第一部分：聽力（略）

第二部分： 英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)， 滿分35 分）

第一節(jié)： 單項填空 （共15小題； 每小題1分，滿分15分）

請認真閱讀下面各題， 從題中所給的A、B、C、D 四個選項中， 選出最佳選項。

21. — Can I help you with it？

— I appreciate your _______， but I can manage it myself.

A. advice B. question C. offer D. idea

22. After the flooding， people were suffering in that area， _______ urgently needed clean water，medicine and shelter to survive.

A. which B. who C. where D. what

23. Sophia waited for a reply， but _______ came.

A. either B. another C. neither D. none

24. — Dont worry， Mum. The doctor said it was only the flu.

—_______！ Ill tell Dad theres nothing serious.

A. What a relief B. Congratulations

C. How surprising D. Im so sorry

25. There is little doubt in your mind that he is innocent， _______？

A. is there B. isnt there C. is he D. isnt he

26. — OK， Ive had enough of it. I give up.

— You cant _______your responsibilities.

A. run off with B. run up against C. run out of D. run away from

27. The notice came around two in the afternoon _______ the meeting would be postponed.

A. when B. that C. whether D. how

28. Days later， my brother called to say he was all right， but _______ say where he was.

A. mustnt B. shouldnt C. wouldnt D. mightnt

29. — Thank God youre safe！

— I stepped back， just _______ to avoid the racing car.

A. in time B. in case C. in need D. in vain

30. Ones life has value _______ one brings value to the life of others.

A. so that B. no matter how C. as long as D. except that

31. _______an important decision more on emotion than on reason， you will regret it sooner or later.

A. Based B. Basing C. Base D. To base

32. The manager is said to have arrived back from Paris where he _______ some European business partners.

A. would meet B. is meeting C. meets D. had met

33. — Honey， the cats stuck in the tree. Can you turn off the TV and get a ladder…？

— Oh， it jumped off. _______.

A. Never mind B. All right C. No problem D. Take care

34. The president hopes that the people will be better off when he quits than when he_______.

A. has started B. starts C. started D. will start

35. — Happy birthday！

— Thank you！ Its the best present I _______ for.

A. should have wished B. must have wished

C. may have wished D. could have wished

第二節(jié)： 完形填空（共20 小題； 每小題1 分， 滿分20 分）

請認真閱讀下面短文， 從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D 四個選項中， 選出最佳選項。

The concept of solitude[獨處] in the digital world is almost non-existent. In the world of digital technology， e-mail， social networking and online video games， information is meant to be ____36___. Solitude can be hard to discover ___37____ it has been given up. In this respect， new

technologies have ___38____our culture.

The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a（n） ___39____ as weve known it. People have become so ___40____ in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted ____41___theyd rather not be. Today we can talk， text， e-mail， chat and blog[寫博客]， not only from our ___42____， but from our mobile phones as well.

Most developed nations have become ___43____ on digital technology simply because theyve grown accustomed to it， and at this point not ___44____ it would make them an outsider. ___45____， many jobs and careers require people to be ___46____. From this point of view， technology has changed the culture of work. Being reachable might feel like a ___47____ to those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.

I suppose the positive side is that solitude is still possible for anyone who ___48____wants it. Computers can be shut ___49____and mobile phones can be turned off. The ability to be “connected”and “ on”has many ___50____， as well as disadvantages. Travelers have ended up ___51____on mountains， and mobile phones have saved countless lives. They can also make people feel ___52____and forced to answer unwanted calls or___53____ to unwanted texts.

Attitudes towards our connectedness as a society ___54____ across generations. Some find todays technology a gift. Others consider it a curse. Regardless of anyones view on the subject， its hard to imagine what life would be like ___55____daily advancements in technology.

36. A. updated B. received C. shared D. collected

37. A. though B. until C. once D. before

38. A. respected B. shaped C. ignored D. preserved

39. A. edge B. stage C. end D. balance

40. A. sensitive B. intelligent C. considerate D. reachable

41. A. even if B. only if C. as if D. if only

42. A. media B. computers C. databases D. monitors

43. A. bent B. hard C. keen D. dependent

44. A. finding B. using C. protecting D. changing

45. A. Also B. Instead C. Otherwise D. Somehow

46. A. connected B. trained C. recommended D. interested

47. A. pleasure B. benefit C. burden D. disappointment

48. A. slightly B. hardly C. merely D. really

49. A. out B. down C. up D. in

50. A. aspects B. weaknesses C. advantages D. exceptions

51. A. hidden B. lost C. relaxed D. deserted

52. A. trapped B. excited C. confused D. amused

53. A. turn B. submit C. object D. reply

54. A. vary B. arise C. spread D. exist

55. A. beyond B. within C. despite D. without

第三部分： 閱讀理解（共15 小題； 每小題2 分， 滿分30 分）

請認真閱讀下列短文， 從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D 四個選項中， 選出最佳選項。

56. According to the survey， people left alone on a desert island would most want their__________.

A. MP3 player

B. dog

C. spouse/ partner

D. celebrity

57. Which of the following is true about George Clooney？

A. He has been trained in wilderness survival.

B. He may not be able to help you survive.

C. He does not think Roseane is beautiful.

D. He is the choice of most South African women.

58. The survey results are analyzed in terms of the respondents __________.

A. sex， age and nationality B. race， nationality and sex

C. marriage， age and race D. age， sex and marriage

B

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan sees an epidemic[流行病] sweeping across Americas farmland. It has little to do with the usual challenges， such as flood， rising fuel prices and crop-eating insects. The countrys farmers are getting older， and there are fewer people standing in line to take their place. National agricultural census[普查] figures show that the fastest-growing group of farmers is the part over 65. Merrigan is afraid the average age will be even higher when the 2012 statistics are completed.

Merrigan， a former college professor， is making stops at universities across the country in hopes of encouraging more students to think about careers in agriculture. Aside from trying to stop the graying of Americas farmers， her work is made tougher by a recent blog posting that put agriculture at No. 1 on a list of “useless” college degrees. Top federal agriculture officials are talking about the posting， and it has the attention of agricultural organizations across the country.

“There couldnt be anything thats more incorrect，” Merrigan said. “We know that there arent enough qualified graduates to fill the jobs that are out there in American agriculture.”

In addition， a growing world population that some experts predict will require 70% more food production by 2050， she said.

“I truly believe were at a golden age of agriculture. Global demand is at an all-time record high， and global supplies are at all-time record lows，” said Matt Rush， director of the Texas Farm

Bureau. “Production costs are going to be valuable enough that younger people are going to have the opportunity to be involved in agriculture.”

The Department of Agriculture has programs aimed at developing more farmers and at increasing interest in locally grown food. The National Young Farmers Coalition has also been pushing for state and federal policy changes to make it easier for new farmers.

Ryan Best， president of Future Farmers of America， has been living out of a suitcase， traveling the country and visiting with high school students about careers in agriculture. The 21-year-old Best hopes his message—that this is a new time in agriculture—will motivate the next generation to turn around the statistics. “Never before have we had the innovations[創(chuàng)新] in technology which have led to agriculture in this country being the most efficient it has ever been，” he said. “Theres really a place for everybody to fit in.”

59. What is the new challenge to American agriculture？

A. Fewer and older farmers. B. Higher fuel prices.

C. More natural disasters. D. Lower agricultural output.

60. Why is Merrigan visiting universities across the country？

A. To draw federal agriculture officials attention.

B. To select qualified agriculture graduates.

C. To clarify a recent blog posting.

D. To talk more students into farming careers.

61. According to Matt Rush， American agriculture will provide opportunities for younger people because__________.

A. the government will cover production costs

B. global food supplies will be even lower

C. investment in agriculture will be profitable

D. America will increase its food export

62. What do the underlined words“to turn around the statistics” in the last paragraph mean？

A. To re-analyze the result of the national census.

B. To increase agricultural production.

C. To bring down the average age of farmers.

D. To invest more in agriculture.

C

Medical drugs sometimes cause more damage than they cure. One solution to this problem is to put the drugs inside a capsule， protecting them from the body—and the body from them—until they can be released at just the right spot. There are lots of ways to trigger[引發(fā)] this release， including changing temperature， acidity， and so on. But triggers can come with their own risks—burns， for example. Now， researchers in California have designed what could be a harmless trigger to date： shining near-infrared light[NIR， 近紅外線] on the drug in the capsule.

The idea of using light to liberate the drug in the capsule isnt new. Researchers around the globe have developed polymers[聚合物] and other materials that begin to break down when they absorb either ultraviolet[UV， 紫外線] or visible light. But tissues also readily absorb UV and visible light， which means the drug release can be triggered only near the skin， where the light can reach the capsule. NIR light largely passes through tissues， so researchers have tried to use it as a trigger. But few compounds[化合物] absorb NIR well and go through chemical changes.

That changed last year when Adah Almutairi， a chemist at the University of California， San Diego， reported that she and her colleagues had designed a polymer that breaks down when it absorbs NIR light. Their polymer used a commercially available NIR-absorbing group called o-nitrobenzyl （ONB）. When they catch the light， ONB groups fall off the polymer， leading to its breakdown. But ONB is only a so-so NIR absorber， and it could be poisonous to cells when it separates from the polymer. So Almutairi and her colleagues reported core ating a new material for capsules thats even better.This one consists of a long chain of compounds called cresol groups linked in a polymer. Cresol contains reactive[易反應的] components that make it highly unstable in its polymeric form， a feature Almutairi and her colleagues use to their advantage. After polymerizing the cresols， they cap each reactive component with a light-absorbing compound called Bhc. When the Bhcs absorb NIR light， the reactive groups are exposed and break the long polymer into two short chains. Shining additional light continues this breakdown， potentially releasing any drugs in the capsule. Whats more， Almutairi says， Bhc is 10 times better at absorbing NIR than is ONB and is not poisonous to cells.

63. According to the passage， which of the following could be the best trigger？

A. Temperature change. B. NIR light.

C. Acidity change. D. UV light.

64. Why is ONB unsatisfactory？

A. It breaks down when it absorbs NIR light.

B. It falls off the polymer and triggers drug release.

C. It has not come onto the market up till now.

D. It is not effective enough and could be poisonous.

65. Which word can be used to complete the following process of changes？

A. protected B. formed C. exposed D. combined

D

Franz Kafka wrote that“a book must be the ax [斧子] for the frozen sea inside us. ”I once shared this sentence with a class of seventh graders， and it didnt seem to require any explanation.

Wed just finished John Steinbecks novel Of Mice and Men. When we read the end together out loud in class， my toughest boy， a star basketball player， wept a little， and so did I. “Are you crying？” one girl asked， as she got out of her chair to take a closer look. “I am，” I told her， “and the funny thing is Ive read it many times.”

But they understood. When George shoots Lennie， the tragedy is that we realize it was always going to happen. In my 14 years of teaching in a New York City public middle school， Ive taught kids with imprisoned parents， abusive parents， irresponsible parents； kids who are parents themselves； kids who are homeless； kids who grew up in violent neighborhoods. They understand， more than I ever will， the novels terrible logic—the giving way of dreams to fate[命運].

For the last seven years， I have worked as a reading enrichment teacher， reading classic works of literature with small groups of students from grades six to eight. I originally proposed this idea to my headmaster after learning that a former excellent student of mine had transferred out of a selective high school—one that often attracts the literary-minded children of Manhattans upper classes—into a less competitive setting. The daughter of immigrants， with a father in prison， she perhaps felt uncomfortable with her new classmates. I thought additional “cultural capital” could help students like her develop better in high school， where they would unavoidably meet， perhaps for the first time， students who came from homes lined with bookshelves， whose parents had earned Ph. D.s.

Along with Of Mice and Men， my groups read： Sounder， The Red Pony， Lord of the Flies， Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. The students didnt always read from the expected point of view.

About The Red Pony， one student said， “its about being a man， its about manliness. ” I had never before seen the parallels between Scarface and Macbeth， nor had I heard Lady Macbeths soliloquies[獨白] read as raps[說唱]， but both made sense； the interpretations were playful， but serious. Once introduced to Steinbecks writing， one boy went on to read The Grapes of Wrath and told me repeatedly how amazing it was that “all these people hate each other， and theyre all white.” His historical view was broadening， his sense of his own country deepening. Year after year， former students visited and told me how prepared they had felt in their first year in college as a result of the classes.

Year after year， however， we are increasing the number of practice tests. We are trying to teach students to read increasingly complex texts， not for emotional punch[碰撞] but for text complexity. Yet， we cannot enrich[充實] the minds of our students by testing them on texts that ignore their hearts. We are teaching them that words do not amaze but confuse. We may succeed in raising test scores， but we will fail to teach them that reading can be transformative and that it belongs to them.

66. The underlined words in Paragraph 1 probably mean that a book helps to __________.

A. realize our dreams

B. give support to our life

C. smooth away difficulties

D. awake our emotions

67. Why were the students able to understand the novel Of Mice and Men？

A. Because they spent much time reading it.

B. Because they had read the novel before.

C. Because they came from a public school.

D. Because they had similar life experiences.

68. The girl left the selective high school possibly because__________.

A. she was a literary-minded girl

B. her parents were immigrants

C. she couldnt fit in with her class

D. her father was then in prison

69. To the authors surprise， the students read the novels__________.

A. creatively B. passively

C. repeatedly D. carelessly

70. The author writes the passage mainly to__________.

A. introduce classic works of literature

B. advocate teaching literature to touch the heart

C. argue for equality among high school students

D. defend the current testing system

第四部分： 任務型閱讀（共10 小題；每小題1 分，滿分10 分）

請認真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當?shù)膯卧~。

注意：請將答案寫在答題卡上相應題號的橫線上。每個空格只填一個單詞。

“Happiness Advantage” Effect

In July 2010 Burts Bees， a personal-care products company， was going through enormous change as it began a global expansion into 19 new countries. In this kind of high-pressure situation， many leaders bother their assistants with frequent meetings or flood their in-boxes with urgent demands. In doing so， managers lift everyones anxiety level， which activates the part of the brain that processes threats and steals resources from the prefrontal cortex[大腦皮層]， which is responsible for effective problem solving.

Burts Beess then-CEO， John Wolfgang， took a different approach. Each day， hed send out an e-mail praising a team member for work related to global marketing. Hed interrupt his own presentations to remind his managers to talk with their teams about the companys values. He asked me to further a three-hour session with employees on happiness in the course of the expansion effort. As one member of the senior team told me a year later， Wolfgangs emphasis on developing positive leadership kept his managers actively involved and loyal as they successfully transformed the company into a global one.

That outcome shouldnt surprise us. Research shows that when people work with a positive mind-set[思維模式]， performance on nearly every level—productivity， creativity， involvement—improves. Yet happiness is perhaps the most misunderstood driver of performance. For one， most people believe that success comes before happiness. “Once I get a promotion， Ill be happy，” they think. Or， “Once I hit my sales target， Ill feel great. ”But because success is a moving target—as soon as you hit your target， you raise it again—the happiness that results from success does not last long.

In fact， it works the other way around： People who have a positive mind-set perform better in the face of challenge. I call this the “ happiness advantage”—every business outcome shows improvement when the brain is positive. Ive observed this effect in my role as a researcher and lecturer in 48 countries on the connection between employee happiness and success. And Im not alone： In an analysis of 225 academic studies， researchers found strong evidence of cause-and-effect relationship between life satisfaction and successful business outcomes.

Another common misunderstanding is that our genetics， our environment， or a combination of the two determines how happy we are. To be sure， both factors have an impact. But ones general sense of well-being is surprisingly unstable. The habits you form， the way you interact with colleagues， how you think about stress—all these can be managed to increase your happiness and your chances of success.

高三模擬試題答案

第二部分（共35 小題，每小題1 分，共35 分）

21. C 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. C 31. B 32. D 33. A 34. C 35. D 36. C 37. C 38. B 39. C 40. D 41. A 42. B 43. D 44. B 45. A 46. A 47. C 48. D 49. B 50. C 51. B 52. A 53. D 54. A 55. D

第三部分（共15 小題，每小題2 分，共30 分）

56. C 57. B 58. A 59. A 60. D 61. C 62. C 63. B 64. D 65. C 66. D 67. D 68. C 69. A 70. B

第四部分（共10 小題，每小題1 分，共10 分）

71. bother/ annoy 72. anxiety/ concern/ worry

73. considerate/ aware/ conscious 74. loyal/ faithful/ devoted/ committed

75. difference 76. positively

77. success/ achievements 78. strongly

79. determined/ decided 80. chances/ possibilities/ opportunities