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宁波市11学年高三期末考试英语试题及答案
宁波市2010学年第一学期期末试卷
高三英语试卷
I卷(选择题部分:
共80分)
第二节:
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分;满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Inthismodernworld,werusharoundallday,doingthings,talking,sendingandreadingmessages.Wearealwayson,alwaysconnected,alwaysthinking,alwaystalking.Thereisno
21forstillness.
Andwhenweare22tobestillbecausewe’reinlineforsomething,orwaitingatadoctor’sappointment,oronabusortrain,weoften23somethingtodo.Somewillplaywithmobiledevices,otherswillreadsomething.Beingstillisn’tsomethingwe’re24.
Thiscomesata25:
welosethattimefor26,forobservingandlistening.Welosepeace.
And27still:
sometimestoomuchactionisworsethannoactionatall.Youcanrunaroundcrazily,butget28done.
Takeamomenttothinkabout29youspendyourdays.Areyouconstantlyrushingaround?
Areyouconstantlyreadingandanswering30orcheckingonthenewsandthelateststreamofinformation?
Areyoualways31throughyourschedule?
Isthishowyouwanttospendyour32?
Ifso,peacebewithyou.Ifnot,takeamomenttobe33.Don’tthinkaboutwhatyouhavetodo,orwhatyou’vedonealready.34beinthemoment.
Thenafteraminuteortwoofdoingthat,consideryourlife,andhowyou’d35ittobe.Seeyourlifewithlessmovement,lessdoing,lessrushing.Seeitwithmorestillness,moreconsideration,more36.
Thenbethatvision.
It’sprettysimple:
allyouhavetodoissitstillforalittlebiteachday.37you’vegottenusedtothat,trydoinglesseachday.Breathewhenyoufeelyourselfmovingtoo38.Slowdown.Findhappinessnow,inthismoment,insteadof39forit.
40thestillness.It’satreasure,andit’savailabletous,always.
21.A.placeB.chanceC.freedomD.time
22.A.forcedB.orderedC.invitedD.told
23.A.haveB.findC.buyD.get
24.A.familiarwithB.interestedinC.curiousaboutD.usedto
25.A.costB.riskC.lossD.danger
26.A.playB.foodC.considerationD.sleep
27.A.furtherB.worseC.fartherD.deeper
28.A.everythingB.anythingC.nothingD.something
29.A.howB.whereC.whyD.whether
30.A.questionsB.problemsC.phonesD.messages
31.A.walkingB.rushingC.steppingD.going
32.A.schoolB.youthC.workD.life
33.A.silentB.patientC.stillD.quiet
34.A.NearlyB.JustC.EverD.Already
35.A.likeB.decideC.chooseD.need
36.A.activityB.peaceC.studyD.research
37.A.BecauseB.UntilC.OnceD.Unless
38.A.frequentlyB.slowlyC.fastD.quickly
39.A.askingB.sendingC.callingD.waiting
40.A.ValueB.MissC.OweD.Hold
第二部分:
阅读理解(第一节20小题,第二节5小题;每小题2分,满分50分)
第一节:
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,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
IusedtobelieveintheAmericandreamthatmeantajob,credit,success.Iwanteditandworkedtowarditlikeeveryoneelse,allofusseparatelychasingthesamething.
Oneyear,throughaseriesofunhappyevents,itallfellapart.Ifoundmyselfhomelessandalone.Ihadmytruckand$56.IsearchedthecountrysideforsomeplaceIcouldrentforthecheapestpossibleamount.Icameuponadesertedcottageinasmallremotevalley.Ihadn'tbeenalonefor25years.Iwasscared,butIhopedthehardworkwoulddistractandhealme.
Ifoundtheownerandrentedtheplacefor$50amonth.Thelocalsknewnothingaboutme.Butslowlytheystartedteachingmetheartofbeinganeighbor.Theydroppedoffblankets,toolsandcanneddeermeatandbeganstickingaroundtochat.TheywouldaskifIwantedtomeetcousinAlbieorgofishing.TheystartedtoteachmeabeliefinadifferentAmericandream,nottheoneofindividualachievementbutofneighborliness.Menwouldstopbywithwildberries,icecream,truckpartstoseeifIneededsome.ThewomenonthatmountainworkedharderthananyI'devermet.Theytaughtmehowtostorefoodinthestreamandkeepitcoldandsafe.Ilearnedtokeepenoughforanextraplateforcompany.
WhatIhadbelievedin,allthosethingsIthoughtwerenecessaryforacivilizedlife,werenon-existentinthisplace.Uponthemountain,mymostvaluablepossessionsweremyrelationshipswithmyneighbors.
Afterfouryearsinthatvalley,Imovedbackintotown.Isawalotofpeoplewerehavingareallyhardtime,losingtheirjobsandhomes.Withthehelpofarealestatebroker(房地产经纪人)Ichattedupatthegrocerystore,Imanagedtorentabigenoughhousetotakeinahandfulofpeople.It'sfourofusnow,butovertimeI'vehadninecomeinandmoveontootherplacesfromhere.We'dallbeinsheltersifwehadn'tbandedtogether.
TheAmericandreamIbelieveinnowisasharedone.It'snotsomuchaboutwhatIcangetformyself;it'sabouthowwecanallgetbytogether.
41.Beforeaseries