江苏省阜宁中学2019届高三第一次调研考试英语试题

2019-2020学年江苏阜宁中学高三英语第一次联考试卷及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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AIf you are sending a text message watching TV or listening to the radio, you may stop and give this your full attention. Multitasking shrinks (使.....萎缩)the brain? research suggests.A study found that men and womenwho frequently used several types of technology at the same time had less grey matter in a key part of the brain. University of Sussex researchers said, " Using mobile phones, laptops and other media devicessimultaneouslycould be changing the structure of our brains."Worryingly, the part of the brain that shrinks is involved in processing emotion. The finding follows research which has linked multitasking with a shortened attention span, depression , anxiety and lower grades at school.The researchers began by asking 75 healthy men and women how often they divided their attention between different types of technology. This could mean sending a text message while listening to music and checking e-mail, or speaking on the phone while watching TV and surfing the Internet. The volunteers were then given brain scans which showed they had less grey matter in a region called the anterior cingu-late cortex (ACC)(前扣带皮层).Scientists have proved that brain structure can be changed on exposure to fresh environments and experience.Other studies have shown that training—such as learning to play magic tricks or taxi drivers' learning the map of London―can increase grey matter densities (密度)in certain parts.Experts have also warned of the harmful impact technology can have on our memory and attention span. The University of California team conducted a survey of more than 18,000 people aged between 18 and 99，and found 20%had problems with memory. Researchers were shocked greatly by the 14 % of 18 to 39-year-old people who also worried about their memories.Multitasking may shorten attention span, making it harder to focus and form memories, the researchers said, adding that youngsters may be particularly affected by stress.1. The underlined word " simultaneously" in Paragraph 2 means "________，"A. on one's ownB. at no timeC. at the same timeD. by accident2. All of the following are possible effects of multitasking EXCEPT________ .A. saving timeB. a shortened attention spanC. lower grades at schoolD. depression and anxiety3. Which ofthe following can be the best title of this passage?A. Media multitasking is becoming more popularB. Multitasking shrinks the brainC. Multitasking may shorten attention spanD. People are worried about their memories.BThe connection between people and plants has long been the subject of scientific research. Recent studies have found positive effects. A study conductedin Youngstown，Ohio，for example, discovered that greener areas of the city experienced less crime. In another，employees were shown to be 15% more productive when their workplaces were decorated with houseplants.The engineers at the Massachusetts Instituteof Technology(MIT)have taken it a step further changing the actual composition of plants in order to get them to perform diverse，even unusual functions. These include plants that have sensors printed onto their leaves to show when they’re short of water and a plant that can detect harmful chemicals in groundwater.＂We’re thinking about how we can engineer plants to replace functions of the things that we use every day,＂explained Michael Strano, a professor of chemical engineering at MIT.One of his latest projects has been to make plants glow(发光)in experiments using some common vegetables. Strano’s team found that they could create a faint light for three-and-a-half hours. The light，about one-thousandth of the amount needed to read by，is just a start. The technology, Strano said, could one day be used to light the rooms or even to turn trees into self-powered street lamps.In the future，the team hopes to develop a version of the technology that can be sprayed onto plant leaves in a one-off treatment that would last the plant’s lifetime. The engineers are also trying to develop an on and off＂switch＂where the glow would fade when exposed to daylight.Lighting accounts for about 7% of the total electricity consumed in the US. Since lighting is often far removed from the power source(电源)-such as the distance from a power plant to street lamps on a remote highway-a lot of energy is lost during transmission(传输).Glowing plants could reduce this distance and therefore help save energy.4. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. A new study of different plants.B. A big fall in crime rates.C. Employees from various workplaces.D. Benefits from green plants.5. What is the function of the sensors printed on plant leaves by MIT engineer?A. To detect plants’ lack of waterB. To change compositions of plantsC. To make the life of plants longer.D. To test chemicals in plants.6. What can we expect of the glowing plants in the future?A. They will speed up energy production.B. They may transmit electricity to the home.C. They might help reduce energy consumption.D. They could take the place of power plants.7. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Can we grow more glowing plants?B. How do we live with glowing plants?C. Could glowing plants replace lamps?D. How are glowing plants made pollution-free?CLight pollution is a significant but overlooked driver of the rapid decline of insect populations, according to the most comprehensive review of the scientific evidence to date.Artificial light at night can affect every aspect of insects' lives, the researchers said. "We strongly believe artificial light at night — in combination with habitat loss, chemical pollution.invasive (入侵的) species, and climate change — is driving insect declines, " the scientists concluded after assessing more than 150 studies.Insect population collapses have been reported around the world, and the first global scientific review published in February,said widespread declines threatened to cause a "catastrophic collapse of nature's ecosystems".There are thought to be millions of insect species, most still unknown to science, and about half are active at night. Those active in the day may also be disturbed by light at night when they are at rest.The most familiar impact of light pollution is moths (飞蛾) flapping around a bulb, mistaking it for the moon. Some insects use the polarisation of light to find the water they need to breed, as light waves line up after reflecting from a smooth surface. But artificial light can scupper (使泡汤) this. Insects areimportant prey (猎物) for many species, but light pollution can tip the balance in favour of the predator if it traps insects around lights. Such increases in predation risk were likely to cause the rapid extinction of affected species, the researchers said.The researchers said most human-caused threats to insects have analogues in nature, such as climate change and invasive species. But light pollution is particularly hard for insects to deal with.However, unlike other drivers of decline, light pollution is ly easy to prevent. Simply turning off lights that are not needed is the most obvious action, he said, while making lights motion-activated also cuts light pollution. Shading lights so only the area needed is lit up is important. It is the same with avoiding blue-white lights, which interfere with daily rhythms. LED lights also offer hope as they can be easily tuned to avoid harmful colours and flicker rates.8. What is discussed in the passage?A. Causes of declining insect populations.B. Consequences of insect population collapses.C. Light pollution: the key bringer of insect declines.D. Insect declines: the driver of the collapsed ecosystem.9. What is the 5th paragraph mainly about?A. How light travels in space.B. How light helps insects find food.C. How the food chain is interrelated.D. How light pollution affects insects.10. What does the underlined word"analogues"in Paragraph 6probably mean?A. Selective things.B. Similar things.C. Variations.D. Limitations.11. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?A. To offer solutions.B. To give examples.C. To make comparisons.D. To present arguments.DNarasimha Das is on his way to feed 169,379 hungry children. Das is in charge of a kitchen in Vrindaban. The town is about a three-hour drive fromIndia’s capital,New Delhi. Das gets to work at 3:00 a.m. Thirty workers are already working to make tens of thousands of rounds of bread. It will be brought to 1,516 schools in and around Vrindaban.A Growing ProblemGoing to school is difficult for more than 13 million children inIndia. They must go to work instead, or go hungry. That’s whyIndiabegan the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, the largest school-lunch program in the world. A free lunch encourages children to come to school and gives them the energy they need for learning. The program began in the 1960s.The kitchen in Vrindaban is run by the Akshaya Patra Foundation. It is one of the lunch program’s biggest partners. “Just $11.50 can feed one child for an entire year,” said Madhu Sridhar, president of the Akshaya Patra Foundation.Lunch Is Served!The Akshaya Patra food truck arrives atGopalgarhPrimary School. Since the program started, the number of underweight children has gone down. The children get foods they need — as long as they finish what’s on their plates.12. What does Narasimha Das do？A. A waiter.B. A salesman.C. A cook.D. A shopkeeper.13. The kitchen in Vrindaban supplies food to ________.A. the poorB. school childrenC. college studentsD. the old14. Why is it difficult for children to go to school inIndia?A. Because they have to work to make money.B. Because there are not enough schools.C. Because there are not enough teachers.D. Because their parents refuse to send them to school.15. Which of the following about the Mid-Day Meal Scheme is NOT true?A. It is to encourage children to go to school.B. It has been carried out for about 50 years.C. It is run by Narasimha Das.D. It is the largest school-lunch program in the world.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

江苏省四星级高中部分学校2019届高三第一次调研联考英语2018.10 考生注意：1，本试卷共120分，满分120分。

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第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）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，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—小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where does the man want to go?A.A railway station.B.A post officeC.The seaside.2.What happened to the woman?A.She woke up late.B.She got to work late.C. She went to sleep late.3. What is the woman doing now?A.Baking cookies.B.Making a list.C.Shopping for groceries.4. How does the woman feel about the zoo?A.Sad.B.Impressed.C.Disappointed.5.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.Young people lose their jobs easily.B. Young people are too quick making decisions.C. Young people seldom stay long in the same job.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。

听每段对话成独内前，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。

2019-2020学年江苏阜宁中学高三英语第一次联考试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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AFor some people, there’s no better companion than mans best friend-a dog. This four-legged pet can bring comfort and joy and provide much- needed exercise for you when it needs walkies! This probably explains why dog ownership increased last year because people spent more time at home during he CovID-I9 lockdown.However, as demand for a new dog increased, so did the price tag. Popular breeds, such as Cockapoos and Cocker Spaniels, saw even sharper price increases, and puppies have been selling for $3,000 or more.Animal welfare charities fearthat high prices could encourage puppy farming, smuggling (走私) or dog theft. An investigation found some breeders have been selling puppies and kittens on social media sites--something charities have called “extremely irresponsible”.But despite some new owners purchasing a dog legally, maybe from a rescue center or registered breeder, they’ve proved to be ill-prepared for life with a new pet, and the pet itself has found it hard tocome to terms withlife in a new home.Looking to the future, there are concerns about the welfare of these much-loved pets. Lan Alkin manager of the Oxfordshire Animal Sanct uary in the UK, notes: “At the moment, the dogs are having a great time, but separation anxiety could still surface when people go back to work.” And Cliare Calder from the UKs Dogs Trust rescue charity says, “The economic situation also means that some people may find they can’t afford to look aftera dog.” The message is not to buy a dog in haste and to pick one that fits into our lifestyle.1. The greater demand for dogs can cause the following problems except ________.A. illegal trade of dogsB. less dog farmingC. high prices of dogsD. online sale of dogs2. What does the underlined phrase"come to terms with"in paragraph 4 mean?A. Fit in withB. Go in forC. Make up for.D. End up with3. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Despite the problems, dogs are living happily.B. The writer has a positive attitude towards dogs future.C. Experts are worried that dogs will be unaffordable to people.D. The writer advises people to think twice before keeping dogs as pets.BThree years ago, a group of researchers at Cornell University Food and Brand Lab had a guess. They knew that many apples being served to kids as part of the National School Lunch Program were ending up in the trash, almost untouched. But unlike others, they wondered if the reason was more complicated than simply that the kids didn’t want the fruit.They thought the fact that the apples were being whole, rather than sliced (切片的), was doing the fruit no favor. And they wanted to prove this idea.They carried out a study at eight schools and found that fruit consumption (消费) jumped by more than 60 percent when apples were served sliced. They then made a follow-up study at six other schools, which not only showed the same result, but further supported. The whole apple consumption at schools that served sliced apples reduced by about 50 percent than before.Based on these results, it seems that even the simplest forms of inconvenience can influence us. Sliced apples just make more sense for kids. The hardest part is getting kids to start eating fruit, and that’s exactly why sliced apples are the way to go. A child holding a whole apple has to break the skin, eat around the core (果核), and deal with the inconvenience of holding a large fruit. These problems might seem silly or unimportant, but they’re important when you’re missing teeth or have braces (牙箍), as so many kids do.Sometimes what seems like a really small inconvenience actually makes a huge difference.4. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?A. Lots of apples served to kids were wasted.B. Researcher supported the lunch program.C. Apples are not the only acceptable fruit for kids.D. The lunch program was well worth spreading.5. What did researchers want to prove?A. Kid didn’t want the fruits.B. Kids favored the whole apples.C. Kids preferred to the sliced apples.D. Kid’s eating habits influenced fruit consumption.6. According to the study, we can know________.A. 14 schools served sliced fruitsB. kids have problems eating the whole applesC. eating fruits must be healthy for childrenD. few kids are missing teeth or have braces7. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. Form matters more than taste.B. Apples are beneficial to each kid.C. The way fruit is eaten links kids’ growth.D. Inconvenience probably makes a difference.CBritish sculptor Jason Taylor has made it his mission to use his talent to conserve our ecosystems by creating underwater museums. Over the years, the environmentalist has put over 850 massive artworks underwater worldwide. On February 1, 2021, Taylor launched his latest work — The Underwater Museum of Cannes.―The main goal was to bring attention to the fact that our oceans need our help,‖ Taylor told Dezeen. ―Ocean ecology has been destroyed by human activity in the Mediterranean over the past few decades, and it is not obvious what is taking place when observing the sea from afar.‖The Underwater Museum of Cannes contains 6 sculptures featuring local residents of various ages. They range from Maurice, an 80-year-old fisherman, to Anouk, a 9-year-old student. Towering over 6-feet-tall and weighing 10 tons, the faces are sectioned into two parts, with the outer part like a mask. The mask indicates that the world’s oceans appear powerful and unbeatable from the surface but house an ecosystem that is extremely fragile to careless human activities.Though the waters surrounding the sculptures now appear a pristine blue, the seabed was filled with old boat engines, pipes, and other human-made trash when the project began about four years ago. Besides removing the trash, Taylor also restored the area’s sea grass. Just one square meter of the sea grass can generate up to 10 liters of oxygen daily. The sea grass also helps prevent coastal erosion and provides habitats for many ocean creatures.―The idea of creating an underwater museum was to draw more people underwater and develop a sense of care and protection,‖ Taylor told Dezeen. ―If we threw unwanted waste near a forest, there would be a public outcry. But this is happening every day in our surrounding waters and it largely goes unnoticed.8. Why does the outer part ofthe sculptures look like a mask?A. To popularize the features of the locals.B. To remind people to protect themselves.C. To reflect people’s protection of the ocean.D. To stress the sensitiveness of the ecosystem.9. What’s paragraph 4 mainly about?A. How the project was started.B. How the sea grass was restored.C. What recovery effort the project made.D. Why the surroundings were improved.10. What can we infer from what Jason Taylor said in the last paragraph?A. The situation of the ocean is easily ignored.B. The destruction caused to the ocean is noticeable.C. Forests play a more important role in ecosystems.D. People have zero tolerance to damage done to nature.11. What might be the best title for the text?A. The Underwater Museum, a long way to go.B. The Underwater Museum, a big difference to the sea.C. The Underwater Museum, an appeal to conserve ecosystems.D. The Underwater Museum, a masterpiece of Jason Taylor.DIt’s 13:30 and 28-year-old Marten Pella 's smart phone starts pinging, a signal that it’s time for us to stop working around his living room table and instead start our workout routine together. A cartoon character wearing bright red shorts on video begins instructing us to do star-jumps and sit-ups around his apartment.Pella, a research assistant at Stockholm University, is part of the Hoffice movement, which invites workers-freelancers（自由职业者）or full-time employees who can do their jobs remotely—to work at each other’s homes to increase productivity and enjoy an active social life.Those attending Hoffice events advertised on Facebook are typically asked to work silently in 45-minute blocks, before taking short breaks together to exercise, or simply chatting over a coffee. In addition, each participant shares daily objectives with the rest of the group upon arrival, and is invited to report back on whether or not they have achieved them at the end of the day.“Often when I am alone, I can work focused for a couple of hours but then I’m easily distracted（分心）.Thehelp of others makes me so much more disciplined.” says Pella, who attends Hoffice events as both a guest and a host. Lunches mean networking and connecting with new contacts. “People are coming from really different areas and have different professions so there can be really interesting discussions,” he says.The Hoffice movement has grown quickly since it was founded in 2014 by Swedish psychologist Christofer Franzen, now 37. He had been giving lectures on the benefits of collective（集体的）intelligence, but realised he was spending most of his own time working alone at his kitchen table. “I wanted to test more structured home co-working with friends in similar situations,” he says.Franzen says that holding events in houses and apartments creates a unique atmosphere, because there’s a sense of community and desire to contribute. He’s looking for ways to expand the social value of Hoffice, by matching up members with relevant skills to share and even encouraging jobseekers to join its gatherings.12. Where is Pella when his smart phone starts pinging?A. In his own home.B. In his office.C. In another person’s home.D. At Stockholm University.13. What do people attending Hoffice events do first when they meet?A. Watch an exercise video.B. Work silently for 45 minutes.C. Tell each other their daily plans.D. Report what they have achieved.14. What does Franzen really mean by saying “friends in similar situations”?A. They usually work alone.B. They often give lectures.C. They study collective intelligence.D. They have to work at a kitchen table.15. What is the best title for the text?A. Sharing Comfortable WorkplacesB. A New Way to Make New FriendsC. Benefits of Collective IntelligenceD. Working from Others’ Homes第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

江苏省阜宁中学高三年级秋学期第一次学情调研考试英语试题第一卷（共85分）第一部分听力（共两节, 满分20分）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. What are the speakers talking about?A. Having a birthday party.B. Doing some exercise.C. Getting Lydia a gift.2. What is the woman going to do?A. Help the man.B. Take a bus.C. Get a camera.3. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Tell Kate to stop.B. Call Kate's friends.C. Stay away from Kate.4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a wine shop.B. In a supermarket.C. In a restaurant.5. What does the woman mean?A. Keep the window closed.B. Go out for fresh air.C. Turn on the fan. 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。

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2019届高三英语一模试卷附完整答案（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分）注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

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1. What does the man probably like?A. Playing basketball.B. Playing football.C. Swimming.2. What does the man mean?A. Jane is eager to return home.B. Jane is on her way home.C. Jane won’t spend Christmas at home.3. What does the woman do?A. An engineer.B. An editor.C. A teacher.4. What does the man want to borrow?A. A ruler.B. A pencil.C. A pen.5. What can we learn about the man？A. He missed the lecture completely.B. He was late for the lecture.C. He attended the lecture on time.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

高考英语全真模拟题江苏省阜宁中学 224400第二部分：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）21. The computer system _________ suddenly while he was searching for information onthe Internet.A. broke downB. broke outC. broke upD. broke in22. School children must be taught how to deal with dangerous _______.A. statesB. conditionsC. situationsD. positions23. For Tim this was the beginning of a new life, ________ he thought he would never see.A. whatB. thatC. oneD. it24. I lost my wallet last week, but ________ I didn’t have any money or credit cards in it atthat time.A. luckilyB. hopefullyC. gladlyD. normally25. _______so delicious, the food in this market was sold out soon.A. TastingB. TastedC. Having been tastedD. Being tasted26. ---The authors of computer viruses are geniuses.---I agree. They can apply their wisdom to other net technology _______ human beings can benefit.A. in whichB. through whichC. on whichD. from which27. ---More than one thousand American soldiers have been killed in Iraq since the warbegan almost three years ago.---And it is reported that the number of Iraqis killed is _______.A. many times higherB. higher many timesC. many times highD. high many times28. He has recently ________ golf to provide himself with some relaxation.A. taken upB. taken onC. taken withD. taken over29. Native Americans from the southeastern part of ________is now the United Statesbelieved that the universe in which they lived was made up of three worlds.A. thatB. whichC. whereD. what30. To his disappointment, the opinion he had stuck ________out wrong.A. to turnB. to turningC. to turnedD. to be turned31. My train arrives in Shanghai at 10 this morning. The plane I would like to take fromthere _________ by then.A. is leavingB. will have leftC. has leftD. will leave32. ---Wow, I’ve really gained a lot of weight. I should start exercising.---________. That’s why I finally decided to join a health club.A. You are rightB. Me tooC. Don’t let it beD. I agree with you33. ---Has Mike called you?---He said he would. He hasn’t , ________.A. thereforeB. eitherC. thoughD. yet34. Sometimes we just believe what we see ________the reality may be different.A. now thatB. as ifC. even thoughD. as long as35. I _________ the new type of DVD, but I didn’t get enough money with me.A. shouldn’t have boughtB. needn’t have boughtC. could have boughtD. must have bought第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)Many years ago, my dad was diagnosed(诊断)with a terminal illness. He was unable to work at (36) job. He would be fine for quite a while, but would then fall suddenly (37) and have to be admitted to the hospital.He wanted to do something to keep himself (38), so he decided to volunteer at the local children (39). My dad loved kids. He would talk to them and play with them. Sometimes, he would (40) one of his kids. In certain instances, he would give (41) to the sad parents of these children.One of his kids was a girl who had been admitted with a (42) disease that paralyzed(使……瘫痪)her from the neck down. I don’t know the (43) of the disease, but I do know that it was very sad for a little girl. My dad decided to try to help her. He started (44) her in her room, bringing paints, brushes and paper. He stood the paper up (45) abacking(支架), put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint. He didn’t use his hands at all. Only his (46) would move. He would visit her (47) he could and paint for her. All the while he would tell her, “See, you can do (48) you set your mind to.”(49), she began to paint using her mouth, and she and my dad became friends. Soon after, the little girl was discharged (允许出院). My dad also (50) the children hospital for a little while because he became ill. Sometime later after my dad had recovered and (51) to work, he was at the volunteer counter one day and (52) the front door open. In came the little girl who had been paralyzed, but this time she was (53). She ran straight to my dad and hugged（拥抱）him really tight. She gave my dad a picture she had done using her (54). At the bottom it read, “Thank you for helping me walk.”Sometimes love is more (55) than doctors, and my dad —who died just a few months after the little girl gave him the picture—loved every single child in that hospital.36. A. an important B. a steady (稳定的) C. an easy D. a good37. A. ill B. behind C. asleep D. down38. A. well B. wealthy C. busy D. healthy39. A. palace B. hospital C. center D. park40. A. teach B. miss C. lose D. treat41. A. speech B. comfort C. praise D. help42. A. special B. curious C. strangely D. rare (罕见的)43. A. result B. reason C. name D. course44. A. observing B. drawing C. painting D. visiting45. A. with B. across C. against D. over46. A. head B. neck C. fingers D. eyes47. A. with whoever B. whenever C. as if D. as soon as48. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing49. A. Basically B. Naturally C. Eventually（最后，终于） D. Suddenly50. A. left B. entered C. rushed to D. stayed at51. A. stopped B. returned C. hesitated D. refused52. A. pushed B. noticed C. observed D. kicked53. A. shouting B. lying C. walking D. jumping54. A. hands B. pens C. paper D. mind55. A. thankful B. useful C. thoughtful D. powerful第三部分：阅读理解（20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）ADrivers and passengers now face a new, unseen danger on the road: the users of cell phones. Looking at the phone while dialing or speaking can prevent drivers from keeping their hands on the wheel and their eyes on the road; industry experts agree that drivers are more likely to have an accident while using their phones. That fact has excited concern among highway safety organizations in the United States, and some want to ban cell phones altogether. While producers have not yet come up with a cell phone that is completely “hands free”, several companies have recently developed parts that could make mobile phones less distracting(转移注意力) and their users are less likely to have accidents.V oice Control Systems, Inc., based in Dallas, Tex., has developed a microprocessor unit that allows standard cell phones to “dial” numbers at the sound of a human voice. The V oice Dialer unit is attached to the phone’s transmitter and receiver in the car’s trunk. Prorammed with a limited vocabulary, it can respond only to digits(数据) and specific control commands spoken by the users, who must pause a quarter of a second between each number or command. (Frequently dialed numbers can be preprogrammed into simple, single command codes.) The driver picks up the hand set, and begins calls by saying “Dial” followed by the number or command code; a synthesized (合成的) voice will repeat the number sequence(顺序) and place the call told to “Send.” A unique aspect of the V oice Dialer is that it is speaker independent; the unit will respond to any voice regardless of gender, accent or tone.56. What does this passage mainly talk about?A. A new danger on the road.B. Different kinds of telephones.C. A safer car telephone.D. V oice Control Systems, Inc.57. Which of the following is NOT true about the V oice Dialer?A. Its unit is a device which dials numbers by human voice.B. It was developed by V oice Control Systems, Inc.C. Its unit can make cell phones completely “hands free”.D. It allows drivers to pay more attention on driving while dialing.58. Drivers using cell phones are likely to have accidents because _________.A. telephone conversation affects users while drivingB. drivers are often not skillful enough to use themC. their quality is still poor and not reliableD. they are not “hands free” and attract users’ attention59. They V oice Dialer unit is programmed to respond to ________.A. whatever the user says to itB. a special vocabulary used by the driverC. various commands spoken both by the user and the callerD. only the phone numbers and specific control commandsBLiving things are divided into two kingdoms—plants and animals. In order to stay alive they require energy, and this comes from food. It is because plants and animals feed in different ways that we can tell them apart. Plants can actually make their own food, then use it to live and grow on. It comes from the gas carbon dioxide in the air, and water from the ground. As this is all around them pants do not need to move. They have the special chemical chlorophyll in their leaves and with this they change the carbon dioxide and water into food such as sugar and starch. Leaves are the great chemical factories of nature.Animals have no chlorophyll and cannot make food, but must get it from plants. This is why they need to move about to find food. They must also have a nervous system for smelling, seeing, hearing, tasting and touching. This helps them find their way and know what is going on around them. Because plant food is solid, animals need a mouth to take it in. Food is then broken up by the teeth or beak, and digested in the food canal by juices so that it can be carried away and stored up in fat or in the liver. Later it can be used as “fuel” for growing and moving about. Any unused food or waste is passed out of the body.Waste from animals may be useful as a fertilizer by making the soil in which plants grow richer and more fruitful. Also, when animals or plants die they are broken up by bacteria and what is left helps to improve the soil. In this way, by making food out of airand water, plants give life to animals. Then animals and plants put back food into soil when they die.Since no animal lives for ever, it must have young to carry on its kind: This is called reproduction. The young animals are either born or hatched from eggs. In this way we can recognize an animal—it moves and grows; it senses things; it feeds and digests with a mouth and food passage; it passes out waste food and poisons and it reproduces. The remarkable thing is that all animals do these things in spite of the great variety of shapes and sizes, and different ways of living.60. With the following matter except _________, plants can make their own food whichthey use to live and grow on.A. chlorophyllB. carbon dioxideC. water from the groundD. sugar61. What is the nervous system of animals used to do according to the passage?a. To find the way to look for food.b. To store the food they find.c. To listen to sounds that come from their surroundings.d. To find the taste of the food.e. To pass waste out of the body.A. a.c.dB. a.c.eC. c.d.eD. a.b.d.62. Which of the following is the main idea for the passage?A. The way animals look for food.B. The way animals deal with waste.C. The way animals live.D. The way animals reproduce their babies.63. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned?A. Whether it is animal or plant, they all become part of soil when they die.B. Although animals are different in shapes and sizes, they all can look for food withtheir nervous systems.C. Reproduction makes all kinds of plants carry on their kind.D. No matter what kind of animal it is, they are all born or hatched.C1. Full-time Secretary Position Available. Applicants should have at least 2 years’ experience and be able to type 60 words a minute. No computer skills required. Apply in person at United Business Ltd, 17 Browning Street, Leeds.2. Part-time Job. We require three part-time shop assistants to work during the evening. No experience required. Applicants should be between 18 and 26 years old. Call 0115-765643 for more information3. Computer Trained Secretaries. Do you have experience in working with computers? Would you like a full-time position working in an exciting new company? If you want to know more about us, call at 0457-896754.4. Teaching Assistants Needed. Hania’s Playschool needs 2 young teaching assistants to help with classes from 9 am to 3 pm. Applicants should have references. For more information please visit www. Haniaplayschool. .5. Weekend Work Available. We are looking for retired adults who would like to work part-time on weekends for Ruberlast Group Ltd. Duties include answering the telephone and giving customers’ information. For more information call us at 0113-6741326.6. University Positions Open. The University of Bristol is looking for 4 teaching assistants to help with homework correction. Applicants should have a degree in one of the following: political science, English, economics or history. Please call the University of Bristol for more information.7. Home Delivery Representative. We are looking for someone who has excellent customer care, communication skills, a sales background with at least one year’s experience and is a good team player with creative ideas. In return we offer a starting salary of ￥20,000 and 25 days paid holiday per year. For more information please call Direct Delivery Team of Yorkshire Post at 0113-2388325 or 0113-2388318.64. Which position is most suitable for a retired person?A. Part-time Shop Assistant.B. Teaching Assistant in Hania’s Playschool.C. Weekend Work in Rubberlast Group Ltd.D. Teaching Assistant in the University of Bristol.65. If you have good computer skills and recently graduated from university(Englishdegree), which jobs can you apply for?A. Joh 1, 2 and 7.B. Job 3, 4 and 6.C. Job 4, 6 and 7.D. Job 2, 3 and 5.66. Which is the only position that has a formal educational requirement?A. Full-time Secretary at United Business Ltd.B. Home Delivery Representative for Yorkshire Post.C. Teaching Assistant at Hania’s Playschool.D. University Positions at the University of Bristol.67. How can you get more information if you are interested in the position of a full-timecomputer trained secretary?A. By telephone.B. By letter.C. By Internet.D. In person.DYou hear the same complaint all the time: “My memory is terrible.” Is it all in the mind, or do real changes take place in the brain with the passing of time? The answer is that the brain’s cells, the neurons, decline and die with age. However, according to Professor Arthur Shimamura of the University of California, people vary greatly in how they change mentally with age, as well as how much their mental ability declines.There are three main ways in which mental function changes. The first concerns speed, such as how quickly you can react to fast-moving incidents on the road. Drivers in their late teens react quickly but often drive too fast, while the over 60’s are more careful but react more slowly. This type of mental slowing results from a reduction in the efficiency with which the brain’s neurons(神经细胞) work.The fact that adults find it harder to learn musical instruments than children points to a second type of mental decline, the loss of learning ability with age. The part of the brain which is known to control new learning is particularly sensitive to the effects of aging. This means we have to depend more on diaries and other mental aids as we get older, take longer to learn a new language and are slower to master new things at work.“Working memory” is the third brain function that is sensitive to the effects of aging. Absent-mindedness occurs at all ages because of imperfections in the working memory system. For example, you may continually lose your glasses, or find yourself walking into a room of your house only to find that you cannot remember what you came for. Such absent-mindedness also occurs more often as we get older.However, evidence also shows that the principle “use it or lose it” a pplies to the aging brain. Professor Shimamura studied a group of university professors who were still mentally active, and compared their performance on neuro-psychological tests with that of others of their age group, as well as with younger people. He found that on several tests of memory, the mentally active professors in their 60’s and early 70’s performed better than those of the same age, as well as the younger group.68. Memory gets worse as people grow older because _________.A. the brain starts to produce too many neurons (神经细胞)B. cells in the brain stop the neurons from workingC. the brain’s neurons don’t work as well as beforeD. when people get old, they complain too much69. Which of the following well-known sayings best expresses the idea of the thirdparagraph?A. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.B. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.C. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.D. It’s never too old to learn.70. We can conclude from Shimamura’s test on th e professors that ________.A. active minds might keep their memory betterB. memory can improve with time passing byC. all of the old people will suffer memory lossD. the principle “use it or lose it” is obviously wrong71. This passage is mainly about _______.A. youth and agingB. problems of getting oldC. secrets of a good memoryD. aging and mental abilityEThis is a rather strange story but it is quite true. In December 1996, a burglar(贼) broke into a golf club in a small town. When the police arrived to investigate(调查), they found an unusual clue(线索)—a piece of cheese with a bite-mark in it. The burglar had gone into the kitchen, and had eaten some food there. Then he had stolen some cigarettesand a little money.The policeman in charge of the case guessed that the burglar was a local man. He thought that professional thieves would not bother to break into a golf club. They would know there was not much worth stealing in such a place. He made enquiries in the town and asked three suspects(嫌疑人) to come to the police station. When he questioned them about the burglary, they all denied(否认) stealing in the club. The policeman then gave each man a piece of cheese and asked him to bite it. He took the pieces of the cheese to a dentist and asked him to compare the bite-marks with that in the piece of cheese found at the golf club. Then the dentist said the bit-mark made by one of the suspects was the same as that in the piece of cheese at the scene of the burglary.The policeman set free two of the suspects and questioned the third one. At first the man claimed that he was innocent(清白的). The policeman knew that the man was lying, so he encouraged him to talk until he began to contradict himself. Then the policeman told him about the bite-marks and the man had to admit his stealing.72. This story is strange because _________.A. a piece of cheese helped to catch the thiefB. the burglar ate some food in the kitchenC. the burglar broke into a town golf clubD. the story happened in a very small town73. The policeman guessed the burglar was a local man according to _______.A. he had gone into the kitchen of the clubB. he stole only cigarettes and some cheeseC. it was different from skillful theftD. the unusual clue74. Which of the following is NOT true?A. A very important clue was a piece of cheese with a bite-mark.B. All the suspects denied they had stolen in the local club.C. In this way the policeman could ask the dentist for help.D. In this way the thief was not likely to be found out.75. The policeman can be best described as _________.A. very cleverB. rather strictC. hard-workingD. warm-hearted第II卷（共35分）第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）It is the end of the school year. Susan is leaving. She is saying goodbyeto Mr Zhu.Susan: Hello, Mr Zhu. I’ve come to say goodbye, I’m (76)l_________ 76._________ on Sunday.Mr Zhu: Well, goodbye then. Have you enjoyed your two years in China?SuSan: Yes, thank you. I’ve h ad a wonderful (77) t_________. 77. _________ Mr Zhu: I (78) w________ you every success in the future. 78. _________ Susan: Thank you.Mr Zhu: I’d also like to(79) c__________ you on your good work in 79. _________ these two years. You’ve done very well and made lots of(80)p_______. 80. _________ What have you enjoyed(81)m_________. 81. _________ Susan: I’ve enjoyed the sports and I’ve enjoyed (82) l________ 82. _________ Chinese. I’m (83) a_______ I’m still not very good at it, though.83. _________ Mr Zhu: You’ve done very well. It’s a pity you (84)m ________ the 84. _________ sports meeting last week.Susan: Yes, it was a real pity! Never (85) m________. I’m feeling better85. _________ now. Excuse me, I must go. Thank you for everything.Mr Zhu: Goodbye. Good luck!第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假设你是王明，你想给在美国的笔友Peter写一封短信，介绍你校美化校园的规注意：⑴短信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；⑵词数：120左右。