南通市高三期中调研英语试卷及答案

江苏省南通市 2009 届高三第一学期期中调研测试 英 语 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷 (选择题) 和第 II 卷 (非选择题) 两部分，共 120 分。考试时间 120 分钟。 第 I 卷 (选择题 三部分 共 85 分) 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 20 分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到 答题卡上。 第一节 （共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 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. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. At a hotel. B. At an airport. C. At an office. 2. What does the woman mean? A. Martha won’t come. B. Martha will be late. C. Martha will come on time. 3. When will the football game be held? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. 4. Where is Mr. Adams now? A. At the Health Center. B. At home. C. At the office. 5. What will Arnold do on Sunday? A. Go swimming. B. Play football. C. Play tennis. 第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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 至 8 题。 6. Why does the man make the phone call? A. To book some seats for the show. B. To get some information about the show. C. To know on what day the show will be given. 7. How much will one pay for two tickets now? A. 26 dollars. B. 30 dollars. C. 60 dollars. 8. How long will the show last? A. About two hours. B. About three hours. C. About four hours. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。 9. What is the woman? A. A student. B. A teacher. C. A tourist. 10. Which will the woman focus on? A. Reading. B. Speaking. C. Writing. 11. What is the woman like? A. Hardworking. B. Humorous. C. Helpless. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 小题。 12. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Distant relatives. B. New neighbours. C. Old classmates. 13. How does the woman’s husband work? A. Busily. B. Carefully. C. Quickly. 14. Why do Mr. and Mrs. Smith come to the woman’s place? A. To get her phone number. B. To ask her for some help. C. To give her an invitation. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 小题。 15. How soon will the conference start in Brighton? A. In a week. B. In a month. C. In three days. 16. What will the man do during the coming conference? A. Debate with some famous scientists. B. Act as the chairman of the conference. C. Read the report instead of the woman. 17. What might the woman work as? A. A secretary. B. A scientist. C. A businesswoman. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。 18. Why do people build underground houses? A. To save time and energy. B. To save land and money. C. To save land and energy. 19. In what country have underground houses been used for a long time? A. Canada. B. Japan. C. China. 20. What was the temperature inside Rinker’s house when it was -22°C outside? A. 22°C. B. 16°C. C. -16°C. 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节, 满分 35 分） 第一节 单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上 将该项涂黑。 21. —Please tell the court what really happened. —Oh, I _________, and I hit a parked car. A. wouldn’t pay attention B. didn’t pay attention C. haven’t paid attention D. wasn’t paying attention 22. _________ himself with necessary knowledge and skills, the young man went to the job market with much confidence. A. Equipped B. Equipping C. Having equipped D. Being equipped 23. I didn’t like the hotel. I wish we ________ to stay there. A. haven’t decided B. hadn’t decided C. didn’t decide D. won’t decide 24. The price of the house is reasonable and I love its garden _________. We can grow flowers and vegetables there. A. in general B. in particular C. in total D. in common 25. The researchers who study jokes want to know _________ people from different nations and cultures find funny. A. why B. that C. what D. whether 26. Nowadays most perfume advertisements try to __________ male fantasies. A. belong to B. correspond to C. relate to D. cater to 27. British boarding schools have three terms a year, about twelve weeks each, with a few days’ half-term holiday ________ pupils are expected to go home. A. during which B. for which C. on which D. since which 28. —The concert hall is large enough to hold more than 3,000 people. —___________. Did you say 3,000? A. Excuse me B. I’m sorry C. What a surprise D. What a shame 29. —Oh, dear, you’re back home at last! —You can’t imagine all the difficulty I had ________ home in the heavy rain. A. walked B. walk C. to walk D. walking 30. To everyone’s surprise, _________ painting, _________ simple design of some natural scenery, won the first prize in the competition. A. a; the B. the; a C. a; a D. the; the 31. —The computer costs $ 900. —It ________ be that expensive. Anyway, it is a used one. A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. will not D. needn’t 32. The time is not far away ________ the information will be made known _______ more workers will be trained for their jobs. A. until; which B. when; that C. before; that D. as; which 33. With a large amount of work __________, the chief manager couldn’t spare time for a holiday. A. remained to be done B. remaining to be done C. remained being done D. remaining to do 34. After working at the firm for two years, Anne _________ from her position and went abroad for further study. A. separated B. compromised C. resigned D. retired 35. —Why is it ________ so many people enjoy eating on the run? —Of course, the most obvious answer is that fast food is fast. A. that B. which C. what D. how 第二节 完形填空 (共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分) 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。 When I was little, my family used to move frequently. Before I could even get 36 with my schoolmates, my family was on the move again. I became very 37 because of this. But a girl with dark skin and long shiny hair 38 me. Her best characteristics are her openness and 39 . She is always smiling, like a beautiful sunflower following the sun. Without 40 I enjoyed being with her and soon we became good friends. As time went by, I gradually became a 41 girl. But this joyful period didn’t last long. We were admitted to different colleges. I felt like I had gone 42 to my always-on-the-move childhood. I felt 43 and helpless and I was afraid that I would 44 her as my best friend. She stayed calm and said to me: “Rain, you can achieve more than I do, so 45 to your dreams and make a big effort! Real friendship doesn’t fade and we will be best friends forever.” Maybe she didn’t realize what a great 46 she was to me at that time. However, it turned out that my 47 were well-founded ( 有 根 据 的 ). I felt that the 48 between us was getting bigger and bigger. One day, she sent me a text message happily telling me that she had fallen in love with a handsome boy in her class. I felt happy for her, but at the same time I was secretly worried about our friendship. I 49 her several times intending to tell her to think carefully about her 50 with the boy, but I got no more messages from her. I felt sad that perhaps our friendship would not 51 . I had almost given up hope 52 she visited me at my campus a week later. She looked 53 but was wearing the most beautiful smile. She gave me a big hug and said: “I’m sorry. I want to be myself and your friend forever!” We cried together, 54 the people walking past. She told me her sad story, and we knew we had gone back to how it was before. Now I firmly believe that distance and time can’t 55 you from a friend. If you care enough about each other, friendship never fades. 36. A. mad B. bored C. acquainted D. patient 37. A. silent B. disappointed C. outspoken D. crazy 38. A. helped B. changed C. attracted D. impressed 39. A. faithfulness B. cheerfulness C. quietness D. kindness 40. A. delay B. hesitation C. problem D. doubt 41. A. happy B. lucky C. helpful D. successful 42. A. over B. down C. out D. back 43. A. scared B. strange C. ashamed D. homesick 44. A. leave B. miss C. lose D. desert 45. A. look forward B. hold on C. get down D. go back 46. A. burden B. example C. encouragement D. wonder 47. A. conclusions B. expectations C. dreams D. concerns 48. A. difference B. distance C. misunderstanding D. conflict 49. A. visited B. messaged C. telephoned D. wrote 50. A. relationship B. satisfaction C. life D. story 51. A. return B. develop C. survive D. advance 52. A. until B. when C. as D. unless 53. A. cheerful B. relaxed C. calm D. pale 54. A. forgetting B. noticing C. ignoring D. overlooking 55. A. protect B. prevent C. free D. separate 第三部分 阅读理解 (共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分) 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Steroids: Short-Lived Success As an athlete, I take great pride in my work and the amount of time I put into my physical training. I train in order to be stronger and tougher — to win the competition. Knowing that the athletes I face may be taking steroids makes me mad because I put a lot of work into training while they are off strengthening their bodies in an illegal way and having success. Throughout the world of sports, high school athletes all the way up to the professionals use steroids. Last year, the biggest story involving steroids was in Major League Baseball. As a baseball player, I am disappointed to know that baseball is the sport in which steroids are used the most. This disappoints me because I look up to those players. The most recent case was with Barry Bonds. Fans, including myself, looked up to Barry when he started hitting all those home runs. But last year, after finding that he took steroids, fans began to laugh at him because he cheated in order to have success. Last year, Bud Selig, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, decided on a punishment. If tested positive for steroid use once, the player would be suspended (延缓) 50 games, caught a second time the player would be suspended 100 games, and if caught a third time the player would be banned from Major League Baseball for life. Athletes take steroids to improve their physical ability, but why would you take them knowing that they are very unhealthy for your body? Players who take steroids can have significant emotional (情绪的) problems. They are often angered, and most of all they get hurt more easily than other players. A couple of years ago, a well-known major league baseball player, Ken Caminiti, 42 years of age, died because of steroids. He had a heart attack and died. Knowing that, why would anyone want to risk his life at a young age in order to have success only for a few years in his career? As a baseball player, I work every day on my game and I play all year in order to improve and to make it to the next level of my career. I know for a fact that in my later years of playing baseball I will be able to go farther in my years of playing than the players who take steroids. This is because they are likely to have health problems and injuries. Even though I may not be the biggest or strongest athlete, I know that I worked hard to get where I am. 56. We can learn from the passage that _________. A. all the baseball stars like Barry Bonds have been users of steroids B. steroids have not yet been used by any high school baseball players C. baseball players use more steroids than any other athletes in sports D. if caught taking steroids three times, one can never play baseball again 57. The underlined word “steroids” in Paragraph 1 refers to a kind of __________. A. equipment B. drug C. drink D. sport 58. In the passage the author tries to impress on us __________. A. advantages of steroids B. emotional problems C. effects of taking steroids D. baseball training 59. The author trains hard every day so that he can _________. A. advance in his career B. become the strongest athlete C. maintain good health D. make his years of playing longer B 60. If you are interested in western education, you might call _________. A. 6465 7789 B. 800 819 0260 C. 021-5158 1658 D. 6465 7788 61. If you would like to organize a large-scale conference, you should contact __________. A. Office General B. Apollo Business Center C. Canadian International School D. None of the above 62. You may _________ to get more information about any of the three ads. A. send an email B. use a fax machine C. go personally D. visit some website C Along with wind, water and animals, people can spread seeds around. They get picked up by shoes or car tyres, for example, and end up elsewhere. “But we’ve never looked at how many seeds get transported over what distances,” said Matthias Wichmann of the Center for Ecology and Hydrology at Wallingford in England. Dr. Wichmann and a team of researchers have now done that, and their findings are surprising: seeds can be carried on shoes for miles. In the study, the researchers looked at two wild plants that are found in a narrow band along a cliffside path in southern England that is frequented by millions of day hikers annually. The researchers wondered if all that walking contributed to the spread of the plants. So they designed laboratory experiments in which people wearing hiking shoes or rubber boots stepped in mud, then in a tray (盘子) containing a specific number of seeds, and then walked a given distance, from one meter (3 feet 3 inches) to five kilometers (a little over three miles). Seeds remaining on the shoes were then counted. They found that, as might be expected, most of the seeds fell off during the first 10 to 20 meters. But even with walks of five kilometers, a few seeds remained. With the aid of computer they discovered that dispersal (散播) by shoes was more important over long distances than dispersal by wind, which with these seeds is generally limited to about 250 meters. Dr. Wichmann said that while such long-distance dispersal by walking might be rare, it might have a great effect on the spread of certain species (物种), particularly the ones that are new to a certain area. “Only a few seeds may go very far,” he said. “But these are the pioneers — they settle new sites and develop rapidly.” 63. We can infer from the passage that _________. A. some seeds can remain on your shoes after your walk five miles B. winds can carry any seeds as far as 250 metres C. walking plays the most important role in the spreading of seeds D. some rare plants result from people hiking 64. The purpose of Wichmann’s experiment is to find out__________. A. the number and travelling distance of transported seeds B. wild plants in a narrow band along a cliffside path C. if only shoes and rubber boots carry seeds D. if seeds can hitch a ride on shoes for miles 65. The proper title for this passage is __________. A. People Hiking in the Mud B. Researchers conducting experiments C. Seeds Travelling on shoes D. Pioneers settling new sites D He met her at a party. She was so outstanding, with many boys around her, while he was so normal, with nobody paying attention to him. At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him. She was surprised, but due to being polite, she agreed. They sat in a nice coffee shop. He was too nervous to say anything, and she felt uncomfortable, thinking, “Please let me go home.” Suddenly he asked the waiter, “Would you please give me some salt? I’d like to put it in my coffee.” Everybody stared at him — so strange! His face turned red, but, still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him curiously, “Why do you have this hobby?” He replied, "When I was a little boy, I was living near the sea. I liked playing in the sea, and I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood. I miss my hometown so much. I miss my parents who are still living there." While saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. That’s his true feeling, from the bottom of his heart. A man who can tell out his homesickness, he must be a man who loves home, cares about home, and has responsibility of home. Then she also started to speak, about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her family. That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their story. They continued to date (约会). She found that actually he was a man who meets all her demands; he was kind-hearted, warm and careful. He was such a good person but she almost missed him! Thanks to his salty coffee! Then the story was just like every beautiful love story, the princess married the prince, then they were living a happy life... And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee. After 40 years, he passed away, leaving her a letter which said, “My dearest, please forgive my whole life lie. This was the only lie I said to you — the salty coffee. “Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time. Actually I wanted some sugar, but I said salt. It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead. “I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have promised not to lie to you for anything. “Now I’m dying, I’m afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth: I don’t like the salty coffee. What a strange bad taste! But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life! “Since I knew you, I never feel sorry for anything I do for you. Having you with me is my biggest happiness for my whole life. If I can live for a second time, I still want to know you and have you for my whole life, even though I have to drink the salty coffee again.” Her tears made the letter totally wet. Someday, someone asked her, “What’s the taste of salty coffee?” “It’s sweet,” she replied. 66. After ordering some salt to put into the coffee, the young man must have felt __________. A. excited B. satisfied C. embarrassed D. displeased 67. Why did the man have salty coffee all his life? A. To change lifestyle. B. To please his wife. C. To keep his word. D. To remember the past. 68. What does the writer mean by saying “she almost missed him (in Paragraph 10)”? A. She meant to leave him on their first date. B. She thought of him every now and then. C. She nearly misunderstood his explanation. D. She could hardly believe this simple fact. 69. From the passage we can see that the man is __________. A. dishonest but responsible B. shy but kind-hearted C. caring and loyal D. warm and understanding 70. It is implied in the passage that the woman _______ when reading the letter left by her husband. A. was confused about his behavior B. was touched by his white lie C. felt sorry to know the truth too late D. felt angry about his dishonesty 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 两部分 共 35 分） 第四部分 任务型阅读（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。 注意：每空格 1 个单词。 Because six out of every 10 accidental deaths happen to Chinese children who are playing, Shanghai Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical (SJJP), a US-based pharmaceutical giant, is working on a Safe Kids Program to prevent injuries and deaths. Since the Safe Kids Worldwide was set up in 1987 by Johnson & Johnson in the US, it has contributed to a nearly 40 percent decline in the child death rate from accidental injuries there. Learning from the successful experience, SJJP began the Safe Kids Program in China in 1999. A recent survey conducted by SJJP and Safe Kids Worldwide China indicates that more than half of the responding parents didn’t know how to help their children keep safe and that half of the parents didn’t know about their children’s motor skill development at different ages. The survey covered 3,359 Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou’s parents with children between infancy (幼年) and 14. Additionally, more than 40 percent of the parents didn’t know how to help their children to prepare well for sports activities. For instance, they don’t know how to have their children warm up or realize the importance of a playground-check before sports activities. To help correct the problems, SJJP and Safe Kids Worldwide China have been translating and editing safety education materials, sending them to parents free of charge, and delivering free lectures in kindergartens, schools and residential communities for the last 10 years. Currently, a special team has been set up and traveling around 12 key cities of China to popularize child sports safety knowledge and offer free training for young parents. Though SJJP refuses to say how much it has spent on the program, it says the number in terms of money, staff and technology, is large. SJJP was founded by Johnson & Johnson in 1995 and specializes in manufacturing and development of non-prescription medicines (非处方药) and health care foods and products. So far, its investment has exceeded (超过) $41 million. Title: Safe Kids Program (71) ▲ The programme is intended to (72) ▲ accidental injuries and deaths. Background ◇It is sponsored by SJJP, which specializes in making and (73) ▲ non-prescription medicine and health care foods and products. ◇It follows the example of the successful experience of Safe Kids Worldwide in the US, which accounts for a 40% (74) ▲ in such injury cases. (75) ▲ ◇More than 50% of the parents don’t know how to help keep children safe. ◇Half of the parents are not (76) ▲ of their children’s motor skills. ◇40% or more of the parents fail to help their children prepare well before sports activities, such as warming up and (77) ▲ the playground. Solutions ◇They have been sending safety education materials to (78) ▲ and delivering lectures in schools and communities, all for (79) ▲ . ◇A special team has been (80) ▲ and is now travelling around to popularize child sports safety knowledge and offering free training for young parents. 第五部分 书面表达（满分 25 分） 重阳节是我国的传统节日，如今又被赋予新的含义，传统与现代巧妙结合，成为人们尊老助老 的节日。请你根据下面表格中的内容向你的英国笔友 John 介绍该节日。 时 间 活 动 意义/主要目的 农历九月初九“重阳节” 登高、吃重阳糕等 长寿 1989 年起定为“老人节” (传统活动外)旅游、助老等 活动筋骨；尊老 简述你对敬老的态度与做法 注意：1．邮件应包括以上所有信息，要有适当发挥。 2．词数：150 左右。邮件的开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。 3．参考词语：农历——lunar 重阳节——Double Ninth Festival 重阳糕——double-ninth cake 老人节——Old People Festival 活动筋骨——move one’s muscles Dear John, Thanks for telling me about Thanksgiving Day. Now I’d like to tell you something about another festival in China. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ Looking forward to learning more about your holidays. Yours, Li Ming 南通市 2009 届高三上学期期中调研测试 英语参考答案及听力录音材料 1—5 ACBCA 6—10 BCCAB 11—15 ABACA 16—20 CBCCB 21—25 DCBBC 26—30 DABDB 31—35 ABBCA 36—40 CABBD 41—45 ADACB 46—50 CDBBA 51—55 CBDCD 56—60 CBCAD 61—65 ADDAC 66—70 CCACB 71. Purpose 72. prevent / stop 73. developing 74. decline / decrease 75. Problems 76. aware / conscious 77. checking 78. parents 79. free 80. organized / formed One possible version: Dear John, Thanks for telling me about Thanksgiving Day. Now I’d like to tell you something about another festival in China. Double Ninth Festival lies on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month in China. Traditionally, people celebrate the festival by climbing mountains and eating double-ninth cakes, both of which represent a long life. Since 1989, the day has also been Old People’s Festival, when, besides traditional activities, old people go on organized tours to enjoy beautiful nature and move their muscles. On the other hand, younger people use the occasion to show their respect for the old by doing everything possible to help them. It’s one of China’s traditions to respect the old. I think we young people should give a hand to any old people in need of help, not only on Old People’s Festival, but at other times as well. As to myself, I’ll try to help my grandparents at home, and will go to help those in the House for the Aged from time to time. Of course, offering seats to the elderly and helping old people across the streets gives me great pleasure. Looking forward to learning more about your holidays. Yours, Li Ming 录音材料： Text 1 W: I am sorry. We don’t seem to have a room for you, sir. M: But my secretary said she had called you for me. I phoned her from the airport this morning. Text 2 M: I wonder if Martha will really come at 7: 00. She said she would. W: Don’t worry about it. Her word is as good as gold. Text 3 W: Henry, why don’t we go out to lunch today, and then visit some friends? M: And miss today’s football game? Washington and Los Angeles are playing. I can’t miss that. Text 4 M: Good afternoon. This is Edward Miller at the Sun Valley Health Center. I’d like to speak to Mr. Adams, please. W: Mr. Miller, my husband isn’t at home. I can give you his business phone if you’d like to call him at work. Text 5 W: Hi, Arnold. Do you want to play tennis on Saturday? M: I’m not sure if I can. I should go to football practice with my team. W: Oh, right. Well, I’m cycling to the swimming pool with my brother on Sunday. Perhaps you’d like to join us. M: Sure. I’ll drive over and meet you there. Text 6 W: Madison Square Garden. Can I help you? M: Yes. Do you have any more tickets for the concert on Friday night? W: Do you mean the Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival Show? Yes, we still have some $ 30 tickets left. M: Great. OK, and is the box office open now? W: Yes, the box office is open from 10 : 00 a.m. to 8 : 00 p.m.. M: Oh, by the way, what time does the show start? W: It starts at 8 : 00 in the evening. M: And what time does it end? W: Well, there are four bands, so it’ll probably end about midnight. M: Thanks a lot. W: My pleasure. Text 7 M: Well, Jenny, the school year is almost over. We just have two more weeks before exams. What do you plan to do this summer? W: I’m going to teach English to some immigrants in the university’s community service program. M: That sounds interesting. Don’t you need to speak a foreign language for a job like that? W: No, you don’t. You just have to present the language simply and give the students a chance to practice speaking. M: Come to think of it, that’s the way I was taught to speak Chinese. But speaking Chinese didn’t help me learn to read and write Chinese. W: My students won’t want to read and write English, at least not now. They are more interested in speaking. M: You sound very knowledgeable about all this. How do you know so much? W: I took a Teaching English as a Second Language course last year when you were in China. I’ve also talked with the experienced teachers quite a lot. I think I would like to be an ESL teacher when I graduate. Text 8 M: Hello. I’m Mr. Smith. This is my wife. We moved into this neighborhood last week. W: Nice to meet you, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Come in, please.... Have a seat. Would you like some coffee? M: No, thanks. We’ll just stay for a minute. W: Well, what can I do for you then? M: We’re having a party this Friday evening at our place, and we’d like you and your family to join us. W: Oh, I’d like to, but I’m not sure about my husband’s schedule. He always works over time. M: The party will begin at 5 : 30 p.m. and will probably last three or four hours. W: Why don’t you give me your telephone number? I’ll call you tomorrow and let you know. M: Please do. This is our phone number and address. We live just across the street. W: Do you need any help preparing for the party, Mr. Smith? I’m free every afternoon. M: That’s very nice of you, but won’t it be too troublesome for you? W: No, no trouble at all. What time is good? M: How about 4 : 00 p.m.? W: I’ll be there. Text 9 W: Hello, Professor Nelson. You’ve been invited to attend a 3-day conference in Brighton and to give a paper on your latest research. M: That’s great. When does it start? W: On the fifth of next month. M: That doesn’t leave me much time to prepare a report. W: You have still got a week. This is a chance not to be missed. Many famous scientists from all over the world will attend the conference. M: Are you going? W: No, I’m afraid not. I’m going on a business trip to New York the day after tomorrow. But I was asked to have a report to be read at the conference. I was wondering whether you would mind reading it for me. M: No. It’s a pleasure to do something for you. Text 10 Nowadays in the United States, more and more people are beginning to build underground houses which save open land. When houses are underground, there is more land for parks, playgrounds and gardens. Underground houses also save energy. They use only a little energy to stay warm or cool. As we know, the idea of underground houses is very old. People in the past lived in underground houses and underground cities in China. And today you can find large underground shopping centers in China, Japan, South Korea and Canada as well. Some countries also build underground factories and shop-houses to hold things. Joyce Rinker has an underground house in Michigan. One day in February, the outside temperature was a cold -22°C, but the temperature inside his house was a warm 16°C. The next year, in July, the outside temperature was a hot 42°C, but the temperature inside was a comfortable 22°C. 南通市 2009 届高三上学期期中调研测试评分标准 任务型阅读： 第 71 与 75 题单词应该是大写，写成小写不给分；第 75 与 78 题单词应该是复数；写成单数不 给分；第 80 题单词写成 established 和 founded 不可以接受。 书面表达： 2008 年江苏省高考英语阅卷要求，对本次考试书面表达题阅卷提出如下评分标准： 1．本题总分为 25 分，按 5 个档次给分。（参见附录） 2．评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言（内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性、上 下文的连贯性及语言的得体性）初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档 次，最后给分。（如果没有使用较复杂的句子结构，评分时将分数降低 1 个档次） 3．词数少于 130 或多于 170 的，从总分中减去 2 分。 4．漏掉 1 个主要内容要点，将分数降低 1 个档次。如：“‘重阳节’、‘老人节’、对敬老的态度 与做法”均分别视为主要内容要点。 5．漏掉 1 个次要内容要点，从总分中减去 2 分。如：“登高、吃重阳糕、长寿、旅游、助老、 活动筋骨、尊老等”均分别视为次要内容要点。 6．语言形式错误分为大错和小错。大错包括“时态、语态、主谓一致”等，小错包括“单词 拼写错误、小品词用法错误”等。 如出现 1 个大错，从总分中减去 1 分。如出现 1 个小错，从总分中减去半分。 7．如书写较差，以至影响交际，将分数降低 1 个档次。 8．如层次不清楚，写作没分段，从总分中减去 2 分。 附录：各档次的给分范围和要求 第五档(很好)：(21—25 分) 1．完全完成了试题规定的任务。 2．覆盖所有内容要点。3．应用了较多的语法结构和词汇。 4．语法结构或词汇方面有些许错误，但为尽力使用较复杂结构或较高级词汇所致；具备较强的语 言运用能力。5．有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。 6．完全达到了预期的写作 目的。 第四档(好)：(16—20 分) 1．完全完成了试题规定的任务。2．虽漏掉 1、2 个次重点，但覆盖所有主要内容。 3．应用 的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。 4．语法结构或词汇方面应用基本准确，些许错误主要是因 尝试较复杂语法结构或词汇所致。5．应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。6．达到了 预期的写作目的。 第三档(适当)：(11—15 分) 1．基本完成了试题规定的任务。 2．虽漏掉一些内容，但覆盖所有主要内容。 3．应用的语 法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。 4．有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解。 5．应 用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文内容连贯。 6．整体而言，基本达到了预期的写作目的。 第二档(较差)：(6—10 分) 1．未恰当完成试题规定的任务。2．漏掉或未描述清楚一些主要内容，写了一些无关内容。3．语 法结构单调、词汇项目有限。 4．有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响了对写作内容的理解。 5．较少使用语句间的连接成分，内容缺少连贯性。 6．信息未能清楚地传达给读者。 第一档(差)：(1—5 分) 1．未完成试题规定的任务。 2．明显遗漏主要内容，写了一些无关内容，原因可能是未理解试题要求。 3．语法结构单调、词汇项目有限。 4．较多语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响对写作内容的理解。 5．缺乏语句间的连接成分，内容不连贯。 6．信息未能传达给读者。 不得分：（0 分） 未能传达给读者任何信息：内容太少，无法评判；写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无 法看清。