炎德?英才大联考高三月考试卷(八)

英  语

湖南师大附中高三月考命题组组稿

命题人：祝颂平  朱蔚  胡玲玲  徐洁  苏晓玲  蒋向华  冯伟

时量：120分钟    满分：150分

第一部分  听力(共三节，满分30分)

第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选

出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What time is it now?（    ）

A．3：00 P．m．    B．3：30 P．m．    C．6：30 P．m．

2．How much money can the woman have for herself? （    ）

A．5 yuan．    B．4．5 yuan．    C．3．5 yuan．

3．Where is the woman now?

A．In the hospital．    B．At the office．    C．At the men's home．

4．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．Customer and waitress．  B．Hostess and guest． C．Boss and  clerk．

5．How often will the woman have to take the medicine?

A．Four times a day．    B．Twice a day．    C．Three times a day．

第二节(共12小题；每小题1．5分，满分18分)

    听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有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。每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。

6．How much will the man pay for the computer?

A．$2，000．    B．$1，750．    C．$1，450．

7．What does the man think of the second computer?

    A．It is heavy．    B．It is good．    C．It is expensive．

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8．When do they hope to send out the first shipment?

A．In May．    B．In June．    C．In August．

9．What would the woman like to do in the meeting?

    A．Make some arrangements for the next week．

    B．Go over the marketing plan．

C．Meet some ad companies．

10．Which way of advertising does the woman show special interest in?

    A．TV．    B．Radio．    C．Brochures．

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11．What is the man?

A．A reporter．    B．A policeman．    C．A student．

12．Why did the man get off his bike?

A．Because he wanted to make a phone call．

B．Because he saw something at a phone box．

C．Because he thought there was something wrong with his bike．

13．Where did the man make the call?

A．At a house nearby．    B．At the phone box．    C．At a police station．

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。

14．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．Friends．    B．Workmates．    C．Waiter and customer．

15．What do western people think of breakfast?

A．Normal．    B．Satisfying．    C．Important．

16．Why do western people have business lunch or fast food for lunch?

    A．They can save time．    B．They are delicious．

C．The people think little of lunch．

17．What can we learn from the conversation?

    A．The speakers will have dinner together．

    B．The man owns a restaurant．

C．The woman knows a lot about the western restaurant．

第三节  (共3小题；每小题1．5分，满分4．5分)

听下面一段材料，将第18至第20三个小题的信息补充完整，每小题不超过三个单词。听材料前，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15秒钟的作答时间。本段材料读两遍。

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第二部分  英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节  单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21．The CPI went up sharply，as was reported in the newspaper，mainly  due to 

            20 percent rise in――food prices．

A．／；／    B．a；the    C．／；the   D．a；／

22．―Which of those electronic dictionaries do you like most?

    ―          ．They are both expensive and of little use．

A．None    B．Neither    C．All   D．Both

23．Communication along with information industry   an important part in modern times．

A．play    B．plays    C．have played   D．are playing

24．The students will usually have a very anxious time       for the result of each examination．

A．waiting    B．to wait    C．wait   D．waited

25．At no time，as we know，         forget that solving Taiwan Issue is entirely internal Chinese affair．

A．we can    B．we could    C．can we  D．could we

26．Failure is never pleasurable，but it can make a positive contribution to your life   

          you learn to use it．

A．since    B．once    C．until    D．unless

27．Private cars are required to take turns off roads one out of five weekdays    

the traffic pressure．

A．reducing    B．reduce    C．to reduce   D．reduced

28．We admit that Parkour is really fantastic．        ，it's no good for young people to copy it．

A．Therefore    B．However    C．Moreover D．Furthermore

29．           in an atmosphere of simple living is what some parents wish for．

    A．Children are educated    B．Children educated

C．Children's educating      D．Children's being educated

30．―Is this the first time you         Changsha?

    ―No．But the first time I           here，the city wasn't so beautiful．

    A．visited；came              B．visited；have come

C．have visited；have come    D．have visited；came

31．July 1st，1997 was a major turning point     the British handed Hong Kong over to China．Some British still chose to stay and link their future to the city of Hong Kong's．

A．that    B．where    C．when   D．why

32．The Olympic Games hold the ideal       matters is not winning but participating．

A．that it    B．what it    C．that what  D．What that

33．The University of Beijing is one of the oldest universities in China and has always been in the lead when it comes to    new challenges．

A．be facing    B．face    C．facing    D．faced

34．Dreams might mean nothing，     new research finds many people in at least three countries believe dreams contain important        truths．

A．and；hidden    B．but；hidden    C．and；hiding  D．but；hiding

35．There is plenty of time for you to think about it carefully，so you       rush now．        you change your mind, I wouldn't mine．

    A．needn't; Should    B．shouldn't；Could

C．can't; Would       D．won't；Might

第二节  完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36―55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。

When I was a child of seven years old，my friends，on a holiday，filled my pocket with coppers．I went at once to a shop where they sold  36  for children．  37  the sound of a whistle that I had seen by the way，in the hands of another boy，I handed over all my  38  for one．I then came home, and went  39  all over the house, much pleased with my whistle，  40   disturbing all the family．My brothers and sisters and cousins，when I told of  41  I had made, said I had given four times as much as the whistle was worth．They put me  42  what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money．  43   the matter gave me more disappointment than the whistle gave me pleasure．

This，however, was afterwards of use to me，for the impression continued on my mind，  44  often, when I was tempted to buy something I did not need，I said to myself，“Don't give too much for the whistle．”and I  45  my money． 46  I grew up, came into the world，and observed the actions of men, I thought I met with many，very many，who“gave too much for the  whistle”．

If I knew a miser who gave up every kind of comfortable living，all the  47  of doing good to others，all the esteem of his fellow citizens and the joys of friendship， 48  gathering and keeping wealth―“Poor man,”said I．“you pay too  49  for your whistle．”When I met a man of pleasure，who did not try to  50  his mind or his fortune but merely devoted himself to having a good time，perhaps  51  his health,“Mistaken man，”said I，“you are providing  52  for yourself, instead of pleasure; you are paying too dear for your whistle．”If I saw someone fond of  53  who had fine clothes，fine houses，fine furniture，fine earrings，all  54   his fortune，and for which he had run into debt,“Alas,” said I，“he has paid dear，very dear，for his whistle．”In short the miseries of mankind are largely due to their putting a   55  value on things to giving“too much for their whistles”．

36．A．candies    B．whistles  C．dolls    D．toys

37．A．Charmed with    B．Surprised at    C．Inspired by   D．Moved by

38．A．money    B．energy    C．wealth D．courage

39．A．speaking         B．laughing    C．whistling   D．showing

40．A．and    B．but    C．so    D．then

41．A．the wish    B．the decision    C．the choice及  D．the bargain

42．A．in mind of    B．in search for    C．in favor of   D．in response to

43．A．Forgetting about   B．Thinking about  C．Worrying about D．Bringing about

44．A．in order that    B．so that    C．for fear that  D．in that

45．A．saved    B．lost    C．spent   D．paid

46．A．While    B．Since    C．Until   D．As

47．A．comfort    B．feelings    C．ideas    D．pleasure

48．A．for the sake of    B．in case of    C．because of  D．except for

49．A．many    B．little    C．dear   D．large

50．A．get    B．put    C．improve   D．make

51．A．overcoming    B．neglecting    C．emphasizing  D．keeping

52．A．evil    B．pain    C．failure   D．hurt

53．A．health    B．exercise    C．appearance  D．business

54．A．above    B．off    C．up    D．on

55．A．considerable    B．priceless    C．unbelievable   D．false

第三部分  阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节选择题(共17小题；每小题2分，满分34分)

阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

John Steinbeck once said，“All American believe they are born fishermen．For a man to admit to a distaste in fishing would be like speaking publicly against mother-love or hating moonlight．”

I can't say I'm the biggest John Steinbeck fan．Actually，the only thing I can ever remember read by him was“The Pearl”when I was in middle school，but I couldn't agree more with the man when it comes to fishing．When I am on a boat in the middle of the Lay Lake，fishing off the shores of the Florida Keys for tarpon or catching rainbow trout in the Shoshone River of Wyoming．Fishing is my life．

According to the American Sports Fishing Association，the fishing industry brings in more than $116 billion per year from fishermen across the country．

However，fishing is much more than that．Fishing is a way of life for many people and a way to escape everyday stress．Being a fisherman makes me a member of a wonderful group of people extending to all walks of life．Even the former President Bush can be found fishing on his farm in Texas with his good friend Roland Martin when the jobs get too stressful．

I can remember fishing with my grandfather when I was 5 years old on his boat at Lake Mitchell．Although I didn't understand what I was doing, I did know that my grandfather was happy and that made me happy．Since then I've spent the past 16 years on the rivers and lakes of Alabama．

After days of practice，before and after work，I slowly developed an understanding of fishing．My boss，Ric Horst，took me back to the Shoshone, and I managed to bring in a 19-inch cutthroat trout．Fishing with Ric was a life-changing experience for me．He not only showed me how to fish correctly，but also told me how fishing could be a way to escape your problems．

Since then，prime-time season seems to take forever to arrive．

Now，with the ending of February and beginning of March in sight，the excitement of heading out to Lake Tus Caloosa or Lake Lurleen before classes and catching something has finally returned．

56．What John Steinbeck said in the first paragraph implies that         ．

    A．American are believed to be the offspring of fishermen

    B．it is unthinkable for an American to admit his dislike of fishing

    C．all American are expert at fishing

D．those who dislike fishing would not love their mother

57．The writer came to understand the real meaning of fishing     ．

    A．when he was reading“The Pearl”by John Steinbeck

    B．when he went fishing with his grandfather at Lake Mitchell

    C．after he had spent 16 years on the rivers and lakes of Alabama

D．after he went fishing with his boss，Ric Horst on the Shoshone

58．According to the author，           ．

    A．people can get to know VIPs when fishing

    B．people can smooth away all the troubles by fishing

    C．fishing is a way of communication

D．fishing is a way of life for most American people

59．What is the purpose of the writing?

    A．To describe the writer's experience and understanding of fishing．

    B．To explain the reason why so many Americans like fishing．

    C．To make others understand the industry of fishing．

D．To express his opinions about fishing in different time of the year．

B

A strong wind can be a dangerous thing―sometimes it is powerful enough to knock you off your feet．But to plants，the wind is a source of new life，carrying them or their spores(孢子) thousands of miles．

A NASA satellite called QuikSCAT has discovered highways of wind over the Earth's oceans．Scientists believe these invisible roads may explain why many nonflowering plants，such as mosses(苔)and lichens(地衣)，grow where they do．

The satellite is able to send microwaves(微波)from space to the surface of the ocean．The pattern of signals that come back shows which way the winds are blowing．

Using this data，the scientists studied a group of islands in the southern hemisphere(半球)，near Antarctica．Winds tend to blow anticlockwise(逆时针)in this region，but there are lots of local differences．

When the researchers compared these local patterns to botanical(植物学)data，they found that the wind had an important effect on where species of mosses，lichens，and other nonflowering plants grow．

For example，Bouvet Island and Heard Island，share 30 per cent of their moss species，29 per cent of liverworts(叶苔)，and 32 per cent of lichens―even though they are 4，430 kilometers apart．In contrast，Gough Island and Bouvet Island，separated by just 1,860 kilometers of sea，share only 16 per cent of mosses and 17 per cent of liverworts．They have no lichens in common．

Ferns(蕨类植物)and flowering plants don't travel as well in the wind，so they don't show the same kinds of distribution(分布)patterns．

60．This story is about         ．

    A．the discovery of wind highways     B．how wind travels

C．how wind affects different plants   D．one function of the wind

61．The underlined word”data”in the fourth paragraph means“      ”．

A．signal    B．pattern    C．information  D．research

62．Which of the following is WRONG?

    A．Bouvet Island，Heard Island and Gough Island are all in the southern hemisphere．

    B．Winds in the researched area blow anti-clockwise．

    C．The scientists shouldn't base this research on how winds affect where ferns grow．

D．Without the discovery of QuikSCAT，the research wouldn't have made sense．

63．Which of the following diagrams shows the correct position of the islands?

64．What is the writing style of this passage?

    A．A news report．              B．An argumentative writing．

C．An expository writing．      D．A practical writing．

C

Personal Background

Steve Jobs

Apple Computer

3-year return：26%

AGE：42

CEO since：1997

Here's a guy with enough knowledge，ability and brainpower to effectively hold down two CEO jobs at once―and do a pretty amazing job at both．We've listed him for his post at Apple, but of course Steve Jobs also runs Pixar，the animation company．Coming in after a $ 1 billion loss in fiscal 1997，Jobs turned a $106 million profit―38 percent above Wall Street's consensus target．A lot of credit goes to a very simple idea: Make computers in different colors. Jobs was the only one who thought to make it happen．The colorful mid-priced iMac has also succeeded by playing down the compatibility(兼容性)problem．Apple positioned it as the machine for the Internet, where compatibility questions are no big deal．Behind the scenes，Jobs also streamlined the product line，reduced the head count，consolidated distribution，and slimmed inventory. Meanwhile，over at Pixar，A Bug's Life nabbed a total $159 million in domestic box office，the highest domestic animated take since Toy Story and third highest ever，after Toy Story and the leader，The Lion King．

Business philosophy：“The technology isn't the hard part．The hard part is，Who's going to buy it? How are they going to buy it? How do you tell them about it?”

How he got the job：The Apple board begged him to return．

Management Style：At Apple，Jobs is a micromanager―some say nanomanager who changes mood suddenly and unexpectedly．Virtually every decision goes by him. “At any time，10，000 employees are wondering，‘What would Steve say?’not‘What is the right thing to do?’”said a former Apple exec．At Pixar， realizing that he isn't a film visionary，he leaves the experts to their knitting．

Financial reward：His Apple rewards are minimal―a salary of one dollar a year so that his family is eligible for the health plan．But his 69 percent share of Pixar is worth about $ 1.3 billion.

65．According to the passage，the following adjectives can be used to describe Jobs EXCEPT         ．

A．creative    B．demanding    C．easy-going  D．distinguished

66．We can infer from the passage that         ．

    A．although Jobs does a good job at Apple，he isn't equal to handle his business at Pixar

    B．iMac is Apple's hit product for its convenience and fair price

    C．being a CEO at Apple，Jobs needs a considerable income to make sure that his family can get medical treatment

D．Jobs makes a big difference at Apple as a designer as well as a marketing planner

67．The underlined word“nabbed”in Para 2 probably means“       ”．

A．pulled up    B．brought in    C．went through  D．handed over

68．The reason why Jobs doesn't involve himself much in animation is that       ．

    A．he considers himself neither professional nor qualified

    B．he spends most of his time at Apple and spares little time at Pixar

    C．he shows no talent for animation，nor is he into it

D．his 69 percent share of Pixar is worth about $1．3 billion，which enables him not to be concerned about the management

D

The“For Sale”signs are just starting to grow, but already experts worry that this spring home-buying season will be even tougher than the last．

Despite tentative signs of recovery in hard-hit areas like California and Florida，the broader housing market is far from reaching bottom, economists say．Across much of the nation, prices are likely to keep falling into 2010．

So this March-to-June season, when most homes are bought and sold，will be bad，perhaps the worst since the market began to spiral down in 2006．

Across the nation, 19 million houses and apartments―nearly one out of every seven―are vacant, the highest percentage since the 1960s．But only about six million of those homes are for sale or for rent．That means millions more could still flood onto the market，depressing prices further．

For would-be sellers, the bad news keeps coming．This week，one new report showed that one in nine mortgages(抵押)was illegal or in foreclosure(失去赎回权)，while another showed that January contract signings for sales of previously owned homes fell at their fastest pace in two years．

On Wednesday, the Obama administration announced details of a plan that will pay banks to lower monthly payments for troubled borrowers，hoping to prevent millions of foreclosures and keep more homes occupied．Despite that effort，most analysts expect the outlook to worsen．

But as the recession deepens，the downturn in housing, where the economic crisis began, is starting to play out in new，unexpected ways．Cities where home values held up last year are suffering now, while some suburban areas where prices fell arc slowly starting to improve．

“The further you get from the city，the more prices have declined，and that's where we see sales increasing．”said Glenn Kelman，chief executive of Redfin，a real estate brokerage firm．“Eighteen months ago, the city was the only place where people were still buying homes．”

In inland areas of California，for instance，sales are surging now that prices have fallen sharply．But most of the sellers are not individuals but rather banks that foreclosed on homeowners who could not or would not pay their mortgages．By contrast, in cities like New York and San Francisco, where prices have not fallen as much, the market is largely frozen．

69．What would be the best title for the passage?

    A．A Gloomy Outlook for Home Sales' Big Season

    B．New York Facing More Housing Problems

    C．A Negative Effect of America's Financial Recession

D．Houses Becoming Cheaper in America

70．Why do experts think this spring season will be tougher than the last? 

    A．Because there are few signs of recovery in hard-hit areas．

B．Because citizens feel pessimistic about the Obama administration．   

C．Because prices keep falling and more homes will flood onto the market．

D．Because many mortgages were illegal or in foreclosure．

71．According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?

    A．Not all vacant houses are for sale or for rent at the moment．

    B．The Obama administration plans to repay loans for troubled borrowers．

    C．This March-to-June season will be the worst season ever．

D．Home values in California used to fall，but now they start to rise．

72．The examples of California and New York show that    ．

    A．the recession is deepening

B．the economic downturn started in New York and then influenced California

C．banks tend to buy more houses instead of individuals

D．the housing market in cities is not as active as in suburban areas

第二节简答题(共3小题；每小题2分,满分6分)

阅渎下面短文，根据文后各题的具体要求回答问题，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

Tears are nature's way of making us feel more comfortable．When our eyes are made uncomfortable by some small pieces of pollution, or when we are cutting onions，or when we are exhausted and“red-eyes”from over work and late hours, tears form in our eyes to clean and refresh them．

Tears are also a sign of strong emotion．We cry when we are sad and we cry when we are happy．And tears seem to be uniquely human．We know that animals also experience emotion fear，pleasure，loneliness，but they do not shed(流)tears．

Biologically speaking，tears are actually drops of saline fluid，which is a little bit salty，produced by a gland(腺)in the body．Because salt is an important component，tears may actually constitute the most conclusive evidence that the human animal is the end product of a long evolutionary process that began in the sea．

And it is clear that，in addition to the emotional benefits，the shedding of tears has a specific biological function as well．Through tears，we can eliminate from our body certain chemicals which build up in response to stress and create a chemical imbalance in the body．Crying actually makes us feel better by correcting that imbalance and making us feel good again．And thus the emotional and the biological functions of tears merge(合并)into one and make us even more“human”than we would otherwise be．

73．What's the main idea of the first paragraph?(回答词数不超过8个单词)

74．The underlined part“tears seem to be uniquely human”in Paragraph 2 infers that“                           ” ．(回答词数不超过6个单词)

75．In response to stress，how does crying make us feel better?(回答词数不超过10个单词)

第四部分  书面表达(共两节，满分35分)

第一节 填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读短文，根据所读内容在文后的76~85的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。注意：每空不超过3个单词。

Chinese researchers have developed a strategy that reduces the transmission of the parasitic illness schistosomiasis(血吸虫病)，known as“Snail Fever”，which affects an estimated 207 million people in rural parts of Asia and Africa．Experts say drugs alone do not work very well to control the disease．

The researchers are reporting in The New England Journal of Medicine that they have developed a strategy to reduce infections of the hard to control parasitic disease．

Experts say schistosomiasis can be a life-long illness that causes severe malnutrition(营养不良) and anemia(贫血症)．The infection occurs when human skin comes in contact with water contaminated(被污染的)with certain types of snails that carry eggs called schistosomcs．A vicious cycle begins when infected humans urinate(排尿) or defecate(排便)into the water and release the schistosomes，which mature into snails that lay eggs that infect others．

Standard treatment for the parasitic disease is a drug called praziquantel．

But international health professor Charles King of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland，Ohio says the drug is not enough to eliminate the disease from communities because schistosomiasis is a cyclical disease．

“You treat the infection today，but if it comes back next year，that person will go on and get into that vicious cycle of illness，”he said．“So what they are reporting in this article is an attempt to go to a community and find out，’Exactly what does it take to really stop transmission?’And I think that is a really exciting move forward in this particular field．”

In their study，the researchers report the results of several measures taken to reduce the schistosomiasis infection rate from 2005 through 2007 in two Chinese villages in Jiangxi Province．

The measures include improving sanitation by providing fresh tap water to residents，building lavatories，providing boats with tanks to store human waste and an education campaign．

In one village，the infection rate dropped from 11．5 percent to 7 percent and the infection rate fell from four percent to less than one percent in the second village．

Dr．King says slowing the cycle of infection, as the Chinese researchers showed, can have long-term benefits for impoverished(poor)villages where residents are stricken with schistosomiasis．

“We would expect to see a boost in health，what they call a‘virtuous cycle’，that all those improvements would feed into the community and help to improve their development．And that would actually facilitate changes that we need，”he said．

Title：About the Disease Schistosomiasis

第二节写作(满分25)

某中学生英语报习作栏正在就下列漫画举行征文活动。请仔细观察漫画，并根据漫画所表述的内容，用英语写一篇短文向该报投稿。

一、内容要点：

1．专家们赞成取消文理分科。

理由是：1)文理分科不利于学生全面发展。

        2)社会对人才的要求不是单一的，多学些知识更能适应社会的需要。

2．你作为一名高中生对取消文理分科持什么态度，并陈述你的理由。(至少写出两条理由)

四、开头语已为你写好(不计入总字数)。

试题详情

第一部分

1．A    2．C    3．B    4．A    5．C    6．B    7．A    8．C    9．B    10．A

11．C   12．B   13．A   14．A   15．C  16．A   17．B  18．Wine 

19．heavy rain   20．easy-drinking

第二部分

21．D    【解析】a 20 percent rise上升百分之二十；第二空泛指。

22．A 【解析】根据下一句内容得知，答话人持否定态度。neither用于两者之间，故排除。

23．B 【解析】主语是communication，故谓语动词用单数。

24．A 【解析】have a very anxious(difficult)time doing sth焦急万分地／高度紧张地做某事。

25．C 【解析】考查部分倒装结构。当含有否定意义的副词置于句首以示强调时，句子的

主谓作部分倒装，此句不能用委婉语气．故排除答案D。

26．B 【解析】考查连词once一旦。

27．C 【解析】考查非谓语动词，此处不定式作目的状语。

28．B  【解析】考查副词，后面句子表转折。

29．D 【解析】动名词短语作主语。

30．D  【解析】考查动词时态。第一空是句型的要求用现在完成时；第二空反映过去的实际情况。

31．C  【解析]when引导的定语从句。

32．C  【解析】考查同位语从句和名词性从句。因名词性从句中缺主语，故选C。

33．C 【解析】When it comes to doing sth当谈到／涉及到……。

34．B  【解析】hidden潜在的。

35．A  【解析】第二空是将来虚拟语气倒装(从句)。正常语序为：If you should change your mind，I wouldn't (change) mine．

【文章大意】这篇文章通过作者小时候的一次经历，总结出一个人生道理，那就是千万不要做得不偿失的事情。

36．D 【解析】从下文可以得知作者买到的东西是口哨，而能买到口哨的店子应该不只是卖口哨，而是卖各种各样的玩具，所以选“toys”。

37．A 【解析】be charmed with意思是“被……迷住”，从下文可以得知，作者一直想买的是口哨，所以选A符合上下文的意思。

38．A  【解析】从常识可以判断，想要买东西的话，要给老板的肯定是钱，所以选“money”。

39．C  【解析】既然作者那么喜欢这只口哨，他买回家后一定会吹个不停，所以选whistling符合上下文的意思。

40．B  【解析】“but”在文中表转折，指的是虽然他自己很满意所买的口哨，但是反复地在家里吹却扰乱了家人，所以只有“but”符合文章的逻辑。

41．D  【解析】从后文中，可以看出作者的哥哥姐姐认为他买贵了，所以在当时应该是作者告诉他们他觉得自己买得很合算，买得很便宜，所以选“bargain”。

42．A  【解析】put sb in mind of sth意思是“使某人想到某事”，只有这个搭配符合上下文的意思。

43．B  【解析】作者的这次购物经历让他感到很郁闷，应该是想到这样的事情让他感到的更多的是失望而不是开心，所以要选“Thinking about”。

44．B  【解析】so that表示“结果”，引导结果状语从句，符合上下文。

45．A  【解析】作者拒绝了那些购物的诱惑，自然就能把钱省下来，所以选“saved”。

46．D 【解析】as意思是“随着”，引导时间状语从句。其它的词虽然也可引导时间状语从句，但没有as准确。

47．D  【解析】the pleasure of doing good to．．．意思是“助人之乐”,the pleasure也是作前面动词短语的gave up宾语。

48．A  【解析】for the sake of“为了”，从上下文看,那些人牺牲了很多东西，就是为了积聚财富。

49．C  【解析】dear意思是“昂贵的”，符合上下文。

50．C  【解析】作者的意思是指那种不思进取的人，所以这里选“improve”符合上下文

的意思。

51．B  【解析】人往往在追求享乐的时候会忽视自己的健康，所以选“neglecting”。

52．B 【解析】作者对这种只贪图享乐，不顾自己健康的人也不理解，他认为他得到的不是快乐，而是痛苦，所以选“pain”。

53．C 【解析】从下文看，这种人在乎的是fine clothes，fine houses，fine furniture，fine earrings，而这些东西都是外在的东西，所以这种人应该是很注重自己外貌的人。所以选“appearance”。

54．A  【解析】above“超过”，符合上下文。

55．D 【解析】在作者看来，正是因为很多人有着错误的价值观“a false value”，所以才会让自己经常得不偿失。

56．B 【解析】从文中第一段可知答案。

57．D 【解析】从文中第六段中“I slowly developed an understanding of fishing．My boss，Ric Horst，took me back to the Shoshone，and I managed to bring in a 19-inch cutthroat trout．”可知答案。

58．C  【解析】从文中第四段中“Being a fisherman makes me a member of a wonderful group of people extending to all walks of life．”可知答案选C。B太绝对，而且句意也不符合文意。

59．A  【解析】纵观全文可知答案选A。

【文章大意】这是一篇有关植物学知识的短文。短文介绍的是“许多不开花的植物其实是通过海风把子女送往远方的”。

60．D 【解析】主旨题。从全文的意义上分析，本文讲述的是“海风的一种功能”。即：“许多不开花的植物通过海风移往远方”

61．C 【解析】词意猜测题。根据上下文的意义，data指的是卫星发回的“信息”。

62．B  【解析】判断题。根据文中“Winds tend to blow anticlockwise in this region，but there are lots of local differences”一句可判断B项是错误的。

63．D  【解析】图形题。根据短文倒数第二段的文字表述及风向，可确定三个岛是以Bouvet Island作为参照物而相对于其他岛而言的。

64．C  【解析】本文文体应属说明文。

65．C  【解析】从第二段“A lot of credit goes to a very simple idea．．．make it happen．”看出乔伯斯是个有创意的人，排除A。由第五段员工所讲的话看出乔伯斯是个对工作要求很高的人，排除B。从全文主旨大意上看乔伯斯是个杰出的CEO，排除D。C选项在文中没有体现。

66．D 【解析】推论题。从文章第二段和第三段看出乔伯斯既参与了产品设计又要对公司营销策略进行规划。由第二段第一句可排除A。由第二段“A lot of credit goes to a very simple idea：Make computers in different colors…by playing down the compatibility(兼容性)problem”看出iMac受欢迎主要因为其颜色多样化和其淡化兼容性问题，有利于上网，排除B。由最后一段看出乔伯斯在苹果收入并不高，排除C。

67．B  【解析】推断词义题。这句话的中文意思“Pixar公司的《虫虫特工队》在国内院线中票房收入1.59亿美元，位居第三位，仅次于《玩具总动员》和《狮子王》”bring in在这里指赚钱，收入的意思。

68．A 【解析】细节题。由第五段“realizing that he isn't a film visionary，he leaves the experts to their knitting．”可以看出。

69．A 【解析】主旨大意题。本文主要讲的是美国经济衰退对本季度房市造成的负面影响。

70．C  【解析】细节题，从文章第二段和第四段内容可以看出。

71．C 【解析】细节题，要注意时间状语“since the market began to spiral down in 2006”。

72．D  【解析】细节题。从文章最后三段“Cities where home values held up…starting to improve．”，“In inland areas of California．．．sales are surging”“in cities like New York and San Francisco．．．the market is largely frozen”可以看出。

73．Tears make us feel more comfortable．

74．only human shed tears／animals don't shed tears

75．By correcting the chemical imbalance in the body．

76．life-long   77．severe malnutrition  78．Affected areas  79．Water

80．Transmission   81．urinate and defecate  82．infect others  83．drugs 84．Reducing  85．Improving sanitation

书面表达：

Two possible versions:

Whether to cancel the division of science and arts in senior middle school is an issue of controversy nowadays．We have heard many different voices about it．Some experts，as we can see from the cartoon，approve of it while other senior school students are opposed to it．

Some experts stand for the view that the division of science and arts limits the overall development of the students．The lack of humanistic quality in science students as well as the lack of scientific quality in arts students undoubtedly will impact on the nation's creation and competitiveness capacity．With the prospect of Knowledge Economy brightened，the experts firmly believe that the students with varieties of ability can adapt to the high pace of the developing society more smoothly．

However，regardless of such persuasive reasons，I still find myself in favor of the division．A strong fact is that we students have already had enough burden placed on us．Besides, it apparently bespeaks that having a good understanding of a particular subject is more practical and vital．

Weighing the pros and cons, I think if a student is really self-motivated and working hard，it makes no difference whether to cancel the division of science and arts．

2

Whether to cancel the division of science and arts in senior middle school is an issue of controversy nowadays．We have heard many different voices about it．Some experts，as we can see from the cartoon，approve of it while other senior school students are opposed to it．

Some experts stand for the view that the division of science and arts limits the overall development of the students．With the prospect of Knowledge Economy brightened，the experts firmly believe that the students with varieties of ability can adapt to the high pace of the developing society more smoothly．

As for me，I hold the same opinion as the experts．There are two reasons accounting for this. On one hand, if the examination system is reformed，the students can benefit from canceling the division of science and arts and develop their integrating qualities．On the other hand，its hard for a senior student to decide in what direction he or she will develop in the future．

Weighing the pros and cons，I think if a student is really self-motivated and working hard，it makes no difference whether to cancel the division of science and arts．

听力材料

Text 1

M：My train leaves at 6：30．I  want to make some phone calls．Then I'll pack my suitcase．

W：But you have a meeting with Mr Powers at 3：30 P．m．Remember? It's just half an hour away．

M：That's right．I nearly forgot about it．

Text 2

M：Waiter，can I have the bill，please?

W：26．50 yuan，sir．

M：Here are three tens．Keep the change．

W：Thank you．Have a nice day!

Text 3

M：Lucy，that report on your desk has to be finished today，but I'm sick and can't come to the office．

W：I see the report，Bill, I'll finish it for you．

Text 4

W：May I help you?

M：Yes．We have reservations for lunch．The name is Morgan．

W：Yes．Mr．Morgan．I've been expecting you．We've reserved a very nice table for you．Please follow me．

Text 5

W：I'm feeling much better now，doctor．Can I stop taking the medicine?

M：Hm…I'm glad you are a little better but you must continue to take the medicine for some days．Starting from today，you may take it three times a day instead of four times a day．OK?

W：All right．Thank you．

Text 6

M：I like this computer very much．How much does it cost?

W：It's the most expensive model in the store．It costs $2，000．

M：That's too expensive for me．We can't afford all that money．

W：This model's less expensive than that one．It's only$1，450．But it's not as good as the expensive one．

M：I don't like this model．and it's too heavy．Have you got any other ones?

W：What about this one? It's $250 cheaper than the first one．

M：That's it．OK，I'll take it．

Text 7

W：Rodger，I have good news! I just received a telex from Tokyo．Kojima has given final approval to the deal．

M：Great! How soon can we expect to receive the first shipment?

W：I'm not sure，but they hope to be able to send it out some time in August．

M：Then it should be possible to have it on the market by May or June．

W：Good．I'd like to set up a meeting with some of the people from advertising and sales to go over the marketing plan．See if you can arrange something for next week．

M：All right．I'll also get in touch with the ad agency．

W：Good idea．We'll be discussing all about advertising：brochures，ads，radio，and TV．I'm particularly interested in hearing the ideas about the use of television．

M：I'll take care of it．

Text 8

W：Tell me what happened that morning．

M：Well，I collected my newspapers at about 8 o'clock，and started my paper route．I went past the phone box and I saw this sort of black bag in one corner．I got off my bike to have a better look，it was just an ordinary case，so I decided to find out whom it belonged to．

W：When did you realize it was a bomb?

M：As soon as I opened it and saw the wires．

W：Have you ever seen a bomb before?

M：I've seen them on the television，that's all．

W：What did you do next?

M：I rushed out of the box，went to the nearest house and phoned the police．

W：When did the police arrive?

M：I didn't stay to find out．I had to go and finish delivering my newspapers．

W：Were you late for school?

M：Only about five minutes．Nobody seemed to mind．

Text 9

W：Hi，Mark，I haven't seen you for ages! How is everything going with you?

M：I am fine，thank you．I have opened a western restaurant by myself．

W：Really? It must be very interesting．Tell me something about it．

M：Sure．Our restaurant provides the customers with western-style breakfast，lunch and supper．The breakfast includes American breakfast and Continental breakfast．Western people think much of breakfast and they believe a satisfying breakfast means a happy and satisfying day!

W：Then what about lunch and supper?

M：The menus for lunch and supper are quite similar．But generally speaking，people don't have a long time for lunch，so they prefer some business lunch or fast food．And the supper is the dinner and usually much more formal．

W：I see．What do you have for the dinner?

M：In a dinner，the appetizer，soup or main course，dessert and drinks will be served in order．You will have many decisions to make．

W：Ah, I will visit your restaurant and try your western dishes another day．

M：Anytime．

Text 10

Anybody with some spare cash to invest in a vineyard in this green and pleasant land needs to know that England and Wales will always have a nearly hopeless grape-growing climate．

Late hail and heavy rain―as we saw this week―together with frost are always likely to destroy harvest hopes．However，the truth is that，despite of global warming．Britain's vineyards will always be at the mercy of the climate．

The good news is that excellent well-trained winemakers，many from abroad，are working in England．And England has produced the odd good red from hardy crossbreeds and large amounts of easy-drinking whites from grapes such as Bacchus and Ortega．