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届高三英语第一次模拟考试试题1
上海市金山中学2010届高三下学期第一次模拟考试
英语试卷
第I卷(共105分)
I.ListeningComprehension
Omitted
II.GrammarandVocabulary
SectionA
Directions:
BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence..
25.Theideaofprotectingenvironmenthasbeen_____alargeextentacceptedinthisarea.
A.inB.atC.toD.for
26.May12th,2008isaspecialday,_____,Ithink,thatwillberememberedbytheChinese
forever.
A.oneB.itC.whichD.that
27.TheboycanspeakEnglish_____hiselderbrother,buthiswrittenworkisjust_____excellent.
A.asgoodas,thanB.aseasyas,thanC.aswellas,asD.asfluentas,as
28.Sofarthisyear,nomeasures_______againstcrueltytoanimalsdespitetheirprotestinthe
newspaper.
A.havetakenB.havebeentakenC.hadbeentakenD.hadtaken
29.—HasMr.TomWhitearrived?
—Yes,already._____hewaitoutsideorjustcomein?
A.ShallB.MayC.CouldD.Must
30.Evenmanyyearsafterhisdivorce,hestillcouldn’tfigureoutthereasonforhis____marriage.
A.tofailB.tobefailingC.failingD.failed
31.Tom,youandIcouldhardlyworkoutthemathematicproblem,_______?
A.couldyouB.couldn’tIC.couldn’tweD.couldwe
32.Eitheryouoranyofyourfamily______toattendtheimportantbanquetthatisduetomorrow.
A.areB.canC.haveD.is
33.I’mtoldthatisafreewebsite_____learnerscannotjustlearnvarious
languagesbutalsochatonline.
A.whereB.whichC.thatD.what
34.–Iwonderhowmuchyouchargeforyourservices.
--Thefirsttwoarefree________thethirdcosts$30.
A.thoughB.untilC.whileD.before
35.It’sacommonsense_____Canberra,_____betweenSydneyandMelbourne,isthecapitalof
Australia.
A.that;locatingB.that;locatedC.which;locatedD.as;locates
36.--Wouldyoupleaseexplaintomeaboutthedifferencebetweenthetwophenomenon?
--I’msorry,butthat’sjust_____I’mpuzzledabout.
A.whyB.whatC.whichD.where
37.SchoolsacrossChinaareexpectedtohire50,000collegegraduatesthisyearasshort-term
teachers,almostthreetimesthenumberhiredlastyear,_____reduceunemploymentpressures.
A.help B.tohavehelped C.tohelp D.havinghelped
38.Asweallknow,hehasregrettedwastingtheprecioustime______heshouldhavestudiedhard
playingcomputergamesatschool.
A.whereB.thatC.onwhichD.when
39.Accordingtothelaw,itis_____getyourdrivinglicense.
A.notuntilyou’reeighteencanyouB.untilyou’reeighteenthatyoucan’t
C.notuntilyou’reeighteenthatyoucanD.untilyou’reeighteenwhenyoucan’t
40.Itisobviousthatonnoaccount_____totheteacherthathehasdonethehomeworkonhis
own.
A.thisisthefirsttimeheislyingB.thisisthefirsttimehehaslied
C.isthisthefirsttimehasheliedD.isthisthefirsttimehehaslied
SectionB
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.recentlyB.formingC.locateD.primitiveE.fascinated
F.evidenceG.volcanicH.chemicalsI.createdJ.closely
Sinceearlytimes,peoplehavebeen___41___withtheideaoflifeexistingsomewhereelsebesidesearth.Untilrecently,scientistsbelievethatlifeonotherplanetswasjustahopefuldream.Butnowtheyarebeginningto___42____placeswherelifecouldform.In1997,theysaw____43____ofplanetsnearotherstarslikethesun.Butscientistsnowthinkthatlifecouldbeevennearerinourownsolarsystem.OneplacescientistsarestudyingverycloselyisEuropa,amoonofJupiter.Spaceprobes(探测器)haveprovidedevidencethatEuropahasalargeoceanunderitssurface.TheprobeshavealsomadescientiststhinkthatunderitssurfaceEuropahasarockycore(核心)givingoff____44____heat.Waterandheatfromvolcanicactivityaretwobasicconditionsneededforlifetoform.Athirdiscertainbasic____45____suchascarbon,oxygenandnitrogen.ScientistsbelievetheremightbesuchchemicalslyingatthebottomofEuropa’socean.Theymayhavealready____46____lifeormaybeaboutto.Youmaywonderiflightisalsoneededforlifetoform.Until____47____,scientiststhoughtthatlightwasessential.Butnow,placeshavebeenfoundonearththatareintotalblacknesssuchascavesseveralmilesbeneaththesurface.Andbacteria,___48____formsoflife,havebeenseenthere.SothelackoflightinEuropa’ssub-surfaceoceandoesn’tautomaticallyruleoutlife____49____.
III.ReadingComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Thecentralproblemofeconomicsistosatisfythepeople'sandnation'swants.
Theproblemwefacedwithisthatourresources,hereidentifiedasmoneyare__50__.Theonlywaywecansolvetheproblemistomakechoices.Afterlookingatourresources,wemustexamineourlistof__51__andidentifythethingsweneedimmediately,thosewecanpostpone,and__52__wecannotafford.Asindividuals,wefacethecentralprobleminvolvedineconomics---decidinghowtoallocate(分配)ourlimitedresourcestoprovide__53__withgreatestsatisfactionofourwants.
Nationsfacethesameproblem.Asacountry'spopulation__54__,theneedformoregoodsandservicesgrowscorrespondingly.Resourcesnecessarytoproductionmayincrease,butthereare__55__enoughresourcestosatisfythetotaldesiresofanation.Whetherthebudgetmeetingistakingplaceinthefamilylivingroom,intheconferenceroomofthecorporation__56__ofdirectors,orinthechamberoftheHouseofRepresentativesinWashington,thebasicproblemstillexists.Weneedtofind__57__ofallocating(分配)limitedresourcesinordertosatisfyunlimitedwants.
Ashorttimeago,economistsdividedgoodsintotwocategories,freeandeconomic.Theformer,likeairandwater,werein__58__abundance(丰富)thateconomistshad___59____them.Afterall,economicsisthe__60__ofscarcityandwhattodoaboutit.Todaymanyofthese"freegoods"are__61_veryexpensivetouse.Populationhasmadecleanairandwaterexpensiveforproducersextracost,and__62__taxpayerswhopayforthegovernment'sinvolvementincleaningtheenvironment.
Inthe1990s,almostallgoodsare__63__.Onlybyeffortandmoneycantheybeobtained.
Meetingneedsofpeopleandthedemandsfromresourceavailable__64__thebasicactivityofproduction.Intryingtomeetunlimitedwantsfromlimitedeconomicgoods,productionleadstonewproblemsineconomics.
50.A.limitedB.unlimitedC.scarcityD.abundant
51.A.wantB.problemC.wantsD.resources
52.A.thoseB.someC.othersD.many
53.A.themB.themselvesC.ourselvesD.ours
54.A.expandB.extendsC.growsD.increase
55.A.alwaysB.sometimesC.oftenD.never
56.A.managementB.functionC.boardD.group
57.A.peopleB.economistsC.wayD.methods
58.A.soB.greatC.suchD.suchan
59.A.muchconcernforB.noconcernwithC.noconcernforD.muchconcernin
60.A.formB.studyC.meansD.source
61.A.possiblyB.inpracticeC.infactD.practically
62.A.fromB.atC.forD.with
63.A.plentifulB.scarceC.abundantD.infullsupply
64.A.areledtoB.leadingtoC.leadtoD.leadsto
SectionB
Directions:
Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
(A)
Whattimeisit?
Mostpeopleareprettyaccurateintheiranswer.Andifyoudon’tknowforsure,it’sverylikelythatyoucanfindout.Theremaybeawatchonyourwrist;theremaybeaclockonthewall,desk,orcomputerscreen;ormaybeyou’reridinginacarthathasaclockinthedashboard(仪表板).
Evenifyoudon’thaveatimepieceofsomesortnearby,yourbodykeepsitsownbeat.Humanshaveaninternalclockthatregulatesthebeatingofourheart,thepaceofourbreathing,thedischarge(排出)ofchemicalswithinourbloodstream,andmanyotherbodilyfunctions.
Timeissomethingfromwhichwecan’tescape.Evenifweignoreit,it’sstillgoingby,tickingaway,secondbysecond,minutebyminute,hourbyhour.Sothemainissueinusingyourtimewellis,“Who’sincharge?
”Wecanallowtimetoslipbyandletitbeourenemy.Orwecantakecontrolofitandmakeitourally.
Bytakingcontrolofhowyouspendyourtime,you’llincreaseyourchancesofbecomingamoresuccessfulstudent.Perhapsmoreimportantly,thebetteryouareatmanagingthetimeyoudevotetoyourstudies,themoretimeyouwillhavetospendonyouroutsideinterests.
Theaimoftimemanagementisnottoscheduleeverymomentsowebecomeallsavesofatimetablethatgovernseverywakingmomentoftheday.Instead,theaimistopermitustomakeinformedchoicesastohowweuseourtime.Ratherthanlettingthedaygoby,largelywithoutourawareness,whatwearegoingtodiscussnextcanmakeusbetterabletocontroltimeforourownpurposes.
65.Theunderlinedword“ally”inPara.3mostlikelymeanssomebodyorsomethingthatis
____________.
A.yourslaveandservesyouB.yoursupporterandhelpsyou
B.underyourcontrolandobeysyouD.underyourinfluenceandfollowsyou
66.Theauthorintendstotellusthattime______.
A.couldberegulatedbyatimepiecesuchasaclockorawatch
B.couldbemanagedbytheinterna