2019-2020学年向明中学高三上英语九月考试练习题

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2019学年第一学期向明中学
高三年级英语练习
I．Listening Comprehension (第1题 – 第10题，每题1分；第11题 – 第20题，每题2分；共30分)
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. Accident victims. B. Rescue work. C. Plane crashes. D. Crash survivors.
2. A. Because she doesn’t like the dormitory.
B. Because she needs better roommates.
C. Because it’s cheaper to rent an apartment with her friends.
D. Because she wants to spend less time commuting to her part-time job.
3. A. 50. B. 60. C. 65. D. 30.
4. A. On the phone. B. By text. C. Online. D. Face to face.
5. A. Furniture shop assistant. B. House agent.
C. Insurance agent. D. Carpenter.
6. A. Sam was too busy to call the man.
B. The man saw Sam on the street two months ago.
C. The woman had forgotten Sam’s phone number.
D. Sam and the woman hadn’t been in touch for long.
7. A. The houses for sale are at high prices.
B. The man is unwilling to look at the houses on sale.
C. The houses are too expensive for the couple to buy.
D. The housing sellers provide free trips for potential buyers.
8. A. The man no longer smokes.
B. The man is under pressure from his wife.
C. The man refuses to listen to his wife’s advice.
D. The man follows his doctor’s advice.
9. A. The man made a mistake about the date of the appointment.
B. The man wants to change the date of the appointment.
C. The man is glad he’s got in touch with the doctor.
D. The man can’t come for the appointment at 4:15.
10. A. The man is worried about his future.
B. The two speakers are at a loss what to do now.
C. The two speakers will graduate from college soon.
D. The woman regrets spending her time doing nothing.

Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked three questions on each of the conversation and the passages. The conversation and the passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. All students are members of the Student Union.
B. All student services are run by the Student Union.
C. The Student Union is located in the South building.
D. The Student Union is responsible for student enrolment.
12. A. From 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Fridays.
B. From 9:30 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. on weekdays.
C. From 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.
D. From 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Mondays.
13. A. Her surgery is located at No. 3 Ascott Avenue.
B. Students must register with Dr. Kearns during school years.
C. Students can make appointments with her through the nurses.
D. She can be found in the medical center on Tuesday afternoons.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following introduction.
14. A. Government’s role in resolving an economic crisis.
B. The worsening real wage situation around the world.
C. Indications of economic recovery in the United States.
D. The impact of the current economic crisis on people’s lives.
15. A. They will feel less pressure to raise employees’ wages.
B. They will feel free to choose the most suitable employees.
C. They will feel a need to expand their business operations.
D. They will feel more confident in competing with their rivals.
16. A. Employees and companies cooperate to pull through the economic crisis.
B. Government and companies join hands to create jobs for the unemployed.
C. Employees work shorter hours to avoid layoffs.
D. Team work will be encouraged in companies.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following longer conversation.
17. A. A transport planner. B. A bus route designer.
C. An architectural designer. D. An environmentalist.
18. A. It is mainly about the design of bus routes.
B. It is mainly about town planning.
C. It is mainly about the construction of a new shopping center.
D. Its main purpose is to make full use of public transport.
19. A. Put a higher tax on private cars.
B. Raise the public’s environmental awareness.
C. Remove public parking lots.
D. Raise petrol prices.
20. A. Ways of reducing car use.
B. The main work of a transport planner.
C. The jobs of the two speakers.
D. Ways of protecting the environment.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary （第21题 – 第30题，每题2分；第31题 – 第50题，每题1分；共40分）
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Spain’s Literary Genius
Four centuries ago, the author of one of the greatest comedic characters in world literature took his last breath. Miguel de Cervantes(1547-1616), the author of Don Quixote, is to the Spanish___21_____ Shakespeare is to the English and Dante is to Italians – a national literary icon.
Cervantes’ book ___22_____ (appreciate) today, hundreds of years after its publication, because it’s a wonderfully truthful comedy. Don Quixote, like human beings generally, has great difficulty ___23_____ (distinguish) reality from imagination. Readers may laugh at his strange behavior, but when we laugh, we laugh with recognition.
The book records the adventures of Alonso Quijano, an older Spanish gentleman who loves romance novels. In truth, he reads far too many romances, and they have affected his mind. Quijano is so mixed up that he decides that he must become a knight___24_____. Imagine a comic book fan who decides to dress up as a superhero to fight crime, and you’ll get the picture.
Setting the scene
Alonso Quijano reinvents himself ___25_____ “Don Quixote de La Mancha”, an aristocratic(贵族的) name that suits his ambition of being a knight. Next, since every knight needs a horse, he finds himself an old one named Rocinante. But Rocinante is not exactly cut out for life as a knight’s horse. He’s tired from years of farm work. He’s unlikely to be of much help in any fight against an enemy.
The heroes in the romances Quijano reads all had a lady ___26_____(love). They were highborn, like the knights themselves. Quijano chooses Aldonza Lorenzo, a farmer’s daughter, to be his beloved. She becomes “Dulcinea del Toboso”, or “the sweet woman of Toboso”. How does Aldonza feel about Quijano’s attentions? She doesn’t feel much at all, actually. Aldonza is yet another byproduct of Quijano’s imagination, ___27_____ is like so many things.
Finding a sidekick
Now ___28_____(come) Cervantes’ second great creation: Sancho Panza. Once servant in Quijano’s house, Panza is promoted to the role of squire(随从), because every self-respecting knight needs a squire. Panza has a sensible head on his shoulders, and he is a foil(衬托) to his foolish master.
The pair faces many adventures, ___29_____none are as heroic as a knight’s should be. We laugh, rather than cry, as we read. Quijano tries to act on behalf of justice, but he doesn’t often succeed.
Cervantes’ novel inspired a word which sums up Quijano’s romantic nature: “quixotic”. In English we use the word to describe someone who is idealistic but foolish in pursuit of his ideals. It is a mark of Cervantes’ genius ___30_____ he was able to identify this trait and personify it using such a great comedic character. We should appreciate him for it on this significant occasion.
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
(A)
A. responsive
B. option
C. properties
D. fully
E. environment
F. collective
G. equipped
H. produced
I. constantly
J. theoretically
K. interferes

Bose-Einstein Condensate Produced in Space for the First Time
If atoms are caught in a trap and cooled to a temperature close to the absolute zero point, they condense quite similar to water vapour, and take on a totally new condition – they become indistinguishable. This __31____ condition is named after its intellectual fathers and formally called Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC,玻色—爱因斯坦凝聚体).
Scientists are interested in producing such condensates because their __32_____ are worth testing. Theory has suggested that they could serve as the basis for highly sensitive sensors because the wave patterns of BECs are very __33_____ to their environment. Such super-sensitive sensors could be used to better understand physics phenomena such as magnetism (磁性) and gravitational waves (引力波). However, producing BECs is very difficult because gravity __34______ with devices used to produce and study them. The traditional method of creating BECs is dropping special devices from towers to allow them to do their work in a zero-gravity __35_____, but these experiments have just fractions of seconds to operate. Therefore, doing these experiments in space would be a much better __36_____ due to the micro-gravity environment.
Realizing the potential of a space-based platform for conducting BEC research, the U.S. launched the Cold Atom Laboratory in May 2018, which, unfortunately, has not been __37_____ functioned yet. In October 2018, an international team of researchers successfully produced a BEC in space for the first time. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group said they had launched a rocket __38______ with a small experimental device into space. The device consisted of a capsule containing a chip holding a group of rubidium-87 (铷-87) atoms, electronics, some lasers and a power source. It was activated once the rocket reached an altitude of 243 km, producing a BEC in just 1.6 seconds. If the device was carried in a satellite, __39_____ speaking, more BECs could have been produced. Once the BEC was produced, 110 preprogrammed experiments were carried out in the six minutes it took the rocket to fall back to Earth.
All BECs __40_____ so far worldwide have a common disadvantage: Their broad optical transitions do not allow any precision excitations. Despite such a disadvantage, scientists believe that the BEC produced in space in the future could lead people to the entrance to a new era in BEC research.
(B)
A. wound B. whispering C. rewards D. flat E. joined F. faint
G. steaming H. tiptoed I. rose J. raw K. growing
On a broiling afternoon when the men were away at work and all the women napped, I moved through majestic depths of silences, silences so immense I could hear the corn 41 . Under these silences there was an orchestra of natural music playing notes no city child would ever hear. A certain cackle from the henhouse meant we had gained an egg. The creak of a porch swing told of a momentary breeze blowing across my grandmother's yard. As I 42 along a mossy bank to surprise a frog, a 43 splash told me the quarry had spotted me and slipped into the stream. Wandering among the sleeping houses, I learned that tin roofs crackle under the power of the sun, and when I tired and came back to my grandmother’s house, I padded into her dark cool living room, lay 44 on the floor, and listened to the hypnotic beat of her pendulum clock on the wall ticking the meaningless hours away.
I was enjoying the luxuries of a rustic nineteenth-century boyhood，but for the women Morrisonville life had few 45 . Their lives were hard, endless, dirty labor.
For baths, laundry, and dishwashing, they hauled buckets of water from a spring at the foot of a hill. To heat it, they chopped kindling to fire their wood stoves. They boiled laundry in tubs, scrubbed it on washboards until knuckles were 46 , and wrung it out by hand. Ironing was a business of lifting heavy metal weights heated on the stove top.
They scrubbed floors on hands and knees, thrashed rugs with carpet beaters, killed and plucked their own chickens, baked bread and pastries, grew and canned their own vegetables, patched the family’s clothing on treadle-operated sewing machines, 47 before the men to start the stove for breakfast and pack lunch pails, polished the chimneys of kerosene lamps, and even found time to tend the flowers that grew around every house. By the end of a summer day a Morrisonville woman had toiled like a serf.
At sundown the men drifted back from the fields exhausted and 48 . They scrubbed themselves in enamel basins and, when supper was eaten, climbed up onto the porch to watch the night arrive. Presently the women 49 them, and the twilight music of Morrisonville began.
The swing creaking, rocking chairs 50 on the porch planks, voices murmuring approval of the sagacity of Uncle Irvey as he quietly observed for probably the ten-thousandth time in his life, “A man works from sun to sun, but a woman’s work is never done.”
III. Reading(第51题 – 第65题， 每题1分；第66题 – 81题，每题2分； 共47分）
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
As Climate Changes, Global Inequality Worsens
Scientists have long predicted that warmer temperatures caused by climate change will have the biggest impact on the world’s __51__, most vulnerable people. New research now indicates that this has already happened over the last several decades.
A study published this May in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that in most poor countries, higher temperatures are more than 90% likely to have resulted in __52__ economic output, compared to a world without global warming. __53__, the effect has been less dramatic in wealthier nations – with some even potentially benefiting from higher temperatures.
“We’re not arguing that global warming created __54__,” says Noah S. Diffenbaugh, the author of the study and a professor at Stanford University who studies climate change. But “global warming has put a drag on __55__.” The countries most likely to have lost out economically as a result of warmer temperatures have done the least to __56__ the problem, he adds.
Higher temperatures affect economic output in a variety of ways. For example, labor __57__ decreases with extreme heat, crops produce lower __58__ and cognitive functioning declines.
The new study builds on past research, including a landmark report released last fall from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the UN’s climate science body. The report showed that if global temperatures rise more than 1.5˚C by 2099, poor countries will likely face __59__ challenges, including the destruction of entire communities and millions of premature deaths.
Climate policymakers have tried for years to __60__ the problem of the poorest countries facing the worst effects of rising temperatures. These countries were not generally responsible for global warming. Early attempts at addressing climate change __61__ included different expectations for emissions reduction based on each country’s level of development. Poorest countries received more leeway (自由行事的空间) while the richest were set stricter targets.
But in some ways, that __62__ backfired (起反效果), especially in the U.S. It helped feed the popular narrative that Washington is overpaying for climate change mitigation, while poorer countries are getting away with doing less. That conservative viewpoint has done some damage. Hardline distinctions between carbon reduction targets for rich and poor countries have been __63__ in recent years, in favor of a lighter version of what climate change policymakers refer to as “common but __64__ responsibilities.” That principle suggests that richer countries should bear a greater burden in addressing climate change, but remains vague about what that means for __65__ policy.
Many of the world’s developing countries have cried foul. “This problem is created somewhere else,” Abdur Rouf Talukder, Bangladesh’s Finance Secretary, told TIME in a recent interview. “We are spending more on adaptation because we have to live.”
51. A. worst B. best C. poorest D. richest
52. A. increased B. decreased C. growing D. dissatisfying
53. A. Therefore B. Furthermore C. Eventually D. Meanwhile
54. A. tragedy B. inequality C. inefficiency D. stress
55. A. improvement B. environment C. poverty D. depression
56. A. contribute to B. benefit from C. aim at D. result from
57. A. force B. creativity C. activity D. productivity
58. A. food B. yields C. energy D. resources
59. A. extensive B. critical C. controversial D. identical
60. A. answer B. activate C. address D. stimulate
61. A. internationally B. nationally C. individually D. essentially
62. A. suggestion B. decision C. approach D. effort
63. A. softened B. strengthened C. broadened D. enlightened
64. A. interdependent B. various C. differentiated D. mutual
65. A. complete B. concrete C. accurate D. effective
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
From Toilet to Tap
Productively reusing sewage is nothing new. For centuries, people have used human waste for irrigation (农业灌溉). Then, about 50 years ago, engineers developed technologies that allowed them to turn sewage back into drinking water. Since then, water-stressed cities across the country have quietly begun to apply the technologies to their water systems. Today, more than four million Americans in cities: including Atlanta, Phoenix and Dallas get some or all of their drinking water from treated sewage. Many more cities are likely to follow suit as their current water supplies may not cope with future demand.
Sewage keeps flowing even during droughts. And once it's purified to drinking-water quality, it doesn't require the installation of any new pipes to reach people’s homes. Cities interested in following the toilet-to-tap path must, however, overcome several hurdles.
First, of course, the sewage needs to be made clean enough to drink. Fortunately, modern technologies can produce recycled water that is even cleaner than much of the drinking water we get from rivers, lakes and groundwater wells. A special type of membrane (薄膜) removes bacteria, viruses and chemicals in sewage. Follow that with exposure to ultraviolet light (紫外线) and hydrogen peroxide (过氧化氢) to get rid of anything that gets through the membranes, and you have water that meets all drinking-water standards.
The next hurdle is overcoming the disgust associated with drinking recycled water. In other words, the yuck factor. It's one thing to use treated sewage to water lawns and golf courses, but quite another to drink it, even if people know it's clean.
The yuck factor can seem like an insurmountable barrier, especially in an era when public confidence in tap water safety has been shaken by reports of lead (铅) and other chemicals in water supplies. But it has proved not to be.
Through decades of experience with sewage recycling, water utilities (供水公司) have learned that communities support water reuse when it meets a perceived need and trusted and competent institutions (机构) are in charge.
To help the public overcome the disgust, utilities planning recycling projects conduct extensive programs to address community concerns. That can include community meetings, public tours of the utility’s facilities that end with an opportunity to drink recycled water, and bottles of recycled water being given away at public events.
Beyond sharing their story, water utilities build up public trust by demonstrating a commitment to transparency and competency. The utilities that have overcome the yuck factor are the ones that include physicians and public-health specialists (专业人士) on their over sight boards(监管会) and invest in state-of-the-art treatment and monitoring technologies. They also make their water-quality data public and otherwise go the extra mile when it comes to ensuring their water treatment is safe and reliable.
66. According to the passage, cities in America have turned to sewage for drinking water because____________.
①they face a future of likely water shortages
②other countries have provided good examples of turning sewage into drinking water
③sewage flow is steady regardless of weather conditions
④it doesn’t require special equipment to pipe recycled water to people’s homes
A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④
67. What does the author mean by saying “It's one thing to use treated sewage to water lawns and golf courses, but quite another to drink it, even if people know it's clean.” in the fourth paragraph?
A. Recycled water is still undrinkable even if it can be used to water lawns.
B. Sewage treatment has done a great job to improve lawn and golf course irrigation.
C. The standards of water quality vary significantly when it comes to different uses.
D. Drinking water turned from sewage is more difficult to be accepted by the public.
68. The undererlined word ‘‘transparency’’ in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
A. honesty B. innocence C. openness D. strictness
69. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Sewage can be cleaner than much of the drinking water we get from nature.
B. The membranes cannot fully get rid of bacteria, viruses and chemicals in sewage.
C. The false reports gradually make people lose confidence in tap water safety.
D. Water utilities need to let the public know that experts will deal with their water-quality data.

(B)
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70. If you pay CHF 170.-, how long can you stay in the air?
A. 15 min B. 45 min C. 1.5 h D. 2 h
71. Which of the following activity is included in all the package deals?
A. photoshooting B. wakeboarding C. paragliding D. waterskiing
72. CHF is most probably the currency in ________?
A. Britain B. Germany C. Switzerland D. E.U.
73. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. However old you are, you can join us in one of our activities.
B. There is no need for you to have any previous training before paragliding.
C. If you are over 100 lbs, you are not allowed to fly with the pilot.
D. You have to drive to the take-off mountaintop on your own if you reserve the Double Airtime.

(C)
These days, nobody needs to cook. Families graze on high-cholesterol take-aways and microwaved ready-meals. Cooking is an occasional hobby and a vehicle for celebrity chefs, which makes it odd that the kitchen has become the heart of the modern house: what the great hall was to the medieval castle, the kitchen is to the 21st-century home.
The money spent on kitchens has risen with their status. In America the kitchen market is now worth $170 billion, five times the country's film industry. In the year to August 2007, IKEA, a Swedish furniture chain, sold over one million kitchens worldwide. The average budget for a "major" kitchen overhaul in 2006, calculates Remodeling magazine, was a staggering $54,000; even a "minor" improvement cost on average $18,000.
Exclusivity, more familiar in the world of high fashion, has reached the kitchen: Robinson & Cornish, a British manufacturer of custom-made kitchens, offers a Georgian-style one which would cost ￡145,000-155,000—excluding building, plumbing and electrical work. Its big selling point is that nobody else will have it: "You won't see this kitchen anywhere else in the world."
The elevation of the room that once belonged only to the servants to that of design showcase for the modern family tells the story of a century of social change. Right into the early 20th century, kitchens were smoky, noisy places, generally located underground, or to the back of the house, and as far from living space as possible. That was as it should be: kitchens were for servants, and the aspiring middle classes wanted nothing to do with them.
But as the working classes prospered and the servant shortage set in, housekeeping became a matter of interest to the educated classes. One of the pioneers of a radical new way of thinking about the kitchen was Catharine Esther Beecher, sister of Harriet Beecher Stowe. In American Woman's Home, published in 1869, the Beecher sisters recommended a scientific approach to household management, designed to enhance the efficiency of a woman's work and promote order.
Many contemporary ideas about kitchen design can be traced back to another American, Christine Frederick, who set about enhancing the efficiency of the housewife. Her 1919 work, Household Engineering: Scientific Management in the Home, was based on detailed observation of a housewife's daily routine. She borrowed the principle of efficiency on the factory floor and applied it to domestic tasks on the kitchen floor.
Frederick's central idea, that “stove, sink and kitchen table must be placed in such a relation that useless steps are avoided entirely”, inspired the first fully fitted kitchen, designed in the 1920s by Margarete Schütter-Lihotsky. It was a modernist triumph, and many elements remain central features of today's kitchen.

74. What does the author say about the kitchen of today?
A. It is where housewives display their cooking skills.
B. It is where the family entertains important guests.
C. It has become something odd in a modern house.
D. It is regarded as the center of a modern home.
75. Why does the Georgian-style kitchen sell at a very high price?
A. It is believed to have tremendous artistic value.
B. No exact copy is to be found in any other place.
C. It is manufactured by a famous British company.
D. No other manufacturer can produce anything like it.
76. What does the change in the status of the kitchen reflect?
A. Improved living conditions.
B. Women's elevated status.
C. Technological progress.
D. Social change.
77. What do we learn about today's kitchen?
A. It represents the rapid technological advance in people's daily life.
B. Many of its central features are not different from those of the 1920s.
C. It has been transformed beyond recognition.
D. Many of its functions have changed greatly.
Section C
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
A. However, feeling the suffering of others too acutely can lead to exhaustion out and ineffective work .
B. A good policy maker makes decisions using reason.
C. Fortunately, empathy isn't the only force motivating us to do good. 
D. Our empathy can be used by others, as when cunning politicians use our empathy to stir up hatred against vulnerable groups (弱势群体).
E. Empathy acts like a spotlight, focusing one's attention on a single individual.
F. For example, you may feel more empathy for someone who treated you fairly in the past than for someone who cheated you.
The Downside of Empathy
What does it take to be a good person? What makes someone a good doctor therapist or parent? What guides policy-makers to make wise and moral decisions?
Many believe that empathy (同理心)—the capacity to experience the feelings of others, and particularly others' suffering—is essential to all of these roles. I argue that this is a mistake, often a tragic one.
___78______ This can have positive effects, but it can also lead to short-sighted and unfair moral actions. And it is subject to bias(偏见). Both laboratory studies and actual experiences show that empathy flows most for those who look like us, who are attractive and who are non-threatening and familiar.
Empathy has its place, but reason should guide action.
For example, when we realize that a crisis such as climate change has great significance, we are going beyond empathy. ___79______ He or she hopes to achieve the sort of fairness and impartiality (不偏不倚) that empathy doesn’t provide.
Empathy isn’t just a reflex (下意识反应), of course. We can choose to empathize and stir empathy for others. But this flexibility can be a curse. ___80______.
For those in caring professions—including doctors, nurses, teachers and social workers—compassion (同情) and understanding are critically important.___81______. No good therapist is filled with anxiety when working with an anxious patient. The essayist Leslie Jamison has a great description of this, in writing about a good doctor who helped her: "His calmness didn’t make me feel abandoned; it made me feel secure," she wrote. "I wanted to look at him and see the opposite of my fear, not its echo.
Many of life's deepest pleasures, such as engagement with novels, movies and television, require empathic connection. But when it comes to being a good person, there are better alternatives.

IV. Summary Writing(10分)
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
The benefits of Being Bilingual
At one time, being bilingual was thought to slow down brain development, although it is now known to have many benefits. Aside from professional and social benefits, studies show that the process of learning a second language actually strengthens some areas of the brain.
To start off with, a study done at the University of British Columbia show that babies exposed to two languages before birth don’t confuse the languages. Moreover, it showed that the effort it takes to keep the languages separate improves perception.
The benefits aren’t only for people who grow up bilingual, however. Anyone who learns a second language during their lifetime will have certain advantages. For one, Swedish scientists found that the brain grows during language learning, particularly the area where memories are created.
Not only does the brain grow, but language learners also improve in many areas. They are good at multitasking while paying detailed attention to each task. Additionally they strengthen their math skills, listening skills, ability to focus, problem-solving skills, reading and vocabulary in their native language, and their memory increases. In the area of math, a study done at the university of Washington shows that bilinguals solve new maths problems half a second faster than monolinguals.
Language learning also has huge benefits for old age. Brian Gold of the University of Kentucky did a study comparing the ability of bilingual seniors and monolingual seniors to do an attention-switching task. Usually this skill fades with age. However the bilingual seniors performed better than the monolinguals and their brains worked less hard and more efficiently.
Neuroscientists think that having more brainpower at an older age helps protect us from Alzheimer’s. Current medication for Alzheimer’s only delays it for 6-12 months, while learning a new language delays it for 4-5 years. Again, this is not only for people who learn a second language from birth. Even if you don’t learn another language until after middle age it helps. Language learning keeps your brain active and “fit”.
第II卷(共23分)
I. Translation (第1、2题每题4分，第3、4、5题每题5分，一共23分)
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1. 正确的预习、很好地掌握每一个知识点和保持自信是考试成功的关键。(key)

2. 这是这个心理学家第一次和智障儿童有密切的接触，不是吗？（the first time）

3. 这个著名的寺庙仅对部分游客开放，这值得反思一下。（accessible）

4. 你越是依赖于字典查找单词的含义，你越不可能提高阅读理解的能力和速度。（The more…the more）

5. 这些青少年如此痴迷于新发布的网络游戏，以至于父母们开始担忧他们的学业表现。（So…that）







2019学年第一学期向明中学
高三年级英语练习答案
I. Listening(第1题 – 第10题，每题1分；第11题 – 第20题，每题2分；共30分)
1-10 BDCDC DBDAC 
11-20AAC BAC ADDB
II. Grammar and Vocabulary （第21题 – 第30题，每题2分；第31题 – 第50题，每题1分；共40分）
Section A
21.what 22. is appreciated 23. distinguishing 24. himself 25. as
26. to love 27. which 28.comes 29. but 30.that
Section B
(A) 31-35 FCAKE 36-40 BDGJH
(B) 41-45 KHFDC 46-50 JIGEB
III. Reading （第51题 – 第65题， 每题1分；第66题 – 81题，每题2分； 共47分）
Section A
51-55 CBDBA 56-60 ADBBC 61-65 ACACB
Section B
(A) 66—69 C D C B
(B) 70---73 A C C B
(C) 74---77 D B D B
Section C
78---81 E B D A
IV. Summary Writing (10分)
Reference answer:
Though once regarded as an obstacle to brain development, being bilingual is known to benefit those speaking two languages from birth, enhancing perception, and those starting another language later in life, improving their memories and various other skills. It also has long-term benefits for old age, keeping the brain active in thinking.(52 words)

Contrary to former beliefs, being bilingual not only benefits those growing bilingual by improving perception but those learning a second language during lifetime, helping the brain grow, enhancing memory, strenghthening math skills, listening skills, focusing ability and reading and vocabulary. It is also beneficial to the old because it keeps the brain active and fit. (55 words)
第II卷(共23分)
I. Translation(第1、2题每题4分，第3、4、5题每题5分，一共23分)
1. Previewing properly, having a good command of every knowledge point and keeping self-confident are the key(s) to the success of the exam.
2. It is(was) the first time that the psychologist has(had) close contact with the mentally disabled children, isn’t(wasn’t) it？
3. This famous temple is only accessible to part of the tourists, which is worth reflecting on.
4. The more you depend on the dictionary to look up the meanings of the words, the less likely you are to improve your ability and speed of reading comprehension.
5. So obsessed are the teenagers with the newly-released online game that the parents are worried about their academic performance.


2019学年第一学期向明中学
高三年级英语练习听力录音文本
听力文字：
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. W: Are the rescue crew still looking for the survivors of the air crash?
M: Yes, they’ve been searching the area for hours, but haven’t found anybody else.
Q: What are the two speakers talking about?
2. M: I hear you’re moving out of the dormitory.
W: Yes, I’m going to share an apartment with two friends. I just got a part-time that pays well, but the commute would take too long from the dorm.
Q: Why is the woman moving out of the dormitory?
3. W: Hey, we only have purchased 50 cups for the new house. Should we buy 10 more?
M: Don’t you remember the 15 cups we’ve got from granny?
Q: How many cups do the couple have in all?
4. M: Have you contacted all the members of the club telling them our new rule?
W: Well, I talked with Jack on the phone, texted Mary and told Jimmy when he came by.
Q: How did the woman tell Jimmy about the new rule?
5. W: I’m afraid our company can’t pay for your broken cupboard. It’s not covered in our contract.
M: But isn’t it a piece of furniture and I remember that furniture is covered in our house insurance agreement.
Q: What probably is the woman?
6. M: I ran into our friend Sam yesterday on the street, and he said he hadn’t heard from you for two months.
W: Yes, I know. But I’ve been too busy to phone him.
Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?
7. M: This article is nothing but advertising for housing developers. I don’t think the houses for sale are half that good.
W: Come on, Brian. Why so negative? We’re thinking of buying a home, aren’t we? Just a trip to look at the place won’t cost us much.
Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?
8. W: So you finally listened to your wife’s advice and cut down on smoking?
M: It was my doctor’s advice. I’m suffering from high blood pressure.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
9. W: Hello, this is Express Car Care. We’re calling to remind you of your 4:15 appointment for your car maintenance.
M: Oh, thanks. It’s a good thing you called. I thought it was 4:15 today.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
10. W: I just can’t believe this is our last year. College is going by fast.
M: Yeah. We’ll have to face the real world soon. So, have you figured out what you’re going to do after graduation?
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
Welcome to Ealing College of Higher Education, or ECHE. Today I will talk about student services at the college. All student services are to be found in the North Building. Social life and some of the welfare services are run by the Student Union, of which all students are automatically members. After enrolment, take your receipt to the Student Union and they will give you your student card. Your student card also entitles you to membership in the Student and Staff Club. The Student Union will give you a handbook which includes more details on all the services offered plus more information on the health service, accommodation and so on.
Let’s talk about medical services first. ECHE has a student health center. The center is open from 9:30 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. Monday to Thursday, and from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Fridays during term time. The college doctor, Dr. Kearns, holds a surgery in the medical center four days a week: Monday and Tuesday mornings, Thursday afternoons and either Wednesday or Friday afternoons. Appointments for these surgeries are made through the nurses and are usually for the following day. Besides these times, Dr. Kearns can be found at her surgery which is located at No. 2 Ascott Avenue. During your stay in England, you must register with a local doctor and if you live in the London Borough of Eating, you can register with Dr. Kearns.
Questions：
11. What does the speaker say about the Student Union?
12. When is the student health center open?
13. What do we learn about Dr. Kearns?

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
A recent International Labor Organization report says the ever-worsening real wages around the world calls into question the true extent of an economic recovery, especially if governments stop providing rescue packages too early. The report warns that the picture on wages is likely to get worse this year despite signs of an economic recovery. Patrick Belser, an international labor organization specialist, says declining wage rates are linked to the levels of unemployment. The quite dramatic unemployment features, which we now see in some of the countries, strongly suggest that there will be a great pressure on wages in the future as more people will be unemployed, more people will be looking for jobs, and the pressure on employers to raise wages to attract workers will decline. So we expect that the second part of the year would not be very good in terms of wage growth. The report finds more than a quarter of the countries experienced flat or falling monthly wages in real terms. They include the United States, Austria, Costa Rica, South Africa and Germany. International Labor Organization economists say some nations have come up with policies to lessen the impact of lower wages during the economic crisis. An example of these is work sharing with government supporting funds. Under this plan, the number of individual working hours is reduced in an effort to avoid layoffs. Such being the case, the government must provide wage subsidies to make up for lost pay due to the shorter hours.
Questions：
14. What is the International Labor Organization’s report mainly about?
15. According to an International Labor Organization’s specialist, how will employers feel if there are more people looking for jobs?
16. What does the speaker mean by the work sharing plan?

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
M: Hi, Serena, what is your current job?
W: I work as a transport planner for a consultancy, an international one based in New Zealand.
M: Transport planner? Does that mean you plan things being transported, like across the ocean?
W: Not really. Transport planning stems from town planning, which involves planning of things that you can use to move people around.
M: Then, what do you do? Do you design bus routes?
W: The job is varied. I can plan bus routes. But quite often, it ends up being policy-driven work. What I end up doing is environmental impact assessments. For example, if you’ve got a new project coming in, such as a new shopping center, I’d look at what impact it would have on the environment, how people get to the shopping center, whether there is a possibility to reduce car use, and how that could be carried out.
M: What are the ways that can reduce car use?
W: There are quite a few different ways. The first would be to influence people’s behavior, and change their attitude towards transport. If you can make it easy for them to walk or cycle to a given destination, they’ll choose to do so.
M: That makes sense. Are there some other things?
W: The second is to hike up petrol prices, which is something the government controls. The third is to make parking of cars very difficult at common public places.
M: So basically, your job is to reduce car use.
Questions：
17. What profession does the woman take?
18. What can be inferred about the woman’s job?
19. What can they do to reduce car use according to the woman?
20. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?
1-10 BDCDC DBDAC 
11-20AAC BAC ADDB