1、20112012 学年江西省赣县中学南北校区高三 9月联考（英语） 其他 阅读下面短文 , 请根据短文后的要求进行答题。（请注意问题后的词数要求） 1 The year 2008 has one extra day in it-February 29th, why does this happen Well, it actually takes the planet Earth a little more than 365 days to revolve completely around the sun. After four years an extra 24 hours have acc
2、umulated so an extra day is added to the calendar. 2 It is called a leap year because hundreds of years ago in England, the extra day wasnt legally recognized. The British just leapt over that day. Therefore a year with 29 days in February is consequently called a leap year and that . If you are bor
3、n on 29th February in a leap year, there are difficulties in celebrating your birthday. So people tend to celebrate on either 28th February or 1st March every year. 3 There is a well-known tradition in the UK associated with 29th February, introduced many centuries ago. Women are allowed to break wi
4、th tradition and propose (求婚 ) to their boyfriends on this day. This all started back in the 5th Century, when a famous Irish saint, Bridget, complained to Saint Patrick, another famous Irish saint, that women had to wait too long for men to propose. According to the legend, Saint Patrick said any f
5、emale longing for a proposal could ask their boyfriend to marry them on this additional day in February. 4 Now in 2008, there are calls for 29th February to become a public holiday. Some people believe that it should be an official day off, because no one gets paid for working in a leap day. For the
6、 moment though, the British still have to go to work on this day. 【小题 1】 What is the main idea of the text ( no more than 8 words) 【小题 2】 Complete the following statement with proper words. ( no more than 5 words) Hundreds of years ago, a popular tradition in England was recommended Which 29th Febru
7、ary. 【小题 3】 How long does it take the planet Earth to revolve completely around the sun (no more than 9 words) 【小题 4】 Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. ( no more than 8 words) 【小题 5】 What does the word them (Line 5, Paragraph 3) probably refer to ( no more than 3 words) 答案： 单项选择 *
8、Do you like cooking, Sally . Luckily Ive never had to worry about it. A Never mind B Not really C I dont agree D You said it 答案： B It was in the small house _ was built with stones by his father _he spent his childhood . A which , that B that , where C which , which D that , which 答案： A If better us
9、e is _ your spare time , you will make greater progress. A used for B spent C made of D taken 答案： C Did you call on any of your old friends when you returned to your hometown _ of them . They were all very busy . A Nobody B None C Both D Neither 答案： B It took seven years _ they finally got married.
10、A since B after C before D when 答案： C The students asked me _ going to be held. A when is the meeting B when the meeting was C if was the meeting D if the meeting is 答案： B In the past month, cruel snowstorms hit some European countries and America , great transportation problems in these countries.
11、A causing B caused C to cause D having caused 答案： A _he has made up his mind, no one can make him change it. A Although B Unless C Until D Once 答案： D Im going to the United States. How long _ you _ in the United States A are; stayed B are; staying C have; stayed D did; stay 答案： B Tom always prefers
12、_on foot rather than _ a bike. A walk; ride B walk; riding C to walk; ride D riding; to ride 答案： C You went to the US last month , didnt you Yes. That was the first time that I_ there. A went B had gone C had been D have been 答案： C The engine of the bus was out of order and the bad weather _ the wor
13、ries of the passengers . A added up B added to C made of D resulted from 答案： B （原创题） The patient insisted that he _ ill, and _back home at once. A wasnt , was sent B isnt , be sent C wasnt , be sent D should be , send 答案： C Have you _ your father to give up smoking No. I _ . but he wouldnt listen .
14、A suggested , persuaded B persuaded , tried C agreed, tried D advised, persuaded 答案： B I heard that eight Chinese peace -keepers died in Haiti Earthquake. Yes ， _ news came as _ shock to us. A the； the B a； the C the； a D /； a 答案： C 完型填空 A boy, about 10 years old, got to my clinic with his sick cat
15、for cure. Thc cat was a tiny beautiful thing, about the boys own 36 . I could see she was 37 very strong and lovely with the fur of a 38 and Tigress was her name. She 39 me with a friendly nub against my hand. I 40 her and found a tumor(肿瘤 ). She had no 41 of recovery. I looked at the fresh-faced bo
16、y and back at Tigress. I began to 42 pity on the boy. At such a young age, he had to face to part with his beloved one. I told him as 43 as I could what I had found, and what it meant. The boys face twisted (扭曲 ) and turned away. I sat down and 44 Tigress to give the boy some time to recover. I felt
17、 Tigresss old beautiful fur 45 we discussed the possible choice with him: I could give her an operation, which would be very 46 and would not make her live longer than a month, or an injection and put her to sleep. After some time, the boy accepted the reality. Ive seen her 47 recently, so Id like h
18、er to die peacefully. I could see how 48 it was costing him in making such a 49 . I asked if he wanted to take her home overnight to say goodbye. He said he just wanted to be 50 with her for a few minutes. I went to get the 51 which I would use to put her to sleep. I could not control the 52 streami
19、ng down my face. She fell asleep, her head 53 in his hand, lovely and quiet, but her owner now had all the 54 . This is the finest 55 you could give. You bear the pain so that the loved one might rest. The boy nodded and he understood. 【小题1】 A age B child C baby D size A always B now C once D often
20、A tiger B animal C cat D dog A nodded B greeted C looked at D saw A saw B felt C rubbed D examined 【小题 6】 A. desire B wish C. hope D .choice 【小题7】 A give B want C feel D take A possible B gently C long D soon A turned away B turned to C turned down D turned in A after B before C while D because A ex
21、pensive B simple C cheap D quick A starve B change C play D suffer A long B often C much D soon A way B effort C leap D decision A lonely B alone C sad D glad A gift B knife C medicine D operation A tears B heart C feeling D emotion A shaking B nodding C turning D lying A relief B suffering C sleep
22、D fun A gift B injection C examination D treatment 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 阅读理解 Paul was dealing with a crisis. The new girl Linda in class
23、really liked him a lot. Paul was not happy about it. Pauls good friend, Sam, tried to comfort him. Whats the big deal I think Linda is kind of cute and nice enough. Paul glared at Sam. Then why dont you ask her to be your girlfriend There she is, sitting all by herself at the other end of the cafete
24、ria. Go there and ask her to be your honey! Shes crazy about you, not me, Sam replied. Well, I dont want any girlfriend, especially not a girl like her! Paul growled. Sam wouldnt give up. The only thing pesky about her is that she keeps writing you those notes . I dont like notes at all! Paul interr
25、upted. He took another sip of milk. Did you notice those strange brown eyes Why arent they normal red or pink Sam took another look at Linda. I think her face is a lovely shade of green. And her dark green curly hair is quite pretty. Besides, shes very gentle and thats what really matters. Paul stuc
26、k out his tongue. I think Im going to be sick! Id better save my dessert for later. He crammed a small bag of Maggot Munchies into his even smaller shirt pocket. The fact is, I have a problem. That girl is getting on my nerves! Sam followed Pauls example and decided to save his dessert for later. Ho
27、wever, he carefully placed the bag into his lunch box. Do you have any ideas about how to solve your problem Tremor asked. Im going to be mean and rude to her, Paul announced. Ill call her names and make ugly faces at her. Thats how you treat everyone, Sam reminded his friend. Paul nodded. Its time
28、that Linda got to know the real Paul ! 【小题 1】 What does the underlined part a crisis in Paragraph 1 refer to A how to get away from Linda B how to win Linda over C how to get Sams help D how to save money 【小题 2】 How did Linda feel about Paul A She didnt like him because he was rude. B She was annoye
29、d by his strange appearance. C She didnt have any strong feelings about him. D She fell in love with him. 【小题 3】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage A Paul pretended to be rude in order to make Linda stop liking him. B Sam thought that looks were more important than personality.
30、C Sam thought that Linda was cute. D Paul offered his dessert to Linda to make her sick. 【小题 4】 Sam appreciate Linda in the following aspects EXCEPT A her eyes B her hair C her face D her character 【小题 5】 What is implied from this passage A Linda will be Sams girlfriend. B Paul has fallen in love wi
31、th another girl. C Paul and Linda are classmates. D Paul and Linda are colleges students. 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C Coffee is one of the worlds most widely-enjoyed drinks. Now, a new research suggests that if you drink enough coffee, it might help you avoid certain kinds of ca
32、ncer. Dr. Mia Hashibe of the University of Utah School of Medicine was interested in the connection between coffee drinking and certain cancers of the head and neck. Researchers have looked into this before, but without reaching any firm conclusions. She said, So this finding from our new study was
33、quite a surprise. We didnt really have any expectation of which direction it could go into. To sort out the confusion, Hashibe and her assistants used statistical (统计学 ) techniques to, in effect, make one big study out of the earlier smaller studies. She explained, Thanks to the earlier studies, we
34、have a lot more power than earlier studies that looked at this. And we included 4,000 cancer patients who have cancer of the mouth and throat. And then 9,000 controls, people who do not have cancer. Those studies-in Europe and the United States-found that people who drank a lot of coffee were less l
35、ikely to develop cancers of the mouth and throat. We saw a protective effect for drinking more than 4 cups of coffee per day, Hashibe said. This was the 40 percent decrease in risk. We did not see the same effect for drinking three cups or less per day. Mia Hashibe said there was a weak connection b
36、etween cancer risk and drinking coffee without caffeine. And she and her assistants found no proof that drinking tea provided the same protection as drinking Coffee. Their research is published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Hashibe says it is not clear how coffee might
37、 protect drinkers from certain cancers. There are a few chemicals that are known to be antioxidants （抗氧化物） in coffee. So we are thinking perhaps they are playing some sort of protective role against several cancers. 【小题 1】 This passage is probably taken from _ A a literature book B a travel journal
38、C an old directory D a medical magazine 【小题 2】 Dr. Hashibe expected nothing of her research because _ A it was impossible to get the desired result B the research was much surprising in fact C no conclusions had been reached before D the research team lacked faith in success 【小题 3】 Which of the foll
39、owing might have something to do with the protection against mouth cancer A Coffee without chemicals. B Coffee without caffeine. C Four cups of tea a day. D Antioxidants in coffee. 【小题 4】 What do we know about Dr. Mia Hashibe and her research A She knew for sure how coffee may affect drinkers. B She
40、 included 4,000 people without cancer in study. C She found an effect for three cups of coffee a day. D She based her research on several earlier studies. 【小题 5】 What would be the best title for the text A Drinking Coffee May Protect Some Cancers B Drinking Coffee May Prevent Some Cancers C Drinking
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