贵州普通高中学业水平考试会考试题

机密★开考前贵州省2015年7月普通高中学业水平考试英语试卷注意事项：1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共10小题，每小题4分，共40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AI woke up late and had breakfast in a hurry. I had never been late and didn't want my boss to be unsatisfied.However, it seemed that the day wasn't a lucky one for me from the very second I left my flat. The moment I wanted to rush downstairs, one of my stiletto heels (细高跟) broke. I had to return to change my red shoes. I also had to change my purse and other little things that I had tried to match with the shoes. I was sure I would be late for work.On my way to work I had to wait for over half an hour because of an accident. I had no choice but to wait. I phoned my boss and he told me that it was no problem, but he needed me for the meeting with the Japanese clients (客户) that morning.Finally, I arrived at the office one hour later. I had to keep calm and be fresh for the meeting to make the clients sure that our plan was the best for their future business project. However, I left the plan I had made the night before at home and was going to make a presentation (介绍) about it to the clients. I was about to get angry when I realized that I had a copy of it in my office.At last, the meeting came to an end and it turned out to be a success. But I have to say that I had a terrible day, full of incidents.1．Which of the following is NOT the reason of the writer being late for her work?A. She got up late in the morning.B. She changed her purse and other little things.C. One of her shoe heels broke.D. She had a traffic accident on the way to work.2．According to the passage, what could we learn about the writer?A. Her boss was very angry with her.B. She often arrived at her office on time.C. She left her plan on the bus.D. She was nervous at the meeting.3．What did the clients think of the writer's presentation?A. Dull.B. Just so-so.C. Excellent.D. Terrible.BArriving in New YorkThere are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them, you can take a bus or a taxi to any place in New York.Eating outThere are many kinds of food in New York. And you shouldn't eat at McDonald's every day. There are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example.HotelsThere are lots of good hotels in New York. The best is the Plaza on the 5th Avenue, but you don't have to spend a lot in the city. There are lots of smaller hotels and the YMCA near the Central Park is great for young people.Public transportIn New York, there's a good bus and subway service. If you are planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for the journey because it's cheaper. But you don't have to use the public transport — there are lots of places you can go to on foot, such as the Empire State Building, the 5th Avenue and the Central Park. The New Taxis are a part of the city experience, so you should take at least one taxi during your visit.Places to seeFinally, there are a lot of places to see in New York — the Times Square, the Statue of Liberty, and so on. And you shouldn't go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city.ShoppingShopping in New York is fun. There are big shops on the 5th Avenue. They are open seven days a week. But be careful when you look at the prices; you have to pay a special 8% tax (税) on everything you buy in New York.4．How many kinds of public transport are mentioned in the passage?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.5．How much do you have to pay if you buy a book of $10 in New York?A. $.B. $.C. $18.D. $10.6．When you visit New York, you should ________.A. do as much shopping as possibleB. take a taxi whenever you go outC. stay at the best hotel — PlazaD. try Italian and Chinese food7．From the passage, we can learn that ________.A. you should take a bus to travel because it's much cheaperB. New York is not a good place for shopping, for things are expensiveC. people can visit many places of interest in New York on footD. you're not allowed to go home without climbing the Statue of LibertyCWhat you seeNot all films are made in “real” places. When they are, they are shot on location, which means that real streets, trees and buildings are used. However, this can be difficult and expensive, so many films are made in buildings called sound stages. If this is the case, a backdrop(背景) may be carefully painted and hung behind the actors. Backdrops are so good that you often think you are looking at a real place.There are so many important words that refer to the camera. When the entire screen is full with one image, like someone’s face, this is called a close-up shot(特写镜头). When the camera moves back and the screen shows a picture from far away, this is called a wide-angle shot(广角镜头). Wide-angle shots are used to show things such as mountains and a river or a city with many streets and buildings.At the end of a film, the credits(演职人员) appear. They include a list of people who worked on the film and the list of songs you heard in the film, as well as other things.What you hearThe music which plays in the background while you watch a film is called the film score. The sounds like raindrops, a doorbell or footsteps in a corridor are called sound effects.Sometimes, when a film is popular in many countries, people want to hear the dialogue in their own language. In this case, new actors are hired to read the dialogue and it isrecorded over the original talking. This is called dubbing and people describe this kinds of films as ‘dubbed’(译制片).8. The underlined world “their” in the last paragraph refers to .A. credits’B. films’C. actors’D. people’s9. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. How to Make a FilmB. How to Paint a BackdropC. How to Act in a FilmD. How to Record Music in a Film10. Where can you probably read the text?A. In a maths textbook.B. At a bus station.C. In a advertisement.D. At a lecture film.第二节（共5小题，每小题4分，共20分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。