B

We live in a technological society where most goods are mass-produced by unskilled labor. Because of this, most people think that craft (手艺) no longer exists.

One of the ways these people wrongly support their view is by pointing to 100-year-old homes which are still solid, and arguing that it is the craftsmanship that is responsible for their durability (持久性). “Homes in those days were well-built,” they say. No doubt these homes were well-built, but what these people have done is mix up the quality of material used in the house with the quality of the craftsmanship.

Homes today could be built to last just as long as those old homes if people were willing or able to pay the price. For example, more people can no longer afford solid oak stairways, although they were once fairly common in older homes. Nor can they afford the high labor cost of employing a carpenter (木匠) to built the stairway. Yet if someone can pay the high cost, there are still plenty of carpenters around able to make those stairways. And not only would these carpenters know how to built them, they would probably do a better job than carpenters of old.

One thing the modern carpenter has which enables him to do a better job is much more advanced tools. Such tools as laser beams and power planes help them lay out a house better and make more precision cuts (精确切割) on the wood. Also, it is not uncommon any more to find carpenters with college degrees and carpenters with a solid knowledge of mathematics, which would enable them to deal with more difficult house designs.

The problem of modern quality, then, really boils down to the problem of material, for the modern carpenter is just as able to produce craftsmanship as the carpenter of fifty years ago, but only if given proper material.

( ) 59. Compared to the carpenters in the past , modern carpenters are_______.

A. more successful B. more learned

C. more imaginative D. more hardworking

( ) 60. what does the underlined word “they” (paragraph2) refer to?

A. Carpenters who are fond of oak stairways.

B. Carpenters who have college degrees.

C. people who think highly of carpenters of old

D. people who think that modern material is of low quality.

( ) 61. What does the third paragraph mainly discuss?

A. People in the past preferred to use oak to built stairways.

B. It is now expensive to employ a carpenter.

C. Modern houses last as long as the old one.

D. Good carpenters still exist in modern times.

( ) 62. What would be the best title for the text?

A. Is Craft Dead? B. Craft, Back to life?

C. History of craftsmanship D. Carpenters Today and Yesterday

C

Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants (被告). But in the executive (行政的;管理的) circle, beauty can become a liability.

While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman.

Handsome male executives were considered as having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success.

Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck.

All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was connected more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.

Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine and an attractive man more manly than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly" qualities required.

This is true even in politics. "When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently," says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.

The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.

( ) 63. The word "liability" most probably means __________.

A. disadvantage B. advantage C. misfortune D. trouble

( ) 64. In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness ______________.

A. makes women look more honest and capable

B. strengthens the qualifies required

C. is of no importance to women

D. often enables women to succeed quickly

( ) 65. Bowman's experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness ____________.

A. turns out to be a disadvantage to men

B. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women

C. affects men and women alike

D. has as little effect on men as on women

( ) 66. It can be inferred from the passage that people's views on beauty are often _________.

A. practical B. supportive C. old-fashioned D. one-sided

( ) 67. The author writes this passage to ________________.

A. give advice to job-seekers who are attractive

B. discuss the disadvantages of women being attractive

C. demand equal rights for women

D. state the importance of appearance

D

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Most of us must have experienced the following scene: A bunch of students are sitting in the cafeteria eating lunch. One of them has just taken a sip of milk when another one tells a hysterical joke. The milk drinker starts to laugh but ends up choking because he had just swallowed and the milk was still on the way to his stomach. Then a river of milk shoots out of his nose.

The episode raises an important question: How did the milk make that way out of the body? A side view of your head and neck shows the back of the nasal(鼻的)area, which is called the nasopharynx, joins the back of the mouth, which is called the oropharynx.

The body is designed so that air, liquids and solids all pass through the back of your mouth on their way inside. However, air and food end up in different places. Anything that is headed to the stomach goes down the esophagus. Anything that is headed to the lungs uses the trachea, or windpipe. The epiglottis lies at the top of the trachea. This piece of tissue is a sentry that keeps solids and liquids from getting into your lungs. If someone swallows and laughs at the same time, it often causes liquids to hit the epiglottis.

The soft palate and uvula are near the back of the throat. When a person coughs or vomits(呕吐),these tissues are pushed back, separating the back of your mouth area from the back of your nose.(Think of it as a door closing.)

The system isn’t perfect, which is why things can sometimes shoot out of your nose. It is very uncommon for food to take this path, because the nasal passages are so small. For milk and other liquids, however, this can happen more easily.

( ) 72. The purpose of the passage is to show us .

A. the structure of the human nasal area B. how to keep food out of your nose

C. why milk can shoot out of a person’s nose D. the danger of drinking milk

( ) 73. The normal route of food is after you put

it in your mouth.

A. or pharynx → trachea → stomach B. nasopharynx → trachea → stomach

C. or pharynx → esophagus → stomach D. nasopharynx → esophagus → stomach

( ) 74. According to the passage, what caused an unfortunate milk drinker to begin to cough?

A. Some milk hitting the epiglottis. B. Some milk passing through the back of the mouth.

C. Some milk coming out of mouth. D. Some milk going down the esophagus.

( ) 75. Which of the following might be the writer’s suggestion to students at table?

A. Sit with kids telling jokes. B. Swallow very carefully.

C. Take care of your throat. D. Drink less milk.

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节:任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。(每格限填一词)

A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress management. He raised a glass of water and asked the audience, “How heavy do you think this glass of water is?”

All of the students tried to answer the question, and their answers ranged from 20g to 500g.

“It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance. It is exactly the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. ”

“If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, because the burden is becoming increasingly heavier.”

“What you have to do is put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it again.”

We have to put down the burden periodically(有周期地), so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on. Otherwise I think that we will break down on the half way and can’t realize our dream as we planned. All of us should really keep this in mind.

Before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.

Whatever burden you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can. If you do like this, you can greatly improve your work efficiency(效率)and life quality.

Life is short; let’s enjoy it to the fullest.

Title How to Relax Ourselves

Theme ●Put down the burden to get 76. ________

The lecturer’s question ●How heavy is the glass of water?

●The question was raised on 77. _______stress.

The students’ answer ●The students gave answers from 20g to 500g.

The lecturer’s explanations ●The weight of the glass of water78______ on the time of being held it.

●The longer you hold it, the heavier it will become.

●Hold it for a minute, and you will feel 79. ______.

●If you hold it for an hour, your right arm will ache.

●An ambulance will have to be 80. _____ if you hold it for a day.

●If we carry the burden too long, we will be 81. to carry on

The methods to relax ●To relax, you must put the glass down.

●After a 82. ____, hold the glass up again.

●Put down the burden 83. _____to get refreshed to carry on.

The writer’s 84. ______ ●Put down the burden of work before you go home and pick it up tomorrow.

●Let down the burden on your 85. _____to rest for a while.

●Enjoy your life.

第二节 书面表达(25分)

根据下面的漫画，联系生活实际，写一篇100~120词左右的英语短文。?

laziness(懒惰) diligence(勤奋)

高三英语参考答案

第一部分 听力

1—5 BBBAC 6—10 ACBCA 11—15 CCBCA 16—20 CABAB

第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

21—25 BBACD 26—30 BDABD 31—35 ABCBA

36—40 ABDCA 41—45 CDBBA 46—50 BACDC 51—55 DDCAB

第三部分 阅读理解

56—58 DCD 59—62 BCDA 63—67 ADBDB

68—71 CABC 72—75 CCAB

76. relaxed 77. managing 78. depends

79. nothing/ok 80. called 81. unable

82. rest/break 83. periodically 84. suggestions/tips/advice

85. shoulders

【参考范文】

In the cartoon,the man enjoys being clever and wishes to do a great job.However,regretfully,he is firmly fastened to his original position by the nature of laziness and certainly achieves nothing.?

In fact,you can see many such examples in life.Just as the old saying goes,“Diligence leads to success,while laziness results in failure.” Every task requires hard work,from learning

English to building a house. Some of my classmates are definitely clever, and they have a strong desire to go to a famous university, but unfortunately, they are wasting time talking and playing. And no doubt, they will end in failure.

Therefore, in my opinion, diligence plays a very important role in life. Only by working hard and practicing a lot are we able to overcome? difficulties and achieve our goals. No one can succeed just by thinking without any actions.

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