when Miss Liu set out to attend the fifth session of the CPPCC.

    A. the; an     B. / ; the       C. the; the      D. / ; an

22.Stick to what you think is right, ____ you will gain a surprising happy ending.

   A. and         B. but        C. before       D. so

23.

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The WHO estimates that 9,700 people will eventually die of the disaster’s aftereffects,

but Greenpeace last week predicted that the total will be            .

       A. as nine times high                                 B. nine times higher

       C. higher than nine times                           D. as high nine times as

24. In this country it is recently required that anyone who ____ to settle here ____ to pass this kind of test.

   A. want; has       B. wants; had          C. wants; have     D. want; have

25. We’ve been looking at the houses but haven’t found ____ we like yet.

   A. one            B. ones               C. it             D. them

26. With two more professional hands          you with the work later on, scarcely will you have any trouble         your task ahead of time.

       A. helping … fulfilling                              B. help … to fulfill

       C. will help … fulfilled                             D. to help … fulfilling

27. We ________ have proved great adventurers, but we have done the greatest march ever made in the past ten years.

   A. needn’t     B. may not     C. shouldn’t     D. mustn’t 

28. Faced with many financial difficulties, how the company wishes its new products could catch ________!

   A. up             B. on             C. in              D. at

29.That your friend didn’t offer you a gift on your birthday ____ that he will break away with you.

   A. don’t mean      B. doesn’t mean     C. didn’t mean     D. hadn’t meant

30. If you are traveling _______ the customs are really foreign to your own, please do as the Romans do.

   A. in which         B. what             C. when           D. where

31. There are more possibilities that hackers, worms and virus attack your computer if you ______ to the Internet constantly.

A. are connected     B. are connecting     C. will connect      D. have been connected

32. It is ______ breakouts of bird flu that many monitoring stations have been set up, not to disturb the living environment of wildlife.

  A. controlling      B. having controlled       C. to control        D. controlled

33. Near the table _______ a poor dog, who desired to satisfy his hunger with _______ fell from the table.

   A. laid; something       B. lay; that          C. laid; that         D. lay; what

34. Hold the ladder against the wall for me — ______.

   A. Get it           B. Catch it          C. That’s it        D. Forget it

35. ________ millions of fans, David Beckham is encouraging more and more people to go in for soccer since the late 1990s.

   A. Fascinate     B. Fascinating   C. Fascinated   D. Being fascinated

 

第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

The alarm goes off at 4:30 in the morning. It's dark and cold outside, but Don Royston rolls out of a warm  36  without missing a beat. It's the  37  before Thanksgiving and he has a(n)  38  , one that he's handled for the last eight  39  . He's the guy in the red suit  40  rides the back of the Santa Train  41  Shelbina, Kentucky, across the hills of southwestern Virginia, 110 miles through poor villages and old hill towns to Kingsport, Tennessee. The train leaves  42  at 7:30, and he has to   43   the pace to get there. He dresses on board.

The Santa Train tradition   44   in these hills 64 years ago, during the  45  days of World War II. Some   46  have been coming for four generations to  47   at favorite spots along the tracks.  48  the Clinchfield line is one of the  49  freight(货运) routes in the region, CSX   50  runs passenger trains on it. Only this one. Once a year, on the weekend before Thanksgiving. It is their  51  to tradition and to the proud people of the coal region. Royston and his helpers collect, pack and  52  gifts and candy -- 15 tons of toys and goodies donated(捐赠) by folks and businesses.

Royston was no  53   in high school, but he's developed a pretty good throwing arm for tossing toys. Here's the thing, he says: "It's when I miss. And a big kid grabs a toy out of the air   54  for some little one just behind him. And that kid hauls(拉) it in, takes a look around, turns and hands it to the child who really needs it. That  55  me the most. That gives me the joy of being Santa."

36.A. car	B. bed	C. house	D. coat
37.A. midday	B. holiday	C. midnight	D. weekend
38.A. announcement	B. celebration	C. assignment	D. congratulation
39.A. weeks	B. months	C. years	D. centuries
40.A. who	B. which	C. what	D. as
41.A. for	B. by	C. in	D. from
42.A. quickly	B. promptly	C. heavily	D. early
43.A. pick out	B. pick up	C. pick over	D. pick off
44.A. existed	B. spread	C. started	D. ended
45.A. dark	B. cold	C. windy	D. good
46.A. soldiers	B. women	C. families	D. children
47.A. look	B. aim	C. collect	D. gather
48.A. Though	B. If	C. Until	D. Unless
49.A. fastest	B. busiest	C. newest	D. simplest
50.A. usually	B. never	C. really	D. almost
51.A. attitude	B. gift	C.answer	D. candy
52.A. give up	B. give off	C. give in	D. give out
53.A. Santa	B. guy	C. athlete	D. joker
54.A. intended	B. played	C. run	D. waited
55.A. touches	B. meets	C. surprises	D. hurts

 

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，共40分)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

第一节  选择题（共17小题，每小题2分，满分34分）

A

 In the United States ,the biggest change in spending has been in the amount（数目）spent on food ,which has decreased（减少）from 46% of the total family budget（预算）in 1901 to 19% of present day totals .This is due to the fact that people are now able to buy more and better foods at lower prices. As a result of the growth in fast-food restaurants (for example, McDonad’s or KFC), more people are also eating out. Thus about 30% of today’s food budget goes on meals eaten outside the home while a hundred years ago it was only 3%.

       At the beginning of the 20th century, few people owned their homes (only around 19% of working families )and cars (at $ 1,000 per car this was well above the average family income of

$ 650 per year) , as most people were unable to borrow money. But there was a rapid rise in both home and car ownership during the mid-1900s.

       Free time increased considerably following the shortening of the working week, i. e. from six days to five ,and from ten hours to eight hours a day. In fact, the working day couldn’t be too long, otherwise people wouldn’t have the time to spend their money. The amount of a family’s budget spent on outside entertainment ,such as parties, films and concerts has increased from just under 6% in Ford’s day to about 9% today. On the other hand, we spend only a quarter of what our great-grandparents paid for reading materials.

       It is difficult to see how our spending patterns may change in the future. We already know that our population is aging and this will have an effect on the amount of money we spend on medical care.

56. What is the subject discussed in the text?

       A. Changing patterns in spending.

       B. Changes in family planning.

       C. Decrease in food demand.

       D. Increase in family income.

57. What is the immediate cause for people to have more time to enjoy life?

       A. The development of the fast food industry.

       B. The improvement of living conditions.

       C. The reduction in working time.

       D. The rapid rise in income.

58. On which of the following did people spend less money than before?

       A. Shopping.                                            B. Reading.

       C. Traveling.                                            D. Family gatherings.

59. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that people will       .

       A. spend less money on entertainment

       B. spend more money on the health of the old

       C. spend less money eating out

       D. spend more money on books

B

There’s a dark little joke: Rip Van Winkle awakens in the 21st century after a hundred-year sleep. Men and women dash about, talking to small metal devices. Young people sit on sofas, moving miniature athletes around on electronic screens. Airports, hospitals, shopping malls— every place Rip goes just puzzles him. But when he finally walks into a schoolroom, the old man knows exactly where he is. "This is a school," he declares. "We used to have these black in 1906. Only now the blackboards are green."

American schools aren’t exactly frozen in time, but considering the pace of change in other areas of life, our public schools tend to feel like throwbacks. Kids spend much of the day as their great-grandparents once did: sitting in rows, listening to teachers lecture, scribbling notes by hand, reading textbooks that are out of date. A yawning chasm separates the world inside the schoolhouse from the world outside.

The national conversation on education has long focused on reading scores, math tests and closing the "achievement gap". This is not a story about that conversation. This is a story about the big public conversation the nation is not having about education, the one that will ultimately determine whether an entire generation of kids will fail to make the grade in the global economy because they can’t think their way through abstract problems, work in teams or speak a language other than English.

This week the conversation will burst onto the front page, when the NCSAW releases a blueprint for rethinking American education from pre-K to 12 and beyond to better prepare students to thrive in the global economy. While that report includes some debatable proposals, there is a remarkable agreement among educators and business and policy leaders on one key conclusion: we need to bring what we teach and how we teach into the 21st century. Today’s economy demands not only a high-level competence in the traditional academic disciplines but also what might be called 21st-century skills.

60. What is the writer’s purpose to use a dark little joke in the first paragraph?

   A. To serve as an introduction to Rip Van Winkle.

   B. To draw readers’ attention to the present situations in American schools.

   C. To remind people that American literature plays an important role in economy.

   D. To let its readers enjoy the article from the very beginning.

61. What is the writer’s general impression of American school children?

   A. They look much like their great-grandparents.

   B. They can do everything as they like.

   C. They are well developed on all sides.

   D. They are almost separated from the outside world.

62. From the third paragraph, we know the writer ________. 

   A. has focused on reading scores and math tests

   B. tells a story about the national conversation

   C. tends to care much about the big public conversation

   D. promises to help kids with their grade in the global economy

63. The underlined part “to thrive” in the last paragraph most probably means ________.

   A. to become and continue to be successful and strong.

   B. to enjoy something especially other people would not like.

   C. to compete with other people for better positions

   D. to work in teams with any other people.

                                     C

   Remember when a trip to the supermarket was nothing more than a boring thing requiring little or no specialized knowledge? You could send your kids into a cart while you did shopping. You always bought the same brands, usually the brands your mother bought. You didn’t know about unit pricing, and furthermore, you didn’t care. It never occurred to you to read the labels on anything. After all, you’d bought these things a hundred times.

   But now, I really look on those days with a feeling of yearn (怀旧). How innocent we were!  How carefree were those trips to the supermarket. No worries. Today a trip to the supermarket is filled with social influence. Every time I buy pork chops I think about the years I’m shaving from my life. I keep a careful eye on the freshness date and examine the tamper-proof packaging. I am victim of that most dangerous social disease: shoppers’ panic.

   I didn’t realize how serious my condition had become until the last time I needed laundry soap. It seemed simple enough. Just run into the market, grab a box of the old reliable and pay for it. I hadn’t planned on discovering Ecover, a new brand of laundry soap. It sat quietly on the shelf right next to my old reliable. “Healthy, gentle but effective.” My respect for it deepened with each new claim as I read the entire package. Then I looked at the price: $5.69 for 2 pound. $5.69! I cast a quick glance at the old reliable, still on sale for $ 1.39.

   Six bucks for laundry soap! These people must be crazy! Who’s going to pay six bucks for laundry soap? It’s not as though I can’t afford it. See, it’s concentrated – useless, get more. BUT SIX BUCKS! And the box is made from recycled materials … This act went on for a solid half hour, after which I left the shelf without any soap at all.

   Surely the meat department is the most threatening place. Remember what protein was good for you? That’s all over. Every bite you take kills you. I won’t even mention meat’s moral influence.

   When all is said and done, we still must eat. I gather up my healthy-cooking oil and my recycled paper towels and head to the checkout counter.

64. The first paragraph mainly tells us that in the past ________.

   A. it was convenient to go shopping in the supermarket

   B. shopping in the supermarket was a very boring thing

   C. people never read the labels of commodities in the supermarket

   D. people used to buy the same brands of products in the supermarket

65. Recalling the old days’ shopping in the supermarket, the author thinks it was _________.

   A. pleasant    B. fresh    C. dangerous    D. crazy

66. In the supermarket, the author was attracted by a new brand of laundry soap for its ________.

   A. price    B. claim    C. package   D. shape

67. According to the passage, what’s the author’s problem?

   A. She was too poor to afford the new brands in the supermarket..

   B. She could not find the right laundry soap in the supermarket.

   C. She had to use the healthiest things for her poor health.

   D. She was greatly affected by social influence.

D

   Until recently, the “science of the future” was supposed to be electronics and artificial intelligence. Today it seems more and more likely that the next great breakthroughs in technology will be brought through a combination of those two sciences with organic chemistry and genetic engineering. This combination is the science of biotechnology.

   Organic chemistry enables us to produce marvelous synthetic(合成的) materials. However, it is still difficult to manufacture anything that has the capacity of wool to conserve heat and also to absorb moisture. Nothing that we have been able to produce so far comes anywhere near the combination of strength, lightness and flexibility that we find in the bodies of ordinary insects.

   Nevertheless, scientists in the laboratory have already succeeded in “growing” a material that has many of the characteristics of human skin. The next step may well be “biotech hearts and eyes” which can replace diseased organs in human beings. These will not be rejected by the body, as is the case with organs from humans.

   The application of biotechnology to energy production seems even more promising. In 1996 the famous science fiction writer, Arthur C. Clarke, many of whose previous predictions have come true, said that we may soon be able to develop remarkably cheap and renewable sources of energy. Some of these power sources will be biological. Clarke and others have warned us repeatedly that sooner or later we will have to give up our dependence on non-renewable power sources. Coal, oil and gas are indeed convenient. However, using them also means creating dangerously high levels of pollution. It will be impossible to meet the growing demand for energy without increasing that pollution to catastrophic(灾难性的) levels unless we develop power sources that are both cheaper and cleaner.

   It is attempting to think that biotechnology or some other “science of the future” can solve our problems. Before we surrender to that temptation we should remember nuclear power. Only a few generations ago it seemed to promise limitless, cheap and safe energy. Today those promises lie buried in a concrete grave in a place called Chernobyl(切尔诺贝利), in the Ukraine. Biotechnology is unlikely, however, to break its promises in quite the same or such a dangerous way.

68.According to the passage, the science of the future is likely to be __________.

   A. electronics    B. biotechnology    C. genetic engineering   D. nuclear technology

69. Organic chemistry helps to produce materials that are __________.

   A. as good as wool

   B. as good as an insect’s body 

   C. not as good as natural materials

   D. better than natural materials.

70. According to the passage, it may soon be possible__________.

   A. to make something as good as human skin

   B. to produce drugs without side effects

   C. to transplant human organs

   D. to make artificial hearts and eyes

71. In 1996, Arthur C. Clarke predicted that ___________.

   A. biological power sources would be put into use soon

   B. oil, gas and coal could be repeatedly used in the future

   C. dependence on non-renewable power sources would be reduced soon

   D. the Chernobyl disaster would happen in two years

72. What do we learn from the last paragraph?

   A. Biotechnology can solve all our future energy problems.

   B. Biological power is cheaper than nuclear power.

   C. Biological power may not be as dangerous as nuclear power.

   D. Biological power will keep all its promises.

 

第二节：简答题（共3小题 ，每小题2分，满分6分）

   阅读下列短文，根据各小题的具体要求，简要回答问题。

   With only about 1,000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone the animal and save the endangered species. That’s a move similar to what a Texas A & M University researchers have been undertaking for the past five years in a project called “Noah’s Ark.”

   Noah’s Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos(胚胎), semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. If certain species should become extinct, Dr. Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A & M’s College of Veterinary Medicine, says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.

   It is estimated that as many as 2,000 species of mammals, birds and reptiles will become extinct in over 100 years. The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.

   This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.

   “The nuclear transfer (核子移植) of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem,” Kraemer believes. “ They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy. It takes a long time and it’s difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is worth the effort,” adds Kraemer, who is one of the leaders of the Project at Texas A & M, the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog.

   “They are trying to do something that’s pioneering, and this is very similar to our work in Noah’s Ark. We’re both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly appreciate their effort and there’s a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. It’s a research that is very much needed.”

73. Find a word in the passage closest in meaning to the underlined word “groundbreaking”.

   ______________________________________________________________________

74. Why are some scientists trying to clone some animals? （回答词数不超过5个）

   ______________________________________________________________________

75. What can we know about the nuclear transfer of one species to another?

（回答词数不超过9个）

   _______________________________________________________________________

 

第II卷 书面表达（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：填空（ 共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读短文，根据所读内容在文后76-85的空格里填上适当的单词和短语。注意：每空不超过3个单词。  

  Lightning is one of the most beautiful natural phenomena. It is also one of the most deadly phenomena. A bolt of lightning is six times hotter than the surface of the Sun and gives out 30,000 amps of electricity. It can travel at 100,000 kilometers per hour and has the ability to hit a target up to 40 kilometers away. About 1,000 people worldwide are killed by lightning every year.

Only about ten percent of people struck by lightning will actually die, but the others are actually very badly injured, with burns, broken bones, blindness, deafness, paralysis, or memory loss. However, when the electricity passes through their brain, it can occasionally have unusual and even positive effects. Some blind people have got their sight back after being struck by lightning. One woman said a psychological test showed her intelligence had greatly improved, and one man said he could no longer feel cold at all and could go out in temperature below freezing in just a T-shirt!

So what should you do to stay safe in a thunderstorm? The most important rule is to stay inside –but do not go near phones, electrical appliances, plumbing, or water. If you are stuck outside, do not take shelter under a tree. Instead, roll yourself up into a ball on the ground as small as possible. And do not think it has to be raining in order for lightning to strike.

Strangely, lightning seems to prefer some people to others. If you are a man, you are six times more likely to be struck by lightning than a woman!

Title 76._________

77. ___________	l         It is among the most beautiful l         78. _________ gives out 30,000 amps of electricity. l         It can travel at 79. __________.
A strange phenomenon	It seems to 80.__________ men to women!
Conclusion	Positive effects	83. _________
	l         Blind people may be able to 81. _________. l         It may help people improve 82. _________ and build their body.	l         killing about 1,000 people worldwide a year. l         causing a lot of 84. ________.
Safety tips	l         Stay away from things like 85. ________ or water inside the house. l         Roll yourself up into a small ball on the ground.

 

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

  假设你是李华，你将代表学校参加国际中学生论坛，就你所在城市的教育状况发表演讲。 请根据下面两幅图表中的数据所反映的情况发表你自己的看法。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

注意：1。文章的开头已经给出，不计入总词数；

      2．词数：120左右

      3．参考词汇：图表chart; 职业学校 vocational school; 外来务工人员non-local workers

 

Ladies and gentlemen,

I’m Li Hua. Today, I’m greatly honored to speak here on behalf of my school. I’m going to talk about the high school education of my city. _______________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________