江西省九江市2011届高三英语下学期七校联考

1、江西省九江市2011届高三七校联考（英语）第一卷（选择题 满分115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卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a park. B. In a

2、zoo. C. In a pet store.2. What does the woman mean?A. Things here are very cheap. B. Things here are not cheap. C. She doesnt know whether things here are cheap or not.3. Where are the two speakers going to plant the tree?A. By the front door. B. At the back of the garage.C. At the end of the garden

3、.4. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a shop. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant.5. What do we learn from the conversation?A. The man went to New Zealand during Christmas.B. The man visited New Zealand during the summer holiday.C. The mans parents live in New Zealand.第二节（共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分2

4、2. 5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。 6. Who is the woman speaking to?A. Her husband. B. A policeman.C. A fire-fighter.7. Whats the woman asking for?A. Advice on safety. B. Money. C. Help.8. What has happened t

5、o the womans house?A. Its been burnt down.B. Its been broken into. C. Its been damaged.请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。 9. What does the woman want to know?A. The best way to go to New York.B. The quickest way to go to New York.C. The cheapest way to go to New York.10. How much does it cost the woman to go to New

6、York by bus?A. $5. B. $15. C. $50. 11. What do we know from the conversation?A. The woman will go to New York by bus.B. It will take the woman five hours to go to New York by bus.C. The woman wont go to New York by bus.请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。 12. When will the ballet performances be on?A. This week.B. Ne

7、xt week.C. Next month.13. When will the man attend the performance?A. On Sunday evening.B. On Thursday evening. C. On Friday evening.14. How much does the man pay for the tickets?A. $20. B. $10. C. $40. 请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Good friends.

8、B. Strangers.C. Classmates.16. What can we know about the woman from the conversation?A. She won a cup in last weeks tennis competition.B. She is a science expert. C. She works at St Judes Training College.17. How long has the man been in the science department?A. Half a year. B. More than a year.C.

9、 Two years.请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. How often do people in the Historical Society meet?A. Every week. B. Every other week.C. Every three weeks.19. What is the main purpose of the Historical Society?A. To find out what they can learn from history. B. To study the people in history.C. To learn about wh

10、at happened in the past.20. What do the Historical Society plan to do this year?A. Study the history of the town. B. Visit historic houses in the college. C. Visit more historic places.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21. Why did you come

11、in without my permission? _. I wont behave like that again. A. No problem B. Im sorry C. I suppose so D. Take it easy 22. Fireworks exploded during opening ceremony of 2011 Asian Cup football tournament at Khalifa Stadium in Doha, capital of Qatar, Jan. 7, 2011.A. the; a B. the; the C. a; a D. a; th

12、e23. After climbing up the top of the mountains, the three of them sat there, _. A. hungry and tiredly B. hungrily and tiredly C. hungry and tired D. hungrily and tired24. It was already past midnight and only two young men_ in the bar. A. remained B. left C. delayed D. deserted 25. “Goodbye, then,”

13、 his boss said, without even _ from his newspaper. A. looking down B. looking away C. looking up D. looking on26. Low temperatures and freezing rain in some parts of China also pushed up of agricultural products during the early weeks of 2011. A. benefits B. interests C. prices D. welfares27. _ stra

14、ight on and youll see the central station. You wont miss it. A. Go B. Going C. If you go D. When going28. If your order is ready, the T-shirt _ to you as soon as possible. A. has delivered B. is delivered C. will deliver D. will be delivered29. Lee Zhai has been watching the Korean TV series Temptat

15、ion of Wife the whole night. _. A. So her parents have B. So have been her parents C. Her parents have been so D. So have her parents 30._ their tennis rackets into the air, the players of the winning team let out loud shouts of victory. A. Thrown B. Throwing C. To throw D. Being thrown31. _ dismiss

16、ed, your health care and other benefits will not be immediately cut off. A. Would you be B. Could you be C. Should you be D. Might you be 32. Canada Post will issue two stamps on Jan. 8, 2011, the upcoming Chinese Lunar Year of the Rabbit. A. in favor of B. in celebration of C. in terms of D. in nee

17、d of33. Mr. and Mrs. Scot prefer a restaurant in a small town to _ in so large a city as New York. A. that B. the one C. one D. it34. Where did you get to know the professor over there? It was at the workshop _ we did research together two years ago. A. that B. there C. which D. where 35. To the gre

18、at disappointment of the migrant workers, a great part of their wages were _ by the boss for no good reason. A. kept away B. kept off C. kept up D. kept back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。 “So teach him to close the door”, my daughter Emma

19、responded after listening to me 36 , again, about the dog coming in from the back door, bringing with him a blast of Buffalo January 37 air.Teach a dog to close a door behind him? That has got to be a really, really 38 thing to doBut then she took a step 39 . “Come on, Kolby”, she said, grabbing som

20、e treats（犒劳物） and 40 him in front of the open door. “Touch.” And “touch” he did, which moved the door to a 41 position. She 42 him with a treat, smiled, looked at me, and said “see!” And I saw and became 43 . Over the last few days I have been with Kolby. Each time he comes in I bring him back to th

21、e 44 door and ask him to close. There have been 45 in the beginning, but lately more and more successes.However, there remains much work to be done. I have to get him to follow my hand signal again and again 46 he will close the door from a distance. But, I now realize, 47 you keep to the focus, the

22、 48 will be completed.What a 49 treat to have a dog that can close the door after himself! Even more wonder can be found in the 50 I learned so clearly from both Emma and Kolby.A wish is just a wish until you decide to take 51 . Once you 52 the belief that it is “too hard”, then it remains “too hard

23、 ” and out of 53 . Once you want to accomplish a goal, and 54 that it is “easy”, then it becomes “easy” to do what needs to be doneJust 55 doing it. 36AcomplainBscreamCworryDscare37AthinBfreshCdirtyDcold38AinterestingBfunnyCtoughDpossible39AagainBfurtherCdeeperDbackward40ApushingBcatchingCdrivingDpo

24、sitioning41AstoppedBfixedCclosedDchecked42ArewardedBprovidedCofferedDthanked43AmovedBconvincedCconcernedDpuzzled44AopenBclosedCbrokenDperfect45ApleasuresBexperimentsCfailuresDpauses46Ain caseBeven ifCas ifDso that47Aeven ifBas long asCin thatDunless48AinterestBtaskCprofitDharmony49AwonderfulBsmallCd

25、ifferentDsimple50AknowledgeBskillsClessonsDexperience51ApatienceBpartCdelightDaction52Ahold on to Bpay attention toCcome up with Dlive up to53AdateBtouchCreach Dpower54AproveBdecide CapproveDrealize55AimagineBstartCkeepDenjoy第三部分  阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，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，

26、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AAs a music teacher for twenty-seven years, I have always known that music touches the soul. It can break through all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way. It can be the means for each child to find their light.A few years ago, I was blessed with the opportunity to

27、teach pre-school students one afternoon a week. One of my most memorable students was Vanessa. She was five years old , had difficulty walking, and could not speak. We mostly sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to sit on my lap. One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit. It

28、was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students clapped two times while singing the repeating phrase, “Oh, yes！” Vanessa liked to put her hands together with mine and clap with me. We performed that song during every class, Vanessa and I clapping together. She never said or sang

29、a word.One day late in the school year, when the song was finished, Vanessa turned around, looked at me in the eye, clapped her tiny hands two times and said the words “Oh, yes!” I opened my mouth and could not speak. Through music, we had made a connection.Several years later, I came across Vanessa

30、 on the street in town. I stopped my car and waved to say hello. She waved back with a big smile on her face and then clapped her hands two times, mimicking the song we had performed in our music class. This precious little girl, through her connection with music, left an impression on me that will

31、last forever.Every child has the ability to learn and grow. It is up to us educators to discover the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each childs light.56. The author thinks music_. A. can make children calm down B. can connect heart to heart C. is difficult for pre-

32、school students D. is a good means to find a job57. According to the second paragraph, Vanessa_. A. got used to singing songs B. was too shy to speak C. was the youngest in the class D. enjoyed the authors class58. When Vanessa spoke the words “Oh, yes!”, the author felt_. A. surprised B. happy C. f

33、rightened D. satisfied59. What can we infer from the last two paragraphs? A. The author has been in touch with Vanessa for several years. B. Vanessa became as healthy as other children. C. The song made a deep impression on Vanessa. D. Being a good educator became Vanessas dream.B The United States:

34、 Fliers may want to have their tickets in hand before catching their planes, but the airline companies are doing everything they can to bring forward cost-saving ticketless flight-no paper needed, just a ticket number and a photo ID (带照片的身份证). Anyone who buys a Northwest E-ticket through the airline

35、's computer service by June 16 will get an award . Next time you fly, you can buy another ticket for a friend for $ 99, going anywhere in the US or Canada through Feb. 12, 2000, along with the lowest ticket prices. Some airlines offer extra frequent flier miles for the ticketless crowd. And ther

36、e are rising punishments for paper lovers. American, Northwest, United, and last week, US Airways have raised the cost for lost ticket replacement to $ 70 from either $ 60 or $ 50. The airlines insist that the increase in price is not meant to push travelers toward E-tickets but only covers the incr

37、easing cost of replacing and tracking a missing ticket.60. Why is the new ticketless flight introduced? A. It is cheaper for air travelers. B. It helps reduce the cost for airlines. C. It can use computer to plan air traveling. D. It helps prevent fliers from losing their tickets. 61. To encourage p

38、eople to take ticketless flights, the airlines A. sell their tickets for $ 99 from June to February the following year B. let travelers go to both the US and Canada with the same tickets C. allow each traveler to have an extra $ 99 ticket for a friend of theirs D. offer ticketless travelers free mil

39、es to fly in the US 62. Who are the paper lovers mentioned in the text? A. People who like to have paper airplane tickets. B. People who love paper products of various kinds. C. People who travel with paper on a plane. D. People who have lost their ticket and buy a second one.63. The airline compani

40、es say that they have raised the lost-ticket replacement price in order to A. attract travelers to take ticketless flights B. punish those who insist on using paper tickets C. do better than other airline companies D. pay for the work to deal with lost ticketsC Astronauts aboard the space station ce

41、lebrated a space first on Wednesday by drinking water that had been recycled from their urine(尿), sweat and water got from air. They said "cheers," clicked drinking bags and toasted NASA workers on the ground.The urine recycling system is needed for astronaut stations on the moon and Mars.

42、 It also will save NASA money because it wont have to ship up as much water to the station by space shuttles or cargo rockets. Besides, its important as the space station is about to expand from three people living on board to six.The recycling system had been brought up to the space station last No

43、vember by space shuttles Endeavour, but it couldnt be used until samples were tested back on earth. So when it came time to actually drink up, NASA made a big deal of it. The three-man crew stood holding their drinks and congratulated engineers in two NASA centers that worked on the system.“This is

44、something that had been the stuff of science fiction,” American astronaut Michael Barratt said before taking a small mouthful. “The taste is worth trying.”The new system takes the combined urine of the crew from the toilet, moves it to a big tank, where the water is boiled off, and the vapor is coll

45、ected. The rest of the urine is thrown away. Then the water vapor is mixed with water from air, and then it goes through filters (过滤器). When six crew members are aboard it can make about six gallons from urine in about six hours. “Some people may find the idea of drinking recycled urine distasteful,

46、 but it is also done on earth, but with a lot longer time between urine and the tap,” said Marybeth Edeen, the space stations national lab manager.The technology NASA developed for this system has already been used for quick water purification after the 2004 Asian tsunami.64. According to the text,

47、the recycling system is important because _. A. it makes traveling to the moon for the average person possible B. with it NASA wont need to ship any water up the space station C. it can help meet the need for more water after the crew is expanded D. it protects the environment in space by reducing t

48、he amount of waste65. Whats the RIGHT time order of the following events? a. The samples of the recycled water were tested on earth. b. Astronauts celebrated the space first of making water from urine c. The recycling system was brought up to the space station. d. The technology for the system was u

49、sed to quickly purify water. A. a, d, c, b B. a, c, b, d C. d, a, c, b D. d, c, a, b66. From Para. 5 we can know _. A. the theory behind the recycling system B. the effect of the recycling system C. the process of recycling urine D. an opinion on recycling urine67. What did Edeen say about recycled

50、urine and the recycling system? A. The taste of recycled urine is not as good as that of common water. B. The recycling system has made a science fiction story come true. C. The idea of drinking recycled urine makes astronauts feel unpleasant. D. It takes a longer time on earth to make water from ur

51、ine than in space.68. What is the best title for the passage? A. The Research of NASA Has Made Great Progress. B. New Technology Is Used in the Space Station. C. Drink up: Space Station Recycles Urine to Water. D. Good News: Water Recycled from Urine Tastes GoodDThe Rolls Royce logo consisting of th

52、e two Rs clearly stands for Rolls and Royce, the two founders of this car manufacturing company. In 1884 Frederick Henry Royce started an electrical and mechanical business. He made his first car, a “Royce”, in his Manchester factory in 1904. He was introduced to Charles Stewart Rolls in a Mancheste

53、r hotel on May 4 that year, and the pair agreed a deal where Royce would manufacture cars, to be sold by Rolls. A clause was added to the contract, saying the cars would be called “Rolls Royce”. The current Toyota logo consists of three ovals: the two perpendicular(成直角的)ovals represent a relationshi

54、p of trust between the customer and Toyota. These ovals combine to symbolize the letter “T” for Toyota. The space in the background implies a global expansion of Toyotas technology and unlimited potential for the future.The Hyundai Motor Company(HMC) is a South Korean company manufacturing automobil

55、es. Their automobiles are available in many countries around the globe. In 2003 it was South Koreas largest car maker and the worlds seventh largest car maker. The Hyundai logo appears to be an H (symbolizing Hyundai). The oval shape indicates the companys global expansion and the H is symbolic of two