1、1 / 112014 年北京市夏季普通高中会考英语试卷考生须知1考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号.2本试卷共 10 页，五道大题（共 100 分） 。3试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上,在试卷上作答无效。选择题必须用 2B 铅笔作答；非选择题必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答.4考试结束后，考生应将试卷和答题卡按要求放在桌面上，待监考员收回。一、听力理解（共 20 小题,20 分。每小题 1 分）第一节：听下面八段对话或独白,从各题 A、B、C 三个选项中， 选出能回答问题的最佳答案.每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第 1 题。1. Wheresthe woman？A. In Pair
2、s。B。 In London。C。 In New York.听下面一段对话，回答第 2 题。2。 Whatre the two speakers talking about？A。 Friendship。B. Seasons.C。 Travel.听下面一段对话，回答第 3 题.3。 Whats the man doing?A。 Making an invitation.B。 Asking the way。C。 Giving a suggestion.听下面一段对话，回答第 4 题至第 5 题。4. Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A
3、. Strangers. B. Friends.C。 Acouple.5。 What does the man want to do？A.Attend the party。B。 Go to a movie。C。 Have a P.E. lesson.听下面一段对话，回答第 6 题至第 7 题。6。 Wheres the man from？A.Atravel office.B.AChinese magazine。C。 A school newspaper。7。 What does the man invite the woman to do？A. Write an article about h
4、er trip.B. Give a speech of her journey.C. Take a trip to China。听下面一段对话,回答第 8 题至第 10 题。8。 What does the woman want to buy for herself？A。 Trousers. B.Asweater。C。 Ajacket.9. Why does the woman buy a shirt for her husband?A。 For their wedding ceremony。B。 For his birthday。2 / 11C。 For a party.10。 How do
5、es the woman pay for the goods？A。 By cash.B. By credit card.C。 By check。听下面一段独白,回答第 11 题至第 13 题。11。 Whats the competition for？A。 Finding a radio presenter.B. Training a good music player。C. Choosing the best English speaker。12.What do you need to do firstfor the competition？A。 Make a piece of record
6、。B. Write a short passage。C. Send an email.13. When is the deadline for sending in emails?A。 Next Monday.B. Next Friday.C。 Next Saturday.听下面一段对话，回答第 14 题至第 16 题.14. Whatre the two speakers mainly talking about？A. Space experiences。B. Space training.C. Space dreams。15. Whats the most exciting moment
7、for the man?A. Being chosen as an astronaut。B. Leaving the earths atmosphere。C. Floating around in the spaceship.16。 Whats the mans next plan？A. To walk in space。B. To visit the moon。C. To lose weight.第二节：听下面一段对话,根据题目要求在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下第 17 题至第 20 题的关键信息。此段对话你将听两遍。RoyalRoyal HotelHotel RegistrationReg
8、istration FormFormNameNameJohn（17）RoomRoomt typeypea single room with a（18）viewArrivalArrival datedate15th(19）D Daysays toto staystay(20）二、单项填空（共 15 小题,15 分.每小题 1 分)3 / 11从各题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。21。 Which book do you think is the most useful to my studies？_， as long as you read it。A.AnyB。 E
9、itherC。 NeitherD。 None22. Mr。 Lin _ his office an hour ago and he is still on his way home.A。 leavesB。 leftC。 is leavingD。 was leaving23。 _ the missing child， villagers have been doing all they can over the past five hours.A. FoundB. FindC。 FindingD. To find24。 Wow, its so cute. It is _ delightful g
10、arden I have ever seen.A。 the mostB. a moreC。 mostD。 much25. Did you ask George for help？I _ need toI managedperfectly well on my own。A. wouldntB. dontC. didntD。 wont26。 Have you read about _ popular story about Newton？You mean when he was sitting under an apple tree， _ apple fell on his head?A. 不填;
11、 anB。 the； anC. 不填; theD. the; the27. Sofia was so nervous that she couldnt follow what _ in the speech。A.was being saidB。 had been saidC. was sayingD. had said28。 _ I got on the bus， I realized I had left my wallet at home。A。 IfB. WhenC。 BecauseD. Though29. _ in a long queue, Tom waited for the sto
12、re to open to buy a new iPad。A。 StoodB. To standC. StandingD。 Having stood30。 The repairman said the problem was in the engine， _ was just what I had suspected.A。 thatB. whichC. whatD。 as31.Why were you absent yesterday?I caught a cold， _ I had been caught in the rain.A. butB. soC. orD。 for32。 I sti
13、ll remember _ to National Gallery in London for further research。 I was impressed by what Iexperiencedthere。4 / 11A. to sendB。 to be sentC。 sendingD。 being sent33. I was born in a beautiful town _ name created a picture of purplish-blue flowers in my mind.A. whichB. of whichC。 whoseD。that34。 The pri
14、ce of the necklace is so high that it is _ the reach of the youngcollege graduate。A。 withinB. overC. belowD。 beyond35. Listen, Mike. Maria _ have done it。 She was with me at the cinema.A。 couldntB。 shouldntC。 needntD。 wouldnt三、完形填空(共 15 小题，15 分.每小题 1 分）阅读下面短文，从各题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案.It bega
15、n a year ago， around Christmas。While driving around the corner of our townhouse sports center， I always noticed an old man sitting by his frontyard。 He was usually smoking or drinking and looked grumpy(脾气不好).One day， while I was driving past him with my daughter, I decided to 36 at him with a lot of
16、 excitement. At thebeginning， when he noticed me waving at him， he looked a bit shocked. Then， I saw his 37 go up and he waved back.“38 did you wave at him?” my daughter asked。I told her that it was just an act of kindness that didnt 39 anything, and it gave both him and me a sense of joy。 Sherespon
17、ded by saying that she was a bit embarrassed to wave to a stranger, 40 next time she would try it as well。Lucky for us, we lived close to the old man，so we 41 him rather often。Whenever we drove by，both of us 42 waveat him and, pretty soon, the old man started waving at everyone who passed by his hou
18、se。One day, my daughters friend came to visit and she told my daughter that she saw this strange old man near our homew h o w a v e d a t h e r v e r y e x c i t e d l y 。S h e m e n t i o n e d t h a t s h e w a v e d b a c k a t h i m ，43she didnt know him， and that it felt really 44。Upon hearing
19、this， my daughter told her friend the story of how all the waving 45.Her friend responded, “Tell your mom thats really 46！Other friends made similar 47， and this response taught my daughter just how much an act of kindness can be verynaturaland effortless, if you really want to 48 it。 It showed us h
20、ow giving happiness 49 both the giver and the receiver。Inspired by all these positive effects, were planning to give our elder waving neighbor a thank-you card， to expressour thanks for the warmth that he communicated through his enthusiastic waves. And to thank him for sharing this simple50 with al
21、l who pass by his house.36. A。 lookB。 laughC。 shoutD. wave37。 A. legB。 handC。 footD. head38. A。 WhenB. HowC。 WhyD。 Where5 / 1139. A. costB. bringC. breakD。 hide40。 A. orB。 butC. soD. for41. A。 sawB。 askedC。 thankedD. visited42. A. mightB. couldC。 wouldD. should43。 A。 now thatB。 so long asC。 as ifD.
22、even though44。 A. importantB. strangeC. goodD. safe45. A. beganB。 succeededC. remainedD. lasted46。 A. differentB. coolC. easyD。 true47. A。 decisionsB。 effortsC. commentsD. demands48。 A. doB. getC。 followD。 keep49。 A。 attractedB. controlledC。 remindedD. benefited50。 A。 ideaB. answerC。 lifeD。 joy四、阅读理
23、解 （共 15 小题，30 分.每小题 2 分)第一节：阅读下面短文，从各题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案.A51. What should Peter do？A。 Stay at home.B。 Search for the latest film.C. Tell Stefan if he will come late.D。 Wait for Stefan outside the cinema。FromMonicaToAnnaHi。 Do you still remember about the youth club campingtrip?We have to tell the
24、organizer tomorrow if were interestedand I wanted to know if you are going。52。 Why did Monica write the email？A。 To invite Anna to join the club。B。 To check ifAnna is going on the trip.C. To askAnna to book places on the trip。D. To remind Anna about the date of the trip.53. What does David ask Joe t
25、o do？A。 Phone the shoe shop back.B。 Send the shoes to the shop。C。 Get the shoes before Thursday。D。 Order a pair of shoes on Thursday.Joe,Taylors shoe shop phoned. Theyvegot the shoes you ordered but willonly keep them till Thursday. Can youget there before then?DavidMessagePeter,Were outside the cin
26、ema. Let me know ifyoure going to be late and well wait andwatch the next film. If youre not coming,well go in now.Stefan6 / 1154. The advertisement says the computer game is_.A。 for top class playersB. in good conditionC. aclassicgameD。 at half priceBIn many poor countries, children receive a low s
27、tandard of education. Classrooms have few supplies，teachingmaterials， and books。 One non-profit organization is trying to change that. The organization, founded in 2005, is calledthe One Laptop （笔记本电脑) per Child （OLPC）. Its goal is to provide the worlds children with cheap， but powerfulnotebook comp
28、uters。The computer is special in that it is a childrens notebook. Its keyboard is small， and the machine is strong enoughagainst being dropped. The notebook also has a webcam (a video camera) for taking pictures and recording videos. Theresalso built-in WiFi to make it easy to connect to the Interne
29、t。In the classroom, the notebook has many functions。 It can be used to take notes and do homework. Plus, students candraw pictures and create reports。 It is also an ebook reader, and comes with many books preinstalled (安装） 。 In fact，one of its goals is to replace books in schools with limited resour
30、ces.The notebook went into production in November 2007. Teachers in places like Peru and Nigeria are already reporting adifference. They say children are more excited about learning. Young scholars are also making new friends in othercountries over the Internet. Children are even using the notebooks
31、 to teach their parents at home.Many experts see technology as a way for the worlds poor to improve their lives。 The OLPCs aim is to bring the“light of learning” into childrens lives. Indeed， with tools like the notebooks in their hands, children are given a sense ofhope for a brighter future。55. Wh
32、at does the OLPC provide for the poor students?A. Money.B. Books。C. Teachers。D. Computers。56。 According to Paragraph 2, which of the following is anadvantage of the notebook？A. It is strong.B。 It is easy to buy。C。 It is light.D. Its keyboard is big.57. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about？A。 How the com
33、puters are installed。B. Why the ebook reader is so popular.C。 How the notebooks are used in class。D。 What resources are needed at school。58. What is the purpose of the OLPC?A. To bring themselves more money.FOR SALERainforest Computer Game2-4 playersBought last monthPlayed onceworks perfectlyPhone T
34、om: 2553247 / 11B。To help poor children with learning.C. To encourage poor parents to study further.D。 To introduce good teachers over the Internet.CWhen I was about 10，there were lots of us bored, bookish children in the 1970s. Television was largely rubbish，andour parents bookshelves were what was
35、 left。 I thought of this when I heard author Claire Tomalin complain that childrenare growing up without the skills to read classic works of English literature， such as Charles Dickens and that they are notbeing taught to have the lengthy attention spans（时段） necessaryfor his texts 。She blames this a
36、ttentionshortfallontheterrible television programmes.It is true that children have never had moreentertainment （娱乐)to choose from than today。 And it is probablytruethatthisgenerationsattentionspanisshorter;mychildrenhavedismissed as “too slow” or “boring most of thechildhoodbooksIsaved for them。 I w
37、as quite upset about thisuntil I reread some.It is not just entertainment that moves at a fasterrate 。The worlddoes, too。 And, frankly， Dickens is dense,and hard work， as are many writers of that period.Another fact is that not many children of my generation read Dickens for pleasure either。 It took
38、 me years to come toGreat Expectations and The Pickwick Papers, and then it was only post-university when I became independently hungry forknowledge.Dickens might be one of the greatest creators of characters in English， as Tomalin says, but todays children see GregHeffleys nature in The Wimpy Kid o
39、f Jeff Kinneys novels. And they are so interested in the resourceful Baudelaire childrenin Lemony Snickets A Series of Unfortunate Events. They can recognize the adolescent difficult situation of Harry Potter。You cant insist that childhood tastes not change for a long time。 My mother encouraged me t
40、o read anything on thebasis that all reading was valuable， and would act as a gateway to more challenging works later on. In turn， I believe thatmy children will come to the classics when theyre ready。 Until then， Ill take comfort from the fact that the 1969 classicThe Very Hungry Caterpillar is sti
41、ll the most-read childrens book in Britain。It has underdeveloped characterization，yes，and the vocabulary is limited。 But as a starter to give children an appetite(食欲) for reading, it is priceless。59。 What is important for children reading Dickens according to Claire Tomalin？A。 Vocabulary。B. Patience
42、。C。 Knowledge。D. Taste。60。 Which of the following would the author agree with about Dickens?A. They are difficult to understand.B. Their vocabulary is old and limited.C. They are the entrance to other literature works。D。 Their characters are better created than todays works。61. The author thinks it
43、_ that children nowadays dont like Dickens.A。 understandableB。 worrying8 / 11C。 disappointingD. interesting62。 Which of the following can best conclude the topic of the passage？A。 Attention span。B。 Classic works.C。 Reading skills。D。 Childrens reading。第二节：阅读下面短文和问题，根据短文内容和每小题后的具体要求,在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下相关信
44、息，完成对该问题的回答。答语要意思清楚，结构正确，书写工整.People from different generations often live and work together. Sometimes theyre happy being together， other timestheyre not. One of the reasons for their unhappiness may be a generation gap. A generation gap is the difference betweentwo or more generations-not the diff
45、erences between their years but the differences between the generations ideas,attitudes， and interests. Of course， people can have differences and still be happy together, but according to the experts，communication between the generations helps everyone get along.Good communication between the gener
46、ations starts in the family。 These days many families are changing theircommunication style。 They are moving from a “oneway style to a “twoway” style of communication。 To show thischange, lets compare two families:The Smith family uses the “oneway” style of communication。Mr。and Mrs。Smith show intere
47、st in their children,but they dont discuss problems of feelings. The parents make all the rules and decisions。They dont ask for theirchildrens opinions。They explain their decisions to their children, but they dont discuss them. The explanation is clear andthe children understand。 The communication g
48、oes one way: from the parents to the children.The Jones family uses the “twoway” style of communication. Mr. and Mrs. Jones show interest in their children andask for their opinions. They discuss problems and express their feelings. The family makes rules and decisions together aftera discussion。 Th
49、e communication goes two ways： from parents to children and from children to parents。Better communication between generations at home means better communication between generations at work and inthe community. When different generations learn about each others ideas， attitudes, and interests， they u
50、nderstand eachother. This understanding makes relationships stronger and makes the generation gap smaller.63。 Where does good communication between the generations begin？ (不多于 3 个单词)64。 If Jacks parentsdiscuss with him where to spend their summer vacation， whatstyle is their communication？（不多于 3 个单词
