2009年普通高等学校统一考试英语试卷及答案

PAGE102009年高考英语试卷第I卷 (共105分)ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections：InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationstwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.A.GototheofficeB.KeepcallingC.TryonlinebookingD.SeeadoctorA.AreporterB.AnathleteC.AfishermanD.AnA.AtapostofficeB.Atafast-foodC.AtabookingofficeD.Atacheck-inA.Healreadyhas B.ThewomanshoulddecidewheretoC.HewillmakeaD.ThewomancanaskherbrotherforA.Hegotwetintherain.B.TheshowerwasoutofC.Hedidn’thearthephoneD.HegotoutoftheshowertoanswertheA.ReasonableB. C.SeriousD.A.Send B.GoC.Dosome D.VisitaA.Herdoorbelldoesn’tneedB.Shedidn’texpecthimtocomesoC.ThemanhasjustarrivedonD.ItisnottherighttimeforA.Shewon’tgotothebeachifitB.ShewouldlikethemantogototheC.ItwillclearupD.ItwaspouringwhenshewasattheA.Whattotakeupasa B.HowtokeepC.Howtohandle D.WhattoplaySectionDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingA.HerschoolwasinasmallB.ShewasoutstandingatC.ShewastheonlyAsiangirlD.HerparentswereinA.LondonB. C. D.A.Comingacrossaradio B.TakinganearlierC.Meetingaprofessionalartist.D.WearingtwooddQuestions14through16arebasedonthefollowingA.Educating B.SavingrareC.Recreatingan D.MakingaA.AnimalsmakevisitorsB.AnimalsmustlivetheirlivesinC.AnimalscanfeelboredandD.AnimalsareindangerofA.TheyarestillusefulandB.TheyhavemoredisadvantagesthanC.TheyareaperfectenvironmentforD.TheyarerecreativeplacesforSectionDirections:InSectionC,youwillbeartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.CarRentalInformationLengthofLocationtoleavethecar:Meansof Amy The ANInternationalDriver’sLicenseA accidentinsurance Completethe WriteONEWORDforeachBlanks21through24arcbasedonthefollowingWhathappenedtoschoolsinEnglandinthe1970s? became Whydogirlsdobetteratsingle-sexschools?Theylearntobe lessworriedabouttheirappearance.Whydoboys’parentsprefertosendtheirsonstomixedschools? thinkgirlswillbe onboys.Inwhataspectdogirlsperformbetterthan In Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B.CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.FourChinesemodelswere the14peopleawardedprizesonFridayattheWorldSupermodelCompetition.A.amongB.betweenC.alongD.–Wow!You’vegotsomany--ButofthemareinfashionA. B.bothC.neitherD.It havebeenTomthatparkedthecarhere,asheistheonlyonewithacar.A.mayB.canC. D.TheGreatWallis touristattractionthatmillionsofpeoplepourineveryyear.soawell- B.asowell-C.suchwell-knownaD.suchawell-Marywenttotheboxofficeatlunchtime,butallthetickets A.wouldsellB.had C.have D.wasSally’sneverseenaplayintheShanghaiGrandTheatre, A.hasn’t B.hassheC.isn’t D.isAsmallplanecrashedintoahillsidefivemileseastofthecity, allfourpeopleonA. B. C.killsD.toYoucan’tborrowbooksfromtheschoollibrary yougetyourstudentcard.A.beforeB. C. D.Withthegovernment’said,those bytheearthquakehavemovedtothenewsettlements.A. B. C. D.wereMozart’sbirthplaceandthehouse hecomposed“TheMagicFlute”arebothmuseumsnow.A. B. C. D.Billsuggested ameetingonwhattodofortheShanghaiExpoduringthevacation.A.havingheldB.toholdC.holdingD.Duringtheperiodofrecentterroristactivities,people nottotouchanyunattendedbag.hadalwaysbeen B.werealwaysbeingC.arealwayswarningD.alwaysItisnotimmediatelyclear thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeA. B. C. D.Hearingthedogbarkingfiercely,away fleeingthe B.wasfleeingtheC.thethiefwas D.fledtheDavidthreatened hisneighbortothepoliceifthedamageswerenotpaid.A.tobe B. C.to D.havingAsanewdiplomat.heoftenthinksof hecanreactmoreappropriatelyonsuchoccasions.A. B. C.thatD.SectionDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.contentsB.takingC.carefullyD.plasticE.F.declinedG.freelyH.typicalI.contractsJ.Thepackagelookspretty,peoplewillbuyjustaboutanything.SosaysanadvertisingexecutiveinNewYork,andhehasprovedhispointbysellingboxesofrubbishforthepriceofanexpensivebottleofwine.JustinGignac,26,hassoldalmost90041presentedplasticboxesofrubbishfromthestreetoftheBigAppleat$50and$100each.Buyersfrom19countrieshavepaidforsouvenirs(纪念品).Theideahasbeensosuccessfulthatheisthinkingofpromotingitaroundtheworld.ItallbeganwhenMr.Gignacwasatasummerworkshop.“Wehadadiscussionaboutheimportanceof42,”herecalls.“Someonesaidpackagingwasunimportant.Idisagreed.Theonlywaytoproveitwasbysellingsomethingnobodywouldeverwant.”HesearchesthestreetsofManhattanandtypical43includebrokenglass,subwaytickets,Starbuckscupsandused44forks.“Specialeditions”areofferedatahighprice.Hecharged$100forrubbishfromtheopeningdayoftheNewYorkYankees’stadium.Mr.Gignacdenies45hiscustomersforfools:“Theyknowwhatthey’regetting.Theyappreciatethefactthatthey’retakingsomethingnobodywouldwantandfindingbeautyinit.”Some46customersincludepeoplewhousedtoliveinthecityandwantadown-to-earthsouvenir.HeclaimshehasevensoldtoartRealizingthattheconceptappearstobearealmoney-maker,Mr.Gignachas47acompanyandisemployinghisgirlfriendasvicepresident.He48todiscusshisprofitmargins:“It’sactuallyquitealotofeffortputtingthemtogether—butyet,garbageisfree.”Mr.Gignacisconsideringmorevarietiesofsouvenirs.Hemaintainsthathehassigned49withpeopleinterestedinsimilarprojectsfromasfarasBerlinandLondon.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Mostpeoplebelievetheydon’thavemuchimagination.They50.Everyonehasimagination,butmostofus,oncewebecomeadults,forgethowto51it.Creativityisn’talways52withgreatworksofartorideas.Peopleatworkandintheirfreetime53thinkofcreativewaystosolveproblems.Maybeyouhaveagoaltoachieve,atrickyquestiontoansweroryoujustwanttoexpandyourmind!Herearethreetechniquestohelpyou.MakingconnectionsThistechniqueinvolvestaking54ideasandtryingtofindlinksbetweenthem.First,thinkabouttheproblemyouhavetosolveorthejobyouneedtodo.Thenfindanimage,word,ideaorobject,forexample,acandle.Writedownalltheideas/words55withcandles:light,fire,matches,wax,night,silence,etc.Thinkofasmanyasyoucan.Thenextstageistorelatethe56tothejobyouhavetodo.Soimagineyouwanttobuyafriendanoriginal57;youcouldbuyhimticketstoamatchortakehimoutforthenight.Nolimits!Imaginethatnormallimitationsdon’t58.Youhaveasmuchtime/space/money,etc.asyouwant.Thinkaboutyourgoalandthenew59.Ifyourgoalistolearntoski,60,youcannowpracticeskiingeverydayofyourlife(becauseyouhavethetimeandthemoney).Now61thistoreality.MaybeyoucanpracticeskiingeverydayinDecember,oreveryMondayinJanuary.Besomeoneelse!Lookatthesituationfroma62pointofview.Goodbusinessmenusethistechniqueintrade,andsodowriters.Fictionwritersoftenimaginetheyarethe63intheirbooks.Theyaskquestions:Whatdoesthischaracterwant?Whycan’tshegetit?Whatchangesmustshemaketogetwhatshewants?Ifyourgoalinvolvesotherpeople,putyourselfintheir64.Thebestfishermenthinklikefish!A.wrongB.unbelievableC.reasonableD.A.putupwithB.catchup C.makeuseofD.keeptrackA. B. C.coveredD.A. B. C.vividlyD.A.familiarB. C.creativeD.A. B.markedC. D.A. B. C. D.A.experienceB.serviceC.presentD.A. B.lastC. D.A. B.limitationsC. D.A.infact B.inparticular C.asawholeD.forexample61A.devoteB.adapt C.leadD.keepA.privateB. C. D.A.featuresB.themesC.creatures D.characters64A. B.dreamsC.imagesD.SectionDirections:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.EvenatschooltherehadbeenanunhealthycompetitionbetweenGeorgeandRichard.“I’llbethefirstmillionaireinColeford!”Richardusedto“Andyou’llbesorryyouknewme,”Georgewouldreply“becauseI’llbethebestlawyerinthetown!”GeorgeneverdidbecomealawyerandRichardnevermadeanymoney.InsteadbothmenopenedbookshopsonoppositesidesofColefordHighStreet.Itwashardtomakemoneyfrombooks,whichmadethecompetitionbetweenthemworse.ThenRichardmarriedamysteriousgirl.Thecouplespenttheirhoneymoononthecoast—butRichardnevercameback.Thepolicefoundhiswalletonadesertedbeachbutthebodywasneverfound.HemusthaveNowwithonlyonebookshopintown,businesswasbetterforGeorge.Butsometimeshesatinhisnarrow,oldkitchenandgazedoutofthedirtywindow,thinkingabouthisformalrival(竞争对手).PerhapsheGeorgewasveryinterestedinolddictionaries.He’drecentlyfoundacollectorinAustraliawhowassellingararefirstedition.Whentheparcelarrived,thebookwasinperfectconditionandGeorgewasdelighted.Butwhilehewashavinglunch,Georgeglancedatthephotointhenewspaperthatthebookhadbeenwrappedin.Hewasastonished—thesmilingfacewasolderthanherememberedbutunmistakable!Trembling,Georgestartedreading.“BookendshaveboughttenbookstoresfromtheirrivalsDylans.Thecompany,ownedbymulti-millionaireRichardPike,isnowthelargestbooksellerinAustralia.”GeorgeandRichardwere atA.roommatesB.good C.competitorsD.HowdidGeorgefeelaboutRichardafterhisHeenviedRichard’sHethoughtofRichardfromtimetoHefeltluckywithnorivalinHewasguiltyofRichard’sGeorgegotinformationaboutRichardfrom A.adictionarycollectorinAustraliaB.thelatter’srivalsC.ararefirsteditionofadictionaryD.thewrappingpaperofaWhathappenedtoGeorgeandRichardintheBothGeorgeandRichardbecameBothofthemrealizedtheiroriginalGeorgeestablishedasuccessfulbusinesswhileRichardwasRichardbecameamillionairewhileGeorgehadnogreatHorse-drawnsleigh WelcometoBanff,Canada’sfirst,mostfamousandarguablymostfascinatingnationalpark.Ifyou’vecometoskiorsnowboard,we’llseeyouontheslopes.Skiingisalocals’favoritetoo.Whileyou’rehere,tryotherrecreationalactivitiesavailableinourmountains.PopularchoicesincludeaBanffGondolarideupSulphurMountain,batheinthenaturalmineralwatersattheUpperHotSpring,horse-drawnsleighride,drive-your-own-teamdogsledexcursion,andsnowmobiletourtothehighland(butnotinthenationalpark).Wealsorecommendyoumaketimetoenjoysimplepleasure.AfterlookingaroundBanffAveshops,walkacoupleofblockswestorsouthtothescenicBowRiver.TryiceskatingonfrozenLakeLouisewhereIceMagicInternationalIceSculptureCompetitionworksaredisplayedafterJan25.YoucanrentskatesinBanfforatthesportshopintheFairmontChateauLakeLouiseBanff’sbackcountrypathsaccessawildernessworldofsilenceandmatchlessbeauty—crosscountryskisandsnowshoesprovidethemeans.Banffsportshopsrentequipmentandclothes,orjoinanorganizedtour.Althoughwe’vebeenmanytimes,westillfindthecliffsandicefallsofourfrozencanyonsworthvisiting.Wildlifewatchingalsocreatessatisfyingmemories.Wehaveseenhundredsoftheelkandbighornsheepthatattractvisitors,yettheystillarouseasenseofwonder.Andtherarespottingofacougar,wolforwoodlandcariboutakesourbreathaway.Seeifsimplepleasuresworkforyou.Fightinthesnowwithyourkids,walkbesideastreamorclimbtoahighplaceandadmiretheview.—BanffResortAccordingtothepassage,Banff’sbackcountryisaccessible crosscountry B.horse-drawnsleighC.snowmobilingD.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheDogsleddingisthemostpopularsportamonglocalWatchingwildlifeisamemorableTravellersshouldbringtheirownsportsShoppingistoosimpleapleasuretoThepurposeofthewritingisto promotescenicspotsin B.advertiseforthesportsinintroducetouristactivitiesindescribebreathtakingviewsin“Getyourhandsoffme,Ihavebeenstolen,”thelaptop,aportablecomputer,shouted.Thatisanewsolutiontolaptopcomputertheft:aprogramthatletsownersgivetheirpropertyavoicewhenithasbeenTheprogramallowsuserstodisplayalertsonthemissingcomputer’sscreenandeventosetaspokenmessage.Trackingsoftwareforstolenlaptopshasbeenonthemarketforsometime,butthisisthoughttobethefirstthatallowsownerstogivethethiefapieceoftheirOwnersmustreporttheirlaptopmissingbyloggingontoawebsite,whichsendsamessagetothemodel:aredandyellow“lostorstolen”bannerpopsuponitsscreenwhenitisstarted.Underthelatestversion(版本ofthesoftware,userscanalsosendaspokenThemessagecanbesettoreappearevery30seconds,nomatterhowmanytimesthethiefclosesit.“Onecustomersentamessagesaying,‘Youarebeingtracked.Iamrightatyourdoor’,”saidCarrieHafeman,chiefexecutiveofthecompanywhichproducestheprogram,Retriever.Inthelatestversion,peoplecanaddaspokenmessage.Thedefaultthroughthecomputer’sspeakersis:“Help,thislaptopisreportedlostorstolen.Ifyouarenotmyowner,pleasereportmenow.”TheRetrieversoftwarepackage,whichcosts$29.95(￡21)buthasfreetrialperiod,hasthefunctionsofmanysecuritysoftwareprograms.Ownerscanremotelyswitchtoanalternativepasswordpromptiftheyfearthatthethiefhasalsogotholdoftheaccessdetails.Ifathiefaccessestheinternetwiththestolenlaptop,Retrieverwillcollectinformationontheinternetserviceproviderinuse,sothatthepolicecanbealertedtoitsThousandsoflaptopsarestoleneveryyearfromhomesandoffices,butwiththeuseoflaptopsincreasing,thenumberstolenwhiletheirownersareoutandabouthasbeenrisingsharply.Othersecuritysoftwareallowsuserstoerasedataremotelyorlockdownthecomputer.Theexpression“togivethethiefapieceoftheirmind”canbeunderstoodas“ togivethethiefanalerttoexpresstheowners’angertothetoremindthethiefofhistomakethethiefgiveuphisDifferentfromothersecuritysoftware,Retrievercan recordthestealingprocessB.helprecognizethelostC.lockdownthecomputerremotelyD.sendaspokenOnefunctionoftheprogramisthatitallowstheownerto atachangesomeaccessdetailsforswitchingontheturnonthelaptopbyusingtheoriginaloperatethelaptopbymeansofanalternativeerasetheinformationkeptinthestolenWhichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemainideaoftheWithnoRetriever,thousandsoflaptopsarestoleneveryAnewsoftwareprovidesameanstoreducelaptopRetrieverhashelpedtofindthievesandlostAnewprogramoffersacommunicationplatformwiththeThelatestresearchsuggestsamoreprosaic,democratic,evenpuritanicalviewoftheworld.Thekeyfactorseparatinggeniusesfromthemerelyaccomplishedisnotadivinespark.It’snotI.Q.,agenerallybadpredictorofsuccess,eveninrealmslikechess.Instead,it’sdeliberatepractice.Topperformersspendmorehours(manymorehours)rigorouslypracticingtheircraft.Ifyouwantedtopicturehowatypicalgeniusmightdevelop,you’dtakeagirlwhopossessedaslightlyaboveaverageverbalability.Itwouldn’thavetobeabigtalent,justenoughsothatshemightgainsomesenseofdistinction.Thenyouwouldwanthertomeet,say,anovelist,whocoincidentallysharedsomesimilarbiographicaltraits.Maybethewriterwasfromthesametown,hadthesameethnicbackground,or,sharedthesamebirthday.Thiscontactwouldgivethegirlavisionofherfutureself.Itwouldgivehersomeideaofafascinatingcircleshemightsomedayjoin.Itwouldalsohelpifoneofherparentsdiedwhenshewas12,givingherastrongsenseofinsecurityandfuelingadesperateneedforsuccess.Armedwiththisambition,shewouldreadnovelsandlifestoriesofwriterswithoutend.Thiswouldgiveheraprimaryknowledgeofherfield.She’dbeabletoseenewwritingindeeperwaysandquicklyperceiveitsinnerworkings.Thenshewouldpracticewriting.Herpracticewouldbeslow,painstakinganderror-focused.Bypracticinginthisway,shedelaystheautomatizingprocess.Hermindwantstoturnconscious,newlylearnedskillsintounconscious,automaticallyperformedskills.Bypracticingslowly,bybreakingskillsdownintotinypartsandrepeating,sheforcesthebraintointernalizeabetterpatternofperformance.Thenshewouldfindanadviserwhowouldprovideaconstantstreamoffeedback,viewingherperformancefromtheoutside,correctingthesmallesterrors,pushinghertotakeontougherchallenges.Bynowsheisredoingproblems—howdoIgetcharactersintoaroom—dozensanddozensoftimes.Sheisestablishinghabitsofthoughtshecancalluponinordertounderstandorsolvefutureproblems.Theprimarytraitshepossessesisnotsomemysteriousgenius.It’stheabilitytodevelopapurposeful,laboriousandboringpracticeroutine.Thelatestresearchtakessomeofthemagicoutofgreatachievement.Butitunderlinesafactthatisoftenneglected.Publicdiscussionisaffectedbygeneticsandwhatwe’re“hard-wired”todo.Andit’struethatgenesplayaroleinourcapabilities.Butthebrainisalsoveryplastic.Weconstructourselvesthroughbehavior.ThepassagemainlydealswiththefunctionofI.Q.incultivatingatherelationshipbetweengeniusandthedecisivefactorinmakingathewayofgainingsomesenseofByreadingnovelsandwriters’stories,thegirlcould cometounderstandtheinnerstructureofjoinafascinatingcircleofwriterssharewithanovelistherlikesandlearnfromthelivingexamplestoestablishasenseofInthegirl’slongpainstakingtrainingprocess, heradviserformsaprimarychallengingforcetoherherwritingturnsintoanautomaticpatternofsheacquiresthemagicofsomegreatshecomestorealizesheis“hard-wired”toWhatcanbeconcludedfromtheA.Afuellingambitionplaysaleadingroleinone’sB.AresponsibleadviserismoreimportantthantheknowledgeofC.Astothegrowthofagenius,I.Q.doesn’tmatter,butjusthis/herD.WhatreallymattersiswhatyoudoratherthanwhoyouSectionDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA-Fforeachparagraph.Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneed.VarietiesVarietiesofcollegeAccessingdictionariesElementsunderawordCompleteeditionsofUsingdictionariesforparticularFeaturesofcollege​You’reprobablymostfamiliarwithcollegedictionaries,oftencalledabridgeddictionaries.Althoughabridgedmeans“shortened”,thesedictionariescontainmorethan150,000entriesandprovidedetaileddefinitionsthataresufficientformostcollegestudentsandgeneralusers.Collegedictionariesalsocontainseparatelistsofabbreviations,biographicalandgeographicalnames