广东北江中学2006～2007学年第一学期高三年级统一测试
英语试题
总分150分 2007年1月
Ⅰ. 听力（共两节，满分35分）
听独白或对话（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
Listen to Text 1, and answer questions from 1 to 3.
1. What can we learn about the room?
A. It’s small. B. It faces the street. C. It’s for non-smokers.
2. How many nights will the man stay in the hotel?
A. Three nights. B. Two nights. C. Four nights.
3. How much will Richard probably pay for the room?
A. $114. B. $104. C. $140.
Listen to Text 2, and answer questions from 4 to 6.
4. What is the man speaker?
A. A professor. B. A doctor. C. A student.
5. How many times do the group meet every week?
A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times.
6. What do the group sometimes do in spring and autumn?
A. They go to catch birds.
B. They go bird-watching.
C. They have a picnic in the forest.
Listen to Text 3 , and answer questions from 7 to 9.
7. Who’s the woman probably?
A. The boss. B. The customer. C. The head waitress.
8. Why does the man want to have a word with the woman?
A. He’s waited for the dishes for a long time.
B. He wants to complain about the food.
C. He wants to pay the bill.
9. What do we learn about the restaurant?
A. It must be a newly-opened restaurant.
B. It has many famous cooks.
C. It possibly needs more waiters.
Listen to Text 4 , and answer questions from 10 to 12.
10. What does the man want to visit most?
A. The British Museum and the Tower of London.
B. Westminster Abbey and St. Paul’s.
C. Hyde Park.
11. What will be included in the tour?
A. Lunch. B. Breakfast. C. Tea at 9:50 am and 5:30 pm.
12. What is the man’s friend’s native language?
A. English. B. French. C. Chinese.
Listen to Text 5 , and answer questions from 13 to 15:
13. What post will the man apply for?
A. A manager. B. An assistant in marketing. C. A salesman
14. When will the man have an interview?
A. On June 27th. B. On July 27th . C. On June 28th.
15. Where will the interview be?
A. In the meeting-room. B. In Room 107. C. On the 2nd floor.
听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面一段对白。请根据题目要求，从所听到的题目内容中获取必要的信息，填入标号为16—20的空格中。录音读两遍。你有90秒钟的作答时间。
The Home in History
The purpose of the exhibition
To show visitors the _____16_____ of the home telling something about the society in the past.
Starting place
In the center of _____17_____ --- the kitchen.
Size of the kitchen
_____18_____ than that of the visitors’.
Description of the kitchen
High ceiling, _____19_____ and a huge stove.
The number of people needed to prepare a meal
Twenty-five people.
History of the kitchen
It dates back to _____20_____.
Ⅱ. 语言知识及运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It is always interesting to visit another country, especially for those who have never traveled a great deal. Foreign _____21_____ can be very educational for _____22_____ if he is interested enough to make preparations beforehand. Learning the language of the new country would be _____23_____ for the traveler, but the benefits of _____24_____ an effort would become obvious immediately _____25_____ his travel. It may not seem important to him when he comfortably stays at home, but knowing _____26_____ to order a meal or rent a room is necessary for the newcomer in a strange country. Without _____27_____ the language, it is very difficult for the stranger to _____ 28_____ the people of the new country and their customs.
To be sure, he can see places and things without the use of a language, but places and things are not the heart of any country. To get the greatest _____29_____ from a trip to another country, it is _____ 30_____ important for the visitor to have an understanding of the language.
21. A. travel
B. country
C. language
D. people
22. A. someone
B. everyone
C. anyone
D. no one
23. A. usual
B. easy
C. difficult
D. interesting
24. A. so
B. what
C. quite
D. such
25. A. after
B. before
C. for
D. at
26. A. why
B. who
C. how
D. when
27. A. hearing
B. knowing
C. saying
D. reading
28. A. see
B. recognize
C. understand
D. believe
29. A. benefit
B. success
C. satisfaction
D. money
30. A. how
B. indeed
C. also
D. finally
第二节 语法填空（共10题；每小题1.5分, 满分15分）
阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为31—40的相应位置。
We must have water to live. _____31_____the water we use is clean and fresh, it will make us ill. The animals _____32_____ (live) in and around lakes and rivers must also have clean water. Our rivers and lakes supply most of our water. The clear, blue water found by the first American settlers has changed. Many of our water sources are now _____33_____. They are filled _____34_____ dirt and waste which cannot be cleaned out. In many places, waste is not safe for most uses.
Lake Erie was _____35_____ a beautiful lake. Now it has been called “a dying lake”. Waste from nearby homes and factories has been dumped into _____36_____. Fish can no longer live in much of its polluted water. George Washington once called the Potomac “_____37_____ finest river in the world”. Now its water is no longer blue. Instead, it is soupy green. Suds, from detergents used to wash clothes, often cover the water of our rivers.
Water cannot _____38_____(make) in a factory. Once water is polluted it is _____39_____ to make it clean and safe again. We must learn to take care of the water_____40_____ we now have.
Ⅲ. 阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
(A)
Although April did not bring us the rains we all hoped for, and although the Central Valley doesn’t generally experience the sound and lightning that can go with those rains, it’s still important for parents to be able to answer the youthful questions about thunder and lightning.
The reason these two wonders of nature are so difficult for many adults to explain to children is that they are not very well understood by adults themselves. For example, do you know that the lightning we see flashing down to the earth from a cloud is actually flashing up to a cloud from the earth? Our eyes trick us into thinking we see a downward motion when it’s actually the other way round. But then, if we believed only what we think and we see, we’d still insist that the sun rises in the morning and sets at night.
Most lightning flashes take place inside a cloud, and only a relative few can be seen jumping between two clouds or between earth and a cloud. But, with about 2,000 thunderstorms taking place above the earth every minute of the day and night, there’s enough activity to produce about 100 lightning strikes on earth every second.
Parents can use thunder and lightning to help their children learn more about the world around them. When children understand that the light of lightning flashing reaches their eyes almost at the same moment, but the sound of the thunder takes about 5 seconds to travel just one mile, they can begin to time the interval(间隔) between the flash and the crash to learn how close they are to the actual spark(闪光).
41. According to the author, in the area of the Central Valley,___________.
A. rains usually come without thunder and lightning
B. it is usually dry in April
C. children pay no attention to the two natural wonders
D. parents are not interested in thunder and lightning
42. We believe that lightning is a downward motion because ___________.
A. we were taught so by our parents from our childhood
B. we are taken in by our sense of vision
C. it is a common natural sight
D. it is a truth proved by science
43. What is TRUE about lightning according to the passage?
A. Only a small number of lightning flashes occur on earth.
B. Lightning travels 5 times faster than thunder.
C. Lightning flashes usually jump from one cloud to another.
D. There are far more lightning strikes occurring on earth than we can imagine.
44. The underlined word “activity” is most closely related to the word(s)___________.
A. “cloud” B. “lightning strikes” C. “lightning flashes” D. “thunderstorms”
45. It can be concluded from the passage that____________.
A. we should not believe what we see or hear
B. things moving downward are more noticeable
C. people often have wrong ideas about ordinary phenomena (现象)
D. adults are not as good as children in observing certain natural phenomena
(B)
Happiness can be described as a positive mood and a pleasant state of mind. According to recent surveys, sixty to seventy percent of Americans consider themselves to be moderately happy and one in twenty persons feels very happy. Psychologists have been studying the factors that contribute to happiness. It is not predictable, nor is a person in a clearly ideal situation necessarily happy. The ideal situation may have little to do with his actual feelings.
A good education and income are usually considered necessary for happiness. Though both may contribute, they are only chief factors if the person is seriously undereducated or actually suffering from lack of physical needs.
The rich are not likely to be happier than the middle-income group or even those with very low incomes. People with college educations are somewhat happier than those who did not graduate from high school, and it is believed that this is mainly because they have more opportunity to control their lives. Yet people with a high income and a college education may be less happy than those with the same income and no college education.
Poor health does not rule out happiness except for the seriously disabled or those in pain. Learning to deal with a health problem can contribute to happiness. Those with a good sex life are happier in general, but those who have a loving, affectionate relationship are happier than those who rely on sex alone. Love has a higher correlation with happiness than any other factor.
It should be noted that people quickly get used to what they have, and they are happiest when they feel they are increasing their level no matter where it stands at a given time.
Children whose parents were happily married have happier childhoods, but are not necessarily happier adults.
The best formula for happiness is to be able to develop the ability to tolerate frustration, to have a personal involvement and commitment, and to develop self-confidence and self-esteem.
46. It can be inferred from the passage that ____________.
A. happiness is predictable
B. a person in an obviously ideal situation must be happy
C. the rich are likely to be happier than the middle-income group
D. happiness is not necessarily connected to one’s situation in society
47. People with college education _______________.
A. are not happier than those who have only an education at high school
B. are much happier than those who did not graduate from high school
C. have less opportunity to control their lives
D. have more opportunity to control their lives
48. According to the article, happiness is greatly dependent on ____________.
A. a happy childhood B. great wealth
C. a feeling that conditions are becoming for the better D. a college degree
49. Which of the following is most likely to contribute to happiness?
A. Being exceptionally good-looking.
B. Having a loving, affectionate relationship.
C. Having a good paying job.
D. Meeting lots of people.
50. Which of the following attitudes or feelings is most likely to be found in happy people?
A. Having self-esteem. B. Being sure of keeping everything they already have.
C. Never being jealous. D. Knowing how to be charming.
(C)
Very old people do raise moral problems for almost everyone who comes in contact with them. Their values—this can’t be repeated too often—are not necessarily our values. Physical comfort, cleanness and order are not necessarily the most important things. The social services from time to time find themselves faced with a flat with decaying food covered by small worms, and an old person lying alone in bed, taking no notice of the worms. But is it interfering with personal freedom to insist that they go to live with some of their relatives so that they might be taken better care of? Some social workers, the ones who clear up the worms, think we are in danger of carrying this concept of personal freedom to the point where serious risks are being taken with the health and safety of the old.
Indeed, the old can be easily hurt or harmed. The body is like a car; it needs more mechanical maintenance, as it gets older. You can carry this comparison right through to the provision of spare parts. But never forget that such operations are painful experience, however good the results. And at what point should you stop to treat the old body? Is it morally right to try to push off death by pursuing the development of drugs to excite the forgetful old mind and to activate the old body, knowing that it is designed to die? You cannot ask doctors or scientists to decide, because so long as they can see the technical opportunities, they will feel obliged to give them a try, on the principle that while there’s life, there’s hope.
When you talk to the old people, however, you are forced to the conclusion that whether age is happy or unpleasant depends less on money or on health than it does on your ability to have fun.
51. It is implied in Paragraph One that ___________.
A. very old people enjoy living with their relatives
B. social services have nothing to do with very old people
C. very old people would like to live alone so that they can have more personal freedom
D. very old people are able to keep their rooms very clear
52. Some social workers think that __________.
A. health and safety are more important than personal freedom
B. personal freedom is more important than health and safety
C. old people should keep their rooms clean
D. one should not take the risk of dealing with old people
53. In the author’s opinion, ____________.
A. the human body can’t be compared to a car
B. the older a person, the more care he needs
C. too much emphasis has been put on old people’s values
D. it is easy to provide spare parts for old people
54. The word “it” in the last paragraph refers to __________.
A. the conclusion you have come to B. your talk to the old people
C. whether age is happy or unpleasant D. one’s money or one’s health
55. The author thinks that ____________.
A. medical decisions for old people should be left to the doctors
B. old people can enjoy a happy life only if they are very rich
C. the opinion that we should try every means possible to save old people is doubtful
D. it is always morally right to treat old people and push off death
第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
首先，请阅读下列广告：
A. Full-time Secretary Needed
Applicants should be able to type 60—70 words per minute. No computer skills required. Apply in person at Haizhu Business Ltd. 10 Garden Street.
B. Part-time Shop Assistants Available
Are you looking for a part-time job? We require 3 part-time shop assistants to work during the evening. No experience is required. Applicants should be between 18 and 26. Call 3788 8878 for more information.
C. Teacher Needed
Yumiao Kindergarten needs three teachers to help with classes from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Applicants should have appropriate licenses. For more information, visit us at 66 Yumiao Road.
D. Part-time Clerk Wanted
We are looking for the retired who would like to work part time on weekend. Responsibilities include answering calls and giving information to customers. For more information, contact Nile Airlines by calling 8888 8888.
E. Computer Trained Secretaries Available
Do you have work experience with computers? Would you like a full-time job working in an exciting new company? If so, just call 6666 6666.
F. University Positions Open
The Riverside University is looking for 2 teaching assistants to help with homework correction. Applicants should have a degree in one of the following: Political Science, Computer Science. Please contact the Riverside University for more information by calling 3333 3333.
请阅读以下读者的相关信息，然后匹配和他/她感兴趣的职位：
56.
Carl, whose major is computer science, has been working for the Internet Company for several years. He wants to quit his current job to work in a new company.
57.
Linda is majoring in marketing in Nanjing University. She needs to have a part-time job for some experience as well as money for tuition.
58.
Lily would like to apply for a full-time job as a secretary, doing simple work, such as typing and answering the telephone.
59.
Edna is studying in a university for her doctor degree. She needs to have a part-time job both for having teaching experience and for earning some money for her daily expenses.
60.
Juliet, who loves children very much, has just finished her study in South China Normal University. She wants to devote her life to children.
读者
职位
56. Carl
A. Full-time Secretary Needed
57. Linda
B. Part-time Shop Assistants Available
58. Lily
C. Teacher Needed
59. Edna
D. Part-time Clerk Wanted
60. Juliet
E. Computer Trained Secretaries Available
F. University Positions Open
Ⅳ. 写作（共两节，满分40分）
基础写作（共1小题；满分15分）
请根据以下的情景说明，使用5个规范的英语句子描述所给的全部信息内容。
中国面积达9,600,000平方公里，气候因地而异。根据下列信息写一篇关于中国气候及农业的短文。
地区
冬季
夏季
农作物
南方
凉爽；湿润
炎热；潮湿
适宜种水稻
北方
寒冷；干燥
炎热；多雨
主要种小麦
西部
终年干旱少雨
不利耕作；但部分地区盛产各种水果
东部
常年雨量充沛
庄稼生长良好
词汇：潮湿：humid
第二节 读写任务（共1小题；满分25分）
阅读下面的短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
On Keeping a Diary in English
Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve our English writing ability. Compared with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes less time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we stick to this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against a lot of difficulties. In the first place, it often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic（习语的；惯用的）ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly. Surely, there are some other roadblocks we may come across in keeping a diary in English.
As far as I’m concerned, my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is of great use to keep a diary in English for the development of our writing skills.
[写作内容]
概括短文的内容要点，该部分的词数大约30词左右；
就“记日记的作用”这个主题发表你的看法，至少包含以下的内容要点，该部分的词数大约120词左右；
① 要用英语思维，最好写英语日记；
② 经常用英语记日记，等于天天在练笔；
③ 你对用英语写日记有什么看法？为什么？
[写作要求]
你可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。
2007年元月高三统一测试英语试题答案
Ⅰ. 听力（共两节，满分35分）
听独白或对话（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
1—5 BACCA 6—10 BCACA 11—15 ACBCB
听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
16. design 17. family life 18. Bigger
19. large work tables 20. the early 1800’s
Ⅱ. 语言知识及运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
21—25 ACCDA 26—30 CBCAB
第二节 语法填空（共10题；每小题1.5分, 满分15分）
31. Unless 32. living/that live/which live 33. polluted/dirty
34. with 35. once 36. it 37. the
38. be made 39. hard/difficult 40. that/which
Ⅲ. 阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
41—45 ABDDC 46—50 DDCBA 51—55 CABCC
第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
56. E 57. B 58. A 59. F 60. C
Ⅳ. 写作（共两节，满分40分）
基础写作（共1小题；满分15分）
China covers an area of (as big / much / large as) 9,600,000 square kilometres, so the climate is different from place / area to place / area. It is good / suitable for growing rice in the south as it is cool and wet in winter, hot and humid in summer. In the north, wheat is mainly grown in this area because it is cold and dry in winter, hot and rainy in summer. The western part of China, dry with rain all the year round, is not good / suitable for growing crops, but in some places varieties of fruit are grown / produced. And the eastern part enjoys plenty of rain most of the year, so crops grow very well there.
读写任务（共1小题；满分25分）
Keeping a diary can improve our English. It helps us form the habit of English thinking and express ourselves. When we come across difficulties like choosing proper words, and changing Chinese idioms into English, we can turn to references.
To master the English language, we’ll try our best to think in English when listening, speaking, reading and writing; to reach the goal, I believe it is better to keep diaries in English regularly and practice the language. Keeping the English diary means practicing English every day.
In my opinion, keeping a diary in English is one of the effective methods to improve English writing skills. The diary is short and small, time saving; we are free to set down what’s on inside and outside ourselves. Unconsciously we can use English freely and effectively.
广东北江中学
2006～2007学年第一学期高三年级统一测试
英语试题答题卷
2007年1月
Ⅰ. 听力（共两节，满分35分）
听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
16. ____________________________ 17. ___________________________
18. ____________________________ 19. ___________________________
20. ____________________________
Ⅱ. 语言知识及运用（共两节，满分35分）
第二节 语法填空（共10题;每小题1.5分, 满分15分）
31. ____________________________ 32. ____________________________
33. ____________________________ 34. ____________________________
35. ____________________________ 36. ____________________________
37. ____________________________ 38. ____________________________
39. ____________________________ 40. ____________________________
Ⅲ. 阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第二节 信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
56. ______ 57. ______ 58. ______ 59. ______ 60. ______
Ⅳ. 写作（共两节，满分40分）
基础写作（共1小题；满分15分）
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