1、广东省汕头英华外国语 2009-2010学年度度高二下学期开学检测 完型填空 完形填空（共 10小题；每小题分，满分 20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 21-30各题所给的 ABC和 D项中，选出最佳选项 The finest and most sought-after violins were handcrafted by an Italian violin maker over 250 years ago. The mans name was Antonius Stradivarius. He was born in 1644 and began his career 21 a
2、violin makers apprentice (学徒 ). Working on his own by 1680, he became determined to make 22 that could reproduce tones as rich as those produced by the human voice. He 23 several shapes and styles for his violins until he arrived at a design that pleased him. During his career he crafted 1,100 violi
3、ns. Those in 24 have become treasured possessions. Unfortunately, the secret of the Stradivarius violin died with its maker. During his lifetime Stradivarius kept his notes safely 25 , even his two sons, who helped him in his workshop, did not know all the steps involved in each violins construction
4、. Through the years, many experts have offered 26 explanations for the unique tone of a “Strad”. Some say it is due to the violins shape. Others suggests that the secret 27 the special properties(特性 ) of the wood, which Stradivarius obtained from native Italian trees that no longer exist. The most w
5、idely accepted explanation is that it is created by the varnish（清漆） that the 28 used to coat his violins. Chemists have analyzed as closely as possible the varnish and have found its 29 has improved the sound of many violins. 30 , no other violin maker has been able to fully reproduce the tone of th
6、e Stradivariuss violins. 21. A. with B. as C. for D. from 22. A. Instruments B. facilities C. equipment D. tools 23. A. investigated B. surveyed C. tested D. experimented 24. A. fashion B. existence C. possession D. use 25. A. protected B. buried C. hidden D. covered 26. A. possible B. accurate C. d
7、etailed D. persuasive 27. A. brings in B. takes in C. results in D. lies in 28. A. master B. violinist C. expert D. user 29. A. attention B. application C. invention D. foundation 30. A. Additionally B. Luckily C. Therefore D. Still 答案： 25 BACBC 2630 ADABD 语法填空（共 10小题，每小题 1.5分，满分 15分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的
8、语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案：填写在答题卡标号为 31-40的相应位置上。 Maybe you never opened that account (帐户 ), but someone else 31 - someone who used your name, your credit card number or your 32 (person) information to commit fraud (造假 ) without letting you know, 33 is actually a crime, pure and s
9、imple. The biggest problem is 34 (probable) that you may not know that someone has taken away your identity 35 you notice that something is wrong: you may get bills for 36 credit card account you never opened, your credit report may include debts you never knew you had, 37 you may see charges on you
10、r bills that you didnt sign for, and even dont know anything about. If your identity has really 38 (steal) like that, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) suggests that you should 39 at least two actions immediately. First, contact the fraud departments of the major credit offices and ask them 40 copi
11、es of your credit reports. Then, review your reports carefully to check your corrections and changes. 答案： 31. did 32. personal 33. which 34. probably 35. until 36.a 37. or 38. been stolen 39. take 40. for 读懂全文，把握相近句子的意思，结合上下文用给出词的适当形式填空，或在弄清句子意思的情况下，填出符合此处意思的词。 阅读理解 A little under one-third of U.S.
12、families have no Internet access and do not plan to get it, with most of the holdouts seeing little use for it in their lives, according to a survey released on Friday. Park Associates, a Dallas-based technology market research firm, said 29 percent of U.S. families, or 31 million homes, do not have
13、 Internet access and do not intend to subscribe（预订） to an Internet service over the next 12 months. The second annual National Technology Scan conducted by Park found that the main reason why potential customers say they do not subscribe to the Internet is because of the low value to their daily liv
14、es rather than concerns over cost. Forty-four percent of these families say they are not interested in anything on the Internet, versus just 22 percent who say they cannot afford a computer or the cost of Internet service, the survey showed. The answer Im not sure how to use the Internet came from 1
15、7 percent of participants who do not subscribe. The response I do all my e-commerce shopping and YouTube-watching at work was cited by 14 percent of Internet-access refuseniks. Three percent said the Internet doesnt reach their homes. The study found U.S. broadband adoption grew to 52 percent over 2
16、006, up from 42 percent in 2005. Roughly half of new subscribers converted（转变） from slower-speed, dial-up Internet access while the other half of families had no prior access. The industry continues to chip （击破） away at the core of non-subscribers, but has a long way to go, said John Barrett, direct
17、or of research at Parks Associates. Entertainment applications will be the key. If anything will pull in the holdouts, its going to be applications that make the Internet more similar to pay-TV, he predicted. 【小题 1】 What does the underlined word “holdouts” in the first paragraph most probably mean A
18、 some American families B those who hold out ones opinions C those who have been surveyed D those who still havent access to the Internet currently 【小题 2】 Many potential customers refuse to subscribe to the Internet mainly because _. A they show too much concern about the cost B they can find little
19、 value of it C they do most YouTube-watching at work D the Internet doesnt reach their homes 【小题 3】 From the passage we can infer that _. A It is not an easy job to transform those holdouts into the Internet users B people will adopt dial-up Internet access no more C many Americans enjoy doing e-com
20、merce shopping at home D more than half of the population are using the Internet in 2005 【小题 4】 According to John Barrett, what is the key to attracting more U.S. families to broadband service A making the Internet look more similar to TV set B applying the Internet more to entertainment C providing
21、 more pay-TV programs D chipping away at the core of non-subscribers 【小题 5】 Which is the best title for the passage A Web develops with technology B The present situation of web C Many Americans see little point to web D It is urgent to promote web service 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 B 【小题
22、 5】 C 【 小题 1】根据前文 one third of the U.S. families have no Internet access and do not plan to get it 可知 【小题 2】由第二段 . found the main reason potential customers say they do not subscribe to the Internet is because of the low value to their daily lives they recognize.可知 【小题 3】从最后一段第一句可知 【小题 4】由最后一段 “Ente
23、rtainment applications will be the key”一句可知 【小题 5】从文章的写作逻辑可知作者主要在谈目前还有三分之一的美国家庭没有网络服务，而 B答案：太宽泛 Against the supposition that forest fires in Alaska, Canada and Siberia warm the climate, scientists have discovered that cooling may occur in areas where burnt trees allow more snow to mirror more sunlig
24、ht into space. This finding suggests that taking steps to prevent northern forest fires to limit the release of greenhouse gases may warm the climate in northern regions. Usually large fires destroyed forests in these areas over the past decade. Scientists predict that with climate warming, fires ma
25、y occur more frequently over the next several centuries as a result of a longer fire season. Sunlight taken in by the earth tends to cause warming, while heat mirrored back into space tends to cause cooling. This is the first study to analyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climate. Earl
26、ier studies by other scientists have suggested that fire in northern regions speed up climate warming because greenhouse gases from burning trees and plants are released into the atmosphere and thus trap heat. Scientists found that right after the fire, large amounts of greenhouse gases entered the
27、atmosphere and caused warming. Ozone（臭氧） levels increased, and ash from the fire fell on far-off sea ice, darkening the surface and causing more radiation from the sun to be taken in. The following spring, however, the land within the area of the fire was brighter than before the fire, because fewer
28、 trees covered the ground. Snow on the ground mirrored more sunlight back into space, leading to cooling. “We need to find out all possible ways to reduce the growth of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.” Scientists tracked the change in the amount of radiation entering and leaving the climate syst
29、em as a result of the fire, and found a measurement closely related to the global air temperature. Typically, fire in northern regions occurs in the same area every 80 to 150 years. Scientists, however, found that when fire occurs more frequently, more radiation is lost from the earth and cooling re
30、sults. Specifically, they determined when fire returns 20 years earlier than predicted, 0.5 watts per square meter of area burned are soaked up by the earth from greenhouse gases, but 0.9 watts per square meter will be sent back into space. The net effect is cooling. Watts are used to measure the ra
31、te at which energy is gained or lost from the earth. 【小题 1】 According to the new findings, taking steps to prevent northern forest fires may _. A result in a warming climate B cause the forest fires to occur more frequently C lead to a longer fire season D protect the forests and the environment the
32、re 【小题 2】 The following are all the immediate effects after a forest fire EXCEPT _. A large amounts of greenhouse gases enter the atmosphere B the levels of ozone which is a type of oxygen increase C snow on the ground mirrors more sunlight back into space D ashes from the fire fall on the ice surfa
33、ce and take in more radiation from the sun 【小题 3】 Earlier studies about northern forest fires _. A analyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climate B indicate that forest fires will pollute the atmosphere C suggest that people should take measures to protect environment D suggest that the
34、 fires will speed up climate warming 【小题 4】 The underlined phrase “soak up” in the last paragraph most probably means _. A released B absorbed C created D distributed 【小题 5】 From the passage we can draw a conclusion that forest fires in Alaska, Canada and Siberia may _. A warm the climate as the sup
35、position goes B allow more snow to reflect more sunlight into space and thus cool the climate C destroy large areas of forests and pollute the far-off sea ice D help to gain more energy rather than release more energy 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 B 【小题 1】根据第二段第一句 This finding sugge
36、sts 可知 【小题 2】根据第四段可知 【小题 3】根据第三段可知 【小题 4】根据 but 0.9 watts per square meter will be sent back into space 可知soak up 与 sent back 的意思相反 【小题 5】根据第一段 Against the supposition scientists have discovered that 可知 Kincaid looked at his watch: eight-seventeen. The truck started on the second try, and he backed
37、out, shifted gears, and moved slowly down the alley under hazy sun. Through the streets of Bellingham he went, heading south on Washington 11, running along the coast of Puget Sound for a few miles, then following the highway as it swung east a little before meeting U.S Route 20. Turning into the su
38、n, he began the long, winding drive through the Cascades. He liked this country and felt unpressed stopping now and then to make notes about interesting possibilities for future expeditions or to shoot what he called “memory snapshots.” The purpose of these causal photographs was to remind him of pl
39、aces he might want to visit again and approach more seriously. In later afternoon he turned north at Spokane, picking up U.S Route 2, which would take him halfway across the northern United States to Duluth, Minnesota. He wished for the thousandth time in his life that he had a dog, a golden retriev
40、er, maybe, for travels like this and to keep him company at home. But he was frequently away; overseas much of the time and it would not be fair to the animal. Still, he thought about it anyway. In a few years he would be getting too old for the hard fieldwork. “I must get a dog then.” He said to hi
41、mself. Drives like this always put him into a sentimental mood. The dog was part of it. Robert Kincaid was alone as its possible to be an only child, parents both dead, distant relatives who had lost track of him and he of them, no close friends. He thought about Marian. She had left him nine years
42、ago after five years of marriage. He was fiftytwo now, that would make her just under forty. Marian had dreams of becoming a musician, a folksinger. She knew all of the Weavers songs and sang them pretty well in the coffeehouse of Seattle. When he was home in the old days, he drove her to the shows
43、and sat in the audience while she sang. His long absences two or three months sometimes were hard on the marriage. He knew that. She was aware of what he did when they decided to get married, and both of them had a vague (not clear) sense that it could all be handled somehow. It couldnt when he came
44、 from photographing a story in Iceland and, she was gone. The note read, “Robert, it didnt work out, I left you the Harmony guitar. Stay in touch.” He didnt stay in touch. Neither did she. He signed the divorce papers when they arrived a year later and caught a plane for Australia the next day. She
45、had asked for nothing except her freedom. 【小题 1】 Which route is the right one taken by Kincaid A Bellingham Washington 11 Puget Sound U.S Route 20 U.S Route 2 Duluth B U.S. Route 2 Bellingham Washington 11 Puget Sound U.S Route 20 Duluth C U.S. Route 2 U.S Route 20 Duluth Bellingham Washington 11 D
46、Bellingham Washington 11 U.S. Route 2 U.S Route 20 Duluth 【小题 2】 Which statement is true according to the passage A Kincaids parents were dead and he only kept in touch with some distant relatives. B Kincaid would have had a dog if he hadnt been away from home too much. C Kincaid used to have a gold
47、en retriever. D Kincaid needed a dog in doing his hard fieldwork. 【小题 3】 Why did Kincaid stop to take photos while driving A To write “memory snapshots”. B To remind himself of places he might want to visit again. C To avoid forgetting the way back. D To shoot beautiful scenery along the road. 【小题 4
48、】 What can you know about Marian A She died after five years of marriage. B She was older than Kincaid. C She could sing very well and earned big money. D She was not a professional pop singer. 【小题 5】 We can draw a conclusion from the passage that _ A Marian knew what would happen before she married
49、 Kincaid. B Kincaid thought his absence would be a problem when he married Marian. C It turned out that Marian could not stand Kincaids absence and left him. D After Marian left him, they still kept in touch with each other. 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 C 【小题 1】从第一，二自然段可看出。 【小题 2】从第三自然段中的 He
