1、2010届福建省泉州市四校高三上学期期末联考 其他 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，掌握其大意，然后从 3655 各题所给的四个选项 (A、 B、 C和D)中，选出最佳选项 , 并在答题卡将该项涂黑。 Brenda was a young woman who was invited to go rock climbing. 36 she was very frightened, she went with her 37 to a cliff. She took hold of the rope and started 38 the face of
2、 that rock. She got to a place where she could take a breath. 39 she was hanging on there, the safety rope suddenly struck Brendas eye and 40 her contact lens(隐形镜片 ). Well, here she was, on a rock face, with hundreds of feet below her and hundreds of feet 41 her. She began to get 42 , and she had to
3、 pray to the Lord to help her to 43 it. When she got to the top, a friend 44 her eye and her clothing for the lens, but there was no contact lens to be found. She 45 across the mountains, thinking of that verse(诗句 ) that says, “The 46 of the Lord run backward and forward throughout the whole earth.”
4、 She thought, “Lord, you can see all these 47 . You know every stone and leaf, and you know 48 where my contact lens is. Please help me.” Finally, they 49 down the path to the bottom. At the bottom there was a new party of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff. Suddenly, one of them shoute
5、d out, “Hey, you guys! Anybody 50 a contact lens ” Well, that would be 51 enough, but you know 52 the climber saw it An ant was moving 53 across the face of the rock, carrying it on its back. Brenda told her father about the story of the 54 , the prayer, and the contact lens. He then drew a picture
6、of an ant carrying that contact lens with the words, “Lord, I dont know why you want me to do this. I cant eat it, and its awfully 55 .But if this is what you want me to do, Ill carry it for you.” 36. A. Although B. As C. Because D. Except 37. A. friend B. group C. guide D. leader 38. A. down B. off
7、 C. on D. up 39. A. Because B. As C. Before D. Until 40. A. wore out B. gave out C. carried out D. knocked out 41. A. over B. across C. beyond D. above 42. A. hopeful B. upset C. eager D. proud 43. A. search B. dream C. find D. imagine 44. A. watched B. tested C. saw D. examined 45. A. looked up B.
8、looked on C. looked out D. looked for 46. A. eyes B. arms C. hands D. legs 47. A. persons B. mountains C. trees D. animals 48. A. exactly B. simply C. generally D. nearly 49. A. walked B. climbed C. ran D. flew 50. A. missed B. owned C. got D. lost 51. A. annoying B. surprising C. disappointing D. w
9、orrying 52. A. which B. why C. when D. whether 53. A. quickly B. happily C. slowly D. sadly 54. A. rock B. rope C. ant D. Lord 55. A. heavy B. light C. valuable D. dirty 答案： ABDBD DBCDC ABAAD BBCCA 单项选择 * It is generally considered unwise to give a child _ he or she wants. A however B whatever C whi
10、chever D whenever 答案： B Hes so well-educated that he will certainly be offered a good . A service B position C business D work 答案： B Did you attend the meeting I would have known the news if I it. A had attended B attended C should attend D would attend 答案： A Sorry, Madam. Youd better come tomorrow
11、because its the visiting hours. A on B beyond C with D at 答案： B At the foot of the mountain . A a village lie B lies a village C does a village lie D lying a village 答案： B The great hall was crowded with many people, including many children on their parents laps. A seated B seating C sat D being sat
12、 答案： A Are you satisfied with her work, sir Not at all. It couldnt be any . A better B best C worse D worst 答案： C The passenger was very impolite to the conductor, , of course, made things even worse. A who B whom C which D what 答案： C Where will you start your work after graduation Mmm, its not been
13、 decided yet. I continue my study for a higher degree. A need B must C would D may 答案： D Since you cant find a better job, why dont you stick to the present one Well, . A I believe not B I dont care C Never mind D I might as well 答案： D We want our children to know that hard work . A comes off B give
14、s off C pays off D sees off 答案： C Going out for a trip with friends popular in the last few years. A is B was C has been D had been 答案： C Mrs. Green wants to buy that kind of cloth because she has been told that the cloth very well. A washes B is washed C has been washed D is washing 答案： A Can you p
15、lease lend me some money Sorry, Ive got at hand myself. Ive spent all of my money buying the computer. A none B nothing C no D not 答案： A private cars are bringing us convenience, they may also cause more traffic accidents and pollution. A While B As C If D Since 答案： A surprised me most was that they
16、 had finished the talk so quickly. A Which B Why C That D What 答案： D 阅读理解 High-tech machines have made life easier for millions around the world. However, some people still prefer low-tech ways of doing things. Heres an example of why this is happening. You can microwave a frozen hamburger in 60 sec
17、onds. However, it wont taste as good as one you cook on the stove. And if youre in that much of a hurry, you probably wont take time to toast the bun. High-tech cooking saves time, but it doesnt make for better tasting meals. Most people get their news from high-tech sources like television or the I
18、nternet. This has many advantages. For example, electronic news is more up to date than newspapers or magazines. Its also more exciting to see live and videotaped news events than photographs. However, newspapers and magazines have some important advantages. They give more background and details. Th
19、ey also let you read the parts that are important to you and skip the rest. Other high-tech timesavers have similar disadvantages. For example, most people use the phone or email to stay in touch with friends and family members who live in other places. But when you use the Internet or the phone, yo
20、u dont always think carefully about what you are saying, and sometimes you forget the important things you want to communicate. Similarly, when you word process a home work assignment instead of handwriting it, you can check your spelling electronically and put in fancy headings. However, some stude
21、nts are so busy with the computer that they dont pay enough attention to the actual words they are writing. 72. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage A. The writer likes high-tech cooking. B. Low-tech cooking produces better-tasting meals. C. Hightech news programs alway
22、s keep yo u reading what is important to you. D. Handwritten homework is better than word-processed homework. 73. How does the writer feel about hightech tools A. Better late than never. B. Easy come, easy go. C. Every coin has two sides. D. Learn to walk before you run. 74. What is the main subject
23、 discussed in the text A. Hightech vs. lowtech. B. Advantages vs. disadvantages. C. Newspapers and magazines vs. television and the Internet. D. Wordprocessing vs. handwriting. 75. How is the text organized A. Main idea Argument Explanation. B. Opinion Discussion Description. C. Topic Comparison Sup
24、porting examples. D. Introduction Supporting examples Discussion. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C Jessica Tandy probably is best known for winning an Academy Award in 1989 for the movie Driving Miss Dairy. She was the oldest person to have won the award. But for many years, she had received
25、praise for her great performances. Jessica Tandy was born in London in 1909. After her father died, her mother taught and took other jobs at night to make extra money to raise her, three children. Jessicas older brothers showed an interest in the theater and often put on shows at home. Jessica said
26、later that she was terrible in all of them. But she said taking part in those plays as a child created a desire in her to be someone else. Jessica loved going to the theater. This love led her to attend an acting school in 1924. She performed in her first play called The Manderson Girls at 18. But f
27、ew people watched this play. In 1932, she married the famous actor Jack Hawkins. Their wedding pictures were on the front page of many British newspapers. In the same year, critics in London recognized her great acting skill in her performance in the play Children in Uniform. In 1940, Jessica ended
28、her first marriage and moved to the USA. In New York, she met actor Hume Cronyn. Two years later, they married and moved to Hollywood. Her turning point came in 1947 when she played the lead part in Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire. Tandy won the first of her four Tony awards for bes
29、t actress in it. After that Hollywood producers began to choose her to be in the movie. Jessica Tandy said she hated seeing herself in the movies. She was surprised when she won the Academy Award for Driving Miss Daisy. She said that the wonderful part she had made up for her lack of experience in m
30、ovies. 68. Jessicas early interest in acting came from _. A. her natural gift for acting B. her brothers influence C. her hope of helping raise her family D. her mothers encouragement 69. What made Jessica first widely known to the public A. Attending an acting school. B. Her first play The Manderso
31、n Girls. C. Her marriage with Jack Hawkins. D. Her wonderful performance in Driving Miss Daisy. 70. Which is the correct order of the following events a. Jessica performed in The Manderson Girls. b. Jessica married Hume Cronyn c. Jessica played the lead part in A Streetcar Named Desire. d. Jessica m
32、oved to the USA. A. a, d, b, c B. a, b, c, d C. b, d, a, c D. b, c, a, d 71. From the last paragraph, we can learn that _. A. Jessica wasnt interested in acting in movies B. winning the Academy Award was a surprise to Jessica C. Jessica would perform better if given a better part D. Jessica was as c
33、onfident as commonly considered 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 B All of my childhood and early, adult life, my mom weighed over 220 pounds (one pound = 0.454 kilograms). I could feel the pain that my mom experienced with her fatness. I was never uncomfortable about my mother, but I think she
34、was uncomfortable about herself, and that feeling was painful for all of us. And she began to lose weight. After more than twenty years of battling obesity（肥胖） , my mother completed a forceful eighteen-month diet that left her ninety pounds lighter than before. A new woman was born! At age twenty-ei
35、ght, I got a new mom! For the first time, I met the woman my mother truly was, the beautiful little lady under the fatness. It wasnt so much her new body that was the surprise, but rather her new spirit. To celebrate her new size and to devote herself to dancing again, my mother joined a “Mrs. Forty
36、-Plus” competition, where she would have to model, give a speech and provide a dance performance. She told our family that she did not care if she won she simply had always wanted to perform on stage. She told each one of us, “Im not doing it to win; Im doing it to dance!” The competition was exciti
37、ng! I prayed that my mom would win, but while watching her on stage I was simply overjoyed just by her effort. To me, she had already won. She posed to perfection, her speech brought tears to everyones eyes, and her performance was wonderful. That night, at age fifty-three, my mother was crowned (为
38、.加冕 ) “Mrs. Forty-Plus”. She was the first person in our family to ever win such a title. 64. The first two paragraphs mainly show that the authors mom was _. A. experienced B. painful C. comfortable D. fat 65. After the authors mom completed a forceful eighteen-month diet, she was about _. A. 85 ki
39、lograms B. 41 kilograms C. 130 pounds D. 90 pounds 66. In order to join in the “Mrs. Forty-Plus” Competition, the authors mom has to do the following EXCEPT _. A. providing a dance performance B. telling a funny story about herself C. giving a speech to a large number of people D. wearing special cl
40、othes to show to people 67. The underlined part in Paragraph 6 means that _. A. the authors mom succeeded in modeling and speaking B. the authors moms performance was very wonderful C. the authors mom was not successful in modeling D. the authors mom succeeded in making a speech 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】
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