1、2010-2011 学年度第二学期高三级英语科 2 月月考试卷 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共 14 页，满分为 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟。注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和学号填写在答题卡和答卷密封线内相应的位置上，用 2B 铅笔将自己的学号填涂在答题卡上。2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答卷纸上作答，答案必须写在答卷纸各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然
2、后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁和平整。第 I 卷 (共 95 分)I. 完形填空 (共 15 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Every year on my birthday, a white gardenia (栀子花) was 1 to my house. But no card or note came with it. Calls to the flower shop were always 2 - it was a cash purch
3、ase. After a while I stopped trying to discover the senders identity and just 3 in the beauty and heady perfume of that one magical, perfect white flower lying in soft pink paper.But I never stopped 4 who the giver might be. My mother 5 to these imaginations. She asked me if there was someone for wh
4、om I had done a special kindness who might be showing 6 . I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy I fell in love with or one who had 7 me even though I didnt know him.One month before my high-school graduation, my father died. My feelings 8 from sorrow to fear and 9 : my dad was missing some
5、 of the most important events in my life. I became completely 10 in my coming graduation, the senior-class play and the ball. But my mother would not hear of my losing any of those things. Mother and I had gone shopping and found an impressive dress, but it was the 11 size. When my father died, I fo
6、rgot about the dress.The day before my ball, I found that dress- in the right sizehanging over the living room sofa. It was 12 to me so lovingly. I didnt 13 if I had a new dress or not. But my mother did. She wanted her children to feel 14 , filled with a sense that there was a beauty even in the fa
7、ce of 15 .My mother died ten days after I was married. The following year the gardenia stopped coming.1. A. given B. delivered C. taken D. brought2. A. useful B. helpful C. in vain D. hopeful3. A. delighted B. pleasant C. pleasing D. satisfied4. A. considering B. remembering C. imagining D. recallin
8、g5. A. referred B. led C. preferred D. contributed6. A. appreciation B. honor C. grateful D. respect7. A. observed B. watched C. noticed D. hated8. A. ranged B. differed C. suffered D. judged9. A. shock B. happiness C. depressing D. anger10. A. uninterested B. interested C. unhappy D. disappointing1
9、1. A. wrong B. false C. proper D. right12. A. provided B. presented C. introduced D. awarded13. A. doubt B. wonder C. desire D. care14. A. loving B. loved C. respected D. honored15. A. trouble B. despair C. problem D. sorrow. 语法填空(共 10 小题；每小题 1. 5 分，满分 15 分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用
10、括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷标号为 16-25 的相应位置上。Six days of spring rain had created a wild river 16 (run) by Nancy Browns farm. As she tried to drive her cows to higher ground, she 17 (slip) and hit her head on a fallen tree trunk. Nancy was badly hurt and could only walk with great 18 (difficult). The water
11、 19 (rise). Nancys pace got slower and slower. Finally, all she could do was to throw her arm around Lizzies neck and try to hang on. About 20 minutes later, Lizzie managed to 20 (succeed) pull herself and Nancy out of the water and onto a bit of high land.It took rescuers another two hours to disco
12、ver Nancy. 21 helicopter lowered a doctor, 22 attached Nancy to a life-support lift. They raised her into the helicopter and took her to the school gym, 23 the Red Cross had set up an emergency shelter. When the flood subsided two days later, Nancy immediately went back to the highland. Lizzie was g
13、one. 24 was one of the 19 cows that Nancy lost. “I owe my life 25 her,” said Nancy sobbingly. . 阅读理解 (共两节，满分 50 分) 第一节：阅读理解（共 20 题； 每小题 2 分， 满分 40 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThey like using the InternetThey have lots of pocket money to spendAnd they spend a higher proportion of
14、 it online than the rest of usTeenagers are just the sort of people an online seller is interested in, and the things they want to buygames, CDs and clothingare easily sold on the Web.But paying online is a tricky business for consumers who are too young to own credit cardsMost have to use a parents
15、 cardThey want a facility that allows them to spend money.That may come sooner than they think: new ways to take pocket money into cyber (网络的) space are coming out rapidly on both sides of the AtlanticIf successful, these products can stimulate online sales.In general, teenagers spend huge amounts:
16、$153bn (billion) in the US last year and 20bn annually in the UKMost teenagers have access to the Internet at home or at school88 percent in the US, 69 percent in the UKAccording to the Jupiter Research, one in eight of those with Internet access has bought something onlinemainly CDs and books.In mo
17、st cases, parents pay for these purchases with credit cards, an arrangement that is often unsatisfactory for them and their childrenPressing parents to spend online is less productive than pressing on the high streetThey are more likely to ask “Why?” if you ask to spend some money online.One way to
18、help teenagers change notes and coins into cybercash is through prepaid cards such as InternetCash in the US and Smart cards in the UKSimilar to those for pay-as-you-go mobile telephones, they are sold in amounts such as 20 or $50 with a concealed 14-digit number that can be used to load the cash in
19、to an online account.26. What does the word “They” in paragraph 1 refer to?A. Sellers. B. Buyers. C. Teenagers. D. Parents.27. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. More than half of the teenagers in the US and the UK have Internet access.B. Teenagers pay for goods o
20、nline with their own credit cards.C. Most teenagers in the US and the UK have bought something online.D. Teenagers found it easier to persuade parents to buy online than in a shop.28. A new way to help teenagers shop online is to use _.A. a new machine B. special coins and notesC. prepaid cards D. p
21、ay-as-you-go mobile phones29. What is the passage mainly about?A. Online shopping traps. B. Internet users in the US and the UK.C. New credit cards for parents. D. The arrival of cyber pocket money.30. Which of the following words can best describe the writers attitude towards the phenomenon?A. Prou
22、d and satisfied. B. Worried and anxious.C. Objective and informative. D. Concerned and sad.BTwenty-first century humanity has mapped oceans and mountains, visited the moon, and surveyed the planetsBut for all the progress, people still dont know one another very well.That brings about Theodore Zeldi
23、ns “feast of conversation”events where individuals pair with persons they dont know for three hours of guided talk designed to get the past “Where are you from?”MrZeldin, an Oxford University professor, heads Oxford Muse, a 10-year-old foundation based on the idea that what people need is not more i
24、nformation, but more inspiration and encouragement.The “feast” in London looks not at politics or events, but at how people have felt about work, relations among the sexes, hopes and fears, enemies and authority, the shape of their livesThe “menu of conversation” includes topics like “How have your
25、priorities changed over the years?” Or, “What have you rebelled against the past?”As participants gathered, Zeldin opened with a speech: that despite instant communications in a globalized age, issues of human heart remainMany people are lonely, or in routines that discourage knowing the depth of on
26、e another “We are trapped in shallow conversations and the whole point now is to think, which is sometimes painful,” he says “But thinking interaction is what separates us from other species, except maybe dogswho do have generations of human interactions.”The main rules of the “feast”: Dont pair wit
27、h someone you know or ask questions you would not answerThe only awkward moment came when the multi-racial crowd of young adults to seniors, in sun hats, ties and dresses, looked to see whom with for hoursBut 15 minutes later, everyone was seated and talking. They would be intimate, continuing full
28、force until organizers interrupted them 180 minutes later.“Its encouraging to see the world is not just a place of oppression and distance from each other,” Zeldin summed up “What we did is not ordinary, but it cant be madder than the world already is.” Some said they felt “liberated” to talk on sen
29、sitive topics. Thirty-something Peter, from East London, said that “it might take weeks or months to get to the level of interaction we suddenly opened up.”31. What can the “conversations” be best described as?A. Deep and one-on-one. B. Sensitive and mad.C. Instant and inspiring. D. Ordinary and enc
30、ouraging.32. In a “feast of conversations”, participants _.A. pair freely with anyone they likeB. have a guided talk for a set of period of timeC. ask questions they themselves would not answerD. wear clothes reflecting multi-racial features33. In paragraph 6, “they would be intimate” is closest in
31、meaning to “_”.A. they would have physical contact B. they would have in-depth talkC. they would be close friends D. they would exchange basic information34. According to Zeldin, what prevents many people thoroughly knowing one another?A. Loneliness or routines. B. Shallow conversations.C. Unwilling
32、ness to think. D. The fear for awkward moment. 35. From the passage, we can conclude that what Zeldin does is _.A. an attempt to promote thinking interactionB. one of the maddest activities ever conductedC. a try to liberate people from old-fashioned ideasD. an effort to give people a chance of talk
33、ing freelyCThe food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses relate to diet and fort
34、y percent of cancer relates to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is connected with illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years a
35、go, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats, and other food additives, caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are he
36、lpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes, but for financial reasons. T
37、he farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue. 36. What is the best possible title of the passage?A. Drug and Food B. Cancer
38、and HealthC. Food and Health D. Health and Drug37. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons.B. Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals.C. Researchers have known about the pot
39、ential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.D. Food may cause forty percent of cancer in world.38. How has science done something harmful to mankind?A. Because of science, diseases caused by polluted food havent been virtually eliminated.B. It has caused a lack of information concern
40、ing the value of food.C. Because of the application of science, some potentially harmful substances have been added to food.D. The scientists have preserved the color of meat, but not of vegetables.39. What are nitrates used for?A. They preserve flavor in packaged foods.B. They preserve the color of
41、 meats.C. They are the objects of research.D. They cause the animals to become fatter.40. The word carcinogenic most nearly means _.A. trouble-making B. color-maintainingC. money-making D .cancer-causingDIn the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end t
42、he Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U.S. equal. Some of them decided to “drop out“ of American society and form their own societies. They formed utopian communities, which they called “communes”, where they could follow their philosophy of “do your own thing”. A group of artists foun
43、ded a commune in southern Colorado called “Drop City.“ Following the ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller, they built dome-shaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Keseys Merry Pranksters, the followers of San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a group th
44、at called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school houses and traveled around the United States. The Hog Farm became famous when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskins followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, but they had to leave when some members of t
45、he group were arrested for growing marijuana.Not all communes believed in the philosophy of “do your own thing”. However, Twin Oaks, a commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologist B.F.Skinner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Sk
46、inners “conditioning” techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large building called an “archeology”. Soleri believes that people must live c
47、losely together so that they will all become one.41. Why did some young Americans decide to “drop out” of society during the 1960s?A. They were not satisfied with American society.B. They wanted to grow marijuana.C. They wanted to go to the Vietnam War.D. They did not want all people to be equal.42.
48、 Where did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?A. In dome-shaped house. B. In old school houses.C. On a farm in Tennessee. D. In an archeology in Arizona.43. Who gave the people of Drop City the idea to build dome-shaped house?A. Paolo Soleri. B. B.G.Skinner.C. Steve Gaskin. D. Buckminster Full
49、er.44. What was the Twin Oaks commune based on?A. The philosophy of “do your own thing”.B. Virginia in the late 1960s.C. The ideas of psychologist.D. The belief that people must live closely together.45. What is an “archeology”?A. A person who studies archaeology.B. A large building where people live closely together.C. A city in Arizona.D.
