1、2011届山东省济南市第一中学高三上学期 12月阶段考试英语卷 其他 阅读表达（共 5小题；每小题 3分，满分 15分） 阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案：写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意字数要求）。 1Some people believe that greed and selfishness has become the basis of modern society, and we should return to the old traditions of family and community, then we will have a better life Do you agre
2、e or disagree with the above opinion 2In this fast-paced world, many values are changing While people traditionally put caring, sharing and generosity in life and work in the first place, modern people seem to be more concerned about themselves 3Modern people act selfishly to survive the rough compe
3、tition of life They say that it is a jungle out there To survive, you have to fight with whatever means that come handy Obviously greedy and selfishness go perfectly well with such ideas In a company, employees do everything they can to get better pay and higher position, even at the cost of colleag
4、ues We are in any way advocating any selfish conduct It is just that people are pressured to act in a certain way due to outside influences 4In spite of common practice, it is hard to conclude that modern society is built on _, both of which are not newly invented vocabulary In ancient times people
5、also did greedy and selfish things though such behaviors were more condemned then But we can not ignore the fact that people in the past lived a relatively more separate life and faced less pressure compared with the modern people 5Are we happier to share with others and be generous to them There is
6、 no fixed answer either Some people take great pleasure helping and giving to others while others feel happy doing the opposite But I personally think that people should not be too selfish Caring for others can actually encourage the development of a beneficial relationship on both sides 6In conclus
7、ion, modern people appear to be more self-centered than those in the past due to strong outside pressure However, we should encourage people to know the importance of being caring and generous and to build a beneficial relationship with others 【小题 1】 What is the best title of the text （ no more than
8、 10 words） _ 【小题 2】 Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one People at work may struggle to achieve their own goals at the price of their coworkers 【小题 3】 Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words（ no more than 5 words） _ 【小题 4】 List two changes in values or
9、 behaviors between the past and the present days according to the text 1)In the past people _ 2） In modern society people_ 【小题 5】 Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese _ 答案： 【小题 1】 Are Modern People Becoming More Selfish 【小题 1】 In a company, employees do everything they can t
10、o get better pay and higher position, even at the cost of colleagues 【小题 1】 greed and selfishness 【小题 1】 1） In the past people put caring, sharing and generosity in the first place 2） In modern society people seem to be more concerned about themselves 或 1） In the past people appeared to be modest an
11、d self-effacing 2） In modern society people try hard to get goals at any cost 或 1） In the past people lived a relatively more separate life and faced less pressure 2） In modern society people act selfishly to survive the rough competition of life 【小题 1】略 单项选择 * -May I serve your dishes, sir -_ A No,
12、 go ahead B Yes, help yourself C Hurry up D Yes, please 答案： D Because of _high demand for Type AB blood， _supplies of it are usually limited A the； the B不填；不填 C不填； the D a； the 答案： D His parents never approve of_ he plans to do, which always annoys him A whatever B no matter what C no matter when D
13、whenever 答案： A According to the school rules， no student _go out of the school after eleven oclock at night without the teachers permission A will B must C may D shall 答案： D According to statistics, a man is more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer _a woman. A than B such C so D as 答案： D -Wha
14、t kind of house would you like -Id like_ with a swimming pool at the back of _. A one; it B the one ; one C one; one D it; it 答案： A Pointing to the house on _roof grew lots of bush， the old man told me that was _I would stay A its； what B whose； what C whose； where D its； where 答案： C Men and women s
15、hould be treated equally according to the law, but _there is great room for improvement A in return B in peace C in relief D in reality 答案： D -Could I have a window seat -All right. Your flight _ boarding at Gate 18 at 2:15. A have begun B began C is to begin D begins 答案： D The report examines teach
16、ing methods _in the classroom. A employed B inspected C deserved D selected 答案： A You can arrive in Beijing earlier for the meeting _you dont mind taking the night train A supposed B unless C though D until 答案： A We wont _for delivery if you pay now. A suffer B charge C settle D host 答案： B -How did
17、you kill your time last weekend -Harry took me to a (n) _restaurant for our anniversary. A active B reliable C fancy D worth 答案： C -How long have you retired ,Grandpa -Well, four years. But you know, I_ for Courtaulds for over forty years. A have worked B worked C had worked D work 答案： B _ a happy l
18、ife, try to look at the positive side in every situation. A Living B To live C Having lived D Live. 答案： B 完型填空 While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one rainy evening The overhead light outside my door was 36 and I had difficulty finding the keyhole When I finally 37 to open
19、 the door, I 38 around the wall for a light switch I found a 39 where a switch was once installed but no switch No discouraged easily, I remembered seeing a 40 by the bed when I put away my luggage 41 in the day I found the bed in the dark and felt around until I found the lamp, but when I switched
20、it on, 42 happened! Now what Though I knew that it was dark outside my window 43 the outdoor light was burned out, I thought that 44 if I opened the curtains I might be able to use the light from the 45 to find another lamp So I 46 my way slowly across the room to the curtains and no draw-string! I
21、finally stumbled（跌跌撞撞） around until I found a desk lamp that actually 47 ! That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world can be and how necessary 48 is But even more necessary than 49 light is the light that shines from people the light of love, sympathy and 50 Because, for ma
22、ny people, the world is a dark and 51 place It is the shining that is important, for someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or fear and in 52 of some light So let your light shine Whatever light you 53 may be a beacon（灯塔） of hope and encouragement in someones darkness And if you feel
23、that your light is 54 a candle in a forest, remember this there isnt enough darkness in the world to 55 the light of one small candle 【小题1】 A burning B broken C shining D smooth A managed B attempted C succeeded D meant A touched B turned C felt D looked A light B plate C lamp D signal A lamp B swit
24、ch C desk D window A later B earlier C sooner D first A something B everything C nothing D anything A when B unless C since D although A certainly B surely C absolutely D perhaps A star B street C room D shop A forced B struggled C made D pushed A worked B failed C did D closed A love B thinking C d
25、ream D light A spiritual B physical C mental D inner A faith B soul C help D attention A mixed B fancy C lonely D complicated A lack B need C favor D face A devote B receive C offer D throw A only B even C ever D much A give out B leave out C take out D put out 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】
26、B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【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 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 阅读理解 Stepping into a pool of water is common enough, but who could ever imagine stepping into a pool of fish In February of 1974, Bill Tapp, an Australian
27、 farmer, saw a rain of fish that covered his farm.How surprised he must have been! What caused this strange occurrence This is a question that had long puzzled people who study fish. The answer turned out to be a combination of wind and storm When it is spring in the northern part of the world, it i
28、s fall in Australia. Throughout the autumn season, terrible storms arise and rains flood the land. The strong winds sweep over Australia like huge vacuum cleaners (吸尘器 ), collecting seaweed, pieces of wood, and even schools of fish. Strong winds may carry these bits of nature for many miles before v
29、acuum dropping them on fields, houses, and astonished people Although they seem unusual, fish-falls occur frequently in Australia. When Bill Tapp was asked to describe the scene of fish, he remarked, “They look like millions of dead birds falling down. ” His statement is not surprising. The wonders
30、of the natural world are as common as rain. Nature, with its infinite wonders, can create waterfalls that flow upward and fish that fall out of the sky 【小题 1】 What could be the feelings of Bill Tapp the moment he saw the rain of fish A excited B scared C calm D amazed 【小题 2】 Fish-falls occur in Aust
31、ralia _ A. quite often B. on large farms C. only in winter D when the air is calm 【小题 3】 The word “infinite” is closest in meaning to _ A easy B difficult C countless D dangerous 【小题 4】 What might be the reasons of the rain of fish A Vacuum cleaners B Strong wind C Wind and storm D It is still a puz
32、zle 【小题 5】 What is this passage about A A sad story B Australias northern part C A rain of fish D The damage done by floods 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancell
33、ed. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didnt care about my work, and he di
34、dnt care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you Who do you think you are ” At that time I didnt realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Y
35、eah! Who do you think you are Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room if you do anything to upset my husband, out you
36、 go!” Then she turned to me, kissed me and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control. ” With that, she left the room After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood had changed. I was laughing. How could I ha
37、ve trouble with that phone Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly 【小题 1】 We can infer from the passage that _ A the secretary didnt care about the writer B the writer was bad-tem
38、pered C the agent was not responsible for his own work D the wife of the writer was not sensible 【小题 2】 Why did the author shout at the telephone A He was angry with his agent B He was mad at the telephone C He was impatient with the secretary D He was anxious about his wife 【小题 3】 What did the auth
39、ors wife do after she heard his shouting A She was speechless B She threw the phone away C She shouted at him D She called the agent in person and scolded him 【小题 4】 What made the author laugh A His changeable feelings B His wifes suggestion C His own behavior D His wifes sweet kiss 【小题 5】 What does
40、 the underlined word “antics” refer to A Smart words B Anxious feelings C Surprising looks D Unusual actions 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D What is the relationship between violence and sports Psychologists say that there are many reasons for violence at sports events. One is alcoh
41、ol. Many fans drink a lot at games. When people drink, they are more likely to do abnormal things. Psychologist Dennis Brock says, “Quiet people become loud. Normally nonviolent people become destructive ” David Sampson, a sports sociologist, says, “These are often celebratory riots a large number o
42、f very happy people mixed in with large amounts of alcohol. They dont often seem dangerous in the beginning, but things get violent quickly ” Another reason for violence at sports events is the crowd. When individuals are in a large group of people, they can lose their sense of personal responsibili
43、ty. Edward Hirt, a social Psychologist, says that research shows that people do things in crowds that they would never do alone. People in crowds feel anonymous no one knows who they are. Crowds also make people feel powerful. They stop making personal decisions. They just follow the crowd. Social p
44、sychologists call this a “mob mentality ” Dave Zarifis, head of public safety says, “Some people dont even come to celebrate. They want to drink hard and make trouble. Someone does something stupid, and it grows from there. You get a mob mentality. People think its OK to do almost anything. They thi
45、nk, There are so many of us and not enough of them ” Social psychologist Dr. Sharon Kennedy says that there are some things officials can do to prevent violence. Making sure that an area is not overcrowded is very important. Officials should also think of games as “big parties ” Then they will prepa
46、re differently. Kennedy says that in Great Britain they are controlling the problem with cameras in all the stadiums. “When you know someone is watching, you are much less likely to behave badly ” 【小题 1】 Which of the following best gives the main idea of the first two paragraphs A Theres a connectio
47、n between violence and sports B One cause of violence at sports events is alcohol C There are many reasons for violence at sports events D David Sampson and Dennis Brock have the same opinion 【小题 2】 Which of the following does NOT belong to a “mob mentality” A “I must drink some alcohol to stop myself feeling shy ” B “ Its safe to do
