2013学年第二次高三六校联考英语试卷-2014年3月.doc

2013学年高三第二次六校联考 (2014.3)英 语 试 卷考生注意：本卷共10页。全卷满分150分；答卷时间120分钟。第I卷17-24题、25-40题、78-81题和第II卷答在答题卷上，其余将答案点涂在答题卡上。第 I 卷（共103分）I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. At Rods home.B. At Barbaras home.C. In the office.D. On the telephone.2. A. He had a part-time job there.B. He went to look for a friend there.C. He needed to borrow some books there.D. He needed to prepare for his paper.3. A. Fitness clubs.B. Swimming.C. Taking exercise.D. Hobbies.4. A. A term paper.B. A selective course.C. A famous book.D. A TV program.5. A. In July.B. In August.C. In September.D. In October.6. A. She does not like the cold weather.B. She thinks her jacket too heavy.C. She has enough clothes for winter.D. She wants to get a jacket at a lower price.7. A. He is very tired.B. He is a bit tired.C. He is not tired at all.D. He feels refreshed.8. A. She has a pain in her neck.B. She is busy with her work.C. She has done most of the laundry.D. She is too weak to do the laundry.9. A. She is angry with the man.B. The man is too careless.C. She wants to throw the tablecloth away.D. She doesnt think it serious.10. A. The switch of the machine is probably broken.B. The machine may not have been turned on.C. The woman should try another copy machine.D. The machine needs to be checked by someone.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Usage of Water.B. Common Expressions.C. Expressions about Water.D. A Story about Water.12. A. Being in hot water.B. Being in deep water.C. Keeping your head above water.D. Throwing cold water.13. A. The story is in deep water.B. Keep your head above water.C. The story throws cold water on me.D. The story cant hold water.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Whether it is allowed for workers to take iPods to work.B. Whether communication is needed while working in office.C. Whether bosses care about how employees accomplish their goals.D. Whether it should be banned to listen to music while on the job.15. A. Woods Bagot.B. Simon Pole.C. Gary Cooper.D. Bosses.16. A. Workers need barriers to separate themselves from others.B. It may help to improve the workers efficiency.C. It is important to learn to communicate at work.D. Workers should not be bothered while working.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.A Holiday TripTime:This _17_.Destination:The Aqua Center in north _18_.Cost:_19_ pounds.Way of payment:By _20_ card.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.The interviewers questionsThe interviewees responseThe last jobHe worked at Hi Tech Computers for _21_.Computer networks and _22_?He did use computers every night._23_ authoring skillsHe knows nothing about CGI scripts.The experience with Java or JavaScriptHe once tried Java at a _24_.Complete the form. Write no more than THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)When I was young, my marks in school were miserable. After supper, I would lie on bed and stare for hours _25_ the tube. The background noise of my life was gunfire from Wagon Train, and laughter from I Love Lucy or Mister Ed. Apparently, I couldnt care _26_ (little) about my study.One day, my Mom snapped off the TV and asked me to read two books every week and take reading notes. I complained about _27_ unfair it was for I didnt have any books in the house other than the Bible. But she explained that she would drive me where the books were.So pretty soon, there was a boy sitting in a white 1959 Oldsmobile on his way to Detroit Public Library and _28_ (wander) reluctantly among the childrens books. The first book I read through was Chip the Dam Builder, which was about beavers. For the first time in my life I was lost in another world. No television program _29 _ (take) me so far away from my surroundings as did this verbal visit to a cold stream in a forest and these creatures building a home.It dawned upon me _30_ reading was quite different from watching TV - there were images forming in my mind instead of before my eyes and I could return to them again and again with the flip of a page. Soon I moved from animals to plants, and then to rocks. Along the way a funny thing happened: I got to the point _31_ I couldnt wait to get home to my books.Now I am a botanist in Baltimore. Sometimes I still cant believe my lifes journey, from an indifferent student to this position. But I know the journey began _32_ Mom turned off the TV and put me in her car for that drive to the library.(B)High-quality customer service is preached (宣扬) by many, but actually _33_ (keep) customers happy is easier said than done.Shoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of _34_ retail store, but instead will alert their friends, relatives, co-workers and anyone who will listen. For every dissatisfied customer, a store will lose up to three more due to negative reviews and the resulting “snowball effect” can be disastrous to retailers, according to a study jointly _35_ (conduct) by Verde Group and Wharton School.The most common complaints include filled parking lots, cluttered shelves, overloaded racks, out-of-stock items, long check-out lines, and rude salespeople. _36_ (relieve) the headaches, retailers can redesign store layouts, pre-stock sales items, and hire speedy and experienced cashiers. During peak shopping hours, some retailers dealt with the parking problems by getting moonlighting (业余兼职的) local police to work as parking attendants; _37_ retailers hired flag wavers to direct customers to empty parking spaces. This guidance eliminated the need for customers to circle the parking lot endlessly, thus _38_ (avoid) confrontation (对峙) between those eyeing the same parking space. Actually, responsive and friendly retailers are more likely to smooth over issues with angry customers.It is suggested that complaints _39_ (make) to the retailers directly rather than to the rest of the world. Retailers are hard-pressed to improve when they have no idea what it is _40_ goes wrong.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. advocatingB. equalC. releaseD. inspirationalE. chargesF. attachedG. permanentlyH. bridgeI. illegallyJ. definedK. afterward“During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with _41_ opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.” Nelson Mandela _42_ his role as such when addressing his speech at the opening of his trial in 1964.Born in 1918 in a small village, Mandela studied law at University, joined the African National Congress (ANC) and began _43_ for political and social reform. He was arrested in 1962 and sentenced to five years in prison for leaving the country _44_ and inciting （煽动） workers to strike. In 1963, however, the Government brought further _45_ against him and sentenced him to life imprisonment.Mandela spent 27 years in prison. He rejected offers of early _46_ because they always came with conditions _47_. In 1990, when he was finally freed at 71, his supporters were boiling over, full of hatred and desire for revenge but he turned all that around. He thanked all those and said “I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom for all”.Mandela was _48_ awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and became South Africas first black president in 1994. As President, he upheld the ideals and principles which he proclaimed during his trial and imprisonment and continued to _49_ the racial divide. In 2009 the United Nations designated an International Day to celebrate his contribution to the struggle for democracy and the promotion of peace throughout the world.He passed away at the age of 95. People will always honor this _50_ figure by applying his values and living in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.In recent years many countries of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive. Some experts claim the _51_ is to make jobs more varied. But do more varied jobs lead to greater _52_? There is evidence to suggest that _53_ variety certainly makes the workers life more enjoyable, it does not _54_ make him work harder. As far as increasing productivity is concerned, then variety is not an important factor.Other experts feel that giving the worker _55_ to do his job in his own way is important, and there is no doubt that this is true. The _56_ is that this kind of freedom cannot easily be given in the modern factory with its complicated machinery which must be used in a _57_ way. Thus while freedom of choice may be important, there is usually very little that can be done to _58_ it. Another important consideration is how much each worker _59_ to the product he is making. In most factories the worker sees only one small part of the product. Some car factories are now _60_ with having many small production lines _61_ one large one, so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his own. It would seem that not only is degree of worker contribution a(n) _62_ factor but it is one we can do something about.To what _63_ does money lead to greater productivity? The workers themselves certainly think this is important. But perhaps they want more money because the work they do is so boring. Money just lets them enjoy their spare time more. A _64_ argument may explain demands for shorter working hours. Perhaps if we succeed in making their jobs more _65_, they will neither want more money, nor will shorter working hours be so important to them.51. A. answerB. courseC. attemptD. system52. A. interest B. suppliesC. productivityD. benefit53. A. whileB. becauseC. sinceD. how54. A. speciallyB. actuallyC. suddenlyD. quietly55. A. judgmentB. directionC. freedomD. comfort56. A. secretB. skillC. strengthD. problem57. A. amusingB. dullC. changeableD. fixed58. A. masterB. supplyC. createD. demand59. A. contributesB. devotesC. sticksD. objects60. A. preparingB. experimentingC. experiencingD. considering61. A. rather thanB. other thanC. in additionD. regardless of62. A. complexB. economicC. keyD. environmental63. A. qualityB. extentC. differenceD. affection64. A. completeB. friendlyC. familiarD. similar65. A. complicatedB. interestingC. importantD. essentialSection BDirections: 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 one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)From a boat I scanned the shore of East Island for albatross chicks (信天翁幼鸟). These largest of seabirds spend most of their lives far at sea, but at nesting time they concentrate ashore on remote islands like this one. Two albatross species had hatched their chicks four or five months earlier.I also noticed some big tiger sharks show up at the peak of the fledging season (幼鸟长羽毛季节), looking to eat young albatrosses staying in the shallows. During the months of June and July the two separate worlds of bird and fish come together.Unaware of the danger, the 30 or 40 chicks knew only that their departure time was now. I watched as some of the birds caught the wind, sailed out awkwardly over the water, and flew off into the wild blue sky, safely beyond the danger zone. Others landed a mere 30 yards from the shore, where the situation was wilder. A shark would move in and an unfortunate chick would disappear in a microsecond, before I could even raise my camera.Tiger sharks routinely start feeding at twilight, but here they fed on albatross chicks all day. The morning of June 20 was a fairly typical one. Between 6:45 and 7:45 a.m. sixteen albatross chicks flew from the beach at East Island. In that hour five were attacked and killed. As the day progressed, more wind meant more flights. And the stronger winds gave the birds an extra edge, lifting them far offshore, beyond the danger zone. The victims would fly, splash down, and smooth their wings, unaware of the danger until disaster struck.The sharks were often not as efficient as one might expect. I saw them miss their prey (猎物) by several feet on the first try, and turn around for another attack. Even if a bird survived an initial attack because the shark missed its target, the young albatross would often stay on the water. Some chicks even faced their pursuer and feebly (无力地) pecked at the shark in a vein effort to keep it off. Then they disappeared, dragged underwater, swallowed whole. A few feathers remained drifting in the water along with bits of flesh that sank slowly to the bottom, erasing all evidence of the recent drama.66. Young albatrosses fly off East Island _.A. to avoid being killed by sharksB. to migrate to a warmer climateC. to practise flying with the aid of the windD. to depart for their natural habitat at sea67. What happened after a shark missed its attack on a chick?A. The shark turned around to look for another chick.B. The shark dived underwater, waiting for another chance.C. The chick awkwardly flew away beyond the shallow water.D. The chick remained at the same place, unaware of the approaching disaster.68. The word “erasing” in the last sentence can best be replaced by _.A. recordingB. producingC. removingD. indicating69. 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