第一学期高三英语月测试卷题(合集三篇)
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高三英语上学期月考试题参考
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。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。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。
例: How much is the shirt?
A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.
答案是C。
(A)1. When will the woman get home?
A. At 5:15 p.m. B. At 5:30 p.m. C. At 5:45 p.m.
(A)2. Where is the woman's hometown?
A. New York. B. Chicago. C. Phoenix.
(B)3. Who did the housework yesterday probably?
A. Mary. B. Henry. C. Linda.
(C)4. What will the speakers take to the party?
A. A cake. B. Orange juice. C. Ice cream.
(B)5. What is the woman?
A. She's a shop assistant.
B. She's a receptionist.
C. She's a secretary.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,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。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
(A)6. What's the relationship between the speakers?
A. Husband and wife.
B. Friends.
C. Customer and waitress.
(B)7. Why is the man going without the directions?
A. He forgot to bring them.
B. The woman lost them.
C. He can remember the directions.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
(A)8. What does the woman ask the man to do first?
A. To pay the mini-bar bill.
B. To take his own bags himself.
C. To get the bill charged to his company.
(B)9. How does the man pay?
A. With the company's cash.
B. With his Visa Card.
C. With his cash.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
(A)10. What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Old friends. B. Husband and wife. C. Father and daughter.
(B)11. What will the woman do tomorrow?
A. See her children. B. Make a speech. C. Make a phone call.
(B)12. Where does the man stay?
A. At the Hilton Hotel.
B. At the Blackwood.
C. At the Garden Hotel.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
(A)13. What does the man want to make reservations for?
A. The penthouse. B. A standard room. C. Some books.
(B)14. What do we know about Tony Parker?
A. He only handles bookings for the penthouse.
B. He makes arrangements for all VIPs' reservations.
C. He is the manager of the hotel.
(B)15. What is the man's phone number?
A. 660 843 3233. B. 660 843 3235. C. 660 843 3230.
(C)16. Where does this conversation take place?
A. In the man's office.
B. In the woman's office.
C. On the telephone.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
(B)17. Where did Whitney Houston first start singing?
A. In nightclubs. B. In churches. C. In a school.
(C)18. Who is Clive Davis?
A. Whitney Houston's agent.
B. The movie producer who made The Bodyguard.
C. The man who signed Whitney Houston to a long-term recording deal.
(A)19. Which of the following is a Whitney Houston song?
A. Saving All My Love for You.
B. Greatest Emotion of All.
C. I Will Always Be with You.
(A)20. What do we know about Whitney Houston's death?
A. The reason why she died was not clear then.
B. She died soon after winning a Grammy Award.
C. She died at the age of 45.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
(C)21. What type is this ticket?
A. A standard single one for an adult.
B. A standard single one for a kid.
C. A standard return one for an adult.
D. A standard return one for a kid.
【解析】由车票的第一行可知答案。
(B)22. Which train takes the least time from Oxford to London Paddington?
A. The 10:43 train. B. The 11:01 train.
C. The 11:07 train. D. The 11:16 train.
【解析】由火车时刻表的Duration一列可知耗时最少的车次是11:01的车。
(D)23. What can we learn from the timetable and the ticket?
A. The ticket is valid only on July the second.
B. The ticket is for trains to all stations in Oxford.
C. Passengers can transfer by taking the 11:01 train.
D. All trains from Oxford to London Paddington depart at the same platform.
【解析】由车票的第二行可知有效日期为7月22日,故A错误。由车票的最后一行可知火车到伦敦的任何一站,故B错。火车时刻表的最后一列可知11:01的车不能换乘,故C错。由火车时刻表的第二列可知火车都从Oxford一号站台出发,D正确。
B
Dan Buettner has studied five places around the world where residents are famed for their longevity: Okinawa in Japan, Nicoya in Costa Rica, Icaria in Greece, Loma Linda in California and Sardinia in Italy.
People living in these so-called “blue zones” have certain factors in common—social support networks, daily exercise habits and a plant-based diet, for starters. But they share another unexpected commonality. In each community, people are gardening well into old age—their 80s, 90s and beyond.
Could nurturing your green thumb help you live to 100?
It is well-known that an outdoor lifestyle with moderate physical activity is linked to longer life, and gardening is an easy way to accomplish both. “If you garden, you're getting some low-intensity physical activity most days, and you tend to work routinely,” says Buettner.
He says there is evidence that gardeners live longer and are less stressed. A variety of studies confirm this, pointing to both the physical and mental health benefits of gardening.
If gardening is good, is farming even better? Many of the lifestyle factors associated with longevity—such as living in the country and getting lots of exercise—apply to farmers as well.
Some evidence suggests that farming is one of the healthiest occupations.However, neither farming nor gardening will ultimately guarantee a longer lifeSPAn(寿命). But some of the lifestyle factors associated with both—namely going outside, engaging in light physical activity and eating a healthy plant-based diet—just might.
(B)24. What do the long-lived people in the “blue zones” share?
A. They all live well beyond 90.
B. They keep on gardening.
C. They only eat vegetables.
D. They are very sociable.
【解析】B。 从第二段最后一句“In each community, people are gardening well into old age—their 80s, 90s and beyond.”可知A错误、B正确,C太绝对,D文章未提及。
(C)25. How does gardening possibly help live a longer life?
A. By getting people working outside occasionally.
B. By getting people involved in creative projects.
C. By providing some appropriate physical activity.
D. By supporting effective social networks.
【解析】根据第四段第一句可知C正确,B未提及,A选项的occasionally不正确,D选项是对文中提到的social support networks的误解。
(D)26. What does the author conclude in the last paragraph?
A. Farming will get more popular.
B. Farming and gardening can ensure longevity.
C. There is no connection between longevity and occupation.
D. Physical activity and healthy eating count.
【解析】选项A文中并未提及,选项B与文章意思相反,D正确,C选项太过绝对。
(B)27. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Secrets of Longevity
B. Gardening Could Help You Live to 100
C. Gardening and Farming
D. The Benefits of Gardening
【解析】从全文来看,文章大意讲的就是从事园艺对长寿有一定的好处,B正确。选项A只提了长寿,没有涉及园艺,选项C未涉及长寿,选项D范围过广。
C
Almost every day we come across situations where we have to make decisions one way or another. Choice, we are given to believe, is a right. But for a good many people in the world, in rich and poor countries, choice is a luxury, something wonderful but hard to get, not a right. And for those who think they are exercising their right to make choices, the whole system is merely an illusion(幻觉), a false idea created by companies and advertisers, hoping to sell their products.
The endless choice gives birth to anxiety in people's lives. Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not exactly simple. Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people, ending in the shopper giving up and walking away, or just buying an unsuitable item that is not really wanted. Recent studies have shown that many electrical goods bought in almost every family are not really needed. More difficult decision-making is then either avoided or trusted into the hands of the professionals, lifestyle instructors, or advisors.
It is not just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but the speed with which new types of products come on the market. Advances in design and production help quicken the process. Products also need to have a short lifespan so that the public can be persuaded to replace them within a short time. The typical example is computers, which are almost out-of-date once they are bought. This indeed makes selection a problem. Gone are the days when one could just walk with ease into a shop and buy one thing; no choice, no anxiety.
(A)28. What does the author try to argue in the first paragraph?
A. The practice of choice is difficult.
B. Choice is a born right.
C. It's easy to make choices.
D. Companies offer good shopping decisions.
【解析】 从第一段中“But for a good many people in the world, in rich and poor countries, choice is a luxury, something wonderful but hard to get, not a right.”可归纳出答案为A。
(B)29. Which of the following is most likely to cause anxiety?
A. Easy access to everyday goods.
B. Too many choices.
C. Misleading advertisements.
D. Professional shopping advice.
【解析】从第二段第一句可知无止境的选择范围导致人们在做出选择时很焦虑,也就是说选择的范围太大。A选项是说很容易买到东西,而不是选择范围广。
(A)30. The example of computers is used to prove that________.
A. updated products flood the market
B. high-tech products are of poor quality
C. everyday goods need to be replaced
D. advanced products are in demand
【解析】电脑的例子出现在最后一段,本段topic sentence 是第一句话“It is not just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but the speed with which new types of products come on the market.”是说新型产品不断冲击市场,故选A。
(C)31. What is this passage mainly about?
A. The opinions on people's right.
B. The problems of the availability of daily goods.
C. The helplessness in purchasing decisions.
D. The variety of choices in modern society.
【解析】纵观全文及最后一句话“Gone are the days when one could just walk with ease into a shop and buy one thing; no choice, no anxiety.”可以知道本文主要讲述人们在购物时因为选择太多而无法简简单单地进行选择的现状。
D
Vertebrates(脊椎动物), human beings included, are constantly changing their skin—producing new layers of it as they slough__off old cells. Understanding this process of regeneration would help the treatment of skin diseases and injuries such as burns. This week, a group of researchers led by Kenneth Poss of Duke University Medical Centre, in North Carolina, have announced a colourful new technique that should enhance such understanding. They call it the “skinbow”.
Skinbows are themselves an adaptation of an approach called a “brainbow”,which was invented almost a decade ago, and is used to label nerve cells different colours. Brainbow technology permits someone with an appropriate microscope to trace the connections that lots of individual nerve cells make with one another in the brain of, say, a mouse.
Dr Poss's experimental animal is not a mammal but a fish: the zebra fish. Skinbow or brainbow, though, the basic procedure is the same. Genetic engineering is used to create lines of animals whose genomes(基因组)contain multiple copies of genes for proteins that glow under ultraviolet light(紫外线).These genes are controlled by DNA switches that are activated only in the appropriate tissue type—brain for brainbows, skin for skinbows. In the case of skinbows, some of the proteins glow red, some glow green and some glow blue.
At the moment Dr Poss thinks his microscopes can distinguish 70-80 such colours. Moreover, unlike brainbow technology, which requires that the animal be killed in order to see what is going on, a skinbow is visible from the outside. Regenerative processes can be followed over an extended period.
The researchers, for example, could observe in detail how a fish responds to injury. When they cut a fin from one of their charges, they were able to track cells moving to the site of the damage and helping to repair it. They also saw new cells rising from deeper layers of the skin to supplement those that had migrated to heal the injured fin. After two to three weeks, the fin had regrown completely.
The next stage will be to test how fish skin responds to diseases, and to drugs that might treat those diseases. In the fullness of time, the technology might be extended to look at skin regeneration in other species, mammals included. Even while restricted to fish, though, it is likely to produce useful insights into the process of regeneration—not to mention the possibility of a nice little sideline(副业) in designing aquaria(水族馆).
(A)32. Which of the following best explains “slough off” underlined in Paragraph 1?
A. Get rid of. B. Take advantage of.
C. Adapt to. D. Rule out.
【解析】根据前后句意可知,在脱落旧细胞时,不断地产生皮肤的新层。
(D)33. What can we know about the brainbow according to Paragraph 2?
A. It is a colorful nerve cell.
B. It was invented to trace the skinbow.
C. It can speed up the adaptation of the skinbow.
D. It helps detect connections between cells.
【解析】从第二段可推出答案。
(C)34. Where do the skinbow and the brainbow differ?
A. In their principles.
B. In their complexity.
C. In their continuity in observation.
D. In their practicality in reality.
【解析】第四段第二、三句告知了两者之间的区别。“Moreover, unlike brainbow technology, which requires that the animal be killed in order to see what is going on, a skinbow is visible from the outside. Regenerative processes can be followed over an extended period.”
(D)35. What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. The process of skin regeneration.
B. The limitations of the skinbow.
C. The prediction of a promising career.
D. The possible applications of the skinbow.
【解析】从最后一段可知,除了鱼之外,这项技术可以扩展到观察其他物种,包括哺乳动物的皮肤再生。所以可推出是谈论“skinbow”在其他物种方面应用的可能性。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Technology can help solve the problem of bad, absent teachers in poor-country schools
The UN's Millennium Development Goals included the ambition that by 2015 all the world's children would complete primary school. This has largely been achieved: nine out of ten children are now enrolled.36.__D__. Even though most of the world's children go to school, an awful lot of them learn pretty much nothing there. According to a recent World Bank study of seven sub-Saharan African countries, half of nine-year-olds cannot read a simple word and three-quarters cannot read a simple sentence.37.__A__. The same study found that only 7% of teachers had the minimum knowledge needed to teach reading and writing effectively. When classrooms were inspected to see whether a teacher was present, half the time the answer was no.
38.__B__. It seems to bring about bigger improvements in poor countries than in rich ones. Some of the scarce resources being spent on teachers could therefore be better spent on ed-tech. That does not mean dumping computers on schools in the hope that children will understand how to use them, a folly on which plenty of money has been wasted.39.__E__, that gets things right more often than the teachers do, that adjusts itself to the child's ability, that sends teachers clues about what they are supposed to be teaching and that allows the authorities to check on whether the teacher is in the classroom.
Technology is no panacea(灵丹妙药). Good traditional teachers are not outdated, and are never likely to be.40.__G__. But ed-tech can help greatly—by monitoring pupils and teachers alike, assisting the best teachers and, most importantly, making up for the failings of the worst.
A. The reason is terrible teaching
B. Several recent studies suggest ed-tech can help
C. Paying teachers more in the hope of employing better ones is not the answer
D. Regrettably, the figure is not as impressive as it sounds
E. Instead, it means providing schools with software that children can use without any help from an adult
F. Devices can be taken to where there is a connection to upload or download the necessary information
G. And authorities need to hold teachers to account
【解析】
36. 上文说“这个目标大部分已经实现了……”,下文指出“尽管世界上大多数适龄儿童都去了学校,他们之中有很多人在那里几乎什么都没学到。”36空表示:令人遗憾的是,这个数字并不像听上去那样令人印象深刻。
37. 根据世界银行最近针对撒哈拉沙漠以南地区七个国家的一份研究,有一半的九岁孩子连一个简单的单词都不会念,四分之三的孩子读不懂简单的句子。造成这个现象的原因在于糟糕的教学质量。所以A是正确答案。
38. 第一段讲述了目前的现状,接下来的一段主要讲述解决问题的方法。38空位于段首,是本段的主题句:“最近的几项研究表明教育科技可以为改善这种情况提供帮助。”后文都是围绕教育科技展开说明的。所以B是正确答案。
39. 39空位于段落的中间,为支撑句。上文提到“用在教师身上的稀缺资源可以被更好地用在教育科技上, 这并不意味着将计算机堆放在学校里……”“相反,这意味着为学校提供软件……”所以E是正确答案。
40. 上文“传统的优秀教师并不会过时,也不可能过时。” 后文“然而,教育科技可以帮大忙……”有一个转折关系。40空与“传统的优秀教师并不会过时,也不可能过时。”是一个并列关系,所以G是正确答案。hold sb. to account 意为“让某人承担责任”。
第三部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
We went out to dinner tonight to celebrate my daughter's beautiful performance. We don't do this often because of our__41__budget.
I noticed a very__42__mom come in with her three children, maybe about age 4 or 5. She looked like she had just__43__work. She sat with her children quietly taking care of them and__44__all their needs. Then I noticed as soon as the last course__45__arrived, she took a bite of her food in a hurry and then one of the__46__had to go to the bathroom. They all left the table and she__47__them—so lovingly and__48__— especially after what may have been a long day at work. She was still wearing some kind of uniform.
I __49__ myself from the table and quietly went to the hostess stand. I __50__ $15 to the hostess and said, “Can you put this anonymously(匿名地) towards that mom of 3's __51__? I am hoping it will __52__ at least the children's meals.” The hostess had such a lovely smile and accepted the __53__. I didn't stand around __54__ as I didn't want anyone—even my own family—to __55__ what was going on. I wanted it to be completely anonymous.
For the __56__ of my meal, I did all I could not to pay any more attention __57__ to the table, as I didn't want her to suspect that it was me that had __58__ their dinner.
It feels so __59__ to live in this type of world, full of love and __60__, instead of anger, sadness and self-service.
【语篇导读】 本文是记叙文。作者讲述了自己匿名帮助陌生的母子四人付账的故事。
(C)41. A. separateB. previousC. embarrassingD. total
【解析】根据前面的We don't do this often可知,因为作者一家人的预算应不多,是“令人羞涩的,令人尴尬的”,所以不能经常在外面吃饭。
(B)42. A. depressed B. exhausted C. graceful D. excited
【解析】根据下文中的what may have been a long day at work及She was still wearing some kind of uniform.可知,这位带着三个小孩的妈妈是疲惫的。考生可能会选depressed忧郁的,但该词侧重感情方面,这篇文章不是重在讲述她的辛酸,而是她的母爱以及母爱引起作者的关心。
(C)43. A. quitted B. started C. finished D. lost
【解析】她看上去像是刚刚下班,结束了一天的工作。“辞工”“失业”和“才开始上班”与上下文内容不符。
(D)44. A. practicing B. overlooking C. recognizing D. satisfying
【解析】根据上文中的She sat with her children quietly taking care of them可知,那位母亲安静地坐在那里照顾着孩子们,满足他们所有的需要。
(A)45. A. finally B. suddenly C. luckily D. really
【解析】根据文中的she took a bite of her food in a hurry及They all left the table可知,就在最后一道菜终于被端上来时,她才匆匆吃了一口(先前她一直舍不得吃,都让孩子们先吃)。
(D)46. A. customers B. brothers C. hostesses D. kids
【解析】孩子们由于吃得过饱,其中一个要去洗手间。
(A)47. A. led B. pushed C. sent D. hurried
【解析】于是他们都由母亲领着有序离开了餐桌去上厕所。“推动”“派遣”和“催促”等词显然不合语境。
(C)48. A. desperately B. naturally C. patiently D. silently
【解析】由前面的lovingly可知,这位母亲对孩子们充满了爱意,而且非常有耐心。
(B)49. A. helped B. excused C. forgave D. cheered
【解析】由前面对作者一家人在外面吃饭的描述可知,作者借故离开了他们的餐桌。
(B)50. A. wrote B. handed C. returned D. threw
【解析】根据本段中的Can you put this anonymously(匿名地)、 at least the children's meals及The hostess had such a lovely smile and accepted可知,作者递给女服务员15美元。
(A)51. A. bill B. menu C. table D. price
【解析】他想帮助那位母亲支付她的部分账单。如果作者是想要把账单或钞票放到餐桌上的话,就不会自己走到结账处与女服务员说那些了,况且此句的介词是towards不是on。
(C)52. A. support B. improve C. cover D. enrich
【解析】希望这笔钱至少够三个孩子的饭钱。cover在此的含义为provide enough money for sth.足以支付,够付。例如:Your parents will have to cover your tuition fees. 你的父母得支付你的学费。
(D)53. A. invitation B. order C. decision D. offer
【解析】女服务员微笑着接受了作者的好意。offer在此相当于文章结尾处的kindness。
(B)54. A. more B. long C. twice D. again
【解析】根据后面的I wanted it to be completely anonymous.可知,作者并没有在那边站很久。
(C)55. A. read B. prove C. know D. confirm
【解析】因为他不想让任何人(包括他的家人)知道发生了什么。
(A)56. A. rest B. half C. end D. most
【解析】根据文中对作者帮助一位母亲付账的描述及as I didn't want her to suspect that it was me可知,在作者用餐的剩余时间里,他尽可能不再直接给予那母子四人所在的餐桌更多的关注。
(D)57. A. happily B. safely C. calmly D. directly
【解析】解释同上。根据第二段第一句提到的noticed可知,作者注意到那边餐桌的情况,也许对方也注意到了他。所以此时他不再目视那个方向,以免“露馅”。
(A)58. A. paid for B. looked into C. prepared for D. cleared away
【解析】因为他不想让那位母亲怀疑是他付的账。
(D)59. A. crazy B. perfect C. difficult D. wonderful
【解析】根据本段中的full of love及instead of anger, sadness and self-service可知,作者觉得生活在这个世界很棒,因为这里充满了爱和友善。
(B)60. A. pity B. kindness C. wisdom D. trust
【解析】解释同上。
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
By the latter half of the 19th century, manufacturing had become the cornerstone of American industry. But, in spite of their 61.__economic__ (economy) importance, factories were often run in a very disordered manner. For the most part, factory operations 62.__simply__ (simple) adopted “rule-of-thumb”(经验法则)operations. Basically, 63.__employees__ (employ) would learn how to do procedures from their more experienced colleagues on the job, 64.__copying__ (copy) methods and techniques born out of individual trial-and-error. It was not until F. W. Taylor, 65.__an__ engineer, began introducing his ideas about systematizing these processes in the early 1890s 66.__that__ this approach to factory management began to change.
Taylor was the pioneer of an approach that he would later name “scientific management”. He thought management should analyze each task performed in the factory rather than allowing workers to determine how to do the work for themselves. That way they could make sure that every step in the manufacturing process 67.__was__handled__ (handle) as efficiently as possible. Taylor also believed that management needed to be more scientific in 68.__their__ (they) handling of staffing issues. He felt that all workers should be carefully selected, properly trained to ensure that they perform their tasks competently. Most significantly, Taylor thought that workers should carry 69.__out__ instructions handed down by their managers. 70.__Although/Though/While__ in our modern world Taylor's ideas would be considered overly strict, at the time they helped to achieve much greater efficiency in industrial operations.
第四部分写作(共两节,满分 35分)
第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10 分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Recently, a lot of students in our school hashave fallen ill due to the bad weather. I
notice they don't ask doctors for help but triedtry medicines by themselves in order to
save time. Personally, I don't agree with them. First, it is not easiereasy for us students to
make a wise choosechoice of medicines to cure illness. For example, when having a cold,
most of us prefer to take antibiotics, which in fact is not necessary atin most cases. And
medicines have side effecteffects, which may pose a threat to us because we don't have the
enough knowledge of them. From I stand, I strongly suggest we talk to the doctor
afterbefore taking medicines. But healthy is more important than that. As a saying
goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
第二节书面表达(满分25分)
假如你是李华,受邀参加2019年1月15号在上海举行的国际青少年论坛(the International Teens Forum)。你准备了一个关于气候变化的英语演讲,请给你的外教Mr.Baldwin写封邮件,请他帮你修改润色一下附件中的演讲稿并征询他对这个演讲的建议。
注意:1. 词数 100 左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
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【参考范文1】
Dear Mr. Baldwin,
How have you been doing recently? I am Li Hua, one of your students in your oral English class. I have the honor to be invited to attend the International Teens Forum, which is to take place on January 15,2019 in Shanghai.
Since climate change is one of the biggest concerns facing the world, I decide to address it at the conference, but I am not sure of my English competence, so I am writing to ask whether you could help revise the transcript of my speech attached to this email so that I can have my opinion voiced to teenagers from across the world. I know I can count on you because you are so professional and knowledgeable.
I would really appreciate it if you could do me this favor and offer some advice for my speech. Earnestly looking forward to your early reply!
Yours,
Li Hua
【参考范文2】
Dear Mr. Baldwin,
How's everything going with you, sir? I have a great piece of news to tell you. I've been informed to attend the International Teens Forum to be held in Shanghai on Jan. 15, 2019.
My plan is to share my concerns and comments about the climate change at the forum and I've already included a speech attached to the email. As we all know, you've been focusing on this matter for years. May I trouble you to do me the favor to check it and make necessary improvements about it? If you could point out the mistakes in grammar or framework, that would be nice.
Your advice for the speech will be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Yours,
Li Hua
Text 1
M: Tom has got everything packed up in his car. And he says if we leave at around 5:30 p.m., we should...
W: Just a minute. Half past five? But he knows well I don't get home from work until 5:15. How can I get ready in a quarter of an hour?
Text 2
M: What part of the country are you from?
W: Well, I'm from the northeast. My home is in New York and I lived in Chicago for a while. I lived in Phoenix for two years before moving here.
Text 3
W: Henry! It's your turn to do the housework. I did it last time.
M: What?! You've got a selective memory. You went out with Linda yesterday. It's definitely your turn, Mary.
Text 4
M: Shall we take a cake to John's party?
W: Good idea, but I can't make one. Tom would buy some orange juice. Have we got enough to take some ice cream?
M: Not really. But Mom got some in the fridge. Let's take that.
W: OK.
Text 5
W: Front desk. Can I help you?
M: Oh, may I ask for a wake-up call,please?
W: Yes, Sir. What time do you want?
Text 6
M: We've been driving for more than 30 minutes!
W: Terry, are you sure you read the directions correctly?
M: I'm sure it's Joe's Bar and Grill.
W: I wish you had brought the directions with you.
M: Well, if you hadn't lost them, I would have brought them.
W: Now, now, let's not get into that.
M: Right. It's no use talking about that now. Anyway, I'm so excited about getting away on holiday. It's been so long since we last left. I think the last time was our honeymoon.
W: So am I. Just think, this time tomorrow we'll be lying on the beach soaking up the sun.
Text 7
W: Of course, sir. Oh, before you go, would you be able to settle the mini-bar bill?
M: Oh yes certainly. How much will that be?
W: Let's see. The bill comes to $37.50. How would you like to pay for that?
M: I'll pay with my Visa Card, thanks, but I'll need a receipt so I can charge it to my company.
W: Absolutely. Here you are, Sir. If you like, you can leave your bags with the porter and he can load them onto the shuttle for you when it arrives.
M: That would be great. Thank you.
Text 8
W: How are your wife and kids?
M: Great! Judy sends her regards to you. And I don't even know how my kids are. They are both working in China now and don't find much time even to e-mail their parents. You know how kids are.
W: I certainly do. Listen, oh... when can we get together?
M: I know it's a bother, but I have to wait here for an international phone call. Would you mind very much coming over here for dinner?
W: I'd love to. It'll keep my mind off tomorrow's speech. What time?
M: How about 7:00 p.m.?
W: Is the Blackwood far from the Hilton Hotel?
M: No, it's just a few blocks away, next to the Garden Hotel. There is a map on the back of your conference folder. You can easily find my red house at the Blackwood.
W: Fine. Oh, would you mind if I brought a friend?
M: Any friend of yours is a friend of mine.
W: You are so sweet. See you at 7:00 p.m.
Text 9
W: Hello, Pasadena Inn. How may I direct your call?
M: I'd like to speak to someone about reservations.
W: I can help you with that. What date would you like to make a reservation for?
M: We'll be arriving on May 12th, but I would like to make reservations for the penthouse.
W: Oh, I'm sorry, sir. I only handle bookings for our standard rooms. The person you need to speak with is Tony Parker. He makes all the arrangements for our executive accounts. Unfortunately, he's not here right now. Can I take your name and number and have him get back to you?
M: When do you expect him back?
W: He'll be out all afternoon; he might not be able to return your call until tomorrow. Will that be alright?
M: Yes, I suppose. My name is Sam Darcy. He can contact me at 660 843 3235.
W: Could you please spell your last name for me?
M: Sure. It's D-A-R-C-Y.
W: Okay, Mr. Darcy, and your phone number is 660 843 3233?
M: That's 3235.
W: Sorry! 3235. Great. I'll have Tony call you first thing tomorrow morning.
Text 10
On a sad day for American music,Whitney Houston has been found dead in a LA hotel room at the age of 48. Whitney Houston was an American recording artist, actress, producer, and model. She won a total of 415 career awards in her career, making her the most-awarded female artist of all time. Houston was one of the world's best-selling musical artists, having sold over 170 million albums, singles, and videos worldwide. She first began singing in churches when she was a kid, and she later performed alongside her mother in nightclubs in the New York City area. It was around this time that she was discovered by the legendary producer Clive Davis, the owner of Arista Records. He signed Houston to a long-term recording deal, and the singer would go on to release seven studio albums and three movie soundtrack albums, all of which were sold at least half a million copies. Some of her most famous songs include Saving All My Love for You, Greatest Love of All,and So Emotional.She also starred in several movies, including The Bodyguard. Her hit song from that soundtrack, I Will Always Love You, became the best-selling song by a female artist in music history, and her popularity as an actor and a singer influenced many other African-American women, singers, and performers. Houston died the night before the Grammy Awards, but the cause of her death was not immediately known.
答题卡
题序 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
答案 A A B C B A B A B A B B A B B
题序 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
答案 C B C A A C B D B C D B A B A
题序 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
答案 C A D C D D A B E G C B C D A
题序 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
答案 D A C B B A C D B C A D A D B
61. economic62. simply63. employees64. copying65. an
66. that67. was handled68. their69. out70. Although/Though/While
高三英语月考试卷带答案
本卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题),满分120分。考试时间120分钟。
第一部分 听力(共两节,每题1分,满分20分)
第一节 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. What does the man think of Bob?
A. He is respectful. B. He is painful. C. He is troublesome.
2. What does the woman advise the man to do?
A. Wear a suit. B. Dress casually. C. Buy a new suit.
3. At what time does the second film start?
A. 6:45. B. 8:15. C. 8:20.
4. What was the woman probably trying to do?
A. Play a tape recorder. B. Take a picture. C. Repair a typewriter.
5. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Colleagues. B. Mother and son. C. Husband and wife.
第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,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。听每段对话或独白前,你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间,每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话,回答第6至7题。
6. For what did Jackie call the man up?
A. A party. B. A meeting. C. An apartment.
7. Who will call the man back at around 6:00?
A. Melissa. B. Anna. C. Simon.
听下面一段对话,回答第8至9题。
8. Where will Mr Brown go?
A. Sydney. B. America. C. Austria.
9. What does the woman promise to do?
A. Give Mr Brown the message.
B. Call the man back.
C. Write a paper.
听下面一段对话,回答第10至12题。
10. How does the woman feel at the beginning of the conversation?
A. Angry. B. Surprised. C. Sad.
11. When will the woman leave for Mexico?
A. On Thursday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday.
12. Where does the man probably work?
A. At a mail order company.
B. At an airport information desk.
C. At an international travel service.
听下面一段对话,回答第13至16题。
13. When did Amy decide to be a dress designer?
A. When she ran a big store.
B. When she was still at school.
C. When she worked as a shop assistant.
14. What is the most important skill for a dress designer?
A. Remaining patient.
B. Knowing about different materials.
C. Understanding how to create clothes.
15. What does Amy particularly like about her work?
A. Having her name recognized.
B. Seeing her clothes on show.
C. Selling her designs.
16. What project is Amy working on at the moment?
A. Shows in New York.
B. Suits for a London store.
C. Clothes designed for a film.
听下面一段独白,回答第17至20题。
17. What do we know about the course?
A. It lasts four weeks.
B. It is aimed at teenagers.
C. It consists of different activities.
18. Why doesn’t the course take up the whole summer holiday?
A. That will be too expensive.
B. Children will be bored with the same activities.
C. Parents want to spend some time with their children.
19. What should one do first to take the course?
A. Send an application form.
B. Visit the speaker’s website.
C. Pay the full amount of money immediately.
20. What does the speaker remind parents to do?
A. Choose their children’s favorite activities.
B. Make a plan for their children in advance.
C. Inform him of their children’s special needs.
第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分35分)
第一节 单项填空 (共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
21. Since parents advise children on so many things, they will probably to be the first people _______ advice their children seek.
A. that B. when C. who D. whose
22. Your job is quite good and you are living a comfortable life. Why _______ you give all these things up?
A. could B. should C. might D. need
23. All those entering and leaving the country shall _______ a search by the guards at the port.
A. object to B. contribute to C. submit to D. apply to
24. The event that _______ in my memory happened one morning in 1983 when I was 14 years old. It has never escaped.
A. stood out B. stands out
C. would stand out D. has stood out
25. A challenge for only children is _______ they grow up and find themselves looking after their own parents as they become older.
A. when B. where C. that D. how
26. ---To get a slim figure, the 30-year-old lady has taken a lot of weight-loss pills, but in vain.
---So she is now reduced _______ anything for lunch and supper.
A. not to eat B. not to eating
C. to not eating D. to not eat
27. Though it is half a year _______ he retired from his post, the old principal comes to school as usual.
A. when B. that C. before D. since
28. The frequency of airline crashes is basically _______, but they do sometimes come in bunches.
A. random B. alarming C. countless D. steady
29. Located in the center of Melbourne, Australia, are two tall towers designed by building architect Phil Rowe, both of _______ shaped like massive tree houses rather than skyscrapers.
A. who B. whom C. which D. them
30. ---Will it cost a lot to be an exchange student?
---_______, but you can apply for scholarship and student loan.
A. I would imagine so B. You got me there
C. By all means D. I’m with you on that
31. Nothing about his belongings gave any _______ of the child lost in the middle of the desert, a thousand miles from any human habitat.
A. assumption B. description C. suggestion D. consideration
32. You may rely on him in that he is capable of _______ the consequences of the events accurately
A. promising B. calculating C. debating D. plotting
33. The record about the massacre(大屠杀) is fairly clear and beyond dispute _______ those activities the Japanese soldiers were involved in.
A. in memory of B. with assistance of
C. with respect to D. in place of
34. We got in my father’s car and headed straight home and _______, I surely would have been stuck in the station for several days.
A. had I not B. did I not C. if I didn’t D. if I had
35. The film Youth’s delayed release proved to be _______ as it helped the film avoid powerful rivals, like Jackie Chan’s The Foreigner.
A. A hot potato B. a blessing in disguise
C. A Herculean task D. Pandora’s box
第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,共20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was getting ready for bed when the telephone ran unexpectedly. My mind quickly ran 36 the list of family members, but the voice on the other end of the line was only 37 familiar. “Lindy, this is Leslie,” she said. I didn’t know Leslie very well, so I was a little 38 that she would be calling me at 11:00 pm. I was afraid that it would be something really 39 to cause her to reach out for someone she 40 knew. However, she asked me a most 41 question. “Do you have any room for a turkey in your freezer?” she asked. “Sure,” I responded, feeling quite confused. My family was at the bottom of our food supply. “I will 42 when I get to your house,” Leslie replied.
We quickly 43 blue jeans from our nightclothes and prepared to meet her outside 44 the doorbell wouldn’t wake up our four children. Leslie and her husband came in a huge freezer truck. She said that her husband serviced a small grocery store that had just lost its lease(租约). They had to 45 all the freezers before midnight. She thought it was a 46 to just throw all this food away so she began examining her list of 47 , dropping food to anyone who she thought might be 48 to take it. Ours was the last place they planned to stop and anything left would have to be 49 .
Still not fully 50 what had just occurred, I asked her, “When will you be coming back for all this?” Leslie replied, “It is yours! We have been 51 food since 5:00 pm and have 52 our list of contacts. Thanks a lot for helping us out.”
Leslie had no idea that we 53 to buy groceries. By the time the freezer food finally 54 , buying groceries was no longer a problem. I admit that I’m still afraid of late night calls, assuming the worst, 55 then I remember that summer night when an acquaintance called me to send me turkeys.
36. A. into B. across C. through D. after
37. A. vaguely B. definitely C. reasonably D. oddly
38. A. thrilled B. embarrassed C. surprised D. annoyed
39. A. impressive B. complicated C. private D. awful
40. A. normally B. barely C. frequently D. formerly
41. A. strange B. silly C. fascinating D. tough
42. A. explain B. negotiate C. apologize D. discuss
43. A. hunted for B. put aside C. changed into D. took out
44. A. in that B. as if C. in case D. so that
45. A. fix B. remove C. replace D. empty
46. A. shame B. chance C. duty D. privilege
47. A. clients B. contacts C. rescuers D. merchants
48. A. considerate B. generous C. willing D. conscious
49. A. deleted B. swapped C. leaked D. dumped
50. A. wanting B. understanding C. predicting D. evaluating
51. A. submitting B. fetching C. delivering D. spreading
52. A. exhausted B. refreshed C. compiled D. revised
53. A. managed B. struggled C. preferred D. undertook
54. A. went off B. broke down C. ran out D. piled up
55. A. for B. or C. and D. but
第三部分 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
TEENSGIVING is an exciting yearly event where hundreds of New York City teens gather together annually for a remarkable day of community service. This year, TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2019 participants will once again better New York City and influence thousands of lives!
When is TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2019?
Sunday, April 20, 2019
Who participates in TEENSGIVING?
Hundreds of teenagers from around the city. Teens come from the 92nd Street Y, various city schools, youth groups, and organizations in the area. In addition, many adult volunteers (aged 21 and older) will donate their time to TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2019.
What projects do participants do at the agencies?
Sample projects include painting park benches, planting gardens, visiting and playing with poor and disabled children, assisting at animal shelters, working at soup kitchens, delivering meals and celebrating with families at homeless shelters.
Do I get anything for participating in TEENSGIVING?
Yes! Everybody benefits! Teen volunteers will receive “6 hours” of community service credit, good towards honor society, high school graduation and college application requirements. Adult volunteers will be thanked with a light breakfast, a gift certificate for their troubles, and the satisfaction of helping our city’s youth contribute to their community. In addition, all teen and adult volunteers will receive a cool TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2019 T-shirt.
This sounds awesome! How do I register for TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2019?
Interested teens and/or adults should e-mail the TEENSGIVING Coordinator Josh Hyman at jhyman92Y.org
Teens can also contact their school’s Community Service Advisor.
56. What can the teenagers do in this event?
A. Give thanks to the adults. B. Take care of animals.
C. Clean the streets of New York. D. Work for high schools and colleges.
57. An adult volunteer may get _______ for his time devoted to TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2019.
A. a T-shirt and a gift certificate
B. community service credit and a T-shirt
C. a high school certificate and a light breakfast
D. a gift certificate and community service credit
58. The writer's purpose in writing this passage is to _______.
A. ask readers to donate their advice to TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2019
B. encourage readers to ask more questions about TEENSGIVING
C. introduce TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2019 to readers
D. inform readers of some frequently asked questions
B
Reading literature is a common experience, but it is by no means a simple experience. Literature may seem a simple matter of fact when one thinks of it as being black marks on white pages; but as soon as the reader recognizes the marks as words—as phrases, sentences, and paragraphs—he has begun to leave the world of the simple experience of the “real” object, the printed page, and has begun to move in the world of abstractions. The black marks are soon seen as symbols of other things, to “stand for” objects, processes and situations.
A reader’s experience with a book is no difference in its nature than his experience with other objects in life. In life, objects appear to us and we have sensations and impressions of them as they impact on our sensory organs; we adjust to the objects with every confidence that they are real. Theseus, in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, speaks of the errors we make in judging: “In the night, imagining some fear, how easy is a bush supposed a bear!”
As in life, the magic of imagination in literature creates vivid images that may develop in the reader a tendency to accept the images as physical reality, and what was at first imagined becomes at last directly sensed. John Keats went so far as to express a preference for the imagined when he said, “Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter…”
Perhaps Keats was an uncommon reader. Generally, however, most of us undervalue the power of literature to affect us directly. Indeed, the very world of reality in which we all live our daily lives is filled with imagined experience. While reading, we should take the printed page seriously as an opportunity to enjoy a significant experience. Literature, in that case, provides a memorable experience.
59. The passage mentions “confidence” in paragraph 2 to make the point that _______.
A. we must rely on our creative abilities
B. we often trust our sensory impressions
C. we usually fail to recognize objects in life
D. we tend to make wrong decisions in reality
60. We can learn from the passage that John Keats _______.
A. had a vivid imagination B. preferred real experience
C. undervalued the power of literature D. followed the traditional way of reading
61. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Good literature is comforting and familiar.
B. Readers are exposed to a wider range of literature.
C. Translation matters a lot in the appreciation of literature.
D. The power of literature is grasped through imagined experience.
C
In King Henry VI, Shakespeare wrote, “to weep is to make less the depth of grief,” and American writer Lemony Snicket said “unless you have been very lucky, you know that a good, long session of weeping can often make you feel better, even if your circumstances have not changed one bit.” Charles Darwin, on the other hand, thought that the production of tears was merely a useless side effect of the way that the muscles around the eye worked. For him, those muscles had to contract(收缩) from time to time so that they didn’t overflow with blood; the squeeze of tears was simply an unintended consequence of that evolved physiological process.
We now know that crying—at least, the sort that adults do—is a complex physiological response to some kind of emotional stimulus(刺激). From a scientific perspective, crying is different from the production of tears in response to a chemical stimulus. Even the tears themselves are different. In 1981, Minnesota psychiatrist William H Frey II discovered that tears brought on by sad movies had more protein in them than those that flowed in response to some freshly cut onions.
But while all of us are familiar with the feelings that are associated with crying, whether for joy or sorrow, there’s not much that’s known about why we do it as adults—but there are plenty of ideas.
One idea is that adult crying isn’t actually all that different from the sort that babies do, at least when it comes to its social nature. In other words, perhaps weeping is a literal cry for attention, a means of soliciting support and help from our friends when we need it the most. It’s a way of communicating our inner emotional state at a time when we may not be able to fully articulate(清晰地表达) it.
While this may explain some forms of crying, many researchers have found that adults often cry when they’re completely alone. Another possibility is that crying might serve as a means of “secondary appraisal,” helping people to realize just how upset they are, a way of helping them understand their own feelings—it’s a controversial idea, with at least some evidence to support it, in some cases.
And then there’s the notion of catharsis. This idea is consistent with the words of Shakespeare, but with the Greek philosopher Aristotle, who also wrote that crying “cleanses the mind”. In a 1986 study, one psychologist found that 94% of articles about crying suggested that it helped to lessen psychological tension.
Indeed, a 2008 study of nearly 4,300 young adults from 30 countries found that most reported improvements in both their mental and physical wellbeing after a session of crying, but not all. Some reported no change after a crying session, and some even said that they felt worse afterwards. The difference seems to lie in the social context: if a person felt embarrassed about crying in public, for example, they might feel less resolved than if they cried alone or with a single close friend.
So the notion of having “a good cry” is not without benefit, but it seems to necessitate the right kind of social support to be effective.
62. What does the author want to illustrate with the examples in paragraph 1?
A. People have been long interested in crying.
B. Scientists and authors see things differently.
C. There are disagreements over why people cry.
D. Little is known about the function of crying.
63. Which kind of crying shows a likeness to babies’ crying?
A. Crying when watching a film. B. Crying when cutting onions.
C. Crying when seeking for help. D. Crying when one is alone.
64. What does the underlined sentence “there’s the notion of catharsis” in paragraph 6 mean?
A. Crying is associated with pleasure and sadness.
B. Crying cannot help people understand themselves.
C. Crying has different effects in different surroundings.
D. Crying brings relief from stressful situations.
65. The best title of the passage would be _______.
A. Is having a cry good for us? B. Different types of crying
C. Why do we cry? D. Experiments on crying
D
Sometimes just when we need the power of miracles to change our beliefs, they materialize in the places we’d least expect. They can come to us as a great change in our physical reality or as a simple coincidence in our lives. Sometimes they’re big and can’t be missed. Other times they’re so subtle that if we aren’t aware, we may miss them altogether. They can come from the lips of a stranger we suddenly and mysteriously meet at just the right instant. If we listen carefully, we’ll always hear the right words, at the right time, to dazzle(目眩) us into a realization of something that we may have failed to notice only moments before.
On a cold January afternoon in 1989, I was hiking up the trail that leads to the top of Egypt’s Mt. Horeb. I’d spent the day at St. Catherine’s Monastery and wanted to get to the peak by sunset to see the valley below. As I was winding up the narrow path, I’d occasionally see other hikers who were coming down from a day on the mountain. While they would generally pass with simply a nod or a greeting in another language, there was one man that day who did neither.
I saw him coming from the last switchback on the trail that led to the backside of the mountain. As he got closer, I could see that he was dressed differently from the other hikers I’d seen. Rather than the high-tech fabrics and styles that had been the norm(标准), this man was wearing traditional Egyptian clothing. He wore a tattered, rust-colored galabia and obviously old and thick-soled sandals that were covered in dust. What made his appearance so odd, though, was that the man didn’t even appear to be Egyptian! He was a small-framed Asian man, had very little hair, and was wearing round,wire-rimmed glasses.
As we neared one another, I was the first to speak, “Hello,” I said, stopping on the trail for a moment to catch my breath. Not a sound came from the man as he walked closer. I thought that maybe he hadn’t heard me or the wind had carried my voice away from him in another direction. Suddenly he stopped directly in front of me on the high side of the trail, looked up from the ground, and spoke a single sentence to me in English, “Sometimes you don’t know what you have lost until you’ve lost it.” As I took in what I had just heard, he simply stepped around me and continued his descent down the trail.
That moment in my life was a small miracle. The reason is less about what the man said and more about the timing and the context. The year was 1989, and the Cold War was drawing to a close. What the man on the trail couldn’t have known is that it was during my Egyptian pilgrimage(朝圣), and specifically during my hike to the top of Moses’s mountain, that I’d set the time aside to make decisions that would affect my career in the defense industry, my friends, my family, and, ultimately, my life.
I had to ask myself what the chances were of an Asian man dressed in an Egyptian galabia coming down from the top of this historic mountain just when I was walking up, stopping before me, and offering his wisdom, seemingly from out of nowhere. My answer to my own question was easy: the odds were slim to none! In a meet that lasted less than two minutes on a mountain halfway around the world from my home, a total stranger had brought clarity, and the hint of a warning, regarding the huge changes that I would make within a matter of days. In my way of thinking, that’s a miracle.
I suspect that we all experience small miracles in our lives every day. Sometimes we have the wisdom and the courage to recognize them for what they are. In the moments when we don’t, that’s okay as well. It seems that our miracles have a way of coming back to us again and again. And each time they do, they become a little less subtle, until we can’t possibly miss the message that they bring to our lives!
The key is that they’re everywhere and occur every day for different reasons, in response to the different needs that we may have in the moment. Our job may be less about questioning the extraordinary things that happen in our daily lives and more about accepting the gifts they bring.
66. Why did the author make a pilgrimage to Mt. Horeb in Egypt?
A. He was in search of a miracle in his life.
B. It was a holy place for a religious person to head for.
C. He intended to make arrangements for his life in the future.
D. He waited patiently in expectation of meeting a wise person.
67. What does the underlined part “my own question” refer to in paragraph 6?
A. For what reason did the man stop before me?
B. Why did the Asian man go to the mountain?
C. What change would I make within a matter of days?
D. What was the probability that others told us the right words?
68. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “subtle” in paragraph 7?
A. Apparent. B. Delicate. C. Precise. D. Sufficient.
69. The author viewed the meet with the Asian man as a miracle in his life in that _______.
A. the Asian man’s appearance had a deciding effect on his future life
B. his words were in perfect response to the need he had at that moment
C. what the Asian man said was abundant in the philosophy of life
D. the Asian man impressed on him the worth of what he had possessed
70. What might be the best title for the passage?
A. Can you recognize a miracle? B. Is a miracle significant to us?
C. When might a miracle occur? D. Why do we need a miracle?
第四部分 任务型阅读 (共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意:每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。
Factory farming is a type of farming that involves raising a huge number of livestock(牲畜) in comparatively tinier enclosed spaces, with a view to supplying them to the livestock market. It took root in the later part of the 19th century. On the arrival of the Industrial Revolution, the inventions of antibiotics and pesticides were increasing in number, which made it possible to practice factory farming. And gradually, with better farming methods, livestock were able to be raised indoors leading to mass production in a shorter while. Nowadays, according to reliable sources, more than 50% of the livestock are produced using this concept.
Factory farming is one of the most important food production methods around the world today because it has a lot of advantages. For example, there are huge numbers of mouths to feed, and mass production leads to the purchase of poultry(家禽) and the related items. Since the items aren’t priced too high for consumers to afford, people appreciate buying them in a large number. And as more and more livestock are artificially raised, more and more chicken, beef and eggs are out for sale. The purchase rate is higher and despite being reasonably priced, the produce fetches a profit for the farms. In addition, since the business is enormous and needs as many hands as possible to increase the food produce, an equal number of staff are required for work, which results in a growth in the related jobs.
However, there are also disadvantages of factory farming. For instance, the animals are artificially bred, and since the procedure is not natural, the end products could be of poor quality. Antibiotics are injected into cows and hens, making them more unlikely to suffer from dirt and disease. As a result, the eggs and meat will not be as good as usual. The products thus obtained are of such low quality, which ultimately affects our health as well. Actually, since the entire production is artificial, the meat is overloaded with hormones and drugs, and the bacteria develop resistance to the antibiotics, which is why many diseases remain untreated. Worse still, the animals’ waste can pollute the water and air, causing extensive damage to the environment. It may also lead to harmful emissions and contribute to the already increasing global warming.
Because of the above advantages and disadvantages of factory farming, the concept has been a subject of massive debate all over the world, wherever this practice has been employed. Supporters of this concept argue that it does provide enough food for the increasing population and is more affordable. However, unfavorable opinions suggest that there are better ways of producing food, rather than subjecting animals to this suffering. The debate has been going on for quite a while, with no one being able to gain the upper hand.
Factory Farming
Definition Factory farming refers to raising so many farm animals in a (71) ▲ space to meet the requirements of people’s daily life.
Background With more antibiotics and pesticides (72) ▲ , factory farming came into being in the late 19th century.
As farming methods improved, factory farming (73) ▲ the time period of mass production of livestock.
Over half of the livestock are produced through factory farming at the present time.
Advantages Factory farming produces more food to feed a large (74) ▲ .
The items produced through factory farming are (75) ▲ for ordinary consumers.
The higher purchase rate makes factory farming (76) ▲ , in the spite of reasonable price.
Factory farming contributes to an increasing number of working (77) ▲ .
Disadvantages The animals aren’t (78) ▲ brought up, so the quality of the end products could not be good enough.
Antibiotics are injected into the animals, which makes bacteria (79) ▲ to drugs and leaves many diseases untreated.
Debate Some people support this concept while some others are against it, but neither side has got the (80) ▲ over the other.
第五部分 书面表达 (满分25分)
81. 请认真阅读下面文字,并按要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
Authorities have called for nationwide enforcement of food standards in schools amid an ongoing investigation into a Shanghai-based food supplier accused of serving low-quality lunches with expired ingredients at a private school in the city.
The Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that students at the SMIC Private School in the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park were served expired food, including rotten and moldy produce. Expiration dates on the packaging of some products had been altered. The investigation confirmed what the students’ parents reported during a surprise inspection of the school’s kitchen on Friday.
The State Administration for Market Regulation and the Ministry of Education urged local education and food authorities on Tuesday to strengthen inspections of campus canteens to ensure their safety. On Saturday, SMIC Private School apologized to students, staff and parents and promised to take full responsibility for failing to supervise the vendor, according to its website. The principal of the school has been dismissed.
【写作内容】
1.用约30个词概述所给信息的主要内容;
2.简要分析校园食品安全的重要性。
3.就如何保障学校食品的安全性提出你的建议(不少于两条建议)。
【写作要求】
1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句;
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称;
3.不必写标题。
【评分标准】
内容完整,语言规范,语篇连贯,词数适当。
英语参考答案
第一部分 听力(共两节,每题1分,满分20分)
1-5 CBCAB 6-10 CCAAA 11-15 CACCA 16-20 CCCBC
第二部分 英语知识运用
第一节 单项填空 (共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
21—25 DBCBA 26—30 CDADA 31—35 CBCAB
第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,共20分)
36—40 CACDB 41—45 AACDD 46—50 ABCDB 51—55 CABCD
第三部分 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
56—58 BAC 59—61 BAD 62—65 CCDA 66—70 CDBBA
第四部分 任务型阅读 (共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
71. limited 72. invented 73. shortened/reduced/decreased/cut
74. population 75. affordable/ inexpensive/cheap 76. profitable
77. opportunities 78. naturally 79. resistant 80. edge/advantage
第五部分 书面表达 (满分25分)
One possible version:
A private school located in Shanghai provided low-quality food for students, raising the concern of administrative departments. They conducted an investigation and demanded food criteria among schools be enforced.
Campus food safety is of vital importance to students. On the one hand, safe food is beneficial to students’ healthy growth, which lays a solid foundation for their sustainable development. On the other hand, if they were offered low-quality food, they couldn’t keep fit on campus, making their parents worried a lot and compromising their academic performances.
Ensuring students having access to safe food is a top priority. To begin with, the government should make stricter rules. Besides, the school leaders should attach importance to the issue. What’s more, schools are supposed to invite parents and students to supervise school canteens regularly. Only when we join forces can campus food safety be guaranteed.
In conclusion, we can’t emphasize the importance of campus food safety too much.
英语听力试题原文
Text 1
W: Patrick, how do you like your roommate Bob?
M: It’s a pain in the neck sharing a room with him. Well, he is lazy and snores while sleeping. I’m fed up with him.
Text 2
M: Now I’ve got a chance to put on my new suit tonight. I hope to make a good impression on your family.
W: Come on! It’s just a family reunion. So jeans and T-shirts are just fine.
Text 3
M: Could you tell me the starting time for both films?
W: The first begins at 6:45 and will last one and a half hours. After a 5-minute break, the second follows.
Text 4
M: Did you check the power plug and press the play button?
W: Yes. The power indicator was on and it was running. But somehow the sound didn’t come through.
Text 5
W: John, what are you doing on your computer? Don’t you remember your promise?
M: This is not a game. It’s only a crossword puzzle. They help increase my vocabulary.
Text 6
M: I’m back.
W: Hi, Tony. Just a moment, there were a couple of calls for you while you were out. A woman named Melissa phoned. She says she can’t make it to the meeting tomorrow.
M: Any other messages?
W: Yeah. ⑥Someone called about the apartment in the town center. His name is Jackie, but he didn’t leave his number.
M: Didn’t Anna call me?
W: Yeah, she called about the party tonight. She wanted you to phone her back. ⑦And a guy called Simon said he would return your call at around 6:00.
Text 7
W: Good morning! Colly Chemicals. How can I help you?
M: Good morning! I’d like to speak to Mr Brown, please.
W: I’m sorry he is not in at the moment. Can I take a message?
M: OK. My name is Tom Morton. That’s M-O-R-T-O-N. I’m phoning from Everbrite Travel about Mr Brown’s trip to Australia. ⑧He’s booked on Flight No BA1279 to Sydney on Monday. That’s April 4th. The flight leaves from Gate 4 at 10:30. But he must be there at least two hours earlier to check in.
W: And how will he get his tickets?
M: Oh, we’ll send them around this afternoon. But if there is any problem, he can call me at 33486220.
W: ⑨OK. I will make sure he gets your message.
M: Thank you. Goodbye.
W: Goodbye.
Text 8
M: Customer Service. Anthony Grant speaking. Can I help you?
W: ⑩I can’t believe this is happening. I called and ordered a 32-inch bag last Friday. But today I found that you sent me a 24-inch one. I’m planning to use that bag during our vacation in Mexico. But it doesn’t seem possible any more, because we’ll take off on Saturday. It’s only 2 days away.
M: I’m really sorry, madam. I’ll check right away. Would you please tell me your order number?
W: It’s CE2938.
M: Just a minute. I do apologize, madam. There did seem to be a mistake. I’ll have the correct size bag sent to you by overnight mail right away. ⑪It will arrive in time for your Saturday trip. Again I apologize for any inconvenience caused by our mistake.
W: OK, well. Thank you.
M: ⑫Thank you, madam, for choosing Lynch Mail. I hope you have a wonderful vacation.
Text 9
M: Amy, when did you decide to work as a dress designer?
W: ⑬Well, it wasn’t until I left school and worked as an assistant in a big store, that I knew I wanted a job in dress designing.
M: So, what skills does a dress designer need?
W: Well, it’s useful to know about materials like wool and cotton. ⑭The most important thing is knowledge of the techniques used in creating clothes. You also have to be patient as well.
M: What do you find most enjoyable about working in dress designing?
W: ⑮It’s great that clothes stores know exactly who you are when you ring up — that’s the best thing for me. It’s hard work selling my designs, but it’s good to earn money doing something you love.
M: And are you working on any new projects at the moment?
W: Well, my big ambition is to put on a show in New York, but no luck yet! ⑯I’ve been asked to design the clothes for a film, so I’m working on that. And I’m talking with a big store in London about doing a special range of suits for men.
Text 10
M: Well, I want to talk about an activity course for the summer holidays. It operated for the first time last year for a six-week period from the middle of July until the end of August. This year we’ll be holding the course again. We’ve done our best to keep prices low so that it isn’t too expensive for children to attend the course. ⑰There will be different things to do every week, so the children won’t be repeating the same activities over and over again. ⑱However, I don’t expect many children will come for the whole summer, as I’m sure their parents will want to be with them for a week or two. We do, however, ask that children attend full weeks, not just single days. It makes it easier for us to keep attendance records. The course is currently available for children aged eight to thirteen. ⑲If a child or a child’s parent is listening, and is interested in coming to my summer activity course, they should go to my website, www.summeractivities.co.uk and print out an application form. Send it in with part payment as soon as possible, because the places are going fast. You’ll need to tell us which weeks you are planning to attend straight away, but you won’t need to choose your activities in advance. You can choose what you want to do every Monday. ⑳We need to know if the child has any special needs regarding their diet.
关于高三年级英语月考试题
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上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。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 is the man’s passport?
A. In his car. B. In his bag. C. In his pocket.
2. What will the woman do next?
A. Walk to the university. B. Get off at the next stop. C. Take the downtown bus.
3. What does the woman like best about the shirt?
A. The color. B. The price. C. The material.
4. What does the man say about Stephanie?
A. She will get well soon. B. She has a very bad cold. C. She is coming to the beach.
5. Where does this conversation probably take place?
A. At a clothing store. B. In a tailor's shop. C. At a laundry.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,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。听完每段对话或独白前,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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. According to the man, what is special at the Salvadoran restaurant?
A. A special drink. B. A certain kind of soup. C. Corn pancakes.
7. Where is El Salvador?
A. In South America. B. In Central America. C. In the north of Mexico.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8. How did the man learn about the job?
A. From an agency. B. From the Internet. C. From the newspaper.
9. What will the man probably do next?
A. Learn to type faster.
B. Start working right away.
C. Pick up an application from the woman.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10. What season do the two speakers talk about?
A. Autumn. B. Winter. C. Summer.
11. What does the woman think about watching movies?
A. It's so exciting. B. It's too boring. C. It's too expensive.
12. What do we know about the woman?
A. She hasn't been used to the weather there.
B. She will have a date with the man tonight.
C. She paid too much to watch a movie.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13. Where are the speakers?
A. In Los Angeles. B. In Chicago. C. In Connecticut.
14. What does the woman finally buy?
A. A light coat. B. A heavy coat. C. A wool coat.
15. What discount does the woman get for the coat?
A. Five percent. B. Ten percent. C. Fifteen percent.
16. What does the man recommend to the woman in the end?
A. Some scarves. B. Some gloves. C. Some shirts.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. Where was the school located?
A. In the woods. B. Two miles from a farm. C. In the middle of a field.
18. What did all the students bring with them to school?
A. Books. B. Food. C. Money.
19. How old was the speaker on his first day at that school?
A. Fifteen years old. B. Eight years old. C. Seven years old.
20. What was the speaker confused about?
A. Why they had to eat outside.
B. Why smoking was not considered bad.
C. Why they had to go to school in summer.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
International Airport Sheremetyevo Moscow
If You've Lost Personal Belongings
On Board --Contact the airline’s representatives
At the Airport --Contact:
-- Sheremetyevo Police Department
…………………………………… +7(495)578-22-55
--Unclaimed luggage storage room in Terminal C
…………………………………… +7(495)578-23-26
--Umclaimed luggage storage room in Terminal D
…………………………………… +7(499)500-65-52
(domestic flights)
+7(495)753-86-41
(international flights)
When collecting Lost and Found items, you shall have an identification document, a boarding pass or a ticket, and also to indicate a place where the items were lost and prove they are yours.
If Your Luggage Is Lost or Damaged
Before leaving the arrival area, please turn to the Lost and Found counter to file a report. The written claim shall be submitted to the airline company not later than seven days from the time when the luggage was to be collected.
If your luggage is not found within twenty-one days of the time when the claim was filed, you have the right to claim damages in the amount of not more than 600 rubles per kilogram. Amount refunded (退款) for a hand luggage lost through the fault of an airline is not more than 11,000 rubles regardless of its weight. Amount refunded for damaged luggage is calculated based on the same tariffs (关税).
Keep your flight documents (a ticket, boarding pass, luggage tag, and delayed luggage report filed at the airport) until the end of the procedure for searching for your luggage.
Current information on luggage-tracing results
…………………………………… +7(495)578-76-65
Lost and Found service of Aeroflot Airlines
…………………………………… +7(495)544-33-25
(from 9:00 to 20:00)
+7(495)753-86-41
(24 hours)
For further information please contact the airline.
21. What should you do if you find your personal possessions lost on board an airplane?
A. Submit a claim to the company. B. Go to the Lost and Found counter.
C. Contact the airline’s representatives. D. Contact the unclaimed luggage storage room.
22. How much money can you claim if your 20-kilogram hand luggage is lost?
A. 600 rubles. B. 11,000 rubles at most.
C. 12,000 rubles at least. D. 12,000 rubles at most.
23. Which number will you probably dial to see whether your lost luggage has been found?
A. 7(495)578-76-65 B. 7(495)544-33-25
C. 7(499)500-65-52 D. 7(495)753-86-41
B
Turning the lights out or wearing a blindfold while eating could be a quick way to lose weight, according to scientists. The simple trick works because it stops diners eating for pleasure rather than for calories. It also triggers (引发) a part of the brain that is worried that unseen food may go bad.
An experiment by the University of Konstanz, in Germany, found that people who were blindfolded consumed nine percent fewer calories before they felt full, compared to those who could see. They also vastly overestimated how much they had eaten because they could not see how much was left on the plate. Blindfolded volunteers estimated they had eaten 88 percent more than they actually had.
Scientists believe that not seeing food on the table also allows the body to know when it is full in real time rather than remembering past experiences where it might have taken a full plate to feel full.
In the experiment, 50 people were blindfolded and 40 were allowed to see their food. All were told not to eat within two hours of the experiment. They were then given three 95g bowls of chocolate ice-cream and invited to eat for 15 minutes. Their bowls were taken away and the remaining ice-cream weighed, while the participants were quizzed on how much they thought they had eaten.
On average the group who could see ate 116g while the blindfolded groups ate 105g. However, the blindfolded group believed they had eaten 197g while compared with 159g for the non-blind volunteers. They were also asked how pleasant the ice-cream tasted and the blindfolded group rated lower than those who could see.
“The experienced pleasure of eating was significantly lower in the blindfolded group. Not seeing the food might have decreased the appetite. Sight plays an important role in the eating experience and in the overall dining experience.”
Previous studies have shown that the visual influence of food plays a large part in the taste. While restaurants that allow diners to eat in the dark state that it triggers other senses, in fact eating in darkness is likely to taste far milder than usual.
24. With the lights out, diners eat less partly because_____________.
A. they want to quickly finish their meals
B. they trust their feelings more than ever
C. they focus more on fun than the calories
D. they worry about the quality of the food
25. We can learn from the passage that the blindfolded group _____________.
A. spent a much longer time eating the same food
B. believed they ate more than they really did
C. depended on past experiences to feel full
D. thought the food tasted better than usual
26. The last two paragraphs tell us that_____________.
A. diners are likely to lose their appetite eating in darkness
B. senses rather than sight play an important role in the taste
C. findings of this experiment differ from the previous studies
D. restaurants benefit a lot from allowing diners to eat in the dark
27. The main purpose of the passage is to _______________.
A. provide statistics related to eating in the dark
B. offer reasons for people to eat in the dark areas
C. inform the readers of the result of an experiment
D. persuade the readers to lose weight in a new way
C
Humans and many other mammals have unusually efficient internal temperature regulating systems that automatically maintain stable core body temperatures in cold winters and warm summers. In addition, people have developed cultural patterns and technologies that help them adjust to extremes of temperature and humidity (湿度).
In very cold climates, there is a constant danger of developing hypothermia (低体温), which is a life-threatening drop in core body temperature to below normal levels. The normal temperature for humans is about 37.0°C. However, differences in persons and even the time of day can cause it to be as much as 6°C higher or lower in healthy individuals. It is also normal for core body temperature to be lower in elderly people. Hypothermia begins to occur when the core body temperature drops to 34.4°C. Below 29.4°C, the body cools more rapidly because its natural temperature regulating system usually fails. The rapid decline in core body temperature is likely to result in death. However, there have been rare cases in which people have been saved after their temperatures had dropped to 13.9-15.6°C. This happened in 1999 to a Swedish woman who was trapped under an ice sheet in freezing water for 80 minutes. She was found unconscious, not breathing, and her heart had stopped beating, yet she was eventually saved despite the fact that her temperature had dropped to 13.7°C.
In extremely hot climates or as a result of uncontrollable infections, core body temperatures can rise to equally dangerous levels. This is hyperthermia. Life-threatening hyperthermia typically starts in humans when their temperatures rise to 40.6-41.7°C. Only a few days at this extraordinarily high temperature level is likely to result in the worsening of internal organs and death.
28. Why can humans keep stable body temperatures in different seasons?
A. Because their bodies are unusually efficient.
B. Because they experience different climates.
C. Because they can adjust to cultural patterns and technologies.
D. Because they have internal temperature regulating systems.
29. What does Paragraph 2 mainly discuss?
A. The dangerous effects of hypothermia. B. The change of body temperature.
C. The survival of the Swedish woman. D. The regulating systems of natural temperature.
30. People are unlikely to survive under the body temperature.
A. higher than 34.4°C B. lower than 29.4°C
C. between 40.6-41.7°C D. between 34.4-37°C
31. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Surviving in an ice trap B. Getting to know hypothermia
C. Adapting to climate extremes D. Changing core body temperature
D
No one likes to make mistakes. But a new study says organizations learn more from their failures than from their successes, and keep that knowledge longer.
One of the researchers was Vinit Desai, an assistant professor at the University of Colorado Denver Business School. He worked with Peter Madsen from the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University in Utah.
They did not find much long-term "organizational learning" from success. It is possible, they say. But Professor Desai says they found that knowledge gained from failure lasts for years. He says organizations should treat failures as a learning opportunity and not try to ignore them.
The study looked at companies and organizations that launch satellites and other space vehicles. Professor Desai compared two shuttle flights. In two thousand two, a piece of insulating (隔热的) material broke off during launch and damaged a rocket on the Atlantis. Still the flight was considered a success. Then in early two thousand three, a piece of insulation struck the Columbia during launch. This time, the shuttle broke apart on re-entry and the seven crew members died. NASA officials suspended all flights and an investigation led to suggested changes.
Professor Desai says the search for solutions after a failure can make leaders more open-minded. He points to air-lines as an example of an industry that has learned from failures in the past. He advises organizations to look for useful information in small failures and failures they avoided. He also urges leaders to encourage the open sharing of information. The study appeared in the Academy of management Journal.
The mistakes we learn from do not have to be our own. We recently asked people on our Facebook page to tell us a time they had done something really silly. Fabricio Cmino wrote: Not long ago I wanted to watch TV, but it wouldn't turn on, so I did everything I could to start it. Thirty minutes later my mum showed up and, passing by, said to me "Did you try plugging it?" "I'm just dusting, Mum!" So she wouldn’t notice how dumb I am sometimes!
Bruno Kanieski da Silva told about a time he looked everywhere for his key. It was in his pocket. He wrote: I always promise I will never do it again, but after a few weeks, where is my wallet? For sure it will be in a very logical place.
32. What we get from failure differs from that from success in that_____________.
A. what we learn from failure is more powerful
B. what we learn from success does no good to us
C. the knowledge gained from failure is important
D. the knowledge gained from failure lasts longer
33. From the passage, we can infer that___________.
A. the insulating material problem in 2002 didn't arouse enough attention
B. there were no astronauts on Columbia
C. in spite of the problem, Atlantis was considered a success
D. Columbia exploded during its launch time
34. The writer gives the last two paragraphs to show that___________.
A. many people make mistakes in the world
B. mistakes were a very embarrassing thing when found by others
C. we can also draw a lesson from others’ mistakes
D. making mistakes was a necessity
35. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Only organizations can learn from mistakes.
B. Failure may result from faults that have been ignored.
C. Lessons from the shuttle flights are more important.
D. Leaders often lack an open mind and seldom share information.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
On December 22, 2016 I landed in the land of the “American Dream.” 36 Here is one of the things I’ve struggled with during my almost one year in the States.
37 My uncle and aunt joked that I brought rain from Saigon to America. Saigon, where I come from, is the old name of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Vietnam is a tropical country where it rains most of the year. Before going to the U.S., actually, I had no idea what to expect about its weather, but the big rain on my arrival gave me the first expectation of what the weather here might be like.
California is known for having a great climate — more sunshine, cooler in summer and warmer in winter. 38 However, having been here for a pretty long while now, I have experienced various forms of climate in California.
39 Most of the time I was living in Silicon Valley, where the weather is a bit colder than where I study in Orange County. But I was really surprised to find chill-to-the-bone weather in San Francisco — a big shift from Silicon Valley in only about an hour’s drive. How strange!
40 The worst is that I get a runny nose whenever I wake up in the morning. Because I am allergic to the cold and windy weathers, I keep sneezing badly, and even more badly if I get caught in the cold. I think that my body needs more time to get used to this climate, but as many people said, I am luckier to be in California where I don’t have to fight with extreme weathers as in other states.
A. I am sensitive to weather change.
B. Such strange weather has affected my health.
C. So the amount of rain this year is considered unusual.
D. LAX airport in California welcomed me with a big rain.
E. So I quickly get used to the unchangeable climate in California.
F. The weather varies widely depending on where you are in the state.
G. Since then, I have discovered tons of dilemmas about life in America.
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Goal setting seems to be a hot topic, yet it’s easy to know about but difficult to practice.
People set goals, work hard at them for even a few months, and then 41 them. Next year, they set the 42 goals. But why do so many people do it? They may be making goals too 43 . But that isn’t to say that they aren’t 44 goals. They need to be broken apart into smaller and 45 pieces. Make spoon-size goals and you’ll accomplish them 46 .
Many people are probably unwilling to 47 you to reach your goals. They’re 48 with you when you have your own goals. They may even be enthusiastic about your 49 to change something or accomplish something new. 50 , as you change and accomplish, they may not like it. Why? It’s usually because your changes and accomplishments 51 them that they could be doing it, too... 52 they aren’t!
You may have filled your 53 with so many things that there’s little 54 for your goals to grow. We must be careful not to confuse busyness with 55 , as goals are always achieved step by step. Be 56 about how you use your time and what you focus on. Success often comes when you know what to 57 , rather than what to include in your life.
Goal setting is like the pig and chicken walking out early one morning. The chicken became really 58 when she saw a sign: “Ham & Eggs, $2.99”. She said to the pig, “Look, we’ve got double billing again.” The pig said, “That’s 59 for you to say! For you, it’s all in a day’s work. For me, it’s total commitment.” Goal setting is all in a day’s work. Goal 60 is total commitment.
41. A. withdraw B. forget C. change D. store
42. A. opposite B. common C. same D. valid
43. A. global B. precise C. vague D. realistic
44. A. simple B. achievable C. reliable D. clear
45. A. equal B. unusual C. regular D. specific
46. A. slowly B. accurately C. easily D. instantly
47. A. support B. lead C. force D. follow
48. A. comfortable B. familiar C. careful D. patient
49. A. means B. desire C. skill D. energy
50. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Otherwise D. However
51. A. inform B. convince C. remind D. warn
52. A. and B. but C. or D. for
53. A. notebook B. file C. schedule D. case
54. A. doubt B. hope C. dimension D. room
55. A. progress B. process C. practice D. promotion
56. A. selective B. curious C. skeptical D. optimistic
57. A. figure out B. leave out C. take out D. send out
58. A. confused B. upset C. excited D. worried
59. A. strange B. pitiful C. necessary D. natural
60. A. development B. achievement C. management D. assessment
第II卷(本卷共50分)
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Dujiangyan is the oldest man-made water system in the world, and a wonder in the development of Chinese science. 61 (build) over 2,200 years ago in what is now Sichuan Province in Southwest China, this amazing engineering 62 (achieve) is still used today.
In ancient times, the region in which Dujiangyan now stands 63 (suffer) from regular floods caused by overflow from the Minjiang River. 64 (help) the victims of the flooding, Li Bing, the region governor, together with his son, decided to find a solution. Li designed a series of channels built at different levels along Mount Yulei that would take away the floodwater while leaving the river flowing naturally. 65 (good) still, the extra water could be directed to the dry Chengdu Plain, making 66 Suitable for farming.
Once the system was finished, no more floods occurred and the people were able to live 67 (peaceful). Today, Dujiangyan 68 (admire) by scientists from around the world because of one feature. Unlike modern dams 69 The water is blocked with a huge wall, Dujiangyan still lets water flow through the Minjiang River naturally, enabling ecosystem and fish populations to exist 70 harmony.
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分35)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有 10 处错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改 10 处,多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。
Today, millions of people want to learn or improve their English. Which is good, to study in Britain or in your own country?
The benefits of going to Britain seems obvious. You will listen to the language all the time, surround completely by the language wherever you would go and have to speak English if you are with the local people. In China, there is always possible to speak Chinese in class and the learning is slower. Besides, there are also advantage of studying at home. You don’t have make big changes to your life. And of course, it’s much cheaper than going to Britain.
In my view, for most people without enough money, being at home is their only choice. A most important thing to do in this situation is make good use of your opportunities—speaking only English in class and using English whenever possibly outside the class.
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
假定你是学生会主席李华,你校国际交流生结束为期一周的“中国文化之旅”即将回国,你将在欢送晚会上致辞。请你写一篇发言稿。
内容包括:
1. 回顾过程和发表感言;
2. 表达祝愿。
注意:
1. 词数100左右;
2. 可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。
Hello, everyone. How time flies. __________________________________________________
参考答案
第一部分 听力 (每小题1. 5分,满分30分)
1-5 CBABC 6-10 CBCCA
11-15 CAABA 16-20 BABCB
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
21-23 CBA 24-27 DBAC
28-31 DABC 32-35 DACB 36-40 GDCFB
第三部分 语言知识运用
第一节 完型填空(满分30分)
41-45 BCABD 46-50 CAABD
51-55 CBCDA 56-60 ABCDB
第二节 语法填词(满分15分)
61. Built 62. Achievement
63. suffered 64. To help
65. Better 66. it
67. peacefully 68. is admired
69. where 70. In
第四部分 写作
短文改错(满分10分)
1. good 改为 better
2. seems 改为seem
3. surround改为 surrounded
4. 删去would
5. there 改为 it
6. Besides 改为 However
7. advantage改为 advantages
8. have 后加 to
9. A 改为 The
10. possibly 改为 possible
听力原文录音稿
Text 1
M: It looks like I lost my car keys.
W: Uh-oh, I hope you didn't lock your passport in your car.
M: No. Luckily, it's right here in my pocket.
Text 2
W: This bus goes to the university, right?
M: No! You're going the wrong way. You need to get off at the next stop, cross the street, and take the uptown bus.
Text 3
M: That is a very nice shirt. Did you just buy it?
W: Yeah, I bought it yesterday. It was kind of expensive, but I just love wearing red.
Text 4
W: Is Stephanie coming to the beach with us?
M:No. I called her this morning to invite her, but she is still sick.I think she must have a severe cold.
Text 5
M: Can I help you?
W: Yes, I would like to have these clothes washed. Please be careful with this sweater. It is very valuable.
M: Don't worry. We will be gentle with all of your clothes.
Text 6
W: Let's go to that Mexican restaurant where we used to eat. It has the best soup.
M: I'd rather go to that Salvadoran restaurant. It has good soup,too, but the special is corn pancakes with melted cheese inside.
W:What kind of restaurant is that?
M: It serves food that people eat in El Salvador.
W: Where is El Salvador?
M: It's the smallest country in Central America, south of Mexico. The food there is very tasty. Wanna try it out?
W:Sure, let's go!
Text 7
W:Hi, can I help you?
M: Yes, I saw your ad in today's newspaper. It says that you need to hire an assistant. Can you tell me some information about the job?
W:OK. Well, we manage a very busy agency. The assistant will help by answering phones and typing documents. The problem is that you'll have to concentrate in a noisy environment. Can you handle that?
M: Yes. I have worked for busy organizations before.
W:And how fast can you type?
M: I type 60 words per minute.
W:Great. Feel free to come down and pick up an application from me. If we hire you, your position will be temporary for the first three months.
M: That makes sense. Well, I look forward to meeting you.
Text 8
W: Is the weather in San Francisco so bad all the time in the fall?
M:Yep. This is a typical autumn. It gets worse though. At least it's not raining that much.
W: That's too bad.
M: You'll get used to it. In the meantime, you'll have to watch a lot of movies. Seems like the only thing to do with the bad weather.
W:Too expensive. Can you believe how much movies cost these days?
M: Yeah. It's crazy. It's like nine dollars a movie.
W:Unless it's a date, I'm not going to pay that much to watch a movie.
Text 9
M: Good morning, ma'am. Are you being helped?
W:No, I'm not. I'm here to look for a winter coat.
M: I can certainly help you with that...How about this one? It's made of very high quality wool.
W: It's nice. But I actually need something warmer. This would work if I were staying here in Los Angeles, but it's too light for a Chicago winter.
M: Ah! You need a very heavy coat, then. Please follow me...Look at this one. It is our warmest coat, and it is also fashionable and very comfortable.
W:Would it be possible to get a discount on it?
M: Maybe we can give you a five percent discount.
W:OK. I'lItake it.
M: Can I interest you in some gloves? They're ten percent off now.
W: No, thanks. I used to live in Connecticut, so I already have some.
Text 10
So, here we are. As I told you, the country schoolhouse was three miles from my uncle's farm. You wouldn't imagine that there would be a school in the woods, would you? The house held about 24 boys and 20 girls at that time. We went to school once or twice a week in summer. All the pupils brought their lunches in baskets corn cakes, milk, and other good things. We sat in the shade of the trees at noon and ate them. You know how old I was when I went to this school for the first time? I was seven. I can still remember what happened that day. A fifteen-year-old girl stopped me at the gate and asked me if I was used to smoking. I said no. She made a face at me and made fun of me to the crowd, saying, "Here is a boy who is seven years old and can't even smoke! "I didn't understand why that could have possibly been a bad thing, and I continued to my classroom.