2007年茂名市教学监测考试模拟（二）

1、2007年茂名市教学监测考试模拟（二） 英语试题 （2007.6.2）本试卷共四大部分，共10页，满分150分，考试用时120分钟。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分35分） 做题时，先将答案划在试卷上，录音结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节 听对话或独白（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题钟所给的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1段材料，回答第13题。1What is

2、 the mother going to do tomorrow?ATo watch TV. BTo plant trees. CTo cut down some trees.2What does the mother want her son to know most of all?ATreeplanting Day is important to man. BCutting down trees is necessary to man.CTrees are very important to man.3What do you think of the boy?AHe likes to as

3、k questions. BHe enjoys planting trees.CHe knows nothing about planting trees.听第2段材料，回答第4-6题。4. Where does Marry come from?A. She comes from London. B. She comes from Manchester.C. She comes from a small town.5. In London, the underground is _.A. the quickest way of all, but its also the cheapestB.

4、the quickest way of all, but its also the dearest C. just the dearest6. What way is the cheapest according to the dialogue?A. By train. B. By bus. C. By underground.听第3段材料，回答第7-9题。7. Whats the matter with Anne?A. She lost her job. B. She wants to find a job.C. She doesnt know if she should change he

5、r present job.8. Why does Anne want to change her job?A. She can get more money. B. She doesnt like her present job.C. Her present job is not interesting.9. What does Robert want to do?A .He wants to give Anne a hand. B. He also was to get that job.C. He wants to give Anne a job.听第4段材料，回答第10-12题。10W

6、hat are the two speakers talking about?AThe womans school.BThe womans plan.CThe womans family.11What is Janes parents attitude towards her choice?AThey are proud of it.BThey are against it.CThey dont care about it.12What will Jane most probably do in the end?AShe will become a painter.BShe will beco

7、me an actress.CShe will become a singer.听第5段材料，回答第13-15题。13What does the speaker like about the seashore?ABathing in the sunshine.BSwimming in the sea.CTaking a walk on the sands.14How far is it to the seashore?A8 miles.B80 miles.C300 miles.15Where did the speaker decide to go at last?ATo the mounta

8、ins. BTo the beach.CTo the countryside.第二节：听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）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，填入答题卡标号为1620的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅读时间，录音读两遍。你将有80秒的作答时间。What to ask(16) _ explanations of anything that was not immediately clearHelp the studentsTo encourage them to (17)_, and you should learn from all the

9、 teachers replies.To show (18)_ in the subject.Help the teachersTo (19)_ things that students find difficult and then to give (20)_.第二部分：语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 完形填空 （共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2130各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Youve just finish youre a-levels and youve got a place at univer

10、sity, but youd really like a break from the academic world. Why not think about taking a year out? While most students go 21 from school to university, more and more people today are choosing to spend a year at “the university of life” 22 . There are lots of things to choose from. You could work in

11、a bank or do community work. You might even do something challenging, such as 23 an exploration（探险）to the Amazon rainforest. The experience will 24 your horizons and teach you new skills. It may also give you the chance to earn some money, which will be very helpful when you 25 start your studies. I

12、f you are interested in taking a year out, you must make sure that the university will 26 your place for you till next year. Most are quite happy to do this, 27 they find that year-out students are 28 experienced, confident, and independent. But dont forget: its a year out not a year 29 . Your unive

13、rsity will want to know what youre going to do. They wont be very pleased if you just want to do _ 30 for a year. So what would do with a year out? 21. A. easily B. simply C. fast D. straight 22. A. last B. first C. at last D. at first 23. A. participating B. joining C. attending D. expecting 24. A.

14、 broaden B. spread C. improve D. raise 25. A. hopefully B. willingly C. eventually D. happily 26. A. hold B. leave C. occupy D. remain 27. A. however B. though C. as D. when 28. A. less B. much C. even D. more29. A. in B. off C. away D. through30. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything第二节

15、：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为3140的相应位置上。In the past few years, quite a number of men and women have chosen to do something less competitive. They are afraid that the stress and strains of work will rob them _31_ joy and happiness and _

16、32_ them harm both physically and mentally. In fact, however, stress isnt the bad thing _33_ it is often supposed to be. Above all, _34_ it gets out of control, a certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and challenge, and to give purpose and significance to _35_, otherwise meaningles

17、s, idle life. _36_, people under stress tend to express their full range of potential and to actualize their own _37_(person) worththe very aim of a human life. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and _38 _ is no way to avoid it. What we can do is _39_(develop) our adaptive abilities to deal w

18、ith it rather than to escape _40_ it.第三部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑(A)Immediately I got up and dressed, stuck my violin under my jacket, and went out into the streets to try my luck. I wandered about for an hour, looking for a likely spot, feel

19、ing as though I were about to commit a crime. Then I stopped at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a try. I felt tense and nervous. One moment I was part of the hurrying crowds, the next I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the pavement before me, the violin under my c

20、hin.The first notes I played were loud and raw, then they settled down and began to run more smoothly. To my surprise I was neither caught nor told to shut up. Indeed, nobody took any notice at all. Then an old man without stopping secretly threw a penny into my hat, as if getting rid of some guilty

21、 evidence.Other pennies followed, slowly but steadily, dropped by shadows who appeared not to see or hear me. It seemed too easy, like a secret trick.I worked there for several days, gradually getting the truths of the trade by trial and error（反复试验）.It was not a good thing, for example, to let the h

22、at fill up with money; nor was it wise to empty it completely. Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going soon became a regular rule.41When he first began to play the violin, he expected .Ato get into troubleBto play better than he didCpeople to stop and listen to himDto be told

23、 to move somewhere else42The first man who gave him money .Awas too busy to stopBwanted to get rid of himCdropped the money by mistakeDdid not want to attract attention43He gradually became confident that day because .Anobody looked at himBhe played the violin very wellCpeople continued to give him

24、moneyDhe earned a lot of money44On the following days, he .Amade a lot of mistakesBlearned how to do the job betterCget better at playing the violinDdid not make so much money45He found that the best way of encouraging people to give him money was to .Aplay in different streetsBleave all the money i

25、n the hatCempty the hat at regular timesDleave a small amount of money in the hat(B)Giving BackFair WayThe Westborough High School golf team had taken the official photos with the state prize. The other teams, disappointed, were on the bus heading home. And then Westborough instructor Greg Rota noti

26、ced something wrong xn one of the score cards. A 9 had been recorded as a 7. They were not the state prize winner; Wobum High had won. No one would have known, said Wobums instructor, Bob Doran. For Rota, it wasnt a difficult decision: The prize wasnt ours to take. Coin StarsCollege students are laz

27、y, but they also want to help, says University of Pennsylvania graduate Dana Hork. So she made it easy, placing cups in rooms where students could leave their spare coins, and handing out cups to first-year students to keep in their rooms. Her Change for Change effort has collected $40,000 for chari

28、ties 慈善机构) , which were decided upon by students.Never Forgotten A school in Massachusetts received a $ 9.5 million check from Jacques LeBermuth. But it took officials several days of digging to discover his connection to the school. Records showed the LeBermuth came from Belgium and studied in the

29、school in the 1920s. When his family fell on hard times, he was offered free room and board. LeBermuth became a trader, owned shares of AT&T and lived off the earnings until he died, at age 89.46. What did Greg Rota probably do in the end? A. Took photos of Doran. B. Had a meeting with Doran. C. Ret

30、urned the prize to the organizer. D. Apologized to Wobum High School.47. Greg Rotas decision shows that he was _.A. honest B. polite C. careful D. friendly48. The underlined word Change in the second paragraph means _.A. Idea B. Decision C. Cups D. Coins49. What did the school officials do after rec

31、eiving the check from Mr. LeBermuth? A. They tried to find out why he gave them the money. B. They went to Belgium to pay their respects to him. C. They dug out the records that were buried underground. D. They decided to offer their students free room and board.50. Jacques LeBermuth gave the money

32、to the school because _.A. the school asked for it B. he had no need for that much money C. the school had helped him in the past D. he wanted to be remembered by the students(C)Vienna -In spite of Iraqs decision to stop oil deliveries, the 11-nation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries（OPE

33、C）will not increase production to make up the shortfall, ministers decided Tuesday in Vienna.The 11 oil ministers decided to meet again on July 3 to discuss the effects of the Iraq temporary stop. The organizations president, Charkid Kheria of Algeria, said after the meeting that stocks were high an

34、d prices were stable, so quota increases were not necessary.The E.U. Commission has expressed concern about Iraqs output stop. A speaker said OPEC had to take all possible measures to keep or lower the oil price.Saudi Arabias Oil Minister Ali Al-Nuaimi had earlier said there would not be any shortfa

35、ll of oil in the market. The organization had already taken steps to fill the gap, he said. OPEC Secretary General Ali Rodriguez added that the period of Iraqs output stop was not known, so other exporters were not going to lift quotas yet. If the market was destabilized（使动摇）, a suitable response co

36、uld be made.Iraq on Monday stopped shipments of crude oil to protest against the U.N Security Councils decision to extend the oil-for-food programme by only a month, instead of the normal six-month renewal.（恢复）Just before the Vienna meeting, oil prices had gone up, with a barrel of OPEC crude oil se

37、lling for 27.05 dollars, up from 26.81 dollars last Friday. North sea oil was at 29.26 dollars Monday evening.OPEC wants the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollars and achieved that with cuts in January and March that reduced 2.5 million barrels（桶）per day off quotas （配额）.51. Iraq made

38、 the decision to stop oil deliveries because _.A. oil price is too low in international market.B. The U.N. Secretary Council has decided to shorten the time of extension of the oil-for-food programmeC. Many oil wells were destroyed during the war in the late 1980sD. It couldnt get enough money to de

39、velop its economy52. The attitude the E.U. Commission took towards Iraqs output stop is _.A. active B. concerned C. cold D. surprised53. The underlined words “ The organization” here refers to _. A. OPEC B. the E.U. Commission C. Vienna D. WTO54. The main idea of the passage is _.A. the oil prices i

40、n the world were stable though Iraq has stopped oil deliveriesB. OPEC has controlled the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollarsC. OPEC will not increase oil production to make up the shortfall that caused by IraqD. Oil is connected with peoples daily life55. The 11 oil ministers decid

41、ed to meet on July 3 so that _.A. they can persuade Iraq to continue oil productionB. they can have a talk with the U.N. Security CouncilC. they can have a discussion about the effects of Iraqs temporary output stopD. they can make up their minds to increase oil production第二节 信息匹配（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）请

42、阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。The following people are expressing their thoughts (56-60) to show their concern for food, environment and so onAfter that are pieces of related information (A-F) Now decide which piece of information would be most suitable for the thought and idea mention

43、ed in questions61-5 and mark your answer letter (A-F) on your answer sheetThere is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.56How I was struck by the clear water and fresh air in my childhood! But everything has changed, that is, the clear water and fresh air are nowhere to be found again as

44、 they were Above all, a great deal of waste hardly rots away.57More and more people are beginning to have a good knowledge of the importance of a safer and cleaner environment, which in turn forces the business to be cleaned up.58Organic products are getting more and more popular among people, but w

45、e should know the fact that organic products might also have something to do with pesticides.59Im very much fond of growing some vegetables of my own in my small garden, for many vegetables on sale in markets are actually becoming more and more dangerous as a result of widespread pesticides.60Nowada

46、ys it is very convenient for consumers to find and buy green food in supermarkets as they are clearly marked.AOrganic produce is always better, Gold saidThe food is free of pesticides(农药) ,and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farmsAnd more often than not it is locally grown

47、 and seasonal, so it is more tasty. Gold is one of a growing number of shoppers buying into the organic trend, and supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow their organic food business.BMarket research shows that Gold and others who buy organic food can generally give cl

48、ear reasons for their preferences - but their knowledge of organic food is far from completeFor example, small amounts of pesticides can be used on organic productsAnd about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported to meet growing demandThe demand for organic food is incre

49、asing by about one third every year, so it is a very fast-growing market, said Sue Flock, a specialist in this line of business.CMany cities around the world today are heavily pollutedCareless methods of production and lack of consumer demand for environment-friendly products have contributed to the

50、 pollution problemOne result is that millions of tons of glass, paper, plastic, and metal containers are produced, and these are difficult to get rid of.DHowever, today, more and more consumers are choosing green and demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environmentBefore they

51、buy a product, they ask questions like these: Will this shampoo damage the environment? Can this metal container be reused or can it only be used once?EOnly a few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are hundredsSome supermarket products carry labels(标签)

52、 to show that the product is greenSome companies have made the manufacturing(制造) of clean and safe products their main selling point and emphasize it in their advertising.FThe concern for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do businessNo longer will the public accept the old attitude of Buy it, use it, throw it away, and forget it. The public pressure is on, and gradually business is cleaning up its act.56. ( ) 57. ( ) 58. ( ) 59. ( ) 60. ( )第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节： 基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）61请根据以下的情景说明和写作要求，使用5个规范的英语句子描述全部所给的信息内容。情景说明