◎ 2011年安徽省合肥市高三英语第二次教学质量检测的第一部分试题
  • 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。
    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. How did the woman get to San Francisco?
    A. By train.
    B. By plane.
    C. By ship.
    2. Where are the two speakers?
    A. In a shop.
    B. At the doctor's.
    C. At a hotel.
    3. What is Sally going to do this evening?
    A. Go to the concert.
    B. Fetch the pages.
    C. Type the letter.
    4. What book does the woman have now? 
    A. A history book.
    B. An English book.
    C. A maths book.
    5. What is the man probably coming for?
    A. Booking a hotel room.
    B. Buying a new garden.
    C. Renting a bedroom.
  • 听下面一段材料,回答第1-2题。
    1. Why does the man come to China?
    A. On business.
    B. For relaxation.
    C. To visit friends.
    2. What's the most probable relationship between the two speakers?
    A. Customer and waitress.
    B. Customs official and government worker.
    C. Policeman and tourist.
  • 听下面一段材料,回答第1至3题。
    1. Why do they go to a Chinese fast food restaurant for lunch?
    A. Because the food is a bit cheap.
    B. Because it is near their home.
    C. Because they can enjoy different food.
    2. What's the difference between men and women according to the man?
    A. Women like Chinese food better.
    B. It's easier for men to get hungry.
    C. It's harder to satisfy women's appetite.
    3. What Chinese food isn't mentioned in the conversation?
    A. Porridge.
    B. Dumplings.
    C. Noodles.
  • 听下面一段材料,回答第1至3题。
    1. What is Mr. Carson doing when Mr. Prince calls him?
    A. Talking with his customers.
    B. Having an important meeting.
    C. Having lunch with his customers.
    2. What's Mr. Prince's telephone number?
    A. 68261427 extension 4063.
    B. 68261427 extension 4037.
    C. 68261427 extension 4036.
    3. When will Mr. Prince probably talk to Mr. Carson on the phone?
    A. After lunch.
    B. After supper.
    C. Before brunch.
  • 听下面一段材料,回答第1至3题。
    1. Where does this conversation most likely take place? 
    A. At a science conference.
    B. In a science laboratory.
    C. In a professor's office.
    2. Why has the woman come to this place?
    A. To work on a project.
    B. To talk with Professor Johnston.
    C. To prepare for her presentation.
    3. What does the woman say about her recent life?
    A. She's been busy with her classes.
    B. She's been working on the final paper.
    C. She's been working with George.
  • 听下面一段材料,回答第1至4题。
    1. What may the first program be about presented by Paul Frauchat?
    A. Important agricultural developments.
    B. The life in the countryside.
    C. US industry and economics.
    2. What do we know about Barry Wood?
    A. He has just come back from Japan.
    B. He will participate in the program.
    C. He lives nearby the Radio Station.
    3. Who will answer some of the audience's questions? 
    A. Phil Owen.
    B. Larry Martin.
    C. Paul Franchat.
    4. What is Larry James going to talk about?
    A. Pop songs.
    B. Sports events
    C. Industry and economics.
  • — Excuse me, could you tell me where I could make a call?
    — Sorry, I'm a stranger here. 
    — _____.

    [     ]

    A. Thanks a lot
    B. Thanks anyway
    C. That's a pity
    D. I'm sorry to hear that
  • Will you help me to look for an important file I left in my office this morning immediately you _____?

    [     ]

    A. arrived
    B. arrive
    C. will arrive
    D. would arrive
  • Make sure you've got the keys, cell phones and _____ before you leave home.

    [     ]

    A. nothing
    B. anything
    C. everything
    D. something
◎ 2011年安徽省合肥市高三英语第二次教学质量检测的第二部分试题
  • Being able to speak another language fluently could be a great _____ when you're looking for a job.

    [     ]

    A. advantage
    B. chance
    C. assistance
    D. importance
  • — Is there an express to Beijing tonight?
    — There _____ be, but you'd better call the booking office to make sure.

    [     ]

    A. can
    B. might
    C. will
    D. must
  • Mary enjoys home-made food, so she seldom, _____, eats out.

    [     ]

    A. if never
    B. if any
    C. if not
    D. if ever
  • The National Education Department says again school safety has set off alarm bells with frequent serious
    accidents _____ students got injured or even killed.

    [     ]

    A. that
    B. when
    C. in which
    D. from where
  • The hero said he didn't think twice ______ diving into the freezing river to rescue that child.

    [     ]

    A. before
    B. after
    C. until
    D. when
  • — What are we going to do after work?
    — I'm thinking that we could _____ a movie.

    [     ]

    A. take down
    B. take out
    C. take in
    D. take on
  • The plane was _____ to arrive at 9:30, but was an hour late.

    [     ]

    A. certain
    B. likely
    C. about
    D. supposed
  • Mary often stays up, reviewing her lessons, books _____ all over the desk.

    [     ]

    A. spreading
    B. spread
    C. are spreading
    D. to spread
  • The government urged that every effort _____ to bring down food prices.

    [     ]

    A. is made
    B. will be made
    C. be made
    D. must be made
◎ 2011年安徽省合肥市高三英语第二次教学质量检测的第三部分试题
  • — Mr. Smith, would you have some more ice-cream?
    — No, thanks. It's very good, but I have to _____ my weight, you know.

    [     ]

    A. watch
    B. remain
    C. pull
    D. gain
  • It is reported that a new planet has been discovered recently. It's _____ Earth, and hopefully it can support
    human life.

    [     ]

    A. almost three times the size of
    B. three times the size than
    C. three times almost as large as
    D. almost three times as larger as
  • All the books donated by the students from urban schools are said _____ to the students in rural areas
    the other day.

    [     ]

    A. to be sent
    B. being sent
    C. having been sent
    D. to have been sent
  • 完形填空。
         To be or not to be. Outside the Bible (圣经), these six words are the most famous in all the   1   of the
    world. They were   2   by Hamlet when he was thinking aloud, and they are the most famous words in
    Shakespeare's because Hamlet was speaking not only for himself but also for every   3   man and woman.
    To be or not to be, to live or not to live, to live   4   and abundantly and eagerly, or to live dully and meanly
    and scarcely. A philosopher once wanted to know   5   he was alive or not, which is a good question for
    everyone to put to himself   6  . He answered it by saying, "I think,   7   I am."
         But the best   8   of existence ever seen was given by another philosopher who said, "To be is to be in 
      9  ." If this is true, then the more relations a living thing has, the more it is alive To live abundantly means
    simply to  10  the range and intensity of our relations.  11  we are so used to loving our routine. But apart
    from our regular  12 , how much are we alive? If you are  13  only on your regular occupation, you are
    alive only to that extent. If  14  things are not concerned so far-poetry, music, pictures, sports, friendships,
    politics, international affairs-you are  15 . On the contrary, it is true that every time you  16  a new interest-
    even more, a new accomplishment-you increase your power of life. No one who is deeply interested in a
    large variety of subjects can remain  17 ; the real pessimist is the person who has lost  18 .
         To be or not to be-to live intensely and richly, merely to exist, that fits with  19 . Let's widen and strengthen
    our relations.  20  we live let live!
    (     )1. A. literature  
    (     )2. A. talked      
    (     )3. A. devoting    
    (     )4. A. poorly      
    (     )5. A. if          
    (     )6. A. eventually  
    (     )7. A. until       
    (     )8. A. definition  
    (     )9. A. reality     
    (     )10. A. create     
    (     )11. A. Hopefully  
    (     )12. A. preparation
    (     )13. A. focused    
    (     )14. A. other      
    (     )15. A. alive      
    (     )16. A. achieve    
    (     )17. A. unworried  
    (     )18. A. attention  
    (     )19. A. ourselves  
    (     )20. A. While      
    B. arts           
    B. carved          
    B. thinking        
    B. lonely          
    B. that            
    B. occasionally    
    B. therefore      
    B. summary        
    B. relations       
    B. increase       
    B. Uneasy         
    B. demonstration  
    B. dependent      
    B. the other       
    B. lively        
    B. acquire        
    B. uneasy          
    B. confidence    
    B. itself         
    B. Although      
    C. history        
    C. spoken          
    C. demanding       
    C. independently  
    C. who               
    C. apparently      
    C. however       
    C. comment          
    C. orders           
    C. decrease       
    C. Luckily          
    C. illustration   
    C. concentrated     
    C. another           
    C. dead          
    C. control        
    C. unaware           
    C. interest        
    C. themselves   
    C. Even          
    D. architecture    
    D. written          
    D. suffering          
    D. richly          
    D. whether               
    D. slowly           
    D. whatever        
    D. feedback            
    D. sight              
    D. narrow           
    D. Unfortunately        
    D. occupation     
    D. keen               
    D. others              
    D. live             
    D. earn           
    D. unhappy               
    D. patience         
    D. yourself      
    D. Because         
  • 阅读理解。
         Have you ever had the desire to wander the world and see what was out there? While some people prefer
    to stay in the comfort of their own home, others have been bitten by the travel bug and can't wait to explore
    the world. Exotic (异国的) places call to them. "Come visit us and we will show you my mysteries," they say.
         Every year millions of people pack their suitcases or put on backpacks and flock to visit the seven
    continents of the world. They wander through the castles and museums of Europe, and the cities and natural
    wonders of North and South America. Some visit the vast exotic cultures of Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
    The great outback of Australia is a wonderland for those who go there. And a few lucky people even realize
    their dreams to visit the most mysterious continent on the earth-Antarctica.
         Why do people want to explore the world? It gives them a better understanding about the earth and the
    people living on it. It opens their minds, it gives them a feeling of accomplishment, and it makes them feel alive.
    So save some money, get your passport ready, and see the world. It will change your life forever.
    1. If a person is bitten by a travel bug, he _____.
    A. prefers to stay at home
    B. feels a lot of pain
    C. is eager to see the world
    D. hates exotic places
    2. The writer suggests travelers go to _____ to experience the most different cultures.
    A. America
    B. Europe
    C. Asia
    D. Antarctica
    3. From the passage, we can learn that by exploring the world you can _____.
    A. understand the earth and the people
    B. open your minds
    C. have a sense of achievement
    D. live a different life forever
    4. What is the passage mainly about?
    A. Advantages of traveling
    B. Interesting places
    C. Culture differences
    D. Attitudes towards traveling
  • 阅读理解。
         In 1986, when Carlo Petrini first coined the term "Slow Food", he organized locally in his native Italy to
    preserve the food and wine culture and protest fast food.
         Today, slow food has spread to 132 countries with over 85 000 members, addressing worldwide issues
    like farmer equity and environmental stewardship-the actions people take to respect the rights of all living
    things and all environments, to contribute to healthy and livable, communities.
         Characterized by Slow Food International as "good, clean, and fair food," slow food must enrich the eater's
    life, have no negative impact on human or environmental health, and compensate fairly for food producers'
    work. The average American meal travels about 1 500 miles to its final destination, with producing of food
    traveling by plane from overseas and other items shipped across the country. However, cost for food travel
    and heavy processing are not the only problems in the food industry that the environment faces. Industrial
    agriculture also has unsustainable practices like inefficient water use and decreased biodiversity. Our ideas in
    feeding ourselves are exceptional, but at various points our technologies come into conflict with nature's ways
    of doing things. A great many of the health and environmental problems created by our food system owe to
    our attempts to oversimplify nature's complexities, at both the growing and the eating ends of our food chain.
         "Slowing" food, by purchasing locally and sustainably, allows consumers to reduce the impact of "food
    miles" and develop a closer relationship with their food producers. "We need to change our food system," said
    David Prior, organizer of Slow Food Nation's Eat-In. "Our current food system is sick and we need to support
    farmers and agriculture to ensure that everyone has the right to nutritious food."
    1. The main idea of the passage can be summarized as _____.
    A. why slow food is so important
    B. the food and wine culture is rich in Italy
    C. what you're eating always travels a long way
    D. slow food makes the current food system sick
    2. According to the second paragraph, environmental stewardship refers to _____.
    A. measures of environmental protections
    B. ways to establish healthy and livable communities
    C. people's admiration for all the creatures on the earth
    D. actions to protect the rights of all living things and environment
    3. Slow food's characteristic doesn't lie in _____.
    A. improving the quality of eater's life
    B. providing a fair pay for food workers
    C. being friendly to human and environmental health
    D. developing a loose relationship with food producers
    4. What is David Prior's attitude towards current food system? 
    A. Suspicious
    B. Unsatisfied
    C. Indifferent
    D. Supportive
  • 阅读理解。
         Mental and health experts believe personality plays an important part in how we experience stress.
    Personality is the way a person acts, feels and thinks.
         Some people are aggressive and always in a hurry. They often become angry when things do not
    happen the way they planned. They are called "Type A" personalities. Studies suggest that these people
    often get stress-related disorders. The "Type B" personality is calmer. These people are able to deal with
    all kinds of situations more easily. As a result, they are less affected by stress.
         Studies have also shown that men and women deal with stress differently. Women seem to be better
    able to deal with stress than men are. However, experts say women are three times more likely to develop
    depression in reaction to the stress in their lives. American writer John Gray became famous for his book,
    "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus." He notes that men and women have Opposite ways of
    dealing with stress. For a man, the best way is to rest and forget about daily problems. But a woman
    suffering from stress needs to talk about her problems.
         Experts say there are several ways to deal with stress, including deep breathing, exercise, eating healthy
    foods, getting enough rest and balancing the time spent in working and playing. Exercise is one of the most
    effective stress-reduction measures, as physical changes from exercise make you feel better. In addition,
    exercise can also improve the body's defense system against disease.
         Keeping stress to yourself can make problems worse. Experts say that expressing emotions to friends
    or family members or writing down your feelings can help reduce stress. And they also suggest that people
    should attempt to accept or change stressful situations whenever possible.
    1. According to the experts, _____.
    A. people respond to stress quite differently
    B. people make the same response to stress
    C. unlike women, men tend to feel depressed more easily
    D. personality has nothing to do with how we experience stress
    2. Compared with "Type A" personalities, "Type B" personalities _____.
    A. cause more troubles
    B. are less able to cope with different situations
    C. are more easily affected by stress
    D. tend to solve problems more peacefully
    3. By saying "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus", John Gray means that they _____.
    A. experience emotions in a different way
    B. cope with stress in a different way
    C. suffer from stress in the similar way
    D. develop stress in the opposite way
    4. If you want to reduce your stress, you can _____.
    A. take some exercise
    B. keep it to yourself
    C. remain silent
    D. ignore the stressful situation
  • 阅读理解。
         You are busy filling out the application form for a position you really need; let's assume you once actually
    completed a couple of years of college work or even that you completed your degree. Isn't it tempting to lie
    just a little, to claim on the form that your diploma (文凭) represents a Harvard degree? Or that you finished
    an extra couple of years back at State University?
         More and more people are turning to an utter deception (欺骗) like this to land their first job or to move
    ahead in their careers. For personnel officers, like most Americans, value degrees from famous schools. A
    job applicant may have a good education anyway, but he or she assumes that chances of being hired are better
    with a diploma from a well-known university. Registrars (学籍管理员) at most well-known colleges say that
    they deal with dishonest claims like these at the rate of about one per week.
         Personnel officers do check up on degrees listed on application forms. If it turns out that an applicant is
    lying, most colleges are unwilling to accuse the applicant directly. One Ivy League school refers to them as
    "special cases." One well-known West Coast school, in perhaps the most delicate phrase of all, says these
    claims are made by "no such people".
         To avoid complete lies, some job seekers claim that they "attended" or "were associated with" a college
    or university. After careful checking, a personnel officer may discover that "attending" means being dismissed
    after one semester. It may be that "being associated with" a college means that the job-seeker visited his
    younger brother for a football weekend. One school that keeps records of false claims says that the practice
    dates back at least to the turn of the center-that's when they began keeping records, anyhow.
         If you don't want to lie or even stretch the truth, there are companies that will sell you a fake diploma.
    One company, with offices in New York and on the West Coast, will put your name on a diploma from any
    number of nonexistent colleges. The price begins at around twenty dollars for a diploma from "Smoot State
    University". The prices increase rapidly for a degree from the "University of Purdue." As there is no Smoot
    State and the real school in Indiana is properly called Purdue University, the prices seem rather high for one
    sheet of paper.
    1. The writer mainly wants to tell us that _____.
    A. college degrees can now be purchased easily
    B. nowadays it is very hard for people to find jobs
    C. lying about college degrees is becoming a widespread problem
    D. employers are no longer interested in applicants' actual performances
    2. As used in the first line of the second paragraph, the word "utter" means _____.
    A. thorough
    B. careful
    C. incomplete
    D. spoken
    3. Once finding applicants with false diplomas, most colleges would _____.
    A. keep the records of them
    B. drive the them out of college
    C. avoid direct conflicts with them
    D. accuse them of such behaviors
    4. We can learn from the passage that _____.
    A. US employers value their job applicants with a degree from top universities
    B. University of Purdue and Purdue University are the same school
    C. people with fake diplomas can get their first jobs in US easily
    D. people pay the same price for a fake diploma from different universities
  • 阅读理解。

         Fujitsu, a Japanese technology company, has created a system capable of simultaneously (同时地)
    charging multiple portable electronic devices such as mobile phones, digital cameras and laptop computers
    without the need for cable connections.
         Electric cars users may also eventually be able to charge their vehicles wirelessly using the same
    technology, said the company, which developed a sample system at Osaka Prefecture University. Claiming
    to be the world's first of its kind, the technology works on the basis of the transmission of electricity using
    magnetic fields between the charger and the electronic device.
         The system enables wireless charging at distances of up to several meters. With the final aim of installing
    public "charging spots" on the streets in order to enable easy charging around the clock, scientists at Fujitsu
    Labs are planning to commercially sell products incorporating the new wireless charging system as early as
    2012 but have not yet decided how much they would cost.
         "This technology paves the way to integrating compact wireless charging functions into mobile phones
    and enabling multiple portable devices to be charged simultaneously without any restrictions on their position
    relating to the charger," the company said in a statement.
         Mobile phone users in Japan can currently charge their batteries using the disposable portable plug-in
    battery-operated device, available at most train stations and convenience stores. However, phone companies
    warn long time use of it can damage the phones.
         The company added, "We are also looking at applying the results of this work to fields other than portable 
    electronics, including power transmission between circuit boards (电路板) or computer chips, and providing
    mobile charging systems for electric cars."

    1. This passage is most probably taken from _____.
    A. an instructive brochure
    B. readers' feedback
    C. a news report
    D. a brief introduction
    2. Which of the following can best describe the striking feature of this system?
    A. It enables wireless charging at distances of up to several miles
    B. It enables you to charge your device very easily beside the clock
    C. It is wireless and makes multiple charging at the same time
    D. It can be bought at any formal supermarkets in the city
    3. The underlined word "it" in paragraph 5 refers to _____.
    A. the device
    B. the system
    C. the phone
    D. the battery
    4. The best title for the text would be _____.
    A. Fujitsu, a famous Japanese company
    B. power transmission between circuit boards
    C. new wireless charging system developed
    D. mobile phones damaged by charging
  • 阅读下面短文,根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填一个单词。
         Few Americans stay in one a place for a lifetime. We move from the city to the suburbs (郊区), from
    high school to college in a different state, from a job in one area to a better job elsewhere, from the home
    where we raise our children to the home where we plan to live in retirement. With each move we are forever
    making new friends, who become part of our new life.
         For many of us the summer is a special time for forming new friendships. Today, millions of Americans
    go on vacation abroad, and we go not only to see new sights but also in those places where we don't feel too
    strange with the hope of meeting new people. No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend,
    but the beginning of a friendship is possible. Surely in every country people value friendship.
         The word "friend" to American people can be applied to a wide range of relationships-to someone one has
    known for a few weeks in a new place, to a close business companion, to a childhood playmate, to a man or
    a woman, or to a trusted colleague. There are real differences among these relations for Americans a friendship
    may be shallow, casual, situational or deep and lasting. But to a European, who sees only our surface behavior,
    the differences are not clear.
         As Europeans see it, all kinds of "friends" flow in and out of Americans' homes with little ceremony. They
    may be parents of the children's friends, house guests of neighbors, members of a committee, business
    associates from another town or even another country. Coming as a guest into an American home, the
    European visitor finds no obvious landmarks. The atmosphere is relaxed. Most people, old and young, are called
    by first names. Americans' characteristic openness to different styles of relationship makes it possible for us to
    find new friends abroad with whom we feel at home.
    Title American Friendship
    Chances for Americans to
    make friends
    ☆ Most Americans (1)_______ from place to place.
    ☆ Many Americans go abroad on vacation for (2)_______ or
         meeting new people.
    ☆ One (3)_______ for a vacation is to begin a friendship.
    Ways for Americans to
    (4)_______ the word
    "friend"
    ☆ American people use "friend" (5)_______ for different
         relationships.
    ☆ Americans know the (6)_______ among relations clearly
         while Europeans cant.
    Europeans' understanding
    about American
    (7)_______
    ☆ Friends flow in and out of Americans' homes (8)_______.
    ☆ Being a guest in an American home, the European visitor feels
         (9)_______.
    ☆ Due to their (10)_______ characteristics, Americans find new
         friends all over the world.
  • 书面表达。
         随着网络在人们日常生活中的广泛使用,好友和家人过生日或重大节日时,越来越多的学生喜欢
    通过发电子贺卡来表达他们良好的祝愿。请根据以下提示,简述使用电子贺卡的优点,并结合实际谈
    谈自己的看法。
         1.使用便捷,传递速度快,不受时间和空间的限制;
         2.形式多样,生动有趣。除图像外,还可以传递动画和声音;
         3.节约资源,利于环保。
         注意:
         1.文章需包括上述要点,可适当发挥,但不要逐条翻译;
         2.词数:120左右。
         3.参考词汇:电子贺卡-electronic card
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