海通证券监管评级变化:英语高考热身试卷

I. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant(移植)her life was in constant   1   .
Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very small: finding a donor heart that   2      Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept   3    hospitals all over the country.
Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble   4   from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a   5    of the hospital, crying.
“Are you okay?” a man asked.
Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her story. This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t   6    it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to   7    something from herself. Could her   8   go to Carmen’s mother?
After reviewing the data, doctors   9    Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to   10   the transplant.
That cold night, when Cheryl was   11   dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was   12   for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried.
On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s   13   with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”
One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria   14   with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was   15   in another loving mother’s chest.
1. A. change               B. danger               C. disorder                   D. pain
2. A. matched            B. replaced               C. controlled            D. cooperated
3. A. finding                  B. phoning                   C. touring                     D. interrupting
4. A. rolling                 B. running                    C. walking                   D. jumping
5. A. corner                 B. bed                         C. man                        D. nurse
6. A. put                       B. support                    C. pass                         D. make
7. A. save                         B. recycle                     C. donate                      D. separate
8. A. heart                    B. brain                        C. husband                   D. spirit
9. A. informed              B. warned                    C. congratulated           D. reminded
10. A. give up               B. carry out                 C. search after             D. put off
11. A. noticed               B. predicted                  C. found                      D. declared
12. A. praying        B. begging             C. decorating           D. singing
13. A. funeral           B. operation                  C. performance             D. anniversary
14. A. passed away        B. woke up                  C. left behind                D. dressed up
15. A. active           B. alive                C. necessary               D. changeable
Ⅱ. 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节  阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
(A)
A public high school in the rural town of Boonsboro, Maryland, offers a special program. Top students in the ninth and tenth grades can attend single- sex classes for math, science, and social studies.
The aim is to help teenagers keep their work by keeping males and females apart. Rebecca Brown chooses the students for what Boonsboro High School calls the Academy. “What we really want to do is take that top group of kids and take them to the very highest level they can achieve here, so that they’re prepared for college,” she said. They need high marks and test scores and strong teacher recommendations. They also need to be involved in activities.
Michael Bair has been at Boonsboro High for twenty years and directs the Academy. His ninth-grade English class for boys centers on books that he believes boys find interesting. “The novels they’re reading now, are very manly novels. They’re novels that deal with the arrogance(傲慢) of man and the pride of man.” One of those books, for example, is “The Call of the Wild” by Jack London. This classic story tells of a dog stolen from his home and sold to work as a sled dog in Canada’s Klondike Gold Rush.
On this day, the students are working in small groups. Vincent and Logan explain why they’re drawing pictures that relate to the story. Vincent said, “The main character, Buck, gets abducted(绑架) and they sent him off to the Yukon in a train. So I’m drawing part of the story where he’s in the train. It gets you to visualize the setting of the story and gets you to think more about what’s going on in the story, the important events of the story. ” “Instead of just doing work sheets about it, this is a lot more fun,” Logan added happily.
Morgan Van likes being in the Academy. She says boys and girls act differently when they are together in a classroom. “To me, it almost seems like it’s hindering (妨碍)your chances at developing yourself because you’re more focused on ‘Oh, I wish they’d shut up. Oh, what do they think of me?’ instead of focusing on what’s the homework or what’s going on in this class, what’s the lessons.”
1. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To introduce.   B. To persuade.  C. To instruct.   D. To educate.
2. In Rebecca Brown’s opinion, __________
A. any students in Boonsboro High School can take part in the program.
B. students in his program are expected to get well prepared for college.
C. students can all achieve their highest levels in the program.
D. students don’t have to join in the activities.
3. The underlined word “visualize” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.
A. pay a visit to  B. form a picture of  C. take a look at  D. have a gift for
4. What can we conclude from the text?
A. Michael Bair considers it unsuitable for boys to read the book “The Call of The Wild”.
B. Jack London is a main character in the book “The Call of The Wild”.
C. Vincent thinks that his drawings can help understand the novel better.
D. Morgan Van Fleet thinks the program does no good to her.
5. The text is probably taken from __________.
A. a school’s introduction   B. a teacher’s dairy
C. a headmaster’s speech   D. a news report
（B）
There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external (外在的) result or a product that can easily be identified and measured．The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language—all these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts．
By contrast (对照) , the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way．The process is not the road itself, but the attitudes, feelings people have , and their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties．In this process, the journey never really ends；there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept．
In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first．How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is necessary for our ability to grow．Do we see ourselves as quick and curious? If so, we tend to take more chances and be more open to unfamiliar experiences．Do we think we’re shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and we think we are slow to adapt change or that we’re not smart enough to deal with a new challenge．Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all．
These feelings of insecurity (不安全) and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow．If we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing．We become trapped inside a shell of our own making．
6．In the author’s eye, one who views personal growth as a process would ______．
A. succeed in climbing up the social ladder   B. grow up from his own achievements
C. face difficulties and take up challenges    D. aim high and reach his goal each time
7．Which of the following can be viewed as the process of personal growing?
A. Our manager was always willing to accept new challenges．
B. Jane won the first prize in the speech competition．
C. Jerry picked up French during his stay in Paris．
D. Father’s salary rose from 5, 000 to 7,000．
8．For personal growth, the author is in favor of all the following EXCEPT _______．
A. being curious about more changes            B. being quick in self-adaptation
C. having an open mind to new experiences   D. staying away from failures and challenges
9．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. It is not so easy to measure personal growth．
B. To try and fail on the new road facing the unknown is unavoidable．
C. There are only two ways to see a person’s growth．
D. If you are too shy to take any risks in life, you cannot grow up．
10．The best title for this passage should be ______．
A. Facing New Challenges                  B. Growth—Product or Process
C. Two Basic Ways of Growth            D. Overcoming Internal Fears
Ⅲ. 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节  基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）
你校开展了“敬重父母”的活动，请你根据以下表格内容，用5句话为你校的英语报刊写一则报道。结尾已给出，不计入总句数。
【写作内容】
宗旨
尊敬父母是中华民族的传统美德(moral value)之一
现状
大多数同学是独生子女，以自我为中心，不关心父母
决定
开展“敬重父母”的活动
措施
制定了十条规定，提出要求。如：要记住父母的生日；父母进门要和他们打招呼等。
【写作要求】 只能用5个句子表达全部内容。
【评分标准】 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。
Respecting Parents Program
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The program has been winning praises from parents and society. People say that is what we should have done earlier.
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。
BEIJING -- A 50-city quarterly survey conducted by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) found that in the first quarter, 49.2 percent of the 20,000 respondents said prices had become intolerable. While 47.5 percent of the respondents felt prices were rather high but still tolerable. Mr. Dou Lanqing, one respondent, said, “The goods in supermarket are apparently more expensive than before. In the meanwhile, I have to pay a bigger bill if my family go out for dinner now.”The report also found that many families began to take different measures to reduce the stress from the increasing prices. It shows that 35.4 percent of those surveyed generally put their money into banks, and that 27.6 percent tended to invest in stocks and mutual funds, down 8.2 percentage points quarter-on-quarter. Besides, most people prefer to work out a family budget. Mr. Dou said, “With a reasonable budget, I can save more than 20% of my money every month, which used to be spent on unnecessary things. As long as we manage our money properly, the increasing prices, I think, should be not that terrible.”【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“物价上涨及中学生节省开支”这一话题写一篇发言稿，发表看法，并包括如下要点：（1）你在日常生活中对物价上涨的体会；（2）中学生在日常生活中应如何精打细算，节省开支；（3）呼吁同学们从小事做起，发扬节约的中华美德。【写作要求】
你可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的观点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。
【评分标准】概括的准确性，语言的规范性，内容的合适性以及篇章的连贯性。
Dear boys and girls,It’s my great honour to make a speech here. Recently, the People’s Bank of China conducted a quarterly survey on prices in 50 cities.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Key:
完形填空：1-5 BABCA  6-10 DCAAB   11-15 DAABB
阅读：1-5ABBCD  6-10CADCB
基础写作
Respecting Parents Program
Showing respect to parents is one of the Chinese traditional moral values. However, as most students today are “the only child” in their family, they often regard themselves as the “centre” of the family without caring much about their parents. To improve this situation, our school has started a program, which is called “Respecting Parents Program”. Ten “do’s” have been worked out for the students to follow. For example, we are expected to remember our parents’ birthdays and express our good wishes to them and greet them when we see them returning home.
The program has been winning praises from parents and society. People say that is what we should have done earlier.
读写任务
Dear boys and girls,
It’s my great honour to make a speech here. Recently, the People’s Bank of China conducted a quarterly survey on prices in 50 cities. Nearly half of the respondents said they couldn’t tolerate the increasing prices, while some others considered it OK although they acknowledged the truth. As a result, many families began to seek various ways to save money.
The survey does draw my attention to the rapidly increasing prices in my daily life. Take food as an example, the prices of pork, beef, fish, chicken, as well as various vegetables, have risen at least 20%. It seems that money is flowing out of our pockets more quickly, but silently.
Although we middle school students feel less stress than our parents do, we should also have a proper budget for our pocket money. For example, we can make the most of each exercise book and reuse some waste paper. Or we can also try to cut down our expenses on unnecessary magazines, CDs and so on. In a word, we can save money in many aspects in our daily life.
All in all, saving money is a great Chinese virtue and it is especially needed in this period. Thank you!