江苏泰州中学 18-19 学度高三第一学期年中考试试卷--英语 第一部分：听力〔共两节，总分值 20 分〕 第一节〔共 5 小题，每题 1 分，总分值 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 个选项中选出最正确选项，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.HowdoesthemanfeelaboutYorkshire? A.Hedoesn’tenjoytheweather. B.Helikeseverythingaboutit. C.Helikestherainthere. ()2.Whatarethetwospeakersdoing? A.Complainingabouttheweather. B.Discussingwhichmonthisthehottest. D.Talkingabouttheirfavoritemonth. ()3.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace? A.Atahospital. B.Atalibrary. C.Atabookstore. ()4.Whatwillthewomandofirst? A.Sendthee-mail. B.Typethepaper.
C.Makeacall. ()5.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation? A.Theplanecrashedintothesea. B.Woodsurvivedtheair-crash. C.Woodhasjustbeenbackfromaholiday. 第二节〔共 15 小题：每题 1 分，总分值 15 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 三个选项中选出最正确选项，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，每题 5 秒钟；听完后， 各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 8 题。 ()6.HowdoesthemanfindProfessorMartin’sclass? A.Exciting.B.Hard.C.Boring. ()7.Whydoesthewomanlikethestudygroup? A.Becauseeveryoneiskindandactive. B.Becauseeveryoneisseriousandhelpful. C.Becauseshelikesthegamesinthestudygroup. ()8.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation? A.Therearesixmembersinthestudygroup. B.Themanwilljointhestudygrouptonight. C.Theywillmeetattheschoolgatetonight. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。
()9.Whydoesthemanwanttogetacar? A.Becauseitisusefulforhiswork. B.Becausehehasgotalotofmoney. C.Becausethecarischeap. ()10.Whatdoesthemanconsiderwhenhechoosesthecar? A.Theprice.B.Thequality.C.Thewayofpayment. 11.Howmuchwillthemanpayfortheremainingpart? A.$2500.B.$13800.C.$30000. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题。 ()12.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers? A.Teacherandstudent. B.Husbandandwife. C.Fatheranddoctor. ()13.Whatfooddoesthewomanhave? A.Abottleofbeer.B.Abasketoffruit.C.Acheesesandwich. ()14.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheconversation? A.Theyhaven’tdriventhereforalongtime. B.Therearetrees,grassbutlittlewateraroundthepicnicsite. C.Thelunchbasketisinthebackofthecar. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。 ()15.Whydoesthewomanfeelsurprised? A.Becausethemanhasworkedforoversixyears.
B.Becausethemanhasworkedforthesamefirm. C.Becausethemanhasauniversitydegreebutworksasatrunkdriver. ()16.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers? A.Formerclassmates. B.Interviewerandinterviewee. C.Bossandsecretary. ()17.Whatisthemainadvantageofthemanworkingasatruckdriver? A.Hecanmakealotofmoney. B.Hecandowhathewantstodo. C.Hecanhavetimetobewithhisfamily. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。 ()18.WhobroughtupEric? A.Hisuncle.B.Hismother.C.Hisgrandparents. ()19.WhendidEricstartbakingdrugs? A.Afterhismusicgroupbrokeup. B.Afterhismarriagefailed. C.Afterhiswifedied. ()20.Whichofthefollowingistrue? A.Ericcouldalsowritegoodsongs. B.Erichadneverattendedanartcollege. C.Ericwasworldfamousasamoviestar. 第二部分英语知识运用〔共两节，总分值 35 分〕
第一节单项填空〔共 15 小题；每题 1 分，总分值 15 分〕从 A、B、C、
D 四个选项中，选出能够填入空白处的最正确选项，并在答题卡上将
该项涂黑。
()21.InmanystatesofAmerica,aneighbormay______youwithplaying
yourradiotooloudly.
A.chargeB.blameC.punishD.scold
()22.ItwasJuly24thwhenhearrivedinLondon,______the30thOlympi
cGameswouldbedeclaredopen3dayslater.
A.that
B.how
C.where
D.Who
()23.Alicewassoexcited______shereceivedanticketfromherfrien
dtoattendtheconcert.
A.where
B.that
C.why
D.when
()24.Someofusfailtolearnthatpainisthebody
’
swayofinformingthemind______wearedoingsomethingwrong,notnec
essarily______somethingiswrong.
A.that,what B.that,that
C.what,that D.what,what
()25.ThenewCEOaskedthatallinter-officecommunications______i
nwritingratherthaninperson,______possible.
A.havebeenmade;whoever
B.wouldbemade;whichever
C.bemade;whenever
D.weremade;whatever
()26.---Rememberhowwemetforthefirsttime,Dick?
---OfcourseIdo.You_________totheteachers'officehurriedlyand
___________me.
A.hadwalked;weren'tnoticing
B.werewalking;didn'tnotice
C.hadbeenwalking;noticed
D.walked;hadnoticed
()27.Canyouimaginethatasmartmanlikehim___________makesuchas
tupidmistake?
A.might B.should C.would D.need
()28.Withthelittle__________money,thechildtoldmeina________
___voicethatonthewayhomemostofhismoneyhadbeenstolen.
A.remained;trembled B.remained;trembling
C.remaining;trembled D.remaining;trembling
()29.When_________differentcultures,weoftenfocusourattentio
nonthedifferenceswithoutnoticingmanysimilarities.
A.havingcomparedB.compared
C.beingcomparedD.comparing
()30.Thetimeisnotfaraway___moderncommunicationwillbecomewid
espreadinChina’svastcountryside.
A.whenB.asC.that D.which
()31.Pleaseremembertoremindthemthattheproductsinsideare____
____andmustbehandledwithgreatcare.
A.smooth B.heavy
C.flexible
D.fragile
()32.Isupportyourdecision,butIshouldalsomakeitclearthatIamn
otgoingtobe__________tocarryitout.
A.connectedB.fastenedC.bound D.stuck
()33.WhentalkingaboutChina,peopleoften_________itwiththeYel
lowRiver.
A.associateB.revealC.worshipD.respect
()34.TheExpo2017Shanghaihasnotonlyprovedtobeagreatsuccessbu
talsoprovidedafantasticmodelforMilan____________managingand
organizingeventsofthisscale.
A.inneedofB.intermsofC.insearchofD.infavorof
()35.Themanagerneedsanassistantthathecan_____totakecareofpr
oblemsinhisabsence.
A.counton
B.countin
C.countup D.countout
第二节完型填空〔共 20 小题；每题 1 分，总分值 20 分〕
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C 和 D〕中，
选出能够填入空白处的最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mymotherisageneticist,andfromherIlearnedthatdespiteourd
ifferencesinsize,shapeandcolor,wehumansare99.9percentthesam
e.Itisinour36toseedifferences:skin,hairandeyecolor,height,l
anguage.Butalsoinournature,waydownintheDNAthat37ushuman,wea
realmostthe38.
Ibelievethereismorethatunitesusthan39us.
MymothercametotheUSfromIndia.Sheis40enoughthatshegother
service41inadinerin1960sDallas.MyfatherisawhiteboyfromIndia
nawhose42camefromGermanyinthemid-1800s.
Itseems43toadmitnow,butInever44thatmyparentswerediffere
ntcolors.Oneday,Iwatchedmyparentswalk45thestreetofourchurch
together.Theywere46intheservicethatday,andastheywalked,Isaw
theirhands47togetherinunison(
一
致
地 ).Inoticedforthefirsttimehowdarkmymotherwas,andhowwhitemy
fatherwas.Iknewthemasmyparents48Irealizedtheirskincolor.I'm
sorrytosaythatnowwhenIseeamixed-race49walkingdownthestreet,
Iseethe“mixedrace”firstandthe“couple”second.
Whenmyparentsmarriedin1966,therewere50placesinthiscount
rythathadlaws51mixedmarriage.52,mywhitegrandfather,53father
hadbeenatypicalracist,wasnotagainsttheirmarriage.
Someofusaremen,somearewomen.Someareyoung,someold.Someof
usareshortandothers54.Someright-handed,someleft-handed.Weha
velotsofdifferences;weareall55.Butdeepdowninsideus,downinou
rDNA,weare99.9percentthesame.AndIbelieveweneedtoremembertha
t.
()36.A.feature B.character C.nature D.quality
()37.A.gets
B.lets
C.has
D.makes
()38.A.same
B.different C.familiar D.similar
()39.A.differsB.divides C.departs
D.splits
()40.A.yellowB.white
C.dark
D.brown
()41.A.turnedoutB.turneddown C.turnedover D.turnedback
()42.A.ancestors B.parents
C.family D.origin
()43.A.silly
B.wise
C.stupid D.foolish
()44.A.noticed B.looked C.watchedD.observed
()45.A.in
B.up
C.out
D.down
()46.A.entering B.running
C.attending
D.participating
()47.A.rocking B.shaking
C.swingingD.waving
()48.A.unless B.after C.before D.until
()49.A.marriage B.couple C.double D.twins
()50.A.always B.also
C.almost D.still
()51.A.allowing B.preventing
C.encouragingD.banning
()52.A.Therefore B.However
C.But
D.Otherwise
()53.A.which
B.whose
C.that D.what
()54.A.longB.highC.tallD.kind
()55.A.similar B.familiar C.unique D.same
第三部分阅读理解〔共 15 小题；每题 2 分，总分值 30 分〕阅读以下
短文，从每题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C 和 D〕中,选出最正确选项，
并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Londonhasbecomeacyclefriendlyzoneafterthelaunchofanewbi
kehirescheme.Ithasbeendesignedtoencouragemorepeopletocyclei
nandaroundcentralLondon.
Sohowdoesitwork
？
Firstyouhavetosignuptotheschemetobesentakey.Thekeywillunloc
koneofthebikes
，
whicharekeptatdockingstationsinandaroundcentralLondon.Youha
vetopayanaccessfeeforthekeyandthenyoupayasyougo
，
forthelengthoftimeyouusethebike.
TransportforLondon,whichrunsthescheme，arehopingtohave6，
000bikesand400dockingstationsinplacebytheendoftheyear.Thene
whiresystemishopingtoeasecongestioninLondonandisexpectedtog
enerateupto40
，
000extracycletripsadayintothecitycentre.LondonMayorBorisJoh
nstonlaunchedtheschemeandsaidLondonhadbeen
“ filledwiththousandsofgleamingmachinesthatwilltransformthe
lookandfeelofourstreetsandbecomeascommonplaceonourroadsasbl
ackcabsandredbuses”.
However
，
therehavebeenafewproblemssincetheschemewaslaunchedlastFrida
y.Onthefirstdaysomepeoplefoundtheycouldn
’
tdocktheirbikeproperlyandtheirusageofthebikehadnotregistere
d.TransportforLondondidadmittheyhadbeenexpectingafew
“ teethingproblems ” andhavesaidtheywouldn ’
tchargeforthefirstdayasa
“gestureofgoodwill”.Someotherpeoplehavecriticizedthelacko
fdockingstationsandlocksforthebikesaswellasthepriceitcostst
ohirethebicycles.
Despitethecomments
，
thegreen-thinkingLondonMayorstillseemsverypositiveaboutthin
gs
，
saying
，
“ Mycampaignforthecapitaltobecomethegreatestbigcyclingcityi
ntheworldhastakenagiganticpedal-poweredpushforwards.”
()56.Whichisthecorrectorderofabikehire？
a.payausagechargeaccordingtothetime
b.payforthekey
c.cycleinandaroundcentralLondon
d.signupasamembertogetakey
A.b-d-c-aB.b-c-a-dC.d-c-b-aD.d-b-c-a
()57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthe “ teethingproblems ”
ofthescheme？
A.Peoplewereunabletolockproperly.
B.Peoplecouldnotdockthebikesproperly.
C.Peoplehadnoenthusiasmaboutthescheme.
D.It’stooexpensiveforsomepeopletohireabike.
()58.Fromthepassageweknow__________.
A.the‘cyclingrevolution’failedoncestarted
B.theschemewillbeputoffduetotheproblems
C.allthecitizensinLondonareinfavorofthescheme
D.theLondonMayorhasgreatconfidenceinthescheme
B
Transformers:DarkoftheMoon
TheatricalReleaseDate:July1,2017
Studio:ParamountPictures
Director:MichaelBay
Genre:Action︱Adventure︱Sequel︱Sci-Fi︱3D
TheAutobots,ledbyOptimusPrime,arebackinaction,takingont
heevilDeceptions.TheAutobotsandDeceptionsbecomeinvolvedinad
angerousspacerace.TheAutobotslearnofaCybertronianspacecraft
ontheMoonandmustraceagainsttheDeceptionstofinditssecrets,wh
ichcouldturnthetideintheTransformers
’
finalbattle.Shockwave,alongtime “ Transformers ”
character,rulesCybertronwhiletheAutobotsandDeceptionsbattle
itoutonEarth.
HarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallows:PartII
TheatricalReleaseDate:July15,2017
Studio:WarnerBros.Pictures
Director:DavidYates
Genre:Action︱Adventure︱Sequel︱Fantasy︱3D
Inpart
Ⅱ ,thebattlebetweenthegoodandevilforcesoftheWizardingworlde
volvesintoanall-outwar.ThisfinaladventurecontinuesHarry,Ron
,andHermione ’ sattempttofindanddestroyVoldemort ’
sremainingHorcruxes.HarryPotteriscalledupontomaketheultimat
esacrificetobringanendtohisnemesis.
WinniethePooh
TheatricalReleaseDate:July15,2017
Studio:WaltDisneyPictures
Director:DonHall,StephenJ.Anderson
Genre:Sequel︱FamilyAnimation
WinniethePoohisa2017Americantraditionallyanimatedfeatur
efilmproducedbyWaltDisneyAnimationStudios.Baseduponthechara
ctersofthechildren
’
sbooksWinnie-the-Pooh,TheHouseatPoohCornerbyA.A.MilneandRet
urntotheHundredAcreWoodbyDavidBenedictus,thefilmfeaturestwo
previouslyunadaptedstoriesfromtheoriginalbooks.
Inthemovie,OwlsendsthewholegangtosaveChristopherRobinfroman
imaginarybadcharacter,anditturnsouttobeaverybusydayforWinni
ethePoohwhosimplysetouttofindsomehoney.
()59.WhichofthefollowingisnotthegenreofTransformers:Darkoft
heMoon?
A.Action.
B.Sequel.
C.3D.
D.Fantasy.
()60.AccordingtotheMovieExpressabove,HarryPotterandtheDeath
lyHallows:PartⅡismainlyabout______.
A.ajourneyofHarry,Ron,andHermione
B.highrisksofthefinaladventure
C.anall-outwarbetweengoodandevilforces
D.afearofLordVoldemort
()61.WhomightbemostinterestedintheMovieExpressofWinniethePo
oh?
A.Would-beparents.
B.Familieswithchildren.
C.Writersofchildren’sbooks.
D.Honeylovers.
C
Justastheworld
’
smostrespectedscientificbodieshaveconfirmedthattheworldisge
ttinghotter,theyhavealsostatedthatthereisstrongevidencethat
humansaredrivingthewarming.Countlessrecentreportsfromthewor
ld
’
sleadingscientificbodieshavesaidthesamething.Forexample,a20
17summaryofclimatesciencebytheRoyalSocietystatedthat:
“ ThereisstrongevidencethatthewarmingoftheEarthoverthelasth
alf-centuryhasbeencausedlargelybyhumanactivity.”
Theideathathumanscouldchangetheplanet
’
sclimatemaybecounter-intuitive,butthebasicscienceiswellunde
rstood.Eachyear,humanactivitycausesbillionsoftonsofgreenhou
segasestobereleasedintotheatmosphere.Asscientistshaveknownf
oryears,thesegasesholdheatthatwouldotherwiseescapetospace,w
rappingtheplanetinaninvisibleblanket.
Ofcourse,theplanet
’
sclimatehasalwaysbeenchangingthanksto “ natural ”
factorssuchaschangesinsolarorvolcanicactivity,orcyclesrelat
ingtheEarth
’
sgoingaroundthesun.Accordingtothescientificliterature,howev
er,thewarmingrecordedtodatematchesthepatternofwarmingwewoul
dexpectfromabuild-upofgreenhousegasintheatmosphere
–
notthewarmingwewouldexpectfromotherpossiblecauses.
Evenifscientistsdiddiscoveranotherreasonableexplanation
forthewarmingobservedsofar,thatwouldbegadifficultquestion.A
sRobertHensonputsitinTheRoughGuidetoClimateChange,
“ Ifsomenewlydiscoveredfactorcanaccountfortheclimatechange,
thenwhyaren
’
tcarbondioxideandtheothergreenhousegasesproducingthewarming
thatbasicphysicstellsustheyshouldbe?”
Theonlywaytoprovewith100%certaintythathumansareresponsi
bleforglobalwarmingwouldbetorunanexperimentwithtwoidentical
Earths-onewithhumaninfluenceandonewithout.Thatobviouslyisn’
tpossible,andsomostscientistsarecarefulnottostatehumaninflu
enceasanabsolutecertainty.
()62.Inmostscientists
’
opinion,theglobalwarmingismainlycausedby________.
A.solaractivity
B.volcanicactivity
C.theEarth’sgoingaroundthesun
D.humanactivity
()63.Thetextisdevelopedby________.
A.givingtypicalexamples
B.followingtheorderofspace
C.analyzingatheoryandarguingit
D.comparingandfindingdifferences
()64.Theunderlineword“identical”means________.
A.totallydifferent
B.exactlythesame
C.extremelyimportant
D.relativelyindependent
()65.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?
A.AreAlltheScientistsReallyScientific?
B.WhereIsGlobalWarmingLeadingUsto?
C.AreHumansDefinitelyCausingGlobalWarming?
D.What’sRelationofGlobalWarmingandGreenhouseGases?
D
JohnSteinbeckoncesaid,
“ AllAmericansbelievetheyarebornfishermen.Foramantoadmittoa
distasteinfishingwouldbelikedenouncing( 公 开 指
责)mother-loveorhatingmoonlight.”
Ican
’
tsaythatI
’
mthebiggestJohnSteinbeckfan.Actually,theonlythingIcaneverre
memberreadingbyhimwas
“
Thepearl
”
whenIwasinmiddleschool,butIcouldn
’
tagreemorewiththemanwhenitcomestofishing.WhetherIamonaboati
nthemiddleoftheLayLake,fishingofftheshoresoftheFloridaKeysf
ortarponorcatchingrainbowtroutintheShoshoneRiverofWyoming,f
ishingismylife.
AccordingtotheAmericanSportsFishingAssociation,thefishi
ngindustrybringsinmorethan$116billionperyearfromfishermenac
rossthecountry.
Thoughabeautifulpicturetoimagine,fishingismuchmorethant
hat.Fishingisawayoflifeformanypeopleandawaytoescapeeveryday
stress.Beingafishermanmakesmeamemberofawonderfulgroupofpeop
leextendingtoallwalksoflife.EvenPresidentObamacanbefoundfis
hingonhisfarminTexaswithhisgoodfriendRolandMartinwhenthejob
getstoostressful.
IcanrememberfishingwithmygrandfatherwhenIwas5yearsoldon
hisboatatLakeMitchell.AlthoughIdidn
’
tunderstandwhatIwasdoing,Ididknowthatmygrandfatherwashappya
ndthatmademehappy.SincethenI
’
vespentthepast16yearsontheriversandlakesofAlabama.
Afterdaysofpractice,beforeandafterwork,Islowlydeveloped
anunderstandingoffishing.Myboss,RicHorst,tookmebacktotheSho
shone,andImanagedtobringina19
–
inchcutthroattrout.FishingwithRicwasalife
–
changingexperienceforme.Henotonlyshowedmehowtofishcorrectly
,butalsotoldmehowfishingcouldbeawaytoescapeyourproblems.
Sincethen,prime–timeseasonseemstotakeforevertoarrive.
Now,withtheendingofFebruaryandbeginningofMarchinsight,t
heexcitementofheadingoutLakeTuscaloosaorLakeLurleenbeforecl
assesandcatchingsomethinghasfinallyreturned. ()66.WhatJohnSteinbecksaidinthefirstparagraphimpliesthat___ ___. A.Americansarebelievedtobetheoffspringoffishermen B.itisunthinkableforanAmericantoadmithisdislikeoffishing C.allAmericansareexpertatfishing D.thosewhodislikefishingwouldnotlovetheirmother ()67.Thewritercametounderstandtherealmeaningoffishing______ ___. A.whenhewasreading“Thepearl”byJohnSteinbeck B.whenhewentfishingwithhisgrandfatheratLakeMitchell C.afterhehadspent16yearsontheriversandlakesofAlabama D.afterhewentfishingwithhisboss,RicHorstontheShoshone ()68.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext? A.Theauthorisatmost21yearsold. B.Theauthorregardsfishingasaveryimportantpartinhislife. C.TheauthoragreedwithJohnSteinbeckthemostwhenhewasinmiddles chool. D.PresidentObamaoftengoesfishinginpublicinordertocollectide aforhisjob. ()69.Accordingtotheauthor,__________________. A.peoplecangettoknowVIPswhenfishing.
B.peoplecansmoothawayallthetroublesbyfishing C.Fishingisawayofcommunication D.FishingisawaytomakealivingformostAmericanpeople ()70.Whatisthepurposeofthewriting? A.Todescribethewriter’sexperienceandunderstandingoffishing. B.ToexplainthereasonwhysomanyAmericanslikefishing. C.Tomakeothersunderstandtheindustryoffishing. D.Toexpresshisopinionsaboutfishingindifferenttimeoftheyear.
非选择题〔共 35 分〕 第四部分任务型阅读〔共 10 小题；每题 1 分，总分值 10 分〕
MadeintheUSA:AnExportBoom InhisStateoftheUnionaddresstwoyearsago,PresidentObamaar guedthatinordertorecoverfromtheeconomicrecession,oneofthefe wthingstheU.S.neededtodowastoexportmoregoodsaroundtheworld. Thatnight,thepresidentunveiledanewgoal:todoubleU.S.exportso verthenextfiveyears.Itwouldbeanincreasethatthepresidentsaid would“supporttwomillionjobsinAmerica.” Mosteconomistsdismissedthepromiseatthetimeassomethingun realistic,buttwoyearslater,theU.S.isonpacetomeetthatgoal.Am ericanexportsareup34percentsincethepresidentgavethatspeech, andthenumbercontinuestorise. CompetitiveInAGlobalMarket
MarlinSteel,ametalworkingbusinessinBaltimore,makesparts
thatshipallacrosstheworld. “ Weexportto36countries ， ”
ownerDrewGreenblatttellsAllThingsConsideredHostGuyRaz.
“We'reworkingaroundtheclock,andwe'regrowing.”
It'snotjustadvancedmanufacturingexportsontherise,butpor
k,cattleandallkindsofagriculturalexportsareupaswell.EvenAme
ricancraftbeerhasfoundanexportmarket.
FlyingDogCEOJimCarusosaysthatincreasingly,peopleallover
theworldaretryingthebeerfromtheMaryland-basedbrewery.Caruso
says
，
“ Eveninthosetopbeer-producingcountries,acompetitiveAmerica
nproductisfindingamarket.”
ServicesAreExports,Too
AnotherplaceexportsarecomingfromisNewYorkCity
—
inparticular,the30thfloorofaManhattanskyscraperon5thAvenueand
52ndStreet.That'swheretheconsultingfirmKurtSolomonlies.Itdoe
sn'tactuallyproduceaproductforexport;itprovidesmanagementad
viceandstrategy.
“ FouroutofeveryfiveAmericansisnowemployedintheservicei
ndustry ， ” thenation'stoptradeofficial,RonKirksays,
“ Servicesareasignificantpartofourexports,andmakeupaboutaqu
arterofourexportedgoods.
”
Theseservicescanincludeeverythingfromlegalconsulting,financ
e,informationtechnologyandevenengineering.
AndThereAreOtherFactors
Sowhyhastherebeenanincreaseofmorethan30percentforexport
sinalmosteverything?Partoftheincrease,atleastforthemanufact
uringside,isduetobettertechnology,saysTylerCowen,aneconomis
t. “ Alotofitisbeingdrivenbysmartmachines ，” hetellsRaz ，
“ TheU.S.hashighwagerates,whichisadisadvantage,butifmachine
saredoingalotofthework,thatdoesn'tmatter.”
ChinafactorsalotinAmerica'sexporteconomy,too.
“ WagesinChinahavebeengoingupasthecountrybecomesmoreproduct
ive.ThusChinaislosingthecheaplaboradvantageithasheldforsome
time.”Cowensays.
WillJobsGrow,too?
“ Companieshavebecomemoreproductivebydismissingworkersa
ndloweringcosts.
”
Cowensays,
“ SoIdon'tviewexportingasawayofcreatingaverylargenumberofjo
bs,butitwillcreatemoreprofits.”
Sonoteverybusinessorworkerisnecessarilybenefitingfromth
eexportboomintheU.S.,andCowensaysthatcouldultimatelyleadtoa
polarization(两极)ofeconomicoutcomes.
MadeIntheUSA:AnExportBoom
Outline
Details
Thepurposeo *TohelpAmericamakea(71)______fromtheeconomicrec
fincreasing ession
exports *Tohelpraisethenation's(72)______rate
Thecurrents *Americanexportshaverisen(73)______thirty-fourp
ituation ercentuptonow
*Therehasbeenanincreaseinexportsineverything
*Theexportboomdoesnotnecessarily(74)______every
businessorworker
(76)___ Eveninthosetopbeer-producingcountries,
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on
第五部分书面表达：〔25 分〕
北京某家政服务公司推出了“高考保姆”服务。“高考保姆”一般要
有本科学历，他们既要辅导考生的薄弱学科，也要给考生做饭、洗衣
服等。此项服务在社会上引起了不同的反响。现在请你结合此事并依
照下面表格内容用英语写一篇短文。
人们的不
赞同〔60%〕
反对〔40%〕
同反应 A.高考关于孩子的以后 1. 如 此 会 造 成 孩 子过 分
特别关键，需要找专业 紧张。
人士来照料。
2. 高考是孩子成长的重
B. 许 多 家 长 工 作 特 别 要经历，家长应亲自陪同
忙，抽不出时间照顾孩 孩子体验。
子。
你的看法
〔至少两点〕
注意：
1.对所给要点逐一陈述，可适当发挥，不要逐句翻译。
2.词数 150 左右，开头差不多写好，不计入总词数。
AdomesticservicecompanyinBeijingprovided“Gaokaonannies”
forstudentswhowilltakepartinthecollegeentranceexamination.T
henanniescannotonlytutorthestudentsintheirweaksubjectsbutal
sowashclothesandcookmealsforthem.__________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
__________________________
参考答案
听力理解
1-5AABBB6-10BBBAB11-15CBCCC16-20BBCBA
单项填空
21-25ACDBC26-30BBDDA31-35DCABA
完型填空
36-40CDABC41-45BAAAD46-50DCCBD51-55DBBCC
阅读理解
56-58DCD59-61DCB62-65DCBC66-70BDBCA
任务型阅读
71.recovery72.employment73.by74.benefit75.Factors
76.Competitive77.located/based78.accounting79.Machines
80.advantage
书面表达
Onepossibleversion:
AdomesticservicecompanyinBeijingprovided“Gaokaonannies”
forstudentswhowilltakepartinthecollegeentranceexamination.T
henanniescannotonlytutorthestudentsintheirweaksubjectsbutal
sowashclothesandcookmealsforthestudents.Asforthematter,opin
ionsaredivided.
60%ofthepeopleareinfavorofit.Theythinkthecollegeentranc
eexaminationisveryimportanttothestudents,soit
’
snecessarytoemploypeoplewithspecializedknowledgetotakecareo
fthem.Meanwhile,manyparentsaretoobusytosparethetimetolookaf
tertheirchildren.However,therestofthepeopleareopposedtoit.I
ntheirview,employing
“
Gaokaonannies
”
islikelytomakethestudentsnervous,whichmayhavebadeffectsonth
em.Besides,thestudentsshouldgothroughthiskeyperiodoftimeacc
ompaniedbytheirparents.
Frommypointofview,Itotallydisagreewiththeformer.IfIwere
oneofthosewhohave
“Gaokaonannies”,Iwouldnotbeusedtobeingtakencareofbyanunfa
miliarpersonwhocannotpossiblyunderstandmeaswellasmyparents.
Furthermore,hiringa
“
Gaokaonanny
”
costsalot,whichmayburdentheparents.
听力材料
Text1
W:YouloveYorkshire,don’tyou?
M:Ilikeeverythingaboutitexcepttheweather.Itseemstorainevery
dayhere.
W:Youwillgetusedtoitsoon.
Text2
W:Whatterribleweatherwearehavingnow!
M:Itistoohotthesedays.JulyandAugustarebadenoughandIdon ’
tthinktheheatwillbe
relieveduntilSeptember.
Text3
W:HowlongmayIkeepthese?
M:Twoweeks.Ifyoucannotreturnthemontime,youwillbefined.
W:IthinkIhadbetterreadthemfast.
Text4
W:Well,sir,therearetwojobsathand.WhichoneshallIdofirst,typi
ngthepaperorsendingthe
e-mail?
M:Theformerone.Thesooner,thebetter.
Text5
W:It’ssurprisingthatWoodcameoutoftheair-crashalive.
M:That
’
strue.Theplanecrashedintothemountainandwascompletelydestroy
ed.
W:It’sterribletohavesuchacrash.
Text6
M:HaveyoufinishedyourassignmentforDr.Martin ’ sclass?I ’
mreallyhavingdifficultieswith
it.
W:No,Ihaven ’ t.Ithinkit ’ sreallyhard,too,soI ’
mmeetingwithmystudygrouptonighttotalk
itover.
M:Oh,Ididn’tknowyouhadjoinedastudygroup.Isitworkingwell?
W:Ithinkso.I
’
veonlybeenafewtimes,buteverybodyseemsseriousandhelpful.Last
timeit
reallyhelpedmetounderstandtheanalysishegaveinclass.
M:Hm.Cananyonejointhegroup?
W:Sure.Rightnowthereareonlyfourofus.Ifyouwanttojoin,I ’
msurethatnobodywould
object.Whydon’tyoucomeovertonight?We’remeetingatmyhouse.
M:OK,Iwill.I’lltryanythingatthispoint.
Text7
W:CanIhelpyou,sir?
M:Yes.I’mheretoseethecars.Whataworldofcars! W:Thankyou.Wehavemanybrands,includingdomesticandimportedone s.Doyouhaveany particularbrandinmind? M:Yes.IwanttohaveaFord.Ineeditbadlyformywork.Itmustbeveryex pensive,isn’tit? W:Yes.Look,thismodelisnewlydevelopedandbegantoappearinthema rketjustseveralweeks agoinAmerica.Itcosts43800dollars.Butconsideringthehighquali ty,it’sworthit. M:That ’ swhyIshallchooseit.ButI ’ mafraidthatIcan ’ taffordtopayincashnow.Canyousell itoninstallmentbasis? W:Oh,yes.Youcanpayin12monthlyinstallments.Forthefirsttime,1 3888dollars,andyou mustpaytheremainingpartin12months,2500dollarsforeachmonth. M:Thankyou.I’llcomebacktomorrow. W:Bye! Text8 W:Tony!Let ’ sstophere!It ’ sawonderfulplaceforapicnic — — agrassland,asmallriver,and thosepinetrees!
M:Good.Looksfine.Hereweare.Youknow,I ’ mhungry.Aren ’
tyouhungry?
W:Yes,Iam.Tony,isn
’
titdelightfulhere?We
’
vebeenlookingallsummerforaplacejustlike
this.
M:Yes,weshouldhavedrivenoutthiswayearlier.
W:Thisissuchalovelyplace.First,we
’
llgoforawalkbesidetheriver.
M:Uh,where’sthelunchbasket?Idon’tseeit.Itisn’there.
W:Whatisn ’ tthere?Oh,youmeanthelunchbasket.It ’
sinthebackofthecar.
M:Ah!
W:Wecouldn’thavefoundabetterplaceforawalk!
M:Ihopewedidn’tforgetthebeer.
W:ButTony,I’mthirstyandhungry,too!
M:Thatsoundssosad!Doyouwantasandwichnow?
W:Thatwouldbegreat!Mm,thischeesesandwich
’
sgood.Yououghttotryone.
M:Allright.Theydolookgood,don’tthey?
Text9
W:Howlonghaveyoubeenatruckdriver,Mr.Stuart?
M:Justoversixyears.
W:Andyouhaveneverhadanyotherjobs?
M:No.IhaveworkedforthesamefirmsinceIleftuniversity.
W:University?Youdidnottakeyourdegreethen?
M:Oh,Igotadegreeandquiteagoodone.
W:Thenwhydidyoubecomeatruckdriver?
M:Theanswerisquitesimple.IamdoingwhatIwanttodo.
W:Yes.Butyoudon’tmakeanyuseofyoureducationthatway.
M:Well,mostpeoplewhotakedegreesdon
’
t,either.Theyworktomakemoneyandtogetonintheworld.Well,Idon’
tespeciallywanttogeton.Besides,Imakeenoughmoneytoliveon.Inf
act,Imakeverygooduseofmyeducation.Yousee,whenIfinishworkint
heevenings,ImaybephysicallytiredbutIamstillmentallyfresh.Id
on
’
ttakeanyproblemshomewithmefromtheoffice.Ihavetimeformyfamil
y.Ialsohavetimetoread.
Text10
EricClaptonisoneofthemostsuccessfulrockstarsofalltime.Hehas
soldmillionsofcopiesofhisrecordsandhasappearedinconcertsall
overtheworld.
Claptonwasbornin1975inasmalltownnearLondon.Whenhewasonlytwo
yearsold,hismotherlefthim.Ericwasbroughtupbyhisgrandparents
.Untilhewasninehebelievedtheywerehisparentsanditwasaterribl
eshockwhenhefoundoutthattheyweren
’
t.Buthisgrandparentstreatedhimwell.TheypaidforhimtogotoArtC
ollege.ButErichadalreadybecomeinterestedinmusicandhestarted
playingtheguitarinbarsandclubs.
Claptonfirstbecamefamouswhenhestartedagroupcalled
“Cream”.Hecouldnotonlyplaytheguitarandsingbutalsocouldwri
teexcellentsongs.Butwhileonstagehewasthebrilliantguitar-pla
yingsuperstar,hisprivatelifewasfallingapart.Afterhismarriag
ewasbrokenoff,hestartedtakingdrugs.