1、2011届江苏南京市金陵中学高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷与答案 单项选择 * Look! More trees are being planted around the new building. What do you think of _ natural surroundings here Fantastic! Beyond _ expression. A the; / B the; the C /; / D the; an 答案： A Out _， still discussing the fashion show with great interest. A walked a crowd
2、 of young girls B did a crowd of young girls walk C were walking a crowd of young girls D a crowd of young girls were walking 答案： A Men are more suited to occupational environments _ require decisive action while women are better at jobs _ a considered approach is most important. A which; that B /;
3、when C which; when D that; where 答案： D Is he interested in sailing Of course! In fact he is known _ as the most da ring sailor on the seas. A far and wide B then and there C safe and sound D up and down 答案： A What do you think I should do, Anny In my opinion, you will need to seek _ advice about you
4、r claim for compensation. A financial B individual C professional D original 答案： C So hot a day! I would buy one soft-drink can, but I _ money on me. A didnt have B dont have C hadnt had D wont have 答案： B New comer as you are, if you spend a little more time on your work, I am sure youll _ ahead in
5、the end. A come up B come about C come through D come out 答案： D The researchers found clear and convincing evidence _ happiness is the key when it comes to better health and longer lives. A where B whether C how D that 答案： D What is the result of the survey 15% of those surveyed worry that in the lo
6、ng term children _ be more dependent on their parents, which does no good to them. A should B can C may D shall 答案： C Freedom-loving young students dislike being restricted by rules, especially _ which are “outdated” in their eyes. A the one B those C ones D anything 答案： B How anxious Ruby is! I won
7、der what on earth she _. Im afraid nobody knows. She is always so strange. A has expec ted B will expect C will have expected D is expecting 答案： D The moonlight was quite bright, and about fifteen yards up the road there was a deep _ thrown by a tree. A shade B shadow C shelter D reflection 答案： B Ro
8、bert, I failed again! Dont worry, youll get chosen for the team. _. A Every dog has its day B A new broom sweeps clean C A cat may look at a king D A person is known by the company he keeps 答案： A _ many countries in Latin America have been trying to reduce gaps in income, America has allowed inequal
9、ity to grow. A While B Since C If D Where 答案： A Elizabeth Taylor, the Hollywood legend died at Cedars-Sinai Hospital _ by her four children after being taken to hospital six weeks ago with heart failure. A to be surrounded B having been surrounded C surrounded D surrounding 答案： C 完型填空 Thanks to a co
10、mbination of young businessmen, large numbers of university students and revitalization(新生 ) efforts by the local and national governments, todays Nanjing has an _36_ of youthful exuberance(繁茂 ) that would have been _37_ only a few decades ago. _38_， the city, a booming city of 6.5 million on the ba
11、nks of the Yangtze River some 185 miles west of Shanghai, bears _39_ resemblance to the former capital of China that suffered the worst cruelty and violence of World War II. _40_ Nanjing has shown a remarkable capacity for reinvention during its 2500-year history. And in recent years, the city has m
12、oved _41_ its tragic past to become a vital engine of Chinas economic growth, thanks _42_ to its position in the middle of Chinas prosperous eastern seaboard. Growth has also _43_ thanks to improved ground transportation: A new bullet train linking Nanjing and Shanghai started service last year, _44
13、_ travel time between the cities from several hours to just 75 minutes, and a Beijing-Shanghai high-speed line is _45_ to open later this year, with a stop in Nanjing. Within the city, two metro lines were built in the last few years; 15 more are planned to begin service by 2030. Signs of Nanjings _
14、46_ wealth and optimism can be seen enerywhere. In the heart of the downtown Xinjiekou district, a bronze statue of Sun Yat-sen, _47_ the father of modern China, looks _48_ over a busy _49_ area. There is perhaps no more _50_ symbol of the citys transformation than the Zifeng Tower, a 1480-foot skys
15、craper that opened its doors last May. _51_ offices, restaurants and an InterContinental hotel, the tower is the second tallest building in China and billed as the seventh tallest in the world. Underlying all this development is a large Chinese and _52_ student populationthere are several major univ
16、ersities, plus a branch of Johns Hopkinss international studies school. In fact, art and music _53_ in all sorts of places. On a larger _54_， local government officials and private investors are pushing the city as a rising center for contemporary art and architecture, hoping to attract _55_ from th
17、e neon-bathed streets of its neighbor Shanghai. 【小题1】 A advance B affection C air D ability A unforgettable B unthinkable C unbearable D unnecessary A Actually B Regretfully C Hopefully D Consequently A close B slight C much D little A Because B But C As D Since A beyond B on C off D out A in additi
18、on B in all C in part D in fact A started B enlarged C existed D accelerated A removing B cutting C dividing D lowering A scheduled B invented C desired D meant A attractive B well-received C newfound D discovered A thought B treated C considered D elected A out B at C about D for A remote B regiona
19、l C rural D commercial A universal B visible C traditional D political A Keeping B Consisting C Opening D Housing A British B western C American D foreign A spring up B stand up C set up D keep up A extent B degree C scale D level A businessmen B students C tourists D painters 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B
20、【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 阅读理解 I think it was my mother who taught me the meaning of honesty. Not because she actually was honest, but because she lied all the time
21、. She felt that the easiest way out of any given situation was generally the best way out. And, for her, that generally meant telling a “little white lie”. As a young child I thought it was kind of cool. And, naturally, when I would come to her with a concern or question wondering what I should do,
22、she generally advised me to lie. “Mom, I told Theresa that I would go over to her house, but now I would rather go to Sues house to play.” “Tell Theresa youre sick， ” she would advise. And generally I did. But I didnt seem blessed with her lack of conscience. On many painful occasions Theresa would
23、find out that I really went to Sues house without her. These occasions taught me that it is more painful to be caught in a lie than it is to tell the truth in the first place. I wondered how it was possible that my mother had never learned that lesson. I started thinking of all the lies that Id hear
24、d her tell. I remembered the time she told someone that her favorite restaurant had closed, because she didnt want to see them there anymore. Or the time she told Dad that she loved the lawn-mower he gave her for her birthday. Or when she claimed that our phone lines had been down when she was tryin
25、g to explain why she hadnt been in touch with a friend of hers for weeks. And what bothered me even more were all the times she had involved me into her lies. Like the time she told my guidance counselor that I had to miss school for exploratory surgery, when she really needed me to babysit. And it
26、even started to bother me when someone would call for her and she would ask me to tell them that she wasnt there. So, I started my own personai fight against her dishonesty. When I answered the phone and it was someone my mother didnt want to talk to, I said, “Louise, mom is here, but she doesnt wan
27、t to talk to you.” The first time I did it, she punished me, but I refused to apologize. I told her that I had decided that it was wrong to lie. And the next time it happened I did the same thing. Finally, she approached me and said, “I agree that lying is not the best thing to do, but we need to fi
28、nd a way to be honest without being rude.” She admitted that her methods werent right, and I admitted that mine were a bit too extreme. Over the past few years, the two of us have worked together to be honestand yet kind. Honesty should mean more than not lying. It should mean speaking the truth in
29、kindness. Though I started by trying to teach my mom the importance of honesty, I ended up gaining a deeper understanding of the meaning of the term. 【小题 1】 The authors mother _. A thought white lies were not lies B helped the author get out of trouble with white lies C told the author to lie when i
30、n trouble D taught the author the importance of being honest 【小题 2】 The author _. A was thankful to her mothers advice B felt more awkward when being caught lying C found that telling the truth hurt more than telling a lie D felt guilty when hurting people with her honesty 【小题 3】 It can be inferred
31、that the authors mother _. A met her friends in the same restaurant regularly B didnt get along with the authors teachers C was not popular among her friends D wanted to have something else for her birthday 【小题 4】 Finally the author and her mother agreed that _. A kind-heartedness is more important
32、than honesty B appropriate methods are the key to telling a good lie C honesty is defined as kindness as well as truthfulness D absolute honesty is basic to good interpersonal relationships 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C Air pollution is damaging 60% of Europes prime wildlife sites in meado
33、ws, forests and bushes, according to a new report. A team of EU scientists said nitrogen emissions(氮排放 ) from cars, factories and farming were threatening biodiversity. Its the second report this week warning of the on-going riks and threats linked to nitrogen pollution. Nitrogen in the atmosphere i
34、s harmless in its inert(惰性的 ) state, but the report says reactive forms of nitrogen, largely produced by human activity, can be a menace to the natural world. Emissions mostly come from vehicle exhausts(排气 ), factories, artificial fertilizers(肥料 ) and animal waste from intensive farming. The reactiv
35、e nitrogen they emit to the air disrupts the environment in two ways: It can make acidic soils too acidic to support their previous mix of species. But primarily, because nitrogen is a fertilizer, it favors wild plants that can maximize the use of nitrogen to help them grow. In effect, some of the n
36、itrogen spread to fertilize crops is carried in the atmosphere to fertilize weeds, possibly a great distance from where the chemicals were first applied. The effects of fertilization and acidification favor common aggressive species like grasses, brambles and nettles. They harm more delicate species
37、 like mosses(苔藓 ), and insect-eating sundew plants. The report said 60% of wildlife sites were now receiving a critical load of reactive nitrogen. The reports lead author, Dr. Kevin Hicks from the University of Yorks Stockholm Environment Institute(SEI), told BBC News that Englands Peak District had
38、 a definitely low range of species as a result of the reactive nitrogen that fell on the area. “Nitrogen creates a rather big problem that seems to me to have been given too little attention， ” he said. “Governments are responsible for protecting areas like this, but they are clearly failing.” He sa
39、id more research was needed to understand the knock-on effects for creatures from the changes in vegetation accidentally caused by emissions from cars, industry and farms. At the conference, the representatives agreed “The Edinburgh Declaration on Reactive Nitrogen”. The document highlights the impo
40、rtance of reducing reactive nitrogen emissions to the environment, adding that the benefits of reducing nitrogen outweigh the costs of taking action. 【小题 1】 The underlined word “menace” is used to express that the reactive nitrogen, largely produced by human activity can be _. A frightening B threat
41、ening C unique D unusual 【小题 2】 We can infer from the passage that _. A its harmless to have reactive nitrogen existing in the atmosphere B reactive nitrogen emissions help aggressive s pecies less than crops C the harm to those delicate species has a negative impact on biodiversity D reactive nitro
42、gen can fertilize soils and keep their biodiversity 【小题 3】 The team of EU scientists released the second report of nitrogen emissions this week when _. A no action was taken to stop nitrogen emission B governments were willing to protect areas harmed by nitrogen C “The Edinburgh Declaration on React
43、ive Nitrogen” was agreed D nitrogen emissions were threatening wildlife sites biodiversity 【小题 4】 Which of the following would be the best title for the passage A Keeping Away From Nitrogen Emissions B Stopping Nitrogen Emissions C Air Pollution Damaging Europes Wildlife D Saving Europes Wildlife 答案
44、： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C The 2010 Eustace Tilley Contest This marks our third annual contest soliciting(征求 ) readers opinions on Eustace Tilley, the magazines iconic dandy(花花公子 ), who appeared on the cover of the first issue of The New Yorker and on almost every anniversary issue since.
45、 In celebration of our upcoming 85th anniversary, we invite you to create your own version of The New Yorkers dandy. Entries to our third annual Eustace Tilley contest will be accepted from December 17th through January 18th. Winners will be featured on Newyorker. com. Visit to enter and for comple
46、te contest rules Open to legal US and Canada residents (except Quebec) age 18 and over. A Richard, a post-graduate from Quebec, Canada, who sent his design on Dec.20. B Amy, a 28-year-old Asian-American teacher, who sent her design on Jan. 20. C Jessie, a 16-year-old student from New York, who sent
47、her design on Dec. 29. D John, a 68-year-old retired engineer from San Francisco, who sent his design on Jan. 10. 【小题 2】 Which of the following is NO T true about James Surowiecki A James Surowiecki is the author of The Financial Page column. B James Surowiecki usually has discussions with people fr
48、om different fields. C James Surowiecki speaks with a chairman about issues of medicine this month. D Visiting newyorker. com/go/vasella, you can watch the conversation of this month between James and an economist. 【小题 3】 _ can be provided by The Big Apple Circus Care Program for sick children. A Excellent treatment and care B Trained professional doctors an
