2015学年度第二学期三月高三英语试卷
第 I 卷 (共103分)
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. In a restaurant. B. At a concert.
C. In a museum.
D. At a flower shop.
2. A. 15. B. 50. C. 85. D. 100.
3. A. Excited. B. Interested. C. Disappointed. D. Entertained.
4. A. Go on with the chat. B. Review his lessons.
C. Connect with his friends.
D. Talk with his friends face to face.
5. A. Leave the paper to the woman. B. Type the paper immediately.
C. Read the newspaper carefully.
D. Check the paper once again.
6. A. She believes the program is enjoyable. B. She doesn’t like the program at all.
C. She admires the talents in the program.
D. She will watch the program at last.
7. A. Doctor and patient. B. Librarian and student.
C. Policeman and car driver.
D. Post clerk and customer.
8. A. It wasn’t very enjoyable. B. It was very exciting.
C. It was adventurous.
D. It was as good as expected.
9. A. He is always in a good mood. B. He spent more money than expected.
C. He is happy that he’s got a new piano.
D. He’s pleased with his purchase.
10. A. Mr. White’s new appointment. B. Mr. White’s vacation.
C. An important vacant position.
D. How to apply for a job.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. Firing a gun. B. Robbing a motorcyclist.
C. Dangerous driving.
D. Injuring two people.
12. A. The motorcyclist was injured. B. The driver was seriously hurt.
C. The armed robbery failed.
D. A car driver witnessed the robbery.
13. A. Around 8:30 p.m. last night. B. Around 9:30 p.m. last night.
C. Around 10:30 p.m. last night.
D. Around 8:30 this morning.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Traditional grocery stores. B. Bigger grocery chains.
C. Membership stores.
D. Large discount centers.
15. A. Americans have bought more organic foods than before.
B. People like to go to the stores that sell natural foods.
C. Supermarkets offer less variety than discount chains.
D. Supermarkets are usually owned by different companies.
16. A. Supermarkets are no longer important.
B. There is more competition now than there used to be.
C. Supermarkets have had to raise prices to make a profit.
D. Natural foods have taken over the market that supermarkets had.
Section C
Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.
(A)
The first year of school can be stressful - not for the kids, but for the parents!
They want their little ones to do well at school and some pushy parents will already be thinking about the problem (25) ______ they can get their child to the top of the class.
But some parents are concerned about the rules for when children should start school.
The School Admissions Code for England says that children (26) ______ join the reception class the September after their fourth birthday.
But here is the problem: A four year old who is born in August could be in the same class as someone who was born in October of the previous year! (27) ______ of them were four years old in September.
The older child will probably do better in class tests. He or she is almost a year (28) ______ (old)! This can affect the confidence of the younger child.
Now England's schools minister, Nick Gibbs says that the rules should (29) ______ (change). In an open letter to councils, schools and parents he says, “Parents know their children best”.
And he said that some parents “fe el forced (30) ______ (send) their child to school before they are ready”.
He proposes that children that are born during the summer can join the class when they are four or wait (31) ______ they are five.
Dr. David Whitebread, an educationalist from Cambridge University says that the UK has a summer-born effect just (32) ______ children start school so young.
“In countries with these later starting ages, there is a very much reduced summer-born effect or none at all”, he said.
(B)
Face-Reading System
If a potential customer enjoys your advertisement, they are more likely to buy your product. It’s a simple enough concept, (33) ______ it is extremely difficult to know how well your advertisement is being received in the real world. Now a new system could help advertisers know exactly how their latest offering is going down with viewers, just by watching their faces.
The system, (34) ______ (develop) by Daniel McDuff and colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab, looks at how muscles in the face move in response to (35) ______ (watch) a video. Software can then classify what is viewed as positive facial responses and smiles during the video and from that predict (36) ______ advertisements the viewer most enjoys.
The team collected more than 3200 videos of people, (37) ______ faces were filmed by their own computers’ webcam as they watched three advertisements online during the Super Bowl in 2011. After each commercial, one for Doritos, one for Google and one for Volkswagen, the viewers were asked if they liked the video and whether they would want to watch it again. In tests, the system made correct predictions more than 75 per cent of the time.
The system would be a gift for advertisers (38) ______ (try) to grab the attention of potential customers on the internet. In future, the system can be used to personalize advertisements for viewers as they (39) ______ (view) programmes online, depending on their reaction, or as a more effective way of testing how good a new advertisement is (40) ______ appealing to customers.
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Early on, Paul Allen and I set the goal of a computer on every desk and in every home. It was a brave idea and a lot of people thought we were out of our minds to __41__ it was possible. It is amazing to think about how far computing has come since then, and we can all be proud of the __42__ role Microsoft played in that revolution.
Today I am thin king much more about Microsoft’s future than its past, though. I believe computing will __43__ faster in the next 10 years than it ever has before. We already live in a multi-platform world, and computing will become even more spreading. We are nearing the point where computers and robots will be able to see, move, and interact naturally, unlocking many new __44__ and enabling people to do even more.
Under Satya’s leadership, Microsoft is better positioned than ever to lead these advances. We have the resources to drive and solve tough problems. We are __45__ in every aspect of modern computing and have the deepest commitment to research in the industry. In my role as technical advisor to Satya, I get to join product reviews and am __46__ by the vision and talent I see. The result is evident in products like Cortana, Skype Translator, and Holo Lens -- and those are just a few of the __47__ that are on the way.
In the coming years, Microsoft has the opportunity to reach even more people and organizations around the world. Technology is still out of reach for many people, because it is complex or expensive, or they __48__ do not have access. So I hope you will think about what you can do to make the power of technology accessible to everyone, to connect people to each other, and make personal computing __49__ everywhere even as the very intention of what a PC delivers makes its way into all devices.
We have accomplished a lot together during our first 40 years and enable countless businesses and people to realize their full __50__. But what matters most now is what we do next. Thank you for helping make Microsoft a fantastic company now and for decades to come.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Better Solar Energy Systems: More Heat, More Light
Solar photovoltaic thermal energy systems(太阳能光伏热能系统), or PVTs, produce both heat and electric ity, but until now they haven’t been very good at the heat-producing part __51__ a stand-alone(单机的) solar thermal collector. That’s because they operate at low temperatures to cool crystalline silicon solar cell s (晶体硅太阳能电池), which lets the silicon produce more electricity but isn’t a very __52__ way to gather heat.
That’s a problem of economics. A solar-electric system is run at a comparatively lower __53__, while good solar hot-water systems can harvest much more energy. And it’s also a space
problem: photovoltaic (光伏的) cells can __54__ all the space on the roof, leaving little room for thermal applications.
In a pair of studies, Joshua Pearce, an associate professor of materials science and engineering, has designed a __55__ in the form of a better PVT made with a different kind of silicon. His research partners are Kunal Girotra from Thin Silicon in California and Michael Pathak and Stephen Harrison from Queen’s University, Canada.
Most solar panels (电池板) are made with crystalline silicon, but you can also make solar cells out of amorphous silicon (非晶体硅), __56__ known as thin-film silicon. They don’t create as much electricity, but they are lighter, flexible, and cheaper. Because they __57__ much less silicon, they are more environmental friendly and have a greener footprint. __58__, thin-film silicon solar cells can be easily damaged and are breakable.
“That means that, when you expose them to light, their efficiency __59__ ---- pretty much the worst possible effect for a solar cell,” Pearce explains, which is o ne of the reasons thin-film solar panels make up only a small __60__ of the market.
However, Pearce and his team eventually found a way to improve the __61__ of solar panels by uniting thin-film silicon into a whole in a new type of PVT after many experiments. You don’t have to cool down thin-film silicon to make it work and improve its working efficiency. __62__, Pearce’s group discovered that by heating it to solar-thermal operating __63__, near the boiling point of water, they could make thicker cells that largely overcame the __64__ effect. When they applied the thin-film silicon directly to a solar thermal energy collector, they also found that by baking the solar cell once a day, they __65__ the solar cell’s electrical efficiency by over 10 percent.
51. A. focused on B. exposed to C. protected from D. compared with
52. A. efficient B. reasonable C. normal D. passive
53. A. value B. reward C. cost D. price
54. A. put up B. take up C. make up D. break up
55. A. decision B. solution C. suggestion D. qualification
56. A. roughly B. probably C. generally D. specially
57. A. replace B. produce C. exchange D. require
58. A. Unfortunately B. Luckily C. Similarly D. Evidently
59. A. works B. counts C. rises D. drops
60. A. choice B. content C. portion D. element
61. A. range B. function C. appearance D. extent
62. A. In contrast B. In brief C. In fact D. In general
63. A. locations B. conditions C. surroundings D. temperatures
64. A. negative B. inexact C. inevitable D. complex
65. A. increased B. defined C. wasted D. lowered
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe
had ever heard about tea. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.
Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.
At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea. Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few British people drink tea without milk.
At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening. No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人)found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’cl ock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling”as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, tea-time was born.
66. Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into Britain?
A. British people were the first people in Europe who drank tea.
B. It was not until the 17th century that British people had tea.
C. British people got expensive tea from India.
D. Tea reached Britain from Holland.
67. What does this passage most probably talk about?
A. It talks about how British people got the habit of drinking tea
B. It talks about how tea became a popular drink in Britain
C. It talks about the history of tea drinking in Britain
D. It talks about how tea-time was born
68. People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because ______.
A. tea with milk stopped people getting a sinking feeling
B. people followed the way a French lady drank tea
C. tea with milk was then a fashionable curiosity
D. tea with milk tasted much more pleasant
69. We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly due to the
influence of ______.
A. the upper social class
B. the ancient Chinese
C. a famous French lady
D. people in Holland
(B)
HOLIDAYS
1. The Bay Hotel
70. Which of the following is advertised in a humorous way?
A. Boscastle
B. SW France
C. Godshill
D. The Bay Hotel
71. A family with two kids and two dogs can only choose to stay in ______.
A. The Country Garden Hotel
B. Willapark Manor Hotel
C. The Bay Hotel
D. Boscastle
72. In which of the following can Elderly people enjoy a special price offer?
A. Godshill
B. The Bay Hotel
C. The B1akeney Hotel
D. The Country Garden Hotel
73. All of the following hotels are close to the sea EXCEPT ______.
A. SW France
B. The Blakeney Hotel
C. Willapark Manor Hotel
D. The Country Garden Hotel
(C)
It’s true that high-school coding classes aren’t essential for learning computer science in college. Students without experience can catch up after a few introductory courses, said Tom Cortina, the assistant dean at Carnegie Mellon’s Schoo l of Computer Science.
However, Cortina said, early exposure is beneficial. When younger kids learn computer science, they learn that it’s not just a confusing, endless string of letters and numbers — but a tool to build apps, or create artwork, or test hypotheses (假设). It’s not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students. Breaking down problems into bite-sized parts and using code to solve them becomes normal. Giving more children this training could increase the number of people interested in the field and help fill the jobs gap, Cortina said.
Students also benefit from learning something about coding before they get to college, where introductory computer-science classes are packed to the edge, which can drive the less-experienced or less-determined students away.
The Flatiron School, where people pay to learn programming, started as one of the many coding camps has become popular for adults looking for a career change. The high-schoolers get the same curriculum, but “we try to adjust lessons to things they’re interested in,” said Victoria Friedman, an instructor. For instance, one of the apps the students are developing suggests movies based on your mood.
The students in the Flatiron class probably won’t drop out of high school and build the next Facebook.
Programming languages have a quick turnover, so the “Ruby on Rails” language they learned may not even be relevant by the time they enter the job market. But the skills they learn — how to think logically through a problem and organize the results —apply to any coding language, said Deborah Seehorn, an education consultant for the state of North Carolina.
Indeed, the Flatiron students might not go into IT at all. But creating a future army of coders is not the only purpose of the classes. These kids are going to be surrounded by computers — in their pockets, in their offices, in their homes — for the rest of their lives. The younger they learn how computers think, how to coax the machine into producing what they want —the earlier they learn that they have the power to do that — the better.
74. Cortina holds that early exposure to computer science makes it easier to ______.
A. remodel the way of thinking
B. perfect artwork production
C. formulate logical hypotheses
D. complete future job training
75. Deborah Seehorn believes that the skills learned at Flatiron will ______.
A. have to be upgraded when new technologies come
B. need improving when students look for jobs
C. help students learn other computer languages
D. enable students to make big quick money
76. According to the last paragraph, Flatiron students are expected to ______.
A. stay longer in the information technology industry
B. become better prepared for the digitalized world
C. bring forth innovative computer technologies
D. compete with a future army of programmers
77. The word “coax” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. misguide
B. challenge
C. frighten
D. persuade
Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
Some futurologists have assumed that the vast increase of women in the workforce may signal a rejection of marriage. Many women, according to this hypothesis (假设), would rather work than marry. The opposite of this concern is that the outlook of becoming a multi-paycheck household could encourage marriage. In the past, only the earnings and financial prospects of the man counted in the marriage decision. Now, however, the earning ability of a woman can make her more attractive as a marriage partner. Data show that economic downturns tend to put off marriage because the parties cannot afford to establish a family or are concerned about rainy days ahead. As the economy comes to life, the number of marriages also rises.
The increase in divorce rates follows to the increase in women working outside the home. Yet, it may be wrong to jump to any simple cause-and-effect conclusion. The effect of a wife’s work on divorce is no less cloudy than its effect on marriage decisions. The realization that she can be a good provider may increase the chances that a working wife will choose divorce over an unsatisfactory marriage. But the reverse is equally plausible (似是而非的). Tensions grounded in financial problems often play a key role in ending a marriage. By raising a family’s standard of living, a working wife may strengthen her family’s financial and emotional stability.
Psychological factors also should be considered. For example, a wife blocked from a career outside the home may feel caged in the house. She may view her only choice as seeking a divorce. On the other hand, if she can find fulfillment through work outside the home, work and marriage can go together to create a stronger and more stable union.
Also, a major part of women’s inequality in marriage has been due to the fact that, in most cases, men have remained the main breadwinners. A working wife may rob a husband of being the master of the house. Depending upon how the couple reacts to these new conditions, it could create a stronger equal partnership or it could create new insecurities.
(Note: Answer the question or complete the statement in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)
78. According to the first paragraph, what do fewer people get married for when the economy
declines?
79. A wife may strengthen her family’s stability by working to _______________.
80. Psychologically speaking, whether _______________ will have a strong effect on the
marriage.
81. What problem may a multi-paycheck household have?
第II卷（共47分）
I. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1、当你感到疲惫不堪时，为何不停下手中的事情放松一下呢？（Why…）
2、当地的慈善机构安排了各种活动为那些病人筹集医疗和生活费用。（raise）
3、那部打动了很多观众的童话电影唤起了人们对自己童年生活的回忆。（remind）
4、事实证明人们越是急于做好一件事，就越有可能出一些不必要的差错。(likely)
5、生活中不管遇到什么不如意之事，最重要的是要抱着积极的态度去勇敢面对它。（what）
II. Guided Writing
Directions:Write an English composition in over 120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
高考临近。再过半年，绝大多数高三同学都将升入高校学习，迎接崭新的生活。为了活跃高三复习气氛，振奋学习信心，同时使学生在进入高校后能够适应新的学习生活，你校要组织一次高三学生英语演讲比赛。请你从下图中选择两到三个（自己也可另外补充）你认为
大学生应该具备的最重要的优秀品质，并结合自己的生活实际，写一篇演讲稿，向全体高三同学表达你的看法。
Perseverance
Honesty
注意： 1、演讲稿的开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。
2、演讲稿中不得提及本人所在的学校、班级及本人姓名。
Good afternoon, everyone!
The topic of my speech today is “Good Qualities A College Student Must Have”.
___________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ______________
_______________________________________________________________________________ _______
Thank you for your listening!
2015学年度高三英语分层练习
(听力部分)
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. W: The music and flowers are lovely!
M: Yes, I hope the food is good.
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
2. M: How many people will be coming to the reunion on Saturday?
W: We have to cross off fifteen names from our original list of one hundred.
Q: How many people do they expect to attend the reunion?
3. W: How did you like the movie last night?
M: Considering its interesting name, we were expecting a much better film.
Q: How did the man feel about the movie?
4. M: Stephan is wandering on Facebook, connecting with those guys.
W: Should he do that when the final exam is drawing near?
Q: What does the woman think Stephan should do?
5. W: Are you sure you’ve corrected all the typing errors in this paper?
M: Perhaps I’d better read it through again.
Q: What is the man going to do?
6. M: Lots of people enjoy watching Mamma Mia. Do you?
W: Believe it or not, that’s the last thing I would ever want to do.
Q: What does the woman mean?
7. W: I suppose I was going about 70 miles, officer.
M: 70! You must be kidding. You were doing at least 85 when I saw you.
Q: What is the probable relationship between the man and the woman?
8. M: How was your vacation? Did you go away?
W: Yes, we went to Cambodia. The flies and mosquitoes were bad and it rained most of the time, which w asn’t as good as expected.
Q: What conclusion can be made about the woman’s holiday?
9. W: Francis is certainly in a good mood.
M: The bargain he got on his new piano made him very happy.
Q: What do we know about Francis from the conversation?
10. M: I hear that Mr. White has left. Has anybody been appointed to take the place?
W: I believe several have applied for the job but nothing has been decided yet.
Q: What are the two speakers talking about?
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
Here’s the news. A man will appear in the city court this morning charged with firing a gun. Near the center of the town last night, a team of armed police was called out at 8:30 p.m. after a motorcyclist reported a man had fired at him with a gun and the bullet glanced off his crash helmet while he was riding along Palm Street. An hour later a car driver was stopped by a man and asked for money on North Street. The robbery was unsuccessful and the driver escaped unhurt. After receiving further information around 10:30 p.m., the team of armed police surrounded a house on Main Street where a 30-year-old man was arrested. No one was injured in either of the incidents, nor during the arrest of this man.
(Now listen again.)
Questions:
11. What will the man be charged with?
12. Which of the following is true according to the news?
13. When was the man arrested?
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
Supermarkets are big stores that provide a wide choice of foods and other products. In the United States, traditional supermarkets are facing competition from even bigger stores. They are also facing competition from stores with more choices of fresh, natural foods.
Many supermarkets are chains, stores owned by one company. Price competition is fierce in the grocery industry. Most Americans still spend the most money at supermarkets. But traditional supermarkets have lost some of their business. Many people are changing where they buy groceries. They are also changing the kinds of groceries they want.
New competitors are winning business because they are even larger than supermarkets. And they have lower prices. Wal-Mart Supercenters sell groceries as well as clothes, tools, electronic equipment and everything else. Costco membership stores are also known for low prices. Discount stores like Wal-Mart and Costco buy their goods in huge amounts and sell at prices that supermarkets usually cannot equal.
Competition has also come from stores, like Whole Foods Market, that sell natural foods.
Yet supermarkets are changing too. Many have cut prices. And many are offering more fine foods and organic products which are free of added chemicals or drugs. Since two thousand, Americans have bought more organic food from supermarkets than from any other kind of store. Also, supermarkets are able to offer greater choices of similar products than might be found at their discount competitors.
(Now listen again.)
Questions:
14. Which of the following are the strongest competitors of supermarkets?
15. Which statement is not true according to the passage?
16. What does the passage mainly tell us?
Section C
Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
W: Good morning! Marketing Department.
M: Hello, I don’t suppose Patt’s there, is she?
W: No, I’m afraid she is in a meeting.
M: Yes, I thought she might be. She is always in a meeting. Um, I wonder if I could leave a message for her?
W: Certainly.
M: This is Dave Mahler, that’s M-A-H-L-E-R.
W: Oh, yes. And what’s the message?
M: Well, I’ve arranged to have a game of tennis with her on Saturday, but I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it.
W: Oh, she’ll be disappointed. She’s been looking forward to playing with you.
M: Is she? Oh, dear. Well, I’m afraid I’ll have to leave for Europe on Friday.
W: Oh, that sounds exciting. Is it a holiday?
M: No, I’m afraid not. I’ve been asked to go to a conference. Can you tell Patt I’ll call her when I get back?
W: Sure.
(Now listen again.)
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
W: I enjoy going through secondhand bookstores. It’s interesting to see what people used to enjoy reading. Did you see this old book of children’s stories?
M: So me of these books aren’t so old, though. See? This mystery was published only six years ago.
It costs seventy-five cents. You can’t beat that!
W: Hey! Look at this!
M: What? Are you getting interested in poetry books all of a sudden?
W: No. Look at the inscription! Someone gave this book as a present, and wrote a note on the inside of the front cover. It was dated 1893. Maybe it’s worth something.
M: Everything on this shelf is worth fifty cents.
W: But if this is a signature of someone who is well known, it might bring a lot more. I hear William Shakespeare’s signature is worth about a million dollars.
M: Oh, I can hardly read what one says. Who wrote it?
W: The name looks like “Harold Dobson”. Maybe “Dobbins”? Wasn’t he a politician or something?
I’m going to buy this book and see if I can find a name like that in the library.
M: Good luck! Your poetry book may make you rich, but I’ll bet my seventy-five-cent mystery is a better buy.
(Now listen again.)
(That’s the end of listening. 听力部分到此结束，请同学们继续答题。)
参考答案
听力部分：
1-10: ACCBD BCADC
11-13: ACC
14-16: DDB
17. Mahler 18. Saturday 19. Europe 20. conference
21. secondhand bookstore 22. enjoy reading 23. a million dollars 24. poetry book
语法：
A. 25. how 26. must 27. Both 28. older 29. be changed 30. to send 31. until 32. because
B. 33. but 34. developed 35. watching 36. which 37. whose 38. trying 39. view 40. at 词汇:
41. H 42.C 43.F 44.K 45.A 46.J 47.D 48.I 49.G 50.E
完形填空：
51-65：DACBB CDADC BCDAA
阅读理解：
66-69：DCBA 70-73：DBCA 74-77：ACBD
78. T hey can’t afford a family or worry about their future.
79. raise her family’s living standard
80. a wife / a woman can find fulfillment through career (outside the home)
81. It may create new insecurities.
翻译：
1. Why not stop what you are doing and relax yourself when you feel tired out？
OR: Why don’t you…?
2. The local charity organization(s) (has/have) arranged various / a variety of activities to raise
money for life and medical expenses for the patients.
3. The fairy tale movie / film which has impressed / moved a large audience reminds / reminded
people of the wonderful memories of their childhood (life).
4. The facts have proved that the more anxious / eager people are to do something well, the
more likely they are to make some unnecessary mistakes.
5. Whatever unpleasant / unhappy things you meet with in life, what is the most important /
what matters most is to take a positive attitude and face it bravely / be brave to face it.
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2019年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（全国卷I） 英语 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号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。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例：How much is the shirt? A. ￡19.15. B. ￡9.18. C. ￡9.15. 答案是C。 1. Where does this conversation take place? A. In a classroom. B. In a hospital. C. In a museum. 2. What does Jack want to do? A. Take fitness classes. B. Buy a pair of gym shoes. C. Change his work schedule. 3. What are the speakers talking about? A. What to drink. B. Where to meet. C. When to leave. 4. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Classmates. C. Strangers. 5. Why is Emily mentioned in the conversation? A. She might want a ticket. B. She is looking for the man. C. She has an extra ticket. 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
II.Grammar and Vocabulary Section B Recently,I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting.As we were about to arrive,the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight delay before setting down.High desert winds had forced the airport to close all but one runway.He said that we would be circling the city for a few minutes waiting to land.We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts(21)________(fasten) because there might be a few bumps.Well,that few minutes turned into about forty-five minutes, including a ride that would make a roller coaster(22)________(pale)by comparison. The movement was so sudden(23)________several passengers felt sick and had to use airsickness bags.(24)________you might guess,that’s not good thing to happen in a narrow space because it only serves to increase the discomfort of the situation. About twenty minutes into the adventure,the entire airplane became very quiet.There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be distinctly noticed.Every passenger simply held on for dear life… (25)________one.A baby was having a good time!With each bump of the aircraft,he(26)________let out a giggle of happiness.As I observed this,I realized that he didn’t know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his safety.He(27)________thought about the past nor about the future.Those are (28)________we grown-ups have learned from experience.He was enjoying the ride because he (29)________(not teach)to fear it.(30)________(understand)this,I took a deep breath and sat back into my seat,pretending I was really on a roller coaster.I smiled for the rest of the flight.I even managed to giggle once or twice,which is much to the chagrin of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag. C Section People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.If you lived in the Mediterranean,for instance,you would consider octopus a great__31__.You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive.On the other hand,your stomach would__32__ at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat---the__33__accepted practice in many northern countries.The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we__34__to them all our lives. No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world.There are countless people who,ever since their early years,have learned to__35__snails with food.My friend,Robert,lives in a country where snails are despised.As his flat is in a large town,he has no garden of his own.For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him.The idea never appealed to me very much,but one day,after a heavy__36__,I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my__37__plants.Acting on a sudden impulse,I collected several dozen,put them in a paper bag,and took them to Robert.Robert was delighted to see me and__38__pleased with my little gift.I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours.I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner. 第1页/共8页
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