32. Being a parent is not always easy, and being the parent of a child with special needs often carries with ___extra stress.

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

31. China’s health care reform is the core principle to provide all Chinese people with basic health care as a public service, and ______ the health care system more public oriented.

　 A. to make　　　　　 B. making　　　 C. having made　　　 D. make

30. Bungee jumping is an adventurous sport, popular with young adults, _________ courage matters more than strength.

　 A. whose　　　　 B. that　　　　 C. which　　　　　 D. where

29. You cannot write a good composition without any idea about ______ it will develop or end.

　 A. what　　　　　 B. how　　　　　 C. whether　　　　　 D. why

28. With the old stone bridge _____, a new steel one is being built in its place.

　 A. torn down　 B. being torn down　　 C. tearing down　 D. has been torn down

27. The life many businessmen had long been used to ______ soon after the financial crisis hit the whole world.

　 A. changing　　 B. changed　　　　 C. change　　　　　 D. changes

26. Valentine's Day, _______ its equivalent, is now celebrated in many countries around the world.

　　 A. but　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　 C. or　　　　 D. yet

Section A

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.

25. Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs is currently ______ his third medical leave since being diagnosed with cancer 2004.

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

Section A　

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1.　 A. At a hotel.　　　 B. At a supermarket.　　　 C. At a bank.　　　　 D. At a drugstore.

2.　 A. An accountant.　　　　 B. A student.　　　 C. A tourist.　　　　 D. Not mentioned.

3.　 A. Take the room.　　　　　　　　　　 B. Bargain for a better price.　

C. Go to another hotel.　　　　　　　　 D. Put in a single bed.　　

4.　 A. Teacher and student.　　　　　　　　 B. Doctor and patient.　

C. Man and wife.　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Mother and son.

5.　 A. The performance was a failure.　　　　 B. David was forgetful.

C. David could be a naturalist.　　　　　 D. The performance could have been better.

6.　　　 A. 7.00-9.30 a.m. and 4.30 – 6.00 p.m.　　 B. 7.30 –9.30 a.m. and 4.30 – 6.30 p.m.

C.　　　 7.00 – 9.00 a.m. and 4.30 –6.30 p.m.　 D. 7.30 –9.30 a.m. and 4.00 – 6.00 p.m.

7.　 A.　 One.　　　 B. Two.　　　　　　 C. Three.　　　　　　 D. Four.

8.　 A.　 Arranging a plane trip.　　　　　　　 B. Checking in at the airport.　　　　　　

　 C.　 Buying a ticket for a sports event.　　　 D.　 Booking a room in a hotel.

9.　 A.　 He made a mistake.　　　　　　　　　 B.　 He’ll be hard to find.

C.　 He must be looking for them, too.　　　 D.　 He chose the best place.

10.　 A. She has been to the Lake District twice.　　

B. She went to Cornwall last summer.

C.　　　 The two trips took place in the same year.

D.　　 Lake District is more beautiful than Cornwall.

Section B　

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. His name.　　　　 B. His appearance.　 　　C. His voice.　　 D. His houseboat.

12. A. Lazy.　　　　　 B. Greedy.　　　　　　　 C. Moody.　　　 D. Goody.

13. A. He stopped appearing in new cartoons.　　 B. He was more popular than Mickey Mouse.

　 C. He made educational films.　　　　　　 D. He died in February.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A German　　　　　 B. French　　　　 D. Latin　　　 D. Greek

15. A. Old English　 B. Early Middle English　 C. Late Middle English　 D. Modern English

16. A. It will be harder to learn.　　　　　　 B. It will have more speakers.

C. It will be different.　　　　　　　　 D. It will have a bigger feature.

Section C

Directions:　 In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations.　 The conversations will be read twice.　 After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you hear.　 Write your answers on the answer sheet.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　Room Service

Complete the form.　 Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form.　 Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

第二节　 开放作文(15分)

请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。

In your English class, the teacher shows you the following picture and asks the class to discuss it. Look at the picture carefully and tell how you understand it.

　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (请将开放作文写在答题卡II指定区域内)

丰台区2011年高三年级第二学期统一练习(一)