1、吉林省吉林市普通中学 2010届高三下学期期末教学质量检测（英语） 其他 . 第二节（共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分 10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有多余选项。 51 The goal here is to limit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, which are closely associated to the big problem of global-warming. Strategy 1: Bring your own cup to Starbucks Youll get a 10
2、 cent discount, and its one less paper cup to end up in a landfill. While youre there, pick up some free bags of spent coffee grounds to use as green fertilizer in your garden. The payoff: 52 Strategy2: Turn off your computer When in standby mode, your PC is still using energy. 53 The payoff: Turnin
3、g off a monitor for 40 hours a week may only save $ 5 a month, but it reduces CO2 by 750 pounds Strategy 3: Reuse plastic bags Instead of throwing away 100 billion plastic bags a year, try and get a second, third, or tenth use out of them. Better yet, next time you shop, try a reusable bag. The payo
4、ff: 54 The amount of oil it would take to make just 14 plastic bags would run your car for one mile. Strategy4: Use recycled paper in the bathroom Most of the toilet paper we use is made from trees found in forests previously untouched by humans. The payoff: If every household replaced one roll of t
5、oilet paper with a recycled one, 424000 trees would still be standing. Look for eco paper towels too. Strategy5: Buy energy-efficient appliances（电器） Replace the old fridge with an Energy Star appliance and youll use 15 percent less energy. 55 The payoff: If we all used one Energy Star appliance at h
6、ome, it would be like planting 1. 7 million acres of new trees. A You can be proud of yourselves, even if you can only make one or two of these green changes. B Adding green to your garden is beautiful and earth-pleasing. C It might be a little expensive to buy, but youll save money on your electric
7、ity bills and help the environment. D In fact, 75 percent of electricity used in your home comes from electronics that are turned off. E. Youre reducing pollution. F. The store wont create more waste when they throw away a cup. G. Just one tree will help make cleaner air and save the environment fro
8、m 5000 pounds of hot carbon dioxide each year. 答案： 51 55 AFDEC 单项选择 * . Why was Professor Johnson unhappy those days Cant you see it clearly The only reason was that the theory he stuck to_ wrong. A proving B being proved C proved D was proved 答案： C . . His mother had thought it would be good for hi
9、s character to_ from home and earn some money on his own. A run away B take away C keep away D get away 答案： D . Dane hasnt arrived yet. _ To my knowledge, he is a punctual person. A How come B So what C What if D Why not 答案： A . Even today I still remember the great fun we had _ games on the beach o
10、n those happy days. A play B to play C playing D played 答案： C . _ quite recently, most mothers in Britain did not take paid work outside the home. A Before B Until C From D Since 答案： B . _that tears came to her eyes. A She was so deep moved B She was so moved deeply C So deeply was she moved D So de
11、eply she was moved 答案： C . Its the fact _ he doesnt know his own birthday _ surprises us all. A which, which B which, that C that, that D that, which 答案： C . The driver was at _ loss when _ word came that he was forbidden to drive for speeding. A a, the B / , / C the, the D a, / 答案： D . Did you enjo
12、y yourself at the party Yes. Ive never been to _ one before. A a more excited B the more excited C a more exciting D the most exciting 答案： C . .Fitness is important in sport, but of at least _ importance are skills. A fair B reasonable C equal D proper 答案： C . Its usually warm in my hometown in Marc
13、h, but it _ be rather cold sometimes. A must B can C should D would 答案： B . I have _ all my papers but I still cant find my notes. A looked through B looked for C looked after D looked out 答案： A . Now that you like computers very much, isnt that a good idea to get a _ Well, Id like to, but I cant af
14、ford such an expensive computer at present. A one B them C it D that 答案： A . I have many friends, _ some are businessmen. A of them B from which C of who D of whom 答案： D . The car has been well maintained and is _ excellent condition. A in B under C on D with 答案： A 完型填空 . 第二节完形填空 (共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分
15、 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。 It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due to begin in a few 16 . On their faces was confidence. This was their l
16、ast exam then on to 17 and jobs. Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they 18 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take 19 of the world. The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) 20 task. The professor had said they could bring 21 book
17、or note they wanted, requesting only that they did not 22 each other, during the test. 23 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 24 on the students faces as they noted there were only five questions. Three hours had passed 25 the professor began to collect the pa
18、pers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class. He looked at the 26 faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions ” 27 a hand was raised. “How many answered four ” Sti
19、ll no hands. “Three Two ” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then Certainly somebody finished 28 .”But the class remained silent. The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 29 ,” he said. “I just want to impress upon you that, 30 you have completed four years of engi
20、neering, there are still many things about the 31 you dont know. These questions you couldnt answer are relatively 32 in everyday practice. ” Then smiling, he added, “You will all 33 this course, but remember even though you are now college graduates, your education has just 34 .” The years have 35
21、the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught. 16. A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days 17. A. interview B. discussion C. education D. graduation 18. A. would B. must C. have to D. used to 19. A. hold B. control C. charge D. place 20. A. interesting B. necessary C. easy D. unusual 21. A
22、. no B. either C. any D. all 22. A. listen to B. look at C. refer to D. talk to 23. A. Nervously B. Joyfully C. Quickly D. Curiously 24. A. appeared B. changed C. froze D. stopped 25. A. then B. as C. before D. after 26. A. pleased B. worried C. surprised D. moved 27. A. Not B. Once C. Only D. Even
23、28. A. all B. none C. one D. it 29. A. wondered B. enjoyed C. hated D. expected 30. A. right now B. as though C. now that D. even though 31. A. exam B. subject C. question D. college 32. A. valuable B. difficult C. common D. strange 33. A. pass B. fail C. take D. start 34. A. begun B. completed C. f
24、ailed D. succeeded 35. A. forgot B. remembered C. strengthened D. weakened 答案： 16-35 BDABC CDBAC BACDD BCAAD 阅读理解 . Research on the human brain has been attracting more and more scientists in recent years, just like the booming hi-tech industry. One of the latest research topics is how to change the
25、 human brain or combine the computer and the human brain, i.e. to transplant a chip into a human brain. This idea may make everyones dream come true. If we compare a human brain to a hard disc, what the scientists are doing is to enlarge the capacity of the hard disc. For the time being, there are s
26、ome difficulties in such transplant experiments, but scientists never give up. Experiments have started on animals. In 1996, a transplant experiment performed at the Defense and Military Physiology Research Institute in the U.S. turned a bear into a dolphin. The dolphin was named Ted, and the bear w
27、as named Tallin. Using the most advanced technology available, deep and detailed images were made of the memory area in Teds brain containing information about swimming by the scientists. They obtained a series of useful information, the signals transferred by the nervous system. Such information wa
28、s saved into a button-sized chip, which was then transplanted into the action memory area in Tallins brain. The information saved on the chip was released by means of electric power. Recently, another comprehensive memory transplant was performed at the Motor Nerve Research Institute of the Universi
29、ty of California. The comprehensive memory transplanted in the experiment included actions, moods, logic, words, images, etc. The experiment involved an entire transplant of the memory area. This was the largest such experiment done so far. The transplant was performed making a transfer from a dog n
30、amed “Genius” to a dog named “Idiot”. “Genius” could understand and follow up to 100 gestures and orders made by its master. It was a real genius in memorizing. “Idiot” was the younger brother of “Genius”. It had no contact with people at all since its birth. It became an animal with nothing in its
31、brain, without any memory. The operation was a complete success. When the two dogs woke up, “Idiot” had grasped all the abilities “Genius” possessed; it was good at memorizing and sensible. It could follow every gesture and any command given by its master. But “Genius” gave no response to its master
32、, and in fact did not recognize him at all. 47. The purpose of the experiment is _. A. to combine the computer and the human brain B. to make bear swim C. to make some stupid dog turn clever D. to enlarge the capacity of human brain 48. Which of the following statements is TRUE A. The scientists tra
33、nsferred a button-sized chip with useful information in Tallins brain. B. The first comprehensive memory transplant was performed at the Motor Nerve Research University. C. The second experiment wasnt an entire transplant of the memory area. D. The Idiot was an animal with memory before brain experi
34、ment 49. What does the underlined word “success” refer to A. The two dogs woke up. B. They were both good at memorizing. C. The Idiot grasped all the abilities of Genius. D. The Genius grasped all the abilities of Idiot. 50. According to the text, we can infer _. A. a person can know more after the
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44、46 CBD . Beijing plans to build huge free or low-cost parking lots beyond the Fourth and Fifth Ring Roads to encourage more car owners to take buses or subways to the downtown area. The plan is just one of the many measures the city plans to take to reduce its traffic jams. Low or no parking fees wo
45、uld be used as economic leverage（杠杆作用） to reduce growing parking demands from urban areas. Car owners living in the suburbs will be encouraged to park their cars beyond the Fourth and Fifth Ring Roads and take buses or subways to the downtown area. Statistics show that nearly one quarter of the city
46、s traffic flow is concentrated in the 62-square-kilometre downtown area within the Second Ring Road, which makes up only 12 percent of the citys total area. The Beijing Traffic Management Bureau receives between 400 and 500 calls reporting traffic jams every day and more than 90 percent of the roads
47、 are filled to capacity during rush hour every morning and evening. Part of the problem is the lack of easy links between bus routes, subways and cars. According to the communication commission, half of the citys investment in transportation will go towards public transit（公共交通） construction in the n
48、ext few years, making a jump from the current only 20 percent. Moreover, Beijing plans to change its layout（布局） by building new city centers, such as at Yizhuang, Tongzhou, Shunyi and Changping, in a bid to reduce the traffic flow to the downtown. The current layout of Beijing-expanded ring roads around the same center of the Forbidden City, is seen as the root cause of the endless traffic jams. The downtown area is crowded with three business centers and one financial centre, as well as nearly 400 government organs and institutions. Traffic experts say building more urban centers around
