人教版高三英语单元测试(Units1-16)[上学期]

高三 Units 9-10单元测试
满分120 分
第一部分 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)
1. Owing to the slackening (减弱，减慢) of the orders, the firm had to ____ some of their workmen.
A. lay out B. lay off C. lay aside D. lay down
2. Now many middle-school students are nearsighted, and the reason is that they ____ their eyes either to study or to watch TV or to surf the net.
A. employ B. take C. abuse D. overtake
3. If only he ____ so much time surfing the net last year, he would be studying in a key university now.
A. hadn’t spent B. didn’t spend C. wouldn’t spend D. should spend
4. Don’t ____ a dictionary every time you come across a new word while reading, otherwise you will soon get bored and stop reading.
A. look up B. consult C. refer D. discuss
5. When ____ about how to choose a proper car for personal use, he advised me to ask Mr Li.
A. consulting B. consulted C. he consulted D. having consulted
6. —My wife never does any shopping in the supermarket.
—____.
A． Nor does me B． Mine does too
C． Mine doesn’t too D． Nor does mine
7. —Supposing you stayed on a lonely island, what could you do
—____, but I think I would try to live on.
A. If so B. Yes, I would C. Hard to say D. Well, of course
8. The Chinese government has organized some projects ____ poverty relief, which has proved a great success in some areas.
A. aimed at B. aiming at C. designing for D. designed at
9. He studies hard so that he won’t let his parents ____. As a result, he was admitted into a famous university and became ____ pride of his family.
A. down; the B. off; the C. in; a D. out; a
10. There ____ two expert doctors ____ the wounded soldiers, who were nearly killed fighting the fire.
A. is said to be; attending to B. are said to be; attending on
C. saying; to attend to D. to say to have; to attend on
11. He stood there with his eyes ____ on the birds in the tree, without realizing danger was around the corner.
A. fixed B. fixing C. to fix D. to be fixed
12. The task was hard to deal with, but he managed to complete it ____.
A. at most B. at least C. at length D. at first
13. With time ____, he forgot his past completely, which made all of us surprised.
A. went by B. going by C. go by D. having gone by
14. He was lucky enough to escape ____ in the terrible traffic accident.
A. killing B. killed C. being killed D. to be killed
15. This film is both interesting and instructive and I find it worth ____ a second time.
A. seeing B. to be seen C. being seen D. having seen
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16-35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
After I gave a talk on the subject of happiness，a woman in the audience stood up and said， "I 16 my husband had come." "Much 17 I loved him," she explained, "it wasn't easy being married to someone so unhappy." This woman 18 me to put into words what I had been 19 — altruistic(无私的),as well as the personal, the reasons for taking happiness 20 . I told her that 21 of us owes it to our spouse(配偶), our children, our friends to be as happy as we can.
　　This 22 me of my childhood. I was not a particularly 23 child, and like most teenagers, I 24 pleasure in my anguish. One day, however, it occurred to me 25 I was taking the easy way out. Anyone could be unhappy. But happiness 26 in struggling. We assume that happiness is a 27 that comes as a result of good things that just happen to us, things 28 which we have little or no control. But the opposite is true: happiness is 29 under our control. I once met a young man who 30 me as particularly successful and happy. He spoke of his love for his beautiful wife and their three daughters, and of his 31 at being a radio talk-show host in a city he loved. 32 we started talking about the Internet. He blessed its existence, he told me, because he could 33 information on multiple sclerosis -- the terrible disease 34 his wife. From the young man I learned that as with happiness itself, it is up to you to make a 35 .
16. A. expect B. hope C. wish D. wait
17. A. although B. because C. how D. as
18. A. made B. enabled C. had D. led
19. A. searching for B. waiting for C. looking forward to D. thinking up
20. A. happily B. seriously C. easily D. hardly
21. A. every B. no one C. none D. each
22. A. remembered B. cured C. brought D. reminded
23. A. pleasant B. thankful C. attractive D. happy
24. A. found B. took C. looked D. sought
25. A. that B. what C. / D. how
26. A. lied B. laid C. lies D. located
27. A. discovery B. result C. duty D. feeling
28. A. over B. under C. of D. with
29. A. particularly B. special C. largely D. most
30. A. recognized B. struck C. beat D. knew
31. A. glad B. joy C. nice D. willingness
32. A. Then B. However C. Thus D. Otherwise
33. A. make sure B. find out C. look up D. pick up
34. A. suffering B. affecting C. harming D. disappointing
35. A. decision B. pity C. mistake D. fortune
第二部分 阅读理解 (共20小题； 每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D、四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A ★
How far Chinese scientists will advance in deep space is not immediately known. But one thing is certain: They will conduct exploration of Mars besides the ongoing lunar mission.
"In the coming five years, China will, on the basis of its moon probes, plan deep-space exploration, focusing on lunar and Martian exploration," Sun Laiyan, chief of the China National Space Administration, said yesterday.
Sun's remarks at the 36th Scientific Assembly of Committee on Space Research held in 2006 in Beijing appeared to be the first time a Chinese official has announced that the nation's space programme would include Martian probes. Sun did not elaborate（阐述）on that part of the mission plan, however. Long Lehao, a senior space scientist with the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said yesterday that Chinese rockets were capable of sending a satellite to orbit any planet, including Mars. "If the government makes up its mind to start the mission to Mars now, I think we could send an orbiter to Mars in three to five years," he also told China Daily.
By comparison, Chang'e 1, a probe that weighs 2.3 tons, will be launched next year to circle the moon for 12 months. Following the launch of Chang'e 1 next year, China plans to send a vehicle to soft-land on the moon and cruise(巡航) around its surface around 2012.
36. What does the word “lunar” in the first paragraph mean
A. Of the sun B. Of the moon
C. Something about the space D. Something about Mars
37. From the passage we know that China’s deep-space exploration will concentrate on __________.
A. lunar exploration B. Mars probes
C. the launch of Chang’e D. lunar and Martian exploration
38. Which of the following about Chang’e 1 is WRONG
A. It will be launched in 2007.
B. It will carry out a soft-land on the moon.
C. It is 2.3 tons heavy.
D. It will travel around the moon for 12 months.
39. What does the underlined word “he” in the third paragraph refer to
A. the Chinese government B. Sun Laiyan C. Long Lehao D. a Chinese official
B ★
In 1952, A.S. Douglas wrote his PhD degree on Human-Computer interaction. Douglas created the first graphical computer game.
William Higginbotham created the first video game ever in 1958. In 1962, Steve Russell invented "Space War!"." Space War!" was the first game intended for computer use. In 1967, Ralph Baer wrote the first video game played on a television set, a game called Chase.
In 1971, Nolan Bushnell together with Ted Dabney created the first arcade game(虚拟器游戏). It was called Computer Space, based on Steve Russell's earlier game of "Space War!". The arcade game Pong was created by Nolan Bushnell a year later. Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney started Atari Computers that same year. In 1975, Atari re-released Pong as a home video game.
In 1972, the first commercial video game console(操纵台) that could be played in the home, the Odyssey was released by Magnavox and designed by Ralph Baer. The game machine was originally designed in 1966 while Ralph Baer was still at Sanders Associates, who managed to gain his legal rights to the machine after Sanders Associates rejected it. The Odyssey came programmed with twelve games.
40. Who created the first graphical computer game
A. Ralph Baer B. Ted Dabney C. A.S Douglas D. William Higginbotham
41. The first video game was created ______.
A. in 1972 B. in 1952 C. in 1962 D. in 1958
42. From the text we know that Computer Space ________.
A. was also called Space War
B. was the first game intended for computer use
C. was the first video game played on a television set
D. was created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney
C ★★
The story of how the song "Happy Birthday to You" came to be, began as a sweet one, that later soured. Two sisters, Mildred Hill, a teacher at the Louisville, Kentucky Experimental Kindergarten, and Dr. Patty Hill, the principal of the same school, together wrote a song for the children, entitled "Good Morning to All". When Mildred combined her musical talents, as the resident expert on spiritual songs, and as the organist for her church, with her sister's expertise in the area of Kindergarten Education, "Good Morning to All" was sure to be a success.
The sisters published the song in a collection entitled "Song Stories of the Kindergarten" in 1893. Thirty-one years later, after Dr. Patty Hill became head of the Department of Kindergarten Education at Columbia University's Teacher College, a gentleman by the name of Robert H. Coleman published the song, without the sisters' permission. To add insult to injury, he added a second verse, the familiar "Happy Birthday to You" .
Mr. Coleman's addition of the second verse popularized the song and, eventually, the sisters' original first verse disappeared. "Happy Birthday to You," the one and only birthday song, had altogether replaced the sisters' original title, "Good Morning to All."
After Mildred died in 1916, Patty, together with a third sister named Jessica, sprang into action and took Mr. Coleman to court. In court, they proved that they, indeed, owned the melody. Because the family legally owns the song, it is entitled to royalties from it, whenever it is sung for commercial purposes.
43. Which of the following about Patty Hill is TRUE
A. She was an expert on spiritual songs.
B. She was a teacher as well as the headmaster of the school.
C. She had a gift for music.
D. She was experienced at educating young children.
44. When did the sisters publish the song “Good Morning To All”
A. In 1893 B. In 1916 C. In 1924 D. Not mentioned
45. The addition of the second verse to “Good Morning To All” ________.
A. made the sisters happy because it made the song popular
B. showed that the gentleman had a gift for music
C. made the song popular
D. immediately took the place of the first verse.
46. What might be the most suitable title for the text
A. How did the sisters protect their song
B. Where did the song "Happy Birthday to You" come from
C. How did “Happy Birthday to You” become popular
D. A sad story of “Happy Birthday to You”
D ★★
A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door. "Daddy, how much do you make an hour " the boy asked. " $20 an hour." replied the father. Looking up, he said, "Daddy, may I please borrow $10 "
The father was furious and said, " You march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. "
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask to get some money After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn't ask for money very often.
The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door. "It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $10 you asked for." The little boy sat straight up, smiling. "Oh, thank you, daddy!" He yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow, he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.
The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up at his father. "Why do you want more money if you already have some " the father grumbled. "Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy replied. "Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."
47. By saying “You march yourself straight to your room and go to bed.”, the father meant _______.
A. he agreed to lend his son $ 10
B. he refused his son’s request
C. he wanted to talk about it later
D. it was time for the boy to go to bed
48. The father went into the boy’s room because ______.
A. he wanted to see if the boy was asleep
B. he wanted to ask his son why he borrowed money
C. he felt sorry for what he had done
D. he wanted to ask for the money his son had
49. In the story, the father’s mood (心情) changed from_______.
A. anger to happiness B. helplessness to excitement
C. eagerness to helplessness D. tiredness to excitement
50. We can infer that ________.
A. the father was strict with his son
B. the boy often asked for money
C. the father finally gave his son $10
D. the father seldom had dinner with his son
E ★★★
What is time Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather Is time the same all over the world That's an easy question, you say. Wherever you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth. Well, maybe. But in America, time is more than that. Americans see time as a valuable resource. Maybe that's why they are fond of the expression, "Time is money."
　　To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other people's time. Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology, and maybe an explanation. People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay. Of course, the less formal the situation is, the less important it is to be exactly on time. At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive as much as 30 minutes past the appointed time. But they usually don't try that at work.
American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others. When people plan an event, they often set the time days or weeks in advance. Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an emergency to change it. If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is convenient. Only very close friends will just “drop by” unannounced. Also, people hesitate to call others late at night for fear they might be in bed. The time may vary, but most folks think twice about calling after 10:00 p.m.
51. Why are the Americans fond of the expression “Time is Money.”
A. Because they can’t control time.
B. Because time is the same all over the world.
C. Because they consider time as a thing like money.
D. Because they consider time as a valuable resource.
52. In America, if you are more than 10 minutes late to an appointment, _______________.
A. it doesn’t matter
B. it is necessary for you to make an apology
C. you needn’t say anything about your delay
D. you needn’t call ahead to let others know you will be late
53. What does the last paragraph mainly discuss
A. The reasons why the Americans value time.
B. The ways to show their respect to the time of others.
C. Being on time is highly valued in the USA.
D. Never drop in on others unless you are their close friends.
54. We can infer that ___________.
A. you mustn’t be on time when you attend an informal get-together
B. you can’t change the time of an appointment once you fix it
C. Americans never call up others after 10 p.m.
D. Americans think highly of punctuality at work
55. The main idea of the passage is_______.
A. that Americans value punctuality B. that in the USA time is limited and valuable
C. the Americans’ attitude towards time D. the Americans’ control over time
第三部分 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)
Toni Morrison is an American writer famous as her examination 56. ______
of black Americans. She receives the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993. 57. ______
Morrison grew up in a family who had an appreciation for black culture. 58. ______
Storytelling, songs and folktales were a greater part of her childhood. 59. ______
She attended to Howard University (1953) and Cornell University (1955). 60. ______
After teaching at Texas Southern University for two years, 61. ______
in 1965 she became a fictional editor. From 1984 she taught writing 62. ______
at the State University of New York, left in 1989 to join 63. ______
Princeton University. The central theme of Morrison’s novels are 64. ______
the black Americans in a unjust society and her characters struggle 65. ______
to find themselves and their cultural identity.
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
Lily是你的同学，你到她家请她明天到你家参加你的生日宴会，但她不在，请根据图示写一张便条告诉她到你家怎么走。
注意：字数100左右，开头已给出，不计入总数。
Dear Lily,
When I came to you home,…
Sincerely，
Rongmei
Key:
1-5 BCABB 6-10 DCAAB 11-15 ACBCA 16-20 CDBAB 21-25 DDDBA
26-30 CDACB 31-35 BACBA 36-40 BDBCD 41-45 BBDCD 46-50 ACBBC
51-55 ADCDD
56. as→for。57. receives→received。 58. who→that/which。 59. greater→great。60. 去掉to。61. √。62. fictional→fiction。 63. left→leaving。 64. are→is。 65. a→an。
One possible version:
Dear Lily,
When I came to your home, I found that you were out. So I had to leave you a note.
I’d like to invite you to come to my birthday party at 7:00 pm tomorrow evening. Let me tell you how to get to my flat.
You should take bus No. 5 and get off at the terminal. Then you should walk back down the Main Road in the direction of Shanghai to across the road by the subway. After crossing the road, turn right and go across the bridge over the river on your left. When you come to the crossing, turn left and go straight on and take the second right turning. Soon you’ll find a bank easily. Take the road opposite the bank, and you’ll see Block 6. My flat is 408 on the fourth floor. You can’t miss it.
Looking forward to seeing you at my birthday party.
Sincerely,
Rongmei高三 Units 13-14单元测试
满分120 分
第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）
单项填空 (共15小题； 每小题1分，满分15分)
1. —Do you think I should go to the seaside for a rest
—____ I advise you to accept her invitation.
A. Why not B. It’s up to you. C. It depends. D. What about you
2. There are varieties of ____ living thing in the forest, and it’s just ____ world of wildlife.
A. /；a B. a; the C. the; a D. /；the
3. ____ that the weather is favorable, farmers will have a good harvest.
A. Pretending B. Assuming C. Thinking D. Believing
4. To my ____, he was not a little ____ at the news that he had won the first prize in the English speech contest, for he thought that he didn’t perform so well.
A. astonishment; astonishing B. astonished; astonishing
C. astonishment; astonished D. astonish; astonishment
5. The boy pretended ____ to English tapes when his English teacher passed him by. But in fact he was listening to popular songs played on MP3.
A. to listen B. to be listening C. to have listened D. listening
6. He has never been to the USA, but he makes it ____ as if he ____ there many times.
A. seems; have been B. seems; had been
C. seem; have been D. seem; had been
7. He ____ the difficult problem by giving a full explanation.
A. cleaned B. cleared C. clarified D. classified
8. Can you ____ the manager I’ve something very important to report to him.
A. get hold of B. get along with C. get down to D. get rid of
9. —I just taught him a lesson. Nothing more.
—I think you’ve carried it out too far. You’re to blame.
—____
A. Yes, I will. B. Yes, I agree with you.
C. Do you know him D. My fault
10. A/An ____ water supply for city people is already a problem no government can take lightly.
A. plentiful B. enough C. adequate D. rich
11. I looked to the right and found another party had arrived and ____ a tent between the trees.
A. put up B. would put up
C. had put up D. were putting up
12. —Maybe I’ll have no time to visit the Tian An Men Square.
—____ you’ve been in Beijing, why not go and have a look
A. Even though B. When C. As D. While
13. Mona Lisa is a mysterious beauty painted by Da Vinci. Her eyes were her best ____.
A. character B. advantage C. feature D. proof
14. Was it not until ____ he did was found out ____ he had to acknowledge his mistake
A. when; before B. what; that C. that; what D. /；that
15. At that time I am ____ with myself whether I should accept the gift.
A. debating B. arguing C. disputing D. quarrelling
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16-35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
What would life be like without television Would you spend more time 16 , reading, or studying Well, now it’s your chance to turn off your TV and 17 ! TV-Turnoff Week is here.
The goal of TV-Turnoff Week is to let people leave their TV sets 18 and participate in activities 19
drawing to biking. The event was founded by TV-Turnoff Network, a non-profit organization which started the event in 1995. In the 20 , only a few thousand people took part. Last year more than 7.6 million people participated, 21 people in every state in America and in more than 12 other countries! This is the 11th year in which 22 are asking people to turn off the TV and turn on 23 .
According to the TV-Turnoff Network, the average 24 in the US spend 25 time in front of the TV (about 1,023 hours per year) than they do in school (about 900 hours per year). Too much TV 26 has made many kids grow fat. 27 , in 2001’s TV-Turnoff Week, US Surgeon General David Satcher said, “We are raising the most 28 generation of youngsters in American history. This week is about saving lives.”
Over the years, studies have shown that watching a lot of TV 29 poor eating habits, too little exercise, and violence. Frank Vespe of the TV-Turnoff Network said that turning off the TV “is or 30 part of a healthy lifestyle”.
“One of the great lessons of 31 TV-Turnoff Week is the realization that 32 I turn on the TV, I’m deciding not to do something else,” Vespe said.
TV-Turnoff Week seems to be making a 33 . Recent US Census（人口普查） data 34 that about 72 percent of kids under 12 have a limit on their TV time. That’s 35 about 63 percent ten years ago.
16. A. drinking B. sleeping
C. washing D. playing outside
17. A. find out B. go out
C. look out D. keep out
18. A. away B. off C. on D. beside
19. A. like B. as C. from D. such as
20. A. end B. event
C. beginning D. total
21. A. besides B. except for
C. including D. except
22. A. governments B. parents
C. organizers D. businessmen
23. A. the light B. the radio
C. life D. the Internet
24. A. grown-ups B. kids
C. clerks D. parents
25. A. less B. enough
C. little D. more
26. A. programs B. screen
C. hours D. watching
27. A. However B. On the contrary
C. In fact D. As a result
28. A. overweight B. overeaten
C. overgrown D. overseeing
29. A. leads to B. results from
C. develops D. keeps away
30. A. will be B. should be
C. may be D. could be
31. A. organizing B. taking part in
C. participating D. asking for
32. A. wherever B. every day
C. every time D. this time
33. A. living B. choice
C. difference D. sense
34. A. shows B. says
C. reads D. writes
35. A. rising B. down from
C. up to D. up from
A ★
Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening.
One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own.
Then, in the country one can rest from the noise and hurry of the town. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time on trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has the reward of one who has shared the secret of nature.
Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight’s visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night.
36. Which of the following statements is NOT true
A. People who like country things prefer to live outside the city.
B. People who work in London prefer to live in the country.
C. Because of certain disadvantages of living outside London, some people who work in London prefer to live inside London.
D. Because of certain advantages of living outside London, many people who work in London
prefer to live outside London.
37. One can use the same money for ________ to buy a little house with a garden in the country.
A. getting a small flat with a garden
B. having a small flat with a garden
C. renting a small flat without a garden
D. buying a small flat without a garden
38. When the flowers and vegetables in the garden come up, those _______ have the reward of one who has shared the secret of nature.
A. who live in the country
B. who have spent time working in the garden
C. who have a garden of their own
D. who have been digging, planting and watering
39. The underlined word “rest” in the last paragraph refers to ________.
A. the rest time
B. the rest people
C. the rest of the country
D. the rest of the parks and of the sea
B ★★
Americans think that travel is good for you, some even think it can help one of the country’s worst problems—crime. Crime worries a lot of people. Every year, the number of crimes goes up and up. And many criminals are young. They often come from sad homes with only one parent or no parents at all.
There are many young criminals in prison. But prison doesn’t change them. Six or seven in ten will go back to crime when they come out of prison. One man, Bob Burton, thought of a new idea. In the old days, young men had to live a difficult life on the road. They learned to be strong and brave, and to help their friends in time of danger. This helped them to grow into men. So Bob Burton started “Vision Quest”. He takes young criminals on a long, long journey with horses and wagons, 3, 000 miles through seven states. They are on the road for more than a year.
The young people on “Vision Quest” all have had problems. Most of them have already spent time in prison. This is their last chance. It’s hard work on the road. The day starts before the sun comes up. The boys and girls have to feed the horses. Some of them have never loved anyone before. But they can love their horses. That love can help them to start a new life.
Not all the young people on “Vision Quest” will leave crime behind them. Three or four in ten will one day be in prison again. Bob Burton is right. Travel can be good for you. Even today, Americans still say, “Go west, young man.”
40. In Paragraph 4 “leave crime behind them” means _______.
A. no longer do a crime
B. leave people who do a crime
C. don’t do all the crime
D. leave criminals behind
41. From the passage we may infer that _______.
A. getting up before the sun rises can help people out of crime
B. loving can help young people to start a new life
C. traveling can help all criminals out of prison
D. being brave and strong can do with crime
42. On “Vision Quest” _______.
A. young people all have bad problems
B. young people grow tall very fast
C. young people often help their friends in time of danger
D. all of the above
43. Americans still say, “Go west, young man”, because _______.
A. if they go west they can have a travel
B. in the west there is a prison
C. there they have to live a hard life to grow into men
D. the prison doesn’t change them
C ★★
Want a glance of the future of health care Take a look at the way the various networks of people about patient care are being connected to one another, and how this new connectivity is being exploited to deliver medicine to the patient—no matter where he or she may be.
Online doctors offering advice based on normal symptoms (症状) are the most obvious example. Increasingly, however, remote diagnosis (远程诊断) will be based on real physiological data from the actual patient. A group from the University of Kentucky has shown that by using personal data assistance plus a mobile phone, it is perfectly practical to send a patient’s important signs over the telephone. With this kind of equipment, the cry asking whether there was a doctor in the house could well be a thing of the past.
Other medical technology groups are working on applying telemedicine to rural care. And at least one team wants to use telemedicine as a tool for disaster need—especially after earthquakes. On the whole, the trend is towards providing global access to medical data and experts’opinions.
But there is one problem. Bandwidth (宽带) is the limiting factor for sending complex medical pictures around the world—CT photos being one of the biggest bandwidth munication satellites may be able to deal with the short-term needs during disasters such as earthquakes or wars. But medicine is looking towards both the second-generation Internet and third-generation mobile phones for the future of remote medical service.
Doctors have met to discuss computer-based tools for medical diagnosis, training and telemedicine. With the falling price of broadband communications, the new technologies should start a new time when telemedicine and the sharing of medical information, experts’opinions and diagnosis are common.
44. The writer chiefly talks about _______.
A. the use of telemedicine
B. the on-lined doctors
C. medical care and treatment
D. communication improvement
45. The basis of remote diagnosis will be _______.
A. personal data assistance
B. some words of a patient
C. real physiological information
D. medical pictures from the Internet
46. Which of the following statements is TURE according to the passage？
A. Patients don’t need doctors in hospitals any more.
B. It is impossible to send a patient’s signs over the telephone.
C. Many teams use telemedicine dealing with disasters now.
D. Broadband communications will become cheaper in the future.
47. The underlined word “problem” in Paragraph 4 refers to the fact that _______.
A. bandwidth isn’t big enough to send complex medical pictures
B. the second-generation of Internet has not become popular yet
C. communication satellites can only deal with short-term needs
D. there is not enough equipment for spreading the medical care
D ★★★
If there is one thing I’m sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation.
The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes news is what affects our lives—the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. It’s already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic engineering. In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do—as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are.
It’s quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact, I’m pretty sure how it will happen in the future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read —sports and international news, etc.
I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media. They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn’t happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the Internet, it’s never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.
48. What is the best title for the passage
A. The Best Way to Get News
B. The Changes of Media
C. Make Your Own Newspaper
D. The Future of Newspapers
49. In the writer’s opinion, in the future, _______.
A. more big political affairs, wars and disasters will make news
B. newspapers will not be printed in publishing houses any longer
C. newspapers will cover more scientific research
D. more and more people will watch TV
50. What will probably be on in the newspaper made by yourself
A. Sports and international news.
B. A menu of important news.
C. The most important news.
D. What you are interested in.
51. The underlines phrase “feed off” in the last paragraph means _______.
A. depend on B. compete with
C. fight with D. kill off
E ★★★
When I asked my daughter which item she would keep: the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said the phone. Personally, I could do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology.
Point 1: The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4∶00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about
Point 2: The mobile phone means that we are never alone. “The mobile saved my life,” says Crystal Johnstone. She had an accident in her Volvo on the A45 between Otley and Skipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance to her rescue.
Point 3: The mobile removes our secret. It allows Marketing Manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at any time of day to ask where they are, where they are going, and how their last meeting went.
Point 4: The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says,“We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near—but we didn’t meet for the first two weeks !”
Point 5: The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously on chat lines (at least my daughter does. I wouldn’t know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while they’re space walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access the Internet, the biggest library on earth.
52. How do you understand “Point l: The telephone creates the need to communicate...”
A. The telephone creates more listeners.
B. People communicate because of the recreating of the telephone.
C. People communicate more since the telephone has been created.
D. People communicate more because of more traffic.
53. Which of the following best shows people’s attitude towards mobile phones
A. Mobile phones are useful when you have an accident.
B. Mobile phones bring convenience to people.
C. Mobile phones can help people go across the world.
D. Mobile phone number is easy to get.
54. The underlined word “simultaneously” most probably means ________.
A. in a friendly way B. in an easy way
C. at the same time D. through computers
55. Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve people’s life
a. Point 1. b. Point 2. c. Point 3. d. Point 4. e. Point 5.
A. c, d. B. a, e. C. a, c. D. b, e.
第三部分 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)
I had a very strange childhood. My parents lived abroad for long periods, 56._____
but I had a natural tendency to live in a world of my own. 57._____
I rapidly went out all the children’s books that 58._____
I could get hold of. Then I graduated to adult books at early age 59._____
because I had run out things to read. I came across the detective stories of 60._____
Margery Allingham. I loved the stories, in particularly, the wide sympathy 61._____
with all different kind of people. Once I had started writing fiction, 62._____
I thought that one of the things I wanted to do is to write something 63._____
that was as many fun as one of Margery Allingham’s prewar books, 64._____
and above all I wanted to learn from her and tell a real good story. 65._____
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
根据下列材料写一篇介绍中国宇航员费俊龙的文章
姓　　名 费俊龙
职　　业 宇航员，中国人民解放军宇航员大队成员
出生日期 1965年
出生地点 江苏省昆山市
身　　高 1.70米
爱　　好 绘画
简　　历 1982年被中国人民解放军空军飞行学院录取1984年从中国人民解放军空军飞行学院毕业，成为一名空军飞行员1997年成为空军最佳飞行员1998年加入中国人民解放军航天员大队2005年10月12日与聂海胜一起乘坐神州六号宇宙飞船探索太空，并于2005年10月17日成功返回，这次太空之行标志着我们国家载人航天计划第二阶段的开始
参考词汇：中国人民解放军航天员大队，the Astronaut Team of the People’s Liberation Army；中国人民解放军空军飞行学院，the Aviation College of the Air Force of the People’s Liberation Army
词数：100—120。
Key:
1-5 AABCB 6-10 DCADC 11-15 DDCBA 16-20DABCC 21-25 CCCBD
26-30 DCAAB 31-35 BCCAD 36-40 BCBCA 41-45 BCCAC 46-50 DADCD
51-55 ACBCD
56. √。 57. but→so。 58. out→through。 59. early前加an。 60. out后加of。
61. particularly→particular。62. kind→kinds。 63. is→was。 64. many→much。
65. real→really。
One Possible Version:
As we all know, Fei Junlong is an astronaut of our country and also a member of the Astronaut Team of the People’s Liberation army. He is 1.70m tall and likes drawing in his spare time. He was born in 1965 in KunShan City, JiangSu Province. In 1982, he was admitted into the Aviation College of the Air Force of the People’s Liberation Army, from which he graduated and became a pilot in 1984. In the Aviation College, he trained very hard, and as a result, he became one of the excellent pilots of the air force in 1997. Thanks to his excellent work, he joined the Astronaut Team of the People’s Liberation Army in 1998. On October 12, 2005, Fei Junlong together with Nie Haisheng explored space on Shenzhou-6 spaceship and successfully returned on October 17,2005. This space journey marked the beginning of the second stage of the manned space program of our country. Such is Fei Junlong, a famous astronaut who has made great achievements for our space career.高三 Units 1-2 单元测试
满分120 分
第一部分 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）
1. —Do you mind if I take off my jacket
—_______.
A. Of course not, make yourself at home B. I’m glad if I can be of any help
C. Oh, thanks. That’s really nice of you D. It’s really cold here
2. —Really Who will give _______ lecture And about what
—Professor Chen, _______ President of Beijing University on the environment
protection.
A. a; the B. the; a C. a; / D. the; /
3. Retailing giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc., with net sales last year of $256.33 billion, was named No. 1 on the Fortune 500 list of America’s largest companies for the third year _______.
A. in exchange B. in a row C. in return D. in detail
4. The Beijing World University Games drew 7,000 athletes from 166 delegations and _______ the record of 6,009 participants held in Palma, Spain, in 1999.
A. defeat B. hit C. beat D. strike
5. —Do you still remember the trouble you had _______ there
—Yes, of course. Thank you for the trouble you took _______ us the way.
A. getting; showing B. to get; to show
C. getting; to show D. to get; showing
6. I’d like to _______ a few thoughts, none of which are remarkable or original, but I’ll feel it better to put them in print.
A. set down B. set up C. set off D. set aside
7. —I saw no more than one motor car in that shop. Will you go and buy _______
—No, I’d rather find ______ in other shops.
A. it; one B. one; one C. one; it D. it; it
8. All the athletes are supposed to _______ what their competitors are doing.
A. keep up B. keep on C. keep track of D. keep away
9. Last night _______ occurred to me while trying to fall asleep.
A. it B. what C. that D. something
10. _______, he never seems able to do the work satisfactorily.
A. Hard as he will try B. Try hard as he will
C. Will he try hard D. Hard try as he will
11. I suggested the other day that Mary _______ a pay rise. The big smile on her face today suggests that she _______ it.
A. asks for; has got B. ask for; get
C. ask for; has got D. asked for; got it
12. It is no use _______; the company won’t do anything about it.
A. you complain B. you to complain
C. your complaining D. you are complaining
13. The government was _______ because the public had finally _______ patience with its false promises.
A. brought up; run out B. brought down; run out of
C. brought out; run out D. brought about; run out of
14. A heated political struggle occurred among this country’s high-level officials _______ the different reform plans for the power system.
A. centered on B. centers on C. centering on D. to center on
15. When _______ on rocks, the plant grows to a bush, _______ broad leaves and large flowers .
A. grown; to have B. grew; having
C. growing; and have D. growing; having
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各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Tess was eight years old when she heard her parents talking about her little brother, Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were out of 16 . She heard Daddy say to her 17 mother, “Only a miracle can save him now.”
Tess went to her own 18 and took out a glass jar. She poured all the change out and 19 carefully. Carefully placing the coins back in the jar, she slipped out the back door and made her 20 to the pharmacy (药店).
She waited for the pharmacist to give her some 21 but he was too busy at that moment. Finally she took a quarter from her 22 and banged it on the 23 . “And what do you want ” the pharmacist asked in a(n) 24 voice. “I’m talking to my brother whom I haven’t seen for ages,” he said without waiting for a 25 to his question.
“Well, I want to talk to you about my 26 ,” Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. “He’s really, really sick... and I want to buy a miracle.”
“We don’t sell miracles. I’m sorry 27 I can’t help you,” the pharmacist said,
28 a little.
“Listen, I have the money to pay for it. Just tell me how much it 29 .”
The pharmacist’s brother was a well dressed man. He 30 down and asked,“How much do you have ” “One dollar and eleven cents,” Tess answered 31 audibly (听得见地).
He said, “Take me to where you live. Let’s see if I have the kind of 32 you need.”
That man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a(n) 33 . The operation was completed without 34 and it wasn’t long until Andrew was home again and doing 35 .
16. A. work B. money C. luck D. mind
17. A. surprised B. tearful C. careful D. terrible
18. A. bedroom B. study C. living room D. kitchen
19. A. read B. picked C. held D. counted
20. A. way B. direction C. performance D. depression
21. A. medicine B. attention C. suggestions D. time
22. A. packet B. bag C. bottle D. jar
23. A. table B. glass C. counter D. floor
24. A. low B. high C. annoyed D. weak
25. A. reply B. explanation C. solution D. choice
26. A. father B. brother C. mother D. parents
27. A. and B. but C. though D. even
28. A. softening B. strengthening C. stopping D. smiling
29. A. needs B. spends C. costs D. takes
30. A. calmed B. went C. sat D. bent
31. A. clearly B. hardly C. nearly D. completely
32. A. operation B. miracle C. love D. help
33. A. officer B. surgeon C. dentist D. expert
34. A. charge B. help C. hesitation D. mistakes
35. A. happily B. well C. smoothly D. fortunately
第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A ★
Student participation in the classroom is not only accepted but also expected of students in many courses. Some professors base part of the final grade on students’ oral participation. Although there are formal lectures during which students have a passive role (i.e., listening and taking notes), many courses are organized around classroom discussions, students’ questions, and informal lectures. In graduate discussions the professor has a “manager” role and the students make presentations and lead discussions. The students do the actual teaching in these discussions.
A professor’s teaching method is another factor that determines the degree and type of student participation. Some professors prefer to control discussions while others prefer to guide the class without controlling it. Many professors encourage students to question their ideas. Students who object to the professor’s point of view should be prepared to prove their positions.
In the teaching of science and mathematics, the controlling mode of instruction is generally traditional, with teachers presenting formal lectures and students taking notes. However, new educational trends have turned up in the humanities and social sciences in the past twenty years. Students in education, society, and history classes, for example, are often required to solve problems in groups, design projects, make presentations, and examine case studies. Since some college or university courses are “practical” rather than theoretical, they pay more attention to “doing” for themselves.
36. “Student participation in the classroom is not only accepted but also expected of students” in ________ class.
A． the humanities and social sciences
B． the science and mathematics
C． the theoretical
D． the strictly controlled
37. From the passage we know that education in the humanities and society ________.
A． has not changed much in the past twenty years
B． pays attention to students’ studying instead of teachers’ teaching
C． is much more important than that of science and mathematics
D． has become more practical than theoretical
38. The reason why some professors ask students to make presentations and lead discussions is that ________.
A． these professors are often not well prepared before class
B． these professors want to stress “doing”
C． these professors want to test the students’ abilities
D． these professors are not willing to teach theory
39. Which of the following statements is TRUE ac 鄄cording to the passage
A． Student participation is not common in many courses like society and history classes.
B． Some professors want to control the classroom discussions.
C． Some of the students are wanted to attend the lecture of science and mathematics.
D． New educational trends have turned up in the teaching of natural sciences such as chemistry.
B ★ ★
Sydney Airport International Terminal—Arrival Area
SPECIALTY RETAIL
Newslink: Two separate Newslink stores cater to all your reading needs including newspapers, magazines and the latest bestsellers.
Downtown Duty Free: Make sure you shop at Downtown Duty Free for great savings on a range of items including perfume, alcohol, skincare and cigarettes. It’s your last chance before customs.
Beach Culture: A must for those into the Latest in beach clothing. Top Surfer Street and fashion labels including Mambo, Stussy and Quicksilver, including children’s sizes.
DINING
Blue Sky Cafe: Speedy service leaves you time to keep an eye on the arrivals gate. Fresh milk, coffee, lemon juice, beer, Whisky, ice－cream, soda water, cakes and dumplings are on sale.
Macdonald’s: hamburgers, fries, pancakes, toasted potatoes, muffins（松饼）, Pepsi, coca-cola and chocolates—all your family favorites. Breakfast is served until 10:30.
SERVICES
ATM: ATMs are conveniently located throughout Arrival and Departures. Dollars, pounds and francs and RMB are all available.
Vodafone Rentals: This communications center offers the very latest technology for mobile phone rentals, sales and serving.
40. Where is this passage likely to appear
A． In a morning newspaper.
B． In a monthly magazine.
C． In a geography book.
D． In an official guide.
41. The underlined phrase “cater to” probably means “________”.
A． satisfy B． afford C． support D． help
42. You may have better choices to deal with ________.
A． your hunger problem in Blue Sky Cafe and your thirsty problem in Macdonald’s
B． your thirsty and hunger problems in Macdonald’s
C． your hunger and thirsty problems in Vodafone Rentals
D． your hunger and thirsty problems in Beach Culture
43. At Beach Culture you can probably buy ________.
A． newspapers and magazines
B． skincare and cigarettes
C． adult cotton T－shirts
D． fresh juice and breakfast
C ★ ★
Louis Braille was a blind man and he invented the code for the blind. His code gave windows to the blind. In the year 1812, Louis Braille was a very small boy. He lived in a small town. His father had a small shop. One day, Louis was playing in the shop and picked up a small tool with a very sharp point. Louis fell down and the point of the tool hurt his eyes, and later he became blind in both eyes.
At ten, Louis went to the school for the blind in Paris. One day, on a visit home, he said to his father, “Blind people are very lonely in the world. Only books can free the blind. But there are no books for us to read.”
Since then Louis wanted to make books for the blind. Instead of letters, he wanted to use shapes that were easy to tell apart by touch. Louis tried and tried, but he couldn’t come up with a code that would work.
Later, while teaching at a school for the blind in Paris, Louis heard of a kind of “night writing”, which was a code that a French army captain had made up for sending messages on the battle field. The message was “written” in raised dots and dashes. It was “read” by touch. Louis had been trying to find a code that blind people could read, but he failed again and again. Now he thought the idea of “night writing” might be the answer. He never rested from the time when meaning of “night writing” hit him until five years later. He worked and worked and finally came up with a simple system in which he made six holes in different positions within a small space on a piece of paper. With these six holes, he could make sixty-three different combinations. Each combination meant a letter or a short word. In addition to the letters, he could have punctuation marks and even short words like “the” and “for”. Soon Louis wrote a book using the Braille system.
Louis died in 1852, when he was only 43. But his name lives on. It lives on as the name of the code that he invented and the code is still used by the blind.
44. When were Louis Braille’s eyes hurt
A. When he was only ten years old.
B. When he was only nine years old.
C. When he was only four years old.
D. When he was only three years old.
45. How long did it take Louis Braille to invent the Braille system of reading for the blind
A. Five years B. More than five years
C. Less than five years D. Not mentioned
46. Braille was excited by the captain’s “night writing” because _____.
A. people could read this kind of writing at night
B. it used dots and dashes instead of letters
C. it could be used to send messages on the battle fields
D. it could be recognized by touch
47. Braille system uses sixty-three combinations to show ______.
A. short words B. letters
C. punctuation marks D. A, B, and C
48. Which is NOT true according to the passage
A. Braille is the name of the man and the code
that gives windows to the blind.
B. Braille system can be read by everyone.
C. Braille used from one to six dots for each letter of the alphabet.
D. There are books, magazines printed in the Braille now.
D ★ ★
The American expression “burning your bridges” means acting in such a way that you destroy any chance of turning back or changing your actions.
You can burn your bridges when you are offered a new job. Suppose, for example, that you decide to take the new job. You tell your old boss about your decision. You also tell him how glad you are to leave. With these words, you have burned your bridges. Your boss will never let you return to your old job.
The expression “burning your bridges” gets its name from warfare. An army that is forced back across a river may decide to burn the bridge after crossing it. In this way, the army prevents its enemy from using the bridge. However, the army also destroys its own chance to come back across the river. Most people who “burn their bridges” today do not belong to the military. But like those armies, they move in a different direction with no chance of coming back.
There is one other bridge expression that all bridge “burners” should not forget. It usually is in the form of a warning, “Don’t cross your bridge until you get to it.” It requires you to seize the right chance to do anything.
49. What’s the best subject the writer talks about in the passage
A. Change your actions when necessary.
B. Advice on how to solve job problems.
C. An American useful expression.
D. A good “burner”, a good worker.
50. “A teacher has burnt his bridges.” means ______.
A. he is dismissed by the schoolmaster
B. he has decided to fire all his pupils he teaches
C. he has surely found a better job in another school
D. he has made his firm decision to leave
51. “Don’t cross your bridge until you get to it” in the last paragraph probably means _______.
A. waiting until the right time comes before you act
B. making a full preparation before you start
C. looking before you leap
D. taking action without hesitation(犹豫)
E ★ ★ ★
Take it from Madonna, the self -stated “Material Girl”, money can’t buy happiness. That’s quite a lesson from the 46-year-old pop singer, whose fifth children’s book in the past 18 months “Lotsa de Casha（快乐的真谛）” hit store shelves this week.
“Lotsa was by far the richest man in the country. He had everything that money could buy,” is the opening line of her latest book. “But there was a tiny problem. No matter how much money Lotsa made, he wasn’t happy.” The short book concludes with the moral, “When you learn to share, you will not only find happiness. You will also find a friend.”
Famous as much for her attractive dance anthems(舞曲) “Vogue” and “Ray of Light” as she was some 20 years ago performing “Like a Virgin” on MTV, Madonna said she’s left some of her old antics(古怪的姿态) behind and is all grown up now.
“I’d like to think I’ve been developing and transforming my whole career when I grew up,” she told the reporter in an interview. “The media likes to say it’s just another one of my antics,” she said of her career as an author. “But it’s much more deep and profound than that.”
Madonna the singer is known as a changeable person, from sexy clothes and suggestive songs to Eastern mysticism（神秘主义）. Similarly, Madonna the writer has written a series of books which barely resemble each other. A different illustrator was hired for each of the five slim volumes. But they are all an－chored(支持) by the same message. She insists， “Nothing is what it seems.” Her intended audience and some critics might agree.
A book reading at a New York bookstore on Tuesday drew puzzled responses from the group of about 25 kids, who appeared to have difficulty grasping the book’s morals.
“I think she makes the same mistake every celebrity(名人) author makes: They think they can write children’s books,” said Cooper, children’s book editor of Booklist. “Generally it’s just awful, beyond awful,” said Cooper of efforts by celebrities-turned authors.
52. Madonna’s fifth children’s book “Lotsa de Casha” ends up with the words “________”.
A. Generally it’s just awful, beyond awful
B. Money can’t buy happiness
C. When you learn to share, you will not only find happiness. You will also find a friend
D. Lotsa was by far the richest man in the country
53. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Madonna’s books
A. There is much similarity among her books.
B. Her books are easy for children to understand.
C. All the pictures in her books are painted by herself.
D. Her books give people the same meaning “Nothing is what it seems”.
54. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Madonna
A. Madonna thinks turning into an author is only another one of her antics.
B. Madonna will no longer perform her old funny actions on the stage.
C. Madonna, as an author, also has various ways to express herself.
D. Madonna was a sexy and attractive singer.
55. What is the attitude of Cooper to celebrity authors
A. Works written by celebrity authors are especially popular with the children.
B. He thinks highly of the works written by celebrity authors.
C. He thinks it is a terrible thing for celebrity authors to work at writing.
D. He encourages celebrity to publish books.
第二卷（共35分）
第三部分 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）
I’m interested in sports. I particular enjoy cross-country running, 56. ________
which you have to run across fields, jump over streams and so on. 57. ________
Next year I’m going try the London Marathon. It’s a hard race, 42 km, 58. ________
but you have to be tough to finish it. I worry a bit about getting old, 59. ________
and I’d like to prove that I’m yet almost as fit as I was 60. ________
twenty years ago. I’m interested in climbing as well as running. 61. ________
I’ll never become an expert climber, but I know that I’m doing. 62. ________
My wife doesn’t share my interest. She goes climbing with me once, 63. ________
but she found that she felt ill as soon as she got above 1,000 meter, 64. ________
because we decided to follow different hobbies. 65. ________
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
假如你是张强，你的美国朋友Dave来信询问有关北京为迎接2008年奥运会而进行的城市美化工作的情况。请你根据下表的内容用英语写一封短信，并欢迎他届时来北京。
注意： 1.词数: 100左右
2. 生词帮助： slogan 口号
Key：
1-5 ADBCC 6-10 AACDB 11-15 CCBCD
16-20 BBADA 21-25 BDCCA
26-30 BBACD 31-35 BBBAB
36-40 ADBBD 41-45 ABCCB 46-50 DDBCD 51-55 ACDAC
56. particular→particularly。57. which前加in。 58. try前加to。 59. but→and。 60. yet→still。 61. √。 62. that→what。 63. goes→went。 64. meter→meters。 65. because→so。
One possible version:
Dear Dave,
How nice to hear from you again. Now let me tell you something about the beautifying work in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games. Our slogan is “Green Olympics” 12.2 billion dollars will be spent on this project. A lot more trees, flowers and grass will be planted in many places to make Beijing more beautiful. We will use clean energy and try our best to make wastewater clean and reuse it. In 2008, you will see Beijing as beautiful as a garden, with cleaner water and a clearer sky.
I look forward to meeting you in Beijing in 2008. Yours,
Zhang Qiang高三 Units 15-16单元测试
满分120 分
第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）
单项填空 (共15小题； 每小题1分，满分15分)
1. —It must be exciting to go to Australia for education.
—____ Sometimes you’ll feel embarrassed because of language or economic problems.
A. It’s hard to say. B. Well, I suppose so.
C. I don’t know yet. D. It is a waste of time and money.
2. More and more people have seen the point that ____ education does make ____ difference for the poor children’s future.
A. the; a B. an; / C. /; a D. the; /
3. The new software ____ the development of space science.
A. will be applied to B. will apply to
C. will be applied for D. will apply for
4. With so much evidence against him, he had to acknowledge ____ in the general election.
A. defeated B. to be defeated
C. having defeated D. having been defeated
5. We should ____ be aware of our own shortcomings and weaknesses.
A. at times B. at all times C. at a time D. at one time
6. You needn’t teach your daughter. She is ____ enough to make up her own mind and behave in a proper way.
A. grown B. ripe C. mature D. growing
7. The bus was due to ____ at 5pm but it arrived one hour late due to ___ by the heavy fog.
A. arrive; be held up B. arrive; being held up
C. arriving; be held up D. having arrived; having been held up
8. Now many college students don’t apply for jobs ____ after graduation, because they want to study further.
A. at last B. straightaway C. once again D. at no moment
9. He has never done this type of work before; I’m not sure whether he’ll ____ the other employers.
A. fit in B. fit with C. fit to D. fit in with
10. I heard the news with great ____. But in fact the result is far from ____.
A. satisfaction; satisfaction B. satisfaction; satisfactory
C. satisfactory; satisfactory D. satisfy; satisfied
11. Sit here, this seat is ____.
A. bare B. vacant C. empty D. blank
12. I ____ as long as I could from telling her the news.
A. held up B. held on to C. held out D. held back
13. At present there is no better system to ____ a student’s ability than college entrance examination.
A. guess B. assess C. value D. praise
14. My uncle is leaving for Shanghai tomorrow and I will ____ him ____ at the airport.
A. send; away B. leave; off C. send; off D. show; around
15. China has special schools to encourage and develop young table tennis players, and this is ____ the National Team goes to find stars of the future.
A. when B. where C. how D. which
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16－35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
In the Internet era, the Web gives us information, lets us send messages, start business... and helps us make friends! Several months ago, I 16 www., a platform for 17 and would-be friends to get together.
I’m the website’s CEO: chief executive officer, 18 more exactly, chief entertainment officer. Yes, the website is for 19 . MOSH means moment 20 .
If you think of an 21 event and want to find good company, you may 22 a topic on MOSH and select from hundreds of respondents (答复者).
Why did I set up the website 23 I’m a guy who’s always been fond of 24 . I had a colorful 25 , fighting with other boys and having little adventures. At the age of 11, I moved to Guangdong with my family, continuing my 26 life. 27 , I was admitted to Peking University in 1998. Yet I never 28 “playing” and trying new things. I was a member of several 29 clubs there.
This indispensable (不可缺少的) 30 also made me give up a position most people 31 dream of— investment (投资) banker at Morgan Stanley. Even some of my closest friends thought I was 32 to give up my 1 million Yuan yearly salary. I just gave them a 33 smile: “I like playing. I only find 34 in something I’m really interested in.”
My 35 is to have millions of young Chinese visit the website and have fun. I know my dream is coming closer and closer.
16. A. visited B. bought
C. founded D. designed
17. A. friends B. relatives
C. classmates D. families
18. A. and B. or C. but D. so
19. A. education B. information
C. advertisement D. entertainment
20. A. relaxing B. working
C. sharing D. showing
21. A. interesting B. boring
C. truthful D. serious
22. A. see B. write C. use D. post
23. A. Since B. Because C. As D. For
24. A. joking B. walking C. playing D. talking
25. A. childhood B. dream
C. world D. field
26. A. simple B. rich C. terrible D. carefree
27. A. Actually B. Fortunately
C. Besides D. Especially
28. A. enjoyed B. considered
C. stopped D. avoided
29. A. students B. teachers
C. girls D. boys
30. A. research B. activity
C. game D. hobby
31. A. must B. would C. can D. should
32. A. sick B. successful C. crazy D. able
33. A. confident B. honest
C. smart D. lovely
34. A. idea B. chance C. wonder D. passion
35. A. idea B. goal C. hobby D. future
第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
A ★
Countless items that we take for granted in modern life originated in ancient China, from paper-printing, and silk to gunpowder, kites, mechanized oil wells and sophisticated medical surgery. Nowhere did the Chinese exhibit more skill and ingenuity (聪明才智) than in the creation of tens of thousands of bridges.
In China Bridge, NOVA TV explores the unexpected wealth of China’s bridge heritage. The show’s experiments will focus on an ancient design that baffles engineers and scholars—the Rainbow Bridge. Its blueprint derives from a renowned 12th century Chinese scroll painting that depicts life in the Song Dynasty capital of Kaifeng around 1000 A.D.. It is a panorama (全景画) that is crowded with more than a thousand tiny figures busy with their daily life and involved in weddings, funerals, and war games. At the center of all this activity is the Rainbow Bridge, lined with shops on both sides.
One Song Dynasty historian wrote, “the bridge has no piers, but giant timbers spanning the void (空间), decorated with red paint and curved like a rainbow.” It was a style never attempted in the Western world.
How could such a daring and intricate structure have been built above a river Retired engineer Tang Huancheng may know the answers, who has carefully studied the Rainbow Bridge for nearly fifty years. Now NOVA TV helps him fulfill his long-cherished dream of reconstructing it. With little historical information, Professor Tang is joined by a team of experts who devise a plan for the bridge based on a close analysis of the painting. Working in a lively village in the picturesque (风景如画的) Yellow Mountains of Central China’s Anhui Province, the two teams work from opposing banks, each with a different set of challenges.
This drama forms the climax of one of NOVA TV’s most marvelous shows, which will open a window on the vanished wonders of ancient China.
36. What is most discussed in this passage
A. Wonders of ancient China.
B. NOVA and its programs.
C. The Rainbow Bridge.
D. Professor Tang and his study.
37. In Paragraph 2, the underlined “baffles” can be best replaced by “______”.
A. puzzles B. amuses
C. encourages D. surprises
38. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage
A. People benefit from inventions in ancient China.
B. The Rainbow Bridge had no rivals in the West.
C. Reconstructuring the Rainbow Bridge is a challenge.
D. Professor Tang has been building bridges for ages.
B ★★
Kendall Barry, 17, from West Potomac High School in America, finished her tests yesterday. Now she has set aside her textbooks to put final touches on her latest project of the fashion design course: a gown she both designed and sewed. The dress was for tonight’s school fashion show.
“I do really well in academics (学业), but fashion is my favorite. It’s what I want to do with my future,” Barry said. Next years she will attend college and study fashion design. “I like that you get to work with your hands,” Barry was really looking forward to showcasing her design tonight.
To have a good fashion show, there would also be music and special effects, besides designers like Barry. DJs for the show were students in the music technology class. What about the visual special effects flashing on the walls It went to the television production students. And, eye-catching posters had been created by graphic design（美术设计） students. It’s a show of the students, by the students and for the students.
West Potomac High School is one of the several American high schools where technical classes are taught. Many educators believe career or technical classes help students learn much more than practical skills.
“We’re teaching cooperation and teamwork,” said Maria Kappel, career experience specialist at West Potomac High School.
Janet Bray, head of a career and technical education organization, said, “These kids are going on to college. They are learning leadership skills. They learn how to solve problems.” Such classes give teenagers a taste of what a career might be like.
American students have many different courses to choose from, such as repairing cars, running mini-restaurants in schools, animal science, medicine, etc. As there is a growing need among students, more new courses are expected.
39. The passage is mainly about _________.
A. career or technical classes in America
B. after-class activities of American middle schools
C. American students’ hobbies and interests
D. how a fashion show was organized in an American middle school
40. What was Kendall Barry’s purpose of making the gown
A. To take part in the fashion show and win a prize.
B. To prepare herself for her future career.
C. To relax after the tests.
D. To get ready for college.
41. The underlined word “DJs” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to ________.
A. music CDs or records
B. musical instruments
C. background music
D. people who major in music
42. Technical classes can benefit American students in all the following ways EXCEPT that .
A. they learn cooperation and teamwork
B. they learn leadership skills
C. they get enough marks required for college
D. they get a taste of their future careers
C ★★
America may still think of itself as the land of opportunities, but the chances of living a rags-to-riches life are a lot lower than elsewhere in the world, according to a new study.
The possibility that a child born into a poor family will make it into the top five percent is just one percent, according to a study by economist Tom Hertz from American University.
By contrast, a child born rich had a 22 percent chance of being rich as an adult, he said.
“In other words, the chances of getting rich are about 20 times higher if you are born rich, than if you are born in a low-income family,” Hertz said.
Compared to several European countries, it’s more possible in the United States for the poor to stay poor and the rich to stay rich. Consider a rich family and a poor one in the United States and a similar pair of families in Denmark, Hertz found that 22 percent American family would transmit the same income level from the parent generation to the children generation; in Denmark it would be two percent.
Another survey by the New York Times last year tells a different story. It found that 80 percent of those polled (投票) believed that it was possible to start out poor, work hard and become rich, compared with less than 60 percent back in 1983. That is to say, most Americans are optimistic about making economic improvements in their own lifetime.
The contradiction implies that while people think they are going to make it, the reality is very different.
Hertz’s research was based on data provided by over 4,000 children. Their parents’ income was observed in 1968, and when they became adults their own income was reviewed again in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1999.
This study may disprove the myth of America as the land of opportunity, but it doesn’t tell us what to do to fix it.
43. According to Tom Hertz’s study, _________.
A. there are equal chances for those born rich and those born poor to get rich in America
B. those born rich have advantages over those born poor in many areas
C. those born poor don’t believe they can get rich through hard work
D. those born poor have little chance of getting rich however hard they work
pared with Americans, people in Denmark _______.
A. are more likely to live a rags-to-riches life
B. get less influence from their parents generation
C. can get rich with less effort
D. are more optimistic about their future
45. What’s the purpose of the survey by the New York Times mentioned in the passage
A. To provide further proof to the first study.
B. To support the main idea of the passage.
C. To support the author’s own view.
D. To provide proof against the first survey.
46. The two surveys mentioned in the passage make you believe that ________.
A. America is still the land of opportunities for most people
B. the American social system needs to be further improved
C. America is no longer the land of opportunities as many people believe
D. there is more fairness in Europe than in the United States
D ★★★
Charles Dickens was one of the great literary geniuses of all time and one of the most popular. It has been estimated that one out of ten Britons could read his works, and then read them aloud to many others!
Dickens was born in Portsmouth, southern England, in 1812. The good fortune of being sent to school at the age of nine was short-lived （昙花一现的）, because his father was imprisoned for bad debt. Dickens was sent to work in Warren’s shoe-blacking factory and endured terrible conditions as well as loneliness and despair. After three years he was returned to school but the experience was never forgotten and became fictionalized (小说化) in two of his better-known novels David Copperfield and Great Expectations.
Like many others, Dickens began his literary career as a journalist. He wrote for several newspapers, gaining more and more popularity. In 1836 came the publication of the highly successful Pickwick Papers, and from that point on there was no looking back.
In addition to a talented novelist, Dickens was also a theatre enthusiast. He wrote plays and performed before Queen Victoria in 1851. Dickens was energetic; he spent much time abroad—for example, lecturing against slavery in the United States and touring Italy with Wilkie Collins, a writer who inspired Dickens’ final unfinished novel Mystery of Edwin Drood.
Dickens died of a stroke in 1870. He was buried at Westminster Abbey. During Dickens’ lifetime he became a mythic figure. It was said that when he died, a little girl cried “Dickens dead Then will Father Christmas die too ”
47. The passage is mainly about ________.
A. the life of Charles Dickens
B. the great achievements of Charles Dickens
C. the colorful experience of Charles Dickens
D. Charles Dickens’ great influence on British literature
48. From the passage, we can learn that it was mainly from _____ that Charles Dickens got the inspiration to write David Copperfield and Great Expectations.
A. his father’s being imprisoned
B. his good fortune in his childhood
C. his terrible experience in his childhood
D. his short-lived schooling
49. After the success of Pickwick Papers, Charles Dickens ________.
A. made great achievements and were unwilling to look back upon his early life
B. made even greater achievements in his later life
C. turned his attention to politics and fighting against slavery
D. caught the world’s attention and was invited to lecture in many countries
50. What the little girl said in the last paragraph suggests that _________.
A. she mistook Charles Dickens for Father Christmas
B. she was heartbroken at Charles Dickens’ death
C. in her heart Charles Dickens was as holy as Father Christmas
D. she didn’t believe Charles Dickens’ death
E ★★★
No school pays attention to building students’ self-discipline. Zoe Bellars and Brad McGann, eighth-graders at Swanson Middle School in Arlington, Va., do their homework faithfully and practise their musical instruments regularly. In a recent experiment, they declined to accept a dollar bill when told they could wait a week and get two dollars.
Those traits might be expected from good students, certainly no big deal. But a study by University of Pennsylvania researchers suggests that self-discipline is a better predictor of academic success than even IQ “Underachievement among American youth is often blamed on inadequate teachers, boring textbooks, and large class sizes,” the researchers said. “We suggest another reason for students falling short of their intellectual potential: their failure to exercise self-discipline.”
We believe that many of America’s children have trouble making choices that require them to sacrifice short-term pleasure for long-term gain, and that programs that build self-discipline may be the royal road to building academic achievement.
How can self-discipline be measured In the study, an assortment of standards was used, including questions for the students (such as how likely they are to have trouble breaking bad habits, on a 1-to-5 scale), ratings (评价) by their teachers and parents and the $1-now-or-$2-later test, which the researchers call the Delay Choice Task.
Highly self-disciplined teenagers outperformed their more impulsive (冲动的) fellows on every academic-performance variable, including report card grades, standardized achievement test scores, admission to a competitive high school and attendance. Self-discipline measured in the fall predicted more variance in each of these outcomes than did IQ, and unlike IQ, self-discipline predicted gains in academic performance over the school year.
Ryan Hill, director of the TEAM Academy Charter School in Newark, N.J., said students at his school are required to stay at school until their homework is done if TV interfered with study the night before. “Over time, they learn to just do their homework before watching TV, which becomes a habit of self-discipline,” Hill said.
51. The passage is mainly written to tell us ______.
A. how to be good students
B. ways to study well
C. what is self-discipline
D. self-discipline is critical to academic success
52. It can be inferred from the passage that Zoe Bellars and Brad McGann ______.
A. are from the poor families
B. can exercise proper self-discipline
C. benefit from both self-discipline and IQ
D. seldom watch TV
53. The underlined word “declined” is closest in meaning to ______.
A. hoped B. decided
C. refused D. failed
pared to IQ, self-discipline ______.
A. has long-term influence on academic performance
B. predicts academic success
C. is measurable
D. can be improved
55. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage
A. Money can be used to encourage students to work hard.
B. Self-discipline decides students’ academic performance.
C. Sacrificing moment pleasure can result in future achievement.
D. No school pays attention to building students’ self-discipline
第三部分 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)
George Sang bought a lottery ticket a few days ago.
The awards opened yesterday but he won a prize of $500,000. 56. ______
He felt very happy after work. In his way back home, 57. ______
a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, 58. ______
played his violin. George Sang felt the music was so wonderful 59. ______
that he took out 50 dollar and put in the man’s hat. However, 60. ______
the lottery ticket was also throwing in. The violinist was a student 61. ______
and had planned to attend on advanced studies in Vienna. 62. ______
He has booked the ticket. However, when he was cleaning up 63. ______
he found a lottery ticket. He cancelled the flight and 64. ______
came back to which he was given the lottery ticket. 65. ______
写 作（满分25分）
下面描述了水的循环过程。 请根据这幅图画并结合相关学科的知识, 用英语写一篇科普短文。
注意: 词数100 – 120 , 短文的题目和开头已给出, 不计于总数。
The Water Cycle
As we all know, more then 70% of the surface of the earth is covered by water. Do you know where the water comes from and why the water doesn’t dry up This is because the water cycle.
Key:
1-5 ACADB 6-10 CBBDB 11-15 BDBCB 16-20 CABDC 21-25 ADBCA
26-30 DBCAD 31-35 BCADB 36-40 CADAB 41-45 DCDAB 46-50 CACBC 51-55 DBCAC
56. but→and。 57. In→On。 58. √。59. played→playing。 60. dollar→dollars。
61. throw→thrown。 62. 去掉on。 63. has→had。 64. a→the。 65. which→where。
One possible version:
The Water Cycle
As we all know, more then 70% of the surface of the earth is covered by water. Do you know where the water comes from and why the water doesn’t dry up This is because the water cycle.
When the weather is fine, the heat of the sun evaporates water from the rivers, lakes, seas and oceans. Thus water vapor is formed, which rises and forms clouds in the air. When the clouds rise, they are cooled. The higher they rise, the cooler they are. This causes more and more water vapor to condense. In this way, the tiny drops of water in the clouds get bigger and bigger until they are heavy enough to fall to the earth as rain.
Some of the rainwater sinks into the ground, and is used up by plants. Most of them goes back to the rivers, lakes, seas and oceans. This is called the water cycle, which starts all over again.高三 期末测试
满分120 分
第一部分 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)
1. —Do you like old furniture
—____ As a matter of fact, I’ve once bought a set.
A. No, I’m afraid not. B. Yes, very much indeed.
C. Yes, but it’s not so good as new furniture.
D. It depends.
2. The problem is that many people don’t know what ____ would suit them.
A. trade B. profession C. business D. career
3. I usually go to the Internet twice every week ____ I chat with my American pen pal.
A. where B. when C. that D. what
4. —Why did you say so much at the meeting about the matter
—____.
A. Avoiding misunderstanding B. Avoid being misunderstood
C. By avoiding being misunderstood
D. To avoid being misunderstood
5. Mary was often told that she ____ her elder sister Ellen.
A. reacted B. reflected C. resembled D. recalled
6. We should ____ the gifts as soon as we receive them.
A. admit B. acknowledge C. absorb D. consider
7. Many people are ____ to have the chance to attend the lecture by the famous scholar Yu Qiuyu.
A. eager B. anxious C. worried D. nervous
8. It was a ____ attempt even though it failed to achieve its aim.
A. worth B. worthwhile C. worthy D. worthy of
9. Radio waves ____ all kinds of information to every corner of the world every day.
A. transport B. spread C. convey D. communicate
10. In recent years, the ____ between the two countries has been greatly relieved due to our joint efforts.
A. tension B. stress C. stain D. pressure
11. Why don’t you ____ speaking for a while until you finish your meal
A. shut up B. keep on C. lay off D. think of
12. Ringing off the call, she ____ her hair and clothes, and then went out.
A. cut off B. did up C. dyed up D. did down
13. Poor George! Years of illness has pulled him ____ a lot.
A. out B. up C. down D. over
14. With the world climate ____ warmer, the water level of the oceans is rapidly rising.
A. turns B. turning C. turned D. to turn
15. —How shall we have the scientific research
—____, we’ll have to gather concerned information as much as possible.
A. In all B. To begin with C. However D. To be frank
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16-35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
I had been swimming competitively for about five years and was ready to quit, because I 16 receiving “Honorable Mentions (鼓励奖)” at each competition, which simply 17 , “Thank you for coming. You didn’t even rank first, second or third, but we don’t want you to go home with 18 .”
The very day before 19 swim meet, I decided to 20 the news to my grandma that I was quitting the swim team. You 21 to know my grandma—she was a small woman but could 22 the entire operation of her house without ever leaving her sofa or raising her 23 . As I sat next to my grandma, I laid my big head on her tiny little lap 24 she could rub it.
When I told her of my desire to quit swimming, she 25 pushed my head off of her lap, sat me straight up facing her and said, “Baby, 26 these words: A quitter never wins and a 27 never quits. Your grandmother didn’t 28 losers or quitters. You go to that swim meet tomorrow, and you swim like you are a 29 of mine, you hear ”
The next day I arrived at the swim meet, and as I 30 the board, I noticed the other girls with their skintight caps, goggles (护眼镜) and Speedo suits were here to do one thing— 31 me.
The competition began and I was swimming 32 than before. I noticed I was tied with one person. I thought we were battling for eighth place and I refused to finish 33 , so I added more kick on the last two hundred yards.
I hit the 34 and looked to the left and to the right for the swimmers who had beat me, but 35 was there. That day, at age fifteen, I broke the national 16-year-old 400-freestyle record.
16. A. kept B. hated C. enjoyed D. stopped
17. A. expresses B. reads C. means D. says
18. A. anything B. something C. Everything D. nothing
19. A. a big B. an usual C. a common D. a special
20. A. hide B. bring C. break D. report
21. A. get B. like C. used D. have
22. A. complete B. run C. control D. perform
23. A. voice B. hand C. arm D. head
24. A. now that B. as soon as C. in case D. so that
25. A. carefully B. rudely C. abruptly D. gently
26. A. read B. remember C. repeat D. recall
27. A. winner B. loser C. swimmer D. fighter
28. A. know B. help C. accept D. raise
29. A. fan B. grandchild C. daughter D. follower
30. A. got on B. got off C. jumped off D. climbed up
31. A. support B. cheer C. win D. beat
32. A. harder B. more C. faster D. better
33. A. hopeless B. disappointed C. last D. second
34. A. record B. wall C. mark D. line
35. A. everyone B. someone C. no one D. anyone
第二部分 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
A★
The earth is getting warmer. Over the past 100 years Earth's temperature rose by about 1°F. Scientists predict that Earth will continue to warm by about 2-6°F over the next 100 years. That may not sound like much, but think about this: During the last Ice Age, Earth was only 9°F cooler than it is today, and large sheets of ice called glaciers（冰河） covered large parts of North America! The warming of Earth's climate is called global warming.
Scientists are not sure of what causes climate change. Earth could be warming on its own, however, most scientists believe that human activity is speeding up the climate change. Earth warms itself through a process called the greenhouse（温室） effect. When sunlight enters Earth's atmosphere（大气）, it passes through a layer of greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases occur naturally, but humans also create them by burning fossil fuels. When sunlight hits Earth's surface it bounces back toward the sky. The greenhouse gases trap some of the sunlight on Earth and allow the rest to go back into space, making Earth's temperature warm. The process works much in the same way as a greenhouse, hence its name. If there are too many greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, too much sunlight may be trapped（截留）, making Earth warmer.
Scientists cannot predict exactly what will happen as Earth's temperature rises. They believe a rapid climate change could upset the balance of the ecosystem（生态系统）, causing some land and marine（海产的） life to become extinct. As temperatures rise, the world's glaciers will melt （融化）into the ocean, causing sea levels to rise between several inches to three feet during the next 100 years. Higher sea levels could cause flooding of coastal lands. Warmer ocean water could cause increased storm activity on the coasts while areas away from the coasts may experience droughts. These are just a few of the possible effects of global warming.
36.The best title for this text would be______.
A. Climate
B. Climate change
C. Global warming
D. Greenhouse effect
37. Humans create greenhouse gases every time except we _______.
A. play video games
B. use a hair dryer
C. ride in a car
D. use solar energy lights
38. Which of the following is not the effect of climate change
A. Rising temperature.
B. The extinction of some wildlife.
C. Sea level rising.
D. Flooding of coastal lands.
39. The writer's purpose in writing the text is to _______.
A. show us the temperature rising
B. tell us what greenhouse effects are
C. call us to protect the earth
D. teach us a fact
B★★
Steve Sloan is the physical education teacher at Public School 102 in East Harlem, New York. He's a 50-year old man with a bald head and bulging muscles. He can hit three-pointers and even half court shots, but the amazing thing is that he can't see them go in.
Steve Sloan has been blind since birth. But the fact he can't see has never stopped Sloan, who works out seven days a week.
Sloan has been working at P.S. 102 for 21 years. He is making his first trip abroad this month to Torino, Italy, to carry the Olympic torch. "This is an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I will cherish forever," he says.
The Olympic torch（火炬） took off on its 7,021.5-mile trip through 140 Italian cities on December 8. It will reach the site of the 2006 Winter Olympics during the opening ceremonies on February 10. More than 10,000 people who represent Olympic values will take part in the torch run.
Sloan in many way matches the profile of an Olympic athlete, who displays the values of unity and peace among peoples, loyalty, courage, humanity, and solidarity. His values are reflected in his close relationships with his students.
Sloan has nicknames（绰号） for every kid. Some of them include Hot Sauce, Beetles, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Biscuit, and WNBA. He is strict if you aren't wearing sneakers（运动鞋） and sweat pants or shorts, you aren't allowed to participate in gym-but to the students it just shows how much he cares about them.
"He makes coming to gym so much fun," said Christina (Hot Sauce) Perez.
One amazing fact about Sloan is that he can guide you around the school without his walking stick. He knows every hallway, door, and floor in the five-story school by heart. He takes the subway train to work every day. If there is an emergency in the school, Lorenzo Cowell, Sloan's assistant, makes sure that everyone is safe. Otherwise, Sloan is totally self-sufficient. When you sit in his office and look at his stocky build inside a gray and black warm up suit, it's easy to forget that he can't see.
"I can get you anywhere you want to go," Steve Sloan says with a warm smile. "Just don't ask me to read the signs along the way."
40. It can be inferred that Steve Sloan is good at ________.
A. football
B. basketball
C. tennis
D. volleyball
41. Steve Sloan is qualified to take part in the torch run because_______.
A. he is disabled
B. he is of strong character
C. he looks like an Olympic athlete
D. he is an P.E. teacher
42. From the text we know the next Winter Olympic will be held in______
A. 2009
B. 2010
C. 2007
D. 2008
43. Which of the following is not true
A. The site of the 2006 Winter Olympic is Italy.
B. Steve Sloan's class is interesting and funny.
C. Steve Sloan has never been to Italy before.
D. Steve Sloan is totally self-sufficient.
C★★
COCHESTER HILLS, Michigan (AP) —A little more than 10 years ago , Tricia Mack was a student at Rochester Adams High School who dreamed of becoming an astronaut .
Today, Ms. Mack is a 27 year-old aerospace engineer for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (国家宇航局) and is traveling to Russian to work on an international space station. It was a quick journey from Rochester Hills to NASA but instead of being an astronaut, Ms. Mack is training them. She knew she wanted to be involved with outer space, even as far back as her days at West Middle School. And although Ms. Mack knew where she wanted to go, she also knew what it would take. She offers simple advice for kids who might see themselves as future NASA employees: Study your math and science.
After graduating from college, she was offered a job at NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, just outside Houston. There, she became a very good trainer and has spent most of her time teaching astronauts how to use their $8 million space suits.
Ms. Mack teaches everything from putting on the suits to explaining how to read the warning features. Ms. Mack shows astronauts how to understand information on the suit itself, as well as warning they might hear in their helmets （头盔）. Later, she’ll teach astronauts how to do certain things in their suits.
“We have a huge pool that the astronauts are placed in. They wear weights so it feels like neutral gravity (无引力) where they’re not sinking and they’re not floating to the surface ,” she said . “Underwater, astronauts have a stand-in for the conditions in outer space.”
Ms. Mack will continue this role as she begins her work on an international space station project. More than 40 flights through 2004 will be taken to the space station. Those include trips by the American shuttles （航天飞机）and the Russian Soyuz rockets , which hold three persons .
While Russians have left astronauts on space stations for as long as one year , American crews (机组人员)are not expected to be on the space station longer than 180 days at a time , Ms . Mack explained.
As Tricia’s mum, Barbara points out her daughter’s success shows one thing very clearly: “Love your work and you can live your dream, ” she said.
44.When Ms. Mack studied at West Middle School, she .
A．was eager to do something for the astronauts
B．knew she would be a very good teacher
C．wasn’t good at maths or science
D．was determined to work on the study of outer space
45.As an engineer, Mr. Mack .
A．makes suits for astronauts
B．designs equipment for Space Center
C．prepares the astronauts for the conditions in outer space
D．trains astronauts how to operate the shuttles or rockets
46.In this text, the underlined words “a stand-in” mean a person who .
A．stands by and looks on while astronauts are working
B．takes the place of an astronaut for a time
C．waits for astronauts in a huge pool
D．does research in outer space instead of an astronaut
47.Which of the following shows the right order
a．She went to Russia to work on an international space station.
b．She wanted very much to become an astronaut.
c．Ms. Mack taught astronauts how to use their space suits.
d．Mack studied in a college and graduated from it years later.
e．Ms. Mack continued her teaching and did a good work.
f．Tricia Mack studied at Rochester Adams High School.
g．She found a job at NASA’s Lyndon B Johnson Space Center.
A．d, g, b, a , f, e , c B．b, f , d , a , g , c, e
C．f, d, b , g, a , c, e D．f, b, d, g, c , a , e
D★★★
Anders Celsius was born in 1701 in Sweden. He succeeded his father as professor of astronomy at the University of Uppsala in 1730. It was there that he built Sweden's first observatory（天文台） in 1741. One of the major questions of that time was the shape of the Earth. Isaac Newton had proposed that the Earth was not completely spherical（球的，球形的）, but rather flattened at the poles. Cartographic measuring in France suggested that it was the other way around - the Earth was elongated（拉长、伸长） at the poles. In 1735, one expedition sailed to Ecuador in South America, and another expedition traveled to Northern Sweden. Celsius was the only professional astronomer on that expedition. Their measurements seemed to indicate that the Earth actually was flattened at the poles. Celsius was not only an astronomer, but also a physicist. He and an assistant discovered that the aurora（极光） borealis had an influence on compass(罗盘) needles. However, the thing that made him famous is his temperature scale, which he based on the boiling and melting points of water. Celsius' fixed scale for measuring temperature defines zero degrees as the temperature at which water freezes, and 100 degrees as the temperature at which water boils. This scale, an inverted form of Celsius' original design, was adopted as the standard and is used in almost all-scientific work.
48.What did Anders Celsius’s father do
A. a physicist
B. an assistant
C. a professor of astronomy
D. a scientist
49.According to the text, which is wrong about Anders Celsius
A. He was an astronomer and built Sweden's first observatory.
B. He has proposed the shape of earth.
C. The famous invention in his life was temperature scale.
D. The temperature scale was used widely.
50. Who found the aurora borealis had an influence on compass needles
A. Isaac Newton
B. one expedition
C. Anders Celsius and an assistant
D. The text is not mentioned
51. The text is mainly introduced:
A. The accomplishment of Anders Celsius in his life
B. The discover of shape of the earth
C. The invention of the temperature scale
D. Anders Celsius was not only an astronomer, but also a physicist.
E★★★
About one-third of a typical home’s heat loss occurs through the doors and windows. Energy-efficient doors are insulated（隔热的） and seal tightly to prevent air from leaking through or around them. If your doors are in good shape and you don’t want to replace them, make sure they seal tightly and have door sweeps at the bottom to prevent air leaks. Installing（安装） insulated storm doors provides an additional barrier to leaking air.
Most homes have many more windows than doors. Replacing older windows with new energy-efficient ones can reduce air leaks and utility bills. The best windows shut tightly and are constructed of two or more pieces of glass separated by a gas that does not conduct heat well.
If you cannot replace older windows, there are several things you can do to make them more energy efficient. First, caulk(填．．．．．．以防漏) any cracks around the windows and make sure they seal tightly. Add storm windows or sheets of clear plastic to the outside to create additional air barriers. You can also hang insulated window curtain on the inside—during the winter, open them on sunny days and close them at night. During the summer, close them during the day to keep out the sun.
52.If you don’t want to replace the door, you can:
A. Seal the door tightly
B. Make door sweeps at the bottom
C. You don’t do anything.
D. Both A and B
53.If you don’t want to replace the windows, you can do except:
A. Seal the windows cracks tightly.
B. Installing storm window or sheets of clear plastic outside
C. Hang insulated window curtain inside
D. Make windows sweeps at the bottom
54.When in the summer, we should do:
A. Open the windows on days and close them at night
B. Seal the door tightly
C. Close the windows on days and open them at night
D. Seal the windows cracks tightly
55.What is the purpose of writing this text
A. To tell people how to save energy.
B. Advertise the Energy-efficient doors and windows
C. To tell people that they should reduce the number of windows
D. Energy-efficient doors and windows are useful to decrease heat loss
第三部分 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)
We had a debate fierce about what shape a certain plant 56. ________
should look like in a biology class. We decided go out to 57. ________
make out the difference or take a look at the plant with our own 58. ________
eyes. On the afternoon, we came to a forest where there 59. ________
were variety of plants growing on the hillsides. On arriving 60. ________
we started to seek. But almost four hours had passed, we 61. ________
didn’t find any plant what was described in the textbook. 62. ________
We were about to give in when we heard a shout, “Here it is!” 63. ________
We looked from the direction of the voice and saw Monitor 64. ________
standing on the top of the mountain waved a plant happily. 65. ________
写 作（满分25分）
“超级女生（super girls）”在今年又一次掀起了热潮。最近你们班围绕“超女”现象以及青年人的偶像观展开了一场辩论。请根据下表内容用英语写一封电子邮件，投给21世纪报，介绍辩论情况，并谈谈你对此问题的看法。
正方观点 反方观点
1. 超女受到普通百姓的喜爱，给老百姓发表观点的权利。2. 超女打破了人们传统的对美的认识，代表新的时尚，理应成为年轻人崇拜的对象。 1. 超女仅仅是一时的潮流，不能代表主流，仅仅会对青年人造成误导。2. 年轻人代表祖国的未来，应该以真正的英雄人物为榜样，免受误导。
注意：1.字数120-150；
2.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear editor,
Recently our class had a debate over whether Super Girls should be regarded as role models of the young people __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Key:
1-5 BBADC 6-10 BABCA 11-15 CBCBB 16-20 ACDAC 21-25 DBADC
26-30 BADBA 31-35 DACBC 36-40 BDACB 41-45 BBDDC 46-50 BDCBC
51-55 ADDCA
56. fierce→fiercely。57. decided后加to。 58. or→and。59. On→In。 60. variety→varieties。 61. √。 62. what→that。 63. in→up。 64. from→in。 65. waved→waving。
One possible version:
Dear editor:
Recently our class had a debate over whether Super Girls should be regarded as role models of the young people. Some think it is quite natural for Super Girls to be popular, because the common people are allowed to voice their own opinions. Above all, they break the traditional value of beauty and represent a new fashion.
However, others believe it is wrong for young people to admire Super Girls too much, because they can’t stand for the main social trend. What’s worse, they can mislead young people.
In my opinion, middle school students should learn from real heroes, like Yang Liwei and Hong Zhanhui and try to make contributions to our country in the future!
Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua高三Units 5-6单元测试
满分120 分
第一部分 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）
1. —Tell me about your younger brothers. They're identical twins, aren't they
—_____
A. Many people think they are similar.
B. Yes, they are. But they are not exactly alike.
C. Yeah, they do. But they are different.
D. That's absolutely right.
2. When walking, _____ potential hiding spots and be cautious as you approach them.
A. take notes B. take notes of C. take note D. take note of
3. Two Kansas City teenagers were _____ threatening to carry out a school shooting.
A. charged of B. accused with C. charged with D. accused about
4. The young teacher _____ his point _____ to the students with the aid of slides (幻灯片).
A. got; away B. got; across C. turned; down D. turned; across
5. To become financially successful and stay on the market, a new product must _____ a wide age groups.
A. appeal to B. react to C. respond to D. get used to
6. He wrote down the weight of every stone and then _____ all the weights.
A. added to B. added up C. added up to D. added on
7. Sleeping outdoors offers little rest since your security is _____.
A. at last B. at the most C. at ease D. at stake
8. _____ fireworks (烟花) is a traditional feature that is believed to create a festival atmosphere.
A. Setting up B. Setting out C. Setting off D. Setting down
9. Many years went by in the city of New York and the great part of its citizens _____ its noise and madness, only shaking their heads at it or expressing pride in their own survival.
A. was fond of B. grew accustomed to
C. was devoted to D. was aware of
10. He doesn’t know _____ is _____ he was born.
A. that; where B. where; it C. where; that D. what; where
11. The workers ________ the young man vice director of the factory.
A. advised B. encouraged C. forbade D. elected
12. Don't get your schedule _____; stay with us.
A. to change B. change C. changing D. changed
13. At every crossways on the road that leads to the future, each progressive spirit is opposed by thousands of men _____ to guard the past.
A. appointing B. to appoint C. appointed D. appoint
14. Everyone here will thank the firefighters for the things they have done to prevent fires _____ the environment safer.
A. to make B. make C. making D. from making
15. Oh, boy, why are you killing your time this way Can you find something else _____ doing at all
A. useful B. valuable C. worth D. good
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16-35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
Many years ago, my dad was diagnosed(诊断) with a terminal heart condition. He was put on permanent disability and was ___16____ to work at a steady job.
　　He wanted to do something to ___17____ himself busy, so he decided to volunteer at the local children hospital. My dad loved kids. He ___18___ working with the terminally and critically ill children. He would talk to them and play with them. One of his kids was a girl who had been ___19____ to the hospital for a rare disease that paralyzed（瘫痪） her from the neck __20___. I don’t know the name of the disease or what the prognosis（预断） usually is, ___21___ I do know that it was very sad for a girl around eight or nine years old. She couldn’t do anything, and she was very ____22___. My dad decided to try to help her. He started visiting her in her room, __23__ paints, brushes and paper. He ____24___ the paper up against a backing, put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint. He didn't use his hands at all. Only his head would move. He would visit her ___25____ he could and ___26___ for her. All the ____27____he would tell her, see, you can do anything you set your ___28__ to.
__29___, she began to paint using her mouth, and she and my dad became friends. Later, my dad left the children hospital for a little while ____30____ he became ill. Sometime later after my dad had ____31___ and returned to work, he was at the volunteer counter in the lobby of the hospital. He noticed the front doors open. In came ____32____ little girl who had been paralyzed, only this time she was walking. She ran straight over to my dad and ____33____ him really tight. She gave my dad a picture she had done using her hands. At the bottom it ____34___, "Thank you for helping me walk."
Whenever dad told us the story, he would cry. ___35__ would us. Dad told us that love sometimes was more powerful than doctors.
16. A. able B. disabled C. unable D. enabled
17. A. get B. keep C. stay D. remain
18. A. ended up B. came up C. put up D. added up
19. A. allowed B. permitted C. admitted D. forced
20. A. up B. out C. against D. down
21. A. and B. but also C. but D. however
22. A. embarrassed B. clumsy C. depressed D. awkward
23. A. taking B. fetching C. bringing D. putting
24. A. lay B. moved C. hung D. stood
25. A. whatever B. whenever C. however D. whichever
26. A. paint B. talk C. play D. walk
27. A. same B. present C. while D. instant
28. A. sense B. feeling C. effort D. mind
29. A. Obviously B. Lately C. Lastly D. Eventually
30. A. when B. since C. because D. before
31. A. affected B. discovered C. recovered D. improved
32. A. a B. the C. an D. /
33. A. held B. snatched C. seized D. hugged
34. A. read B. noticed C. made D. attached
35. A. Nor B. So C. Not D. As
第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
A ★
The world's most eager football fan had arrived at the stadium for the first game of the World Football Championships only to realize that he had left his ticket at home. Not wanting to miss any of the first set he went to the ticket office and got in a long line for another seat. After an hour's wait he was just a few feet from the ticket office when a voice called out, “Hey, Dave!” The fan looked up, stepped out of line and tried to find the owner of the voice, but with no success. Then he realized that he had lost his place in line and had to wait all over again.
When the fan finally bought his ticket, he was thirsty, so he went to buy a drink. The line at the stand was long too, but since the game hadn't started he decided to wait. Just as he got to the window, a voice called out, “Hey, Dave!” Again the fan tried to find the voice, but no luck. He was very upset as he got back in line for his drink.
Finally the fan went to his seat, eager for the game to begin. As he waited for the first set, he heard the voice calling, “Hey, Dave!” once more. Shaking with anger, he stood up and cried out at the top of his lungs, “My name is not Dave.”
36. According to the passage we know that ______.
A. maybe the fan was Dave
B. Dave was the enemy of the fan
C. the fan was very sensitive to the name Dave
D. Dave was a good friend of his
37. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. The fan liked football as well as some other sports games.
B. The fan enjoyed football much more than anyone else in the world.
C. Football was one of his favorite sports games.
D. Football wasn't by far the most favorite sports for him.
38. ______ he realized he had left his ticket at home.
A. No sooner had he left his home than
B. Before he had arrived at the stadium
C. Coming to the stadium
D. On his way to the stadium
39 The fan went to the ticket office because ______.
A. he wanted to get a better seat
B. he wanted to get a wonderful sight
C. he wanted to get another seat for a friend of his
D. he hoped not to lose any of the first set
40. He got very angry because _______.
A. somebody was calling him a wrong name
B. he couldn't find his friend
C. he failed to find the owner of the voice
D. he had to get back in line for drink
B ★ ★
There was an engineer who had an exceptional gift for fixing all mechanical things. After serving his company heart and soul for over 25 years, he happily retired. Several years later his company contacted him regarding a seemingly impossible problem they were having with one of their multi-million-dollar machines. They had tried everything and asked everyone else to get the machine fixed, but no help.
In desperation(绝望), they called on the retired engineer who had solved so many of their problems in the past. The engineer unwillingly took the challenge. He spent a day studying the huge machine.
At the end of the day he marked a small X in chalk on a particular part of the machine and proudly stated, “This is where your problem is.” The part was replaced and the machine worked perfectly again.
The company received a bill for $20,001 from the engineer for his service. They told him to make a list of his charges.
The engineer responded briefly:
One chalk mark ... $1
Knowing where to put it ... $20,000.
41. The engineer retired ______.
A. after he had to work in the same company for less than 25 years
B. after he worked in different companies for 25 years
C. after he worked faithfully in the same company for over 25 years
D. after he worked heart and soul in his own company for exactly 25 years
42. Several years after his retirement, the engineer's company ______.
A. bought a very expensive machine
B. had a very expensive machine out of order
C. placed an order for a very expensive machine
D. had difficulty destroying a very expensive machine
43. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. The company immediately thought of the retired engineer when the machine didn't work.
B. The retired engineer happily went to examine the machine.
C. The engineer had the broken-down part changed for a new one.
D. The engineer didn't find out what was wrong with the machine.
C ★ ★
I have a friend who lives by a three-word philosophy: Seize the moment. Just possibly, she may be the wisest woman on this planet. Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they haven’t thought about it, don’t have it on their schedule, didn’t know it was coming or are too strict to depart from their routine.
I can’t count the times I called my sister and said, “How about going to lunch in half an hour ” She would gasp and stammer(结结巴巴地说)，“I can’t. I have clothes on the line. My hair is dirty. I wish I had known yesterday, I had a late breakfast. It looks like rain.” And my personal favorite response: “It’s just Monday.” She died a few years ago. We did never have lunch together. From then on, I’ve tried to be a little more flexible.
Life has a way of going faster as we get older. The days get shorter, and the list of promises made to ourselves gets longer. One morning, we awaken, and all we have to show for our lives is repetition of “I’m going to”, “I plan to” and “Someday, when things are settled down a bit. ”
When anyone calls my “seize the moment ” friend, she is open to adventure and available for trips. She keeps an open mind on new ideas. Her enthusiasm for life is contagious .You talk with her for five minutes, and you’re ready to trade your bad feet for a pair of Rollerblades and skip an elevator for a bungee cord．
My lips have not touched ice cream in 10 years. I love ice cream. The other day, I stopped the car and bought a triple-decker. If my car had hit an iceberg on the way home, I would have died happy.
Now … go on and have a nice day. Do something you WANT to … not something on your SHOULD DO list.
44．The example of the writer’s sister serves as_____.
A．an argument B．an introduction C．a support D．a conclusion
45．The writer thinks that the excuse “It’s just Monday.” is acceptable, because _____.
A．it is still likely that they can have lunch together some time later
B．it sounds most reasonable of all the excuses
C．it shows respect for the writer’s suggestion
D．it indicates the time when they can have lunch together
46．The underlined word “contagious” in the fourth paragraph means ”____”.
A．appropriate B．influential C．practical D．evident
47．What is the purpose of the writer by writing this passage
A．To suggest how time flies.
B．To persuade busy people to relax.
C．To advise people to keep their promise.
D．To convince readers to be flexible on their schedule for practical joy.
D ★ ★ ★
Time and time again, one may be warned, “Your name will be mud.” Many have used the expression in the mistaken belief that it has something to do with the kind of dirt found in the streets or on unclean river bottoms. But the expression comes from the name of Doctor Samuel Alexander Mudd, a physician who fixed the broken leg of John Willes Booth, the man who killed President Abraham Lincoln. Doctor Mudd treated Booth's injured leg without knowing who he was.
A small group helped Booth to plan Lincoln's murder. They were all caught and sentenced to death or prison terms.
Doctor Mudd had nothing to do with Lincoln's murder or with any of the men who had planned it. All seemed to show that he was an innocent(清白)man. But he had given some kind of help only to leave Booth to escape. This in itself was a crime then. And so, Doctor Mudd was sentenced to prison for life.
In prison, Doctor Mudd saved many prisoners and guards in a yellow fever outbreak. President Andrew Johnson pardoned him in 1869, after the doctor had spent almost four years in prison.
The American people considered the murder of Lincoln a heavy blow to them. It filled them with bitterness that lasted many years. They hated Booth very much and they also hated anybody who had helped the murderer in any way. Doctor Mudd was freed, but people never forgave him and his name passed into American folk speech as something bad, hateful. The Mudd family had also suffered a lot because of the name until not long ago.
48. The best title for this passage is ______.
A. Abraham Lincoln, the Great President for the American People
B. Your Name Will Be Mud
C. Social Problem of the U.S.A. during the 1860s
D. Old Law System of the U.S.A
49. Doctor Samuel Alexander Mudd was put in prison because ______.
A. he had helped Booth murder Lincoln
B. the American people loved Abraham Lincoln deeply
C. he had broken the American law
D. he hadn't reported the fact to the American government
50. From the last paragraph it can be inferred that ______.
A. Doctor Mudd had recently been set free
B. Doctor Mudd's innocence was declared when he was set free
C. there will be more expressions with mud
D. people hate anyone who kills their President
51. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. People know the meaning of the phrase very well.
B. Mudd would have stayed in prison until he was very old.
C. Willes Booth was possibly injured before murdering Lincoln.
D. Mudd and his family lived an unhappy life after he was set free.
E ★ ★ ★
A new era is upon us. Call it what you will: the service economy, the information age, the knowledge society. It all translates to a fundamental change in the way we work. Already we're partly there. The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen dramatically in the Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan (two thirds or more in many of these countries) are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise. More people are self-employed. But the breadth of the economic transformation can't be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to a radical(完全的) new way of thinking about the nature of work itself. Long-held notions about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between individuals and employers—all these are being challenged.
We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead. No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have foreseen the ways in which a single invention, the chip, would transform our world thanks to its applications in personal computers, digital communications and factory robots. Tomorrow's achievements in biotechnology, artificial intelligence or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of dramatic changes. But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more vital(极其重要的), and the people who possess it, whether they work in manufacturing of services, will have the advantage and reduce the puter knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read and write. The ability to solve problems by applying information instead of performing routine tasks will be valued above all else. If you cast your mind ahead 10 years, information services will be predominant(最有利的). It will be the way you do your job.
52. A characteristic of the information age is that ______.
A. most of the job opportunities can now be found in the service industry
B. manufacturing industries are steadily increasing
C. people find it harder and harder to earn a living by working in factories
D. the service industry is relying more and more on the female work force
53. One of the great changes brought about by the knowledge society is that ______.
A. the difference between the employee and the employer had become insignificant
B. people have to change their jobs from time to time
C. most people have to take part-time jobs
D. people's traditional concepts about work no longer hold true
54. By referring to computers and other inventions, the author means to say that ______.
A. people should be able to respond quickly to the advancement of technology
B. the importance of high technology has been overlooked
C. future achievements in technology will bring about inconceivable dramatic changes
D. computer science will play a leading role in the future information services
55. The future will probably belong to those who ______.
A. give full play to their brain potential
B. possess and know how to make use of information
C. involve themselves in service industries
D. cast their minds ahead instead of looking back
第二卷（共35分）
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）
Advertising is the most important mean of promoting business 56. ______
and the products they manufacturing. It is used throughout the world. 57. ______
Billions of dollars is spent each year in an effort to make the public 58. ______
familiar to the products manufacturers are panies 59. ______
advertise on television, radio, newspapers, magazines and, 60. ______
when it is permitted, on large billboards in the city or along the 61. ______
highways. The public is usually aware of the cost of advertising 62. ______
because no one asks them the money directly. In fact, 63. ______
the public pays for advertising. The manufacturers just added 64. ______
the cost of advertising up to the product they sell. 65. ______
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
现在，人们的热门话题总离不开“三贵”：买房贵，上学贵，看病贵。请根据下面图画，写一篇英语短文，简要说明图画中所表达的内容，重点阐述这种现象带来的后果和你的观点。
题目自拟。
注意：1. 短文应包含图中所提供的主要信息，并做适当发挥，使短文连贯，完整。
2. 词数：120左右。
Key:
1-5 BDCBA 6-10 BDCBA 11-15 DDCAC 16-20 CBACD 21-25 CCCDB
26-30 ACDDC 31-35 CBDAB 36-40 ABCDC 41-45 CBCCA 46-50 BDBCC
51-55 DADCB
56. mean→means。 57. manufacturing→manufacture。 58. is→are。 59. to→with。
60. √。 61. when→where。 62. aware前加not。 63. the前加for。 64. added→add。
65. 去掉up。
One possible version
It's Time to Reduce Loads
Nowadays, we often hear people complain that it is expensive to buy houses, to pay for the children's education and to see the doctor, which is really true. As is shown in the picture, some people are burdened with high expenses all their lives. Some people even get stuck in heavy debt even though they make their efforts to earn money and save every coin. Because of lack of money, some people have no room to live in. Some can't send their children to school. And some others even can't seek for treatment in the hospital and have to bear the pain of diseases.
In my opinion, the government should build up a perfect system to meet the basic needs of living. The expenses on houses, tuition and medicine should be cut down so that everyone can enjoy a better life.高三 Units 7-8单元测试
满分120 分
第一部分 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)
1. —Excuse me, sir, what a fine day it is!
—_____ You’ll want to have a spring outing, I suppose
A. What for B. So what C. How come D. How nice!
2. He wants to become wealthy very much and always _____ money and his position.
A. has eyes for B. brings in C. has a gift for D. gets in
3. As _____ above, the scenery of the Yangtze Three Gorges is really more than beautiful.
A. described B. it described C. is described D. it is described
4. We don’t think there’s any body or organization in the world can _____ of the United Nations.
A. have the place B. be in the place
C. take place D. take the place
5. _____ today, he would arrive in New York by Tuesday.
A. If he leaves B. Would he have left
C. Were he to leave D. Was he leaving
6. So much of _____ is on the Website has been widely reported to be unreliable.
A. what B. it C. which D. that
7. —Won’t you want to stay longer
—No, thanks. It’s time _____ to the night school.
A. I went B. for me going C. that I go D. when I went
8. The farmers are very satisfied with their life and it is today _____ than the past.
A. richer off much B. much richer off
C. better off much D. much better off
9. I soon found that the work I was doing had already been done by someone else. _____, I was wasting my time.
A. In other words B. In a word C. In words D. At a word
10. You’re a good man. Many years of health and happiness _____!
A. God may bring you B. may God brings you
C. may God bring you D. God might bring you
11. If I don’t hear anything _____, I’ll meet you at 7 o’clock outside the cinema.
A. on the contrary B. to the contrary
C. at the first place D. as a result
12. Looking at the young couple _____ reluctantly（依依不舍）at sunset, I _____ envied them.
A. part; nearly B. parting; almost
C. part; very D. parting; nearly
13. The Chinese Women Volleyball Team finally turned the tables, _____ we had not expected.
A. as B. that C. what D. which
14. The old road _____.
A. has broken up B. has turned up
C. has been closed up D. has been made up
15. She keeps a supply of candles in the bedroom in case of power _____.
A. lack B. drop C. short D. failure
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16－35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world. 16 springs and streams sometimes means control, particularly in the 17 areas like the desert. The control is possible even without possession of large areas of 18 land. In the early days of the American West, gun fights were not 19 for the water resources, and laws had to be
20 to protect the water rights of the 21 and the use of the water resources accordingly.
22 is known to us all, there is not 23 water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes. Deciding on the 24 of water that will be used in any particular period
25 careful planning, so that people can manage and use water more 26 . Farmers have to change their use of or demand for water 27 the water supply forecast(预报).
The 28 water supply forecast is based more on the water from the 29 than from the below. Interest is 30 in the ways to increase rain-fall by man-made methods, and to get water from the winter snow on mountain 31 . With special equipment, some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountain snow can be 32 , and with the help of a repeater station, they send the 33 data to the base station. The operator at the base station can get the data at any time by 34 a button. In the near future, the forecast and use of water 35 probably depend on the good knowledge of snow on mountains, not of water underground.
16. A. Using B. Holding C. Owning D. Finding
17. A. dry B. distant C. deserted D. wild
18. A. fine B. beautiful C. rich D. farming
19. A. unlawful B. unacceptable
C. unpopular D. uncommon
20. A. made B. designed C. signed D. written
21. A. winner B. settlers
C. fighters D. supporters
22. A. That B. It C. What D. As
23. A. plentiful B. enough
C. any D. much
24. A. type B. quality C. amount D. level
25. A. requests B. requires
C. means D. suggests
26. A. effectively B. easily
C. conveniently D. actively
27. A. leading to B. due to
C. owing to D. according to
28. A. correct B. further C. average D. early
29. A. clouds B. sky C. air D. above
30. A. raising B. rising C. building D. lasting
31. A. rocks B. tips C. tops D. trees
32. A. taken care of B. made use of
C. piled up D. saved to
33. A. picked B. produced C. used D. gathered
34. A. touching B. knocking
C. pressing D. turning
35. A. might B. can C. will D. should
第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
A ★
It can be said that tea is the most popular drink in the world, apart from just plain water. Even the word for “tea” in many languages around the world comes from different changes of the Chinese word “茶”.
Chinese tea can be classified into 5 kinds. Green tea is perhaps the most natural, with no fermentation (发酵) of the leaves. Longjing, Maofeng and Biluochun are the most famous varieties. Black tea, known in China as red tea, is fermented before being baked. This is the kind of tea most commonly drunk in the West. Wulong tea is a variety half way between green and black teas, being made after partial fermentation. It is a specialty (特产) from southeast China, particularly Fujian, Guangdong and Taiwan. Compressed tea are teas that have been, of course, compressed and hardened into a certain shape. These are often called brick tea. We will learn a bit about this when we visit Inner Mongolia. Finally, we have flower tea. This kind of tea is made by adding flowers or other fragrances in with the tea. Jasmine (茉莉花) tea is perhaps the most famous.
Tea has been one of the daily necessities in China for thousands of years, and has spread to be enjoyed by people around the world.
36.The passage is mainly about______.
A. the history of Chinese tea
B. the making of Chinese tea
C. a general introduction of Chinese tea
D. the spread of Chinese tea
37.The difference between Biluochun and Wulong tea is that______
A. Biluochun is fermented while Wulong tea is partly fermented.
B. Biluochun is partly fermented while Wulong tea is fermented.
C. Biluochun is partly fermented while Wulong tea is not fermented.
D. Biluochun is not fermented while Wulong tea is partly fermented.
38. The underlined word “fragrances” means______.
A. 香料 B. 调味料 C. 配料 D. 辅料
39. What can we conclude from the passage
The word “tea” in many languages around the world means just the same.
Tea is spread from China to other parts of the world.
People in Taiwan only like to drink Wulong tea.
Longjin is green.
B★★
South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela is to become a comic strip hero（漫画男主角）in a new project aimed at encouraging young people to read, his charity foundation said.
“We are using comics to get across the message and the values of Mr. Mandela,” John Samuel, chief executive of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, said Thursday. One million copies of each of the seven comic strips describing Mandela’s life will be distributed in newspapers and schools across South Africa as part of events celebrating the ex-president’s 87th birthday on July 18.
“Comics are an extremely useful way of bringing young people into reading,” said Samuel. “Comics in fact are a very powerful tool for introducing literature and various aspects of reading to young people.”
“And this is our goal here,” he told a news conference.
Samuel dismissed a suggestion that the world’s most respected statesman should not be reduced to a comic figure. “It would take a lot more than comics to demean (贬低) his stature,” said Samuel. “That’s the least of our problems.”
Mandela is to spend his 87th birthday with his wife Graca Machel, the wife of former Mozambican president Samora Machel, his three daughters, grand-children and great-grandchildren, at his home in the Eastern Cape village of Qunu.
40.Which of the following is NOT the purpose of the project
A. To encourage young people to read.
B. To get across the message and the values of Mr. Mandel.
C. To celebrate the ex-president’s 87th birthday on July 18.
D. To collect money for the charity foundation.
41.The underlined word “ex-president” means_____.
A. respected president B. old president
C. former president D. black president
42.According to the passage, we know that_____.
A. some people didn’t think it was a good idea that Mr. Mandela appeared in comics.
B. all people thought it was a good idea that Mr. Mandela appeared in comics.
C. some young people didn’t think it was a good idea that Mr. Mandela appeared in comics.
D. all young people thought it was a good idea that Mr. Mandela appeared in comics.
43.The main idea of the passage is ______.
A. Mr. Mandela’s life B. Mr. Mandela’s birthday
C. Mr. Mandela’s comics D. a new project on Mr. Mandela
C★★
　Dombey and Son, published in 1848, was one of Dickens’ most powerful novels that directly attacked upon the vices (罪恶) of the capitalists.
The story opens with the birth of a son to Mr. Dombey, the wealthy head of the shipping house of Dombey and Son, and the death of Mrs. Dombey who fails to survive the childbirth. Dombey loves his little son Paul very much because the boy can succeed to the family business, while his daughter Florence cannot. Paul is sent to Dr. Blimer’s school where he is given a strict education, and being a child of poor health, he falls in ill and dies at last.
Dombey then has a second marriage which turns out to be a bargain (交易) for both sides concerned. Edith Granger，the second wife，is beautiful but poor and proud. Dombey gives her social position and wealth and expects her to give him a son in return. Edith shows great love for Florence but Dombey interrupts and separates the two, and then Edith runs away to France with Carker, Dombey’s manager.
This is followed by business failures for Dombey, but the novel winds up in a “happy” ending when Dombey, having lost his wealth, his son and his wife and living in solitude (孤独), is comforted by the return of his daughter Florence who is now married to an employee of his firm, Walter Gay.
44.Why does Mr. Dombey marry Edith Granger
A. She is beautiful and wealthy.
B. She can succeed to the family business.
C. His daughter asks him to do so.
D. He expects her to give him a son.
45.The passage suggests that Mr. Dombey is a ____person.
A. cruel B. thoughtful (体贴的) C. selfish D. greedy
46.What causes Mrs. Dombey’s death
A. The birth of her son. B. The illness during the childbirth.
C. Her poor health. D. Her son’s poor health.
47.The failure of Mr. Dombey’s business results from____.
A. his second wife’s running away
B. his son’s death
C. his daughter’s marriage
D. not mentioned in the passage
D★★★
BOSTON (Reuters) - Climate change could be slowed by burying greenhouse gases blamed for global warming deep below the ocean floor under thick, cold sediment （沉积物）） that would trap it for thousands of years, said a team of Harvard-led scientists.
The seafloor along the U.S. east and west coast is vast enough to store almost unlimited carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. coal-fired plants, said Daniel Schrag, director of Harvard's Center for the Environment.
"It would make coal a green fuel," he said in a telephone interview with Reuters.
Carbon dioxide released by burning fossil fuels is the main gas blamed for pushing up world temperatures. Many scientists say the buildup could trigger more floods, droughts, powerful storms, heat waves and rising world sea levels.
Schrag's team at Harvard and researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Columbia University propose capturing carbon dioxide from power plants, liquefying （液化） the gas, pumping it about 2 miles under water and then injecting it below the sea floor.
Many governments and firms are already exploring ways to pump carbon dioxide under land or directly into the sea -- a process known as carbon sequestration（没收） -- to meet emissions caps set by the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol for 35 industrial nations.
But such schemes will only help if the gas stays below the ground or the sea for hundreds of years, and studies and experiments to date indicate it may eventually leak.
Schrag said burying the gas under seafloor sediments of sand, silt and clay hundreds of meters (feet) thick at depths of 3,000 meters (9,800 ft) and very low temperatures would guarantee it would stay denser than the water above.
"The only place it can leak is deeper down," he said.
48. What is the text mainly about
A. Scientists urge deep-sea cure for climate change.
B. What is to blame for climate change.
C. A new way to reduce the effect of carbon dioxide.
D. Possibilities and difficulties of burying greenhouse gases.
49. From the text, we can know that ____________.
coal is not a main fuel in the US and so not much Carbon dioxide is released
the US burns a lot of coal but it has been made a green fuel
most of the carbon dioxide released by burning fossil fuels in the US has been buried
the US burns a lot of coal and a lot of greenhouse gases are released
50. Why does Schrag think of the way of burying greenhouse gases in deep sea floor
He thinks it will work but still has some worries.
Although the gas may leak, it will not cause any damage.
It won’t work well unless the problem of leaking is solved.
He thinks it may leak and cause damage to the deep ocean life.
51. What does the underlined word “caps” mean in the passage
A. demands B. protective coverings
C. upper limits D. documents
E★★★
New mothers should hold their naked babies next to their skin for the first hour after birth so they can bond together, says a leading midwife（助产士）. The 'golden hour' helps calm the baby, build up resistance to infection and get breastfeeding off to a good start.
Dr Mary Price, a lecturer in midwifery at the University of Salford, said women should resist attempts by hospital staff to 'whisk away' the baby shortly after the birth, especially after having a Caesarean section.
Although it is common practice to allow mother and baby 10 minutes together skin-to-skin, it's not long enough to give them time to get the bonding process underway, she said.
She said 'I would like midwives throughout the UK to learn the benefits of leaving the baby with its mother for much longer.
'It's important to have an immediate assessment of the baby's condition after birth - but an experienced midwife can do that simply by looking at them, without taking the child away. I've known situations where the baby has been taken away because it needs help with breathing. But the baby goes from extremely anxious-looking to a rosebud pink within minutes once they are taken back into the mother's arms.'
She believes mothers need to be given more information on the importance of skin-to-skin contact for calming the baby and building up resistance to infection.
Babies have a 'primitive urge' to find food and naturally head for the breast if left long enough, she told Nursing Standard magazine. The hour after birth can also shape a child's emotions and there should be no rush to clean it up, she added.
Dr Price's methods have been routinely adopted at Rochdale Infirmary and she hopes they will become known nationwide.
52. Dr Mary Price holds the view that ________________.
hospital staff should take away the baby shortly after the birth
women should refuse to have their babies taken away after the birth
women should insist on having their babies with them after the birth
women should find ways to calm their babies shortly after the birth
53. Which of the following is not among the benefits of newly-born babies staying with their mothers
A. Having less chance of infection. B. Getting the bonding process underway.
C. Getting calm. D. Starting breastfeeding sooner.
54. When a baby returns to its mother’s arms after getting breathing, the baby ____________.
A. still remains anxious B. soon becomes relaxed and calms down
C. will breathe more normally D. will shape its emotions
55. We can learn from the passage that Dr Price's methods ___________.
A. have been widely accepted B. are against the common practice
C. have caught nationwide attention D. are based on careful assessment
第三部分 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)
In common with many countries, Britain has serious environment problems. 56. ____
In 1952, more than 4,000 people died in London because the smog. The 57. ____
government introduced new laws to stop smog from coal fires and factory 58. ____
and the situation improved a lot. Today, London is very cleaner but there is a 59. ____
new problem: smog from cars. In December 1991, there was very little of wind 60. ____
in London and pollution increase a lot. As a result, about 160 people died from 61. ____
pollution in just 4 days. Part of the problem is the old ‘out of town’ shopping 62. ____
centers. In the past, people walked to shops near their home and went by bus. 63. ____
Now, many people drive to the new shopping centers. As a result, the small 64. ____
shops have disappeared but more people have to travel to do their shopping. 65. ____
第二节：写作（满分25分）
为了加强英语教学，你校准备高薪聘请外教来校任教。有些同学认为有必要，而有些则表示反对。请就此事给校长写封信，阐述聘请外教的利和弊，供校长参考。
要求： 1. 利和弊至少各包括3个理由。 2. 字数100左右。3. 开头、结尾已给出。
Dear Principal,
These days all my classmates are talking about employing foreign teachers.
_________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
Anyway you are Principal. We believe you will make a wise decision.
Best wishes.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
Key:
1-5 BACDC 6-10 AADAC 11-15 BBDCD 16-20 CACDA 21-25 BDBCB
26-30 ADADB 31-35 CBDCC 36-40 CDABD 41-45 CADDC 46-50 ADADB
51-55 CCDBB
56. environment→environmental。 57. because∧the→because of the。 58. factory→factories。 59. very→much。60. 去掉of。 61. increase→increased。62. old→new。63. and→or。 64. √。
65. but→and。
One possible version:
Dear Principal，
These days all my classmates are talking about employing foreign teachers.
Some students think it’s necessary to have foreign teachers because it can provide us with a better opportunity to learn English. We can practice spoken English with native speakers and improve our language abilities. Moreover, it can make us more interested in the English language. We can learn more about some foreign customs and culture.
On the contrary, some other students are strongly against the idea. They think the most important thing for us is to be admitted into universities. However, having a foreign teacher seems to be no good to improve the academic achievements. And it may cause some trouble while communicating with them as there is culture diversity. What is worse, it costs a lot of money to employ foreign teachers.
Anyway you are Principal. We believe you will make a wise decision.
Best wishes.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua高三 Units 11-12单元测试
满分120 分
第一部分 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)
1. —I’ve not heard from Johnson for a long time.
—_____
A. What can have happened to him B. That’s bad news.
C. Yes, I miss him very much. D. Don’t be disappointed.
2. Most parents hold a strong view that video games are greatly harmful to teenagers and they _____ the closing of all recreational facilities for such games.
A. assist B. permit C. advocate D. admit
3. We _____ the cause of our failure and then decided to do something about it.
A. measured B. commented C. explained D. analyzed
4. I’m glad to be here. _____, let me make myself known to you all. My name is Li Yang, not the famous one.
A. Begin with B. To begin with C. Beginning with D. Begun with
5. Generally speaking, the present international situation is to our _____.
A. advantage B. interest C. benefit D. good
6. Hope Project has prevented hundreds of thousands of students in the rural areas of western and central China from _____ of school.
A. dropping out B. leaving C. giving up D. falling out
7. _____ is reported that 99% of school-age children in China _____ attended primary school by 2004.
A. It; have B. It; had C. As; have D. As; had
8. We should analyze the work _____ instead of concentrating only on some single parts.
A. as a whole B. on the whole C. in general D. as a result
9. Make sure you _____ the same story when you’re questioned a second time.
A. stick with B. stick to C. stick up D. stick out
10. Suspected _____ the secret of the university, the three foreign visitors were taken to the local police station.
A. of stealing B. of having stolen C. to steal D. to have stolen
11. We haven’t obtained any information _____ why she has left and where she is at present.
A. for which B. so long as C. so as to D. as to
12. As the time went by, all the unsettled questions _____ light on in the end.
A. had thrown B. have been thrown
C. were thrown D. had been thrown
13. It was the Chinese people, _____ anyone else, who first had the idea of rocket.
A. more than B. other than C. rather than D. further than
14. We must mention to you that acting before thinking always ____ failure.
A. results in B. results from
C. is resulted in D. is resulted from
15. A wise and experienced speaker _____ his speech to suit the interests of the audience.
A. always adopts B. always adapts
C. is always adopted D. is always adapted
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16－35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Seventy years ago I was quite a little girl, with an elder brother and a sister. My father was very ill at that time, and my mother 16 sewing of any kind so we could live. She would 17 far into the night with nothing but a dim light and an old sewing machine. Things were very 18 that particular winter. Then a letter came from where her sewing machine was bought, 19 that they would have to pick up her machine the next day unless payments were brought up to 20 . I remember that when she read the letter I became frightened; I could 21 us starving to death and all sorts of things that could come to a child’s 22 . My mother did not appear to be worried, 23 , she seemed to be quite 24 about the matter. Mother said God would not 25 her, and He never had. I couldn’t see how God was going to help us 26 this old sewing machine.
The day when the men were to come for our only means of 27 , there was a knock at the kitchen door. I was 28 , for I was sure it was those dreadful men. 29 , a nicely-dressed man stood at our door with a darling baby in his arms.
He asked 30 if she was Mrs. Hill. When she said she was, he said, “I’m in 31 this morning and I’m told that you are an honest and wonderful woman. My 32 was rushed to the hospital this morning, and 33 we have no relatives here, and I must open my dentist office, I have nowhere to 34 my baby. Could you possibly take care of her for a few days ” He continued, “I will pay you 35 .” With this he took out ten dollars and gave it to my mother.
16. A. took down B. took on C. took up D. took in
17. A. wash B. sew C. sleep D. talk
18. A. bad B. sudden C. strange D. rare
19. A. knowing B. announcing C. stating D. charging
20. A. date B. day C. time D. age
21. A. suppose B. picture C. stand D. regret
22. A. head B. heart C. thought D. mind
23. A. however B. therefore C. still D. otherwise
24. A. doubtful B. angry C. sure D. calm
25. A. fail B. miss C. lose D. drop
26. A. take B. own C. keep D. hold
27. A. support B. help C. hope D. pleasure
28. A. delighted B. puzzled C. frightened D. surprised
29. A. Instead B. Besides C. Actually D. Finally
30. A. the picker B. my sister C. my mother D. the baby
31. A. danger B. trouble C. despair D. loss
32. A. daughter B. wife C. mother D. partner
33. A. although B. if only C. since D. even if
34. A. care B. meet C. attend to D. leave
35. A. in full B. in advance C. in all D. with cash
第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
A ★
“When you make peace with yourself, then you can be in peace with the rest of the world. If you can recognize the spirit in yourself, you can recognize the spirit in everyone, and then you find it natural to be kind and well disposed to all. If your thoughts are under your control you become strong and firm. The outer mask of the personality is like a robot programmed to do certain tasks. Your habits and thoughts are the programs. Be free from these programming and then the inner good that resides in you will be shown. Just quieten your feelings and thoughts and try to stay in this peace. All the abilities and powers awaken spontaneously(本能地). You do not work on them directly. They are by-products of your peace of mind. Just try to be calm and do not let yourself be carried away by your thoughts.” said the old man.
“There is another thing that I am curious about,”said the villager and continued, “You do not seem to be influenced by the environment. You have a kind word to everyone and are helpful. Yet people do not exploit(剥削，不正当的利用) your goodness, and they treat you well.”
“Goodness and being kind do not necessarily point to weakness. When you are good you can also be strong. People sense your strength and do not impose on you. When you are strong and calm inside, you help people because you can and you want to. Goodness can also go with power and strength; it is not a sign of weakness as some people incorrectly think.”
“Thank you very much for your advice”, said the villager and went away happily with satisfaction.
36. In the first paragraph the old man mainly gave some advice on _______.
A. how to make peace with others
B. how to recognize the spirit in others
C. how to be happy, kind and helpful
D. how to control your feelings and thoughts easily
37. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the old man
A. He took goodness as a sign of weakness.
B. He always smiled and had a kind word to say when necessary.
C. People know they could count on him.
D. He was respected and treated well by people.
38. The underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refers to _______.
A. the methods to overcome difficulties
B. the difficulties to develop good habits
C. the feelings and thoughts of someone
D. the abilities and powers to control one’s habits and thoughts
39. What did the old man talk about at the end of their dialogue
A. He was a person who was not influenced by the environment.
B. Goodness and being kind do not necessarily point to weakness.
C. If you are not strong and calm inside, don’t try to help others.
D. Sometimes goodness can go with power and strength.
B ★ ★
German and British police expressed delight today at the behaviour of the 60,000 English fans who gathered in Nuremberg for England’s second World Cup match. Despite the number of supporters, there were just 28 arrests, most for low-level offences(罪过).
The city council has already reconsidered its plans because of the size of England’s travelling support. It had been predicted that 100,000 fans would be in Germany at some point during the match, but that now seems a huge underestimate—70,000 were in Frankfurt and only 10,000 fewer in Nuremberg.
A new public viewing ground with big screens will be built purely for England fans in Cologne with a capacity of 30,000. England are already guaranteed a place in the last 16 after their 2-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago（特立尼达和多巴哥）, but the Sweden game will help determine whether England play Germany or Ecuador in Munich or Stuttgart next weekend.
Of the 28 arrests in Nuremberg, 16 fans were arrested at the stadium, some for climbing over security fences in an attempt to see the match. In the city centre there were 12 arrests, including six for assaults, one for being drunk, two for ticket touting and one for selling forged（伪造的） tickets. Most were released yesterday and none is likely to face proceedings in Germany.
Bars in the centre began emptying by 10.30pm on Thursday as fans caught late trains back to Frankfurt, where many are based for the Cup, and some 52 chartered flights took day-tripping fans back directly to the UK.
40. The best title of the passage would be _______.
A. England’s second World Cup match
B. Police Praise England Fans
C. The 28 arrests of England Fans
D. England Fans Make Great Trouble
41. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage
A. The local police has prepared well for any trouble related to English fans.
B. England are already guaranteed a place in the last 16 after their defeating Ecuador.
C. Few of the 28 arrests will be punished in Germany.
D. Some England fans take a day trip by train or by air.
42. Which of the following statements is NOT the reason for some fans’ being arrested
A. Climbing over security fences at the stadium.
B. Being drunk in the city centre.
C. Fighting against the policemen at the stadium.
D. Selling forged tickets.
43. Why are England fans paid so much attention to in the World Cup
A. Because of their great number.
B. Because England fans are not welcome in Germany.
C. Because of the possibility of their making trouble.
D. Both A and C.
C ★ ★
Four-in-ten working dads say they would stay at home and assume the role of Mr. Mom if their spouse or partner earned enough to support their families, according to ’s “Working Dads 2006” survey. Fed up with the struggle to balance work and home, 44 percent of working dads say they are willing to take a pay cut to spend more time with their children.
What’s keeping dad away from the kids Heavy workloads and demanding schedules are to blame: three-in-ten working dads say they spend less than two hours per day with their children after work; one-in-ten spend less than one hour; and 40 percent of working dads report they bring home work at least once a week.
From that first bike ride without training wheels to the annual talent show, dads are missing out on their children’s milestones because of work. Fifty-eight percent missed at least one special event in their children’s lives due to work in the last year and 19 percent missed five or more.
Compared to working moms, found that working dads are experiencing less flexibility(机动性) with their employers. Forty percent of working dads say their companies offer flexible work arrangements, compared to 53 percent of working moms. Eighteen percent of working dads report that work style adjustments have slowed down their career progress, while 72 percent say adjustments have improved or had no impact on their career progress.
44. What is the best title of the passage
A. Almost One Half of Dads Would Be Mr. Mom
B. “Working Dads 2006” Survey
C. Spend More Time With Your Children
D. The Struggle to Balance Work and Home
45. The underlined phrase “Fed up with” in the first paragraph might be replaced by “_______”.
A. Interested in B. Tired of
C. Filled with D. Engaged in
46. The underlined word “milestones” in the third paragraph probably has the meaning “ _______” in Chinese.
A. 里程碑 B. 历程标
C. 转折点 D. 重要事件
47. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.
A. working dads are better at looking after children than working moms
B. most working dads prefer to do housework at home than go out to work
C. working moms are offered more flexible work arrangements than working dads
D. most working dads have to work even at home from time to time
D ★ ★ ★
A lot of grown-ups worry that spending too much time playing video games isn’t good for a kid’s health.
But some doctors have noticed that kids who bring their handheld game players to the hospital seem less worried about being there. These patients also seem to experience less pain when they are concentrating on a superhero adventure or a car race.
At the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Balti 鄄more, Maryland, young patients are finding hospital visits easier to deal with, thanks to a test program called the Hospital-based Online Pediatric Environment (HOPE).
Patients in HOPE have a life-threatening condition where their kidneys(肾) no longer clean wastes from their blood. To get their blood cleaned, these kids must be hooked up to dialysis (pronounced dye-AL-uh-sis) machines at the hospital three times a week, for at least three hours each time.
HOPE allows kids to play online sports, racing, and adventure games with each other. Eventually they will be able to connect with kids in other hospitals who are undergoing the same procedure(程序).
“We want to use the power of the Internet to bring together kids who feel they are isolated by their illness, and let them know they are not alone,”said Arun Mathews, the doctor who heads the program. He loves video games himself and has got the idea to connect kids all over the country.
Many researchers elsewhere are testing video programs that might help young patients. For example, nine-year-old Ben Duskin of San Francisco, California, who was struggling with cancer helped to design a video game where players get rid of cancer cells.
That’s all great news, because doctors already know that reducing pain and worry helps patients cure faster.
48. The best title for the passage might be _______.
A. Video Games and Young Patients
B. Video Games May Help Relieve Pain
C. New Discovery about Video Games
D. The Advantage and Disadvantage of Video Games
49. The underlined word “isolated” in the sixth paragraph can be replaced by “_______” .
A. separated B. controlled
C. conquered D. caused
50. The author’s main purpose in writing the passage is to show _______.
A. video games are very popular with sick kids
B. young patients are encouraged to play video games
C. playing video games is beneficial under certain conditions
D. parents should care about children’s interest
51. Playing online video games could NOT help young patients _______.
A. experience less pain
B. connect with kids in other hospitals
C. know they are not alone
D. design video games
E ★ ★ ★
Africa’s rivers face dramatic disruption(中断) that will leave a quarter of the continent severely short of water by the end of the century, according to a global warming study published today.
The study, which appears in the journal Science today, is the first to identify how Africa’s rivers will respond to climate change over the century. The extent to which slight changes in rainfall could impact（冲击） on rivers had never been realized.
The researchers used a computer to divide the continent into 1,000km wide squares (about 620 miles) and worked out the total length of streams and rivers in each block. They used climate to change models to calculate the expected changes in rainfall across the continent and the effect they would have on river levels. The scientists found that in 75% of the countries, those that received between 400mm and 1,000mm of rain a year, shifts in rainfall caused larger than expected rises or falls in river levels. In Harare a 10% drop in rainfall is expected to lead to an 81% drop in fresh water from rivers, a situation the scientists believe will be mirrored in Madagascar, eastern Zambia and Angola.
South Africa, which is experiencing a long-drawn-out drought, can expect far less water from the Orange river. A 10% fall in rain over Johannesburg and Bloemfontein will lead to a 70% drop in river levels.
The study predicts rain will increase over east Africa. Climate change is expected to bring 10% more rain to Tanzania before the end of the century, increasing water course levels by 136%, while Somalia faces a 20% rise in rainfall, leading to more than a 1,000% increase in the water it receives from waterways. However, increased rainfall could lead to more standing water, more mosquitoes, and widespread malaria.
52. How many African countries are referred to in the passage
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8
53. Researchers did a lot of work in their study EXCEPT _______.
A. dividing the continent into 1,000km wide squares by using computer
B. working out the total length of streams and rivers in each block
C. calculating the expected changes in rainfall across the continent
D. working hard to prevent global warming
54. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE
A. The relationship between shifts in rainfall and river levels has been studied by people.
B. A 10% drop in rainfall will lead to a 70%—81% drop in fresh water from rivers in Africa.
C. It is believed that global warming will cause serious river crisis in Africa.
D. The rise in rainfall will benefit east Africa a lot.
55. What might be the most suitable title for the passage
A. Forecast shows Africa to face river crisis
B. The effect of global warming
C. Lack of water in Africa
D. Rainfall and river level
第三部分 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)
I thought that some of my study habits are ideal for the type of learner 56. ____
I am. I really enjoy the group and pair work exercises that we do in the 57. ____
class and I think that I can remember a great number of the information 58. ____
we have discussed. In a similarly way I often discuss my biology lessons 59. ____
with my grandfather, because he is very interested in the natural world, 60. ____
and as a result it is one of my best subject. Listening to tapes and talking 61. ____
things through with classmates are effective tools for my person style 62. ____
of learning.
However, in another subjects I am less successful, particularly when 63. ____
we have to do individual study projects. When I am tried to read I can 64. ____
hear everything going on around me and I find it hard to concentrate the 65. ____
words on the page.
第二节 书面表达 (满分25分)
下面六幅图片是Alice在星期二早晨的经历。请根据图片所提供的信息和短语提示用英语写一篇短文。
注意：1．短文应包括所有图片的主要内容，短文内容要连贯、完整。
2．短文词数为100词左右（开头的句子已给出，但不计入总词数）。
短语提示：wake up forget to bring one of her books
a heavy traffic jam run to school in the rain
ask for her homework leave her bag on the bus
It was a Tuesday morning. Alice was too tired to get up because she had stayed up late the night before.
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Key:
1-5 ACDBA 6-10 ABABB 11-15 DCCAB 16-20 DBACA 21-25 BDADA
26-30 CACAC 31-35 BBCDB 36-40 CADBB 41-45 ACDAB 46-50 DCBAC
51-55 DBDCA
56. thought→think。 57. 去掉第二个the。 58. number→deal。 59. similarly→similar。 60. √。 61. subject→subjects。 62. person→personal。 63. another→other。
64. tried→trying。 65. concentrate后加on。
书面表达（略）高三Units 3-4单元测试
满分120 分
第一部分 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）
1. —Do you still hear from the people you know in Buenos Aires
—____
A. Yes, we really ought to get together more often.
B. For almost two years.
C. No, I've really lost touch with everyone there.
D. Once a month.
2. When the new university term begins next month, the foreign students will pay the same tuition fees _____ their mainland classmates, _____ live in the same dorms and study at the same colleges, are charged.
A. that; who B. as; who C. which; that D. that; which
3. Cloned pigs differ _____ the originals _____ looks and behavior.
A. in; from B. from; in C. at; from D. from; at
4. He made great progress _____ of his parents.
A. much to the delight B. to the much delight
C. to much their delight D. to their much delight
5. The gap between rural and urban education in China is widening, and education is the key to _____ rural problems.
A. solving B. solve C. have solved D. having solved
6. As the _____ for unusual holiday destinations is growing, the Amazon is the perfect place for many international travelers.
A. reward B. wealth C. expense D. appetite
7. Amy Meadows recently _____ a dozen MIT students and organized a trip to a small village where they spent a week converting (改变) an old school into a job center where adults can learn computer skills.
A. took up B. made up C. used up D. rounded up
8. We have new mobile phones in stock _____ a reasonable price you can't imagine.
A. for B. in C. at D. on
9. Our body can't handle too many different chemicals and will even _____ badly _____ mixing different types of alcohols.
A. adapt; to B. react; to C. devote; to D. lead; to
10. His composition was so confusing that I could hardly make any _____ of it.
A. meaning B. message C. information D. sense
11. The map was drawn to the standard _____ of 1:100,000. So there was not much detail.
A. route B. line C. rate D. scale
12. When I was young, I had a real fear of school, but I soon _____ it.
A. got off B. got across C. got away D. got over
13. I'm _____ Chinese and I do feel _____ Chinese language is _____ most beautiful language.
A. /; the; a B. a; /; the C. a; the; / D. a; /; a
14. He stood up and looked forward to ___ what was happening over there and found there was a cinema around ___ he could see a film.
A. seeing; which B. see; where C. see; which D. seeing; where
15. Everything he _____ to his country.
A. had contributed B. had been contributed
B. had to be contributed D. had was contributed
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16-35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
When Phillip was on his way to the airport one afternoon, he asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks.
The plane was to 16 at 5:30. From the bank there was still a 17 journey to the airport. Phillip 18 watched the scene along the way. Shortly before arriving, he began 19 the things he would need for the 20 . Tickets, money, the address of his hotel, traveler’s checks—Just a moment. How about his passport Phillip went through his pockets. He suddenly 21 that he must have left his passport 22 .
Whatever could he do It was now five past four and there would be too little 23 to return to the bank. This was the 24 time he was representing his firm for an important 25 with the manager of a French firm in Paris the following morning. Without a passport he would be 26 to board the plane. At that moment, the taxi 27 outside the air terminal. Phillip got out, took his suitcase and 28 the driver. He then 29 a good deal of confusion in the building. A 30 could be heard over the loudspeaker.
“We very much 31 that owing to a twenty-four-hour strike of airport staff, all flights for the rest of today have had to be called off.” Passengers are 32 to get in touch with their travel agents or with this terminal for 33 on tomorrow’s flights. Phillip gave a 34 . he would let his firm know about this situation and, thank goodness, he would have the opportunity of calling at his bank the following morning to 35 his passport.
16. A. leave B. start off C. check in D. fly
17. A. pleasant B. short C. long D. rough
18. A. carefully B. merely C. excitedly D. slightly
19. A. counting B. looking over C. thinking about D. checking
20. A. trip B. plane C. meeting D. flight
21. A. remembered B. realized C. noticed D. learned
22. A. at home B. at the office C. at the bank D. in the taxi
23. A. time B. chance C. possibility D. use
24. A. golden B. last C. only D. first
25. A. journey B. visit C. business D. meeting
26. A. sad B. unable C. impossible D. difficult
27. A. stopped B. was driven C. reached D. was parked
28. A. left B. sent away C. paid D. said bye-bye to
29. A. started B. noticed C. caught D. found
30. A. speech B. noise C. call D. voice
31. A. apologize B. announce C. worry D. regret
32. A. advised B. forced C. told D. persuaded
33. A. ideas B. plans C. information D. time
34. A. loud laugh B. deep sigh C. big smile D. sharp cry
35. A. return B. find C. recover D. gather
第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A★
When white men first came to New Zealand, forests covered more than one half of the country. Today about a quarter of the area is forested. Much of the timber was cut or burned to clear land for pastures and crops. In the early days, clearing the land by fire, grazing by too many sheep, and damage caused by rabbits reduced the productivity of the land. Much has been done in recent years, however, to improve the situation. In hilly country, soil erosion is also a serious problem.
Coal is New Zealand’s most valuable mineral. It is used for steam locomotives, in the making of gas, for fuel in homes and factories, and to produce electricity. About a third of the coal comes from around Greymouth on South Island. Natural gas has been found on the North Island in the South Taranaki Bight. Nearly all of the nation’s supply of gasoline and fuel oil has to be imported, however.
In New Zealand, the hydroelectric supply is mainly on South Island, while most of the people and factories are in the North Island, the power networks of the two main islands are being linked by submarine cable across the Cook Strait.
New Zealand is rich in bird life. Some birds that could not fly were able to exist in New Zealand because they had no natural enemies. It has an exotic animals, the tuatara. This lizard-like reptile has been called a living fossil because creatures of this kind lived millions of years and have disappeared from all other parts of the world. In the waters around New Zealand more than 300 species of fish have been found.
36. In the early days, New Zealand has suffered the following EXCEPT ______.
clearing the land by fire
damage caused by rabbits
grazing by too many sheep
destroying the forest by using pesticide
37. About a third of the coal comes from around ________.
the islands off the New Zealand’s coast
a town in the South Island
the South Taranaki Bight
the North Island
38. Nearly all of the nation’s supply of gasoline and fuel oil ______.
will be exported
comes from other countries
has to be provided by itself
will be used up
B★★
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (《加菲猫2：双猫记》)
Release date: June 16
This is the sequel to 2004's popular "Garfield: The Movie". This time, America's favorite cat Garfield and his dog friend Odie travel to London.
But Garfield gets lost on the way and is mistaken for a British kitty named Prince, who has just inherited a castle.
Garfield is taken to the castle where he enjoys his new life being looked after by many servants. He meets new animal friends, parties, eats and relaxes.
But he soon discovers his position as "prince" is under attack by some bad guy. Fortunately, the other animals realize they, too, are in danger and take on the task of protecting Garfield.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (《加勒比海盗2:聚魂棺》)
Release date: July 7
Captain Jack Sparrow, the hottest pirate ever, returns to the screen for another adventure on the high seas.
This time, the Captain finds himself in a blood debt to the sea ruler Davey Jones. The only way to get out of it is to track down the mysterious Dead Man's Chest.
To do so, the Captain turns to his old friends Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann for help and the three set off for more fun and frolics.
The Banquet (《夜宴》)
Release date: September
Directed by Feng Xiaogang, “The Banquet” is a tale of fate and revenge set in 10th century China.
A new emperor has taken the throne (王座) through murder. The widowed empress marries the new emperor to protect herself. She secretly plots his death with the help of the prince and the chief minister. Yet the prince and minister each have their own plans for the throne.
All these plots are brought to a climax when the emperor calls for a banquet, where the murderous plans are set in motion.
39. Garfield is taken to a castle because _______.
A. he loses his way B. he loves adventure
C. he is mistaken for a British kitty D. he inherited the castle
40. The underlined word “hottest” means __________.
A. exciting B. successful C. dangerous D. popular
41. We can enjoy The Banquet in the cinema in ________ .
A. June B. September C. July D. The passage doesn’t mention it.
42. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. The sea ruler ordered Captain Jack Sparrow to look for Dead Man’s Chest.
B. Garfield: The Movie is set in London.
C. The widowed succeeded in the end.
D. The other animals are willing to protect Garfield because they are in danger too.
C★★
(Family Circle) No time for a complete spring clean Skip the annual top-to-bottom, and focus on these five seasonal tasks. These maintenance must-do’s, on top of your regular clean routine, will set you up for an easy season.
1. Caulk (填塞) cracks. Winter’s cold often leaves cracks in walls, inviting dust and pests in. Once the weather warms, grab a caulking tube and look for trouble spots—especially near doors, windows and some other openings.
2. Protect your wood furniture with an annual coat of wax. Many furniture polishes contain oils, which actually attract dust. But with a coat of wax, furniture will need nothing more than a quick clean with a damp cloth.
3. Wash windows in a flash by using a special bottle of window cleaner designed to attach to your garden hose (软管) (available at home centers). Spray (喷), let the solution sit on the glass for a minute, then hose it off with clear water.
4. Change the air-conditioner filters (过滤器). A winter of forced-air heating dirties filter, so when the soon-to-be-cooled air hits a dirty filter, dust happens. Consider replacing that standard model with a HEPA filter, which screens out even the tiniest particles of dust.
5. After cleaning winter debris (碎片) out of sliding glass-door tracks, rub a little wax into the tracks to repel dirt and to keep doors gliding smoothly.
43. What’s the passage mainly about
A. How to protect wood furniture. B. Five ways to clean the room thoroughly.
C. Five super shortcuts to speedy spring clean.
D. How to clean the room in different seasons.
44. What should we do with the wood furniture every year
A. Caulk cracks on the surface of the wood furniture.
B. Use oil to polish the furniture.
C. Use a special bottle of window cleaner to clean the wood furniture.
D. Wax the wood furniture.
45. What probably is the underlined word “solution”
A. A kind of liquid. B. A method to solve a problem.
C. A kind of pipe. D. A kind of gas.
46. What should we do with the glass door every year
A. Rub the glass. B. Wax the door frame.
C. Wax the door tracks. D. Use the garden hose to clean the glass door.
D★★★
The world economy is uncertain, and for many people job-hunting has become a lifestyle. With takeovers, bankruptcies and new government legislation, you could be unemployed overnight—even if you own the company!
Make it a priority (优先考虑的事) to let your network of personal friends, and business acquaintances know where you are and what you’re doing at all times, especially when you change jobs or addresses. Announce changes even if it’s an intercompany move.
Once you land a job, you get busy packing, moving, tying up loose ends, and taking on the duties of the new assignment; but that’s a mistake. Remember, your first duty is to your career. This doesn’t mean your new assignment isn’t important. It means your friendships and your personal future are equally important.
The quickest way to handle the thank-you task is to give your letter and mailing list to a secretarial service. Let them type and address the letters; you sign them. This requires very little time and energy, probably less than two hours. Believe me, it’s time well spent, and you can enclose your new business card. E-mail is also effective, but it’s less personal. As readers are bombarded by e-mails, paper letters are becoming more attention-getting and memorable.
The “Announce New Job” letter is a good model. It’s a combination newsletter, change of address, and thank-you, all in one—and it’s limited to one page.
The best time to find a new job is when you don’t need one, and the best time to cultivate business relationships is when everything is going smoothly.
47. The major purpose for the writer to write this passage is _____.
A. to analyse the reason for frequent job-huntings
B. to tell us how to get used to our new jobs as soon as possible
C. to remind us to keep in touch with our friends and business partners at all times
D. to advise us on how to find a suitable job
48. If you want to inform your friends or business partners of your current job and address, you’d better _____.
A. make phones to them one by one B. send e-mails to them
C. write paper letters by yourself to them one by one
D. ask someone else to type the “Announce New Job” letters and you sign them
49. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
A. as long as you do well in your job, you won’t lose your job
B. you are not supposed to find a new job if you have a high-paying job now
C. you should try to look for some other jobs which fit you even you are quite satisfied with your current job
D. you should find as many jobs as you can
50. When you write the “Announce New Job” letters, you should NOT _____.
A. spend too much time B. enclose your business card
C. write only one page D. express thanks to your friends
E★★★
To be sure, only children experienced some things differently from those with sisters and brothers. Many feel more pressure to succeed. They also tend to look only to their parents as role models in the absence of brothers and sisters.
In India, 10-year-old Saviraj Sankpal founded a support group for the tiny minority of only children. Among other things, the group does volunteer work to counter (反对) the myth that they are not responsible. "People think we're treated too kindly and ruined, "says Sankpal, a computer engineering student. "But I'd like to remind them how lonely it can get."
Most only children, however, say they wish for sisters or brothers only when it comes to caring for aging, unhealthy parents. Britain's David Emerson, co-author of the book The Only Child, says that such a person bears terrible burden in having to make all the decisions alone. Emerson knows from experience: After his father died, he chose to move his elderly mother from their family home, where she was vulnerable (易受攻击的) to house breakers, to a new one with more security. "The move was quite hard on her, and she might feel that I pushed her into it, "he says, "After all, I am left with that responsibility."
In the future, more and more only children will likely face similar choices. With working mothers increasing, many families have found they simply don't have the time, money or energy to have more than one child. As only children become common, perhaps the world will realize that the charge(指控) made against them is unjust.
51. It can be inferred from the passage that the author's attitude towards only children is _______.
A. ironic B. objective C. unfriendly D. unjust
52. It can be inferred from the passage that only children's parents should ___________.
A. found a support group for their only children
B. do volunteer work to help their only children
C. let their only children make all the decisions alone
D. set good examples to their only children
53. Emerson decided to move his elderly mother to a new house because he ___________.
A. is the only one who cares about her B. doesn't want to leave her alone
C. wants to share the responsibility with her D. is worried about her safety
54. It is quite usual now for a working mother to ____________.
A. spend all her time and money on her only child
B. be responsible for bringing up her only child
C. have and bring up only one child
D. devote all her energy to her job
55. The main idea of the passage is that ________.
A. only children are ruined and irresponsible
B. only children have to face many challenges
C. most only children want to have brothers and sisters
D. most only children share their responsibility with their parents
第二卷（共35分）
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）
Tulips are among the most popular flower all the time. 56. ________
They have an incredibly variety of colors and flower shapes. 57. ________
There are now over 3,000 different registering tulips. Every year 58. ________
billions of tulips are grown. The majority are exported from Holland. 59. ________
Most tulips adapted to many different kinds of climates. 60. ________
The only thing to be careful is to plant them in fairly good soil.If not, 61. ________
the bulbs(球茎) may rot after they have a chance to establish a root system.62. ________
Most tulips bloom well for only one and two years. Therefore, you will 63. ________
probably want to dig up the bulbs and put in new one after two years. 64. ________
However, some types of tulips do good for several more years. 65. ________
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
最近,你校开展了一次关于转基因食品(genetically modified food—GM food)的讨论, 请你根据以下信息,用英语给某英文刊物写一篇100词左右的短文。
讨论内容：转基因食品的利弊。
参加讨论人数：你校2000多名学生
讨论情况：（见下图）
各种意见的百分比
Key:
1-5 CBBAA 6-10 DDCBD 11-15 DDABD 16-20 ACBDA 21-25 BCADD
26-30 BACBD 31-35 DACBC 36-40 DBBCD 41-45 BDCDA 46-50CCDCA
51-55 BDDCB
56. flower→flowers。 57. incredibly→incredible。58. registering→registered。59. √。60. adapted→adapt。61. careful后加of。62. after→before
63. and→or。 64. one→ones。65. good→well。
One possible version:
Recently, the students of our school have had a heated discussion about whether GM food (genetically modified food) is good or bad for us human beings. More than two thousand students took actively part in the discussion in all. More than half of them are in favor of GM food. Among them, 20 percent of the students like GM food because they think that we can produce more food in this way. And 38 percent of the students believe that we can make crops more resistant to drought and insects by changing the genes of the crops. And, almost one third of the students are against GM food. They fear that planting GM crop could cause new enviroment problems, and eating GM food could be harmful to the health of human beings. In addition, there are ten percent of the students who have no idea about it yet.
32%
38%
20%%
10%
不清楚
不好,可能不利于环境、人体健康
好,可以增强抗旱、抗病虫害能力
好，可以提高粮食产量