2011年11月高三调研考试.doc

2011年11月高三调研考试
英语试卷
本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读理解和书面表达。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)
Section A (22.5 marks)
Directions: In this section you’ll hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.
You will hear each conversation TWICE.
Example;
When will the magazine probably arrive?
A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday.
The answer is B.
Conversation 1
1. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Dates. B. Strangers. C. Friends.
2. What are they doing now?
A. Listening to pop music. B. Going to a ball. C. Dancing.
Conversation 2
3. Which season is it now?
A. Autumn. B. Summer. C. Spring.
4. What can we learn from the Chinese saying?
A. People should wear warm clothes in spring.
B. People should wear warm clothes in autumn.
C. People should wear less clothing in spring.
Conversation 3
5. Why was Jack at the restaurant with his family?
A. For his grandpa’s birthday.
B. For his parents’ wedding anniversary.

C. For his grandma’s birthday.
6. When is the woman’s birthday?
A. Tomorrow. B. In February. C. In January.
Conversation 4
7. Why did the woman call the man?
A. To ask for directions. B. To inform him where she is. C. To say sorry.
8. What time is it now?
A. Around 7:30. B. Around 8:00. C. Around 8:30.
9. Where did the woman leave from?
A. Her house. B. The hotel. C. Her office.
Conversation 5
10. What kind of person is Rosie?
A. She’s talkative. B. She’s a real complainer. C. She’s easygoing.
11. What day is today?
A. Friday. B. Thursday. C. Wednesday.
12. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Talk with Rosie directly.
B. Not go to eat out with Rosie again.
C. Let some other people talk to Rosie.
Conversation 6
13. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Friends. B. Husband and wife. C. Guide and traveler.
14. What do we know about the woman?
A. She visited many interesting places in Nanjing.
B. She loves traveling.
C. She enjoyed everything in Nanjing.
15. What will they do next?
A. Enjoy the fresh air. B. Take some pictures. C. Look at some photos.
Section B (7.5 marks)
Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
You will hear the short passage TWICE.
Room Order
Customer
Peter
Floor of the 2 rooms
On the 16 floor
Price for each room
17 per night
Meals to be paid for
18
Means of payment
By cash or 19
Arrival date
On 20
Part П Language Knowledge (45 marks)
Section A (15 marks)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
Example:
The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket the desert.
A. covering B. covered C. cover D. to cover
The answer is A.
21. Look over there—there’ s a very long, winding path _________ up to the house.
A. leading B. leads C. led D. to lead
22. — Did Alan enjoy seeing his old friend yesterday?
— Yes, he did. He ______ his old friend for a long time.
A. didn’t see B. hadn’t seen C. hasn’t seen D. wouldn’t see
23．_____ alone in the large house, the little boy had to learn to survive by himself.
A. To leave B. Leaving C. Left D. Being left
24. The children were catching butterflies in the garden. Some caught a lot, and others caught _______ at all.
A. nothing         B. neither          C. no one         D. none
25. The course normally attracts 20 students per year, _______ up to half will be from abroad.
A. of whom B. for whom C. with which D. in which
26. A number of students________ playing on the ground but I don’t know what the exact number ______.
A are; is B are; are C is; is D is; are
27．I_ promise anything, but I'll do what I can to help you．
A．wouldn't B．can't C．couldn't D．mustn't
28. — Several department stores, including the one we usually go to, _____ sidewalk sales this week.
— Let’s go and have a look.
A. is having B. have had C. has D. are having
29. Many applicants stood outside the manager’s office, nervously waiting ________ for the job.
A. to choose B. being chosen C. to be chosen D. choosing
30．Once education is made free，many children who have dropped out of school .
A．will come back B．came back C．have come back D．had come back
31. — Are you still thinking about the email Tony sent you yesterday？
— Oh，to tell the truth, that’s makes me feel excited.
A. how B. what C. that D. why
32．So much of interest ______that most visitors simply run out of time before seeing it all.
A. offers Beijing B. Beijing offers C. does Beijing offer D. Beijing does offer
33. _____ a girl’s brain is better organized to send and receive speech, we generally talk to them more.
A. Although B. When　　　　　 C. For 　 D. Since
34 I wonder _______ that got the idea of publishing the Guinness Book of World Records.
A. who was it B. who it was 　 C. it was who 　 D. whom he was
35. -— Have the police found the parents of the baby found by the road?
— Not yet. His identity ____________.
A. has been found out B. had been found out
C. is being found out D. would be found out
Section B (18 marks)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Night after night, my mother came to my bed, even long after my childhood years. She would 36 and push my long hair out of the way, and then kiss my forehead.
I don’t remember when it first started 37 me—her hands pushing my hair that way, for they felt work-worn and rough against my young skin. Finally , one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t do that any more—your hands are too rough!” she made no reply and left quietly.
But never again did my mother do it with that familiar expression of her 38 .
With the passing years, my 39 returned to that night time after time. By then I 40 my mother’s hands and her goodnight kiss. Sometimes the incident seemed very 41 , sometimes far away, but always it was 42 in the back of my mind.
The years have passed, and I’m not a little girl any more. Mom is in her seventies, and those hands I once 43 to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family.
Now, Mom no longer has Dad and lives alone. One night on Thanksgiving Eve, I found myself drawn to her house to spend the night with her. As I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly ran across my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a 44 , ever so gently , touched my forehead. I burst into tears.
In my memory, thousands of times, I 45 the night my young voice complained. Catching Mom’s hand in hand, I told her how sorry I was for that night. I thought she’d remember as I did. But Mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had already forgotten and 46 long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was 47 to be found.
36．A．lie down B．bend down C．look at D．fall to
37．A．annoying B．astonishing C．delighting D．disappointing
38．A．pity B．sadness C．apology D．love
39．A．feelings B．opinions C．thoughts D．spirits
40．A．missed B．forgot C．held D．shook
41．A．strange B．close C．serious D．common
42．A．stressed B．existed C．hidden D．exposed
43．A．expected B．changed C．reminded D．complained
44．A．kiss B．tear C．press D．hand
45．A．returned B．remembered C．realized D．recalled
46．A．disappeared B．forgiven C．apologized D．abandoned
47．A．still B．soon C．nowhere D．anyhow
Section C (12 marks)
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet, chat and go where we’ve never been before. 48 just as in face-to-face communication, there are some basic rules of behavior that should be followed when online.
One of the basic rules is simple: treat others 49 the same way you would want to be treated. Imagine 50 you’d feel if you were in others’ shoes.
If someone in the chat room is rude 51 you, your instinct (本能反应) is to fire back (反击) in the same manner. But try not to do so. You should either ignore the person, 52 use your chat software to block his messages.
Everyone was new to the network once. Offer your suggestions when asked by newcomers, as 53 may not be sure what to do or how to communicate. When someone makes a mistake, whether it’s 54 stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it.
It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age, sex and marital status (婚姻状况), 55 you know the person very well, and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information.
Part Ш Reading Comprehension (30 marks)
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
A
In the US and Britain, the slogan around colleges was “Save water. Shower with a friend.” Now, Wuhan University has come up with another system for the campus bathhouse. It charges students for the amount of time in a shower. Before entering the bathhouse, students pay for the amount of time they want in the shower with cash or their student ID card. The clock starts ticking the minute the tape is turned on. It pauses when a button is pressed for soap. An integrated circuit(IC) card reader at each tap shows the time. No money, no water. The benefits of the new system can be seen with the old system, which charged 1 yuan for each person regardless of time in the shower. The university used about 320 tons of water daily under the old system, but only 160 tons now.
Many students use the new system but opinions on it are divided. Some students say it is bad because bathing had become a sort of race. Many people using it for the first time are not sure how long they need to shower. Some might be embarrassed if their time is up and they’re still covered in soap. They have to ask the bathhouse worker to help them buy extra time.
“It’s a flaw in the system that you can not buy extra time on the ID card,” said Ren, a freshman in Wuhan University. The university is also considering some students’ suggestions that they be allowed to pay after they’ve finished the shower. Not surprisingly, some are complaining about losing the hour shower. But many students say the move helps them develop a water-saving sense.
Without the time limits, most students tended to shower for 30 to an hour in the bathhouse.
Some even used the hot water to wash their clothes. “In my experience, 10-20 minutes is enough,” said Dai Zhihua, a third-year student who usually takes 8 minutes.
A similar system has been installed in other universities. Shanghai Normal University introduced it at its Fengxiang Campus in September. The bathing fee there is 0.2 yuan per minute. One male student responded by setting a record with a two-minute shower.
56. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Students pay for the amount of time they want in the shower.
B. The clock times all through while the student is bathing except when the bather paused for soap.
C. If money runs out, there will be no water.
D. Having finished bathing, the student has to pay for it.
57. The underline word “flaw” (Paragraph3) most probably means______.
A. fault B. advantage C. pity D. fault perfection
58. Since the new system has performed, ______ of water can be saved.
A. a quarter B. one third C. one half D. two thirds
59. It can be inferred from the passage that______.
A. the new operation can solve the water crisis
B. The new operation can raise students’ environmental awareness
C. a similar operation has been set in other universities
D. The university has saved a lot of water by using the new system
60. In which column can you find this passage?
A. People B. Society C. Campus Life D. Lifestyle
B
Grandparents might be known for spoiling grandchildren, but a new study says they might also be helping the kids improve their social skills and behavior.
Spending time with grandma and grandpa especially appears to help children from single-parent, divorced/separated or stepfamily households, according to the report, published in the February Journal of Family Psychology.
"Grandparents are a positive force for all families but play a significant role in families undergoing difficulties," the study's lead author, Shalhevet Attar-Schwartz, of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, said in an American Psychological Association news release. "They can reduce the negative influence of parents separating and be a resource for children who are going through these family changes."
In interviewing 11- to 16-year olds from England and Wales, Attar-Schwartz and her team found that the more conversations the youths had with a grandparent, including asking for advice or even money, the better they got along with their peers and the fewer problems they had, such as hyperactivity (活动过度的) and disruptive (破坏性的) behavior.
"This was found across all three family structures," she said. "But adolescents in single-parent households and stepfamilies benefited the most. The effect of their grandparents' involvement was stronger compared to children from two biological parent families."
The study did not look at children who lived alone with their grandparents, though.
The findings have great implications for people in the United States, the authors said, because American grandparents are increasingly sharing living space with their grandchildren. A 2004 U.S. Census Bureau survey found that more than 5 million households include a grandparent and a grandchild under 18, up 30 percent since 1990, according to background information in the news release.
61. It is generally believed that a grandmother __________.
A. can help a child through hard times
B. can help kids develop social skills
C. can spoil a child
D. is a positive force for all families
62. According to the passage, grandparents will be of least benefit to a child __________.
A. from two biological