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届高三英语模拟测试试题12
江苏宁海外国语学校2010届高三高考模拟
英语试题(12)
第一部分语言知识运用
第一节单项填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
21.Lastmonth,thousandsofworkersinthatcitywenton_____strike,demandinglowertaxesand______endtocuttingstaffmembers.
A.a;theB.a;anC.不填;anD.不填;the
22.—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.
—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.
A.whenB.whereC.howD.what
23.Knowingofficerules—whether_______ornot—iscritical,especiallyforyoungjobseekers.
A.writtenB.writingC.beingwrittenD.havingbeenwritten
24.TheExpositeshouldbe_______fromanywhereinthecityofShanghaiwithin90minutesbybus,subwaysandspecialtaxis.
A.adoptableB.acceptableC.availableD.accessible
25.Don’trefertothedictionaryeverytimeyoucomeacrossanewwordassometimesitsmeaningmaybe_______clearlyinagivencontext.
A.pickedoutB.ruledoutC.broughtoutD.takenout
26.—Howmuchoftheforeignexpert’sspeechhaveyouunderstood?
—Nexttonothing.IwishI_______harderatEnglish.
A.workedB.hadworkedC.wouldworkD.wereworking
27.TheprocessofproducingelectricitymayalsogiveoutCO2,_______youheatyourhousewithelectricityinsteadofcharcoal.
A.evenifB.aslongasC.asifD.assoonas
28.—Wherehaveyoubeenallday?
—I_______someformerclassmatesandIcouldn’tgetbackuntilitwasdark.
A.havemetB.metC.wouldmeetD.hadmet
29.Icanhardlyrememberanyoccasions_______Igetcaughtinatrafficjaminourtown.
A.whichB.that C.whereD.when
30.—Nowtheweight.Only115.You’dbetterputonafewpounds.
—Well,actually,I________likeahorse.
A.ateB.waseatingC.havebeeneatingD.willeat
31.Tokeepsafe_______anearthquake,youshouldremainataspotinyourroomwherenothingmayfallonyou.
A.insearchofB.inadvanceofC.intermsof D.incaseof
32.—WillittakemelongtogettotheSunshineHotel?
—No,it_______takeyoulong.It’snottherushhournow.
A.shouldn’tB.shan’tC.mustn’tD.needn’t
33.______alongwithhostfamilies,Ibelieve,languagetravelstudentsarelikelytogetenough
languagepractice.
A.StayB.HavingstayedC.StayingD.Tostay
34.ThepolicemantoldmethatIhadpassedthedrivingtestandneverinmylife_______sohappyandexcited.
A.IfeltB.didIfeelC.IhadfeltD.hadIfelt
35. —Youmeanthepositionisstillvacant?
—Yes,butyoumustknowourjobisverydemanding.
—_______.
A.WithpleasureB.Idon’tmindC.Don’tmentionitD.That’sallright
第二节完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Alice,myfriend’sdaughter,goestoanexpensive privateschoolwhereshehasafriend,Jane,whoisonafullscholarshipatthisschool. Janehas36economicresources—herfatherhasbeendeadforyearsandhermotherworks37amaid. Althoughhermotherworksveryhard,shecan38supportthefamily. Janeisverybrightandgiftedat39andthat’showshehasgotthescholarship,whichincludeda(n)40forthingslikelunch,schooluniformandmusiclessons.
AlicebecamefriendswithJaneandwould41talktoheratlunch.Shediditthatwayinordertoavoidtheotherkids42her.
Onherbirthdaylastmonth,she43hernewfriendtoherbirthdayparty,butJanesaidshecouldn’tcome. Alicewantedhertobe44somuchthatshe45onhercoming. Eventually,thegirlsaid,“Idon’thaveany46clothesthatIcouldwearat yourbirthdayparty.” Afterabriefpause,thegirlremembered,“Ihavea47frommypianoperformance,”andasked,“CouldI48askirtfromyou?
”
Alicewashappythatherfriendwouldbe49tocomeandhurriedhometoaskherMum50shecouldlendherfriendoneofherskirts. Tohersurprise,herMumsaid,“No.” Thedaughterwasvery51andangrilysaidtoherMum,“52Icould,Iwouldgivemyfriendallmyclothes.”TheMotherdidn’tunderstandwhyherdaughtershouldhavehadsuchanoutburst asshe’snormallyverywell53.
Finally,AliceexplainedtoherMotherherfriend’s54. HerMotherimmediatelychangedhermindandsaid,“Yes.” ShealsoencouragedherdaughternottofeellikesheshouldsecretlybefriendswithJane buttofeel proudofher55withher.
Sothetruefriendshipseekstogive,nottotake;tohelp,nottobehelped;tominister,nottobeministeredunto.
36.A.personalB.extraC.limitedD.adequate
37.A.forB.withC.likeD.as
38.A.hopefullyB.obviouslyC.hardlyD.temporarily
39.A.musicB.drawingC.mathsD.biology
40.A.bonusB.allowanceC.donationD.pension
41.A.secretlyB.happilyC.quietlyD.eagerly
42.A.pointingatB.shoutingatC.laughingatD.glaringat
43.A.tookB.invitedC.accompaniedD.sent
44.A.happyB.independentC.confidentD.present
45.A.dependedB.insistedC.focusedD.agreed
46.A.casualB.comfortableC.niceD.tight
47.A.shirtB.jeansC.handbagD.necklace
48.A.getB.copyC.orderD.borrow
49.A.freeB.ableC.gladD.willing
50.A.howB.whenC.whyD.whether
51.A.stubbornB.upsetC.firmD.enthusiastic
52.A.IfB.WhenC.UnlessD.Though
53.A.treatedB.controlledC.educatedD.behaved
54.A.clevernessB.characterC.circumstancesD.competences
55.A.studyB.friendshipC.sympathyD.performance
第二部分阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
A
SavingthePlanetwithEarth-FriendlyBambooProducts
JackieHeinricher’sloveaffairwithbamboostartedinherbackyard.“Asachild,Irememberplayingamongthegoldenbamboomydadhadplanted,andwhentherewasaslightwind,thebamboossoundedreallymusical.”
Afisheriesbiologist,Heinricher,47,plannedtoworkinthesalmonindustryinSeattle,whereshelivedwithherhusband,GuyThornburgh,butshefoundittoocompetitive.Thenhergardengavehertheideaforabusiness:
She’dplanted20bambooforestsontheirseven-acrefarm.
HeinricherstartedBoo-ShootGardensin1998.Sherealizedearlyonwhatisjustnowbeginningtobeknowntotherestoftheworld.Itcanbeusedtomakefishingpoles,skateboards,buildings,furniture,floors,andevenclothing.Anaddedbonus:
Bambooabsorbsfourtimesasmuchcarbondioxideasagroupofhardwoodtreesandreleases35percentmoreoxygen.
Firstshehadtofindawaytomass-producetheplants—atoughtask,sincebambooflowerscreateseedonlyonceevery50to100years.Anddividingabambooplantfrequentlykillsit.
HeinricherappealedtoRandyBurr,atissuecultureexpert,tohelpher.“Peoplekepttellinguswe’dneverfigureitout,”saysHeinricher.“Othershadworkedonitfor27years!
Ibelievedinwhatweweredoing,though,soIjustkeptgoing.”
Shewasrighttofeelasenseofurgency.Bambooforestsarebeingrapidlyusedup,andaUnitedNationsreportshowedthateventhoughbambooishighlyrenewable,asmanyashalfoftheworld’sspeciesarethreatenedwithdyingout.Heinricherknewthatbamboocouldmakeasignificantimpactoncarbonemissions(排放)andworldeconomies,butonlyifhugenumberscouldbeproduced.Andthat’sjustwhatsheandBurrfiguredoutafternineyearsofexperiments—awaytogrowmillionsofplants.Byplacingcuttingsintesttubeswithsalts,vitamins,planthormones,andseaweedgel,theygottheplantstogrowandthenraisedtheminsoilingreenhouses.
Notlongafterit,Burr’slabhitfinancialdifficulties.Heinricherhadnoexperiencerunningatissuecultureoperation,butshewasn’tpreparedtoquit.Sosheboughtthelab.
TodayHeinricherheadsupaprofitablemultimillion-dollarcompany,workingonspeciesfromallovertheworldandsellingthemtowholesalers.“Ifyouwanttofarmbamboo,it’shardtodowithouttheyoungplants,andthat’swhatwehave,”shesaysproudly.
56.Whatwasthemainproblemwithplantingbamboowidely?
A.Theydidn’thaveenoughyoungbamboo.B.Theywereshortofmoneyandexperience.
C.Theydidn’thaveabigenoughfarmtodoit.D.Theywerenotunderstoodbyotherpeople.
57.WhatdoesHeinricherthinkofbamboo?
A.RenewableandacceptableB.Productiveandflexible.
C.Usefulandearth-friendly.D.Strongandprofitable.
58.Theunderlinedword“renewable”inParagraph6probablymeans“________”.
A.abletobereplacednaturallyB.abletoberaiseddifficultly
C.abletobeshapedeasilyD.abletoberecycledconveniently
59.Whatdoyoulearnfromthepassage?
A.Heinricher’sloveforbambooledtoherexperimentsinthelab.
B.Heinricher’sdeterminationhelpedhertosucceedinherwork.
C.Heinricherstruggledtopreventbamboofromdisappearing.
D.Heinricherfinallysucceededinrealizingherchildhooddream.
B
Ifyouenjoyedthespring-likesunshineovertheweekendandthoughttheweatherhasfinallyturnedacorner,you’resadlymistaken.
Chilly(寒冷的)daysandgreycloudsareforecastfortheweek—makingitfartooearlytopackawaythewinterwoollies.
Temperatureswillstruggletoriseabovezeroatnightandfailtomakedoublefiguresduringtheday.
PeopleenjoythespringsunshineinSeftonPark,Aigburth,Liverpool.Forecastershavepredictedareturntochillyweatherthisweek.
MetOfficeforecasterCharliesaid,“Itwasanice,dry,brightweekendinmanypartsandMondayisgoingtobeasimilaraffairformany.”
“Temperatureswillbebetween5℃and8℃,whichisbelowaverageforthestartofspring.”
Thesunwilldisappearfromthesouthofthecountryaftertoday,withdrybutcloudyconditionsforecastfortomorrowandWednesday.
Wednesdaywillbewarmestofthethree,withtemperaturespeakingat9℃. Butthisisstilltwodegreesbelow