Many roads and places in Singapore are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countries ---- in both the West and the East.

Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus ---- obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.

Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example, “Base Basah” means “wet rice” in Malay(马来语). Now why would anyone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road”? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.

A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is “Circular Road” for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like “Paya Lebar Crescent”. This road is called a crescent(月牙) because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.

61. We learn from Paragraph 1 that _____.

A. the government is usually the first to name a place

B. many places tend to have more than one name

C. a ceremony will be held when a place is named

D. people prefer the place names given by the government

62. What does the underlined phrase “die hard” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Change suddenly.

B. Change significantly.

C. Disappear mysteriously.

D. Disappear very slowly.

63. Which of the following places is named after a person?

A. Raffles Place.

B. Selector Airbase.

C. Piccadilly Circus.

D. Paya Lebar Crescent.

64. Bras Basah Road is named _______.

A. after a person

B. after a place

C. after an activity

D. by its shape

65. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Some place names in Singapore are the same as in Britain.

B. Some places in Singapore are named for military (军事的) purposes.

C. The way Singaporeans name their places is unique.

D. Young Singaporeans have forgotten the pioneers.

C

There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.

People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend (hurt) many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing(批评) and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation(模仿). It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.

Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others; nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrongdoings. These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact(接触) with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.

66. People who are unhappy _______.

A. always consider things differently from others

B. usually are affected by the results of certain things

C. usually misunderstand what others think or say

D. always discover the unpleasant side of certain things

67. The phrase “sour the pleasure of society” most nearly means “_______”.

A. have a good taste with social life B. make others unhappy

C. tend to please others openly D. enjoy the pleasure of life

68. We can conclude from the passage that _______.

A. we should pity all such unhappy people

B. such unhappy people are dangerous to social life

C. people can get rid of the habit of unhappiness

D. unhappy people can not understand happy persons

69. If such unhappy persons insist on keeping the habit, the author suggests that people should _______.

A. prevent any communication with them

B. show no respect and politeness to them

C. persuade them to recognize the bad effects

D. quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes

70. In this passage, the writer mainly _______.

A. describes two types of people

B. laughs at the unhappy people

C. suggests the unhappy people get rid of the habits of unhappiness

D. tells people how to be happy in life

第二节：信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

下面是有关专家的详细信息，请阅读下列相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

71.Mr. Chen Fang, executive manager of the sales Department of Tianhua Trading Company, one of the leading companies in Shanghai, will give us a presentation this afternoon. Sales of the products have grown astonishingly since Mr. Chen took charge of the department in July, 1992. The products are exported to many countries and regions of the world. Mr. Chen has been credited with miraculous powers.

72.Local employers in the city send Linda Smith a list of job openings at their companies. Her task is to interview unemployed persons, find out their backgrounds, job skill and future plans. Then she searches through her list of openings to find a job that is suitable for the applicant. If the employer hires the applicant, he/ she pays her agency a fee.

73.Professor George Smith, a distinguished economist from Britain, will give us a speech this afternoon. He is one of the specialists in the economical growth of Britain, professor of Oxford University, Ph. D from London School of Economics.

74.Mr. Frederick Row of the United Nations will give all the students a lecture tonight. Mr. Frederick Row is an expert on the problem of overpopulation, six years’ working experience in Africa and India, author of the book We’re Killing Ourselves, master’s degree from Harvard, Ph. D. from Yale.

75.Adrienne Rich is going to give us a lecture. She is the author of nearly twenty volumes of poetry, including. The School Among the Ruins: Poems 2000 – 2004 (W. W. Norton & Co. 2004), which won the Book Critics Circle Award. She is also the author of several books of nonfiction prose. Rich has received the Bollingen Prize, the Lannan Lifetime Achievement Award, the Academy of American Poets fellowship, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, the National Book Award, and the MacArthur Fellowship; she is also a former Academy Chancellor. In 1997 Adrienne Rich was awarded the Academy’s Wallace Stevens Award for outstanding and proved mastery in the art of poetry.

请阅读下面相关专家所从事职业或所作讲座的相关信息，然后完成信息匹配：

A.He or She will give us a speech titled “Prospects of British Economy”.

B.The professor will talk about this topic “The Bible, Slavery”, and the “Irrepressible Conflict”.

C.He or she is a job placement specialist for the Professional Employment Agency.

D.That expert will present us “Global Management in the 1990s”.

E.This specialist will give us a lecture titled “Poetry Reading and Discussion”.

F.The Dr. will give us a speech titled “The Problem of Over – population in Developing Countries”.

第四部分：基础知识 (共两节，满分20分)

第一节： 单词拼写(根据句意、首字母或中文提示用正确形式写出下列单词，每空一词。提示：必须用必修五、选修六所学新单词。每题1分, 满分10分。)

1.His report was c__________(不断地) interrupted by applause.

2. Can you telephone me at your c_________ to arrange a meeting?

3. Destruction of the environment is one of the most serious ____________(挑战) we face.

4. Her father didn’t a_____________ of her marriage to him, which made her very sad.

5. The teacher and his students are d_________ (高兴的)with the result of the experiment.

6. After some repeated a________, they finally succeeded in winning the competition.

7. Is now an a_________(适当的)time to call on Professor Simpson? ?

8. The washing machine is fully __________. (自动的)

10. He was a_____________ as captain of the English team.

第二节： 选择词组填空。(根据句意选择词组并用其适当形式填空，每题1分, 满分10 分。)

draw a conclusion expose…to lose sight of run out of be addicted to

on the whole divide…into ahead of a number of break away from

in the fresh glance through make one’s way

1. Don’t _________ yourself________ strong sunlight; it will harm your skin.

2. Wang Ping ran very fast and soon I ________ him.

3. Mum _________ the apple _________ four parts, so everyone got his share.

4. He looks much shorter_____ than on television.

5. He is always ________________ money before payday.

6. I finished the work several days __________ the deadline.

7. Never try drugs, otherwise you will ____________ them.

8. I think, _____________, the article is well written except for a few unfit sentences.

9. He _____________ the list and chose one immediately.

10. __________ middle school students signed up for the English Summer Camp.

第五部分：基础写作 (15分)

[写作内容]

最近，你班举行了一个“What will the future be like?”的专题讨论会，请你写一篇短文来反映讨论结果。

有人说 未来科学更发达，交通更方便，人的寿命更长，生活水平更高。

有人说 未来自然资源更少，可耕地(farmland)锐减，环境污染更严重，交通事故更多。

你的看法 应着重保护自然资源，减少环境污染。

[写作要求]

只能使用5-8个句子表达全部的内容;

将5-8个句子组织成连贯的短文;

可适当增加情节，使表达连贯。

[评分标准]

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

2010-2011学年度第二学期初高二级英语六校联考(2011.2)

参考答案及评分标准

第一部分： 听力(共两节，满分15分)

第一节：听力理解 (共9小题;每小题1分，满分9分)

1C 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.B.

第二节 听取信息

10. 30th July (July 0.5分，July 13th 0.5分)

11. victory

12.crowded (crowd 0.5 分)

13. (a bit) dark (写出dark 1分)

14.cheap 15. (different) themes (写出themes 1分，theme 0.5分)

第二部分：语言知识及应用(共三节，满分60分)

第一节：单项选择 (每题1分，满分15分)

16.B 17.A 18. B 19. B 20.C 21. C 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. D

26.A 27.A 28.D 29.D 30.D

第二节：完形填空(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)

31-35 BDCBC 36-40 BBDAC 41-45DDBCB

[语篇解读]本文是一篇议论文。主要讲述了美国儿童在家庭和社会中角色的变化。在殖民时期，美国儿童社会地位低下，价值往往只体现在其生产能力上，在家庭中也只处于附属地位。随着社会发展和进步，在当今美国，由于人们社会接触增多，人们思想观念的转变以及对抚养儿童兴趣的增加，使得儿童不断社会化，儿童在家庭和社会中的角色也变得越来越重要。

31.B 句意：殖民时期的普通家庭主要关注的是生存以及家庭自身的经济繁荣。happy和wealthy family不需要关注生存问题，而读上下文可知文章不只是关注poor family的儿童。

32.D 根据上下文，孩子自身的价值通过其生产能力体现出来，be valued被……估价，价值体现在……;be supported被支持;be received被接受;be encouraged被鼓励，均不符合题意。

33.C with the development of属于固定短语，可译为“随着……发展”。

34.B 根据句意以及第二段第二句话中的many other metnbers，可知选B。

35.C 从句意可知社会成员都必须在个人和工作上担当属于自己的角色，而不是task(任务)，也不是purpose(目的)，promise(许诺)。

36.B be regarded as为固定短语，意为“被看做，被当作”，孩子更多地被当作平等的人来对待。

37.B 从句意可知，孩子们现在在家庭中所担当的角色从过去的附属关系转变到现在平等的合作关系。

38.D 法律是用来保护孩子权益的。而不是enjoy享受;prevent阻止;consider考虑。

39.A The new view of children意思为“对儿童的新看法”，这种新的看法指上一段社会和家庭对儿童观点的转变。

40.C 根据句意应当为“导致”。故选C。如果选A应改成led to;B选项bring in 引进，挣钱;D选项take in吸收，欺骗，不符合题意。

41.D raise即bring up抚养。从前一句话child-raising techniques可知答案。nurse迷惑性较大，其意思为to look after someone who is ill or injured护理，照料，不符合上下文语境。

42. D 从句意分析，儿童的社会化已经成为父母和儿童双方的事务，而不是仅由父母单方面对孩子的培养计划，故选D。

43.B 根据句意，此空应为“而不是”，故选B。