1、吉林省吉林市 09-10学年高三上学期期末教学质量检测（英语） 其他 Tess was eight years old. Her little brother Andrew was very sick and their parents were completely out of money. She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother, “Only a miracle can save him now.” Tess took her money and made her way six blocks to Rexalls Drug Store. “A
2、nd what do you want ” the chemist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. “Im talking to my brother from Chicago whom I havent seen for ages.” “Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,” Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. “Hes really sick. He has something bad growing inside his head and my
3、 Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost ” “We dont sell miracles here, little girl. Im sorry but I cant help you,” the chemist said, softening a little. “Listen, I can help you.” The chemists brother was a well-dressed man. He asked Tess, “What kind of miracle do
4、es your brother need ” “I dont know,” Tess replied. “Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy cant pay for it, so I want to use my money.” “How much do you have ” asked the man from Chicago. “One dollar and eleven cents,” Tess answered. “And its all the money I have, but I can get some more, i
5、f I need to.” “Well， what a coincidence (巧合 ),” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents - the exact price of a miracle for your little brother. Take me to where you live. Lets see if 1 have the kind of miracle you need.” That man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon in neurosurgery (神经外科 ). The o
6、peration was completed without charge and it wasnt long until Andrew was home again and doing well Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost one dollar and eleven cents plus the faith of a little child. 56. What can we learn from the first paragraph A. Tesss brother would recover because
7、 there was a miracle. B. Tesss brother would die because his family had no money to treat his illness. C. Tesss family would look for a miracle to treat Andrews illness. D. Andrew should go to hospital for a miracle. 57. Why did the chemist get annoyed first？ A. Because he was a nervous man B. Becau
8、se Tess didnt buy his medicine. C. Because Tess had bothered him and his brother. D. Because Tess was poorly dressed. 58. What can we learn about Dr. Carlton Armstrong A. He was a stone-hearted man. B. He cared for only a little money. C. He never helped others unless given a lot of money D. He was
9、a kind gentleman and ready to help others. 59. What can be the best title？ A. A dying boy and her sister B. A miracle of $ 1.10 C. A kind doctor and his brother D. A poor girl and a doctor 答案： -59 BCDB 完形填空 (共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分 ) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项 (A、 B、 C和 D) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Doing community
10、 service work, I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a 36 shelter not far from the Bay Bridge. I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to 37 . She wanted to help, 38 she made four or five dozen chocolate chip
11、 cookies for me to 39 and hand out to people. When getting to the homeless shelter I passed out the remaining meals. I had the containers with my 40 cookies in them and began to 41 , offering them to anyone near me. I 42 an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie ” He stopped and turne
12、d around, looked at me 43 in the eye and said, “What did you say Did you call me sir ” I told him I had, and his eyes 44 a little bit and he said, “No one has 45 called me sir.” He was completely taken aback. It struck me. I explained I had been raised that 46 color and social status, everyone deser
13、ved 47 . It made me 48 to think that just because he was homeless, no one 49 him the honor. It broke my 50 , and I couldnt help 51 cry. I just didnt understand 52 no one ever called him sir I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasnt raised that way. Every 53 person deserves to be t
14、reated with dignity. Years later, I still carry that memory and the 54 it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can 55 make a difference in someones life. How have you made a difference to others How have others made a difference to you 36. A. useless B. careless C. homeless D. hopeless 37.
15、 A. participate B. involve C. choose D. go 38. A. however B. but C. yet D. so 39. A. bring B. fetch C. collect D. take 40. A. classmates B. schoolmates C. sisters D. familys 41. A. walk around B. knock around C. come around D. stand around 42. A. went B. came C. approached D. met 43. A. right B. eve
16、n C. still D. just 44. A. watered B. cried C. tore D. dropped 45. A. already B. ever C. still D. yet 46. A. in spite B. regardless of C. concerned about D. for fear of 47. A. happiness B. truth C. respect D. help 48. A. strong-minded B. sad C. frightened D. pleased 49. A. handed B. afforded C. provi
17、ded D. supplied 50. A. eyes B. mind C. opinions D. heart 51. A. but B. and C. until D. or 52. A. what B. when C. whether D. why 53. A. single B. poor C. ordinary D. normal 54. A. stories B. lessons C. experiences D. tears 55. A. equally B. hardly C. really D. finally 答案： -55 CADDC ACAAB BCBBD ADABC
18、At a rough estimate, Nigeria is _ Great Britain. A three times the size as B the size three times of C three times as the size of D three times the size of 答案： D Sorry, I cant go camping with you. I have to prepare well enough for the entrance exam. _! We can camp together next time. A Dont say so B
19、 Congratulations C Good luck D No problem 答案： C In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as
20、 rich as his neighbors. The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood. When
21、 he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants. Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors. It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to ke
22、ep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They had to move back to an apartment in New York City. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side
23、 of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newsp
24、apers across the country for over 28 years. People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead. 60. Some pe
25、ople want to keep up with the Joneses because they _. A. want to be as rich as their neighbors B. want others to know or to think that they are rich C. dont want others to know they are rich D. want to be happy 61. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to _. A. live outside New Yor
26、k City B. live in New York City C. live in apartments D. live with many neighbors 62. Whats the authors attitude to keeping up with the Joneses A. Negative. B. Positive. C. Supportive. D. Objective. 答案： -62 BAA There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health and
27、 wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds. People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasan
28、t parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of soc
29、iety, offend many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation (模仿 ). It grows into a habit, unknown to its posses
30、sors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit. Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in
31、life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others; nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in social
32、position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrongdoings. These should change this bad habit and be pleased w
33、ith what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels. 63. People who are unha
34、ppy _. A. always consider things differently from others B. usually are affected by the results of certain things C. usually misunderstand what others think or say D. always discover the unpleasant side of certain things 64. We can conclude from the passage that _. A. we should pity all such unhappy
35、 people B. such unhappy people are dangerous to social life C. people can get rid of the habit of unhappiness D. unhappy people can not understand happy persons 65. If such unhappy persons insist on keeping the habit, the author suggests that people should _. A. prevent any communication with them B
36、. show no respect and politeness to them C. persuade them to recognize the bad effects D. quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes 66. In this passage, the writer mainly _. A. describes two types of people B. laughs at the unhappy people C. suggests the unhappy people should get rid of the
37、habits of unhappiness D. tells people how to be happy in life 答案： DCAC As we all know, _ medical examination will help us find out health problems as early as possible. A regular B general C common D normal 答案： A The medicine is on sale everywhere. You can get it at _ chemists. A each B some C certa
38、in D any 答案： D The Apple iPhones impact was widely evident (明显的 ) at the Consumer Electronics Show, as new touch-screen devices could be found everywhere. The consumer electronics industry came unbuttoned in Las Vegas this week. At the annual Consumer Electronics Show, companies from around the worl
39、d unveiled many devices boasting (以拥有 而自豪 ) touch sensitive technology, rather than traditional push-button controls. Motorola, Sony, and LG Electronics all showed off touch-screen phones this week. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates praised and offered a touch-screen computer, the Surface, related to a
40、flat panel TV for a tabletop. Even camera makers, such as Kodak，included touch-screen LCDs in their devices. Touch-screen tech has been in use for years， but the push to develop and weave it into consumer electronics gathered steam with the June introduction of Apples iPhone. “The touch-screen indus
41、try is really getting hot,” says Jennifer Colegrove, a senior analyst at iSuppli. “Since the iPhone came out, there are a lot of companies that did not have a relationship with touch screens before that decided, OK, I want to make a touch screen, too.” The touch-screen tech ecosystem now includes mo
42、re than 100 companies specializing in everything from smudge-proof (防污的 ) screens to sensors (传感器 ) able to detect fingers before they even contact the screen. Sales of leading touch-screen technologies， such as those used in mobile phones and navigation (航行 ) devices，are expected to rise to $ 4.4 b
43、illion in 2012, up from $ 2.4 billion in 2006， according to iSuppli estimates. 67. What did the writer think about the Apple iPhone？ A. The Apple iPhone was beautiful. B. The Apple iPhone was popular. C. The Apple iPhone was expensive. D. The Apple iPhone was attractive. 68. What is the meaning of t
44、he underlined word “unveiled” in the second paragraph？ A. Invented. B. Unlocked. C. Discovered. D. Showed. 69. The touch-screen tech was used in consumer electronics mainly because of _. A. traditional push-button controls B. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates C. the introduction of Apples iPhone D. the
45、touch-screen tech ecosystem 70. What can we learn from the passage A. The touch-screen technology will disappear. B. The touch-screen technology will be replaced by traditional push-button controls. C. The touch-screen technology will be as important as traditional push-button controls. D. The touch
46、-screen technology will be more widely used in electronics devices. 答案： -70 BDCD Lets learn to use the problem we are facing _ a stepping-stone to future success. A to B for C as D by 答案： C 单项选择 * For a long time they walked without saying _ word. Jim was the first to break _ silence. A the; a B a;
47、the C a; / D the; / 答案： B _ the Internet is of great help, I dont think its a good idea to spend too much time on it. A While B As C Because D If 答案： A Im really hungry now. Thats because you have left your lunch _. A having untouched B to be untouched C untouched D being untouched 答案： C How much do
48、 I owe you for this supper _. Its nothing. A You are welcome B Forget it C With pleasure D Thats all right 答案： B Seems you are quite familiar with Russia. That is because I _ the country in 1999. A have visited B was visiting C had visited D visited 答案： D To make the students understand the problem the teacher tried to explain it, but the explanation just did not _to the class A get through B get around C get down D get across 答案： D The dog had such _ to its master that it would not leave him, even when he was dead A devotion B contribution C connection D application 答案： A The reason
