1、第三周英语周考试题第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，现将答案标在试卷上，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（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。 例：How much is the shirt? A. 19. 15B. 9. 18C. 9. 15 答案是 C。1. Where are the speakers? A. At a swimming p
2、ool. B. In a clothing shop. C. At a school lab.2. What will Tom do next? A. Turn down the music. B. Postpone the show. C. Stop practicing. 3. What is the woman busy doing? A. Working on a paper. B. Tidying up the office. C. Organizing a party. 4. When will Henry start his vacation? A. This weekend.
3、B. Next week. C. At the end of August. 5. What does Donna offer to do for Bill? A. Book a flight for him. B. Drive him to the airport. C. Help him park the car.第二节 （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
4、白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Why does Pete call Lucy? A. To say that hell be late. B. To tell her about his work. C. To invite her to dinner. 7. When is Pete going to see Lucy? A. At 6:00pm. B. At 6:45pm. C. At 8:00pm听第7段材料，回答第8至10题.8. Why does Cathy want to quit her job? A. Shell join another firm. B. Sh
5、ell run her own business. C. Shes fed up with it. 9. What is Marks attitude towards Cathys decision? A. Forgiving. B. Sympathetic. C. Supportive. 10. What might Cathy do for the present company? A. Apply for a project. B. Train a new person. C. Recommend an engineer听第8段材料，回答第11至13题.11. How did the m
6、an feel about his performance today? A. Greatly encouraged. B. A bit dissatisfied. C. Terribly disappointed. 12. What did the man say helped him over come the problem?A. Patience. B. Luck. C. Determination. 13. What is the woman doing? A. Conducting an interview. B. Holding a press conference. C. Ho
7、sting a ceremony.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题.14. What is next to the apartment building?A. A restaurant. B. A laundry. C. A grocery store. 15.Which is included in the rent? A. Electricity. B. The Internet. C. Satellite TV. 16.What does the woman think of the apartment? A. Its quite large. B . Its well furnishe
8、d. C. Its worth the money.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题.17. Where is Jeff from? A. Liverpool. B. Coventry. C. Newcastle. 18. Where do young men go to watch big games according to Jeff? A. Pubs. B. Stadiums. C. Friends homes. 19. Why does Jeff have to pick a team to support? A. To avoid being bothered. B. To ope
9、n a conversation. C. To earn respect from others. 20. What does Jeff mainly talk about? A. Englands moment of success. B. English flag as a symbol of hope. C. Englands all-time favourite sport.第二部分 阅读理解(共20小题，每题2分，满分40分)第一节 (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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ANeed a J
10、ob This Summer?The provincial government and its partners offer many programs to help students find summer jobs. The deadlines and what you need to apply depend on the program.Not a student? Go to the government website to learn about programs and online tools available to help people under 30 build
11、 skills, find a job or start businesses all year round.Jobs for YouthIf you are a teenager living in certain parts of the province, you could be eligible（符合条件）for this program, which provides eight weeks of paid employment along with training.Who is eligible: Youth 1518 years old in select communiti
12、es（社区）.Summer Company Summer Company provides students with hands-on business training and awards of up to $3,000 to start and run their own summer businesses.Who is eligible: Students aged 1529, returning to school in the fall.Stewardship Youth Ranger Program You could apply to be a Stewardship You
13、th Ranger and work on local natural resource management projects for eight weeks this summer.Who is eligible: Students aged 16 or 17 at time of hire, but not turning 18 before December 31 this year.Summer Employment Opportunities（机会）Through the Summer Employment Opportunities program, students are h
14、ired each year in a variety of summer positions across the Provincial Public Service, its related agencies and community groups.Who is eligible: Students aged 15 or older. Some positions require students to be 15 to 24 or up to 29 for persons with a disability.21. What is special about Summer Compan
15、y? A. It requires no training before employment.B. It provides awards for running new businesses.C. It allows one to work in the natural environment.D. It offers more summer job opportunities.22. What is the age range required by Stewardship Youth Ranger Program? A. 1518. B. 1524. C. 1529. D. 1617.2
16、3. Which program favors the disabled? A. Jobs for Youth. B. Summer Company. C. Stewardship Youth Ranger Program. D. Summer Employment Opportunities.BFor Canaan Elementarys second grade in Patchogue, N.Y.，today is speech day, and right now its Chris Palaezs turn. The 8-year-old is the joker of the cl
17、ass. With shining dark eyes, he seems like the kind of kid who would enjoy public speaking.But hes nervous.Im here to tell you today why you should shouldChris trips on the-ld,a pronunciation difficulty for many non-native English speakers. His teacher, Thomas Whaley, is next to him, whispering supp
18、ort.Vote for me Except for some stumbles, Chris is doing amazingly well. When he brings his speech to a nice conclusion, Whaley invites the rest of the class to praise him.A son of immigrants, Chris started learning English a little over three years ago. Whaley recalls（回想起）how at the beginning of th
19、e year, when called upon to read, Chris would excuse himself to go to the bathroom.Learning English as a second language can be a painful experience. What you need is a great teacher who lets you make mistakes. It takes a lot for any student, Whaley explains, especially for a student who is learning
20、 English as their new language, to feel confident enough to say, I dont know，but I want to know.Whaley got the idea of this second-grade presidential campaign project when he asked the children one day to raise their hands if they thought they could never be a president. The answer broke his heart.
21、Whaley says the project is about more than just learning to read and speak in public. He wants these kids to learn to boast（夸耀）about themselves.Boasting about yourself, and your best qualities, Whaley says, is very difficult for a child who came into the classroom not feeling confident.24. What made
22、 Chris nervous？A. Telling a story.B. Making a speech.C. Taking a test.D. Answering a question.25. What does the underlined word stumbles in paragraph 2 refer to?A. Improper pauses.B. Bad manners.C. Spelling mistakes.D. Silly jokes.26. We can infer that the purpose of Whaleys project is to _.A. help
23、students see their own strengthsB. assess students public speaking skillsC. prepare students for their future jobsD. inspire students love for politics27. Which of the following best describes Whaley as a teacher?A. Humorous.B. Ambitious.C. Caring.D. Demanding.CAs data and identity theft becomes mor
24、e and more common, the market is growing for biometric（生物测量）technologieslike fingerprint scansto keep others out of private e-spaces. At present, these technologies are still expensive, though.Researchers from Georgia Tech say that they have come up with a low-cost device（装置）that gets around this pr
25、oblem: a smart keyboard. This smart keyboard precisely measures the cadence（节奏）with which one types and the pressure fingers apply to each key. The keyboard could offer a strong layer of security by analyzing things like the force of a users typing and the time between key presses. These patterns ar
26、e unique to each person. Thus, the keyboard can determine peoples identities, and by extension, whether they should be given access to the computer its connected to regardless of whether someone gets the password right.It also doesnt require a new type of technology that people arent already familia
27、r with. Everybody uses a keyboard and everybody types differently.In a study describing the technology, the researchers had 100 volunteers type the word touchfour times using the smart keyboard. Data collected from the device could be used to recognize different participants based on how they typed,
28、 with very low error rates. The researchers say that the keyboard should be pretty straightforward to commercialize and is mostly made of inexpensive, plastic-like parts. The team hopes to make it to market in the near future. 28. Why do the researchers develop the smart keyboard? A. To reduce press
29、ure on keys. B. To improve accuracy in typing C. To replace the password system. D. To cut the cost of e-space protection.29. What makes the invention of the smart keyboard possible? A. Computers are much easier to operate. B. Fingerprint scanning techniques develop fast. C. Typing patterns vary fro
30、m person to person. D. Data security measures are guaranteed.30. What do the researchers expect of the smart keyboard? A. Itll be environment-friendly. B. Itll reach consumers soon. C. Itll be made of plastics. D. Itll help speed up typing.31. Where is this text most likely from? A. A diary. B. A gu
31、idebook C. A novel. D. A magazine.DDuring the rosy years of elementary school（小学）, I enjoyed sharing my dolls and jokes, which allowed me to keep my high social status. I was the queen of the playground. Then came my tweens and teens, and mean girls and cool kids. They rose in the ranks not by being
32、 friendly but by smoking cigarettes, breaking rules and playing jokes on others, among whom I soon found myself.Popularity is a well-explored subject in social psychology. Mitch Prinstein, a professor of clinical psychology sorts the popular into two categories: the likable and the status seekers. T
33、he likables plays-well-with-others qualities strengthen schoolyard friendships, jump-start interpersonal skills and, when tapped early, are employed ever after in life and work. Then theres the kind of popularity that appears in adolescence: status born of power and even dishonorable behavior.Enviab
34、le as the cool kids may have seemed, Dr. Prinsteins studies show unpleasant consequences. Those who were highest in status in high school, as well as those least liked in elementary school, are most likely to engage（从事）in dangerous and risky behavior.In one study, Dr. Prinstein examined the two type
35、s of popularity in 235 adolescents, scoring the least liked, the most liked and the highest in status based on student surveys（调查研究）. We found that the least well-liked teens had become more aggressive over time toward their classmates. But so had those who were high in status. It clearly showed tha
36、t while likability can lead to healthy adjustment, high status has just the opposite effect on us.Dr. Prinstein has also found that the qualities that made the neighbors want you on a play date-sharing, kindness, openness carry over to later years and make you better able to relate and connect with
37、others.In analyzing his and other research，Dr. Prinstein came to another conclusion: Not only is likability related to positive life outcomes, but it is also responsible for those outcomes, too. Being liked creates opportunities for learning and for new kinds of life experiences that help somebody g
38、ain an advantage, he said.32. What sort of girl was the author in her early years of elementary school?A. Unkind. B. Lonely. C. Generous. D. Cool.33.What is the second paragraph mainly about？A. The classification of the popular.B. The characteristics of adolescents.C. The importance of interpersonal
39、 skills.D. The causes of dishonorable behavior.34. What did Dr. Prinsteins study find about the most liked kids?A. They appeared to be aggressive.B. They tended to be more adaptable.C. They enjoyed the highest status.D. They performed well academically.35. What is the best title for the text?A. Be N
40、iceYou Wont Finish Last B. The Higher the Status, the Better C. Be the BestYou Can Make It D. More Self-Control, Less Aggressiveness第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Is Fresh Air Really Good for You?We all grew up hearing people tell us to go out and get some fresh air .
41、 36 According to recent studies, the answer is a big YES, if the air quality in your camping area is good. 37 If the air youre breathing is clean which it would be if youre away from the smog of cities then the air is filled with life-giving, energizing oxygen. If you exercise out of doors, your bod
42、y will learn to breathe more deeply, allowing even more oxygen to get to your muscles（肌肉）and your brain.Recently, people have begun studying the connection between the natural world and healing（治愈）. 38 In these places patients can go to be near nature during their recovery. It turns out that just lo
43、oking at green, growing things can reduce stress, lower blood pressure, and put people into a better mood（情绪）. Greenery is good for us. Hospital patients who see tree branches out their window are likely to recover at a faster rate than patients who see buildings or sky instead. 39 It gives us a gre
44、at feeling of peace. 40 While the suns rays can age and harm our skin, they also give us beneficial Vitamin D. To make sure you get enough Vitamin D but still protect your skin put on sunscreen right as you head outside. It takes sunscreen about fifteen minutes to start working, and thats plenty of
45、time for your skin to absorb a days worth of Vitamin D.A. Fresh air cleans our lungs.B. So what are you waiting for?C. Being in nature refreshes us.D. Another side benefit of getting fresh air is sunlight.E. But is fresh air really as good for you as your mother always said?F. Just as importantly, w
46、e tend to associate fresh air with health care.G. All across the country, recovery centers have begun building Healing Gardens.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Every year about 40,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain
47、in Africa. They 41 with them lots of waste. The 42 might damage the beauty of the place. The glaciers（冰川）are disappearing, changing the 43 of Kilimanjaro.Hearing these stories, Im 44 about the place other destinations are described as purer natural experiences.However, I soon 45 that much has change
48、d since the days of disturbing reports of 46 among tons of rubbish. I find a 47 mountain, with toilets at camps and along the paths. The environmental challenges are 48 but the efforts made by the Tanzania National Park Authority seem to be 49 .The best of a Kilimanjaro 50 , in my opinion, isnt reac
49、hing the top. Mountains are 51 as spiritual places by many cultures. This 52 is especially evident on Kilimanjaro as 53 go through five ecosystems（生态系统）in the space of a few kilometers. At the base is a rainforest. It ends abruptly at 3, 000 meters, 54 lands of low growing plants. Further up, the we
50、ather 55 low clouds envelope the mountainsides, which are covered with thick grass. I 56 twelve shades of green from where I stand. Above 4, 000 meters is the highland 57 : gravel（砾石）, stones and rocks. 58 you climb into an arctic-like zone with 59 snow and the glaciers that may soon disappear.Does
51、Kilimanjaro 60 its reputation as a crowded mountain with lines of tourists ruining the atmosphere of peace? I found the opposite to be true.41. A. keepB. mixC. connect D. bring 42. A. stories B. buildings C. crowds D. reporters43. A. positionB. ageC. face D. name 44. A. silentB. skeptical C. serious
52、 D. crazy45. A. discoverB. argueC. decide D. advocate 46. A. equipment B. grass C. camps D. stones47. A. remote B. quiet C. all D. clean48. A. newB. special C. significant D. necessary49. A. paying off B. spreading out C. blowing up D. fading away50. A. atmosphere B. experience C. experiment D. sigh
53、t51. A. studied B. observed C. explored D. regarded52. A. viewB. quality C. reasonD. purpose53. A. scientists B. climbers C. localsD. officials54. A. holding on to B. going back to C. living up to D. giving way to55. A. changes B. clearsC. improvesD. permits56. A. match B. imagine C. count D. add57.
54、 A. village B. desert C. roadD. lake58. A. Obviously B. Easily C. Consequently D. Finally59. A. permanent B. little C. freshD. artificial60. A. enjoy B. deserve C. saveD. acquire第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The polar bear is found in the Arctic Circle and some big land ma
55、sses as far south as Newfoundland. While they are rare north of 88, there is evidence 61 they range all the way across the Arctic, and as far south as James Bay in Canada. It is difficult to figure out a global population of polar bears as much of the range has been 62 (poor) studied; however, biolo
56、gists calculate that there are about 20,000-25,000 polar bears worldwide.Modern methods 63 tracking polar bear populations have been employed only since the mid-1980s, and are expensive 64 (perform) consistently over a large area. In recent years some Inuit people in Nunavut 65 (report) increases in
57、 bear sightings around human settlements, leading to a 66 (believe) that populations are increasing. Scientists have responded by 67 (note) that hungry bears may be congregating(聚集) around human settlements, leading to the illusion(错觉) that populations are 68 (high) than they actually are. Of 69 nin
58、eteen recognized polar bear subpopulations, three are declining, six 70 (be) stable, one is increasing, and nine lack enough data.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：
59、在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。I became interesting in playing football thanks to a small accident. One afternoon where I was in primary school, I was walking by the school playground. Suddenly football fell just in front of me but almost hit me. I stopped the ball
60、 and kicked it hardly back to the playground. To everyones surprising, the ball went into the net. All the football player on the playground cheered loudly, say that I had a talent for football. From now on, I started to play my football with classmates after school. I am a good player now.第二节 书面表达（
61、满分25分）假定你是校排球队队长李华。请写封邮件告知你的队友Chris球队近期将参加比赛，内容包括：1. 比赛信息；2. 赛前准备；3. 表达期待。注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Chris, Sincerely,Li Hua周考三答案听力1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5.B 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. C 10.B 11. B 12.C 13.A 14.C 15.A 16.C 17.B 18.A 19.A 20.C第二部分 阅读理解2125. BDDBA2630. ACDCB3135. DCABA3640. EAGCD第三部分 语
62、言知识运用41. D42. C43. C44. B45. A 46. C47. D48. C49. A50. B51. D52. A53. B54. D55. A 56. C57. B58. D59. A60. B61. that 62. poorly 63. of/for 64. to perform 65. have reported66. belief 67. noting68. higher 69. the 70. are第四部分 写作第一节I became in playing football thanks to a small accident.One afternoon I w
63、as in primary school, I was walking by the school playground. Suddenly football fell just in front of me almost hit me.I stopped the ball and kicked it back to the playground. To everyones , the ball went into the net. All the football on the playground cheered loudly, that I had a talent for football. From on, I started to play football with classmates after school. I am a good player now.
