万载中学 奉新一中 高安中学三校高二年级联考英语试题修订稿

万载中学奉新一中高安中学三校高二年级联考英语试题

命题人：万载中学张英审题人：葛雪荣

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30 分)。

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一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What can we think of the woman’s holiday?

A. It wasn’t very en joyable.

B. It was very exciting.

C. It was better than previous one.

2. What does the woman mean?

A. The students haven’t chosen a professor.

B. It’s not certain the trip will take place.

C. Professor has to choose the destination first.

3. What impressed the man most?

A. The sea

B. The beautiful cities.

C. The beautiful beaches.

4. Where is the woman’s car?

A. It is probably in a garage.

B. It is probably in a park.

C. It is probably in a clinic.

5. How does the woman feel?

A. Overjoyed

B. Angry

C. Surprised

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6．What is the man doing?

A. Playing with friends.

B. Reading a newspaper.

C. Watching a sports program.

7. What does the woman want to talk about with the man?

A. A television show.

B. Something about their son.

C. Their future plan.

8. When does the man agree to talk with the woman?

A. Right now.

B. In five minutes.

C. During the break.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9．What kind of tickets does the man need?

A. Singles.

B. Day returns.

C. Weekend returns.

10. When will the man and his friends come back from Brooklyn?

A. Today

B. Tomorrow

C. This weekend

11. What does the man do at last?

A. He buys expensive tickets.

B. He buys cheap tickets.

C. He decides not to buy any tickets.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What does Mr. Wang do?

A. He is a tennis player.

B. He is a football player.

C. He is a ping-pong player.

13. What does Mr. Wang hope to do?

A. He hopes to make a lot of money.

B. He hopes to take part in the 2008 Olympic Games.

C. He hopes to become a member of the national team.

14. Why is Mr. Wang trying to improve his English?

A. Because he wants to go to a foreign country.

B. Because he wants to find a better job.

C. Because he wants to make more friends.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. At what time are they most probably having the conversation?

A. At 8:00 in the morning

B. At 7:00 in the evening

C. At 9:30 in the evening

16. What is the woman’s purpose to have the conversation?

A. To get some Chinese money.

B. To get some American money.

C. To borrow some money.

17. What does the man suggest?

A. To ask the guide for some money.

B. To go to bank.

C. To come tomorrow. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Why are many Americans leaving cities for the country?

A. Because they are in search of the “good life ”.

B. Because life in the country is more interesting.

C. Because people there are very kind to the new comers.

19. Which is NOT true about small-town life?

A. Life is quiet and relaxed.

B. People there are living a simple and hard life.

C. There aren’t many theatres and restaurants there.

20. What should one do before making the big move?

A. To spend some time in a village to make sure if you are used to the life there.

B. To save up some money.

C. To read more books to know more about the life in the small town.

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）

21. It’s _____ good feeling for people to admire the Shanghai World Expo that gives them _____

pleasure.

A. 不填, a

B. a, 不填

C. the, a

D. a, the

22. -------Bob, please go and buy some vegetables for me.I am busy now.

-------Can you be more ______ ,Mum?

--------Some tomatoes and a cabbages.

A. specific

B. firm C . abstract D. complete

23. The child ______ when he walked past the old building.

A. took a risk

B. take risks

C. at his risk

D. ran the risk of

24. He wondered if he could slip out of the lecture hall without anyone _________.

A. noticing

B. noticed

C. to notice

D. being noticed

25. ______ his drunk driving, he was _______ from driving for two years.

A. Thanks to; stopped

B. Due to; kept

C. Owing to; banned

D. Because of; forbidden

26. —You ought to have given them some advice.

—_____, but who cared what I said?

A．So I did B．So ought you C．So I ought D．So did you

27. ---- Excuse me, where is the nearest gas station? My petrol _______.

---- Go straight ahead, turn to the second block; the gas station is at the beginning.

A. runs out

B. is running out

C. is running out of

D. runs out of

28. The reason______ his coming to China is _______ he wants to study in China.

A. why; that

B. why; because

C. for; that

D. for; because

29. To tell the truth, I’m not accusto med to ________ like this.

A. treat

B. be treated

C. treating

D. being treated

30. We should stick to the principles and be ________ as well.

A. realistic

B. typical

C. aggressive

D. flexible

31. The little boy insisted that he _______ nothing wrong and that he _____ his mobile returned.

A. have done; have

B. had done; have

C. has done; has

D. had done; had

32. John has put on so much weight recently that his mother has to all his trousers to

his measure.

A. let out

B. give away

C. bring in

D. make up

33. The young man rushed out of the room, ________ into his car and started it hurriedly,

________ to get to the hospital as soon as possible.

A. got; hoped

B. getting; and hoped

C. got; hoping

D. getting; hoped

34. Two ____ students ______the class, including 15 girls.

A. score of, is made up of

B. score of, consist of

C. scores of, make up

D. score of, make up

35. I've already forgotten ____ you put the dictionary.

A. that it was where

B. where it was that

C. where was it that

D. that was it that

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life."_36_ teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily _37_.

It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for_38_friendship to _39_. However, there can be_40_disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want.

To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to have clear in our

_41_ the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or _42_ at arm's length? Do we want to _43_ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are _44_enough—and that’s all right. But at some point we need to _45_ that our expectations are the same as our friends' expectations. The sharing of_46_experience _47_ our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen friendships. But it _48_be undertaken(进行) slowly and _49_ only if there are signs of interest and action in return.

What are some of the _50_of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships _51_time. Another“ major difficulty" is the selfishness to think one “possesses" the other, including his time and attention. Similarly, friendships _52_ actions in return. In _53_words, you must give as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of them. _54_ you spend _55_ time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die away.

36. A. Knowledge B. Teachers C. Experience D. Parents

37. A. understood B. formed C. realized D. produced

38. A. true B. common C. deeply D. actual

39. A. design B. intend C. develop D. appear

40. A. no B. some C. any D. none

41. A. hearts B. minds C. actions D. thoughts

42. A. remained B. left C. kept D. stayed

43. A. own B. owe C. share D. spare

44. A. that B. quite C. very D. not

45. A. make sure B. remember C. expect D. check out

46. A. social B. ordinary C. good D. personal

47. A. includes B. to include C. including D. included

48. A. can B. need C. will D. must

49. .A. watched over B. turned away C. broken down D. carried on

50. A. difficulties B. differences C. advantages D. things

51. A. cost B. spend C. ask D. take

52. A. require B. request C. depend D. suggest

53. A. some B. many C. other D. different

54. A. Though B. Unless C. Since D. When

55. A. reasonable B. comfortable C. less D. a lot

第三节阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

A

Once there was a prisoner who was jailed in a dark prison which he thought was a great fortress(堡垒). The cell was dark and wet. There was a tiny window with bars on it. The rest of the cell was so dark that he could not see the other three walls. The only wall he could make out was the wall with the window in it. The only light the room received was from this window. Once in a while the prisoner would manage to climb up to the window and look out on the world outside. If he stretched and looked, he could see a little bit of the life-giving sun out there.

For the first five years in that prison the prisoner stayed in the tiny place of light thrown in through the window. He never tried to go past the edge of the little square of light. But then he became restless. The prisoner started to move a little bit at a time deeper into the darkness of his prison cell. He moved a few inches a day. After what seemed like a year he found the left-hand wall of the cell. It took him much less time to find the right-hand wall as he was becoming more confident.

Then he began to search for the wall opposite the window. As he went deeper and deeper into the darkness of the cell he thought of turning back. But his curiosity drove him forward. In the darkness of his cell he found the back wall had a door. And the door was open!

The door had always been open, and it led to a passage, which led him out of the dark prison into freedom and the life-giving sun. His imprisonment（监禁）had all been his mind.

56. Why did the prison NOT think of running away from the cell?

A. Because the cell was very dark and he could see nothing.

B. Because the cell was so well-guarded and he could see no way to escape.

C. Because he had thought there was no possibility to escape from the cell.

D. Because he was afraid of getting lost if he walked out the cell.

57. What did the prisoner do during the first five years?

A. He searched for ways to get out.

B. He stayed where the light shone.

C. He did nothing but blame himself.

D. He thought about where the other three walls were.

58. The underlined word “restless” most probably means ______.

A. bored

B. ill

C. excited

D. sleepy

59. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The prisoner couldn’t see even a little of the sun in the dark cell.

B. The prisoner was certain that there was a door before finding it.

C. The prisoner found the left-hand wall of the cell in a short time.

D. The prisoner thought of giving up looking for the back wall.

B

How to beat a bad mood

Having one of those days or weeks when everything seems to annoy you? Even if you do nothing about it, your bad mood will probably go away after some time. But with a little effort, you can forget it much faster, often within a day or two.

?Walk it off

Exercise is the most popular bad-mood buster. A person who’s in a bad mood has low energy and high tension. Taking a fast ten-minute walk, or taking some quick exercise can do wonders towards changing that bad mood.

?Tune it out

Listening to your favorite music for a while can also make tensions go away quickly, because music starts associations with past positive experience s we’ve had.

?Give yourself a pep talk

Stop and listen to what's on your mind. Bad moods are often started by too many negative

thoughts. Write them all down on paper; the pessimistic（悲观的）messages you’ve been giving

yourself and then give optimistic answers.

?Reduce your stress

Relaxation techniques are wonderful mood-lifters. These include deep breathing, stretching and visualizing（想象）, all of which sound complicated but aren't. One easy way to visualize; close your eyes and picture a favorite place, such as the beach. Another simple way to distress is to make a to-do list. One reason for being in a bad mood is feeling you have mo options（选择权）.

By taking control over certain areas, you realize you're not helpless. You can make change in your mood and life.

?Avoid thing that won’t improve your mood

TV may not help much: You need to increase your energy level and stimulate your mind—something that the TV show “neighbors” won’t do. And before you reach for that piece of cake and coffee, think about how mood and food are linked. Sugar and caffeine contribute to depressed moods. The better choice? Research shows that carbohydrates, such as potatoes and pasta produce a calming effect in people who have a desire for them.

60．We learn from the text that it might help rid us of a bad mood _______.

A. to do nothing about it

B. to take a long walk on the beach

C. to do some exercises with light music

D. to talk it to neighbors

61．Why it is suggested that you close your eyes and picture the beach?

A. It is not complicated to do so

B. It is an area to be easily controlled

C. It helps beat a bad mood

D. It brings us a new technique 62．TV may not improve your mood because _______.

A. it sometimes shows what happens around you

B. it keeps you stay unmoved

C. it reminds you of eating and drinking

D. it produces a calming effect. 63．This text most probably appears in _______.

A. a book on physical exercises

B. a doctor’s handbook

C. a notice

D. a magazine

C

L’HAY-LES-ROSES, France: Three teenage girls admitted starting a fire in a suburban Paris housing project over the weekend that killed 17 people, including three children, police said yesterday. A fourth girl was held yesterday morning.

The fire in a 19-storey building south of Paris was the third fatal blaze in the Paris area in nine days. The death toll rose to 16 after a man died late Sunday in a hospital, where seven others were being treated for serious injuries, police said.

Three teenagers taken in for questioning on Sunday admitted having started the fire for fun, police said. Two of the suspects were 18-year-old, the other was 16, police said. Further details were not available.

Witnesses claimed to have seen a group of youths who lived in the building start the fire, said Patrick Seve, mayor of the town of L’HAY-LES-ROSES, near Orly airport, where the building was located.

The fire is believed to have broken out in the lobby（门厅）of the building before raging up a stairwell at least three floors. Some residents jumped from windows as the fire spread through the building’s entrance.

Authorities were investigating possible criminals in an August 26 fire that killed 14 African children and three adults in a Paris apartment building. Three days later, another fire killed seven in a building.

Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy suggested on French television on Sunday night that copycats（盲目模仿者）were at work. “Each time there is a new story, sometimes that gives ideas to people who then turn into criminals,” Sarkozy said, promising severe punishment for anyone found guilty of arson（纵火）.

64. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs？

A. Three girls were caught setting fire to a building.

B. The fourth girl wasn’t present when the fire broke out.

C. All the people lost their lives before police came.

D. Paris was troubled by fire during that period.

65. Why did the teenagers start the fire？

A. They were interested in playing with fire.

B. They wanted to make fun of their parents.

C. They were not satisfied with the surroundings.

D. They wanted to warm themselves.

66. From the fourth and fifth paragraphs we know that ________.

A. the witnesses must have put out the fire

B. the lobby of the building was covered with wood.

C. the witnesses were familiar with the teenagers

D. the residents shouldn’t have jumped from windows

67. What the Minister said in the last paragraph means that ________.

A. he doesn’t like to listen to new stories

B. he has no time to write new stories

C. teenagers often have ideas to turn into criminals

D. teenagers may do the same as others have done

D

Supermarkets are trying out new computers that make shopping carts(购物手推车) more intelligent. They will help shoppers find all kinds of goods, and keep a record of the bill.

The touch-screen devices(触摸屏装置) are on show at the Food Marketing Institute’s exhibition here this week. “These devices are able to create value and get you around the store q uicker,” said Michael Alexander, manager of Springboard Retail Networks Inc., which makes a smart cart computer called the Concierge.

Canadian stores will test the Concierge in July. A similar device, IBM’s “shopping buddy”, has recently been tested at Stop & Shop stores in Massachusetts.

Neither device tells you how much fat or vitamin is in your cart, but they will inform you of the items on sale. The idea is to make it easier for people to buy, not to have second thought that maybe you should put something back on the shelf.

“The whole model is driven by advertisers’ need to get in front of shoppers,” said Alexander, “They’re not watching 30-second TV advertisements anymore.”

People can use a home computer to make their shopping list. Once at the store, a shopper can use a preferred customer card to start system that will organize the trip around the store. If you’re looking for toothpastes, you type in the word or pick it from a list, and a map will appear on the screen showing where you are and where you can find them.

The devices also keep a record of what you buy. When you’ve finished, the device worked out your bill. Then you go to the checker or place your card into a self-checkout stand and pay.

The new computerized shopping assistants don’t come che ap. The Buddy devices will cost the average store about $ 160,000, and the Concierge will cost stores about $ 500 for each device.

68. The underlined word “They” (paragraph 1) refers to__________.

A. supermarkets

B. shop assistants

C. shopping carts

D. shop managers

69. Which of the following is the correct order of shopping with the computerized shopping cart?

a. Start the system.

b. Make a shopping list.

c. Find the things you want.

d. Go to a self-checkout stand.

A. a b d c

B. b a c d

C. a c b d

D. b c a d

70. We can learn from the last paragraph that _________.

A. intelligent shopping carts cost a large sum of money

B. the Concierge is cheaper than the Buddy devices

C. shop assistants with computer knowledge are well paid

D. average stores prefer the Concierge to the Buddy devices

71. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The touch-screen devices will add more fun to your shopping.

B. Shoppers don’t have to watch advertisements any more if they use the new devices.

C. The new devices can help find what the shoppers want and the goods at a discount.

D. The devices will remind the shoppers to have a second thought before they buy anything.

E

People like to look in the mirror often when they have a young and beautiful face. However, when one grows old, nobody wants to see their wrinkled old face in the mirror any more.

So, many old people seldom look at their faces in the mirror. This is completely wrong. According to Wu Zhenyun, a professor from the Psychological Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a person’s willingness to look in the mirror can reflect his or her mentality. When people don’t care too much about their age, they will try to carry themselves with ease and natural poise (姿态). They don’t mind looking in the mirror to see their own faces. Some people even love to look in the mirror from time to time to see whether they keep a good appearance. In this way, mirror becomes their best friend that helps them to look confident.

O n the other hand, some people are afraid of being old. They don’t want to see the wrinkles on their face and their hair turning grey. So they don’t want to look in the mirror. This actually reflects a negative attitude they hold towards life. In the long term, they might suffer from psychological pressure or some sort of depression, which is actually not a wise act.

“Everyone can make themselves look charming at every age stage. If one is confident, one will always look beautiful, it shows that they accept themselves.” professor Wu said.

Mirror cannot only give confidence to one. By looking in the mirror, one can even find the traces of some diseases from one’s own face.

72. Why does the mirror become the best friend for some people?

A. Because it brings much confidence to them.

B. Because it makes them more beautiful.

C. Because it tells whether they are clean or not.

D. Because it helps them find their own faults.

73. The fact that some people are afraid of looking in the mirror reflects that______.

A. they suffer from metal disease

B. they treat life in a negative way

C. they are too ugly

D. they can’t bear the pressure of being old

74. The text tells us that______.

A. if you are willing to look in the mirror you are getting old

B. everyone can become attractive at any age

C. confidence can make a person look beautiful

D. old people will accept the reality when they are old

75. The writer wrote this passage to______.

A. advise people to look in the mirror constantly

B. reflect different attitude towards looking into a mirror

C. introduce a way of finding signs of disease from one’s face

D. analyze why people like and dislike to look in the mirror

第三部分. 写作（共两节，共35分）

第一节对话填空（共10题，每小题1分，总分10分）

W: Tom! What’s the matter? You look (76) p________. Are you sick?

M: I just had a (77) t________ experience.

W: Did you have an (78) a________?

M: Not quite, but almost. I was (79) c_______ the street just now and was almost hit by a car.

(80) F_______, I jumped back in time.

W: How frightening! I hope you got the number of the car, so you can (81) r_______ this man to the police.

M: Before I (82) r______ what had happened, the car was gone.

W: Drivers like that should have their license (83) t______ away from them.

M: I agree. I won’t (84) f_______ this for a long time.

W: I’m sure you won’t.

M: Yes, from now on I’ll be more (85) c_______ when I cross the street since there are dangerous drivers like that one on the road.

第二节书面表达（总分25分）

最近的一份调查表明中国青少年的体质明显下降，青少年的健康问题日益受到社会的关注。请根据下列提示，以“The health of Chinese youngsters—a big concern”为题，写一篇100词左右的英语短文。

1．现状：青少年体质明显下降，有许多诸如肥胖、近视等健康问题；

2．原因：作业负担过重，睡眠不足，缺乏锻炼；

3．建议：改革现行教育制度，减轻学生负担，使学生有更多睡眠和锻炼的时间。

参考词汇：肥胖obesity 近视short-sightedness 改革reform

The health of Chinese youngsters—a big concern

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