1、1高三英语试卷（一）第一节 单项填空(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，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。21 Sorry, sirI wont see you off at the airport, my mother has caught a bad cold _C_AYes, I agree BYes, you are quite right CIm sorry to hear that DIm feeling sick22I stayed there for only two days but _A_ felt like
2、 two weeksAit Bwhat Cwhen Dthen23_B_ most of us considered solving the problem as soon as possible, he considered it of no importanceAWhen BWhile CIf DAs24. Listen! Do you hear someone A for help?A. calling B. call C. to call D. called25. The best reporters have been sent to South Africa to _C_ the
3、2010 World Cup, so we can get informed of the situation there very quickly.A. support B. rescue C. cover D. prevent26. by the growing interest in nature, more and more people enjoy outdoor sports.A. Influenced B. Influencing C. Having influenced D. To be influenced27. You may take half of the cake;
4、theyre exactly the same.A. both B. either C. any D. each28. Most of the professors _ to our school were from South AfricaAinvited Bto be invited Cbeing invited Dhad been invited29. Not until then did I find it _ to do the job that way.A. is easier B. easier C. was more easily D. more easily30. Jack,
5、 Im afraid Ill turn to youI think chemistry is _ physicsAas a difficult subject as Ba subject the same difficult asCas difficult a subject as Dthe same difficult subject as31. The plan _ just because people were unwilling to cooperate (合作). A. broke down B. pulled down C. turned down D. put down32.
6、Every few years, the coal workers their lungs X-rayed to ensure their health.A. are having B. have C. have had D. had had33.Did you meet with the famous star?_ I had come here earlier.A. Only if B. If only C. But for D. As long as34.Did you see who the driver was?No, so quickly that I couldnt get a
7、good look at his faceAdoes the car speed by Bthe car speeds byCthe car speed by Ddid the car speed by35.Honey, lets go out for dinner. I dont have to cook.A. Forgot it! B. Thats great! C. Why? D. Go ahead!第二节：完形填空（共 30 小题，每小题 15 分, 共 30 分） 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的 A，B，C，D 四个选项中，选出一最佳答案。When I was a sma
8、ll child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a faraway village. One day, on the road, I found the _36_ pieces of a mirror. There was a German motorcycle accident.I tried to find all the pieces and put them _37_, but it was not possible, so I kept only the _38_ piece and I made it roun
9、d. I began to _39_ with it as a toy and became greatly attracted by the _40_ that I could reflect（反射）light to dark places where the sun would never shine in _41_holes and some other dark places. It became a _42_ for me to get light into the darkest places I could find.2I _43_ the little mirror, and,
10、 as I _44_ up, I would take it out when I had nothing to do and _45_ the game. As I became a _46_, I grew to understand that this was not _47_a childs game but a metaphor（象征）for what I might do with my life. I came to _48_ that I am not the light or the source（来源）of light, but lighttruth, understand
11、ing, knowledgeis _49_, and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it.I am just a single piece of a mirror whose _50_ design and shape I do not know. _51_, with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this _52_， into the black places in the_53_ of menand change some thing
12、s _54_ some people. Perhaps others may see and do the same. This is what I am about. This is the _55_ of my life. （269 words ）36. A. broken B. dropped C. pointed D. sharpened37. A. back B. down C. together D. up38. A. best B. longest C. smallest D. largest39. A. talk B. play C. flash D. share40. A.
13、idea B. fact C. decision D. reason41. A. deep B. big C. pretty D. empty42. A. job B. task C. game D. trouble43. A. kept B. hid C. forgot D. lost44. A. came B. stood C. grew D. went45. A. watch B. continue C. remember D. change46. A. man B. boy C. father D. grandfather47. A. always B. completely C. r
14、eally D. just48. A. announce B. doubt C. understand D. expect49. A. absent B. home C. far D. there50. A. whole B. most C. half D. other51. A. So B. However C. Besides D. Certainly52. A. country B. village C. world D. city53. A. hands B. brains C. eyes D. hearts54. A. on B. in C. with D. like55. A. w
15、ay B. standard C. quality D. meaning第三部分 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。ABasic Study Manual (Hardcover): $37.50Future success depends on the ability to learn. Here are the answers to the questions most often asked by students. Read this
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17、y improve your ability to study.Study Skills for Life (Hardcover): $31.99L. Ron Hubbards study technology for teenagers opens the door to their future success by giving them advice on how to study and learn. Fully illustrated（插图）for easy comprehension.Learning How to Learn (Hardcover):$24.99The basi
18、cs of effective study for 8 to 12-year-olds, fully illustrated. Children who read and apply the materials in this book can regain their liking for study. Get this book for a child you want to see win at his studies!How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children (Hardcover):$34.90In spite of billi
19、ons of dollars spent on “educational research”, children are not taught the most basic skills of learning: how to use a dictionary. Written for children 8 to 12-year-old, this fully illustrated book will teach your children:*How to find words in a dictionary*The different ways that words are used *H
20、ow to use a dictionary to correctly pronounce words3At last, youll just pay 50% for these books before May 1, 2007. （260 words）56The four books can mostly satisfy .A. teachers B. children C. adults D. parents57If you want to improve your ability to study, youll probably choose .A. Basic Study Manual
21、 B. Study Skills for LifeC. Learning How to Learn D. How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children58If you buy all the fully illustrated books before May 1, 2007, you will pay about .A. $56 B. $111 C. $46 D. $9259This passage aims to .A. introduce new books to readers B. guide readers to choose
22、booksC. encourage people to buy the books D. enlarge students knowledge about booksBHow Do Animals Catch Their ZZZs?Different creatures have developed some pretty creative ways to get their rest and stay safe. The lizard（蜥蝎）likes to sleep at the far end of small branches hanging out over a pond or l
23、ake in the rain forest. If a snake tries to slither up the branch to eat it, it will shake the branch and knock the lizard off , and the lizard will fall safely into the water. Chameleons （变色龙）can change color to match their surroundings in order to hide even while sleeping.Corillas（大猩猩）like to slee
24、p high in the trees. They build a new bed every night, sometimes taking up to half an hour to pile branches, twigs, and leaves into a comfortable bed. Birds also find it safe to sleep in the trees, but unless they have eggs or young chicks, they dont use a nest. They just lock their feet around a br
25、anch and hang on. A special tendon（腱）in their legs is automatically tight when they are at rest, so they wont let go and fall.Dolphins(海豚) live underwater, but must come to the surface to breathe. Scientists now believe that dolphins may sleep with only half their brain, while the other half stays a
26、wake to keep them safe and breathing. Seals (海豹) also do this，lying on their sides on the surface of the water with one flipper underwater paddling to keep their noses above the surface. Some ducks may also have this ability, and actually sleep with one eye closed and one eye open. (281 words) 60How
27、 many animals are mentioned in this passage?A6. B7. C8. D9.61How does a chameleon protect itself while sleeping?ABy changing its body colors. BBy hinging out over a pond.CBy sleeping with half their brain. DBy making beds with branches.62Why will not birds fall when they are at rest?AThey build nest
28、s and sleep in them. BThey fall asleep automatically.CThey have a loose tendon in their legs DThey lock their feet around a branch.63What does the writer intend to tell us?AThe cleverest animal is the gorilla because it can make beds.BDifferences in habitat could lead to different living habits.CThe
29、 ways animals catch their ZZZs are pretty much the same .DIn order to protect themselves most animals choose not to sleep. CJamie Oliver has been invited by Gordon Brown to prepare a banquet at No10 for President Barack Obama and other leaders of the G20, offering a cut-price menu to reflect times w
30、hen trade and industry are far from prosperous and the rate of employment is decreasing.Downing Street sources say Oliver, the well-known chef, will cook using “honest high-street products“ and avoid expensive or “fancy“ ingredients.The prime minister is trying to avoid a repeat of the embarrassment
31、 last year when he sat down to an 18-course banquet at a Japanese summit to discuss world food shortagesObama, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and other leaders will be served by apprentices （学徒） from Fifteen, the London restaurant Oliver founded to help trai
32、n young people in poverty in order to make a living by mastering a skill.Brown wants the dinner to reflect the emphasis of the London summit, which he hopes will lead to an agreement to lift the world out of recession“To be invited to cook for such an important group of people, who are trying to sol
33、ve some of the 4worlds major problems, is really a privilege,“ said Oliver.“Im hoping the menu Im working on will show British food and produce is some of the best in the world, but also show we have pioneered a high-quality apprentice scheme at Fifteen London that is giving young people a skill to
34、be proud of.“ The chef has not yet finalized me menu, but is expected to draw inspiration from his latest book, Jamies Ministry of Food, which has budget recipes for beef and ale stew （啤酒炖菜） and “impressive“ chocolate fudge cake. (286 words)64What can we learn about Oliver from the text? AHe is a we
35、ll-known American cookB He is invited to attend the G20 summitCHe has founded the Fifteen LondonDHe is one of the apprentices serving leaders of the G20.65The menu of the banquet for the leaders of the G20 is supposed to _Ainclude all delicious British food Buse inexpensive produce with special char
36、acteristics Cbe rich, varied and of high quality Dimitate the menu of last Japanese summit66Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? AOliver is honored to be invited to cook for the G20 leaders.BAltogether three presidents are mentioned in the textCPresident Barack Obama offers the cut-
37、price menuDThe menu for the G20 dinner banquet has been decided67What is the Fifteen London?Aan apartment in London Ba luxurious restaurant in LondonCa restaurant as well as a training center Da famous avenue.DWhy should I teach my children history? That sounds like a stupid question to even ask. Bu
38、t, as I hear different home schooling teachers discuss history, I get the idea that there may be different reasons for teaching history. Let me briefly explain the three good reasons for studying history and two bad reasons for studying history.The major reason I see for studying history is that we
39、can learn from the past. I am convinced that the world would be a much better place if more people understood the successes and failures of the past and the things that made these successes and failures. However, as the unfortunately true statement goes “the one thing we seem to learn from history i
40、s that we dont seem to learn from history ”. Perhaps at least in teaching history, to my children I can do a small part in changing this.A second major reason for studying history is that it is hard to understand the current political climate in the absence of an understanding of its historical cont
41、ext. We can not even understand who we are and where we are without history, much less try to figure out where we are going or how we should get where we want to be.I teach my children history, for one more reason. I purchased a set of historical audio tapes for our children. My seven-year-old son l
42、istened to them over and over. It was my hope that he would become inspired by the accomplishments of people like the Wright brothers to accomplish things by himself. I think that it is good that we celebrate the accomplishments of people like Martin Luther King Jr. In doing so, young people are cal
43、led on to stand for the principles that he stood for and accomplish what he accomplished. I also think that by studying people like Adolph Hitler, people can learn to stand against the things that he stood for.(325words)68. What message can we get from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?A. Many
44、people arent clever enough to learn well from the past.B. Many people fail to make good use of history and make the same mistakes.C. Many people feel it hard to understand history.D. Many people have no interest in studying history.69. Some historical figures （人物）are mentioned in the last paragraph
45、to show_.A. people can be inspired to do good, while also learning to fight against evilB. people may also learn from bad historical figuresC. more celebrations should be held to honor their achievementsD. todays people can also achieve what they achieved70. What would be talked about in the following paragraph?A. How to teach history effectively. B. Some negative reasons for studying history.C. How to get more people to study history. D. Some bad historical figures.1
