英语试题

师大附中高三月考命题组组稿

命题人：苏晓玲 审题人：祝颂平

时量：120分钟 满分：150分

第一部分听力理解(共三节，满分30分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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秒钟的时间往返答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

(C)1. Why will the woman go to the library?

A. To pay for a book. B. To borrow a book. C. To return a book.

(B)2. When will the man's bus leave?

A. In five minutes. B. In fifteen minutes. C. In an hour.

(C)3. What does Pete feel after his exams?

A. Good. B. Satisfied. C. Disappointed.

(A)4. How is the woman doing in the course?

A. She isn't having much trouble.

B. She understood the reading last night.

C. She hasn't been doing much of the reading.

(A)5. What does the man ask the woman to go and see?

A. Bestsellers. B. Magazines. C. Newspapers.

第二节 (共12小题；每题1.5分，满分18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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。

(B)6. Who are the two speakers?

A. A couple. B. New neighbors. C. Old friends.

(B)7. What is the man doing?

A. Settling a business. B. Returning something. C. Lending a ladder to someone.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。

(C)8. What is the man doing?

A. Having an interview. B. Describing a skill. C. Filling a form.

(B)9. Which of the following is NOT included in the application form?

A. Experience. B. Education. C. Skills.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

(A)10. What kind of person is the boy?

A. Careless. B. Humorous. C. Impatient.

(B)11. On which occasion did the boy last wear the tie'?

A. Having a dinner party. B. Dating with Janet. C. Staying at Dawson's place.

(C)12. Where is the tie now?

A. At Janet's house. B. In the closet. C. In the boy's car.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15三个小题。

(B)13. What does the woman believe?

A. Mahjong is a beneficial hobby. B. Mahjong can become an addiction.

C. Mahjong is too boring to play.

(A)14. What used to be the man's hobby?

A. Collecting stamps. B. Watching TV series. C. Reading science books.

(C)15. What are they going to do now?

A. Teach their partners. B. Learn old card games. C. Play mahjong games.

听下面一段对话，回答第16至第17两个小题。

(B)16. Where does Henry work?

A. On a train to London. B. In an office in London. C. At a club outside London.

(A)17. How did Henry use to feel about the time spent on the train?

A. A waste of time. B. An enjoyable time. C. A relaxing time．

第三节(共3小题；每小题1．5分，满分4．5分)

听下面一段材料，将第18至第20三个小题的信息补充完整，每小题不超过三个单词。听材料

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15秒钟的作答时间。本段材

料读两遍。

第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)

第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Beginning college is exciting：many of us can be easily overwhelmed by _______ details of running ________ well-balanced life.

A. ／; the B. the; a C. ／; a D. the; ／

【解析】(B) details后有限定词，run／lead／live a … life属固定短语。

22. An online survey at sina.com suggested more than four in five interviewers _______the Microsoft move would not be effective _________ software piracy.

A. say; to control B. say; on controlling C. said; in controlling D. said; to control

【解析】（C）“新浪网调查显示，五分之四以上的被调查者认为微软的这一举动在限制盗版软件方面收效甚微.”suggest在句中是“表明”之意，不用虚拟语气；be effective in doing sth。

23. The enemy troop could hardly make any advance, and ________ could they fall back.

A. neither B. so C. either D. both

【解析】(A) 句中有否定词hardly，故后面要使用否定词neither，“敌军进退两难’’。

24. Having been born on the earth, we had no choice but ________ hospitality it offered.

A. to accept that B. accept how C. to accept what D. accept what

【解析】( C) 在含介词but的句型中，but前有do，则but后的不定式不能带to；相反，but前若找不到do，则but后的不定式必定带to，hospitality是名词。

25. —He should have come to join in the thorough cleaning.

—He ________, I think. It's not his turn.

A. needn't have to B. needn't have C. didn't have to D. doesn't need to

【解析】(C) “他本应该来参加大扫除的。”“他不需要来，没轮到他。”A项表示“本不需要来，但他来了。”D项时态不对。

26. I shall take you to France ________ you are well enough to travel.

A. quickly B. directly C. finally D. happily

【解析】(B) directly作连词，表“一…就…”，其他项没有此用法。

27. Careful surveys have indicated that audience ________ teachers and students be more likely to take seats ________ directed.

A. 1ike; that B. as; that C. 1ike; as D. as; like

【解析】(C)当as，like表示“像……一样”时，as为连词，后接一个句子，如：We must study hard as

Leifeng did．(我们必须象雷锋那样努力学习。)like为介词，后面只能接名词、代词宾格或动名词作宾语。如：1．Like father，like son．(有其父，必有其子。)2．You mustn’t play too much like him．(你

一定不要像他那样玩得太多。)

28. It's reported that by the end of this week the stock exchange________ by about 10％.

A. will have risen B. has risen C. will be rising D. has been rising

【解析】(A) by the time of；by the end of 时间短语(将来)；by the time 从句(将来)常用将来完成时。

29. There is no ________ thinking more about the matter. Take it easy.

A. point B. fun C. doubt D. need

【解析】(A)There is no point in doing sth是常用的表达形式=There is no need to do sth：没有必要做

某事。要区别另一句型：It作形式主语，表语是(of)no use, not any use, not the slightest use, no good, not much good, fun等时，常用动名词做主语并后置，用it做形式主语。例如：It's no use crying over spilt milk.

30. Barack Obama told millions ______ him that his grandmother's influence on ______ he is and the way he views the world was significant．

A. watch; how B. watching; who C. watched; where D. to watch; what

【解析】(B) 今年8月，奥巴马对数百万支持者说，他的外祖母对他的性格和世界观形成影响很大。

watching him作millions的后置定语。

31. It is written clearly in the requirements that all passengers _______ check onto board thirty minutes before the plane takes off．

A. may B. can C. will D. shall

【解析】(D) shall作为情态动词，用于第二，三人称中表示许诺，警告，命令的意思。

32. How disappointing! We have finished _______ 5%

A. no more than B. no less than C. not more than D. not less than

【解析】(A) no less than不亚于，竟达…之多The audience was Do less than five thousand．听众有五千人之多。not less than不比……差，至少I’ll stay here not less than three days．我将待在这里至少三天。no more than同样不；仅仅，只有He is no more than a worker．他仅仅是个工人。not more than不如；至多He is not more diligent than you are．他不像你那样勤奋。(重点在you are diligent。他也勤奋，但不如你勤奋。)

33. Tom hid himself behind the door, _______ he rushed out to scare his mother.

A. which B. where C. from which D. from where

【解析】(D) from where为“介词 关系副词”结构，也可以引导定语从句。例如：We stood at the top of

the hill，from where we can see the town.

34. You can't imagine the hard time h e had ______ the horse in.

A. holding B. to hold C. held D. hold

【解析】(A) “have a good／great／hard／difficult time“后接 doing sth。

35. No bread eaten by man is so sweet as ________ earned by his own labor.

A. one B. that C. such D. what

【解析】(B) that指代前文出现的不可数名词bread。

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，把握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I fumbled (searched) in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which 36 their search. I found 37 and because of my shaking hands, I could 38 get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those. I looked 39 the bars at my jailer. He did not make eye contact with me. I 40 to him “Have you got a light?” He looked at me, shrugged and came over to light my cigarette. 41 he came close and lit the match, his eyes inadvertently locked with mine. At that moment, I 42 . I don't know why I did that. Perhaps it was 43 , perhaps it was because, when you get very, one to another, it is very 44 not to smile. In that instant, it was 45 a spark jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn't want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and generated smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but 46 , looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile.

I 47 smiling at him, now aware of him as a(n) 48 and not just a jailer. And his looking at me seemed to have a new 49 too. “Do you have kids?” he asked. “Yes, here, here.” I took out my wallet and nervously fumbled for the 50 of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes filled with tears. I said that I feared that I'd never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up. Tears came to his eyes, too. 51 without another word, he 52 my cell (牢房) and silently led me out．Out of the jail，quietly and by back routes，out of the town. There, at the edge of town, he released me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.

“My life was 53 by a smile.” Yes, the smile—the unaffected, unplanned, 54 connection between people. I really believe that if that part of you and that part of me could 55 each other, we wouldn't be enemies. We couldn't have hate or envy or fear.

36. A. had lost B. had given C. had escaped D. had reached

【解析】(C)《微笑》是法国作家安东尼·圣艾修伯里的作品，圣艾修伯里是名飞行员，二次大战对抗纳粹时被击落身亡，之前他也曾参加西班牙内战打击法西斯分子。他根据这次经验写了一篇出色的故事——《微笑》。他的代表作《小王子》是美国人都很熟悉的童话故事。此处的escaped their search

字面上就表示出“(烟)逃离了他们的搜查”，也就是“没有被他们搜走(的烟)”。

37. A. them B. it C. that D. one

【解析】(D) lone指代前文中的一支烟。

38. A. barely B. quickly C. possibly D. 1ikely

【解析】(A) 因为“手抖”，所以“好不轻易地”把烟放进嘴里。

39. A. on B. through C. at D. up

【解析】(B) bars指监狱的铁窗，透过铁窗的间隙看着狱卒，下文也有提示。

40. A. whispered B. explained C. called out D. repeated

【解析】(C) 根据下文的(狱卒)“came over”判定我们隔着些距离，应该是“大声叫道”。

41. A. As B. before C. after D. until

【解析】(A) 当他靠近的时候。

42. A. cried B. shook C. refused D. smiled

【解析】(D) 那一刻，我微笑了。也正是这一微笑，消除了他们之间的隔阂。

43. A. anger B. nervousness C. bitterness D. sympathy

【解析】(B) 可能是因为紧张，这是对一位蹲监狱的人的一种合乎逻辑的推测。

44. A. easy B. hard C. glad D. embarrassed

【解析】(B) 当你如此靠近另一个人，你很难不对他微笑。

45. A. when B. as well as C. as though D. as long as

【解析】(C) 微笑如同火花般，打破了我们心灵间的隔阂。

46. A. went away B. dropped out C. stayed far D. stayed near

【解析】(D) 根据“looking at me directly in the eyes”可判定出。

47. A. kept B. stopped C. began D. forgot

【解析】(A) 狱卒朝我微笑，我自然也微笑，熟悉到他不仅仅是一名狱卒。

48. A. stranger B. enemy C. opponent D. person

【解析】(D) 熟悉到他不仅仅是一名狱卒，也是一个有血有肉有感情的人。

49. A. idea B. suggestion C. impression concept

【解析】(A) 下文他忽然问及孩子，所以这里是有了另外一个念头。

50. A. cigarettes B. bags C. pictures D. wallet

【解析】(C) 根据下文“He，too，took out the pictures of his family……”可知。

51. A. Intentionally B. Unconsciously C. Unwillingly D. Suddenly

【解析】(D) 狱卒听作者说他的家庭孩子，不禁触及他内心柔软的部分令他落泪，"忽然" 二话不说打开门让他逃走。

52. A. unfolded B. unlocked C. uncontrolled D. undefended

【解析】(B) unlocked打开(牢房)

53. A. misled B. destroyed C. saved D. ignored

【解析】(C) 是微笑“救了”他的命。

54. A. surprising B. natural C. different D. frequent

【解析】(B) 微笑是人与人之间最自然真挚的沟通方式。

55. A. like B. expect C. notice D. recognize

【解析】(D) 假如我们能专心灵去熟悉彼此，世间不会有结怨成仇的憾事；恨意、嫉妒、惧怕也会不复存在。

第三部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)

第一节选择题(共17小题；每小题2分，满分34分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、c、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂

黑。

A

The first time I saw Carlos 1 would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had

my arms full of books and I was tearing into the classroom when I ran into something solid. It was

Carlos.

“My, you’re tall,” he said.

Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to my seat without a word.

I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with the rest. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didn't know why I considered Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington.

“Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the cocky newcomer Carlos, pointing to the only empty one, in the back of the room.

Carlos grinned. “But I need a couple of dictionaries.” Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos, not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side.

It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Carlos vice-president. “How come?” I kept asking myself. “How come this shrimp who's only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular?”

So on that morning, I stopped Carlos and said, “It doesn't seem to bother you—being short.” He looked up at me. “Of course I mind being short. But there isn't anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.” “You seem to get along great,” I admitted. “But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.” “The trouble with you is you're afraid to be yourself. You're smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red….

56. It's a story about _________.

A. a tall boy and a short girl B. a short boy and a tall girl

C. a tall boy and a tall girl D. a short boy and a short girl

【解析】(B) 根据最后一段可知。

57. From the story，we can see the boy Carlos is ______.

A. handsome and humorous B. humorous and confident

C. handsome and popular D. touchy and popular

【解析】(B) 老师要Carlos坐最后一排，他说“我得需要两本字典。”最后一段“I just decided to make the

best of it and concentrate on being myself．”可以看出他幽默而自信。

58. The underlined phrase “the last straw” in the passage has the same meaning as in the following sentences EXCEPT _________.

A. they laid the last straw over the yard

B. his words，like the last straw，destroyed nay dream

C. the service in this shop has been bad before, but this is the last straw

D. I even failed in my best subject English，which is the last straw

【解析】(A) “the last straw” 表示 “终于使人不支的最后一击”。

59. According to the passage, which is the most likely to be the ending?

A. They hurt each other．

B. They fell into love with each other．

C. The author changed her attitude and turned to be confident

D. Nothing happened between them.

【解析】(C) 根据文章第一句话“The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life．”及最后一段可以看出。

B

Cloning is suggested as a means of bringing back a relative, usually a child, killed unfortunately. Some parents can understand that wish, but it must first be recognized that the copy would be a new baby and not the lost child. Here lies the difficulty, for the sad parents are seeking not a new baby but a return of the dead one．Since the original would be fondly remembered as having particular talents and interests, would not the parents expect the copy to be the same? It is possible, however, that the copy would develop quite differently. Is it fair to the new child to be placed in a family with such unnatural expectations?

Copying is also suggested as a means by which parents can have the child of their dreams. Couples might choose to have a copy of a film star, baseball player or scientist, depending on their interests. But because personality is only partly the result of genetic inheritance, conflicts would be sure to arise if the cloned child failed to develop the same interests as the original. What if the copy of Einstein shows no interest in science? Or the baseball player turns to acting'? Success also depends on fortune. What if the child does not live up to the hopes and dreams of their parents simply because of bad luck?

Every child should be wanted for itself, as a person. In making a copy of oneself or some famous person, a parent is purposely specifying the way he or she wishes that child to develop. In recent years, particularly in the U.S., much importance has been placed on the right of individuals to reproduce in ways that they wish．So I suggest there should be a greater need to consider the interests of the child and to reject these suggested uses of cloning.

60. The underlined part “The difficulty" in Paragraph 1 refers to ________.

A. cloning a baby is difficult

B. it's difficult to give birth to a new baby

C. the dead child can't come back again ．

D. the cloned baby can't replace the lost child

【解析】(D) 克隆小孩的困难在于“克隆小孩代替不了死去的小孩’’。

61. According to the passage，one of the reasons why couples usually decide to clone babies is _______.

A. to bring back a child killed unfortunately

B. to exchange their children

C. to develop the same interests as their child

D. to succeed in making fortune

【解析】(A) 夫妻克隆小孩的原因有两个：“bringing back a relative, usually a child, killed unfortunately"

和“have the child of their dreams”。

62. The sentence“Success also depends on fortune" implies that _______.

A. the result may be unpredictable

B. the child does not live up to the parents’hopes

C. the cloned child fails to develop the same interest as the original

D. the baseball player turns to acting

【解析】(A)成功还要靠运气，暗示着结果不可预知。

63. We CAN’T conclude that _______ according to the observation made by the author.

A. it's important to consider the interests of the child rather than the suggested uses of cloning

B. parents can't expect to get the lost child back by cloning a new baby

C. much importance should be placed on the right of parents to reproduce babies in ways that they wish

D. every child should be wanted as a unique individual

【解析】(C) 最后一段“much importance has been placed on the right of individuals to reproduce in ways

that they wish”。

C

KIDS in a Sudanese refugee camp raise a cloud of dust as they kick around a football. NBA superstar Tracy Mc Grady watches from a distance before offering to buy the kids a grass pitch for $1,000.

Perhaps he sees a Ronaldinho rising up out of the African soil. Or maybe he just wants to do something—anything—to give these children some hope. But he is told, politely, that grass is not what the kids need.

Mc Grady, 29, writes on his website that he traveled to Africa because he was tired of only reading about it in the news. “Who are the faces behind the statistics?" he said. “I need to see it for myself.” And he did. He stepped out of his beautiful house and flew to a place torn to bits by war and famine(饥荒). He slept in a tent. He talked with people who had been suffered. And he swallowed his pride.

But no one should blame Mc Grady for wanting to buy the kids a patch of grass. Sport gave him a chance, so perhaps he thought it would do the same for the refugees.

Mc Grady was eyed by NBA scouts as a teenager and he didn't bother going to college. Instead, he leaped right into the NBAH. Since that move, basketball has given him a handsome living, but one very far removed from the lives of ordinary people. As Mc Grady would learn in Africa, most people sec sport as just a break from life's difficulties. They don’t mistake it for life itself. Only Mc Grady knows how the trip to Africa changed him, but I'd bet that, at the very least, it has given him a new sense for what is truly meaningful.

Mc Grady doesn't own an NBA championship ring. He hasn't risen to the heights of Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan. But, perhaps, now he knows he doesn't have to in order to truly make a difference in the world.

64. The refugee children probably need _______ most.

A. clean drinking water B. a grass football pitch

C. necessities of survival D. a tent to sleep in

【解析】(C) 文章第2段告诉读者一块草地球场不是“what the kids need”，联系文章关于非洲难民的描述，我们不难得出如下结论：如何生存下去才是非洲儿童目前所最急需解决的问题。

65. What can we know about Mc Grady from the passage?

A. Basketball made him what he is today.

B. He is an NBA superstar as great as Kobe or Jordan.

C. He didn’t show his talent for basketball as a teenager.

D．He taught children to play football in a refugee camp.

【解析】(A) 作为一个少年就被NBA scouts发掘，篮球给了他机会和a handsome living，篮球也就是他生活的中心。所以是篮球使他有了今天。所以A正确。

66. What does the underlined part“scouts”in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A. Workers. B. Strangers. C. Doctors. D. Hunters.

【解析】(D) “scouts”是“星探”的意思。

67. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Mc Grady wanted to buy kids a grass pitch because he spotted a football genius among them.

B. Mc Grady left his comfortable life behind to visit Africa because he wanted to meet face to face with the people.

C. Mc Grady was blamed for ignoring the kids’ real needs by offering something unnecessary.

D. Mc Grady’s future aim will be nothing but compete for an NBA Championship ring.

【解析】(B) Mc Grady “stepped out of his mansion and flew to a place literally torn to bits by war and famine”, 到饱受战乱和饥荒蹂躏的非洲，的确是把舒适的生活抛在一边，目的是要看看“the faces behind the statistics”, “see it for myself”。他想给非洲儿童买一个草皮球场，尽管他的帮助不是孩子们真正需求的东西。

68. Mc Grady learned from his visit to Africa that _______.

A. he needn’t improve his basketball skills to reach the heights of his seniors

B. sport gave him a chance and means everything to him

C. people in hunger can never understand the importance of sport

D. what’s truly meaningful can be a world of difference to different people

【解析】(D) 文章最后一段谈到Mc Grady还没有获得 “an NBA championship ring”，没有达到Kobe和

Jordan的高度，但truly make a difference in the world的，却不仅仅是篮球，而是非洲之行教会他的对他人的帮助和贡献。

D

“Happiness isn't just feeling good. It's good for you and for society. Happy people are more successful, have better relationships, are healthier and live longer,” said Ed Diener, a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois.

Beyond your genes

Sonja Lyubomirsky, a professor of psychology at University of California Riverside, analyzed studies on identical twins and concluded that happiness is 50 percent genetic, 40 percent intentional and 10 percent circumstantial.

“Your circumstances—where you live, your health, your work, your marriage—can be tough to change. But most people are surprised that circumstances don't account for as much of their happiness as they think," she said.

Life circumstances don't result in continuous happiness, she says, because we adapt. That new car, promotion or house feels great at first. Then we get used to it. Keeping that good feeling requires something else: control of how you act and think.

Happiness defined

To gain happiness, you need to understand what happiness is.

Martin Seligman, a psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, says happiness is the pursuit of engaging and meaningful activities.

By “engaging”, he means when we get so absorbed in what we are doing that we lose track of time. “Meaningful” would be using what you are best at to serve others or to participate in a cause that's bigger

than yourself.

“Your purpose doesn't have to be giant,” says psychologist Dan Baker. "If you're 17, your purpose can be getting into the college of your choice. When you're a parent, it can be getting your kids off to school safely and prepared for each day.”

External factors

From 1981 to 2007, the World Values Survey took polls all over the world and measured what it considers happiness and overall life satisfaction. Of the 52 countries that completed the surveys over the 17-year period, happiness increase in 45.

According to the survey analysis．economic growth helped promote happiness for some，while

democratization(民主化)and rising social tolerance contributed even more.

Democracy provides more choice, which promotes happiness. Support for sex equality and tolerance of people who are different from oneself are also strongly linked. This is not just because tolerant people are happier, but because living in a tolerant society strengthens everyone's freedom.

69. Professor Sonja Lyubomirsky found that _______.

A. we get continuous happiness as a result of life circumstance

B. happiness is more genetic than circumstantial

C. new car，promotion or house can make people happy for a long time

D. to control the way we act and think，we should be happy

【解析】(B) 从第二段“happiness is 50 percent genetic, 40 percent intentional and 10 percent circumstantial”可知。

70. We can infer that ________ from the Paragraph “Happiness defined”.

A. to gain happiness, we should make ourselves get involved in what is worthwhile

B. to gain happiness, we needn't understand the meaning of happiness

C. happiness is the pursuit of engaging and meaningful activities

D. it's no point in paying attention to engaging and meaningful activities

【解析】(A) 段中 “happiness is the pursuit of engaging and meaningful activities” 及下文 “when we get so

absorbed in what we are doing that we lose track of time” 可推断出。

71. The World Values Survey suggests people are more likely to promote happiness if _______.

A. they can choose to be those who are different from others

B. they get much money or raise social states

C. they live in a democratic and tolerance society

D. they owns freedom and get support for sex quality

【解析】段中(C) “economic growth helped promote happiness for some, while democratization (民主化) and rising social tolerance contributed even more”可知。

72. According to the whole passage，which statement is correct?

A. It makes only you feel good to know how to get happiness.

B. Happy people are all successful and healthy.

C. Happy people achieve their goal more easily.

D. Happiness lies more in the aged than in the young.

【解析】(C) 从第一段“Happy people are more successful”可知。

第二节简答题(共3小题，每小题2分，满分6分)

阅读下面短文，根据第73至第75小题的要求，简要回答问题。

From bankers to factory staff, employees in the West face the bleak prospect of losing their jobs as a global recession starts to bite. For colleagues in the East, the pain is more likely to come through a pay cut.

Human resource experts say cultural differences explain why Asian firms try harder to keep jobs in difficult times，which will stop unemployment and may help keep Asian economies afloat at a time of slowing exports.

The East Asian attitude may also make it easier for firms to recover quickly from the economic downturn since they will not need to rehire or train new staff, leaving some experts predicting a Western shift to Eastern flexibility.

“In the Confucian attitude, the right thing to do is to share the burden. There's that sense of collective responsibility whereas in the West, it's more about individual survival,” said Michael Benoliel, associate professor of organizational behavior at Singapore Management University.

Steven Pang, Asia regional director for Aquent, a headhunting firm, said in many East Asian companies there was an responsibility “to take care of members of the family and go through the pain together” even if that meant causing losses.

US firms from General Motors to Goldman Sachs plan to lay off workers by the thousands, but at the Asian units of Western multinationals, job cuts will probably be less severe.

Japan's jobless rate was 4 percent in September, up from 3.8 percent in January, while Hong Kong’s was flat at 3.4 percent. But US unemployment is expected to have jumped to 6.3 percent last month from below 5 percent in January.

Experts say that while there are noticeable differences in labor practices in East and West, the gap will narrow as more firms become more multinational and competition forces firms to adopt the best practices of rivals from abroad.

73. According to the passage，what does“to share the burden" mean? (回答词数不超过6个)

The sense of collective responsibility. // To go through the pain together.

74. Why is it easier for the East Asia firms to recover quickly from the economic downturn? (回答词数不超过12个)

Because they will not need to rehire or train new staff.

75. What's the passage mainly talking about? (回答词数不超过15个)

A cultural difference between the east and the west in facing the global recession

第四部分 书面表达 (共两节，满分35分)

第一节填空(共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第76至第85小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将

答案转写到答题卷上。注重：每空不超过3个单词。

Earth spins on its axis，an imaginary line that runs through its center. The two points where this line would stick out of earth are called the poles, north and south.

The South Pole is marked. The marker sits on a glacier, which is on a mountain on the continent of Antarctica. The ice flows downhill about an inch a day, so a new pole marker is placed at the real South Pole each year. But there's no marker at the North Pole. Even if someone stuck one in the ice，it wouldn't stay in one spot for very long．

Dig down into the ice. Using only three or four yardsticks, you could measure the ice under your feet at the North Pole. The floating ice is less than ten feet thick in most places. But if you were at the South Pole, you would need at least two thousand yardsticks to measure the ice under your feet. It's more than a mile thick.

Of course, the weather is always changing, even at the poles. But generally the South Pole is much colder than the North Pole. in fact, the coldest temperature ever recorded at the South Pole was -130 degree Fahrenheit. That's more than 30 degree colder than the coldest recorded temperature near the North P01e.

Only water and ice lie under the North Pole, but there's plenty of land elsewhere in the Arctic. Many peoples have lived there for generations. But no one lives permanently in Antarctica. Scientists stay at research stations for months at a time，but they must bring all their food with them.

At the poles，"the sun doesn't rise and set every day of the year. At the North Pole, the sun never sets from May to August. At the South Pole, it never rises during those months. From November to February it's just the opposite—all sun at the South Pole and no sun up north.

As you can see, there are many differences between the Arctic and the Antarctic. Which one would you like to visit?

The Antarctic and the Arctic

第二节 书面表达 (满分25)

你是一位中学生专栏的编辑Sue，下面是一封读者的来信。请阅读该文，然后给这位读者写一

篇回信。

Dear Editor,

The other day, while walking down the street, I was stopped by an elder couple. They wore simply dirty clothes and spoke with a strong accent. It seemed that they were from the countryside. They told me that they had lost their way in the city and were very hungry. They asked if I could help them out. I felt really sorry for them, but I had no change with me. So I gave them 50 yuan. They thanked me and walked away quickly.

I told the story to my roommates later that day. They told me that the couple are professional beggars who often cheat people. This confused me. I always thought the world would be a better place if we all helped each other. But I am disappointed that someone would take the advantage of this. What should I do in similar situations in the future? Should I just walk away?

Yours.

Lucy

要求：1．你经历过类似的事情吗?假如有，你是怎么做的?你认为应该怎么做?

2．谈谈你对这件事情的看法。

3．120字左右。

参考词汇：give … a helping hand; provide…with…; lose one's dignity

One possible version：

Dear Lucy,

I was as confused as you when I used to meet beggars in the subway. I would try to look away, but I could never escape their begging eyes and desperate words. Now I realize that we still have to be generous and give them a helping hand as much as we can.

Many kind-hearted people have been in situations like you. In Western countries, some people never give money to beggars in the street but donate to charities that provide the homeless with temporary shelter and food. I think some people have no choice but to be beggars. It's hard for us to know whether beggars are cheating or in real need. Perhaps their life might change a little if we help them. Just listen to your heart. Those who cheat people will lose their dignity, I think.

Yours,

Sue

听力材料

Text 1

W：Do you know when the library closes?

M：At eight O'clock，I think．

W：I'd better hurry then．I've only 15 minutes to return this book or I pay a fine·

Text 2

M：Excuse me．When does the next bus for Princeton leave?

W：Let me see．．．There's one leaving in fifteen minutes，and another one in an hour．Both will

leave from Gate 5．

M：I'd like two tickets on the earlier bus．

W：OK．

Text 3

W：What did you think of the examinations，Pete? Dead easy?

M：No，I'm dead certain I've failed in French，and most likely in history，too．Thank goodness

it's all over though．

Text 4

M：Are you having much trouble with the course?

W：Not really．The only thing I haven't understood so far is the reading we had last night·

Text 5

M：Have you checked out the bestsellers over there?

W：Why，no，I haven't．I haven't looked at them yet.

M：I did，and they have all the latest books．

W：Let me look at these magazines first，and then I'll be over there.

Text 6

M：I've just brought your ladder back，Mrs. Fielding．Thanks for lending it to me．Where shall I

leave it?

W：Just lean it against the wall there．How are you settling down in the new house?

M：Oh，fine，thanks．All the neighbors there are very kind to me．

W：I'm sure you'll soon feel at home．Use the ladder again any time．

M：That's very generous of you，Mrs. Fielding. Thank you very much．

W：You’re welcome．Always glad to help you．

Text 7

W：Next one! Your name is Tom Brown，27 years old，worked as a secretary for 2 years．Will you

please fill a few words in the application form?

M：OK．But what must be included in the application?

W：A description of the skills，experience，and qualifications you have．You know these will be a

great help for you to find a job．

M：Yes．Do I need to write my educational achievements?

W：No，there's no need．

M：When will you arrange the interview for me?

W：We'll call you in one week．

M：Thanks a lot．I am looking forward to your call．My number is 63795885．

W：No problem．See you later．

M：See you then．

Text 8

M：Have you seen my new tie，Mum?

W：Which new tie?

M：The red one I bought in London．I wore it to the dinner party at the Dawson's place on

Saturday and I haven't worn it or seen it since．

W：No，I don't think I've seen it this week．Have you looked for it in your closet?

M：It's not in the closet．Have you tidied up my bedroom again and put all my things away in new

places where I'll never find them?

W：Nonsense．Are you sure you haven’t worn that tie since Saturday?

M：No，I don't think so．

W：On Tuesday you went out with Janet and I think you put it on then．Perhaps you left it in

Janet's house．

M：Ah! I remember now．It was a bit hot and I took off my tie in the car on the way home on

Tuesday．I suppose it's still in the car．

W：As usual you've got yourself to blame．It's a good job your head is firmly fixed to your

shoulders—otherwise I’m sure you'd lose that too．

Text 9

W: Do you have anything particular on this evening? ，

M: No，I've got a lot of time to kill．

W: Well，then．Won't you come over to dinner and have a game of mahjong afterwards?

M: With pleasure．

W; You were not so eager about mahjong before．

M: That's because I didn't know the fun of playing it then．Why is mahjong such a popular game，

do you know?

W: I've got no idea．I only know that foreigners are beginning to take an interest in it，besides

their old card games．

M: That’s right．Some of them are already experts．

W：Indeed they are．But the tumble about mahjong is once you're interested in it，you can't shed it

off．

M: Yes. Once I went crazy over other hobbies such as stamp collecting and reading, but I find them very boring now.

W: I'm sure your former hobbies are more beneficial.

M: I can't deny that, and I can't help it, either.

W: The bell's ringing. That must be our partners.

Text 10

W: How are things, Henry?

M: Fine, Jane. It's a long working day but I'm used to that, so it doesn't trouble me too much．

W: Traveling to downtown London every day--don't you find it troublesome?

M: It was hard at first--especially getting up before dawn to catch that 6:30 train．But it's

bearable now that I'm used to it.

W：Don't you think it's a terrible waste of time? I couldn't bear to spend three hours sitting on a

train every day．

M：I used to feel the same as you，but now I quite enjoy it．

W：Enjoy it? How do you pass the time?

M：In the morning I read papers to catch up with the news；on the way home at night I relax with

a good book，or talk with friends or even have a game of bridge．

W：Sounds like a good club．You never know．I want to join it!

Text 11

Can I have your attention。please? This is an announcement for years 7-10．The swimming

competition will be held at the Jackson Sports Centre．Buses will be 1eaving schOOl at 10：OO to take

you to the Centre．It's about a 15．minute ride．You will be returning to schOOl at 3：15 in time to

catch your usual buses home．Now here is the arrangement．Years 7 and 8 and their teachers are tO

gather at the front gate at 9：35．The first four buses will take you there．Years 9 and 10 and their

teachers will wait at the front gate at 9：45．You will go on the last three buses．Cold drinks will be

available at the Sports Centre．If you normally order your lunch at schOOl，please hand in your order

to the teachers before 9：30．