浙江省台州中学2014届高三上学期第三次统练英语试题试卷(7)

·信息未能清楚地传达给读者。
第一档（1～6分）
未完成试题规定的任务。
·明显遗漏主要内容，写了一些无关内容，原因可能是未理解试题要求；
·语法结构单调、词汇有限；
·较多语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响对写作内容的理解；
·缺乏语句间的连接成分，内容不连贯； ·信息未能传达给读者。
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未能传达给读者任何信息：内容太少，无法评判；写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。

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阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。
People elect a mayor to help run a city. The mayor makes sure that a city functions properly. It is not an easy job. A mayor must keep track of all city government with help from city councils. Mayors may be “weak”or“strong”.In cities that use a weak-mayor system, the city budget. It hires city employees, or workers. Under this system, people elect the council members and the leaders of some departments, or city offices. The council also may choose leaders for city departments. A city may have many boards and committees, which are groups that make decisions. Each group manages one city department. 1._____.The weak mayor may suggest leaders for city departments. However, the council must approve these suggestions. In most cases, the mayor cannot veto, or override a council decision.
2._____. The mayor chooses the leaders of each department. He or she makes sure that these leaders run their departments efficiently. The elected city council does not have the power to approve the leaders that the mayor chooses. The council cannot veto a decision that the mayor makes. However, the mayor has the right to veto decisions that the council makes.
Strong mayors check the work of many different city departments. These departments include fire, police, health and transportation. Some mayors may check the work of a city planning department. 3._____. In a large city, such as New York, the mayor may also check the work of other departments. These departments could include culture, prisons, parks, consumer issues, immigration and environment. New York’s mayor also chooses judges for the city courts. The mayor makes sure that the people who break the laws are punished.
A strong mayor prepares the city budget. In this sense, the mayor decides how to spend money for city services. Citizens know whom to blame if services fail. However, the mayor works with the council to figure out the needs of the city and to complete city projects.
4._____.However,he or she must stay within the law. Most cities have a written city charter that explains city laws and tells how the city and its departments should be organized. The charter also explains the duties of the mayor and other officials.
第一节  根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D、E中选出最适合放入短文空缺处的选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。
A．A strong mayor has a great deal of control over the government of a city
B．Such a department prepares city budge.
C．Although people elect the mayor, he or she has little power.
D．In a strong-mayor system, the elected mayor is the city’s main executive.
E．This department plans the way that the city will grow and develop.
第二节  根据短文所给的信息回答问题。
5. What’s the main idea of the passage?

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阅读下面的短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中单词的正确形式。
Children should learn to swim, either by taking swimming lessons or by having a parent teach them. The earlier a child knows how to swim, the better.
Safety is the most important   1  why kids should learn to swim. Unfortunately, drowning claims about 3,533 lives a year. Children at the age of 14 and younger account   2   about 1 in 5 of these numbers. Our children are priceless, and the likelihood of drowning can be reduced      3   our precious ones are able to swim.
Kids should learn to swim   4    they can join their friends. Many activities revolve around swimming, especially in the summer. We don’t want our kids missing out on beach trips, water park outings, or pool parties just because they don’t know how   5   (swim). We also don’t want them to turn down social events because they are embarrassed by their   6   of skill in the water.
Swimming is   7   great form of exercise.  8  is important for children to get some form of exercise, and swimming is a great way for kids to have fun   9   getting a workout .Lap swimming is great, but the water volleyball or anything that  10  (require)constant motion is great as well.

参考答案：
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5. The power that a mayor has depends on the system.
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