1、安徽省 2010届高考考前调研卷（ 7 - 5）（英语） 其他 第 卷 (非选择题共 35分 ) 第四部分写作 (共两节，满分 35分 ) 第一节任务型阅读 (共 10小题；每小题 1分，满分 10分 ) 认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填 1个单词。请将答案：写在答题卡相应题号的横线上。 Its every students dream to do well in the national college entrance examination and enter a good university. In the eyes of
2、 students and parents, a good university should have a high ranking, and the employment rate of its graduates should be high. But be careful! The employment rate they tell you might not always be true. Recently, people created a Chinese phrase bet jiuye, which has become popular on the Internet almo
3、st overnight across China. The word bet has a grammatical use in Chinese: it has a function similar to the passive voice in English. But now people often use it to express their doubts about something. Here, the phrase bei jiuye has the literal meaning of to be hired, but people understand that it r
4、eally means to be hired without ones knowledge or be hired for jobs that may not exist at all. The story of bet jiuye goes like this. Zhao Dongdong, a graduate of a university in Shanxi province, was surprised to find that he got a job from a company he never applied to, which he wasnt even sure was
5、 a real place. On his last day of graduation ceremonies, he was surprised to come across the employment contract. God! At that time, I had not landed a job yet, but they gave me an employment contract! I wondered who on earth signed the contract with the company. When Zhao made a phone cull to the c
6、ompany to check it out, no one answered. He was not the only one in his college who was hired for a job that did not exist. One of his classmates signed a contract with a company called Xian Beilin Industrial Corporation, which could not be found on the Interact either. In the end, it turned out tha
7、t the college had faked the contract to make it seem like the employment rate for new graduates was higher than that. By doing this, the college could build up a good reputation that could help it attract new students. Bet jiuye is just one of many hot bet words on the Internet. See some of them in
8、Bonus. The use of bei is a satirical (讽刺的 ) way for the public to express its helplessness and criticize abuses of power, some people say. People also use bet words to bring attention to social problems, hoping they will be noticed by authorities. Standards of students and parents 76. _ Having a hig
9、h ranking Having a high graduate employment 77. _ 78. _ of the phrase To be hired 79. _ Bei jiuye To be hired with no knowledge or for 80 _ jobs 81. _ of the appearance of the phrase Bei jiuye Seemingly to 82. _ employment rate for new graduates To form good 83. _ 84. _ to the hot phrase Bei jiuye o
10、n the Internet A way of expressing helplessness and 85. _ power abuses A way of fixing attention to social problems and being noticed by authorities 答案： 76. dream/good university; 77. rate; 78. Definition/Concept/Meaning; 79. Literally; 80. nonexistent; 81. Causes/Purposes; 82. improve/increase; 83.
11、 reputation; 84. Conclusion; 85. criticizing; As a solo artist, Brightman has sold 26 million albums and two million DVDs in 34 countries. Her styles put opera, pop and jazz together. She is popular in the States but not here (Britain) - the image of her and her second husband, Andrew Lloyd Webber (
12、 he much older, she his muse) seems for ever The 47 - year - old singer talks about the new album Symphony that came out of a very dark time, including her decision to give up trying to have children. People have suggested I could adapt, says. But work is central to my life now. And so I am going to
13、 put it to one side. After a while not having children becomes the norm and perhaps that might sound alarming, to parents especially, but I have never known anything different. Im not hurt by not having children. My life and career are incredibly rich. Talking about growing up in a large family in B
14、erkhamsted (father a properly developer who later committed suicide), she says : I was gifted as a child, and very musical. I seemed to be good at anything to do with the arts. At 5 I understood the music I was dancing to and had an eye for costume. She first appeared in a West End musical at 11 and
15、 hated boarding school. Brightman led the saucy dance troupe (辣妹三人舞 ) Hot Gossip and had her first hit with I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper in 1978. At 18 she married a music manager called Andrew Stewart. “I was probably in love but i cant remember. Girls change such a lot between 18 and 22,
16、It didnt really work out. In 1981 she was spotted by Lloyd Webber. She became his leading lady in Song and Dance, Requiem and Phantom of the Opera. They married in 1984. Brightman says she felt hostility (敌意 ) from the beginning. I havent tried to understand it. Ive done very well everywhere else, e
17、specially the US, where I now live. I just accept it for what it is. The more you are away from Britain, the more you appreciate it. But I dont miss it, although 1 miss my family. Our profession can be uncomfortable but I enjoy what I do. I get on with it. 72. The first paragraph tells us that _. A.
18、 Brightman is very popular around the world except in America B. Brightmans musical style is a mixture of opera, pop and jazz C. the British people dont like her for her style of music D. Brightman is much older than Andrew Lloyd Webber 73. Brightman decided to give up having children because _. A.
19、she could adopt one B. her life and career were unbelievably rich without children C. she felt it normal not to have children D. she was too busy 74. The following statements are true EXCEPT _. A. Brightman first appeared in a West End musical at 5 B. Brightman disliked life on the campus C. Brightm
20、an was very gifted when she was young D. The saucy dance troupe made Brightman famous 75. What does the author try to say in the last paragraph by quoting Brightmans words. A. Brightman has to accept the fact that she is not liked in Britain B. Brightman lives in America but she loves her own countr
21、y C. The British coldness towards Brightman led to her hatred to her homeland D. Brightman was at a loss why she was not welcome in Britain 答案： 72-75 BCAA 单项选择 * Canadas economic wealth is closely linked to _ of the US, which buys three-quarters of its exports. A which B what C that D one 答案： C Pres
22、ident Obama is letting Congress write the details of his plan for _ he calls health insurance reform. A as B what C that D all what 答案： B . Now everyone is concerned about how to conquer the economic crisis _ is very important for us to be able to preserve our standard of living. A which success B i
23、ts success C the success of which D the success of it 答案： C -What made your father throw up last night - I think the large quantities of wine _. A was B might C make D did 答案： D As well as costing the Middle East dearly in terms of human life, conflict! (冲突 ) _ the region around $ 12 trillion since
24、1991, according to a report by the Strategic Foresight Group. A is also cost B had also cost C will also cost D has also cost 答案： D At no time, of course, _ anyone to separate Taiwan from the motherland in any name or by any means. A will we allow B we will allow C will we be allowed D we will be al
25、lowed 答案： A What _ public is concerned about is whether medical workers and scientists will be able to find _ cure for this new disease after the vaccine is tried on _ volunteers. A不填 ; 不填 ; 不填 B the; the; 不填 C the;不填 ; the D the; a; the 答案： D Because of the Russian gas limit to Europe, attempts _ t
26、o use botanical fuel as a source of power. A have made B having made C are being made D will be making 答案： C . Exercise is _ as any other to lose unwanted weight. A so useful a way B as a useful way C as useful a way D such a useful way 答案： C The Haiti earthquake at the beginning of 2010 is believed
27、 _ more than 100,0130 people and makes millions homeless, _ it perhaps the most destroying earthquake in history. A to kill; making B to have killed; C having killed; to D killing; made making make 答案： B Li Yang, the founder of Crazy English, says that he copies it down _ he comes to a sentence. A u
28、nless B while C because D every, time 答案： D - Director Wang, a man is waiting to see you outside, _ he come in - In a moment. I m busy right now. A Can B Shall C May D Would 答案： B Yao Ming, a NBA superstar, became the boss of Shanghai basketball team, and is ready to _ in new world of basketball. A
29、take off B get off C turn off D come off 答案： A There would be not a good harvest of wheat in North China this year _ the big snow. A in spite of B apart from C due to D in case of 答案： C Chinese exports have been hit hard by falling world demand, with millions of workers _ to their villages after the
30、 factories that employed them closed down. A returned B returning C have returned D return 答案： B 完型填空 第二节：完形填空 (共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分 ) 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项 (A、 B、 C和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 It was almost Christmas. We wrote to my father, asking him to 36 an artificial tree for us and _37 it to us in s
31、everal smaller boxes. Two days before Christmas we were in a 38 . All of the boxes that my father had sent us arrived except for the one with the tree 39 . We decided to wait one more day. Meanwhile, in Bremerhaven, a young mail clerk 40 a box under a counter. He 41 that someone would be without a t
32、ree for Christmas. Although he was closing up and there was no 42_ on Christmas, he processed the mail and got it to Mannheim. After putting the 43 on the proper shelf, he headed to the snack bar. The place was 44 and he ended up sharing a table. Two men were speaking and the clerk discovered that o
33、ne of his 45 at the table was working in Mannheim. He said to the man, You could 46 play Santa for someone in Mannheim tonight if youd like to. The man 47 to deliver it and the two walked to the mail room to 48 the package. At home in Mannheim, we were busily 49 to think up some way to put our tree
34、together, but couldnt 50 a workable solution. We were ready to give up 51 the door bell rang. There stood a stranger holding a long 52 carton, our tree trunk. We invited him in, 53 it was Christmas Eve and he was 54 to get home to his own family. The next day as we watched our little boys eyes light
35、 up at the 55 of our beautiful tree, I whispered a little prayer: Bless the stranger who brightened up our Christmas with his kindness. 36. A. sell B. buy C. deliver D. bring 37. A. send B. pass C. carry D. take 38. A. surprise B. hunger C. pleasure D. panic 39. A. leaf B. trunk C. stand D. branch 4
36、0. A. watched B. caught C. spotted D. broke 41. A. directed B. whispered C. realized D. confirmed 42. A. delivery B. customer C. money D. letter 43. A. present B. tree C. mail D. package 44. A. crowded B. small C. noisy D. normal 45. A. friends B. colleagues C. relatives D. companions 46. A. really
37、B. confidently C. kindly D. patiently 47. A. overcame B. agreed C. astonished D. struggled 48. A. fetch B. transform C. post D. consult 49. A. solving B. explaining C. trying D. worrying 50. A. come across B. come back to C. come upon D. come up with 51. A. while B. when C. as D. since 52. A. slim B
38、. beautiful C. thick D. heavy 53. A. but B. so C. because D. or 54. A. in surprise B. it, the, way C. in a hurt7 D. in lime 55. A. sight B. back C. corner D. scene 答案： 36-55 BADBC CADAD ABACD BAACA 阅读理解 Microsoft founder Bill Gates has recovered his spot at the top of the US money heap, taking the p
39、lace of Investor Warren Buffett as Americas richest person, Forbes magazines latest list reveals. With 57 billion dollars net worth Gates again leads the list of 400 richest individuals in the worlds wealthiest country. He displaced Buffett who briefly held the position this year but who has seen hi
40、s Berkshire Hathaway investment groups shares slip 15 percent since February and is now worth 50 billion. According to Forbes, whose list was published late Wednesday, the golden 400 have 1.3 billion dollars net worth or more. However, their combined net worth rose only 30 billion dollars, or two pe
41、rcent, to 1.57 trillion dollars. Forbes said that rising oil and dizzy art prices fuelled the entry of 31 new members into the ultra -rich club and the return of eight previous members. A notable arrival was Mark Zuckerberg, 24, founder of the social networking site Facebook (脸谱网 ). Forbes estimates
42、 his worth at 1.5 billion dollars. Meanwhile, turmoil (动荡 ) on the stock and housing markets saw 33 others drop off the list, including former head of the troubled insurance giant AIG, Maurice Greenberg, and a former head of the online auction site eBay, Margaret Whitman. Biggest gainers were led by
43、 New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg who took eighth place with 20 billion dollars worth after a transaction (交易 ) put a new value on his Bloomberg media and financial data network. The biggest loser was casino (赌场，娱乐场所 ) tycoon Sheldon Adelson, whose fortune fell 13 billion dollars over 12 months - th
44、e equivalent to 1.5 million dollars an hour - although he still has 15 billion dollars and occupies 15th place. About two thirds of the list are self-made billionaires and just over 10 percent are women, led by television star Oprah Winfrey whose fortune rose 200 million dollars to 2.7 billion dolla
45、rs. 68. According to Forbes, Warren Buffet is worth _. A. 57 billion dollars B. 50 billion dollars C. 1.5 billion dollars D.20 billion dollars 69. 31 new members entered the ultra-rich club as a result of _. A. turmoil on the stock and housing market B. media and financial data network C. rising oil
46、 and dizzy art prices D. investment 70. The purpose of the author using the television star Oprah Winfrey as an example is to _. A. tell the readers that television stars make money easily B. prove that a millionaire can become a billionaire C women can also be billionaires D. tell the readers that
47、most of the billionaires are self-made 71. What is the best tide of the passage A. Bill Gates Leading Worlds Richest People Again B. What Made Billionaires C. Self-Made Billionaires D. Biggest Gainer and Biggest Loser 答案： 68-71 BCCA Its hardly surprising that weather is a favourite topic for so many
48、 people around the world - it affects where we choose to five, what we wear, our moods, and perhaps even our national characteristics. Studies have shown that changeable weather can make it difficult to concentrate, cloudy skies slow down reaction, and high humidity with hot, dry winds makes many people bad-tempered. If you live in a place like Britain, where the weather seems to change daily if not hourly, you could be forgiven for thinking that the weather is ran
