71. What is the text mainly about?

A. Continuing drought forces Australians to drink recycled sewage

B. Australians face the choice of life and death

C. Premier Beattie is worried about his people’s health

D. We should avoid drinking recycled water to keep healthy

72. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Nobody disagrees to the idea of drinking recycled purified water

B. Australia's second largest state has become the first state to introduce the policy

C. No other countries but Australia decide to drink recycled water

D. The drought is the worst one in the droughts recorded in Australian history.

73. What can we learn from the last paragraph ?

A. Australians have never like drinking purified waste water

B. Australians should develop more water sources to live through the hard time

C. Australians can’t depend upon rainwater, which is not suitable for drinking .

D. Australian government has no ability to solve the problem of water shortage

74. The underlined phrase “adhered to” in Paragraph 9 probably means_________.

A. disliked    B. gone against    C. supported   D. doubted

75. It can be inferred from what Premier Peter Beattie said that________.

A. he gives orders to drink purified waste water

B. It is painful for him to see his people drink recycled sewage

C. If the decision is made, people won’t survive the drought

D. It’s up to you to either make a life or death decision

第二卷 (共45分)

第四部分：写作(共二节，满分45分)

第一节  阅读表达(共5小题;每小题3分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的字数要求)。

Most people agree that the direct, assertive(过分自信的) American personality is a virtue, but it sometimes surprises foreigners. In many cultures, respect for older people or those in positions of authority keeps others from expressing their true feelings. But in the U.S, children often argue with their parents, students may _____________, and citizens may express opposition to the actions of the government. If the soup has a fly in it or the meat is too tough to chew, the diner can complain to the waiter, if the boss makes a mistake, an employee will politely point it out.

Some straight talk about the American character must include the admission that Americans have their faults. The extremely competitive nature of Americans is probably their worst fault. Of course, competition isn’t always bad. As a matter of fact, it promotes excellence by encouraging individuals and businesses to try to do their best. But the desire to get ahead of others sometimes causes people to do things that are unkind and even dishonest. Also, Americans admire what is practical, fast, efficient, and fresh. Sometimes they fail to understand and appreciate practices that have greater respect for more traditional, leisurely ways of doing things. On the other hand, people from other cultures may dislike the practical, challenging American lifestyle.

Despite culture differences, most foreigners give Americans credit for their virtues. Americans are generally viewed as friendly, adaptable, energetic, and kindhearted. Most newcomers to the U.S. like Americans, and the feeling is usually mutual. Perhaps the greatest American virtue is a deep interest in new ideas and new people. In a nation of immigrants, the foreigner does not remain an outsider for long.

76. What does the passage mainly talks about?( Within 5 words )

_____________________________________________________________________________ 77. Fill in the blank in paragraph 1 with proper words. (Please answer within 5 words)

_______________________________________________________________________________ 78. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

It actually inspires them to make great efforts to do what they can well. 79. Why is the extremely competitive nature considered as one of American faults?

(within 10 words)

_______________________________________________________________________________ 80. Translate the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 into Chinese.

_______________________________________________________________________________ 第二节：写作(满分30分)

仔细观察下面四幅图，请据此以“The Hope Project (希望工程)”为题写一篇120—150词的短文。注意以下要点：

1.讲述西部山区孩子的教育状况。

2.写出论据，说明“希望工程”的重要性。

3.提出相应的建议。

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高 三 英 语 参 考 答 案

1-5BACBC    6-10 BACBA   11-15BCCAB   16-20 ABBCA

21-25 ABDDB   26-30 ABCBA    31-35 BDDDB

36-40 DBADA     41-45 BBBAC    46-50 ACCDA     51-55 CBBCA

56-60 ACBCD   61-65 BBACC   66-70 ADACB   71-75 ADBCB

76. American characters / nature   77. disagree with their teachers

78. As a matter of fact, it promotes excellence by encouraging individuals and businesses to try to do their best.

79. Because it may sometimes urge people to do something bad.

80.有时他们不能理解和欣赏尊重更多的传统和从容做事情方法的做法。

书面表达参考范文：

The Hope Project

Education plays an important part in the modernization of our country. Without improving education, china will not be able to develop fast or can not catch up with the developed countries technologically and economically.

However, in the west mountainous part of China there are still many school-aged children who can not go to school or study in poor conditions. They need badly help from all China. I think money seems to be the biggest problem. As there are thousands of things to be done in the construction of our country, the government could hardly have enough money to help all those poor children in time. So a nation-wide drive(运动) called the “Hope Project” has been launched to help those children.

The “Hope Project” helps the government a lot financially(财政上). It also brings hope to the children who can not go to school only by depending on their parents. Therefore, I hope that more and more people should join in the “Hope Project” to help the poor children. 附听力参考范文

第一节

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。

现在，你有5秒钟的时间阅读第1小题的有关内容。

(Text 1)

W: How is your mother feeling these days?

M: Much better, thanks. She should be coming home in a few days. The operation was a success and the doctor says she’ll recover in no time.

(Text 2)

M: Do you know what’s wrong with Mark? He’s acting very strangely lately.

W: Come on, with his parents coming to visit next week—right after he’s moved into a new apartment—he’s just got a lot on his mind.

(Text 3)

W: It’s been very cold over the past two days.

M: We haven’t seen the worst of it yet. More snow is coming next week with strong winds.

(Text 4)

W: Well, you said you didn’t care very much for you job. Have you every thought of giving it up?

M: Not really. You see I have a lot of friends in the office. I’m part of the family there.

(Text 5)

M: The guests are leaving for New York today on the ten o’clock flight. We need someone to get them to the airport on time.

W: I’d be happy to, but my car is under repair now.

M: In that case, I have to call a taxi.

第一节到此结束。

第二节

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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题;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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

(Text 6)

M: Well, I’ll see you later, Mrs Todd. My wife is waiting for me to take her shopping.

W: I understand. There’s a lot to get done at weekends, especially when you two work and the children are small.

M: That’s right. Jane and I have been talking about visiting you. So when I saw you in the garden, I decided to come over and say hello.

W: I’m glad you did. In fact, I should have called on you first, since you have newly moved here.

M: By the way, do you need anything from the store?

W: No, thanks, but thanks for the offer. And thank you for coming over.

M: It’s been a pleasure.

听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

(Text 7)

W: John, do you realize that Christmas is only a month away? We’ve got to think about Christmas gifts.

M: Yes, and what a lot of relatives we have to think about!

W: Shall we decide what to send them all now?

M: All right. Let’s make a list of names and then decide what to give them all.

W: The children first, I think. What about Anne?

M: She’s getting too grown-up for toys. We can let her choose a book.

W: Very well. Now what about Dick? He thinks about nothing but space travel nowadays.

M: Oh, that makes it easy. Shall we give him one of those space travel suits the toyshop has? You know what I mean: there is a big round plastic thing that goes over the head.

W: That’s an excellent idea. He’ll be quite excited.

M: What about your father?

W: He’s fond of music. Perhaps some records?

体听下面一段对话，回答第12至第14三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

(Text 8)

W: How was travel in the 1960’s different from that of the early 1900’s, Dad?

M: Well, in the 1960’s people rode in cars over wide roads. They flew in planes from Europe to America in a few hours.

W: What about the 1900’s?

M: In the early 1900’s planes were very new. To see one was so unusual that the people of a town stopped what they were doing to watch it fly overhead.

W: But today it is quite different, isn’t it?

M: Yes, today you are able to travel to many places in a few hours because of the development of the plane. You turn on electric lights because someone invented ways to make use of electricity. You are part of history.

W: Is our life also changed by history?

M: That’s right. The history made by people before you were born has changed your life.

W: I see. Thank you, Dad.

听下面一段对话，回答第15至第17三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

(Text 9)

M: Hello, Linda. I haven’t seen you for ages. What are you doing in town?

W: Oh, I’ve just come back from Japan.

M: Oh, you’ve been abroad, haven’t you?

W: Yes, I’ve got a job there. And how about you? The last time we talked, didn’t you tell me you were going to open your own supermarket business?

M: That’s right. I was. But things turned out differently.

W: But you seemed so determined to do that. What happened?

M: Well, it’s very complicated, and I’m sure you don’t want to know all the details. Anyway I decided that opening my own business just wasn’t for me. So I decided to stay at my old job instead.

W: So you are still working in that shop.

M: Yes. Well, a lot sure has happened since we last saw each other.

W: I’ll say! You know, we should try to stay in touch.

M: Let’s have lunch together sometime soon.

W: Good idea.

听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

(Text 10)

W: Attention, please? On Saturday evening there is a talk by a well-known American writer, Sara Jones. You may have read her latest novel. It’s in all the bookshops at the moment. Well, she is giving a talk at 8 p.m. on Saturday evening in the library. That’s the building next to Allen Hall, the English Department Building. Miss Jones has just returned from Africa and will talk about all her experiences there. She traveled through three different countries and met lots of interesting people. Now I’d like to remind you that the talk is for everyone, not just for the fourth-year students. I’m sure the talk will be very interesting and hope you all have a great time.

第二节到此结束。

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