the right, and you’ll find the bus-stop near the corner. You can’t miss it. W: Thank you very much. M: Not at all.
Text 7 W: Why don’t you sit down? Now, there are several questions I must ask you if you don’t mind.
M: Not at all. Go ahead.
W: What’s the purpose of your visit to the States? M: I’m going to attend a conference on air pollution. W: When and where is this conference being held?
M: It’s being held in the first two weeks of February at the University of Stanford in California. W: Who will pay your expenses?
M: The University of California. Here is the official letter of invitation. W: I see. Fine. When do you want to go?
M: I’d like to leave in mid-January if my passport is ready by then.
W: That shouldn’t be difficult. Why don’t you phone me about January 10th? I should be able to give you an answer then. M: Thank you.
Text 8 W: Hi, Martin. How are you?
M: Fine, but busy. We’ve got some exams next week—remember? W: I know. How much work did you do last night? M: None. I went to the cinema. What about you?
W: I had no time last night. It was my sister’s birthday, so we all went out to dinner. M: Have you done any work this morning?
W: Some, but not a lot. Anyway, I rang to ask you something. Do you know where my physics book is?
M: I’ve got no idea, but you can borrow mine if you want. W: Thanks.
M: Let’s meet outside Natank in High Street at lunch time. I’ll bring my physics book to you. W: Good idea. I’m very worried about the physics exam. Have you got any old exam papers? I’d really like to look through them.
M: I haven’t, but my brother’s got some. I’ll bring them with me at lunch time. W: Wonderful! See you at 12:30. OK?
Text 9 M: Our flight has been delayed for two hours. My partners are waiting for me at London Airport.
W: Where do you come from?
M: Beijing. I was at a two-week conference there on Space Technology. W: Really? Which places did you visit?
M: Apart from Beijing, we went to Nanjing, Shanghai, Xi’an, Hangzhou and Guangzhou. W: Did you enjoy it?
M: Very much. It was one of the most exciting tours I’ve ever made. Was this your first trip to China?
W: Oh, no, I go almost every year. Unfortunately, it’s always on space-related business, so I’ve only seen the inside of conference rooms and factories. I haven’t had the chance to visit any sites. M: Oh, it’s a great pity!
Text 10 Ours is an international language college. As you can see, there are a lot of buildings in the college. It can be difficult for new students to find their way around, so we’re taking you on this quick walk around. The college used to have four departments, English, French, German and Russian. But there is now also a Chinese department. At the moment we’re outside your department, the English department which is the largest department in the college. There are over 75 students in each grade and we have 35 teachers, including 15 professors. The teachers are from different countries, mainly from the USA and Canada, with a few from England and Australia. You’ll have all your classes here in this building. Now, let’s walk over to the main library which is the largest building in the college just next to the English department building.
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高三英语质量检测 2011.12
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。满分120分。
第Ⅰ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. What does the man mean?
A. Tom will come with his mother. B. Tom is visiting his mother. C. Tom will be unable to come.
2. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a hotel. B. In a library. C. In a laboratory. 3. What is the man going to do?
A. He wants the woman to fix his watch. B. He will call her when the watch is fixed. C. He wants her to fix the watch within one week. 4. Who painted the house? A. Henry. B. Henry’s friend. C. Someone else. 5. How much money do they have between them? A. $46. B. $86. C. $56. 第二节 (共15小题；每小题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，从每题所给的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至第8题。 6. Where are the two speakers?
A. In the library. B. In a department store. C. In the street. 7. Who are the two speakers?
A. A woman and his husband. B. A woman and a passer-by. C. A woman and her friend. 8. Where will the woman change buses?
A. At the zoo. B. At the traffic lights. C. At the end of the No.9 bus. 听第7段材料，回答第9至第11题。 9. Why is the man going to the States?
A. To visit places of interest. B. To visit his friends. C. To attend a conference. 10. What is the man probably?
A. A scientist. B. A reporter. C. A traveler. 11. Who will pay the man’s expenses?
A. The man himself. B. The University of California. C. A California official. 听第8段材料，回答第12至第14题。 12. Where does this conversation take place? A. At school. B. In the street. C. On the phone. 13. Did they do their work last night? A. Yes, they did. B. Both of them didn’t. C. Neither of them did.
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14. Why is the girl worried about her physics exam?
A. Because she hasn’t prepared well. B. Because she has lost her physics book. C. Because she has no old exam papers. 听第9段材料，回答第15至第17题。 15. What was the man in China for?
A. For a tour. B. For a conference. C. For a lecture. 16. How many cities did the man visit in China? A. 4. B. 5. C. 6. 17. Why hasn’t the woman had the chance to visit any sites? A. Because she almost goes to China every year. B. Because she likes the inside of conference rooms. C. Because she was always on space-related business.
听第10段材料，回答第18至第20题。 18. Who does the speaker talk to?
A. A friend of his. B. A group of new students. C. A group of visitors. 19. What is the total number of departments in the college? A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. 20. Where do the teachers in the English department mainly come from? A. England and America. B. America and Australia. C. America and Canada. 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）
21. The most important thing about cotton in history is ________ part that it played in _______ Industrial Revolution.
A. /; / B. the; / C. the; the D. a; the
22. It hit me ______ my mother could be the proper person to persuade dad to change his mind. A. which B. what C. that D. if
23. With your brother’s help, I’ve made great progress in English and I really want to do something for him _______.
A. in turn B. by turns C. in return D. in answer 24. The volcano erupted violently; yet the village at the foot of it should __________.
A. come through B. go through C. get through D. pass through 25. The young couple quarreled so much and __________, they got divorced.
A. regularly B. constantly C. eventually D. automatically
26. The young man, ________ several attempts to beat the world record in high jumping, decided to have another try.
A. to make B. making C. made D. having made
27. We have strong ________ for believing that the mine accident in Heilongjiang was due to the poor management.
A. grounds B. reason C. cause D. purpose 28. ---Do you still remember when we went to Nanjing?
---I cant’ remember now but ________ sometime last summer?
A. might it be B. could it be C. could it have been D. should it have been
29. The government officials met the workers and engineers working on the stadium, most _______ were migrant workers.
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A. of which B. of who C. of whom D. of them
30. Home delivery or online shopping, ________ to all, makes it available for us to buy various goods conveniently.
A. known B. knowing C. to be known D. having known 31. ---I told you that he would come to see you.
---Actually I had little doubt _________ it was true.
A. whether B. that C. since D. if
32. Mr. Goodman promised he _________ me a hand when necessary, but he didn’t. A. would give B. had given C. has given D. gave
33. We should always bear in mind _________ many accidents ________ from drink-driving. A. which; raise B. that; arise C. which; arouse D. that; rise 34. ---How is your art exhibition _______?
---Perfectly. More people are coming to see my works than expected.
A. going B. raising C. developing D. changing 35. He’s particular about food, I dare not serve him the dish ______ his scolding. A. with fear of B. in fear of C. for fear of D. on fear of 第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
The purpose of a letter of application is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should state 36 the job you want, and should tell what your abilities are and what you have 37 . It should be simple, human, personal and brief without 38 out any necessary fact.
In writing a letter of application, keep in 39 that the things a possible employer is most 40 to want to know about are your qualifications(条件), your achievements and your aims. The opening paragraph is perhaps the most important part. 41 the first few sentences fail to 42 the reader’s attention, the rest of the letter may not be 43 at all. Try to key your opening remarks to the needs or interests of the employer not 44 your own needs or desires. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your 45 in today’s paper.” you might say “I have made a careful 46 of your advertising during the past six months” or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to find out how many housewives 47 your product and why they like it.”
Try to 48 generalities. Be clear about the kind of job for which you are now 49 . College graduates looking for their first positions often ask “What can I 50 in a letter? Employers want experience, which, naturally, no 51 has.” The answer is that everything you have ever done is 52 . It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. 53 a specific request for an interview or give the possible employer something definite to do or expect. An excellent 54 is to enclose(内附) a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your letter. That makes it 55 for a possible employer to get in touch with you. 36.A. clearly B. carefully C. obviously D. easily 37.A. found B. done C. known D. heard 38.A. sending B. taking C. leaving D. picking 39.A. brain B. sight C. order D. mind 40.A. probable B. possible C. likely D. able 41.A. While B. Although C. As D. If 42.A. pay B. win C. show D. fix 43.A. kept B. continued C. written D. read
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44.A. to B. for C. into D. from 45.A. advertisement B. report C. article D. introduction 46.A. watch B. search C. study D. discussion 47.A. change B. make C. sell D. use 48.A. avoid B. remember C. protect D. gain 49.A. losing B. applying C. preparing D. fitting 50.A. offer B. supply C. mean D. provide 51.A. worker B. beginner C. owner D. manager 52.A. success B. development C. practice D. experience 53.A. Make B. Ask C. State D. Get 54.A. result B. decision C. promise D. idea 55.A. happier B. easier C. cheaper D. safer
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
When middle-aged Alex quit his job and made up his mind to become a self-employed writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not. He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a used typewriter and settled down to work.
After a year or so, however, Alex began to doubt himself. He found it was difficult to earn his living by selling what he wrote. But Alex determined to put his dream to the test-even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
One day Alex got a call, “We need an assistant, and we’re paying $6,000 a year.” $6,000 was real money in 1960. It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more. Besides, he could write in his spare time. As the dollars were dancing in Alex’s head, something cleared his senses. He had dreamed of being a writer—full time. “Thanks, but no,” Alex said firmly and swiftly, “I’m going to stick it out and write.”
After Alex got off the phone, he pulled out everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents. Alex put the cans and cents into a paper bag, saying to himself, “There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far. I’m not sure I ever felt so low.”
Finally his work was published in 1970. Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever experience. The shadows had turned into focus of attention.
Then one day, Alex found a box filled with things he had owned years before. Inside was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents. Suddenly he pictured himself working in that cold storage room. It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course(持续到底) in the shadow land. 56. Why did Alex give up his job?
A. Because he didn’t like the working conditions. B. Because he couldn’t earn enough to make a living. C. Because he wanted to be a full-time writer. D. Because he felt he had no potential in his job. 57. What did Alex express when he answered the call? A. He refused the job offer.
B. He was willing to give them a hand.
C. He expected them to pay him more money.
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D. He would write in his spare time. 58. What kind of person is Alex?
A. Determined. B. Modest. C. Shy. D. Brave. 59. Which of the following can summarize the passage best? A. Look before you leap.
B. Two heads are better than one.
C. Hold on to your dream and it will come true. D. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
B
The secret of carrier pigeons’ unbelievable ability to find their way home has been discovered by scientists; the feathered navigators follow the roads just like we do.
Scientists now believe the phrase “as the crow flies” no longer means the shortest most direct route between two points. They say it is likely that crows and other birds also choose AA—suggested routes, even though it makes their journeys longer.
Scientists at Oxford University spent 10 years studying homing pigeons using global positioning satellite(GPS) and got a surprising result. The birds often don’t use the sun to decide their directions.
Instead they fly along motorways, turn at crossing and even go around roundabouts(绕道), adding miles to their journeys.
“It really has knocked our research team sideways to find that after a decade-long international study, pigeons appear to ignore their inbuilt directional instincts(本能) and follow the road system,” said Prof Tim Guilford, reader in animal behavior at Oxford University’s Department of Zoology.
Guilford said pigeons use their own navigational system(导航系统) when doing long distance trips or when a bird does a journey for the first time.
“But once homing pigeons have flown a journey more than once, they can fly home on a habitual route, much as we do when we are driving or walking home from work,” said Guilford.
“In short, it looks like it is mentally easier for a bird to fly down a road. They are just making their journey as simple as possible.”
60. What would be the best title of the passage? A. How Pigeons Find Their Ways Home B. Why Pigeons Can Fly Long Distance C. Birds Follow Roads As We Do
D. Why Crows Fly the shortest Distance
61. Scientists used to think that homing pigeons often find their directions _______. A. by global positioning satellite B. by the sun
C. by the road system D. by following other birds
62. Why do homing pigeons tend to follow the road system during their journey? A. Because they don’t have their inbuilt directional instincts now. B. Because their own navigational system doesn’t work.
C. Because it is too hard to use their own navigational system.
D. Because it is easier to make journey simple by following road system.
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C
The word “conservation” has a thrifty meaning. To conserve is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such a good condition that others may also share the enjoyment. Our forefathers had no idea that human population would increase faster than the supplies of raw materials: most of them, even until very recently, had the foolish idea that the treasures were “limitless” and could “last forever”. Most of the citizens of earlier generations knew little or nothing about the complicated and delicate system that runs all through nature, and which means that, as in a living body, an unhealthy condition of one part will sooner or later be harmful to all the others.
Fifty years ago, nature study was not part of the school work; scientific forestry was a new idea; wood was still cheap because it could be brought in any quantity from distant woodlands; soil destruction and river floods were not national problems; nobody had yet studied long-term climatic cycles in relation to proper land use; even the word “conservation” had nothing of the meaning that it has for us today.
For the sake of ourselves and those who will come after us, we must now set about correcting the mistakes of our forefathers. Conservation should be made part of everybody’s daily life. To know about the water table in the ground is just as important to us as a knowledge of the basic math formulas. We need to know why all watersheds(上游集水区) need the protection of plant life and why the running current of streams and rivers must be made to give their full benefit to the soil before they finally escape to the sea. We need to be taught the duty of planting trees as well as of cutting them. We need to know the importance of big, grown trees, because living space for most of man’s fellow creatures on this planet is figured not only in square measure of surface but also in cubic(立方体的) volume above the earth. In a word, it should be our goal to restore as much of the original beauty of nature as we can.
63. The author’s attitude towards the use of natural resources is _________.
A. positive B. uninterested C. optimistic D. critical 64. According to the author, the greatest mistake of our forefathers was that ________. A. they had no idea about scientific forestry
B. they had little or no sense of environmental protection C. they were not aware of the importance of nature study D. they had no idea of how to make good use of raw materials
65. To avoid repeating the mistakes of our forefathers, the author suggests that _______. A. we plant more trees
B. natural sciences be taught to everybody
C. environmental education be directed toward everyone D. we return to nature
66. How can you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? A. Our living space on the earth is getting smaller and smaller. B. Our living space should be measured in cubic volume. C. We need to take some measures to protect space.
D. We must preserve good living conditions for both birds and animals.
D
Commodities(日用品) are basic materials that are used and traded worldwide. The price of commodities helps determine how much a business can charge for a product and the profit it can make. Commodity prices have reached a two-year high since falling sharply during the world financial crisis.
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Hard commodities are materials like iron ore, oil and gold. Agricultural products are soft commodities. These include wheat, cotton and rice.
Economic measures show the world economy is recovering. China and India, for example, have reported strong growth in manufacturing(制造业). Developed nations have had slower growth. John James, a business professor at Pace University, says demand in developing economics can push up prices for commodities like oil and iron are used for making steel. But, he says, changing currency values can also influence prices.
Gold prices have reached record levels in recent months. That means gold dealers must pay more for the commodity now than they did only a year ago. That affects current prices.
Not surprisingly, manufacturers want some control over the prices they pay for commodities. Futures(期货) contracts are agreements between a buyer and a seller to exchange something at a set price at some time in the future. These contracts let buyers lock in a price for basic materials. But some traders in futures markets only want to make a profit. They buy or sell contracts depending on the direction they believe prices will go. These speculators(投机者) get condemned when prices rise, or fall, too quickly. The United States, Germany and France are looking into ways to limit this kind of trading.
Some experts say exporting commodities is not a good path to long-term economic growth. The United Nations recently reported that the least developed countries must change their economics to provide good incomes for their citizens. A UN official says the least developed countries need to cut dependence on commodities and manufacture products for export. He says only this will let them gain from world trade.
67. How many of the following are soft commodities?
①gold ②corn ③cotton ④iron ⑤education ⑥oil ⑦fruits ⑧rice ⑨salt ⑩vegetables
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six. 68. What is the leading factor for this round of growth of commodity prices? A. The growth of gold prices.
B. The speculators’ seeking higher profits.
C. Growth of demands in developed economics. D. Growth in manufacturing in developing nations.
69. The underlined word “condemned” in the last but one paragraph probably means _______. A. blamed B. killed C. limited D. tolerated 70. What is mainly discussed in the last paragraph? A. Measures to be taken by the United Nations. B. Solutions to this problem for developing nations. C. The disadvantages of high prices of commodities. D. How to bring down the high prices of commodities.
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共35分）
第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）（每个空格只填一个单词）
BEIJING, March 9—The central government will require an additional three years of use for official vehicles for ministers(部长) and governors(政府官员) to reduce the costs of purchasing new cars, media have reported.
The new rule has been applied among all Party and government departments nationwide, the Beijing News reported on Tuesday. The new rule had not yet been made public, said Li, a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee. Under the old rules, the cars used by minister-level officials could be replaced as often as every five years, Li said. These officials will also continue to use the same cars when they take new posts, he added.
The new rule also reiterated(重申) that officials ranking below minister-or governor-levels should not be allocated cars. The cars possessed by their departments should be used on demand.
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“It violates the rules for lower-ranking-even county-level-officials to be allocated cars,” Li said. Purchases of vehicles for official use have been heavily investigated, as they account for a large expenditure of public funds every year.
A survey on the Web news www. Ifeng.com found 64 percent of respondents believed the new rule will be difficult to obey because it is related to officials’ interests.
“Local government departments had stopped approvals for requests for such vehicles and had started to limit the number of such cars under the new rules,” Li said. “The future reform of official vehicle use will introduce market systems” Li said.
Premier Wen Jiabao said in the annual government work report on Saturday that expenditures on such vehicles will not increase in 2011 compared with a year ago.
Beijing’s standing deputy mayor Ji Lin last week said the municipal government will release the number of vehicles for official use in the capital as early as at the end of this month.
Earlier this month, the Ministry of Finance had published a rule regulating the budgets for such vehicles. ·Cars for official use should be replaced as often as (71)_____ years About the rules ·The ((72)_______ of cars to officials ranking below minister-or governor-levels should be banned (73) ______ of the new rule To reduce the cost of buying new cars Reasons for (74) ______ the The buying of vehicles for official use (75)______ for large new rule expenditure of public funds every year ·Local government had started to (77)____ the number of cars for official use (76)______ taken and to be ·The government will (78) ______ public the number of cars taken for official use ·The Ministry of Finance had published a rule (79)_____ the budgets for such vehicles Problem
第五部分：书面表达（满分25分）
当今我国大学生就业成功率很低，除了全球性的金融危机影响外，还有就是大学生对工作的选择。有的人认为应该优先选择自己喜欢的工作，而不是自己擅长的；另一部分人则持不同的观点。你班学生就此事进行讨论，请客观地介绍情况并谈谈你的看法。 一部分人 另一部分人 你的观点 注意：
1．短文须包括所有要点，可适当发挥。 2．词数：150词左右。
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Obeying the rule is (80)______ with officials’ interests 观点 喜欢比擅长重要 擅长比喜欢重要 …… 理由 兴趣是最好的老师，精通与擅长的可能性会大大增加等 擅长更容易成功，后天努力培养兴趣 ……
命题、校对：石璐、佘颖欣
………线……………内……………不……………要……………答……………题……………… 高三英语质量检测答题纸
第四部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
71. __________ 72. __________ 73. ___________ 74. __________ 75. __________ 76. __________ 77. __________ 78. ___________ 79. __________ 80. __________
第五部分 书面表达（满分25分）
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高三英语质量检测答案
1—5 CBBCA 6—10 CBACA 11—15 BCCAB 16—20 CCBBC 21—25 CCCAC 26—30 DACCA 31—35 BABAC 36—40 ABCDC 41—45 DBDAA 46—50 CDABD 51—55 BDADB 56—60 CAACA 61—65 BDDBC 66—70 DCDAB
71. eight/8 72. allocation 73. Purpose 74. applying/adopting 75. accounts
76. Measures 77. limit 78. make 79. regulating/controlling 80. associated/connected
Recently the students in our class have discussed the following topic: which is more important for college graduates to choose jobs, being interested in it or being good at it?
Some students agree that the love of job is very important because interest is the best teacher. People are often willing to do what they like doing. If you are not good at it in the beginning, you can work hard and gradually improve your skills to make you good at it. Others hold their different view that if you are good at it, you have more chances to achieve success very soon. While you work, you can do all you can to gain the interest in it little by little.
From my point of view, I think we should make full use of our strengths to change them regardless of the fact that you like it or you are good at it. 附听力材料：
Text 1 W: Do you think we should invite Tom over for dinner? M: His mother is here for a visit.
Text 2 M: There is a limit of three books per person. W: Fine. I’ll be certain to return them on time.
Text 3 W: How long will it take you to fix my watch?
M: I’ll call you when it is ready, but it shouldn’t take longer than a week. Text 4 M: Did Henry paint the whole house himself?
W: He had it painted because he doesn’t like to climb a ladder. Text 5 M: The radio costs $ 40, but I only have $ 30. W: I have $16. Would you like to borrow it?
Text 6 W: Excuse me. Can you tell me the way to the Public Library?
M: The Public Library? But there are so many public libraries in London. Which one do you want to go to?
W: The nearest one, of course.
M: That’s rather far away, too. You’d better take a bus. Take the No. 7 bus to the zoo, then change to the No. 9 bus and get off at the end. W: And where’s the No. 7 bus-stop, please?
M: Go straight down the street, and turn left at the traffic lights. Then take the second turning on
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