高考英語初級測試3

2011年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試

英語試題8

第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）

做題時，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上，錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試

卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題：每小題1分，滿分5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項

中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的

時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀?遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15B.￡.9.15C.￡9.18

答案是B.

1.Whatdoesthemanlikeabouttheplay?

A.ThestoryB.TheendingC.Theactor

2.Whichplacearethespeakerstryingtofind?

A.Ahotel.B.Abank.C.Arestaurant.

3.Atwhattimewillthetwospeakersmeet?

A.5:20.B.5:10.C.4:40.

4.Whatwillthemando?

A.Changetheplan.B.Waitforaphone.C.Sortthings

out.

5.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Seeafilmwiththeman.B.Offerthemansomehelp.C.Listen

tosomegreatmusic.

第二節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有幾個小問題，從題中所給的A、B、C、三個

選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置，聽每段對話前，你將有時間閱讀

各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話讀

兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.WhereisBen?

A.InthekitchenB.AtschoolC.Inthepark

7.Whatwillthechildrendointheafternoon?

A.HelpsetthetableB.HaveapartyC.Dotheir

homework

聽笫7段材料，回答笫8、9題。

8.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.AfamilyholidayB.AbusinesstripC.Atravelplan

9.WheredidRachelgo?

A.SpainB.ItalyC.China

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Howdidthewomangettoknowaboutthird-handsmoke?

A.Fromyoungsmokers.B.Fromanewspaperarticle.

C.Fromsomesmokingparents.

11.Whydoesthemansaythatheshouldkeepawayfrombabies?

A.Hehasjustbecomeafather.B.Hewearsdirtyclothes.

C.Heisasmoker.

12.Whatdoesthewomansuggestsmokingparentsshoulddo?

A.Stopsmokingaltogether.B.Smokeonlyoutsidetheir

houses.

C.Reducedangerousmatterincigarettes.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.WheredoesMichelleRaycomefrom?

A.Amiddle-sizedcity.B.Asmalltown.C.Abigcity.

14.WhichplacewouldMichelleRaytakehervisitorstoforshopping?

A.TheZenGardenB.TheHighlandsC.TheRedRiver

area.

15.WhatdoesMichelleRaydoforcompletequiet?

A.Gocamping.B.StudyinalibraryC.Readathome.

16.Whatarethespeakerstalkingaboutingeneral?

A.Late-nightshopping.B.Asianfood.C.Louisville.

聽第10段材料,回答第17至20題。

17.WhydosomepeoplesaytheyneverhavedreamsaccdordingtoDr

Garfield?

A.Theyforgetabouttheirdreams.B.Theydon,twanttotellthe

truth.

C.Theyhavetobadexperiences.

18.WhydidDavisstophavingdreams?

A.Hegotaseriousheartattack.B.Hewastoosadabouthis

brother?sdeath.

C.Hewasfrightenedbyaterribledream.

19.WhatisDrGarfield'sopinionaboutdreaming?

A.Itisveryuseful.B.Itmakesthingsworse.

C.Itpreventsthemindfromworking.

20.Whydosomepeopleturnofftheirdreamscompletely?

A.Tosleepbetter.B.Torecoverfromillnesses.

C.Tosayawayfromtheirproblems.

第二部分：英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一個：單項天空（共15題：每小題1分，滿分15分）

請認(rèn)真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的ABCD四個選項中，選出最佳選項,

并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

例：Issigenerallyconsidredunwisetogiveachildheorshe

wants.

A.howeverBwhateverC.whicecer1).whenever

答案是B。

21Ihearyou____inapub.what'sitlike?

Well,it9sveryhandworkandI'malwaystired,butIdon,t

mind.

A.areworkingB.willworkC.wereworking

D.willbeworking

22.Thefactthatsomanypeoplestillsmokeinpublicplace

_thatwemayneedantionwidecampaigntoraiseawarenessofthe

riksofsmoking.

A.suggestB.suggestsC.suggested

D.suggesting

23.Tommyisplanningtobuyacar.

----1know.Bynextmonth,he_enoughforausedone

A.savesB.savedC.willsaveD.

willhavesaved

24.Betweenthetwopartsoftheconcertisaninterval,

theaudiencecanbuyice-cream.

A.WhenB.WhereC.thatD.which

25.Inthatschool,Englishiscompulsoryforallstudents,butFrench

andRussianare.

A.specialB.regionalC.optional

I),original

26.Itwasneverclear__themanhadn'treportedtheaccident

sooner.

A.thatB.howC.whenD.why

27.Teachershavetoconstantlyupdatetheirknowledgeinorderto

maintaintheirprofessional___.

A.consequenceB.independenceC.competence

D.intelligence

28.--------Areyoustillmadather?

---Notreally,butIcan,t______thatherremarkshurtme.

A.denyB.refuseC.reject

D.decline

29.一Lindadidn,tinviteustotheparty.

一?Idon'tcare.

A.ForwhatB.SowhatC.What'son

D.What'sup

30.一Youlookupset.What'sthematter?

-Ihadmyproposalagain.

A.turnedoverB.turnedonC.turnedoff

D.turneddown

31.Recentlyasurveypricesofthesamegoodsintwodifferent

supermarketshascausedheateddebateamongcitizens.

A.comparedB.comparingC.comparesD.being

compared

32.We'dbetterdiscusseverything—beforeweworkoutthe

plan.

A.indetailB.ingeneralC.onpurposeD.on

time

33.Itsoundslikesomethingiswrongwiththecar'sengine.,

we'dbettertakeittothegarageimmediately.

A.OtherwiseB.IfnotC.ButforthatD.Ifso

34.1leftmyhandbagonthetrain,butluckilysomeonegaveit

toaraiIwayofficial.

--Howunbelievabletogetitback!Imean,someoneit.

A.willhavestolenB.mighthavestolen

C.shouldhavestolenD.musthavestolen

35.Youcouldalwaysputthedecisionoffalittlebitlonger.

-------IfIleaveitmuchlongerImightmissmychance.

A.That'sreasonableadvice.B.Isn'titagoodidea.

C.Doyouthinkso?D.Ican'tagreemore.

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

請認(rèn)真閱讀卜面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出

最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Aboywaswalkinghomefromschoolwhenhesawalarge,tempting（誘

人的）appleononeofthebranchesofanappletreehangingoutovera

tai1fence.Theboywasn,tmuchofafruit-eater,36abarofchocolate

ifgiventhechoice,37,astheysay,theforbiddenfruitcanbe

tempting.Seeingtheapple,theboywantedit.Themorehelookedatit,

the38hefeltandthemorehewantedthatapple.

39ashighashecould,butevenashistallest40hewasunable

totouchIt.Hebeganto41upandclown,ashighashecould,atthe

42__ofeachjumpstretchinghisarmstogettheapple.Stillitremained

outof43.

Notgivingup,hethough,ifonlyhehadsomethingto44on.His

schoolbagwouldn,tgiveenoughheightandhedidn,twantto45the

thingsinside,likehislunchbox,pencilcase,andGameboy.Looking

46_,hehopedhemightfindanoldbox,arock,or,47luck,even

aladder,butitwasatidyneighborhoodandtherewasnothinghecould

use.

Hehadtiredeverythinghecouldthinktodo.48seeinganyother

choices,hegaveupandstartedtowalk49.Atfirsthefeltangry

anddisappointedthinkingabouthowhungryhehadbecomefromhis50,

andhowhereallywantedthatapple.Themorehe51likethis,the

moreunhappyhebecame.

52,theboyofourstorywasapreettysmartguy,evenifhecloudn,t

alwaysgetwhatgethewanted.Hestartedtosaytohimself.,Thisisn,t

53,Idon'thavetheappleandI'mfeelingmiserableas

well.There?s54moreleandotogettheapple_thatis

unchangeable-butwearesupposedtobeableto55ourfeelings.If

that'sthecase,whatcanIdotofeelbetter?

36.A.preferringB.offeringC.receivingD.allowing

37.A.soB.thenC??butDor

38.A.sadderB.angrierC.hungrierD.tastier

39.A.expcindingB.stretchingC.swingingD.pulling

40.A.strengthB.lengthC.rangeD.heigh

41.A.jumpB.lookC.walkD.glance

42.A.tipB.stageC.topD.level

43.AhopeB.handC.sightD.reach

44.A.putB.standC.getD.hold

45.A.breakB.shakeC.takeD.strike

46.A.upB.forwordC.downD.around

47.A.forB.withC.onD.of

48.A.AfterB.ThroughC.WithoutD.Upon

49.A.backB.awayC.upD.down

50.A.wishesB.beliefsC.effortsD.goals

51.A.thoughtB.imagonedC.triedD.cliamed

52.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.MoreoverD.Otherwise

53.A.skiIfulB.cheerfulC.harmfulD.helpful

54.A.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing

55.A.changeB.expressC.forgetD.describe

第三部分：閱讀理解（共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分）

請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出

最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

Weknowthefamousones一theThomasEdisonsandtheAlexanderGraham

Bells一butwhataboutthelessfamousinventors?Whataboutthepeople

whoinventedthetrafficlightandthewindshieldwiper（雨刮器）？

Shouldn,tweknowwhotheyare?

JoanMeleanthinkso.Infact,Melean,aprofessorofphysicsat

MountainUniversityinRange,feelssostronglyaboutthismatterthat

she'sdevelopedacourseonthetopic.Inadditiontolearning

“who"invented"what”,however,Mcleanalsolikesherstudentstolearn

theanswerstothe“why“and“how“questions.Accordingto

Mclean,“Whenstudentslearntheanswerstothesequestions,theyare

betterpreparedtorecognizeopportunitiesforinventingandmore

motivatedtogiveinventingatry.”

So,justwhatisthestorybehindthewindshieldwiper?Well,Mary

Andersoncameupwiththeideain1902afteravisittoMewYorkCity.The

daywascoldandstormy,butAndersonstillwantedtoseethesights,so

shejumpedaboardastreetcar.Noticingthatthedriverwasstruggling

toseethroughthesnowcoveringthewinshield,shefoundhersefewondering

whytherecouldn,tbeabuolt-indevicforcleaingthewindow.Still

wonderingaboutthiswhenshereturnedhometoBirmingham,Alabama,

Andersonstarteddraftingoutsolutions.Oneofherideas,alever（M

作桿）ontheinsideofavehiclethatwouldcontralanarmontheoutside,

becamethefirstwindshieldwiper.

Todaywebenefitfromcountlessinventionsandinnovations,It'shard

toimaginedrivingwithoutGarrettA.Morgan,strafficlight.It's

equallyimpossibletopictureaworldwithoutKatherineJ.Blodgett's

innovationthatmakesglassinvisible,Canyoupicturelifewithoutclear

windowsandeyeglasses?

56.Bymentionongutrafficlight"and"windshieldwiper”,the

authorindicatesthatcountlessinventionsare.

A.beneficial,becausetheirinventorsarefamous

B.beneficial,thoughtheirinventorsarelessfamous

C.notuseful,becausetheirinventorsarelessfamous

D.notuseful,thoughtheirinventorsarefamous

57.ProfessorJoanMcLean'scourseaimsto

A.addcolourandvarietytostudents'campuslife

B.informstudentsofthewindshieldwiper'sinvention

C.carryouttherequirementsbyMountainUniversity

D.pre[arestudentstotrytheieowninvention

58.TommyLee?sinventionoftheunbreakableumbrellawas.

A.noteventuallyacceptedbytheumbrellaproducer

B.inspiredbythestorybehindthewindshieldwiper

C.duetohisdreamofbeingcaughtinarainstorm

D.notrelatedtoProfessorJoanMcLean'slectures

59.WhichOfthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthispassage?

AHowtoHelpStudentstoSellTheirInventionstoProducers?

BHowtoDesignaBuilt-inDerviceforCleaningtheWindow?

CShould。'tWeKnowWhoInventdtheWindshieldWiper?

DShouldn*tWeDevelopInventionCoursesinUniversities?

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AccordingtotheUSgovernment,windfarmsoffthePacificcoastcould

produce900gigwattsofelectricityeveryyear.Unfortunately,thewater

thereisfartoodeepforeventhetallestwindmiIls(seepicture)totouch

bottom.AnexperimentunderwayoffthecoastofNorway,however,couldhelp

putthemanywhere.

Theproject,calledIlywind,istheworld'sfirstlarge-scale

deepwaterwindturbine(渦輪發(fā)電機(jī)).Althoughitusesafairlystandard

152-ton,2.3-megawattturbine,Hywind

representstotallynewtechnology.Theturbinewillbefixed213feet

abovethewateronafloatingspar(seepicture),atechnologyHywindts

creator,theNorwegiancompanyStatoi1Hydro>hasdevelopedrecently.The

steelspar,whichisfilledwithstonesandgoes328feetbelowthesea

surface,willbetiedtotheoceanfloorbythreecable(纜索)；thesewill

keepthesparstableandpreventtheturbinefrommovingupanddownin

thewaves.Hywind,sstabi1ity（穩(wěn)定性）inthecoldandroughseawould

provethateventhedeepestcornersoftheoceanaresuitableforwind

power.Ifallgoesaccordingtoplan,theturbinewillstartproducing

electricitysixmilesoffthecoastofsouthwesternNorwayasearlyas

September.

Toproduceelectricityonalargescale,acommercialwindfarmwill

havetousebiggerturbinesthanHywinddoes,butit'sdifficultenough

tobalancesuchalargeturbinesohighonafloatingsparinthemiddle

oftheocean.Tomakethatturbineheavier,thewholespar'stodesign

anewkindofwindturbine,onewhosegearbox（變速箱）sitsatsealevel

ratherthanbehindtheblades（seepicture）

Hywindisatestrun,butthebenefitsforperfectingfloating

wind-farmtechnologycouldbeextremely1arge.Outatsea,thewindis

oftenstrongerandsteadierthanclosetoshore,whereal1existing

offshorewindmillsareplanted.Deep-seafarmsareinvisiblefromland,

whichhelpsovercomethewindnii11-as-eyesoreobjection.Ifthetechnology

catcheson,itwillopenupvastareasoftheplanetfssurfacetoone

ofthebestlow-carbonpowersourcesavailable.

63.TheHywindprojectusestotallynewtechnologytoensurethe

stabilityof.

A.thecableswhichtiethespartotheoceanfloor

B.thesparwhichisfloatingindeep-seawater

C.thebltidesdrivenbystrongandsteadyseawind

D.thestonesfilledinthesparbelowtheseasurface

64.Tobalanceabiggerturbinehighonaflattingspar,anewtype

ofturbineistobedesignedwithitsgearboxsitting.

A.ontheseafloorB.onthespartop

C.atsealevelD.behindtheblades

65.Wideapplicationsofdeepwaterwindpowertechnologycan

A.solvethetechnicalproblemsofdeepwaterwindmills

B.makefinancialprofitsbyproducingmoreturbines

C.settletheargumentsaboutenvironmentalproblems

D.explorelow-carbonpowerresourcesavailableatsea

D

Shayasked,“Doyouthinkthey*11letmeplay?"Shay'sfatherknew

thatmostoftheboyswouldnotwantsomeonelikeShayontheirteam,but

thefatheralsounderstoodthatifhisson,mentallyandphysically

disabled,wereallowedtoplay,itwouldgivehimamuch-neededsenseof

belongingandsomeconfidence.

Shay'sfatherapproachedoneoftheboysonthefieldandaskedif

Shaycouldplay,notexpectingmuch.Theboylookedaroundandsaid,

“We'relosingbysixruns（分）andthegameisintheeighthinning（局），1

guesshecanbeonourteamandwe,11trytoputhimintobatinthe

finalinning.

Shaystruggledovertotheteam,sbenchandputonateamshirtwith

abroadsmileandhisfatherhadasmal1tearinhiseyeandwarmthin

heart.Theboyssawthefather*sjoyathissonbeingaccepted.

Inthebottomoftheeighthinning,Shay'steamscoredafewruns

butwassti11behindbythree.Inthetopofthefinalinning,Shayput

onagloveandplayedinthefield.Eventhoughnohitscamehisway,he

wasobviouslyjoyfuljusttobeinthegameandonthefield.Inthebottom

ofthefinalinning,Shay'steamscoredagain.Now,Shaywasscheduled

tobenextatbat.WouldtheyletShaybatandgiveawaytheirchanceto

winthegame?

Surprisingly,Shaywasgiventhebat.Everyoneknewthatahitwas

almostimpossible.Thefirstpitch（投）cameandShaymissed.Thepitcher

againagaintookafewstepsforwardtothrowtheballsoftlytowardsShay.

Asthepitchcamein,Shayswungattheballandhitaslowgroundball

rightbacktothepitcher.

Thepitchercouldhaveeasilythrownheballtothefirstbasemanand

Shaywouldhavebeenoutandthatwouldhavebeentheendofthe

game.Instead,thepitcherthrewtheballrightovertheheadofthefirst

baseman,beyondthereachofallteammates,Theaudienceandtheplayers

frombothteamsstartedscreaming,“Shay,runtofirst!”Neverinhis

lifehadShayeverrunthatfarbutmadeittofirstbase,wide-eyedand

shocked..

Everyoneshould,“Runtosecond!”Catchinghisbreath,Shay

awkwardlyrantowardssecond.BythetimeShayroundedtowardssecondbase,

thesmallestguyontheirteam,whohadachancetobetheheroforhis

teamfirthefirsttime,couldhavethrowntheballtothesecondbaseman,

butheunderstoodthepitcher,sintentionsandhetoointentionally

threwtheballhighandfaroverthethirdbaseman,shead.

Allwerescreaming,^Shay,Shay,Shay,allthewayShay.”Shayreached

thirdbasewhenoneopposingplayerrantohelphimandshouted,“Shay,

runtothird."AsShayroundedthird,allwereontheirfeet,crying,

“Shay,runhome!”Shayrantohome,steppedonthehomebaseandwas

cheeredastheherowhothewhowonthegameforhisteam.

Thatday,theboysfrombothteamshelpedbringapiecetrueloveand

humanityintothisworld.Shaydidn'tmakeittoanothersummeranddied

thatwinter,havingneverforgottenbeingtheheroandmakinghisfather

sohappyandcominghomeandseeinghismothertearfullyhugherlittle

herooftheday!

66.Notexpectingmuch,Shay'sfatherstillaskedtheboyifShay

couldplay,mainlybecausethefather.

A.noticedsomeoftheboysonthefieldwereheisting

B.guessedhispresencewouldaffecttheboy'sdecision

C.learnedsomeoftheboysonthefieldknewShaywell

D.understoodShaydidneedafeelingofbeingaccepted

67.InthebottomofthefinalinningShaywasgiventhebatbecause

theboys.

A.believedtheyweresuretowinthegame

B.wouldliketohelpShayenjoythegame

C.foundShaywassoeagertobeawinner

D.fellforcedtogiveShayanotherchance

68.Thesmallestboythrewtheballhighandfaroverthethird

baseman?shead,probablybecausethatboy.

A.wasobviouslyawareofthepitcher'spurpose

B.lookedforwardtowinningthegameforhisteam

C.failedtothrowtheballtothesecondbaseman

D.sawthatShayalreadyreachedsecondbase

69.WhichofthefollowinghasnothingtodowithShay'sbecoming

theheroforhisteam?

A.Thepitcherdidnotthrowtheballtothefirstbaseman.

B.Theaudienceandtheplayersfrombothteamscheeredforhim.

C.Theopposingplayersfailedtostophisrunningtohome.

D.Oneoftheopposingplayersrantohelphim.

70.Whattoyouthinkisthethemeofthestory?

A.Truehumannaturecouldberealizedinthewaywetreateachother.

B.Everyonehashisownstrengthevenifmentallyorphysically

disabled.