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湖北省八校2011届高三第一次联考（黄冈中学等八校）英语试题 考试时间：2010年12月31日下午15∶00～17∶00全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。例：Howmuchistheshirt? A.￡19.15. B.￡9.15. C.￡9.18.答案是B。1.Whatdotheymainlytalkabout? A.Therain. B.Thejacket. C.Theweather. 2.Whatcanweinferfromthetalk? A.Thewomanisonvacationnow. B.Thewomanisalittleworried. C.Thewomanisnoteagertofindajob.3.Whatdidthewomandojustafterhighschool? A.Sheplayedinaband. B.Shestartedanewcompany. C.Sheworkedasasaleswoman.4.Howmuchwillthewomanlendtheman? A.6dollars. B.7dollars. C.4dollars.5.Whatdoesthemanoffertodo? A.Callherataxi. B.TelephoneLisa. C.Ridehiscar. 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。听完每段对话或独白前，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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.What’swrongwiththewoman’sbike? A.Thewheelsareloose. B.Thebrakeisloose. C.Thechainisloose.7.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace? A.Inapostoffice. B.Inthestreet. C.Inagarage.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8.WhatwillthetwospeakershaveinaChineserestaurant? A.Breakfast. B.Brunch. C.Lunch.9.Whatistheweatherlikethatday? A.Cold. B.Cool. C.Warm.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10.Whatdothespeakersmainlytalkabout? A.Movieculture. B.Tonight’splan. C.Literaryworks.11.Whatarethespeakersgoingtosee? A.BlueHorizons. B.TheRedandBlack. C.GonewiththeWind.12.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutSophiaBelliniandRichardEvans? A.Theyaresmart. B.Theyareanexcellentpair. C.Theyareoldbutwonderfulactors.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13.Whyarethetwospeakersupset? A.Itmaysnowduringtheirvacation. B.Theymaynotbeabletotaketheirvacation. C.Theymayfailtojointhegraduationceremony.14.Whatcanwelearnabouttheirvacation? A.Theyaregoingskiing. B.Theyhavemadebookingsfortheirplane. C.Theirflighthasbeencanceled.15.Whatmadethemmisssomanyclasses? A.Theearthquake. B.Thebadwinter. C.Aterribleflu.16.Whataretheygoingtodorightnow? A.TalktoProfessorHampton. B.Speaktoalloftheotherpeople. C.Callthetravelagency.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17.Onwhichdaycanstudentsofthereadingclubgettogether? A.OnWednesday. B.onSaturday. C.OnThursday.18.Howmanyclubsarementionedinthetext? A.Two. B.Three. C.Four.19.Howlongwillthebikeridinglastatleast? A.Onehour. B.Twohours. C.Threehours.20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout? A.Theschoolclubs. B.Theschoolhistory. C.Theschoolwebsite.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.Inordertopromoteitsbrand,HarvardUniversityhasputalotofmoneyandtimetolaunchanadvertising________.A.campaign B.struggle C.movement D.promotion22.Withnobetterwaytoexpressfeelingsofloveand_________,it'seasytoseewhyeveryoneturnstotheflowershoponMothers’Day. A.appreciation B.inspiration C.satisfaction D.ambition23.ThefirstAfrican-AmericanpresidentoftheUnitedStatesreceiveda(n)_______welcomeintheAfricancountries,wherehewasreceivedasareturningson.A.romantic B.bureaucratic C.enthusiastic D.optimistic24.It'sbeenadifficulttimebut,onthe_______side,Ifeelphysicallyfine.A.primitive B.original C.unique D.positive25.Mary,whosefatherpassedawayforsmokingabuse,cried,“Anyassumptionthatsmokingisbeneficialis_________absurd.”A.totally B.nearly C.rarely D.merely26.Everythingfromgreetingtoeatingcanbeanopportunitytodothewrongthing,andnotonlyembarrassyourself,but_______yourhost.A.scare B.upset C.tease D.blame27.Aftercarefulconsideration,Idecideto________mycurrentpostsoastorealizemylong-helddream. A.dismiss B.reject C.resign D.ignore28.Rescuershadto__________thesearchbecauseofworseningweathercondition.A.takeoff B.calloff C.cutoff D.showoff29.AcatinLondonhasbeentakingabusregularly.Thedriverevenknowswhereto______thisspecialpassenger.A.putdown B.pickout C.leavebehind D.dropout30.SincehisworksearnedhimquiteareputationinLiverpool,hehasstayedtheremostofhislife,___________theoccasionalvisittohishometown.A.apartfrom B.butfor C.insteadof D.regardlessof 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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 KnowinghowmuchherownchildrenlovedpresentsatChristmas,AnnSutton,asocialworker,alwaystriedtoseekhelpforoneortwopoorfamilies.Thisyear,Kinzie,Ann’sseven-year-olddaughter,was 31 thatSantaClauswouldmakeaspecialvisittoayoungmothernamedAshleywhoworkedinafactoryandwas 32 her12-month-oldson,Evan,andher12-year-oldbrother,Kenny,byherself. Ata 33 dinner,thephonerang.Arepresentativefromalocalcharitywascallingtosaythatthe 34 AnnhadrequestedforAshleyhadbeencancelled.NoSantaClaus,nopresents,nothing.Annsawthecheerfadeawayfromherchildren'sfacesatthenews.Withoutaword,she 35 downfromherchairandranfromtheroom.Now,itdidn'tfeelmuch 36 Christmasanymore.Kinziereturned,herfacesetwithdetermination.Shehadopenedupherpiggy 37,andnowshecountedoutthecoinsandbrokendollar 38 ,onebyone,ontothediningtable:$3.30.Everythingshehad. “Mom,”shetoldAnn,“Iknowit'snotmuch. 39 maybethiswillbuyapresentforthebaby.” Then 40 everyonewasreachingintopocketsandpurses.AddingtoKinzie'sgiftbecameagame,witheveryone 41 forloosechange.Bythetimethesearchended,therewasasmallmountainofbillsandaneatpileofcoins.The 42:$130,plentyforaChristmasforthree.“Godmultipliedyourgift,”AnnsaidtoKinzie. Thatevening,Kinziewentwithhermotherandsisterto 43 themoney. OnChristmasEve,Ann 44 throughthepouringraintothesmallcottagewherethefamilylived.WhenAshleyopenedthedoor,Annstoodunderherumbrellaand 45 theastonishedwomanamerryChristmas.Thenshebeganto 46 thegiftsfromthecar,handingthemtoAshleyonebyone.Ashleylaughedindisbelief,andstillthepresentscame.Annabandonedtheumbrella,andtheyoungwomanjoinedherintherain,passinggifts 47 toKenny.“Please,canIopenupjustonetonight?”hebegged.Soonbothwomenwere 48 totheskin,andsurprisehadturnedtosomething 49 ,thekindofjoythatbroughtthemclosetotears. Reflectingonalittlegirl'sgenerosity,Ashleysaysshehopesshe'llonedaybeabletodosomethingsimilarforsomeoneelsein 50 .“Kinziecouldhaveusedthatmoneyforherself,butshegaveitaway,”Ashleysays.“She'sthetypeofkidI'dlikemysontogrowuptobe.” 31.A.disappointed B.pleased C.surprised D.puzzled 32.A.raising B.teaching C.helping D.protecting 33.A.sorrowful B.joyful C.pitiful D.grateful 34.A.reward B.job C.aid D.prize 35.A.knelt B.fell C.rolled D.slipped 36.A.like B.at C.over D.for 37.A.pocket B.case C.basket D.bank 38.A.checks B.bills C.receipts D.signs 39.A.So B.And C.But D.or 40.A.hopefully B.luckily C.obviously D.suddenly 41.A.hunting B.struggling C.rushing D.trading 42.A.goal B.budget C.total D.maximum 43.A.spend B.save C.distribute D.collect 44.A.looked B.drove C.wandered D.walked 45.A.owed B.offered C.brought D.wished 46.A.unload B.separate C.divide D.choose 47.A.out B.inside C.down D.up 48.A.wet B.excited C.close D.familiar 49.A.sadder B.heavier C.wilder D.deeper 50.A.vain B.store C.need D.touch 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题分2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文,从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AVampires(吸血鬼) Vampirestoriesgobackthousandsofyears.Theactswenowassociatewithvampires,suchasrisingfromthegraveanddrinkingblood,werepopularizedbyeasternEuropeanstories.Mostearlyculturescreatedstoriestoexplainthingstheydidn’tunderstand.Forexample,hairandnailscontinuetogrowafterpeopledie,whichhasalreadybeenprovedpossiblebymodernscience. Thesefactswereunknowntomostpeopleinthe19thcentury,however.Asaresult,thelegendssurroundingsuchmysterieswerekeptalive. CountDracula In1897,IrishwriterBramStoker’snovelDraculawaspublished,spreadingthevampirestoriestoamassaudience.Inthenovel,theCountDraculaofTransylvania,a500-year-oldvampire,hasdrunkhiscountrydryandmustmovetoEnglandinsearchofnewvictims.Draculameans“sonofthedragon”or“sonofthedevil”inRomania.Werewolf Thestoryofahalf-man,half-wolfbeastisasoldasthatofvampires,andalmostasvaried.Inmostwerewolfstories,however,abeastwouldsilentlyentersettlementsatnightandstealayoungchildorananimal. Themostcommonexplanationofwerewolfstoriesisthatthebeastwasusuallyanordinarywolf.Thegeneticdisorder,whichcausestoomuchbodyhair,mayalsohavehelpedtopopularizethestory.Frankenstein ThisisafictionalscientistcreatedbyBritishwriterMaryShellyin1818.DrFrankensteinlivesinacastleandissoaddictedtomakinglivingbeingsfrompartsofdeadbodiesthatherefusestomarry. ThestoryofFrankensteinmayhavebeenplantedinShelly’smindsinceshevisitedCastleFrankensteininGermany,whereanalchemist(炼金术士)triedtodoexperimentswiththeaimofmakingpeoplelivelonger.TheInvisibleMan InHGWells’1897story,ayoungscientistcalledGriffin,managestomakehimselfinvisible. Buthecannotfindawaytobecomevisibleagain.Hethenwantstomakeuseofhissuperpowerbutfinallyhasgonemad.Wells’taleowesagreatdebttoGreekphilosopherPlato’sbookRepublic.51.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe________. A.OriginsofGhosts B.TalesofHorror C.ExcitingStories D.ScienceFictions52.Thepeopleinthe19thcenturydidNOTknow_________. A.whyvampiresdrankblood B.whydeadpeoplerosefromthegrave C.thatvampiresalwayskepttheirnails D.thathaircouldcontinuetogrowafterpeopledied53.Whatdomostofthewerewolfstorieshaveincommonaccordingtothepassage? A.Thebeastoftensilentlyenteredsettlementsatnightandstolealittlechild. B.Thewerewolfwasingeneticdisorderandsohadalotofbodyhair. C.Anordinarywolfwouldentersettlementsatnightandstealachild. D.Thebeastwassometimesahalf-manandsometimesahalf-wolf.54.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisrightaboutFrankensteinandtheInvisibleMan? A.Theywereproducedbasedonthewriters’realexperience. B.Theyweretheproducersofscienceandtechnology. C.Theywerenotwellsuitedtotheirsurroundings. D.Theywerefolklegendsinthewriters’homeland. B ThefirsttwoandahalfyearsofAmericancontrolofthePanamaCanalweredevotedonlyto preparationforhumanliving.Energieswerecommittedtoestablishsuitablehouses,hotels,andkitchens.FoodsupplieswerebuiltupandtheabilityoftheexistingPanamaRailwaysystemwasincreased.Inaddition,alargePanamaCanallaborforcewasenrolled(招收)andorganizedunderacivilgovernment.Withallthisactivity,theneedforimprovedsanitationsoonbecameapparent.ImprovingtheuncleanconditionswasoneofthegreatestdifficultiesinbuildingthePanamaCanal.ColonelWilliamC.Gorgassteppedupandtookchargeofimprovingthesesanitaryandworkingconditions. WiththeleadershipofGorgas,manynewdepartmentsofsanitationwerefounded.Separatedepartmentseachundertookdifferenttasks.Somehealthdepartmentswereinchargeofhospitals,othersinthemanagementofhealthmatters,andstillotherstookchargeofsanitationinspections.Committeeswerealsoformedtolookafterthebasicwelfareofthelaborers. Thesanitationworkincludedclearingland,establishingquarantine(检疫)facilities,andtakingcareofsickandinjuredlaborersinhospitals.Ontopofthis,anoperationunderGorgas'commandaimedtodestroytheyellowfeverandmalariacarryingmosquitoes. Thebigwetlandssurroundingthecanalincertainareaswereagreatbreeding(繁殖)groundformosquitoes.Inanattempttosolvesomeofthemosquitoproblems,thesurroundingwetlandsweredrained(排干水)andfilled.Variousmethodswereused.Thistaskwassobigthatthefirsttwoyearsofbuildingthecanalwerelargelydedicatedtogettingridofthemosquitoes.Intheend,theseeffortswereasuccess.By1906,yellowfeverwasvirtuallywipedoutincanalareasandthenumberofdeathscausedbytheothertopdisease,malaria,wasalsoreducedsignificantly. Withallthesenewhealthmeasures,thecanalareahasbecomeoneofthehealthiestregionsintheworld.WiththeleadershipofGorgas,thedepartmentofsanitationhelpedtomakethecanalconstructionpossible.55.Thispassageismainlyabout________. A.thehealthmeasuresduringtheconstructionofthePanamaCanal B.theleadershipofGorgasintheconstructionofthePanamaCanal C.thefirsttwoyearsofAmericancontrolinthePanamaCanal D.theprocessoftheconstructionofthePanamaCanal56.LedbyGorgas,manydepartmentsweresetuptodovarioustasksexcept_______. A.inspectsanitation B.watchoverhealthmatters C.takechargeofhospitals D.enrolllabourforce57.WhatColonelWilliamC.Gorgasthoughtmostimportantwasto_______. A.removethegrassesandbushes B.establishquarantineequipment C.destroymosquitoes D.attendtosicklaborersinhospitals58.Theauthortellsthereadersthat_______. A.yellowfeverandmalariaarecausedbywatersandwetlands B.thewipingoutofyellowfeverreducedthenumberofmalariadeaths C.theclimateinthecanalareaswassuitableformosquitoestogrow D.thetwo-yearsanitationworkstoppedtheoutbreakofyellowfever C ThreeCupsofTeaisthetruestoryofourtime.In1993,ayoungAmericanmountainclimbernamedGregMortensonwalksintoatinyvillagehighinPakistan’sbeautifulandpoorKarakoram Himalayaregion.Sick,exhausted,anddepressedafterfailingtoclimbthesummitofK2,MortensonregainshisstrengthandhiswilltoliveduetothegenerosityofthepeopleofthevillageofKorphe.Beforeheleaves,hemakesapromisethatwillcompletelychangeboththevillagers’livesandhisown—hewillreturnandbuildthemaschool. ThebookdescribeshowMortensonkeptthispromiseandmanymoreinthehighcountryofPakistanandAfghanistan.Theregionisremoteanddangerousasabreedingground(滋生地)forterrorists.Inthecourseofhiswork,Mortensonwastakenprisonerandthreatenedwithdeath.Hesufferedfromlocalopposition,deepmisunderstandings,jealousy,nottomentiondangerousroadsandextremeweather.Buthebelievedstronglythatbalanced,non-extremisteducation,forboysandgirlsalike,isthemosteffectivewaytofighttheviolentdiscriminationthatbreedsterrorism.Today,Mortenson’sCentralAsiaInstitutehasconstructedfifty-fiveschools,andhisworkcontinues. MortensonfirstapproachedKarakoramasaclimberandheneverlostthemountaineer’sappreciationfortheregion’ssimplebeautyandincrediblephysicalchallenges.Hiscoauthor(合著者)DavidOliverRelinskillfullydescribedhigh-altitudelandscapes.Graduallyhetransformedhimselffromapoorclimbertoadirectorofahelpfulinstitute. Inthecourseofthisdescription,readerscometoknowMortensonasafriend,ahusbandandfather,atravelingcompanion,asonandbrother,andalsoasanimperfecthumanbeing.Relindoesnotshyawayfromdescribingtheman’sannoyingqualities—hisimpatience,disorganizationandsleeplessness.ButMortensonneverasksotherstomakesacrificesthathehasnotalreadymadehimselftimeandtimeagain. PakistanandAfghanistanappearinthenewsasthebreedinggroundsofterroristtrainingcamps.InThreeCupsofTea,MortensonandRelintakereadersbehindtheheadlinestorevealthetrueheartandsoulofthisregionandtoshowhowoneman’spromisemightbeenoughtochangetheworld.59.GregMortensonpromisedtobuildaschoolforthevillagersofKorpheto_________. A.showadmirationfortheregion’sbeauty B.showappreciationfortheirgenerosity C.rememberhisphysicalchallenges D.promotehisstrengthandwilltolive60.GregMortensonhasdevotedsomuchtobuildingschoolsbecausehebelievesthat________. A.bothboysandgirlsshouldbefairlyeducated B.peopletheremustsufferalotfromterroristattacks C.peopletherehavetodealwithoppositionandmisunderstandings D.educationisthebestwaytofightdiscriminationthatleadstoterrorism61.ThepassageseemstothinkthatthecoauthorDavidOliverRelinis________. A.straightforwardandhonest B.unhappywithGreg’sbehaviours C.goodatdescribingacharacter D.embarrassedtoadmitGreg’smistake62.ThewritingpurposeofthebookThreeCupsofTeaisto_______. A.revealthebreedinggroundsofterrorism B.sharethetruebeautyoftheregion C.showthegreatpowerofone’spromise D.inspireotherstomakesacrificesDCanApesReallyLearnTo“Talk” WhoareSarah,Washoe,Koko,andSherman?Theyarechimpanzeesorgorillaswhosomescientistsclaimhavelearnedhowto“talk”tohumans.Inthepastseveralyearspeoplehavebeenastonishedbyreportsthattheycommunicatewithhumans.Forexample,Koko,afemalegorilla,issaidtounderstandandusehundredsofwords.Koko,sayshertrainer,FrancinePatterson,cancarryonconversationsinsignlanguageaboutherfeelingsandplans.ResearcherTalksBack RecentlyaColumbiaUniversityscientistcausedanargumentbychallengingtheconclusionthatapescaninfactuselanguage.Thescientist,Dr.HerbertTerrace,thinksthattheanimalsdonotuselanguagethewayhumansdo.Dr.Terracehascausedsuchstrongfeelingsamongscientistsstudyingapelanguage.Herelet’slistentoanimaginaryconversationbetweenWashoe,thefirstchimptolearnsignlanguage,andKoko,thegorilla.ApesAreTalking Koko:DidyouhearwhatDr.Terracesaidaboutus?Heclaimswecannotcreateourownsentences.Instead,hesays,wereacttocluesaccidentallygivenbyourtrainer.HesayswearelikethefamoushorseCleverHans.Hanswassupposedtobeabletosolvearithmeticproblemsandthenstampouttheanswerswithhishoof(蹄子). Ifthehorsewasaskedwhattwoplustwowas,hewouldstampfourtimes.Althoughthetrainerdidnotrealizedit,saysDr.Terrace,thehorsewaspickingupcluesfromthetrainerastowhentostopstamping. Washoe:IdisagreewithDr.Terrace.Mytrainer,Dr.R.AllenGardnerandhiswife,Beatrice,haveseenmetalkinginsignlanguagetootherchimps. Koko:IheardthatDr.TerracebecameunimpressedwithapelanguageafterstudyingachimpnamedNim.Dr.TerracefoundthatNimusuallymadesignsonlyafterbeingprompted(提示)byhistrainer.Yetwhenchildrenlearnalanguage,theystartusingmanywordsontheirown.Nimusuallydidnotdothis.EvenwhenNimdiduseadditionalsigns,hedidnotaddanynewinformation.Thesigns(words)wererepeatedoverandoveragain. Washoe:MytrainersaysthatNimwasn’tgivenmuchofachancetoactonhisown.Hehadsomanydifferenttrainers,hebecameconfused.Thatisnotthebestwaytogetchimpstocommunicate. Koko:I’llneverunderstandhumans.Butthebigquestionis:Canwereallyuselanguage?KokoandWashoe(together):We’llnevertell.63.HowdoscientistswhostudyapelanguagerespondtoDr.HerbertTerrace’ideaaccordingtothe2ndpart? A.Enthusiastic. B.Confused. C.Angry. D.Sympathetic. 64.Whichofthefollowingisamatchaccordingtothepassage? A.Dr.HerbertTerraceandKoko. B.Dr.R.AllenGarnersandWashoe. C.CleverHansandSherman. D.FrancinePattersonandNim.65.Dr.HerbertTerracesuspectsthat_________. A.Nimaddednewinformationwhileusingadditionalsigns B.CleverHanspickedupcluesaccidentallygivenbyitstrainer C.Washoedidn’tpickupanycluesfromitstrainerwhentalking D.whenachildlearnsalanguage,hestartsusingmanywordsonhisown66.Whichofthefollowingisafactaccordingtothepassage? A.Nimhadmorethanonetrainer. B.Apescan’tcreatetheirownlanguage. C.Theapesaresupposedtoformsentences. D.CleverHansissupposedtosolvemathproblems. E Inaworldwherecomparisonshappennon-stop,itisdifficulttolookoutsideyourselfandtoeverbecontentwithwhoyouare.There'salwayssomeonewho'sabitbetter.TheonlysolutionistoreachinsideandmeasureagainstwhatWarrenBuffettcallsyourowninneryardstick.Thereisnomoreaccuratemeasureforcomparisonthanwhoyouwereyesterday,lastweekorlastdecade,whenyouwereatyourbest. Nothingusefulevercomesfromcomparisontoothers.Eitheryouseeyourselfasbetterthansomeoneandyougetlazy,oryouseesomeoneelseasbetterthanyouandyoufeellikeallyourhardworkisfornothing.Itisafool'sgame.Noneofusareinherentlyaboveorbelowthepersonnexttous.Wearewhoweare.Notoneofusisexactlyalike.Theonlydirectandhonestcomparisoniswithinyourself.Everythingelseisapplestooranges. Myopinionisthatyouareonlyallowedtocompareyourselftosomeoneelseiftheirlifesituationisthesameasyourown.Goodluckfindingthatmatch.Andonethingisforsure.Nomatterhowhardyouworkandhowdedicatedyouare,therewillalwaysbesomeonewhocanrunalittlefaster,jumpalittlehigher,scorealittlebetterorlookalittlenicerinaswimsuit.Andifthere'snot,youcanbetsomeoneiscomingupfastbehindyou.Sohowcanyoualwayswininlife?Becomeyourbestcompetitor. Thefollowingarethereasonswhyyouareyourownbestcompetitor. 1.Youwillalwaysbemotivated. Havinganimageofyourmostrecentpastlimitsistheperfectthingtopushyoutothenextlevel.Ifyouran7flightsofstairsyesterday,thendo8today.Whocaresiftheguynexttoyoudid15?Itdoesn'tmakeabitofdifference.Youareamorefitpersontodaythanyouwereyesterday.Yourownprogressisallyouneed. 2.Youwillcontinuouslybeyourpersonalbest. Ifyoucommittoaslightlyhigherstandardofyourselfeveryday,youwillalwaysbeatthetopofyourgame.Andthatgamewillonlygetbetter.Butifforsomereasonyoufalloffyourmark,youwillalwayshavethepastimageofyourbestperformancetoshowyouwhatyou'recapableof.Onceyou'vedoneit,youknowwhat'spossibleandthenit'sjustamatterofdoingitagain.67.Throughthepassagethewriteradvisesthereadersto________. A.avoidcomparisonwithothers B.workmuchharder C.payattentiontoothers’progress D.makefulluseofmotivation68.Ifyouwanttobecontentwithyourself,accordingtotheauthor,youshould________. A.seeyourselfbetterthanothers B.measureaccurately C.comparewithyourself D.behonestwithyourself69.Whichofthefollowingiscertaintohappenaccordingtotheauthor? A.Findingsomeoneelsewhoisinthesamelifesituationasyouare. B.Findingsomeonewhorunsfasterandjumpshigherthanyou. C.Findingsomeonewhoishidingrightbehindyou. D.Findingsomeonewhoalmostalwayswinsintheirlife.70.Whatcanhelpyouuptohigherlevelinyourlifeaccordingtothepassage? A.Comparingyourselfwiththeguynexttoyou. B.Thinkingaboutyourownprogress. C.Promisingtoplayagameeveryday. D.Thinkingofyourmostrecentpastlimits. 第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40分） 第一节：完成句子（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。71.So_______________________(地震发生得如此突然)thatnoonemanagedtoescapefromtheircollapsinghouses.(occur)72._______________________(天气真好)itis!Let’sgoforanoutingtoday.(weather)73.Itissaidthatthenewmodelcar_______________________(快两倍)thantheoldone.(run)74.Itwasnotuntilthebabygirlwassoundasleep_______________________(父母才有时间)todealwiththeirpersonalaffairs.(have)75._______________________(无论我怎么努力),myparentsneverseemtobesatisfiedwithmywork.(try) 76.Bythetimethepoliceconcludetheinvestigation,thetruthofthemurder_____________________(会水落石出).(light)77.ThepointIwanttomakeis_______________________(做一名志愿者)isrewarding,foritnotonlyhelpsothers,butalsoopensupopportunitiesforyoungpeople.(be)78.Iamoccupiednow.I’dratherthemeeting_______________________(明天开).(hold)79._______________________(得知所发生的),themanfellindeepthought,staringvacantlyintospace.(inform)80.Theplanemaybeseveralhourslate,_______________________(那样的话)there’snopointinourwaiting.(case) 第二节：短文写作（共一题；满分25分） IsThisAGoodPhenomenon? Asthousandsofhighschoolstudentscontinuetosearchforuniversityplaces,anincreasingnumberofschoolleaversarechoosingnottogotouniversityandgostraightintowork.Johnisoneofthemany.Hemanagedtogetajobatadepartmentstoresixmonthsago.Heexplainswhyhedecidedtogiveupthechance."WhenIleftschoolIwasthinkingaboutgoingtouniversitybutIdidn'treallywanttogo,soI'vebeenfull-timeforaboutsixmonths,"hesaid. 以上是英国《泰晤士报》的网站上一个名叫CareerandJobs的论坛里的一个话题。请你在论坛上就此现象发言，表明你的观点并陈述理由。 注意：字数100左右； 不用写标题。
