2009届高三六校联考英语试卷
第I卷
第一部分：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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1．― What do you think of living in the country?
― _____.
A．Yes, perfectly B．I agree with you
C．Not really D．Well, that depends
2. He has made another wonderful discovery,
_________ of great importance to science.
A. who I think
it B.
which I think it is
C. that I think
is D.
which I think is
3.一How did you do on the test?
一Not so well. I ______much better but I misread the directions for Part One.
A. could do B. could have done C. must have done D. should do
4．― The girl is said to have _____ gift for teaching deaf children.
― She’s something. I think it calls for _____ patience and imagination
A．a; the B．a; 不填
C．the; the D．不填; a
5. Always read the ______ on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine.
A. instructions B. explanations C. descriptions D. introductions
6．― Why didn’t you help the little boy?
― Oh sorry. He had struggled to his feet _____ I ran over.
A．before B．after
C．until D．since
7. _______ the warning message, more deaths would have been caused in the village in the earthquake.
A. Regardless of B. Instead of C. Except for D. But for
8. Bob, who organized Live Aid, _______ to raise money for the famine and it _____ to be a great success.
A. intended; turned out B. tried; turned over
C. hoped; turned in D. wished; turned up
9. ? Is there anything wrong, Mike? You look sad.
-- Oh, nothing much. In fact, I _______ of my friends back home.
A. have just thought B. was just thinking
C. would just think D. will just be thinking
10. Special attention should be paid ______ our earth from ______.
A. to prevent; being polluted B. to prevent; polluting
C. to preventing; being polluted D. to preventing; polluted
11. Before Tom left home, his mother kept telling him to ____ his manners at party.
A. care B. mind C. have D. notice
12. ______ it ______ to rain tomorrow, the sports meet would be put off until the same time next week.
A. Should; / B. If; should C. If; were going D. Were; /
13. Choosing the right dictionary depends on ______ you want to use it for.
A. why B. what C. how D. whether
14. Liu Xiang’s breaking the world record was an exciting moment, _____ all of us will never forget.
A. that B. one C. when D. what
15．She was too sad to ______ her tears when she heard the sad news.
A．keep up B．keep out
C．keep back D．keep away
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 ，掌握其大意，然后从16 -- 35各题所给的四个选项（A?B?C和D）中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We make a living with what we get, but we make a life with what we give.
--- Winston Churchill
I am willing to 16 this saying. I have been 17 at the Boston Children’s
Hospital every year since I was thirteen. At the beginning, I only wanted to go 18
I would get praise for entertaining children at the 19 . After giving my time for two months, my 20 changed completely.
When I
first 21 into the waiting room on
the ground floor, I was very 22 that I would be spending my entire summer with
kids. As it became 23 for me to show up every day at
As I look back, I see the 29 that these
special children have had on me. It is because of them that I have
16. A. know B. believe C. respect D. understand
17. A. working B. studying C. staying D. volunteering
18. A. unless B. until C. after D. because
19. A. hospital B. school C. room D. building
20. A. plan B. style C. opinion D. life
21. A. looked B. stepped C. turned D. appeared
22. A. happy B. upset C. nervous D. worried
23. A. special B. curious C. routine D. hopeful
24. A. notice B. expect C. watch D. annoy
25. A. foolish B. bright C. dirty D. silent
26. A. smiling B. sleeping C. learning D. playing
27. A. loud B. crazy C. eager D. irritating
28. A. valued B. tired C. disappointed D. surprised
29. A. expectation B. dream C. influence D. love
30. A. developed B. remembered C. worked D. improved
31. A. help out B. drop in C. go around D. turn up
32. A. what B. which C. where D. that
33. A. With B. For C. Against D. Despite
34. A. willing B. optimistic C. sad D. pitiful
35. A. life B. habit C. nature D. family
第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A?B?C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Eleven-year-old Evan Green doesn’t want to save just one tree－he wants to save a whole rainforest!
In the
Every year, thousands of square miles of rainforest are destroyed worldwide. Logging（伐木） and farming are mostly likely to blame, scientists say. The loss is terrible news for animals and people. Even though rainforests cover less than 2 percent of the earth, they are home to half the world’s plants and animals. Rainforests also provide water and help control the earth’s climate.
Evan’s work to save the rainforests recently earned him a Barron prize for Young Heroes. The prizes are given to children or teenagers who have made a positive difference in the world. Evan’s goal is “to save enough rainforests to last forever”. He won’t have to do it alone. His actions have already inspired other kids to chip in. One girl asked for donations instead of presents on her birthday. She raised $850. Other kids are starting their own conservation teams.
Evan says everyone can help the planet－even by taking small steps such as recycling. He and his family try to make a difference every day. “We recycle, we try to limit our garbage… we’ve been walking a little more, and we buy local food,” Evan said.
Evan started the group _______.
A. to help the poor B. to save the rainforest
C. to win the Barron prize D. to make himself well-known
37. How
much does it cost to buy and protect an acre of rainforest in
A. About $4,500. B. About $850. C. About $280. D. About $1,000.
38. The underlined phrase “chip in” in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”.
A. look at B. contribute money
C. ask for birthday presents D. unite with other kids
39. What Evan said in the last paragraph suggests that _________.
A. we can all do something to protect the earth
B. actions speak louder than words
C. we should learn to recycle from now on
D. a good beginning makes a good ending
40. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Evan Green－a famous teenager
B. The Red Dragon Conservation Team
C. Rainforests are being destroyed
D. Boy gathers support for rainforests
B
Two
The research, to be carried out by Mark Lang, an assistant professor at the OU Health Sciences Center and microbiologist John West, will examine the basic aspects of the immune system, rather than the complex aspects of the virus.
They theorize that if a key function of the body’s immune system can be found exactly, it could be the first step toward developing a vaccine.
“To develop a new vaccine, we realized we first have to study and understand the immune system,” Lang said.
Lang said their work will focus on researching the basic antibody responses from Natural Killer－like T-cells. A potential vaccine would contain NKT cells and would improve the immune system’s antibodies, which fight outside invaders（侵入物）such as HIV by preventing them from entering cells or giving the immune system enough of a boost to kill them.
NKT cells, which have been a part of research into cancer and other diseases, have not previously been the focus of HIV research, Lang said.
The
research will last 18 months, with tests being performed on mice. The
“If we are successful, we will have made an important contribution to the field, but we will still be several steps away from an effective vaccine,” Lang said.
Lang said that in best-case scenario（最好的情况），their research could lead to a vaccine ready for use in about four years.
The research to be carried out will focus on _______.
A. the immune system B. the test performed on mice
C. NKT cells D. the HIV virus
42. The underlined part “a boost” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “__________”.
A. growth in size B. an amount of time
C. a great number D. an increase in power
43. We can infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 8 that __________.
A. other researchers need to help them
B. the research seems to be a failure
C. further research needs to be done
D. the vaccine can kill all viruses
44. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Lang works at the National Institutes of Health.
B. The research will last one and a half years.
C. The vaccine is ready for use.
D. The AIDS virus may cause HIV.
45. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Two researchers begin to study the immune system
B. NKT cells have been a part of research into cancer
C. The relationship between the immune system and HIV
D. Two scientists work to develop HIV vaccine
C
Many
people will remember the flight of the space shuttle (航天飞机)Challenger , in June, 1993. The achievement
of Sally Ride,
Norma didn’t travel alone. She brought about 100 companions along with her. Norma was an ant, a queen ant who, with her subjects, made up the first ant colony (群体) to travel into space. The ants were part of a science experiment designed by the students to test the effects of weightlessness on insects.
The equipment designed by the students for their colony functioned perfectly throughout the long space trip. The young scientists and their teachers were very sad to find that their insect astronauts had all died at some point before the container was returned to the school and opened. The problem did not occur in space, but on the ground after Challenger had landed. The container remained in the desert for nearly a week before the ant colony was removed. The hot, dry desert air dried out the colony’s container and the ants died from lack of moisture (水分).
The project was termed a success because it did provide useful information. Students will continue their efforts to find out exactly what went wrong. They will try to prevent the same difficulties from recurring (再发生) on future missions . They don’t want to be discouraged either by the death of the ants or by the $10,000 shuttle fare they will have to pay to send the next colony of ants into space.
46．The story is mainly about .
A．Sally Ride’s first ride B．space equipment for insects
C．a space experiment with ants D．going
to school in
47．The project wasn’t a failure because .
A．some important things were learned B．dead ants are better
C．everything went as expected D．students wrote about it
48．The ants died because .
A．weightlessness harmed them B．space caused too much pain
C．no one fed them in space D．they dried out in the desert
49．On the next space trip , ants .
A．will be sent without people B．should not be left in the desert too long
C．will have to pay double fare D．will escape the trip completely
50．What does the underlined word “subjects” mean in the text?
A．things talked about B．lessons you study at school
C．words stated in a sentence D．members ruled by a ruler
D
In the age
of reality television, success isn’t the only way to the public eye. Failure
can also create fame, just like William Hung, 21, a native of
Hung recently has made an agreement with US-based entertainment firms Koch Records and Fuse Music Network. They will publish a full-length record, titled “The True Idol (偶像)” on April 6.
The idol is
a civil engineering student at the
Hung’s response? “I already gave my best, so I have no regrets at all.” That’s good, because any common person would have plenty to regret: the off-key singing, the blue Hawaiian shirt worn with pants pulled up too high, the terrible dancing, the hips jerking (摇摆) to a beat that did not belong to the song, maybe not even to this planet. It was, by all accounts, bad.
But, it was this very bad act that sold well.
Marc Juris,
president of Fuse, explained it this way: “Every one of us is happily guilty of
singing our favorite song at the top of our lungs with complete freedom,
completely off-key and completely unworried. That’s what William did and
immediately won the hearts of
Whatever
it is, for the moment it’s big. Three websites devoted to Hung have gone up on
the Internet in the past few weeks. Versions of his performance have been
remixed with hip-hop and techno music and have made it to the top 10 request
list at a
So, what does Hung think of this?
“There were all these people saying things about me. A lot were saying I was very courageous and that I was great on the show, but some didn’t have much respect for me and some were kind of mean.”
Now, he says he’s not so sure whether to distance himself from the glamour (魅力) or to accept it. Returning to normal hasn’t been easy.
51．What is the main idea of this passage?
A．Sometimes an idol behaves quite foolishly.
B．Hung’s performance attracted the public eye.
C．How an unsuccessful person became famous.
D．Success sometimes does not require hard work.
52．Hung was popular in
A．his shirt and pants B．his off-key singing
C．his hips jerking D．his excellent version
53．What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 6 refer to?
A．William Hung. B．Hung’s bad act.
C．Hung’s website. D．The public’s opinion.
54．Which of the following shows the correct order of what happened to Hung?
a. The entertainment firms made an agreement with Hung.
b. The judges cut Hung off in mid-act in the singing contest.
c. Hung became popular among Americans.
d. Hung gave a terrible performance though he tried his best.
A. d b c a B. a c d b C. a d b c D. d b a c
55．Why was Hung able to win the hearts of
A．His success was based on his own hard work.
B．He attracted people’s attention before the contest.
C．He was good-looking though he didn’t sing well.
D．His character was completely different from other idols.
第II卷 （非选择题，共35分）
第三部分：写作
第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分１０分）
In a classroom in any country, the teacher teaches more than art or history or language. He or she teaches what is known as the “hidden course”---- the culture of that country.
In a society such as the United States, people with different history, culture and language join together and they highly value individualism (个人主义). Their education, as a part of the society, also values this greatly. Teachers try to make each student special. Students do not have to memorize a lot of information，instead, they work individually and find answers by themselves. There is often discussion in the classroom. At an early age students learn to form their own ideas and opinions. Their education encourages personal thought. The importance is placed on how to arrive at an answer and not simply to get the correct answer.
In most
Asian countries, people have the same language, history, and culture. Perhaps
for this reason, the education there shows society’s value in group goals and
purposes rather than individualism. Children in
In many ways these differences come from different educational psychology (心理学). In Western countries teachers are taught to nurture (培养) students. They make it easier for the students to learn for themselves. In the Orient, however, teachers often feel that their task is to pass knowledge to students, or the students can’t learn anything.
56. What does the passage mainly tell us? (within 20 words)
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
57.What does the underlined word “Orient” in the last paragraph mean in Chinese?
(within 5 words)
_________________________________________.
58. What
do the people in the West value? And what about the people in
______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
59. In what way do teachers in Western countries teach students differently
from the teachers in the Orient? (within 20 words)
______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
60. Which kind of education do you prefer? Why ? ( within 20 words)
______________________________________________________
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
61. 最近的一份调查表明中国青少年的体质明显下降，青少年的健康问题日益受到社会的关注。请根据下列提示，以“The health of Chinese youngsters－a big concern”为题，写一篇120词左右的短文，适当增加内容并发表自己看法。
现状：青少年体质明显下降，有许多诸如肥胖、近视等健康问题。
原因：作业负担过重，睡眠不足，缺乏锻炼等。
建议：改革现行教育体制，减轻学生负担，使学生有更多睡眠和锻炼的时间。
参考词汇：肥胖 obesity; 近视 short-sightedness 改革 reform
The health of Chinese youngsters－a big concern
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第三卷 （听力 共30分）
第四部分 听力（共两节，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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
62. When did the performance start?
A.
7:30 B. At
7:
63. Where does the boy want to be?
On the beach. B. On the rock. C. In the sea.
64. What does the man do?
A driver. B. A student. C. A teacher.
65. What do the two speakers agree on?
The exam is too easy.
They don’t like to do many exercises.
It’s necessary to do a lot of exercises.
66. What are the two speakers talking about?
Hobbies. B. Running. C. Their favorite athletes.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第67至68题。
67. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
Friends. B. Teacher and student C. Doctor and patient
68. What’s wrong with Byron?
He feels very tired. B. He’s caught a bad cold.
C. He’s got a stomachache.
听第7段材料，回答第69至71题。
69. What does the man want to do?
To post a letter. B. To buy a stamp. C. To go to the post office.
70. Where does the woman intend to go?
A. A shop. B. A restaurant. C. A post office.
71. When does this conversation most probably take place?
At noon. B. In the afternoon. C. During the tea break.
听第8段材料，回答第72至74题。
72. What is Mrs. Brown busy doing?
Preparing to meet Miss Yang.
Preparing to attend an exhibition.
Making preparations for an art exhibition.
73. Where will the exhibition be held?
A. In the City Hall. B. In the art museum.
C. In the Capital Exhibition Hall.
74. What is the typical character of this exhibition?
Some famous paintings from different countries will be shown.
Some famous artists from different countries will attend it.
All the famous paintings were created by Chinese artists.
听第9段材料，回答第75至77题。
75. Why did the man miss the meeting?
A.He was ill
B. He forgot all about it.
C. He didn’t receive the information.
76. What was discussed at the meeting?
The plans about how to build a lab.
The plans about the equipment of a lab.
The plans about where to get the equipment.
77. Where did the man go?
A. To a market. B. To a computer company. C. To another meeting
听第10段材料，回答第78至81题。
78 How
did Rose go to
A. by air. B. By car. C. By train.
79. With whom did Rose have lunch?
Mr. White. B. Professor Read. C. Nobody but herself.
80. When did the meeting finish?
A. 4 p.m. B.
81. What kind of person is Rose?
A. A clever person. B. A lovely person. C. A hard-working person.
