1、2011届山东省青岛市高三三月质检（二）英语卷 其他 With rapid increase of economic rate in western countries, more and more married young couples tend to have no child or only one. At the meantime, many developing nations adopt family planning policy to get rid of poverty. All these facts result in a world with population
2、growth rate declining. But I myself would like to grow up in a big family. Of course, a small family has its advantages. Firstly, small family makes it easier for parents to bring up and educate their children. Parents could spend more time and money educating one child than several. The child could
3、 grow up in an influential environment. Secondly, the child could learn more survival skills for future success. However, . The only child becomes the little emperor. It would make the one child ask more for him and think less of others. Besides, after the child grows up and gets married, the new co
4、uple has to take care of four old parents. That means the two children must work hard to support the old parents. At present, many nations are facing the problem of becoming aged society. China will face this situation in a short time to come. On the contrary, a big family weighs over a small family
5、 in many aspects. Firstly, parents could educate several children with almost the same time as they spend with one. Moreover, the old brothers or sisters also could help their parents bring up little children. Secondly, if one of the children turns out to be successful, it may mean he or she is beco
6、ming a mo del for other children to learn from. Despite the fact that parents have to spend more time and money bringing up several children, it is not as difficult as people think it to be. With the help of good educational system and modern technology, it is becoming easier to afford several child
7、ren. 【小题 1】 What is the writers attitude whether it is good to grow up in a big family （ no more than 10 words.） 【小题 2】 Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese. 【小题 3】 Whats the main idea of the second paragraph （ no more than 10 words.） 【小题 4】 Please fill in the blank
8、with proper words or phrases. （ no more than 10 words.） 【小题 5】 Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one Although parents need more time and money to raise several children, its easier than its thought to be. 答案： 【小题 1】 He would like to grow up in a big family. / The writer
9、supports the idea of a big family. / The writer thinks big families have more advantages. 【小题 1】 同时，许多发展中国家为了摆脱贫困实行了计划生育政策。 【小题 1】 A small family had its advantages. / Advantages of small families. 【小题 1】 the small families also have their disadvantages/ a small family also has its disadvantages 【小题
10、 1】 Despite the fact that parents have to spend more time and money bringing up several children, it is not as difficult as people think it to be. 单项选择 * Can you give me an example to show how the AAA model A goes B affects C works D uses 答案： C Compared with that article, this article is but not _.
11、A longer; as good B longer; good C longest; best D long; so good 答案： A As a result of the terrible snowstorm, the highway has been closed up, so you have to wait for further . A introduction B attention C notice D advice 答案： C Mr. Green stood up in defense of the 16-year-old boy, saying that he was
12、not the one . A blamed B blaming C to blame D to be blamed 答案： C I on my report next week so I wont be able to meet you any day. A am working B will be working C was working D have been working 答案： B They havent made known where they are to hold the conference. A this B that C it D one 答案： C Jenny t
13、ook the 8:00 bus to Guangzhou this morning. Really He the 9:00 train. Its much more comfortable and safer to travel by train. A could have taken B should take C must have taken D can take 答案： A If you want to be a successful leader, you need to your confidence first. A add up B get up C build up D m
14、ake up 答案： C Some of the wheat is from Canada. What about A another B the other C others D the rest 答案： D Safety in school has been of great concern because of frequent reports about accidents students got injured or killed while in school. . A in which B for which C which D when 答案： A A forest is u
15、sually found heavy rainfall is frequent. A in which B which C where D that 答案： C Honey, lets go out for dinner. I dont have to cook. A Forget it! B Thats great! C Why D Go ahead! 答案： B As we know, Potala Palace, a combination of Tibetan construction art and culture, is considered precious treasure o
16、f China. A a; a B the; a C the; the D a; the 答案： B What is the price of petrol these days Oh, it sharply since last month. A is raised B is increased C has arisen D has risen 答案： D Mr. Taylor, of the urban life, is considering his last years in the countryside after his retirement. A tiring; spend B
17、 tired; to spend C tiring; spending D tired; spending 答案： D 完型填空 While eating lunch with my 4-year-old daughter this afternoon at a fast food restaurant, I noticed an old man walking to the table with a stick. The manager kindly carried the food for him. During the meal I 36 the man tell a woman it
18、was his 37 . So I 38 what I heard to my daughter. She loves it when people have birthdays. I told her it was OK for her to wish him a happy birthday. He 39 was spending this special day alone. At first she was 40 and decided against it. As I was 41 our plates into the dustbin she turned to him and q
19、uietly 42 him a Happy Birthday. I could tell he was 43 by the way he looked at her. I 44 behind her and gave him my own wishes. He was grateful. 45 we walked away he called my daughter back and 46 her a brand-new gold $1 coin. She thanked him. But that wasnt enough for him. He 47 his pocket and at t
20、hat I kindly told him that wasnt 48 . He ignored me and 49 out an envelope with about a dozen of a different kind of gold coins. He continued to give her another one and tell her how 50 it was and that one day it would be worth 51 . He then 52 me in the eye and wished me a good day. What a kind man.
21、 Im sure my daughter 53 his day. On such a special day, 54 can I take away his glory and 55 his offering of thanks Happy Birthday! 【小题1】 A listened B noticed C learned D overheard A birthday B gift C food D stick A whispered B screamed C shouted D signed A eventually B luckily C naturally D obviousl
22、y A curious B angry C shy D proud A filling B dropping C cleaning D emptying A made B got C celebrated D wished A encouraged B touched C bothered D respected A went on B went up C looked around D set out A So B If C As D Though A bought B awarded C showed D handed A picked up B dug into C put up D t
23、ook out A bad B available C necessary D impossible A put B sent C pulled D gave A beautiful B common C necessary D special A something B anything C everything D nothing A caught B looked C glared D touched A troubled B made C witnessed D remembered A when B why C what D how A put away B turn down C
24、turn out D hold up 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 阅读理解 Of the 7,000 languages spoken in the world today, linguists (语言学家 ) say, nearly half are lik
25、ely to disappear this century. In fact, one falls out of use about every two weeks. Some languages die out in an instant, at the death of the only surviving speaker. Others are lost gradually in bilingual (双语的 ) cultures, as local tongues are edged out by the dominant (占主导地位的 ) language at school, i
26、n the marketplace and on television. New research, supported by the National Geographic Society and the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, has found the five regions where languages are disappearing most rapidly. They are northern Australia, central South America, North Americas uppe
27、r Pacific coastal zone, eastern Siberia, and Oklahoma and the southwestern United States. K. David Harrison, an associate professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College, US, said that more than half the languages had no written form and were vulnerable to loss and being forgotten. Their loss leaves
28、no dictionary, no text, or no record of the accumulated knowledge and history of a disappeared culture. Harrison and other researchers started their rescue project last year. They have been trying to identify and record endangered languages. They interviewed and made recordings of the few remaining
29、speakers of a language and collected basic word lists. The individual projects, some lasting three to four years, involve hundreds of hours of recording speech, developing grammar and preparing childrens readers in the obscure (逐渐没落的 ) language. The research has concentrated on preserving entire lan
30、guage families. These are probably languages that cannot be brought back, but at least we made records of them, said Gregory Anderson, director of the Living Tongues Institute, in Oregon, US. 【小题 1】 What does the passage mainly tell us A Many languages are quickly disappearing. B Some languages are
31、disappearing because they are hard to remember. C Chinese is one of the languages that are disappearing. D Thanks to some researchers, many endangered languages have been rescued. 【小题 2】 What does the word vulnerable in the fourth paragraph mean A easy to remember. B easy to forget. C likely to be d
32、amaged. D likely to be protected. 【小题 3】 Which of the following is true according to the fifth paragraph A Harrison and other researchers are trying to find out why some languages died out. B Harrison and other researchers tried to start a rescue project. C Harrison and other researchers have concen
33、trated on preserving all the languages. D Harrison and other researchers have done some rescue work on the obscure languages. 【小题 4】 One of the things that Harrison and other researchers did was . A to have more people speak the disappearing language B to make records of the disappearing language C
34、to limit dominant languages D to publish a dictionary of the disappearing language 【小题 5】 What do you think is the suggested reason for some languages disappearing A Local tongues are gradually edged out by the dominant language at school, in the marketplace and on television. B The number of people
35、 who speak the languages are small. C There are no dictionaries for the languages. D No one make records of the languages, so they gradually disappear. 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A BUILDING up a close bond (关系 ) with friends is important in all cultures. But different cultures ha
36、ve different ways of socializing. The Chinese love going to restaurants. Family, friends and colleagues all go out to eat as a way of relaxing. So Chinese restaurants are much louder and noisier places compared with those in the Western world. Although British people do socialize by going out for di
37、nner, most people meet in pubs. They go there in the evening and sometimes during the day. Most people order wine or beer. Going for a drink with colleagues after work is a particularly important British tradition. A recent survey of office workers found three-quarters of people regard the after-wor
38、k drink as the key to building positive relationships with colleagues. But for the French, the preferred place to socialize is in cafs. They are a central part of daily life in France and its culture. People will go to cafes at all times during the day. In the morning, people may go there to buy a n
39、ewspaper and a cup of coffee. At lunch they may go there for something to eat. Then when its evening they may return to enjoy a glass of wine. While the meeting place is different from culture to culture, Essentially (本质上 ) they serve the same purpose, which is that humans need a place to come toget
40、her to meet, said Aidan Saunders, a professor of social history at the University College London. We are sociable animals. People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultur
41、al environment will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other. 【小题 1】 What is the passage mainly about A Different cultures and different people. B Different places where different people love to go. C Different ways of building up relationships with friends D Different relationships
42、in different countries. 【小题 2】 Which of the following is true according to the passage A The Chinese love to dine out. B The Chinese always talk loudly in restaurants. C Making friends is an important thing in all countries D French people spend all their time in cafes. 【小题 3】 What does Aidan Saunde
43、rs mean by We are sociable animals. A Human beings need society to survive in. B Human beings need to communicate with each other. C Human beings are the same as the other animals. D Human beings are also animals belonging to the society. 【小题 4】 The following are all mentioned as ways of socializing
44、 except . A dining out with friends B drinking in pubs with colleagues after work C going to the cafes to have a cup of coffee D going to the cinema to see a film 【小题 5】 Who are the intended readers of the passage A People in general. B Adolescents. C Business people. D Educators. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1
45、】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A A pair of pandas being lent by China to Japan was set to arrive in Tokyos Ueno Zoo in the Japanese capital and raising hopes that the animals may help improve bilateral (双边的 )ties. Bi Li and his female partner, Xian Nu, both 5, were due to touch down at Narita internat
46、ional Airport in Tokyo on a flight from Shanghai. Together with their keeper, the pair were transferred from Chengdu, to Shanghai on Monday morning, said Li Desheng, deputy chief of the Wolong Nature Reserve. The pair, which are young adults, will be the first pandas at Ueno Zoo since April 2008, wh
47、en the institutions beloved Ling Ling died. Ueno Zoo had spent 90 million yen ($1.1 million) installing under-floor heating, a playground with a sandbox and landscaping. The pair will dine on rare bamboo from the central Japanese mountain of Izu that is similar to what they are used to at home in Ch
48、ina. The zoos first pair of pandas arrived in 1972, marking the normalization of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Expectations are running high that the pandas that will stay in Japan for 10 years will boost the local economy and improve troubled relations between Tokyo and Beijing. Busine
49、ss and tourism officials expect them to bring in around 20 billion yen a year, or 10 percent of the local economy. In 1993, a year after Ling Ling arrived in the zoo, an additional 1 million people visited the attraction. Visitors have fallen to around 3 million a year from 3.5 million since Ling Lings death. Since
