上海外国语大学附属大境中学2013届高三赴蚌埠二中交流

英语练习卷

第一卷 （满分105分）

I. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: 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 conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best to the question you have heard.

1. A. At 11:20 B. At 10:30

C. At 10:50 D. At 11:30

2. A. Having an interview B. Filling out a form

C. Talking with his friend D. Asking for information

3. A. A shop assistant B. A telephone operator

C. A waitress D. A clerk

4. A. At home B. In a restaurant

C. In a car D. On the street

5. A. A railway porter B. A telephone operator

C. A bus conductor D. A postal clerk

6. A. A math teacher and his colleague B. A teacher and his student

C. A student and his classmate D. A librarian and a student

7. A. A movie B. A lecture

C. A play D. A speech

8. A. The man should not dream of being a superstar.

B. The man didn’t practice hard enough.

C. The man should find a new partner.

D. The man should not give up.

9. A. His injury kept him at home.

B. He didn’t consider it necessary,

C. He was too weak to see the doctor.

D. He failed to make an appointment.

10. A. He wants to get a new position.

B. He is asking the woman for help.

C. He has left the woman a good impression.

D. He enjoys letter writing.

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passage 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. On Tuesday and Wednesday. B. On Tuesday and Thursday.

C. On Wednesday and Thursday. D. On Tuesday and Fridays.

12. A. Once a week. B. Twice a week.

C. Once a month. D. Twice a month.

13. A. Classroom tests. B. Attendance rate.

C. Research papers. D. Final exam.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. Photographs. B. Books

C. Films. D. Music.

15. A. Poor people. B. Disasters.

C. Racial injustice. D. Crime.

16. A. He was the first director of Hollywood.

B. He lived a poor life in his childhood.

C. He was born in Middle Western Africa.

D. He picked up photography in 1912.

Section C

Directions: 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 hear.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversations.

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

25. To complete the task, Leon pushed his staff _____ the limits of human endurance.

A. above B. within C.  over   D. beyond

26. ---Isn't that famous actress over there?

---No, it _____ be her. I'm sure she is at a film festival in Hong Kong now.

A. can't B. mustn't C. won't D. may not

27. Almost every day we come across situations where we have to make decisions one way or _____.

A. the other B. other C. others D. another

28. ---How is your investigation into the case going on?

---It’s a pity that we ______ any useful evidence so far.

A. didn’t get B. haven’t got C. don’t have D. won’t get

29. In the cold winter, a cold-blooded creature has no choice but _____ down and sleep.

A. lie B. lying C. lay D. to lie

30. Most people don’t regard a stamp as a receipt, but that is _____ it really is --- a proof of just how much money you have paid in advance for mail delivery.

A. who B. how C. what D. why

31. It is reported that the newly built theme park will be _____ the one in California.

A. as large as three times B. three times as large

C. three times of the size D. three times larger than

32. So deeply _______ involved in the trouble that ______ resist the temptation to give up.

A. was he, couldn’t he B. he was, he couldn’t

C. was he, he couldn’t D. he was, couldn’t he

33. There is no person in the world who can do _____ interests him.

A. no matter what B. what C. whatever D. anything

34. Vincent Van Gogh ________ to work as a missionary as his lifetime career, but finally he decided to become a painter.

A. had meant B. meant C. was meant D. had been meant

35. The information ______ in the documents proved that my husband had been out of town in his car that day.

A. included B. to include C. include D. including

36. _____ again and again in the stock market was what he had never expected.

A. Cheated B. Having cheated C. To have cheated D. Being cheated

37. It was several years _____ the scientists found out the cause of the disease.

A. until B. when C. that D. before

38. I hope you’ll leave your name and address with us ______ you are needed as a witness..

A. as a result B. therefore C. in case D. or else

39. The local government is considering _____ a law _____ a crime to dump the pollutants into the river.

A. passing…make it B. to pass…making it

C. to pass…to make it D. passing…making it

40. I don’t remember how many years ago______ people began to grow pine apples here.

A. it was when B. it was that C. was it when D. was it that

Section B

Directions: Fill in the blanks in the passage with the vocabulary given; each of the words can be used no more than once. There is one extra word in the box.

Until the 20th century, Americans had little time for leisure activities and did not really approve of leisure. The Puritan ideal of hard work __41__ strong, and leisure was associated with the “idle rich”, __42__ called the leisure class. In the 19th century one book warned: “ True recreation must not interfere with our duty; must not injure health; must not waste money; must not waste time.” At the end of that century, President James Garfield said the question was: “ What shall we do with our __43__ when we get it?” Modern Americans have not found this a problem and can choose from a wide range of leisure activities.

The British share the Protestant work ethic but have always believed that it is also good for people to have activities outside work. A __44__ saying warns that “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”. Many people now believe that making time for relaxation after work is also necessary for the __45__ of good mental health. Some people, however, think that leisure time should be spent on __46__ activities and not just wasted. Children are often __47__ to develop an interest or hobby which they can pick up in their spare time. Many British people __48__ more about their leisure time than their work which is, for some, __49__ a means of getting money to live on.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: 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.

The "standard of living" of any country means the ___50___ person's share of the goods and services the country produces. A country's standard of living, ___51__, depends on its capacity to produce wealth. 'Wealth" in this sense is not money, for we do not live on money ___52___ on things that money can buy: "goods" such as food and clothing, and “services" such as transport and entertainment.

A country's ___53___ to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of which have an effect on one another. Wealth depends ___54___ a great extent upon a country's natural resources. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have ___55___ and a favorable climate; other regions possess none of them.

Next to natural resource comes the ability to turn them to use. China is perhaps as well-off as the USA in natural resources, but ___56___ for many years from civil and external wars, and for this and other reasons was ___57___to develop her resources. Sound and stable political conditions, and ___58__ from foreign invasions, make it possible for a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country ___59___ well favoured by nature but less well ordered.

A country's standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and consumed ___60___its own borders, but also upon what is directly produced through international trade. ____61___, Britain's wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much less if she had to depend only on ___62___ grown at home. Trade makes it possible for her surplus manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural products that would ___63___ be lacking. A country's wealth is, therefore, much ___64___by its manufacturing capacity, if that other countries can be found ready to accept its manufactures.

50. A. rich B. poor C average D. ordinary

51. A. however B. furthermore C. similarly D. therefore

52. A .or B. but C. either D. besides

53. A. possibility B. responsibility C. capacity D. activity

54. A. at B. to C. by D. with

55. A. fertile soil B. adequate water C. fresh air D. vast grassland

56. A. undertook B. suffered C. experienced D. took

57. A. uneasy B. incapable C. impossible D. unable

58. A. resolution B. freedom C. aggression D. destruction

59. A. completely B. definitely C. equally D. thoroughly

60. A. at B. by C. within D. on

61. A. In short B. For example C. As a result D. On the other hand

62. A. which B. what C. that D. those

63. A. otherwise B. certainly C. however D. therefore

64. A. made B. done C. produced D. influenced

Section B

Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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.

(A)

 While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states — at least in getting people off welfare. It’s estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls since 1994.

In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens Country have been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past two years took jobs that paid less than $6 an hour. The result: The Athens Country poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent — twice the national average.

For advocates for the poor, that’s an indication much more needs to be done.

“More people are getting jobs, but it’s not making their lives any better,” says Kathy Lairn, a policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington.

A center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that between 1995 and 1996, a greater percentage of single, female-headed households were earning money on their own, but that average income for these households actually went down.

But for many, the fact that poor people are able to support themselves almost as well without government aid as they did with it is in itself a huge victory.

“Welfare was a poison. It was a toxin that was poisoning the family,” says Robert Rector, a welfare-reform policy analyst. “The reform in changing the moral climate in low-income communities. It’s beginning to rebuild the work ethic, which is much more important.”

Mr. Rector and others argued that once “the habit of dependency is cracked,” then the country can make other policy changes aimed at improving living standards.

65. From the passage, it can be seen that the author _______.

A. believes the reform has reduced the government’s burden

B. insists that welfare reform is doing little good for the poor

C. is overenthusiastic about the success of welfare reform

D. considers welfare reform to be fundamentally successful

66. Why aren’t people enjoying better lives when they have jobs?

A. Because many families are divorced.

B. Because government aid is now rare.

C. Because their wages are low.

D. Because the cost of living is rising.

67. From the passage we know that welfare reform aims at _______.

A. saving welfare funds

B. rebuilding the work ethic

C. providing more jobs

D. cutting government expenses

68. According to the passage before the welfare reform was carried out, _______.

A. the poverty rate was lover

B. average living standards were higher

C. the average worker was paid higher wages

D. the poor used to rely on government aid

(B)

According to a survey, which was based on the responses of over 188,000 students, today’s traditional-age college freshmen are “more materialistic and less altruistic (利他主义的)” than at any time in the 17 years of the poll.

Not surprising in these hard times, the student’s major objective “is to be financially well off. Less important than ever is developing a meaningful philosophy of life.” It follows then that today the most popular course is not literature or history but accounting.

Interest in teaching, social service and the “altruistic” fields is at a low. On the other hand, enrollment in business programs, engineering and computer science is way up.

That’s no surprise either. A friend of mine (a sales representative for a chemical company) was making twice the salary of her college instructors her first year on the job—even before she completed her two-year associate degree.

While it’s true that we all need a career, it is equally true that our civilization has accumulated an incredible amount of knowledge in fields far removed from our own and that we are better for our understanding of these other contributions -- be they scientific or artistic. It is equally true that, in studying the diverse wisdom of others, we learn how to think. More important, perhaps, education teaches us to see the connections between things, as well as to see beyond our immediate needs.

Weekly we read of unions who went on strike for higher wages, only to drive their employer out of business. No company; no job. How shortsighted in the long run!

But the most important argument for a broad education is that in studying the accumulated wisdom of the ages, we improve our moral sense. I saw a cartoon recently which shows a group of businessmen looking puzzled as they sit around a conference table; one of them is talking on the intercom (对讲机): “Miss Baxter,” he says, “could you please send in someone who can distinguish right from wrong?”

From the long-term point of view, that’s what education really ought to be about.

69. According to the author’s observation, college students _______.

A. have never been so materialistic as today

B. have never been so interested in the arts

C. have never been so financially well off as today

D. have never attached so much importance to moral sense

70. The students’ criteria for selecting majors today have much to do with _______.

A. the influences of their instructors

B. the financial goals they seek in life

C. their own interpretations of the courses

D. their understanding of the contributions of others

71. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Businessmen absorbed in their career are narrow-minded.

B. Managers often find it hard to tell right from wrong.

C. People engaged in technical jobs lead a more rewarding life.

D. Career seekers should not focus on immediate interests only.

(C)

Most people in business have a strong sense that meetings are demanding more and more of their time. Fifty years ago meetings were barely necessary – the boss decided what was going to happen and told employees in a brief office memo.

Now everything in business is discussed extensively in large meetings attended by anybody who has the remotest interest in the subject. The gradual erosion of formal systems of authority has increased the appetite for face-to-face meetings. Consultation and discussion has taken the place of direct instruction.

The amount of travel to get to these meetings is increasing. More than nine million people passed through Heathrow(希思罗机场) in 2005 on the way to internal company events. As a consequence, corporate travel is a growing part of UK carbon emissions(排放). It would be easy to say we must reverse the trend towards more meetings to reduce the climate-change impact of modern business. Unfortunately, it is not going to be easy. Some interesting recent research shows that most of the attendees at corporate meetings do complain about the waste of time involved. But when they were questioned in private, the picture changes. Only 15 per cent of people rated their most recent meeting adversely. Though most attendees saw room for improvement, meetings were valuable both in helping build plans for action and in making employees feel part of the organization.

But do these meetings have to be face-to-face? British Telecom recently presented some data on the success of its internal voice conferencing. In the most recent year, more than two million telephone conferences took place in the company. BT estimates a saving of over £200m from the use of this technology and a cut of almost 100,000 tonnes of CO2. Of course BT has a clear interest in telling us that phone meetings are a good substitute for wasteful corporate get-togethers. So far, such conferencing has struggled to take off as people have tended to prefer to travel. It is, after all, rather more difficult to understand the boss's body language over the phone. Nevertheless, BT's research on the considerable benefits of conferencing is reasonable. Rather than try to get rid of apparently unproductive meetings, we need to find ways to make telephone and video conferences ever better substitutes for those traditional meetings.

72. Why are there more and more meetings according to the passage?

A. Because the formal systems of authority has been established.

B. Because people prefer to solve problems through discussion.

C. Because the organizations are getting more and more complex.

D. Because modern transportation has been developing rapidly.

73. The word “adversely” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.

A. approvingly B. enthusiastically C. feasibly D. unfavourably

74. British Telecom presented the figures to prove that voice conferencing _______.

A. stimulates the development of technology B. plays a vital role in large organizations

C. may well replace conventional ones D. brings large profit to the company

75. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Traditional face-to-face meetings bring more benefits than harm.

B. Corporate travel contributes a lot to environmental problems.

C. The idea of telephone conference is well accepted by employees.

D. Meetings should be abandoned because they are a waste of time.

Section C

Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

(D)

76. __________

There is considerable variety in university classrooms in the United States. Because of diverse teaching methods and non-standardized curricula, no two courses are the same. Undergraduate courses are considerable different from graduate courses. The classroom atmosphere in expensive, private universities may differ from that in community colleges which are free and open to everyone.

77. __________

Participation in the classroom is not only accepted but also expected of the student in many courses. Some professors base part of the final grade on the student’s oral participation. Although there are formal lectures during which the student has a passive role (i.e., listening and taking notes), many courses are organized around classroom discussions, student questions, and informal lectures.

78. __________

Many teachers believe that the responsibility for learning lies with the student. If a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with the information in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or give an examination. (Courses are not designed merely for students to pass exams.) The ideal student is considered to be one who is motivated to learn for the sake of learning, not the one interested only in getting high grades.

79. __________

Ideally, the teacher-student relationship at universities is characterized by trust. The honor system, put forward by the teacher and the university demands that the student be honest in all areas of school work. Thus, cheating on tests, plagiarizing in written work, presenting other’s ideas as original, and turning in homework completed by someone else are all prohibited.

80. __________

Relationships between students in the classroom can be cooperative or competitive. International students should not hesitate to ask for help if it is needed. There are courses, however, where grades are calculated in relation to other student’s scores. Therefore, in classes where such a grading curve is used, students may be reluctant to share lecture notes or information for fear that their own grades will suffer.

Section D

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in no more than twelve words.

If your life feels like it is lacking the power that you want and the motivation that you need, sometimes all you have to do is shift your point of view. When faced with such a frustration, you may find some hints practical.

By training your thoughts to concentrate on the bright side of things, you are more likely to have the incentive to follow through on your goals. You are less likely to be held back by negative ideas that might limit your performance.

Your life can be enhanced, and your happiness enriched, when you choose to change your perspective. Don’t leave your future to chance, whenever you come across anything in your life unexpectedly and suddenly. Don’t expect things to get better on their own. You must go in the direction of your hopes and aspirations. Begin to build your confidence, and work through problems rather than avoid them. Remember that true power is not necessarily control over situations in life, but the ability to deal with whatever comes your way.

Always believe that good things are possible, and remember that mistakes can be lessons that lead to discoveries. Take your fear and transform it into trust; learn to rise above anxiety and doubt. Turn your “worry hours” into “productive hours”. Take the energy that you have wasted and direct it toward every worthwhile effort that you can be involved in. You will see beautiful things happen when you allow yourself to experience the joys of life. You will find happiness when you adopt positive thinking into your daily routine and make it an important part of your world.

81. You can avoid being held back by ____________________________________________.

82. The sentence “Don’t leave your future to chance” in paragraph 3 probably means: ______________________________________________________________

83. What is true power mentioned in this passage?

______________________________________________________________

84. What is the passage mainly about?

______________________________________________________________

第二卷 （满分45分）

I. Translate the following sentences into English （20分）

85. 这家剧院是以它的设计者的名字来命名的。(name )

86. 莫言的作品在他获得诺贝尔文学奖后变得非常畅销。(sell)

87. 你能告诉我正在上海建造的迪斯尼乐园是不是世界上最大的呢？(construct)

88. 据报道该地区大部分的房屋和设施在这场飓风中被严重损毁。(report)

89. 虽然看起来并不可能，但在我心中一直有这样一个梦想：总有一天我要和我的家人一起环游世界。(as)

II. Guided Writing:

90. Directions: Write an English composition in at least 120 words, according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

你的朋友Sandy是一名高三的学生。由于巨大的学习压力，她每天除了埋头苦学之外，不参加任何的课外活动和体育锻炼。请你以好朋友James的名义给她写一封信，给她一些有益的建议，使她能够更好地面对高三的学习生活。

高三年级练习答案

81. concentrating on the bright side of things.

82. Don’t expect things to get better on their own.

83. the ability to deal with whatever comes your way.

84. Some practical suggestions when one lacks power and motivation.

85. The theatre is named after its designer.

86. The works of Moyan sell very well after he won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

87. Could you tell me whether the Disneyland being constructed in Shanghai now is the largest one?

88. It is reported that most houses and facilities in this area were seriously damaged in the hurricane.

89. Impossible as it seems, there is always a dream in my heart that I will travel around the world with my family one day.