Ninghai Foreign Language School 2010届高考冲刺英语试题（1）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. China wants _____ greater say in the decision-making of the International Monetary Fund, and tougher regulations on _____ financial system in wealthy countries to prevent future problems. A. a; the B. the; 不填 C. the; the D. a; 不填22. –Are you still very busy? --Yes, I _____ the report for the manager and it won’t take long.A. have just finishedB. am just finishingC. had just finishedD. am just going to finish23. His test results are not very consistent. He does well _____ week and badly the next.A. oneB. anotherC. the otherD. some24. On July 5, violent crimes of beating, looting and burning in Urumqi of Xinjiang broke out, _____ 156 innocent people and with more than 1080 _____.A. killed; injuredB. killing; injuredC. killed; injuringD. killing; injuring25. Tom, look! It’s 12 o’clock at night. _____ you shout so loudly?A. CanB. ShallC. WillD. Must26. Mr. Green has two sons, one of _____ working as a bus driver now.A. whoB. whomC. themD. whose27. The child tiptoed quietly to the bird, _____ into the forest when he was about to catch it.A. Flew it awayB. Away flew itC. Away it flewD. Flew away it28. The Olympic Games are being _____ live to many countries.A. conveyedB. transferredC. demonstratedD. transmitted29. As far as I’m concerned, education is about learning and the more you l earn, ______.A. the more for life are you equippedB. the more equipped for life you areC. the more life you are equipped forD. you are equipped the more for life30. She had no idea how it _____ that her husband met with trouble again.A. came aboutB. came outC. came acrossD. came up31. You see the lightning _____ it happens, but you hear the thunder later.A. for an instantB. on the instantC. in a instantD. the instant32. Most of the audience wondered what idea a man who’s deaf from birth can have _____ music.A. withB. inC. ofD. at33. If it were not for the fact that she _____ sing, I would invite her to the party.A. couldn’tB. shouldn’tC. can’tD. might not34. –You’re not worried about your English, are you?--No, certainly not. Not Chinese, not math and _____ English.A. as far asB. at the leastC. best of allD. least of all35. –Michael was late for Mr. Smith’s oral class this morning.--_____? As far as I know, he never came late to class.A. How comeB. So whatC. Why notD. What for第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）Be careful of those who use the truth to deceive (cheat). When someone tells you something that is true, but 36 important information that should be included, he can create a false 37 .For Example, a man once told me, “I just won a hundred dollars on the 38 . It was great. I 39 that ticket back to the store and turned it in 40 one hundred dollars!”This guy is a winner, right? May be, may be not. Then 41 I discovered that he bought two hundred tickets, and only one was a 42 . He was 43 a big loser!He didn’t say anything that was false, 44 he left out important information 45 . That’s called a half—truth. Half—truths are not technically 46 , but they are just as dishonest.Untrustworthy candidates in political campaigns often use this 47 . Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her 48 lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she sought another 49 . One of her opponents put an ad saying, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s 50 . However, an honest statement would have been quite different.Advertisers will sometimes use half—truths. It’s 51 the law to make false claims, so they 52 to mislead you with the truth. An ad 53 blow its own horn, “Nine out of ten doctors lend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples.” It fails to mention that they only ask ten 54 , and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.This kind of 55 deception happens too often. It’s a fact of life: lies are lies, but sometimes the truth can lie as well.36. A. makes out B. leaves out C. tries out D. puts out37. A. chance B. expression C. impression D. translation38. A. spot B. lab C. competition D. lottery39. A. took B. turned C. went D. looked40. A. with B. as C. like D. for41. A. later B. formerly C. hardly D. generally42. A. loser B. winner C. shame D. surprise43. A. wrongly B. usually C. really D. right44. A. since B. what’s more C. therefore D. but45. A. on purpose B. by accident C. in time D. at first sight46. A. chats B. lies C. failures D. consequences47. A. fair B. court C. trick D. entry48. A. company B. fellow C. country D. state49. A. term B. cooperation C. election D. service50. A. boring B. shocking C. true D. wrong51. A. for B. against C. through D. across52. A. regret B. forget C. fail D. try53. A. must B. need C. should D. might54. A. customers B. patients C. reporters D. doctors55. A. attractive B. critical C. fair D. sad第二部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）AToo often we accuse others of not listening, pretending that we ourselves are faultless, yet in our hearts we know that many of the mistakes we make come about because we haven’t listened carefully enough. We get things wrong because we haven’t listened carefully enough. We get things wrong because we haven’t quite understood what someone meant when they were talking to us. Anyone who has ever taken the minutes of a long meeting will know how hard it is to remember-- despite the benefit of notes-- exactly what everyone said. But success depends on getting things right--and that means listening.Listening is not the same thing as hearing; it is not an effort actively. It demands attention and concentration. It may mean quizzing the speaker for additional information or for clarification------ it is always better to ask than to continue regardless and get things wrong. However, if you allow your mind to wander onto something else, even for a few minutes, you’ll miss what the speak er is saying------ probably at the very moment when he or she is saying something critical. And not having heard, you won’t know you’ve missed anything until it’s too late.The most common bad habit we have is to start thinking of what we are going to say about the subject long before the other speaker has finished. We then stop listening. Even worse, this often adds rudeness to inattentiveness, as once you have decided what to say there is a fair chance you will interrupt to say it. Good listeners don’t interrupt. In fact it is often worth explaining the main idea of what you have just been told before going on to make your own points. Nobody is offended by this and it shows that you have listened well.Above all be patient and accept that many people are not very good communicators. It’s helpful to remember that the ways people move and position themselves while they are speaking can reveal a great deal about what they are saying. Equally important you should put yourself in the other person’s place, both i ntellectually and emotionally; it will help you to understand what they are getting at and form a response. But don’t be too clever. Faced with a know-all, many people keep quiet because they see no point in continuing.56. Which is the best title for this passage?A. Don’t be too cleve rB. Be a good listener.C. Don’t miss anything criticalD. Think of the speaker57. In the last paragraph, “…… what they are getting at ……” means________ .A. what they implyB. what they likeC. what they attackD. what they achieve58. What is the writer’s opinion?A. If you want to be a good listener, you should be very clever and emotional.B. Speakers won’t continue talking when their listeners explain what they’ve heard.C. If you don’t want to get things wrong, it’s important to be a good listener,D. It’s hard to be a good listener because listening tests you on your intelligence.59. What is the lesson we can learn from this passage?A. Don’t accuse others of not listening while talking with them.B. Don’t get anything wrong if you miss what the speaker is saying.C. Listening inattentively may cost you the loss of your success.D. Think carefully of what you’re going to say before the speaker finishes.BYou know Australia is a big country, but you may not know how easy it is to get around. The untouched beaches that go for miles and deserts that touch the horizon are just there, waiting to be reached and explored. Following are the different ways you can explore our vast country.Getting around AustraliaAirFlying is the best way to cover large distances in a short time. You can spend more time on the Australia’s can’t - miss landscapes and relaxing lifestyle. Moreover, competition among airlines makes great flying fees available for you.DriveAustralia has a vast network of well - maintained roads and some of the most beautiful touring routes in the world. You have no difficulty finding car rental companies at major airports, central city locations, suburbs and attractions.BusBus travel in Australia is comfortable, easy and economical. Buses generally have air conditioning, reading lights, adjustable seats and videos. Services are frequent, affordable and efficient.RailTrain travel is the cheapest and gives you an insight into Australia’s size and variety, all from the comfort of your carriage. Scheduled services are a great way to get quickly between our cities and regional centers.Ferry(轮渡)The Spirit of Tasmania runs a passenger and vehicle ferry service between Melbourne and Tasmania nightly. Extra services are running during summer rush hours. Sea - link ferries connect South Australia and Kangaroo Island several times a day. Ferries connect suburbs in our capital citiesWalkWith easy - on - the - feel pedestrian streets, walking is a great way to get around our cities.Besides all of above, you can also experience some of the longest tracks and trails in the world in central Australia - impressive journeys of a thousand kilometers or more that can take several weeks to complete.60. The underlined word "untouched" (in the 1st paragraph) means______.A. secureB. specialC. naturalD. artificial61. Which of the following is TRUE about traveling in Australia? ______.A. More travelers make the flying fees among airlines higher than beforeB. You can easily rent a car to explore its most beautiful touring routesC. Taking a bus tour is the most comfortable, economical and efficient wayD. Train services can offer you more comfort than any other means of transport62. Ferry service between Melbourne and Tasmania usually runs ______.A. only at night hoursB. only during rush hoursC. several times a dayD. between different cities63. From the passage, we know that ______.A. pedestrian walking is a great way to travel between citiesB. traveling in Central Australia is time - consumingC. Central Australia has the world’s longest railway lineD. you have to walk over a thousand kilometers in AustraliaCA long-awaited final report from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concludes that foods from healthy cloned animals and their offspring(后代) are as safe as those from ordinary animals, effectively removing the last US regulatory(监管的) barrier to the marketing of meat and milk from cloned cattle, pigs and goats.The 968-page final report, not yet released but obtained by The Washington Post, finds no evidence to support people’s concerns that food from clones may have hidden risks.But, recognizing that a majority of consumers are wary of food from clones—and that cloning could damage the good image of American milk and meat—the report includes hundreds of pages of raw(原始的) data so that others can see how it came to its conclusions.The report also admits that human health concerns are not the only subject raised by the coming-out of cloned farm animals.“Moral, religious and ethical concerns have been raised,” the agenc y notes in a document accompanying the report. But the report is “exactly a science-based evaluation.” It reports, because the agency is not authorized by law to consider those subjects.In practice, it will be years before foods from clones make their way to store shelves in large quantities, in part because the clones themselves are too valuable to kill for meat or milk. Instead, the expensive animals—replicas(复制品) of some of the finest farm animals ever born—will be used firstly as breeding stock to create what supporters say will be a new generation of superior farm animals.When food from those animals hits the market, the public may yet have its say. FDA officials have said they do not expect to require food from clones to be labeled as such, but they may allow foods from ordinary animals to be labeled as not from clones.64. What can we infer from the first paragraph?A. FDA has waited for a long time to get this final report.B. Products from cloned animals have been put into the market before.C. People are having the products from cloned animals safely.D. There have been once opposite opinions against cloned products.65. What does the underlined word “wary” mean?A. Disappointed.B. Careful.C. Fond.D. Proud.66. It will be a few years before foods from clones come into the market, partly because _____.A. people have little knowledge of the cloned animalsB. supporters can’t give powerful e vidence to support thatC. the few cloned animals will first be used to create superior animalsD. they are a new generation for the customers and are too valuable for the customers67. What can we conclude from the passage?A. FDA officials encourage people to eat more food from clones.B. FDA officials think the food from clones will sell better than ordinary food.C. People only worry about the health problems when it comes to foods from the clones.D. All the foods will not have detailed labels on them.DFew people would question the value of taking part in sports for young people．With proper training，supervision，protective equipment and techniques，and an proper emphasis on winning，sports can develop a healthy body and spirit and a life-long interest in being active and fit .Without such measures，childhood sports can lead to injuries and even paralysis or death．Even in the best conditions，no activity can be risk—free．But most serious hazards are preventable．Cyclists and football players can reduce their risks by wearing helmets；hockey players by wearing masks；basketball and tennis players by wearing eye guards；baseball players by wearing batting helmets．Besides，risks to individual players can often be found，and thus prevented，through a properly performed medical exam before a child plays．For accidents that may not be preventable，having an emergency plan and first-aid equipment，and someone trained to use the equipment，can be lifesaving．Still，each year，according to the American College of Sports Medicine，more than 775,000 children under 14 are treated in emergency rooms for sports injuries，nearly half of them preventable．An estimated 300,000 athletes experience exercise—related head illnesses each year，and almost all of them should have been avoided．Further，from half to three—fourths of sports-related concussions（脑震荡）are never even diagnosed；the injured are often sent back in to play too soon and put at risk of another more serious brain—damaging concussion．To help reduce these risks, the National Center for Sports Safety, with the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, offers a three-hour online safety course for coaches for $28 at .68．Which of the following is true according to the passage?A．All the accidents can be prevented．B．All the accidents cannot be prevented．C．Lives can be saved so long as there is proper equipment．D．Lives cannot be saved even if there is proper equipment．69．What does the underlined word “hazards”(in paragraph 2)mean?A．mistakes B．diseases C．dangers D．situations 70．It is implied in the passage that ．A．prevention of injuries is not paid enough attention toB．children under 14 are more easily hurt in sportsC．most head illnesses are related with exerciseD．none of the head illnesses should have happened71．What can coaches mainly learn from the online safety course?A．How to cure brain-damaging concussion．B．How to diagnose brain-damaging concussion．C．How to predict the possibility of brain damage．D．How to deal with the injured properly．EIf U．S．software companies don't pay more attention to quality, they could kiss their business good-bye．Both India and Brazil are developing a world-class software industry．Their weapon is quality and one of their jobs is to attract the top U．S．quality specialists whose voices are not listened to in their country．Already, of the world's 12 software houses that have earned the highest rating in the world, seven are in India．That's largely because they have used new methods rejected by American software specialists．For example, for decades, quality specialists, W．Edwards Deming and J．M．Juran had urged U．S．software companies to change their attitudes to quality．But their quality call mainly fell on deaf ears in the U．S -- but not in Japan．By the 1970s and 1980s, Japan was grabbing market share with better, cheaper products．They used Deming's and Juran's ideas to bring down the cost of good quality to as little as 5% of total production costs．In U．S．factories, the cost of quality then was 10 times as high: 50%．In software, it still is．Watts S．Humphrey spent 27 years at IBM heading up software production and then quality assurance．But his advice was seldom paid attention to．He retired from IBM in 1986．In 1987, he worked out a system for assessing(evaluating) and improving software quality．It has proved its value time and again．For example, in 1990 the cost of quality at Raytheon Electronics Systems was almost 60% of total software production costs．It fell to 15% in 1996 and has since further dropped to below 10%．Like Deming and Juran, Humphrey seems to be winning more praises overseas than at home．The Indian government and several companies have just founded the Watts Humphrey Software Quality Institute at the Software Technology Park in Chennai, India．Let's hope that U．S．lead in software will not be eaten up by its quality problems．72．What country has more highest-rating companies in the world than any other country has?A．India．B．The US．C．Brazil．D．Germany．73．Which of the following statements about Humphrey is true?A．He is now still an IBM employer．B．He has worked for IBM for 37 years．C．India honors him highly．D．The US pays much attention to his quality advice．74．By what means did Japan grab its large market share by the 1970s and the 1980s?A．Its advertising was most successful．B．Its products were cheaper in price and better in quality．C．The US hardware industry was lagging behindD．Japan hired a lot of Indian software specialists．75．What is the writer worrying about?A．Many US software specialists are working for Japan．B．The quality problem has become a worldwide problem．C．India and Japan are joining hands to compete with the US．D．The US will no longer be the first software player in the world．第三部分任务型阅读（共两节，满分35分）The history of Chinese calligraphy is probably as long as that of China itself. Calligraphy is a special category in China’s world of fine arts. Through the centuries Chinese characters have changed constantly and are mainly divided into five categories today: the seal script (zhuan shu), official script (li shu), regular script (kai shu), running script (xing shu) and cursive script (cao shu).Calligraphy involves a great deal of theory and requires many skills. Among the most outstanding calligraphers in ancient China were Wang Xizhi, Ouyang Xun, Yan Zhengqing, and Liu Gongquan, who are known for pioneering their own styles.In writhing calligraphy, one will need a brush, paper, an ink-stick and an ink-stone, commonly referred to as the “Four Treasures of the Study”. There are different types of brushes. White-goat-hair, black-rabbit-hair and yellow-weasel-hair brushes are the main ones. According to their function, brushes are classified into three groups: hard, soft and medium. Brush sticks are usually made of bamboo, wood, or porcelain; ivory or jade sticks are rare and precious.The ink-stick is a unique pigment used for Chinese traditional painting and calligraphy. The most famous ink-stick is hui mo (Anhui ink stick), made from pines that grow on Huangshan Mountain in Anhui Province. Clean water is needed to grind the ink-stick. Press the ink-stick hard and rub it lightly, slowly and evenly against the ink slab to make thick, liquid-ink.While paper comes in many varieties, Xuan paper, produced in Xuanzhou (today’s Anhui Province), is considered the best for Chinese calligraphy. The paper is soft and fine textured, suitable for conveying the artistic expression of both Chinese calligraphy and painting. With a good tensile strength and moth-proof quality, the paper can be preserved for a long time.Ink-stones or ink-slabs have been classified into three categories: Duan, she and Tao. Features common to all three are hardness and fineness. Although the stone is hard and fine, it is not dry or slippery. Using a hard and smooth stone, liquid ink can be produced easily by rubbing the ink-stick against the stone.By handling the brush and ink skillfully and carefully, the artist can produce an infinite variety of calligraphic styles and forms.第四部分书面表达（满分25分）随着电脑普及率的提高，老师、家长和学生对字迹的重视程度降低了。
