1、2010届江苏省扬州市高三第二次模拟考试英语试题 单项选择 * Last month, thousands of workers in that city went on _ strike, demanding lower taxes and _ end to cutting staff members. A a; the B a; an C不填 ; an D不填 ; the 答案： C You mean the position is still vacant Yes, but you must know our job is very demanding. _. A With pleasu
2、re B I dont mind C Dont mention it D Thats all right 答案： B The policeman told me that I had passed the driving test and never in my life _ so happy and excited. A I felt B did I feel C I had felt D had I felt 答案： D _ along with host families, I believe, language travel students are likely to get eno
3、ugh language practice. A Stay B Having stayed C Staying D To stay 答案： C Will it take me long to get to the Sunshine Hotel No, it _ _ take you long. Its not the rush hour now. A shouldnt B shant C mustnt D neednt 答案： A To keep safe _ an earthquake, you should remain at a spot in your room where nothi
4、ng may fall on you. A in search of B in advance of C in terms of D in case of 答案： D Now the weight. Only 115. Youd better put on a few pounds. Well, actually, I _ like a horse. A ate B was eating C have been eating D will eat 答案： C I can hardly remember any occasions _ I get caught in a traffic jam
5、in our town. A which B that C where D when 答案： D Where have you been all day I _ some former classmates and I couldnt get back until it was dark. A have met B met C would meet D had met 答案： B The process of producing electricity may also give out CO2, _ you heat your house with electricity instead o
6、f charcoal. A even if B as long as C as if D as soon as 答案： A How much of the foreign experts speech have you understood Next to nothing. I wish I _ harder at English. A worked B had worked C would work D were working 答案： B Dont refer to the dictionary every time you come across a new word as someti
7、mes its meaning may be _ clearly in a given context. A picked out B ruled out C brought out D taken out 答案： C The Expo site should be _ from anywhere in the city of Shanghai within 90 minutes by bus, subways and special taxis. A adoptable B acceptable C available D accessible 答案： D Knowing office ru
8、les whether _ or notis critical, especially for young job seekers. A written B writing C being written D having been written 答案： A He is eager to try something he has never tried before. Oh, I see. Thats _ hes different from others. A when B where C how D what 答案： B 完型填空 完形填空 (共 20小题；每小题 1分，满分 20分 )
9、 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D四个 选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Alice, my friends daughter, goes to an expensive private school where she has a friend, Jane, who is on a full scholarship at this school. Jane has 36 economic resourcesher father has been dead for years and her mother works 37 a maid. Althou
10、gh her mother works very hard, she can 38 support the family. Jane is very bright and gifted at 39 and thats how she has got the scholarship, which included a(n) 40 for things like lunch, school uniform and music lessons. Alice became friends with Jane and would 41 talk to her at lunch. She did it t
11、hat way in order to avoid the other kids 42 her. On her birthday last month, she 43 her new friend to her birthday party, but Jane said she couldnt come. Alice wanted her to be 44 so much that she 45 on her coming. Eventually, the girl said, “I dont have any 46 clothes that I could wear at your birt
12、hday party.” After a brief pause, the girl remembered, “I have a 47 from my piano performance,” and asked, “Could I 48 a skirt from you ” Alice was happy that her friend would be 49 to come and hurried home to ask her Mum 50 she could lend her friend one of her skirts. To her surprise, her Mum said,
13、 “No.” The daughter was very 51 and angrily said to her Mum, “ 52 I could, I would give my friend all my clothes.” The Mother didnt understand why her daughter should have had such an outburst as shes normally very well 53 . Finally, Alice explained to her Mother her friends 54 . Her Mother immediat
14、ely changed her mind and said, “Yes.” She also encouraged her daughter not to feel like she should secretly be friends with Jane but to feel proud of her 55 with her. So the true friendship seeks to give, not to take; to help, not to be helped; to minister, not to be ministered unto. 36. A. personal
15、 B. extra C. limited D. adequate 37. A. for B. with C. like D. as 38. A. hopefully B. obviously C. hardly D. temporarily 39. A. music B. drawing C. maths D. biology 40. A. bonus B. allowance C. donation D. pension 41. A. secretly B. happily C. quietly D. eagerly 42. A. pointing at B. shouting at C.
16、laughing at D. glaring at 43. A. took B. invited C. accompanied D. sent 44. A. happy B. independent C. confident D. present 45. A. depended B. insisted C. focused D. agreed 46. A. casual B. comfortable C. nice D. tight 47. A. shirt B. jeans C. handbag D. necklace 48. A. get B. copy C. order D. borro
17、w 49. A. free B. able C. glad D. willing 50. A. how B. when C. why D. whether 51. A. stubborn B. upset C. firm D. enthusiastic 52. A. If B. When C. Unless D. Though 53. A. treated B. controlled C. educated D. behaved 54. A. cleverness B. character C. circumstances D. competences 55. A. study B. frie
18、ndship C. sympathy D. performance 答案： 40 CDCAB 4145 ACBDB 4650 CADBD 5155 BADCB 阅读理解 Saving the Planet with Earth-Friendly Bamboo Products Jackie Heinrichers love affair with bamboo started in her backyard. “As a child, I remember playing among the golden bamboo my dad had planted, and when there wa
19、s a slight wind, the bamboos sounded really musical.” A fisheries biologist, Heinricher, 47, planned to work in the salmon industry in Seattle, where she lived with her husband, Guy Thornburgh, but she found it too competitive. Then her garden gave her the idea for a business: Shed planted 20 bamboo
20、 forests on their seven-acre farm. Heinricher started Boo-Shoot Gardens in 1998. She realized early on what is just now beginning to be known to the rest of the world. It can be used to make fishing poles, skateboards, buildings, furniture, floors, and even clothing. An added bonus: Bamboo absorbs f
21、our times as much carbon dioxide as a group of hardwood trees and releases 35 percent more oxygen. First she had to find a way to mass-produce the plantsa tough task, since bamboo flowers create seed only once every 50 to 100 years. And dividing a bamboo plant frequently kills it. Heinricher appeale
22、d to Randy Burr, a tissue culture expert, to help her. “People kept telling us wed never figure it out,” says Heinricher. “Others had worked on it for 27 years! I believed in what we were doing, though, so I just kept going.” She was right to feel a sense of urgency. Bamboo forests are being rapidly
23、 used up, and a United Nations report showed that even though bamboo is highly renewable, as many as half of the worlds species are threatened with dying out. Heinricher knew that bamboo could make a significant impact on carbon emissions (排放 ) and world economies, but only if huge numbers could be
24、produced. And thats just what she and Burr figured out after nine years of experimentsa way to grow millions of plants. By placing cuttings in test tubes with salts, vitamins, plant hormones, and seaweed gel, they got the plants to grow and then raised them in soil in greenhouses. Not long after it,
25、 Burrs lab hit financial difficulties. Heinricher had no experience running a tissue culture operation, but she wasnt prepared to quit. So she bought the lab. Today Heinricher heads up a profitable multimillion-dollar company, working on species from all over the world and selling them to wholesaler
26、s. “If you want to farm bamboo, its hard to do without the young plants, and thats what we have,” she says proudly. 56. What was the main problem with planting bamboo widely A. They didnt have enough young bamboo. B. They were short of money and experience. C. They didnt have a big enough farm to do
27、 it. D. They were not understood by other people. 57. What does Heinricher think of bamboo A. Renewable and acceptable B. Productive and flexible. C. Useful and earth-friendly. D. Strong and profitable. 58. The underlined word “renewable” in Paragraph 6 probably means “_”. A. able to be replaced nat
28、urally B. able to be raised difficultly C. able to be shaped easily D. able to be recycled conveniently 59. What do you learn from the passage A. Heinrichers love for bamboo led to her experiments in the lab. B. Heinrichers determination helped her to succeed in her work. C. Heinricher struggled to
29、prevent bamboo from disappearing. D. Heinricher finally succeeded in realizing her childhood dream. 答案： 59 ACAB If you enjoyed the spring-like sunshine over the weekend and thought the weather has finally turned a corner, youre sadly mistaken. Chilly (寒冷的 ) days and grey clouds are forecast for the
30、weekmaking it far too early to pack away the winter woollies. Temperatures will struggle to rise above zero at night and fail to make double figures during the day. People enjoy the spring sunshine in Sefton Park, Aigburth, Liverpool. Forecasters have predicted a return to chilly weather this week.
31、Met Office forecaster Charlie said, “It was a nice, dry, bright weekend in many parts and Monday is going to be a similar affair for many.” “Temperatures will be between 5 and 8 , which is below average for the start of spring.” The sun will disappear from the south of the country after today, with
32、dry but cloudy conditions forecast for tomorrow and Wednesday. Wednesday will be warmest of the three, with temperatures peaking at 9 . But this is still two degrees below the March average for the district. Overnight, temperatures will drop sharply, with lows of minus 3 for the next three nights. “
33、It will generally stay on the cold side of average,” said Mr. Powell. The March misery comes at the end of the coldest winter for more than 30 years. Temperatures in December, January and February struggled to stay above zero, with the UKs average 1.5 , making it the deepest freeze since 197879. It
34、claimed there was just a one-in-seven chance of a cold December to February. The agency also sadly predicted a “barbecue summer”, saying it was “quite optimistic” that it would be warmer and drier than average. Following the two mistakes, the Met Office has dropped its long-range seasonal forecasts
35、and will instead publish a monthly prediction for Britain, updated once a week. In its defense, it says that while short-term forecasts are extremely accurate, Britains size and geographical position makes long-term predictions much more challenging. It also points out that it gave warning of any he
36、avy falls of snow this winter. 60. According to the passage, the weather on Tuesday in the south might be _. A. dry but cloudy B. sunny but chilly C. sunny and warm D. cloudy and chilly 61. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage A. British people can put away their winter
37、 clothes now. B. The Met Office has shortened its forecast range. C. The weather forecast becomes more and more accurate. D. The agency was quite confident of long-term predictions. 62. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage A. The big chill isnt over yet B. A warm spring fin
38、ally arrives C. A heavy snow is on the way D. The Met Office drops forecasts 63. From the passage, we can conclude _. A. the weather report is more and more important B. British people become worried about bad weather C. Britain has just experienced a very freezing winter D. The Met Office can alway
39、s predict any heavy snow falls accurately 答案： -63 ABAC Two Earthquakes in Two Months: Comparing the Quakes in Haiti (海地 ) and Chile (智利 ) Overview (概要 ) How do the earthquakes in Chile and Haiti compare Here, students perform a gallery walk to learn more about the earthquakes from a specific point,
40、and then do a specific research and presentation project or response activity. Finally, they seek answers to their unanswered questions. Materials Print copies of photographs, charts, documents and other visuals to display, as described below; computer (s) with Internet access (optional), research m
41、aterials, handouts. Warm-up Choose and prepare a “gallery” of photographs, graphics, news reports and other materials to display around the room to enable students to consider the 2010 earthquake in Chile. Depending on course program, choose materials for the gallery that provide a window on the two
42、 quakes, through one of the following specific points, or the focus of your choice: Earthquakes through History Putting the 2010 Chilean and Haitian quakes into historical view related to other earthquakes, including the 1960 Chilean quake and the 2004 Asian earthquake and tsunami. Rescue and Aid Co
43、nsidering domestic and international response to the disasters by militaries, governments and aid organizations, including rescue and recovery as well as efforts to provide food, water, health care and shelter to those affected. Related The article Underwater Plate Cuts 400 Mile Gash compares severa
44、l earthquakes: Mr. Lin figured that the quake on Saturday was 250 to 350 times more powerful than the Haitian quake. But Paul Caruso noted that at least on land, the effects of the Chilean tremor (震动 ) might not be as bad. For one thing, he said, the quality of building construction is generally bet
45、ter in Chile than in Haiti. And the fact that the quake occurred offshore should also help limit the destruction. In Haiti, the rupture (断裂 ) occurred only a few miles from the capital, Port-au-Prince. The rupture on Saturday was centered about 60 miles from the nearest town, Chillan, and 70 miles f
46、rom the countrys second-largest city, Concepcin. Read the article using the following questions. Questions For discussion with others and reading comprehension: How does the 2010 Chilean earthquake compare to the 1960 Chilean earthquake Why do scientists believe that the 2010 Chilean earthquake will
47、 not cause the same level of damage as Januarys Haitian earthquake did How does the 2010 Chilean earthquake compare to the 2004 Indonesian earthquake What reasons do scientists give to explain why the Indonesian quake caused so much more damage than the recent Chilean earthquake 64. Which of the fol
48、lowing shows one of the reasons for slighter losses in Chile than in Haiti A. Position: B. Power: 65. We can infer that the article Underwater Plate Cuts 400 Mile Gash includes _. A. the causes of the 2010 Chilean earthquake and the 1960 Chilean earthquake B. the comparison between the 2010 Haitian and the 2004 Indonesian earthquakes C. the reason for the 2010 Chilean quake being more powerful than Januarys Haitian earthquake D. the reason for less damage in the 2010 Chilean quake than in the 2004 Indonesian earthquake 66. What is the passage most likely to be A. A program for research
