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高三英语试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，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，再选涂其他答案标号。
3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，写在本试卷上无效。考试结束后，只交答题卡。
第I卷（满分95分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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。
1.What is the time of the day now
A.In the morning. B.In the afternoon. C.At night.
2.What happened this afternoon
A.Sue’s dog died. B.Sue was hit by a car. C.The driver was taken to the hospital.
3.How is the woman going to the airport
A.By taxi. B.By train. C.By bus.
4.What is the man’s favourite free-time activity
A.Watching TV. B.Reading a book. C.Listening to music.
5.What was the man doing just now
A.Making a telephone call. B.Talking to the operator. C.Operating a computer.
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。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. Where are the two speakers
A.In a bank. B.In a store. C.In an office.
7.How much is the woman’s new bill
A. $42. B. $24.10. C. $6.10.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8.What did the man think of the lecture
A.Interesting. B.Informative. C.Out of date.
9.What example did the man give
A.Coal. B.Gold. C.Mines.
10.What will be the new power in future according to the man
A.Sun energy. B.Atomic power. C.Nuclear power.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.When was the woman’s house broken into
A.At about 12:00. B.At about 1:30. C.Between 12:00 and 1:30.
12.What was stolen
A.Some jewellery. B.A TV set. C.Both A and B.
13.Which of the following is TRUE
A.The woman’s jewellery was all stolen.
B.Most of the woman’s good jewellery was not stolen.
C.Most of the woman’s good jewellery was stolen.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14.Why didn’t the woman enjoy herself
A.She couldn’t enter the park.
B.She couldn’t see the fireworks clearly.
C.She couldn’t find her friends.
15.When did the woman get to the park
A.At 8:00 p.m. B.At 8:10 p.m. C.At 7:50 p.m..
16.How did the man manage to get a good view
A.He and his friends got there early.
B.He and his friends climbed up a hill.
C.He and his friends had a picnic together.
17.What did the man do for going home
A.He got on a bus as soon as he could.
BHe pushed his way home at midnight.
C.He waited for a while and took an extra bus.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.What could Nicholas do at 18 months
A.Write down what he heard.
B.Convey telephone messages.
C.Learn French by himself.
19.Why was Nicholas bored and unhappy at the two schools
A.He could not get what he needed there.
B.He couldn’t understand what was taught there.
C.He couldn’t get along well with others there.
20.What are the parents doing about the child
A.Feeling extremely proud of him.
B.Making every effort to help him.
C.Showing his intelligence to the public.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5 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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Guilin City Daily Bus Tour
Departure Date: Daily Tour Time: Around 8:00 a.m.—Around 5:30 p.m. Pick-up & Drop-off Service: Your hotel in the downtown Vehicle Model: Air-conditioned tour coach Tour Guide Service: English-speaking tour guide Type of Tour: Bus Day Tours Tour Highlights: Reed Flute Cave, The Elephant Trunk Hill, The Fubo Hill, The Seven Star Park Tour Code: TBGTS－GLBT02
Itinerary (路线): 1. Pick up service by your tour guide and driver in the morning. 2. Visit Reed Flute Cave. Reed Flute Cave is the largest and the most spectacular of the karst caverns in Guilin. Its name derives from the reed that grows near the entrance of the cave and makes excellent flutes. 3. Visit the Elephant Trunk Hill. Elephant Trunk Peak, also known as Elephant Hill, a huge rock formation of an elephant by the confluence of the Yang and Li rivers, looks as if its trunk is dipping into the water. 4. Visit the Fubo Hill. Fubo Hill towers solitarily in the northeast of the city, with half of it in the Li River. 5. Visit the Seven Star Park. Located on the east bank of the Li River, the Seven-Star Park is about 1.5 kilometers away from the city proper. 6. There are two typical featured shopping stores included during today’s tour. 7. Drop-off service at your hotel at around 9:30PM. Quotation (价格) Adult: USD66/pp (RMB400/pp) Child(Age:4-12):USD33/PP (RMB200/pp) Infant (Age:0-3): Free Cost Includes: 1. Service for Picking up and dropping off at the hotel. 2. Air-conditioned tour coach. 3. Professional English-speaking tour guide service. 4. Cost of main entrance tickets of mentioned attractions in the itinerary listed above. 5. Typical Chinese lunch. Cost Excludes: 1. All additional fees not listed as include in tour price will be the responsibility of the guest. 2. Tips to the guide and driver as your wish. (Based on the well-done job of the guide and driver).
How to book the tour: 1. Please use our online booking or book the tour by email to info@tour-china-. 2. Our real trip advisors will have your booking confirmed within one working day. We even take last minute booking if time is pressing. When your booking is confirmed, you will get a confirmation email from us, which includes the confirmed detailed itinerary with prices. 3. In your reply, please inform us of your hotel in Xi’an and date for the tour. Usually our tour guide will call you in the evening to confirm the departure time from your hotel. Payment: 1. You don’t need to pay any deposit to book this tour. 2. Our tour guide will collect the money on the spot when you board the coach. 3. Both RMB and US Dollar are acceptable. Travel with Tour-china-guide Travel Service. Enjoy your pleasant and unforgettable trip in China. You just can’t afford to miss it!
1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. Payment should be made in advance.
B. English-speaking tour guide service is offered.
C. Shopping stores are not included in the tour.
D. Tips to the guide and driver are included in the quotation.
2. As for booking the tour, ______.
A. online booking is available B. emailing is not recommended
C. it can be made by telephone D. confirmation is made one working day later
3. This passage is most likely to be ______.
A. a report B. a journal C. an advertisement D. an introduction
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一个桂林旅游项目，介绍了其提供服务和收费等信息。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Cost Includes部分中“Professional English-speaking tour guide service.(专业的英语导游服务)”可知，B选项“酒店提供英语导游服务”正确。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据How to book the tour部分中“Please use our online booking or book the tour by email to info@tour-china-.(请使用我们的在线预订或通过电子邮件预订到info@tour-china-)”可知，可以在网上预订旅游。故选A。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据标题“Guilin City Daily Bus Tour(桂林市区每日巴士游)”结合文章主要介绍了一个桂林旅游项目，介绍了其提供服务和收费等信息。可推知，文章选自广告。故选C。
B
The modern Olympic Games, founded in 1896, began as contests between individuals, rather than among nations, with the hope of promoting world peace through sportsmanship. In the beginning, the games were open only to amateurs. An amateur is a person whose involvement in an activity — from sports to science or the arts — is purely for pleasure. Amateurs, whatever their contributions to a field, expect to receive no form of compensation; professionals, in contrast, perform their work in order to earn a living.
From the perspective of many athletes, however, the Olympic playing field has been far from level. Restricting the Olympics to amateurs has precluded (排除) the participation of many who could not afford to be unpaid. Countries have always desired to send their best athletes, not their wealthiest ones, to the Olympic Games.
A slender and imprecise line separates what we call “financial support” from “earning money.” Do athletes “earn money” if they are reimbursed (补偿) for travel expenses What if they are paid for time lost at work or if they accept free clothing from a manufacturer or if they teach sports for a living The runner Eric Liddell was the son of poor missionaries; in 1924 the British Olympic Committee financed his trip to the Olympics, where he won a gold and a bronze medal. College scholarships and support from the United States Olympic Committee made it possible for American track stars Jesse Owens and Wilma Rudolph and speed skater Dan Jansen to train and compete. When the Soviet Union and its allies joined the games in 1952, the definition of amateur became still muddier. Their athletes did not have to balance jobs and training because as citizens in communist regimes, their government financial support was not considered payment for jobs.
In 1971 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) removed the word amateur from the rules, making it easier for athletes to find the support necessary to train and compete. In 1986 the IOC allowed professional athletes into the games.
There are those who regret the disappearance of amateurism from the Olympic Games. For them the games lost something special when they became just another way for athletes to earn money. Others say that the designation of amateurism was always questionable; they argue that all competitors receive so much financial support as to make them paid professionals. Most agree, however, that the debate over what constitutes an “amateur” will continue for a long time.
4. One might infer that _______________________.
A. developing Olympic-level skills in athletes is costly
B. professional athletes are mostly interested in financial rewards
C. amateurs does not expect to earn money at the sport that is played
D. amateurs athletes have a better attitude than professionals do
5. The statement “the playing field has been far from level” means that__________.
A. the ground the athletes played on was in bad condition
B. the poorer players were given some advantages
C. the rules did not work the same way for everyone
D. amateurs were inferior to the professionals in many ways
6. The financial support given to athletes by the Soviet government can best be compared to _________.
A. a gift received on a special occasion, such as a birthday
B. money received from a winning lottery ticket
C. an allowance paid to someone
D. Money from charity organization
7. One can conclude that the Olympic Organizing Committee ________.
A. has held firm to its original vision of the Olympic games
B. has struggled with the definition of amateur over the years
C. regards itself as an organization for professional athletes only
D did nothing but stop allowing communists to participate
【答案】4. A 5. C 6. C 7. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍现代奥运会的发展历程和对业余运动员身份的看法。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中“In 1971 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) removed the word amateur from the rules, making it easier for athletes to find the support necessary to train and compete.(1971年，国际奥林匹克委员会(IOC)将“业余”一词从规则中删除，使运动员更容易找到必要的支持来训练和比赛)”可知，国际奥林匹克委员会修改规则是为了让运动员更容易找到必要的支持来训练和比赛。由此推知，培养运动员奥运会水平的技能花费巨大。故选A项。
【5题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第一段中“Amateurs, whatever their contributions to a field, expect to receive no form of compensation; professionals, in contrast, perform their work in order to earn a living.(业余爱好者，无论他们对一个领域做出什么贡献，都不指望得到任何形式的报酬；相比之下，专业人士工作是为了谋生)”和第二段中“Restricting the Olympics to amateurs has precluded (排除) the participation of many who could not afford to be unpaid. (将奥运会限制在业余运动员的范围内，使许多无法承担无薪的人无法参加奥运会)”可知，业余爱好者得不到报酬，而奥运会最初规定只允许业余爱好者参加。这一规定就让很多有实力，但经济条件有限的人无法参加奥运会，让奥运会成了富人的游戏。由此可推知，划线句“From the perspective of many athletes, however, the Olympic playing field has been far from level.”是指：从许多运动员的角度来看，奥运会的赛场远不公平，即规则并不是对每个人来说都是一样的。故选C项。
【6题详解】
推断判断题。根据第三段中“When the Soviet Union and its allies joined the games in 1952, the definition of amateur became still muddier. Their athletes did not have to balance jobs and training because as citizens in communist regimes, their government financial support was not considered payment for jobs.(当苏联及其盟友在1952年加入奥运会时，业余运动员的定义变得更加模糊。他们的运动员不必平衡工作和训练，因为作为共产主义政权的公民，他们的政府财政支持不被视为工作报酬)”可知，苏联政府认为对运动员的财政支持不是工作报酬，结合选项，可以把它理解为付给某人的一种津贴(allowance)。故选C项。
【7题详解】
推断判断题。根据第一段中“The modern Olympic Games, founded in 1896, began as contests between individuals, rather than among nations, with the hope of promoting world peace through sportsmanship. In the beginning, the games were open only to amateurs.(现代奥林匹克运动会创立于1896年，最初是个人之间的比赛，而不是国家之间的比赛，希望通过体育精神促进世界和平。起初，比赛只对业余爱好者开放)”、第三段中“When the Soviet Union and its allies joined the games in 1952, the definition of amateur became still muddier.(当苏联及其盟友在1952年加入奥运会时，业余运动员的定义变得更加模糊)”和第四段中“In 1971 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) removed the word amateur from the rules, making it easier for athletes to find the support necessary to train and compete.(1971年，国际奥林匹克委员会(IOC)将“业余”一词从规则中删除，使运动员更容易找到必要的支持来训练和比赛)”可推知，多年来，国际奥林匹克委员对于业余爱好者的定义一直未明确，直到1971年将其从规则中删除。故选B项。
C
Searching for airfares often seems like a game that passengers are bound to lose.
Prices change from day to day, even minute to minute. Looking through multiple websites for the best deal can be a big challenge. Even when you do book, there’s no guarantee that you are going to get the best price.
“You just don’t know when to pull the trigger It’s not like buying anything else I can think of,” said George Hobica, founder of .
Harriet Levy paid $179 for a recent round-trip flight on American Airlines between New York and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Sitting just one row behind her, Shirley Harrison paid $215. A few rows back, Ellis and Dianne Traub paid $317 each. There were at least 12 fares on the flight, ranging from $169 to $360.
There’s no reason for it, Harrison said.
Fares can vary significantly in just a few hours. One Delta flight from New York to Los Angeles jumped from $755 to $1,143 from a Friday to Saturday in late April, then fell to $718 on Sunday.
The flight was one of a dozen the Associated Press (美国联合通讯社)followed over three months for a vacation between July 16 and 22. The number one finding: avoid booking tickets on weekends. It’s the most expensive time to buy.
There’s no way to guarantee the best fare. But before booking, travelers should pay attention to this additional advice:
● Book on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. That’s when airlines most often offer sales.
● Buy in advance, but not too early. The best time is four to six weeks before traveling. In general, prices for any given flight are highest eight to ten weeks and two to three weeks in advance.
● Make use of social media. Airlines are giving more benefits like exclusive (独家) sales to travelers who interact (互动) with them on Twitter and Facebook. Those specials are often gone within hours.
● The so-called discount airlines – JetBlue, Air-Tran, Southwest and Frontier – adjust their fares less frequently than other airlines, so you can feel more confident that the price will stay the same. But their prices aren’t always the lowest. Researching multiple airlines’ fares is the only way to get a good deal.
8. What can we infer from the first sentence of the text
A. Passengers are unable to search for airfares.
B. Airlines often play games with passengers.
C. Airfares are set in different situations.
D. It’s difficult for passengers to get the best price.
9. The underlined phrase “pull the trigger” in Paragraph 3 probably means _______.
A. start searching B. get the highest price
C. make a purchase D. get on board the plane
10. By using a lot of figures, the author intends to _______.
A. show there is standard price for every single airline
B. discover the rules behind airfares
C. guarantee passengers a low price
D. prove airfares can vary widely
11 Passengers are advised to book flights _______.
A. in the middle of the week
B. on special websites
C. several months before traveling
D. with airlines which are famous for offering discount prices
【答案】8. D 9. C 10. D 11. A
【解析】
【分析】本文讲述了飞机票价在不断的变化中，乘客很难买到最便宜的票价。不过还是有一些办法的，如不在周末买票，买票不要太早或太晚，利用社会媒体以及用票价比较稳定的航线等。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一句的意思“搜索机票看起来好像是一场游戏，乘客注定会失败”可知，乘客很难得到最好的飞机票的价格。故选D。
【9题详解】
词义猜测题。根据下文不像买其他任何东西，可知：前一句话的意思是，你只是不知道什么时候该买。故答案为C。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据Fares can vary significantly in just a few hours.可知，作者通过大量的数字想证明机票的价格在几个小时内就变化了。所以选D。
【11题详解】
细节题。根据avoid booking tickets on weekends可知，旅客被建议在一周的中间购票。故答案为A。
D
Daniel Anderson, a famous psychologist, believes it’s important to distinguish television’s influences on children from those of the family. We tend to blame TV, he says, for problems it doesn’t really cause, overlooking our own roles in shaping children’s minds.
One traditional belief about television is that it reduces a child’s ability to think and to understand the world. While watching TV, children do not merely absorb words and images (影像). Instead, they learn both explicit and hidden meanings from what they see. Actually, children learn early the psychology of characters in TV shows. Furthermore, as many teachers agree, children understand far more when parents watch TV with them, explaining new words and ideas. Yet, most parents use an educational program as a chance to park their kids in front of the set and do something in another room.
Another argument against television is that it replaces reading as a form of entertainment. But according to Anderson, the amount of time spent watching television is not related to reading ability. TV doesn’t take the place of reading for most children; it takes the place of similar sorts of recreation, such as listening to the radio and playing sports. Things like parents’ educational background have a stronger influence on a child’s reading. “A child’s reading ability is best predicted by how much a parent reads.” Anderson says.
Traditional wisdom also has it that heavy television-watching lowers IQ (智商) scores and affects school performance. But here, too, Anderson notes that no studies have proved it. In fact, research suggests that it’s the other way around. “If you’re smart young, you’ll watch less TV when you’re older,” Anderson says. Yet, people of lower IQ tend to be lifelong television viewers.
For years researchers have attempted to show that television is dangerous to children. However, by showing that television promotes none of the dangerous effects as conventionally believed, Anderson suggests that television cannot be condemned without considering other influences.
12. By watching TV, children learn _________.
A. images through words B. more than explicit meanings
C. more about images than words D. little about people’s psychology
13. Which of the following is most related to children’s reading ability
A. Radio-listening B. Television-watching
C. Parents’ reading list D. Parents’ educational background
14. Anderson believed that _________.
A. the more a child watches TV, the smarter he is
B. the younger a child is, the more he watches TV
C. the smarter a child is, the less likely he gets addicted to TV
D. the less a child watches TV, the better he performs at school
15. What is the main purpose of the passage
A. To advise on the educational use of TV. B. To describe TV’s harmful effects on children.
C. To explain traditional views on TV influences. D. To present Anderson’s unconventional ideas.
【答案】12. B 13. D 14. C 15. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了著名的心理学家丹尼尔·安德森认为，区分电视对孩子的影响和家庭对孩子的影响是很重要的，他提出了一些关于看电视的非传统思想。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段Instead, they learn both explicit and hidden meanings from what they see.（相反，他们从他们所看到的东西中学到显性和隐性的意义）可知通过看电视，孩子们学到的不仅仅是显性的意思。故选B。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段Things like parents’ educational background have a stronger influence on a child’s reading.（父母的教育背景对孩子阅读的影响更大）可知父母的教育背景与儿童的阅读能力最相关。故选D。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“If you’re smart young, you’ll watch less TV when you’re older,” Anderson says. Yet, people of lower IQ tend to be lifelong television viewers.（安德森说:“如果你年轻时很聪明，长大后就会少看电视。”然而，智商较低的人往往一辈子都看电视）可知安德森认为，一个孩子越聪明，他就越不可能沉迷于电视。故选C。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段One traditional belief about television is that it reduces a child’s ability to think and to understand the world. While watching TV, children do not merely absorb words and images（关于电视的一种传统观点是，它降低了孩子思考和理解世界的能力。看电视时，孩子们不仅仅是吸收文字和图像）和第三段Another argument against television is that it replaces reading as a form of entertainment. But according to Anderson, the amount of time spent watching television is not related to reading ability.（另一个反对电视的理由是它取代了作为一种娱乐形式的阅读。但安德森认为，看电视的时间长短与阅读能力无关）以及第四段Traditional wisdom also has it that heavy television-watching lowers IQ (智商) scores and affects school performance. But here, too, Anderson notes that no studies have proved it.（传统观点还认为，过度看电视会降低智商，影响学习成绩。但这里，安德森也指出，没有研究证明这一点）可推知这篇文章的主要目的是介绍安德森的非传统思想。故选D。
第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
___16___You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here is how:
Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. ___17___ A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you realize what is happening to your time.
Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.
Make good use of your time in class. ___18___ Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.
Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. ___19___ If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you’ll remember it longer.
Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried.
___20___ You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.
A. There are other methods that might help you with your studying.
B. Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.
C. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.
D. No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.
E. Maybe you are an average student.
F. Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.
G. This will help you understand the next class.
【答案】16. E 17. B 18. C 19. G 20. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章介绍了一些学习方法。
【16题详解】
根据下文“You probably think you will never be a top student.(你可能认为你永远不会成为一个优等生)”，说明前文要提到优等生中等生之类的内容。E项“可能你是一名中等生”引起下文，符合语境。故选E。
【17题详解】
根据上文“Then decide a good, regular time for studying.(然后确定一个好的、有规律的学习时间)”可知，下文内容与时间设定有关。B项“别忘了留出足够的时间娱乐”承接上文，符合语境。故选B。
【18题详解】
根据上文“Make good use of your time in class.(充分利用课堂时间)”可知，本段内容与课堂时间有关。C项“利用上课时间听老师讲的每句话”承接上文，符合语境。故选C。
【19题详解】
上文“When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material.(当你从学校回到家，复习你的笔记，复习老师第二天要讨论的要点，阅读材料”提到放学回家后复习当天所学内容并预习第二天的学习内容，G项“这会帮助你更好地理解下一堂课”承接上文，说明上文做法的好处，符合语境。故选G。
【20题详解】
根据下文“You will probably discover many others after you have tried these. (在您尝试这些方法之后，您可能会发现许多其他的方法)”说明还有其他方法。A项“还有其他方法可以帮助你学习”引出下文，符合语境。故选A。
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节 完形填空（共 15 题；每题 1 分，满分 15 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
Holland is famous for being bike friendly. Recently, the world’s first plastic bike path has been___21___in the Dutch city of Zwolle, a 100- foot bike path made of recycled plastic.
The company that created the path, PlasticRoad, says their____22____of making roads is better in many ways than asphalt(沥青) roads. PlasticRoad creates its roads____23____in a factory. All the pieces are the same. Since the plastic pieces are light, they are easy to____24____. To make the road, a special truck____25____drives along and lays down the pieces, almost like___26___bricks in a sidewalk. This makes it much___27___to make than an asphalt road.
PlasticRoad thinks their road will___28___three times as long as an asphalt road. If part of it breaks, it is easy to take out the broken section, and___29___it. The broken section can then be recycled___30___and turned into a road again.
The plastic roads are hollow(中空的) below, allowing rainwater to flow away, instead of___31___the street. The hollow area also makes it easy to___32___pipes under the road.
Many people think this is a___33___way to recycle plastic, but some are worried. One of the biggest ___34___is what will happen to the bits of plastic that break off as the path is used. The company is planning another test, hoping to find___35___.
21.
A. destroyed B. decorated C. widened D. created
22.
A. secret B. way C. goal D. refusal
23.
A. halves B. pairs C. groups D. pieces
24.
A. break B. keep C. move D. shape
25.
A. clumsily B. simply C. naturally D. difficultly
26.
A. putting B. finding C. picking D. making
27.
A. earlier B. harder C. faster D. cheaper
28.
A. save B. take C. last D. count
29.
A. replace B. sell C. recycle D. examine
30.
A. in private B. at times C. on time D. once more
31.
A. crossing B. blocking C. flooding D. deserting
32.
A. control B. run C. below D. prepare
33.
A. ridiculous B. conventional C. common D. creative
34.
A. concerns B. challenges C. burdens D. disasters
35.
A. users B. solutions C. similarities D. volunteers
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. C 29. A 30. D 31. C 32. B 33. D 34. A 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了荷兰利用回收的废塑料建成了世界上第一条塑料自行车道，这条路与传统的沥青道路相比有很多优点，但也存在不足。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：最近，世界上第一条塑料自行车道在荷兰城市兹沃勒建成，这是一条由回收塑料制成的100英尺长的自行车道。A. destroyed毁坏；B. decorated装饰；C. widened变宽；D. created创建。根据下文“The company that created the path”可知，世界上第一条塑料自行车道在荷兰城市兹沃勒被建成了。故选D项。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：创建这条道路的PlasticRoad公司表示，他们的道路制作方式在很多方面都比柏油路更好。A. secret秘密；B. way方式；C. goal目标；D. refusal拒绝。根据下文“is better in many ways than asphalt roads”可知，这里说他们建造公路的方式。故选B项。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：PlasticRoad在工厂中创建道路碎片。A. halves一半；B. pairs一对；C. groups组；D. pieces碎片。根据下文“All the pieces are the same”可知，PlasticRoad在工厂中创建的是道路碎片。故选D项。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于塑料片很轻，所以很容易移动。A. break折断；B. keep保持；C. move移动；D. shape塑造。根据上文“Since the plastic pieces are light”可知，由于塑料片很轻，所以很容易移动。故选C项。
【25题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：为了修路，一辆特殊的卡车只需行驶并放下碎片，就像在人行道上放砖一样。A. clumsily笨拙地；B. simply仅仅；只；C. naturally自然地；D. difficultly困难的。根据下文“almost like___6____bricks in a sidewalk”可知，修建这条路就像在人行路上放砖一样，故卡车只需要行驶并放下碎片。故选B项。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了修路，一辆特殊的卡车只需行驶并放下碎片，就像在人行道上放砖一样。A. putting放；B. finding发现；C. picking捡起；D. making制作。根据上文“lays down the pieces”可知，这里是指就像放砖一样。故选A项。
【27题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：这使得它比修建柏油路更快。A. earlier更早；B. harder更难；C. faster更快；D. cheaper更便宜。根据上文“almost like ___6____ bricks in a sidewalk”可知，修建这条路程序比较简单，就像在人行道上放砖一样，故建造的速度更快。故选C项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：PlasticRoad认为他们的路的使用寿命是柏油路的三倍。A. save节省；B. take拿走；C. last持续；D. count重要。根据下文“If part of it breaks, it is easy to take out the broken section, and___9____it. The broken section can then be recycled___10____and turned into a road again”可知，如果它的一部分断裂，很容易将断裂的部分取出并更换。然后，断裂的部分可以再次回收，并再次变成道路，故这种路经久耐用，持续时间长。故选C项。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果它一部分断裂，很容易将断裂的部分取出并更换。A. replace更换；B. sell卖；C. recycle回收；D. examine检查。根据上文“If part of it breaks, it is easy to take out the broken section”可知，如果它的一部分断裂，很容易将断裂的部分取出并更换。故选A项。
【30题详解】
考查副词短语辨析。句意：然后，断裂的部分可以再次回收，并再次变成道路。A. in private私下地；B. at times不时地；C. on time准时；D. once more再次。根据下文“turned into a road again”可知，断裂的部分可以被再次回收。故选D项。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：塑料路的下面是中空的，雨水可以流走，而不是淹没街道。A. crossing交叉；B. blocking阻挡；C. flooding淹没；D. deserting抛弃。根据上文“The plastic roads are hollow below, allowing rainwater to flow away”可知，塑料路的下面是中空的，雨水可以流走，故雨水不会淹没街道。故选C项。
【32题详解】
考查动词和介词词义辨析。句意：中空区域也易于在道路下方铺设管道。A. control控制；B. run跑；C. below在……下面；D. prepare准备。根据上文“The hollow area also makes it easy”可知，中空区域也易于在道路下方铺设管道。故选B项。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词词义辨析。句意：许多人认为这是一种创造性的塑料回收方式，但也有人担心。A. ridiculous荒谬的；B. conventional传统的；C. common常见的；D. creative创造性的。根据下文“but some are worried”可知，but表转折，故空处应是含褒义的形容词。故选D项。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：最大的担忧之一是在使用路径时脱落的塑料碎片会发生什么。A. concerns担忧；B. challenges挑战；C. burdens重担；D. disasters灾难。根据上文“but some are worried”可知，这里是说人们最大的担心之一。故选A项。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：该公司正计划进行另一次测试，希望能找到解决方案。A. users用户；B. solutions解决方案；C. similarities相同点；D. volunteers志愿者。根据上文“The company is planning another test”可知，该公司正计划进行另一次测试，应是希望能找到解决上述问题的方案。故选B项。
第Ⅱ卷（满分 55 分）
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
Many years ago, I went sightseeing in London. While there, I visited the Underground. Like most tourists, I was very interested in it as it is the ____36____ (old) system in the world. It is also very complex. I was told that the first part of the underground system opened in 1863, and ___37___ took people from the boundary of London to the city center. The underground passages were very narrow ___38___ (compare) to the last line that was constructed in 1977. When ____39____ (carriage) first ran in these passages, there was lots ____40____ smoke and noise. I think it must have been horrible and damp down there! Another problem was that there were a dozen different lines, ____41____ were not linked. This ___42___ (make) the system not user-friendly, but now the different lines have been joined. The union of the different lines makes traveling on the London Underground much more ___43___ (convenience). I bought a ticket at a discount and rode the underground three times. It was good for me ___44___ (have) the experience. Another interesting thing was that the passages were used for all sorts of things during war such as bomb shelters, and an anti-aircraft center. It’s ___45___ (true) amazing.
【答案】36. oldest
37. it pared
39. carriages
40. of 41. which
42. made 43. convenient
44. to have
45. truly
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者多年前去伦敦观光时参观地铁的经历，介绍了伦敦地铁的历史和特点，以及作者在地铁中的感受和体验。
【36题详解】
考查形容词。句意：像大多数游客一样，我对它很感兴趣，因为它是世界上最古老的系统。空后是名词，所以空处应填形容词作定语，根据句意，此处表达“最古老的”之意，用最高级。故填oldest。
【37题详解】
考查代词。句意：有人告诉我，地铁系统的第一部分于1863年开通，它把人们从伦敦的边界带到市中心。分析句子结构可知，本句是and连接的并列句，后句缺少主语，所以空处应填名词或者代词作主语，根据句意，此处应填it代指上文提到的the first part of the underground system。故填it。
【38题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：与1977年修建的最后一条线路相比，地下通道非常狭窄。分析句子结构可知，本句已有谓语动词were，所以compare用非谓语形式，和逻辑主语underground passages之间是被动关系，用过去分词表被动意义。故填compared。
【39题详解】
考查名词。句意：当马车第一次在这些通道上行驶时，有很多烟雾和噪音。本句是when引导的时间状语从句，从句中缺少主语，carriage作本句主语，意为“马车”，为可数名词，根据句意，此处用复数形式表示泛指。故填carriages。
【40题详解】
考查介词。句意：当马车第一次在这些通道上行驶时，有很多烟雾和噪音。此处是固定搭配：lots of意为“很多”。故填of。
【41题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：另一个问题是有十几条不同的线，它们没有连接在一起。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是a dozen different lines，先行词指物，关系词在从句中作主语，用which引导。故填which。
【42题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：这使得系统不方便用户使用，但是现在不同的线路已经连接起来了。分析句子结构可知，make作本句谓语，根据句意，前句描述的是过去发生的事，用一般过去时，动词使用过去式形式。故填made。
【43题详解】
考查形容词。句意：不同线路的合并使得乘坐伦敦地铁更加方便。此处是固定搭配：make sth. adj.，所以空处应填形容词作宾语补足语，convenience的形容词形式是convenient。故填convenient。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：有这样的经历对我来说是件好事。此处是固定句型：it is/was adj. for sb. to do sth.意为“做某事对某人来说是……”，it作形式主语，空处应用动词不定式形式作真正的主语。故填to have。
45题详解】
考查副词。句意：这真的很神奇。空处修饰空后的形容词，用副词truly修饰。故填truly。
第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 （满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，你校拟向美国友好交流学校的中文班捐赠一批图书。请根据提示写一封信，告诉中文班班长Peter将于暑假赴对方学校参加夏令营活动时带去捐赠的图书。内容包括：
1．自我介绍；
2．拟捐赠的图书数量、类型、用途等；
3. 询问对方其他的需求。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Peter,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Peter,
I am Li hua, chairman of the student union, from Chenguang high school. I am writing to tell you something about donating books to your class to enhance communication with your school. We prepared about 100 books ranging from Chinese cartoon to literature. With them, you may have a better understanding of china and its culture. We will take the books when participating in the summer camp this July to your school.
Would you please tell me something about your other requirements We will spare no effort to meet your needs. I sincerely hope that we may exchange with each other more and more and develop our friendship.
I’m looking forward to receiving your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给美国友好交流学校的中文班班长Peter写一封信，告诉他将于暑假赴对方学校参加夏令营活动时带去捐赠的图书。
【详解】1.词汇积累
增强：enhance→promote
参加：participate in→take part in
满足：meet→satisfy
不遗余力：spare no effort→go to great lengths
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：We prepared about 100 books ranging from Chinese cartoon to literature.
拓展句：We prepared about 100 books which range from Chinese cartoon to literature.
【点睛】【高分句式1】We will take the books when participating in the summer camp this July to your school.(运用了when引导的状语从句的省略形式)
【高分句式2】I sincerely hope that we may exchange with each other more and more and develop our friendship.(运用了that引导的宾语从句)
第二节 （满分25分）
47. 阅读下面的材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
In 2004, my husband, Joe and I worked in a design company in Arizona.One day, when we got back home after work, my ten year old daughter Becky, and Joe were united in their desire for a dog.As for me, I shared none of theirs.
“But why，” they pleaded (恳求). “Because I don't have time to take care of a dog.” “But we'll do it.” “Really You're going to walk the dog Feed the dog Bathe the dog？” “Yes, yes, and yes.” “I don't believe you.” “We will.We promise.”
They didn't. They wanted to walk the cute dog that first day.From day two, neither of them thought to walk the dog.While I was slow to accept that I would be the one to keep track of her shots, to feed and clean her, Misty knew this on day one.As she looked up at the three new humans in her life, she calculated，“The medium one is the most reliable.”
Quickly, she and I developed something very similar to a Vulcan mind meld (心灵相通). She'd look at me with those sad brown eyes of hers, send her need, and then wait, trusting I would understand—which, strangely, I almost always did. In no time, she would extend across my stomach as I watched television, and snored on my home office couch as I worked on my design.
Even so, part of me continued to reject walking duty. Joe and Becky had promised.“Not fair，” I said to myself as she and I walked.“Not fair，” I'd loudly remind anyone within earshot upon our return home.
In September, 2008, the Great Depression hit Arizona.With that, my husband and I were both laid off overnight.During the following six months, Joe and I hurriedly rushed here and there to seek a new job, doing anything and everything we could to request employment.Every part of my life changed; no part of my old routine remained.However, Misty still needed walking.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
Upset as I was, I had to walk Misty while seeking a job.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Months going by, my life changed a little and I came to enjoy my walks with Misty.
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【答案】Upset as I was, I had to walk Misty while seeking a job. I felt it a heavy duty to apply my energy to the routine walk.Every time I walked Misty, I felt exhausted and fed up.One day, Misty stopped in front of me, unwilling to move forward despite my dragging the rope.Dramatically, all my anxiety, exhaustion and displeasure erupted like a volcano.I knelt down, burying my head in my hands, tears rolling down my face.Then, Misty approached me and laid her head on my knees to comfort me. I was a little embarrassed but grateful for Misty's understanding.Then I stood up, with my steps firm and powerful.
Months going by, my life changed a little and I came to enjoy my walks with Misty. It felt more like relaxation than duty. Misty shared my negative feelings and kept walking peacefully, which comforted me a lot. Thanks to Misty's silent companion, I regained the enthusiasm to life and finally went through the hard times. With my unremitting efforts, I eventually got a new job, and so did Joe. Everything seemed to be just fine and my family went back to routine. But something did change—I had an earnest and faithful friend.
【解析】
【分析】本文以人物为线索展开，主要讲述了作者因为和小狗Misty接触一段时间后，慢慢和它培养出了感情，但内心对于和Misty散步这件事还是觉得不公平。后来因为经济危机，作者和丈夫经历了失业和找工作，日常生活几乎完全改变，但和Misty散步是没变的。
【详解】1.段落续写：
由第一段首句内容“尽管我很失落，但不得不在找工作的时候遛狗。”可知，第一段可描写找工作时和Misty一起散步的感觉。
由第二段首句内容“几个月过去了，我的生活有了一点变化，我开始喜欢和Misty散步了”可知，第二段可描写Misty对作者的影响。
2.续写线索：找工作焦虑——Misty给予安慰——坚强——喜欢散步——恢复常态——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①.拖；拽：drag/draw/pull
②.继续散步：kept walking/go on walking
情绪类
①.难过的：upset/annoyed
②.疲惫的：exhausted/tired/wear out
【点睛】
[高分句型1]. Every time I walked Misty, I felt exhausted and fed up.（every time引导时间状语从句）
[高分句型2]. I knelt down, burying my head in my hands, tears rolling down my face.（现在分词作状语，独立主格）
听力1~5.BACAA 6~10.CBCAB 11~15.CCBBC 16~20.ACBAB
1-35 BACACCBDCDABDCDEBCGADBDCBACCADCBDAB
36.oldest 37.it pared 39.carriages 40. of
41.which 42. made 43. convenient 44. to have 45.truly高三英语试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，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，再选涂其他答案标号。
3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，写在本试卷上无效。考试结束后，只交答题卡。
第I卷（满分95分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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。
1.What is the time of the day now
A.In the morning. B.In the afternoon. C.At night.
2.What happened this afternoon
A.Sue’s dog died. B.Sue was hit by a car. C.The driver was taken to the hospital.
3.How is the woman going to the airport
A.By taxi. B.By train. C.By bus.
4.What is the man’s favourite free-time activity
A.Watching TV. B.Reading a book. C.Listening to music.
5.What was the man doing just now
A.Making a telephone call. B.Talking to the operator. C.Operating a computer.
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。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. Where are the two speakers
A.In a bank. B.In a store. C.In an office.
7How much is the woman’s new bill
A. $42. B. $24.10. C. $6.10.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8.What did the man think of the lecture
A.Interesting. B.Informative. C.Out of date.
9.What example did the man give
A.Coal. B.Gold. C.Mines.
10.What will be the new power in future according to the man
A.Sun energy. B.Atomic power. C.Nuclear power.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.When was the woman’s house broken into
A.At about 12:00. B.At about 1:30. C.Between 12:00 and 1:30.
12.What was stolen
A.Some jewellery. B.A TV set. C.Both A and B.
13.Which of the following is TRUE
A.The woman’s jewellery was all stolen.
B.Most of the woman’s good jewellery was not stolen.
C.Most of the woman’s good jewellery was stolen.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14.Why didn’t the woman enjoy herself
A.She couldn’t enter the park.
B.She couldn’t see the fireworks clearly.
C.She couldn’t find her friends.
15.When did the woman get to the park
A.At 8:00 p.m. B.At 8:10 p.m. C.At 7:50 p.m..
16.How did the man manage to get a good view
A.He and his friends got there early.
B.He and his friends climbed up a hill.
C.He and his friends had a picnic together.
17.What did the man do for going home
A.He got on a bus as soon as he could.
B.He pushed his way home at midnight.
C.He waited for a while and took an extra bus.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.What could Nicholas do at 18 months
A.Write down what he heard.
B.Convey telephone messages.
CLearn French by himself.
19Why was Nicholas bored and unhappy at the two schools
A.He could not get what he needed there.
B.He couldn’t understand what was taught there.
C.He couldn’t get along well with others there.
20.What are the parents doing about the child
A.Feeling extremely proud of him.
B.Making every effort to help him.
C.Showing his intelligence to the public.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5 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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Guilin City Daily Bus Tour
Departure Date: Daily Tour Time: Around 8:00 a.m.—Around 5:30 p.m. Pick-up & Drop-off Service: Your hotel in the downtown Vehicle Model: Air-conditioned tour coach Tour Guide Service: English-speaking tour guide Type of Tour: Bus Day Tours Tour Highlights: Reed Flute Cave, The Elephant Trunk Hill, The Fubo Hill, The Seven Star Park Tour Code: TBGTS－GLBT02
Itinerary (路线): 1. Pick up service by your tour guide and driver in the morning. 2. Visit Reed Flute Cave. Reed Flute Cave is the largest and the most spectacular of the karst caverns in Guilin. Its name derives from the reed that grows near the entrance of the cave and makes excellent flutes. 3. Visit the Elephant Trunk Hill. Elephant Trunk Peak, also known as Elephant Hill, a huge rock formation of an elephant by the confluence of the Yang and Li rivers, looks as if its trunk is dipping into the water. 4. Visit the Fubo Hill. Fubo Hill towers solitarily in the northeast of the city, with half of it in the Li River. 5. Visit the Seven Star Park. Located on the east bank of the Li River, the Seven-Star Park is about 1.5 kilometers away from the city proper. 6. There are two typical featured shopping stores included during today’s tour. 7. Drop-off service at your hotel at around 9:30PM. Quotation (价格) Adult: USD66/pp (RMB400/pp) Child(Age:4-12):USD33/PP (RMB200/pp) Infant (Age:0-3): Free Cost Includes: 1. Service for Picking up and dropping off at the hotel. 2. Air-conditioned tour coach. 3 Professional English-speaking tour guide service. 4. Cost of main entrance tickets of mentioned attractions in the itinerary listed above. 5. Typical Chinese lunch. Cost Excludes: 1. All additional fees not listed as include in tour price will be the responsibility of the guest. 2. Tips to the guide and driver as your wish. (Based on the well-done job of the guide and driver).
How to book the tour: 1. Please use our online booking or book the tour by email to info@tour-china-. 2. Our real trip advisors will have your booking confirmed within one working day. We even take last minute booking if time is pressing. When your booking is confirmed, you will get a confirmation email from us, which includes the confirmed detailed itinerary with prices. 3. In your reply, please inform us of your hotel in Xi’an and date for the tour. Usually our tour guide will call you in the evening to confirm the departure time from your hotel. Payment: 1. You don’t need to pay any deposit to book this tour. 2. Our tour guide will collect the money on the spot when you board the coach. 3. Both RMB and US Dollar are acceptable. Travel with Tour-china-guide Travel Service. Enjoy your pleasant and unforgettable trip in China. You just can’t afford to miss it!
1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. Payment should be made in advance.
B. English-speaking tour guide service is offered.
C. Shopping stores are not included in the tour.
D. Tips to the guide and driver are included in the quotation.
2. As for booking the tour, ______.
A. online booking is available B. emailing is not recommended
C. it can be made by telephone D. confirmation is made one working day later
3. This passage is most likely to be ______.
A. a report B. a journal C. an advertisement D. an introduction
B
The modern Olympic Games, founded in 1896, began as contests between individuals, rather than among nations, with the hope of promoting world peace through sportsmanship. In the beginning, the games were open only to amateurs. An amateur is a person whose involvement in an activity — from sports to science or the arts — is purely for pleasure. Amateurs, whatever their contributions to a field, expect to receive no form of compensation; professionals, in contrast, perform their work in order to earn a living.
From the perspective of many athletes, however, the Olympic playing field has been far from level. Restricting the Olympics to amateurs has precluded (排除) the participation of many who could not afford to be unpaid. Countries have always desired to send their best athletes, not their wealthiest ones, to the Olympic Games.
A slender and imprecise line separates what we call “financial support” from “earning money.” Do athletes “earn money” if they are reimbursed (补偿) for travel expenses What if they are paid for time lost at work or if they accept free clothing from a manufacturer or if they teach sports for a living The runner Eric Liddell was the son of poor missionaries; in 1924 the British Olympic Committee financed his trip to the Olympics, where he won a gold and a bronze medal. College scholarships and support from the United States Olympic Committee made it possible for American track stars Jesse Owens and Wilma Rudolph and speed skater Dan Jansen to train and compete. When the Soviet Union and its allies joined the games in 1952, the definition of amateur became still muddier. Their athletes did not have to balance jobs and training because as citizens in communist regimes, their government financial support was not considered payment for jobs.
In 1971 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) removed the word amateur from the rules, making it easier for athletes to find the support necessary to train and compete. In 1986 the IOC allowed professional athletes into the games.
There are those who regret the disappearance of amateurism from the Olympic Games. For them the games lost something special when they became just another way for athletes to earn money. Others say that the designation of amateurism was always questionable; they argue that all competitors receive so much financial support as to make them paid professionals. Most agree, however, that the debate over what constitutes an “amateur” will continue for a long time.
4. One might infer that _______________________.
A. developing Olympic-level skills in athletes is costly
B. professional athletes are mostly interested in financial rewards
C. amateurs does not expect to earn money at the sport that is played
D. amateurs athletes have a better attitude than professionals do
5. The statement “the playing field has been far from level” means that__________.
A. the ground the athletes played on was in bad condition
B. the poorer players were given some advantages
C. the rules did not work the same way for everyone
D. amateurs were inferior to the professionals in many ways
6. The financial support given to athletes by the Soviet government can best be compared to _________.
A. a gift received on a special occasion, such as a birthday
B. money received from a winning lottery ticket
C. an allowance paid to someone
D. Money from charity organization
7. One can conclude that the Olympic Organizing Committee ________.
A. has held firm to its original vision of the Olympic games
B. has struggled with the definition of amateur over the years
C. regards itself as an organization for professional athletes only
D. did nothing but stop allowing communists to participate
C
Searching for airfares often seems like a game that passengers are bound to lose.
Prices change from day to day, even minute to minute. Looking through multiple websites for the best deal can be a big challenge. Even when you do book, there’s no guarantee that you are going to get the best price.
“You just don’t know when to pull the trigger It’s not like buying anything else I can think of,” said George Hobica, founder of .
Harriet Levy paid $179 for a recent round-trip flight on American Airlines between New York and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Sitting just one row behind her, Shirley Harrison paid $215. A few rows back, Ellis and Dianne Traub paid $317 each. There were at least 12 fares on the flight, ranging from $169 to $360.
There’s no reason for it, Harrison said.
Fares can vary significantly in just a few hours. One Delta flight from New York to Los Angeles jumped from $755 to $1,143 from a Friday to Saturday in late April, then fell to $718 on Sunday.
The flight was one of a dozen the Associated Press (美国联合通讯社)followed over three months for a vacation between July 16 and 22. The number one finding: avoid booking tickets on weekends. It’s the most expensive time to buy.
There’s no way to guarantee the best fare. But before booking, travelers should pay attention to this additional advice:
● Book on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. That’s when airlines most often offer sales.
● Buy in advance, but not too early. The best time is four to six weeks before traveling. In general, prices for any given flight are highest eight to ten weeks and two to three weeks in advance.
● Make use of social media. Airlines are giving more benefits like exclusive (独家) sales to travelers who interact (互动) with them on Twitter and Facebook. Those specials are often gone within hours.
● The so-called discount airlines – JetBlue, Air-Tran, Southwest and Frontier – adjust their fares less frequently than other airlines, so you can feel more confident that the price will stay the same. But their prices aren’t always the lowest. Researching multiple airlines’ fares is the only way to get a good deal.
8. What can we infer from the first sentence of the text
A. Passengers are unable to search for airfares.
B. Airlines often play games with passengers.
C. Airfares are set in different situations.
D. It’s difficult for passengers to get the best price.
9. The underlined phrase “pull the trigger” in Paragraph 3 probably means _______.
A. start searching B. get the highest price
C. make a purchase D. get on board the plane
10. By using a lot of figures, the author intends to _______.
A. show there is standard price for every single airline
B. discover the rules behind airfares
C. guarantee passengers a low price
D. prove airfares can vary widely
11. Passengers are advised to book flights _______.
A. in the middle of the week
B. on special websites
C. several months before traveling
D. with airlines which are famous for offering discount prices
D
Daniel Anderson, a famous psychologist, believes it’s important to distinguish television’s influences on children from those of the family. We tend to blame TV, he says, for problems it doesn’t really cause, overlooking our own roles in shaping children’s minds.
One traditional belief about television is that it reduces a child’s ability to think and to understand the world. While watching TV, children do not merely absorb words and images (影像). Instead, they learn both explicit and hidden meanings from what they see. Actually, children learn early the psychology of characters in TV shows. Furthermore, as many teachers agree, children understand far more when parents watch TV with them, explaining new words and ideas. Yet, most parents use an educational program as a chance to park their kids in front of the set and do something in another room.
Another argument against television is that it replaces reading as a form of entertainment. But according to Anderson, the amount of time spent watching television is not related to reading ability. TV doesn’t take the place of reading for most children; it takes the place of similar sorts of recreation, such as listening to the radio and playing sports. Things like parents’ educational background have a stronger influence on a child’s reading. “A child’s reading ability is best predicted by how much a parent reads.” Anderson says.
Traditional wisdom also has it that heavy television-watching lowers IQ (智商) scores and affects school performance. But here, too, Anderson notes that no studies have proved it. In fact, research suggests that it’s the other way around. “If you’re smart young, you’ll watch less TV when you’re older,” Anderson says. Yet, people of lower IQ tend to be lifelong television viewers.
For years researchers have attempted to show that television is dangerous to children. However, by showing that television promotes none of the dangerous effects as conventionally believed, Anderson suggests that television cannot be condemned without considering other influences.
12. By watching TV, children learn _________.
A. images through words B. more than explicit meanings
C. more about images than words D. little about people’s psychology
13. Which of the following is most related to children’s reading ability
A. Radio-listening B. Television-watching
C. Parents’ reading list D. Parents’ educational background
14. Anderson believed that _________.
A. the more a child watches TV, the smarter he is
B. the younger a child is, the more he watches TV
C. the smarter a child is, the less likely he gets addicted to TV
D. the less a child watches TV, the better he performs at school
15. What is the main purpose of the passage
A. To advise on the educational use of TV. B. To describe TV’s harmful effects on children.
C. To explain traditional views on TV influences. D. To present Anderson’s unconventional ideas.
第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
___16___You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here is how:
Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. ___17___ A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you realize what is happening to your time.
Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.
Make good use of your time in class. ___18___ Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.
Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. ___19___ If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you’ll remember it longer.
Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried.
___20___ You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.
A. There are other methods that might help you with your studying.
B. Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.
C. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says.
D. No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.
E. Maybe you are an average student.
F Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.
G. This will help you understand the next class.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节 完形填空（共 15 题；每题 1 分，满分 15 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
Holland is famous for being bike friendly. Recently, the world’s first plastic bike path has been___21___in the Dutch city of Zwolle, a 100- foot bike path made of recycled plastic.
The company that created the path, PlasticRoad, says their____22____of making roads is better in many ways than asphalt(沥青) roads. PlasticRoad creates its roads____23____in a factory. All the pieces are the same. Since the plastic pieces are light, they are easy to____24____. To make the road, a special truck____25____drives along and lays down the pieces, almost like___26___bricks in a sidewalk. This makes it much___27___to make than an asphalt road.
PlasticRoad thinks their road will___28___three times as long as an asphalt road. If part of it breaks, it is easy to take out the broken section, and___29___it. The broken section can then be recycled___30___and turned into a road again.
The plastic roads are hollow(中空的) below, allowing rainwater to flow away, instead of___31___the street. The hollow area also makes it easy to___32___pipes under the road.
Many people think this is a___33___way to recycle plastic, but some are worried. One of the biggest ___34___is what will happen to the bits of plastic that break off as the path is used. The company is planning another test, hoping to find___35___.
21.
A. destroyed B. decorated C. widened D. created
22.
A. secret B. way C. goal D. refusal
23.
A. halves B. pairs C. groups D. pieces
24.
A. break B. keep C. move D. shape
25.
A. clumsily B. simply C. naturally D. difficultly
26.
A. putting B. finding C. picking D. making
27.
A. earlier B. harder C. faster D. cheaper
28.
A. save B. take C. last D. count
29.
A. replace B. sell C. recycle D. examine
30.
A. in private B. at times C. on time D. once more
31.
A. crossing B. blocking C. flooding D. deserting
32.
A. control B. run C. below D. prepare
33.
A. ridiculous B. conventional C. common D. creative
34.
A. concerns B. challenges C. burdens D. disasters
35.
A. users B. solutions C. similarities D. volunteers
第Ⅱ卷（满分 55 分）
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
Many years ago, I went sightseeing in London. While there, I visited the Underground. Like most tourists, I was very interested in it as it is the ____36____ (old) system in the world. It is also very complex. I was told that the first part of the underground system opened in 1863, and ___37___ took people from the boundary of London to the city center. The underground passages were very narrow ___38___ (compare) to the last line that was constructed in 1977. When ____39____ (carriage) first ran in these passages, there was lots ____40____ smoke and noise. I think it must have been horrible and damp down there! Another problem was that there were a dozen different lines, ____41____ were not linked. This ___42___ (make) the system not user-friendly, but now the different lines have been joined. The union of the different lines makes traveling on the London Underground much more ___43___ (convenience). I bought a ticket at a discount and rode the underground three times. It was good for me ___44___ (have) the experience. Another interesting thing was that the passages were used for all sorts of things during war such as bomb shelters, and an anti-aircraft center. It’s ___45___ (true) amazing.
第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 （满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，你校拟向美国友好交流学校的中文班捐赠一批图书。请根据提示写一封信，告诉中文班班长Peter将于暑假赴对方学校参加夏令营活动时带去捐赠的图书。内容包括：
1．自我介绍；
2．拟捐赠的图书数量、类型、用途等；
3. 询问对方其他的需求。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Peter,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 （满分25分）
47. 阅读下面的材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
In 2004, my husband, Joe and I worked in a design company in Arizona.One day, when we got back home after work, my ten year old daughter Becky, and Joe were united in their desire for a dog.As for me, I shared none of theirs.
“But why，” they pleaded (恳求). “Because I don't have time to take care of a dog.” “But we'll do it.” “Really You're going to walk the dog Feed the dog Bathe the dog？” “Yes, yes, and yes.” “I don't believe you.” “We will.We promise.”
They didn't. They wanted to walk the cute dog that first day.From day two, neither of them thought to walk the dog.While I was slow to accept that I would be the one to keep track of her shots, to feed and clean her, Misty knew this on day one.As she looked up at the three new humans in her life, she calculated，“The medium one is the most reliable.”
Quickly, she and I developed something very similar to a Vulcan mind meld (心灵相通). She'd look at me with those sad brown eyes of hers, send her need, and then wait, trusting I would understand—which, strangely, I almost always did. In no time, she would extend across my stomach as I watched television, and snored on my home office couch as I worked on my design.
Even so, part of me continued to reject walking duty. Joe and Becky had promised.“Not fair，” I said to myself as she and I walked.“Not fair，” I'd loudly remind anyone within earshot upon our return home.
In September, 2008, the Great Depression hit Arizona.With that, my husband and I were both laid off overnight.During the following six months, Joe and I hurriedly rushed here and there to seek a new job, doing anything and everything we could to request employment.Every part of my life changed; no part of my old routine remained.However, Misty still needed walking.
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Upset as I was, I had to walk Misty while seeking a job.
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Months going by, my life changed a little and I came to enjoy my walks with Misty.
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