普通高等學校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試(福建卷)

英語

本試卷分為四個部分，共12頁。時量120分鐘。滿分150分

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)

回答聽力部分時，請先將答案標在試卷上。聽力部分結(jié)束前，你將有兩分鐘的時間將你的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到客觀題答題卡上。

第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后;你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡l9.15.B.￡9.15.C.￡9.18.

答案是C。

1.Whattimeisitnow?

A.9:10.B.9:50.C.10:00.

2.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheweather?

A.It'snice.B.It'swarm.C.It'scold.

3.Whatwillthemando?

A.Attendameeting.B.Givealecture.C.Leavehisoffice.

4.Whatisthewoman'sopinionaboutthecourse?

A.Toohard.B.Worthtaking.C.Veryeasy.

5.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

A.Speaklouder.B.Apologizetoher.C.Turnofftheradio.

第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.HowlongdidMichaelstayinChina?

A.Fivedays.B.Oneweek.C.Twoweeks.

7.WheredidMichaelgolastyear?

A.Russia.B.Norway.C.India.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.WhatfooddoesSallylike?

A.ChickenB.FishC.Eggs

9.Whatairthespeakersgoingtodo?

A.Cookdinner.B.Goshopping.C.Orderdishes.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inahospital.B.Intheoffice.C.Athome.

11.Whenisthereportdue?

A.Thursday.B.Friday.C.NextMonday.

12.WhatdoesGeorgesuggestStephaniedowiththereport?

A.Improveit.B.Handitinlater.C.Leaveitwithhim.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Salespersonandcustomer.B.Homeownerandcleaner.C.Husbandandwife.

14.WhatkindofdepartmentdothespeakersPfer?

A.Onewithtwobedrooms.B.OnewithoutfurnitureC.Onenearamarket.

15.Howmuchrentshouldonepayfortheone-bedroomapartment?

A.$350.B.$400.C.$415.

16.Whereistheapartmentthespeakerswouldliketosee?

A.OnLakeStreet.B.OnMarketStreet.C.OnSouthStreet,

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatpercentageoftheworld'steaexportsgotoBritain?

A.Almost15%.B.About30%.C.Over40%.

18.Whydoteatasterstasteteawithmilk?

A.MostBritishpeopledrinkteathatway.

B.Teatastesmuchbetterwithmilk.

C.Teawithmilkishealthy.

19.Whosuggestsapriceforeachtea?

A.Teatasters.B.Teaexporters.C.Teacompanies.

20.Whatisthespeakertalkingabout?

A.Thelifeofteatasters.B.AfternoonteainBritain.C.TheLondonTeaTradeCentre.

第二部分英語知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)

第一節(jié)單項填空(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

例:Itisgenerallyconsideredunwisetogiveachild______heorshewants.

A.howeverB.whateverC.whicheverD.whenever

答案是B

21.Theresearchgroupproducedtworeportsbasedonthesurvey,butcontainedanyusefulsuggestions.

A.allB.noneC.eitherD.neither

22.Acommonmemorytheyallhavetheirschooldaysistheschooluniform.

A.ofB.onC.toD.with

23.ItwasofMichaeltoinformusofhisdelayincasewegotworried.

A.carelessB.considerateC.patientD.generous

24.Thefailurewasabigtohim,buthewasn'tdiscouragedandsoongotasenthusiasticasever.

A.blowB.issueC.excuseD.factor

25.Itissaidthatbodylanguage55percentofafirstimPssionw-hilewhatyousayjust7percent.

A.liesinB.accountsforC.consistsofD.goeswith

26.Tomydelight,Ifromhundredsofapplicantstoattendtheopeningceremony.

A.wraschosenB.wasbeingchosenC.wouldchooseD.hadchosen

27.?Sorry,Mum!Ifailedthejobinterviewagain.

?Oh,it'stoobad.YouhavemadefullPparations.

A.mustB.canC.wouldD.should

28.moreaboutChineseculture,JackhasdecidedtotakeChinesefolkmusicasanelectivecourse.

A.LearnB.LearnedC.TolearnD.Tobelearning

29.?1wonderMaryhaskeptherfigureafteralltheseyears.

?Byworkingouteveryday.

A.whereB.howC.whyD.if

30.?WhereisPeter?Ican'tfindhimanywhere.

?Hewenttothelibraryafterbreakfastandhisessaythereeversince.

A.wroteB.hadwrittenC.hasbeenwritingD.iswriting

31.thestudentscamefromdifferentcountries,theygotalongquitewellinthesummercamp.

A.WhileB.UnlessC.SinceD.Until

32.Humanlifeisregardedaspartofnatureand,assuch,theonlywayforustosurviveistolive　____nature.

A.inviewofB.inneedofC.intouchwith　D.inharmonywith

33.InrecentyearsanEnglishword"infosphere"hasappeared,_______thesenseof“information”and"atmosphere".

A.combineB.combinedC.combingD.beingcombined

34.ChinaTodayattractsaworldwidereadership,_______showsthatmoreandmorepeopleallovertheworldwanttolearnaboutChina.

A.whoB.whomC.thatD.which

35.?Hi,DrBrown!I'malittleearly.ShouldIwaitoutside?

?No..

A.That'srightB.MypleasureC.ComeoninD.Takeiteasy

第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分)

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Oneoftheeasiestthingsintheworldistobecomeafault-finder.However,lifecanbe36whenyouarenotbusyfindingfaultwithit.

SeveralyearsagoI37aletterfromseventeen-year-oldKerry,whodescribedherselfasaworld-classfault-finder,almostalways38bythings.Peoplewerealwaysdoingthingsthatannoyedher,and39wasevergoodenough.Shewashighlyself-criticalandalsofoundfaultwithherfriends.Shebecameareally40person.

Unfortunately,ittookahorribleaccidenttochangeher41Herbestfriendwasseriouslyhurtinacarcrash.Whatmadeitalmost42todealwithwasthatthedaybeforethe43,Kerryhadvisitedherfriendandhadspentthewholetimecriticizingher44ofboyfriends,thewayshewrasliving,thewaysherelatedtohermother,andvariousotherthingsshefeltsheneededto45Itwasn'tuntilherfriendwasbadlyhurtthatKerrybecame46herhabitoffindingfault.Veryquickly,shelearnedtoapPciateliferatherthanto47everythingsoharshly(刻薄).Shewasabletotransferhernewwisdomtootherpartsofher48aswell.

Perhapsmostofusaren'tasextremeatfault-finding,49whenwe'rehonest,wecanbesharply50oftheworld.I'mnotsuggestingyou51problems,orthatyouPtendthingsare52thantheyare,butsimplythatyoulearntoallowthingstobeastheyare?53mostofthetime,andespeciallywhenit'snotareallybig54.

Trainyourselfto"biteyourtongue",andwithalittle55,you'llgetreallygoodatlettingthingsgo.Andwhenyoudo,you'llgetbackyourenthusiasmandloveforlife.

第三部分閱讀理解(共20小題;每小題2分，滿分40分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項，并在答

題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

Foodfestivalsaroundtheworld

StiltonCheeseRolling

MayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludechecscrollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheircompetitors'lane.CompetitionisfierceandthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfourkilos(disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones).Allthe

competitorsarcservedwithbeerorportwine,thetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.

FieryFoodsFestival?TheHottestFestivalonEarth

Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.TheycomefromasfarawayasAustralia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareacommonaddiction?foodthatisnotjustspicy,buthotenoughtomakeyourmouthburn,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryEoodandBBQFestivalwhichisheldoveraperiodofthreeclayseveryMarch.Youmightliketotryachocolate-coveredhabaneropepper?officiallythehottestpepperintheworld?oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butonething'sforsure?ifyoudon'tlikethefeelingofaburningtongue,thisfestivalisn'tforyou!

LaTomatina?TheWorld'sBiggestFoodFight

OnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust,theSpanishtownofBunolhostsEaTomatina?theworld'slargestfoodfight.Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek'sevents.Theearlymorningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoes?officialfight-startersgetthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesatthe

crowd.

Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhour,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmoves,runs,orfightsback.Theneveryoneheadsdowntotherivertomakefriendsagain?andforamuch-neededwash!

56.IntheStiltoncheeserollingcompetition,competitorsoneachteammust.

A.wearvariousformalclothes

B.rollawoodencheeseintheirownlane

C.kickorthrowtheircheese

D.usearealcheeseweighingaboutfourkilos

57.WhereistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalheld?

A.InNewMexico.B.IntheCaribbean.C.InAustralia.D.InChina.

58.ThecelebrationofLaTomatinalasts.

A.threedaysB.sevendaysC.lessthanthreedaysD.morethansevendays

59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThechiefprizefortheStiltoncheeserollingcompetitionisbeerorportwine.

B.Morethan10,000ChinesetakepailintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.

C.ThousandsofspicyfoodsareonshowintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.

D.AnexcitingtomatobattletakesplaceatthebeginningofLaTomatina.

B

Papa,asasonofadirt-poorfarmer,leftschoolearlyandwenttoworkinafactory,foreducationwasfortherichthen.So,theworldbecamehisschool.Withgreatinterest,hereadeverythinghecouldlayhishandson,listenedtothetowneldersandlearnedabouttheworldbeyondhistinyhometown."There'ssomuchtolearn,"he'dsay."Thoughwe'rebornstupid,onlythestupidremainthatway."Hewasdeterminedthatnoneofhischildrenwouldbedenied(fll^fe)aneducation.

Thus,PapainsistedthatwrelearnatleastonenewTthingeachday.Though,aschildren,wethoughtthiswascrazy,itwrouldneverhaveoccurredtoustodenyPapaarequest.Anddinnertimeseemedperfectforsharingwrhatwehadlearned.Wewouldtalkaboutthenewsoftheday;nomatterhowinsignificant,itwasnevertakenlightly.Papawouldlistencarefullyandwasreadywithsomecomment,alwaystothepoint.

Thencamethemoment?thetimetosharetheday'snewlearning.

Papa,attheheadofthetable,wouldpushbackhischairandpouraglassofredwine,readytolisten.

"Felice,"he'dsay,"tellmewrhatyoulearnedtoday."

"IlearnedthatthepopulationofNepalis...."

Silence.

Papawasthinkingaboutwhatwassaid,asifthesalvationoftheworldwoulddependuponit."ThepopulationofNepal.Hmm.Well...."he'dsay."Getthemap;let'sseewrhereNepalis."AndthewTholefamily

wentonasearchforNepal.

Thissameexperiencewasrepeateduntileachfamilymemberhadaturn.Dinnerendedonlyafterwehadaclearunderstandingofatleasthalfadozensuchfacts.

Aschildren,wethoughtverylittleabouttheseeducationalwonders.Ourfamily,however,wasgrowingtogether,sharingexperiencesandparticipatinginoneanother'seducation.Andbylookingatus,listeningtous,respectingourinput,affirmingourvalue,givingusasenseofdignity,Papawasunquestionablyourmostinfluentialteacher.

Laterduringmytrainingasafutureteacher/1studiedwithsomeofthemostfamouseducators.TheywereimpartingwhatPapahadknownallalong?thevalueofcontinuallearning.Histechniquehasservedmewellallmylife.Notasingledayhasbeenwasted,thoughIcannevertellwhenknowingthepopulationofNepalmightproveuseful.

60.Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Theauthor'sfatherwasborninaworker'sfamily.

B.Thosebornstupidcouldnotchangetheirlife.

C.Thetownelderswantedtolearnabouttheworld.

D.Thepoorcouldhardlyaffordschooleducation.

61.Theunderlinedword"it"inthesecondparagraphrefersto"

A.onenewthingB.arequestC.thenewsD.somecomment

62.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheauthor.

A.enjoyedtalkingaboutnews

B.knewverywellaboutNepal

C.feltregretaboutthosewasteddays

D.apPciatedhisfather'seducationaltechnique

63.Whatisthegreatestvalueof"dinnertime"totheauthor?

A.Continuallearning.B.Showingtalents.

C.Familyget-together.D.WinningPapa'sapproval.

64.Theauthor'sfathercanbebestdescribedas.

A.aneducatorexpertattrainingfutureteachers

B.aparentinsistentonhischildren'seducation

C.aparticipantwillingtosharehisknowledge

D.ateacherstrictabouteverythinghisstudentsdid

C

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D

Lifecanbesowonderful,fullofadventureandjoy.Itcanalsobefullofchallenges,setbacksandheartbreaks.Whateverourcircumstances,wegenerallystillhavedreams,hopesanddesires?thatlittlesomethingmorewewantforourselvesandourlovedones.Yetknowingwecanhavemorecanalsocreateaproblem,becausewhenwegotochangethewaywedothings,upcometheoldpatternsandpitfallsthatstoppedusfromseekingwhatwewantedinthefirstplace.

Thistensionbetweenwhatwefeelwecanhaveand"whatwre'reseeminglyabletohaveisthenigglingsuffering,theanxietywefeel.Thisiswhereweusuallythinkit'seasiertojustgiveup.Butwe'renevermeanttoletgoofthepartofusthatknowswecanhavemore.Theintelligencebehindthatknowingisus?therealus.It'sthepartthatbelievesinlifeanditspossibilities.Ifyoudropthat,youbegintofeelalittle"dead"insidebecauseyou'redropping"you".

So,ifwehavethiscapabilitybutsomehowlifeseemstokeepusstuck,howdowebreakthesepatterns?

Decideonanewcourseandmakeonedecisionatatime.Thisisgoodadviceforanewadventureorjustgettingthroughtoday'schallenges.

While,deepdown,weknowwecandoit,ourmind?orthemindsofthoseclosetous?usuallysayswecan't.

Thatisn'tareasontostop,it'sjustthemind,thatlittlemanorwomanonyourshoulder,tryingtotalkyououtofsomethingagain.Ithasdoneitmanytimesbefore.It'sallaboutstartingsimpleanddoingitnow.

Decideandactbeforeoverthinking.Whenyoudothisyoumayfeelalittle,orlarge,releasefromthejailofyourmindandyou'llbeonyourway.

68.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthatweshould.

A.slowdownandliveasimplelife

B.becarefulwhenwechoosetochange

C.sticktoourdreamsunderanycircumstances

D.becontentwithwhatwealreadyhave

69.Whatisthekeytobreakingtheoldpatterns?

A.Tofocusoneverydetail.B.Todecideandtakeimmediateaction.

C.Tolistentothoseclosetous.D.Tothinktwicebeforeweact.

70.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraph?

A.Escapefromyourpunishment.B.Realizationofyourdreams.

C.Freedomfromyourtension.D.Reductionofyourexpectations.

71.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?

A.It'seasierthanwethinktogetwhatwewant.

B.It'simportanttolearntoacceptsufferingsinlife.

C.It'simpracticaltochangeourwayofthinking.

D.It'sharderthanweexpecttofollowanewcourse.

E

Groupexerciseisoneofthemosteffectivewaystoimprovephysicalfitnessandsustainahealthylifestyle.

Groupexerciseischallenging,yetfunandempowering!Ofcourseeveryoneknowsthatexerciseisgoodforthebody.

However,studieshaveshownthatwhenexerciseisperformedingroups,it'snotonlygreatforimprovingphysicalhealthbutforpsychologicalhealth.It'sanopportunitytobesocial,releaseendorphins,andimproveyourstrength.Additionally,groupexercisecreatesacommunityfeelandthesharedcommongoalmotivatesparticipantstoworkhard.Theinstrumentalsupportoftakingonafitnessjourneywithothersprovesmoreeffectivethangoingtothegymalone.

Anotherbeneficialaspectofgroupexerciseistheinformationalsupportparticipantsreceivefromtheinstructor.

Manypeoplefearthegymbecausetheyfeellostanddon'twanttoembarrassthemselves.Ifyoufeelyoucanrelate,thengrouptrainingisanevenbetteroptionforyou.It'sagreatopportunitytolearnmoreaboutfitnessthroughtheclearinstructionandsupervision(Hu^)ofafitnessinstructor.Ifyou'retiredofwanderingaroundthegymwastingtimeandbecomingbored,!youcanattendanupbeatgroupfitnessclassthat'llkeepyourworkoutontrack.Don'tlet

fitnessfrightenyou!

Ifyou'reseriousaboutwantingtoliveahealthylifestyle,it'sextremelyimportanttosurroundyourselfwithpeoplewho'llprovideyouwiththeproperemotionalsupport.Iwouldn'tscoldanyonefordecidingtopartyonweekendsandinturnIwouldn'texpectanyonetogiveoffencetomeforfocusingonmyhealth.Surroundyourselfwithpeoplewhouplift,encourageandunderstandyou!Makefitnessevenmorefunbytryingsomethingneworanygroupfitnessclass,withafriend.Plantogoforajogtogether.Thentryafunhealthyrestaurantorfreshjuicebar!Fitnesscanbebothfunandsocial!

Surroundingyourselfwithpeoplewho'llprovideyouwithrespectsupportcanbeverybeneficialwhileworkingtowardsreachinghealthandfitnessgoals.First,decidetodoitforyourselfandworktowardsstayingpositive.Thenmakesurethepeopleyousurroundyourselfwitharesupportive.Don'tletnegativityruinyourmotivation.

72.Thefirstparagraphfocuseson.

A.thegreatestchallengeofgroupexercise

B.themosteffectivewaytoimprovephysicalfitness

C.thecontributionofgroupexercisetopsychologicalhealth

D.thesharedcommongoalinperformingexerciseingroups

73.Theunderlinedword"upbeat"inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans"

A.cheerfulB.averageC.seriousD.temporal*)'

74.Whenitcomestoemotionalsupport,theauthorthinksitnecessary.

A.tosustainacolorfullifestyle

B.topartyonweekendswithpositivepeople

C.totryafunhealthyrestaurantregularly

D.tosurroundyourselfwithsupportivepeople

75.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SeekingSupportB.SupportingHealth

C.ImprovingYourStrengthD.BuildingUpFitness

第Ⅱ卷

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)

第一節(jié)短文填詞(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)

Sometimeswehavedisagreementswithpeople.Whenthis(76)h,theimportantthingistotrynottoletacalmdiscussionturnintoaheatedargument.Here(77)mytipsforyou.

The(78)fthingIwouldsayisthatthewayyoubegintheconversationisveryimportant.

Imagineyouareastudentandyoushareaflat(79)anotherstudentwhoyouthinkisn'tdoinghershareofthehousework.Ifyousay,"Look,youneverdoyourshareofthehousework.(80)areyougoingtodoaboutit?",thediscussionwillverysoonturnintoanargument.It'smuchmore(81)______(有幫助)tosaysomethinglike,"Ithinkwehad(82)b_____haveanotherlookabouthowwepideupthehousework.Maybethereisabetterwayofdealingwithit."

Mysecondpieceof(83)aissimple.Ifyou'rethepersonwhoisinthewrong,justadmitit!Thisistheeasiestandbestwaytoavoidanargument.Justmakean(84)(道歉)，andmoveon.Theotherpersonwillhavemorerespectforyou(85)thefutureifyoudothat.

第二節(jié)書面表達(滿分25分)

請閱讀下面圖畫，按要求用英語寫一篇詞數(shù)為120左右的短文。

內(nèi)容包括：

1.描述畫面;

2.概述其含義;

3.談?wù)剛�人感想。

鑿壁偷光

注意：

1.短文開頭已給出,不計入總詞數(shù);

2.可以適當增加細節(jié),以使行文連貫;

3.短文中不能出現(xiàn)與本人相關(guān)的信息;

參考詞匯：鑿，鉆：bore

Inthepicture,

范文：Inthepicture,wecanseeaboyinwornclothes,sittingatashabbywoodentablewithapileofbooksonit.Aweakrayoflightcameinthroughasmallholeinthewallandhewasabsorbedinhisreading.

Thisisawell-knownstoryfromanancientChineseidiom.Theboy,beingpoor,ccfflldn'taffordevenacandle,soheboredaholeinthewallto"steal"lightfromhisneighbor'shousetoreadatnight.Themoralofthestoryis:sparenoefforttoacquireknowledgeandnevergetdiscouragedeasilynomatterhowdifficultthesituationmaybe.

Ofcourse,thingsaretotallydifferenttoday.Itisnotthestoryitselfbutwhatisreflectedinthestorythatcounts.Hardworkpaysoff.WeshouldtakepainstoimproveourselvesthroughlearningandgetPparedforthefuture.