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高三年级 英语试卷（共 10 页）
(测试120分钟内完成，总分150分，试后交答题卡和答卷纸)
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I. Listening Comprehension (30%) Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. At a train station. B. At an airport.
C. At a travel agency. D. At a bus station. 2. A. $5. B. $10. C. $15. D. $50. 3. A. Receptionist and guest. B. Salesperson and customer.
C. Doctor and patient. D. Waiter and diner. 4. A. Excited. B. Dissatisfied.
C. Bored. D. Exhausted. 5. A. Her hair has changed. B. She isn’t satisfied with her hair style.
C. She prefers to wear long hair. D. The man has changed his hair style. 6. A. It is too early to watch the Talent Show. B. He will go to bed in five minutes.
C. He would rather watch TV than go to bed. D. He is old enough to stay up. 7. A. She has got everything ready. B. She never hesitates over what to take.
C. She hates packing by herself. D. She needs more time for packing. 8. A. They should wait for John for a while. B. They should stay here for the night.
C. They should start the meeting right away. D. They should call John at once. 9. A. She is unwilling to move into a new flat. B. Her neighbors get along well with her.
C. She can’t tell the man why she is moving. D. Her neighbors usually play their TV loud. 10. A. Ask for directions. B. Try a different route.
C. Go back for the map. D. Cancel their trip. Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked to questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the blest answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. A political system. B. Religion.
C. Working language. D. Race.
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12. A. Discuss current issues. B. Join in a writing competition.
C. Attend an arts and crafts competition. D. Celebrate their friendship. 13. A. The Commonwealth Games. B. An important holiday.
C. The Commonwealth members. D. An international association. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news. 14. A. Equipping students with knowledge. B. Qualifying students for certain jobs.
C. Developing students’ habits of mind. D. Helping students to go to graduate school. 15. A. The ability to have critical analysis. B. Creative use of leisure time.
C. Logical use of information. D. Willingness to accept uncertainty. 16. A. Goals to reach in a college education. B. Roles of knowledge in students’ growth.
C. Qualifications needed for a job. D. Importance of after-class activities. Section C
Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer. Complaint Form Caller: Mary White Phone No.: 17 . Location of Problem: A 18 restaurant , 449 Shanghai Street Details: It dumps its 19 on the street. It doesn’t put bottles and cans in 20 bins. Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. How long does short memory last? It lasts only 21 . What is an example of medium term memory? Buying bread, a sort of 22 of things to do. What is long term memory concerned with? 23 that happen in your life such as your wedding. How is long term memory different from the It 24 . others? II. Grammar and Vocabulary (26%)
Section A: Read the following two passages. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.
(A)
On Nov. 10, Britain’s Academy of Medical Sciences launched a study on the use of animals with human materials in scientific research. The work __25__ (expect) to take at least a year, but its leaders hope it will lead to guidelines for scientists in Britain and around the world on __26__ far they can go mixing human genes into animals in search of ways __27__ (fight) human diseases.
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“Do these constructs challenge our idea of what it is to be human?” asked Martin Bobrow, a professor of medical genetics at Cambridge University and chair of a 14-member group __28__ (look) into the issue. “It is important that we consider these questions now __29__ _____ appropriate boundaries are recognized.”
Using human material in animals is not new. Scientists have already created monkeys that have a human form of the Huntingdon’s gene so they can study how the disease develops; and mice with livers made from human cells are being used to study the effects __30__ new drugs.
However, scientists say the technology to put ever __31__ (great) amounts of human genetic material into animals is spreading quickly around the world --- raising the possibility __32__ some scientists in some places may want to go further than is morally acceptable.
(B)
A night out in Tokyo is much the same as a night out in Milan these days. ___33___you live, a typical night out is spent eating burgers, seeing American films or listening to English-language music in clubs and bars. Individual differences do survive but American culture is everywhere.
Differences in the social behavior of the two sexes are disappearing. Most people ___34 ___ (survey) felt that it was 'perfectly normal' for groups of young women to go out alone, that it was 'equally acceptable' for young women to smoke and drink, and that a couple ___35___ split the bill when they go out together. For most young people, these were ___36__(big) differences between their own generation and their parents.
Important national differences appear, however, when it comes to time-keeping. In the Far East and Eastern Europe a night out starts — and finishes — much earlier. For many Southern European and South Americans, on the other hand, an evening out doesn't even start ___37___ ten or eleven o'clock, by which time many of their South Korean or Japanese counterparts are safely home in bed!
Parents' rules reflect this. Most Japanese parents expect their teenagers home by ten o'clock or even earlier, ___38__ in Europe it is more likely to be eleven or twelve o'clock. The most surprising findings came from Argentina, however, ___39___ it is apparently quite normal for 15 and 16-year-olds to stay out all night. But then perhaps this is ___40___ their parents have less to worry about — 80 percent of Argentine youngsters claimed that they rarely or never drink alcohol!
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. genetic B. distinguish C. marked D. nonmedical E. persistently F. investigation G. access H. seemingly I. impressive J. experimental K. unaffected Once they decided to have children, MiShel and Carl Meissner tackled the next big issue: Should they try to have a girl? It was no small matter. MiShel's brother had become blind from a hereditary condition in his early 20s, and the Meissners had learned that the condition is a disorder passed from mothers to sons. If they had a boy, he would have a 50% chance of having the condition. A girl would be ___41___.
The British couple's inquiries about gender selection led them in 1999 to Virginia, US where a
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new sperm(精子)-separation technique, called MicroSort, was under ___42___. When MiShel became pregnant, she gave birth to a daughter. They will try to have a second daughter using the technique later this year.
The technique separates sperm into two groups — those that carry the X-chromosome (producing a female baby) and those that carry the Y-chromosome (producing a male baby). The technology was developed in 1990s, but last month's opening of a laboratory in California ___43___ the company's first expansion.
\believe the number of people who want this technology is greater than those who have ___44___ to it,\
This is not only a ___45___ effective way to select a child's gender. It also highlights a host of ethical and practical considerations — especially for the majority of families who use the technique for ___46___ reasons.
The clinic offers sex selection for two purposes: to help couples avoid passing on a gender-linked ___47___ disease and to allow those who already have a child to \their family by having a baby of the opposite sex.
The technology is still ___48___. However, Blauer says the company has an ___49___ success rate: 91% of the women who become pregnant after sorting for a girl are successful, while 76% who sort for a boy and get pregnant are successful.
The technique separates sperm based on the fact that the X-chromosome is larger than the Y-chromosome. A machine is used to ___50___ the size differences and sort the sperm accordingly. The result is then checked using another type of DNA analysis to ensure that it contains mostly X- or Y-bearing sperm. The desired sample is then used for artificial insemination or test tube fertilization.
III. Reading Comprehension Section A (15%)
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.
Staffing problems in NHS (National Health Service) hospitals are leading to patients receiving poor care and being exposed to danger from errors with their medication. The health service regulator warns in a report ___51___ on Friday that doctors’ and nurses’ leaders claim shows that cost-cutting is being put ___52___ patients’ health and welfare.
Inspections of hospitals show that a lack of staff, ___53___ those with the right skills, is a key reason why one in 10 patients are denied respect and dignity, 15% are not fed properly and 20% have their care and welfare ___54___ , according to the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The annual report by England’s NHS and social care watchdog shows that one in six (16%) of the 250 hospital services ___55___ in 2011-12 did not meet the CQC’s ___56___ for having enough staff on duty to care properly for patients.
The watchdog ___57___ staff shortages and other personnel issues on hospitals for the fact that 21% of hospitals were not managing patients’ medication well enough and that 22% were ___58___ of inadequate record-keeping.
David Behan, the CQC’s chief executive, said: “Our report ___59___ concerns we have that pressures on some services are leading to problems in the quality of care, keeping people safe, treating people with dignity and respect, and involving people in decisions about their own care, but
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