2014届高三英语上学期期中联考试题

2014届高三英语上学期期中联考试题新人教版                       第Ⅰ卷（选择题   共115分）                    第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节(共5小题；每小题l．5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. When can the man buy his tickets? A.  At 7 o’clock.      B.  At 8 o’clock.       C.  At 10 o’clock.2. Who is the woman? A. A teacher.         B. A librarian.        C. A student.3. What is true about the man? A. He saw an English-speaking doctor.B. His first language is not Chinese.C. He thinks the woman should see a doctor.4. What does the man mean? A. The question is not very clear.B. The woman is late for class again.C. The paper must be handed in on time.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Cell phone bills.      B. Online shopping.        C. Apartment rents.第二节(共15小题；每小题l．5分，满分22．5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What does the man say about getting up in the morning? A. It’s easier when it is cloudy.B. It’s harder in summer time.C. It’s easier if it is sunny.7. What do most recent articles about the sun discuss? A. Only cheerful things.    B. Its negative effects.       C. Its role in the universe.  听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What was the man doing earlier? A. Taking a shower.     B. Running outside.  C. Playing soccer on a field.9. What will the woman do next? A. Get the man something to drink.B. Look for the man’s brown shorts.C. Wash some clothes.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why does the woman want to have red hair? A. To be fashionable.     B. To impress her friends.    C. To surprise her husband.11. Why will the woman’s appointment take a long time? A. What she wants needs a lot of work.B. There are many people ahead of her.C. The hairdresser is a slow worker.12. What does the woman decide to do in the end? A. Get a haircut only.B. Return the next day at noon.C. Have her hair dyed red without chemicals.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why didn’t Mr. Evans enjoy his weekend? A. His son got sick.B. He missed his son’s football game.C. He argued with his wife all weekend.14. What will Mr. Evans do during lunch? A. Discuss the Peterson account.B. Talk with Valerie Dumonde.C. Meet with the managers.15. Who is the woman? A. The man’s wife. B. The man’s classmate.  C. The man’s secretary.16. What does the woman imply about Mr. Evans? A. He usually works late.B. He can go home now.C. He needs to hurry to the restaurant. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the purpose of the talk? A. To sell a lovely puppy.B. To look for a lost dog.C. To find someone to adopt a dog.18. What color is Bubbles’ leather collar? A. Pink.   B. Brown.    C. White.19. How old is Bubbles? A. Seven years old.    B. Three years old.    C. Two months old.20. What do we know about the speaker’s daughter? A. She walks Bubbles every night.B. She feeds Bubbles every day.C. She shares her bed with Bubbles.第二部分  英语知识运用 （共两节，满分35分）第一节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21．The visitors stood at the top of the mountain ________ east of the city, watching ______ burning sun rising.A. the; a      B. \; the      C. the; the      D. \; a22．Knowing how to think clearly and how to speak correctly ________ one confidence.A. give      B. has given      C. have given      D. gives23．Nowhere else along the coast _______ so far from land.A. is there such shallow waterB. is there so shallow water C. there such shallow water is D. there is such shallow water24．You’d better give the task to_______you think can finish it ahead of time. A. whoever　 B. whomever　 C. anyone　　D. no matter whom25． The children entered, ________ given a present.A. each of them     B. each of whomC. all of whom      D. nobody of them 26．I passed the exam , but it was a long time ________I told my friends about it.     A. that   B. before   C. since   D. when27．Selina _______ the story _______ her sister had left off.    A. picked up ；in which    B. took up ； where    C. ended up ；in which    D. packed up ； where28．Miss Smith often says “God helps those who help themselves”, intending to________ on us the significance of being independence.    A. base   B. urge   C. focus    D. rely29．--I hope you liked the movie last night.    --How on earth do you know I went to the cinema? I ______you.    A. haven’t told          B. hadn’t told              C. didn’t tell            D. wouldn’t tell30．When________ to danger and conflict, men tend to increase blood pressure, ________ nervous and anxious.    A. exposed ；felt          B. exposing ；feltC. facing ；feeling         D. exposed ；feeling31．--Jack had prepared for the game for such a long time. We all thought he ________ it.    -- What a pity! He ________ too nervous when playing it.    A. would have won；had been    B. could have won；must be    C. could have won；was    D. would have won；has been32．Recently some Japanese have been trying to make conflicts with China, ________ attempts we are concerned.    A. whose      B. with which     C. about which   D. about whose33．As time went by, the plan stuck ______ fairly practical.A. to proved      B. to proving       C. proved      D. to be proved34．_______, they will meet you at the airport but if they can’t arrive on time, you can take a taxi instead.    A. If any   B. If so   C. If possible   D. If ever35．People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this _________ creates further problemsA in turn      B in case      C in result   D in short第二节  完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Most adults want to return to their childhood, because they believe how happy it is to be a child. But they forget that times have changed a great deal, and they never honestly change places with a child. Think of the years at _   36 __ ；the year spent living in   37  _fear of examinations and school reports. Every movement you made was _   38_  by some adults. Think of the    39_ _ when you had to go to bed early, you had to eat _  40   things that were supposed to be good for you. Remember how “gentle”   41_  was given to you with words like “If you don’t do what, I say, I will…”.I’m sure you will _  42  _ forget!   _  43__ , these are only part of children’s trouble. No matter how kind and loving parents may be, children often    44_   from some terrible and illogical fears since they can’t understand the world around them. They often have such   _  45__ in the dark or in the dream. _   46__ can share their fears with other adults while children have to face their fears _   47 __ .  But the most _   48 __ part of childhood is the period when you begin to go out of it, the period when you go into _   49_ _ .Teenagers start to be _   50 __ their parents and this causes them great unhappiness. There is a complete _   51_   of self-confidence during this time. Adolescents pay much attention to their appearance and the _   52_ _ they make on others. They feel shy, awkward and clumsy(笨拙的). _   53_ _ are strong but hearts are easily broken. Teenagers 54__ moments of great happiness or black despair, _   55_ _ through this period, adults seem to be more unkind than ever.36.A.home       B.school       C.table     D.hand37.A.content      B.forgetful    C.absurd    D.constant38.A.observed    B.disturbed    C.stopped    D.appreciated39.A.pleasure     B.goods      C.time       D.fun40.A.delicious     B.nutritious    C.tasty          D.hateful41.A.pressure    B.care        C.issue          D.exploration42.A.ever       B.never       C.still           D.somewhat43.A.Thus      B.As a result    C.Even so       D.Above all44.A.suffer     B.free          C.die            D.differ45.A.views     B.fears         C.regrets          D.spirits46.A.Children    B.Experts      C.Adults          D.Teenagers47.A.regularly    B.alone        C.doubtfully      D.comfortably48.A.painful     B.reliable       C.inspiring       D.imaginary49.A.adulthood    B.adolescence    C.youth        D.period50.A.in         B.through          C.for         D.against51.A.need       B.short            C.lack        D.abundance52.A.expression    B.explanation      C.possession    D.impression53.A.Bones       B.Feelings          C.Wills       D.Ideas54.A.ensure       B.indicate          C.experience    D.comfort55.A.and         B.but            C.even             D.instead 第三节 阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATeachers and parents usually pay attention to the pictures when they read storybooks to preschool children. But a new study suggests that paying attention to the words and letters on the page may lead to better readers.The two-year study compared children who were read to this way in class with children who were not. Those whose teachers most often discussed the print showed clearly higher skills in reading, spelling and understanding. These results were found one year and even two years later.Shayne Piasta, an assistant professor of teaching and learning at Ohio State University, was an author of the study. She says most preschool teachers would find this method manageable and would need only a small change in the way they teach. They already read storybooks in class. The only difference would be increased attention to the printed text.Ms Piasta says if you get children to pay attention to letters and words, it makes sense that they will do better at word recognition and spelling. But she says research suggests that very few parents and teachers do this in a systematic(系统的) way.More than 300 children aged four and five were observed in classrooms in Ohio and Virginia. The children came from poor families and were below average in their language skills. This put them at risk of reading problems later. For 30 weeks, the children took part in a program called Project STAR. It tests the short-term and long-term results of reading regularly to preschool children in their classrooms.There’re different ways that adults can talk to children about print. They can point to a letter and discuss it, and even trace the shape with a finger. They can point out a word, “This is a ‘dog’.” They can discuss how the words tell the story. And they can talk about the organization of the print—for example, showing how words are written left to right in English.56.According to the text, Shayne Piasta _______.A. worked in a middle schoolB. didn’t attend the research at allC. liked kids to be educated through wordsD. hoped to increase kids’ interest through pictures57. According to the text, Project STAR ____.A. focused on adults’ educationB. was to study reading resultsC. was mainly conducted at homeD. tested kids with good reading skills58. What is the last paragraph mainly about?A. Why words have meanings.B. Different expressions of words.C. How words are spelled differently.D. Ways of teaching about print.59. The text may appear in ____.A. Child DevelopmentB. Daily TechnologyC. International AffairsD. Health DevelopmentBThey say love can cover a lot of crimes; yet never have I seen it more beautifully showed than in the life of a dog named Jessie. Jessie came into our lives at the age of six months. By that time he had already experienced the hard knocks of life. He was found abandoned on the side of the road, where we adopted him and took him home.From the beginning, it was obvious that Jessie was traumatized (受精神创伤的). He was afraid of everything: the car, the doors, the stairs, and just about everything else. We couldn’t foresee where Jessie’s fear would take us.Jessie was with us for about six months, when we became foster parents to a mixed-breed young dog. Jessie did not like her at all. We all lived in a nervous co-existence, until dinnertime. Within moments a food fight erupted between Jessie and this foster child.It all happened so fast, and I was in the middle. My husband managed to get in between the two dogs, grabbing Jessie by his collar. Jessie screamed all the way down the hall and into the bedroom. I, quickly put the foster dog into her own bedroom and hurried down the hall. The crashing I heard in the bedroom, scared me to death. But nothing prepared me for the scene I witnessed as I opened the bedroom door.There was my husband, on top of a terrified Jessie, holding back his head. Blood dripped from my husband’s arm. To tell you the truth, as I was sitting beside my husband in the emergency room, I just didn’t know what to do with Jessie. I was so angry at that dog.Day after day, week after week, however, my husband faithfully trained the dog that others would have put down. As his arm healed over the next months, something rare and beautiful began to take place. Jessie, under my husband’s gentle persuasion, began to understand and obey. And Jessie adored him. I could see, that although the tempest had ruled Jessie’s former life, affirmation and love had calmed the storm.60. Before being adopted by the writer, Jessie had _______.A. suffered a lotB. Lived a happy lifeC. lived on the road half a yearD. often fought against other dogs61. Paragraph 2 shows that the writer was ________.A. happy               B. disappointedC. angry               D. worried62. It can be inferred from the text that the writer’s husband’s arm bled because   of _________.A. his own behaviorB. the writer’s faultC. Jessie’s biteD. The new foster dog63. What would be the best title for the text?A. A Dog Named JessieB. Love Calmed the StormC. Conflicts Between DogsD. Fights Between Man and DogCScores on a national test released(发布)on November 1 show that students in the U.S.A. have improved in math over the last two years, but mostly stayed the same in reading. This year, 422,000 fourth graders and 343,000 eighth graders took the exams between January and March. Students were asked to read grade-appropriate(年级适合的) materials and answer questions for the reading test. For the math test, students answered questions about geometry, algebra, number properties, measurement and other topics.The U.S Department of Education released the scores in a report called The Nation’s Report Card (NAEP). This year, students earned the highest scores ever recorded on the math exam, which has been given since 1990.Fourth graders scored an average of 241.That is a one-point increase from 2009and a 28-point increase from 1990. Eighth graders made similar progress. Then average score this year was 284,up one point from 2009 and 21 points from 1990.In reading, fourth graders scored an average of 221 points, the same average score since 2007.That score is four points above those from 1992, when the first reading test was given. Eighth graders scored an average of 265 points, up one point from 2009 and five points from 1992.Education experts say reading is a harder subject to improve in the classroom than math. While math is largely learned in classrooms, reading results depend on how much kids read outside of school and how much they read in other subjects, such as history and science.On the NAEP, math scores were the highest among students who have limited use of calculators(计算器) during math lessons, compared with students who have unlimited use or no use. Reading scores were the highest among students who said they read for fun on their own time almost every day.64．According to the test, students in the U.S.A _______________________.A. do better in math than in readingB. work harder at reading than at mathC. prefer to learn math in their spare timeD. are more interested in reading than before65. In 1990, the fourth graders’ average score on the math exam was about____________A.238    B. 240    C.213    D. 22066. We can learn from the third paragraph that ______________.A. eighth graders all took part in the test in 2007B .reading scores have not improved much since 2007C. eighth graders got higher scores than fifth gradersD. fourth graders’ scores are becoming lower and lower67. What can we learn from the passage?A. The first reading test was given in 1990.B. Eighth graders’ average math score was 285 in 2009C. Eighth graders got the same average as fourth graders in the reading this year D. Reading is hard to improve in the classroom because that requires students to read a lot outside of school.DTravelling abroad for leisure is becoming more and more popular for Chinese. The UK is high up in the list of places that the Chinese want to visit. There is a sense of mystery about the UK; it’s often the images of England’s green parks, countryside and Victorian houses that people point to as an alternative to polluted, overcrowded cities such as Beijing and Guangzhou.The capital is viewed as modern and dynamic, while being filled deep with history. When asked what other images are thought of by the UK, the reply is often “the Queen, tea and Oxbridge”. So what’s stopping them actually coming? Sebastian Wood ,the British ambassador in Beijing, has described the UK as a “fortress”, and while this is perhaps an exaggeration(夸张)，Britain does have a reputation as a country that is harder to access.The main problem for Chinese tourists is obvious. Although visa applications are now completed online, visitors are still required to visit one of 12 UK centers across the country for a face-to-face interview and fingerprinting. If you don’t live near one of these enters already, you’d have to travel some distance to get there.Another problem is also to be mentioned. If travelers from China visit the UK, they also want to cover as much ground as possible. But the UK is not included in the Schengen visa, which allows access to a host of 26 European countries such as France and Germany. So it makes the former seem a less worth it.There is also the issue of cost: £47 for a Schengen visa, £82 for the UK. On top of this, the UK is viewed as stricter in its handing of visas compared with the rest of Europe, fed by urban legends of rejected applications. In the end, the decision comes down to one question: Is Britain worth a visit?68. The underlined word “fortress ” in paragraph2 is something similar to ______.A. temple   B. apartment  C. castle   D. market69. Which of the following statements is NOT true for the UK visa?A. One can apply for a visa online.B. One must have a face-to-face interview.C. No one can get a visa without a fingerprinting.D. No one needs to travel a long distance to get a center.70. What can a visitor do if he gets a Schengen visa?A. He can only visit the UK.B. He can only visit 26 European countries.C. He can visit the UK and France.D. He can travel to any country he likes.71. What is the writer’s attitude towards visiting the UK?A. He really supports Chinese people to visit the UK.B. He suggests Chinese people visit London strongly.C. He thinks it is troublesome to visit the UK.D. He believes everyone should go to see the Queen and Oxbridge.EAt age 11, Ghulam was married off to 40-year-old Jaiz in a rural Afghan village, making her only one of more than 10 million young girls who are being forced to wed men old enough to be their fathers of grandfather every year.In an effort to start a global conversation about the devastating effects of early marriages, which are currently practiced in more than 50 developing countries, the United Nations designed October 11 as International Day of the Girl Child this year.Although child marriage is against the law in many countries, and international treaties forbid the practice, it is estimated that about 51 million girls below age 18 are currently married, often under the cover of darkness and in secret. In Afghanistan alone, it is believed that approximately 57 percent of girls wed before the legal age of 16.Various factors drive parents of child bridges to marry off their daughters, from the community’s pressure to confirm to age-old cultural customs to economic considerations. In poor, developing nations, it is not uncommon for families to settle debts by offering their daughters as payment.Experts agree that early marriage denies the girl education and robs them of their childhood because most young wives, burdened by grownup responsibilities, do not get a chance to interact with their peers or carry on friendships outside the household. In many cases, the girls are lorded over by their husbands and in-laws, leaving them vulnerable(易受伤害的) to domestic violence as well as physical, sexual and verbal abuse. Underage wives who are lucky enough to escape from their husbands end up living in poverty, or worse. Most girls who enter early marriages are expected to get pregnant right away, which often leads to tragedy for both the mothers, who are still children themselves, and their babies.Unless international organizations take steps to reverse the troubling trend, it is estimated that over the next decade, 100 million more girls—or about 25,000 girls a day ---will marry before they turn 18.To learn more about campaign to end the practice of early marriages, please click: Too Young To Wed.72．The purpose of the first paragraph is to _________.A. attract readers’ attention B. introduce the following topicC. list the countries practicing early marriages D. give readers an example of early marriages73. The fifth paragraph mainly talks about __________.A. the number of girls involved in early marriages B. the causes of early marriages in developing countiesC. the tragic effects of early marriagesD. the countries that allow early marriages74. The UN made October 11 as International Day of the Girl Child in order to __A. urge parents to treat girls equally as boyB. call on people to pay more attention to girls’ education C. call on people to pay more attention to girls in poor countries or areasD. start a global campaign against early marriages75. Which of the following is a cause of early marriages?A. The present girls develop much earlier than beforeB. Some poor parents marry off their young girls for economic problems.C. Many young girls receive little or no education for different reasons.D. Most girls suffer from domestic violence and have babies too early.第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题共35分)注意事项：用0.5毫米黑色签字笔在答题卡上作答。在试卷上作答，答案无效。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。 Last Sunday, our class took part in the Volunteers’       activities _______（组织）by ourselves. We were             76._____________divided into four groups. Group 1 went to the People’s Park, _________ they planted trees and watered flowers,       77.______________________the park more beautiful. Group 2 made            78._____________e______ to clean the bus station thoroughly               79._____________and it took _________ a new look. Group 3 helped           80._____________r_______ money in the street for more poor children to        81._____________a______ their schooling fees. Group 4 put on wonderful       82._______________________（表演）at the old people’s home. After          83._____________the activities we were all tired _________ very happy.         84._____________Not until then did we realize deeply that it was better to _________ than to receive.                                   85_____________ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）人们常说“战胜自己，超越自我”。请你以“I only compete with myself”为题写一篇短文。叙述你生活或学习中的一件事，说明只有战胜了自己，超越了自己才有意义，才是真正意义上的成功。注意：（1）词数：120左右;     （2）文章题目和开头已给，不计入总词数;     （3）文中不得提及所在学校名称及本人姓名;                          I only complete with myselfIn the real world, everyone wants to be splendid. Some look for a man of straw(假想的对手) to catch up with, while others just compete with themselves. To me own, I certainly __________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________     2013-2014学年高三第一学期期中考英语试卷答题卷 第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题共35分) 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。 Last Sunday, our class took part in the Volunteers’       activities _______（组织）by ourselves. We were             76._____________divided into four groups. Group 1 went to the People’s Park, _________ they planted trees and watered flowers,       77.______________________the park more beautiful. Group 2 made            78.______________________ to clean the bus station thoroughly               79._____________and it took _________ a new look. Group 3 helped           80._____________r_______ money in the street for more poor children to        81._____________a______ their schooling fees. Group 4 put on wonderful       82._______________________（表演）at the old people’s home. After          83._____________the activities we were all tired _________ very happy.         84._____________Not until then did we realize deeply that it was better to _________ than to receive.                                   85_____________ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分） 人们常说“战胜自己，超越自我”。请你以“I only compete with myself”为题写一篇短文。叙述你生活或学习中的一件事，说明只有战胜了自己，超越了自己才有意义，才是真正意义上的成功。 注意：（1）词数：120左右;     （2）文章题目和开头已给，不计入总词数;     （3）文中不得提及所在学校名称及本人姓名;                           I only complete with myselfIn the real world, everyone wants to be splendid. Some look for a man of straw(假想的对手) to catch up with, while others just compete with themselves. To me own, I certainly _________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2013-2014学年高三第一学期期中考英语试卷录音原文Text 1 W: What are you doing up so early?M: I’m going to line up to get tickets for the baseball match. They go on sale at 10:00 a.m., but I want to make sure I’m at the front of the line, so I’m planning to get to the stadium when it opens at 8:00 a.m.W: Wow, you sure are a real fan! I don’t think I’ve ever seen you awake before 7 o’clock! Text 2M: I forgot my student ID. Can I still check out a book?W: It’s okay, as long as you don’t have any overdue books. What’s your student number? Text 3M: Next time I go to the doctor, remind me to bring you along. I probably understood half of what the guy told me. He spoke so fast, and he used tons of words that I never learned in my Chinese classes.W: I thought they had English-speaking doctors there. Text 4W: Professor, could I hand in my paper a few days late?M: I’m afraid that’s out of the question. Text 5W: How much is your cell phone bill each month?M: It’s different every month. Depending on how long I spend online and what kinds of things I use my phone to do on the Internet, it ranges between 60 and 80 dollars a month. Text 6W: Good morning, class. Today, I thought we would talk about something bright and cheerful — the sun! Can anyone tell me how you feel when it’s sunny compared to how you feel when it’s cloudy?M: I find that it’s a lot easier to get up in the morning if it’s sunny.W: Well, what if I told you that it would rain for weeks on end with no break?M: I don’t think I would like that very much.W: Lately, most of the articles regarding the sun only discuss the negative effects of staying in the sun for too long. Although these articles are factual, the sun does have some positive effects as well. Text 7W: Whoa! Did you just go swimming in a pool of sweat or what?M: Very funny! It was hot out there, and I ran two miles more than I usually do.W: I’ll bet you lost five pounds of your body weight after your jog!M: Yeah, I can’t wait to take a shower. Have you seen my brown shorts?W: Yeah, they’re in the laundry room. I was just about to do a load. You know what? Why don’t you throw those dirty clothes in there, and I’ll wash them with the others?M: Good idea. Let me just get something to drink first. I don’t think I’ve ever been this thirsty in my entire life!W: Yeah, of course. First things first! Text 8W: Hi. I was wondering if you have time to cut and color my hair today.M: Yes, we could fit you in at 4:00 p.m. What did you have in mind?W: My husband was joking with me that I’d look good as a redhead, so I want to surprise him and come home with bright red hair.M: We can definitely do that, but your hair is so dark that we would need to use some chemicals first. It might be better if you come back tomorrow, since this will take a long time.W: Oh, I hadn’t realized you would need to use so many chemicals. They won’t damage my hair, will they?M: That is another concern. You have such healthy-looking hair, and these chemicals might be hard on it.W: Couldn’t you dye my hair red without using the chemicals?M: We could try that, but it wouldn’t give you the result you’re looking for. You would still have black hair, but with a slight red tone.W: I see. I think I’ll go ahead and have you use the chemicals and then color my hair. What time can I come in tomorrow?M: Let’s see… I have openings at noon and at 3:00 p.m.W: Noon would work best for me. I’ll bring a book to read, since I’ll be sitting in that chair for a long time! Text 9W: Good morning, Mr. Evans. Did you have a nice weekend?M: Not really. My wife and my daughter were arguing the whole weekend about God knows what, and my son came down with the flu, so we had to miss a really important football game that I had gotten tickets to.W: Oh, that’s too bad. Is he feeling any better now?M: A little bit. He’ll be fine in a few days. So, what’s on the agenda for today?W: You’ve got a 10:00 a.m. meeting about the Peterson account. And you’re having lunch with Valerie Dumonde. She wanted to talk to you before she leaves for Paris this evening.M: Right. What time is the reservation?W: 12:30. The car will pick you up downstairs at noon and take you over to her office. It shouldn’t take more than ten minutes to get there, and another five from her office to Charmaine’s. You’ll have plenty of time.M: All right. What about the afternoon?W: Well, so far, it looks like you just have the regular 3:00 p.m. managers meeting and some emails to respond to. M: That’s a relief. Maybe I’ll even make it out of here on time today! W: Well, that would be a first, Mr. Evans, but I’ll keep my fingers crossed!Text 10A white dog named Bubbles was lost near the north entrance to Central Park on Wednesday, June 8th. Bubbles was last seen wearing a dark brown leather collar. Attached to the collar is a pink name tag with her address and phone number on it. Bubbles is a seven-year-old female dog with short hair. She weighs about five pounds and is very smart. She can sit and wait to be given food, play catch, roll over, and play dead. Bubbles is a member of our family, and we miss her very much. We got Bubbles as a two-month-old puppy when our daughter was only three years old. Bubbles slept with her every night. Now, our daughter cries herself to sleep every night because she misses her best friend. Bubbles brought such love and happiness to our family. Please help us find her. We are offering a reward of $1000 to anyone who finds and returns this precious member of our family to us, no questions asked.If you have seen Bubbles or know where she is, call us at (206) 452-9716.      参考范文I only complete with myselfIn the real world, everyone wants to be splendid. Some look for a man of straw(假想的对手) to catch up with, while others just compete with themselves. To me own, I certainly stand for the latter.     As a high school student, my dream is to enter a key university. In order to realize it, I once locked on the number one student in our grade as my target object. But the result turned out to be far from satisfactory. Under greater and greater pressure, I just couldn’t concentrate my mind on studies and often made stupid mistakes. I realized I had to make a change. From then on I stopped forcing myself but struggled to the end just to be the best of me. What I required myself to achieve was not to be better than anyone else but to defeat the old one. Since then, I have performed better and made progress day by day.    So it is really useless setting unrealistic goals for ourselves, since there is always someone who is either prettier or smarter than us. We might have kept chasing after others for a lifetime but finally found that we didn’t achieve anything. As the saying goes, “God only saves the man who saves himself.” The person we need to compete with is just ourselves. Life will be surprisingly wonderful as long as we try to be the best of us.答案解析： 试题分析：考查半开放性作文。半开放性作文给出了一个话题，并有部分的文字提示。给考生自由发挥的余地较大。本文讨论的话题是“战胜自己，超越自我”，按照要求要夹叙夹议，通过自己的亲身经历进行阐述只有战胜了自己，超越了自己才有意义，才是真正意义上的成功。，要求考生在保证内容要点全部概括的基础上可以充分发挥自己的想象，进而用自己的语言来表达某种观点或看法，增添了写作的灵活性，同时能较好地考查考生的想象能力和英语语言表达能力。同时也要选择合适的连接词，把各个要点组织成一个完整的整体，如besides, further, last but not least等。     考点：考查半开放性作文写作点评：半开放性作文写作对于考生的综合能力要求较高，要求考生有很强的谋篇布局的能力和组织要点的能力。在完成开放性作文时，首先要选择自己熟悉的短语或者句型，在你的能力范围之内，选择句式时要赋予变化，因为这样你才可以更好的驾驭。在发表个人观点的时候，可以使用谚语来提升整个文章的档次和文采，也能增加得高分的可能性。高考英语作文已经不再仅仅考察学生的议论能力，它有些借鉴中文作文，要求学生夹叙夹议。在叙述中，如果只是平铺直叙那显然得不到高分。描写的关键在于捕捉事物的特征，而高考作文往往要求学生在短短几句话中描写到位，这其实是不低的要求。