天津市南开区高三英语第二次模拟考试

南开区2009年高三年级质量调查（二）
英语科试卷
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）、第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）和第III 卷（选择题）三部分，共150分，考试用时120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷1至10 页，第Ⅱ卷11 至12 页，第III卷17 至20 页。

考生务必将答案涂写在答题卡上，答在试卷上的无效
．．．．．．．．。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡、答题纸13至16 页一并交回。

祝各位考生考试顺利！
第Ⅰ卷
注意事项：
1. 答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考号填写在答题卡上，并在规定位置粘贴考试用条形码。

2. 每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

3．本卷共55 小题，共85 分。

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例: Stand over there __________ you’ll be able to see it better.
A. or
B. and
C. but
D. while
答案是B。

1. Tourism, ____________ it brings in money to a country, can also result in damage to the World Heritage sites there.
A. because
B. as
C. while
D. since
2. When we got to the scenic spot, they found everything ______ while I felt _________.
A. interesting; differently
B. interesting; different
C. interestingly; differently
D. interestingly; different
3. - It's nothing serious, doctor?
- No, ____________.
A. you’ll be all right soon
B. you won’t be all right soon
C. there’s some trouble with you
D. it’s very serious
4. ____________ from endless homework on weekends, the students now find their own activities, such as taking a ride together to watch the sunrise.
A. Freed
B. Freeing
C. To free
D. Having freed
5. Toys of the children today hardly bear any resemblance to __ of ___ when we were little kids.
A. that; ours
B. those; us
C. that; us
D. those; ours
6．For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend ____________be the most exciting time in their entire school lives．
A. must
B. should
C. would
D. can
7．How does it ____________that he is so badly-off when he earns quite a good salary?
A. come out
B. come about
C. come up
D. come along
8. ____________that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point．
A. During the 1990’s
B. That it was in the 1990’s
C. It was in the 1990’s
D. It was the 1990’s
9. ____________ the rising birth rate and immigration, the declining death rate also resulted in the population growth.
A. In addition to
B. In terms of
C. In consequence of
D. In spite of 10．As is well-known, the brain performs a very important ____________，which controls the nerve system of the body．
A. motion
B. action
C. function
D. fact
11. Think about what you really care about, and set goals to accomplish ____________ matters to
you.
A. that
B. which
C. what
D. when
12．I called the airline to ____________ my flight reservation a week before I left for Canada.
A. obtain
B. admit
C. confirm
D. appoint
13. Over the past three decades the number of students leaving home each year to study abroad
____________ at an annual rate of 3. 9 percent, from 800, 000 in 1975 to 3. 5 million in 2008.
A. grew
B. grows
C. have grown
D. has grown
14. For more information, please send an e-mail, ____________ you can also include your
suggestions to us.
A. when
B. where
C. which
D. that
15. -Who was the man talking to the general manager in the hall yesterday?
-A man ____________ himself a popular singer．
A．being called B．calls C．called D．calling
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A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项,。

It was a half-mile walk from our small house to the beach road, where the 16 would be waiting for us. But that morning Janet was much worse. She couldn’t make 17 walk. And I couldn’t carry her. The path to the beach was steep and narrow and 18 at the water’s edge.
I was a stranger far from home. I didn’t know 19 to turn for help. But I needed it badly. I hurried down to the beach and I found help. Four fishermen were about to go out for their morning 20 . I told them about my sick little sister. Could they help me get her down the 21 ? I hardly got the words out of my mouth 22 they dragged their boat back onto the sand. They climbed the hill with me. One looked at Janet and they 23 their heads. They talked softly to one another. “24 sick to sit in a chair,” one said.
“Better carry her 25 in bed,” said another.
An iron cot（儿童床）26 along the cliff ! I was frightened. How could they do it?
27 the men told me not to worry. “Truly easy, truly 28 ,” they said.
They tied a rope to each leg of the cot. Each of them threw a rope 29 his shoulder and held the end in one hand. I understood what they meant to do. 30 they carried the
cot down the path, they would use the ropes to keep the cot 31 . But what if one of the men slipped and lost his balance? What would happen to him — to the others — to 32 ? The men just smiled at my alarm. “That 33 will make us even more careful,” they said.
The men went down the path. Every 34 was a careful one. Always the cot was level, with never a bump. When they reached the beach road, they quietly lifted Janet into the taxi.
35 , they stretched her out on the back seat.
We made the morning train for Tokyo. And there an ambulance was waiting to take Janet to the hospital. The doctor told me that I had got my little girl there just in time. Janet would be all right soon.
16．A．doctors B．taxi C．boat D．fishermen
17．A．a B．her C．this D．that
18．A．only B．much C．right D．straight 19．A．how B．what C．where D．when 20．A．catch B．train C．exercises D．help
21．A．road B．way C．path D．drive 22．A．when B．while C．after D．before 23．A．shook B．nodded C．held up D．dropped 24．A．Very B．Too C．So D．Truly 25．A．sitting B．lying C．kneeling D．standing 26．A．took B．brought C．lifted D．carried 27．A．And B．But C．Then D．So 28．A．interesting B．exciting C．dangerous D．safe
29．A．over B．on C．through D．across
30．A．As B．Because C．Before D．Since 31．A．smooth B．unchanged C．level D．unmoved 32．A．me B．Janet C．themselves D．the cot 33．A．chance B．matter C．problem D．time
34．A．walk B．step C．foot D．pace 35．A．Anxiously B．Quickly C．Nervously D．Carefully
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A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute mile? Many years ago, people believed that it was impossible for a human being to run a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it wrong in 1954.
What happens if you put an animal in a pond? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through. What happens when someone, who does not know how to swim, falls in deep waters?
They drown. If an animal who has not learned swimming could escape by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal does not.
Have you ever wondered why the letters are organized in a particular order on your keyboard? You might have thought it is to increase the typing speed. Most people never question it. But the fact is that this system was developed to reduce the typing speed at a time when typewriter parts would jam if the operator typed too fast.
These three cases show the power of our beliefs. There is no other more powerful directing force in human behavior than belief. Your beliefs have the power to create and to destroy. A belief delivers a direct command to your nervous system.
I used a snake in my workshops for children to show them how unrealistic some of their beliefs are. Students of a school in India, said snakes were slippery, slimy（粘糊糊的）and poisonous. After doing an exercise for changing beliefs, they handled my snake and found it to be dry and clean. They also
remembered that only three types of poisonous snakes exist in India.
Did this story end the way you thought? Review your beliefs now and find out which ones you need to change.
36. In the author’s opinion, if a person in deep water doesn’t know how to swim, he will drown
because ____________.
A. he is afraid of water
B. he believes he will drown
C. he hasn’t learned to swim before
D. he doesn’t want to live in the world
37. The author thinks that the letters are organized in a particular order on your keyboard in order
to ___________.
A. save more space
B. satisfy the operator
C. reduce one’s typing speed
D. increase one’s typing speed
38. The author’s experiment shows that ____________.
A. snakes are dry and clean
B. snakes can be caught easily
C. snakes are slimy and poisonous
D. snakes in India aren’t poisonous
39. According to the passage, we know that _____________.
A. students from India have unrealistic beliefs on how to live a better life
B. an animal who has not learned to swim will drown if you put it in a pond
C. most people don’t like the order the letters are arranged on your keyboard
D. Roger Banister was the first person who ran a mile in less than four minutes
40. The main idea of this passage should be that ______________.
A. beliefs are very powerful
B. beliefs make us seem stupid
C. changing your beliefs now is necessary
D. people should always believe in themselves
B
Self-esteem（自尊心）is all about how much we feel valued, loved, accepted, and thought well of by others—and how much we value, love, and accept ourselves. People with healthy self-esteem are able to do better in school and find it easier to make friends. They tend to have better relationships with others, feel happier, find it easier to deal with mistakes and failures, and are more likely to stick to something until they succeed. People with low self-esteem may feel as if no one will like them or accept them or that they can’t do well in anything.
The following ways may help you improve your self-esteem.
Try to stop thinking negative thoughts about yourself. If you’re used to focusing on your short-
comings, start thinking about positive aspects of yourself that outweigh（比......更有价值）them. It is good to aim high, but your goals for yourself should be within reach. That’s why you should set practical goals and never expect the impossible. Mistakes are part of learning , so view mistakes as learning opportunities. Accept that you will make mistakes because everyone does. Also you should recognize what you can change and what you can’t. If you realize that you’re unhappy with something about yourself that you can change, then start today. If it’s something you can’t change ( like your height ), then start to work toward loving yourself the way you are. Feeling like you are making a difference and that your help is valued can do wonders to improve your self-esteem. So don’t hesitate to make a contribution. You can lend a hand to a classmate who is having trouble, help clean up your neighborhood, or volunteer to do some other things. Self-esteem plays a role in almost everything you do. It’s never too late to build healthy, positive self-esteem. It takes some work, but it’s a skill you’ll have for life.
41 According to Paragraph 1 we can know that healthy self-esteem is very ____________.
A. supportive
B. practical
C. important
D. successful
42. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to your _____________.
A. goals
B. classmates
C. strong points
D. shortcomings
43. According to the passage, which of the following can help improve your self-esteem?
A. setting high goals similar to others’
B. lending a hand to a classmate in trouble
C. never forgiving yourself for your mistakes
D. changing the things that make you unhappy
44. The passage is mainly about ____________.
A. what self-esteem really means
B. how people improve their self-esteem
C. what people with low self-esteem are like
D. what people with high self-esteem are like
45. We can infer from the passage that_____________.
A. it is not easy to build healthy self-esteem
B. there are more people with low self-esteem
C. the old tend to have healthier self-esteem than the young
D. we should build healthy, positive self-esteem when young
C
The US government has announced plans to list polar bears as a threatened species because of concerns that the ice where they live is melting. But as the BBC’s Owen Clegg reports, the US plans
are also important for other reasons.
It’s estimated（估计）that there are no more than twenty-five thousand polar bears living in the wild, and this number could go down by a large amount as the floating ice upon which the bears
survive melt away. Now, without admitting the cause of this melt, the US Fish and Wildlife Services are reviewing the bear’s living conditions.
That action is being taken at all, and marks an important change for the Bush administration; for the first time, it may be forced to acknowledge a link between global warming and its effect on a species. Such a conclusion by an unwilling Bush administration could force far wider changes in Washington’s policy towards the environment.
This review only came about after a union of environmental groups brought a legal case against the government to take action. Environmentalists, like David Doniger, believe that by calling on the protections of the Endangered Species Act, the US government may finally be forced to cut back on its sending out greenhouse gases:
“It is a very important thing today to have the Bush administration notice that global warming is threatening the existence of the polar bear. Now, it’s up to the administration to do something to stop the global warming that’s threatening the polar bear.” ( David Doniger)
The United States is the world’s largest emitter（发放者）of greenhouse gases which are blamed for trapping heat from the sun and changing the earth’s climate. Since taking office in 2001, President Bush has refused to make the link with global warming, but the bad, serious situation of the polar bear may force that position to change.
46. What is the direct reason for the polar bear to become endangered?
A. It is that the floating ice upon which they survive melts away.
B. It is that more greenhouse gases have been sent out.
C. It is because of the global warming.
D. It is because of no protection of their living conditions.
47．What is the significance of US Fish and Wildlife Services’reviewing the bear’s living conditions?
A. It brought a legal case against the government.
B. It marks an important change for the Bush administration.
C. It is a conclusion by a Bush administration.
D. It makes the protections of the Endangered Species Act possible.
48. What is David Doniger’s comment on the review of the bear’s living conditions?
A. The US government may finally be forced to notice that global warming is totally caused
by them.
B. The US government may finally be foced to stop sending out greenhouse gases.
C. The US government may finally be forced to do something to stop the global warming
that’s
threatening the polar bear.
D. The US government may finally be forced to change the earth’s climate.
49. Which country has been sending out the largest number of greenhouse gases according to the
passage?
A. China.
B. Britain.
C. The United States.
D. Not mentioned.
50. Which of the following is implied in the passage?
A. The Bush administration has long acknowledged that global warming is threatening the
existence of the polar bear.
B. Bush administration has done a lot to control the sending-out of greenhouse gases.
C. The greenhouse gases have no links with the melting polar ice and the decreasing number
of the polar bears.
D. The US government should be partly responsible for the melting polar ice and the
decreasing number of the polar bears.
D
GENEV A, Feb.11 (Xinhua) —The current La Nina weather phenomenon may just be a partial cause of south China’s freeze-up at the start of 2008, said the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Monday.
The latest La Nina pattern, which began in the third quarter of 2007, has picked up strength in the past three months, with sea surface temperatures now about 1. 5 to 2 degrees Celsius（摄氏度）colder than average over large parts of the eastern and central equatorial Pacific Ocean, said the latest report issued by the WMO.
Presenting the Geneva-based body’s report, Rupa Kumar Killi, a WMO climate expert, said the recent month-long snow and ice-storms in China’s central, southern and eastern regions could be connected with the La Nina phenomenon, the climatic opposite of El Nino（厄尔尼诺现象）.
However, he said China’s freeze-up was a result of several causes combined and was partly caused by a cold surge from the north and west.
He also said the present La Nina cycle may last at least until mid-2008 and it is also possible, if less likely, that the cycle could stretch into the third quarter.
La Nina is a large pool of unusually cold water in the equatorial Pacific that develops every few years and influences global weather. It is the climatic opposite of El Nino, a warming of the Pacific, and both have been associated with extreme weather around the globe.
Since Jan. 10, snow, sleet and low temperatures have swept China’s southern regions, a rare occurrence for the area.
51. What partially caused south China’s freeze-up at the beginning of 2008?
A. La Nina.
B. El Nino.
C. Typhoon.
D. Frost.
52.When did the latest La Nina weather phenomenon begin?
A. In the spring of 2007.
B. In the summer of 2007.
C. In the fall of 2007.
D. In the winter of 2007.
53. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Due to the La Nina, sea surface temperatures become colder over the eastern Pacific Ocean.
B. The La Nina phenomenon is the climatic opposite of El Nino.
C. There were several causes which brought about China’s freeze-up.
D. The present La Nina cycle may last until spring in 2008 and disappear.
54. What can we learn from the sixth paragraph?
A. La Nina does not happen every year but it influences global weather.
B. La Nina happens every year and influences global weather.
C. La Nina happens every year but seldom influences global weather.
D. La Nina happens every few years and brings about warm and wet weather.
55. What is the best title of the passage?
A. La Nina May Be a Partial Cause of China’s Freeze-Up.
B. La Nina and El Nino.
C. What Causes the La Nina Weather Phenomenon?
D. How La Nina Destroys the Whole World’s Weather?
南开区2009年高三年级质量调查（二）
英语科试卷
第Ⅱ卷
注意事项：1、用黑色墨水的钢笔或签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。

2、本卷共6 题，共35 分。

第三部分：写作
第一节：阅读下面短文，按照要求完成阅读任务。

(共 5 小题；每小题2 分，满分10分)
Everyone has got two personalities — the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You do n’t show your s ecret personality when you're awake because you can contr ol your behaviour, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
● If you go to sleep on your back, you're a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very con fident.
● If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You’re very stubborn, but you aren’t very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.
●If you sleep on curling (蜷缩) up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive. You’re s hy and you don’t normally like meeting people. You prefer to stay alone.
●If you sleep on your si de, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don't often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.
56. What is the best title of the passage? (No more than 10 words )
57. According to the passage, please list 3 to 5 points to describe the personality of a person who
sleeps on his stomach. (No more than 20 words)
58. How will you help him or her if you have a very nervous and shy friend? (No more than 20
words)
59. Please explain the underlined word “defensive” in English? ( No more than 5 words )
60. Which of the personalities the sleeping positions show do you prefer and why? ( The reason
should be answered within 30 words )
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
61. 阅读下列图表，以Changes in the Ways People Spent Their Holidays为题，写一篇短文。

注意：
1、词数：不少于100；
2、可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯。

3、开头已给出，不计入词数。

参考词汇：graph 图表
Changes in the Ways People Spent Their Holidays
The ways people spent their holidays have changed greatly recently. …
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南开区2009年高三年级质量调查（二）
英语科试卷
第Ⅲ卷
注意事项：
1. 答第Ⅲ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考号填写在答题卡上，并在规定位置粘贴考试用条形码。

2. 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内容
转涂到答题卡上。

3. 转涂答案时，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

4．本卷共20 小题，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, 你将有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：How much is the shirt?
A.￡19.15.
B.￡9.15.
C.￡9.18.
答案是B。

62. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Classmates.
B. Teachers and students.
C. Mother and son.
63. What does the man want the woman to do?
A. Take a picture of the mountains.
B. Take a picture of him.
C. Buy a roll of film.
64. Why does the woman refuse the man?
A. She has lent it to others.
B. She has not got a dictionary.
C. She will need it this weekend.
65. When did the man see Jim?
A. At 3 o’clock.
B. At 4 o’clock.
C. At 5 o’clock.
66. Who was at the door?
A. The speakers’ neighbor.
B. A delivery boy.
C. The speakers’ neighbor’s daughter.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5 分）
听下面5段材料。

每段材料后有几个小题，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5秒钟的作答时间。

每段材料读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第67至第69题。

67. Why is the man unhappy?
A. The composition is too long.
B. He can’t find his pictures taken in Xi’an.
C. He can’t think of a topic for his composition.
68. What does the woman suggest to the man?
A. Write about his trip.
B. Show her some pictures.
C. Take a course in writing.
69. Why does the woman have to leave?
A. She is not feeling well.
B. She is writing her own composition.
C. She doesn’t want to help.
听下面一段对话，回答第70至第72题。

70. What is the woman like?
A. She is in pink.
B. She is in good health.
C. She is very clever.
71. Who went to see the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center during the new year holiday?
A. The woman.
B. The man.
C. Both of them.
72. Is there any possibility that man will get an Olympic sailing ticket?
A. No, there is no possibility.
B. Yes, he is sure to get one ticket.
C. Yes, but not much.
听下面一段对话，回答第73至第75题。

73. Where will they have dinner that night?
A. In the hotel.
B. At the airport.
C. In a restaurant nearby.
74. What kind of food are they going to eat?
A. American food.
B. Chinese food.
C. French food.
75. How many people will have dinner with the two speakers?
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
听下面一段对话，回答第76至第78题。

76. What colou r are the spoonbills’ feathers?
A. Black.
B. White.
C. Brown.
77. What did the spoonbills die of in Chiku in 2002?
A. Bad water.
B. Bad weather.
C. Man’s killing.
78. Who did the hard work to protect the spoonbills?
A. The local people.
B. The volunteers.
C. The scientists.
听下面一段独白，回答第79至第81题。

79. How long does the English language have a history of?
A. About 400 years.
B. About 1600 years.
C. About 2000 years.
80. Who first used Old English?
A. People from England.
B. People from Northwest England.
C. People from Northwest Europe.
81. What is the biggest difference between Old English and Modern English?
A. Endings.
B. Grammar.
C. Spelling.。