江苏省仪征中学高三月考英语试卷(2005.12)
说明：1.本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。
2．第一卷请用2B铅笔在答题卡上作答；第二卷请用黑色水笔在答题卡指定的位置作答。
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 time does the conversation take place ?
A. Christmas B. Rush hour C. Spring
2. Who is the woman most likely to be ?
A. Mr. Blake’s boss. B. Mr. Blake’s secretary. C. Mr. Blake’s wife.
3. What did they say about the restaurant ?
A. It’s the best place to eat in.
B. They are disappointed in its recent change.
C. They like it all the time.
4. What does the woman imply that the man should do ?
A. Knock at the door.
B. Phone to Mr. Bill.
C. Look at the sign.
5. What can we learn from the conversation ?
A. The man is anxious to begin his studies.
B. The man thinks study is not important.
C. The man regrets that he was not a good student.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6至第7题
6． Why was the woman surprised to see Harry ?
A. Because she had expected his father instead of him.
B. Because he had changed a lot.
C. Because she had thought that he would still be at university.
7. What did the woman think of Harry?
A. He looked fine.
B. He was a good student.
C. He didn’t like his father.
听第7段材料，回答第8至第10题
8. Why did the man talk to the woman ?
A. He wanted to buy a house.
B. He wanted to get a job.
C. He wanted to rent a flat.
9. What is the flat the man is interested in ?
A. It has a bathroom and one bedroom.
B. It has two bedrooms and a sitting room.
C. It has a kitchen but it hasn’t a bathroom.
10.How much will the man pay for the biggest one each year ?
A. 3,600 dollars. B. 2,400 dollars. C. 3,000 dollars.
听第8 段材料，回答第11至第13题
11. Where are they planning to go in the morning ?
A. To a park B. To an art museum C. To a shopping center.
12． Why does the man want to visit the zoo in the afternoon ?
A. The zoo will be closed the rest of the week.
B. The zoo is free to visitors that day only.
C. There are unusual animals on display.
13. Why does the woman want to go shopping instead ?
A. She wants to buy mementos(纪念品) of their visit.
B. She saw some great prices at a shopping center.
C. She wants to buy a gift for her friend.
听第9段材料，回答第14至第16题
14. Where does the dialogue take place ?
. A. At the airport. B.
In a railway station.
C. In a restaurant.
15. What’s the woman’s baggage number ?
A. 703-9962 B. 703-9926 C. 703-1926
16. What time might it probably be when the dialogue took place ?
A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the afternoon.
听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题
17. What is the passage mainly about ?
A. Different university professors have different teaching methods.
B. Major differences between European universities and universities in USA.
C. Students in different countries lead different life.
18. How many major differences have been mentioned in the passage ?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5
19. How do American professors teach in class ?
A. They give lectures to students for the most time.
B. They ask students to give lectures
C. They ask their students questions and encourage them to discuss in class.
20. Where can university students be more concentrated on their studies ?
A. In European countries. B. In the USA. C. In class discussion.
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21 It is clear that ___ little money he earns hardly support ___ family as large as his.
A．/; a B．a; the C．the; a D．/; the
22 —Father, you promised.
—Well, ______. But it is you who didn’t keep your word first.
A. so was I B. so did I
C. so I was D. so I did
23．—I’m really tired out .
—So am I . We the discussion for nearly 2 hours .
A．had B．have C．are having D．have been having 24 — Did you see Sandy in the manager’s office?
— Yes, she ____ to him why she was late again
A．is explaining B．explained C．had explained D．was explaining
25．—Why did you arrive late ?
— The fog our airline for half an hour .
A．turned down B．broke up C．held up D．pulled down
26． you may be right, I can’t altogether agree.
A．As B．While C．If D．Since
27． —Were they late for the play?
—Not really. As soon as they themselves in their seats in the theatre ,the curtain .
A．settled ;went up B．settled ; had gone up
C．were settled ;went up D．were settling; had gone up
28．The government officials say that the Art Festival aims at ________ the relationship between nations.
A．promoting B．creating C．growing D．adding
29．Thank you for giving me a hand. I in the experiment without your valuable help.
A． have failed B．will fail
C．would have failed D．must have failed
30．You can’t imagine _________ I felt, living ________ in that _________ house.
A．how lonely; alone; lonely B．how; lonely; alone
C．whether lonely; alone; lonely D．how much lonely; alone; lonely
31．—What happened to you the other day ?
— I ____________ to Beijing , but I missed my flight .
A．would fly B．was flying C．had flown D．flew
32． —Oh, look! The ground is wet. Mind your steps.
—It ___________________.
A．must be raining B．must have rained
C．rained D．may rain
33．Peter’s mother kept telling him that he should give up smoking, but _____ didn’t help.
A. she B. it C. he D. which
34．Green will come to the party on Sunday, he promised to every one
of us.
A．when B．that C．where D．which
35．—Would you please show me Room 2-501 ? —Sure. .
A．Follow me, please B．No problem
C．This way, please D．Go ahead Mr.
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—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery; we are built not just of flesh and blood but also of time. They were 36 to show that we all have “a body clock” 37 us, which controls the 38 and fall of our body energies, 39 us different from one day to the next.
The 40 of “a body clock” should not be too 41 since the lives of most living things are controlled 42 the 24 hour night-and-day cycle. We feel 43 and fall asleep at night and become 44 and energetic during the day. If the 24 hour-cycle is 45 , most people experience unpleasant 46 . For example, people who are not 47 to working at night can find that 48 of sleep causes them to 49 badly at work.
50 the daily cycle of sleeping and 51 , we also have other cycles which 52 longer than one day. Most of us would 53 that we feel good on some days and not so good on 54 ; sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they 55 do not exist.
36．A．anxious B．able C．careful D．proud
37．A．inside B．around C．between D．on
38．A．movement B．supply C．use D．rise
39．A．showing B．treating C．making D．changing
40．A．invention B．opinion C．story D．idea
41．A．difficult B．exciting C．surprising D．interesting
42．A．from B．by C．over D．during
43．A．dull B．tired C．dreamy D．peaceful
44．A．regular B．excited C．lively D．clear
45．A．disturbed B．shortened C．reset D．troubled
46．A．moments B．feelings C．senses D．effects
47．A．prevented B．allowed C．expected D．used
48．A．miss B．none C．lack D．need
49．A．perform B．show C．manage D．control
50．A．With B．As well as C．Except D．Rather than
51．A．working B．moving C．living D．waking
52．A．repeat B．remain C．last D．happen
53．A．agree B．believe C．realize D．allow
54．A．other B．the other C．all other D．others
55．A．just B．only C．still D．yet
第三部分： 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共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
Sherwood Forest Farm Park
Lamb Pens Farm
Edwinstowe, Mansfield
Tel: 01623 823558
www. Sherwoodforestfarmpark. Co. uk
Lovely traditional breeds of farm animals, horses, wallabies, fallow deer, water buffalo and Kune pigs are waiting to greet everyone. Play areas, pets’ corner, bird garden, a tearoom and a gift shop make this the ideal venue for the whole family.
Open daily 3rd April ---17th October 10. 30 am---5. 15 pm.
Just off A6075 between Edwinstowe and Mansfield Woodhouse
Admission: Adult: £5.00, Child: £ 3.50
Under 3 : FREE
(All children under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult)
Family Ticket : 2 Adult +2 Children £ 15.00
Season Tickets : Adult £18.00 Child £12.00
Visit as many as you like during the season
Excellent reductions for pre-booked groups/school
56. When you are in the park, you can not ____.
A. watch fallow deer, horses, buffalos and pigs
B. hear birds’ singing
C. buy all kinds of presents for your friends
D. see amusing movies you like
57. Which of the following statements is true according to the ad?
A. If a tourist wants to learn something about the park, he can go on the internet.
B. If you have season tickets, you can visit the park at any time.
C. You’ll be able to enter the park before 10.00
D. A child under 6 must not enter the park.
58. A family of four----father, mother and two children who are seven and two, will visit the park, how much will they pay?
A. £15.00 B. £13.50 C. £8.50 D. £17.00
59. If you want to go there with your classmates and book the tickets ahead of time, _____.
A. you will get free tickets B. you will be charged much less
C. two tickets will be free D. the ticket price is as usual
B
A severely handicapped teenager who cannot walk, talk or hold a paintbrush has won a place at Oxford to study fine art.
Hero Joy Nightingale, 16, who communicates through hand movements, is to be given assistants to paint and sculpt (雕塑) in place of her. Her mother Pauline Reid ‘translated’ for her daughter during interviews for the place at Magdalen College.
The teenager is the most severely handicapped student ever to be given a place at Oxford. She suffers from a terrible disease caused by brain damage that makes her unable to speak and her body useless.
She is unlikely ever to be able to walk, feed or care for herself but, thanks to the efforts of her mother, she can communicate. When Hero was four, Pauline designed a system of hand gestures that is equal to the alphabet(字母表).
By dictating to her mother, Hero has created an internet magazine, From the Window, which contains articles by George Carey, Melvyn Bragg, Margaret Atwood and Kofi Annan—all of whom are invited to write for her.
A spokesperson for Oxford said, “The university welcomes applications from students with disabilities. In cases where students are profoundly disabled, there may be many issues(问题) that need to be carefully talked about before an individual can take up a place, such as fixing firmly how the student can best be taught and examined.”
Hero, who suffers almost daily epileptic fits and has a hole in her heart, has not attended school since she was six. She has been taught at home by her mother and father, who work at Kent University.
Peter Giles, her art tutor until last year, said she has a gift for art. “She is ferociously gifted. We would sit together and her mother would grab her daughter’s hand and then we would begin work,” he said.
Together, they built several modern sculptures from plaster and metal. “The instructions would take a while to decipher(解释，解谜). But finally, they would come, and finally make sense.”
Hero’s classes will be held at the Ruskin School Drawing and Fine Art.
60 According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. Oxford University has taken in other handicapped students besides Hero.
B. Hero’s mother is the only person who can understand her fairly well.
C. Hero can not create any art works without her assistants.
D. Only through her hand movements, is Hero able to paint and sculpt.
61. From the passage, we can infer that Hero in Oxford University.
A. will have to take examinations B. can take care of herself well
C. will be taught by the best art teachers D. will not feet happy
62. In the sentence: “But finally, they would come and finally make sense.” the word “they” refers to .
A. the assistants B. the mother and the assistants
C. Hero’s instructions D. the mother’s instructions
63. Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. Disabled Hero and her Mother
B. Disabled Hero Wins Oxford Place
C. Oxford University Welcome Disabled Students
D. Disabled Students Living in Oxford University
C
What exactly is a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you. You say “I wish I could help you but I’m short of money myself.” In fact, you are not short of money but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debts and you don’t want to hurt his feelings by reminding him of this. Is this really a lie?
Professor Jerald Jullion of the University of Southern California has made a scientific study of lying. According to him, women are better liars than men, particularly when telling a “white lie”, such as when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress when she really thinks it looks awful. However, this is only one side of the story. Others researchers say that men are more likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise which they have no intention of fulfilling . This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at; the lie from which the liar hopes to profit or gain in some way .
Research has also been done into the changes of people’s behavior in a number of small , clearly unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the time they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observer they are saying “I wish I were somewhere else now”. They also tend to touch certain parts of the face more often, in particular the nose. One explanation of this may be that lying causes a slight increase in blood pressure. The nose is very sensitive to such changes and the increased pressure makes it itch(发痒).
Another gesture which gives liars away is that the writer Desmond Morris in his book Man watching calls “the mouth cover”. He says there are several typical forms of this, such as covering part of the mouth with fingers, touching the upper-lip or putting a finger of the hand at one side of the month. Such a gesture can be understood as an unconscious attempt on the part of the liar to stop himself or herself from lying.
Of course, such gestures as rubbing the nose or covering the mouth, or moving about in a chair cannot be taken as proof that the speaker is lying. They simply tend to occur more frequently in this situation. It is not one gesture alone that gives the context in which the lie is told.
64．According to the passage , a “white lie” seems to be a lie ___.
A. that other people believe
B． that other people don’t believe
C． told in order to avoid offending someone
D． told in order to take advantage of someone
65．Research suggests that women ____.
A．are better at telling lies than men do B．generally lie far more than men
C．often make promises they intend to break D．lie to make profit from it
66．Researchers find that when a person tells lies ____.
A．his blood pressure increases measurably
B．he looks very serious
C．he tends to make some small changes in his behaviors
D．he uses his unconscious mind
67．One reason people sometimes rub their noses when they lies is that ____.
A．they wish they were somewhere else
B．the nose is sensitive to physical changes caused by lying
C．they want to cover their mouths
D．they are trying to stop themselves from telling lies
68．Which of the following may best betray(背叛) a liar?
A．The touching of the tip of one’s nose B．The change of one’s behaviors
C． The mouth cover gesture D．The situations in which his lies are told
D
Americans often say that there are only two things a person can be sure of in life: death and taxes. Americans do not have a corner on the “death” market, but many people feel that the United States leads the world with the worst taxes．Taxes are made of the money which people pay to support their government．
There are generally three levels of government in the United States: federal, state, and city; therefore, there are three types of taxes．Salaried people who earn more than four to five thousand dollars per year must pay a certain percentage of their salaries to the federal (national) government．The percentage is different from person to person．It depends on his or her salary．The federal government has a two-level income tax; that is, 15 or 28 percent, $ 17850 is the cutoff．The tax rate is 15 percent below $ 17850 and 28 percent above.
The second tax is for the state government: New York, California, North Dakota, or any of the other forty-seven states．Some states have an income tax similar to that of the federal government．Of course, the percentage for the state tax is lower．Other states have a sales tax, which is a percentage charged to any item which you buy in that state．For example, a person might want to buy a package of gum for twenty-five cents．If there is a sales tax of eight percent in that state, then the cost of the gum is twenty-seven cents.
The third tax is for the city．This tax comes in two forms: property tax (residents who own a home have to pay taxes on it) and excise tax, which is connected with vehicles (交通) in a city．The cities use these funds for education, police and fire departments, public works(including street repairs, water and sanitation(卫生) and municipal buildings．Since Americans pay such high taxes, they often feel that they are working one day each week just to pay their taxes.
69.The income tax for $ 20000 paid to the federal government is ____.
A．$3000 B．$5600 C．$1600 D．$1000
70 .Tax for the state government includes _____.
A．property tax B．excise tax C．salary tax D．sales tax
71.Which of the following statement is true?
A．America leads the world with a very good tax system．
B．People in some states have to pay income tax to state government as much as to federal government．
C．$17850 is the cutoff for two levels of income tax．
D．Property tax is given on vehicles in a city.
72.What do American feel about their tax?
A．It is reasonable．
B．It is acceptable．
C．It takes away 1/5 of their total work．
D．It is not high.
E
Insurance is the sharing of risks. Nearly everyone is exposed to risk of some sort. The house owner, for example, knows that his property can be damaged by fire; the shipowner knows that his vessel may be lost at sea; the breadwinner knows that he may die at an early age and leave his family the poorer. On the other hand, not every house is damaged by fire nor every vessel lost at sea. If these persons each put a small sum into a pool, there will be enough to meet the needs of the few who do suffer loss. In other words, the losses of the few are met from the contributions of the many. This is the basis of insurance. Those who pay the contributions are known as “the insured”and those who administer the pool of contributions as“insurers”.
Not all risks lead themselves to being covered by insurance. Broadly speaking, the ordinary risks of business and speculation cannot be covered. The risk that buyers will not buy goods at the prices offered is not of a kind that can be statistically estimated(评估)— and risks can only be insured against if they can be so estimated.
The legal basis of all insurance is the“policy”! This is a printed form of contract on paper of the best quality. It states that in return for the regular payment by the insured of a named sum of money, called the “premium”, which is usually paid every year, the insurer will pay a sum of money or compensation for loss, if the risk or event insured against actually happens. The wording of policies, particularly in marine insurance, often seems very old-fashioned, but there is a sound reason for this. Over a large number of years many law cases have been brought to clear up the meanings of doubtful phrases in policies. The law courts, in their judgments, have given these phrases a definite and indisputable meaning, avoid future disputes the phrases have continued to and to be used in policies even when they have passed out of normal use in speech.
73．According to this passage, insurance is possible because .
A．everyone at some time suffers loss
B．only a small proportion of the insured suffer loss
C．nearly everyone is likely to suffer loss
D．only insured people suffers loss
74．By“the pool of contributions”the writer means .
A．money paid by the insured
B．money paid by the insurers
C．the cost of administering insurance
D．the amount of each premium
75．Old-fashioned wording is sometimes used in insurance because .
A．insurance is old-fashioned
B．insurance has existed for a long time
C．it enables ordinary people to understand it
D．the meaning of such wording has been agreed upon
江苏省仪征中学高三月考英语试卷(2005.12)
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，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（√）；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（∧），在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。
In China there is about 50 million disabled 76. _______
people. We should try our best make their life much 77. _______
more easier. For example, when we design a building, 78. _______
we’ll have to provide a entrance which is suitable 79. _______
for wheelchairs in the first floor. The Chinese 80. _______
government take good care of their life. Many people 81. _______
with disabilities have accepted good treatment from the 82. _______
government. Meanwhile, more and more special schools 83. _______
have built for them. But that is not enough, their life 84._______
won’t be much better if everyone shows love for them. 85._______
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
近来湖南卫视策划的“超级女声”节目热播，在很多观众特别是中学生中引起了很大的反响，上周末你班也为此展开了一场讨论。
| 观点 | |
| 支持者 | 1．给一些平凡却爱唱歌的女孩子提供了一个展示才华的舞台 2．增强了她们的参与意识，竞争意识 |
| 反对者 | 1．花费了太多的时间和精力 2．因为不能集中精力学习，对她们未来自身的发展不利 |
| 你的观点 | …… |
注意：1．行文应连贯，内容应完整；
2．题目和开头语已经给出；
3．词数100左右。
Super Girls’Voice
Recently many people especially high school students have been fascinated by a singing competition “ Super Girls’ Voice”, which is held by Hunan TV Station .
江苏省仪征中学高三月考英语试卷(2005.12)
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21-25CDDDC 26-30 BAACA 31-35 BBBDC 36-40 BADCD
41-45 CBBCA 46-50 BDCAB 51-55 DCADA 56-60 DABBD
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79 a-an 80 in-on 81 take-takes
82 accepted-received 83 correct
84 have-have been 85 won’t-will/if-unless
Super Girls’ Voice
Recently many people especially high school students have been fascinated by a singing competition “ Super Girls’ Voice” , which is held by Hunan TV Station . Last weekend students in our class had a heated discussion about it .
Some students supporting it think highly of the competition . They think it has offered a wonderful stage to ordinary but well-singing girls to show their singing talents in public , and encourages people to pursue their dreams . What’s more , they can also develop their sense of competing during competitions .
On the other hand , the others don’t’ agree with them . They think a series of competitions costs lots of time and money . As most of girls are still students who should concentrate on their study at present , taking part in it is not good for their further progress .
In my opinion ,it is just a successful program , which has attracted lots of audience’s attention . But seeing a bunch of girls with passion try hard to realize their dreams in the competition , we are inspired to study harder to be super girls too , just as competitors .