高三英语联考试卷
英 语
本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。
第一卷(三部分，共115分)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
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—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's Tom going to do?
A. Go out. B. Go to see his mum. C. Come back this afternoon.
2. Where are the two speakers?
A. At a factory. B. On a farm. C. In a car.
3. What's the boy most probably?
A. A postman. B. A student. C. A university student.
4. How much is the gray suit?
A. 600 dollars. B. 300 dollars. C. 150 dollars.
5. What did the woman think of the concert?
A. It was satisfactory. B. It was so-so. C. It was disappointing.
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。每段对话或独白仅读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a train. B. In a bus. C. In the waiting-room of the railway station.
7. Which of the following is true?
A. The woman told the man not to smoke.
B. The woman didn't mind the man's smoking.
C. The man is going to leave for New York.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What did the man go to Guangzhou for?
A. To see bikes. B. To visit his uncle. C. To take buses and cars.
9. How does the woman find riding bicycles?
A. Interesting and exciting.
B. Quite different from driving a car.
C. Good for people's health.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What are they talking about?
A. An exam. B. The boy's English. C. A football game.
11. What do you learn from the dialogue?
A. The girl is good at English.
B. The girl likes football better than the boy.
C. The boy didn't do well in the exam.
12. Why won't the boy watch the football game?
A. Because he did badly in the English exam.
B. Because the Chinese team hasn't played well.
C. Because he doesn't like Chinese, football team.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Where are the speakers?
A. At the airport. B. In a hotel. C. In the street.
14. Why doesn't the woman take the last plane in the evening?
A. Because it's fully booked.
B. Because it's too late.
C. Because she wants to take the plane next morning.
15. Which plane does the woman want to take?
A. The 10:15 plane. B. The 11:15 plane. C. The 8:15 plane.
16. What else does the woman want to know?
A. The number of the room. B. The arriving time of the plane. C. The weather.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What was the young father doing?
A. lie was looking after his child.
B. He was paying a visit to an older neighbor.
C. He was working with an old neighbor.
18. What were they talking about?
A. About their houses. B. About children. C. About their trees.
19. Why did the young tree bend over to one side?
A. Because it was pulled by a string.
B. Because it was dying.
C. Because it was too thin to stand alone.
20. What did the young father learn from the old man?
A. He needn't be strict with children.
B. He learned how strict parents should be with their children.
C. He learned how to plant a tree.
第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。
21.-- How would you like your coffee?
-- _________.
A. It' s well done B. Very, nice, thank you
C. One cup. That' s enough D. The stronger, the better
22. I've brought my tennis things along in case we _________ time for a game tomorrow.
A. shall have B. have C. will have D. are. going to have
23. As is known to us, _________life in _________ modern world is easier in some ways than ______ life our grandparents lived.
A. the; a; the B. a; the; the C. 不填; the; the D. the; 不填; the
24. It was in Beihai Park ________ they made a date for the first time ________ the old couple told us their love story.
A. where; that B. that; that C. where; when D. that; when
25. -- What do you think of the furniture on exhibition?
-- Well, great! But I don't think much of ________ you bought.
A. the one B. it C. that D. which
26. ________ full preparations, we decided to put off the meeting till next week.
A. We did not make B. Having not made
C. We had not made D. Not having made
27. -- Did you remember to give Tom the key to his bedroom?
-- Yes. I gave it to him ________ I saw him.
A. while B. once C. suddenly D. the moment
28. -- Mum, it's nice weather. I want to skate this afternoon.
-- Don' t you think the ice on the lake is too thin to ________ your weight?
A. stand B. bear C. catch D. take
29. -- You'd better keep quiet in class.
-- Sometimes I _________. Yesterday, I was very quiet during my English class.
A. would B. do C. did D. have
30. -- I wonder why Mr Green looks worded today.
-- I'm not sure, but he ________ a small accident driving here.
A. could have B. might have C. might have had D. must have had
31. ________ you understand the rule, you will have no further difficulty.
A. While B. Once C. Though D. Unless
32. It _________ a long time since I _________ Tom at my uncle's and I don't know where he these months.
A. is; saw; has been B. was; saw; has been
C. was; had seen; was D. is; had seen; has gone
33. -- Why was the road crowded?
-- The traffic was _________ by a car accident.
A. held back B. held out C. held to D. held up
34. -- Do you like the new books?
-- They are pretty ________ useful.
A. more B. instead of C. not only D. rather than
35. Only in this way _______ the bad habit -- smoking.
A. you can get rid of B. can you get rid of C. you will get rid of D. can get rid of
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36口55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper (脾气) has 36 me with plenty of opportunities (机会)to make them. In one of my earliest 37 , my mother is telling me,“Don't watch the 38 when you say‘ I'm sorry’. Hold your head up and look the person in the 39 , so he'll know you 40 it.”
My mother thus made the key point of a(n) 41 apology: it must be direct. You must never 42 to be doing something else. You do not 43 a pile of letters while apologizing to a person 44 in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your 45 . You do not apologize to a hostess (女主人), whose guest of honor you treat 46 , by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad 47 .
One of the important things you should do for an 48 apology is a readiness to 49 the responsibility (责任) for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no 50 for the other person to 51 us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling 52 about themselves. That, after all, is the 53 of every apology. It 54 little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault: answering for one’s 55 encourages others to take their share of the blame.
36. A. provided B. mixed C. compared D. treated
37. A. dreams B. courses C. memories D. ideas
38. A. side B. ground C. wall D. bottom
39. A. mind B. soul C. face D. eye
40. A. imagine B. enjoy C. mean D. regret
41. A. useful B. successful C. equal D. basic
42. A. pretend B. forget C. refuse D. expect
43. A. hold on B. put away C. look through D. pick up
44. A. poorer B. weaker C. worse D. lower
45. A. fault B. reason C. result D. duty
46. A. cruelly B. freely C. roughly D. foolishly
47. A. manners B. excuses C. efforts D. roles
48. A. active B. effective C. extra D. easy
49. A. raise B. perform C. admit D. bear
50. A. situation B. need C. sign D. room
51. A. advise B. forgive C. warm D. blame
52. A. wiser B. warmer C. better D. cleverer
53. A. purpose B. method C. end D. advantage
54. A. cares B. matters C. depends D. remains
55. A. facts B. states C. rights D. actions
第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。
A
Early one morning, more than a hundred years ago, an American inventor called Elias Howe finally fell asleep. He had been working all night on the design of a sewing machine but he had run into a very difficult problem: It seemed impossible to get the threat! to nm smoothly around the needle.
Though he was tired, Howe slept badly. He turned and turned. Then he had a dream. He dreamt that he had been caught by terrible savages whose king wanted to kill him and eat him unless he could build a perfect sewing machine. When he tried to do so, Howe ran into the same problem as before. The thread kept getting caught around the needle. The king flew into the cage and ordered his soldiers to kill Howe. They came up towards him with their spears raised. But suddenly the inventor noticed something. There was a hole in the tip of each spear. The inventor awoke from the dream, realizing that he had just found the answer to the problem. Instead of trying to get the thread to run around the needle, he should make it run through a small hole in the center of the needle. This was the simple idea that finally made Howe design and build the first really practiced sewing machine.
Elias Howe was not the only one in finding the answer to his problem in this way.
Thomas Edison, the inventor of the electric light, said his best ideas came into him in dreams. So did the great physicist Albert Einstein. Charlotte Bronte also drew in her dreams in writing Jane Eyre.
To know the value of dreams, you have to understand what happens when you are asleep, Even then, a part of your mind is still working. This unconscious (无意识的), but still active part understands your experiences and gees to work on the problems you have had during the day. It stores all sorts of information that you may have forgotten or never have really noticed. It is only when you fall asleep that this part of the brain can send messages to the part you use when you are awake. However, the unconscious part acts in a special way. It uses strange images which the conscious part may not understand at first. This is why dreams are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves”.
56. According to the passage, Elias Howe was ________.
A. the first person we know of who solved problems in his sleep
B. much more hard-working than other inventors
C. the first person to design a sewing machine that really worked
D. the only person at the time who knew the value of dreams
57. The problem Howe was trying to solve was ________.
A. what kind of thread to use
B. how to design a needle which would not break
C. where to put the needle
D. how to prevent the thread from getting caught around the needle
58. Thomas Edison is spoken of because ____________.
A. he also tried to invent a sewing machine
B. he got some of his ideas from dreams
C. he was one of Howe' s best friends
D. he also had difficulty in falling asleep
59. Dreams are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves” because _______.
A. strange images are used to communicate ideas
B. images which have no meaning are used
C. we can never understand the real meaning
D. only specially trained people can understand them
B
Language learning begins with listening. Children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and later starters are often long listeners. Most children will “obey” spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word “obey” is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child. Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises.
Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly expressive as delight, pain, friendliness, and so on. But since these can' t be said to show the baby's intention to communicate, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to add new words to their store. This self-imitation(模仿) leads on to deliberate (有意的) imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech.
It is a problem we need to get our teeth into. The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world. Thus the use at seven months of “mama” as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses it at other times for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes. Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself. I doubt, however, whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds.
60. Before children start speaking _______.
A. they need equal amount of listening
B. they need different amounts of listening
C. they are all eager to cooperate with the adults by obeying spoken instructions
D. they can’t understand and obey the adult’s oral instructions
61. Children who start speaking later _______.
A. may have problems with their listening
B. probably do not hear enough language spoken around them
C. usually pay close attention to what they hear
D. often take a long time in learning to listen properly
62. A baby’s first noise are ___________.
A. an expression of' his moods and feelings B. an early form of language
C. a sign that he means to tell you something D. an imitation of the speech of adults
63. The problem of deciding at what point a baby’s imitations can be considered as speech _________.
A. is important because words have different meanings for different people
B. is not especially important because the changeover takes place gradually
C. is one that should be properly understood because the meaning of words changes with age
D. is one that should be completely ignored because children' s use of words is often meaningless
64. The speaker implies _________.
A. parents can never hope to teach their children new sounds
B. children no longer imitate people after they begin to speak
C. children who are good at imitating learn new words more quickly
D. even after they have learnt to speak, children still enjoy imitating
C
●Never give out identifying information such as Name, Home, Address, School Name, or Telephone Number in a public message such as at a chat room or on bulletin boards (布告牌). Never send a person a picture of you without first checking with your parents.
●Never reply to message or bulletin board items that are: Suggestive/Obscene (下流的)/Ready to fight/Express intention to hurt/Make you feel uncomfortable.
●Be careful when someone offers something for nothing such as gifts and money. Be very careful about any offers that get you to meet or have someone visit your house.
●Tell your parents right away if you come across any information that makes you feel uncomfortable.
●Never arrange a face-to-face meeting without telling your parents. If your parents agree to the meeting, make sure that you meet in a public place and have a parent with you.
●Remember that people online may not be who they seem. Because you can' t see or even hear the person, it would be easy for someone to misrepresent himself/herself. Thus someone says that "she is a 12-year-old girl" could really be an old man.
●Be sure that you are dealing with someone that you and your parents know and trust before giving out any personal information about yourself through E-mail.
●Get to know your" online friend" just as you get to know all of your friends.
65. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Warnings against Making Online Friends B. Message One Can Get on the Internet
C. How. to Make Friends on the Internet D. Safety Tips for Kids on the Internet
66. The underlined word "misrepresent" in the passage means ________.
A. making a wrong judgment about B. understanding somebody wrongly
C. giving a wrong description of D. forming a wrong opinion about
67. In the last four paragraphs, the writer suggests that one should ________.
A. believe nobody on the net B. be careful about the online friend
C. one should not be honest on the net D. make friends with those you believe in
D
Greenspace facilities (设施) are contributing to an important degree to the quality of the city environment. Fortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or every book about this subject has to start with the proof of this idea. At present it is generally accepted, although more as a self proved statement than on the base of a closely reasoned scientific proof. Recognizing the importance of greenspaces in the city environment is a first step on the fight way, this does not mean, however, that enough details are known about the functions of greenspace in towns and 'about the way in which people are using these spaces. As to this subject I shall within the scope of this lecture, enter into one aspect (方面) only, namely the recreative function of greenspace facilities.
The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation which for many years has been used in town and country planning, has in my opinion resulted in more attention for forms of recreation far from home, while there was relatively little attention for improvement of recreative possibilities in the direct neighborhood of the home. We have come to the conclusion that this is not right, because an important part of the time which we do not pass iii sleeping or working is used for activities at and around home. So it is obvious that recreation in the open air has to begin at the street door of the house. The city environment has to offer as many- recreation activities as possible, and the design of these has to be such that more required activities can also have recreative aspect.
The very best standard of living is nothing if it is not possible to take a pleasant walk in the district, if the children cannot be allowed to play in the streets because the risks of traffic are too great, if during shopping you can nowhere find a spot for enjoying for a moment the nice weather, in short, if you only feel yourself at home after the street door of your house is closed after you.
68. The importance of greenspaces in the city environment ______.
A. has been recognized B. is paid little attention to
C. is accepted on the base of scientific proof D. is still unknown
69. For many years town and country planning has _________.
A. brought living areas and places of entertainment close together
B. separated recreation facilities far from home
C. improved recreative possibilities in the neighborhood
D. enabled people to reach the best standard of living
70. According to the author, greenspaces should be designed _________.
A. to reduce the number of recreative activities
B. to attract more and more people
C. for people to use more conveniently
D. for people to do recreative activities at the street door of the house
71. The main idea of this passage is that ______.
A. attention must be paid to the improvement of recreation
B. greenspace facilities should be used better to improve the quality of life
C. the city environment is providing more recreative activities
D. we should try our best to raise our living standard
E
When you refer to your brain, you should probably say "brains". Most modern scientists studying the brain have concluded that there are three major parts of our brain, that each is separate from the others, and that each has its own functions and different processes(过程).
Brain 1 includes the spinal cord, the medulla -- which sits directly on top of the cord -- and the middle section of the brain. It includes the controls for involuntary functions like breathing and digestion, along with the nerves necessary for reproduction. The structure of the human brain is little different from the structures of the brains of mammals and reptiles (爬行动物). Brain 1 is apparently responsible both for daring and social behavior.
Brain 2 is an area surrounding brain 1. In this second brain are the various glands located in the brain, such as the pituitary(脑垂体) and amygdala(扁桃体). Scientists studying brain 2 are sure that human emotions such as excitement, fear, and love are centered here, as well as the senses of taste and smell. Memory and learning are also controlled by brain 2.
Brain 3 is the neocortex, the thick covering that surrounds the top and side parts of the brain. This is the "gray matter" we often think of when we speak of the brain. Only the higher orders of animals have brain 3, and none is as highly developed as the human neocortex. Brain 3 sends information from the other two brains to body and receives data from the body. It is apparently brain 3 that makes us fully human. Brain 3 allows us to stand straight, to plan and foresee the future, to see, to speak, to write, to use symbols and tools, and to remember. Brain 3 apparently also acts as a unifying control of the other two brains. As scientists continue to study the brain, they discover specific areas that control particular functions of the body and particular emotions. It is interesting to consider about the future of the old idea of ''the mind". As we learn more about our three brains, will we be more or less awed(fearful but respectful) by our own complexity?
72. This passage is mainly about ________.
A. the functions of the three sections of the brain
B. the human bruin
C. complexity of the human brain
D. the areas that control different kinds of behavior
73. Excitement, fear, and love lie in ________.
A. the neocortex B. the pituitary C. brain 2 D. the medulla
74. We can conclude from this passage that ___________.
A. only humans have the neocortex section of the brain
B. all animals have the neocortex section of brain 3
C. brain 3 is all we need to live
D. we still have a lot to learn about the brain
75. The passage suggests ________.
A. the human being is the only animal that has emotions
B. "mind control' will be possible very soon
C. research on the human brain is one of the most important types of research scientists are working on
D. we have learned as much as we are capable of understanding about the human brain
第二卷（共35分）
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）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），大该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
A few days ago, I watched a interesting TV program. It was 76.
about the problem of the traffic in our cities. It seems 77.
that a great deal of damages is done by traffic. All our 78.
cities are suffered from this. Them are too many cars 79.
in the street. Sometimes, it's fast to walk than to go by 80.
car or bus. The problem has been getting worse for long 81.
time. This is only one problem in thousands of others in 82.
our cities. All sorts of terrible things were happening to 83.
our cities. The problem is, "What can we do about it?" 84.
Our roads were never designing for such a heavy traffic. 85.
It. takes longer and longer to get from one place to another.
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
请根据下面的漫画，以“What will the Child Become?”为标题，写一篇短文。
提示：
1．词数约100，不包括已给出的开头部分。
2．内容要包括对本漫画画面的描述以及你自己对这一现象的看法。
生词提示：电子琴 electronic piano
What Will the Child Become?
Look at this picture _________________________________________________________
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参考答案
1 - 5: ACBBC 6- 10: CBBCA 11 - 15: CBBAC
16 - 20: BBBGB 21 - 25: DBGAC 26 - 30: DDBBG
31 - 35: BADDB 36 - 40: ACBDC 41 - 45: BACDA
46 - 50: CABDD 51 - 55: BCABD 56 - 60: CDBAB
61 - 65: DABDD 66 - 70: CBABC 71- 75: BACDC
76.a → an 77.the traffic →去掉 the
78. damages → damage 79. suffered → suffering
80. fast → faster 81. for 后加 a
82. in → among 83. were → are
84. √ 85. designing → designed
One possible version:
Look at this picture. It is a picture of a family of five. Who is the "King" of the family? The only child! He is riding his "horse"—his father. What a proud "King" he is! His grandfather is holding an umbrella over him and cooling him with a fan. His mother is carrying his schoolbag and lots of other things for him. What is his grandmother doing behind? She is trying hard to carry an electronic piano and a drawing board.
But what will the child become in the future? He'll think of himself mere than anyone else. He'll be unable to do anything without help. He' II become no good for the world.
附：听力材料
Text 1 M: Bye, Mum, I'll see you this afternoon.
W: Where axe you going, Tome
Text 2 M: We' re almost there. We need to turn left down the next avenue.
W: Oh, there on the left.
Text 3 W: Here is a letter from the university. You must have been admitted.
M: Great! Read it to me.
Text 4 W: Can I help you?
M: Yes, How much is the suit?
W: The gray one is 300 dollars, and the brown one is twice as much as the gray one.
Text 5 M: How did you find the concert last night?
W: Oh, don't mention it. I shouldn't have heard it ! My favorite singer lost her voice and didn't even make an appearance.
Text 6 M: Do you mind if I sit down here?
W: Not at all. Do sit down. There's plenty of roan.
M: Thank you. Do you mind my smoking here?
W: Go ahead. May I open the window?
M: Of course. The weather' s great today, isn't it?
W: Oh, yes. I hope the good weather will stay.
M: You can never tell. It' s so changeable at this time of year.
W: I wonder if you could tell me when the train, from New York, is supposed to arrive.
M: Sorry, I don' t know.
W: That' s OK. I'll ask the front desk.
Text 7 W: Have you ever been to China?
M: Only once. I went to see my uncle who lives in Guangzhou. I found it very interesting and so different from Hong Kong.
W: I was told there aren't many ears.
M: No. Nearly everyone rides a bicycle. There are more cars in Guangzhou than in most other Chinese cities, but still far fewer than here.
W: Riding bicycles must keep people healthy.
M: I suppose it does. It's certainly better exercise than sitting in a car or a bus.
W: They must have buses in Guangzhou, too, don' t they?
M: Of course they do. It' s very noisy in the rush hour when people are coming and going from work. The ringing of bicycle bells and the buses blowing their horns make a terrible noise.
W: It can't be much noisier than in Hong Kong!
Text 8 W: Hello, Mike, how was your English exam yesterday?
M: Not very goad.
W: Well. the term exam is always more difficulty. Work harder, and you'll certainly do better next time.
M: I've worked hard enough, I think, but unluckily, I have never done well in the exam.
W: Well, it's no use worrying about the exam now. Let's talk about the football game tonight. It's much more interesting.
M: Is there a football game an TV tonight?
W: Yes, it's between the Chinese team and the Japanese team.
M: Er... I'd rather watch some other program.
W: Why! You' re so interested in football.
M: The Chinese team has always played badly in the important matches, just as I have done in the important exams.
Text 9 W: Excuse me, could you tell me the time of the lost plane to Hong Kong this evening?
M: There's one at 10:15,but it's fully booked ,I think.
W: Then the time of the first plane tomorrow morning?
M: The first plane leaves at 8:15.
W: Can you tell me when it arrives so that I can ask my secretary to come and meet me?
M: It arrives at 11:15, but maybe a little late because of the bad weather.
W: Well. I wonder if you'd let me know if there's any change on that flight. I' d appreciate it.
M: Yes, of course. What's your room number?
W: 108. Thank you.
Text 10
A young father was visiting an older neighbor. They were standing in the older man's garden and talking about children. The young man asked. "How strict should parents be with their children?" The older man pointed to a string between a big, strong tree and a thin, young one. "Please untie that string," he said. The young man untied it, and the young tree bent over to one side.
"Now tie it again, please," said the older man. "But first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again. "The young man did this. Then the older man said. "There. it is the same with children. You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the string to see how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone, you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can take the string away.