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1、江苏省南通市通州区 2010届高三重点热点专项练习 其他 第 II卷（两部分共 35分） 第四部分任务型阅读（共 10小题；每小题 1分，满分 10分 ) 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。 注意：每空只填 1个单词。 Life or Lifestyle What is a lifestyle and how is that different from a life A lifestyle is about brand names and buying identity or prestige（声望） . Lifestyle gives a false

2、 sense of peace and acceptability that comes from others recognizing what youve bought into (as well as bought). If your car, clothes, and home are expensive, youre sophisticated and stylish. If you have the right kind of job or go to the right social gatherings, then you receive the superficial app

3、roval of others. This means that your self-esteem is always at the mercy of others, with no appreciation of you as an individual. A life, on the other hand, is very different. A life is what you lead when you know what matters most to you. It is very simple and comes from being connected to what you

4、 know is important and being willing to put that first, no matter what others may think. When you create a life vs a lifestyle, your self-esteem comes from whats inside you, not what others think about you. How many times have you seen someone (this used to be me!) work long hours in a job that they

5、 do not enjoy just to be able to maintain an expensive lifestyle There was a recent commercial on TV that showed a man laughing in his yard saying: I drive an expensive car, have a 5 bedroom home, a country club membership, a swimming pool and Im in debt up to my eyeballs! Every time I see this comm

6、ercial I think about the bookThe Mil lionaire Next Door. The book says that most of the people living in the largest homes are exactly like the man in the commercial and that the real millionaires are the ones you would never guess, because their focus is on creating a life vs. a lifestyle. Lifestyl

7、e is expensive monetarily(金钱 ) and personally, because it costs a great deal to keep up appearances and do what you think is socially acceptable. A Life is not expensive. Rather than running out of personal or financial resources, a life generates energy and staying power. If we focus on what we wea

8、r, or what kind of car we drive, or where we live, then we are saying that how others see us is more important than what we think of ourselves. If we find out what our true beliefs and values are and choose to live by these, then the opinions of others dont drive our lives. This is not an issue of a

9、voiding luxury for its own sake; its about liberating yourself from the mindless consumption that society demands. It is about making the choices that agree with your values, instead of running out of your bank account or energy for no heart-driven reason. How can you make the change Understand the

10、difference between a Life (being directed from within) and a Lifestyle (being directed from outside). Analyze your current lifestyle to see what it is costing you in money, time, stress, and energy to maintain it. Let go and make room for what is really important to you, what sustains you and brings

11、 you joy. Remember that who you are comes from within, not what you own. 答案： 71.definition / meaning / explanation 72。 Opinions / approval / recognition 73。 Appreciated 74。 Simple 75。 Whatever 76。 Much 77。 Acceptable / accepted 78。 Understand 79。 Analysis 80。 Possessions / wealth 单项选择 * 第二部分 英语知识运用（

12、共两节，满分 35分） 第一节 单项填空（共 15小题；每小题 1分，满分 15分） 从每小题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 21. _ Chinese basketball player Yao Ming will probably return to the NBA if he can recover from _ earlier injury. A. 不填 ; an B. The; 不填 C. A; an D. The; the 答案： A 35. Mum, can I listen to music while doing homework

13、Dont even think about it._. A The more you get, the more you want B Eye for eye and tooth for tooth. C A man cannot whistle and drink at the same time. D A bad beginning makes a bad ending 答案： C 34. Evelyn is supposed to attend church soon, but nobody is sure whether she_or not. A does B is C had D

14、Will 答案： D 33. Pick, I did very well in the maths exam last week. Congratulations, Jim! And I did _. I got a full mark and 20 extra points. no better B. not better C. no worse D. even worse 答案： C 32. The college education system should be reformed _ it can follow the pace of the economic development

15、. A so long as B so that C only if D even though 答案： B 31. Researchers now have some proofs _ reading the Roman alphabets and Chinese characters uses different parts of brain. where B. when C. which D. that 答案： D 30. He _ his potential had it not been for his desire to meet new challenges. A would n

16、ever have realized B would never realize C never realized D had never realized 答案： A 29. _ the lack of workforce in many industries, workers are now commanding higher salaries than they used to be. A Regardless of B Due to C In case of D According to 答案： B 28. No decision about any future plan until

17、 we have done a thorough research of the teachers preference. A has been made B is made C is being made D will be made 答案： D 27. As five children under 10 got drowned in a southern province, it is not socially _ for parents to leave children unattended at that age. A acceptable B affordable C sustai

18、nable D believable 答案： A 26. Google is testing a new television programming search service, _ users to find shows videos from websites like Youtube. A having allowed B allowing C to allow D Allowed 答案： B 25. It is only after my father was long gone _ understand his deep love for me. A I could B coul

19、d I C that I could D when I could 答案： C 24. A growing number of people are beginning to believe that learning new skills and knowledge _ more promotion opportunities. contributes to B. refers to C. devotes to D. appeals to 答案： A 23. His interests extended _ the fine arts to international politics an

20、d philosophy. A across B through C over D beyond 答案： D 22. Mr. Smith _ in Russia for 10 years. No wonder he can speak Russian fluently and now teaches Russian in a Chinese college. had stayed B. has stayed C. stayed D. stays 答案： C 完型填空 第二节 完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1分，满分 20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 3655各题所给的四个选项（ A

21、、 B、 C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 At a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more difficult, employers who can 36 biases (偏见 ) from the process will surely gain a big advantage 37 his opponents. As a manager, Miss Tiffany is 38 for interviewing applicants for some of the 39 with her company. During one int

22、erview, she noticed that the 40 never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and a little 41 because she liked the person on the whole. He had a perfect resume and gave good 42 to her questions, 43 the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy”. Several days later, she decided t

23、o offer the job to her 44 choice. “It wasnt until I 45 a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany says. What she hadnt known at that time was that that person behaved 46 was simply a cultural misunderstanding. He was an Asian-American 47 in a hous

24、ehold where 48 for those in authority was shown by averting (避开 ) your eyes. “Attending the diversity workshop helped me 49 how much I could learn by simply asking questions and 50 dialogues with employees, 51 making assumptions and trying to be a know-it-all,” Miss Tiffany admits. “The biggest thin

25、g I 52 from the workshop is learning how to be more inclusive(包容的 ) to 53 .” “I was just thrown off by the lack of eye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out, but will not miss that opportunity again.” Many of us have had similar problems with 54 we consider as differen

26、t. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming necessary to 55 our understanding of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions. 36. A. replace B. remove C. refresh D. recover 37. A. of B. above C. over D. on 38. A. desperate B. responsible C. ready D. punc

27、tual 39. A. positions B. businesses C. conditions D. trades 40. A. girl B. opponent C. client D. candidate 41. A. disappointed B. excited C. worried D. annoyed 42. A. suggestions B. responses C. impressions D. comments 43. A. so B. and C. or D. but 44. A. first B. immediate C. second D. careless 45.

28、 A. closed B. started C. attended D. organized 46. A. politely B. carelessly C. skillfully D. differently 47. A. raised B. found C. treated D. adopted 48. A. concern B. envy C. respect D. sympathy 49. A. imagine B. realize C. predict D. expect 50. A. creating B. continuing C. practising D. directing

29、 51. A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. less than 52. A. cut away B. put away C. gave away D. took away 53. A. misunderstandings B. shortcomings C. faults D. mistakes 54. A. behaviors B. words C. habits D. thoughts 55. A. ignore B. express C. limit D. expand 答案： 36-55 BCBAD ABDCC DACBA BDA

30、AD 阅读理解 第三部分 阅读理解（共 15小题；每小题 2分，满分 30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C和 D）中，选出最佳选项。 A Fifty years from now the worlds population will be declining, with no end in sight. Unless peoples values change greatly, several centuries from now there could be fewer people living in the entire world than live in t

31、he United States today. The big surprise of the past twenty years is that in not one country did fertility (生育能力 ) stop falling when it reached the replacement rate（出生率） 2.1 children per woman. In Italy, for example, the rate has fallen to 1.2. In Western Europe as a whole and in Japan it is down to

32、 1.5. The evidence now indicates that within fifty years or so world population will peak at about eight billion before starting a fairly rapid decline. Because in the past two centuries world population has increased from one billion to nearly six billion, many people still fear that it will keep “

33、exploding” until there are too many people for the earth to support. But that is like fearing that your baby will grow to 1,000 pounds because its weight doubles three times in its first seven years. World population was growing by two percent a year in the 1960s; the rate is now down to one percent

34、 a year, and if the patterns of the past century dont change completely, it will head into negative numbers. This view is coming to be widely accepted among population experts, even as the public continues to focus on the threat of uncontrolled population growth. As long ago as September of 1974 Sci

35、entific American published a special issue on population that described what demographers (人口统计学家 ) had begun calling the “demographic transition” from traditional high rates of birth and death to the low ones of modern society. The experts believed that birth and death rates would be more or less e

36、qual in the future, as they had been in the past, keeping total population stable after a level of 10-12 billion people was reached during the transition. 56. Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage A. The worlds population in the future will be reducing endlessly. B. W

37、hen the earth population reaches 8 billion, it will see a rapid decrease. C. In modern society the birth and death rates will be more or less equal in the future. D. The public now pay little attention to the threat of uncontrolled population growth. 57. Whats reason for the sharp increase of world

38、population in the past two centuries A. Because people fear that the world will explode. B. Because the worlds replacement rate keeps falling. C. Because peoples values has greatly changed. D. The passage doesnt mention it. 58. The expression “demographic transition” (Paragraph 3) probably means _.

39、A. high death rate to the low one B. high birth rate to the low one C. high rates of birth and death to the low ones D. low rates of birth and death to the high ones 59. We can learn from the passage that _. A. in the near future there will be a rapid decline of the world population B. the birth and

40、 death rates of modern society will be unequal in the future C. there would be the same population living in the world than it in the US today D. in Western Europe the replacement rate has declined to a negative number 答案： 56-59 DDCA B The United States will introduce a new and comprehensive(综合的 ) e

41、xam for students who seek to study in American and other English-speaking countries, Xinhua News Agency reported from New York. The exam, which stands for a great change from the current English level test, was disclosed by Theresa Chang Wei Jen, associate director of the International Service of th

42、e US College Board, Americas leading educational organization. The Advanced Placement International English Language (APIEL) will be offered for the first time throughout the world, said Jen. However, the APIEL is a strange title to most Chinese students, and it is unlikely to soon gain the similari

43、ty of other already existing exams, such as the TOEFL(Test of English as a Foreign Language), the GRE(Graduate Record Examination), or the IELTS(International English Language Testing System). “I have never heard of such a test and I would prefer the IELTS if I need another exam,” said Xu Jingyan, a

44、 graduating student from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, who wants to study in England and has already taken the TOEFL. Most of Xus classmates have never heard of the APIEL. “The APIEL is designed for international students who wish to get university studies in English-speaking c

45、ountries, including the United States, Britain, Canada, and Australia.” said Jen. The APIEL has been adopted, said Jen, because the TOEFL can no longer accurately reflect the abilities of students of using the English language comprehensively in an academic environment. Xinhua reported that a fairly

46、 large number of foreign students who earned high scores in TOEFL exam turned out to be very ordinary educational performers after admission. Compared with the TOEFL, the APIEL measures a students ability to read, write, speak and understand English through testing his or her skills in listening com

47、prehension, speaking with accuracy(精确 ) and resourcefulness, and writing with clarity and fluency(流畅 ), Jen said. 60. The United States will introduce a new exam because _. A. it will bring the US government quite a lot of money B. the Chinese people pay special attention to English studies C. the a

48、lready existing exam systems seem to be far from perfect D. more and more students want to get further education in the USA 61. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the selection？ A. The TOEFL is more popular with the Chinese than the IELTS. B. It will take quite a period of time f

49、or people to accept the APIEL. C. Chinese students will prefer the IELTS rather than the APIEL even in the future. D. A student will have to take the APIEL if he or she wants to study in English-speaking countries. 62. The best title for this news report is_. A. New Exam Designed for Students B. The Key to Improving Your English C. TOEFL, IELTS and GRE to be Out of Dat