[业务]【中国教育出版网精品解析】江苏省无锡市2013届高三上学期期末考试英语试题(word版)(徐)

[业务]【中国教育出版网精品解析】江苏省无锡市2013届高三上学期期末考试英语试题(word版)(徐) 江苏省无锡市 2013届高三上学期期末考试 英 语 试 题 命题单位:无锡市教科院 制卷单位:无锡市教科院 注意事项及说明: 1、考试前请将密封线内的项目填写清楚。 2、试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。共120分，考试时间120 分钟。 3、一律写在答题纸上。考试结束时，只需交答题纸。 第一卷(共85分) 第一部分听力测试(共两节，满分20分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转到答题卡上。 第一节(共5小题;每小题1分，满分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 is Paul's nationality? A( Russian( B( British( C( French. 2( When did the football match start? A( At 2:1 5( B( At 2:45( C(At 3:00. 3( Where did the conversation most probably take place? A( In a plane( B( At an airport( C(At a hotel. 4( What is the woman? A( A bus conductor( B(A taxi driver( C( A policewoman. 5( Why doesn't the man help the woman? A( He doesn't like the woman( B( He doesn't know how to( C( He is too busy himself( 第二节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6( What is the woman planning to do'? A( Find someone to have a cup of tea with( B( Watch the game on television, C(Go to see the game( 7( Why does the man like going to the stadium to watch the match? A( He likes the atmosphere there( B( He can watch the match clearly( C( He can do what he wants to do( 8( Where does the conversation probably take place? A(At the man's house, B( On the way to a stadium( C( On their way home from school( 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。 9( Why is the boy unhappy? A( He has lost touch with his e-pal( B( Something's wrong with his puter( C( He thinks his friend must be ill( 10( How old is the boy? A( 12( B(13( C(15. 11( How does the boy municate with his e-pal? A( By email( B(Through QQ( C( Through MSN. 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。 12( What is the man going to do? A( Take a flight to China for a business deal( B( Meet a guest from Beijing at the airport( C( Drive the woman back to the hotel( 13( What does the woman probably do' A(She is a secretary( B(She is a driver( C(She is a trader( 14( Why does the man want to make a good impression? A(To look for a bargain( B( To get invited back to Beijing( C( To repay Mr Wang for his kindness( 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15( What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A( Mother and son( B(Musician and fan( C( Classmates 16( What is the boy doing? A( Studying( B(Recording music( C( Listening to music 17( How does the boy respond to the girl's interest? A(He feels ashamed( B( He feels rather surprised( C(He feels angry( 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18( How can a person really see a thing well? A( By looking at it carefully( B( By feeling it with his or her hands( C( By looking at it for a long time( 19( What's the purpose of mentioning water? A( To suggest that we should often wash our skin( B( To explain why we should keep our skin dry( C( To show how well our skin can feel( 20( Why do people like to keep a cat at home? A(It has smooth fur( B(It can catch mice( C( They sometimes feel lonely( 第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分) 第一节单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 21( As for reducing expenditure and job growth, we can't afford to do just one or other, we've got to do both, Mr Obama said at a town-hall meeting in Illinois before the 2012 Presidential election( A(the; the B(不填;the C(the;不填 D(不填;不填 【考点】考查冠词。 【答案】C 【解析】本题一般。根据后面both，可知前面是one…, the other…, 排除B,D，再根据both是副词，前面不加冠词，故选C项。 at the bottom of 22( The scientists in Jiaolong Module wondered how those sea species can the deep sea with little food and no light( A( get up B(get off C( get in D( get along 【考点】考查动词短语辨析。 【答案】D 【解析】本题一般。句意:在Jiaolong Module的科学家想要知道那些在海底的海洋生物没有食物和光亮怎么样生存的。A.起床;B.下来;C.收割;插进;D.与人相处，事情进展;根据句意，应选D项。 23(My parents have made their daily routine to go out for a walk in the evening. this B(it C( that D( what A( 【考点】考查代词。 【答案】B 【解析】本题一般。固定句型make + it + 名词+ to do sth. it 是形式宾语，真正的宾语是动词不定式，it不能省略，故选B项。 24(—Did you look up the time of the high-speed trains to Shanghai? —Yes, the early train is _ to leave at 5:30 a(m( A( likely B( possible C( due D( about 【考点】考查形容词词义辨析。 【答案】C 【解析】本题较难。句意:--你是否能帮我查看一下动车去上海的时间吗,--好的，最早的一班是5点半出发。be due to do sth. 预期做某事，按预定要做某事。符合题意。 Be likely to do sth. 某人可能做某事;be possible to do sth.可能做某事，是物做主语;be about to do sth.将要做某事，后面不跟将来的时间状语。 25( Peter's jacket looked just the same as Jack's, but it cost his( A( twice as much as B( as much twice as C( much as twice as D( as twice much as 【考点】考查倍数关系句型。 【答案】A 【解析】本题一般。句意:皮特的夹克看上去和杰克的差不多，但是花了两倍的价钱。倍数关系的句型是A + be+倍数+as + adj./adv.原级+as B。故A项符合题意。 【拓展】英语中常见的倍数达法有: A + be+倍数+as + adj./adv.原级+as B A + be+倍数+ adj./adv.比较级+than B A + be+倍数+the+名词(size/weight/length…)of B A+倍数+what从句，表示“A是„„的多少倍”。 如:This table is three times as big as that one.,This table is twice bigger than that one.,This table is three times the size of that one.这张桌子是那张的3倍大。 26(—Did you go to visit the Acropolis yesterday? —I had meant to, but it all the time A( is raining B( was raining C( has been raining D( had rained 【考点】考查动词时态和语态。 【答案】B 【解析】本题较难。句意:--你昨天是否是去雅典的卫城了,--我本打算去的，但是一直下雨。根据后面的时间状语all the time 和yesterday 可知过去的一段时间发生的动作，故选B项。 27( You should try to get a good night's sleep much work you have to do. A( no matter B( however C( although D( whatever 【考点】考查连词。 【答案】B 【解析】本题较难。句意:无论你要做多少工作，你晚上都应该保证良好的睡眠。however "无论如何" 的意思，符合题意，如果选 A 它的用法在这里相当于从句 no matter how much work you have to do如果选 C 必须的有主语 although为一个连词， although you have much work to do,而D 项 whatever作为连词在从句中充当主语或者是宾语，都不符合题意。 28( Mr Obama, who appeared to take the lead in the race in most battleground states, seemed to adopt an of caution throughout the first Presidential debate A( accent B( ability C( atmosphere D( air 【考点】考查名词词义辨析。 【答案】D 【解析】本题较难。句意:奥巴马先生，在大多数州的选举中选票占优势，，在第一次总统辩论似乎采取一种谨慎的态度air做“空气”名词不可数。做“气氛”强调一个整体环境，在此可数。符合题意。A.腔调，口音;B.能力;C.气氛，是不可数名词。 29(My visit to your school is really an unforgettable experience, I will always treasure( A( that B( one C( it D( what 【考点】考查代词。 【答案】B 【解析】本题一般。句意:我到你们学校的参观确实是一次难以忘怀的经历。是我非常珍惜的一次参观。根据句意，后面是非限制定语从句，one是先行词，指代unforgettable experience 同一类，表示泛指，后面省略了关系代词that。故选B项。 30(I have tried hard to my old monitor many times but in vain( He seemed to have disappeared( A( contact B( link C( associate D(touch 【考点】考查动词词义辨析。 【答案】A 【解析】本题较难。句意:我尝试了很多次联系我的老班长但是都没联系上。他看上去消失无影无踪。Contact 前后的都用人,表示某人与某人联系，符合题意。 Link A with B把A 与B 联系起来;associate:有稳定的、内在的联系,touch 触摸，感动，都不符合题意。 31( "Those responsible for the accident be punished while those contributing to solving the problems be rewarded," promised the official then and there( A( need B( shall C( can D( may 【考点】考查情态动词。 【答案】B 【解析】本题较难。句意:政府的官员说“事故的责任人应该收到 惩罚而那些对解决问题有贡献的人应该得到奖励。”shall 用于一三人称表示允诺，命令等，符合题意。故选B项。 32( is widely acknowledged that there is life, there is hope. A( It; whether B( As; whether C( As; where D( It; where 【考点】考查固定句型和where 引导地点状语从句。。 【答案】D 【解析】本题一般。句意:人人普遍认为留得青山在，不拍没柴烧。第一空是固定句型it is widely acknowledged that …人们普遍认为„„;第二空是where引导的地点状语，是谚语 where there is life, there is hope 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。故选D项。 33(—Do you see the old man over there? He is looking around( —And hesitating, unsure of where he is( Let's go and see if he needs help. A( as if B( even if C( until D( unless 【考点】考查连词。 【答案】A 【解析】本题一般。句意:--你是否看到那边的那个老人,他正四周打量。--犹豫似乎不确 信他自己在哪儿。让我们去看看他是否需要帮助。As if 似乎，符合题意。Even if 尽管;until 直到才;unless除非，都不符合题意。 34( Never there was a beautiful place nearby, so away_____ A( did they know; went they B( they knew; went they C( did they know; they went D( they knew; they went 【考点】考查倒装。 【答案】C 【解析】本题一般。第一空是Never 否定副词放在句首，后面用的是部分倒装，排除B,D， 再根据away 副词放在句首，后面用的是全部倒装，但是主语如果是代词，则不用倒装，故 选C项。 35(—A stranger has to see you( Shall I bring him in? —I would rather he tomorrow( I'm terribly busy now( A( will B( came C( would D( had 【考点】考查虚拟语气。 【答案】B 【解析】本题较难。句意:--一个陌生人想要见你，我能让他进来吗,我宁愿他明天来。我 现在很忙。Would rather 的从句用虚拟语气一般过去时或者是过去完成时。根据句意与现在 相反，故用一般过去时。故选B项。 第二节完形填空 (共 20小题;每小题 1分,满分 20分) Immediately I got up and dressed, I stuck my violin under my jacket and went out into the streets to try my 36 (I wandered about for an hour, looking for a likely 37 , feeling as though I were about to commit a crime( Then I _3 8 at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a try( I felt tense and _39 ( It was the first time, after all( I drew the violin from under the jacket like a gun(It was here, in Southampton, with trains rattling overhead, that I was about to 40 myself( One moment I was part of the hurrying crowds, the next I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the 41 before me, the violin under my chin( The first notes I played were loud and raw, like a declaration of protest, then they settled down and began to run more _42 and to stay more or less in tune( To my 43 ,I was neither arrested nor told to shut up( Indeed, nobody took any 44 at all( Then an old man, without stopping at all, dropped a penny into my 45 as though getting rid of some guilty evidence I worked the streets of Southampton for several days, gradually acquiring the truth of the 46 by trial and error( It was not a good thing, for instance, to let the hat fill up with money-the sight could _47 a kind-hearted man; nor was it wise to 48 it completely, which could also confuse him, giving him no hint as to where to _49 his money( Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going soon became a 50 practice and I made sure, between tunes, to take off the cream, but always leaving two 51 behind( Old _52 were most generous, and so were women with children, shop girls and barmaids( As for men, heavy drinkers were always receptive and so were big guys with muscles( But _53 a man with an expensive hat, briefcase or dog; respectable types were the least _54 of all( Except for retired any officers, who would shout "Why aren't you 55 , young mad?" and then would over-tip to cover up their confusion( 36(A( violin B( luck C( skill D( art 37(A( station B( bridge C( street D( spot 38(A( stopped B( wandered C( played D( sat 39(A( lost B( excited C( nervous D( strange shame B( show C( damage D( declare40(A( 41(A( pavement B( bridge C( wall D( road 42(A( angrily B( slowly C( smoothly D( roughly 43(A( excitement B( sorrow C( astonishment D( surprise 44(A( money B( pity C( notice D( rest 45(A( hat B( pocket C( hand D( bag 46(A( people B( performance C( music D( trade 47(A( encourage B( discourage C( help D( support 48(A(fill B(empty C(tear D( hide 49(A(make B(get C(drop D( earn 50(A(modern B(regular C(timely D( economic 51(A(pennies B(dollars C(pounds D( euros 52(A(workers B(teachers C(ladies D( doctors 53(A(sometimes B(often C(always D( never 54(A(generous B(comfortable C(handsome D( selfish 55(A(playing B(working C(cheating D( shopping 【考点】记叙文。 【文章大意】 本文讲的是作者在街上作为业余的钢琴手弹钢琴来挣钱的过程和感想，怎么样能让路人多投一些钱的办法。 36【考点】考查名词词义辨析。 【答案】B 【解析】本题一般。根据下文Then I _3 8 at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a try(的暗示可知选B项 37【考点】考查名词。 【答案】D 【解析】本题一般。根据后面的under a bridge near the station可知找一个弹琴的地点。故选D项。而其他的三项都不符合题意。 38【考点】考查动词词义辨析。 【答案】A 【解析】本题一般。根据上下文可知我停在车站旁边大桥的下面，故选C项。 39【考点】考查形容词。 【答案】C 【解析】本题一般。根据前面的tense提示，应该是其的同义词，故选C项。Lost 丢失的;excited 激动的;strange奇怪的。都不符合题意。 40【考点】考查动词词义辨析。 【答案】D 【解析】本题较难。根据One moment I was part of the hurrying crowds, the next I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the 41 before me, the violin under my chin可知作者想要表明自己的身份,declare oneself 表明态度，显示身份，符合题意。 41【考点】考查名词词义辨析。 【答案】A 【解析】本题较难。根据下面作者想要路人往帽子里投钱，故放在人行道上，故选A项。 42【考点】考查副词。 【答案】C 【解析】本题较难。根据后面Indeed, nobody took any 44 at all( Then an old man, without stopping at all, dropped a penny into my 45 as though getting rid of some guilty evidence表明路人走得更快了。故选C项。 43【考点】考查名词。 【答案】D 【解析】本题较难。根据上下文，路人根本没有停下来的时候，使作者感到非常的惊奇。故选D项。 44【考点】考查名词。 【答案】C 【解析】本题较难。根据上下文，路人根本没有注意作者的存在。故选C项。 45【考点】考查名词。 【答案】A 【解析】本题容易。根据上下文和the next I stood apart, my back to the wall, my hat on the 41 before me, the violin under my chin(的暗示，可知选A项。 46【考点】考查名词。 【答案】D 【解析】本题较难。根据前面I worked the streets of Southampton for several days,作者想在路上弹钢琴来获得报酬是一个商业贸易，故选D项。 47【考点】考查动词。 【答案】B 【解析】本题较难。根据后面的which could also confuse him中的also confuse 可知应该前面选的是confuse 的同义词，故选B项 discourage 让人泄气。 48【考点】考查动词。 【答案】B 【解析】本题较难。根据后面Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going的暗示，让人们投钱的最好的办法是在帽子里放一些钱。不能让帽子空的。故选B项。 49【考点】考查动词。 【答案】C 【解析】本题一般。告诉老人应该把钱投在什么地方。故选C项。 50【考点】考查形容词。 【答案】B 【解析】本题较难。根据后面and I made sure可知在帽子里放一些钱成为一个惯例。Regular practice 惯例，符合题意。 51.【考点】考查名词。 【答案】A 【解析】本题较难。根据上文Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going soon became a regular practice的暗示可知选A项。 52.【考点】考查名词。 【答案】C 【解析】本题一般。根据下面的提示and so were women with children, shop girls and barmaids( As for men,可知前面应该是ladies.故选C项。 53.【考点】考查副词。 【答案】D 【解析】本题较难。根据后面的Except for retired any officers, who would shout "可知那些男 的都不慷慨，故选D项。 54.【考点】考查形容词。 【答案】A 【解析】本题一般。根据后面的Except for retired any officers, who would shout "可知那些男 的都不慷慨，故选A项。 55【考点】考查动词。 【答案】B 【解析】本题较难。根据and then would over-tip to cover up their confusion(他们偷偷往帽子 投一些钱还在问“你为什么不工作呢,”故选B项。 第三部分阅读理解(共1 5小题;每小题2分，满分30分) A Joy Mangano was 33 and divorced, had three kids under age 7, and was barely keeping up payments on her small two-bedroom home by working extra weekend hours as a waitress, "There were times when I would lie in bed and think, I don't know how I'm going to pay that bill," Mangano says( But she had a special ability for seeing the obvious( She knew firsthand how hard it was to mop the floor( "I was tired of bending down, putting my hands in dirty water, wringing out a mop," Mangano says( "So, I said, 'There's gotta be a better way("' How about a "self-wringing" mop? She designed a distinctive tool you could twist in two directions at once, and still keep your hands clean and dry( She set out to sell it, first a few at flea markets( Then Mangano met with the media( But would couch potatoes(泡在电视机前的人) buy a mop? The experts on shopping TV were less than certain( They gave it a try, and it failed( Mangano was sure it would sell if they'd let her do the on-camera demonstration( "Brave little me( I said, 'Get me on that stage, and I will sell this mop because it's a great item("' So QVC, a multinational corporation specializing in televised home shopping, took a chance on her( "I got onstage and the phones went crazy( We sold every mop in minutes(" Today she's president of Ingenious Designs, a multimillion-dollar company, and one of the stars of HSN, the Home Shopping Network( Talking about her household inventions is "as natural for me as it is for a parent to talk about their child," Mangano says( Today one of her favorite products is Huggable Hangers( The thin, space-saving implements are the most successful goods ever sold on HSN, with 100 million hanging out there in closets across the US A(Of course, you couldn't possibly sell hangers on TV( 56( The two items that Mangano designed and produced are . A( welcomed by housewives B( bought by multinational con)orations C( seen at flea markets D( found by the media 57( Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A( Mangano once had to work seven days a week to support her family( B( Mangano got the idea of self-wringing mop from her own experience( C( The experts on shopping TV were confident about Mangano's mop( D( QVC is a business organization that sells goods on TV( 58( From the passage we can know that Mangano now . A( sells her goods mostly at markets B( has been famous and got rich C( has stopped household inventions D( has sold her two-bedroom home 59( Huggable Hanger is the thing that people can use . to clean the floor B( to take pictures like a camera A( C( to make phone calls like a cellphone D( to put their clothes on it to keep their shape 【考点】人物传记。 【文章大意】 本文讲的是Joy Mangano是追逐梦想的家庭主妇，她始终坚信一切都会变好的 56【考点】推理判断题 【答案】A 【解析】本题较难。发明的一个自动拧干的拖布和一个逗人喜爱的的衣架都是家庭主妇要用到的，故选A项。 57【考点】细节推断题。 【答案】C 【解析】本题一般。根据第四段Then Mangano met with the media( But would couch potatoes (泡在电视机前的人) buy a mop? The experts on shopping TV were less than certain(可知C项是错的。 58【考点】推理判断题。 【答案】B 【解析】本题一般。根据倒数第二段Today she's president of Ingenious Designs, a multimillion-dollar company, and one of the stars of HSN, the Home Shopping Network(可知她现在如今，她是一家市值达数百万美元，名为天才公司的总裁，而且还是家庭销售网络 HSN的销售之星。可推知B项正确。 59【考点】推理判断题。 【答案】D 【解析】本题较难。根据最后一段The thin, space-saving implements are the most successful goods ever sold on HSN, 这个纤细、节省空间的小玩意儿，是最为畅销的小工具。可推知是 衣架，故选D项。 B Each year, 500 million people from 164 countries celebrate World Environment Day on 5 June( It may seem like there is not much that an individual can do to save the world, but there is( One of the first steps is to understand the problems and their solutions( Try to learn about your ecosystem, endangered animals and pollution( If you are well-informed, you can make better decisions about how to save energy and produce less waste( You can also learn how to be a better consumer and not buy products made from endangered animals or which have too much packaging, Also share your concerns with others and find ways to promote environmental education( Help educate people in your community about ways in which they can help protect the environment(The Earth is our only home( We should take good care of it( Recycle Make a list of all the things you can recycle at home and at school and start recycling( In some cases, you can sell the things you recycle( In others, you can turn unwanted items into something useful for another purpose, such as using old plastic bottles for growing plants( Most bottles and jars contain at least 25% recycled glass( And recycling aluminium cans saves 95% of the energy needed to make alum nium from bauxite ore Recycling one ton of paper saves 17 trees, 26,000 litres of water, 1,700 litres of 011, 266 kilograms of air pollution and 2(3 cubic metres of rubbish dump space( Use less energy The easiest way to save energy is to cycle or walk whenever possible instead of using public transportation( At home and at school, you should only use electric lights and electrical appliances when you need them( There are many other less obvious ways of saving energy( For example, try to ask your mum to buy food which has been grown locally( Why? When people buy food from far away, it takes extra energy to package and ship it by boat, train, truck or plane( Save water You can save water by helping your Dad repair leaking pipes and toilets( Take short showers instead of baths( Some waste water from baths can be used for other purposes, such as watering plants or washing outdoor spaces( It is important to help preserve the local water quality by not pouring dangerous household chemicals down the drain or into the ground( Dispose of them properly( 60( The target readers of this passage could mostly probably be . A( housewives B( car drivers C( businessmen D( students 61( Which of the following has the author NOT mentioned to protect the Earth? A( Don't buy products made from endangered animals( B( Don't buy food produced in faraway places( C( Don't order more than you can eat at a restaurant( D( Don't buy goods with heavy packaging( 62( The underlined words "bauxite ore" in the third paragraph refers to . A( a metal which can be used to make cans B( a mineral from which a certain metal can be obtained C( a container in which a certain material can be stored D( a matter which can be used to produce energy 63( Which of the following is the best title for this passage? A( You can do these! B( Recycling to save the Earth C( Celebrate the World Environment Day! D( Use less water and energy 【考点】说明文。 【文章大意】本文告诉我们作为一个学生应该有义务来学习和知道怎么样保护我们的环境。 60【考点】推理判断题。 【答案】D 【解析】本题一般。根据文章的第一段的最后一句和文章的内容特别是At home and at school, you should可知应该是面向学生。故选D项。 61【考点】推理判断题。 【答案】C 【解析】本题一般。文章的第二段提到A,B,D,，而C 项没提到，故选C项。， 62【考点】考查词义猜测题。 【答案】B 【解析】本题一般。根据划线前面的such as using old plastic bottles for growing plants( Most bottles and jars contain at least 25% recycled glass( And recycling aluminium cans saves 95% of the energy可知通过循环来节约一些金属。故选B项。 63【考点】主旨大意题。 【答案】A 【解析】本题一般。本文讲的是本文告诉我们作为一个学生应该有义务来学习和知道怎么样保护我们的环境。故选A项。 C O(Henry Museum Hours Location Wednesday - Sunday 409 East Fifth Street Noon 5:00 p(m( Austin, Texas 78701 Free Admission (512) 472-1903 The aim of the O( Henry Museum is to collect, preserve, and interpret artifacts (手工艺品) and archival(档案)materials relative to the author, for literary, educational, and historical purposes that are accessible to the public( The museum was established in 1934, under the authority of the City of Austin, and is both a National Register Property and a National Literary Landmark( The O( Henry Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 5:00 p(m( Admission is free( Tours are also available for free( Please contact the museum at least one week in advance to schedule a tour for a group of 10 or more( Metered parking is available on the street in front of the museum( The museum's gift shop has for sale t-shirts, coffee mugs. DVDs, and an array of books by and about O( Henry( GROUP TOURS We ask for one week advance notice of groups larger than 10 people, including schools, church groups, and organizations( DONATIONS Donations greatly benefit the museum and its programs( Inquire about contributing( VOLUNTEER Contact us about volunteering at the museum( We are currently in need of a gardener and a volunteer docent (讲解员) ( STAFF Valerie Bennett, Curator valerie(bennett@ci(austin(tx(us Michael Hoinski, Culture & Arts Education Specialist michael(hoinski@ci(austin(tx(us Elizabeth Taylor, Docent 64( Which of the following is TRUE? A( Before you enter the museum, you should first buy a ticket B( Your working voluntarily in the museum is appreciated. C( You can drink coffee in the museum's gift shop( D( You can have a tour in the museum the whole day( 65( If a school teacher plans to take her class to visit the museum. . A( her students should donate some money to the museum B( she should prepare well to be her students' guide C( they must go there on a workday D( her plan should be scheduled 66( What can we know about the museum from the text? A( It is owned by O( Henry( B( It is an art museum( C( It belongs to a famous author. D( It is in memory of O( Henry. 【考点】广告。 【文章大意】本文讲了O(Henry Museum一些信息。 64【考点】推理判断题。 【答案】B 【解析】本题一般。根据The O( Henry Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 5:00 p(m( Admission is free( Tours are also available for free(可知A项是错的，根据 The museum's gift shop has for sale t-shirts, coffee mugs. DVDs, and an array of books by and about O( Henry(可知C项错误;根据The O( Henry Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 5:00 p(m(可知D项错误。故选B项。 65【考点】细节理解题。 【答案】D 【解析】本题一般。根据Please contact the museum at least one week in advance to schedule a tour for a group of 10 or more(可知D项正确。 66【考点】推理判断题。 【答案】D 【解析】本题一般。根据文章开头The aim of the O( Henry Museum is to collect, preserve, and interpret artifacts (手工艺品) and archival(档案)materials relative to the author, for literary, educational, and historical purposes that are accessible to the public(可知D项正确。 D Kingda Ka, the tallest roller coaster (过山车) on Earth, drops its passengers a life-flashing 418 feet(Ferrari World's Formula Rossa, the fastest, takes riders' breath away at speeds of up to150 mph( BRC Imagination Arts, a Southern California design firm, has proposed something entirely new: a ride that creates the sensation of zero gravity for up to eight seconds at a time( BRC drew its concept from the "Vomit et," the plane NASA uses to train astronauts( Its proposed theme-park ride would travel up and then back, similar to the existing "Superman: Escape from Krypton" coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California( But unlike Superman and other open-car coasters, the vomit-et ride would be fully enclosed( Riders would enjoy the illusion of floating within a stable chamber( To create that illusion, a special motor system would speed coasters up the track with great precision(精确度)( As the coaster approached a top speed of more than 100 mph, it would suddenly and ever so slightly slow down-just enough to throw the passengers up from their seats and then quickly adjust its speed to fly in formation with and around the passengers( As the coaster reached the top of the track and began to drop back down, the puter system would continue to match its speed to that of the falling passengers, extending the sensation of weightlessness for several additional seconds, and finally rapidly slow down to a stop back at the base station( Roller coasters typically cost no more than $30 million, but the zero-gravity ride would cost $50 million or more, to a large extent because the precision-response propulsion system(推进系 统) is so complex( But if someone were to write a check today, Rogers says, his company could be sending riders on weightless journeys by the end of2014( 67( What makes BRC's coaster different? A( It's the tallest roller coaster in the States( B( It's the fastest roller coaster on Earth( C( It can bring a sensation of zero gravity to its riders( D( It is a NASA product( 68( Why would people in BRC's coaster have an illusion of floating in the chamber? A( Because it's designed with the inspiration of Superman( B( Because a special functioning motor system is applied to it( C( Because the coaster can approach a top speed of more than 100 mph( D( Because the coaster would cost $20 million more than normal ones( 69( At what point could a rider begin to feel weightless? A( When the coaster reduced its speed immediately after it reached its top speed. B( When the coaster began to increase its speed( C( When the coaster reduced its speed to a stop back at the base station( D( When the coaster reached the top of the track( 70( What can we infer from the passage? A( BRC is a famous design firm( B( You feel like a superman when riding BRC coaster( C( BRC's budget can't make the project complete until 2014( D( Kingda Ka and Ferrari World's Formula Rossa will close down soon( 【考点】科学研究类。 【文章大意】本文讲的是BRC的一个到2014才能实现的项目 Kingda Ka, the tallest roller coaster (过山车) on Earth,的研究情况。 67【考点】细节理解题。 【答案】C 【解析】本题一般。根据BRC Imagination Arts, a Southern California design firm, has proposed something entirely new: a ride that creates the sensation of zero gravity for up to eight seconds at a time(可知答案C项正确。 68【考点】细节理解题。 【答案】B 【解析】本题一般。根据To create that illusion, a special motor system would speed coasters up the track with great precision(精确度)(可知答案是B项。 69【考点】细节理解题。 【答案】A 【解析】本题一般。根据As the coaster approached a top speed of more than 100 mph, it would suddenly and ever so slightly slow down-just enough to throw the passengers up from their seats可知答案是A项。 70【考点】推理判断题。 【答案】C 【解析】本题一般。根据But if someone were to write a check today, Rogers says, his company could be sending riders on weightless journeys by the end of2014(可知C项正确。 第二卷(共35分) 第一节 任务型阅读阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的 单词，每空格1词(共10个小题;每小题1分，满分10分) By the logic(逻辑)of geography, the continent of Australia should have been populated with Asians( Instead, by an accident of history, Australia has been mainly populated with Westerners( Sadly, no major Australian newspaper or expert mentioned( This made me aware that Australians are reluctant to face Australia's painful new geopolitical realities( Against this background, the release of the Asian Century White Paper is timely( It should provide a sharp wake-up call to the Australian population that Australia's destiny(命运)is now firmly tied to Asia( Julia Gillard is right in saying, "The transformation of the Asian region into the economic powerhouse of the world is not only unstoppable, it is gathering pace(" One truly impressive part of the paper is the data it provides on Asia's rise( It notes, for example, that "in the past 20 years, China and India have almost tripled(增三倍)their share of the global economy and increased their economic size almost six times over( By 2025, the region as a whole will account for almost half the world's output(" In this Asian century, as Western power gets weak steadily, Australia will be left "beached" alone as the only Western country (together with New Zealand) in Asia( Twenty-two million Australians will have to learn to deal with 3(5 billion Asians with great care and sensitivity( Ignorance(无知)about Asia could prove to be fatal(致命的)for Australia's long-term future( This is why the report is right in focusing on Australian misunderstanding of Asia( Sadly, this kind of terrible ignorance may be a result of Australian education( The report says, “Only a small proportion of Year 12 students study anything about Asia in the subjects of history, literature, geography, economics, politics and the arts under existing state-based curriculums(" Worse, only 5 per cent of each Australian groups study any kind of Asian language( Learning Asian languages would open windows to Asian cultural and political sensitivities( The time for Australians to think deeply about their Asian destiny has arrived( The sooner Australia adjusts to its new Asian destiny, the less painful the adjustment will prove to be . Title: It's (71) to accept our place in Asian region (72) (73) speaking, Australia is close to Asia, yet few Australians are willing to face Australia's new geopolitical (74) ( Aim: To tell Australians that their (75) definitely has much to do with Asia( Release of the Cause: Asia has (76) the economic powerhouse of the white world( paper (77) : China and India have tripled their share of the global economy and the region will account for half the world's output by 2025( Australians will be lonely if they don't learn to deal with 3(5 billion Asians( Australian (78) , in part, is responsible for their ignorance about Asia( Writer's opinions It's right for the paper to (79) on Australian misunderstanding of Asia( It's high time that Asia languages were (80) to Australian children( 71【答案】time 主旨大意题。文章的最后一句点明文章的主题该是我们应该正确认识澳大 利亚属于亚洲的这一事实的时间了。 72【答案】Background 根据Against this background,的提示可知答案。 73【答案】Geographically 根据 This made me aware that Australians are reluctant to face Australia's painful new geopolitical realities(可知答案。 74【答案】realities根据 This made me aware that Australians are reluctant to face Australia's 可知答案。 painful new geopolitical realities( 75【答案】destiny 根据It should provide a sharp wake-up call to the Australian population that Australia's destiny(命运)is now firmly tied to Asia(可知答案。 76【答案】become 根据The transformation of the Asian region into the economic powerhouse of the world is not only unstoppable, it is gathering pace("的提示，可知答案。 【解析】本题较难。 77【答案】Data 根据文章第四段的内容特别是第一句中心句可知答案。 78【答案】education 根据倒数第二段的开头Sadly, this kind of terrible ignorance may be a result of Australian education(可知答案 79【答案】focus/ concentrate 根据This is why the report is right in focusing on Australian misunderstanding of Asia(可知答案。 80【答案】taught 根据Learning Asian languages would open windows to Asian cultural and political sensitivities(可知答案。 第二节书面表达(满分25分) 照片反映的是中学生暑期游览大学校园的情景。作为一名高三学生，请根据下表提示， 就目前普遍存在的中学生暑期游览名牌大学的现象用英语给校报“英语角”写一篇短文。 注意: 1(短文须包括所有要点，可适度发挥，使行文连贯。 2(词数150左右，开头已经给出，但不计入总词数。 3(不得提及本人姓名和所在学校。 Visiting famous universities during summer holidays is gaining popularity among high school students( 【考点】 图画作文 【解题指导】本文实际上是一篇材料作文。首先我们要读懂题意，看懂图画;寇准角度，辨明褒贬;立足图画，适当引申。还要注意文章的要求，用一些固定句型和高级的句式，用恰当的连词来使上下文连贯。显示自己的扎实的语言功底。