南通市2008届高三第一次调研测试
英 语
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷 (选择题) 和第II卷 (非选择题) 两部分，共120分。考试时间120分钟。
第I卷 (选择题 三部分 共85分)
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Where is the man now?
A. In New York.
B. In Boston.
C. In Washington.
2. What do we learn from this conversation?
A. The man won’t go to the concert.
B. The woman will go home for dinner.
C. The man and the woman will eat together.
3. Where is the man going?
A. The police station.?????????? ??????
B. The city library.
C. The supermarket.
4. What was the guy doing?
A. Driving a car.
B. Riding a bike.
C. Getting crazy.
5. What did the man mean?
A. They intended to go outing today.
B. They stood outside for too long.
C. They had a wrong weather report.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. Where is the man working?
A. In a fast restaurant.
B. In a computer company.
C. At a school.
7. Why will the man change his job?
A. To try something new.
B. To get more experience.
C. To make more money.
8. How does the woman feel about the man?
A. Satisfied.
B. Disappointed.
C. Interested.
听第7段材料，回答9至11题。
9. Who is the woman?
A. The man’s sister.
B. The man’s wife.
C. The man’s girlfriend.
10. Why do they want to have a change about their weekends?
A. They seldom invite friends over.
B. They seldom watch football games.
C. They seldom spend the weekends together.
11. What do they plan to do this weekend?
A. Play cards.
B. Have tea.
C. Go for a picnic.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. How long had the man been waiting for her?
A. Nearly an hour.
B. More than an hour.?
C. About five minutes.
13. Why didn’t she tell her boss about her appointment?
A. She thought the work wasn’t hard to do.
B. She didn’t think the boss would let her go.
C. She thought the work wouldn’t take long.
14. What does the man think of the woman’s being late at last?
A. Understandable.
B. Unforgivable.
C. Unbelievable.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. How long does the man often sleep at night?
A. 3 hours.
B. 5 hours.
C. 7 hours.
16. What is the main cause of the man’s feeling bad?
A. Too little exercise.
B. Much worry about work.
C. Strong desire for a better job.
17. What does the woman give to the man?
A. A new job.
B. Medicine for sleep.
C. Some advice.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Why is the speaker leaving for London?
A. To visit some museums.
B. To attend a conference.
C. To go on business.
19. What will the speaker do in London?
A. Meet his old teacher.
B. Study English literature.
C. See the dentist.
20. Who does the speaker want John to telephone?
A. Peter.
B. The teacher.
C. The dentist.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节, 满分35分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. What _______ bad memory I have, you see, I forgot to take _______ key!
A. a; the B. 不填; the C. a; 不填 D. the; a
22. — Who was at the door?
—It was a salesman or _______ wanting to sell his new products.
A. everybody B. anybody C. somebody D. nobody
23. —Going to work today, mum?
—No. It’s my day _______ today.
A. out B. off C. on D. in
24. Nobody would stand out admitting the fact, for some reason, _______ they lost the game.
A. that B. which C. what D. why
25. A few yards down Colson Street, she caught sight of a figure _______ in the opposite direction.
A. to hurry B. to be hurrying C. hurrying D. having hurried
26. Ever since Dolly the sheep was cloned in 1997, Westhusin’s phone _______ with people calling in hopes of making the copies of their pets.
A. has rung B. rang C. was ringing D. has been ringing
27. —How are you doing all these years, Jim?
—Nothing new. Everything is going on _______ it was years ago.
A. as B. while C. when D. since
28. Yao Ming is very famous now. However, his basketball career _______ only after many years of hard work.
A. took on B. took off C. took up D. took out
29. I have been working there for 15 years, and never before _______ my boss so serious!
A. I found B. I have found C. did I find D. have I found
30. I _______ such a foolish mistake if I had been a little more careful.
A. wouldn’t make B. wouldn’t have made
C. hadn’t made D. didn’t make
31. —Are you going to try the media?
—Well, I haven’t decided yet. I _______ find some other choices.
A. would B. should C. must D. might
32. I wonder whether the soldier is one of those who _______ abroad to keep peace.
A. has been sent B. have been sent
C. have sent D. has sent
33. From mum’s love, patience and understanding, I have learned what a huge responsibility _______ is to raise a child.
A. this B. that C. it D. one
34. She may have missed the train, ___________ she won’t arrive for another hour.
A. in which case B. in her case C. in any case D. in that case
35. —You’re going to have a rise this month, aren’t you?
—Yes, only $ 100.
— Well, _______.
A. the more, the better B. easier said than done
C. better than never D. better than nothing
第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My first job was at a local diner, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow 36 .
Helen was in her 60s and had extraordinary self-respect, something I was really lacking. I looked up to Helen 37 she was doing what she loved — 38 people — and nobody did it 39 . She always made everyone, customers and co-workers, 40 and feel good.
Being a waitress changed my life. One of my 41 customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet, and when I saw him 42 , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.
Thanks to the newfound confidence I 43 from Helen, I dreamed of having my own 44 . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan (贷款), they said, “We just don’t have the 45 .”
The next day, Fred saw me and asked, “What’s up? You’re not smiling today.” I 46 my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody would just have faith in me.”
Before long he handed me checks totaling $50,000 — along with a 47 that read, “The only collateral (抵押品) on this loan is my trust in your 48 as a person. Good people with a dream should have the 49 to realize that dream.”
I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I 50 working at the diner, making 51 for the restaurant I would open. My plans soured, 52 , and I lost the money.
Later I decided to apply for a job at Merrill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was 53 and ended up becoming a pretty good agent. 54 I paid back Fred the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to 55 my own firm.
36. A. member B. waitress C. citizen D. student
37. A. because B. though C. while D. unless
38. A. helping B. respecting C. serving D. praising
39. A. faster B. better C. harder D. later
40. A. drink B. digest C. smile D. sing
41. A. regular B. favorite C. respected D. fresh
42. A. eating B. greeting C. ordering D. coming
43. A. found out B. picked up C. got back D. took away
44. A. restaurant B. confidence C. house D. work
45. A. choice B. way C. idea D. money
46. A. exchanged B. discussed C. shared D. analyzed
47. A. letter B. sign C. notice D. note
48. A. honesty B. responsibility C. devotion D. motivation
49. A. patience B. luck C. time D. chance
50. A. loved B. practiced C. continued D. enjoyed
51. A. adjustments B. plans C. decisions D. suggestions
52. A. instead B. therefore C. though D. meanwhile
53. A. hired B. rejected C. encouraged D. determined
54. A. Fortunately B. Excitedly C. Personally D. Eventually
55. A. design B. open C. manage D. expand
第三部分 阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
It has long been known that the human body can be a powerful weapon. Now a study of Welsh emergency room patients has concluded that kicks are much more likely to cause serious injuries than attacks using other parts of the body — or even attacks using objects such as knives or bats.
Researchers at Cardiff University in Wales examined the medical records of nearly 25,000 people treated in a local hospital between 1999 and 2005. They found that while kicks were less common, such attacks caused greater damage than either blows or attacks with weapons.
Kicks were more likely to cause serious head and brain injuries. Besides, kicks were more likely to cause broken bones.
Of the more than 31,000 recorded injuries examined for the study, Shepherd’s team found that about 7 percent were due to being kicked. About 21 percent of the injuries were caused by blunt or sharp weapons, while slightly more than 50 percent were due to blows.
The researcher notes that overall, severe injuries from violence seem to drop in the United Kingdom, although exact measurement remains a problem.
“We have evidence that shows police records are not a reliable measure of violence, and that reliable measures of violence are crime surveys and injury statistics.”
Similarly, the level of violence in the United States has been on a downward trend since the 1980s, said Fred Rivara, founding director of the Research Center in Seattle, Washington.
But rates of lower-level violence in the U.S. have not been thoroughly studied, he said.
“There have been a number of studies looking at the risk of guns versus blunt or sharp objects in the United States,” Rivara said, “but we haven’t seen anybody looking at feet or fists versus weapons.”
56. We can see that kick injuries are found mostly in the _______ part of the body.
A. upper B. lower C. front D. back
57. Feet are used as weapons _______ blows and knives.
A. much more often than B. a bit more often than
C. less often than D. as often as
58. Shepherd’s team found in their study about _______ injuries from being kicked.
A. 2,200 B. 6,000 C. 6,500 D. 15,500
59. The passage is written mainly to _______.
A. find more reliable measures of violence
B. attract people’s attention to kick injuries
C. stop everyday violence in the United States
D. tell the drop of severe injures from violence
B
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Ten Minutes from Normal
As a communications advisor to President George W. Bush, Karen Hughes had the job of her dreams. But she felt torn about what her work was doing to her family, especially her teenage son, Robert. During the campaign, Hughes found a way to balance career and motherhood; with her boss’s blessing, for six months she homeschooled Robert aboard the Bush campaign plane. But once her job in the White House began, there were days when she hardly saw her son at all. In Ten Minutes From Normal she tells the story behind the toughest decision of her career.
Schott’s Original Miscellany
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Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America
During a visit to Mississippi in 1955, Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American boy, was murdered for supposedly whistling at a white woman. In Death of Innocence, co-written with Christopher Benson, Emmett’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, courageously tells how his killing changed her life and our country’s history.
60. The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill tells a love story of _______.
A. the writer and a film star B. the writer and birds
C. male and female parrots D. parrots and other birds
61. From Ten Minutes from Normal, we can see that _______.
A. Hughes taught her son herself at home
B. Hughes had a rather unhappy marriage
C. Hughes was always ready to help others
D. Hughes put her job above her own family
62. Which book provides readers with different kinds of things?
A. Ten Minutes from Normal.
B. Schott’s Original Miscellany.
C. The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: A Love Story...with Wings.
D. Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America.
C
“I have super powers,” a girl named Megan whispers to her doctor in a recent TV show. That’s her explanation for how she’s able to stand painful cuts and being hit with a baseball bat—all without feeling any pain.
Across the world about a few hundred people suffer from one of many disorders (紊乱) that make them completely unable to feel pain from the time they are born.
Now a new form of this disorder has been recognized among people from northern Pakistan, and scientists have tracked down the changed gene responsible for the condition. Their study could help researchers gain a better understanding of how pain works and may help them develop new medicine that may reduce pain with fewer side effects.
Researchers discovered the latest version of the disorder when they found a young street performer in Pakistan, sticking knives through his arms. Then they found six other people from three families in the same area who also had the disease.
These people were able to feel hot and cold, sense pressure, and could tell sharp objects touching their skin from blunt ones. They were all believed to be of only average intelligence. But none of them felt any pain. Surprisingly, the families were unrelated, but all of the sufferers had changes to the same gene. The changed gene causes a protein (蛋白质) to form part of a channel that is undoubtedly important for human sense of pain.
Early childhood can be awful for people without feeling any pain. They can bite endlessly on their tongues and fingers during teething, stick their fingers in their eyes, or suffer major injuries without noticing. The six people studied for the Nature paper all had injuries to their lips or tongues from biting themselves when they were young.
63. The study of feeling no pain might lead to _______.
A. our feeling pity for the patients B. our helping the patients to recover
C. our removing pains in a better way D. our curing illnesses more effectively
64. If one is born painless, his parents probably _______.
A. have a normal sense of pain B. have a weak sense of pain
C. keep a strong sense of pain D. lack a natural sense of pain
65. It can be inferred from the passage that it’s _______ for children who feel no pain.
A. lucky B. natural C. bitter D. dangerous
66. The proper title for the passage is “Feeling No Pain: _______”.
A. Cause of the Gene Disorder Still Unknown
B. New Disorder Found Throughout the World
C. Way of Dealing with It Studied in Pakistan
D. New Form of Rare Gene Disorder Discovered
D
CANBEERA—Patients’ care would no longer be compromised after the ACT Government gave up paid parking at public hospitals.
Visitors had been paying up to $ 5 a day to park at Canberra and Calvary hospitals under the scheme (方案) introduced in September, 2006.
Health Minister Katy Gallagher announced yesterday visitors would no longer pay these fees because the idea had proved unworkable and unpopular.
The Government would also spend $ 29 million over two years to build a multi-storey car park with 1400 spaces at Canberra Hospital. But she could not rule out that visitors would be charged to park in the new structure.
Ms Gallagher said the Government had listened to the public concerns. “It is clear that, in spite of a generous policy, many visitors to the hospitals don’t support the present system,” she said.
The public would have access to two-hour and three-hour parking spaces from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm weekdays.
Opposition spokesman on urban services Steve Pratt congratulated the Government for “adopting” Liberal policy to put an end to paid parking.
“Finally, the Stanhope Government has been forced to reduce the unfair burden that they put on ACT residents,” Mr Pratt said. “Why was it so necessary to put so many ACT residents particularly those who have to visit loved ones frequently or could hardly afford it through so much inconvenience and for so long before finally coming to their sense?”
Mr McGowan said the Government must come up with other ways to deal with problems such as people parking at the hospital to avoid fees in Woden and Belconnen.
67. After a multi-storey car park is completed, visitors to Canberra Hospital are _____ to pay for parking there.
A. unable B. likely C. free D. sure
68. The former scheme being given up shows that _______.
A. the majority are not as rich as expected
B. new things are hard to become popular
C. the Government accepts public views
D. people park far away from the hospitals
69. The underlined word “compromised” in Paragraph 1 means “_______”.
A. hardly received B. freely provided
C. badly influenced D. slowly developed
70. In Mr Pratt’s opinion, _______.
A. the Government should have given up the parking policy much earlier
B. the problem with hospital parking should also be solved in other places
C. the paid parking policy has not been supported by most hospital visitors
D. the Government’s latest decision is supposed to be still further improved
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 两部分 共35分）
第四部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。
For centuries people dreamed of going into space. This dream began to seem possible when high-flying rockets were built in the early 1900s. A rocket travels through the air by shooting out hot gases. Burning fuel produces these gases.
In 1903 a Russian teacher named Konstantin Tsiolkovsky figured out how to use rockets for space travel. His plan was the first one in rocket science to use correct scientific calculation. About 30 years later, a U.S. scientist named Robert Goddard built the first rockets that could reach high altitudes. In Germany, Oberth wrote a book that helped people understand that thc new rockets made it possible to fly to space. During World War II, German scientists built large rockets that could travel very far and carry dangerous explosives. After the war, scientists from Germany went to the United States and the Soviet Union to help those countries build space rockets.
These two countries were soon racing to get to space first. Each of these countries wanted to prove that it was stronger and more advanced than the other one. Both countries also had powerful bombs. People in the United States were worried when the Soviets were first to launch a space satellite, which was called Sputnik. The Soviets were also first to send a person into space. Yury Gagarin orbited the earth in the Vostok I spaceship in 1961.
The US government set a goal for its space program to be the first country to put a person on the Moon. The U.S. space program built a series of Apollo spaceship. These vehicles were powered by huge Saturn 5 rockets. In 1969 Apollo II took three men to the moon successfully. Nell Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon.
The Soviets may have lost the race to fly people to the Moon, but they built the first space station in 1971. The United States also built a space station. The space stations allowed people to live and work in space. Then the Soviet Union and the United States cooperated to hook two spaceships together in space. This action ended the “space race”. Today a much larger space station, built by several countries together, orbits Earth.
Another new way to go to space is by space shuttle. A space shuttle, first made in the United States in 1981, looks like an airplane. Astronauts who fly spaceships have used shuttles to help put satellites into space.
History of space travel
Time
Events
Information concerned
Early 1900s
High-flying rockets were built.
It made the ancient dream of going to space possible to come (71) _______.
1903
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (72) _______ a way to use rockets for space travel.
He planned to put correct scientific calculation to use in rocket science.
Around (73) _______
Robert Goddard built new rockets.
The rockets could fly very (74) _______ in the sky.
During and after World War II
German scientists built large rockets that could travel very far and carry dangerous explosives.
Germany was ahead of all the other countries in building space rockets and later it even offered (75) _______ to the Soviet Union and the United States.
The Soviet Union and the United States competed to get to space first.
The Soviet Union became the (76) _______ of the race when it launched the first satellite and sent the first astronaut into space.
1969
The United States (77) _______ in putting a person on the moon.
In one way, it (78) _______ the Soviet Union by becoming the first country to fly people to the moon.
1970s
The Soviets built the first space station and was soon followed by Americans. And they finally ended the “space race” by (79) _______.
Astronauts can live and work in space stations.
1980s—
Space shuttles are used as new vehicles for people to (80) _______ in space.
Shuttles are also used to help put satellites into space.
第五部分 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李明，你发现部分同学每次遇到重要考试，都会出现一些焦虑症状。请你用英语写一封信，向某学生英文报编辑反映该问题。信的内容应包括下列要点：
焦虑症状
建 议
头晕、乏力、
睡眠不好、食欲不振等
1. 考前制定好合适的复习计划
2. 考试期间正常作息
3. 睡前洗热水澡、喝热牛奶等有助于睡眠
其他建议（内容由考生自己拟定）
注意：1. 对所给要点，不要简单翻译，要有适当发挥；
2. 词数150。信中已写好了的部分，不计入词数；
3. 参考词汇：头晕—dizzy adj.
Dear editor,
I am Li Ming of Senior Three, Guangming Middle School. I am writing to tell you about some symptoms of anxiety among us students before exams.
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南通市2008届高三第一次调研测试
参考答案、听力录音材料及部分答案解析
1-5 CCBAC 6-10 ACBBC 11-15 CBCAA 16-20 BCBAC
21-25 ACBAC 26-30 DABDB 31-35 DBCAD
36-40 BACBC 41-45 ADBAD 46-50 CDADC 51-55 BCADB
56-60 ACABB 61-65 DBCAD 66-70 DBCCA
71. true 72. discovered/ found 73. 1933 74. high 75. help 76. winner 77. succeeded
78. beat/ defeated 79. cooperation/ cooperating 80. travel
One possible version:
I am Li Ming of Senior Three, Guangming Middle School. I am writing to tell you about some symptoms of anxiety among us students before exams.
Most of us feel nervous whenever we’re taking an important exam. Some will feel dizzy or tired, some will suffer from lack of sleep, and some will lose their appetite. In fact, all these symptoms have terrible effects on our exams and we are all eager to get rid of them.
First of all, in my opinion, it’s important for us to have a right attitude towards exams. They are only a means of checking how we are getting along with our studies, so there is no need to worry too much about the results. Study hard every day and make careful plans for every exam. In this way we can avoid suffering from the pressure of exams.
Besides, enough sleep can make us energetic and enable us to perform well in an exam. Therefore, during the period of exams, we should not stay up too late. We can also try a warm bath or a cup of warm milk before going to bed. They might help us to have a sound sleep.
(We’d better go out for a walk or do some outdoor exercises before and during an exam so that we can keep ourselves relaxed and then concentrate ourselves on exams.)
Text 1
W: Are you glad that you came to Washington?
M: Yes, indeed. I’d considered going to New York or Boston, but I’ve never regretted my decision.
Text 2
W: I want to go to the concert tonight, but it starts at 7, and I have to work until 5. There won’t be enough time to go home for dinner.?
M: I’ve got an idea. I’ll pick you up after work and we’ll eat downtown. That’ll give us plenty of time to get to the concert.
W: Sounds good.
Text 3
M: Excuse me, could you please tell me the way to the city library?
W: I’m sorry. I’m a stranger here myself, but if you cross the road and ask in the police station which is beside the supermarket, I’m sure they’ll help you.
Text 4
W: Did you see what that guy did?
M: No. I was looking the other way.
W: He made a U-turn right in the middle of the block and almost hit a kid on a bicycle. M: Drivers get crazier every day!
Text 5
W: Brrrr! I’m cold.
M: Me, too. Let’s go inside.
W: I thought it was supposed to get warmer today.
M: Yeah, I thought so, too. That’s what the weatherman said.
Text 6
W: So, why do you want to be a computer programmer?
M: Well, I don’t like working in a fast food restaurant, and I want to make more money.
W: I see. Do you have any experience?
M: No, but I’m a fast learner.
W: What kind of computer do you use?
M: Computer? Uhm, let me see. I can use a Mac. I also used Windows 95 once.
W: That’s good.
M: May I ask a question?
W: Please, go ahead.
M: Will I be able to find a job as a computer programmer?
W: Umm, err, ah…
Text 7
M: What shall we do this weekend?
W: Did you have something special in mind?
M: No, not really. I just thought it might be fun to do something new.
W: Doing something for a change, you mean?
M: Yes, something different. I need a change.
W: I usually go shopping and have my hair done during the weekend and you usually watch football games on TV.
M: Yes, you often have tea with your friends. And I sometimes play cards with my friends. We seldom do anything together. It’s quite unlike when we were first married.
W: Now I’ve got an idea. Autumn is the best season in Beijing. Why don’t we go for a picnic this weekend? You’ll invite your friends and I’ll invite mine. We’ll go together.
M: Good idea! I would see about the car and you’ll prepare the food. But are you sure you really want all our friends to come along?
Text 8
W: Adam, I’m sorry!
M: But where have you been, Alice? You’re over an hour late.
W: Yes. But I couldn’t help it. I was late getting off work for a start, and then I missed the bus. The bus I did catch got caught in a traffic jam. It was one thing after another.
M: But why were you so late getting off work? The office closes at six, doesn’t it?
W: Yes, but there was a rush on at the moment, and my boss asked me to do some urgent letters.
M: But didn’t you tell him you had an appointment?
W: Well, no. I thought I’d finish in about five minutes. If it hadn’t been for missing the bus and the traffic, I wouldn’t have been so late. I am sorry.
M: Well, you’re here. And that’s the main thing.
Text 9
M:??I feel tired all the time, even when I wake up in the morning. My wife cooks me delicious
meals but I can only eat a little.
W:??How do you sleep???
M:??Very badly, doctor.?I never get to sleep until 2 o’clock and I always wake at 5.
W:??Are you worried about anything?
M:??Well, yes, I am. I’m anxious about my work. I’ve just taken a new job.?I earn a lot of money
but I’m always afraid of making a mistake.
W:??I see. Please take off your shirt and lie down on the couch.
M:??OK, doctor.
W:??Well, there’s nothing very much wrong with you. You’re?working too hard and worrying too
much. Do you take much exercise?
M:??No, doctor. I never have enough time for exercise. I work from morning till night. Then I can’t get to sleep. Can you give me some medicine to help me to sleep?
W:??I can, but I’m not going to. You don’t need any. Don’t work so hard. Too much work is bad for you. Don’t worry about your work. Take regular exercise.
M:?But I may lose my job, doctor! It’s hard to get a job like mine.
W:?Then get an easier one, even if you earn less money. Which would you rather have, health or
wealth?
M:??You’re right, doctor. It’s more important to be healthy than wealthy. I’ll change my job.
Text 10
Well, John, I’m trying to think what else I should be telling you. As you know, I’m going to a conference in London. I hope to have a little time to look around. It’s a great city! I do hope I can manage to get to at least some of the theatres and museums. I’m looking forward to all the things I have to do at the conference, too. I’m giving a paper on Tuesday the 26th and there are a couple of really exciting events planned later in the conference program. I hope to meet up with an old teacher of mine at the conference. She taught English literature at my old high school and we’ve kept in touch through letters over the years. She teaches now at the University of Durham, and I’m really looking forward to seeing her again.
Would you do me a favour please? I haven’t had time to cancel an appointment. It was made a long time ago and I forgot about it until this morning. It’s with my dentist, for a check-up on Thursday the 28th. Could you please call the dentist on 816 2525 and cancel the appointment for me? Thanks a lot, John. One last thing. When you leave the house, make sure the windows and doors are shut.
Have fun! I’ll see you when I get back. This is your friend Peter, saying goodbye.
21．A．have a bad memory是常用短语，意思是“记性差”。key前面用the是特指“我
的钥匙。
24．A．that引导的是同位语从句，说明the fact的具体内容。for some reason是插入语。
25．C．catch sight of sb doing sth.意思是“看到某人正在做某事”，hurrying为现在分词作宾语补足语。此句意思是“她看到一个人正匆匆忙忙向着相反的方向去了。”
28．C．此处took off意思是“腾飞”，指姚明的篮球事业经过很多年的艰苦努力之后才开始腾飞。took on“呈现，从事，担任(工作)等”，took up“开始从事，占(地方); 费(时间)等”，took out“取出”。
30．B．此句是虚拟语气，表示与过去的事实情况相反的假设，因此主句中用wouldn’t have made.
32．B．此句考查主谓一致和被动语态。“被派往国外维和”应该用被动语态，而定语从句中关系代词who指代的是those，因此其后谓语该用have been sent。
33．C．it是形式主语，真正的主语是to raise a child。此处指“抚养孩子责任是多么重大！”
38．C．Helen所热爱的工作就是做一个waitress，即：为顾客服务。所以用serving
39．B．此处“我”敬重Helen的原因就是她做着自己热爱的工作并且没有人比她做得更好。
41．A．从下文可以看出，Fred Hasbrook是“我”的常客。Regular恰恰是表示“经常的, 习惯性的”。而favourite是“最喜欢的”，tough“难对付的”，fresh“新鲜的，未经历过的，刚到的”
43．B．picked up意思是“获得”，指“我”原本缺乏自信，但从Helen那里获得了自信。而got back是“恢复, 找回(失物等),”意思不符。
44．A．根据下文 “…for the restaurant I would open”可以看出“我”梦想拥有属于自己的餐馆。
46．C．shared表示“分享”，此处指把“我”的梦想告诉Fred Hasbrook。exchanged意思是“交换”，discussed“探讨”，与文意不符。
48．A．Fred Hasbrook之所以借款给“我”，是相信“我”的人品：诚实可信。所以honesty是最佳答案。
50．C．“我”从Fred Hasbrook那里得到帮助之后，没有立即辞职，而是一边继续在餐馆里工作，一边为自己的事业做着准备。
51．B．make plan for意思是“筹划”，这里指在餐馆工作的同时，为自己开餐馆做着准备。
52．C．此处意思是：然而我的计划失败了，借来的所有的钱都没有了。though是副词，表示转折关系，意思是“然而”。instead相反、代替，therefore因此，meanwhile同时。
55．B．“我”经过了多年的努力之后终于实现了自己的梦想：开办自己的公司。根据上下文，open最符合文意。design意思是设计，manage表示管理，expand扩大。
57．C．细节题。根据第二段中 “while kicks were less common, such attacks causes…”以及第四段中 “about 7 percent were due to being kicked”可以看出“脚踢”没有“拳击和动刀枪”发生的频率高。
58．B． 此题考查本文写作的目的。根据全文描述可以推断，本文旨在引起人们对kick injuries
的关注。
61．D．根据 “But once her job in the white House began, there were days she hardly saw her son at all.”以及整个这一段可以得知，作为总统顾问，她忙于工作，没有时间照顾孩子。所以D为最佳选项。
62．B．从四本书的介绍可知，只有Schott’s Original Miscellany这本杂记中记录了各种内容，如：介绍名马，诺贝尔奖获得者，云的种类等等。
63．C．根据第三段的最后一句话可以得知，对于少数人无疼痛感的研究，可以帮助研究人员们更好地了解疼痛是如何产生的，并且研制出副作用少的止痛药。
65．D．从最后一段可以推断出，没有疼痛感的孩子会出现不知觉咬舌头，咬手指，用手指戳眼睛等行为，却感觉不到疼痛，这是很危险的。所以D答案最贴切。
66．D．根据全文可以概括出，本文的主题就是研究人员们在巴基斯坦北部发现了一些人身体里出现的一种新型的基因紊乱。
67．B．根据第四段最后一句可以得出，卫生部长Katy Gallagher不能排除新的停车场有收费的可能。rule out意思是“排除”。
69．C．从下文中可以推断，这则新闻的重要内容就是有关政府取消了停车费用之事，这样就不会给就医和探视带来不便。所以hardly influenced最符合原意。
70．A．本题涉及长句的理解。倒数第二段的最后一句主要部分是 “Why was it necessary to put so many ACT residents through so much inconvenience and for so long before finally coming to their sense? 由此句可以推断作者认为政府早就应该取消停车费用了。故答案为A。
