广东省佛山一中11-12学年高二下学期期中试题（英语）
本试题分笔试和听力，其中笔试部分135分，听力15分，满分150分。
考试用时：120分钟。
第一部分：听力（共三节，满分15分）
（请将答案写在答卷上）
第一节：听录音回答问题 （共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）
请听下面2段对话，回答问题，请将答案写在横线上，每段对话读两遍。
请听第一段对话，回答第1至3题。
1. Who is Kate?
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2. Where is the man going?
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3. What happened to the woman?
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请听第二段对话，回答第4至6题。
4. Where does the dialogue take place?
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5. How much should the woman pay for the duck?
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6. How many kinds of food does the woman order?
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第二节：听录音填入所缺的部分，使句意完整，录音读两遍（共4小题；每小题1分，满分4分）
M: Hello, Jane. Nice to see you again!
W: Hi, Josh. Haven’t seen you for quite a long time! What are you doing these days?
M: I am 7 in the national park.
W: Oh? National Park? Wonderful! What are you doing there?
M: Many things to do. You see, I have to clear the roads after storms, check on the young deer and new plants, and even check the water in faraway streams sometimes.
W: Great! It must be a great experience!
M: Yes. Though it’s tiring, I feel it is really 8 , especially looking after the deer.
W: The deer? You mean the endangered milu deer?
M: Yes, they are so tame. They never hurt others. The number of this kind of deer has increased recently, but their 9 are not so good as hoped for.
W: So you have to make sure they have something to eat and drink?
M: Yes, 10 . It’s my job to help them be independent of man in nature. I have to help teach them how to live in the wild.
第三节：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，从听到的内容中获取必要的信息。录音读两遍。
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When people speak, write a letter or
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They communicate with words.
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People can communicate without words.
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They can communicate with
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Signs around us
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People 13 from them.
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Drawing
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14 uses it to tell viewers about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things.
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Books, 15 , TV, radio and films
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They all help us communicate with others.
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第二部分：语言知识及应用（共三节，满分55分）
第一节：单项选择 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从16 -25各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
16. Although medical science __________ control over several dangerous diseases, __________
worries us is that some of them are returning.
A. had achieved; what B. has achieved; what
C. has achieved; which D. achieved; that
17. — I wish I __________ the meeting.
— But you didn’t.
A. attended B. would attend C. should attend D. had attended
18. Most of the participants __________ to our city for the conference next month come from developing countries.
A. are invited B. invited C. inviting D. to invite
19. — Was it two months ago __________ you luckily got an opportunity to go to Beijing?
— __________, John was the lucky dog.
A. when; Not I B. when; Not really C. that; Not me D. that; Right
20. Most of the representatives think that on __________ whole the meeting was __________ great
success.
A. a; a B. a; / C. the; the D. the; a
21. A five-year-old boy can speak two foreign languages, __________ surprises all the people
present.
A. which B. that C. who D. what
22. I’ve already told you that I’m going to buy it, __________.
A. however much it costs B. however does it cost much
C. how much it does cost D. no matter how it costs
23. This letter is so poorly written that I can hardly __________ what it means.
A. turn out B. watch out C. figure out D. take out
24. Three boys were playing football in the street when one of them __________ an old lady.
A. knocked off B. knocked over C. knocked up D. knocked out
25. She will look for another job, for she can’t __________ this loud noise any more.
A. come up with B. keep up with C. grow up with D. put up with
第二节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
Time is very important in our lives. It 26 our everyday moments. However, time never had any 27 in my life until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more 28 .
It’s round in the center with two silver bands that go around my wrist. And all of it is made of silver. This 29 tells me the importance of time in my life.
I received this 30 on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 A.M. to 31 my Uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I was late because I was hanging out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 A.M., I 32 my uncle, but I was very late for him. He had 33 the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.
I got to my father’s house at 2:00 P.M. on the same day and looked at my 34 father’s face. I felt 35 of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my angry father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him and handed me this watch, a gift from him. Then he said, “Essa, did you have 36 with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes, Father, and I am sorry for ….” He 37 , “What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 38 .” He added, “I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a 39 for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my life.
I learned a very important lesson from my father: to 40 time and never be late to get someone. This watch is important to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
26. A. appreciates B. organizes C. seizes D. explains
27. A. importance B. similarity C. necessity D. interest
28. A. honorable B. believable C. understandable D. responsible
29. A. object B. belonging C. award D. assistance
30. A. card B. letter C. gift D. note
31. A. put up B. pick up C. give up D. wake up
32. A. forgot B. remembered C. saw D. visited
33. A. reached B. noticed C. left D. found
34. A. happy B. regretful C. angry D. doubtful
35. A. ashamed B. frightened C. disappointed D. satisfied
36. A. time B. fun C. quarrels D. fights
37. A. supported B. interrupted C. praised D. persuaded
38. A. ideas B. words C. actions D. promises
39. A. wonder B. hope C. laughter D. reminder
40. A. waste B. respect C. neglect D. enjoy
第三节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
请仔细阅读下面的短文，短文中有10个空格。请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卷标号为41-50的相应位置上。
Long ago, near the frontier lived an old man. One day he found his horse missing. It was said that the horse was seen 41 (run) outside the border of the country. The neighbors came to comfort 42 for the unfortunate loss. But the old man was 43 (expect) calm and said, “ It doesn’t matter. It may not be a bad event; on the contrary, I think it can be a good one.”
One night the old man heard some noise of horses and got up to take a look. To his surprise, he saw another handsome horse besides his own. It was clear that his horse 44 (bring) a companion home. Hearing the news, the neighbors all came to say congratulations on his good luck. 45 , the old man was very calm. He added, “It is true that I got a new horse for nothing, but it is hard to say 46 it is good or bad. It may be 47 unlucky thing.”
What he said turned 48 to be right. The son of the old man was very fond of the horse brought home, and one day, when he 49 (ride) the horse, he fell off the horseback and terribly hurt in the left leg. “Nothing serious,” the old man said, “Perhaps it is going to be good.”
A year later, many of the youth were recruited (应征) to fight in a war, most of 50 died. The son of the old man was absolved (免除) from the army service for his disability, so he escaped death.
第三部分：阅读（共两节，满分35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A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项, 请将答案按题号涂到对应的答题卡题号上。
A
Beijing – “Ma”, a Chinese character for horse, is the 13th most common family name in China, shared by nearly 17 million people. That can cause no end of confusion when Mas get together, especially if those Mas also share the same given name, as many Chinese do.
Ma Cheng’s book-loving grandfather came up with an elegant solution to this common problem. Twenty-six years ago, when his granddaughter was born, he consulted his library of Chinese dictionaries and lighted upon a character pronounced “cheng”. Cheng looks just like the character for horse, except that it is condensed (压缩) and written three times in a row.
The character is so rare that once people see it, Miss Ma said, they tend to remember both her and her name. That is one reason she likes it so much.
Chinese parents’ desire to give their children a spark of individuality (个性) is colliding (冲突) with the Chinese government’s desire for order. Seeking to modernize its vast database on China’s 1.3 billion citizens, the government’s Public Security Bureau has been replacing the handwritten identity card that every Chinese must carry with a computer-readable one, complete with color photos and microchips. The new cards are harder to forge (伪造) and can be scanned at places like airports where security is a priority.
The bureau’s computers, however, are programmed to read only 32,252 of the roughly 55,000 Chinese characters according to a 2006 government report. The result is that Miss Ma and at least some of the 60 million other Chinese with obscure characters in their names cannot get new cards – unless they change their names to something more common.
Moreover, the situation is about to get worse or, in the government’s view, better. Since at least 2003, China has been working on a standardized list of characters for people to use in everyday life, including when naming children. The list will aim to control the use of obscure names.
51. Which of the following can describe the function of Paragraph 1?
A. Lead-in. B. Main idea. C. Summary. D. Argument.
52. This passage is somewhat like a(n) __________.
A. advertisement B. official document C. special report D. study plan
53. What can we know about Ma Cheng according to the passage?
A. She is 26 years old now. B. She was named after her grandfather.
C. She has got her new ID card. D. She wants to change her name.
54. The underlined word “obscure” in the fifth paragraph is closest in meaning to “__________”.
A. common B. poor C. puzzling D. meaningless
55. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?
A. China’s Public Security Bureau’s computers can read 55,000 Chinese characters.
B. The usage of Chinese characters would be more and more standard.
C. Standardized list of Chinese characters has been given out to the public.
D. Those who have strange names will have their new ID cards sooner or later.
B
Short and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football, tennis, cricket - anything with a round ball, I was useless, ” he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in England’s rural Devonshire.
It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon.
The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s school of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the older man’s cold-water exploits (成就). Intrigued, Saunders read all he could about Arctic explorers and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future.
Journeys to the Pole aren’t the usual holidays for British country boys, and many people dismissed his dream as fantasy. “John Ridgway was one of the few who didn’t say, ‘You are completely crazy,’ ” Saunders says.
In 2001, after becoming a skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite (冻伤), had a closer encounter (遭遇) with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.
Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he’s skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton. His old playmates would not believe the transformation.
This October, Saunders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, an 1800-mile journey that has never been completed on skis.
56. The turning point in Saunders’ life came when __________.
A. he started to play ball games B. he got a mountain bike at age 15
C. he ran his first marathon at age 18 D. he started to receive Ridgway’s training
57. We can learn from the text that Ridgway __________.
A. dismissed Saunders’ dream as fantasy
B. built up his body together with Saunders
C. hired Saunders for his cold-water experience
D. won his fame for his voyage across the Atlantic
58. What do we know about Saunders?
A. He once worked at a school in Scotland.
B. He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole.
C. He was chosen for the school sports team as a kid.
D. He was the first Briton to ski alone to the North Pole.
59. The underlined word “Intrigued” in the third paragraph probably means “__________”.
A. Excited B. Convinced C. Delighted D. Fascinated
60. It can be inferred that Saunders’ journey to the North Pole __________.
A. was accompanied by his old playmates
B. set a record in the North Pole expedition
C. was supported by other Arctic explorers
D. made him well-known in the 1960s
C
In your surroundings, nearly every person has his or her own way of doing things. Some people are outgoing, some enjoy keeping to themselves and others prefer a little of both. In fact, we can classify people into four basic personality types or behavioral styles.
Look around your office and see if you can see any of these people. We’ll call the first person Dave. Dave likes immediate results and tends not to listen to details before making decisions. He acts quickly and often cuts people off mid-sentence. Then there’s Stan. Stan is very predictable and patient. He’s loyal to the organization and listens attentively. Or how about Ingrid? Ingrid is optimistic and looks for the best in everyone. She enjoys conversations, networking events and spreading her influence. She has recently bought a fitness center. She discovered that when the center is empty, she goes crazy. She likes to have people around her all of the time and can’t stand the quiet of the afternoon. Finally, we have Catherine. Catherine is interested in accuracy and details. She enjoys working alone and prefers to use diplomacy（外交）to solve conflicts rather than action.
Each of them demonstrates one of the four primary behavioral styles. These are dominance（支配型）, influence, steadiness and conscientiousness（思维清醒型）. Dominant people are direct and decisive; they like accepting challenges, taking action, and getting immediate results. Influential people are optimistic and outgoing; they prefer to participate in teams, share ideas, and entertain others. Steady people are sympathetic and cooperative; they like working behind the scenes and being good listeners. Conscientious people are concerned and correct; they like planning ahead, employing systematic approaches and checking and re-checking for accuracy.
Let’s take Dave for example. He fits into the Dominance behavioral style. Dave likes to make quick decisions and solve problems, but he sometimes has trouble understanding that people need people and, as such, finds it hard to identify with the group. We need people like Dave because he moves things forward. To be most effective, Dave needs people who can handle the details he often ignores.
So which personality style is the best? Which is most effective? The answer is that each of us is effective in dealing with different people, problems, situations and careers; we each have our own style.
61. Who fits into the Steadiness behavioral style?
A. Dave B. Stan C. Ingrid D. Catherine
62. If you’re a dominant person, you need __________ to help deal with the details you usually
ignore.
A. a direct and decisive person B. an influential person
C. a steady person D. a considerate person
63. If a person often encourages you to open up and communicate, he/she most probably fits into __________.
A. the Dominance behavioral style B. the Influence behavioral style
C. the Steadiness behavioral style D. the Conscientiousness behavioral style
64. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.
A. people with different personalities are more likely to be successful
B. asking different people for advice can help to avoid conflict within a group
C. each behavioral style has its own advantages and disadvantages
D. we can choose our own personality style as we like
65. The main purpose of the text is to __________.
A. introduce four people’s personalities
B. show how to find out your own personality style
C. list the benefits of knowing one’s behavioral style
D. discuss four different types of personalities
第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读下列风景名胜及古迹的照片和简介, 匹配照片和其对应的简介。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。 如果选E请在答题卡上同时涂AB，如果选F请在答题卡上同时涂CD
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Kaiping Diaolou and Villages is famous for the Diaolou, multi-storied defensive village houses in Kaiping, Guangdong Province, which shows a combination of Chinese and Western structural and decorative forms. They reflect close links between overseas Kaiping and their ancestral homes.
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Hongcun is unique among all Chinese villages for its water system. Water is the main characteristic in this village. Its two large ponds are connected to a series of flowing streams which pass by every house, providing water for washing, cooking, and bathing.
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Xidi village is a very beautiful village lying near Huangshan Mountain in Anhui Province. It is the perfect place for visitors to see typical folk houses where villagers have lived as they have for centuries. It gives visitors the rare opportunity to explore China's ancient culture and arts.
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Tangyue Village lies near the southern foot of Huangshan Mountain famous for its memorial
archways (gates). More than 250 arches were constructed here during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. Over 80 of these magnificent arches are still in good condition.
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Tunxi Ancient Street is the major gateway to Huangshan. It has restaurants and many unique things to offer. The restored part of the Tunxi Ancient Street is particularly beautiful at night when the red lanterns lining the river are lit, creating a very festive atmosphere. Tunxi Ancient Street also has one of China's best antique markets.
F
The Old Summer Palace on the northwest of Beijing was rebuilt from ruins of Yuanmingyuan built in 1709. It was burned down by the British and French troops in 1860, partially rebuilt, and then destroyed again by the forces of eight foreign powers in 1900.
第四部分：词汇基础（共两节，满分25分）
第一节：单词拼写 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据句意填入适当形式的词，首字母或中文已给出，请在答卷上写出完整的单词。
71. Smoking is f__________ in the hospital.
72. We have students from a wide r__________ of backgrounds.
73. For most people a couple of pounds of extra body fat are not a health risk. But when people
are severely o__________ , it can cause health problems.
74. I’m going to Japan for some time. Please look after my house during my a___________ .
75. It is not necessary to make a decision right now. I think we should d__________ deciding
about this until next year.
76. As the saying goes, __________ (笑) is the best medicine.
77. It is no use __________ (调整) the project without the permission of the general manager.
78. If those who break the law are all punished __________ (严厉), we will enjoy a safer
environment.
79. Eleven million bottles of water had to be __________ (召回) from sale due to a health scare.
80. __________ (政客) are often mentioned in English jokes as being people you cannot trust.
第二节：句型转换和完成句子 (共15个空；每个空1分，满分15分)
81. He insisted on my finishing the task ahead of time.
He insisted that __________ __________ the task ahead of time .
82. I will do whatever it takes to serve my country even at the cost of my own life, in spite of
fortune or misfortune to myself.
I will do whatever it takes to serve my country even at the cost of my own life,
__________ __________ fortune or misfortune to myself.
83. As is known to all, many old customs are __________ __________ (消失).
84. Nothing can make up for the loss of one’s health.
Nothing can __________ __________ the loss of one’s health.
85. The students __________ __________ __________ (爆发出掌声) when the space heroes-general Yang Liwei, Fei Junlong and Liu Boming came into view.
86. 这个疑犯试图让警察相信他的无辜。
This suspect tried to __________ the police __________ his innocence.
87. — Why did you come by taxi?
— My bike broke down last night and I haven’t __________ it __________ .
第五部分：写作（共两节， 满分20分）
第一节：基础写作（共1题，满分15分）
【写作内容】
请你介绍True Beauty电视系列片，并表达他人和自己对它的看法。
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节目介绍
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2012年1月5日在ABC频道首播。
是一部电视系列片，参赛者比赛谁最美。
有三个裁判负责对参赛者的内在美做出判定。
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参赛者的观点
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所考察的仅仅是外在美。
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裁判之一Bob Green的观点
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内在美是通过多方面展现的，例如帮隔壁的老人做家务活，为社区做志愿者服务。
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你的看法
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参考词汇：参赛者contestant 裁判 judge 社区community
【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。
第二节：任务型写作 （共1题，满分5分）
阅读下面的短文，然后以约30个词概括短文的内容。
At the age of 12, I hated a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew. I was very skinny; I wasn’t a good student; I was a tomboy (行为似男孩的顽皮女孩); I talked too loudly and so on. I endure her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father in tears.
He listened to my outburst quietly. Then he asked, “Are the things she says true or not? Lynn, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the rest, as they are in fact false.”
I did as he directed and discovered to my surprise that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change, like being very thin, but a good number I could — and suddenly I wanted to change them.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen. You shouldn’t close your ears angrily and you shouldn’t feel hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll know it. You’ll find it will echo inside you.”
Dad’s advice has come back to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice than this.
参考答案
第一部分：听力（共三节，满分15分）
第一节：听录音回答问题（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）
1. Tom’s wife. 2. To the City Library.
3. She took the wrong bus. 4. In a Chinese food restaurant.
5. Five/5 yuan. 6. Three/3 kinds
第二节：听录音填入所缺的部分，使句意完整（每个空格1分，满分4分）
7. working as a volunteer 8. worth the time. 9. living conditions. 10. sort of
第三节：听取信息（每个空格1分，满分5分）
11. make a telephone call 12. body/sign 13. receive messages
14. An artist 15. magazines
第二部分：语言知识及应用（共三节，满分55分）
第一节：单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
16-20 BDBCD 21- 25 AACBD
第二节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
26-30 BADAC 31-35 BBCCA 36-40 BBCDB
第三节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
41. running 42. him 43. unexpectedly 44. had brought
45. However 46. whether 47. an 48. out
49. was riding 50. whom
第三部分：阅读（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
51-55 ACACB 56~60 BDADB 61-65 BDBCD
第二节：信息匹配（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
66-70 BCAFD
第四部分：词汇基础（共两节，满分25分）
第一节：单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
71. forbidden 72. range 73. overweight 74. absence 75.delay
76. laughter 77. adjusting 78. severely 79. withdrawn/recalled
80. Politicians
第二节：句型转换和完成句子（共15个空；每空1分，满分15分）
81. I, finish 82. regardless of 83. dying out
84. compensate for 85. burst out applauding/burst into applause
86. convince …of 87. had/got, repaired/fixed
第五部分：写作 (共两节，满分20分)
第一节：基础写作（共1题，满分15分）
First broadcasted on ABC on January 5, 2012, True Beauty is a television series in which contestants compete to see who is the most beautiful. Three judges are responsible for the judgment of the contestants on their inner beauty. However, the contestants themselves think they are only tested on their outer beauty. According to one of the judges, Bob Green, inner beauty shows itself in many ways, such as helping elderly neighbors with their housework or volunteering their time to the community. In my opinion, whether a person is beautiful or not is highly personal, so a TV program like this is no more than a means to entertain the audience.
第二节：读写任务（共1题，满分5分）
When the author was 12, a girl always liked to point out her shortcomings, which was disturbing to her. Under her father’s guidance, she learnt how to deal with others’ comments. (31 words)
录音稿：
Text 1
M: Oh, Lucy! Fancy meeting you here on the bus!
W: Oh, you are Jim, right? Long time no see.
M: Yeah. I remember we met at Tom’s wedding party last time.
W: Yes, I remember too. How is Tom now?
M: Oh, he and Kate are happy together now. But I don’t know Kate very well.
W: I’m glad to hear they’re happy. I actually don’t know Kate well either. So where are you going?
M: I am going to the City Library to do some reading. What about you?
W: I am going to the No.1 Hospital to look after my mother.
M: Your mother?
W: Yes, she is ill in hospital now.
M: I am sorry to hear that…Wait…
W: What?
M: You are going to the No.1 Hospital?
W: What happened?
M: Oh, this is the No. 15 bus! You should take the No.50 bus!
W: Oh no!
Text 2
M: Hello, madam. Welcome to our restaurant. Would you like to order now?
W: Well, can I take a look at the menu first?
M: Sure. Here you are.
W: Er… Let me see… What does this mean?
W: Oh, let me see…Er…That’s dumplings.
W: I am so sorry. I am not familiar with the language. How much is it?
M: 0.5 yuan each.
W: OK, I’d like eight dumplings…Oh, Peking duck! How much is it?
M: 20 yuan per kilo, ma’am.
W: OK, I’d like 250 grams’ worth.
M: 250 grams. Anything else? What about some salted pork? And rice?
W: Mm, yes, a bowl of rice.
M: A bowl of rice. That’s 1.5 yuan. Please wait a minute, ma’am.
W: OK.
Text 3
M: Hello, Jane. Nice to see you again!
W: Hi, Josh. Haven’t seen you for quite a long time! What are you doing these days?
M: I am working as a volunteer in the national park.
W: Oh? Volunteer? National Park? Wonderful! What are you doing there?
M: Many things to do. You see, I have to clear the roads after storms, check on the young deer and any new plants, and even check the water in far away streams sometimes.
W: Great! It must be a great experience!
M: Yes. Though it’s tiring, I feel it is really worth the time, especially looking after the deer.
W: The deer. You mean the endangered milu deer?
M: Yes. They are some tame. They never hurt others. The number of this kind of deer has increased recently, but their living conditions are not so good as hoped for.
W: So you have to make sure they have something to eat and drink?
M: Yes, sort of. It’s my job to help them be independent of man in nature. I have to help teach them how to live in the wild.
W: Ah, I see.
Text 4
You speak, write a letter or make a telephone call. Your words carry a message. People communicate with words. Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. When you put your hand up in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask a question. You shake your head, and people know you are saying “No”. You nod and people know you are saying “Yes”.
Other things can also carry messages. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you know which bus to take. A sign on the door helps you know where to go in or out. Have you ever thought about the fact that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time?
People can communicate in many other ways. An artist can use his drawing to tell viewers about beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books, magazines, TV, radio and films all help us communicate with others. They can help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.