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用心 爱心 专心1 重庆市重庆市 20112011 届高三第二次联考英语试题届高三第二次联考英语试题 本试卷分第 I 卷 选择题 和第 II 卷 综合题 两部分 满分 150 分 考试用时 120 分钟 注意事项 注意事项 1 答题前 考生务必将自己的姓名 考号 考试科目用签字笔涂写在答题卡上 2 每小题选出答案后 用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑 如需改动 用橡皮擦干净后 再选涂其它答案标号 不能答在试题卷上 3 第 II 卷各题的答案 必须答在答题卡规定的地方 第第 I I 卷 选择题 卷 选择题 三部分三部分 共共 115115 分 分 第一部分 听力第一部分 听力 共三节 满分 30 分 做题时 先将答案划在试卷上 录音内容结束后 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的 答案转涂到答题卡上 第一节 听力理解 共 5 小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 7 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 What does the man think of Andy A He is a nice guy B He is ill tempered C He is hard to please 2 What does the woman want to watch A News B Sports World C Movie 3 What do we know about the woman A She spends less than 60 for clothing and entertainment B She has a tight budget C She spends more than she earns 4 How much money was stolen from the cashbox A Almost 50 million yuan B Almost 15 million yuan C Almost 5 million yuan 5 What is the woman s parking space A D406 B D407 C P407 第二节 听力理解 共 15 小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 22 5 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 用心 爱心 专心2 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 8 题 6 What is the woman s grade A A senior B A junior C A freshman 7 When will the woman graduate A This year B Next year C The year after next 8 What is her major possibly A English B Computer science C Medicine 听第 7 段材料 回答第 9 至 11 题 9 What is the office time according to the talk A 8 30 B 9 00 C 9 30 10 What s wrong with the man s phone A It was stolen B It was power off C It was lost 11 What is the possible relationship between the two A Colleagues B Boss and employee C Teacher and student 听第 8 段材料 回答第 12 至 14 题 12 What is the man s suggestion for the woman to improve her English A Writing more B Reading more C Listening more 13 How can the man get opportunities to speak English according to the man A To go abroad B To sit and wait C To create opportunities oneself 14 What can we learn from the talk A Good things will come to us B Practice makes perfect C Only reading can help you learn English well 听第 9 段材料 回答第 15 至 17 题 15 What is the woman s room number A 405 B 504 C 540 16 What is the woman s problem A Her sink was blocked B She didn t get any hot water 用心 爱心 专心3 C Her TV set was broken 17 Which statement of the following is NOT true according to the text A The woman didn t turn the handle all the way to the right B An engineer will be sent to the woman s room C The woman is now having an appointment 第三节 共 3 小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 4 5 分 听下面一段材料 用所听到的独白中的词或数填空 每空限填一个词或一个数 将所 填一个词或一个数写在第 II 卷相应位置 在听材料前 你有时间阅读各小题 每小题 5 秒钟 听完后 各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间 本段材料读两遍 听第 10 段材料 回答第 18 至 20 题 WhoDetails Midori s mother A 18 Living in Japan In 19 moved to New York city JohnstonAn American musician Taken a tape of Midori to the USA A famous American 20 teacher Accepted Midori as a pupil Recommended Midori for a full scholarship 第二部分 英语知识运用 共两节 满分 45 分 第一节 单项填空 共 15 小题 每小题 1 分 满分 15 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 并在答题卡将该项涂黑 21 The first edition in 1955 and a best seller ever since A was published had beenB had been published had been C has been published has beenD was published has been 22 From facts scientists have that more energy is being absorbed from the sun throwing the earth s energy out of balance A confirmedB concludedC concentratedD centred 23 English is a language that many young people around the world not speak perfectly but at least understand A may canB would mightC will mustD could might 24 Disney money was now no problem started a new film company A for whoseB for whomC for whichD to which 25 There are also strange records like the Englishman who a small 用心 爱心 专心4 car 159 6 kilogrammes for thirty three seconds A has balanced weighed on the headB balanced weighed by the head C balanced weighing on his headD had balanced weighing by his head 26 Have your working conditions improved No than before I m afraid A no betterB a little betterC not worseD no worse 27 I need the money badly now and I have to my car though I m not at all willing to do so A destroyB sacrificeC undertakeD guarantee 28 His eyes were Della and there was in them that she could not A fixed on expression read B fixing upon expression believe C fixed on an expression find D fixed upon an expression understand 29 It s really a n that Tony a child of only two can play the piano so well A wonderB dreamC preferenceD pleasure 30 He has learned no matter what happens and how bad seems today life goes on and it will be better tomorrow A that itB it thatC it itD that that 31 Tomorrow would be Christmas Day and she had only 1 87 A with which to buy a present to Jim B by which to buy Jim a present C with which she could buy a present for Jim D in which to buy Jim a present 32 It cost me 30 yuan to get here Well it was crazy of you to take a taxi you would come by bus as well A unlessB whenC ifD because 33 Mr Parkinson you are wanted on phone Who is calling 用心 爱心 专心5 Mr Green I don t know who he is A 不填 A B the 不填 C the A D 不填 不填 34 Whoever has sense knows that smoking is harmful to people s health A normal B usual C ordinary D common 35 The project Wang Lin s life is one of the many government programmes improving the situation for the poorest people in China A that saved aiming atB which has saved aimed at C which had saved aimed atD that had saved aiming at 第二节 完型填空 共 20 小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 30 分 阅读下面短文 掌握其大意 然后从 36 55 各题所给的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中 选出最佳选项 Everything happens for the best my mother said whenever I 36 disappointment If you can carry on one day something 37 will happen And you ll realize that it wouldn t have happened if not for that 38 disappointment Mother was right 39 I discovered after graduating from college in 1932 I had decided to 40 a job in radio then work my way up to sports 41 I hitchhiked 搭便车 to Chicago and 42 on the door of every station and got turned 43 every time In one studio a kind lady told me that big stations couldn t risk hiring an 44 person Go out in the sticks 偏远地区 and find a small station that will give you a 45 she said I thumbed home to Dixon Illinois 46 there was no radio announcing job in Dixon my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to 47 its sports department Since Dixon was where I had played high school football I 48 The job 49 just right for me But I wasn t hired My disappointment must have 50 Everything happens for the best Mom 51 me Dad offered me the car to job hunt I tried WOC Radio in Davenport Iowa The program director a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur told me they had already hired an announcer As I left his office my frustration 52 I asked aloud How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can t get a job in a radio station 用心 爱心 专心6 I was waiting for the elevator 53 I heard MacAethur calling What was that you said about sports Do you know anything about football Then he asked me to stand before a microphone and to broadcast a an 54 game On my way home once again I thought of my mother s words I often wonder what 55 my life might have taken if I d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward 36 A facedB receivedC consideredD met 37 A usefulB helpfulC availableD good 38 A oldB previousC originalD early 39 A whenB asC thatD while 40 A try outB try onC try forD try over 41 A playerB announcerC managerD fan 42 A knockedB arrivedC approachedD hunted 43 A outB offC onD down 44 A unpracticedB inpracticedC inexperiencedD unexperienced 45 A jobB suggestionC chanceD advantage 46 A WhenB WhileC WhichD So 47 A workB receiveC arrangeD design 48 A acceptedB agreedC appliedD promised 49 A soundedB becameC gotD grew 50 A comeB shownC disappearedD brightened 51 A recoveredB encouragedC huggedD reminded 52 A boiled overB turned overC hit overD took over 53 A afterB asC beforeD when 54 A forcefulB closeC imaginaryD ordinary 55 A sideB actionC approachD direction 三 阅读理解三 阅读理解 共 20 小题 每小题 2 分 满分 40 分 请阅读下列短文 从每题所给的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中 选出最佳选题 并在 答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑 A A I know what you re thinking pizza For breakfast But the truth is that you can have last night s leftovers in the a m if you want to I know lots of women who skip breakfast and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it Some say they don t have time others think they re saving calories still others just don t like breakfast food But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when 用心 爱心 专心7 you re trying to lose weight Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all says Katherine Brooking R D who developed the super easy eating plan for this year s SELF CHALLENGE And even pizza can be healthy if it s loaded with vegetables and you stick to one small piece Breakfast is one meal I never miss and the same goes for most weight loss success stories Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal So eat something in the morning anything I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether and have just coffee or orange juice I say try heating up last night s leftovers it may sound crazy but if it works for you do it I find if I tell myself You can always eat it tomorrow I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night Try it you may save yourself some prebedtime calories And watch your body gain the fatburning effects 56 The underlined word leftovers in Paragraph 1 probably means A food remaining after a meal B things left undone C meals made of vegetables D pizza topped with fruit 57 What can we infer from the text A Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry B Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast C There are some easy ways of cooking a meal D Eating vegetables helps save energy 58 According to the last paragraph it is important to A eat something for breakfast B be careful about what you eat C heat up food before eating itD eat calorie controlled food 59 The text is written mainly for those A who go to work early B who eat before sleep C who stay up late D who want to lose weight B America is a country on the move In unheard of numbers people of all ages are exercising their way to better health According to the latest figures 59 percent of American adults exercise regularly up 12 percent from 用心 爱心 专心8 just two years ago and more than double the figure of 25 years ago Even non exercisers believe they would be more attractive and confident if they were more active It is hard not to get the message The virtues of physical fitness are shown on magazine covers postage stamps and television ads of everything from beauty soaps to travel books Exercise as a part of daily life did not catch on until the late 1960s when research by military doctors began to show the health benefits of doing regular physical exercises Growing publicity 宣传 for races held in American cities helped fuel a strong interest in the ancient sport of running Although running has leveled off in recent years as Americans have discovered equally rewarding and sometimes safer forms of exercise such as walking and swimming running remains the most popular form of exercise As the popularity of exercise continues to mount so does scientific evidence of its health benefits The key to fitness is exercising the major muscle groups vigorously 强有力地 enough to approximately double the heart rate and keep it doubled for 20 to 30 minutes at a time Doing such physical exercises three times or more a week will produce considerable improvements in physical health in about three months 60 It can be learnt from the passage that the health benefits of exercise A are to be further studied B are yet to be proved C are self evident D are supported by scientific evidence 61 A growing interest in sports developed after A an increasing number of races were held in American cities B research showed their health benefits C scientific evidence of health benefits was shown on TV ads D people got the message from magazine covers and postage stamps 62 Which of the following would be the best title for the passage A Running A Popular Form of Sport B Scientific Evidence of Health Benefits C Different Forms of Exercise D Exercise The Road to Health 63 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the phrase leveled off in the paragraph 2 A reached its lowest level in popularity B stopped being 用心 爱心 专心9 popular C stopped increasing in popularity D become very popular C No one knows yet the accurate number of lives which have been lost in this terrible fire But reports suggest that it is more than one hundred A wall of flames fifty feet high and at least one hundred and fifty miles wide is now racing towards the forests and rich farmlands of southern Victoria Towns less than one hundred miles from Melbourne will be in danger unless the wind changes People are rushing excitedly into the streets The police have warned them not to see the fire but many people are doing so The cause of the fire is unknown No rain has fallen in this part of Australia for three months and the hot north west wind from the great central desert is blowing at more than thirty miles an hour The firefighters are travelling to the fire by road rail and air But it is not easy to get there Flames and fallen trees have cut off or blocked roads and railway lines The thick smoke often prevents them from finding the air strips 飞机跑道 It is said that the fire has brought the greater danger to the country since the Second World War 64 By the time the article was written the fire A had just broken out B had been put out C was spreading violently D was coming to an end 65 The writer wrote this article mainly to tell people A the fire was terrible and dangerous B it was impossible to put out the fire C more than one hundred people died of the fire D to join in the fight against the fire 66 In the 4th paragraph the writer suggested that A the fire would soon be controlled by the firefighters B it would be very difficult to put out the fire C the government was paying great attention to the fire D the fire had caused great losses and the airport was in ganger 67 The underlined word accurate in the first sentence has the same 用心 爱心 专心10 meaning as A recent B whole C rough D exact D This year some twenty three hundred teen agers young people aged from 13 19 from all over the world will spend about ten months in U S homes They will attend U S schools meet U S teenagers and form impressions of the real America At the same time about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world Here is a two way student exchange in action Fred nineteen spent last year in Gemany with George s family In turn George s son Mike spent a year in Fred s home in America Fred a lively young man knew little German when he arrived but after two months study the language began to come to him School was completely different from what he had expected much harder Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States There were almost no outside activities Family life too was different The father s word was law and all activities were around the family rather than the individual Fred found the food too simple at first Also he missed having a car Back home you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time In Germany you walk but you soon learn to like it At the same time in America Mike a friendly German boy was also forming his idea I suppose I should criticize American schools He says it is far too easy by our level But I have to say that I like it very much In Germany we do nothing but study Here we take part in many outside activities I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens There ought to be some middle ground between the two 68 The whole exchange programme is mainly to A help teenagers in other countries know the real America B send students in America to travel in Germany C let students learn something about other countries D have teenagers learn new languages 69 Fred and Mike agreed that A American food tasted better than German food 用心 爱心 专心11 B German schools were harder than American schools C Americans and Germans were both friendly D there were more cars on the streets in America 70 What is particular in American school is that A there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings B students usually take fourteen subjects in all C there are a lot of after school activities D students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car 71 After experiencing the American school life Mike thought A the easy life in the American schools was more helpful to the students B German schools trained students to be better citizens C American schools were not as good as German schools D a better education should include something good from both America and Germany E E Prince Charles yesterday promised to reduce the royal impact on the environment through sweeping changes to his personal lifestyle and official schedule The prince will replace carbon heavy private jets and helicopters with scheduled flights and train services The move came as Prince Charles urged business leaders to publish the environmental pact 条款 协议 of their activities He said Few accountants and business decision makers ask How much of our critical natural resource is left How many miles of polar ice cap has our business helped melt this year By how many inches have we raised sea levels How many species have we put at risk How many homes will be flooded how many people will die of thirst or starvation because of our activities These are not comfortable questions but by God they need to be asked He added At the moment these costs do not appear in anyone s books Yet they are real they are incurred now an