福州三中学高三校模拟考英语试题

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精福建省第三中学2012届高三校模拟考试英语试题（完卷时间：120分钟;满分150分)第I卷（选择题共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。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.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.ProfessorandstudentB。BossandemployeeC。Fatheranddaughter2。Whattimedoesthemanthinktheywillleave？A。7：47B.7:25C.7:273.Whatistheageofthemannow?A。16B。20C。244。Wherearethetwospeakerspossibly？A。InahotelB.InarestaurantC。Inthestreet5。Howdoesthemanprobablyfeelnow?A.WorriedB.AlrightC。Indifferent第二节（共15小题；每小题1。5分,满分22.5分）听下面5段对话.每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给出的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,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间.每段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题.6.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo？A.AnofficeB。AfruitshopC。Apolicestation7。Whatdoesthewomanhavetodonow？A.WaitforMarkatthecrossroads。B。Walkaheadandturnright。C。Walkalittlewayback.听下面一段对话,回答第8至第10三个小题。8。HowdoesthemanfeelaboutDavid’swayofsleeping？A。It’sineffective。B。It’sstrange。C。It'sthebest.9.HowmanyhoursdoesDavidsleepaday？A.FourB。SixC.Seven.10.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofsleeping?A.PeopleshoulddevelopahabitlikeDavid’s.B。Peopleneedlongerhoursofsleep。C.Peoplehavedifferentsleepinghabits.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothetalk？A。Theyaresalespersonandcustomer.B.Theyareoldschoolfriends.C.Theyarefellowworkers。12.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A。Sheisfondofherwork。B。Sheistiredoftraveling.C。Sheisinterestedinlaw。13。Whatisthemanpossibly?A.AcompanymanagerB.AsalespersonC.Alawyer听下面一段对话,回答第14至第16三个小题。14。Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers？A。StrangersB。TeacherandstudentC。Husbandandwife。15。Whatwillyoudoifotherscan’tfollowyouatEnglishCorner?A.Sayitagainandagain.B。Goontoanothertopic.C.Explainitinanotherway。16.Whatwillpossiblyhappenifstrangerstalkaboutpolitics？A.Theywillprobablynotagreewitheachother。B。Theywillbeindanger。C。Theywillhavetostoptheirtalksoon。听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.Whosesmokingmayhavemoreeffectonyoungpeople?A。Theirparents’B.Theirfriends'C.Famousactors’18.WhoisStantonGlants?A。AworriedparentB.AprofessorC。Anactor。19。Accordingtothesurvey,howmanyofthechildrenwhoregularlywatchfilmshavetriedcigarettes?A.TwothirdsB.AlmostfortypercentC.Aboutthirtypercent20.Whopaidtheactorsiftheysmokedinthefilms,accordingtoGlants?A。ThedirectorB.ThefilmindustryC.Thetobaccocompany。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25小题；每小题l分．满分25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.Asagirl,it'simportanttoknowwhatcolourslookgood___________yourskin.A.oppositeB。onC。againstD。above22.Afterwinningthefirstprizeinthecompetition，shethoughtherself______inherclass．A．something B．nothingC．anythingD。everything23.Comeon,Mary!Youcanalsoenjoy________youhavebeendreamingof，ifyoudon’tloseheart.A.asaconvenientlifeas B.asconvenientalifeasC。asconvenientasalife D。convenientasalifeas24。ThisiPhoneisofgoodquality．Ifitbreakdownwithinthefirstyear，wewouldrepairitatourexpense． A．would B．could C．should D．might25.Thereisnoexperienceyoucanhave_____ismoreexcitingthanskatingonrealice。A.ofwhich B.what C.that D.withwhom26.Excitingasitsspecialeffectsare______,thereistoomuchviolenceinthefilm。A．towatch B．tobewatched C．watching D．beingwatched27.Maybeyouhavetravelledtomanypartsoftheworld，butnowhereelse_____strikingattractions． A．youcanseesomany B．canyouseesuchmany C．youcanseesuchmany D．canyouseemanysuch28.Combiningadvancedtechnologywithscientificmanagementcananincreaseinproduction. A．makefor B．makeinto C．makeout D．makeup29.Idon’tthinkmyNetfriendwillcometoFuzhou,butincaseshe______，Iwillaskforafewdaystoshowheraround.A.willB.wouldC。didD.does30。Don’tanswermewithasimple“yes”or“no”．Explain______possible．A．whoever B．whenever C．however D．whatever31.IthastakenJeremyLin，aHarvard-educatedTaiwanese-American，lessthanaweektobecomethelatestinternationalintheNBA，USA。A.brand B。phenomenon C。appreciation D.centre32.。-Isthereanythingtoeatinthehouse?I’mhungrynow.-Thereisonlysomecoldbreadinthefridge。Willit______？A.do B.work C。fit D.make33．Ifnopassers—by_____ablindeyetotheinjuredlittleYueyueinFoshanGuangdong，she_____alivenow． A．turned;wouldbe B．hadturned;wouldhavebeen C．turned；wouldhavebeen D．hadturned;wouldbe34．UsuallymygrandparentswouldgivemeluckymoneyontheNewYear'sEve,butthistime，________tomysurprise,theygavemeaniPadaswell. A．little B．much C．great D．even35。Thepopsingeristalentedandelegant。_______isnosurprisethatshehassomanyfansaroundtheworld。A。It B.There C。That D.What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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D）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。Howoftendoyouletotherpeople’swordschangeyourmood?Doyouletabaddriver,impolitewaiter，rudeboss，oraninsensitiveemployee___36___yourday?OnedayIwasinataxiandwe___37___fortheairport。Weweredrivingintherightlane__38__suddenlyablackcardroveoutofaparkingspacerightinfrontofus。Mytaxidriverslammedonhis__39___,slidesideways，andattheverylastmomentourcarstoppedandmissedtheothercar___40___justinches！Thedriveroftheothercarlookedaroundandstarted__41__atus.Mytaxidriverjust__42__andwavedattheguy。AndImeanhewasreally__43___.SoIasked，"Whydidyoujustdothat？Thisguyalmostruinedyourcarandsentustothehospital！"ThisiswhenmytaxidrivertaughtmewhatInowcall"TheLawoftheGarbageTruck".Heexplainedthatmanypeoplearelikegarbagetrucks。Theyrunaroundfullof___44___，fullofdefeat，fullofanger,andfullofdisappointment。Astheirgarbage___45___up,theyneedaplacetodump（倾倒)itandsometimesthey’lldumpiton___46___．Don'ttakeitpersonally;Justsmile，wave，wishthemwell，andmoveon。Believeme.You’llbe__47__．Don’ttaketheirgarbageand___48___ittootherpeopleatwork，athome,oronthestreets.Life’stooshorttowakeupinthemorningwith__49___．Themarkofyoursuccessishowquicklyyoucanrefocusonwhat's___50___inyourlife。RoyBaumeister，apsychologyresearcherfromFloridaStateUniversity，foundinhisresearchthatyou___51____badthingsmoreoftenthangoodthingsinyourlife。Youstorethebadmemorieseasily，andyou___52___themmorefrequently。So…Lovethepeoplewhotreatyouright.Ignoretheoneswhodon't.Lifeistenpercentwhatyoumakeitandninetypercenthowyou___53___it!Whenyoufollow“TheLawoftheGarbageTruck"，youtakebackcontrolofyourlife。Youmakeroomforthegoodby___54___goofthebad.HaveaGarbage-FreeDay！Haveawonderful，garbage-freeday！Theseedsyouplanttoday___55___theharvestyoureaptomorrow.36.A。ruinB.enrichC.damageD.hurt37。A。。leftB.wentC。searchedD。headed38。A。asB.andC.whenD.andwhen39.A。doorB.brakesC。windowD。seat40。A。inB。withC.toD.by41.A。laughingB.staringC。yellingD.glancing42.A。wonderedB。smiledC。ignoredD.glared43。A.friendlyB.happyC。excitedD。angry44。A。expectationB.passengersC。garbageD.goods45。A.turnsB。pilesC.holdsD。pushes46.A.roadsB.childrenC。youD。dustbin47.A。happierB.upsetC.pitifulD。frightened48。A.shareB。spreadC。explainD.contribute49。A.surpriseB.pleasureC.doubtD。regrets50。A。funnyB.importantC。disturbingD。upset51。A。appreciateB.forgetC.valueD.remember52.A。enjoyB.exchangeC.recallD.imagine53.A.inspireB.takeC.mendD。deal54.A。lettingB。consistingC.makingD。dreaming55。A.determineB.deserveC。deliverD.demand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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThedecisionoftheNewYorkphilharmonictohireAlanGilbertasitsnextmusicdirectorhasbeenthetalkoftheclassical—musicworldeversincethesuddenannouncementofhisappointment.Forthemostpart，theresponsehasbeenfavorable，tosaytheleast“Hooray!Atlast!”wroteAnthonyTommasini，aclassical-musiccritic。

Oneofthereasonwhytheappointmentcameassuchasurprise，however,isthatGilbertiscomparativelylittleknown。EvenTommasini,whohadadvocatedGilbert’sappointmentintheTimes，callshim“anmusicianwithnoairoftheformidable（令人敬畏的）conductorabouthim.”AsadescriptionofthenextmusicdirectorofanorchestrathathassofarbeenledbymusicianslikeGustavMahlerandPierreBoulez,thatseemslikelytohavestruckatleastsomeTimesreadersasfaintpraise.

Formypart,IhavenoideawhetherGilbertisagreatconductororevenagoodone.Tobesure,heperformsanimpressivevarietyofinterestingcompositions,butitisnotnecessaryformetovisitAveryFisherHall,oranywhereelse,tohearinterestingorchestralmusic.AllIhavetodoistogotomyCDshelf,oropenmycomputeranddownloadstillmorerecordedmusicfromiTunes.

Devotedconcertgoerswhoreplythatrecordingarenosubstituteforliveperformancearemissingthepoint。Forthetime,attention，andmoneyoftheart—lovingpublic，classicalinstrumentalists（演奏家)mustcompetenotonlywithoperahouses，dancegroups，theatercompanies,andmuseums，butalsowiththerecordedperformancesofthegreatclassicalmusiciansofthe20thcentury.Theirrecordingsarecheap,availableeverywhere，andveryoftenmuchhigherinartisticqualitythantoday’schoosing.Thewidespreadavailabilityofsuchrecordinghasthusbroughtaboutacrisisintheinstitutionofthetraditionalclassicalconcert.

Onepossibleresponseisforclassicalperformerstoprogramattractivenewmusicthatisnotyetavailableonrecords.Gilbert’sowninterestinnewmusichasbeenwidelynoted：AlexRoss,aclassical-musiccritic,hasdescribedhimasamanwhoiscapableofturningthePhilharmonicinto“amarkedlydifferent，moreenergeticorganization”.Butwhatwillbethenatureofthatdifference?Merely，expandingtheorchestra’srepertoire（曲目)willnotbeenough。IfGilbertandthePhilharmonicaretosucceed,theymustfirstchangetherelationshipbetweenAmerica'soldestorchestraandthenewaudienceithopestoattract。56。WelearnfromPara1thatGilbert’sappointmenthas.

A。metwithcriticismB。receivedapplauseC.raisedsuspicionD。arousedcuriosity57.Theauthorbelievesthatthedevotedconcertgoers。

A。rejectmostkindsofrecordedperformance

B。failtorecognizethevarietyofliveperformance

C。overestimate（高估）thevarietyofliveperformanceD.ignoretheexpenseofliveperformance

58.Accordingtothetext，whichofthefollowingistrueofrecordings？

A。Theyareofteninferiortoliveconcertsinquality

B.Theyareeasilyaccessibletothegeneralpublic

C。Theyhelpimprovethequalityofmusic

D.Theyhaveonlycoveredmasterpieces

59。RegardingGilbert’sroleinrevitalizing（振兴）thePhilharmonic，theauthorfeels

A.enthusiasticB.confidentC。puzzledD。doubtful

BBananas,alwaysthefashionvictimsoftheproducesection，arewearinganothernewlabelthisspring。Bananaswith“FairTradeCertified”stickershavebeenavailableintheUnitedStatessinceOctober。Theyrepresentthenewfrontofaninternationalefforttohelpfirst—worldconsumersimprovethelivingstandardsofthethird—worldfarmerswhogrowmuchoftheirfood。

Byexpandingitsreachtotheproducesection,FairTradeisnowtryingtoreachtheAmericansupermarketshopper。FairTradedealsdirectlywithfarmercooperatives(合作社)。Ithelpsorganize,avoidingbrokers(代理人）andmiddlemen。Itguaranteeshigherpricesforthefarmers'goodsandhelpsthemsetupschoolsandhealthclinics.

TheFairTrademovementtookrootinEuropeinthe1990’sasawayofsupportingcoffeefarmersaspriceswerecollapsing。SinceFairTradebegan，morethanamillioncoffeegrowersandotherfarmershavejoinedcooperativesthatselltheirproductsthroughFairTradechannelsinsteadofdirectlytoacommercialproducer.

NoteveryoneisgreetingtheFairTradelabelwithopenarms。SeveralAmericancoffeeimportersrecentlypulledoutofFairTrade，sayingTransFair's“corporatefriendly”policiesthatallowlargecompaniestousetheFairTradelogointheirmarketingevenifonlyasmallamountofthecompany’soverallpurchasesareFairTradecertified.

EdmundLaMacchia,thenationalproducecoordinator(协调员)forWholeFoods,saidFairTradeisonlyoneofmanyconsumerchoices.“WholeFoodshasitsownteamofinspectorsandhasnoplanstocarryFairTradeproducts"，Mr.LaMacchiasaid.“OurstandardsarehigherthanFairTrade’s，actually。”FairTradeisonlyoneofseverallabelsyourbananasmightbewearingthisyear.AnotheristhatoftheRainforestAlliance,whichcertifiestheuseofsustainable(可持续发展)agriculturemethods.

Sofar，though,FairTradeisthebiggest.AFairTradelabelbyitselfdoesnotguaranteeanorganicproduct,butmostFairTradebananasarealsoorganic，Ms.Bourquesaid,becausepesticidesareusuallytoocostlyforthesmallfarmerswhogrowthem。Ifthebananasareorganic，theywillbelabeledassuch，andwillprobablybewearingastickertoproveit。

60.Whyarebananaswearing“FairTradeCertified"stickers?A.Itrepresentsaninternationalefforttohelpthethird-worldfarmers。B。Itmeansbananashavegotanewlabel.

C.ItmeansbananaswiththesestickersareavailableintheUnitedStates。

D。Itmeansbananasarethefashionvictimsoftheproducesection.

61.WhatdoesFairTradedo?

A。Itappointsbrokersandmiddlementodealwithfarmercooperatives.

B.Itbringsdownthepriceoffarmers’goods。

C.ItsetsupschoolsandhealthclinicsforAmericanfarmers.D。Ithelpsfarmersselltheirproductsforahigherprofit.

62。Whatcanweinferfromthispassage？

A。AmericancoffeeimporterswillneverbuytheirproductsthroughFairTradechannels.

B.FairTradeistheonlylabelthatbananasmightbewearingthisyear.

C.NoteveryconsumerconsidersFairTradeproductstheonlychoice.

D。WholeFoodsandtheRainforestAlliancearemoreinfluentialthanFairTrade.

63。Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A。ConsumersFaceMoreChoicesB.FairTrade-theBestSticker

C.TheFairTradeMovementD。HelpingtheThirdWorld:OneBananaataTime

CLOSANGELES，Feb12-WhitneyHouston,whoseamazingvoiceliftedhertothetopofthepopmusicworldbutwhosepersonaldeclinewasfueledbyyearsofdruguse,diedonSaturdayafternooninaBeverlyHillshotelroom。Shewas48.ThepopsuperstardiedontheeveoftheGrammyAwardsinLosAngelesatthesamehotelwhereherlifelongfriend,recordmasterCliveDavis，washoldinganannualpre-eventpartyfeaturingscoresofmusicindustrycelebrities。AdramaticsceneunfoldedattheBeverlyHiltonhotelasguestsarrivingforthepartyexpressedshockatherdeath，whilereporterspouredintothehotel,fansgatheredoutsidetolightcandlesinhermemoryandhelicoptershoveredoverhead。BeverlyHillspolicesaidtheywerecalledtotheBeverlyHiltonataround3:43p.m.PST,andfiredepartmentpersonnelwhowerealreadyatthelocationrespondedimmediately.Houstonwasinherfourth—floorroombutwasunresponsivetoCPR，andshewaspronounceddeadat3:55p。m。"Shehasbeenpositivelyidentifiedbyfriendsandfamily(who)werewithheratthehotel,andnextofkin(最近的血亲)havealreadybeeninformed,”LieutenantMarkRosentoldreporters.Policesaidtherewerenoobvioussignsofcriminalintention。LosAngelesCountycoroners(验尸官）removedHouston’sbodyfromthehotelaftermidnightthroughabackdoortoavoidthecrushofmediasetuptocoverhershockingdeath。Typically，coronersconductanexaminationwithinadayortwo，atwhichpointtheymightreleasesomeinformationaboutthedeath.Ifdrugsoralcoholareinvolved,however,anofficialcauseofdeathwouldnotbereleaseduntilaftertoxicology（毒理学）tests，whichcouldtakesixtoeightweeks。Tributes（赞词）pouredinfromaroundtheworldforasingerwhoseremarkablevocalpowerandrangeproducedsomeofthemostmemorablemusicofhergeneration，includinghersignaturehit,”IWillAlwaysLoveYou。"”Idon’thavetomaskmyemotioninfrontofaroomfullofsomanydearfriends，”Davistoldagrief—strickencrowdathisgaladinnerandpartyjusthoursafterHouston'sdeath."Iampersonallybeatendownbythelossofsomeonewhohasmeantsomuchtomeforsomanyyears.”NeilPortnow，presidentoftheRecordingAcademy，whichrunstheGrammys,toldtheaudienceatDavis'spartythatJenniferHudsonwouldsingatributetoHoustonatSundaynight'sGrammyAwards。“Wewilldosomethingappropriatetomorrow,andnothingcouldbemoreappropriatethanhavingJenniferHudsonsingonstageforWhitney，”Portnowsaid.”Inourcommunity，wecelebratethings.。。let’scelebrateWhitneyHouston.”64．Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat。A．WhitneyHoustondiedsuddenlybecauseofdruguse。B．WhitneyHoustonhadlittlepotentialinthepopmusicworld。C．WhitneyHouston'sprofessionwasaffectedbydruguseD．WhitneyHouston’sfamegrewasshewontheGrammyAwards65．Accordingtothepassage,atthemost，howlongwillpeoplebewaitingtofindoutthecauseofHouston’sdeath?A．Fortwodays. B．Foraweek. C．Forsixweeks。 D．Fortwomonths。66。WhichofthefollowingdescribeshowpeoplerespondedtoHouston’sdeath？A．ReporterscrowdedtoabackdoorofthehoteltocoverHouston’sdeath。B．FansinsistedthepolicefindoutthecauseofHouston'sdeathimmediately。C．PolicementriedtopreventthenewsofHouston’sdeathfrombeingspread。D．FiremenrushedtotheveryhotelwhereHoustondiedwithoutanydelay.67．WhatNeilPortnowsaidatDavis’spartyimpliesthat.A．HoustonwasasingerofgreatinfluenceinthepopworldB．JenniferHudsonislikelytoreplaceHoustoninsingingonedayC．TheGrammysareoflittlesignificancewithoutHoustonD．SingingHouston’ssongsisagoodwaytokeephermemoryaliveDUntillastspring,NiaParkerandtheotherkidsinherneighborhoodwenttoschoolonBus59。Butasfuelrose，theschooldistrictneededtofindawaytocutitstransportationcosts.Sotheschool’sbusingcompanyredrewitsroutemap，cancellingNia’sbusaltogether.Now，Niaandherneighborstravelthehalfmiletoschoolviaa“walkingschoolbus”-agroupofkids,guardedbyanadultortwo，whomakethewalktogether.Liketherestofus，schooldistrictsarefeelingaffectedbyrisingfuelcosts—andfindingnewwaystoadapt.Thepriceoffuelhasgoneup34percentinthepasttwoyears。ForthetypicalAmericanschooldistrict，busbillstotal5percentofthebudget。Asadministratorslooktocutdownbudget,busingisaninvitingtarget，sinceitdoesn’taffectclassroominstruction(ortestscores)。Morethanonethirdofschooladministratorshavecancelledbusstopsorroutesinordertostaywithinbudget.Manyparentsaredelightedtoseetheirkidswalkingtoschool,partlybecausemanydidsothemselves：accordingtoa1969survey,nearlyhalfofschoolkidswalkedorbikedtoschool,comparedwithonly16percentin2001.Modernparentshavebeenleeryof(对……存有戒心）lettingkidswalktoschoolforfearoftraffic，crimeorsimplebullying，butwithorganizedadultsupervision（监护),thoseconcernshavedisappeared.Schoolsandbusingcompaniesarefindingotherwaystosave.Inruralareaswherebusingisamust，someschoolshaveevenchosenfour—dayschoolweeks.Busingcompaniesinstructdriverstoavoidextrastopsfromroutesandtoturnofftheenginewhilewaiting。Theyarealsousingcomputersoftwaretodeterminethemostfuel-efficientroutes,whicharen’talwaystheshortestones。Therecouldbedownsides，however，tothebusingcutbacks。Ifeveryformerlybusedstudentbeginswalkingtoschool，it’sanenvironmentalwin—butiftoomanyoftheirparentsdecidetodrivetheminstead,theoverallcarbonfootprintcangrow.Replacingbuseswithmanymoreparent-drivencarscanalsoincreasesafetyrisks:a2002reportconcludedstudentsare13timessaferonaschoolbusthaninapassengercar，sincebuseshavefeweraccidents.Andsomestudentscomplainaboutthelongmorninghikes，particularlywhentheroutecontainsareallybighill。68.Whatdowelearnaboutthe“walkingschoolbus"fromthepassage?A。Itdoesnotconsumefuelatall.B.Itisverypopularwithschoolkids.C.Itaimstokeepchildrenstrongandhealthy。D.Itisaheavyburdenonthetraffic。69。Whatdosomeschoolsdoinordertosaveontransportationcosts?A。Theystopgivingdriversgoodtraining。B。Theychoosetoshortentheschoolweek.C。Theycalloffroutesortaketheshortestroutes。D.Theyswitchtobuseswhicharemorefuel-efficient。70。Whatmayeventuallyhappenwiththebusingcutbacks？A.Morestudentsmaychoosetotakepublictransportation.B。Thesafetyofschoolbusesmaybedecreasedsharply。C.Competitionamongbuscompaniesmaybecomefiercer。D.Theremaybeanincreaseincarbondioxideemissions.71.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsbusingcutbacksis.A.criticalB.objectiveC。favorableD。indifferentETherearepeopleinItalywhocan’tstandsoccer。NotallCanadianslovehockey.AsimilarsituationexistsinAmerica,wheretherearethoseindividualsyoumaybeoneofthemwhofrownwhensomebodymentionsbaseball.Baseballtothemmeansboringhourswatchinggrownmeninfunnytightoutfitsstandingaroundinafieldstaringawaywhileverylittleofanythinghappens。Theytellyouit'sagamebettersuitedtothe19thcentury,slow,quiet，andgentlemanly。Thesearethesamepeopleyoumaybeoneofthemwholovefootballbecausethere’sthesportthatvalues“thehit”。

Bycontrast，baseballseemsabstract，cool,silent，still。

OnTVthegameisdividedintoadozenperspectives,replays，close-ups。Thegeometry（几何学)ofthegame,however,isessentialtounderstandingit。Youwillviewthegamefromonepointasapainterdoeshissubject；youmay，ofcourse,projectyourselfintothegame。Itisinthisprojectionthatthegameaffordssomuchspaceandtimeforinvolvement。TheTVwon’tdoitforyou.

Take，forexample,thethirdbaseman。Yousitbehindthethirdbaseandyouwatchhimwatchinghomeplate.Hislegsareapart,kneesflexed（弯曲）.Hisarmshangloose。Hedoesalotofthis.Theskeptic(怀疑论者)stillcannotthinkofanyothersportssostill,sopassive。Butwatchwhathappenseverytimethepitcherthrows：thethirdbasemangoesuponhistoes，flexeshisarmsorbringstheglovetoapointinfrontofhim,takesasteprightorleft,backwardorforward,perhapsheglancesacrossthefieldtocheckhisfirstbaseman’sposition。Supposethepitchisaball。“Nothinghappened,”yousay.“Icouldhavehadmyeyesclosed。”

Theskepticandtheinnocentmustplaythegame.Andthisinvolvementinthestandsisnomoreintellectualthanlisteningtomusicis。Watchthethirdbaseman。Smooththedirtinfrontofyouwithonefoot；smooththepocketinyourglove；watchtheeyesofthebatter,thespeedofthebat，thesoundofballonwood.Iffootballisasymphonyofmovementandtheatre，baseballischambermusic，aspaciousinterlocking（连锁)ofnotes,chorus（和声）andresponses.

72.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith。

A.thedifferenttastesofpeopleforsportsB。thesuperiorityoffootballC。theattractionofbaseballD.thedifferentcharacteristicsofsports

73。Thosewhodon’tlikebaseballmaycomplainthat。

A。itisonlytothetasteoftheoldB。itisnotexcitingenough

C.itinvolvesfewerplayersthanfootballD。itispretentiousandlooksfunny

74.Theauthoradmitsthat.

A。baseballistoopeacefulfortheyoungB.footballismoreattractingthanbaseball

C.baseballismoreinterestingthanfootballD.baseballmayseemboringwhenwatchedonTV

75.Bystating“Icouldhavehadmyeyesclosed。"theauthormeans（4thparagraphlastsentence）.

A。Evenifthethirdbasemanclosedhiseyesamomentago，itcouldmakenodifferencetotheresult

B.Thethirdbasemanissogoodatbaseballthathecouldfinishthegamewitheyesclosedallthetimeanddohisworkwell

C。Theconsequencewassobadthathecouldnotbeartoseeit

D。Thethirdbasemanwouldrathersleepthanplaythegame

第II卷（非选择题共35分）注意事项：用0.5毫米黑色签字笔在答题卡上书写作答。在试题卷上作答,答案无效.第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分）短文填词(共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2)首字母提示，3)语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词,并将该词完整的写在右边相对应的横线上.所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确.76.