天津市十二区县重点中学2010届高三下学期联考（一）英语.doc

1、天津市十二区县重点中学 2010届高三下学期联考（一）英语 其他 第 II卷（非选择题 共 35分） 第三部分：写作（共两节，满分 35分） 第一节 : 阅读表达（共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分 10分） Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable occupations Personal co

2、nsultants give them better advice for finding jobs Even judges are softer on attractive defendants （被告） But in the administrative circle, beauty can become a liability Although attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the administration ladder, it is harmful to a woman Handsome ma

3、le administrators were considered to be more honest than plainer men, though effort and ability were also thought to account for their success Attractive female administrators were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones, and very often their success was believed to be connected not t

4、o ability but to factors such as luck Why are attractive women not thought to be able An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine （女性的） and an attractive man more masculine （男性的） than the less attractive woman Thus an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, but in a

5、 traditionally masculine position an attractive woman appears to lack the masculine qualities required This is true even in politics When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently, says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on

6、 political candidates She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness Then the students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote

7、for them The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had been ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes 56 What is the main idea of the passage (no more than 15 words.) _ 57 The underlined word “liability” in Paragraph 1 means_

8、. (no more than 5 words.) _ 58 According to this passage, in what jobs do attractive women have their advantages (no more than 10 words.) _ 59 Why did Anne Bowman carry out the study (no more than 15 words.) _ 60 What is your idea of being an attractive person (no more than 20 words.) _ 答案： 56 The p

9、assage mainly talks about the advantages and disadvantages of being beautiful 57 disadvantage/ problem / trouble/ shortcoming/ weakness/ harm/ something bad / something harmful 58 Attractive women have their advantages in traditionally female jobs 59（ Because she wanted ） to find out the effects of

10、attractiveness on political candidates 60（ Open） Beauty means more than appearance 单项选择 * 第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节 , 满分 45分） 第一节：单项填空（共 15小题，每小题 1分，满分 15分） _ strong and powerful China will certainly benefit _ whole world A A; a B The; a C The; the D A; the 答案： D Mary failed the driving test again If she _ ha

11、rder, she _ the test easily A practiced; would pass B had practiced; would pass C had practiced; would have passed D should practice; should have passed 答案： C It is in this very village _ she will build her first school, _ inspires everyone to help her A where; that B that; which C that; that D whic

12、h; that 答案： B -How do you find the concert in the Beijing Grand Theatre last night -_ But the conductor was perfect A I couldnt agree more B I dont think much of it C I was crazy about it D I really like it 答案： B The most important words in this sentence have been _, so it doesnt make any sense A le

13、ft out B held out C set out D made out 答案： A _has recently been done to provide more buses for the people, a shortage of public vehicles remains a serious problem A Despite that B Despite of what C In spite of what D Though what 答案： C Tom was so wild about computer games that he would stay online fo

14、r ten hours _every day A in the end B in particular C on end D on purpose 答案： C This is a difficult and stressful job, but one _ you can really help people A that B where C which D of which 答案： B After the earthquake, the Haitian（海地的） people needed to be helped _ A occasionally B anxiously C practic

15、ally D urgently 答案： D _, a small advertisement held my attention, which read “Easy job Good wages No experience necessary ” A Looking through the newspaper B While I was looking through the newspaper C To look through the newspaper D I was looking through the newspaper 答案： B Obama says he is angry a

16、bout policies that always favor the wealthy and powerful over _ Americans and insists that opportunities be opened up to all A average B intelligent C competitive D original 答案： A It is required that all traffic participants should_the traffic rules to make traffic safer and faster A perform B posse

17、ss C observe D support 答案： C _ it is true that a students most important goal is to do well in his or her studies, it doesnt need to be the only goal A When B As C While D Before 答案： C Johnson was much depressed as he didnt sell half as many computers as he thought he_ A will B did C was D would 答案：

18、 D 、 -What _ do you focus on when choosing a mobile phone for personal use -Its functions and stand-by time A features B signs C symbols D brands 答案： A 完型填空 第二节：完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1 5分，满分 30分） 阅读下面短文，从 16-35各题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将其涂黑。 Cats have no emotions At least, thats what my

19、husband once claimed I _16_ that my two cats experience emotions They feel anger, fear, and _17_ He agreed with me, but _18_ his opinion that cats dont feel love _19_, my tuxedo cat, Sebastian, would teach him otherwise When my next-door neighbour moved in, he had a she cat named Juliet She was an i

20、ndoor lady, always watching _20_ through the window Then one day when I _21_ my cat to the backyard for his playtime, Sebastian _22_ Juliet gazing at him behind the window It soon became _23_ that they were attracted by each other So every day thereafter, whenever I let Sebastian out, he would rush

21、_24_ to the backyard next-door and they would sit gazing _25_ at each other through the screen, she inside, and he outside Even my husband watched _26_, and he would murmur, But cats cant feel love can they Five months later, my neighbour had to _27_ because of work My heart sank I wondered how Seba

22、stian would _28_ to Juliets leaving For months after Juliet moved away and the new neighbour moved in, I often _29_ Sebastian sitting by Juliets window, looking into the apartment _30_ his lady The new neighbour didnt mind having the Peeping Sebastian after I _31_ his reason for being there Sebastia

23、n _32_the small area outside that window as his territory Other male cats were allowed in the _33_, but not near Juliets window, which he guarded until his _34_ Even now, when my husband and I walk through the backyard and see that window, he _35_ me of the lesson Sebastian taught him that cats do i

24、ndeed fall in love 16 A argued B quarreled C suggested D discussed 17 A energy B power C strength D happiness 18 A referred to B prepared for C stuck to D approved of 19 A Therefore B However C Besides D Meanwhile 20 A the environment B the sky C her owner D her boyfriend 21 A forbade B prevented C

25、accompanied D left 22 A called attention to B caught sight of C took charge of D paid a visit to 23 A ambitious B doubtful C skeptical D obvious 24 A secretly B straight C quietly D worriedly 25 A lovingly B angrily C hungrily D greedily 26 A in trouble B in sorrow C in amazement D in horror 27 A se

26、ttle B travel C apologize D move 28 A react B reply C reduce D replace 29 A took B caught C met D sensed 30 A in place of B on the basis of C in search of D on account of 31 A explained B requested C blamed D asked 32 A discovered B reformed C preserved D marked 33 A street B backyard C window D vil

27、lage 34 A birthday B departure C death D arrival 35 A reminds B informs C tells D accuses 答案： 16-20 ADCBA 21-25 CBDBA 26-30 CDABC 31-35 ADBCA 阅读理解 第二部分：阅读理解（共 20小题；每小题 2 5分，满分 50分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A The key to happiness is how quickly you can get back your focus on whats import

28、ant -Anonymous Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab Heres what happened I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us My

29、taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other cars back end by just inches! The driver of the other car, who almost caused a big accident, started yelling bad words at us My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy And I mean, he was friendly So, I said, Why did you just do th

30、at This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital! And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call The Law of the Garbage Truck Many people are like garbage （ rubbish） trucks They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment As their

31、 garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it And if you let them, theyll dump it on you When someone wants to dump on you, dont take it personally You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on Youll be happy you did I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me And h

32、ow often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets It was that day I said, Im not going to do anymore Good leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting Good parents know that they have to welcome their children home from school with hugs a

33、nd kisses Leaders and parents know that they have to be fully present, and at their best for the people they care about The bottom line is that successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day What about you What would happen in your life, starting today, if you let more garbage truck

34、s pass you by Heres my bet Youll be happier Lifes too short to wake up in the morning with regrets So, Love the people who treat you right Forget about the ones who dont 36 What happened one day when the author was taking a taxi A The taxi almost hit another car B The taxi driver was injured C The a

35、uthor scolded the driver of the other car D The author learned a lesson from the driver of the garbage truck 37 How did the taxi driver respond to the behaviour of the driver of the black car A He yelled back at the driver B He sent the driver to the hospital C He was friendly towards the driver D H

36、e dumped some garbage in front of his car 38 What does the taxi driver think of people according to Paragraph 3 A Many people like to drive garbage trucks B Many people dump garbage wherever they like C Many people are warm-hearted to make others happy D Many people tend to be very much depressed 39

37、 What can we infer from Paragraph 4 A The author used to have a lot of garbage trucks B The author used to complain a lot C The author used to have a lot of money D The author used to be a good manager 40 According to the passage, what should you do if people “dump garbage” on you A Ignore them and

38、go on with our own work B Try our best to persuade them not to do that again C Tell them to dump the garbage in the right place D Take over their work and carry the garbage to somewhere else 答案： 36-40 ACDBA B Taste is such a subjective matter that we dont usually conduct preference tests for food Th

39、e most you can say about anyones preference is that its one persons opinion But because the two big cola companies-Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola-are marketed so aggressively, weve wondered how big a role taste preference actually plays in brand loyalty We set up a taste test that challenged people who id

40、entified themselves as either Coca-cola or Pepsi fans: Find your brand in a blind tasting We invited staff volunteers who had a strong liking for either Coca-Cola Classic or Pepsi, Diet Coke, or Diet Pepsi These were people who thought theyd have no trouble telling their brand from the other brand W

41、e eventually located 19 regular cola drinkers and 27 diet cola drinkers Then we fed them with four unidentified samples of cola one at a time, regular colas for the one group, diet versions for the other We asked them to tell us whether each sample was Coke or Pepsi; then we analyzed the records sta

42、tistically to compare the participants choices with what mere guesswork could have accomplished Getting all four samples right was a tough test, but not too tough, we thought, for people who believed they could recognize their brand In the end, only 7 out of 19 regular cola drinkers correctly identi

43、fied their brand of choice in all four trials The diet-cola drinkers did a little worse-only 7 out of 27 identified all four samples correctly Both groups did better than chance would predict, but nearly half the participants in each group made the wrong choice two or more times Two people got all f

44、our samples wrong Overall, half the participants did about as well on the last round of tasting as on the first, so tiredness, or taste burnout, was not a factor Our preference test results suggest that only a few Pepsi participants and Coke fans may really be able to tell their favorite brand by ta

45、ste and price 41 According to the passage the preference test was conducted in order to _ A show that a persons opinion about taste is mere guesswork B compare the ability of the participants in choosing their drinks C find out the role taste preference plays in a persons drinking D reveal which col

46、a is more to the liking of the drinkers 42 The statistics recorded in the preference tests show that_ A there is not much difference in taste between Coca-Cola and Pepsi B few people had trouble telling Coca-Cola from Pepsi C peoples tastes differ from one another D Coca-Cola and Pepsi are peoples two most favorite drinks 43 It is implied in the first paragraph that_ A the competition between the two colas is very strong B blind tasting is necessary