1、公安三中高一年级十一月考试 英语试题命题:王勇第一部分 听力第一节 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 woman want to do?A. Change the channel.B .Watch a TV program.C. Go to a movie.2.What will the woman do next?A. Watch TV.B. Clean the living room.C .Use the
2、 bathroom.3. What time is it now?A .7:15.B.7:30 .C.8:00.4.How does the man feel about the interview ?A. Confident.B. Surprised. C. Worried.5.What are the speakers mainly talking about ?A. Shopping online. B. Decorating a bathroom. C. Saving money.第二节 听下面5段对话或独白,完成下面各题。听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。6. Who will prob
3、ably pay a visit to the company?A. Some customers.B. Some reporters.C. Some tourists.7. Where will the woman meet the visitors?A. In her office. B .At a restaurant.C. At the factory.听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。8. Who is the woman talking to?A . A travel agent. B. Her friend. C. A teacher.9. What is true about Wi
4、lliamsburg?A. It is in the south. B. It is a very young city. C. It has many modern buildings and gardens.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.Where is the womans husband now?A. In Beijing. B. In London. C. In Paris.11.Why did the woman come to Beijing?A. To travel around. B. To study space technology.C. To attend a
5、n international meeting.12.How often does the man come to Beijing?A. Twice a month. B. Every year. C. Every other year.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题.13.What does the woman want to know?A. How to write a report. B. When she will get her grade.C. Why she got a low grade on her report.14.When was the womans report
6、due?A. On September 5th.B. On September 3rd. C .On September 1st.15.What is the most important part of Starbucks success, according to the man?A. its stores. B. its good services. C. The taste of its coffee.16.What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Leave out some figures.B. Change the topic. C.
7、 Do more research.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. Whom is the talk given to?A .Tourists. B. Some animal researchers. C. A group of photographers.18. Which animal hurt people last week?A. A koala bear. B. A monkey. C. A zebra.19. What are the audiences allowed to do?A. Feed the animals. B. Eat and drink in the
8、ir cars. C. Get off their car to take a walk.20. What is the talk mainly about?A. Some safety rules. B. Protecting wild animals. C. Animals and human beings.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,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。ASix million people visit Grand Canyon in the US every
9、year. For the purpose of helping project Grand Canyon for your fellow visitors and future generations, please follow the guidelines below.CampingTo protect the park, camping is allowed only within permitted campgrounds. Permits are required for overnight camping at the North Rim. Advance booking can
10、 be received by mail. Please write: Information Center, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023.FiresBecause of the extreme fire danger, campfires are not allowed except at Mather and Desert View campgrounds. Collection of firewood is not allowed either.Hiking(远足)Please stay on permitted paths. Otherwi
11、se you may destroy desert plants. Pack out what you pack in, so you leave no signs of your visit. It is important to keep in mind that you are in a national park where wildlife exists.WeatherThe weather at Grand Canyon can change very quickly. With so much rock, lightning(闪电) causes a particular dan
12、ger during sudden summer storms These storms also frequently bring floods inside valleys, a danger to hikers. Watch the skies and check daily weather reports.WildlifeDo not feed park wildlife. There have been a few cases at Grand Canyon National Park where deer(鹿) were purposely shot because there a
13、re plastic bags that left them sick and weak. Hungry deer can be danger and have kicked and bitten visitors at Grand Canyon. Some other animals will also beg and bite. For your own safety and the well-being of the animals, please do not feed wildlife, no matter how gentle they may appear.21. What ca
14、n you do first if you want to go camping?A. Know the permitted pathsB. Stop at Mather and Desert ViewC. Make sure not to make a fireD. Book campgrounds in advance22. Why were some deer killed on purpose at Grand Canyon?A. They begged food from visitorsB. They were a danger to other gentle animalsC.
15、They ate wrong things and become very illD. They kicked and bit visitors23. What is the main purpose of the text?A. To provide travel informationB. To report some recent newsC. To teach tourists hiking skillsD. To introduce the wild life BMusic is magic! Music speaks louder than words and it is a “l
16、anguage” that the whole world can understand. A piece of music can produce a response in the heart and mind. Like feeling an electrical current or receiving a personal radio signal, music has a spiritual effect on a person. Different kinds of music influence people in different ways.I have listened
17、to music all my life. When I was twelve years old, the Beatles came to America and my whole world opened up. Maybe young people today cannot understand the influence of the Beatles when they explored across America. Their influence changed the way we dressed, looked, acted and spoke. even our cultur
18、e. The Beatles arrived in America from the UK just three months after the assassination(刺杀) of President John Kennedy, which had put America into a great depression. And the freshness and lively spirit of the Beatles were exactly what the country needed to refresh itself.Music links the heart of the
19、 hearer with that of the composer. This means that it mixes the spirit of the composer with our spirit when you listen to it. And the music can take your spirit out of your body and transport you into another world. Music has a great way of touching people. Music can make you laugh, cry or shout. It
20、s also a great source of inspiration.24. Music has magical power because it_.A. is a kind of languageB. can be played much louder than wordsC. receives a personal radio signalD. can influence a persons spirit25. What can we learn about the Beatles from the passage?A. They appeared at a special time
21、in American politics.B. They are not accepted by modern American people.C. They were the biggest band in American history.D. They represented the roots of American culture.26. Music influences people in the following ways except _.A. touching and inspiring peopleB. transporting people from one place
22、 to anotherC. allowing people to express their emotionsD. connecting the listener and the composer mentally27. What does the writer suggest people do in the last paragraph?A. Create vivid pictures.B. Enjoy drinking in spare time.C. Relax and listen to their favorite music.D. Notice everything happen
23、ing around.CBetty is not traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasnt stopped her from becoming one of Americans favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it? The answer is that charm can be m
24、ore attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York. The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by t
25、he people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan. Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still
26、been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA.“ I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because its about the underdog (弱者)”,says Ashley Jensen
27、, who plays one of the characters on the show. The program is so popular because of the performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.28. Betty is popular because of _.A. her clothes B. her appearanceC. her personalit
28、y D. her charm 29. Which is the reason for the success of the show?A. A large number of viewers.B. Her life as an office worker.C. The wonderful performance.D. Two Golden Globes awards.30. Which of the following is NOT true according of the show?A. Betty is a girl of wisdom.B. Betty acts as a beauti
29、ful swan on the show.C. Betty is an American favorite TV character.D. Betty is often looked down on by the people around.31. What can be the best title for the passage?A. Beauty from within. B. A romantic story.C. An ugly girl. D. An exciting experience.DWhenever we see a button, we are eager to pre
30、ss it because we know something will happen. This is true in most cases, for example on a doorbell and on the “on/off” button on the TV. But some buttons are actually fake, like the “close” button on a lift.Many people are in the habit of pressing the “close” button because they dont have the patien
31、ce to wait for the lift doors to shut. But lifts “close” buttons are a complete scam (骗局), at least in the US the doors will not close any faster no matter how hard you press.It started in the 1990s when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in the US, making sure that all lifts stayed open
32、 long enough so that people with disabilities could enter. Only US firefighters and repairmen can use the buttons to speed up the door-closing process if they have a code or special keys.But to normal lift riders, the buttons arent completely useless. According to psychologists, fake buttons can act
33、ually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control.“Perceived (能够感知的) control is very important. It reduces stress and increases well-being,” Ellen J. Langer, a psychology professor, said, “having a lack of control is associated with depression(沮丧).”Experts have revealed that a lot of but
34、tons that dont do anything exist in our lives for this same purpose. For example, many offices in the US have fake thermostats (温度调节器) because people tend to feel better when they think they can control the temperature in their workplace.Pedestrian(行人) crosswalk buttons dont live up to their names e
35、ither. Pressing them used to help make the traffic signals change faster, but that was before computer-controlled traffic signals were introduced.But psychologists found it interesting that even when people are aware of these little “white lies”, they still continue to push fake buttons because as l
36、ong as the doors eventually close, it is considered to be worth the effort.“That habit is here to stay,” John Kounios, a psychology professor, said. “Even though I have real doubts about the traffic light buttons, I always press them. After all, Ive got nothing else to do while waiting. So why not p
37、ress the button in the hope that this one will work?”32. What was the authors main purpose in writing the article?A. To describe some different kinds of fake buttons.B. To analyze the functions of fake buttons.C. To explore peoples different habits when it comes to pushing buttons.D. To explain the
38、advantages and disadvantages of fake buttons.33. In America, the “close” buttons on lifts _.A. work only when people press them hard for a whileB. cannot speed up the process of closing the door in any caseC. are fake for the convenience(方便) of disabled peopleD. were specially designed to give peopl
39、e a sense of control34. The underlined part “for this same purpose” in Paragraph 6 refers to _.A. helping people to build up confidenceB. making people more patientC. giving people perceived controlD. making people with depression feel better35. According to John Kounios, people who press fake butto
40、ns _.A. dont know that what they press is fakeB. should give up this habitC. consider what they do to be meaninglessD. probably do so to kill time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。 Before there was the written word, there was the language of dance. Dance expresses love a
41、nd hate, joy and sorrow ,life and death, and everything else in between. 36 We dance from Florida to Alaska, from north to south and sea to sea. We dance at weddings, birthdays , office parties and just to fill the time. “I adore dancing,” says Lester Bridges, the owner of a dance studio in Iowa. “I
42、 cant imagine doing anything else with my life. Bridges runs dance classes for all ages. Teaching dance is wonderful. 37 Its great to watch them. For many of them, its a way of meeting people and having a social life. 38 I can tell you about one young couple, says Bridges. “Theyre learning to do tra
43、ditional dances. They arrive at the class in low spirits and they leave with a smile. 39 ”So, do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better, calmer, healthier? Andrea Hillier says, “Dance, like the pattern of a beating heart, is life. Even after all these years, I want to get better and better.
44、 40 I find it hard to stop! Dancing reminds me Im alive.A. So why do we dance?B. Dance in the U.S.is everywhere.C. If you like dancing outdoors, come to America.D. My older students say it makes them feel young.E. I keep practicing even When Im extremely tired.F. Dancing seems to change their feelin
45、g completely.G. They stayed up all night long singing and dancing.第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节,满分 45) 第一节 完形填空(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。 It was in my high school science class. I was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on. A
46、 41 came. “Nice shirt,” I smiled from ear to ear. Then another voice said, “That shirt belonged to my dad. Gregs mother works for my family. We were going to 42 that shirt away, but gave it to her instead.” I was 43 . I wanted to hide. I stuck my shirt in the back of the closet and told my 44 what h
47、ad happened. She then dialed her 45 , “I will no longer 46 for your family,” she told him. That night, Mom told my dad that she couldnt just clean anymore; she knew her lifes achievement was something 47 , so she decided to find another job. The next morning she 48 with the personnel manager at the
48、Board of Education. He told her that without a proper education she could not teach. So Mom decided to 49 a university. After the first year in college, she went back to the personnel manager. He said, “Are you serious? I think I have a 50 for you as a teachers assistant. This 51 deals with children
49、 who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of 52 .” Mom accepted that job opportunity very 53 . For almost five years, as a teachers assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling 54 . Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal showed up in h
50、er 55 . The principal said, “We have watched how you 56 the children and how they communicate with you, and we 57 your hard-working spirit over the last five years. We all 58 that you should be the teacher of this class.” My mom 59 more than twenty years there. During her career, she was voted Teach
51、er of the Year. All of this came about because of the bad comment made in my classroom that day. Mom showed me how to handle 60 situations and never give up.41. A. voiceB. studentC. teacherD. noise42. A.getB. takeC. carryD. throw43. A. thankfulB. silentC. cheerfulD. careless44. A. fatherB. sister C.
52、motherD. classmate45. A. assistantB. adviser C. directorD. employer46. A. payB. applyC. employD. work47. A. sweeterB. quickerC. greaterD. louder48. A. wentB. metC. workedD. stayed49. A. visitB. buildC. attendD. prepare50. A. positionB. dutyC. keyD. part51. A. eventB. problem C. meetingD. opportunity
53、52. A. learningB. judgingC. obeyingD. imagining53. A. patientlyB. eagerlyC. successfullyD. angrily54. A. upsetB.frightenedC. happyD. comfortable55. A. home56. A. punish57. A. hate58. A. discuss59. A. waited60. A. challengingB. classroomB. beatB. forgetB. argueB. spentB. simpleC. apartmentC. treatC.
54、admireC. disagreeC. tookC. dangerousD. carD. touchD. followD. agreeD. wastedD. strange第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分) 阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。The girl suffered _61_ (lonely), as it was the first time that she _62_(settle)down in such an entirely strange place, where she was ignored by everyo
55、ne. She wondered if she had got _63_ (join) some clubs to try to get well along _64_ her new partners. While _65_(think), the girl calmed down and set down a series of _66_(activity) , in which she could talk face to face with others. Thus, the girl thought she would no _67_ (long) get tired of the
56、new life, believing that she would fall in love with _68_ city and people here, from which she could recover happiness. Last, the girl found it was her own changer _69_ made her not concerned about the trouble. So she felt _70_(her) powerful.第四部分 写作 (共两节,满分 35) 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
57、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: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。Every weekend, I took my children to the park. I think its a good way of them to meet other child and make friends
58、. They love playing on the swings, because they are always very excited when we go to the park. They also want play hide-and-seek with my little friends. I often make some cakes so that the children can eat when they are hunger. We often have a rest on the grass and have the lunch together. There ar
59、e a small pond with a lot of ducks in the park. All the children have greatly fun feeding them pieces of bread.第二节 书面表达(满分25分) 假设你是李华,你们学校需要若干名国际志愿者参与支持新生夏令营活动。你的美国好友 Mary一直很想来中国 ,你特意写信向她推荐此项活动。内容包括:1.活动时间:8月20日-8月27日;2.活动内容:介绍美国文化、教英文等:3.活动目的:拓宽视野,增强新生学英语的兴趣4.提示词:(1)新生夏令营活动:the new students camp (2)拓宽视野:broaden ones horizons注意:1.词数100左右; 2.可适当发挥,以使行文连贯。Dear Mary,_ Yours sincerely, Li Hua