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高三提招班英语周考试题(2014.12.27)第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）1. what does the woman mean?a. she always prefers walking to dancing.b. she doesnt like the music. c. she is not good at dancing.2. how much of a discount did the woman get for her new coat?a. 20%.b. 50%. c. 30%. 3. who will pay for the bill?a. the woman. b. the man.c.both of them.4. why did the man call the office?a. to tell the doctor hell be late. b. to ask someone to repair his car.c. to make an appointment. 5. what is the womans opinion of the film?a. disappointing.b. interesting. c. better than she expected.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. when did the woman last call patti?a. last month.b. yesterday. c. last week.7. what is the mans number?a. 763-4565.b. 736-4565. c. 763-6545.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. what is the relationship between the speakers?a. colleagues.b. boss and employee. c. teacher and student.9. where does the man say he is coming from?a. his home.b. the hospital. c. his office.10.what does the woman think of what the man said?a. she is delighted.b. she is doubtful.c. she feels sorry for the man.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. where will the speakers have coffee?a. in the dining hall.b. at the cafeteria.c. in their room.12. how will they go to the airport?a. their friend will take them to the airport.b. they will call a taxi themselves.c. the hotel will arrange a taxi for them.13. when will they get up the next morning?a. at 6:30.b. at 6:00.c. at 8:00.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. where did the woman just go?a. a salon.b. the mans home.c. the doctors.15. what does the woman think of the mans clothes?a. they are out of fashion.b. they are in style. c. they are too cheap.16. what does the man think about ones appearance?a. one should be true to himself.b. appearance is the most important thing.c. you can judge a person by his appearance.17. what will the woman do next?a. buy some pills. b. work out in a gym. c. go shopping with the man.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. when will the space possibly become a popular place to go on vacation?a. by 2020.b. by 2017.c. by 2016.19. what do we know about the space holiday center?a. it will offer short trips to the moon.b. it will be completed by 2016.c. it will look like a bicycle.20. what will the lunar hotel be like?a. the hotel will be above ground.b. the rooms will look like normal rooms.c. there will be a lot of water.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. due to the unreasonable individual income _, the gap between the rich and poor has become an outstanding issue.a. accommodation b. distribution c. association d. contribution22. after putting on these specially designed clothes, you can walk into your own home, without a chance of _ even by your loved ones.a. attempt b. creditc. effect d. recognition23.ah this was used to _ what percentage of time people spent in an unpleasant state.a. accumulate b. circulatec. accelerated. calculate24.this school gives most of the children hope for the future by providing them with a chance to _ knowledge.a. require b. achievec. acquired. discover25.of the estimated 42 million homeless people around the world, children again _ one third.a. make up b. take up c. build up d. turn up26.if i had known my life was going to _ like this, i would have let them kill me.a. turn out b. find out c. give out d. work out27.as oil is running out on the earth, we are in need of searching for other _ energy resources.a. abundant b. alternativec. creative d. automatic28.mark is such a(n) salesman that he can manage to complete the whole years marketing program within only six months.a. ridiculous b. appropriate c. optimistic d. aggressive29.since there is _ an expanding market for mystery novels, all publishers will want to increase the number of mystery novels they publish.a. eventuallyb. faithfullyc. apparently d. conventionally30.drink your tea, and take your breath, and stop your laughing: laughter is sadly _ under this roof, and in your condition!a. out of control b. out of practice c. out of place d. out of question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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。professor mihaly, from the university of chicago, has interviewed thousands of people who have a happy life to find out how they do it. ive been studying 31 for over 30 years, says mihaly. my 32 in the subject came from my own experience as a child during world war ii, when i saw many adults 33 by the terrible events. but there were always a few who 34 their courage, helped others, and were able to give a sense of 35 and meaning to their lives. i wanted to find out how a person could 36 a fulfilling and enjoyable life.in general, his research showed that people were unhappy doing 37 . the professor stresses that happy people dont 38 time, either at work or when theyre 39 . many people 40 that the time they spend at work or at school is wasted. but often their free time is also wasted. many people are used to doing 41 things watching television, for example without using any skills. 42 , life goes past in a series of boring experiences.but it doesnt have to be this way. the professor has found that people are 43 when they get into something he calls flow. when people get involved in a task that they have chosen, and which is well-defined and challenging, they 44 flow，a state where they dont notice time passing.they also experience enjoyment. professor mihaly makes a contrast 45 enjoyment and pleasure. i used to think they were the same thing but theyre not! 46 is a big bowl of ice cream, or taking a hot bath on a cold day nothing bad at all! but enjoyment is about doing something and 47 something. it isnt really important what we do, but its more important to do something, feel 48 about it, and try to do it well.people who are not used to happiness can 49 how to be happy, says the professor, if they constantly get into flow 50 . is happiness as easy as that? perhaps it is.31. a. lifeb. warc. happinessd. courage32. a. interestb. addictionc. opiniond. dream33. a. releasedb. protestedc. movedd. destroyed34. a. lostb. keptc. missedd. forgot35. a. humorb. security c. purposed. question36. a. sendb. buildc. shared. afford37. a. everythingb. nothingc. anythingd. something38. a. takeb. makec. spendd. waste39. a. busyb. comfortablec. excitedd. free40. a. showb. indicatec. feeld. understand41. a. passiveb. negativec. actived. sensitive42. a. howeverb. as a resultc. whats mored. therefore43. a. painfulb. happyc. puzzledd. cautious44. a. testb. choosec. experienced. practice45. a. betweenb. beforec. amongd. besides46. a. comfortb. happinessc. pleasured. excitement47. a. makingb. achievingc. finishingd. forgetting48. a. sensibleb. sorryc. pitifuld. positive49. a. followb. learnc. beatd. obtain50. a. movementsb. periodsc. standardsd. states第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 aellen macarthur started sailing when she was eight, going out on sailing trips with her aunt. she loved it so much that she saved her money for three years to buy her first small sailing boat. when she was 18, she sailed alone around britain and won the young sailor of the year award.but ellen really became famous in 2001. aged only 24, she was one of only two women who entered the vendee globe round the world solo race, which lasts 100 days. despite many problems, she came second in the race out of 24 competitors and she was given a heroines welcome when she returned.ambition and determination have always been a big part of ellens personality. when she was younger, she lived in a kind of hut for three years while she was trying to get sponsorship to compete in a transatlantic race. then she took a one-way ticket to france, bought a tiny seven metre classe mini yacht, slept under it while she was repairing it, and then she raced it 4,000 kilometres across the atlantic in 1997, alone for 33 days.ellen has had to learn many things, because sailing single-handed means that she has to be her own captain, electrician, sailmaker, engineer, doctor, journalist, cameraman and cook. she also has to be very fit, and because of the dangers of sleeping for long periods of time when shes in the middle of the ocean, she has trained herself to sleep for about 20 minutes a time.and she needs courage. once, in the middle of the ocean, she had to climb the mast of her boat to repair the sails at four oclock in the morning, and with 100 kph winds blowing around her. it took her many hours to make the repairs; ellen says: i was exhausted when i came down. its hard to describe how it feels to be up there. its like trying to hold onto a big pole, which for me is just too big to get my arms around, with someone kicking you all the time and trying to shake you off.but in her diary, ellen also describe moments which make it all worthwhile: a beautiful sunrise started the day, with black clouds slowly lit by the bright yellow sun. i have a very strong feeling of pleasure, being out here on the ocean and having the chance to live this. i just feel lucky to be here.51.ellen bought her first sailing boat _ .a. soon after going out sailing trips with her auntb. when she was able to sail alonec. when she won the young sailor of the year award d. when she was about eleven52.ellen lived in a hut for three years because _ .a.she was training herself to be physically strong enoughb.she wanted to save enough money to compete in a racec.she wanted to show people her personalityd.she enjoyed a simple way of life53.why does she only sleep for about twenty minutes at a time?a.because she cant sleep long alone.b.because she was not fit enough to sleep longer.c.because she had a problem in sleeping.d.because dangers might occur while she was asleep.54.from the passage, we can infer that _ .a. ellen learned a lot from her auntb. ellen could cook very wellc. ellen repaired the sails by herselfd. ellen enjoyed the life on the sea blionel messi became a unicef goodwill ambassador in march 2010. what does that mean, you ask? read and find out!in the 1950s, the united nations had an idea: why not use celebrities to help promote childrens rights? so they created the idea of unicef (the un childrens fund) ambassadors. ever since then, hundreds of sports, music and film stars have been seen spreading the word for the international peace organization at photo calls all over the world.a lot of stars are brought in independently by the various un agencies. the un development programme uses ronaldo, the brazilian footballer, to draw peoples attention to poor children. and the refugee (难民)agency unhcr uses angelina jolie to focus on people made homeless because of war. these days, angelina is probably as famous for her humanitarian work as she is for her acting!but perhaps the agency most represented by the stars is unicef. there are lots of stars who are goodwill ambassadors for unicef: for example, footballer david beckham, singer shakira and actor susan sarandon. there are also celebrities used to promote one-off projects every now and then: pop singer robbie williams has given several concerts for unicef even though he isnt goodwill ambassador. the un has got offices in more than 200 countries, so of course its important that they are represented by an international mix of celebrities. and some of their most important stars, like west african singer, angelique kidjo, arent exactly household names in many parts of the world.they have to be very careful to choose the right people. unicef looks for celebrities who havent just made it big, but who are also probably going to stay famous for quite a few years to come. we cant have someone who has just enjoyed success for a few minutes and then disappeared. a spokeswoman said. in the same way, the star has to want to do more than just look caring in front of the camera. our celebrities do it because they really care about children, says the spokeswoman. they should have the power to draw the cameras but without wanting the attention for themselves.so, now you know thats what goodwill ambassadors do!55.unicef goodwill ambassador is intended for _ .a. people who help poor children around the worldb. celebrities who care about childrens rights c. celebrities who spread the name of unicef worldwided. footballers who can play as well as messi56.angelina jolie is famous for _ .a. being an ambassador of unicef b. performing well in many films c. raising money for good causes d. drawing peoples attention to poor children57.angelique kidjo is selected to represent unicef because _ .a. she is more famous than susan sarandon b. she is a world-known singerc. she is popular in west africad. she did a lot to help poor children58.unicef thinks lionel messi _ .a. is a promising young footballer for the future b. is and will be a super star in the world c. needs help from unicefd. draws attention in front of the cameracat first it was only kings who were recognized as important enough to have a birthday celebration. to protect them, friends and family would visit the king and bring good thoughts and birthday wishes.as time went by, children became included in birthday celebrations. the tradition of childrens birthday parties first started in germany.one of the largest private birthday parties that ever happened was in 1970 for colonel harland sanders (the founder of kfc) 80th birthday it was attended by over 35,000 people.many centuries ago, birthdays were considered a time when the bad spirits were able to harm you. it was believed that you should have your friends and family around you, so that their good wishes and present-giving would keep the bad spirits away. the custom of lighting candles also had a spiritual origin. people believed that the gods lived in the sky, and that by lighting candles and torches, people were sending a signal or prayer to the gods.later on, candles started to be used to decorate birthday cakes. one theory about the origin of the birthday cake is that it started with the greeks, who baked round cakes representing the full moon for their moon goddess, artemis. they also placed candles on the cake to make it glow, again like the moon.however, the germans are also credited with the first cakes and candles. they used a sweet cake and they put a large candle in the centre of the cake to represent the light of life.the happy birthday song is more than a hundred years old. the music was written in 1893 by two sisters, patty and mildred hill, who were schoolteachers in louisville, kentucky. the music was originally a morning greeting to their students entitled good morning to all. in 1935 the words were copyrighted (that is, the words legally belonged to the hill sisters), and copyright has been bought and sold in multi-million dollar deals ever since. the current copyright is owned by warner communications. they bought it in 1989 for more than $22 million.happy birthday to you is recognized around the world and has been translated into many different languages. and children still love to make new versions of it.59. long ago people had friends and families with them on their birthdays in order to _ .a. get more presentsb. light the candlesc. keep the bad spirits away d. celebrate the party together60. the greeks put candles on their cakes because they wanted to _ .a. see where the cakes wereb. make the cakes shinec. make them look like the moond. know how old they were61. why did the hill sisters first write their song?a. to hold its copyright.b. to help people sing songs in their birthday parties.c. to say hello to their students in the morning.d. to celebrate the schools birthday.62. which of the following statements is not a fact about birthday?a. kings were the first people to celebrate birthdays.b. german children celebrated birthday parties first.c. children like to rewrite the happy birthday song.d. the happy birthday song has got only two owners.djuan cabello takes pride in not using a mobile phone or the internet to communicate. instead, he whistles.cabello, 50, is a silbador on tiny, mountainous la gomera, one of spains canary islands off west africa. like his father and grandfather before him, he knows silbo gomero, a language that is whistled, not spoken, and can be heard more than two miles away. this unusual way of communicating is said to have arrived with early african settlers 2,500 years ago. now, educators are working hard to save it from extinction by making school children study the language up to the age of fourteen.silbo, which comes from the spanish silbar (meaning to whistle), can be used to form more than 4,000 words. i use it for everything: to talk to my wife, to tell my kids something, to find a friend if we get lost in a crowd. cabello says. in fact, he makes a living from silbo, performing daily exhibitions at a restaurant on this island of 220 square kilometres and 19,00