广东省汕头市高中毕业生高三英语学业水平考试

绝密*启用前试卷类型：A 汕头市2009年高中毕业生学业水平考试
英语2009.03 本试卷分两部分，共12页，满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号分别填写在答题卡上，用2B 铅笔将试卷类型(A)填涂在答题卡上，并在答题卡右上角的“试室号”和“座位号”栏填写试室号、座位号，将相应的试室号、座位号信息点涂黑。

2．第一部分单项选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B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，答案不能答在试卷上。

3．第二部分必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答卷前必须先填好答题纸的密封线内各项内容。

答案必须写在答题纸上各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡、答题纸的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡、答题纸一并交回。

Ⅰ. 听力(共两节，满分35分)
第一节：听独白或对话(共15 小题：每小题·2分，满分30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．D．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。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第1段对话，回答第1—3题。

1. What do you know about the man?
A. He has been to New York.
B. He has lost his job.
C. He's on business.
2. Why was the man eager to see the woman?
A. To turn to her for advice.
B. To make the suggestion.
C. To tell his story.
3. What does the man want to get anxiously?
A. A good salary.
B. A good preparation.
C. A good job.
听第2段对话，回答第4—6题。

4. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. They are classmates.
B. They're roommates.
C. They're cousins.
5. Why was the man worried at first?
A. Because he couldn't decide on a topic for his paper.
B. Because he thought his paper was late.
C. Because he hadn't heard from his family for a while.
6. How does the woman think about the topic of the man's biology paper?
A. Dull.
B. Difficult.
C. Funny.
听第3段对话，回答第7—9题。

7. How long does an interview usually last according to the speaker?
A. Less than 30 minutes.
B. From 30 to 45 minutes.
C. At least 45 minutes.
8. How can one give the interviewer a good first impression?
A. He should show respect for the interviewer.
B. He should show confidence in himself.
C. He should be dressed properly.
9. What should be the best manner of speaking for a job-seeker during an interview?
A. Speaking. confidently but not aggressively.
B. Speaking politely and emotionally.
C. Talking loudly to give a lasting impression.
听第4段对话，回答第10—12题。

10. When is the woman going out with Jennifer?
A. Friday.
B. Saturday. C Sunday.
11. Where is the movie theater?
A. It is on the Pink Street.
B. It is on the Pine Street.
C. It is at the riverside.
12. What time does the restaurant close on Sundays?
A: 10: 30p.m. B. 11:00 p.m. C. 12:00 p.m
听第3段对话，回答第7—9题。

13. Who is the speaker?
A. A student leader.
B.A teacher.
C. A tourist guide.
14. What is the main purpose of this group of students?
A. Making friends with each other.
B. Improving their English.
C. Settling down in London.
15. Which of the following statements about the rules at the school is tree?
A. Students can keep books from the library as long as they wish.
B. Students are asked to use the wastebaskets provided to keep the room clean.
C. Dictionaries are not allowed to be brought into the classroom.
第二节听取信息(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
听下面一段独白。

请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题纸标号为16—20的
Ⅱ．语言知识及应用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节：完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30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。

When I was younger, I thought that boys and grown men shouldn't cry. The tears were signs of being 21 , which a man isn't supposed to be.
But later, I discovered that courage isn't all about trying to keep all the pain in check and trying to hide the 22 .
My 18-year-old sister eloped(私奔) and with it, I saw how weak my father's heart was. We were used to seeing him as a(n) 23 father.
For three days he wouldn't talk. He would just sit quietly outside our house in the dark. On the fourth night, I sat beside him and asked him to tell me what he felt about everything.
It has been years since I laid my hand on my father's shoulder as we drifted apart (疏远) farther and farther while I was 24 up. That night though, I sensed my father trying to 25 his pain and I wanted him to be able to let it out. We all had cried over what happened except him.
The simple touch and my words, "Dad, it's not your 26 ", broke my father's dam(水闸). In the darkness, he began to cry. ! felt his shoulders shaking as he whispered, " 27 did I go wrong? All I ever wanted was for my children to grow up right. Why couldn't your sister wait?"
I understood then why he 28 to be in the dark. By being there, he hoped to spare his
29 of a father's pain. His tears, though we didn't see them before that night, were there all the same.
I saw his corage that night when my father cried with my hand on his shoulder, and 30 his pain.
21. A. weak B. poor C. sad D. honest
22. A. secrets B. tears C. opinions D. qualities
23. A. hard-working B. easy-going C. kind-hearted D. strong-willed
24. A. bringing B. giving C. growing D. turning
25. A. forget B. reduce C. control D. bear
26. A. character B. daughter C. fault D. duty
27. A. How B. What C. When D. Where
28. A. preferred B. managed C. stayed D. agreed
29. A. family B. children C. daughter D. relatives
30. A. understood B. remembered C. touched D. respected
第二节语法填空(共10小题，每小题1．5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题纸标号为31-40的相应位置上。

On Christmas Eve, a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for using up the family's only roll of expensive gold wrapping paper because money was tight. 31 , the next morning the little girl brought a girl box to her father and said, "This is for you, Daddy!" As he opened the box, the father 32 (embarrass) by his earlier overreaction.
But when he opened it, he found 33 was empty and again his anger flared. "Don't you know, young lady, "he said harshly, "when you give someone a present there's supposed to be something inside the package!" The little girl looked 34 at him with tears rolling from her eyes and said: "Daddy, it's not empty. I blew kisses into it 35 it was all full." The father was crushed. He fell 36 his knees and put his arms around his precious little girl. He begged her to forgive him for his unnecessary anger.
37 accident took the life of the child only a short time later. It is said that the father kept that little gold box by his bed for all the years of his life. 38 he was discouraged or faced difficult problems he would open the box, take out an imaginary kiss, and remember the love of this beautiful child 39 had put it there.
In a very real sense, each of us as human beings have been given an invisible golden box filled with 40 (condition) love and kisses from our children, family, friends and God. There is no more precious possession anyone could hold.
Ⅲ. 阅读(共两节，满分40分)
第一节：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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
One day in my class, Maria shared her feelings about money, "Money worries me. I think I want to live without money because I hate it. I HATE MONEY." We were all touched by Maria's words as they reminded us of the spiritual burdens that money managing can bring to us. After class I offered to help Maria deal with her financial problems. She hesitated to accept my offer, and I could see from the expression on her face that she was afraid of what it might involve. I quickly promised her that I wouldn't make her do more than she was able to. I told her frankly that I didn't enjoy managing my money any more than she did hers and wouldn't burden her with guilt, judgments, or impossible tasks. All I would ask her to do was to let me help her look at her fears and try to make some sense of them.
Maria still resisted my offer, and I can remember the excuses she gave me as they were the repeated complaints I had heard from so many people. "I'11 never understand money," she said. "My facts are meaningless." "I don't deserve to have money." "I never have enough," "I have too little to manage." "My financial position isn't worth looking at." and the most devastating one of all, "I just can't do it."
Going home that day, I couldn't get Maria out of my mind: Her attitude conveyed the same negativity and fear that I believed annoyed many people. I was sure it was this attitude that prevented people from managing their money effectively. My counseling (咨询) has taught me that these anxieties are inseparably connected to our self-doubts and fear for survival. Many of us are terrified of handling our money because we don't believe we can do it well, and to do it wrong would put our very existence at risk.
On a deeper level we know that money is not the source of life, but sense of worth drives us to act as if it were. It locks us up in self-doubts and prevents us from tapping into the true source of our management power, our spirit.
41. The underlined word devastating in paragraph 2 probably means .
A. convincing
B. interesting
C. shocking
D. valuable
42. Maria's words moved the author and others because they were .
A. in the same financial trouble
B. in the same financial condition
C. of the same family background
D. of the same feeling over the issue
43. As for money managing, the author intended to tell Maria how to .
A. overcome her fears
B. make wise decisions
C. avoid making mistakes
D. learn the necessary skills
44. Maria wouldn't take the author's offer of help for fear of _________.
A. being forced to share her money with others
B. having to do something beyond her reach
C. being found guilty of making impossible errors
D. showing her judgment about money
45. According to the author, people's anxieties about managing money result from their understanding of money as the only source of ________.
A. life
B. values
C. spirit
D. power
B
For thousands of years, people have been debating the meaning of happiness and how to find
it. From the ancient Greeks and Romans to current day writers and professors, the debate about happiness continues. What makes someone happy? In what parts of the world are people the happiest? Why even study happiness? The Greek philosopher Aristotle said that a person's highest happiness comes from the use of his or her intelligence. Religious books such as the Koran and Bible discuss faith as a form of happiness. The British scientist Charles Darwin believed that all species were formed in a way so as to enjoy happiness. People throughout history may have had different ideas about happiness. But today, many people are still searching for its meaning.
How do you study something like happiness? You could start with the World Database of Happiness at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. This set of information includes how to define and measure happiness. Some findings are not surprising. For example, the database suggests that married people are happier than single people. People who like to be with other people are happier than unsocial people. But other findings are less expected: People with children are equally happy as couples without children. And wealthier people are only a little happier than poorer people.
Positive psychology is the new term for a method of scientific study that tries to examine the things that make life worth living instead of life's problems. Traditional psychology generally studies negative situations like mental suffering and sickness. But positive psychology aims to study the strengths that allow people and communities to do well. There is also an increasing amount of medical research on the physical qualities of happiness. Doctors can now look at happiness at work in a person's brain using a method called magnetic resonance imaging (核磁共振成像), or MRI. For example, an MRI can show how one area of a person's brain activates when he or she is shown happy pictures. A different area of the brain becomes active when the person sees pictures of terrible subjects.
46. What can be inferred from the first paragraph?
A. People are searching for the meaning of happiness.
B. Happiness is an everlasting topic for discussion.
C. Current day scholars are debating about how to make people happy.
D. People have begun to realize the importance of understanding happiness.
47. The Bible tells us happiness comes from _________.
A. the application of one's intelligence
B. the strong belief in religion
C. a certain degree of good faith
D. the trust in one's ability
48. The findings of the database imply that couples without children are _________.
A. as happy as people with children
B. less happy than people with children
C. happier than unsocial people
D. a little happier than wealthier people
49. As an approach of scientific study, positive psychology focuses on ________.
A. mental suffering
B. psychological sickness
C. examining what makes life worth living
D. strengths that enable people to succeed
50. MRI is used in the study of happiness in order to __________.
A. find out the physical quantities of happiness
B. look at the images formed in people's brain
C. study the reaction of the brain to happiness
D. understand the pictures of terrible subjects
C
Climatic conditions are delicately adjusted to composition of the Earth's atmosphere. If there were a change in the atmosphere —for example, in the relative amounts of atmospheric gases
—the climate would probably change also. A slight increase in water vapor (蒸汽) , for example, would increase the heat-keeping capacity of the atmosphere and would lead to a rise in global temperatures.
The level of carbon dioxide, CO2, in the atmosphere has an important effect on climatic change. Most of the Earth's incoming energy is short-wavelength radiation (短波辐射) , which tends to pass through atmospheric CO2easily. The Earth, however, reradiates much of the received energy as long-wavelength radiation (长波辐射), which CO2absorbs and then goes toward the Earth. This phenomenon, known as the greenhouse effect, can result in an increase in the surface temperature of a planet. An extreme example of the effect is shown by Venus, a planet covered by heavy clouds composed mostly of CO2, whose surface temperatures have been measured at 430~C.If the CO2 content of the atmosphere is reduced, the temperature falls. According to one respectable theory, if the atmospheric CO2 concentration were halved, the Earth would become completely covered with ice. Another equally respectable theory, however, states that a halving of the CO2 concentration would lead only to a reduction in global temperatures of 3℃.
If, because of an increase in forest fires or volcanic activity, the CO2content of the atmosphere increased, a warmer climate would be produced. Plant growth, which relied on both the warmth and the availability of CO2, would probably increase. As a consequence, plant would use more and more CO2. Eventually CO2 levels would decrease and the climate, in turn, would become cooler. With reduced temperatures many plants would die; CO2 would thus be returned to the atmosphere and gradually the temperature would rise again. Thus, if this process occurred, there might be a long-term oscillation (波动) in the amount of CO2present in the atmosphere, with regular temperature increase and decrease.
Some climatologists argue that the burning of fossil fuels has raised the level of CO2 in the atmosphere and has caused a global temperature increase of at least 1℃. But a supposed global temperature rise of 1 ℃may in reality be only several regional temperature increases, restricted to areas where there are many meteorological (气象的) stations. Other areas, for example, the Southern Hemisphere oceanic zone, may be experiencing an equal temperature decrease that is unrecognized because of the shortage of meteorological recording stations.
51. Which of the following questions does the information supplied in this passage try to answer?
A. What are the steps in the process that takes place as CO2 absorbs long-wavelength radiation?
B. How might our understanding of the greenhouse effect be improved if the burning of fossil were decreased?
C. What might cause a series of regular increases and decreases in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere?
D. Why are there fewer meteorological recording stations in the Southern Hemisphere oceanic zone than atmosphere?
52. The author is primarily concerned with ________.
A. explaining the effects that the burning of fossil fuels might have on climate
B. explaining the effects of CO2 on atmospheric radiation
C. discussing effects that changes in the CO2 level in the atmosphere might have on climate
D. challenging hypotheses (假说) about the effects of water vapor and CO2 on climate
53. The passage suggests that a large decrease in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere would result in _________.
A. at least a slight decrease in global temperatures
B. at the most a slight increase in short-wavelength radiation reaching the Earth
C. a slight long-term increase in global temperatures
D. a slight short-term increase in atmosphere water vapor content
54. The author refers to Venus primarily in order to _______.
A. show that the greenhouse effect works on other planets but not on Earth
B. show the degree to which Earth's atmosphere differs from that of Venus
C. support the opinion that as water vapor increases, the amount of CO2 increases
D. support the argument that the CO2 level in the atmosphere has a significant effect on climate
55. The discussion of climate in the passage suggests that _________.
A. climate is perfectly stable
B. we are unable at present to measure global temperature changes precisely.
C. the only cause of regional climatic fluctuations (波动) is the change in CO21evel in the
atmosphere
D. slight regional temperature changes can be considered an abnormal feature (特征) of the
environment
第二节信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

请在答题纸对应题号的指定位置填上相应选项字母(其中一个选项是多余的)。

以下是英语电影的名称及内容简介：
A. Birth of a Nation
Birth of a Nation was the most popular film of the silent era. The message in the film was that African Americans could never be integrated into the white society as equals. Race violence directed against African Americans took place in many cities. In the South, African Americans were only allowed to go to separate schools, hotels, and restaurants.
B. Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind was the costliest and most popular film of Hollywood's Golden Era. Producer David Selznick had promised that the film would be free of any anti-Negro ideas. Although it did not use white actors in blackface, like Birth of a Nation, its picture of enslaved African Americans as loyal but scatter-brained house servants and clumsy field hands was what the white thought the black ought to be then.
C. Glory
Glory offers a powerful retelling of the story of the first black regiment (团) during the American Civil War. Half the regiment's men were killed or wounded in the war, but it dramatically demonstrated the courage of African American troops in battle. However, the film failed to describe the larger historical context of the Civil War.
D. Amistad
The Steven Spielberg film is about a historical event. In 1839, a group of Africans were captured and shipped to the Spanish colony of Cuba. During trans-shipment to nearby sugar plantations, 53 slaves overpowered the crew. The captives then ordered the two men who had purchased them to navigate the ship toward Africa. At night, however, the men sailed the ship northward and westward. The case ultimately went to the Supreme Court. In 1841, the Court freed the captives.
E. Beloved
The film is based on Margaret Garner's story of killing her own two-year-old daughter Mary. Margaret Garner said that she had intended to kill her other children rather than see them returned to slavery. She later explained that she wanted to "end their sufferings" rather than see them returned to bondage and "murdered by piecemeal". No other work has so powerfully examined the interior life of a former slave.
F. Schindler's List
The film concerns the lives of a thousand Jews during World War II. The film shows, unforgettably, how one man does make a difference. Schindler proves that man's morality and humanity are always alive. "Save one life, save the world entire." The heavy tone and fearful atmosphere of the film are heightened by black-and-white cinematography.
以下是与电影相关的评论文章标题，请匹配标题与它们所对应的电影：
56. Inner Hurt
57. International Slave Trade
58. Civil Rights
59. Blacks with Low Abilities
60. Brave Blacks
Ⅳ．写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)
在学习、生活和工作中，学会与人合作是非常重要的。

请你根据下表中所提供的信息，写一篇题为“Being a Good Partner”的英文演讲稿。

【写作要求】
只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。

信的开头和结束已给出。

【评分标准】
句子结构准确，信息内容完整、连贯。

Good afternoon, everyone! The topic of my speech today is "Being a good partner".
……
Thank you for your listening!
(请在答题纸作答)
第二节：读写任务(共1小题，满分25分)
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

【阅读材料】
Is Failure a Bad Thing?
Failure is what often happens in our life. Students may fail in exams, scientists may fail in their research work, and athletes may fail in competitions.
Although failure happens to everyone, attitudes towards failure are various. Some people don't think their failure is very important thing at all. So they pay no attention to it. As a result, they will have the same failure many times later. They spend their time and energy on Useless things and they may really be fools as they have thought. Other people are quite different from the people mentioned above. Instead of being distressed and lost, they draw a lesson from every failure and become more experienced. After hard work, they will be successful in the end. It is said that failure is the mother of success. Success will be gained after times of failures so long as we are good at drawing a lesson from our failure.
In my opinion, failure is not a bad thing; the really bad thing is taking a failure as failure or even losing heart after failure.
【写作内容】
1．以约30个词概括短文的要点；
2．然后以约120个词就"Is‘Failure a Bad Thing?”这个主题写一篇短文，至少包括、以下内容要点：
1) 失败并不是一件坏事，但从失败中再站起来，的确不是一件易事；
2) 失败对一个胜利者、成功者来说，却是重要的基本功和必修课；
3) 你对失败的看法和态度如何?
【写作要求】
可以利用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用阅读材料中的句子。

【评分标准】
概括准确、语言规范、内容合适、篇章连贯。

(请在答题纸作答)
绝密*启用前
(饶平二中林泽旺ww0836@ )
汕头市2009年高中毕业生学业水平考试
英语试题答案及评分标准
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A
5.B
6. C
7. B
8.C
9.A 10.B 11.B 12.C 13.B 14.B 15.B 16. meals 17. (certain) housing rules 18. apartments 19. choose roommates
20. (their own )furniture
21.A 22.B 23.D 24.C 25.C 26. C 27. D28. A 29. A 30. A
31. Nevertheless/However 32. was embarrassed 33. it 34. up 35. until
36. on 37. An 38. Whenever/When 39. who 40. Unconditional
41. C 42. D 43. A 44. B 45. A 46. B 47. B 48. A 49. D 50. C
51.C 52. C 53. A 54. D 55. B 56. E 57. D 58. A 59. B 60.C
基础写作参考答案：
Good afternoon, everyone! The topic of my speech today is "being a good partner".
In this busy, modem world, if we want to complete our work more efficiently, we must all learn to cooperate with others, because not only can cooperation save us a lot of time and energy, but also we can learn much from each other.
We'll be lucky enough to find someone we like to cooperate with due to the fact that we can share our joy and sadness with him. However, it can be difficult to cooperate with someone we dislike. In this case, we'll have to learn to put up with some of his shortcomings and try to discover his advantages.
In my opinion, to be a good partner, we should try to listen to others' opinions, never force our ideas on others and if he makes mistakes, try to point them out in a polite way.
Thank you for your listening!
读写任务参考答案：
Is Failure a Bad Thing?
Failure is a common thing in life. But there are different attitudes towards failure. Whoever draws a lesson from every failure becomes experienced and succeeds.
So failure has a different effect on anyone who has a different attitude. As for me, I like success. Meanwhile, I don't mind failure because it isn't a bad matter, and we can stand up in the failure, which isn't indeed an easy matter. As is known, the defeat to a victor is actually an important basic skill and the required course.
In my opinion we should take an active attitude towards failure, because most of us experience the failure though few of us are so lucky as to succeed. Failure tells us such things as why we failed and what we should do to correct the mistakes. Failure also tells us how to approach our goals and ensures us failure is the mother of success.。