高考笔试真题及参考答案

高考笔试真题及参考答案Part A: Spot DictationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the word or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.Good afternoon, everybody. Im pleased to be here with you, graduates of XX. Im a _ (1), and students often approach me with _ (2). You see, we are living in a society of great changes. With the presence of _ (3), the process of getting a job in todays world has changed for _ (4).Well, how can you use new technologies to help you? First, lets look at how you _ (5). The traditional method of hunting for a job in the past required first, doing research on jobs that were _ (6), typically by looking in newspapers, periodicals and magazines, as well as TV ads, and _ (7). Then you decided where and for what post you were going to apply, put your resume _ (8) in a stamped envelope, and waited anxiously for someone to _ (9).Well, today, maybe the job search and _ (10) are very much the same, but the tools used are much more advanced, and they _ (11). In fact, technology has not so much changed the process as enhanced it. The benefit, both for _ (12), is that this makes the search more open to people of _ (13) from all over the world. But as more people are involved, it becomes _ (14) for the applicant than it ever was before.The _ (15) for the working world today is learning these new and _ (16) and combining them with the older methods people have been using for years. For example, _ (17), you can research employment not just in your city, but also in your state, your country, and _ (18). You can copy information from a web page and paste it into a Microsoft Word document thats easy to _ (19). In many ways, its easier now: Just type your job application, click, and _ (20); it gets there in an instant.Part B: Listening ComprehensionDirections: In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. After each one, you will be asked some questions. The talks, conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE. Now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conversation.1. (A) Entertainment on TV.(B) The news in the US.(C) Being a correspondent.(D) Interpreting news.2. (A) The news is just entertainment.(B) The news is shallow.(C) The news gets reported in the same style.(D) The news is boring.3. (A) The news offers easy information that doesnt mean much to you.(B) The news makes you feel like youre learning, but actually youre not.(C) The news is just another popular entertainment program like a sitcom.(D) The news must be presented by physically attractive ladies.4. (A) More entertaining.(B)More in-depth.(C)Less informative.(D) Less interesting.5. (A) Newspapers. (B) Radio.(C) TV. (D) The Internet.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following news.6. (A) A trade show of the latest sporting goods is on display.(B) An event for team sports is held with the countrys best athletes.(C) A spring market fair for cutting equipment and accessories is open.(D) A business rendezvous is scheduled between VIPs and the best athletes.7. (A) Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and Mozilla Firefox 2.(B) SnapBack, a private browser that does not store individual information.(C) A built-in RSS reader to quickly scan the latest news and information.(D) Safari 3, the worlds fastest and easiest-to-use web browser.8. (A) Heavy rain triggered floods which caused heavy casualties and damage.(B) Harsh drought had been going on for several years and killed some people.(C) 23 people were missing after a storm hit a village in the mountainous province.(D) Authorities were searching for the people who had crossed the border from other countries.9. (A) Two soldiers hijacked a jet plane full of passengers in flight.(B) The hijackers were captured after killing one of the hostages.(C) A military unit arrested the hijackers with no one injured or killed.(D) The hijacked plane landed safely at an airport in a neighboring country.10. (A) $ (B) $ 900, 000.(C) C$1 million. (D) C$2 million.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following interview.11. (A) TV programs.(B) Media coverage on crime.(C) The school system.(D) Juvenile crime.12. (A) The problem has been overdone by the media.(B) The messages the kids get make them like that.(C) The school has not done enough to help the kids.(D) Some kids are essentially violent.13. (A) Giving the kids a more caring environment.(B) Setting up a responsible school system.(C) Taking harsh actions against violence in the school.(D) Keeping the kids under one-to-one surveillance.14. (A) Do supervised activities.(B) Take instructional programs.(C) Stay in school for supper.(D) Go in for sports.15. (A) Because they can help set good role models.(B) Because they can stop white-collar crime.(C) Because they can reduce crime.(D) Because they can make criminals feel fair.Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk.16. (A) Workplace inequality.(B) Sexism in language.(C) The AIDS crisis.(D) The way the mass media treats women. 7. (A) Language and thought definitely influence each other.(B) It is impossible to understand the relationship between the two.(C) W