2011年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(浙江卷)
英语
第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分80分）
从A B C D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处地最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. -I’m sorry I didn’t make it to your party last night.
-- ______, I know you’re busy these days.
A. Of course
B. No kidding
C. That’s all night
D. Don’t me ntion it
2. Experts think that ______recently discovered painting may be ______ Picsso.
A. the ;不填
B. a ;the
C. a; 不填
D. the; a
3. Bats are surprisingly long lived creatures some ______a life span of around 20 years.
A. having
B. had
C. have
D. to have
4. One Friday, we were packing to leave for a weekend away ______my daughter heard cries for help.
A. after
B. while
C. since
D. when
5. I always wanted to do the job which I’d been trained ______.
A. on
B. for
C. by
D. of
6. The school isn’t the one I really wanted to go to, but I suppose I’ll just have to ______it,
A. make the best of
B. get away from
C. keep an eye on
D. catch up with
7. Since people are fond of humor, it is as well in conversation as _______ else.
A. anything
B. something
C. anywhere
D. somewhere
8. English is a language shared by several diverse cultures, each of ______ uses it somewhat differently.
A. which
B. what
C. them
D. those
9. The professor could tell by the _____ look in Maria’s eyes that she didn’t understand a single word of his lecture.
A. cold
B. blank
C. innocent
D. fresh
10. A bank is the place ______ they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it
begins to rain.
A. when
B. that
C. where
D. there
11. --- How’s your new babysitter?
--- We ______ ask for a better one. All our kids love her so much.
A. should
B. might
C. mustn’t
D. couldn’t
12. He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of ______ at a hotel for the night.
A. putting down
B. putting off
C. putting on
D. putting up
13. I’ve been writing this report ______ for the last two weeks, but it has to be handed in tomorrow.
A. finally
B. immediately
C. occasionally
D. certainly
14. Even the best writers sometimes find themselves ______ for words.
A. lose
B. lost
C. to lose
D. having lost
15. The manager was worried about the press conference his assistant ______ in his place but, luckily,
everything was going on smoothly.
A. gave
B. gives
C. was giving
D. had given
16. My schedule is very ______ right now, but I’ll try to fit you in.
A. tight
B. short
C. regular
D. flexible
17. --- Can I come and have a look at your new house?
--- Yes, ______!
A. with pleasure
B. I like it
C. I quite agree
D. by all means
18. Anyway, I can’t cheat him --- it’s against all my ______.
A. emotions
B. principles
C. regulations
D. opinions
19. If they win the final tonight, the team are going to tour around the city ______ by their enthusiastic
supporters.
A. being cheered
B. be cheered
C. to be cheered
D. were cheered
20. –I don’t think I’ll be able to go mountain-climbing tomorrow.
-- ______?
A. And how
B. How come
C. How’s it going
D. How about it
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将选项标号涂黑。
Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.
Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my 21 was more manageable , I 22 ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs.
23 that was years ago and times have changed. 24 I live with mother on a country farm.
Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to 25 my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). 26 I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my
27 . I decided that I would consider 28 to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians, so I was 29 when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of 30 to get started. And 31 you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can 32 use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my 33 ; he gave me a long thoughtful 34 . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”
He led me 35 the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand 36 on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your 37 and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”
I 38 . Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose 39 that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.
His 40 still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.
21. A. loneliness B. sadness C. tiredness D. sickness
22. A. set B. enjoyed C. kept D. shared
23. A. Gladly B. Eventually C. Unfortunately D. Surprisingly
24. A. Now B. Then C. Sometime D. Meanwhile
25. A. add up to B. make up for C. get rid of D. take advantage of
26. A. If B. As C. Though D. Before
27. A. movement B. condition C. choices D. positions
28. A. reaching out B. living up C. getting on D. going back
29. A. recognized B. interviewed C. found D. invited
30. A. money B. time C. energy D. knowledge
31. A. thus B. once C. seldom D. often
32. A. actually B. hardly C. nearly D. formerly
33. A. job B. family C. idea D. offer
34. A. face B. view C. look D. sight
35. A. over B. along C. towards D. through
36. A. unhappily B. lovingly C. pitifully D. gratefully
37. A. pick B. turn C. role D. step
38. A. had to cry B. ought to cry C. should have cried D. could have cried
39. A. more B. the ones C. few D. the rest
40. A. courage B. devotion C. kindness D. trust
第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
One evening in February 2007, a student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote road in Wales. She got o ut to open a metal gate that blocked her path .That’s when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train. Her Renault Clio was parked across a railway line. Seconds later, she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks.
Ceely’s near miss made the news because she blamed it on he GPS (导航仪). She had never driven the route before. It was dark and raining heavily. Ceely was relying on her GPS, but it made no mention of the crossing. “I put my complete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train,” she told the BBC.
Who is to blame here? Rick Stevenson, who tells Ceely’s story in his book When Machines Fail Us, points the finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says, but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And it’s not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless keyboards.
The problem with his argument in the book is that it’s not clear why he on ly focuses on digital technology, while there may be a number of other possible causes. A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. Perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor singalling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the GPS equipment. But Stevenson doesn’t say.
It’s a problem that runs through the book. In a section on cars, Stevenson g ives an account of the
advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat computer-based locking systems for cars. He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft; both show a small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once again not all ne w locks have proved reliable. Perhaps, but maybe it’s also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or some combination of these factors.
The game between humans and their smart devices is amusing and complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be a way for a wiser use of technology.
If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long.
41.What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident？
A. She was not familiar with the road.
B. It was dark and raining heavily then.
C. The railway workers failed to give the signal.
D. Her GPS device didn’t tell her about the crossing.
42.The phrase “near miss” (Paragraph 2) can best be replaced by______.
A. close hit
B. heavy loss
C. narrow escape
D. big mistake
43. Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with?
A. Modern technology is what we can’t live without.
B. Digital technology often falls short of our expectation.
C. Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be.
D. GPS error is not the only cause for Ceely’s accident.
44. In the writer’s opinion, Stevenson’s argument is _______.
A. one-sided
B. reasonable
C. puzzling
D. well-based
45. What is the real concern of the writer of this article?
A. The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.
B. The relationship between human and technology.
C. The shortcomings of digital devices we use.
D. The human unawareness of technical problems.
B
Bel is a from an English dictionary.
Important words to learn:E Essential I improver A Advanced
noun [C] DEVICE 1 A a piece of equipment which is used to cause liquid, air or gas to move from one place gas pump SHOE 2[USUALL Y PLURAL]US (UK COURT SHOE)
8 type of plain shoe with a raised HEEL and no way of fastening it to the foot which is worn by women 3 [USUALL Y PLURAL] type of flat shoe, like dance shoe when is worn by women 4 [USUALL Y PLURAL]UK a flat?shoe made of heavy clothy os wor n by children for doing sports.
LIQUID/GAS 1 [T USUALL Y?ADV/PREP] to force liquid or gas to move somewhere:our latest machine can pump a hundred gallors a minute , o The new wine is pumped into stirage tanks.o The heart pumos blood through the arteries/round the body. INFORMATION 2[T]
INFORMAL to keep asking someone for information, especially in a way that is not direce:She was pumping me for details of the new projece.
Idioms pump sb’s hand to SHAKE someone’s hand
(=hold their hand and move it up and down, espacially
In order to greet them)?p ump lron INFORMAL to lift
Heavy weights for exercise: These days both men and
Women pump iron far fitnets.
Pharsal verbs pump sth into sth to spend
Money trying to make something operate succesfully:
They had been pumpinh money into the business for some
Years without seeing any results.
Pump sth out(M)REMOVE 1 to remove water or other
liquid from something using a pump:We took turns
pumping out the boat.PRODUCE 2 INFORMAL DISAPPROVING
to produce words or loud music in a way that is repeated,
forceful and continuous: The government keeps pumping
out the same old propaganda.O The car radio was
pumping out music with a heacy beat.
Pump out sth som eone’s stomach is pumped out, a
Poisonous substance is removed from it by being-sucked
Through a tube. She had to go to hospital
Stomach pumped out.
Pump sth up [M] INFORMAL to make someone feel more contident or excited: He was offering them advince and trying to pump them up.O[R]The players were pumping themselves up by singing the national anthem, before the game.
Pump sth up[M]1 to fill something with air using a
pump: Have you pumped up the balloons yet?O I must
pump the tyres up on my bike.2 INFORMAL to increase
something by a large amount:The US was able to pump up exports.O Let’s pump up the tolume a bit! Pump-action /pamp ek/ n/ad ectiv descnbes a device which operates by forcing song especially air ,in or out of a closed space pump-action shotgun a pump action ming noun soec the of business ,programm etc do giving it money The is carding small,pump-priming grants to single moter who are starting their own businesses.
Pun
Noun a humorous use of a word or phrase which has several meanings or which sound like another word:she made a couple of dreadful This is a well-known joke based on a pun “What’s black and wh ite and red all over A nepaper
Verb to make a pun
Punch
Nou (c)a forceful hit with a fist (=closed hand) she gave him a punch lik on us in the nose e2 U the power to be interes on people ,I felt the performance speech presntation lacked punch DRnk 3 a cold or hot drink made by mixing fruit juices pieces of frut and often wine or other alcoholic drinks tool 4 a piece of equoce which cuts boles in a maena by pushing a piece of met through it a ticket punch have you seen the hole puneh anghere
Verb(t) hit 1 to hit someone or something with your FIST (=closed hand);He punched him in the stomach.2 MAL Y US to hit with your fingers the bugins on a telephone or the kdys on a keys on a keyboard USE TOCL make a hole in something with a spscial place.???I was just punching in
some hets of ?? .This belt\’s too big .I’ll hav e to punch an extra hole in it.
Idioms punch sb’s lights out informal to hit someone repeatedly very hard punch the clock us to put a card into a special machine to record the times you amive at and leave work:After 17 years of punching
the clock,he just disappeared one morning and was mever heard from again.
46. What does the word “pump” mean in “He ran in every five minutes to pump me about the
case”?
A. Talk with.
B. Ask for information.
C. Listen to.
D. Provide with evidence.
47. When Sally says “The TV program kept pumping out commercials”, she may be______.
A. excited
B. interested
C. annoyed
D. worried
48. What will the government most probably provide if it is engaged in a pump-priming program?
A. Sums of money.
B. Raw materials.
C. Human resources.
D. Media support.
49. When Sylvia says “His speech was OK but it had no real punch”, she thinks it was not_____.
A. fluent and impressive
B. logical and moving
C. informative and significant
D. interesting and powerful
C
In the more and more competitive service industry, it is no longer enough to promise customer satisfaction. Today, customer “delight” is what companies are trying to achieve in order to keep and increase market share.
It is accepted in the marketing industry, and confirmed by a number of researchers, that customers receiving good service will promote business by telling up to 12 other people; those treated badly tell tales of woe to up to 20 people. Interestingly, 80 percent of people who feel their complaints are handled fairly will stay loyal.
New challenges for customer care have come when people can obtain goods and services through telephone call centers and the Internet. For example, many companies now have to invest (投资) a lot of money in information technology and staff training in order to cope with the “phone rage”---- caused by delays in answering calls, being cut off in mid-conversation or left waiting for long periods.
“Many people do not like talking to machines,” says Dr, Storey, Senior Lecturer in Marketing at City University Business School. “Banks, for example, encourage staff at call centers to use customer data to establish instant and good relationship with then. The aim is to make the customer feel they know you and that you can trust them – the sort of comfortable feelings people have during face-to-face chats with their local branch manager.”
Recommended ways of creating customer delight include: under-promising and over-delivering (saying that a repair will be carried out within five hours, but getting it done within two) replacing a
faulty product immediately; throwing in a gift voucher (购物礼券)as an unexpected “thank you” to regular customers; and always returning calls, even when they are complaints.
Aiming for customer delight is all very well, but if services do not reach the high level promised, disappointment or worse will be the result. This can be eased by offering an apology and an explanation of why the service did not meet usual standards with empathy(for example, “I know how you must feel”), and possible solutions (replacement, compensation or whatever fairness suggests best meets the case).
Airlines face some of the toughest challenges over customer care. Fierce competition has convinced them at that delighting passengers is an important marketing tool, while there is great potential for customer anger over delays caused by weather, unclaimed luggage and technical problems.
For British Airways staff, a winning telephone style is considered vital in handling the large volume of calls about bookings and flight times. They are trained to answer quickly, with their names, job title and a “we are here to help” attitude. The company has invested heavily in information techn ology to make sure that information is available instantly on screen.
British Airways also says its customer care policies are applied within the company and staff are taught to regard each other as customers requiring the highest standards of service.
Customer care is obviously here to stay and it would be a foolish company that used slogans such as “we do as we please”. On the other hand, the more customers are promised, the greater the risk of disappointment.
50. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that _______.
A. complaining customers are hard to satisfy
B. unsatisfied customers receive better service
C .satisfied customers catch more attention
D. well-treated customers promote business
51. The writer mentions “phone rage”(Paragraph 3)to show that ________.
A. customers often use phones to express their anger
B. people still prefer to buy goods online
C. customer care becomes more demanding
D. customers rely on their phones to obtain services
52. What does the writer recommend to create customer delight?
A. Calling customers regular.
B. Gibing a “thank you “note..
C. Delivering a quicker service.
D. Promising more gifts.
53. If a manager should show his empathy (Paragraph 6), what would be probably say?
A. “I know how upset you must be.”
B. “I appreciate your understanding.”
C. “I’m sorry for the delay.”
D. “I know it’s our fault.”
54. Customer delight is important for airlines because ________.
A. their telephone style remains unchanged
B. they are more likely to meet with complaints
C. the services cost them a lot of money
D. the policies can be applied to their staff
55. Which of the following is conveyed in this article?
A. Face-to –face service creates comfortable feelings among customers.
B. Companies that promise more will naturally attract more customers.
C. A company should promise less but do more in a competitive market.
D. Customer delight is more important for air lines then for banks.
D
It was Saturday. As always, it was a busy one, for “Six days shall you labor and all your work” was taken seriously back then. Outside, Father and Mr. Patrick next door were busy chopping firewood. Inside their own houses, Mother and Mrs. Patrick were engaged in spring cleaning.
Somehow the boys had slipped away to the back lot with their kites. Now, even at the risk of having Brother caught to beat carpets, they had sent him to the kitchen for more string(线). It seemed there was no limit to the heights to which kites would fly today.
My mother looked at the sitting room, its furniture disordered for a thorough sweeping. Again she cast a look toward the window. “Come on, girls! Let’s take string to the boys and watch them fly the kites a minute.”
On the way we met Mrs. Patric, laughing guiltily as if she were doing something wrong, together with her girls.
There never was such a day for flying kites! We played all our fresh string into the boys’ kit es and they went up higher and higher. We could hardly distinguish the orange-colored spots of the kites. Now and then we slowly pulled one kite back, watching it dancing up and down in the wind, and finally
bringing it down to earth, just for the joy of sending it up again.
Even our fathers dropped their tools and joined us. Our mothers took their turn, laughing like schoolgirls. I think we were all beside ourselves. Parents forgot their duty and their dignity; children forgot their everyday fights and li ttle jealousies. “Perhaps it’s like this in the kingdom of heaven,” I thought confusedly.
It was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to the housed. I suppose we had some sort of supper. I suppose there must have been surface tidying-up, for the house on Sunday looked clean and orderly enough. The strange thing was, we didn’t mention that day afterward. I felt a little embarrassed. Surely none of the others had been as excited as I. I locked the memory up in that deepest part of me where we keep “the things that cannot be and yet they are.”
The years went on, then one day I was hurrying about my kitchen in a city apartment, trying to get some work out of the way while my three-year-old insistently cried her desire to “go park, see duck.”
“I can’t go!” I said. “I have this and this to do, and when I’m through I’ll be too tired to walk that far.”
My mother, who was visiting us, looked up from the peas she was shelling. “It’s a wonderful day,” she offered, “really warm, yet there’s a fine breeze. Do you remember that day we flew kites?”
I stopped in my dash between stove and sink. The locked door flew open and with it a rush of memories. “Come on,” I told my little girl. “You’re right, it’s too good a day to miss.”
Another decade passed. We were in the aftermath(余波) of a great war. All evening we had been asking our returned soldier, the youngest Patrick Boy, about his experiences as a prisoner of war. He had talked freely, but now for a long time he had been silent. What was he thinking of --- what dark and horrible things?
“Say!” A smile sipped out from his lips. “Do you remember --- no, of course you wouldn’t. It probably didn’t make the impression on you as it did on me.”
I hardly dared speak. “Remember what?”
“I used to think of that day a lot in POW camp (战俘营), when things weren’t too good. Do you remember the day we flew the kites?”
56. Mrs. Patrick was laughing guiltily because she thought________.
A. she was too old to fly kites
B. her husband would make fun of her
C. she should have been doing her how
D. supposed to the don’t game
57. By “we were all beside ourselves writer means that they all ________.
A. felt confused
B. went wild with joy
C. looked on
D. forgot their fights
58. What did the think after the kite-flying?
A. The boys must have had more fun than the girls.
B. They should have finished their work before playing.
C. Her parents should spend more time with them.
D. All the others must have forgotten that day.
59. Why did the writer finally agree to take her little girl for an outing?
A. She suddenly remembered her duty as a mother.
B. She was reminded of the day they flew kites.
C. She had finished her work in the kitchen.
D. She thought it was a great day to play outside.
60. The youngest Patrick boy is mentioned to show that ______.
A. the writer was not alone in treasuring her fond memories
B. his experience in POW camp threw a shadow over his life
C. childhood friendship means so much to the writer
D. people like him really changed a lot after the war
第二节：下面文章中有5处（第61~65题）需要添加小标题。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E 和F）中选出符合各段意思的小标题，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
A. Leadership
B. Conflict Solving
C. Open Communication
D. Respect to All Team Members
E. Measuring Progress against Goals
F. Common Goals with Challenging Target
Team Building Means More Than Throwing a Few People Together “Teamworking” is found every where within just about every organization. You can’t get away from “teams” that are supposed to be able to create something that is greater that the sum of its part s. Or
so the theory goes.
There are five measures that need to be taken before you can get the most out of a team:
61._______
There must be a clear reason for the team to exist. And all the members should realize the value and significance of what they are going to do. What they are hoping to achieve should be something achievable but at the same time tough and inspiring enough to attract the members and keep their motivation alive. What is more, they should also be well prepared for the possible difficulties they may come across in the process.
62.______
Team members must be able to express their opinions freely without fear of being criticized, and they must have the feeling that their suggestions will be taken seriously. This is an important point because the team may need to resolve some complex or thorny issues. For example, it may discuss a sensitive topic. Should they keep their conclusion within the team or share it with other employees? This is an issue in itself that all the members should agree on and frank discussion is required.
63._______
It is easy to think that a junior team member may have less to contribute than more experienced ones. This is not only demoralizing or discouraging, it also makes no sense ---- people that have nothing to contribute. Should not have been selected for the team in the first place. Since they have become members of your team, you need to make sure that each of them has an opportunity to add his or her thoughts to discussions.
64.________
Disagreements are natural and, in fact, debate and discussion should be encouraged. A team made up only of “yes men” can make disastrous decisions that few people honestly agreed with in the first place. Consequently, there should be rules on how lengthy disagreements should be handled. For example, team meetings may not be the most appropriate place for a discussion that involves only two people, so “under-the-table” method may be effective.
65______
Most high-performing teams are well organized, A good organizer should be able to play to individuals’ strengths and help t hem overcome their weaknesses. It should be someone who can act as a promoter and a constant reminder of what the team needs to achieve. He must, above all, be skilled in
sharing responsibility and setting tasks to others, coaching them to achieve tasks, and providing constructive feedback on how the tasks went.
Team building isn’t as simple as just throwing a few people together. It requires much more, but motivating people is most essential. Successful teamworking is not marked by how much progress the team makes toward its goals, but by how confidently each of its members completes his or her assigned tasks with a sense of achievement and pride.
非选择题部分（共40分）
注意事项：
用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试卷上。
第三部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11除起）不计分。
I was playing at my cousin house. Since his family was rich than mine, he had more toys than I did. There was one on particular I’d always wanted. I put into my pocket when he wasn’t looking. I guessed, even at that age, I would never be able to enjoy to playing with the toy or faced my cousin again; I would always know I’d done something wrong. Late on, my aunt drove me home. When she dropped me off, I pulled out the toy slow and gave it back. She knows what had happened, but she thanked me and ever mentioned it again.
第二节、书面表达（满分30分）
假设你是高中生李越，有感于校园中存在的随意涂写（to scribble）和乱丢垃圾（to litter）的
行为，请用英语给校长写一封100-120个词的信。信中应包括以下内容：
1.说明写信目的；
2.对这些行为进行批评；
3.提出建议
注意：信的抬头、落款及信的第一句已给出（不计词数）。
June 8, 2011
Headmaster,
I’m Li Yue, a student from Class 1, Senior Ⅱ.______________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Your faithfully,
Li Yue
【答案】
One possible student version:
June 8, 2011
Mr. Headmaster,
I am Li Yue, a student from Class 1, Senior II. I am writing to draw your attention to some improper behaviour among us students: littering and scribbling. It makes our school dirty and unpleasant, and does hard to the image of our school. I always feel ashamed whenever I see this. It is clearly not appropriate for a student to litter and scribble about. I wonder if the school could place more dustbins around and set up specific rules against such behaviour. At the same time, students should be encouraged to develop good habits and better behave themselves. I believe that, with the joint efforts of both teachers and students, our school will become a more enjoyable place in the near future.
Thank you for your consideration.
Yours faithfully,
Li Yue
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One possible student version:
June 8, 2011
Mr. Headmaster,
I am Li Yue, a student from Class 1, Senior II. I am writing to draw your attention to some improper behaviour among us students: littering and scribbling. It makes our school dirty and unpleasant, and does hard to the image of our school. I always feel ashamed whenever I see this. It is clearly not appropriate for a student to litter and scribble about. I wonder if the school could place more dustbins around and set up specific rules against such behaviour. At the same time, students should be encouraged to develop good habits and better behave themselves. I believe that, with the joint efforts of both teachers and students, our school will become a more enjoyable place in the near future.
Thank you for your consideration.
Yours faithfully,
Li Yue
浙江高考英语试题及答案2020 延伸阅读： 高考英语完形填空答题技巧 第一步：跳过空格，通读全文，把握大意。 第一遍读文章时不要做题，而是跳过空格，通读试题所给的要填空的短文，获得整体印象，做到弄清文脉、抓住主旨，较好地把握 短文大意。平时自己做题时，如果读一遍读不懂，那就读两遍，读 两遍还是读不懂，那就再读一遍。一定要记住“读不懂文章不要做题”，因为没有理解文章做了也是白做，既浪费时间又浪费精力， 还自欺欺人，危害不小。总之，一定要在理解短文意思的基础上才 能开始做题。 另外，读第一遍时要注意先读懂文章的首句和末句，因为这两句往往是没有被挖空的句子。它们往往是全文的关键句，是文章的 “窗口”和“指南”，可作为解题的突破口。通过读文章的首句一 般可判断文章的体裁、人物、时间、事件和事态等。文章的最后一 句或最后一段，往往是故事发展的结果，所陈述的事件的结论、启 示性的提示，或是对全篇文章的概括。因此，先读一读末句对理解 文章是很有帮助的。 第二步：结合选项，综合考虑，初选答案。 在理解全文意思的基础上，结合所给备选项再次细读全文。联系上、下文内容。注意从上、下文的语法结构和词语搭配及从选择项 中寻找解题的提示。以词、句的意义为先，再从分析句子结构人手，根据短文意思、语法规则、词语固定搭配等进行综合考虑，对备选 项逐一进行分析、比较和筛选，排除干扰项，初步选定答案。有把 握的先做，没有把握的“跳过”。 第三步：先易后难，瞻前顾后，各个击破。
对比较明显、自己最有把握的答案先做，一下子不能确定答案的，先跳过这一空格，继续往下做，最后回过头来再集中精力解决难点。这时可结合已确定答案的选项再读一遍短文，随着对短文理解的深入，自然就会降低试题的难度，提高选择的正确率。 值得一提的是，近年来的高考完形填空，已很少有纯粹的语法题材。完形填空主要考查考生根据不完整的上下文，推断出文段发展 走向的逻辑思维能力，其考查的重点不是语法和词法的知识。任何 一篇文章的句子结构和内容上不会孤立存在，句子与句子之间是有 很强的逻辑关系的。因此，必须借助上下文的一些暗示才能正确解题。 第四步：复读全文，逐空验证，弥补疏漏。 做完所有的空格后，把所选的答案补入空格中，把文章通读一遍，逐空认真复查，看所选定的答案是否使短文意思前后连贯、顺理成章，语法结构是否正确，是否符合习惯表达法，发现误选的答案或 有疑问的、不清楚的答案，再次推敲，作出修正。 猜你喜欢：
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模拟考试二 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分） 第一节（共10小题；每小题分，满分25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 Here's another reason to get off the couch and start working up a the exercise right and you could improve your ability to remember something 's the finding of a new study. But it all comes down to lock up the new information,start burning those calories roughly four hours after you took in the new 's according to researchers at an institute on brain,cognition（认知）and 's at Radboud University's Medical Center,in Nijmegen,the van Dongen and his colleagues shared their new findings in the June 16 Current Biology. This precisely timed memory trick comes from tests with 72 learned the location of 90 objects on a computer ,some of the members watched relaxing nature worked up a sweat on body-building bikes,changing between hard and easy riding for 35 workouts came either soon after the cram session（考前突击复习）or four hours later. Two days later they were tested again,Those who remembered the objects' sites best were the people who had waited four hours after their learning before those who remembered sites correctly,the four-hour delay before biking also led to more consistent activity in an area important for 's known as the hippocampus（海马区）.The consistent activity here suggests that the memories had been strong,the scientists say. Van Dongen's team does not yet know how exercise works its memo do,however,have a guess. Aerobic exercise leads to me creation of several important chemicals in the is a protein
2013浙江高考英语试题 （选择题部分） 第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节：单项填空（共20题，每小题0.5分，满分10分） 从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸将该选项标号涂黑。 1.——Hey, can I ask you a favor? ====_______ A.Here you are B.just as I thought C.how is it going? D.what can I do for you? 2.Mary worked here as a ____-secretary and ended up getting a full-time job with the company. A.pessimistic B.temporary C.previous D.cautious 3.I______myself more-----it was a perfect day. A.should n’t have enjoyed B.need n’t have enjoyed C.would n’t have enjoyed D.could n’t have enjoyed 4.As the world’s population continues to grow, the ___of food becomes more and more of a concern. A.worth B.supply C.package D.list 5.The children,____had played the whole day long, were worn out. A.all of what B.all of which C.all of them D.all of whom 6.If we leave right away,____we’ll arrive on time. A.hopefully B.curiously C.occasionally D.gradually 7.______how others react to the book you have just read creates an added pleasure. A.Hearing B.Hear C.Having heard D.To be hearing 8.Eye doctors recommend that a child’s first eye exam____at the age of six months old. A.was B.be C.were D.is 9.When the group discussion is nearing its end, make sure to ____it with important points. A.conclude B.lead C.avoid D.hold 10.During the last three decades, the number of people participating in physical fitness programs___sharply. A.was increasing B.has increased C.had increased D.will be increasing 11.Half of _____surveyed in 16 countries say they go first to their closest friend to share their deepest wishes and darkest fears. A.these B,.some C.ones D. those 12.A good listener takes part in the conversation,____ideas and raising questions to keep the talk flowing. A.realizing B.copying C.offering D.misunderstanding 13.The museum will open in the spring with an exhibition and a viewing platform____visitors can watch the big glasshouses being built. A.what B.where C.when D.why 14.It will be a big help if you go to the store and get what we need for dinner._____,I’ll set the table.
浙江省2019届高考《英语》模拟试题（一） 英语试题 （满分120分，考试时间100分钟,不含听力） 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分） 第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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 Most of us know about the Nobel Prize, especially the Nobel Peace Prize, but few of us know anything about the man who set them up. His name was Alfred Nobel. He was a great scientist and inventor himself. Besides, he had a big business. His business may surprise you. He made and sold explosives. His companies even made and sold weapons. Isn’t this something that surprises you? The man who made money from weapons should set up the Peace Prize? Though Alfred Nobel had a lot of money from weapons, he hated war. He hoped that there would be no war in the world. He was one of the richest in Europe. When he died in 1896, he left behind him a lot of money and his famous will. According to his will, most of his money was placed in a fund. He wanted the interest from the fund to be used as prizes every year. We know them as the Nobel Prizes. The Nobel Prizes are international. Alfred Nobel wanted the winners to be chosen for their work, not the country they came from. Alfred Nobel had given his whole life to his studies and work and to the benefits of mankind. He made money all by his own efforts, but he left the world share his wealth. His inventions and wealth stay with the world for ever. 1.Nobel wanted to set up the Nobel Peace Prize because _____. A. he made enough money B. he hated war C. he wanted to get more interest from the fund D. he liked to live in a peaceful world 2.Nobel Prizes come from _____. A. all Nobel’s money in the fund B. AllNobel’s money in his company C. all the interest from the fund D. some of the interest in the fund 3.Which statement of the following is Right according to the passage?_____. A. Nobel set up his company to sell clothes. B. Mostof Nobel’s money was used for the world Wars. C. Nobel Prizes are only for some people from some special countries. D. Nobel worked hard in his life and saved lots of money for the world to share. B When we can see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are. People who are nearsighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing, reading and sewing, become nearsighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant things clearly.
浙江卷 阅读理解 A 【文章大意】本文讲述了Zac归还紫心勋章的故事。 21.A【解析：由第二段中“Zac knows the meaning of a Purple Heart－he earned one himself in a war as a soldier”可知，Zac 的紫心勋章是他自己得到的。而被他母亲在古董店意外得到的是Adeline保存着的勋章。】 22.B【解析：mean business意为“认真的；严肃的”。由Zac的话“To drive eight hours to come to see me”也可猜测到Zac能理解Adeline对于勋章的重视程度。】 23.D【解析：倒数第二段中Adeline的话说明Adeline一开始并不明白为何她的父母十分看重家里的紫心勋章，直到她长大了，开始怀念兄长时才明白这枚勋章承载的意义。所以是对兄长的怀念使Adeline珍藏着勋章。】 B 【文章大意】本文通过一个街头活动呼吁人们要保有善心、乐善好施。 24.C【解析：no strings attached指“无附加条件；不求回报”；without conditions意为“无条件”，故选C。由后文“Give What You Can”和“many others pinned their own cash to the board”也可体现。】 25.B【解析：前文说“People of all ages, races, and socio-economic（社会经济的）backgrounds”可知有很多人都参与到了这个项目中。因此后文新娘的事情是就此进行进一步的说明。】26.D【解析：由文章最后Bridges的话“Some days you need a helping hand and some days you can be the one giving the helping hand.”可知这个项目的主要目的是鼓励人们心存善意、伸出援手。】 C 【文章大意】本文分析了加利福尼亚高大乔木数量减少的原因。 27.A【解析：由第二段首句可以看出高大树木的数量锐减，且没有地区能够幸免于难，整体形势十分严峻，故选A。】 28.D【解析：第三段包含了四个选项的内容，“Aggressive wildfire control”尽管控制野火但是导致小树和高大的树木争抢生长资源。】 29.C【解析：倒数第一对缺水原因进行分析。由“...have been rising temperatures, which cause trees to lose more water to the air, and earlier snowmelt, which reduces the water supply...”可知选C。】 30.A【解析：本文主要摆出了加利福尼亚州高大树木数量减少的现状并且分析了原因，故A 项最贴合文意。】 七选五 【文章大意】本文简单介绍了对rock music影响深远的乐队——the Beatles。 31.C【解析：由下一句中“At that time”可知此处应该谈及时间段。】 32.B【解析：前文提到了“extremely popular in England”，此处应该承接这个话题将他们是有多受欢迎，故选B。】 33.A【解析：下一句提到了“the Americans”所以此处选提及了去美国的A项。】 34.G【解析：空后句主语为“The concert”，故该空应当也是concert相关，故选G。】 35.E【解析：空前一句是感谢the Beatles为rock and roll做出的卓越贡献，故表现the Beatles 对其他乐队影响的E项更符合文章思路。】
2018年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 英语 选择题部分 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纸上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例：How much is the shirt? A. ￡19.15 B. ￡9.18 C. ￡9.15 答案是C. 1. What does the woman think of the movie? A. It's amusing. B. It's exciting. C. It's disappointing. 2. How will Susan spend most of her time in France? A. Traveling around B. Studying at a school. C. Looking after aunt. 3. What are the speakers talking about? A. Going out. B. Ordering drinks. C. Preparing for a party. 4. Where are the speakers? A. In a classroom B. In a library C. In a bookstore 5. What is the man going to do? A. Go on the Internet. B. Make a phone call. C. Take a train trip. 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、7题。 6. What is the woman looking for?
2014年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（浙江卷） 英语试题 选择题部分（共80分） 第一部分：英语知识应用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节：单项填空（共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分） 从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。 1. ---I am going to Spain fort a holiday soon. --- ______. A. It’s my pleasure B. Never mind C. Leave it alone D. Good for you 2. The paper is due next month, and I am working seven days ______ week, often long into______night. A. a; the B. the; 不填 C. a; a D. 不填；the 3. An average of just 18.75cm of rain fell last year, making ______ the driest year since California became a state in 1850. A. each B. it C. this D. one 4. Joe is proud and ______, never admitting he is wrong and always looking for someone else to blame. A. strict B. sympathetic C. stubborn D. sensitive 5. I don’t become a serious climber until the fifth grade, ______ I went up to rescue a kite that was stuck in the branches of a tree. A. when B. where C. which D. why 6. We most prefer to say yes to the ______ of someone we know and like. A. attempts B. requests C. doubts D. promises 7. Last week a tennis ball hit me on the head, but I tried to _______ the pain, believing that it would go away sooner or later. A. share B. realize C.
绝密★启用前 2018年6月普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（浙江卷） 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分） 第一节（共10小题；每小题分，满分25分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 A In 1812, the year Charles Dickens was born, there were 66 novels published in Britain. People had been writing novels for a century—most experts date the first novel to Robinson Crusoe in 1719— but nobody wanted to do it professionally. The steam-powered printing press was still in its early stages; the literacy（识字） rate in England was under 50%. Many works of fiction appeared without the names of the authors, often with something like “By a lady.”Novels, for the most part, were looked upon as silly, immoral, or just plain bad. In 1870, when Dickens died, the world mourned him as its first professional writer and publisher, famous and beloved, who had led an explosion in both the publication of novels and their readership and whose characters — from Oliver Twist to Tiny Tim— were held up as moral touchstones. Today Dickens’ greatness is unchallenged. Removing him from the pantheon（名人堂） of English literature would make about as much sense as the Louvre selling off the Mona Lisa. How did Dickens get to the top For all the feelings readers attach to stories, literature is a numbers game, and the test of time is extremely difficult to pass. Some 60,000 novels were published during the Victorian age, from 1837 to1901; today a casual reader might be able to name a half-dozen of them. It’s partly true that Dickens’ style of writing attracted audiences from all walks of life. It’s partly t hat his writings rode a wave of social, political and scientific progress. But it’s also that he rewrote the culture of literature and put himself at the center. No one will ever know what mix of talent, ambition, energy and luck made Dickens such a singular writer. But as the 200th anniversary of his birth approaches, it is possible —and important for our own culture—to understand how he made himself a lasting one. 21. Which of the following best describes British novels in the 18th century
高校自主选拔模拟测试卷 英语 一、单项选择 1.It was a long time before the cut on my hand______ completely．（） A. healed B. cured C. improved D. recovered 2.As soon as the children were _____，their mother got them out of bed and into the bathroom．（） A. woke B. waken C. wake D. awake 3.The government's strong action demonstrated its _____to crush the rebellion．（） A. energy B. resistance C. courage D. determination 4.Probability is the mathematical study of the_____ of an event's occurrence．（） A. desire B. likelihood C. result D. effect 5.There were no tickets________for Friday's performance. A. preferable B. considerable C. possible D. available 6.In a typhoon，winds ________ a speed greater than 120kilometers per hour．（） A. assume B. accomplish C. attain D. assemble 7.The thief_____ the papers all over the room while he was searching．（） A. abandoned B. vanished C. scattered D. deserted 8.Roses are quite _____ flowers in English gardens．（） A. ordinary B. common C. usual D. general 9.The_____ of the trees in the water was very clear．（） A. mirror B. sight C. reflection D. shadow 10.Her display of bad temper completely _______the party．（） A. harmed B. damaged C. spoilt D. hurt 11.The dictionary is being printed and it will soon______．（） A. turn out B. come out C. start out D. go out 12.Please tell me how the accident_____． I am still in the dark．（） A. came by B. came out C. came to D. came about
2013年3月23日浙江省高考英语听力试题与答案（附听力原文） 第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Who joined the company recently? A. Some photographer. B. An art director. C. Some designers. 2. What does the woman mean? A. She is a visitor. B. She just moved in here. C. She knows the manager. 3. What did the woman do last weekend? A. She stayed at home. B. She went boating. C. She took a walk. 4. Where is National City Bank？ A. On Oak Street. B. On Elm Street. C. On Poplar Street. 5. What will Lisa do after work? A. Pick up her friends. B. Go for a drink with her friends. C. Meet her friends at a repair shop. 第二节 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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What does the man think of the French restaurant? A. It’s too far away. B. The price is too high. C. The menu is too old. 7. Why does the man want to eat in? A. He’s tired of eating out. B. He’s good at cooking. C. He’s in bad mood. 听下面一段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What is Tony’s nationality? A. British. B. Canadian. C. French. 9. Why has Tony come to China? A. To seek a better life. B. To do banana trade. C. To find his root. 10. How does Tony find his experience in China? A. Interesting. B. Crazy. C. Disappointing. 听下面一段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What are the speakers talking about?
2019年浙江省高考英语试卷 一、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，共25.0分） A Zachariah Fike has an unusual hobby．He finds old military（军队的）medals for sale in antique stores and on the Internet．But unlike most collectors，Zac tracks down the medals' rightful owners，and returns them． His effort to reunite families with lost medals began with a Christmas gift from his mother，a Purple Heart with the name Corrado A．G．Piccoli，found in an antique shop．Zac knows the meaning of a Purple Heart-he earned one himself in a war as a soldier．So when his mother gave him the medal，he knew right away what he had to do． Through the Internet，Zac tracked down Corrado's sister Adeline Rockko．But when he finally reached her，the woman flooded him with questions："Who are you？What antique shop？" However，when she hung up，she regretted the way she had handled the call．So she called Zac back and apologized．Soon she drove to meet Zac in Watertown，N．Y．"At that point，I knew she meant business，" Zac says．"To drive eight hours to come to see me．" The Piccolis grew up the children of Italian immigrants in Watertown．Corrado，a translator for the Army during WWII，was killed in action in Europe． Before hearing from Zac，Adeline hadn't realized the medal was missing．Like many military medals，the one Zac's mother had found was a family treasure．" This medal was very precious to my parents．Only on special occasions（场合）would they take it out and let us hold it in our hands，" Adeline says． As a child，Adeline couldn't understand why the medal was so significant．"But as I grew older，" Adeline says，"and missed my brother more and more，I realized that was the only thing we had left．" Corrado Piccoli's Purple Heart medal now hangs at the Italian American Civic Association in Watertown． Zac recently returned another lost medal to a family in Alabama．Since he first reunited Corrado's medal，Zac says his record is now 5 for 5． 1.Where did Zac get a Purple Heart medal for himself？______ A. In the army． B. In an antique shop． C. From his mother． D. From Adeline Rockko． 2.What did Zac realize when Adeline drove to meet him？______ A. She was very impolite． B. She was serious about the medal． C. She suspected his honesty． D. She came from a wealthy family． 3.What made Adeline treasure the Purple Heart？______ A. Her parents' advice． B. Her knowledge of antiques． C. Her childhood dream． D. Her memory of her brother． B Money with no strings attached. It's not something you see every day. But at Union Station in Los Angeles last month, a board went up with dollar bills attached to it with pins and a sign that read, "Give What You Can,Take What You Need." People quickly caught on. And while many took dollars, many others pinned their own cash to the board. "People of all ages, races, and socio-economic(社会经济的) backgrounds gave and took," said Tyler Bridges of The Toolbox, which created the project. "We even had a bride in her wedding dress come up to the board and take a few dollars." Most of the bills on the board were singles, but a few people left fives,tens and even twenties.The video clip(片段) shows one man who had found a $20 bill pinning it to the board. "What I can say for the folks that gave the most,is that they were full of smiles," Bridges said. "There's a certain feeling that giving can do for you and that was apparent in those that gave the most." Most people who took dollars took only a few, but Bridges said a very small number took as much as they could. While the clip might look like part of a new ad campaign, Bridges said the only goal was to show generosity and sympathy. He added that he hopes people in other cities might try similar projects and post their own videos on the Internet. "After all, everyone has bad days and good days." he said. "Some days you need a helping hand and some days you can be the one giving the helping hand." 4.What does the expression "Money with no strings attached" in Paragraph 1 mean? A. Money spent without hesitation. B. Money not legally made. C. Money offered without conditions. D. Money not tied together. 5.What did Bridges want to show by mentioning the bride? A. Women tended to be more sociable. B. The activity attracted various people. C. Economic problems were getting worse. D. Young couples needed financial assistance. 6.Why did Bridges carry out the project? A. To do a test on people?s morals. B. To raise money for his company. C. To earn himself a good reputation. D. To promote kindness and sympathy. C California has lost half its big trees since the 1930s, according to a study to be published Tuesday and climate change seems to be a major factor(因素). The number of trees larger than two feet across has declined by 50 percent on more than 46,000 square miles of California forests, the new study finds. No area was spared or unaffected, from the foggy northern coast to the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the San Gabriels above Los Angeles. In the Sierra high country, the number of big trees has fallen by more than 55 percent; in parts of southern California the decline was nearly 75 percent. Many factors contributed to the decline, said Patrick McIntyre, an ecologist who was the lead author of the study. Woodcutters targeted big trees. Housing development pushed into the woods. Aggressive wildfire control has left California forests crowded with small trees that compete with big trees for resources(资源). But in comparing a study of California forests done in the 1920s and 1930s with another one between 2001 and 2010, McIntyre and his colleagues documented a widespread death of big trees that was evident even in wildlands protected from woodcutting or development. The loss of big trees was greatest in areas where trees had suffered the greatest water shortage. The researchers figured out water stress with a computer model that calculated how much water trees were getting in comparison with how much they needed, taking into account such things as rainfall, air temperature, dampness of soil,and the timing of snowmelt(融雪). Since the 1930s, McIntyre said,the biggest factors driving up water stress in the state have been rising temperatures,which cause trees to lose more water to the air, and earlier snowmelt, which reduces the water supply available to trees during the dry season. 7.What is the second paragraph mainly about? A. The seriousness of big-tree loss in California. B. The increasing variety of California big trees. C. The distribution of big trees in California forests. D. The influence of farming on big trees in California. 8.Which of the following is well-intentioned but may be bad for big trees? A. Ecological studies of forests. B. Banning woodcutting. C. Limiting housing development. D. Fire control measures. 9.What is a major cause of the water shortage according to McIntyre? A. Inadequate snowmelt. B. A longer dry season. C. A warmer climate. D. Dampness of the air. 10.What can be a suitable title for the text?