2006年禺山中学高三年级第三次综合能力测试
英语 2006.5.19
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共12页。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。
Ｉ．听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 听力理解（共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）
听下面5段对话或独自。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。
请听下面一段材料，回答第1～2题。
1. What is the man?
A. A hairdresser. B. A director. C. A waiter.
2. What will Rose do tonight?
A. She will put on a performance.
B. She will go to a dinner-party.
C. She will have her hair cut.
请听下面一段材料，回答第3～5题。
3. What did the woman see on the desk?
A. Some money. B. Some stamps. C. A message.
4. Why can’t the man buy the stamps on Saturday?
A. He will be at work.
B. He plans to go out with his friends.
C. The post office is closed.
5. Who will go to buy the stamps in the end?
A. The man. B. The woman. C. A friend of the man’s.
请听下面一段材料，回答第6～8题.
6. Why did the girl come to Jack?
A. To tell him a story. B. To invite him to a party. C. To say goodbye.
7. How many years will the girl’s parents work in China?
A. Three years at least. B. Two years. C. One or two years.
8. What’s Jack’s nationality?
A. Chinese. B. American. C. English.
请听下面一段材料，回答第9～12题。
9. When did the accident happen?
A. At 3:05. B. At 4:55. C. At 5:05.
10. Where did the accident happen>
A. On Jefferson Street, between the 19 th and 20 th Streets.
B. On William Street, between the 90 th and 91 st Streets.
C. On Crauston Street, between the 90 th and 12 th Streets.
11. What is the man probably?
A. At doctor. B. A judge. C. A traffic policeman.
12. Where does the woman put her car?
A. At Caldo’s Garage. B. At Fulton’s Garage. C. At Norris’ Garage.
请听下面一段材料，回答第13～15题.
13. Where does the speech probably take place?
A. In a museum. B. In a restaurant. C. In the speaker’s room.
14. What is the kitchen like?
A. It is small and full of wooden tables.
B. It is modern and beautiful.
C. It is a big room with a high ceiling.
15. What’s the purpose of the exhibition?
A. To tell people about the society in the past.
B. To introduce the beautiful kitchen to visitors.
C. To give people some ideas about design.
第二节 听取信息（共5小题；每小题l.5分，满分7.5分）
请听下面一段独白。请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题纸标号为16至20的空格中。录音读两遍。你有90秒的作答时间。
The Historic Gallad House
| Name | Function/ Event | Time or Year |
| The Gallad House | 16. __________ | over 150 years |
| 17. ___________ | stayed in the building | 18. __________ |
| The Gallad family | 19. ___________ | until the 1930’s |
| Andrew Bond | looked into the 20. __________ | after the fire |
Ⅱ.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. ----- Hello, President Chang. This is Connie speaking. I’m afraid I won’t be able to arrive on time for the meeting in your office.
----- ______. We will wait for you.
A. Hurry up B. Take your time C. No doubt D. That’s all right
22. Now children like to go to the fast food restaurant ______ as the name says, eating doesn't take much time.
A. which B. that C. where D. when
23. If ______ person’s lifestyle is destroyed, they can do ______ extreme things.
A. a; / B. a; the C. /; / D. the; /
24. The two fire fighters the director had _____ the people _____ in the fire were highly praised.
A. rescue; trapped B. to rescue; were trapped
C. rescued; trapped D. rescued; had been trapped
25. -----Would you be here this evening?
----- Yes, we _____.
A. shall B. will C. would D. are
26. Though _____in a big city, Bill always prefers to sing the songs of country life.
A. bringing up B. grown C. raised D. keeping
27. Turn on the television or open a magazine and you _____ advertisements showing happy families.
A. will often see B. often see C. are often seeing D. have often seen
28. --- Did Tom get back from Jack’s birthday party in time last night？
--- Yes. The church clock didn’t strike ten he came back home.
A. before B. when C. immediately D. as
29. Li Ming won the first prize in the English speech contest and I’m glad that his efforts at last ___.
A. worked out B. paid off C. got back D. turned out
30. The question came up at the meeting _______ we had enough money for our research.
A. that B. what C. which D. whether
31. ---- Dr. Smith, together with his wife and his two sons, _____ to arrive on the evening flight.
---- Really? How nice!
A. were B. are C. was D. is
32. _____ the tower building, where you see the whole city.
A. Standing on the top of B. If you climb to
C. When you reach the top of D. Get to the top of
33. If you have fruit in the fridge, would you like me to prepare ______dessert(甜点) for dinner?
A. some; any B. any; some C. some; some D. any; any
34. _ else in the world could the companies have got a better workforce than in China.
A. Nowhere B. Anywhere C. Everywhere D. Somewhere
35. ---- Have your working conditions improved?
---- No, ___________ than before, I’m afraid.
A. no better B. a little better
C. not worse D. no worse
Ⅲ. 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各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）
中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The man walked down the trail on a cold, grey day. Pure, white snow and ice covered the earth for as 36 as he could see. This was his first winter in Alaska. He was wearing heavy clothes and fur boots, but he 37 felt cold and uncomfortable. The man was 38 his way to a camp near Henderson Creek. His friends were already there. He expected to 39 Henderson Creek by six o’clock that evening. It would be 40 by then. His friends would have a fire and hot food ready for him.
A 41 walked behind the man. It was a big gray animal, half dog and half wolf. The dog did not like the extreme 42 . It knew the weather was too cold to 43 . The man 44 to walk down the trail. He came to a 45 stream, called Indian Creek. He began to walk on the snow –covered ice. It was a trail that would 46 him straight to Henderson Creek and his friends.
As he walked, he looked 47 at the ice in front of him. 48 he stopped suddenly and then walked around a part of the frozen stream. He saw that an underground spring flowed under the 49 at that spot. It made the ice thin. If he stepped there, he might 50 the ice into a pool of water. To get his boots wet in such cold weather might kill him. His feet would turn to ice quickly. He could freeze to death.
At about twelve o’clock, the man decided to stop to eat his lunch. He took off the 51 on his right hand. He opened his jacket and shirt and pulled out his bread and meat. This took less than twenty seconds. 52 , his fingers began to freeze. He 53 his hand against his leg several times until he felt a sharp pain. Then he quickly put his glove on his hand. He made a 54 , beginning with small pieces of wood and adding larger ones. He sat on a snow-covered log and ate his lunch. He 55 the warm fire for a few minutes. Then, he stood up and started walking on the frozen stream again.
36．A．long B．far C．well D．soon
37．A．still B．never C．even D．always
38．A．in B．under C．on D．for
39．A．arrive B．leave C．move D．reach
40．A．terrible B．dangerous C．hungry D．dark
41．A．hunter B．wolf C．dog D．friend
42．A．cold B．ice C．wind D．place
43．A．bite B．travel C．bark D．play
44．A．hated B．preferred C．continued D．began
45．A．flowing B．flooded C．deserted D．frozen
46．A．leave B．bring C．lead D．guide
47．A．quickly B．sadly C．desperately D．carefully
48．A．Once B．When C．Where D．Until
49．A．earth B．weather C．rock D．ice
50．A．break down B．break through C．break out D．break in
51．A．ring B．watch C．glove D．coat
52．A．And B．Yet C．so D．Therefore
53．A．put B．hit C．fought D．leaned
54．A．decision B．boat C．sleigh D．fire
55．A．stared B．watched C．extinguished D．enjoyed
Ⅳ. 阅读理解（共20小题；满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
HONG KONG--Disney officially opened its newest theme park in Hong Kong, its first step into the lucrative(有利的) China market.
The ceremony opening of the US $3.5-billion park kicked off with a traditional Chinese lion dance in the forecourt of Sleeping Beauty Castle.
The Hong Kong government, which chipped in 1.8 billion Hong Kong dollars of the construction cost and owned a half-share of equity in the project, is hoping the park will spur(鼓励) local tourism and bring in more than 100 billion dollars over the next 40 years.
The attraction and its two resort hotels are surrounded by mountains on lush Lantau Island, just 30 minutes away by subway from bustling central Hong Kong. It looks much like the first Disneyland in California, with a Space Mountain thrill ride, a classic Cinderella Carousel and a pink Sleeping Beauty Castle --- which Disney predicts will be one of the most photographed buildings in Asia.
Hong Kong’s government says the attraction will help turn this global financial capital into Asia’s best family holiday spot.
Disney hopes the park--- the 11th in its global empire--- will be a magnet for increasingly wealthy Chinese tourists, who have a reputation for being big-spenders.
Michael Eisner, Disney’s chief executive officer(CEO), said China and Disneyland will be a perfect match because they both value families. “You go to the park and you see mothers, daughters and kids and grandparents. The family unit in China is unbelievably strong. It’s not just Hong Kong, it’s the Chinese mainland,” Eisner said.
56. The news story is mainly about _____.
A. the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland
B. the cost of building Hong Kong Disneyland
C. the reason of building Hong Kong Disneyland
D. the development of Disney global empire
57. The underlined phrase “kicked off” in paragraph 2 probably means _____.
A. started B. hit C. removed D. ended
58. Which of the following statement is NOT true?
A. Building HK Disneyland has cost HK government 1.8 billion HK dollars.
B. HK Disneyland is expected to earn over 100 billion dollars over the next 40 years.
C. So far twelve Disneyland theme parks have been built worldwide.
D. It takes half an hour to reach HK Disneyland from city center by subway.
59. We can infer from the text that _____.
A. Sleeping Beauty Castle is among the most photographed buildings in Asia
B. Hong Kong has turned into Asia’s best family holiday spot
C. Chinese tourists are well known for spending too much money
D. Both Chinese and Americans value the importance of family units
B
The legal limit for driving after drinking alcohol is 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 milliliters of blood, when tested. But there is not sure way of telling how much you can drink before you reach this limit. It varies with each person depending on your weight, your sex, and what sort of drinks you’ve had. Some people might reach their limit after only about three standard drinks.
In fact, your drinking ability can be affected by just one or two drinks. Even if you’re below the legal limit, you could still be taken to court if a police officer thinks your driving had been affected by alcohol.
It takes about an hour for the body to get rid of the alcohol in one standard drink. So, if you have a heavy drinking in the evening, you might find that your driving ability is still affected the next morning, or you could even find that you’re still over the legal limit. In addition, if you’ve had a few drinks at lunchtime, another one or two drinks in the early evening may well put you over the legal limit.
In a test with professional drivers, the more alcoholic drinks they had had, the more certain they were that they could drive a test course through a set of movable posts and the less able they were to do it!
So the only way to be sure you’re safe is not to drink at all.
Alcohol is a major cause of road accidents. One in three of the drivers killed in road accidents have levels of alcohol which are over the legal limit, and road accidents after drinking are the biggest cause of death among young men. More than half of people stopped by the police to take a breath analyzer test have a blood alcohol concentration of more than twice the legal limit.
It is important to remember that driving after you’ve been drinking doesn’t just affect you. If you’re involved in an accident, it affects a lot of other people as well, not least the person you might kill or injure.
60. Which of the following statements is NOT true ?
A. Three standard drinks may cause some people to reach the legal limit .
B. There is no sure way of telling how much you can drink before you reach the legal limit .
C. The legal limit for driving after drinking is 0.08g of alcohol in 100 milliliters of blood.
D. The amount of alcohol a person can drink before reaching legal limit is the same for different people.
61. We may infer that even a professional driver will find hard to pass through a set of movable posts if he drinks .
A．heavily B．a little C．every day D．occasionally
62. This passage indicates that .
A．a driver who does not take any alcohol will not die in road accidents
B．those who drink must be killed
C．more young men die in drink-related accidents than in any other way
D．one in three of the drivers often drinks a lot
63. One of the writer’s purposes in writing the passage is to tell you that .
A．young men should never drive quickly
B．driving after drinking may put many lives at risk
C．safe drinking is impossible
D．the manner of drinking is meaningless
C
It doesn’t matter how clever you are or how much education you’ve had, you can still improve your mind. And improving your intelligence quotient(IQ) doesn’t have to mean studying hard. There are many methods that can help your brain. Here are three of them, from the British science magazine New Scientist.
Working memory
IQ is not decided by genetics. Some methods can help increase it.
Why: Until recently, a person’s IQ was thought to be determined by genetics. But recent studies suggest that a basic brain function called working memory could increase one’s IQ. Working memory is the brain’s short-term storage system. The amount of information the working memory can hold is related to general intelligence.
How: Training helps us expand the working memory. Common training tasks include: doing math questions that have intermediate(中间的) steps; remembering the position of objects on a map; or remembering a string of digits(数字), like a phone number, without writing it down.
Body and mind
Physical exercise can help the brain as well as the body. It’s good for those who hate studying hard.
Why: Physical exercise helps the growth of new brain cells. Until recently, it was believed that we produced no new brain cells in our lifetime. But, in 2000, US scientist Fred Gage showed that even adults could grow new brain cells. He also found that exercise was one of the best ways to achieve this.
How: Simply walking for half an hour three times a week can improve learning, concentration and reasoning by 15 percent. Even more gentle exercise like yoga can do good for your brain. A study last year showed that the best way to get a mental lift is to bend over backwards.
The Mozart effect
Music may tune up your thinking. But simply turning up the sound won’t make you clever.
Why: American scientist Frances Rauscher made waves by discovering in 1995 that listening to Mozart improved people’s mathematical reasoning. Last year, Rauscher reported that Mozart’s music seemed to increase activity in genes involved in nerve-cell signaling in the brain.
How: Listening to Mozart and taking music lessons. Music lessons can really help. Six-year-old children who were given music lessons got a 2 -to 3-point increase in IQ scores. Music lessons exercise a lot of mental skills, because of the need of accurate finger movements, and listening for rhythm.
64. If you don’t like to study hard, you’d better ______ to improve your IQ.
A. listen to music B. learn how to concentrate
C. bend over backwards regularly D. try some physical exercise
65. The underlined word “this” refers to _____.
A. the improvement of one’s IQ B. the growth of new brain cells
C. physical exercise D. the study of Fred Gage
66. From the article we can conclude that it is wrong to think that _____.
- listening to Mozart improves people’s mathematical reasoning
- people can not produce new brain cells as they grow older
- children taking music lessons can increase their IQ scores
- Frances Rausher suggests people listen to Mozart
67. The main purpose of the passage is to _____.
- point out people’s wrong ideas about IQ
- report some new discoveries
- introduce some simple ways to improve people’s IQ
- tell the relationship between IQ and ways of exercising
D
A little old couple walked slowly into McDonald’s one cold winter evening. They looked out of place among the young families and young couples eating there that night.
Some of the customers looked admiringly at them. You could tell what the admirers were thinking. “ Look, there is a couple who has been through a lot together, probably for 60 years or more !”
After paying for the meal, the couple took a table near the back wall and started taking food off the tray. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one drink. The little old man carefully cut the hamburger in half. He placed one half in front of his wife. Then he carefully counted out the French fries, divided them in two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink, his wife took a sip and then set the cup down between them.
As the man began to eat his few bites of hamburger the crowd began to get restless. Again you could tell what they were thinking, “ That poor old couple. All they can afford is one meal for the two Of them.”
As the man began to eat his French fries one young man stood and came over to the old couple’s table. He politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple to eat. The old man replied that they were just fine. They were used to sharing everything.
Then the crowd noticed that the little old lady hadn’t eaten a bite. She just sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally taking turns sipping the drink.
Again the young man came over and begged them to let him buy them something to eat. This time the lady explained that, no, they were used to sharing everything together.
As the little old man finished eating and was wiping his face neatly the young man could stand it no longer. Again he came over to their table and offered to buy some food.
After being politely refused again, he finally asked a question of the little old lady. “ Ma’am, why aren’t you eating? You said that you shared everything. What is it that you are waiting for?” She answered, “The teeth”.
68. Why did some of the customers look at them with admiration when the old couple entered the McDonald’s?
A. Because old people were rarely seen eating at McDonald’s.
B . Because the couple ate out at McDonald’s though they were poor.
C. Because the couple had been married for so many years.
D. Because the couple liked to eat at McDonald’s at such an old age.
69. The underlined phrase “out of place” is closest in meaning to .
A. in the wrong direction B. not suitable
C. everywhere D. very untidy
70. What did the old lady mean at the end of the passage?
A. She was growing new teeth.
B. She was waiting for her husband to finish using the false teeth.
C. She was waiting for someone to fetch her false teeth from home.
D. She was suffering from toothache.
71. Which word can best describe the young man in the story?
A. impatient B. rude C. impolite D. warm-hearted
E
I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother's who owned a bookshop hired me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very proud to earn my own pocket money and my parents never interfered with how I spent it, even when I spent it foolishly. They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from my mistakes, I would become more mature and responsible about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.
Like many American parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they worried a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around Europe. My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great experience for me. In the end, my father won the argument on condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother's home, where I had many uncles, aunts 'and cousins spread out through the country who could provide shelter and help if I needed it.
Three years later, when he was eighteen, my younger brother decided to take a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not eager to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a fascinating year working his way on trains and ships to earn passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.
These kinds of experiences are probably rare for children in many countries but in the US
they are fairly common. Most parents start pushing their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have selected the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.
72. Why did the writer's parents allow their children to do what they want?
A. Because they thought that their children would become braver.
B. Because they believed that their two sons would earn some pocket money.
C. Because they thought that their children would find a job earlier.
D. Because they thought that it would be good to their children.
73. What did the writer think of his brother's travel?
A. He thought his brother gained valuable experiences during the travel.
B. He thought his brother earned a lot of money by working.
C. He thought his brother didn't disappoint his father.
D. He thought his brother's travel was better than his to France.
74. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The author went to France in order to see his relatives.
B. The writer's mother managed to prevent the children doing what she thought was
dangerous.
C. The writer's brother gave up his university to travel through the USA and the
Caribbean.
D. American kids do things by themselves to make preparations for the future with the
encouragement of their parents.
75. The best title for the passage probably is
A. Part-time B. Independence
C. Pocket money D. Experiences
Ⅴ. 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：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。
此行缺一个词：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。
此行错一个词：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。
One day I happened to find a chatting room in 76._________
my , there people were chatting in English. I tried 77._________
to chat with some of them. To my surprised, I found 78._________
the oral English of some junior students were better 79._________
than me. I asked them for advice and they told me 80._________
to practise more on . But every day after that I 81._________
would spend one hour practise my oral English on . 82._________
Day by day I learned from many useful words and 83._________
expressions. With time went by, I found that I could 84._________
even communicate some college students freely. 85._________
Ⅵ. 书面表达（满分25分）
近日，你班在“知荣明耻”教育活动中，召开了一次关于学生荣辱观的主题班会。请你根据下表中的内容，用英语写一篇短文，给校报“八荣八耻大家谈”栏目投稿。
| 存在的问题 | 1．不尊敬老师、家长等。 |
| 2．学习散漫、考试作弊等。 | |
| 3．乱扔垃圾、污染环境等。 | |
| 对荣辱观的认识 | 4．以遵纪守法、关心集体、勤奋学习等为荣。 |
| 5．以违反校规、自私自利、不思进取等为耻。 | |
| 将认识落实在行动中的打算 （内容由考生自己拟定） | 6． |
| 7． | |
| 8． |
注意：1．词数：120左右。发言稿的开头已为你写好，不计入词数。
2．内容可适当发挥，注意行文连贯。
Recently we have held a class meeting to discuss what is considered to be honorable behavior and what is shameful. _________________________________________
2006年禺山中学高三年级第三次综合能力测试答案
1 – 5 ABABB 6 – 10 CABCA 11 – 15 CBACA 16. used as a hotel
17. George Washington 18. 1782 19. owned the building 20. cause
21 – 25 DCAAB 26 – 30 CABBD 31 – 35 DDBAA 36 – 40 BACDD
41 – 45 CABCD 46 – 50 CDADB 51 – 55 CBBDD 56 – 60 AACDD
61 – 65 ACBDB 66 – 70 BCCBB 71 – 75 DDADB
76. 对 77. there改为 where 78.surprised改为 surprise
79.were改为was 80.me改为 mine 81. But改为So
82. practise 改为practising 83.去掉from
84. With改为As 或 went改为going 85. communicate后加with
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
One possible version:
Recently we have held a class meeting to discuss what is considered to be honorable behavior and what is shameful. To be frank, some students don’t respect their teachers or parents. Some don’t take their studies seriously and cheat in exams. Still some litter around, making the school dirty.
It is really a pity to see all this in our school. We think it honorable to obey the law and rules and care much about our class. It is also worthy of praise to study hard. On the other hand, it is shameful to break school rules, to be selfish or to make little effort to achieve success.
To improve the present situation, what shall we do in future? Firstly, set ourselves a goal and work hard to achieve our ambitions. Secondly, respect others and think more of them than of ourselves. In addition, we should try hard to keep the environment clean.