高中英语测试卷A 7页

Parttwo:languageKnowledgeSectionA(15points)Directions:Beneatheachofthefollowingsentencesthereare4choicesmarkedA,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.21•■一Wheredidyoucomeacrossourchemistryteacher?…ItwasinthesupermarketIpurchasedmooncakes.A.thatB.whichC.whereD.when22.Aseriesofstimuluspoliciesandsupportivemeasurestakenbythegovernmenttopromotechangeintheeconomicenvironmentinthisarea.A.areexpectingB.areexpectedC・isexpectingD.isexpected23.Withallthenovelshewasinterestedin,heleftthelibraryandwentbacktohisdorm.A・borrowedB.borrowingC.toborrowD.borrow24.■—Theresearchonthenewbirdfluvirusvaccineischallenginganddemanding.Whodoyouthinkcandothejob?…mystudentshaveatry?A.MayB.MustC.WillD.Shall25.Betweenthetwoperiodsofclassesisabreak,wecanhaveashortresl.A.thenB.whereC.whenD.which26.6fcIf1headded,“tocarryouttheplan,wewouldsurelymakeabigprofitforourcompany/1A・topermitB・tobepermittedC・permittingD・permitted27.・-HowdoyouthinkIcanmakeupwithQiong?・—Putasideyoudisagreeandtrytofindyouhaveincommon.A.what,whatB.where,whatC.what,whetherD.where,whether28.thecalculationisright,scientistscanneverbesurethattheyhaveineludedallvariablesandmodeledthemaccurately.A.Even讦B.AsfarasC.IfonlyD.Solongas29.1himintime,otherwisehewouldhavefallenoffthebike.A.hadsupportedB.supportedC・havesupportedD.support30・May12th,2008isaspecialday,,Ithink,thatwillberememberedbytheChineseforeve匚A.oneB.itC.whichD.that31.——Couldyouintroducemeahighqualitycar?—Mypleasure.wellevenonwetroads,thiskindofcarisverypopular.A.HandledB.TohandleC.HandlingD.Beinghandled32.Onlywhenhereturnedthatthewarhadendedandthearmyhadcomeback.A.wetellB.wetoldC.didwetellD.werewetold33.Accordingtothereport,theAmericangovernmentdidn'tintendtohaveitstroopsofwarzone.A・pulledoutB.droppedoutC・drivenoutD.runout34.Thebuswascrowdedwithpassengersgoinghomefrommarket,mostofcarryingheavybagsandbasketsfulloffruitandvegetablestheyhadboughtthere・A.whomB.themC.whoD.which35.Oursocietyinsistsonregularhabits,timekeepingandpunctuality,andwhetherwelikeitornot,wemeantomakeourwayinsociety,wehavetocomply(toactinaccordancewithademand,rule,etc.)itsdemands・A.whetherB.afterC.ifD.untilSectionB(18points)Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA，B，CandD.Fillineachblankwithwordorphrasesthatbestfitsthecontext.Everyonewantstowinafirst-placeblueribbon,tobethebestinsomething.EvenkidsinKindergartenwantthatblue\nribbon.Insports,Iwasneverablue-ribbonperson.Inarace,Iwasalways36・InbaseballIwaslikelytobe37ontheheadordroptheball・Duringthespringofmykindergartenyear,ourclasshadafieldtriptoaparkinatownabouttwentymilesaway.Makingthatdrivenowisnobig38butwhenyou5resixandyoiTvelivedinatownof300peopleallyourlife,goingtoabigtownofacoupleofthousandpeopleisreallysomething.Idon"remembertoomuchaboutit.ButtherewasonethatIwillneverforgetthe39race・Theparentstiedourfeettogether.Onelittleboygotmefora40.Hewasthesecondmost41boyinourclasssoheusuallywonateverythingandIknewthatwithmetiedtohimhedidn^haveachance・AndFmsureheknewhewasintrouble・Thegunsoundedandwewereoff.Somecoupleswerefallingandstumblingallaroundus,42westayedonourfeetandmadeittotheotherside.43、whenweturnedaroundandheadedbackforhome,wewereinthelead!Onlyonecouplehadachancetowin,andtheywereagoodseveralyardsbehindus.Afewfeetfromthefinishline,disasterstruck:Itrippedandfell.Wewere44enoughthatmypartnercouldhaveeasilydraggedmeacrossthefinishlineandwon.Buthedicing.Insteadhestopped,45downandhelpedmeupjustattheothercouplecrossedthefinishline.Asaresult,wereceivedasmallredribbonforcominginsecond.Istillrememberthatmomentwhentheyoungboydecidedthathelpingafriendgetonherfeetwasmoreimportantthanwinningablueribbon.And13yearslater,Istillhavethatlittleribbonbecauseit'sa46thatafriendlikethisboyisonewhoreally47•36.A.lastB.firstC.quickD.successful37.A.touchedB.feltC.hitD・beaten38.A.questionB・eventC.oneD.deal39.A.one-leggedB.two-leggedC・three-leggedD.four-legged40.A.partnerB.helperC・supporterD.competitor41.A.tallestB.youngestC.athleticD.handsome42.A.butB.thereforeC.howeverD.and43.A.ObviouslyB.UnbelievablyC.SecretlyD.Undoubtedly44.A.strongB・braveC.cleverD・close45.A.layB.slowedC・movedD.reached46.A.warningB.reminderc.giftD.notice47.A.dependsB・countsC.supportsD.worthySectionC(12points)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontext.Therewasanewguyintheoffice.Whenwewalkedbyeachotherinthehallway,wesmiledandsaiduhi”.Actually,hesaid,"Hi,Joe.”48IjustsaidHhiHbecause...well...Ididnftknowhisname,andwasembarrassedtoask・Ipassedhiminthehallagainyesterday.AsIwascontinuingdownthehall,feelingprettygoodabouthowwellIwascoping49notknowinghisname,whenIheardafamiliarvoicebehindme.MIdon'tknowyou!HItwasSylvia,oneofthekindestpeopleIknow.Sylviawasfriendlyandwarm,awelcomingmothertoeveryoneintheoffice・Shewaswalkingafewpacesbehindme,andevidentlyshedidn'tknowthenewguy50.ButratherthanjustsmileandsayHhi/rSylviadidwhatshedid.Notonly51sheannouncethatshedidn'tknowhim,butaskedhimhisname,52himhersandengagedhiminconversation.Before53theywerechattinglikeoldfriendsaboutsomethingstheyhadin54•AndsuddenlyforSylvia,thenewguywasn'tthenewguyanymore・HewasMitch,acolleaguewithchildren,hobbies,interestsandalittlesharedhistory.Iwasstunned-andalittleembarrassedbytheeasewith55Sylvianegotiatedthattransition.Itdoesn'ttakemuchtoturnanunfamiliarfaceinintoafriend・Youjusthavetogetoveryourselfandreachoutalittle.Askaquestion.Learnaname・Andjustlikethat一nomorenewguy.PartThree:ReadingComprehension(20points)Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreahc\nofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestacoordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassage.InJapanmanyworkerswhoworkinlargecorporationshaveaguaranteeoflifetimeemployment.Duringtheiremployment,theywillnotbelaidoffduringrecessions（经济萧条）orwhenthetaskstheyperformaretakenoverbyrobots.Tosomeobservers,thisiswhattheycallcapitalismatitsbest,becauseworkersaretreatedaspeoplenotthings・OthersseeitasnecessarilyinefficientandtheyalsobelieveitcannotcontinueifJapanistoremaincompetitivewithforeigncorporationsbybeingmoreconcernedaboutprofitsandlessconcernedaboutpeople・Defendersofthesystemarguethatthosewhocallitinefficientdonotunderstandhowitreallyworks.InthefirstplacenoteveryJapaneseworkerhastheguaranteeofalifetimejob.Thelifetimeemploymentsystemincludesonly"regularemployees".Manyemployeesarenotincludedinthiscategory,includingallwomen.Allbusinesseshavemanypart-timeandtemporaryemployees.TheseworkersarehiredandlaidoffduringthecourseofthebusinesscyclejustasemployeesintheUnitedStatesare.These"irregularworkers^makeupabout10percentofthenon-agriculturalworkforce.Additionally,Japanesefirmskeepsomeflexibilitythroughthelarge-scaleuseofsubcontractors（转承包者）•ThispracticeismuchmorecommoninJapanthanintheUnitedStates.TheuseofbothsubcontractorsandtemporaryworkershasincreasedremarkablyinJapansincethe1974-1975recessions・AllthisleadssomepeopletoarguethattheJapanesesystemisnotallthatdifferentfromtheAmericansystem.DuringrecessionsJapanesecorporationslayofftemporaryworkersandgivelessbusinesstosubcontractors・IntheUnitedStates,coiporationslayoffthoseworkerswiththeleastseniority（资历）•Thedifferencethenisprobablylessthantheterm"lifetimeemployment"suggests,buttherestillisadifference・AndthisdifferencecannotbeunderstoodwithoutlookingatthevaluesofJapanesesociety.Therelationshipbetweenemployerandemployeecannotbeexplainedinpurelycontractual（合同R勺）terms・Firmsholdontotheemployeesandemployeesstaywithonefinn.Therearealsopracticalreasonsfornotjumpingfromjobtojob・Mostretirementbenefitscomefromtheemploye匚Changingjobsmeanslosingthesebenefits・Also,teamworkisanessentialpartofJapaneseproduction.Movingtoanewfirmmeansadaptingtoadifferentteamandatleasttemporarily,possessinglowerproductivityandlowerpay.56.Itisstatedinthesecondparagraphthat.A.defendersthemselvesdonotappreciatethesystemB.about90%of"irregularworkers^areemployedinagricultureC・thebusinesscycleoccursmoreofteninJapanandintheU.S.D.notallemployeescanbenefitfromthepolicy57.DuringrecessionsthosewhoaretobefiredfirstintheU.S.corporationsare・A.regularemployeesB.part-timeworkersC.junioremployeesD・temporaryworkers5&Accordingtothepassage,JapanesefirmsareremarkablydifferentfromAmericanfirmsinthattheformer・A.usesubcontractorsinlargeramountB・arelessflexibleintermsoflifetimeemploymentC.holdontothevaluesofsocietyD.aremoreefficientincompetitionthanthelatter59.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTaccountforthefactthataJapaneseworkerisunwillingtochangehisjob?A.Hewillprobablybelow-paid.B・Hewillnotbeabletopossesssomejobbenefits・C.Hehasgotusedtotheteamwork・D.Hewillbelookeddownuponbyhisprospectiveemploye匚60-Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheguaranteeofemploymentinJapan\nB・TheconsequenceoftheJapanesesystemC・TheadvantagesoflifetimeemploymentinJapanD.TheexpectationsofcapitalismB"Tearthemapart!,?"Killthedamnfool!”"Murderthereferee（裁判）!""Whydon'tdosomethingthere,youidiot!"Thesearecommoncommentsonemayhearatvarioussportingevents.Atthetimetheyaremade,theymayseeminnocentenough.Butweshouldnotkidourselves.Theyhavebeenknowntoinfluencebehaviorinsuchawayastoleadtorealbloodshed（流血）•Somanystorieshavebeenwrittenaboutthewaywordsaffectus.Ithasbeenshownthatwordshavingcertainmeaningsmaycauseustoreactinwaysquiteforeigntowhatweconsidertobeourusualhumanisticbehavior.Iseetheterm"opponent"asoneofthosewords•Perhapsthetimehascometodeleteitfromsportsterms.Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm“opponent"is"adversary^:“enemy";"onewhoopposesyourinterests;'Thus,whenaplayermeetsanopponent,heorshemaytendtotreatthatopponentasanenemy.Atsuchtimes,winningmaycontrolone^sknowledgeandintellectualability,andeveryaction,nomatterhowgross,maybeconsideredjustifiable・Irecallanincidentinahandballgamewhenarefereerefusedaplayer'srequestforatimeoutforaglovechangebecausehedidnotconsideredthenwetenough・TheplayerwentontorubhisglovesacrosshiswetT-shirtandthenstatedloudly."Aretheywetenoughnow?"Intheheatofbattle,playershavebeenobservedtothrowthemselvesacrossthecourtwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesthatsuchamovemighthaveonanyoneintheirway.Ihavealsowimessedaplayerreactingtohisopponen"sinternationalandillegalblockingbydeliberatelyhittinghimwiththeballashardashecouldduringthegame.Offthecourt,theyaregoodfriends.Doesthatmakeanysense?Itcertainlygivesproofofacourtattitudewhichdepartsfromnormalbehavior.Therefore,Ibelieveitistimeweelevated（提升）thegametothelevelwhereitbelongstherebysettinganexampletotherestofthesportingworld.Replacingtheterm“opponent"with"associate，'couldbeanidealwaytostart.Thedictionarymeaningoftheterm"associate^is“colleague”；“friend";“companion：Reflectamoment!Youmaysoonseeandpossiblyfeelthedifferenceinyourreactiontotheterm“associate"ratherthan"opponent：61.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor'sview?A.AggressivebehaviorinsportscanhaveseriousconsequencesB・ThewordspeopleusecaninfluencetheirbehaviorC・UnpleasantwordsinsportsareoftenusedbyforeignathletesD.Unfairjudgmentsbyrefereeswillleadtoviolenceonthesportsfield62.HarshwordsarespokenduringgamesbecausetheplayersA.aretooeagertowinB.areusuallyshort-temperedandeasilyoffendedC・cannotaffordtobepoliteinfiercecompetitionD.irealtheircontestantsasenemies63.Whatdidthehandballplayerdowhenhewasnotallowedatimeouttochangehisgloves?A.HerefusedtocontinuethegameB.HeangrilyhittherefereewithaballC・HeclaimedthattherefereewasunfairD.HewethisglovesbyrubbingthemacrosshisT-shirt64.Accordingtothepassage,players,inagame,mayA.deliberatelythrowtheballatanyoneillegallyblockingtheirwayB.keeponscreamingandshoutingthroughoutthegameC.liedownonthegroundasanactofprotestD.kicktheballacrossthecourtwithforce65.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?\nA.Theauthorcallingonraisingthereferee'ssenseofresponsibilityB.TheauthorcallingonplayerstousecleanlanguageonthecourtC・TheauthorcallingonchangingtheattitudeofplayersonthesportsfieldD.TheauthorcallingonregulatingtherelationshipbetweenplayersandrefereesPartFour:WritingSectionA(10points)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Completethediagrambyusingtheinformationforthepassage.WriteNOMORETHAN3WORDSforeachanswer.Manyworkersdependonplansofferedbytheiremployerstohelppayfortheirretirement.Therearetwomajorkindsofretirementplans・Oneisdefinedbywhatispaidout,theotherbywhatispaidin.Thefirstiscalledadefinedbenefitplan,orpension.Itprovidessetpaymentsbasedonthenumberofyearsanemployeehasworked.Theseplansoftenpayforhealthcareandothercosts.Theymightalsoprovidemoneytofamilymemberswhenthepensionerdies・Pensions,however,canbeabigcosttoemployers.IntheUnitedStates,thechangefromamanufacturingeconomytoaserviceeconomyhasresultedinfewerandfewertraditionalplans.In1974,theEmploymentRetirementIncomeActsetrulestoprotectpensions.ThatlawalsocreatedafederalagencycalledthePensionBenefitGuarantyCorporation・Asaresult,itisnowresponsibleforthecurrentandfuturepensionsofmorethanonemillionworkers•AttheendoflastSeptember,itreportedadeficitofalmosttwenty-threethousandmilliondollarsinitssingle-employerinsuranceprogram.Theagencytakescontrolofpensionsthatdonothaveenoughmoneytopayclaims.Itcurrentlyguaranteesthirtythousandplans・Forty-fourmillionAmericansareintheseplans.Buttherearelimitstohowmuchtheycanreceiveiftheirpensionfails.Theothermajorkindofretirementplaniscalledadefinedcontributionplan.Twothingsdefinehowmuchaworkerwillgetatretirement.Thefirstishowmuchboththeworkerandtheemployerpaidintotheplan.Theotheristheperformanceofitsinvestments・Definedcontributionplanscanreducethetaxesofworkersandemployers.Butsomeplansareverycomplex.AneasierwayforsmallemployerstoofferretirementsavingsisthroughaSavingsIncentiveMatchPlan.Itpermitscontributionsofuptotenthousanddollarsayeartowardretirement・Title:Savingforretirement、\66.Features67.68.SavingIncentiveMatchPlanWaystobedefined69.70.71.72.・Amountofmoneypaidbyworkerandtheemployer•73.74.Likelytofailgovernmentguaranty•tax-reducing•beirm75.EasierforsmallemployersSectionB(10points)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Answerthequestionsaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageandtherequiredwordlimit.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.\nMorethan300highschoolstudentsfrom40schoolsacrosstheglobegatheredthisweekattheWesternAcademyofBeijing,oneofthecapitafsleadinginternationalschools,todiscusshowtheycan”change”theworldbyhelpingtosolveglobalproblems.\nItisthefirsttimeanAsiancountryhashostedtheGlobalIssuesNetworkconference,whichwassetupin2006byteachersandstudentsfromsixinternationalschoolsinEurope.Itaimstohelpstudentsrealizetheycanmakeadifferencebyempoweringthemtoworkwithpeerstodevelopsolutionstoglobalissues・TheideafortheconferencecamefromthebookHighNoon:TwentyGlobalProblems,TwentyYearstoSolveThembyJean-FrancoisRichard,formerWorldBankvice-presidentforEurope,whichpresentsaseriesofchallengesthatcanbesolvedonlythroughglobalcooperation.OneoftheparticipantsattheconferencewasAustinGutweinfromArizonaintheUnitedStates,whowasjust9whenhebeganraisingmoneyforchildrenorphanedbyAIDS.In2004,thejuniorhighschoolstudent,now13,launchedthebasketball-themedHoopsofHope,which”charged"peopleinhisneighborhood$1foreverybasketheshot.Sincethen,thousandsofyoungstershavepickedupontheideaandhelpedraisedmorethan$325,000forthecause・nItworksbecausekidsmyagewantachancetodosomethinggreatandbepartofsomethinglikethis/'GutweintoldChinaDaily.Trealizedthesekidsweren'tanydifferentfromme,excepttheyweresufferingandIwantedtodosomethingtohelpthem/hesaid・Withthehelpofnon-govemmentorganizations,HoopsofHopehasbuiltaschoolforHIV/AIDSorphansandamedicallabinZambiainSouthAfrica.Anotherparticipant,LiYeqiao,a15-year-oldstudentatBeijingBayiMiddleSchoolwhochairstheschoofsRoots&Shootsgroup,toldtheconferencehowthegroupseekstoimprovethewayelectronicwasteisdisposedof,andencouragespeopletosavewaterandcareforanimals・nWehavedeveloped3R(Reduce,ReuseandRecycle)livinghabitsandareoptimisticourinitiativeswillhaveapositiveimpactonthelocalenvironment,”Lisaid.BritishanimalbehaviorexpertJaneGoodallintroducedtheRoots&ShootsconcepttoChinain2000topromoteenvironmentalandhumanitarianeducationprogramstochildren.Therearenow300ofsuchgroupsinthecountry.76.Whatkindofproblemsaretheyoungstudentstryingtosolve?(nomorethan2words.)77.HowdoesAustinGutweinraisemoneyforchildrenorphanedbyAIDS?(withnomorethan7words)7&WhatdoesLiYeqiaothinkoftheir3R?(withnomorethan10words)79.Whafsthemainideaofthispassage?(nomorethan12words)SectionC(15points)Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelow.日前，针对学生的零用钱(pocketmoney)的消费方向，你对你们市某屮学的高屮和初屮的部分学生进行了问卷调查•得出数据如下表。现请你用英文给某报社编辑写一封信，反映这一情况，并呼吁小学生树立正确的消费观。注意：1.书信中不必一一列举具体数字，只要抓住主要问题和数据说明问题即可。2.字数：120~150字。开头已给出.不计人总词数。Deareditor.Recentlyasurveyhasbeendonetofindouthowmiddleschoolstudentsspendtheirpocketmoney.