2007年高考英语真题(江苏卷)

Professor Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term to describe the way many North Americans interact (互动) these days. The term is “networked individualism”. This concept is not easy to understand because the words seem to have opposite meanings. How can we be individuals (个体) and be networked at the same time? You need other people for networks.

Here is what Professor Wellman means. Before the invention of the Internet and e-mail, our social networks included live interactions with relatives, neighbors, and friends. Some of the interaction was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in real time.

A recent research study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project showed that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has replaced this person-to- person interaction. However, a lot of people interviewed for the Pew study say that’s a good thing. Why?

In the past, many people were worried that the Internet isolated (孤立) us and caused us to spend too much time in the imaginary world of the computer. But the Pew study discovered that the opposite is true. The Internet connects us with more real people than expected — helpful people who can give advice on careers, medical problems, raising children, and choosing a school or college. About 60 million Americans told Pew that the Internet plays an important role in helping them make major life decisions.

Thanks to the computer, we are able to be alone and together with other people — at the same time!

60. The underlined phrase “networked individualism” probably means that by using computers people ________.

61. According to the Pew study, what do many people rely on to make major life decisions?

62. It can be inferred from the Pew study that _______.

63. Which would be the best title for this passage?

  A. We’re Alone on the Internet.

　　

Experience the newly opened Grand Canyon (大峡谷) West Skywalk in Colorado. Departing from Grand Canyon’s South Rim by Airplane to Grand Canyon’s West Rim, you will land and take a ground tour to the Skywalk! Walk on air for 70 feet over the edge of Grand Canyon West.

This Skywalk has been open since March 28, 2007. Daily visitorship to the Skywalk has been over 4,000 people. Please be patient to enjoy your moment on the Skywalk.

After you have experienced the one and only Grand Canyon Skywalk Glass Bridge, you will return to the Grand Canyon West Airport and take your Airplane for a flight back to the South Rim of the Canyon. This is a tour never to be forgotten as you will have walked on air over the Grand Canyon.

64. This advertisement is for __________.

65. The package fee does NOT cover the cost of _______.

66. The Grand Canyon Skywalk Bridge is made of glass because ______.

67. According to the Tour Itinerary, the route is ______.

68. Which part of your cerebrum is most active when you are making a telephone call?

69. Which of the following statements is true?

70. From the passage, we know the reason why around 10% of people are left-handed is that ________.

Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.

My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”

At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school — walking on my own!

When the Great Depression (大萧条) hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the both of us. At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again.

Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel (汽车旅馆) for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.

Not surprisingly, mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world — Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $ 1 billion a year.

You may not have started out life in the best situation. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.

71. What Kemmons’ mom often told him during his childhood was ______.

72. According to the author, who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again?

73. What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?

74. Which of the following best describes Kemmons’ mother?

75. Which of the following led to Kemmons’ success according to the passage?

 

1、 发言稿应包括以上所有信息，要有适当发挥。

2、 词数：120左右。发言稿的开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。

3、 参考词汇：阳光体育活动——a national student sports program;

 

第一部分

1．B 2．A 3．B 4．A 5．C 6．C 7．A 8．C 9．B 10．B

11．A 12．C 13．A 14．B 15．B 16．C 17．A 18．B 19．C 20．C

 

第二部分

21．C 22．C 23．B 24．C 25．A 26．B 27．A 28．D 29．B 30．A

31．C 32．D 33．A 34．B 35．D 36．C 37．A 38．D 39．D 40．C

41．A 42．D 43．B 44．C 45．B 46．B 47．A 48．B 49．D 50．C

51．B 52．D 53．A 54．D 55．A

 

第三部分

56．D 57．C 58．D 59．B 60．D 61．A 62．C 63．C 64．D  65．A

66．D 67．B 68．B 69．A 70．C 71．C 72．D 73．A 74．B 75．B

 

第四部分

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。

1. Who is coming for tea?

A. John.                        B. Mark.                         C. Tracy.

2. What will the man do next?

A. Leave right away.        B. Stay for dinner.            C. Catch a train.

3. What does the man come for?

A. A lecture.               B. A meeting.                C. A party.

4. What size does the man want?

A. 9.                        B. 35.                      C. 39.

5. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Life in Southeast Asia.  B. Weather condition.  C. A holiday tour.

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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What is the man doing?

A. Giving a speech.            B. Chairing a meeting.           C. Introducing a person.

7. Why does the woman sing so well?

A. She has a great teacher. B. She teaches singing.         C. She is young.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What is the second gift for Jimmy?

A. A car.                        B. A watch.                        C. A computer.

9. Why does Jimmy feel happy?

A. He lives with his parents.                   B. He’s got what he dreamt of.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the relationship between the speakers?

11. Why does the woman come to talk with the man?

12. What does the man mean by saying sorry?

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What do we know about the woman?

14. How does the man go to work?

15. Why was Susan late for work?

16. What will the man do the next day?

听第10段材料，回答第17至 20 题。

17. Where can you most probably hear this talk?

18. How long does the class last?

19. What is “the short-cut” to learning words according to the speaker?

20. Why is the class popular?

21. We have every reason to believe that ______ 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will be ______ success.

22. --- She looks very happy. She ______ have passed the exam.

23. At the end of the meeting, it was announced that an agreement ______.

24. --- Have you ______ some new ideas?

25. Choosing the right dictionary depends on ______ you want to use it for.

26. You may not have played very well today, but at least you’ve got through to the next round and ______.

27. --- ______ you ______ him around the museum yet?

28. --- Can I smoke here?

29. With April 18’s railway speedup, highway and air transport will have to compete with ______ service for passengers.

30. He is very popular among his students as he always tries to make them ______ in his lectures.

31. --- My room gets very cold at night.

32. --- “Could we put off the meeting?” she asked.

33. He was educated at the local high school, ______ he went on to Beijing University.

34. --- Do you think that housing price will keep ______ in the years to come?

35. My parents have always made me ______ about myself, even when I was twelve.

Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Inc. (铺路公司) in Atlanta, USA. In the following account, she recalls the job that challenged her  36  and skill but left her flying high.

“When the Atlanta Airport was under  37  in 1979, we were a new company struggling to make it. National Car Rental wanted to have 2,500 square meters of dirt paved  38  the cars could be on site  39  the airport opened, and the official opening was only ten days away!  40  other local paving company wanted to do the job,  41  it couldn’t be done in such a short time.

“Because we were new and really needed the work, we were  42  to try harder. We gave National Car Rental our offer and  43  our best effort to get the job finished within ten days. We also  44  them that if we failed, they would be no worse off,  45  they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.

“We got the job and immediately went into  46 . Working at night needed lights, so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site. Our  47  challenge was to keep the rock mixture  48  enough. All the available water wagons (洒水车) were rented out for the airport construction, and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.  49 , I got a special  50  to rent fire engine hoses (消防水龙带) and connect them to nearby hydrants (消防栓); then I  51  held one of those hoses to  52  down the rock.

“Those ten days were filled with challenges that  53  one creative idea after another. Nine days later, the night before the airport opened, National Car Rental was the 54  company that had cars on the parking lot.

“The key to our success was having the  55  to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”

36. A. kindness              B. patience               C. imagination          D. experience

37. A. construction         B. repair                  C. control                D. development

38. A. after                    B. as                       C. for                      D. so

39. A. while                   B. since                   C. where                 D. when

40. A. Some                  B. Any                    C. No                      D. Every

41. A. stating                 B. reporting             C. telling                  D. warning

42. A. able                     B. nervous               C. afraid                  D. willing

43. A. supported            B. promised             C. continued            D. improved

44. A. asked                  B. surprised             C. reminded             D. demanded

45. A. though                B. but                      C. as                       D. unless

46. A. discussion            B. action                  C. practice               D. production

47. A. next                    B. first                    C. past                    D. previous

48. A. cold                    B. wet                     C. loose                   D. clean

49. A. Naturally              B. Obviously            C. Meanwhile           D. Instead

50. A. excuse                 B. order                   C. permit                 D. reason

51. A. exactly                B. personally            C. angrily                D. hardly

52. A. pull                     B. knock                 C. hit                      D. water

53. A. required               B. mixed                  C. followed              D. formed

54. A. best                     B. last                     C. second                D. only

55. A. courage               B. interest                C. hope                   D. chance

   Su Hua is studying at Cambridge, UK. She has bought a bicycle and is worried about security (安全). Her friend, Kate, found this article and sent it to her.

 

56. Which part of the text gives you information on how to lock up your bicycle when you leave it?

57. The underlined phrase “act as a deterrent to a thief” means ______.

58. The article advises you to keep a record of your bicycle _______.

59. The main purpose of this article is _________.