1、2011届北京市东城区高三下学期二模英语试卷与答案 单项选择 * It s a good idea to get students to retell a story their own words A of B in C by D through 答案： B You cant complain of being lonely you dont make any effort to meet people A until B when C once D though 答案： B Opening the door, Mrs Summers found family of cats shut in
2、 the bathroom A a; 不填 B a; the C the; 不填 D the; the 答案： A We the top of the mountain but for this awful weather It rained all day A will reach B would reach C have reached D would have reached 答案： D we go there by train or by ship makes no difference The time and the fees are the same A Which B How
3、C Whether D Why 答案： C their final medical check, the astronauts boarded their spacecraft A Received B Being received C To receive D Having received 答案： D In time we reached a stage we had more young readers than old ones A where B how C who D what 答案： A her emotion, she buried her face in her hands
4、A Controlled B To control C Being controlled D Having controlled 答案： B One advantage of owning your own car is you can go anywhere at any time you like A when B why C what D that 答案： D Alice, why arent you at work today I a day off A have given B have been given C gave D was given 答案： B Mr. Chapman
5、retired at 70 after he nearly 40 years with the Gas Company A had spent B has spent C spends D would spend 答案： A He has no idea what the book is about He have read it very carefully A neednt B shouldnt C cant D mustnt 答案： C Although it in the desert most of the year, people still live there A doesnt
6、 rain B didnt rain C hasnt rained D hadnt rained 答案： A She seems to prefer American TV Shows to talking to me A to watch B to be watching C watching D having watched 答案： C You look frozen Sit down by the fire and I you some hot tea A make B was making C made D will make 答案： D 完型填空 完型填空（共 20小题；每小题 1
7、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，并在答题卡上涂黑。 “You will never walk again You will have to use a wheelchair ” I heard his 36 fall heavily on my ears, numbing my soul If I had never felt hopeless before, I felt hopeless then The car accident has left me unconscious When 37
8、, I found both legs in casts（石膏） While I had other serious injuries, my 38 were my first concern Working as a special needs teacher and busy and active by nature, I couldnt imagine being 39 in a wheelchair Lying in my bed, I wondered how I 40 give my ten-year-old son hope that mom would 41 Hed been
9、cheerful on every visit, but I saw 42 in his eyes He needed the ray of hope that I would not be in a wheelchair forever Just maybe, I thought, I could use this experience to teach him what to do when misfortune 43 It didnt take me long to become 44 with my limited movements and even with the pace th
10、e doctors were willing to go with me I was determined to learn everything they showed me Every night in my private room, as soon as I knew I wouldnt be 45 or discovered, I would move myself from the bed to the floor, 46 on to the bed rail（床栏杆） for dear life, and slowly putting my weight 47 my feet A
11、fter several weeks of such difficult 48 , my strength and confidence continued to 49 It came the time to share my accomplishments with the person most 50 to me One night, when I heard my son greet the nurses at the station, I 51 myself up As he opened the door, I took a few small steps 52 , he could
12、 only watch as I turned and started back to bed All of the pain, the fear, and the struggle 53 as I heard the words I had longed to hear, “Mommy, you can walk!” I am now able to walk alone, sometimes using a stick I am able to take public transportation to shop and visit friends My life has been ble
13、ssed with many 54 of which I am proud But none has ever brought me the satisfaction and joy 55 by those four little words of my son 【小题1】 A words B report C explanations D decision A hit B awakened C asked D discovered A legs B parents C activities D surroundings A placed B caught C carried D stuck
14、A might B should C could D must A change B recover C adjust D succeed A curiosity B surprise C fear D puzzle A strikes B passes C continues D remains A familiar B strict C discouraged D impatient A punished B interrupted C accepted D protected A falling B setting C holding D ping A through B in C at
15、 D on A efforts B lessons C acts D curs A appear B survive C build D add A useful B important C popular D pleasant A opened B dressed C woke D dragged A Disappointed B Embarrassed C Frightened D Shocked A faded B spread C backed D sank A expectations B challenges C achievements D supports A proved B
16、 offered C taught D suggested 答案： 【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A。 words 指大夫所说的话。他的话有如五雷轰顶，我几乎昏了过去。 【小题 1】 B。 awaken醒来。我醒来时发现两条腿已打上了石膏 【小题 1】 A。根据上下文可知作者最为担心的是
17、他的腿 legs。虽说身上还有其他重伤，但我最担心的还是这两条腿。 【小题 1】 D。 be stuck in被困在。我很难想像自己被困在轮椅上 【小题 1】 C。我不知道如何能 could让我 10岁的儿子对他妈妈的康复抱有希望。 【小题 1】 B。 recover恢复。句义见上题。 【小题 1】 C。但我从他眼中看到了恐惧 fear。 【小题 1】 A。 strike降临。当灾难降临时该如何去面对。 【小题 1】 D。 be impatient with对 失去耐心。我很快对自己备受限制的活动失去 耐心， 甚至对治疗专家给我定下的治疗速度也失去了耐心。 【小题 1】 B。只要我知道再也没有
18、人来打搅 interrupt我或者我再也不会被人发现 【小题 1】 C。拼命抓住 hold床的横杆，慢慢地站起来。 【小题 1】 D。 putting my weight on my feet引申为 “站起来 ”。 【小题 1】 A。在几周如此艰苦努力 efforts之后，我感到自己的力气和信心都在不断增长。 【小题 1】 C。 build逐渐增强。句义见上题。 【小题 1】 B。和我生命中最重要的 important人分享我成就的时刻终于来到。 【小题 1】 D。 drag oneself up引申为挣扎的站起来。当我听见他和值班护士打招呼时，我奋力站了起来。 【小题 1】 D。震惊了的 s
19、hocked他竟只能呆呆地看着我转身回到病床上。 【小题 1】 A。 fade消逝。所有的疼痛、 恐惧和挣扎痛苦都一扫而光。 【小题 1】 C。我的生活非常幸运，有许多我感到骄傲的重要事情和成就achievements。 【小题 1】 B。 suggest表明。可是最让我感到满足和喜悦的莫过于从我儿子口中说出的那 4个小词儿。 阅读理解 I had looked forward to this day for a long time Finally I, Kirsty Sturart, would stand on the top of Mont Blanc, the highest moun
20、tain in Europe Although I climbed often in my native Scotland, this was my first trip to the Alps My companionsJean Pierre Barton, Maurice Gautier, and Mary Sargentand I left our camp early and planned to reach the top by late morning As we neared the top, large clouds gathered and it began to snow
21、We found shelter and decided to wait for the snow to stop After three hours, however, we decided to go back and try again the next day We started down the mountain in the thick snow Jean-Pierre forgot his sunglasses and went back to look for them As he was returning to us, he started to fall His fal
22、l started an avalanche（雪崩） and it was falling towards us! I was swept away by the heavy snow. Jean-Pierre hurried down to me “Are you OK ” he asked “I think I broke my leg,” I answered “Id better radio for help!” he said “Where are the others ” We couldnt see Maurice or Mary anywhere Jean-Pierre cal
23、led the emergency radio number, and the police said they would send help right away It seemed like hours, but only minutes later we heard the welcome sound of a helicopter The helicopter couldnt land on the mountainside, so they lowered two men, two dogs, and a stretcher（担架） One man ran to me, but I
24、 told him to search for the others The dogs were trained for avalanche rescue and soon began to dig crazily in the snow Bernardo, the lead dog, found Marys scarf and led the rescuers to her Maurice was nearby The men gave us hot drinks and warm blankets and then prepared to lift us into the helicopt
25、er Two men inside the helicopter pulled us up with the ropes I went first on the stretcher Once we were safely inside, the helicopter flew to the hospital in Chamonix Our poor rescuers and their dogs had to climb all the way back down the mountain Later we would find these brave men and thank them f
26、or saving our lives 【小题 1】 What prevented the climbers from reaching the top A The terrible weather B The loss of the sunglasses C The injury of the team members D The unexpected height of the mountain 【小题 2】 How did the writer break his leg A The road was covered with snow B His companion knocked i
27、nto him C The heavy clouds blocked his view D The avalanche caused a fall for him 【小题 3】 How did the writer feel while waiting for help A Anxious B Crazy C Sorry D Annoyed 【小题 4】 What do we learn from the passage A Mary was the leader of the team B The team was upset about their failure C It was sev
28、eral hours before the rescue team arrived D The writer was excited thinking of climbing Mount Blanc 答案： ADAD This is an open letter to the three people who stole my handbag from the department store I am employed as a shop assistant When you took my bag, I dont know what you thought you were going t
29、o get With my wages, theres not much left on a Tuesday I hope the 5 was useful to you I have informed the social security office so you wont be able to cash the child benefit next week I hope that wont leave you too short But if you really need a couple of pounds, I suppose you could always cash one
30、 of the two checks left in my check book Of course,I phoned the bank right away and the check-casing card is no longer valid, so it wont be much use to you Actually I dont mind about the money too much We single parents who work to support our families understand only too well what it means to be sh
31、ort of cash However, I dont suppose it went very far among the three of you Sorry about that! I wish you had left the bag behind and just taken the wallet and check book There were all kinds of papers in it, and notes and things that I really need I really think that was very inconsiderate of you I
32、mean, how would you like something like that to happen to you Well, perhaps the bag will turn up It wasnt even an expensive one just a plain, old brown leather shoulder bag You probably dumped it in the nearest rubbish bin or threw it into the bushes. Weve looked around, of course, but no one saw wh
33、ich way you went after you left the shop Im not really angry with you I know how the pressures of modern living can affect us, but I am sad at the loss of my personal things I feel violated and helpless The police were very icy, and they just shrugged（耸） their shoulders It happens all the time, they
34、 told me Some small comfort, I suppose But Ive lost just a little more faith in human nature And as my young son said when I told him what had happened, Why Mummy, why us I couldnt answer that question I wonder if you can 【小题 1】 In writing Paragraph 2, the writer wants to A describe the contents of
35、the bag in detail B give some suggestions to the three thieves C tell the thieves hardly any money was available D state the fact that she was careless with the money 【小题 2】 Which of the following is the most valuable to the writer A The cash in her bag B The papers and notes in the bag C The handba
36、g itself D The check books in the bag 【小题 3】 What can we conclude about the police A They have doubts about human nature B They show sympathy for the woman C They think the case quite common D They are unable to find the thieves 【小题 4】 Why does the author write the letter A To give the thieves a ser
37、ious warning B To complain about the fall of morality C To call peoples attention to their belongings D To express her affection for her valuable bag 答案： CBCB A new power plant in Nakoso, Japan, might someday change everything for coal plants Since the new power plant fired up in September, the desi
38、gner, Mistubishi, is expecting to prove its possible to burn coal without polluting This technology is known as integrated gasification combined cycle （ IGCC） Proving IGCC works should give Mitsubishis US partner, NRG Energy, the jump other hurdles to building new clean plants The project promised t
39、o solve the problem of the ages for power plants: how to produce cheap, clean, reliable electricity No existing technology can do all three perfectly The problem is IGCC isnt there yet It costs about 20 percent more than traditional plants And even though its easier to collect the resulting carbon d
40、ioxide from an IGCC plant than a traditional plant, theres no proven way to get rid of the greenhouse gas One plan is to drill a shaft（通道） to pump the carbon dioxide underground, into saltwater formations But theres no guarantee it will remain underground forever NRG administrators think solving the
41、 IGCC riddles is worth the trouble because they expect the U S will soon limit the amount of carbon dioxide that power generators may give out With the additional cost of IGCC, to just voluntarily build something thats 20 percent more expensive, thats commercial suicide, NRG chief administrator, Dav
42、id Crane said NRG administrators expect the cost to decline after six or seven plants are built But other industry experts think it will take about a dozen plants for the price to be competitive with traditional coal plants Takaya Watanabe, a vice general manager of Mitsubishi, admits that the cost
43、challenges are difficult “Its good for a company to say we want to be green, but unless someone is willing to pay, its a dream It wont keep our family eating rice, he said 【小题 1】 What is expected of the new technology A To make electricity without polluting the air B To produce energy without burnin
44、g coal C To keep the use of electricity cheaper D To pump carbon dioxide more easily 【小题 2】 Whats the biggest problem the companies are faced with A How to pump greenhouse gases B How to deal with the high cost C How to get along with other partners D How to improve the new technology 【小题 3】 What ca
45、n be inferred from the passage A New technologies are unacceptable to people B Its unlikely to build more new power plants C The companies are run on a tight budget D Going green is easier said than done 答案： ABD People have wondered for a long time how their personalities and behaviors are formed It
46、 is not easy to explain why one person is intelligent and another is not, or why one is cooperative and another is competitive Social scientists are, of course, extremely interested in these types of questions They want to explain why we possess certain characteristics and exhibit certain behaviors
47、There are no clear answers yet, but two distinct schools of thought on the matter have developed As one might expect, the two approaches are very different from one another, and there is a great deal of debate between proponents of each theory The controversy is often referred to as “nature and nurt
48、ure” Those who support the “nature” side of the conflict believe that our personalities and behavior patterns are largely determined by biological and genetic factors That our environment has little, if anything, to do with our abilities, characteristics, and behavior is central to this theory Taken to a
