64. What does the author mainly want to show in the passage?

A. The casual life styles of Melbourne.

B. The various social activities in Melbourne.

C. The competitive advantages of Melbourne.

D. The convenient transportation in Melbourne.

65. From the underlined sentence, we can infer the athletes _____.

A. have minimum social activities

B. take no interest in the beauty of the city

C. are forbidden to live in the busy city centre

D. are unwilling to celebrate the victory publicly

66. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

CP: Central Point  P: Point  Sp: Sub-point (次要点)  C: Conclusion

D

Across countryside, non-food crops are growing alongside wheat. Some are used in new alternatives to plastics and other materials, but others will simply be burned.

Burning crops is becoming more popular because it is good for the planet. Doing so is also cheaper than burning fossil fuels. As more land is devoted to non-food crop production, the economics of crops for fuel are likely to become even more favorable.

Humans have been burning such biomass—organic materials from plants or animals—since they discovered fire. But that burning fossil fuels could have catastrophic consequences has brought biomass back into fashion.

Even allowing for emissions(排放) of carbon dioxide from fuel used in planting, harvesting, processing and transporting biomass fuel, replacing fossil fuel with biomass can typically reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 90 per cent.

Power stations around the world are experimenting with forms of biomass to add to their coal or oil, with encouraging results. Indeed, power companies could profit by turning to biomass, especially when the subsidies(补助) many governments offer for using renewable energy are taken into account.

Farmers can benefit from growing biomass. In Europe, the reduction of subsidies for certain crops is exposing farmers to market forces. Instead of being paid for whatever they produce, farmers must seek a clear demand for their product. Many believe that the demand for alternatives to fossil fuels could be just such a driver.

But while biomass offers a variety of potential alternatives, the world’s infrastructure(基础设施) has developed around burning fossil fuels to such a stage that switching to biomass involves a change in conception that many companies have not accepted.

Also, there are problems with using biomass. Although most coal-fired power stations could take a small amount of their fuel from biomass without significant adjustment, few are built to run on biomass alone. Burning some forms of biomass also causes environmental problems. Oils and waste can be smelly, while wood produces smoke unless burned properly.

The supply chains for fossil fuels are set up well, but those for biomass are just the beginning. Sources of supply for biomass rely on farm production and can therefore be less reliable. They are necessarily limited and it wouldn’t make sense to turn a very large amount of valuable agricultural land away from food crops. But as the world adjusts to the need to control greenhouse gas emissions, these problems may receive more attention.

67. What do we know about biomass?

A. It is a useful way of burning crops.

B. It is a new alternative to be used widely.

C. It is plant and animal matter used to provide power.

D. It is a popular approach to fighting against pollution.

68. What are the advantages of using biomass?

a. It gives off less greenhouse gases.

b. It helps farmers receive subsidies for what they produce.

c. It has met the clear demand for energy.

d. It has brought subsidies for some power companies.

e. It is cheaper than burning fossil fuels.

A. a, b, c   B. b, c, d    C. c, d, e   D. d, e, a

69. For coal-fired power stations, ¬¬_____.

A. more effective ways to use biomass have been tried

B. using renewable energy has become their daily task

C. burning biomass alone would require considerable changes

D. setting up dependable supply channels needs governments’ support

70. What is the author’s attitude towards biomass fuels?

A. Objective.  B. Sceptical.   C. Disapproving.  D. Defensive.

第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，共10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

I know just how you feel

Do you feel sad? Happy? Angry? You may think that the way you show these emotions is unique. Well, think again. Even the expression of the most personal feelings can be classified, according to Mind Reading, a DVD exhibiting every possible human emotion.   71

In the mid1800s, Darwin divided the emotions into six types—anger, fear, sadness, disgust, surprise and enjoyment. More complex expressions of emotion were probably learned and therefore more specific to each culture. But now it is believed that many more facial expressions are shared worldwide.   72   The Mind Reading DVD is a systematic visual record of these expressions.

The project was designed by a Cambridge professor. His research team first had to define an “emotion”.   73   Using this definition, 412 emotion terms were identified and discussed, from “afraid” to “wanting”.

Then each expression is acted out by six different actors. “It was really clear when the actors had got it right,” says Cathy Collis, who directed the DVD. “Although they were given some direction, the actors were not told which facial muscles they should move.   74   ”

Someone who has tried to set such rules is the American, Professor Paul Ekman, who built database of how the face moves for every emotion. The face can make 43 distinct muscle movements. Ekman has also found that it may not be possible for people to reproduce them artificially. The most difficult expression to reproduce is the smile. It isn’t only about stretching the lips, but tightening the tiny muscles around the eye.   75   If we learnt to recognize whether someone was using their eye muscle when they smiled, we would be able to distinguish true enjoyment from false.

A. It shows 412 distinct ways we feel.

B. These can be combined into more than 10,000 facial shapes.

C. These particular muscles are difficult to control, and few people can do it.

D. They decided that it was a mental state that could be introduced by “I feel” or “he

looks ” or “she sounds”.

E. He said the expression of these feelings was universal and recognizable by anyone,

from any culture.

F. It is as if they are programmed into the brains of “normal humans” wherever they

are and whatever their races.

G. We thought of trying to describe each emotion, but it would have been almost

impossible to make clear rules for this.

第四部分：书面表达(共两节，35分)

第一节 情景作文(20分)

假设你是红星中学高三(1)班的学生李华，校报英文版正在开展以“汉语走向世界”为主题的故事征集活动。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，将你在上个月为加拿大的表弟Jack邮寄汉语教材的事情记述下来，向校报投稿。

注意：开头已给出。

词数不少于60。

In recent years, learning Chinese has become popular among people around the world. Last month, ___________________________________________________

________________________________________________

(请务必将情景作文写在答题卡指定区域内)

第二节 开放作文(15分)

请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。

You are discussing the following picture with your English friend Jim. Now you are telling him how you understand the picture and what makes you think so.

(请务必将开放作文写在答题卡指定区域内)

东城区2012—2013学年度第二学期高三统一练习(一)

英语试卷                   2013.4

第一部分：听力理解(共三节，30分)

第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，共7.5分)

1.A     2.C    3.C    4.A    5.C

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分)

6.A     7.B    8.A    9.B   10.B

11.C    12.B   13.C   14.A    15.B

第三节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，共7.5分)

每小题1.5分。如出现拼写错误不计分;出现大小写、单复数错误扣0.5分;如每小题超过一个词不计分。

16. Wilson / WILSON   17. 1275   18. credit  19. counter

20. given / provided/ remembered

第二部分：知识运用(共两节，45分)

第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，共15分)

21.B    22.A   23.B    24.D   25.A

26.C    27.C    28.C    29.A    30.A

31.D    32.B    33.B    34.D    35.D

第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，共30分)

36.D    37.C   38.C   39.B    40.D

41.A    42.A   43.B    44.C   45.A

46.D    47.B    48.D    49.C    50.B

51.A    52.C    53.D   54.A    55.B

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)

56.C    57.D    58.B   59.B    60.B

61.A    62.B   63.A   64.C    65.A

66.D    67.C    68.D    69.C    70.A

第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，共10分)

71.A    72.F    73.D    74.G    75.C

第四部分：书面表达(共两节，35分)

第一节 情景作文(20分)

一、评分原则：

1.本题总分为20分，按5个档次给分。

2.评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言质量初步确定其档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡  量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。

3.评分时应考虑：内容要点的完整性、上下文的连贯、词汇和句式的多样性及语言的准确性。

4.拼写、标点符号或书写影响内容表达时，应视其影响程度予以考虑。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。

5.词数少于60，从总分中减去1分。

二、内容要点：

1. 收到邮件   2. 书店买书     3. 邮局寄书    4. 表弟收书

三、各档次的给分范围和要求：

第一档 完全完成了试题规定的任务。

•覆盖了所有内容要点;

•运用了多样的句式和丰富的词汇;

•语法或用词方面有个别错误，但为尽可能表达丰富的内容所致;体现了较强的语言运用能力;

•有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，所写内容连贯、结构紧凑。

完全达到了预期的写作目的。

18分-20分

第二档 完全完成了试题规定的任务。

•覆盖了所有内容要点;

•运用的句式和词汇能满足任务要求;

•语法和用词基本准确，少许错误主要为尽可能表达丰富的内容所致;

•使用了简单的语句间连接成分，所写内容连贯。

达到了预期的写作目的。

15分-17分

第三档 基本完成了试题规定的任务。

•覆盖了内容要点;

•运用的句式和词汇基本满足任务要求;

•语法和用词方面有一些错误，但不影响理解。

基本达到了预期的写作目的。

12分-14分

第四档 未恰当完成试题规定的任务。

•漏掉或未描述清楚主要内容;

•所用句式和词汇有限;

•语法或用词方面的错误影响了对所写内容的理解。

未能清楚地传达信息。

6分-11分

第五档 未完成试题规定的任务。

•明显遗漏主要内容;

•句式单调、词汇贫乏;

•语法或用词方面错误较多，严重影响了对所写内容的理解。

1分-5分

0分 未能传达任何信息;所写内容与要求无关。

四、One possible version

In recent years, learning Chinese has become popular among people around the world. Last month, I received an email from my cousin Jack in Canada. He said he was enthusiastic about Chinese, and asked me to find him some books intended for Chinese beginners. I was very pleased to do such a favor. So I went from one bookstore to another, hoping to find something suitable for him. Finally I selected a set of Chinese textbooks among a variety of similar ones. Then I went to a post office to have them delivered by air without delay. Several days later, I received Jack’s email, saying that he really appreciated the books I had sent. I’m very glad that Jack is beginning to learn Chinese just like many other foreigners abroad, although I know it may be an enjoyable challenge for him.  125

第二节 开放作文(15分)

一、评分原则：

1.本题总分为15分，按4个档次给分。

2.评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言质量初步确定其档次，然后以该档次的

要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。

3.评分时应考虑：文章是否扣题，结构是否完整，内容是否充实、健康，思

维是否活跃，逻辑是否清晰，语言是否规范，交际是否得体。

4.拼写、标点符号或书写影响内容表达时，应视其影响程度予以考虑。英、

美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。

5.词数少于50，从总分中减去1分。