四川省彭州中学2011届高三2010年9月半月考英语试题一、单项选择(1 20分)1. Unsatisfied with the payment, he took the job just to get some work experience.A. though was heB. though he wasC. he was thoughD. was he though2. I have offered to paint the house a week’s accommodation.A. in exchange forB. with regard toC. by means ofD. in place of3. —Say, Jane, will you come with me to the game Friday?—, Bob, but I promised Mary I’d go with her.A. My pleasureB. ThanksC. Take it easyD. Forget it4. He didn’t regret what he did but felt that he it differently.A. could expressB. would expressC. could have expressedD. must have expressed5. I was told that there were about 50 foreign students Chinese in the school, most were from Germany.A. study; of whomB. study; of themC. studying; of themD. studying; of whom6. —Excuse me! How can I get to the nearest post office?—Walk along this road for a few minutes, and you’ll.A. take itB. get itC. make itD. miss it7. The companies are working together to create they hope will be the best means of transport in the 21st century.A. whichB. thatC. whatD. who8. He that the rescue team climb over the mountain before dark to the place where the trapped visitors were.A. commandedB. hopedC. wishedD. supposed9. the Internet is of great help, I don’t think it’s a good idea to spend too much time on it.A. IfB. WhileC. BecauseD. As10. I have never seen such a splendid stadium as the Bird Nest, with so many first-class devices.A. oneB. the oneC. stadiumD. the stadium11. One thousand dollars a month is not a fortune but would help cover my living .A. billsB. expensesC. pricesD. charges12. We all appreciate the importance the government has the environmental protection.A. attended toB. attached toC. responded toD. adapted to13. I think it is your husband who for the spoiled child.A. will blameB. is to blameC. should blameD. is to be blamed14. When speaking of Beijing people often it with Tian’an men Square.A. assignB. attachC. associateD. assess15. —Mike, what did your monitor say just now?—Every boy and every girl as well as teachers who to visit the museum asked to be at the school gate before 6:30 in the morning.A. is; isB. are; areC. is; areD. are; is16. —Ann is in hospital.—Oh, really? I know. I go ad visit her.A. didn’t; am going toB. don’t; wouldC. don’t; willD. didn’t; will17. When I talked with my grandma on the phone, she sounded weak, but by the time we up, her voice had been full of life.A. were hangingB. had hungC. hungD. would hang18. The crowd cheered wildly at the sight of Liu Xiang, who was reported the world record in the 110-metre hurdle race.A. breakingB. having brokenC. to have brokenD. to break19. We can never expect bluer sky unless we create less polluted world.A. a; aB. a; theC. the; aD. the; the20. Dr. Frank failed many times but he finally to find a successful way to solve the problem.A. broke inB. broke outC. broke upD. broke through二、完形填空(1.5 20分)One day I was walking home from work when an old woman came towards me. She came up to me and asked if I could 21 some change for food. I had about $ 60 in my pocket since I was about to do some shopping 22 instead of giving her some change to spend onwho-knows-what, I asked if I could 23 her some food instead. At first she 24 , saying she wanted the money. But I told her I couldn’t help her. Then, as I 25 walking away, she changed her 26 . And we started walking towards a 27 .As we were walking, I noticed she 28 a bright colored necklace made up of largebeads(珠子). I said her necklace was beautiful and she told me it was a gift 29 her granddaughter. She looked so 30 that her 8-year-old granddaughter made it for her. As we came to the store, she asked me to go in and said she would 31 outside. She kept glancing nervously around, not 32 coming to the entrance of the store. She looked 33 .I asked her what she wanted, 34 that she might name many most expensive foods. However, to my 35 , she just asked for a pack of bologna(腊肠) or whatever the 36 lunch meat was. While shopping, I threw in a pack of juice boxes along with a pack of lunch meat.She was so 37 when I cattle out with my bag of food for her. She 38 saying, “Thank you so much, you’re so 39 , thank you thank you” with a beautiful smile on her face. All that sincere thanks and amazement and pleasure had 40 me under $ 5. Who even thinks of $ 5? Not too much, but you can do with that.21. A. make22. A. and B. spareB. soC. payC. butD. donateD. however23. A. buy24. A. regretted25. A. considered26. A. attitude27. A. dining-hall28. A. had on29. A. by30. A. moved31. A. rest32. A. even33. A. delighted34. A. expecting35. A. joy36. A. expensive37. A. helpful38. A. practised39. A. polite40. A. cost B. bringB. acceptedB. startedB. decisionB. restaurantB. put onB. toB. calmB. waitB. everB. boredB. hopingB. regretB. cheapB. respectfulB. riskedB. kindB. takenC. findC. noddedC. continuedC. mindC. hotelC. took onC. forC. proudC. helpC. almostC. excitedC. insistingC. surpriseC. deliciousC. carefulC. keptC. honestC. spentD. shareD. refusedD. suggestedD. planD. storeD. carried onD. fromD. poorD. begD. yetD. shamedD. agreeingD. disappointmentD. healthyD. gratefulD. enjoyedD. friendlyD. needed三、阅读理解(2 20分)AThe beautiful Gothic stone dormitories in which the college freshmen lived were surrounded by a very high but equally black iron fence. This was to keep the city out.Jersey led herself into the quadrangle with a key. Inside ,the landscaping was coal and green. Huge old wooden doors, heavy as coffin lids, led into the playing field.Four weeks before the end of freshman year, and Jersey was still in awe of the campus, and still overjoyed that she was here, attending the best college in the nation. Her father had graduated back when the school was all men, and she had been brought up on his college stores.Jersey went to her mail slot, opened it and found a letter from home. Jersey loved mails. Going to college was worth it just for the mail. She ripped open the letter, which had only oneword--ENJOY! said Dad’s handwriting. Wrapped in his letter was a hundred dollar bill. Jersey laughed to herself. Dad was so overjoyed that his little girl was attending his Alma Master. All year long he had been celebrating by sending money.Oh, goody! She thought. I’m g oing to get those shoes Mai found at the Downtown Mall.Mai was one of Jersey's two roommates, a serious competitor for World's Best Shoppers. While lesser shoppers found anything in any store, Mai zeroed in on terrific bargains at every counter. And Jersey's other roommate, Susan, had unbelievably good fashion sense. Susan could take some disgusting orange-and-turquoise scarf—not fit for a preschooler's bath towel--pair it with just the eight shirt and necklace, and make herself look like a million dollars.Jersey’s proud father was under the impression that she was enjoying classes, boys, dorm life, and the coast--and she was--but better than anything, Jersey enjoyed shopping with Mai and Susan.Unfortunately, Mai and Susan bad labs on Mondays and, being devoted future research scientists, would work right through dinner. Shopping alone rots, thought Jersey. Who cares about shoes unless Mai and Susan are along to laugh and criticize and compare?The hundred dollars burned, dying to be spent.41. Which of the following is NOT true about the college Jersey was attending?A. Jersey’s father had been a student in this college.B. It had a high reputation in the country.C. It was once a college only for boys.D. It was fenced up to keep the city out.42. What can we infer about the one-hundred-dollar bill?A. It was mailed to her as her father hadn’t sent her money for long.B. It was probably to be spent on shoes.C. It was to he put into the bank for her future use.D. It was what Mai and Susan had been looking forward to having.43. What can we infer from the underlined part?A. Jersey was regretful that she was there.B. Jersey was excited with horror on the campus of the best college.C. Jersey was respectful with fear to her college.D. Jersey was proud that her father attended the best college.44. Which of the following is TRUE about Jersey?A. She thought it dull to go shopping without the company of Mai and Susan.B. She sometimes has the food she has bought go bad.C. She was fond of shopping alone.D. She liked to spend the money her father sent her immediately.BVienna has hosted the Habsburg court over centuries, first as the imperial see of the Holy Roman Empire, then the capital of the Austrian Empire and later of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This has had a tremendous impact(影响) on the culture that exists there today.The traditional Vienna is but one of the many facades of this city. Vienna is also a dynamic, young, city, famous for its (electronic) music scene with independent labels, cult-status underground record stores, a vibrant(精力充沛的) club scene, and a government that seems overly obsessed with complicated paperwork. However, people are willing to go out of their way or bend the rules a little if they feel they can do someone a favor.Vienna is also famous for its coffee culture. “Let’s have a coffee” is a very common phrase to hear, because despite incursions by Starbucks and Italian-style espresso bars, the coffeehouse is still the traditional place to drink a cup of coffee, read the newspaper, meet friends or fall in love.If you come to Vienna and don’t try some coffee you've missed one of the great reasons to come here. Vienna has a reputation for having an excellent coffee culture and you should at least visit one of the countless traditional coffee houses where you can sit down, relax, and have some coffee.Sidewalk Cafes line a pedestrians-only street in central Vienna’s Graben district. Cafes and coffee houses are an Austrian tradition, and it is customary to take an afternoon break for a strung cup of coffee. The coffee ritual is incomplete without a delicious pastry(糕点) or a slice of chocolate cake.One Viennese admitted to me that being in a coffee house is like leaving the real world. "You close the doors and all the troubles you have are forgotten. You leave them behind. You read the newspaper, you play the billiards(桌球), you play chess ,you talk to your friends while you drink your coffee or beer and 'everything has become peaceful."45. Vienna was once the capital city of .A. the Habsburg courtB. the Holy Roman EmpireC. the Austro-Hungarian EmpireD. Starbucks46. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means .A. Vienna is a city with many facadesB. Vienna is more traditional than modemC. Traditional Vienna is the only facade of the cityD. Vienna is famous for its tradition47. When in Vienna, will be a better place to meet friends.A. a record storesB. a clubC. a coffeehouseD. a concert hall48. The author quotes the Viennese to show that .A. Viennese are fond of indoor sportsB. Coffee has become a part of Viennese's lifeC. Viennese are often forgetfulD. Being in a coffee house is to leave the real world.CGetting sick is an illness in itself; men and women want different things.HE SAYSOne of those complaints that women usually aim at men is that we are fools when it comes to being iii or injured. I have a friend who recently managed to cut off a large part of his toe, there was exposed bone. Now what s sure is that there was a woman there who was saying “Oh come on, that’s nothing; try giving birth, then you’ll know what real pain is.”I suspect that when my friend recovers from his injury the last thing he’ll do a year or two is purposely to do it again, because it hurts.And when we’re ill you’ll find women complaining about what babies we are and how, when they’re ill, we don’t pay them enough attention. Look, this is because when we are ill we want you to keep away and leave us alone. We really do want you to go away. We are on a one-man mission. The pain wasn’t beaten by a pillow and a bit of spoiling.And you should do the same.SHE SAYSI tell you, if we actually listened to men and their “Leave me alone to suffer through this”sayings, it would actually be wrong. Left to suffer pains and fevers, men would simply become piles of unnoticed anger.We’d better return to their bed sides, not following their instructions to leave them alone and provide food, warm drinks, clear liquids, painkillers, a bedside light, hot-water bottles, and a kindly ear to their groanings (呻吟), and that’s what they really need.For they had never relied on us taking their protestations(抗议) seriously. Never thought we would give in to their incredible complaints.Men like to complain about women fussing(唠叨). In their feverish minds they’re lone soldiers bearing comfortless flu test. In the real wo rld they’re surely dependent on our care.49. What happened to the friend of the writer’s?A. He had his bone broken.B. He had undergone a small operation.C. He was injured in a traffic accident.D. His toe was completely cut off.50. In their opinion, when ill, men want women to .A. treat them as babiesB. pay them enough attentionC. keep off and leave them aloneD. provide a pillow and spoiling51. Which of the following kinds of attention women provide is not mentioned when men are sick?A. What to eat and drink.B. Medicine.C. Patient listening.D. Injections.52. What is women’s attitude towards men’s insisting being left alone?A. Men really need women’s care.B. Men can overcome difficulty by themselves.C. Men are always bored by women’s care.D. Men want to show the power to control the word.DThe new studies show that fewer than half of the 9th graders in many of the nation’s largest cities, ever graduate. The studies clearly show that the dropo ut rate isn’t dropping. And, in particular, the dropout rate isn’t dropping for poor and minority students.Amazingly, though so many regret the rising dropout rate, our schools continue to lack formal plans--or any plans--to teach students motivation(动机). Most schools have no game plan to ensure that students understand that school will be completely necessary. Schools expect youth and children to act as though school is important, but they never teach them to believe that.Years ago, families ensured that the offspring recognized the value of school. But in many modern families, the children may fail to recognize the importance of school life just because these families may actually tell the child that school is not important. Since many families are not motivating their children to be interested students, youth professionals, like teachers may need to provide this training. Otherwise, it is likely the dropout rate will continue to not drop, but only worsen.Here are some strategies to convince even the most apathetic (无动于衷的) student that theymust stay in school.Ask students if they will ever need to work: The world has changed. 100 years ago, factory work was the booming job, and it required no education. Today, factories are increasingly automated. Most computer-related jobs require education and at least a high school diploma.Ask students which century they will be prepared for: In 1900, the most common jobs were farm laborer and domestic servant--education not needed. Now, the most common jobs are office and sales worker---education and diploma usually needed. An amazing 6 out of 10 people today work in a store or office.Ask students to devise a way that the employee could be replaced. For example, the coming trend in fast food is to use computers rather than people to run the restaurant. A prototype is apparently already being tested. The students should discover that most jobs that lack education and diploma requirements, may be ripe for automation.53. By saying “the dropout rate isn’t dropping”, the author means to say that.A. most of the 9th graders can afford to go to schoolB. quite a few of the 9th graders can graduateC. the majority of 9th graders cannot graduateD. the minority of 9th graders can’t graduat e54. Which is the author’s attitude towards the schools?A. criticismB. praiseC. ignoringD. support55. With the help of some professionals, .A. less students may stay in schoolB. some parents will be more convinced of their c hildren’s futureC. the dropout rate in schools may dropD. all the kid problems should be solved56. What does the underlined word “offspring” probably mean?A. friendsB. studentsC. childrenD. ParentsEPsychiatrists (精神病专家)who work with older parents say that maturity can be can asset (资产) in child rearing older parents are more thoughtful, use less physical discipline and spend more time with their children. But raising kids takes money and energy. Many older parents find themselves balancing their limited financial resources, declining energy and failing health against the growing demands of an active child. Dying and leaving young children is probably the older paren ts’ biggest, and often unspoken, fear. Having late-life children, says an economics professor, often means parents, particularly fathers, “end up retiring much later.” For many, retirement becomes an unobtainable dream.Henry Metcalf, a 54-year-old journalist, knows it takes money to raise kids. But he’s also worried that his energy will give out first. Sure, he can still ride bikes with his athletic fifth grader, but he’s learned that young at heart doesn’t mean young. Lately he’s been taking afternoon naps (午睡) to keep up his energy. “My body is aging,” says Metcalf. “You can’t get away from that.”Often, older parents hear the ticking of another kind of biological clock. Therapists who workwith middle-aged and older parents say fears about aging are nothing to laugh at. “They worry they’ll be mistaken for grandparents, or that they’ll need help getting up out of those little chairs in nursery school,” says Joan Galst, a New York psychologist. But at the core of those little fears there is often a much bigger one: “that they won’t be alive long enough to support and protect their child,” she says.Many late-life parents, though, say their children came at just the right time. After marrying late and undergoing years of fertility (受孕) treatment, Marilyn Nolen and her husband Randy, had twins. “We both wanted children,” says Marilyn, who was 55 when she gave birth. The twins have given the couple what they desired for years, “a sense of family”.Kids of older dads are often smarter, happier and more sociable because their fathers are more involved in their lives. “The dads are older, more mat u re, says Dr. Silber,” “and more ready to focus on parenting.57. Why do psychiatrists regard maturity as an asset in child rearing?A. Older parents can better balance their resources against children’s demands.B. Older parents are usually more experienced in bringing up their children.C. Older parents are often better prepared financially.D. Older parents can take better care of their children.58. What does the author mean by saying “For many, retirement becomes an u nobtainable dream”?A. They have to go on working beyond their retirement age.B. They can’t get full pension unless they work some extra years.C. They can’t obtain the retirement benefits they have dreamed of.D. They are reluctant to retire when they reach their retirement age.59. The author gives the example of Henry Metcalf to show thatA. many people are young in spirit despite their advanced ageB. taking afternoon naps is a good way to maintain energyC. older parents tend to be concerned about their aging bodiesD. older parents should exercise more to keep up with their athletic children60. What’s the biggest fear of older parents according to New York psychologist Joan Galst?A. Being laughed at by other people.B. Being mistaken for grandparents.C. Slowing down of their pace of life.D. Approaching of death.四、短文改错(1 10分)Last summer I learnt to ride a bicycle. At first, I was unable to control its direction. Sometimes I fall tothe right or to the left. I worried to ask my father impatiently how I could ride straight, so he didn’t answer me directly. Instead, he took me to side of the street. “Can you find any bike track is really straight?”asked my father. I watched more carefully and shook my head. “No,” he said, “in fact, neither of the tracks is always straight. But just by correct the directionevery now and then, you had already gone forward. 61.62.63.64.65.66.67.68.69.70.四川省彭州中学2011届高三2010年9月半月考参考答案。
