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高中英语
阅读理解汇编（
10
）（复习类）
1
（
2011
·山西省山大附中高三第一次模拟考
试）
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节
,
满分
60
分）
第一节：
（共
15
小题；每小题
3
分
,
满分
45
分）
阅读下面短文后所给的四个选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
“Mom, can I bake some
bread?” We were 15; my best friend, Hanna, and I,
determined to try
our hands at
creating some beautiful bread.
“It’s not worth the
trouble,” my mother said. “It takes lots of time
and makes a big mess. Our bakery bread is
delicious without all that
effort.”
Begging was
useless. Mom’s “no” meant “No!”
But
several
weeks
later,
opportunity
knocked.
My
parents
were
going
out
for
the
evening.
I
immediately
invited Hanna to
be my partner in bread-baking crime.
We
studied the recipe. That was easy. “Mix oil into
flour then beat in four eggs, one at a time, with
remaining
sugar
and salt.”
We were not good at
breaking eggs. I tried to learn from my mother.
“Gradually add eight cups of flour.
When dough (
面团
) holds
together, squeeze it.”
We
took turns working like that. “Is the dough
‘holding together’?” we asked each
other.
I
reme
mbered my neighbor’s instructions:
“If it’s too sticky, add some flour; if too dry,
add water.”
We added water.
Then more flour. Then more water. By then, the
mass of our dough had grown very much.
“Place dough on floured surface and
squeeze till smooth,”
the recipe
instructed.
We took turns burying our
hands in the damp dough, pinching, squeezing, and
feeling it leak between fingers.
“Clean
and oil bowl, and then return dough to bowl. Cover
and let dough rise in a warm place for one
hour.”
This was good
news
—we’d have a break. On the dirty
kitchen chairs, we dreamed about our beautiful
bread.
“See?” we would tell my mom.
“Isn’t it worth the work?”
Hanna and I couldn’t help glancing at
the rising process every few minutes. But nothing
happened.
“Maybe something
will happen in the hot oven,” I said.
Unfortunately, when we removed the
loaves from the oven, they were like hard stones.
Mom was right; it takes time and
effort. It sometimes makes a mess. But still it
feels good, somehow, to be
part of that
long, ongoing chain of bread bakers. Since that
night, both Hanna and I have learned to do it
right.
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36. To the writer, what
her mother said was _________.
A. law
B. rubbish
C. advice
D.
warning
37. Which of the following can
best describe the children’s feeli
ngs
while making their first bread?
A.
Confident; hopeful;
proud
B. Curious; hopeful;
disappointed
C. Interested; excited;
satisfied
D.
Worried; satisfied; proud
38. Which of
the following did the writer do without referring
to the instructions?
A. Placed dough on
floured surface.
B. Added eight cups of
flour to eggs.
C. Returned dough to a
cleaned bowl.
D. Placed the dough into the hot oven.
39. The passage mainly tells us
___________.
A. the process of making
bread
B. the conflict
between mother and daughter
C. the
first experience of making bread
D. the way of
doing housework
B
In Britain, in a population of 60
million, there are 13 million grandparents, many
of whom live alone a long
way from
their loneliness of these older people has become
an issue that schools are trying to
teach children about .
On a
popular teacher’s website, there is a classroom
activity to help make children aware of the
implications
of the different
generations of the same family living far
from each other. It’s a story about
Mrs. Eiderdown, an
elderly lady whose
grandchildren have moved to Australia with their
parents. She lives alone and rarely sees her
family .
First of all,
the children speculate about Mrs.
Eiderdown’s life.
What does she have for breakfast ? what
does she do all day ?how does she feel
about her life ?
One day, Mrs.
Eiderdown decides that she wants a pet to keep her
company and puts an advertisement in a
local shop window. Then she waits at
home to see if anyone will answer her
advertisement .
A tall thin man rings
her doorbell. he is holding a cardboard box. Mrs.
Eiderdown chats with the man for ten
minutes before she realizes that she
hasn’t looked in
-side the box to see
what the pet is. She can hear a his-sing
sound. Th
e children guess
what is in the box(a snake). Mrs. Eiderdown thanks
the man but says she doesn’t think
the
snake is a good idea .
The next time
the doorbell rings, there’s a lady on the
doorstep, also carrying a cardboard the bottom
of the box, Mrs. Eiderdown sees
something black and hairy with eight legs. Again
,the children say what they
think it is (a spider). Mrs. Eiderdown
thanks the lady for her kindness but says that a
spider is not the sort of pet
she has
in mind.
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At last, the little girl
ne
xt door brings her a dog .Mrs.
Eiderdown’s life improves a lot because of the
dog.
more importantly, of course, the
little girl, whose own granny lives a long way
away, starts to visit own
more
often.
This
interactive
classroom
idea
has
led
to
a
greater
awareness
among
children
about
the
possible
loneliness of older people who live
quite near them .
’s the main idea of
the passage?
en get to know
about the trouble of the elderly
B. neighbors help select pets for Mrs.
Eiderdown
C. society helps the lonely
people in the UK
D. school send pets to
the lonely elderly
does the underlined
sentence in the third paragraph mean ?
A. they talk about how she feels about
being old
B. they try to experience her
loneliness
C. they try to imagine how
she lives
D. they write
about her life story
42.
what can we infer from the passage ?
A. the little girl often visits her own
granny
B. the people who offer pets are
lady’s neighbors
C. the
farther the elderly live ,the lonelier they feel
D. the little girl begins to care more
about Mrs. Eiderdown
C
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______.
A. to introduce a
new magazine
B. to help parents with their daily
life
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subscribers
D. to collect
more money for charity
44. Which of the
following is true according to the ad?
A. Only $$12 is to be paid for 24 issues
of the magazine
B. Readers
can get a free offer of the magazine any time of
the year
C. Readers from all over the
world can enjoy the free offer
D.
Readers can communicate face to face with child
experts on the Internet
45. Where can
we most probably read the ad?
A. In the newspaper
B. In a website
C. In a library
D. In a supermarket
46. A
reader subscribed PARENTS 3 months ago, but now he
finds the magazine dissatisfying. What can he do?
A. He can cancel without getting your
money back.
B. He can
cancel after answering a series of questions.
C. He can e-mail them to
access your bank account to get all your money
back.
D. He can cancel and get all
money back without answering any questions.
D
When we think
of leadership, we often think of strength and
power . But what are these really, and how do
they operate?
Leadership
today is not about forcing others to do things, if
this is even possible,it is short-term, and tends
to
backfire. If you order someone to do
something against their will,they may do it
because they feel they must,but
the
anger they feel will do more harm in the long-
term,they will also experience fear.
Fear causes the thinking brain to shut
down, making the person unable to function at his
or her best. If they
associate you with
this emotion of fear,they will become less
functional around you ,and you will have succeeded
in not only shooting yourself in the
foot, but possibly making a very good employee or
partner unable to perform
effectively
.Fear has no place in leadership.
The
way
we
influence
people
in
a
lasting
way
is
by
our
own
character,and
our
understanding
and
use
of
emotion.
We can order someone to do something ,which may be
part of the work day; or we can employ them at
the
emotional
level,
so
they
became
fully
devoted
to
the
projects
and
provide
some
of
their
own
motivation.
T
oday’s work place is all
about relationships
as a
human being as well as a worker, Everyone produces
just a bit
more for someone they
like.
Leaders
understand the way things work. They
know the pay check is not the single most
motivating factor in the work life
of
most people.
The
true
strength
of
leadership
is
an
inner
strength
that
comes
from
the
confidence
of
emotional
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intelligence---knowing
your
own
emotions,
and
how
to
handle
them,
and
those
of
others .
Developing
your
emotional intelligence
is the single best thing you can do if you want to
develop your relationships with people
around you, which is the key to the
leadership skills.
47. An employee may
have a feeling of fear in the work place when___.
A. he is forced to do things
B. be cannot work at his
best
C. he feels his brain
shut down
D. he
thinks of his work as too heavy
48. Which of the following is TRUE
according to the passage?
tend to associate leadership with fear
g conditions affect people’s physical
health
C. Good relationship
is the key to business success
D. Smart
people are more functional in the work place
49. To positively influence employees a
leader should first of all __
A.
provide better suggestions
B. develop his
own personality
his employees a pay
rise
D. hide
his own emotion of fear
leadership is mainly seen in a leader’s ability
to___
A. provide a variety
of project for employees
B. help raise
employee’s living standards
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C.
give employees specific instructions
D.
deal w
isely with employees’
emotions
第二节：
（共
5
小题；每小题
3
分
,
满分
15
分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最
佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。
___51___When a person does a certain
thing again, he is impelled(
迫使
) by some
unseen force to do the same thing
repeatedly; thus a habit is formed. Once a habit
is formed, it is difficult, and
sometimes impossible, to get rid of.
_52 Children often form bad habits, some of which
remain with them as long
as
they
live.
Older
persons also
form
bad
habits
as
long
as
they
live.
Older
persons
also
form
bad
habits,
and
sometimes become ruined by them.
53___ Many successful men say that much
of their success has something to do with certain
habits in early
life, such as early
rising, honesty and thoroughness.
Among
the habits which children should not form are
laziness, lying, stealing and so on.
54___ Unfortunately older persons often
form habits which ought to have been avoided.
55___
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A. There are other habits
which, when formed in early life, are of great
help.
B. Whether good or not habit are,
they are easy to get rid of.
C. We
ought to keep from all these bad habits, and try
to form such habits as will prove good for
ourselves and
others.
D.
Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed.
E. It is very important for us to know
why we should get used to good habbits.
F. These are all easily formed habits.
G. It is therefore very important that
we should pay great attention to the formation
ofhabits.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分
60
分
)
A
．
ABDC
E. DGAFC
2
（
2011
·山西省太原五中高三
< br>3
月月考试题）
第二部分：阅
读理解（共两节，满分
60
分）
第一节：
（共
15
小题，每小题
3
分，满分
45
分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（
A
、
B
、
C
和
D
）中，选出
最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂
黑。
A
An
armless
young
man
who
plays
the
piano
with
his
toes
has
won
China's
version
of
an
internationally
popular TV
talent show
．
Liu
Wei, 23, wowed the audience by singing the song
his feet in the final of
．
The Beijing
native, who lost his arms at the age of 10 after
touching a high-voltage wire during a game of
hide-and-seek,
defeated
other
finalists
including
Zhang
Fengxi,
a
seven-
year
old
comedian
who
took
second
place
．
Liu moved the audience in the stadium
and TV viewers when he said
．
Liu started
playing the piano at 19 to pursue his childhood
dream of being a
musician
．
His first teacher
quit
because he thought it was
impossible for someone to play with their
toes
．
But Liu,
who was studying music theory, persisted and
taught himself in secret how to play, creating his
own
technique
．
At the ceremony, Liu was invited by
Taiwanese singer John Tsai to be a guest performer
during her overseas
tour
．
The report
said he may also receive a performance contract,
without elaborating
．
36
．
From the
passage we can learn that Liu Wei
_______
．
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A
．
lost his arms
after touching a high-voltage wire in 2000
B
．
won China's
version o
f an internationally popular
TV talent show on Oct
．
10th
C
．
learned to play
the piano with the help of a musician in Beijing
D
．
was invited by
Jolin Tsai to be a guest performer before the
ceremony
．
37
．
At nineteen
Liu Wei started playing the piano for he wants to
_______
．
A
．
show he can
teach himself well
C
．
realize his
dream of being a musician
B
．
beat the seven-
year old comedian
D
．
tell the world
he is able to live
38
．
The underlined
word
．
A
．
disappointed
C
．
surprised
< br>．
B
．
excited
D
．
explained
B
When you're waiting for a
train at a Stockholm Metro station, have a look
around you. You're in one of the
world's largest and most impressive
museums
．
For the
price of a Stockholm Metro ticket, you can see
sculptures, mosaics
（马赛克镶嵌画）
, paintings,
installations, and inscriptions
（碑文）
from the
1950s through to the 2000s at most of the Metro
stations
．
The
Stockholm Metro is impressively 110
kilometers long, and it contains the works of
hundreds of artists. It might
not
all
be
to
your
taste,
but
you'll
appreciate
the
effort
to
appeal
to
your
senses
．
The
Stockholm
Metro
was
constructed in the
1940s
．
At that time, the
government had been trying to bring art to the
people
．
So they decided
to invite over 100 artists to decorate
every station with their own
styles
．
That's how the
Stockholm Metro system
was transformed
into the longest art corridor in the
world
．
The art on
show at 90 of the Stockholm Metro's 100 stations
is hugely impressive because of its scale and
variations
and
for
the
way
that
it
interacts
with
the
station
environments
．
Ther
e
are
many
fine
examples
of
this
．
Solna
Centrum, for instance, stands out for its
cavernous
（像铜穴的）
, bright red
ceiling that seems to
．
Meanwhile, the
walls of the station depict a beautiful forest
that is one kilometer
long
．
Waiting for
a train at this station and others on the Metro is
a wonderful cultural experience.
39
．
How did the
art of the Stockholm Metro come into being?
A
．
Passengers
painted on the metro
corridor
．
B
．
The government
wanted to make the Stockholm Metro more
beautiful
．
C
．
The government
invited artists to decorate the stations hoping to
bring art to people
．
D
．
The government
wanted to make use of the Stockholm Metro to
exhibit works of art
．
40
．
Which of the
following statements is NOT true of the art of the
Stockholm Metro?
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A
．
It
is the longest art corridor in the
world
．
B
．
Passengers
could contribute their works of art to each of its
station
．
C
．
It is
impressive because of its scale and
variations
．
D
．
It strikes
passengers with its works of art and artists'
efforts to appeal to their
senses
．
41
．
The author
gives an example of Solna Centrum in the last
paragraph to ___
．
A
．
illustrate how
impressive the art of the Stockholm Metro's
stations is
B
．
help readers to
gain a clear understanding of the art of the
Stockholm Metro
C
．
share with
readers how fantastic the art of the Stockholm
Metro is
D
．
show
how the art of the Stockholm Metro is different
from other forms of art
C
My
grandfather grew up in war-torn
Europe
．
When German
so
ldiers occupied his hometown, the
thriving
city of Tarow, Poland, he
refused to obey them and eventually joined the
Soviet army to fight for his country's
freedom
．
．
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After the war, in 1947,
he boarded a boat for
Manhattan
．
He was hungry and
suffering from
seasickness
．
All
alone in a new country, he was
frightened about his
future
．
Still he marched
head-on into the hustle and bustle of
the
．
streets of
New York
．
Soon he met other
European immigrants, each of them trying to find
his or her own
way
．
If they could
do it, why couldn't he?
．
Thanks to the help of a
loyal and trusting friend, my grandfather gained a
jewelry booth
（货摊）
on Canal
Street, New York
City
．
He once told me how
nervous he was on that first day of
work
．
He was not only trying
to
learn this tough new business, but
also a new language
．
To his surprise, the men in neighboring
booths - who could have taken advantage of him-
offered their help
and
advice
．
Within months, my
grandfather was commanding his spot behind the
counter, selling diamonds and
cultured
pearls as if he'd been doing it his whole
life
．
Stand straight and stand
tall
．
In later
years, my grandfather would take both my mother
and her sister down the aisle at their
weddings
．
As
he
stood with each of them, he thought about their
new beginnings, and of the adventures and journeys
they would
experience
together
．
He also thought
about the children who would one day carry on his
family name
．
I am so proud to be one of those
children
．
Listening to my
grandfather's remarkable experiences has changed
the way I view my own
life
．
42
．
Which is the
correct order of the things that happened in the
text?
a
．
My
grandfather took both my mother and her sister
down the aisle at their
weddings
．
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b
．
World War II
broke out in Europe
．
c
．
My grandfather
went to America
．
d
．
My grandfather
began to run his diamond
business
．
e
．
The men in
neighboring booths helped
him
．
A
．
b, c, a, d, e
C
．
b, c, e, a, d
B
．
b, c, d, e, a
D
．
c, b, e, d,
a
．
43
．
According to
the text we know that my
grandfather___
．
A
．
wasn't a
soldier during World War II
B
．
went to America
by land
C
．
ran his
business successfully
D
．
had been doing
a jewelry business all his life
44
．
Grandfather
probably inspired his grandchildren by saying
_
．
A
．
A friend in
need is a friend indeed
B
．
God helps those
who help themselves
C
．
Stand straight,
stand tall
D
．
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45
．
It can be
concluded that grandfather _
__
．
A
．
never lost
heart in time of hardships
B
．
never threw
doubt upon his fate
C
．
was born to be
a businessman
D
．
didn't live up
to his friends' expectations
D
Technology
is
bringing
about
a
big
leap
in
learning,
allowing
everyone
to
take
steps
to
becoming
a
top
student
．
Throughout
most
of
history,
only
the
wealthy
have
been
able
to
afford
an
education
intended
to
the
learner
．
For the
rest of us, education has remained a mass affair,
with standard curricula, teaching methods, and
examinations
．
The financial crisis will likely change
this situation
．
Unemployment
reminds people of the importance of
long-term
competitiveness
．
Education is
again on everyone's to-do
list
．
Societies are looking
for ways to make big
leaps in the speed
and efficiency of
learning
．
Now, for the first
time, it is possible to individualize education
-to
teach each-person what he/she needs
and wants to know in ways that are the most
comfortable and most
efficient
．
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In fact, we already have the technology
to do it
．
Well-programmed
computers
–
whether personal
computers
or
hand-held
devices
-
are
becoming
the
vehicles
of
choice
．
They
will
offer
many
ways
to
master
materials.
Students
will
choose
the
best
ways
of
presenting
the
materials.
Appropriate
tools
for
assessment
will
be
implemented- Best of all,
computers are infinitely
(
无止尽地
) patient and flexible.
If one approach does not work
the first
time, it can be repeated, and if it continues to
fail, other options will be readily available.
Just how will this happen? Where, when
and by whom? According to the analysis of business
expert Clayton
Christensen,
personalized
education
is
likely
to
begin
outside
formal
schools.
Once
far
more
efficient
and
effective education has been modeled in
homes and clubs, those, .schools, communities, and
/or societies that have
the ambition,
the means, and the. willingness to take risks will
follow suit.
Wherever and whenever
personalized education takes hold, the resulting
world will be very different. Many
more
individuals will be well-educated because they
will have
learned in ways that suit
them best. Even
more
importantly, these individuals will
want to keep learning as they grow older because
they have tasted success and
are
motivated to continue.
46
．
How is the
financial crisis related to education?
A
．
The education
industry is severely harmed by the financial
crisis.
B
．
People
begin to realize, the. importance of long-term
competitiveness.
C
．
A lot of people
have lost their jobs.
D
．
Education
becomes cheaper due to the. financial crisis.
47
．
Well-
programmed computers offer the following ways to
help study except _
_.
A
．
offering
various ways to master learning materials
B
．
proper tools
for evaluation
C
．
showing the
student how to deal with examinations
D
．
patiently
repeating the teaching process
48
．
Which, of the
following statement is true?
A
．
Personalized
education is most likely to happen in formal
schools.
B
．
A club
is believed to be a good place to develop
personalized education.
C
．
There is no
risk in investing in personalized education.
D
．
It is unlikely
that personalized education will be widely
available.
49
．
Which of the
following statements shows the main idea of the
text?
A
．
Personalized
education enables each individual to be educated
in the most suitable way.
B
．
Personalized
education costs less than attending traditional
schools.
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C
．
Personalized
education enables people to develop their own
study schedule.
D
．
Personalized
education will be the most advanced form of
education in the future.
50
．
Personalized
education ____.
A
．
used to be
common among wealthy people
B
．
is a completely
new form of education
C
．
will be common
at last even without the development of technology
D
．
makes people
feel they are successful because the courses are
easier
第二节（共
5
小题；每
小题
3
分，满分
15
< br>分）
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的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
This is a
time of year when we think about giving and
receiving presents. Can YOU find a little extra to
give?
51
Littleton Youth Club
Have you got an unwanted chair?-a
record-player?---a pot of paint?
Because we can use them!
We
want to get to work on our meeting room!
Please phone 662315 and
we
’
ll be happy to collect
anything you can give us.
Thank you!
52
We
DON
’
T want your money, but
children
’
s toys, books and
clothes IN GOOD CONDITION would be very
welcome.
Also-we are looking
for friendly families who would take our children
into their homes for a few hours or
days as guests. You have so much---will
you share it?
Phone Sister Thomas on
556714
53
In the winter
weather, it
’
s no fun being
homeless. It
’
s even worse if
you
’
re hungry. We give hot
food to at
least fifty people every
night.
It
’
s hard
work, but necessary. Can you come and help?
54
We use a very old
kitchen,
and we urgently need some new
saucepans
（
炖锅）
.
Money for new ones would be most welcome indeed.
Contact Street Food, c/o
Mary
’
s House, Elming Way.
Littleton Phone 277139
The Night
Shelter
We offer a warm bed for the
night to anyone who has nowhere to go. We rent the
former Commercial Hotel
on Green
Street. Although it is not expensive, we never
seem to have quite enough money.
55
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Send it to us at 15, Green St,
Littleton or phone 627368.
A
．
Can you let us
have a few pounds? Any amount, however small, will
be such a help.
B
．
Street Food.
C
．
Littleton
Children
’
s Home
D
．
If not, can you
find a little money?
E
．
On this page we
suggest a few organizations you might like to
help.
F
．
Little
Children
’
s Family
G
．
If you can that
would be fine.
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山西省忻州市
2011
届高三上学期联考）
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2.5
分，满分
50
分）<
/p>
第一节
（共
15
题；每小题
2.5
分，满分
37.5
分）
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A
、
B
、
C
和<
/p>
D
）中，选出最佳选项。
A
At middle school level,
there are many academic clubs in which the
students can participate. Students can choose
clubs that focus on an area of
interest.
Mathcounts Club
Mathcounts
tries
to
increase
excitement
about
mathematic
achievement.
It
hopes
to
provide
students
with
the
foundation for success in science,
technology, engineering and mathematic careers.
Schools select individuals and
teams to
participate in competitions. Mathcounts works to
challenge student math skills, develop self-
confidence
and give rewards for their
achievements.
Envirothon
The
Envirothon program focuses on natural resources
knowledge and exposes students to diverse
environmental
issues,
ecosystems,
and
topography
(
地形学
).
The
ecology
field
competition
for
five-member
middle
school
teams
offers
competitions
in
wildlife,
soils,
forestry,
current
environmental
issues
and
aquatics
(
水上运动
).
Students work and learn in middle
school clubs ·
and can compete at local
and state level.
Future Problem Solvers
Future Problem Solvers is an academic
club that uses a six-step process to solve
problems that may happen in the
future.
Students who like to “think outside the
box”
may
like
this club. Teams made up of four students read
future scenes and write up solutions in
a booklet using the six-step process. Teams that
score high enough can go
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to the state competition
and then to the international competition.
Builders Club
Builders
Club
is
open
to
any
middle
school
student
who
wishes
to
perform
community
service.
The
members
learn by doing, and
they learn organization, teamwork, and
leadership. Builders Clubs can sponsor
a “Teacher of
the
Year”
program,
provide
a
recycling
collection
poin
t,
organize
canned
food
and
clothing
to
support
local
shelters, adopt a resident at a local
senior citizens home, adopt highway, tutor, etc.
56. The students who are not interested
in competition would probably choose _____.
A. Mathcounts Club
B. Builders Club
C. Future
Problem Solvers
D.
Envirothon
57. Why do some of the
students choose Mathcounts club?
A. To
be successful in science careers.
B. To
enjoy solving future problems.
C. To
perform community service. D. To study wildlife
and soils.
58. What is the common
feature of the four clubs?
A.
Competition.
B.
Sponsorship.
C. Scientific research.
D. Teamwork.
59. The passage mainly talks about
_____.
A. the state academic
competitions
B
. middle
school clubs
C. extra-curricular
activities
D. the gifted students
B
Laughter Yoga
(
瑜伽
) is a unique technique
invented by Dr Kataria, a doctor from India, by
which you can learn
to “Laugh for No
Reason”. You don’t even need a sense of humor, no
funny jokes or comedy programs
—
just a
willingness to laugh
—
and in the
present climate everyone needs to laugh more.
Laughter Yoga is a combination of
Laughter Exercises and Yogic Breathing, so that
you increase the amount of
oxygen
in
your
body
while
being
playful,
resulting
in
you
feeling
healthier,
energetic
and
alive.
This
actually
changes the
physical conditions of your body so that you start
to feel happier.
Laughter Yoga is
generally done in groups although it can be
practiced alone. When you make eye contact with
someone and you’re both willing to
laugh, the laughter is
increas
ed. However, we do
say that you can “Fake (
假装
)
it, fake
it till you make
it” because the body doesn’t know the difference
between fake and true laughter; as long
as you’re willing to laugh you’ll
experience the same health benefits.
Laughter Yoga started in a park in
Mumbai in 1995 with just 5 participants, and
now there’re over 6
,000
laughter
clubs in 60 different
countries
—
showing the willingness of the world to
laugh together.
In the UK, Julie was
one of the first people to train as a Laughter
Leader with Dr Kataria in June 2002. In 2006
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she was awarded Laughter Ambassador for
her selfless service to promote Laughter Yoga.
“Yoga has been part of my life for 30
years but 7 years ago my life changed when I
discovered Laughter Yoga. I
believ
e laughter and yoga
are both good for your health,” says
Julie.
60. Why do people
practicing Laughter Yoga laugh a lot?
A. They have a sense of humor.
B. They are amused by
jokes.
C. They are willing to laugh.
D. They can’t help laughing a
lot.
61. What do we know
about Julie from the passage?
A. She
took up Laughter Yoga 30 years ago.
B.
She helped make Laughter Yoga more popular.
C. She used to suffer from serious
physical problems.
D. She was the first
person to practise Laughter Yoga.
62.
The purpose of the passage is to _____.
A. persuade people to take up Laughter
Yoga
B. tell people how to practise
Laughter Yoga
C. describe the good
effects of Laughter Yoga
D. introduce
Laughter Yoga as a new event
C
Officials in a remote Russian city have
drawn up a list of practical tips for locals on
how to survive encounters
(
相
遇
) with bears,
after growing numbers have wandered into the
streets in search of food.
Officials in
the city of Syktyvkar drew up the guidelines to
guide the local people, after several bears were
caught
sight of in the city, going
hungry after a heat wave shriveled their usual
diet of nuts and berries.
The guide
warns that city people there should stay calm and
stand still if they meet with a bear.
“Speak to the bear
in a firm
voice” and “Don’t turn your back on it,” it adds.
In the worst case, if the bear atta
cks,
the person should
also
be
ready
to
attack,
the
guide
says.
“Shout
angrily
at
it
and
look
it
straight
in
the
eye,”
the
guide
advises.
“Bears have
started
coming
into
the
areas
where
people
live
more
and
more
often,”
the
city
officials
said
in
a
statement.
“
Any
encounter
with
a
bear
is
unsafe
for
humans,
so
our
task
is
to
do
all
we
can
to
prevent
such
accidents.
”
In September, a bear attacked a
25-year-old man in a central street of the city,
wounding him in the neck before he
managed to run away, police
said. “Three or four people who met
with brown bears have been recorded recently,”
the head of the hunting department in
the regional agriculture organization, Alexander
said.
Officials have asked police to
patrol (
巡逻
) streets close to
wooded areas in the evenings.
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Syktyvkar
is
the
regional
capital
of
the
remote
Komi
region
in
northwest
Russia.
Its
population
is
just
over
230,000.
63. The city issued
the guidelines to help the local people to _____.
A. avoid bear encountersB. survive bear
encounters
C. get along well with bears
D. drive hungry bears away
64
. The underlined word
“shriveled” in Paragraph 2 probably means
_____.
A. piled up
B. saved up
C. kept up
D. dried up
65
. What can be
inferred from Alexander’s words?
A. Bears have been seen frequently
recently.
B. Bears like to wander
around schools.
C. Brown bears are
usually very fierce.
D. Too many bears
have disappeared.
66. What would be the
best title for the passage?
A. Bears
are short of food worldwide
B. Ways to got along well with bears
C. Tips are issued on bear encounters
D. Bears have started
coming into cities
D
From a
young age, it was my dream to go to Africa and
work with animals. Everybody laughed at me, but my
mother, Vanne, told me never to give
up, and that I could always find a way.
So, when I was 23, after saving up my
earnings from working as a waitress, I went to
wild, untamed (
野性的
)
Africa and began my work. In 1960 I
went to the Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve. At
that time, we knew
nothing of the
behavior or social structure of chimps
(
黑猩猩
), and I was to go there
and see what I could find out.
Usually,
when you wake up, you leave your dreams behind
you, but I found myself waking up to my dream.
As the British government wouldn’t let
me go without
older women’s
company
, my amazing mother came with
me and stayed for four months. We
shared a second-hand army tent, and we used the
stream for fresh water and
washing. We
could swim in the lake, although there were
crocodiles.
It was beautiful there,
although both my mother and I nearly died of
malaria (
疟疾
).
I
was scared I wouldn’t be
able to do what I had set out to,
because, at first, the chimps ran away from me in
fear. I spent my days watching,
listening, tracking and in the evenings
writing up my notes.
For my mother, who
stayed back at the camp, it must have been
terrifying, and very lonely. There were snakes and
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spiders, as well as an old leopard who
would come by. But she had an amazing way with
people, and would hand
out medicines to
the fishermen, who saw her as a witch doctor.
In my fifth month there, I finally saw
one of the chimps, which I called David Greybeard,
stripping (
剥光
) straw
to
“fish”
for
termites
(
白蚁
).
It
proved
tha
t
man
wasn’t
the
only
toolmaker
,
and
that
everything
had
to
be
redefined.
67. What does the
author
mean by saying “I found
myself
waking up to my
dream”
in the second paragraph?
A. She lacked sleep due to busy work.[
B. She found her dream was
hard to realize.
C. She had more new
dreams about her work.
D. She tried to
realize her dream every day.
68. The
author was afraid at the Reserve in the beginning
because _____.
A. there were crocodiles
in the lake
B. she could not get close
to the chimps
C. it was
hard to get clean water
D. the chimps
attacked her sometimes
69.
The author’s mother was thought
of
by the local people as _____.
A. helpful and warm-hearted
B. funny and selfish
C. romantic and talkative
D. honest and hardworking
70. Which of the following is
the author’s
important
discovery?
A. She found a new kind of
termite.
B. Chimps can communicate with
each other.
C. Some other animals can
also make tools.
D. Chimps can find
medicines to cure themselves.
第二节
（共
5
小题；每小题
2.5
分，满分
12.5
分）
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短文内容，从短文后的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。
Sometimes we are asked to make a speech
in life, but most of us
don
’
t do a very good job.
71
So, you have to give a speech
—
and you are
terrified. You get nervous, you forget what you
want to say, you
stumble
(
结结巴巴
) over words, you talk
too long, and you bore your audience. Later you
think, Thank Goodness,
it
’
s over.
I
’
m just not good at public
speaking. I hope I never have to do that again.
Cheep up!
72
Here are some
simple steps to take the pain out of speech
making. Ask yourself the purpose of
your speech. What is the occasion? Why
are you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as
you can on your subject.
Spend plenty
of your time doing your research. Then spend
plenty of your time organizing your materials so
that
your speech is clear and easy to
follow. Use as many examples as possible, and use
pictures, charts, and graphs if
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they can help you make your points
clearer.
73
Don
’
t talk over
their heads, and don
’
t talk
down to them. Treat
your audience with
respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.
Just
remember:
Be
prepared.
Know
your
subject,
your
audience,
and
the
occasion.
Be
brief.
74
And
be
yourself. Let your
personality come through so that you make person-
to-person contact with your audience.
If you follow these simple steps, you
will see that you don
’
t have
to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may
find the experience so enjoyable that
you volunteer to make more speeches!
You
’
re not convinced yet?
75
A. It doesn
’
t
have to be that bad.
B. Take several
deep breaths after your speech.
C. This
article gives some advice on how to give a good
speech.
D. Say what you have to say and
then stop.
E.
Don
’
t say what you
aren
’
t familiar with.
F. Never forget your audience.
G
. Give it a try and see
what happens.
56
B
66
C
57
A
67
D
58
D
68
B
59
B
69
A
60
C
70
C
61
B
71
C
62
D
72
A
63
B
73
F
64
D
74
D
65
A
75
G
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高三五大名校第一次模拟考试）
第二部分
阅读理解（共两节
，满分
40
分）
第一节
（共
15
小题，每小题
2
分，满分
30
分）
阅读下列四
篇短文，从每小题后所给的
A
、
B
、
C
、
D
四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该
选项涂黑。
A
Singing had always
been an important part of Gloria Estefan’s life.
“Since I was three years old, I sang. I
sang everyt
hing,” Gloria
said. “Cubans,” she added, “are a musical
people”.
Gloria
was
born
in
Cuba
in
1957.
Her
family
left
the
country
just
before
Fidel
Castro
came
to
power.
In
Miami,
where the family settled, many people did not
accept Cuban immigrants. In first
grade, she spoke little
English, but she worked hard to learn
the language. Six months after she entered school,
she won an award for
reading in
English!
When Gloria was ten, her
father returned from the Vietnam War. Soon, the
family realized he wasn’t wel
l.
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They
soon
found
out
that
he
was
badly
ill.
Her
mother
went
back
to
teaching
at
school
to
support
the
family.
Gloria cared for her
father and her younger sister.
She
still made the honor roll, and she still had her
music, but Gloria was lonely. However,
when the band
leader Emilio
Estefan came to speak at her high school, Gloria
sang for him. He asked her to join his band. It
was
the beginning of the Miami Sound
Machine.
Within
a
few
months,
the
Miami
Sound
Machine
was
the
top
band
in
Miami.
In
1978
Gloria
and
Emilio
married.
At
first,
the
Miami
Sound Machine
was
known
only
in
Miami.
Then
the
band
signed
with
CBS Records.
Estefan and his band
became stars.
Since then, the Miami
Sound Machine has sold millions of records. Gloria
has done more than just singing
when
Hurricane Andrew hit central Florida in 1992. She
used only two weeks to organize an all-star
concert that
raised $$2 million for the
people who suffered in the hurricane. “We needed a
party after that
disaster
,”
she said.
Gloria said, “You
have to
stay true to the music you
really love to do. There will always be people who
will
tell you, ‘that won’t work.’
You’ve got to be firm in spite of difficulties.
Stick to it—that’s the main thing.”
46. Gloria’s father was ill
.
A.
when they settled down in Miami.
B.
before they left their home country
C.
after he returned from Vietnam War
D.
as soon as she finished high school
47.
According to the passage, probably Gloria did the
following except
.
A. organizing
an all-star concert for Hurricane victims
B. winning an award for reading in
English
C. teaching at school to
support the family
D. taking care of
her father and sister
4
8.
The underlined word “disaster” in this passage
refers to
.
A.
the concert
C. the victims
B. the celebration
D. the hurricane
4
9. This passage mainly
tells about Gloria Estefan’s
.
A. life story
B. happy marriage
C. music style
D
. Cuban background
B
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Some weird,
wild and wonderful stories coloured the news in
2010:
★
A Copenhagen bus
company has put
love at first sight is
possible on the bus,
two seats on each
bus that are covered in red cloth and a
★
Shoppers at an
international luxury fair in Verona, Italy, found
a cell-phone-equipped golden coffin among the
items on display. The phones will help
★
A man in New
York came up with a disarming way to set off his
latest bank heist , approaching the
clerk
’
s
window
with a large bunch of flowers and handing over a
hold-up note saying
“
give me
the money!
”
★
An Englishman
who lost all his legs and arms in an electrical
accident successfully swam across the Channel,
a challenge he had been preparing for
two years. The whole cost is 400 dollars.
★
A set of
artificial teeth made for Britain's war-time prime
minister Winston Churchill known as
saved the world
★
A British woman caused an
Internet hate campaign after she was caught on
camera dumping a cat in a rubbish
bin.
She was fined 250 pounds (400 dollars, 280 euros)
after pleading guilty.
★
The
BBC apologized completely and without any doubts
after a radio presenter jokingly announced that
Queen
Elizabeth II had died.
★
Two Australian men needed
surgery after shooting each other in the bottoms
during a drinking session to see if
it
would hurt were charged 400 dollars separately.
★
A Kuwaiti
MP(
议员
) proposed state-aid
for male citizens to take second wives, in a bid
to reduce the large
number of unmarried
women in the oil-rich state.
50. What
is special about the coffin in the second news?
A. It is golden
C. It is a luxury
B.
It has a cell phone.
D. It
has many items
51. What is the probable
meaning of the underlined word heist in the third
news?
A.
robbery
C. begging
B.
proposal
D. raising money
52. Who has to spend 400 dollars to do
the surgery?
A. A British woman who
dumped a cat in a rubbish bin.
B. One
who bought Winston
Churchill
’
s artificial
teeth.
C. An Australian man who shot in
bottom to test the hurt.
D.
An Englishman crossing the Channel without legs
and arms.
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53. From the last news we
can infer that _________.
A. In Kuwait many men are eager to get
married
B. A lot of rich single men
lived in Kuwait
C. There are quantities
of oil in Kuwait
D. There
are many single women in Kuwait
C
Perhaps
a
parent’s
most
important
contribution
toward
raising
a
trustful
child
is
to
develop
a
relationship
founded on
trust. A child of any age will feel proud and
grown-up if parents frequently show their trust.
In court a
defendant(
被告
) is
innocent until proved guilty. But
in
the family, a teenager “defendant” is too often
assumed
guilty.
Even when
the child is caught in a complete lie, this should
not be the end of trust. A parent can tell a child
that a single lie is forgivable. Yet it
should be clear that if lies continue, the child,
like the boy who cried wolf, will
suffer loss of trust.
When
my wife and I discovered that our son Tom, then
13, had lied about throwing a party while we were
away, we grounded him for a month. We
also told Tom that we could no longer trust him,
and we could not allow
him to stay
alone overnight again. This loss of freedom was an
important lesson; he learned how hard it is to
live
with people when they don’t trust
him. As a result, now more than three years later
we can again trust Tom to stay
alone overnight.
Parents
must always remember there is no easy answer to
this universal problem of lying. We can set a good
example, allow for privacy, monitor
friendship, develop trust and punish wrong doing,
but still we discover our
child has
lied to u
s. Finally that’s why there is
a need for trust on both sides of a
parent
-child relationship. Lying
destroys closeness and friendship. For
that reason, parents should always try to give a
child the feeling that they
can be
trusted with the truth. Parents m
ay
start with a child’s trust, but as the child grows
older, parents must earn
it.
54
．
When the
writer and his wife discovered that their son had
lied, they _________.
A. took all his
freedom from him
B. decided
never to trust him again
C. forbade him
to stay alone overnight
D.
arranged him to stay at home.
55
．
We can infer
from the passage that very often ________.
A.
parents don’t trust their
child as they should
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B. defendants are usually proved not
guilty in court
C. parents have too
much trust in their child
D. some
children are founded guilty in court
56
．
According to
the passage, the writer believes that
_____________.
A.
parents
shouldn’t punish their children even if they
lie
B. it is not easy to
deal with the problem of lying as parents
C. there are effective ways
to prevent children from lying
D.
children will stop telling lies as they grow up
D
Thousands
of
dead
red-
winged
blackbirds
fell
from
the
sky
in
an
Arkansas
town
on
New
Year’s
Eve
after
massive injuries, tests by Arkansas
officials concluded on Monday. Some 5,000 birds
mysteriously fell from the
sky in
Beebe, Arkansas after dark on New Year’s Eve. “The
birds suffered from acute physical injuries
leading to
internal
hemorrhage
（大量出血）
and death. There was no sign of
infectious disease,” the A
rkansas Game
and
Fish Commission said in a
statement. The birds were otherwise healthy, it
said.
One theory is that birds were
frightened by New Year's fireworks and flew into
buildings or other objects.
“Loud
noises were reported shortly before the birds
began to fall from the sky,”
the
statement said, adding that
blackbirds
have poor night vision and seldom fly at night.
Another
theory
was
that
severe
weather
such
as
lightning
accounted
for
the
loud
noises
but
this
was
discounted because the violent
wea
ther had already left the area.
“We’re leaning more toward a stress
event,
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
spokesman Keith Stephens.
The
commission
also
is
trying
to
determine
what
caused
the
deaths
of
up
to
100,000
fish
over
a
20-mile
stretch
of
the
Arkansas
River
near
a
dam
in
Ozark,
125
miles
west
of
Beebe.
The
fish
were
discovered
on
December 30. Stephens said the
commission expected results on the fish tests in
probably a month. Since almost
all the
fish were one species -- bottom-feeding drum,
Stephens said, the test was very important.
Stephens also
said:
“
T
he events do
not appear related.” Both that section of the
river and the air at the site of the bird deaths
were tested for
toxins(
毒素
). Beebe is a town
of about 4,500 people located 30 miles northeast
of the state capital.
57.
What is NOT the probable reason why the dead red-
winged blackbirds fell from the sky?
A.
Internal hemorrhage
C.
Lightning weather
B. Fireworks
D. Murder
58. In
the third paragraph, the underlined word
discounted probably mean________.
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A. not to reduce cost
C. to
make up a part
B. not to
believe
D. to
explain mystery
59. According to
Stephens, we can infer the probable cause of the
dead fish is _________.
A. cold weather
C. disease
B. poor management
D. lack of food
60. The passage is mainly developed by
__________.
A. analyzing causes
B. making comparisons
C. examining differences
D.
following the time order
第二节（共
5
小题，每小题
2
分，满分
10
分）
根据短文内容，从下框的
A-F
选项中选出能
概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项。
A.
Function
B. Types
C.
Advantages
D. Considerations
E. Importance
F.
Shortcomings
Home
security
products
give
a
homeowner
peace
of
mind
as
well
as
the
ability
to
protect
loved
ones
and
physical
possessions around-the-clock.
61. _____
Having the right
security products equipped in a home can get rid
of home invasion, theft and injury. Home
security products should be hidden
somewhat and not out in the open for invaders to
see. Products that protect
one's home
should also be linked to the local police
department so that they can be notified in the
event of an
emergency or break-in.
62. _____
Security
products
are
used
for
monitoring
the
home
and
the
properties
surrounding the
home. Products
are
designed to warn the homeowner when
invasion is taking place or someone is hidden
around the property. Most
systems are
electronic or battery powered and some are linked
with cables and satellites to keep a close watch
on
property.
63.
_____
There
are
four
main
kinds
of
home
security
products.
The
first
kind
is
home
entry
and
invasion
protection--used
for
setting
up
a
high
tech
alarm
system.
The
second
is
window
and
door
alarms,
helpful
in
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warning the homeowner as to who is
coming in and out of the house and certain rooms
in the home. The third is to
keep
the
outside
of
the
home
protected
by
signaling.
The
fourth
is
a
combination
of
security
gates,
cameras
connected to a DVR,
bars for windows and doors as well as sliding door
lock. [
来源
:
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]
64. _____
One should
consider the expense of equipping a complete
security system. For most complete systems which
include driveway alarms, cameras, and
electronic keypads, many can cost from $$100 to
$$10,000. The homeowner
can equip
individual security products based on the needs of
the home and family to save money.
65. _____
Preventing
invasion, theft and injury can save thousands of
dollars if the home was broken into and items were
stolen. Having home security products
equipped can also reduce car and auto insurance
moneys.
46-49: C CDA
50-53: BACD
54-56:.CAB
57-60: DBCA
61-65: EABDC
5
（
2011
·
陕西省咸阳市高三第二次适应性
训练）
第二部分
阅读理解（共两节，满分
40
分）
第一节
（共
15
小
题；每小题
2
分，满分
30
分）
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的
A
、
B
、
C
、
D
四个选项中，选
出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该
选项涂黑。
A
One evening I went out and
left my 17-year-old son and his girlfriend in
charge of his 8-year-old brother and
4-year-old
sister
．
I left
with complete confidence that the older children
would do a wonderful job of babysitting
the younger children and the younger
children would do a wonderful job of
accompanying
（陪伴）
the older
ones.
Later, I discovered that I was
completely wrong.
I had decided to
return home earlier than planned so that my son
and his girlfriend could go out. I called
home with this happy
news
．
But instead of hearing
his cheerful, grateful voice on the other end of
the line, all I
heard was the sound of
a telephone ringing.
It was, I should
point out, after 10 p.m., when the two younger
children should have been in bed, and when
the two older children should have been
answering the phone.
“I’ll give him a
lesson, ” I said
．
I decided
they must
be
outside
．
Why they might be
outside at 10:30 on a winter night I had no idea,
but it was the only explanation I
could
come up with.
Finally, in
desperation
（
绝望）
,
I called his girlfriend’s house. His girlfriend
answered
．
“Yes,” she said
brightly,
“He’s right here.”
He came on the
phone
．
I was not my usual
calm, patient
．
After all, one
of the rules of survival for modern
parents
is
that
you
can’t
trust
modern
teenagers
．
“Where
are
the
children?”
I
said
．
He
said
they
were
with
him
．
They had done
nothing wrong
．
My son had
taken the younger children over to his
girlfriend’s house just for
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ice cream and
cake
．
Well, it
turns out that I shouldn’t have believed
it
．
It was only part of the
truth.
The following Saturday evening
we were at my p
arents’ home,
celebrating my birthday
．
My
oldest son gave
me the children’s
gifts
-- a series of lovely color
photographs of my children, dressed in their best
clothes, and
wearing their most
wonderful expressions. They are pictures to
treasure a lifetime, all taken by the father of my
son’s girlfriend.
46
．
The
author
went
out
and
left
her
eldest
son
in
charge
of
the
younger
children
because
.
A
．
she knew that
his girlfriend was a good baby-sitter
B
．
she believed he
could take good care of the younger ones with the
help of his girlfriend
C
．
the older
children have always loved the younger ones
D
．
she could not
find a baby-sitter on that winter night
47
．
Shortly after
the author left home one evening, she discovered
that
.
A
．
her son had
brought his girlfriend home
B
．
her son had
left home with his girlfriend
C
．
she shouldn’t
have completely trusted her son
D
．
she
should have taken the children along with her
48
．
“
It
was only part of the truth.
” implies
that the children not only enjoyed
ice
-cream but
also
.
A
．
had their
pictures taken
C
．
had a birthday
party
49
．
Which is the
best title of this passage?
A
．
An Evening Out
C
．
Mother and
Children
B
．
Modern
Teenagers
D
．
A Precious
Birthday Gift
B
．
received some
gifts
D
．
showed
off their best clothes
B
Have you wondered what a degree might
be worth to you in your job or career? It means a
lot of Americans
with an Associate
Degree will earn nearly $$10,000 more yearly than
those with just a High School
Diploma
（文
凭）
.
Harcourt Learning D
irect
offers you a way to get a Specialized Associate
Degree in 11 of today’s growing
fields
—
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you study at home, in your spare time, so you
don’t have to give up your present job
while you train for
a better one.
Choose from exciting majors like Business
Management,
Dressmaking
and
Design, Photography,
Computer
Science,
Engineering
and
more!
Your
training
includes
everything
you
need!
Books,
lessons,
learning
aids,
even
professional
quality
tools
and
equipme
nt
—
everything you need to
master your training and more ahead to a new
career is included in the low
tuition
（学费）
price
you pay. Your education is nationally
recognized! Nearly 2,000 American
companies
—
including General
Electric,
IBM,
Mobile,
General
Motors,
Ford,
and
many
others,
have
used
our
training
for
their
employees.
If
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companies like these recognize the
value of our training, you can be sure that
employers in your area will, too!
Earn
your degree in as little as two years! Get a
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Simply fill in your name and address on
the form above. Then write in the name and number
of one program
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in, and mail it today. We’ll rush your free
information about how you can take advantage of
the opportunities in the field you have
chosen. Act today!
Mail the form today!
Or call the number below 1-800-372-1589.
Call any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week.
E-mail:
Harcourt@
50
．
This passage
aims at calling on people to
.
A
．
attend
full
—
time universities
B
．
work part time
to further their education
C
．
improve their
education at home to get better jobs
D
．
earn their
degrees in different ways that suit them
51
．
Which of the
following is NOT clearly mentioned in this
passage?
A
．
The
way how you will get your degree.
B
．
Tuition price.
C
．
The hot fields
you will be preparing for.
D
．
The length of
time it will take you to get a degree.
52
．
What does the
writer intend to say by naming General Electric,
IBM, Ford, etc.?
A
．
To prove the
value of their training in every area.
B
．
To show that
their training program is fully supported by
famous companies in the U S.
C
．
To show that
their training is widely used in the country.
D
．
To show the
importance of getting recognized by the most
famous companies.
53
．
It seems to
the writer that the greatest attraction for people
to take their training is
.
A
．
its convenience
B
．
the degree’s
nation
—
wide recognition
C
．
the hot fields
the training will help people to enter
D
．
the economic
benefit it will bring about
C
At present
times, nothing else but economy occupies the minds
of Americans of economic
crisis
（
危机）
. The
rate of
unemployment
，
housing costs
and consumer confidence keep coming and
coming
，
leaving people not
just
scared to spend money but also
very stressed and emotionally
exhausted
（心力憔悴）
. This stress
has an effect on
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everything
，
starting with our sleep
，
mood
，
physical
health
，
relationships and
eating habits.
“Time of
economic stress leads to increase rates of
depression
（忧郁）
”says Dr.
Christopher Palmer
，
director
of continuing education at McLean
Hospital in Belmont,
Massachusetts. “It
worsens illness in people who have
been
constantly depressed. But it also causes new cases
of depression. Just the fear of losing one’s job
can put
people over the edge.
”
And
，
without any
doubt
，
just depression alone
can create a variety of bad health effects.
●
Sleep
33 percent of Americans reported that
they have lost sleep due to the economic crisis.
26 percent say they are
sleeping less
than 6 hours per night
，
which
is considered to be at least one hour less than
the most favorable 7 to 8
hours
recommended by sleep experts.
●
Mental
health
，
stress and heart
attack
80 percent of Americans
reported that last year the economy is a huge
source of stress; 49 percent said the
situation
makes
them
feel
nervous
or
anxious;
48
percent
reported
that
they
feel
very
sad
and
have
developed
depression.
Nearly twice the risk of heart attack
or death was found in patients with the highest
levels of depression or
anxiety. Among
those
individuals
（个人）
，
a
10 percent higher rise of heart attack or death
was found in those
whose anxiety rose
over time.
●
Relationships
The
chances
of
violent
behavior
are
nearly
6
times
higher
for
individuals
who
are
left
without
a
job.
Workplace
stress can lead to
domestic
（家庭的）
violence.
54
．
Which of the
following is TRUE according to the passage?
A
．
Now Americans
dare to spend money.
B
．
Now all
Americans have problems in sleeping.
C
．
Economy is the
most troubling problem for Americans now.
D
．
Economic crisis
has destroyed many American families.
55
．
If a person is
out of work
，
he might
.
A
．
become more
violent
C
．
get rid of
workplace stress
B
．
get
divorced
（离婚）
D
．
go mad
56
．
The best title
of this passage is probably
.
A
．
The World
Economic Crisis Is Getting Worse
B
．
Economic Crisis
Affects Our Health
C
．
Economic Crisis
Causes Trouble to Sleep
D
．
People Suffer
Greatly in Economic Crisis
D
“Dining out” and “eating
out” are phrases people use in Britain when they
eat in a restaurant or
pub
（酒馆）
.
Eating
out is more popular in Britain today than it has
ever been. In 2006, for the first time ever,
British people
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spent
more
eating
out
than
cooking
for
themselves
and
eating
at
home.
It
seems
that
many
British
people
are
becoming increasingly interested in how
good their food tastes, and also how healthy it
is.
However, eating out can also be
expensive. As British people do not eat out every
night of the week, eating in
a
restaurant is often seen as a special occasion.
When going on a first date and wanting to impress
him/her, or if
celebrating an
anniversary or a birthday, many people like to go
to a restaurant to eat, and people often also eat
in
a restaurant before going to the
cinema or the theater.
As in all
cultures, there are many rules of
etiquette
（礼仪）
surrounding
food and eating. The knife and fork
should be used in the correct way! It
is also impolite to have your elbows
（
肘部）
on the dining
table when you are
eating.
Almost all British cities have a vast
range of food as well as traditional British food,
and all from the very
cheap to the very
expensive
—
French , Italian,
Indian, Chinese, Greek, Thai, Japan and many, many
more. In fact,
when asked which was
their favorite food, more British people said an
Indian curry
（咖喱菜肴）
than any
other
dish!
As
well as dining in a restaurant, when
people are too tired to cook after work they often
get a “takeaway”.
This means that they
order from a take-out restaurant by telephone, and
then go to collect it and take it home to
eat. Many take-out restaurants also
deliver it to your house. While you can normally
find a take-out restaurant for
almost
any food, the most popular are Italian pizza,
Indian and Chinese and then all you have to do is
to open the
door, pay and eat!
57
．
On
which of the following occasions are British
people likely to eat in a restaurant?
A
．
After watching
a play.
C
．
When
they’re too tired to work
.
B
．
Before watching
a movie.
D
．
When
they want to have natural food.
58
．
From the
passage we can know that
.
A
．
eating out is
not expensive in Britain
B
．
eating at pubs
doesn’t have so many rules in Britain
C
．
British people
are not aware of nutrition while eating out
D
．
the British
spent more eating at home than eating out
59
．
We
can learn from the last two paragraphs that
.
A
．
French dishes
are very expensive
B
．
Take-out
restaurants only deliver pizza
C
．
British people
are fond of foreign food
D
．
people can eat
take-out food first and pay later
60
．
What is the
passage mainly about
?
A
．
Restaurant
culture in Britain.
C
．
Traditional
British food
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5
小题；每题
2
分，满分
10
分）
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B
．
Table manners.
D
．
Eating and
health.
根据短文内容，从下框的
A
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选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，并将答案
填写在答题纸相
应位置，选项中有一项为多余选项。
A
．
I value
honesty.
B
．
I
believe in God.
C
．
I did pretty
well as a taxi driver
D
．
I feel good for
doing something right
E
．
We taxi drivers
are often misunderstood
F
．
I serve people
well whether they tip or not
61
．
I believe honesty is one of
the greatest gifts there is. I know they call it a
lot of fancy names these days, like
int
egrity
（
正直）
and
forthrightness
（坦率）
. But it
doesn't make any difference what they call it;
it's still what makes
a man a good
citizen. This is my code, and I try to live by.
62
．
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I’ve been in
th
e taxi business for thirty-five
years, and I know there is a lot about it that is
not so good. Taxi
drivers have to be
rough and rude fellows to be able to take it in
New York. You've got to be tough to fight the
New York traffic eight hours a day
these days. Because taxi drivers are tough, people
get the wrong impression
that they are
bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most
of them will shake down as honest fellows. You
read in the papers almost every week
where a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or
bonds, stuff like that, people
leave in
their taxi. If they weren't honest, you wouldn't
be reading those stories in the papers.
63
．
One time in Brooklyn, I
found a diamond ring in my taxi. I remembered
helping a lady with a lot of baggage
that day, so I went back to where I had
dropped her off. It took me almost two days to
track her in order to return
her ring.
I didn't get as much as “thank you.” Still, I felt
good because I had done what w
as right.
I think I felt
better than she did.
64
．
I was born and raised in
Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years
old. After I came to this country I
bought my own cab and have owned one
ever since. It hasn't been too easy at times, but
my wife takes care of our
money and we
have a good bit put away for a rainy day, even in
those days. In all my years of driving a taxi, I
have never had any trouble with the
public, not even with drunks. Even if they get a
little troublesome once in a
while, I
just agree with them and then they behave
themselves.
65
．
People ask me about tips.
As far as I know, practically everyone will give
you something. Come to think of it,
most Americans are pretty generous. I
always try to be nice to everyone, whether they
tip or not. I believe in God
and try to
be a good member of my
parish
（教区）
. I try to act
toward others like I think God wants me to act. I
have been trying this for a long time,
and the longer I try, the easier it
gets.
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49 BCAD
50
—
53
CBAD
54
—
56 CAD
57
—
60
BDCA
61
—
65 AEDCF
6
（
2011
·
上海市长宁区高三上学期期末考试试题）
III. Reading comprehension.
Section:
A
Directions: For each blank in the
following passage there are four words or phrases
marked A, B, C and D.
Fill
in each blank with the word or phrase
that best fits the context.
Winston
Churchill
began
his
love
affair
with
painting
in
his
40s,
under
disastrous
circumstances.
_____
50_____First Lord of the Admiralty
(
海军
) in 1915, he was deeply
involved in a campaign in Dardanelles
51
the course of a bloody
world war.
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the mission failed, with great loss of
life,
that could have
he
paid price both publicly and privately. He
was
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from the
admiralty.
grief,
Hoe Farm.
There, as Churchill later recalled,
After the war, painting would offer
deep
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!”
56
when,
in
1921,
the
death
of
mother
was
followed
two
months
later by the
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of
his
beloved
daughter,
Marigold.
Hit
by
grief,
Churchill
stayed
at
the
home
of
friends
in
Scotland, finding comfort in his
painting. He wrote to Clementine:
afternoon light with golden hills in
the
58
. I keep
59
_the hurt of losing
Marigold
Historians have called the
decade after 1929, when the Conservative
government fell and Churchill was
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,his wilderness years. Politically he
may have been wandering in waste places, a lonely
fighter trying to
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that
wilderness
bore
great
fruit,
Painting
remained
a
joy
to
63
he
had
written
in
his
book
Pointing
as
a
Pastime,
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Britain to the
threat of Hitler, but
Churchill to the end of his life.
they shall not be
so it was
for him.
50 A. For B. As
C.
With
D. To
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. Light and color, peace
and hope, will keep them company to the end of the
day.
51 A. delayed
B.
advanced
C. improved
D.
shortened
52 A. Because B. For
C. But
D. Since .
53 A. removed
B
.
moved
C. appointed
D.
obtained
54 A. persist in
B.
hold on
C. put up D. die of
55 A. rescue
B. view
C. grief
D. belief
56 A. passion
B. comfort
57 A. loss
B
.
recovery
58 A. book
C.
emotion
D. confidence
C. failure D. success
B. background
C. back
D. album
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59 A. thinking B.
touching
60 A. out of date
C. feeling
D
.
forgetting
C. in power
D.
out of office
B. in office
61 A. awaken
B. call
C. warn
D. remind
C. naturally
D. unbelievably
62 A. unforgettably
B. artistically
63 A.
fighters
B. writers
C
. editors
D.
pain
ters
64 A. lonely
B. sorrow
C
.
brave
D. disappointed
Section B
Directions:
Read
the
following
four
passages.
Each
passage
is
followed
by
several
questions
or
unfinished
statements. For each of them there are
four choices marked A, B. C and D. Choose the one
that fits best according
to the
information given in the passage.
(A)
Man is a land animal, but he is also
closely tied to the sea. Throughout history the
sea has served the needs of man.
The
sea has provided man with food and a convenient
way to travel to' many parts of the world. Today,
nearly
two-thirds of the world's
population lives within 80 kilometers of the sea
coast.
In the modern technological
world, the sea offers many resources to help
mankind survive. Resources on land are
beginning to be used up. The sea,
however, still can be expected to supply many of
mail's needs.
The list of riches of the
sea yet to be developed by mail's technology is
impressive. Oil and gas explorations
(
探险
)
have been
carried out for nearly 30 years. Valuable amounts
of minerals exist on the ocean floor ready to be
mined
(
开采
).
Fish fanning promises to be a good way
to produce large quantities of food. The culture
of fish and shellfish is an
ancient
skill practiced in the past mainly by Oriental
people.
Besides oil and gas, the sea
may offer new sources of energy. Experts believe
that the warm temperature of the
ocean
can be used in a way similar to the steam in a
steamship. Ocean currents
(
水流
) and waves offer
possible
use as a source of energy.
Technology is enabling man to explore
even more deeply under the sea. The development of
strong, new materials
has made this
possible.
The technology to harvest the
sea continues to improve. Experts believe that by
the year 2020 the problems that
prevent
us from exploiting fully the food, minerals, and
energy sources of the sea will be largely solved.
65.
The major
things that the sea offers man are .
A.
fish, shellfish and oil
B. food,
minerals and oil
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