江西省重点中学协作体2011届高三年级上学期第二次联考

1、 江西省重点中学协作体2011届高三年级上学期第二次联考英 语 试 题本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分共150分，考试时间120分钟。第一卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满30分）第一节（共5小题：每小题15分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后面有一个小题，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1How can we buy a ticket for “Expo 2010 Shanghai”?ATo reserve it online BTo rese

2、rve it at the doorCTo buy it from the office2What are the speakers going to do?APack a lunch together BCome to work in the park CHave a picnic at the weekend3What does the man mean?AThe woman doesnt need a new bag BThe bag is too expensiveCHe cant lend the woman any money4What does the woman think o

3、f the lecture?ABoring BInteresting Ctough5How is the mans English?AAs poor as before BMuch improved CPoorer than before第二节（共15小题；每小题15分，满分225分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的ABC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。听第六段材料，回答第六、七题。6What do we know about th

4、e accident?ABoth MrSmith and the man were seriously injuredBMrSmith was sound and safe,but the other man wasntCIt happened when MrSmith was driving home from work7How much does it cost to get the car fixed?ANo more than $500 BAt least $500 CLess than $500听第七段材料，回答第八至十题。8How did the woman feel about

5、yesterdays exam? AShe did it very wellBIt was more difficult than the last one CShe was sure to fail in the exam9What can we learn about the woman from the conversation? AShe didnt work hard BShe took too many courses CShe was too careless10What is the mans suggestion to the woman?AShe shouldnt worr

6、y about the exam BShe should watch basketball game tonight CShe should take more courses听第八段材料，回答第十一至十三题11Why did the woman go to New York during the vacation? ATo learn English BTo do business CTo visit her teachers12What does the woman like particularly about the American classes? AThere are many

7、activities in class BThe teachers are nice CThe students have more freedom in class13What could the man most probably be? AA student BA teacher CA worker听第九段材料，回答第十四至十七题。14What are the speakers mainly talking about? AProblems with living in an apartment BA search for a new apartment CThe cost of ren

8、t near universities15What kind of apartment is Ann looking for?AAn apartment not far from the campusBAn apartment without furnitureCAn apartment where she can live alone16How is Roger going to help her? ABy calling a friend BBy checking newspapersCBy visiting an apartment17Where does the conversatio

9、n take place? AAt home BIn the classroom COver the phone听第十段材料，回答第十八只二十题。18. What is the theme of Expo 2010? ABetter living in future urban environment BBetter City,Better Lif CGlobal population19What percent of population lived in cities in 2000? A2% B29% C50%20Which of the following can not we lea

10、rn from the passage? AThere is only one kind of culture in the city BRemodeling of communities in the city CEconomic prosperity in the city第二部分：英语知识运用第一节 单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分从题中所给的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。21It is a set rule that all payments _ be made by the end of the monthAwill Bs

11、hall Ccan Dmay22Heavy snows _ Dalian on Jan 4,2010, causing great damage to the people there Abeat Bhit Chappen DOccur23The term weak eyesight is misleading, _ in near-sighted eyes the lens （水晶体） of the eye is actually too strongAthough Bfor Cso Dunless24I was scared and feeling pretty anxious,_in a

12、 new countryAfor the first time I was BI was the first timeCbeing the first time Dthis being my first time 25During the examinations we are supposed to remain in our seats, fix our eyes onthe papers, _to anyoneAinstead of speaking Band not to speakCrather than speak Dbut shouldnt speak 26It is not j

13、ust the size of the Olympic Games _makes them unique, but_they mean to us Awhich,that Bthat, what Cthat, because Dthat, that27The science of computer, _rapid progress has been made in recent years, is the most important of all scienceAwhich Bwhose Cin which Dto which28Great efforts to increase agric

14、ultural production must be made if food shortage_ avoidedAis to be Bcan be Chas been Dwill be 29In face of_failure , it is the most important to keep up _ good state of mood A/; a Ba; / Cthe; / D/; /30In front of the farmhouse _Alay a poor man Blaid a poor manCa poor man lay Ddid a poor man lie31Ast

15、ronaut Zhai Zhigang has become the first Chinese _ in spaceAwalking Bwalked Cto have walked Dto walk 32He works in Beijing but knows much about London, for he _there for a long timeAlives Blived Chas lived Dhas been living33To make the students understand the problem the teacher tried to explain it,

16、 but the explanation just did not_to the classAget through Bget around Cget down Dget across34The dog had such _ to its master that it would not leave him, even when he was deadAdevotion Bcontribution Cconnection Dapplication 35-Carol,you look very wellYour weekend tennis must have done you good -_

17、A. Thats very kind of you BThank you anywayCOh,thats encouraging DYoure welcome 第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655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。My eyes clouded with tears as I looked through the open window at our blue spruce（云杉树）, evergreen among brown leafless trees that l

18、ooked as 36 as our empty house feltOur belongings were 37 up in boxesSoon we would be saying goodbye to our home and the blue spruce wed planted thereWe drove 38 to our new homeThe owners met us out frontThe hostess took me for a 39 of the yardThey were moving, she told me, to be closer to their chi

19、ldren“How long have you lived here?” I asked“Eighteen years,” she saidI gave her a sideways glance, and 40 in her eyes a faraway look“Is it 41 for you to leave ?” I askedWe had come to a pine tree towering 20 feet above us in the center of the yard“Yes”, she said, brushing her hand across her eyesHe

20、r voice died away“Im not the only one 42 through this, the only one whos 43 , ” I thoughtBut that didnt make leaving our home 44 any easier 45 the kids coming for the holidays didnt helpListening to them talk about their lives at school and recall our houseI only felt more depressed“Maybe this is wh

21、at 46 is going to be like now,” I thought, “with the 47 memories already behind us” The new year startedI still ached for my old life, 48 I couldnt get away from the 49 that hung over me and my husband could do nothing to 50 me upOne day I found myself staring at the tall pineThere was something so

22、51 , so assuring（令人放心） about itWere the previous owners missing their pine tree 52 I missed our blue spruce? And maybe the people who had moved into our house were taking comfort in 53 just as I was taking 54 in that pineIt was time to be 55 like that tree, to reach out and embrace our new life36Alo

23、nelyBspiritlessCdesertedDspeechless 37ApiledBdeliveredCpackedDloaded38Ain silenceBin excitementCwith tearsDwith satisfaction39AtourBlookCrideDvisit40AwatchedBrealizedCnoticedDunderstood41AhardBimpossibleCpuzzlingDjoyful42AgettingBsurvivingClivingDgoing43AworryingBboredCdisappointedDhurting44AbehindB

24、awayCoverDoff45AThenBYetCEvenDStill46AfutureBfateClifeDexperience47AsweetestBworthlessCsaddestDtouching48AanywayBinsteadCthoughDsomewhat49Athick coverBgray cloudCgreat pressureDdeep anxiety50AcallBcheerCwakeDpick51AstraightBsolidCstrangeDsplendid52Athe wayBas ifCsinceDwhile53Atheir childrenBtheir wo

25、rkCour houseDour spruce54AprotectionBpleasureCstrengthDshade55AbraveBtoughCconfidentDevergreenIt was graduation day at the university where I work and a beautiful day quite unlike the first graduation I attended as a young professorOn that cold day years ago, as we watched the students walking into

26、the hall, one of my colleagues turned to me and saidGra-duation will be one of the happiest and one of the saddest time of your life At my inquiry, he answered, Because the students you have gotten to know have to leaveAs years went by, my previous confusion about my colleagues words no longer exist

27、edWhen I came across naughty students,I have had to rethink whyI chose to be a teacherIt obviously isnt the moneyOnce a former computer science student of mine called me, asking me if I wanted to have a cha-ngeHe was working at Nintendo CorporationHis salary was higher than my current one,though I h

28、ave more education and have worked for over a decadeWith my programming skills, he said he could get me hiredI thanked him, but declined his kind offerA few days before this current graduation, while working on final gradesI found a note a student had slipped in with her homeworkShe thanked me for b

29、eing her teacher and said the things she had learned in my class-not about math, but about life-would be things she would remember long after the math skills had faded awayAs I finished reading, I remembered why I had become a teacherNow, on this sunny graduation day,as I again observed the sea of b

30、lue hats and gowns, I did so with renewed dedication and a deeper sense of satisfaction -I will always be grateful that Im a teacher56How did the author feel when he heard his colleagues description of graduation for the first time?AHe quite agreed with his colleague BHe was very puzzledCHe thought

31、it very funny DHe was very sad57The computer science student called up the author because he _。Awanted to inform the author of his present jobBthought the author wasnt fit to be a teacherCwanted the author to share his joy and satisfactionDtried to persuade the author to work with him58What does the

32、 underlined part blue hats and gownsin the last paragraph refer to?AUniversity colleagues BLife memoriesCGraduates clothes DDecorations in the hall59The author wrote the passage to _ Aexpress his devotion to being a teacher Bcompare two different graduation ceremonies Ctalk about the meaning of grad

33、uation Dgive advice on how to be a good teacherBPenn Station, I told the cab driver and got inThe young, heavy-set man looked friendly and we naturally started a conversation, which went from the weather and quickly varied into the struggles of a cab drivers lifeWhat do you do besides your job? he a

34、sked curiouslyI help a nonprofit organization trying to bring some goodness in the world, I respondedDo they pay you well? Well, no, but I get byI dont have many material things in life, but Ive realized that I dont need all that to keep me happyIf I die tomorrow, I want to go out knowing that Ive m

35、ade a few people smileThe young cab driver, perhaps in his late thirties, looked back through the sliding glass as if extending his hand for a hand shake-Man, it is nice to meet you Although we were strangers, both of us felt deeply conn-ected as human beingsAnd by now, 7 minutes into our ride, we w

36、ere on a first-name basisHe even spelled his name for me: H-a-k-e-e-mHakeem and I talked a bit about simple acts of generosity,the power of a pay-it-forward mindset and how that can promote trust and connection in our communitiesHe understood the idea, but it seemed very abstract and foreign to himW

37、e arrived at Penn Station and traded e-mail addresses after I paid my ride fareAs I was heading out, I turned to him and said, Hakeem, heres a 20Whenever you feel like it, you give a ride to people and tell them that someone before them has paid for their fareSee what happensHearing this, Hakeem was

38、 visibly movedReally? Are you sure?60The phrase get by in Paragraph Two probably means “_” Areceive some profits by helping the organizationBreceive no profit by helping the organizationCgain some fame by helping the organizationDgain some happiness by helping the organization61From the description

39、that Hakeem looked back through the sliding glass the author expects to indicate that _AHakeem was inspired by his wordsBHakeem didnt believe what he had saidCHakeem was carefully driving while talking with the authorDHakeem felt a little tired and wanted to shake his hand62Hakeem understood the ide

40、a of a pay-it-forward act_Aas soon as the author had told him about itBafter the author set an example to himCafter he made some further explanationsDafter he saw a scene of it acted out63We can learn from the passage that the authors goal of an act of kindness was_Ato help people in trouble Bto str

41、engthen friendship among friendsCto make people happy Dto contribute to peoples trust and connectionC To a large degree, the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present momentRegardless of what happened yesterday or last year, and what may or may not hap

42、pen tomorrow,the present moment is where you are-always!We allow past problems and future concerns to control our present moments so much that we end up anxious, frustrated, depressed, and hopelessWe often convince ourselves future will be better than todayJohn Lennon once said, Life is whats happen

43、ing while were busy making other plans When were busy making other plans, our children are busy growing up, the people we love are moving away and dying, our bodies are getting out of shape, and our dreams are slipping awayIn short, we miss out on lifeMany people live as if life were a dress rehears

44、al for some later dateIt isntIn fact, no one has a guarantee that he or she will be here tomorrowNow is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control overWhen our attent-ion is in the present moment, we push fear from our mindsFear is the concern over events that might happen in

45、the future-we wont have enough money, our children will get into trouble, we will get old and die, whateverTo struggle against fear, the best strategy is to bring your attention back to the presentMark Twain said, I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened I

46、 dont think I can say it any betterPractice keeping your attention on the here and now and your efforts will pay off64The purpose of the passage is to tell readers_Apeople who are busy making plans are living activelyBhow to help others overcome fearCwe ought to learn to live in the present momentDs

47、omeone who only enjoys the present time usually wastes his time blindly65It implies from the passage that _Amany people know how to fight against fearBit isnt necessary to fear for futureCyou can gain more happiness by putting off your pleasureDsome people make plans for their children to improve th

48、eir ives66Many people live as if life were a dress rehearsal suggests that_ Athey always wish to be an actor or an actress Bthey believe that their present life is well prepared for their future Cthey are always busy making plans for future Dthey all have a guarantee that they will be alive tomorrow

49、67Why are some people depressed and anxious day and night? ABecause they fear they cannot pass their tests BBecause past problems and future concerns control their present moment CBecause the people they love want to leave them alone DBecause they make some mistakes in the past DA latest national su

50、rvey has found that over half of Chinas netizens（网民）are suffering from various mental problems although some 62 percent of them claim at the same time that they are happy on the whole anywayThis is the result of Chinas first White Paper on Netizens Health Conditions issued on Wednesday by 39net, Chi

51、nas largest authoritative website on health sciencesIt is the first most comprehensive health survey on netizens health situation ever conducted in China in ten years timeThe white paper came out after two months of online and off- line research that involved over 150 thousand netizens, covering top

52、ics and questions on health knowledge, mental situation, sense of health, and living habitsAccording to the white paper, more than 70 percent of Chinas netizens say they are suffering from mental problems such as bad memory, anxiety, depression, and a lack of confidenceAnd a similar 72 percent of th

53、em also say they are often suffering from diseases like insomnia, dizziness, joint degeneration and achingsMeanwhile, another 53 percent of netizens bel ieve that white collar employees who have bigger work pressures are more likely to catch mental problemsThe white paper adds, doing almost no sports and spending long time surfing online lead to the abo