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高三英语试卷
I. Listening Comprehension Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. 60 minutes. B. 45 minutes.
C. 30 minutes.
D. 15 minutes.
2. A. Classmates. B. Doctor and patient. C. Teacher and student. D. Father and daughter. 3. A. Confident. B. Worried. 4. A. In a garden. B. At a picnic.
C. Surprised. D. Annoyed. C. In a supermarket.
D. At a restaurant.
5. A. The woman insisted on going out. C.The woman didn’t like watching TV.
B. The man was too tired to go out. D. The man promised her a birthday party.
6. A. She’s working on amath problem. B. She hasn’t decided when to go home. C. She is planning for her holiday. 7. A. He is healthy. C. He lacks sleep.
D. She’s eager to go home. B. He doesn’t like sound. D. He has psychological trouble. B. The novel is better than expected. D. The novel is as interesting as its name. B. A special gift for Miss Brown. D. A photograph of their class.
B. She has to save money for her journey.
8. A. He dislikes the name of the novel. C. He is disappointed with the novel. 9. A. Miss Brown’s retirement. C. Miss Brown’s hobby.
10. A. She loves going to work on foot.
C. It takes her too much time to go to work. D. She dislikes the firm she worked in. Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s) and the passage(s). The
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conversation(s) and the passage(s) will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Service industry.
B. Transportation industry. D. Manufacturing companies. C.13%.
D. 12%.
C. Computer software design. 12. A. 75%.
B. 45%.
13. A. The better employment for new graduates. B. The relative comparison of various colleges. C. The job chances in service industry.
D. The average starting pay of different jobs.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. To forbid kids to watch TV. C. To take kids out for fresh air. 15. A. Playing chess. C. Seeing movies.
B. To spend more time with their kids. D. To join some outdoor organizations. B. Going hiking. D. Reading books.
B. Making kids better at observation. D. Making kids protect nature.
16. A. Making kids free of trouble. C. Making kids eat less.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. To collect some material. C. To make a birthday plan. 18. A. Tomorrow.
B. To hand in her biology paper. D. To work on her biology paper.
D. Next weekend.
B. This weekend C. Next Monday.
19. A. Sue is going to California for the weekend. B. Sue’s family is too big to be close to each other. C. Around 90 people will attend the family reunion. D. The family will celebrate her grandma’s 80th birthday. 20. A. By guarding their nest.
B. By using their sense of smell. D. By determining if it’s interesting.
C. By seeing whether it is familiar.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
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Directions:After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Since its creation in 2010, the Giving Pledge(乐施誓约) has been signed by 154 billionaires—ages 30 to 100, from 16 countries, with (21) ______(combine)wealth of nearly $ 800 billion—a sum greater than the gross domestic product(国民生产总值) of most countries.
These individuals (22) ______(promise)to donate at least $400 billion of their money to help others generously.
Many other wealthy individuals and families who fall below the billionaire class also (23) ______(contribute)large sums to charity—without sacrificing their ability to take care of (24) ______and their beloved ones in their chosen lifestyles.
But what about the rest of us? The vast majority of Americans cannot afford to give away half of their net worth(净资产) and still be in a position (25) ______(meet)their essential needs.
The original intention of the Giving Pledge was not only to create a group of billionaire charitarians, but also to encourage, by example, increased charity at all levels.
Robert Rosen, the director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, encourages all people to consider (26) ______(make)a “pledge” to charity. He says: “(27) ______not all of us can give away half of our wealth, the idea of the Giving Pledge can help encourage an important conversation with your spouse or family about (28) ______ is possible in terms of generosity and the positive impact that giving can have on society.
“Making a commitment of a pledge also means that you’re more likely to be proactive—deciding what your charity budget is, exploring what causes you feel enthusiastic about, and researching which organizations can ensure that your donations have the (29) ______(great) impact.
“There’s no one size fits all for charity, but most of us can find ways to be more thoughtful and intentional about our giving, (30) ______ is really what making a pledge is all about.”
Section B
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Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. disorders B. signals C. beneficial D. frequent E. influence F. process G. collected H. associated I. estimated J. positively K. relatively
Scientists have some great news for those who love coffee, tea and wine: Having any of these drinks is 31 with a healthier and more diverse(多样性) community of microbes(微生物) living in the gut(肠道).
The opposite is true for consuming sugary drinks and whole milk, as well as for eating a lot of carbohydrates and taking 32 snacks, researchers reported in the journal Science.
“In total we found 60 food-related factors that 33 diversity,” Dr. Alexandra Zhernakova, the first author of the study, said in a statement. Your microbiome is the community of mostly 34 bacteria, fungi and viruses that live on and in your body. These microscopic organisms help you 35 food and regulate your immune system(免疫系统). Experts believe that the make-up of a person’s microbial community can also play a role in mood 36 and other diseases.
But the study of the microbiome is 37 new, and scientists are still working out exactly what a healthy microbiome looks like.
After analyzing samples and comparing them with other data 38 , the scientists found that consuming fruits, vegetables and yogurt 39 influenced microbial diversity in the gut. So did drinking tea, wine, coffee and buttermilk.
“It is becoming more and more clear that the gut mocrobiome serves as a sort of fingerprint that captures all kinds of 40 about host health,” Zhernakoval said.
III. Reading Comprehension Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
We consume more resources by a large amount, produce more waste, and cause more environmental problems than ever before. Fortunately, there are many ways that you can help give
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a response to the 41 effects that we destroy the environment. One of these is driving an electric car. This 42 not only the environment, but also individual drivers. Electric cars produce about 80 percent less pollution than cars with gas-powered motors. In fact, the only reason that electric cars produce any pollution is that their electric energy is generated by power plants—electric cars themselves 43 no exhaust. When energy comes from large sources such as power plants, it’s easier to control and 44 , so there’s less waste than if the energy is generated by many smaller sources, such as the gas engines in 45 cars.
In addition, electric cars are just more 46 than gas-powered cars for several reasons. First, electric cars have regenerative braking, which means that when you use the brakes in an electric car, the battery has a chance to recharge. 47 , when you brake in a gas-powered car, you actually use energy. Also, during the production of electric cars, more time and energy is spent making the design lighter so that there will be less drag from the wind. This allows them to travel farther using less energy than a gas-powered car would use to go the same 48 .
Besides, there are also 49 and timesaving benefits for the electric car drivers. For one, the cost of charging an electric car is about 20 percent of the cost of gas, and electric cars require far less maintenance than gas-powered cars. There are fewer moving parts, so there are fewer 50 problems. Also, electric motors have far greater 51 than motors burning gas, so after the body of an electric car gives out, the engine can be reused in another body. Furthermore, the government is 52 electric car use by giving significant refunds for purchasing electric cars.
Electric cars can also save people time. While gas-powered cars require visits to a mechanic every few months, the only routine maintenance required by electric cars is 53 the battery every four years. And California recently passed a law making it legal for drivers of electric cars to use the carpool(拼车)) lanes 54 —even if they are driving alone. This makes your trips much quicker and saves a considerable amount of time, especially in rush-hour traffic.
Overall, there are 55 benefits of driving an electric car. It may take a little getting used to, but in the long run, the use of electric cars can help preserve the environment and give people more time and money to be put to better use.
41. A. minor
B. negative B. confuses
C. similar C. attracts C. mix up
D. positive D. benefits D. provide with
42. A. influences 43. A. send out
B. absorb in
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B. monitor
C. collect
D. purchase D. remote D. efficient D. Instead D. weight D. political D. potential D. intensity D. encouraging D. investigating D. in time D. reliable
45. A. experienced 46. A. economic 47. A. Besides 48. A. speed 49. A. financial 50. A. electrical
B. expensive B. suitable
C. individual C. magical
B. However B. distance
C. Therefore C. direction C. personnel C. operative C. longevity C. prohibiting C. replacing C. any time C. certain
B. environmental B. mental
51. A. productivity 52. A. punishing 53. A. buying 54. A. sometime 55. A. numerous Section B
B. availability B. introducing B. repairing B. in no time B. limited
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Mrs. Smith, an intelligent woman in her sixties, has suffered a serious stroke (中风), affecting the deeper and back portions of the right half of her brain.
She sometimes complains to the nurses that they have not put coffee on her plate. When they say, “But, Mrs. Smith, it is right there, on the left,” she seems not to understand what they say, and does not look to the left. If her head is gently turned, so that the coffee comes into sight, in the right half of her visual field, she says, “Oh, there it is—it wasn’t there before.” She has totally lost the idea of “left”, both with regard to the world and her own body. Sometimes she complains that her portions are too small, but this is because she only eats from the right half of her plate. Sometimes, she will make up the right half of her face, leaving the left half completely neglected. It is impossible to treat these things, because her attention cannot be drawn to them and she has no idea that they are wrong. She knows it intellectually (智力上), and can understand, and laugh; but it is impossible for her to know it directly.
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Knowing it intellectually, she has worked out strategies for dealing with her imperfection. She cannot look left, directly, she cannot turn left, so what she does is to turn right—and right through a circle. And now if she cannot find something which she knows should be there, she turns to the right, through a circle, until it comes into view. She finds this very successful if she cannot find her coffee or something the like.
It would seem far simpler for her to rotate (旋转) the plate herself. But it is very difficult. It does not come naturally, but turning round in her chair does, because her looking, her attention and her movements are all now instinctively to the right.
56. Why can’t Mrs. Smith understand what the nurses say?
A. She can’t hear them. C. She can’t turn her head.
B. She can’t feel with the left hand. D. She can’t see things on the left.
57. The word “they” in the second paragraph refers to _____.
A. the nurses
B. the ideas
C. the things
D. the attentions
58. She has coped with her trouble by _____.
A. rotating the plate C. using her right eye
B. turning right through a circle D. leaving the left half neglected
59. What can be learned about Mrs. Smith from the passage?
A. She has perfectly preserved intelligence and humour. B. She doesn’t realize that she has lost the idea of “left”. C. She has had the right-hand side of her brain removed.
(B)
D. She can hardly move around because of the brain operation.
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60. What is “the Great Courses” mentioned above? A. An educational website. C.A discounted textbook.
B. A DVD on historic events. D. A school with various subjects.
61. The course is suitablefor the following EXCEPT ________. A. those who are interested in human history B. those who have little regular time for study C. those who want to achieve high scores in this course D. those who hope to save some money for online learning
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62. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To introduce a course. C. To tell some stories.
B. To explore human history. D. To promote a product. (C)
Our days are filled with continual interruptions. Email, texts, meetings, needy colleagues—and the list goes on. Many companies even encourage us to perform multiple things at once, creating open office spaces that promote impromptu(临时的) dialogues to go along with jobs that require us to handle totally different tasks at the same time.
But a growing number of researchers say that trying to perform multiple tasks makes you less productive. It turns out that you get more done when you focus on a single task.
That’s because our brains are hardwired to do one thing at a time. When we think we are multi-tasking, we’re really not. Instead, as far as our brains are concerned, we are fully switching back and forth between tasks.
Doing that repeatedly tires out the brain and lowers cognitive(认知的) ability, research shows. “It’s never multitasking,” says Devora Zack, author of the book Singletasking. “Andit completely backfires in every sense of the word.”
Multitasking “produces shallower thinking, reduces creativity, increases errors and lowers our ability to block irrelevant information,” says Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman, founder and chief director, Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas. Because the brain was not built to multitask, over time it can lead to heightened levels of stress and depression and lower overall intellectual capacity, she says.
Yet despite mounting evidence that multitasking isn’t effective, old attitudes combined with new technology make multitaskingpopular in most work places.
We have ourselves to blame, in part. When we do a lot of things at once, say, answering emails while writing a report or taking a call while we’re in a meeting, it makes us feel busy and productive, says Dr. Christine Carter, executive director of the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley.
“Busyness is a sign of importance, which serves the old guard,” says Carter. “There is the myth(误区) that the more time you spend in the office, the better worker you are.”
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She sees that attitude as a hangover from the prime of industrialization when we clocked in and out of factories and offices. Back then the myth was manageable, because people usually left work at the office when they went home in the evenings. “The whole thing got blown out of balance with the rise of laptops and email,” she says.
“Complicating matters,” writes Chapman, “technology is actually rewiring our brains to be addicted to interruption, as we anxiously wait for the next ping signaling a new email, text or social media post.” In other words, like any addiction, even though we know interruptions are bad for us, they are hard to switch off.
“We suffer as a society from scattered brain syndrome(综合症)\Zack. \"It’s everywhere—throughout our work lives and personal lives.\"
63. What can we infer from the underlined sentence in paragraph 4? A. Multitasking works well in offices. B. Multitasking produces opposite effect. C. Multitasking is unavoidably a trend of today. D. Multitasking has both advantages and disadvantages.
64. According to the passage, which of the following is not among the negative effects of multitasking?
A. Reducing creativity. C. Increasing stress.
B. Getting distracted. D. Feeling unimportant.
65. Dr. Christine Carter’s holds the view that________. A. busyness is a sign of importance
B. things have changed with the rise of laptops and email C. technology is resetting our brains to get used to interruption D. the more time you spend in the office, the better worker you are 66. What can best describethe author’s opinion aboutmultitasking? A. Popular but harmful. C.Technology helps. Section C
B. Once addicted, always addicted. D. Multi or single, still a question.
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Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
A. Think twice when raising questions. B. There’s no such thing as a stupid question. C. It is a good way to get more information of the place. D. This perspective helps one to get a sense of direction. E. Sometimes though, planning less can actually bear more fruit. F. It gives you less to worry about and helps you blend in(融入).
The joy of travel comes in discovery. Planting your feet somewhere you’ve never been brings with it the rush of exploration and the happiness of pushing back on the boundaries of your world.
Follow these steps and see the world differently. Get a bird’s-eye view.
67 Whether it’s from an observation deck in a high-rise, a lookout on a hiking trail, or in the basket of a hot air balloon, climb up as high as you can and look out upon your new land.
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As soon as your plane lands in a new place, immediately start asking questions to everyone you come across. The taxi driver, the hotel clerk, the waitress—these people are invaluable sources of knowledge waiting to be tapped. Simple questions such as “What do you think I should do tomorrow?” will allow you to see the place through their eyes, and you’ll walk away with a handful of ideas.
Forget the big camera.
Try switching to a pocket camera. 69 It gets you out of the habit of observing and recording and into participating and interacting.
Pull the camera from your pocket, shoot the photo you want and then conceal it again. Plan only one thing per day.
It’s tempting to plan out every inch of your trip in order to experience as much as you can.
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70 Leave yourself open to recommendations and unexpected things to happen. Try planning only one activity a day and let your exploration guide the rest.
IV. Summary Writing
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
A Hot Pot of Debate
The strong smell of the famous Sichuan cooking floods into local streets. Along with all the flavors, however, a wave of panic is in the air.Sichuan cuisine(美食) is facing a crisis.
It seems surprising to hear such concern, since Sichuan cuisine has been conquering the world and gaining considerable popularity abroad as China’s favorite out-of-home dining.
But according to some old and experienced cooks, the rapid growth has worsenedthe cuisine. Many cooks now are pursuing spicier and spicier food, ignoring the great variety of the cuisine. Thus, the simplification of tastes has created a crisis, sending a strong shocking wave into the time-honored but complex traditions.Early this year, I watched a young cook add green vegetable to Kung Pao Chicken, which should be a wonderful mix of chicken, peanuts, red chillies and spices.
However, voices from many young cooks throws light onthe new demands on Sichuan cuisine in the modern time—“There’s no survival without innovation.” They hold the view that we do have to maintain the tradition, but it’s not a display in a museum.What makes sense is that although Sichuanese cooking is classified as one of the eight great cuisines of China,its roots are quite shallow, so after over several centuries of trade and migration, outsiders brought in a variety of new ingredients and cooking techniques. These influences combined only several generations ago to create an unusually tasty cuisine.
I believe the attractiveness of Sichuan cuisine is that it’s a big melting pot. Whatever is attractive in other cuisines, it can be absorbed and adapted to Sichuan cuisine. It’s not right to judge who is right and who is wrong, but it is clear that we should preserve the essence of tradition, while meeting modern expectations as well.
V. Translation
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Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
71．虽然气温低，他还是和平日一样出门跑步了。（despite） 72．春节是中国人举家团聚的幸福时刻。(reunite)
73．欢笑不仅可以愉悦自己的心情，而且还可以使你看上去更有魅力。（Not only） 74. 对于一家年轻公司而言，首次公开发行（IPO）代表财务上的重大里程碑，带来可用于拓展的巨额资金。（milestone）
VI. Guided Writing
Directions:Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
最近，一位高三语文老师的演讲被广泛流传，“生命很贵，请别浪费”成为励志流行语。请写一篇作文，文章包括：
1．你对这句话的理解; 2．结合生活实例进行阐述。
（注：文中不得出现真实的姓名及学校名称）
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【参考答案】
I.Listening Comprehension Section A Section B
1-5DCBAA 11-13DAA
6-10DDCBC 14-16CBB
17-20 DCAB
II.Grammar and Vocabulary Section A
21. combined 22. have promised 26. making
27. Although/Though
23. contribute 24. themselves 28. what
29. greatest
25. to meet 30. which
评分标准:每题1分，有拼写错误不得分，大小写不扣分。 Section B
31-35 HDECF 36-40 AKGJB
III.Reading Comprehension Section A Section B Section C
41-45BDABC 56-59 DCBA 67-70 DBFE
46-50DBBAD 60-62 ACD
51-55CDCCA 63-66 BDBA
IV.Summary writing
World-famous Sichuan cuisine has triggered a debate. Old chefs criticize the simplification of tastes for the overuse of ingredients and misunderstanding of tradition, while young chefs insist that only by reformation and expansion can Sichuan cuisine survive and develop. I think both of them should show respect to the cuisine’s tradition and modernization.(53words)
评分标准:
1. 本题总分为10分, 其中内容5分, 语言5分。
2. 评分时应注意的主要方面: 内容要点、信息呈现的连贯性和准确性。 3. 词数超过60，酌情扣分。
档次 A B C D E
内容 5 4 3 2 1 14
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各档次给分要求: 内容部分
A. 能准确、全面地概括文章主旨大意，并涵盖主要信息。 B. 能准确概括文章主旨大意，但遗漏个别主要信息。 C. 能概括文章主旨大意，但遗漏部分主要信息。
D. 未能准确概括文章主旨大意，遗漏较多主要信息或留有过多细节信息。 E. 几乎不能概括文章的主旨大意，未涉及文中有意义的相关信息。 F. 完全未作答或作答与本题无关。 语言部分
A. 能用自己的语言连贯、正确地表述。
B.能用自己的语言较连贯、正确地表述，但有个别语言错误。
C. 基本能用自己的语言连贯、正确地表述，但连贯性较差，且有少量不影响表意的语言错误。
D. 基本能用自己的语言表述，但连贯性较差，且严重语言错误较多。 E. 几乎不能用自己的语言连贯、正确地表述。 F. 完全未作答或作答与本题无关。 V.Translation
71. Despite the low temperature,he went out jogging as usual.
1分
2分 0 0 72. The Spring Festival is a happy timewhen the Chinese get reunited with their family members.
1分
2分
The Spring Festival is a happy timefor the Chinese to get reunited with their family members.
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2分
73. Not only does laughter make you happy/joyful/delighted, but it also makes you (look) more 15
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2分
2分
attractive/charming. 74. An IPO represents a major financial milestone for a young company,bringing/which brings with
2分
3分
it a large amount of cash to expand.
评分标准：
1．第72~73题每题3分，第74题4分，第75题5分。
2．所给答案仅供阅卷时参考。如考生所写句子与参考答案不一致，但能与所给中文意义保持一致，且无语法错误，可得分。
3．考生未使用括号中的提示词扣一分。 4．其他评分要求由评分组讨论并统一执行。
VI.Guided Writing
Recently, a quote from a speech has gained wide attention online, in which a teacher said \" Life is precious, so don’t waste it.\" I couldn’t agree more.
From my perspective, we don’t just simply \"go through life\" but \"grow through life\lessons we learn from our experience is what makes life so unique and irreplaceable. Furthermore, as a human, our lifespan is undoubtedly short, which means life is naturally limited. Thus, every second in life deserves cherishing.
Precious as life is, there are still some people who don’t treasure it. Take one of my classmates for example. He used to study hard and was a top student, but after he began to lose himself in computer games, he idled away and wasted his life. Now he even has difficulty graduating from middle school.How regretful he was！
With efforts we can’t always get a satisfying end, but we should still go to all lengths to make our life meaningful so that we live up to ourselves.
Life is delicate. Please take it to heart. （178words）
评分标准：
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档次 A B C D E
1.本题总分为25分, 其中内容10分, 语言10分, 组织结构5分。
2.评分时应注意的主要方面: 内容要点, 应用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性及上下文的连贯性。
3.评分时, 先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定所属档次, 然后对照相应的组织结构档次给予加分。其中, 内容和语言两部分相加, 得15分或以上者,可考虑加4-5分, 15分以下者只能考虑加0, 1, 2, 3分。
4.词数少于70, 总分最多不超过10分。
各档次给分要求: 内容部分
A.内容充实，主题突出，详略得当。 B.内容较充实，能表达出作文要求。 C.内容基本充实，尚能表达出作文要求。
D.漏掉或未能写清楚主要内容，有些内容与主题无关。 E.明显遗漏主要内容，严重离题。 语言部分
A.具有很好的语言表达能力, 语法结构正确或有些小错误，主要因为使用了较复杂结构或词汇所致。
B.具有较强的语言表达能力，语法结构和词汇的应用基本正确, 错误主要是因为尝试较复杂结构或词汇所致。
C.有一些语法结构和词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解。
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D.语法结构与词汇错误较多，影响了对内容的理解。 E.语法结构与词汇的错误很多，影响了对内容的理解。 录音文字
Listening Comprehension Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. M: The bus is always late.
W: I know. I’ve been waiting for it for half an hour. If it doesn’t come in another 15 minutes, I’ll go on foot.
Q: How much longer will the woman wait for the bus?
2. M: You were absent from class yesterday, Sally. Where were you?
W: I couldn’t come, Mr. Hart. I hurt my foot and my mother took me to the doctor. Q: What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers? 3. W: How did your interview go? Have you got the latest news?
M: No, I couldn’t feel worse about it. The questions were very fair but I seemed to find no answers to all of them.
Q: How does the man feel about the interview?
4. W: These tomatoes are huge. You must have watered them a lot.
M: Yes, I did. They ought to be ripe enough to pick by next Wednesday, when we have a picnic.
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
5. M: I don’t feel like going out. Why don’t we just stay at home and watch TV instead? W: Come on. You promised to take me out for dinner and to the theatre on my birthday. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
6. M: Is your roommate looking forward to going home for the summer? W: She’s counting the days.
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Q: What can be inferred about the woman’s roommate?
7. M: How about Mike? Have you seen him after the big earthquake?
W: Yes, he is physically sound, but he won’t talk to anybody and he is afraid of the night. Q: What do we learn about Mike?
8. M: How did you like the novel I lent you last week?
W: Considering its interesting name, I was expecting a much better piece. Q: What does the woman mean?
9. M: Miss Brown is going to retire soon. What kind of gift shall we give her? W: I think she would like to have a photograph of our class. Q: What are the two speakers discussing?
10. M: Then why do you decide to quit your present job?
W: That’s because of the journey. It takes me about two hours to get to work. Your firm is within walking distance.
Q: Why does the woman want to give up her present job? Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s) and the passage(s). The conversation(s) and the passage(s) will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
More than one million college students are graduating this year in the United States. A research for the job market for new college graduates offers the best news. Compared with last year, employers expect to hire 13% more new graduates.
The best chances for jobs may be at manufacturing companies. The report says manufacturers expect to increase their jobs for young people fresh out of college by 13%. Service providers expect a 12% increase. The middle of the country appears to be the area with the most demand.
According to the research, pay offers are up this year in a number of jobs. The highest paying jobs are in computer software design. The average offer of starting pay is almost 54,000 dollars a year. The lowest pay is for drivers, at just under 30,000 dollars every year.
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Historically, about 45% of American college students have jobs when they graduate. 75% are employed within seven months. Some new graduates do not have that kind of pressure. About 20% enter schools or other additional education.
(Now listen again, please) Questions:
11. For new graduates, what field may have the best chances for jobs?
12. What percent of new college graduates usually get jobs within 7 months after graduation? 13. What does this passage mainly tell us?
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
When was the last time your family had a picnic outside? How long do you spend watching TV every day? Nowadays, families spend less and less time on outdoor activities, but “Take a Child Outside” week in the US is trying to change the situation.
“Take a Child Outside” week encourages parents to take their kids away from the television and go out for some fresh air. This special week began in North Carolina. Now it has spread throughout much of the US. This year, about 250 organizations in the US and Canada will take part in it.
This special week brings a message to all families: go and take a long walk. Parents can take their kids to go fishing, go on a boat trip or just go camping together. Even just sitting at a picnic table and watching their kids playing outside is a good idea. Outdoor activities connect kids to nature. They allow them to be free and to move around. They can also improve kids’ skills in creativity and observation. Kids can make use of outdoor materials when playing in the outside world around them. In addition, about 17 percent of kids in the US are overweight. This special week also aims to prevent the phenomenon from spreading. Getting out of the house can help kids lose weight and keep them away from sitting before the television.
(Now listen again, please) Questions:
14. What does “Take a Child Outside” week encourage parents to do?
15. Which of the following activities can belong to “Take a Child Outside” week?
16. Which of the following is a benefit of “Take a Child Outside” week according to the passage?
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Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. M: Hi, Sue, Where have you been?
W: Oh, Hi, Dan, I was just at the library. I have to hand in my biology paper tomorrow. M: Tomorrow? Oh, no, I thought it wasn’t due till next Monday.
W: Oh. Don’t worry. It’s due next Monday. But I’m going away for the weekend and won’t be back till Monday night.
M: Oh, where are you going?
W: California. We’re having a family reunion. It’s my grandmother’s ninetieth birthday. So all my cousins, aunts and uncles are going. She planned the whole thing herself.
M: Wow. That’s great. How many people will be there?
W: Around sixty. My family is big and spread out, but we’re pretty close. So have you started working on your biology paper?
M: Yeah. I’m doing it on bees and how they’re able to recognize whether another bee is related to them.
W: How can they tell?
M: They use their sense of smell. The sweat bees guard their nests this way. If another bee approaches the nest, the guard determines if the new bee is familiar. If it is, it’s allowed to enter.
W: Interesting. Well, you’ve still got time before the deadline. (Now listen again, please.) Questions:
17．Why was Sue at the library?
18．When is the deadline for the biology paper? 19．What is true according to the conversation?
20．How can bees tell whether another bee is related to them? That’s the end of listening comprehension. 听力部分到此结束。
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