湖北省黄冈中学2012届高三上学期期中考试英语试卷

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湖北省黄冈中学2012届高三上学期期中考试英语试卷
考试时间：2011年11月9日15:00—17:00
本试卷共10页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。
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第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案涂到答题卡上。
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 be inferred from the conversation?
A．The bus drivers seldom go on strike in England．
B．The bus drivers this time ask for different things．
C．The bus drivers this time again ask for less work and more pay．
2．Which group does the man work with?
A．Group A． B．Group B． C．Group C．
3．Why can't the woman go to the concert?
A．She has to work． B．She has no interest． C．She has to buy glasses．
4．When will the woman probably visit the man's class?
A．Tomorrow morning． B．Tomorrow afternoon． C．The day after tomorrow．
5．How does GPS operate?
A．Through the wire． B．Through the satellites． C．Through the Internet．
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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．What is the man's advantage for the job according to himself?
A．He majored in communicating．
B．He is good at making friends．
C．He has some experience．
7．What is the man’s biggest weakness according to himself?
A．He likes working very much．
B．He is a little bit careless．
C．He is a little bit slow．
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．How old probably is the man?
A．78． B．75． C．72．
9．Why does the woman come here?
A．To meet her old neighbor．
B．To meet her client．
C．To look for her new office．
10．Where is the new office complex?
A．Next to a flower shop． B．Behind a baker's． C．Next to baker’s．
听第8段材料,回答第11至 13题。
11．What kind of Americans like to wear Italian-style clothes?
A．Fat women． B．Career women． C．Rich Women．
12．According to the man, how can Italian fashions become more popular?
A．If they are made more comfortable．
B．If they are made more practical．
C．If their prices are reduced．
13．In which country does this conversation probably happen?
A．The United States． B．Italy． C．We don’t know．
听第9段树料，回答第14至17题。
14．What are the speakers talking about?
A．Stories． B．Pictures． C．Friends．
15．Why does the woman think it stressful to go to the dentist?
A．It hurts． B．It is embarrassing． C．It is out of control．
16．What does the man think is the most stressful?
A．Moving to a new place． B．Having an exam． C．Being late．
17．What does the woman think of having an interview?
A．Enjoyable． B．Stressful． C．Challenging．
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．How does a rabbit tell other rabbits the coming danger it meets?
A．It runs up and down．
B．It makes noises．
C．Its tail moves up and down．
19．How does a bee tell other bees where the food is?
A．By talking to each other．
B．By dancing a little dance．
C．By touching each other．
20．What's special about human beings?
A．Having words with meanings．
B．Having sounds．
C．Dancing．
第二部分：词汇知识运用（共二节，满分40分）
第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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．Jobs once described his __________ as trying to make products that were at “the intersection（交集） of art and technology”．
A．technology B．geography
C．biology D．philosophy
22．The class is discussing a newspaper editorial that _________ citizens to help reduce the noise and air pollution in the city．
A．urges B．promises C．demands D．orders
23．More than 100 tons of “gutter oil” （地沟油） was _________ and 32 people have been arrested．
A．caught B．grabbed C．seized D．snatched
24．When she was in the city she was a __________ visitor to that museum．
A．common B．frequent C．regular D．ordinary
25．The murderer is _________ to be sentenced to life imprisonment．
A．alike B．probable C．likely D．possible
26．Tom always says it hasn’t been easy to ___________ getting up so early in winter．
A．keep with B．live with C．stay with D．meet with
27．Today’s a red-letter day, which will __________ as the greatest day in my life．
A．live out B．speak out C．stand out D．give out
28．Yin used her interest in the teenage wizard to set up a "Harry Potter Club" at her university, _________ attracting over 400 members and introducing her to a whole new circle of friends．
A．eventually B．efficiently
C．evidently D．extremely
29．A large crowd surrounding the vehicle, on top of which was Gaddafi's bloodied body, jumped and sang, "The blood of the martyrs（烈士） will not go __________．"
A．in total B．in vain C．in return D．in reality
30．The Chinese government is willing to work with other countries to adopt more effective measures in order to realize the goals of gender__________, women's empowerment（自主）and building a harmonious world．
A．equality B．quantity C．quality D．hostility
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和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。
Last weekend, my kids along with few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car．My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of  31  other people’s cars as well．It was pretty   32   outside and I had no plans to   33   being in the bright sun．She   34   wanted to give lemonade（柠檬汽水）to passers-by for free．I had seen little kids  35   and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free．Although I felt   36  , I decided to help her．
  37   she asked me, “What if we   38   this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold back my tears and   39   her and the other kids to go outside the house and come up with   40   ideas．While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the gang walked up to me with a（n）  41   with beautiful images of smiles．They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the   42   of their exercise was “smile”．It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5-11 years with the   43    to do something for others．
All that seemed   44   and came right from their heart．Nothing seemed to   45   to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to   46  others and do something nice in the community!
I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional   47  to help clean cars．Passers-by were   48   and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they refused．A pretty heartwarming   49   !
I feel blessed by being   50   by such wonderful and loving souls．
31．A．drying  B．repairing  C．washing  D．decorating
32．A．quiet  B．hot  C．different  D．dirty
33．A．suggest  B．avoid  C．continue  D．practise
34．A．further  B．therefore  C．already  D．hardly
35．A．choose  B．enjoy  C．buy  D．serve
36．A．worried  B．popular         C．confused  D．difficult
37．A．Finally  B．Simply  C．Then  D．Luckily
38．A．show  B．leave  C．make  D．order
39．A．challenged  B．expected  C．invited  D．encouraged
40．A．creative  B．ready  C．changed  D．familiar
41．A．board  B．picture  C．idea  D．car
42．A．purpose  B．trouble  C．secret  D．theme
43．A．need  B．duty        C．imagination  D．sense
44．A．important  B．disappointing   C．hopeful  D．natural
45．A．matter  B．mean  C．belong  D．refer
46．A．relax  B．try  C．help  D．smile
47．A．food  B．rags  C．money  D．fruit
48．A．interested  B．amazed  C．bored  D．frightened
49．A．scene  B．scenery         C．story  D．view  
50．A．supported  B．understood      C．refused  D．surrounded
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，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an unbelievable sight．It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage．
The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks．For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified．That left only one to complete．It would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is important．
I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong．I'm not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality．When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold — his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle．The crowd started to laugh．Clearly this man was not a medal competitor．
I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time．Finally he made his turn to start back．It was pitiful．He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out．
But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed．
No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer．Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did．
A clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his race．The crowd went wild．You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have．Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors．
Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race．His country had been invited to Sydney．
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated out of gold, or when they act so proudly in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog．
51．From the passage we can learn that the young man ________．
A．made his turn to start back pitifully B．was skillful in freestyle in the game
C．swam faster than the average swimmer D．was not capable enough to win the medal
52．The crowd changed their attitudes because ________．
A．they felt sorry for the young man B．they were moved by the young man
C．they wanted to show their sympathy D．they meant to please the young man
53．According to the passage, “it is nice to watch an underdog” probably means ________．
A．it’s amusing to watch a man with awful swimming skills
B．it’s amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himself
C．it’s cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitors
D．it’s brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals
54．What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Compete for Gold! B．Try again!
C．Break a Record! D．Go for it!
B
Shakespeare, more perhaps than any other writer, made full use of the greatest resources of the English Language．Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal employment of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand! There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare uses it．Such a study is well worth the effort, even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare’s day．
However, it is surprising that we should know comparatively little about the life of the greatest English author．We know that Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon, and that he died there in 1616．He almost certainly attended the Grammer School in the town,but of this we cannot be sure．We know he was married there in 1582 to Anne Hathaway and that he had three children．We know that he spent much of his life in London writing his masterpieces．But this is almost all that we do know．
However, what is important about Shakespeare’s life is not its incidental details but its products, the plays and the poems．For many years scholars have been trying to add a few facts about Shakespeare’s life to the small number we already possess and for an equally long time critics have been theorizing about the plays．Sometimes, indeed, it seems that the poetry of Shakespeare will disappear under the great mass of comment that has been written upon it．
Fortunately this is not likely to happen．Shakespeare’s people have long delighted not just the English but lovers of literature everywhere, and will continue to do so after the scholars and critics and all their works have been forgotten．
55．This passage is about ．
A．the great length of each chapter
B．the great varieties in writing styles
C．the richness of the content in Shakespeare’s works
D．the rich English language used by Shakespeare in his works
56．According to the writer,which of the following remains uncertain about Shakespeare?
A．His date of birth． B．His marriage．
C．His life in the Grammer School． D．His date of death．
57．It can be inferred from Para 3 that ．
A．not all the comments on Shakespeare’s works have produced good effects
B．scholars have successfully collected facts about Shakespeare’s life
C．critics are more interested in Shakespeare’s play than his poetry
D．the details of Shakespeare’s life are more important than his literary works
58．What does the last sentence in Para 3 mean ?
A．People don’t think the poetry of Shakespeare good any more．
B．People pay more attention to the comment than the poetry of Shakespeare．
C．People can’t see the poetry of Shakespeare any more．
D．The comment is printed on the poetry of Shakespeare．
C
Below is a web page from http://www．tvguide．com/．
Tonight’s TV Hot List: Sunday January 31, 2010
Grammy Awards 8/7c CBS
Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are ready to take home a lot of hardware tonight as they lead all artists with 10 and eight nominations．The ladies also perform, along with fellow Album of the Year nominees the Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga and the Dave Matthews Band．In addition, Bon Jovi, Green Day, Lady Antebellum, Maxwell, Pink and Zac Brown Band will also take the stage．But perhaps the most expected moment is the Michael Jackson tribute（吊唁礼物）, which features the 3-D mini-movie "Earth Song" and will be highlighted by performers Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Smokey Robinson, Carrie Underwood and Usher．
Maurer 9/8c NBC
A mysterious company named Sabre, headed by an attractive, stubborn CEO （Kathy Bates）, appears out of nowhere and buys out（买断股份） Dunder Mifflin．As Michael is unwilling to follow Sabre's new policies, Andy and Erin write a welcome song to greet the company．Meanwhile, Pam and Jim hope to get accepted into a desired local day-care center．
Surviving Survivor 8/7c CBS
It's hard to believe it's been 10 years since the first season of Survivor．But tonight ten of the game's most iconic players, including previous winners Richard Hatch, Parvati Shallow and Tom Westman, discuss the series in detail and provide insights into how the game is actually played and the impact it's had on their lives．In addition, updates on beloved former castaways, like Ethan Zohn, Rupert Boneham and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, are given．
Private Practice 10:01/9:01c ABC
So Maya's pregnant and wants to have the baby．What to do now? Dink （Stephen Lunsford）, the boy who did his part to get her into this mess, has a solution: He wants to marry her．You can imagine how Sam and Naomi will feel about that．And if that won't raise the histrionic level enough for you, how about this: A couple has two dying daughters, and only one can be saved．Their choice．And Brian Benben is back, so expect more Pete-Violet- Sheldon angst．
59．Edna is crazy about pop stars, so she will most likely choose __________ to enjoy．
A．Grammy Awards B．Maurer
C．Surviving Survivor D．Private Practice
60．From the passage, we can learn that Dunder Mifflin is __________．
A．a CEO B．a company
C．an employee in the company D．a piece of office equipment
61．According to the passage, Surviving Survivor is most probably __________．
A．a musical play B．a game show
C．a love story D．a cultural documentary
62．The above programs __________．
A．are loved by all viewers B．are on the top list for the week
C．are broadcast on the same channel D．are accessible on the same night
D
Urban Rainforest
On the west side of the island of Manhattan in New York City, tree by tree, leaf by leaf, a 2,500 square foot sector of the Central African Republic's Dzanga Ndoki Rainforest has been transported to, or recreated at, the American Museum of Natural History's new hall of biodiversity．When the hall opens this May, visitors will visit one of the world's biggest and most accurate reproductions of one of nature's most threatened creations．
To bring the rainforest to New York, a team of nearly two dozen scientists—the largest collecting expedition the museum has ever organised for an exhibit—spent five weeks in the African rainforest collecting soil, plants, and leaves; recording and documenting species; studying trees; shooting videotape and still photos; and interviewing local people．“This area has been explored very little”, says Hoel Cracraft who estimates that the museum will eventually collect 150 to 180 mammals, more than 300 species of birds, hundreds of butterflies, and hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of organisms．The exhibition may even have produced a special prize—scientists suspect they have uncovered several new species．
To give the forest a sense of realness, the back wall of the exhibit is an enormous video screen, sounds will come out from hidden speakers, and plans even call for forest smells．Computer controls will vary the effects so that no two walkthroughs will ever be exactly the same．
After the team returned to New York, the forest was reproduced with the help of the computer．Computer modeling programmes plotted distances and special relationships．Artists studied photos and brought what they saw to life．Plaster trees were made．Recreated animals began to stand in the rainforest of the hall．Flying creatures will hang from the ceiling．The light in the forest one of the exhibit's cleverest recreations will seem real．Long tube lights will have the correct colour and temperature to produce a natural effect．The plants and animals exhibited throughout the hall exist naturally in a perfect balance remove one, and the whole is imperfect if not endangered．The exhibit is proof to the hope that the world's rainforests will never exist solely as a carefully preserved artifact．
63．What is this passage mainly about?
A．The history of the American Museum of Natural History．
B．The reproduction of the rainforest at a New York museum．
C．Visitors' interest in the rainforest reproduction at a New York museum．
D．Saving rainforests in the Central African Republic．
64．How did the museum collect the data in the Central African Republic?
A．It sent a large team of scientists there．
B．It cooperated with many African scientists．
C．It recruited local people to collect mammals, etc．
D．It sent cameramen to shoot videotapes．
65．To give the forest a sense of realness, all the following are used EXCEPT that _______．
A．hidden loudspeakers are used to produce forest sound．
B．a huge video screen is put up on the back wall．
C．special equipment is employed to produce forest smells．
D．the forest is surrounded by front and back walls．
66．What is the main theme of the last paragraph?
A．The layout of the rainforest exhibition．
B．The balance between animals and plants．
C．The clever design of lighting．
D．Preservation of the rainforest exhibition as an artifact．
E
In Canada and the United States, there is a new group of children called “satellite kids”, who live in one place but whose parents live in another place．
Asians are immigrating to Canada and the United States in larger numbers than ever before．Most Asians immigrate because they believe that they can give their children a better education in the West．In Asia, especially in China, Japan, and Korea, it is difficult to go to university．Students must first pass the strict national examination．However, in Canada and the United States, it is easy to go to university, and anyone who wants to go can go．As a result, Asian parents decide to leave their countries so that their children can go to university．
The problem is that when Asians arrive, they discover that finding a job and making money are more difficult in the West than in the East．Also, they find that they are very lonely, and that they miss their homes．Because of these two reasons, most Asian parents decide to go back to work while their children study in the West．Therefore, these children become “satellite kids”, and most of their parents do not know how sad it is to be a “satellite kid”．
Only until now are Canadians and Americans discovering the “satellite kid” problem．Because these children do not speak English and because their parents are not there to take care of them, they are often absent from school．To be a “satellite kid” means to grow up in a country where you know you are different and where you cannot make friends because you do not speak English well．Also, it means to grow up lonely, because your parents are elsewhere．What these “satellite kids” will probably say to their parents is that it’s better to have parents around than to have a university education．
67．Some Asian parents send their kids abroad because ________．
A．they hope their children may easily find a job there
B．the kids may not be accepted by universities in their own countries
C．all foreign universities are better than the ones in their own countries
D．the kids want to improve their English and make foreign friends
68．“Satellite kids” refer to Asian kids ________．
A．without patents B．living abroad alone
C．with university education D．speaking no English
69．Some Asian immigrant children become “satellite kids” because their parents ________．
A．want to leave their own country B．want them to go to university
C．return to their countries to work D．want them to be independent
70．What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Parents want better education for their kids．
B．Parents feel lonely and miss their families．
C．Canadians and Americans begin to notice the “satellite kids” problem．
D．Kids in foreign countries alone are badly in need of care from family．
第四部分：书面表达 （共两节，满分40分）
第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分）
阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。
71．I __________________________（将不胜感激） if you can change your plan a little bit to make it more workable．（appreciate）
72．___________________________（时间允许的话）, I will come over to see you two．（permit）
73．Please don’t ___________________（生气） if you don’t get a good treatment here．（offence）
74．Farm produce prices in China fell in the week ending Oct．16 __________________________（和上一周比较）．（compare）
75．All the bodies discovered had gunshot wounds _____________________________________（手被绑在身后）．（with）
76．If you ______________________ （吃些药） last night, you would feel better now．（take）
77．It is high time that we ____________________ （专注） our studies．（concentrate）
78．________________________ （不愿等待） at home, we would go to meet him at the airport．（rather）
79．Due to the husband’s heavy load of work, the couple have decided __________________ _______________ （推迟要小孩）．（postpone）
80．I am fond of reading novels, but I dislike online reading．___________________ （我妹妹也是这样）．（same）

第二节：短文写作 （共1题，满分25分）
在日常生活中，人们对于体育锻炼所持的观点各不相同，请你以“Health means wealth”为题写一篇不少于120词的短文，号召人们坚持健康积极的生活方式：每天锻炼一小时,健康工作五十年，幸福生活一辈子。
注意：1．适当想象发挥，不能逐句翻译：2．至少要有两个不同的观点或态度。
Health means wealth



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文章讲的是我的10岁女儿带着一帮5至11岁的小孩在路边免费给路人洗车从而赢得路人的称赞。
31．C．根据上一句的后半部分以及as well可知，作者的女儿想出了清洗别人车辆的主意。
32．B．根据本句后面的in the bright sun 可知，外面非常炎热。
33．C．由于天气炎热，作者不打算继续在阳光下劳动。
34．A．上文提到作者的女儿想给别人洗车，此处又提到她想免费给路人提供柠檬汽水。
35．D．根据本句后半部分内容可知，作者见到过一些孩子靠卖柠檬汽水赚取少量费用。
36．C．可是自己的女儿却打算免费地帮助别人，所以作者没有想到自己的女儿会有这样的想法，感到困惑不解。
37．C．根据上下文内容可知，then是最佳答案。
38．C．她想让这一切给别人带去微笑。
39．D．依前半句内容可知作者很感动，由此推断答案应选encouraged，鼓励他人参与。
40．A．根据句中“come up with”可知，作者想让孩子们在屋内想出有创造性的主意。
41．A．根据上文提到“他们是想给别人清洗车辆并免费提供柠檬汽水”以及下一句中“They had ‘Free Car Wash’ written on it”可知答案。
42．D．他们行动的主题是“微笑”。
43．B．这群孩子把帮助别人看作是他们的责任。
44．D．后半句提到这是发自他们内心的想法，由此可知，一切看起来应该是十分自然的。
45．A．由于他们是真心真意地想帮助别人，即使是牺牲了玩耍时间，而且外面非常炎热， 对他们来说也没有关系。
46．C．上文提到他们的愿望是给别人带去快乐，因此他们只是想帮帮别人，为社区做贡献。
47．B．根据本句后面的“to help clean cars”可知，作者又拿出一些碎布用来擦车。
48．B．过路人简直不敢相信会有如此善良的孩子，所以惊奇不已。
49．A．作者目睹了所发生的一切，认为这种场面感人肺腑。
50．D．孩子们是在作者的身边劳动，而且是孩子们自发产生的想法。

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51．D．推理判断题。依据第四段可知the young man并非往回游很痛苦，而是整个过程都很痛苦；B项叙述错误，依据When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold — his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle．可知，他的游姿势不对，并非擅长自由泳；C项：由第七段可知，他比别人慢得多。依第三段this was not exactly medal quality可知D项正确。
52．B．细节理解判断题。由文章的叙述可知，观众被这个年轻人感动了，因此改变了他们的态度，转而为他喝彩。
53．B．语境为：某些运动员认为被骗取了金牌，因而在对手面前很自豪地摘掉银牌（以示不满），与这种现象相比，这个年轻人挑战自己的勇气是多么令人惊叹啊！
54．D．主旨大意判断题。本文讲述的例子旨在证明人应该努力挑战自己，全力以赴，并非是努力获得金牌，也非再试一次，更不是破纪录。“Go for it!”表全力以赴之意，符合本文的思想。
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55．D．从第一段可知：莎翁的作品里所用的丰富的单词是无人能及的，并不是他的写作风格、内容的丰富多样。他的作品类似于中文的康熙字典，啥词儿都能从中找到。
56．C．从第二段中间可知答案。
57．A．见倒数第二段，诗评之多淹没了诗作本身，出现了只见评论不见诗的局面。
58．B．和第三段同理。
C
59． A．第一节广告中提到了有关歌星、演出等情况，故适合喜欢明星的Edna．
60．B．文中说一家神秘的公司买断了Dunder Mifflin，下文还用一首新歌来欢迎这个公司 （greet the company）。
61．B．文中第一、二句说到开办了十年之久的节目等等可以猜出。
62．D．由广告的标题Tonight’s TV Hot List可知这是同一晚上的节目。
D
63．B．从第一段最后一句，还有整篇文章都在谈论the repreduction of the rainforest at the hall。
64．A．见第二段第一句讲到博物馆派出了有史以来最庞大的科学家采集队伍（24人）去搜集数据信息。
65．D．见最后三段可知A、B和C三项都谈到了，没有到front wall的事。
66．A．最后一段主要讲的就是在哪儿按显示屏、哪儿按喇叭等等所谓“城市热带雨林”的布局。
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67．B．因果判断题。A项错误，是求学而非就业；C项文章并没有提及哪个地方的大学更 好；D项文章没有提及是为了提高外语水平和结交外国朋友；依文章第二段最后两句可 以得出B项为其目的。
68．B．推理判断题。A项明显错误，并非指没有了父母的孩子；C项错误，目的是上大学， 并非指拥有大学教育的孩子；D项表述错误，亚洲不讲英语的孩子有很多，这里强调的 是在国外求学的亚洲孩子；依文章最后一段中的“To be a ‘satellite kid’ means to grow up in a country where you know you are different and where you cannot make friends because you do not speak English well．Also, it means to grow up lonely”可知B项正确。means一词，起到了下定义的作用。
69．C．细节理解题。依文章倒数第二段最后一句话“Therefore, these children become‘satellite kids’”可知，前文是其原因，由此得出答案为C项。
70．D．主旨大意题。文章讨论了satellite kids这一群体的成因及这些孩子的表现和心声，由此可知，本文是以“孩子”为中心来写的，由此排除A、B、C三项。

71．will/ would appreciate it
72．Time permitting/ If time permits
73．take offence
74．compared to/with the previous week
75．with their hands tied behind back
76．had taken some medicine
77．concentrated on/ should concentrate on
78．Rather than wait / waiting
79．to postpone having their baby
80．It is the same with my sister

Writing:
Health means wealth
People hold the belief that if they are healthy, they will have everything．Some of the young and middle-aged spend their holidays playing cards on online games, believing that they are healthy and there is no need for them to do sports．Some of them even continue to make more money, which means everything to them．
As far as I am concerned, I don’t think what some of the people do in their spare time is right．Games and money cannot bring us real happiness and wealth．Health is the most important thing for us and it can help us to do something that we want to do．We should all remember: exercise one hour a day, healthy work in fifty years, a happy life for life．



听力原稿
Text 1
W: It says in the newspaper that the bus drivers are threatening to go on strike in England．
M: It's not surprising．They go on strike every 2 0r 3 years．What do they want this time?
W: Less work, more pay．
M: That sounds familiar．
Text 2
M: Have you found out which group you'll be working with this semester? I'm in C．Tom's in A．What about you?
W: Lucky you．I'm in Group B, and I can see already that trouble is on its way!
Text 3
M: I've telephoned to see if you'd like to go to the concert this afternoon．
W: I'd really like to, but I broke my glasses and I've got to get another pair before doing anything else．
Text 4
W: Would you mind if I visit your class tomorrow morning, Professor Jackson?
M: I have no objection to your visit, but the students will take their examination tomorrow morning．Perhaps you can come back the day after tomorrow．
W: No problem．
Text 5
W: Have you ever heard about the new Global Positioning System for locating things?
M: Yes, I have．I believe they call it GPS for short．
W: Do you know how it operates?
M: Yes．It operates through the use of 24 satellites that are circling the earth．
Text 6
W: John．As you know, we're looking for someone working in our Communications Department．But why should we hire you?
M: Well, I have a degree in marketing．And I have some experience．Last year, I worked as an assistant marketing director at a company and had a training course in media relations．
W: OK．So tell me what your biggest weakness as a worker is?
M: Um, I tend to be a bit of workaholic．When I was working, I had to work 12 0r 15 hours a day in the beginning, and I have to say that I loved it．
W: Well, thank you for coming today．We’ll be in touch．
Text 7
W: Hi．Are you a neighbor around here?
M: Yes．This is the street where my mother gave birth to me．I’ve lived here for three quarters of a century except the three years spent fighting in Europe．
W: So you know every corner of the street, don't you?
M: Exactly．Are you a newcomer here?
W: No, not really．But it's true that I am a stranger here．I'm looking for my client's office．It must be somewhere in this neighborhood．It's 145 Renew Street．
M: It must be the new office complex．Look, you go down the street for three blocks and you will catch the smell of fresh bread．You’ll find Joe's Bakery and Deli on your right．The building is right beside Joe's．
W: Oh．Thank you very much．

Text 8
W: I like to go to fashion shows．They give you some ideas about what kinds of clothes are
coming into fashion and which ones are going out．
M: It's nice to see those pretty models walking down the runway in beautiful clothing．But to be frank, I don't think those clothes are practical for everyday wear．
W: I think we're beginning to see some practical Italian ready-to-wear collections being shown these days．And they reach the American stores just a few weeks after the major fashion shows．
M: This should be good news for America's career women．They are this country's most eager
consumers of the Italian styles．It's time for the Italian designers to figure out that only when
they make fashions more practical, they will have a bigger market here．
Text 9
W: Hmm．．．Here’s people moving house．I think that's pretty stressful,
M: Well．I think it's not so bad．But I do think that going to the dentist is stressful．
W: Oh, so do I! It's stressful because you have no control．
M: That's right．Look at this one．This poor boy sitting in an exam．I think exams are the most stressful．Sometimes you just can't think of anything to write．
W: Yes, I agree with you there．What about these people here?
M: Mmm．．．I'm not sure．They seem to be in a hurry, don't they? I think being late is stressful．
W: That's true．It can be terrible, especially when you're late for something important．
M: Like an interview．Look at this picture here; here's someone in an interview．Do you think interviews are stressful?
W: No, I think they're quite exciting, a challenge．
M: Oh, I hate interviews．
Text 10
When a rabbit sees something dangerous, it runs away．Its white tail moves up and down as it runs．The other see this white tail moving up and down, and they run, too．The rabbit has told them about the coming danger without making any sounds．This has given them a signal．
Many other animals use this kind of language．When a bee has found some food, it goes back to its home．
It tells other bees where the food is by a little dance instead of speaking to them．The dance is its language．
Some animals say things by making sounds．A dog barks, for instance, when a stranger comes near．Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning．Sometimes we human beings speak in the same way．We make sounds like "Oh" or "Ah" when we are frightened or pleased．
But we have something that no animals have — a large number of words with meanings of things, actions, feelings and ideas．We are able to give each other information, telling others what is in our mind and how we feel．By writing words down, we can remember for a long time the things that have happened, or send messages to people far away．