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苏北四市2012届高三质量抽测试卷英语201110本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。满分120分，考试时间120分钟。第卷(选择题共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. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a supermarket.BIn a bookstore.C. In a library.()2. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Keep looking for his wallet. B. Put his wallet in his jacket pocket.C. Report the theft of the wallet right away.()3. How much will the woman save?A. $4. B. $2. C. $3.()4. Which word can best describe the man?A. Strongwilled. B. Diligent. C. Changeable.()5. What can be inferred from the conversation?A. The bus drivers in England often go on strike.B. For the first time the bus drivers want more money.C. The man is surprised to hear the news.第二节(共15小题；每题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7题。()6. What does the woman think of the first swimsuit?A. The style is not satisfying. B. The color is too dark.C. It is a wrong size.()7. How many swimsuits has the man shown the woman?A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。()8. What was unusual about the woman today?A. She spoke to her boss rudely. BShe made too many mistakes.C. She was very friendly.()9. What is the probable result of the conversation?A. The woman will be fired. B. The woman will get a rise.C. The woman will rest at home.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。()10. Why does the woman make the call?A. She complains about the service.B. She is concerned about the children.C. The tree has damaged her house.()11. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Describe the tree in detail.B. Tell the children not to play near the tree.C. Report the damage to her house.()12. How does the woman feel in the end?A. A little disappointed. B. Quite angry. C. Very satisfied.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。()13. What do we know about the apartment?A. It has one bedroom. BIt has two kitchens.C. It includes big closets.()14. What will be paid for by the man himself if he rents the apartment?A. Gas. B. Phone. C. Electricity.()15. Why are the washer and dryer closed after 10：00 pm.?A. No one needs to use them then. B. People might be watching TV then.C. Using them may disturb others sleep or studies.()16. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man will come with his roommate next Monday.B. The man thinks the furnished apartment suits him.C. The woman is unwilling to rent the apartment to the man.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。()17. Why was the company out of business?A. It didnt develop new ideas or products.B. The boss didnt treat his employees well.C. The employees didnt work hard.()18. Who bought the company?A. The companys employees. B. The manager of the pub.C. A big engineering company.()19. What happened last year?A. Things began to improve. BThe speaker became the boss.C. The company employed new people.()20. What is the speaker mainly talking about?A. How a company kept losing money.B. How a company went from bad to worse.C. How a company was brought back to life.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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。()21. The whole world were in _ mourning when Steve Jobs，a cofounder of Apple, died at _ age of 56.A. a; anB. /; anC. the; theD. /; the()22. The couple had been childless for a long time, so when a little girl was born in the family, they showed too much _ for her.A. sympathy B. affection C. anxiety D. respect()23. Have you ever visited the Statue of Liberty? Yes. When I was in New York, I _ it twice.A. have visited B. had visited C. visited D. would visit()24. What did the headmaster say at yesterdays meeting? So you _ to him carefully.A. havent listened B. werent listeningC. hadnt listened D. wont listen()25. Listen! Lucy is singing in our dormitory. It _ be Lucy. She went home half an hour ago.A. cant B. mustnt C. may not D. shouldnt()26. Most of us try _ to live our dreams because our plans are too ambitious and we never have time to carry them out.A. on purpose B. with ease C. at random D. in vain()27. Did you see the English movie “Transformers 3” yesterday? No, I didnt. Actually I _ it before.A. had seen B. have seen C. saw D. would see()28. Every year, the Animal Shelter spends millions of dollars raising _ pets.A. deleted B. defended C. deserted D. devoted()29. With the development of high technology, the Internet has _ great changes to the way we work and think.A. brought out B. brought about C. brought back D. brought up()30. I have been working as a salesperson for three months and I find it really challenging. Selling goods calls for patience and strategy. It is a job _ you can learn a great deal.A. which B. what C. that D. where()31. What caused the party to be put off? _ the invitations.A. Tom delayed sending B. Tom delayed to sendC. Toms delaying sending D. Toms delaying to send()32. Super Girl is based on an annual national contest _ by Hunan Satellite Television, which will be cancelled next year.A. holding B. hold C. to be held D. held()33. The pictures painted by Picasso are really _. I cant understand them without description.A. abstract B. attractive C. addictive D. abrupt()34. I think I will never figure out _ he could manage to make so much money within such a short time.A. whether B. how C. when D. that()35. I was offered a wellpaid job, but I missed it for some reason. What a pity! _.A. One false step may lose the game B. A fall into a pit, a gain in your witC. Opportunity seldom knocks twice D. Kings go mad and the people suffer第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)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。A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm and only two of the men aboard were able to swim to a small, desertlike island. Not knowing what else to do, the two _36_ agreed that they had no _37_ but to pray to God._38_， to find out whose prayers were more _39_， they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on opposite sides of the island. What the first man _40_ for was food. The next morning, he saw a fruitbearing tree on his side of the island, and he was able to eat its _41_. But the other mans side of land _42_ fruitless.After a week, the first man became _43_ and decided to pray for a wife. The next day, another ship was wrecked and the only survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the island. But on the other side of the island, there was _44_. Soon the first man prayed for a house, clothes and more _45_. The next day, like magic, all of these things were _46_ to him. However, the other man still had nothing._47_， the first man prayed for a ship so that he and his wife could _48_ the island, and in the morning he found a ship was anchored at his side of the island.The first man _49_ the ship with his wife and decided to leave the other man on the island, considering him unworthy to receive Gods blessings _50_ none of his prayers had been answered. As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from Heaven booming, “Why are you leaving your _51_ on the island？”“My blessings are mine alone since I was the one who prayed for them，” the first man answered. “His prayers were all unanswered and so he doesnt _52_ anything.”“You are mistaken！” the voice _53_ him. “He had only one prayer, which I _54_. He prayed that all your prayers would be answered. Had it not been for that, you would not have _55_ any of my blessings.”()36. A. enemies B. survivors C. applicants D. volunteers()37. A. right B. hope C. choice D. excuse()38. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. Otherwise D. However()39. A. powerful B. cheerful C. skillful D. harmful()40. A. accounted B. reached C. prayed D. prepared()41. A. leaves B. fruit C. root D. branches()42. A. became B. left C. proved D. remained()43. A. lonely B. suspicious C. selfish D. nervous()44. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything()45. A. wives B. money C. friends D. food()46. A. given B. sold C. donated D. delivered()47. A. Suddenly B. Gradually C. Finally D. Fortunately()48. A. leave B. occupy C. visit D. share()49. A. inspected B. decorated C. boarded D. controlled()50. A. if B. when C. though D. since()51. A. relative B. companion C. brother D. colleague()52. A. gain B. acquire C. deserve D. miss()53. A. reminded B. comforted C. threatened D. contradicted()54. A. hated B. answered C. ignored D. treasured()55. A. received B. achieved C. overlooked D. accepted第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。AWe all have first impression of someone we just met. But why? Why do we form an opinion about someone without really knowing anything about him or her except a few remarks or easily observable traits.The answer is related to how your brain allows you to be aware of the world. Your brain is so sensitive in picking up facial traits, even very minor difference in how a persons eyes, ears, nose, or mouth are placed in relation to each other makes you see him or her as different. In fact, your brain continuously processes information the sights and sounds of your world. These incoming “signals” are compared against a host of “memories” stored in the brain areas called the cortex(皮层) system to determine what these new signals mean.If you see someone you know and like at school, your brain says “familiar and safe”. If you see someone new, it says, “newpotentially threatening.” Then your brain starts to match features of this stranger with other “known” memories. The height, weight, dress, gestures, and tone of voice are all matched up. The more unfamiliar the characteristics, the more your brain may say, “This is new. I dont like this person.” Or your brain may perceive a new face but familiar clothes, gestureslike your other friends; so your brain says, “I like this person.” But these first “impressions” can be dead wrong.When we stereotype(模式化) people, we use a less mature form of thinking (not unlike the immature thinking of a very young child) that makes simplistic and categorical impressions of others. However, if we resist initial stereotypical impressions, we have a chance to be aware of what a person is truly like. If we spend time with a person, hear about his or her life, hopes, dreams, and become aware of the persons character, we use a different, more mature style of thinking and the most complex areas of our cortex, which allow us to be humane.()56. The underlined word “traits” in paragraph one probably means _.A. gestures B. expressions C. words D. features()57. The reasonable way to resist first impression is to _.A. change your form of thinking B. try to know more about a personC. learn how first impression is formed D. observe what a person looks like()58. This article aims to inform readers of _.A. how first impression is formed B. how first impression affects peopleC. how we value first impression D. how we resist first impression()59. What is the correct order of forming the first impression according to the passage?a. processing informationb. picking up facial traitsc. determining who is the person you like or disliked. matching features of the stranger with known memonese. comparing the new facial traits with the stored onesA. abdec B. adbceC. baedc D. bdaecBKATANA_KAFEA most unique experience awaits you at Katana overlooking London International Airports main runway. Katana is a showcase for Chef Kelly Hamiltons exciting Bistro style lunch and dinner menus. A little out of the waya lot out of the ordinary.In Diamond Flight CentreLunch 11 am.3 pm. (Seven Days)Dinner 5 pm.10 pm. (Wednesdays to Sundays)Breakfast 9 am.12 pm. (Saturday & Sunday)Call for reservationsPhone: 5194559005Address: 2530 Blair BlvdTIM_HORTONSTim Hortons is one of the most popular National Brands available today with a clear and distinctive identity across Canada. Focusing on top quality, alwaysfresh product and friendly, efficient customer service, Tim Hortons Canadas number one choice in coffee and fresh baked goods is now located in the Airport Terminal BuildingGRILLE_WORKS_BAR_AND_EATERYGrille Works Restaurant and licensed beverage lounge is located in the Airport Terminal Building. Grille Works features items including a full breakfast, tasty salads, juicy burgers, Greek Gyros and Fajitas. Grille Works also includes a full bar area where travellers can enjoy a glass of wine, beer or a mixed drink in a “sitdown” atmosphere in our lounge or food court seating area()60. What is the information above mainly about?A. Airport Security. B. Travel Guidelines.C. Restaurants Services. D. Airlines Destinations.()61. If youd like to enjoy a friendly service, you are most likely to go to _.A. Katana Kafe B. Diamond Flight CentreC. Tim Hortons D. Grill Works()62. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the information above?A. Travellers can enjoy wine in Grille Works.B. Diamond Flight Centre serves dinner every day.C. Tim Hortons provides travellers with tasty coffee.D. Travellers can have breakfast at weekends in Katana Kafe.CScience Daily (Sep. 12, 2011)University of Missouri researchers have found evidence that shows those who quit smoking show improvements in their overall personality.“The data indicate that for some young adults smoking is impulsive，” said Andrew Littlefield, a doctoral student in the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Science. That means that 18yearolds are acting without a lot of forethought and favor immediate rewards over long term negative consequences. They might say, “I know smoking is bad for me, but Im going to do it anyway.” However, we find individuals who show the most decreases in impulsivity also are more likely to quit smoking. If we can target antismoking efforts at that impulsivity, it may help the young people stop smoking.In the study, MU researchers compared people, aged 1835, who smoked with those who had quit smoking. They found that individuals who smoked were higher in two distinct typical ways of behaving during young adulthood: impulsivityacting without thinking about the consequences; neuroticismbeing emotionally negative and anxious, most of the time.Littlefield found that those with higher levels of impulsivity and neuroticism were more likely to have damaging behaviors, such as smoking. However, Littlefield also found that those who quit smoking had the biggest declines in impulsivity and neuroticism from ages 18 to 25.“Smokers at age 18 had higher impulsivity rates than nonsmokers at age 18, and those who quit tended to display the sharpest declines in impulsivity between ages 18 and 25，” Littlefield said. “However, as a person ages and continues to smoke, smoking becomes part of a regular behavior pattern and less impulsive. The motives for smoking later in lifehabit, strong desire, loss of control and tolerance are key elements of smoking dependence and appear to be more independent of typical ways of behaving.”“Despite the evidence from this study, substance use is still a complex relationship of genetic and environmental factors，” Littlefield said.The study, “Quitting smoking and Personality Change in Emerging and Young Adulthood，” has been accepted by the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research. The study was coauthored by Kenneth J. Sher, a professor in the MU Department of Psychology.Littlefield says the tobacco use study will contribute to ongoing research on the relationship between personality and substance abuse. He recently received a $30,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study genetic influences on personality and alcohol drinking motives.()63. According to the passage, if a person is impulsive, he is most likely to _.A. quit smoking B. tolerate othersC. change his personality D. behave thoughtlessly()64. What plays the least important role in keeping old people smoking?A. Habit. B. Impulsivity.C. Desire. D. Intolerance.()65. We can learn from this passage that _.A. Littlefield has made a large fortune from the tabacco use studyB. smoking has nothing to do with genetic and environmental factorsC. the National Institutes of Health supports Littlefields tobacco use studyD. Littlefield alone carries out the tobacco use study in University of Missouri()66. Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?A. Smoking Does Change PersonalityB. Tobacco Use Study Helps SmokingquittingC. Quitting Smoking Improves PersonalityD. Evidence Shows Improvements in PersonalityDToward noon old Jotham Blue came in from a cornfield where he had been turning the earth between the rows. Although sixtyfive and with snowy hair and beard, he looked to be vigorous and good to live until ninety or a hundred. His eyes were blue and keen, his color rosy.“How do you do, Mr. Witla，” he greeted with easy grace as he walked up, the yellow mud of the fields on his boots. He had pulled a big jackknife out of his pocket and begun cutting a fine branch he had picked up.“Im glad to see you. My daughter, Angela, has been telling me one thing and another about you.”He smiled as he looked a