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于都实验中学2006-2007学年高三英语学科寒假测试卷（一）
I. 单词填空（共１５小题；每小题１分，满分１５分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. Accounting is described as ______ science of classifying, recording, and reporting ______ important financial events.
A. a, the B. a, 不填 C. 不填, 不填 D. 不填, the
2. I haven’t read _____ of his books, but judging from the one I have read I think he’s a very promising writer.
A. any B. none C. both D. either
3. –Are you engaged in writing your essay
--Yes, I ______ it this afternoon, the latest.
A. just finish B. have just finished C. am just going to finish D. am just finishing
4. If something is “dog-eat-dog”, it is a situation ______ people have to take care of themselves and look after their own interests.
A. on which B. in which C. by which D. for which
5. I can’t ____ what has happened to the poor child, for he was only sent to hospital yesterday.
A. draw out B. look out C. figure out D. work out
6. _____ to somebody, a British often shakes hands with the stranger.
A. When introducing B. To introduce
C. To be introduced D. When being introduced
7. When I was a child, Father and I _______ get up early and go fishing on Sundays.
A. could B. would C. might D. should
8. We think it is John rather than you that _______.
A. to blame B. is to blame C. is blamed D. are to blame
9. Not many people knew Kangaroo were in Australia ____ about 200 years ago when Captain Cook sailed there from England.
A. since B. until C. for D. before
10. _____ only five minutes to go before the teacher collected our exam papers, I felt uneasy as I had not yet checked the answers.
A. With B. Until C. Because D. For
11. The Chinese government _____ that all the citizens will have had enough food and clothing by 2010.
A. promised B. will promise C. has promised D. had promised
12. I felt proud that my assistance in the investigation led to ______.
A. the thief to be caught B. the thief being caught
C. the thief was caught D. being caught the thief
13. –Did the boy pass the exam
--No. He _____ it, but he wasn’t careful enough.
A. was able to pass B. could have passed
C. must have passed D. might be able to pass
14. It is a common practice _____ we have a day off on Sunday, but _____ makes us annoying is the heavy homework.
A. that, which B. which, what C. that, what D. what, what
15. –You know who came yesterday
--Yao Ming We had a basketball match.
--_____ He came and watched the game。
A. You guessed it! B. How did you know that
C. Well done! D. That was good news!
II. 完型填空（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、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Perhaps the only test score I remember is the forty-one. I was in the eighth grade. It was a time when I, like 16 , didn’t know what I was to be in life. The drama at that time of youth was simply 17 school and make the long walk home.
The test was the final for the class. I remember anxiously 18 as Mr Bales passed out paper after paper. It was a rather difficult test. Mr Bales 19 the pages on my desk. There in big red numbers, circled to draw 20 , was my grade: 41!
“ 21 of you passed,” Mr Bales announced.
“The highest grade in the class was a forty-one,” were the 22 words I remember.
I had the highest grade. I felt a whole lot 23 .
My mother knew that I had 24 that day and 25 me as soon as I got home, “how did you do on your test ” I told her my grade.
Mother’s 26 changed. A frown(皱眉) now stood 27 a smile was a few seconds earlier. I 28 that I got the highest grade in the class. “It doesn’t matter if everyone else 29 , too. What matters is what you do,” my mother 30 answered.
For years, I thought that was a harsh judgment. My mother was 31 that way.
We often don’t understand the 32 of good parents until we ourselves stand in the parenting shoes. My mother’s philosophy has carried me 33 life. Don’t worry about what the crowd does. If you follow the crowd, you will go to 34 destination as the crowd. The path of the crowd is wide and it is 35 . The path to pass the tests of life is narrow and there are very few people on it.
16. A. best B. least C. most D. mostly
17. A. get through B. get to C. walk through D. walk to
18. A. waiting B. struggling C. answering D. cheating
19. A. collected B. tore C. dropped D. seized
20. A. a picture B. attention C. attraction D. a zero
21. A. Some B. One C. None D. Many
22. A. discouraging B. final C. horrible D. unconfident
23. A. worse B. more excited C. more anxious D. better
24. A. a great loss B. a terrible time C. a difficult test D. a big test
25. A. asked B. comforted C. doubted D. criticized
26. A. expression B. impression C. intonation D. satisfaction
27. A. in which B. at which C. while D. where
28. A. lied B. explained C. argued D. shouted
29. A. passed B. succeeded C. failed D. insisted
30. A. firmly B. softly C. angrily D. sadly
31. A. never B. always C. sometimes D. seldom
32. A. difficulty B. kindness C. experience D. wisdom
33. A. into B. beyond C. throughout D. over
34. A. a different B. the same C. a faraway D. an invisible
35. A. quiet B. straight C. smooth D. crowded
III.阅读理解（共20小题；每小题２分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
When a consumer finds that one item that she or he bought is faulty or in some way doesn’t live up to the manufacturer’s claim for it, the first step is to present the warranty, or any other records which might help, at the store of purchase. In most cases, this action will produce results. However, if it doesn’t, there are various means the consumer may use to gain satisfaction.
A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directly to the store manager. In general, the “higher up” the consumer take his or her complaint, the faster he or she can expect it to be settled. In such a case, it is usually settled in the consumer’s favor, assuming he or she has a just claim.
Consumer should complain in person whenever possible, but if they can not get to the place of purchases, it is acceptable to phone or write the complaint in a letter.
Complaining is usually mostly effective when it is done politely and firmly, and especially when the consumer can demonstrate what is wrong with the item in question. If this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed best by presenting specific information as to what is wrong, rather than by making general statements. For example, “The left speaker doesn’t work at all and the sound coming out of the right one is unclear” is better than “this stereo doesn’t work”.
The store manager may advise the consumer to write to the manufacturer. If so, the consumer should do this, stating the complaint as politely and as firmly as possible. But if a polite complaint doesn’t achieve the desired result, the consumer can go a step further. She or he can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or public organization responsible for protecting consumers’ rights.
36. If a consumer wants a quick settlement of his or her problem, it is better to complain to_____________.
A. a shop assistant. B. the store manager.
C. the manufacturer. D. a public organization.
37. The most effective complaint can be made by _____________.
A. explaining exactly what is wrong with the item.
B. showing the faulty item to the manufacturer.
C. saying firmly that the item is of poor quality.
D. asking politely to change the item.
38. The phrase “live up to” (in Para. 1) means____________.
A. meet the standard of B. realize the purpose of
C. fulfill the demands of D. keep the promise of.
39. The passage tells us _____________.
A how to settle a consumer’s complaint about a faulty item.
B.how to make an effective complaint about a faulty item.
C. how to avoid buying a faulty item.
D. how to deal with complaints from consumers.
B
Listening to music while you drive can improve your speed and ability to get away from accidents, according to Australian psychologists (心理学家)．But turning your car radio up to full volume could probably make you end up in an accident．The performance of difficult tasks can be affected if people are subjected to loud noise．The experience of pulling up at traffic lights alongside cars with loud music made some psychologists in the University of Sydney look into whether loud music has something to do with driving.
The psychologists invited 60 men and women aged between 20 and 28 as subjects and tested them on almost the same driving tasks under three noise conditions：silence, rock music played at a gentle 55 decibels (分贝), and the same music at 85 decibels.
For l0 minutes the subjects sat in front of a screen operating a simple machine like a car．They had to track a moving disk on screen, respond to traffic signals changing color, and brake (刹车) in response to arrows that appeared without warning.
On the tracking task, there was no difference in performance under the three noise conditions．But under both the loud and quiet music conditions, the performers “braked” at a red light about 50 milliseconds sooner than they did when there was no rock music at all．That could mean a reduction in braking distance of a couple of meters actually, the difference between life and death for a pedestrian(行人).
When it came to the arrows that appeared across the visual field, the psychologists found that when the music was quiet, people responded faster to objects in their central field of sight by about 50 milliseconds．For the people listening at 85 decibels, response times dropped by a further 50 milliseconds - a whole tenth of second faster than those “driving” with no music.
“But there’s a trade - off,” the psychologists told the European Congress of Psychology．“They lose the ability to look around the whole situation effectively.” In responding to objects that suddenly appeared, people subjected to 85-decibel rock music were around 100 milliseconds slower than both the other groups．Since some accident -- such as children running into the road -take place without any notice, drivers listening to loud music must be less safe as a result.
40．Which of the following is the best way to make driving safer
A．Loud music. B．Quiet music. C．Silence. D．Heavy metal music.
41．What does the phrase “pulling up” in paragraph 1 mean
A．Stopping. B．Giving somebody a lift. C．Putting up with. D．Driving.
42．Where did the researchers do the experiment
A．At crossroads. B．At a police traffic station.
C．In a crowded street. D．Under the same conditions as those of the streets.
43．Which of the following is NOT true of loud music
A．It helped the performers to brake sooner at red lights.
B．lt helped the performers to be more careful.
C．It helped the performers to respond faster to objects stepping in the way.
D．It can do more good than harm to drivers.
C
Take Action for a Better World: Volunteers NeededSix months’ preparation in Denmark: Africa studies, team work combined with social work with risk group teenagers. Six months’ community work in Malawi in People to People Projects: Child Aid, HIV / AIDS. Fights and Teacher Training. Qualifications(条件): 18 years, hard working and social engagement. Please contact us by e-mail: takeaction@ .
Part-time Work with Exchange StudentsYOUTH International is a non-profit high school foreign exchange students organization. We welcome teenagers from over 80 countries worldwide and provide host families. The Community Representative is a part-time position designed for people with a strong desire to do something rewarding in the community and earn some extra money. Applicants(申请人) best suited for this work should enjoy teenagers, have a strong interest in cross-cultural communication, and feel comfortable networking. Full training and support will be provided through branch offices throughout the U.S. Positions available in most states. If interested, please email staff@ youth. org or call 888—123—9872.
International Summer JobHi, I’m an ESL student in China. I’m 20, quiet and polite, and I speak reasonable English. I’m looking for a summer job in an English-speaking country. I can teach Chinese or do house and garden work and cook Chinese dished. Can anybody offer me a job I don’t need to earn much, just enough in 2 months ( July --- August) to pay for my return ticket to China. My goal is to improve my English and see a bit more of the world. My email is: ram3462@ .
Call for Native Speaker of EnglishI am looking for native speakers of English to join in an experiment. This experiment is carried out over the Internet. You don’t need any specific knowledge other than understanding and speaking English at a native level. The first task will take you around 15 minutes. After this task, you can decide whether you want to continue the experiment. The tasks involve reading texts and designing questions and answers. If you are willing to help me, then please email me: club3864@
44. Who is suitable to work as a Community Representative in YOUTH International
A. One who enjoys working with teenagers from different countries.
B. One who hopes to take action in fighting against diseases.
C. One who has a strong desire to improve his or her English.
D. One who wants to earn some pocket money in the program.
45.Where will Jack, a volunteer, receive the training before he is sent to work in Malawi
A. In some local offices in the US. B. In an ESL organization in China.
C. In a preparation program in Demark. D. In an exchange student center in Africa.
46. If Mrs. Black in the U.S. hopes to learn some Chinese at home, she may contact _______.
A. takeaction@ B. ram3462@
C. club3864@ D. staff@youth.org
47. What are volunteers for an experiment over the Internet supposed to do
A. To interview people online. B. To do some housework.
C. To offer advice on Child Aid D. To provide language exercises.
D
As skies are filled with millions of migrating(迁徙) birds, European scientists say the seasonal wonder appears to be strange: The fatter the bird, the better it flies.
The results of their study led to a theory opposite to a central one of aerodynamics (空气动力学), which says that the power needed to fly increases with weight.
For birds, obviously, the cost of flying with heavy fat is much smaller than we used to think. Researchers found that red knot wading birds double their normal body weight of 100 grams before making their twice-a-year nonstop flight between the British Isles and the Russian Arctic. Distance: 5,000 kilometers.
Another study in the magazine Nature measured the advantage of flying in an aerodynamic group which allows birds to save energy by flying smoothly and quietly in the lead bird’s air stream.
Flying in groups, their heart rates were 14.5 percent lower than flying alone, according to Henri, a French scientist. The findings help explain how birds complete difficult migrations. Researchers had thought that thinner, stronger birds would have the best chance to survive.
The first study suggests that building up fat to be burnt as fuel during the migration is worth more than the energy it takes to carry the additional weight.
In the study, researchers said their team studied the birds flown at different body weights during 28 simulated(模拟的) flights. They forced a small amount of special water into the birds’ bodies so that they could measure the amount of energy burnt during the flight.
48. A red knot wading bird of 100 grams will probably weigh _____ before making its nonstop migrating flight.
A. 50 grams B. 100 grams C. 150 grams D. 200 grams
49. During their migrating flight, red knot wading birds can save energy by flying___________.
A. separately B. alone C. in groups D. in pairs
50. A ________ red knot wading bird has a better chance to survive during its migrating flight.
A. stronger B. weaker C. thinner D. fatter
51. The best title for this passage may probably be ________.
A. Birds Thin Down For Journey B. Birds Fatten Up For Journey
C. How Birds Build Up Fat For Journey D. How Birds Burn Energy For Journey
E
November not only marks the publication of Toni Morrison’s eagerly anticipated (期待) eighth novel , Love ,but it is also the tenth anniversary of her Nobel Prize for Literature . Morrison is the first black woman to receive a Nobel, and so honored before her in literature are only two black men; Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian playwright, poet and novelist, in 1986; and Derek Wolcott, the Caribbean-born poet, in 1992. But Morrison is also the first and only American-born Nobel prizewinner for literature since 1962, the year novelist John Steinbeck received the award.
Like Song of Solomon, Love is a multigenerational story, revealing the personal and communal legacy (遗产) of an outstanding black family . As Morrison scholars will tell you, Love is the third volume of a literary master’s trilogy (三部曲) investigating the many complexities of love. This trilogy began with Beloved (1988), which deals with a black mother’s love under slavery and in freedom, Jan (1993), the second volume, tells a story of romantic love in 1920s Harlem. This latest novel looks back from the 1970s to the 1940s and ’50s.
The emotional center of Love is Bill Cosey, the former owner and host of the shabby Cosey’s Hotel and Resort in Silk. North Carolina , described in the novel as “the best and best-known vacation spot for colored folk on the East Coast .” We get to know Cosey through the memories of five women who survive and love him: his granddaughter, his widow, two former employees, and a homeless young girl.
The latest novel ,Love , had been described in the promotional material from her publisher as “Morrison’s most accessible work since Song of Solomon” This comparison to her third novel , published in 1977,was an effective selling point.
52．What would be the best title for the text
A．Toni Morrison’s latest novels B．Toni Morrison and her trilogy
C．Toni Morrison and her novel Love D．Toni Morrison, the Nobel prizewinner
53．What can we learn about John Steinbeck
A．He was a black writer. B．He was born in America.
C．He received the Nobel Prize after Morrison.
D．He was the first American novelist to win a Nobel.
54．The similarity between Love and Song of Solomon is that they both .
A．belong to the same trilogy together with Beloved
B．concern families of more than one generation
C．deal with life of blacks under slavery
D．investigate life in 1920s Harlem
55．The novel Love mainly describes .
A．the best-known vacation spot for blacks
B．the life of an outstanding black family under slavery
C．the miserable experience of the five women in Harlem
D．the memories of five women about Bill Cosey
IV：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Dear editor，
I worry about whether I can find suitable job when I 56. __________
graduate from university because that I’m not a sociable 57. __________
girl. I spent most of my own time on my study, so I have 58. __________
only a few friends. It’s difficult for them to communicate 59. __________
with boys and girls. Though I try to get along well with them, 60. __________
I cannot express me well. Sometimes I even don’t know 61. __________
what I should speak when I am with boys or teachers. 62. __________
I have lost much chances to change my life because 63. __________
of my character. I want become a sociable girl but it is 64. __________
not easy. I hope that I can get some advices from you. 65. __________
Li Hua
V.写作（满分25分）
阅读下面漫画，先对漫画的内容进行描述，然后对这一现象发表自己的看法。（100词左右）
参考词汇：
西瓜皮：water-melon skin
长凳：bench
于都实验中学2006-2007学年高三英语学科寒假测试卷（一）答案
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16-20 CAACB 21-25 CBDDA 26-30 ADBCA 31-35 BDCBD
36-39 BAAB 40-43 BADC 44-47 ACBD 48-51 DCDB
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80. √ 81. memyself 82. speaksay 83. muchmany
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One possible version
The boy and the girl in the picture sat on a bench talking merrily while eating a water-melon. When they went away they left the melon’s skin on the bench, making it very dirty. They didn’t want to take any trouble throwing it into the dustbin although it was very near where they were sitting. Instead, they said that there would be someone who should clean the rubbish.
However, what they did violate public morality. If everyone behaves in this way, the world will be a big rubbish dump with flies flying round and people will live in a world of diseases. Besides, dustmen will have a very, very hard job to clean the world we live in.
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I. 单词填空（共１５小题；每小题１分，满分１５分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. Accounting is described as ______ science of classifying, recording, and reporting ______ important financial events.
A. a, the B. a, 不填 C. 不填, 不填 D. 不填, the
2. I haven’t read _____ of his books, but judging from the one I have read I think he’s a very promising writer.
A. any B. none C. both D. either
3. –Are you engaged in writing your essay
--Yes, I ______ it this afternoon, the latest.
A. just finish B. have just finished C. am just going to finish D. am just finishing
4. If something is “dog-eat-dog”, it is a situation ______ people have to take care of themselves and look after their own interests.
A. on which B. in which C. by which D. for which
5. I can’t ____ what has happened to the poor child, for he was only sent to hospital yesterday.
A. draw out B. look out C. figure out D. work out
6. _____ to somebody, a British often shakes hands with the stranger.
A. When introducing B. To introduce
C. To be introduced D. When being introduced
7. When I was a child, Father and I _______ get up early and go fishing on Sundays.
A. could B. would C. might D. should
8. We think it is John rather than you that _______.
A. to blame B. is to blame C. is blamed D. are to blame
9. Not many people knew Kangaroo were in Australia ____ about 200 years ago when Captain Cook sailed there from England.
A. since B. until C. for D. before
10. _____ only five minutes to go before the teacher collected our exam papers, I felt uneasy as I had not yet checked the answers.
A. With B. Until C. Because D. For
11. The Chinese government _____ that all the citizens will have had enough food and clothing by 2010.
A. promised B. will promise C. has promised D. had promised
12. I felt proud that my assistance in the investigation led to ______.
A. the thief to be caught B. the thief being caught
C. the thief was caught D. being caught the thief
13. –Did the boy pass the exam
--No. He _____ it, but he wasn’t careful enough.
A. was able to pass B. could have passed
C. must have passed D. might be able to pass
14. It is a common practice _____ we have a day off on Sunday, but _____ makes us annoying is the heavy homework.
A. that, which B. which, what C. that, what D. what, what
15. –You know who came yesterday
--Yao Ming We had a basketball match.
--_____ He came and watched the game。
A. You guessed it! B. How did you know that
C. Well done! D. That was good news!
II. 完型填空（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、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Perhaps the only test score I remember is the forty-one. I was in the eighth grade. It was a time when I, like 16 , didn’t know what I was to be in life. The drama at that time of youth was simply 17 school and make the long walk home.
The test was the final for the class. I remember anxiously 18 as Mr Bales passed out paper after paper. It was a rather difficult test. Mr Bales 19 the pages on my desk. There in big red numbers, circled to draw 20 , was my grade: 41!
“ 21 of you passed,” Mr Bales announced.
“The highest grade in the class was a forty-one,” were the 22 words I remember.
I had the highest grade. I felt a whole lot 23 .
My mother knew that I had 24 that day and 25 me as soon as I got home, “how did you do on your test ” I told her my grade.
Mother’s 26 changed. A frown(皱眉) now stood 27 a smile was a few seconds earlier. I 28 that I got the highest grade in the class. “It doesn’t matter if everyone else 29 , too. What matters is what you do,” my mother 30 answered.
For years, I thought that was a harsh judgment. My mother was 31 that way.
We often don’t understand the 32 of good parents until we ourselves stand in the parenting shoes. My mother’s philosophy has carried me 33 life. Don’t worry about what the crowd does. If you follow the crowd, you will go to 34 destination as the crowd. The path of the crowd is wide and it is 35 . The path to pass the tests of life is narrow and there are very few people on it.
16. A. best B. least C. most D. mostly
17. A. get through B. get to C. walk through D. walk to
18. A. waiting B. struggling C. answering D. cheating
19. A. collected B. tore C. dropped D. seized
20. A. a picture B. attention C. attraction D. a zero
21. A. Some B. One C. None D. Many
22. A. discouraging B. final C. horrible D. unconfident
23. A. worse B. more excited C. more anxious D. better
24. A. a great loss B. a terrible time C. a difficult test D. a big test
25. A. asked B. comforted C. doubted D. criticized
26. A. expression B. impression C. intonation D. satisfaction
27. A. in which B. at which C. while D. where
28. A. lied B. explained C. argued D. shouted
29. A. passed B. succeeded C. failed D. insisted
30. A. firmly B. softly C. angrily D. sadly
31. A. never B. always C. sometimes D. seldom
32. A. difficulty B. kindness C. experience D. wisdom
33. A. into B. beyond C. throughout D. over
34. A. a different B. the same C. a faraway D. an invisible
35. A. quiet B. straight C. smooth D. crowded
III.阅读理解（共20小题；每小题２分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
When a consumer finds that one item that she or he bought is faulty or in some way doesn’t live up to the manufacturer’s claim for it, the first step is to present the warranty, or any other records which might help, at the store of purchase. In most cases, this action will produce results. However, if it doesn’t, there are various means the consumer may use to gain satisfaction.
A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directly to the store manager. In general, the “higher up” the consumer take his or her complaint, the faster he or she can expect it to be settled. In such a case, it is usually settled in the consumer’s favor, assuming he or she has a just claim.
Consumer should complain in person whenever possible, but if they can not get to the place of purchases, it is acceptable to phone or write the complaint in a letter.
Complaining is usually mostly effective when it is done politely and firmly, and especially when the consumer can demonstrate what is wrong with the item in question. If this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed best by presenting specific information as to what is wrong, rather than by making general statements. For example, “The left speaker doesn’t work at all and the sound coming out of the right one is unclear” is better than “this stereo doesn’t work”.
The store manager may advise the consumer to write to the manufacturer. If so, the consumer should do this, stating the complaint as politely and as firmly as possible. But if a polite complaint doesn’t achieve the desired result, the consumer can go a step further. She or he can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or public organization responsible for protecting consumers’ rights.
36. If a consumer wants a quick settlement of his or her problem, it is better to complain to_____________.
A. a shop assistant. B. the store manager.
C. the manufacturer. D. a public organization.
37. The most effective complaint can be made by _____________.
A. explaining exactly what is wrong with the item.
B. showing the faulty item to the manufacturer.
C. saying firmly that the item is of poor quality.
D. asking politely to change the item.
38. The phrase “live up to” (in Para. 1) means____________.
A. meet the standard of B. realize the purpose of
C. fulfill the demands of D. keep the promise of.
39. The passage tells us _____________.
A how to settle a consumer’s complaint about a faulty item.
B.how to make an effective complaint about a faulty item.
C. how to avoid buying a faulty item.
D. how to deal with complaints from consumers.
B
Listening to music while you drive can improve your speed and ability to get away from accidents, according to Australian psychologists (心理学家)．But turning your car radio up to full volume could probably make you end up in an accident．The performance of difficult tasks can be affected if people are subjected to loud noise．The experience of pulling up at traffic lights alongside cars with loud music made some psychologists in the University of Sydney look into whether loud music has something to do with driving.
The psychologists invited 60 men and women aged between 20 and 28 as subjects and tested them on almost the same driving tasks under three noise conditions：silence, rock music played at a gentle 55 decibels (分贝), and the same music at 85 decibels.
For l0 minutes the subjects sat in front of a screen operating a simple machine like a car．They had to track a moving disk on screen, respond to traffic signals changing color, and brake (刹车) in response to arrows that appeared without warning.
On the tracking task, there was no difference in performance under the three noise conditions．But under both the loud and quiet music conditions, the performers “braked” at a red light about 50 milliseconds sooner than they did when there was no rock music at all．That could mean a reduction in braking distance of a couple of meters actually, the difference between life and death for a pedestrian(行人).
When it came to the arrows that appeared across the visual field, the psychologists found that when the music was quiet, people responded faster to objects in their central field of sight by about 50 milliseconds．For the people listening at 85 decibels, response times dropped by a further 50 milliseconds - a whole tenth of second faster than those “driving” with no music.
“But there’s a trade - off,” the psychologists told the European Congress of Psychology．“They lose the ability to look around the whole situation effectively.” In responding to objects that suddenly appeared, people subjected to 85-decibel rock music were around 100 milliseconds slower than both the other groups．Since some accident -- such as children running into the road -take place without any notice, drivers listening to loud music must be less safe as a result.
40．Which of the following is the best way to make driving safer
A．Loud music. B．Quiet music. C．Silence. D．Heavy metal music.
41．What does the phrase “pulling up” in paragraph 1 mean
A．Stopping. B．Giving somebody a lift. C．Putting up with. D．Driving.
42．Where did the researchers do the experiment
A．At crossroads. B．At a police traffic station.
C．In a crowded street. D．Under the same conditions as those of the streets.
43．Which of the following is NOT true of loud music
A．It helped the performers to brake sooner at red lights.
B．lt helped the performers to be more careful.
C．It helped the performers to respond faster to objects stepping in the way.
D．It can do more good than harm to drivers.
C
Take Action for a Better World: Volunteers NeededSix months’ preparation in Denmark: Africa studies, team work combined with social work with risk group teenagers. Six months’ community work in Malawi in People to People Projects: Child Aid, HIV / AIDS. Fights and Teacher Training. Qualifications(条件): 18 years, hard working and social engagement. Please contact us by e-mail: takeaction@ .
Part-time Work with Exchange StudentsYOUTH International is a non-profit high school foreign exchange students organization. We welcome teenagers from over 80 countries worldwide and provide host families. The Community Representative is a part-time position designed for people with a strong desire to do something rewarding in the community and earn some extra money. Applicants(申请人) best suited for this work should enjoy teenagers, have a strong interest in cross-cultural communication, and feel comfortable networking. Full training and support will be provided through branch offices throughout the U.S. Positions available in most states. If interested, please email staff@ youth. org or call 888—123—9872.
International Summer JobHi, I’m an ESL student in China. I’m 20, quiet and polite, and I speak reasonable English. I’m looking for a summer job in an English-speaking country. I can teach Chinese or do house and garden work and cook Chinese dished. Can anybody offer me a job I don’t need to earn much, just enough in 2 months ( July --- August) to pay for my return ticket to China. My goal is to improve my English and see a bit more of the world. My email is: ram3462@ .
Call for Native Speaker of EnglishI am looking for native speakers of English to join in an experiment. This experiment is carried out over the Internet. You don’t need any specific knowledge other than understanding and speaking English at a native level. The first task will take you around 15 minutes. After this task, you can decide whether you want to continue the experiment. The tasks involve reading texts and designing questions and answers. If you are willing to help me, then please email me: club3864@
44. Who is suitable to work as a Community Representative in YOUTH International
A. One who enjoys working with teenagers from different countries.
B. One who hopes to take action in fighting against diseases.
C. One who has a strong desire to improve his or her English.
D. One who wants to earn some pocket money in the program.
45.Where will Jack, a volunteer, receive the training before he is sent to work in Malawi
A. In some local offices in the US. B. In an ESL organization in China.
C. In a preparation program in Demark. D. In an exchange student center in Africa.
46. If Mrs. Black in the U.S. hopes to learn some Chinese at home, she may contact _______.
A. takeaction@ B. ram3462@
C. club3864@ D. staff@youth.org
47. What are volunteers for an experiment over the Internet supposed to do
A. To interview people online. B. To do some housework.
C. To offer advice on Child Aid D. To provide language exercises.
D
As skies are filled with millions of migrating(迁徙) birds, European scientists say the seasonal wonder appears to be strange: The fatter the bird, the better it flies.
The results of their study led to a theory opposite to a central one of aerodynamics (空气动力学), which says that the power needed to fly increases with weight.
For birds, obviously, the cost of flying with heavy fat is much smaller than we used to think. Researchers found that red knot wading birds double their normal body weight of 100 grams before making their twice-a-year nonstop flight between the British Isles and the Russian Arctic. Distance: 5,000 kilometers.
Another study in the magazine Nature measured the advantage of flying in an aerodynamic group which allows birds to save energy by flying smoothly and quietly in the lead bird’s air stream.
Flying in groups, their heart rates were 14.5 percent lower than flying alone, according to Henri, a French scientist. The findings help explain how birds complete difficult migrations. Researchers had thought that thinner, stronger birds would have the best chance to survive.
The first study suggests that building up fat to be burnt as fuel during the migration is worth more than the energy it takes to carry the additional weight.
In the study, researchers said their team studied the birds flown at different body weights during 28 simulated(模拟的) flights. They forced a small amount of special water into the birds’ bodies so that they could measure the amount of energy burnt during the flight.
48. A red knot wading bird of 100 grams will probably weigh _____ before making its nonstop migrating flight.
A. 50 grams B. 100 grams C. 150 grams D. 200 grams
49. During their migrating flight, red knot wading birds can save energy by flying___________.
A. separately B. alone C. in groups D. in pairs
50. A ________ red knot wading bird has a better chance to survive during its migrating flight.
A. stronger B. weaker C. thinner D. fatter
51. The best title for this passage may probably be ________.
A. Birds Thin Down For Journey B. Birds Fatten Up For Journey
C. How Birds Build Up Fat For Journey D. How Birds Burn Energy For Journey
E
November not only marks the publication of Toni Morrison’s eagerly anticipated (期待) eighth novel , Love ,but it is also the tenth anniversary of her Nobel Prize for Literature . Morrison is the first black woman to receive a Nobel, and so honored before her in literature are only two black men; Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian playwright, poet and novelist, in 1986; and Derek Wolcott, the Caribbean-born poet, in 1992. But Morrison is also the first and only American-born Nobel prizewinner for literature since 1962, the year novelist John Steinbeck received the award.
Like Song of Solomon, Love is a multigenerational story, revealing the personal and communal legacy (遗产) of an outstanding black family . As Morrison scholars will tell you, Love is the third volume of a literary master’s trilogy (三部曲) investigating the many complexities of love. This trilogy began with Beloved (1988), which deals with a black mother’s love under slavery and in freedom, Jan (1993), the second volume, tells a story of romantic love in 1920s Harlem. This latest novel looks back from the 1970s to the 1940s and ’50s.
The emotional center of Love is Bill Cosey, the former owner and host of the shabby Cosey’s Hotel and Resort in Silk. North Carolina , described in the novel as “the best and best-known vacation spot for colored folk on the East Coast .” We get to know Cosey through the memories of five women who survive and love him: his granddaughter, his widow, two former employees, and a homeless young girl.
The latest novel ,Love , had been described in the promotional material from her publisher as “Morrison’s most accessible work since Song of Solomon” This comparison to her third novel , published in 1977,was an effective selling point.
52．What would be the best title for the text
A．Toni Morrison’s latest novels B．Toni Morrison and her trilogy
C．Toni Morrison and her novel Love D．Toni Morrison, the Nobel prizewinner
53．What can we learn about John Steinbeck
A．He was a black writer. B．He was born in America.
C．He received the Nobel Prize after Morrison.
D．He was the first American novelist to win a Nobel.
54．The similarity between Love and Song of Solomon is that they both .
A．belong to the same trilogy together with Beloved
B．concern families of more than one generation
C．deal with life of blacks under slavery
D．investigate life in 1920s Harlem
55．The novel Love mainly describes .
A．the best-known vacation spot for blacks
B．the life of an outstanding black family under slavery
C．the miserable experience of the five women in Harlem
D．the memories of five women about Bill Cosey
IV：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Dear editor，
I worry about whether I can find suitable job when I 56. __________
graduate from university because that I’m not a sociable 57. __________
girl. I spent most of my own time on my study, so I have 58. __________
only a few friends. It’s difficult for them to communicate 59. __________
with boys and girls. Though I try to get along well with them, 60. __________
I cannot express me well. Sometimes I even don’t know 61. __________
what I should speak when I am with boys or teachers. 62. __________
I have lost much chances to change my life because 63. __________
of my character. I want become a sociable girl but it is 64. __________
not easy. I hope that I can get some advices from you. 65. __________
Li Hua
V.写作（满分25分）
阅读下面漫画，先对漫画的内容进行描述，然后对这一现象发表自己的看法。（100词左右）
参考词汇：
西瓜皮：water-melon skin
长凳：bench
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1-5 BCDBC 6-10 DBBBA 11-15 CBBCA
16-20 CAACB 21-25 CBDDA 26-30 ADBCA 31-35 BDCBD
36-39 BAAB 40-43 BADC 44-47 ACBD 48-51 DCDB
52-55 CBBD
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80. √ 81. memyself 82. speaksay 83. muchmany
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One possible version
The boy and the girl in the picture sat on a bench talking merrily while eating a water-melon. When they went away they left the melon’s skin on the bench, making it very dirty. They didn’t want to take any trouble throwing it into the dustbin although it was very near where they were sitting. Instead, they said that there would be someone who should clean the rubbish.
However, what they did violate public morality. If everyone behaves in this way, the world will be a big rubbish dump with flies flying round and people will live in a world of diseases. Besides, dustmen will have a very, very hard job to clean the world we live in.
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