湖南道县高考补习学校2010届三月考英语试题

湖南道县高考补习学校湖南道县高考补习学校 20102010 届月考英语试题届月考英语试题 March13, 2010 PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A Directions: In this section, youll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter(A,B or C) on the question booklet. Youll hear each conversation TWICE. Conversation 1 1.What do you know about the woman? A. She believes the mans promise. B. Shes been waiting for long. C. Shes very angry with the man. 2.What does the woman want the man to do? A. Buy the tickets. B. Buy her a wallet. C. Go back for her wallet. Conversation 2 3.Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a jewelry store. B. In a supermarket. C. In a restaurant. 4.What do we know about the man? A. He may soon get married. B. He isnt satisfied with the service. C. He has bought a special gift for his mother. Conversation 3 5.Why was Susan late for work? A. Because she missed the bus. B. Because her train was late. C. Because her car broke down. 6.What will the man do the next day? A. Go to work by train. B. Visit Lily in her flat. C. Leave home earlier. Conversation 4 7.What does the woman invite the man to do? A. Go climbing. B. Go swimming. C. Go skating. 8.When did the man help his sister move? A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday. 9.How will the man reach the woman tonight? A. By visiting the woman. B. By calling her home. C. By calling her mothers home. Conversation 5 10.What is the man doing now? A. He is reading the menu. B. He is asking the woman to explain his bill. C. He is waiting for the woman to bring his bill. 11.Which items for about beer? A. The second and the seventh. B. The second and the eighth. C. The second and the ninth. 12. How does the man pay the bill? A. By credit card. B. By a check with a bankers card. C. By cash. Conversation 6 13.Why does the man keep empty cans? A. Because he wants to use them again. B. Because his mother collects them as a hobby. C. Because he wants to sell them to the dustman. 14.What is not mentioned as reusable in the conversation? A. Glass. B. Paper. C. Metal. 15.What does the government do to reduce waste in the conversation? A. It limits the use of plastic. B. It encourages the use of bamboo chopsticks. C. It encourages the use of paper for fast food boxes. SECTION B Directions :in this section, youll hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information youve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS. Youll hear the mini-talk TWICE. News I: The Florida Observatory raised the hurricane signal to 16 at 4:00 a.m., and they say that the signal will be raised to Black by 17 . Hurricane Christina has caused serious damage and disorder in public transport. News II: The weather is dark, 18 in Miami. Theres nobody around and very little traffic on the roads. There has been a landslide on Robert Hill. The road is now blocked. 19 services will stop within an hour. News III: Earlier this morning, four people were injured in a 20 near Thomason Street. The driver told police that he could not see because of the rain. If you are at home you should stay in. Conditions outside are very bad. The Observatory says that hurricane Christina will hit land tonight. PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE SECTION A Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A,B ,C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 21. _ Oscar winners are usually American films and actors but 2009 has seen _ more international taste to the ceremony. A. The; a B. /; the C. The; the D. The; / 22. Not until all the fish died in the river _ how serious the pollution was. A. the villagers did realizeB. the villagers realized C. did the villagers realizeD. didnt the villagers realize 23. I _ him in time, otherwise he would have fallen off the bike. A. had supported B. supported C. have supported D. support 外语下载中心 24. Many people in the city wonder _the city officials have the information they need to solve the problem. A. that B. which C. what D. whether 25. The Chinese language _ many western languages _ it uses characters which have meanings and can stand alone as words. A. different from; in that B. differs from; in which C. differs from; in that D. is different from; in which 26. -The windows must have taken you quite a long time that day. -Right. They for weeks. A. havent been cleaned B. hadnt been cleaned C. didnt clean D. havent cleaned 27. People who have regular physical exercise seldom catch a disease like H1N1 Flu, _? A. dont they B. havent they C. do they D. have they 28. The bus was crowded with passengers going home from market, most of _ carrying heavy bags and baskets full of fruit and vegetables they had bought there. A. whom B. them C. who D. which 29. Mr Smith said that he would delay introducing the scheme because of the demands _ on teachers by other educational reforms. A. madeB. makingC. makeD. to make 30. Ive heard that we will set out _ the morning of March 25th . A. at B. in C. on D. over 31. May 12th，2008 is a special day，_, I think，that will be remembered by the Chinese forever. A. one B. it C. which D. that 32. _ I like Carter personally, I dont think _ hes doing is right. A. When, that B. While, what C. Because, what D. If, that 33. They didnt attend the discussion, although they _. A. should B. would have to C. should have to D. should have 34. It was the quality of life in the future I took this training course，not just to make more money. A. to improve; that B. improving; when C. to improve; when D. improving; that 35. _ good use you have made of your time to work, there is still some room for improvement. A. Whatever B. However C. Though D. Whether SECTION B Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context. Soon it would be the holidays. But before that, there were the end of year exams. All the students had been working 36 for some time. If they didnt pass, they would have to 37 the exams in September. There were usually a few who failed, but Kate decided not to be one of them. She had worked hard all day, but just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister was 38 about her. She was staying up too late. The night before the first exam, Barbala 39 that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She 40 to wake her up in the morning. As she was falling asleep, Kate was worried that she might oversleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of the 41 , she fell asleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper. She couldnt answer any of the questions. Everyone round her was writing pages and pages. However hard she thought, she couldnt find 42 to write about. She kept looking at her watch. 43 was running out. There was only one hour left. She started one question, wrote two sentences, 44 and tried another one. With only half an hour left, she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so 45 that she started 46 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that it woke her up. She was still 47 and it had all been a(n) terrible dream. A minute later, Barbala called her name. 36. A. lazily B. hard C. legally D. smoothly 37. A. give up B. pass C. quit D. retake 38. A. worried B. satisfied C. enjoyed D. afraid 39. A. argued B. insisted C. claimed D. thought 40. A. refused B. opposed C. promised D. hoped 41. A. herself B. her sister C. tiredness D. pill 42. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything 43. A. Money B. Food C. Time D. Water 44. A. looked up B. gave up C. put up D. made up 45. A. happy B. excited C. surprised D. upset 46. A. moving B. laughing C. crying D. singing 47. A. in bed B. in the hall C. in school D. in the classroom SECTION C Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with ONE word that best fits the context. The Internet has become part of young peoples life. A 48._ shows that 38% of the students often use the Internet. Most of them get 49._ information on the Internet and use the Internet to help in their studies. 50._ many students dont use it 51._ a good way. Some play computer games too much; some visit websites they shouldnt look at. Bad things may happen 52._ students spend too much time on the Internet. 53._ is important for students to use the Internet properly. Now we have a textbook, 54._ uses many examples to teach students some good ways to use the Internet. It gives useful advice. Some students also make friends on the Internet. But if you want to have a face-to-face meeting with your online friends, let your parents know and 55._ at a proper place. PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A.B.C and D. Choose the 外语下载中心 one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. A NEW YORK-One in five U.S. workers regularly attends after-work drinks with coworkers, where the most common mishaps range from badmouthing another worker to drinking too much, according to a study released on Tuesday. Most workers attend so-called happy hours to bond with colleagues, although 15 percent go to hear the latest office gossip and 13 percent go because they feel necessary, said the survey conducted for CareerBuilder. com, an online job site. As to what happens when the after-work drinks flow, 16 percent reported bad-mouthing a colleague, 10 percent shared a secret about a colleague and 8 percent said they drank too much and acted unprofessionally. Five percent said they had shared a secret about the company, and 4 percent confessed to singing karaoke. While 21 percent of those who attended said happy hours were good for networking, 85 percent said attending had not helped them get closer to someone higher up or get a better position. An equal number of men and women said they attended happy hours with co-workers, with younger workers aged 25 to 34 most likely and workers over 55 least likely to attend. Overall, 21 percent of workers attend happy hours with co-workers and; of those nearly a quarter go at least once a month. The survey was conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder. com among 6,987 full-time employees between February 11 and March 13. Harris Interactive said the results had a sampling error of plus or minus 1.2 percentage points. 56. Harris Interactive made the survey to find out . A. how U.S. workers spend their after-work time B. what U.S. workers do at after-work drinks C. the relationships between U.S. workers D. who are most likely to attend after-work drinks 57. of workers who attend after-work drinks speak ill of a colleague. A. 4 percent B. 8 percent C. 16 percent D. 10 percent 58. According to the passage, most of those surveyed believed attending after-work drinks . A. benefited them a lot B. could provide information B. only made them relaxed D. was of no help to them 59. We can learn from the text that . A. workers over 55 dont like to attend happy hours at all B. about 75% of workers go more than once a month C. 10.5% of male workers attend happy hours with co-workers D. about 700 workers surveyed shared a secret about a co-worker 60. After the survey, it can be inferred that . A. all the workers oppose after-work drinks B. the workers may change their attitudes towards after-work drinks C. all the workers support after-work drinks D. all the workers are suggested going to attend after-work drinks B In Japan many workers who work in large corporations have a guarantee of lifetime employment. During their employment, they will not be laid off during recessions(经济萧条) or when the tasks they perform are taken over by robots. To some observers, this is what they call capitalism at its best, because workers are treated as people not things. Others see it as necessarily inefficient and they also believe it cannot continue if Japan is to remain competitive with foreign corporations by being more concerned about profits and less concerned about people. Defenders of the system argue that those who call it inefficient do not understand how it really works. In the first place not every Japanese worker has the guarantee of a lifetime job. The lifetime employment system includes only “regular employees”. Many employees are not included in this category, including all women. All businesses have many part-time and temporary employees. These workers are hired and laid off during the course of the business cycle just as employees in the United States are. These “irregular workers” make up about 10 percent of the non-agricultural work force. Additionally, Japanese firms keep some flexibility through the large- scale use of subcontractors（转承包者）. This practice is much more common in Japan than in the United States. The use of both subcontractors and temporary workers has increased remarkably in Japan since the 1974-1975 recessions. All this leads some people to argue that the Japanese system is not all that different from the American system. During recessions Japanese corporations lay off temporary workers and give less business to subcontractors. In the United States, corporations lay off those workers with the least seniority(资历). The difference then is probably less than the term “lifetime employment” suggests, but there still is a difference. And this difference cannot be understood without looking at the values of Japanese society. The relationship between employer and employee cannot be explained in purely contractual(合同的) terms. Firms hold on to the employees and employees stay with one firm. There are also practical reasons for not jumping from job to job. Most retirement benefits come from the employer. Changing jobs means losing these benefits. Also, teamwork is an essential part of Japanese production. Moving to a new firm means adapting to a different team and at least temporarily, possessing lower productivity and lower pay. 61.It is stated in the second paragraph that _. A. defenders themselves do not appreciate the system B. about 90% of “irregular workers” are employed in agriculture C. the business cycle occurs more often in Japan and in the U.S. D. not all employees can benefit from the policy 62. During recessions those who are to be fired first in the U.S. corporations are _. A. regular employeesB. part-time workers C. junior employeesD. temporary workers 63. According to the passage, Japanese firms are remarkably different from American firms in that the former _. A. use subcontractors in larger amount B. are less flexible in terms of lifetime employment C. hold on to the values of society D. are more efficient in competition than the latter 64. Which of the following does NOT account for the fact that a Japanese worker is unwilling to change his job? 外语下载中心 A. He will probably be low-paid. B. He will not be able to possess some job benefits. C. He has got used to the teamwork. D. He will be looked down upon by his prospective employer. 65. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage? A. The guarantee of employment in Japan B. The consequence of the Japanese system C. The advantages of lifetime employment in Japan D. The expectations of capitalism C Fear can be a wonderful feeling in our lives, protecting us from dangerous situations and keeping us safe. But fear can also limit our lives significantly. While it may not be conscious, fear may make us think we are unacceptable or that what we have to offer isnt valuable. Fear may make us feel that we are not safe being ourselves. To avoid feeling fear, we may limit our lives greatly, living in tiny boxes. Living this way gives us the illusion(假象) of safety but leaves us with an unfulfilling life of no passion. If we shine a light on many of our fears, we see they have a very limited view of what is “safe” and how to “protect” us. Many of our fears are concerned only with protecting us from humiliation(羞辱) and failure. While these fears are doing their jobs incredibly well, they are doing so with faulty and outdated programming. Many fears we have as adults are trying to protect us as they protected us when we were children. Indeed, many of our current, automatic reactions to fear were actually formed when we were children. Even so, its important not to judge ourselves for feeling these types of fears. If we judge ourselves, we will bury our fears or disguise them. By denying our fears, however, we also deny our energy, creativity and passion. So what do we do with fear? We recognize the fear for what it is- a feeling weve experienced many times in the past and a feeling we will experience many times in the future. We become very familiar with our own particular brand of fears and how we allow them to control our lives. It is especially beneficial for each of us to become aware of the particular behavior patterns weve a