北京市朝阳区高三第二学期统一考试（二）（英语）

He raised his voice, ______ we still couldn’t hear anything．

—What about ______ lecture you attended yesterday?
—To tell the truth, it was too boring．I can’t stand ______ lecture like that．

She tried two different methods, yet ______ of them seemed to work very well．

—Ring me at six tomorrow morning, will you?
—Why that early? I ____.

It is still unclear ______ the little boy got the CD player to work．

They made a great effort to prepare the exhibition, ______ to achieve a big success．

My dog made a mess in the living room, ______ really annoyed me．

You have a big mouth, Tom．You   ___ have told everybody the secret．

I'll try it again．Never in my life _____ such a particular difficulty．

—Have you seen your aunt lately?
—Yes, in fact I saw her yesterday．I ______ her for several months．

Just hang the towel ______ the back of the chair so that it will dry soon．

______ colorful charts and graphs, he loaded a new software to help him．

Students taking the course _____to finish their homework with the help of computers．

You should explore your talents so us to find out ______ your real interests lie．

The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing _____   have attracted the government's attention．

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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 high school started, Becky and I became best friends．We _36__ many interests and quickly became inseparable．When high school ended, we both cried _ 37__ we would attend
different colleges in the fall．
Our first term of university life was _38__, We had a huge telephone bill and our e-mails were incredibly long．In the second tern-, I found some new friends with whom I felt very _39_．These were friends with whom I could be myself and __40__ out my feelings．I was eager to share my new friends with Becky．
When Becky finally visited me at my school, we were excited．She   41   a toy bear to me as a present and told me about her college life．However, something unexpected happened when I _42__ her to my new friends．Her eyes grew dark and I could see the   43   within them．My new friends tried to share their friendship, but Becky seemed __44_ to accept it．I didn't understand __45_ the people 1 loved most couldn't love each other．
Becky left．I knew she was not happy．I thought long about what had happened．After many unanswered questions, I understood that she was   46 ．She saw me with my new friends and  47 that we longer shared the same experiences．She saw all she fun I was having  48  her and wished she could be a part of it．She wished she could be in their  49  .
I wrote a letter to Becky _50__ she's always my best friend．I told her everyone had friends from home and friends from school, and all the friends were indeed life's greatest   51 ．Becky wrote me back soon．She was in _52___ and felt sorry about what she had done．
I think Becky and I both learn an important lesson from it．__53_ can influence our friendship and change the experiences we've shared．We are now walking on two different paths of  54 __while new friends arc special and exciting, old friends are always there,   55   to share their heart and soul, no matter how far apart．
36．A．showed        B．shared      C．protected  D．developed
37．A．although      B．unless       C．because     D．while
38．A．hard         B．peaceful    C．modern     D．normal
39．A．anxious       B．strange     C．familiar    D．comfortable
40．A．pour         B．make     C．figure       D．hold
41．A．donated       B．returned    C．brought    D．recommended
42．A．admitted      B．referred    C．mentioned D．introduced
43．A．concern       B．hurt      C．curiosity   D．doubt
44．A．unwilling     B．cautious    C．ashamed   D．calm
45．A．how         B．whether    C．that      D．why
46．A．aggressive     B．jealous      C．proud       D．discouraged
47．A．promised     B．argued      C．regretted   D．proved
48．A．without       B．from     C．for       D．across
49．A．expectation      B．relation     C．reception  D．position
50．A．recognizing      B．explaining C．assuming  D．predicting
51．A．achievement     B．spirit     C．gift      D．sign
52．A．sympathy     B．confusion  C．surprise    D．agreement
53．A．Something       B．Anything  C．Nothing    D．Everything
54．A．success        B．life       C．research    D．happiness
55．A．waiting        B．planning   C．choosing   D．demanding

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40 分）
第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的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。
Before I started school, people felt that 1 was not going to be successful．At the age of four I started speech lessons because basically I could not speak well enough for anyone to understand me．The story goes downhill from here．
The first grade was a struggle．I not only had difficulty speaking, but also felt nervous about the fact that I was expected to learn to read and I just couldn't do it．The second grade was not much better．I still struggled with the inability to read．It was in the third grade that the school district built a new school close to my home．I remember going there with my parents and helping to get the school ready so that we could move to the new one．However, things were still not much better as far as my schooling was concerned and did not get better for the next two years．
It was in the fifth grade．Mi-s．Wakefield was my teacher, and if ever there was a teacher that deserved a gold star, it was her．She did not make me feel defeated．On the contrary, she did her best to let me know that I could be whatever I wanted to be．And that is just what I did．
For the past 22 years, I have been a fifth grade teacher．Because of Mrs．Wakefield's influence on my life, I am now encouraging students who have had difficulties in their lives to believe that they can overcome any difficulty and become someone．I have won numerous awards up to now, such as Teacher of the Year．I owe it all to one fifth grade teacher who believed in me and challenged me to be all that I could be．
56．The writer ______ when he was in the third grade．
A．did better in reading                      B．began speech lessons
C．went to a new school                D．received a high award
57．We can learn from the passage that the writer ______．
A．is a very successful teacher now
B．thinks teaching is a challenging job
C, has solved problems with his own effort
D．works in the same school with Mrs．Wakefield
58．What is the writer's purpose in writing the passage?
A．To express his devotion to his work．
B．To show his respect to a special teacher．
C．To share his leaching experience with us．
D．To tell us his story of overcoming difficulties．

People living in the UK take quite a few holidays abroad and in this country each year．Choices made about where to go, how to get there and what to do while there can either benefit or harm the environment．
While on holiday
Many of the things you can do to he greener on holiday will be the same things you can do at home—but there arc also sonic extra things too, like avoiding gifts made from endangered plants and animals．Here arc some suggestions:
●Making the most of locally produced food and drink, and local activities and attractions will support people in the area you are visiting and reduce the need for further environmental influence from transport;
●Switching off any air conditioning, heating and lights will help reduce climate change effect;
●Save water—some countries suffer from water shortages and saving water can help avoid damage to our natural habitats （栖息地）.
Endangered species （物种）
Some gifts and foods available in some countries can be made from endangered plants or animals．Check before you buy, but if hi doubt, avoid animal and plant gifts．More details of the types of products to avoid and illegal trade hotspots can be found on the Souvenir Alert webpage．
Making a positive contribution to the place you are visiting
There are ways in which your holiday can help support local people and the environment;
●There are many opportunities to volunteer and help with projects that conserve and improve natural habitats;
●When you are away, or if you an- looking for somewhere to visit, you can support projects or attractions which protect wildlife, such as nature reserves and conservation projects．
59．According to the passage, we can______to help reduce climate change effect
A．make good use of water              B．buy local food and drink
C．save electricity                      D．go around on foot
60．We should check the gifts and foods before buying because ______．
A．sometimes they are of poor quality
B．they may not be typical local products
C．some of them will do harm to our health
D．they may be made from endangered animals or plants
61．We can infer from the passage that ____．
A．it is not easy for people to travel abroad
B．not everyone ran tell an illegal souvenir
C．green holidays have been accepted by people
D．volunteer work is a must for protecting natural habitats
62．The passage is mainly about______
A．travel dos and don'ts                      B．the harm done to the environment
C．greener choices for holiday         D．tips on protecting endangered species

Blind photography sounds strange．But a striking exhibition of photographs in California argues that it develops as a result of the contemporary art．The show "Sight Unseen", at the California Museum of Photography until Aug．29, includes everything: underwater scenes, landscapes, abstracts and everything else you might expect from a "sighted" photographer．
How do the blind take their photographs? Some rely on assistants to set up and then describe the shots （镜头） , and others just point and shoot in the right place．"Just like any good artists," says McCulloh．"They have their unique ways of operating．" One participating photographer is Pete Eckert, an artist with multiple degrees in design and sculpture who only turned to photography after losing his vision in the mid-1990s．He opens the shutter （快门） on his camera and then uses flashlights, lights, and candies to paint his scene on film．A former fashion photographer in Chicago, Weston, lost his vision due to AIDS in 1996 and focuses on images of destruction and disability．His photos are also a star of the show．
What do gallery-goers say? "I was very impressed by it．The technique and experience was amazingly different," says John Hesketh, a printmaker in Anaheim．"You never have a sense of feeling sorry for these people because they've worked very hard to prove their value．"
Beyond the praise, however, the exhibition also makes a great example for disabled people everywhere．That point was explained in early May during a discussion on the TV show．At the very end of the talk, one attendee expressed his opinion．"This exhibition is extraordinary and revolutionary for many reasons．I think that by being an artist with a disability, you are continuing the work of those people who fought for basic civil rights to gain access and to have a voice．In that way, it's so wonderful that your photographs say it all．"
63．From the passage we know that some blind people take photos by______
A．describing the things to their assistants
B．holding the camera and shooting randomly
C．opening the shutter with the help of others
D．using special equipment designed for them
64．We can learn from the passage that blind photographers ______
A．were not born blind               B．do jobs related to art
C．focus on different subjects           D．like photos of destruction
65．What is people's reaction to the blind photography show?
A．They admire the blind photographers' hard work．
B．They feel really sorry for those blind photographers．
C．They think some have good techniques while others not．
D．They can understand the real meaning of each photograph．
66．The significance of the exhibition lies in the fact that ______．
A．the California Museum of Photography receives praises for holding the show
B．the public have a chance to know what the blind people are concerned about
C．the blind photographers have a good place to show their works
D．the exhibition can be very inspiring to the blind in the world

Some years ago, a Miami woman walking through an office building noticed two men standing together．Several minutes after her leaving, the men murdered a person working in the building．The police determined that the woman was the only witness and could possibly describe them．However, her memory of the men proved disappointingly unclear．Several days later, psychologist Ronald Fisher was brought in to obtain a more complete account from the woman．His interview produced a breakthrough—the woman reported a clear picture of one of the suspects．The important information enabled the police lo arrest the suspect and close the case．
The police asked Fisher for help because of his rich knowledge in cognitive interview, a kind of memory - rebuilding process．Memory researchers have found that people trying to remember a past event often only recall part of the relevant information．Human memory is selective and it is often distorted by stress．But a person's accurate recall of an event or understanding of a question can be improved using specific interviewing techniques．The "cognitive interview" was developed in the late 1990s．It encourages the witness to take an active role in recalling information rather than giving answers only to someone else's questions．The witness first describes what happened in his or her own words, with no interviewer interruptions．The interviewer then goes further with specific techniques, such as having the witness tell the details of what happened from different perspectives （角度）．
The cognitive interview focuses on guiding witnesses through four general recalling techniques: thinking about physical surroundings and personal feelings that existed at the time of past events; reporting everything that conies to mind about those events, no matter how broken it is retelling events in a variety of time orders, such as from beginning to end, end to beginning, forward or backward; and adopting different perspectives while recalling events．
Experiments with police detectives trained in this demanding interview method find that they obtain nearly 50% more information from witnesses than before training, while error rates remain about the same．It is proved that cognitive interviews are quite important tools in improving the accuracy and completeness of witness testimony （证词）．
67．The purpose of the passage is to _____．
A．give an account of a murder case
B．introduce an idea of cognitive interview
C．prove Fisher was an expert in cognitive interview
D．help a witness to recall information in a cognitive interview
68．What is required to recall in a cognitive interview for a witness?
A．The exact time at which a murder took place．
B．The information about the event in the time order．
C．The important things that come to his or her mind．
D．The surroundings and feelings at the time of the event．
69．The key point in a cognitive interview is that______
A．the witness is encouraged to take part in recalling information
B．the interviewer should interrupt the witness from time to time
C．the interview should take place outside the police station
D．the witness should recall details at the scene of the event
70．The underlined word "distorted" in the passage probably means " ____
A．arranged     B．balanced           C．, changed      D．examined

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Most drinks stating that they are fruit-flavored （水果味道的） contain no fruit at all, while most of the rest contain only a small quantity of fruit, according to a study carried by the British Food Commission．
"Shoppers need to check the labels（标签）before buying drinks, though sometimes the actual content can be non-existent," said Food Commission spokesperson Lan Tokelove．"Food production is highly competitive．___71 __ It will increase profits, and consumers won't always realize they are being tricked."
Flavorings are focused on the flavors of natural food products such as fruits, meats and vegetables, or creating flavor for food products that do not have the desired flavors．Researchers analyzed the contents of 28 strawberry-flavored products sold in stores．   72   Of the 11 products that did contain strawberries, five of them contained less than one percent real fruit．In addition, each juice box contained nearly eight teaspoons of sugar．
73    Let’s take jam as an example. Some strawberry-flavored jam was labeled as containing no artificial colors, flavors, or sweeteners, but it contained absolutely no strawberries at all.
74    Consumers have the rights to know clearly about what they have bought．Under current UK law. Food packages do no not have to distinguish between natural and artificial flavoring. “Describing a product as strawberry flavor and covering the surface of the packed with pictures of stawberries is misleading.   75  Unfortunatcly, it is also legal and widespread,” Tokelove said.

E．It is important and necessary to demand a small amount of flavoring in the products．
F．Actually the product contains just a tiny percentage of strawberry or even no fruit at all．
G．The Food Commission suggested all flavors used in a product should be listed on the packaging.

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）
第一节：情景作文
假设你是李华，在上周进行的研究性学习活动中，你班同学了解了珍稀动物金丝猴的相关信息。请根据下列表格所提供的内容，给你的笔友Peter写封信，向他介绍此次活动。
注意：
1．信的开头和结尾已为你写好。
2．词数不少于60。    
提示词：研究性学习：inquiring learning 金丝猴：golden monkeys

Dear Peter,
How have you been recently? I’m writing to tell you something about our inquiring learning on the rare animal—golden monlkeys.
The students of our class were divided into two groups.                              
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What do you think of our inquiring learning? Looking forward to your reply.
Best wishes,
Li Hua

第二节：开放作文
请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。
In your English class, your teacher shows you the following picture. You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it.