上海十三校2009—2010学年高三年级联考英语试题与答案

上海十三校2009—2010学年高三年级联考

英语试题

（时间120分钟满分150分）

第一卷（共105分）

Ⅰ．Listening comprehension:（30分）

Section A: Short conversations

Directions: In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversations, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1．A．Relatives. B．Classmates C．A couple. D．Neighbors.

2．A．1:00. B．2:30. C．2:00. D．1:30.

3．A．He wants to know when the game will be over.

B．He wants to have a snack immediately.

C．He wants to play baseball immediately.

D．He wants to wait until the game is over.

4．A．In an airplane. B．In a hotel. C．In a restaurant. D．In a store.

5．A．She had told the man. B．She had heard something.

C．She didn’t know anything.D．She dislikes traveling.

6．A．She is afraid to fly. B．She will tell the man later.

C．She is tired of taking a plane. D．She hates hearing news of air crash.

7．A．They taste good. B．They look good.

C．They are very useful. D．They are not delicious.

8．A．Maths. B．Both classes. C．Chemistry. D．Neither of them.

9．A．The man doesn’t believe Jane can run the marathon race.

B．The woman is sure that Jane qualifies for the marathon race.

C．The woman laughed at Jane when she entered for the marathon race.

D．Jane was joking when she said she would take part in the marathon race.

10．A．Michael Smith is not here at the moment.

B．Michael Smith is working at the moment.

C．The man may have dialed the wrong number.

D．Nobody is working at the moment.

Section B: Passages

Directions: In section B, you will hear two short conversations, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passage will be read twice, but the question will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Question 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11．A．A composition. B．A news item. C．A short story. D．A letter.

12．A．Last Wednesday. B．Last Saturday. C．Last Sunday. D．Last Friday. 13．A．Keep the stove burning. B．Finish his drawing and painting.

C．Keep himself warm. D．Keep himself excited.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14．A．It is a world that moves round our sun.

B．It is a world that has light of its own.

C．It is a world that moves round a star.

D．It is a world that is too far for us to see.

15．A．Because sometimes we read them in the textbook.

B．Because the planets give out light.

C．Because we have seen some planets pull their stars to one side while they go round. D．Because the planets are not far away from us.

16．A．Barnad’s Star always moves quickly for its big size.

B．Barn ad’s Star moves more quickly than any other star up to now.

C．Barnad’s Star moves more quickly than its planet.

D．Barnad’s Star sometimes moves slower as we are examining it.

Section C: Longer Conversations

Directions: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are asked to fulfill the task by filling in the numbered blanks with the information you hear. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Questions 17 through 20are based on the following passage.

How many people are there in the applicant’s family?17

Where did she work before? In a 18 factory.

What’s the entrance salary?It’s as in the 19 .

When will she get the annual increase? During the three-year 20 period.

Complete the form. Write one word for each answer.

Questions 21 through 24 are based on the following passage.

Information about an Applicant

Full name: Helen Ann 21 .

Education: 22 in San Francisco State college.

Current position: In ticket sales in 23 .

Present salary: 24 per month.

Complete the form. Write no more than three words for each answer.

Ⅱ．Grammar and Vocabulary（25分）

Section A

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

25．We went right round to the west coast by sea instead of driving across continent.

A．the; the B．/; the C．the; / D．/; /

26．she couldn’t understand was fewer and fewer students showed interest in her lesson.

A．what, why B．That, what C．What, because D．Why, that

27．Independent learning give you the freedom your learning to your demanding lifestyle.

A．tailored B．to have tailoring C．to tailor D．tailoring

28．Computers, have many uses, cannot completely take the place of humans.

A．that B．though C．which D．as

29．—I’m sorry. I at you the other day.

—Forget it. I was a bit out of control myself.

A．shouldn’t shout B．shouldn’t have shouted

C．mustn’t shout D．mustn’t have shouted

30．Although the small room is the large one, it is more beautifully decorated.

A．one- third the size ofB．the one- third size of

C．the size of one-third D．one-third of the size

31．Ladies and gentlemen, please remain until the plane has come the a complete stop.

A．seated B．seating C．to seat D．seat

32．There is no doubt .

A．whether he will finish the work on time

B．if he will finish the work on time.

C．that he will finish the work on time.

D．how he will finish the work on time.

33．to take this adventure course will certainly learn a lot of skills.

A．Brave enough students B．Enough brave students

C．Students enough brave D．Students brave enough

34．Nancy enjoyed herself so much she visited her friends in Sydney last year.

A．that B．which C．when D．where

35．The job will be offered to is capable of performing it well.

A．who B．whoever C．no matter who D．anyone

36．—Who should be responsible for the accident?

—The boss, not the workers. They just carried out the order .

A．as are told B．as told C．as telling D．as they told

37．Don’t forget the appointment with the principal at t he registry office, you?

A．don’t B．will C．do D．shall

38．At an Expo-themed forum in Shanghai’s Yangpu District, Governments were also urged

a good jo

b in protecting local old buildings and culture while pursuing social and economi

c development.

A．doing B．having done C．to be done D．to do

39．I keep my dictionary I can see it easily, as I may use it anytime.

A．which B．what C．where D．when

40．With Internet use in the world, companies like Yahoo and Google are hunting harder for deals.

A．exploded B．having exploded C．being exploded D．exploding

Section B

Directions: Complete the passage by choosing the proper words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A．imaginary B．lonely C．failure D．created AB．ambition AC．isolated AD．produced BC．taking BD．attempted CD．knocking

I was the middle child of three, but there was a gap year on either side, and I hardly saw my

father before I was eight. For this and other reasons I was somewhat lonely. I had the 41 child’s habit of making up stories and holding conversations with 42 persons, and I think from the very start my literary 43 was mixed up with the feeling of 44 . I knew that I had a natural ability with words and a power of facing unpleasant facts, and I felt that it 45

a sort of private world in which I could get my own back for my failure in everyday life. However, the quantity of serious writing which I 46 all through my childhood would not add up to half a dozen pages. I wrote my first poem at the age of four or five, with my mother 47 it down on a piece of paper. I cannot remember anything about it except that it was about a tiger and the tiger had “chair-like teeth”—a good enough expression. At eleven, when the war of 1914-18 broke out, I wrote a poem which was printed in the local newspaper, as was another, two years later, on the death of Kitchener. From time to time, when I was a bit older, I wrote bad and usually unfinished “nature poems”. I also, about twice, 48 a short story which was a 49 . That was the total of the would-be serious work that I actually set down on paper during all those years.

Ⅲ．Reading Comprehension（50分）

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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.

When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could __50__ tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he __51__ in class. When I took the first exam, I was __52__ to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, for English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained __53__.

I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that means __54__ school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I __55__ with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened __56__ but wouldn’t change his mind.

One more test before the final exam. One more __57__ to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, learned the meaning of the word “ 58 ”. But my __59__ did no good and everything went as before.

The last hurdle was the final. No matter what grade I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the __60__ goodbye.

I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even __61__ myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have fun with a test.

A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne’s office. He __62__ to be expect ing me. “If I gave you the grade as you expected, you wouldn’t continue to work as hard.”

I stared at him, __63__ that his analysis and strategy were correct. I had worked my head off, as I had never done before.

I was __64__ when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I received my scholarship. I’ve always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.

50．A．take B．discuss C．cover D．get

51．A．sought B．presented C．exchanged D．obtained

52．A．shocked B．worried C．scared D．anxious

53．A．unchanged B．unpleasant C．unfriendly D．unmoved

54．A．when B．because C．if D．though

55．A．quarreled B．reasoned C．bargained D．chatted

56．A．angrily B．patiently C．surprisedly D．naturally

57．A．choice B．step C．chance D．measure

58．A．tough B．difficult C．final D．thorough

59．A．ambition B．confidence C．effort D．method

60．A．scholarship B．course C．degree D．subject

61．A．helped B．favored C．treated D．relaxed

62．A．happened B．proved C．pretended D．seemed

63．A．remembering B．guessing C．supposing D．realizing

64．A．anxious B．touched C．speechless D．correct

Section B

Directions: Read the following 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 read.

A

My elder brother Steve, in the absence of my father who died when I was six, gave me important lessons in values that helped me grow into an adult.

For instance, Steve taught me to face the results of my behavior. Once when I returned in tears from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who took the time to ask me what happened. When I ex plained that my baseball had soared through Mrs. Holt’s basement window, breaking the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to confess to her. After all, I should have been playing in the park down Fifth Street and not in the path between buildings. Although my knees knocked as I explained to Mrs. Holt, I offered to pay for the window from my pocket money if she would return my ball.

I also learned from Steve that personal property is a sacred thing. After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom, I wanted to keep it, but Steve explained that it might be important to someone else in spite of the fact that it had little value. He reminded me of how much I’d hate to lose to someone else the small dog my father carved from a piece of cheap wood. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. Davids, and still remembered the smell of her perfume as she patted me on my shoulder.

Yet of all the instructions Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve, I killed an old brown sparrow in the yard with a BB gun. Excited with my accuracy, I screamed to Steve to come from the house to take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird on the ground. Then in a dead, quiet voice, he a sked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark?” I didn’t know what to answer. He continued with his eyes firm, “The only time you should even think of hurting a living thing is if it hurts you first. And then you think a long, long time. “I really felt terrible then, but that moment stands out as the most important lesson my brother taught me.

65．What is the main subject of the passage?

A．The relationship between Mark and Steve.

B．The important lesson Mark learned in school.

C．Steve’s important role in Mark’s grow ing process.

D．Mark and Steve’s respect for living things.

66．In the story about the pen, which of the following lessons did Steve teach his brother?

A．Respect for personal property.

B．Respect for life.

C．Sympathy for people with problems.

D．The value of honesty.

67．According to the writer, which was the most important lesson Steve taught his young brother.

A．Respect for living things.

B．Responsibility for one’s actions.

C．The value of honesty.

D．Care for the property of others.

68．The underlined word “knocked” in the second paragraph means .

A．tapped B．beat C．struck D．trembled

B

Central Park

Outside among the trees, watch the wildlife ― both the human and animal varieties. Call (212) 360 ― 3465 or (212) 360 ― 2726 for daily events and tours. Centr al park stretches from 59th to 110th Sts, and from 5th Ave. to Central Park West.

Empire State Building

This is among the most striking buildings in the city, the nation, even the world. The observation deck （瞭望台）on the 86th floor is open to the general public, offering a wonderful view of the city. On the second floor you’ll find the New York Skyride, a simulate helicopter ride over Manhattan. 5th Ave. at 34th St., Midtown / (212) 736―3100.

Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum

Five blocks west of Time Square, this museum has hundreds of air, deep-sea and space exhibits. Walk the flight deck of the 900-foot-long aircraft carrier Intrepid, see dozens of old and modern aircraft and ride the Intrepid Navy Flight Simulator. Pier 86, W. 46th St. and 12th Ave./(212) 245―0072.

Madison Square Garden

If it’s big, it probably happens at the Garden. Check out sporting events, concerts and much more. Tours are available. 7th Ave., btwn. 31st and 33th Sts., Midtown/ (212)465―6741.

69．The New York Skyride is for .

A．sightseeing B．flight training

C．model plane sports D．city transportation

70．If a visitor is interested in music, he will probably go to .

A．Central park B．Empire State Building

C．Intredpid Sea-Air-Space museum D．Madison Square Garden

71．What is the purpose of this text?

A．To provide information of living in New York.

B．To provide directions of city traffic in New York.

C．To give visitors a guide to New York.

D．To give a brief introduction of the history of New York.

C

Direction: Read the passage below and finish the questions according to the passage. Note that you should finish 74 and 75 in complete sentence.

Please write your answers on your Answer Sheet.

When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate（照亮）me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.

When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and too serious about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviours. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say, “Let’s start with a train whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.

When I lived for a period of time in London, I had a friend, He was in despair and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.

For almost four years I have had a remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think: “Yes, I must tell…” We have never met.

It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist , who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.

72．When I was in the eighth grade, we did not learn acceptable social behavior because

. 73．According to paragraph three, we gave London the each other by . 74．In the author’s opinion, what kind of person can be regarded as a friend?

. 75．In the darkest moments, why does the author prefer to stay with her best friend?

. D

In meditation（冥想），people sit quietly and focus their attention on their breath .As they breathe in and out, they attend to their feelings. As thoughts go through their minds, they let them go. Breathe. Let go. Breathe. Let go.

According to a recent study at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, three months of training in this kind of meditation causes a market change in how the brain allocates attention. It appears that the ability to let go thoughts that come into mind frees the brain to attend to more rapidly changing things and events in the outside world．Expert mediators are better than other people at catching such fast-changing stimuli, like facial expressions.

The study provides evidence for changes in the workings of the brain with mental training. People

can learn and improve abilities of all sorts with practice, everything from driving to playing the piano. The study has shown that meditation is good for the brain. It appears to reduce pressure and promote a sense of well-being.

In an experiment, 17 volunteers with no meditation experience in the experimental group spent three months meditating 10 to 12 hours a day .A control group also with no meditation experience meditated for 20 minutes a day over the same period．Both groups were then given the tests with two numbers in a group of letters. As both group looked for the numbers, their brain activity was recorded.

Everyone could catch the first number. But the brain recordings showed that the less experienced mediators tended to grasp the first number and hang onto it, so they missed the second number. Those with more experience gave less attention to the first number .as if letting it go ,which led to an increased ability to grasp the second number ,This shows that attention can change with practice.

Just ask Daniel Levison, who meditated for three months as part of the study.” I am a muc h better listener,” he said．“ I do not get lost in my own personal reaction to what people are saying.”76．The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 1 refers to .

A．thoughts B．minds

C．people D．feelings

77．In the experiment, volunteers doing meditation for longer hours .

A．usually ignored the first number observed

B．were used to memorizing numbers in groups

C．were more likely to catch both of the numbers

D．paid more attention to numbers than to letters

79．What can be concluded from the passage?

A．Meditation improves one’s health.

B．Mediators have a good sense of hearing.

C．Brain activity can be recorded.

D．Human attention can be trained.

Section C

Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

A．Who does freelancing?

B．The advantages and disadvantages of freelance

C．The definition of freelance

D．Key to freelance success

E．What is freelancing really like?

F．The best way to develop a career

80．

Freelance is a word that goes back to medieval times when it was used to describe soldiers who sold their skills to those prepared to pay their market rate, Today it’s an increasingly common way of working for people in a range of occupations and appeals to many who feel constrained by

corporate culture.

81．

What you gain is freedom of movement, what you can lose is a sense of belonging. You can end up feeling isolated from normal support networks, because suddenly you are responsible for your own welfare, training, safety, career development, equipment, professional updating and a thousand other things, it is easy to remain unaware of these things in the relatively cosseted existence of full-time employment. So before you leap up into this exciting and potentially rewarding way of working, stand back and take a look at the risks.

82．

Freelancing has always been a common way of working for writers, artists and performers, but the range of occupations with a substantial number of freelancers is growing steadily. Anyone with a marketable skill can choose to go it alone. Websites offer a free directory listing for those with skills to sell. Their categories include accountants, healthcare consultants, landscape architects and computer trainers, Areas of work that have problems recruiting staff are always keen to employ freelancers.

83．

Being a freelance is different from other forms of self-employment-you still work for an employer or several employers but have to develop a completely different set of relationships with them. Employers are now your customers, you are their supplier. You have to become indispensable to them, providing solutions to their problems, some of which they may not even realize they have. In many ways you have to behave like their dream employee, being more willing and available than you may have got used to while in a “proper job”.

84．

You also have to be aware of, and sensitive to ,the fact that you can be seen as a threat by your customer’s convention al employees, who may regard you as taking work they can do. Successful freelancing relies on the co-operation of everyone you come into contact with. Work that brings you into conflict with an existing workforce can be more trouble than it’s worth.

第Ⅱ卷（共35分）

Ⅰ．Translation（20分）

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1．如果必要，马上请医生。（if）

2．她一直幻想着自己变成了故事中的女孩。（imagine）

3．当你紧张的时候，深呼吸可以帮你冷静下来。（breath）

4．对于这件事，所有在场的人除了保持沉默，别无选择。（but）

5．这个职位要求太高，以至于所有的申请者在面试时都非常紧张。（interview）

6．在西方，超过18岁的年轻人独立生活被认为是理所当然。（take for granted）

Ⅱ．Guided Writing（25分）

Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

现在，有些学生认为和老师之间存在代沟，很难和老师沟通，你认为师生之间的关系该如何处理，请谈谈你的看法。

请以“The New Relationship between Students and Teachers”为题，写一篇120—150字的文章。

参考答案

第一卷

1—10 BDBBC AADAC 11—16 DBA CCB

17．Five 18．toy 19．advertisement 20．training 21．Noncross 22．（An）English major 23．Singapore Airlines 24．1100

25—40 BACCB AACDC BBBDCD

41—49 B A AB AC D AD BC BD C

50—64 ABADB BBCDC ACDDC

65—68 CAAD

69—71 ADC

（Just for reference）

72．were shy and too serious about our study.

73．exploring London together / walking until our despairs disappeared

74．A friend is a person who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own, who will fly with me and whose qualities illuminate me and train me up for love.

75．The author prefers to stay with her best friends because friends are the most comforting companions she wishes to keep.

76—79 ACBD

80—84 CBAED

第二卷

Translation:

1．Send for a doctor at once if necessary.

2．She is always imagining herself becoming the girl in the story.

3．When you are nervous, taking a deep breath can help you calm down.

4．As for this matter, all the people present had no choice/ alternative but to keep silent.

5．So demanding is this position that all the applicants are very nervous in/ during the interview. 6．In the West, it is taken for granted that young people over 18 years old live independently. Guided Writing: （Just for reference）

As children approach adulthood, school education has a great effect on the development of them and how to deal with the relationship between teachers and students is quite important.

Generation gap is natural between parents and children. So it is with teachers and students. In fact, it can be narrowed through mutual understanding and respect. Good teachers are regarded as

the students' friends and they will deal with the students' problems fairly and equally which will deserve students, trust. Besides, students rely on teachers and they hope to turn to teachers when meeting with difficulties, so a good teacher should have a clear idea of what the students arc thinking and caring for and should communicate with them more so that there will be a harmonious atmosphere. Last but not least, students and teachers should respect each other and often think about the things on the other's stand so that they can seek a best way to solve the problems when there is any disagreement between them-. And I think with mutual understanding and experienced guidance of the teachers, the generation gap will also promote the school education positively.