南昌大学附中2005—2006学年度上学期11月月考试卷

高三英语

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。

What will the man do on his birthday?

A. Go out for a meal. B. Have a party. C. See a film.

How did John surprise the woman at the charity party?

He almost knew everyone there. B. He was dressed in casual clothes.

C. He came without being invited.

What’s the date today?

A. July 6. B. July 8. C. July 11.

What is the man going to buy on Tuesday?

A. A book. B. A magazine. C. A newspaper.

What is the man probably most concerned about now?

A. The exam. B. The essay. C. The call.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。

请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

Where does the man think the woman’s purse is?

A. In her office. B. At the theater. C. In the car.

What does the man want to get?

A. Sportswear. B. A pair of gloves. C. A pair of hiking boots.

请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

What does the man think of Abby’s presentation?

A. It was well organized. B. It was too long. C. It was well prepared.

What should Abby do to improve her presentation?

A. Speak clearly. B. Be more confident. C. Avoid long pauses.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

What should the two speakers do when they drive seven miles on the A120?

Turn right and drive north. B. Turn left and drive south.

C. Turn around and drive east.[:.]

On which road should the two speakers take the first exit for the airport?

A. The M11. B. The M4. C. The M25.

How far do the two speakers need to drive on the M25?

A. 22 miles. B. 33 miles. C. 38 miles.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

Why doesn’t the man want to take Photography?

A. It lasts too long. B. It started last week. C. It’s too expensive.

How much do people need to pay for the Italian Wine course?

A. $400. B. $320. C. $280.

Which course do the two speakers decide to take in the end?

A. Indian Cooking. B. Italian Wine. C. Web Design for Beginners.

What will the two speakers do tomorrow morning?[:.]

Go to the course center. B. Make a telephone call.

C. Attend an Indian party.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

Why might a caller press number 3?

To get film information and times. B. To speak to an operator.

C. To make a booking.

What type of film is on on Screen 1?

A. Horror. B. Action. C. War.

When is the first showing of Streetmatch?

A. At 5:50pm. B. At 8:30pm. C. At 11:45pm.

Which screen is showing a cartoon?

A. Screen 4. B. Screen 2. C. Screen 3.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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About twenty of us had been fortunate enough to receive invitations to a film-studio(影棚) to take part in a crowd-scene. Although our “act” would last only for a short time，we could see quite a number of interesting things.

We all stood at the far end of the studio as workmen prepared the scene，setting up trees at the edge of a winding path. Very soon，bright lights were turned on and the big movie-camera was wheeled into position. The director shouted something to the camera operator and then went to speak to the two famous actors nearby. Since it was hot in the studio，it came as a surprise to us to see one of the actors put on a heavy overcoat and start walking along the path. A big fan began blowing tiny white feathers down on him，and soon the trees were covered in “snow”．Two more fans were turned on，and a “strong wind” blew through the trees. The picture looked so real that it made us feel cold.

The next scene was a complete contrast(对比)．The way it was filmed was quite unusual. Pictures taken on an island in the Pacific were shown on a glass screen. An actor and actress stood in front of the scene so that they looked as if they were at the water's edge on an island. By a simple trick like this，palm trees，sandy beaches，and blue，clear skies had been brought into the studio!

Since it was our turn next，we were left wondering what scene would be prepared for us. For a full three minutes in our lives we would be experiencing the excitement of being film “stars”！

( )21．Who is the author?

A．A cameraman. B．A film director.

C．A crowd-scene actor. D．A famous singer.

( )22．What made the author feel cold?

A．The bright lights. B．The man-made scene.

C．The low temperature. D．The film being shown.

( )23．What would happen in the “three minutes” mentioned in the last paragraph?

A．A new scene would be filmed.

B．More stars would act in the film.

C．The author would leave the studio.

D．The film would be finished.

B

As you are probably aware, the latest job markets news isn’t good: Unemployment is still more than 9 percent, and new job growth has fallen close to zero. That’s bad for the economy, of course. And it may be especially discouraging if you happen to be looking for a job or hoping to change careers right now. But it actually shouldn’t matter to you nearly as much as you think. That’s because job growth numbers don’t matter to job hunters as much as job staff-turnover(人员流动)data. After all, existing jobs open up every day due to promotions, resignations(辞职), and retirements. (Yes, people are retiring even in this economy.)In both good times and bad, staff-turnover creates more openings than economic growth does. Even in June of 2014, when the economy was still booming along, job growth was only 132，000, while staff-turn over was 4.7 million!

And as it turns out, even today—with job growth near zero—over 4 million job hunters are being hired every month.

I don’t mean to imply that overall job growth doesn’t have an impact on one’s ability to land a job. It’s true that if total employment were higher, it would mean more jobs for all of us to choose from(and compete for). And it's true that there are currently more people applying for each available job opening, regardless of whether it’s a new one or not.

But what often distinguishes those who land jobs from those who don’t is their ability to stay motivated. They’re willing to do the hard work of identifying their valuable skills; be creative about where and how to look；learn how to present themselves to potential employers; and keep going, even after repeated rejections. The Bureau of Labor Statistics data show that 2.7 million people who wanted and were available for work hadn’t hunted for it within the last four weeks and were no longer even classified as unemployed.

So don’t let the headlines fool you into giving up．Four million people get hired every month in the U.S. You can be one of them.

( )24. The author tends to believe that high unemployment rate____.

A. takes job opportunities from people

B. prevents many people from changing careers

C. does not mean the U.S. economy is worsening

D. should not stop people from looking for a job

( )25. What does the author say about overall job growth?

A. It increases people’s confidence in the economy.

B. It doesn’t have much effect on individual job seekers.

C. It gives a ray of hope to the unemployed.

D. It doesn’t mean greater job security for the employed.

( )26. What is the key to finding a job according to the author?

A. Education. B. Intelligence. C. Experience D. Persistence.

( )27. What do we learn about The Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment data?

A．They clearly indicate how healthy the economy is.

B．They don’t include those who have stopped looking for a job.

C．They provide the public with the latest information.[:]

D．They warn of the structural problems in the economy.

C

Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle，twinkle，little star” or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

One explanation is the law of overlearning，which can be stated as follows：Once we have learned something，additional learning trials increase the length of time we will remember it.

In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming，bicycle riding，and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as “Twinkle，twinkle，little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.

The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表) are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school，because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood.

The law of overlearning explains why cramming(突击学习) for an examination，though it may result in a passing grade，is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming，a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination，but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning，on the other hand，is really necessary for one's future development.

( )28．What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?

A．People remember well what they learned in childhood.

B．Children have a better memory than grown-ups.

C．Poem reading is a good way to learn words.

D．Stories for children are easy to remember.

( )29．The author explains the law of overlearning by________．

A．presenting research findings B．setting down general rules

C．making a comparison D．using examples

( )30．According to the author，being able to use multiplication tables is________．

A．a result of overlearning

B．a special case of cramming

C．a skill to deal with