1、江苏省洪泽中学 2010届高三第 13次周练英语试卷与答案 其他 第四部分任务型阅读 (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横线上填入最恰当的单词。 注意:每空只填一个单词。 There are a number of languages spoken throughout the world. Every person knows at least one language, which he learns in his childhood and is routinely used for speaking and writing.
2、 However, many people are fond of learning two or more languages, so they try to be bilingual, which means that they try to have the knowledge of two or more languages. And being bilingual can bring a person a number of benefits in various aspects. For example: A person can get cognitive(认知的 ) benef
3、its from it. The bilingual people have two or more words for each idea and object. Therefore, a bilingual person can develop a creative thinking. The bilinguals are aware of which language should be spoken with which person in a particular situation. So they are more sensitive(敏感的 ) to the needs of
4、the listener than the people who only use one language: Being bilingual also improves and enriches a persons mental development. Being bilingual has a positive effect on a persons character. The bilinguals are able to switch between different languages and talk to different people in various languag
5、es. It increases a sense of self-esteem( 自尊 ). Being bilingual creates a powerful link in different people from different countries. A bilingual education offers better curriculum(课程 ) results. The bilinguals tend to show a higher performance in examinations and tests. The bilinguals find it quite e
6、asy to learn and speak three, four or more languages. Being bilingual offers potential employment benefits. It offers a wider choice of jobs in various fields. The bilinguals can get a great many career opportunities in transport, tourism, public relations, marketing and sales, banking, translation,
7、 law, teaching and so on. So it can be concluded from the above that we should try our best to learn and master two or more languages. Title: 71._ of being bilingual 72._ Having the knowledge of two or more languages. Benefits T Cognition Make a person think 73._. Make a person more sensitive to the
8、 listeners 74._. 天星版权 Improve and enrich a persons mental development. 75._ Increase a persons sense of 76._. Create a powerful link in different people from different countries. Curriculum Enable a person to 77._ better in examinations and tests. Make a person easily learn and speak more languages.
9、 78._ Offer a person more 79._ in finding jobs. 80._ We should try our best to learn and master two or more languages. 答案: 71.AdvantagesBenefits 72. MeaningConceptDefinition 73. creatively 74. needsdemands 75. Character 76. self-esteem 77. perform do 78. Employment Career 79.ChancesOpportunities 80.
10、 Conclusion 单项选择 * 第二部分:知识运用(共两节 , 满分 35分) 第一节单项填空(共 15小题;每小题 1分,满分 15分) 请认真阅读下面各题,从 A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中,选出最佳选项 ,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 It is believed that _ European chemist called Felix Hoffmann first produced ASA which completely changed _ mans understanding of aspirin. A. an; a B. the; a C. a; / D. an; / 答案:
11、C At the United Nations Climate Change Conference, the UN Secretary General points out that, _, the climate situation will get worse and worse. A if not dealing with properly B unless dealing with properly C if properly dealt with D unless properly dealt with 答案: D How could you have trusted the onl
12、ine dictionary that much in translating your resume Well, I never expected it should translate it so _. A literally B originally C sufficiently D professionally 答案: A We firmly believe that _ the new examination system comes into existence, completely new situations will arise. A considering B suppo
13、sed C providing D given 答案: C Mary, you dont look very happy today. Whats up Oh, _. I dont think I can get that new job. A Im finished B Im fine C Im over D Im all right 答案: A Journalists present at the press conference all wanted to know whether she had got married secretly, but she _ the subject t
14、hroughout the conference. A kept off B kept away C kept aside D kept out 答案: A I have just received an invitation from a good friend of mine, asking me to pay a visit to _ we used to study together. A what B where C how D which 答案: B How is the test that you took yesterday Unfortunately, not even on
15、e of the hundred students who took the test _ passed. A has B have C are D is 答案: A Hey! Everyone in the office was at the dinner party in honor of Mr. Charles except you. What happened I _ after Mike, my colleague. He was badly ill. A have looked B was looking C would look D had looked 答案: B All th
16、e teachers are well aware of the fact that most students, especially teens, need help and encouragement _ punishment. A better than B rather not C rather than D more often 答案: C Now that you have accepted the task, the only thing you can do now is _ on how to fulfill it. A reflect B try C think D ac
17、t 答案: A Who _ the fight against the H1N1 flu _ it not been for the Chinese scientists great efforts A could have won; had B would win; had C would have won; has D could win; has 答案: A Lots of coal miners died on the job last year, _ the government to shut nearly 800 small mines in Shanxi Province al
18、one. A forced B to force C forces D forcing 答案: D Mom, can you give me an extra 200 yuan a month Son, we have just bought a house, and from now on we need to practice strict _. A economy B medicine C self-control D patience 答案: A How many pages have you covered of that book on financial crises I hav
19、e given up, for its _ me. A ahead of B above C apart from D on 答案: B 完型填空 第二节完形填空(共 20小题;每小题 1分,满分 20分) 请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 There are going to be moments in life when you must make very important decisions. You will find many people 36 to offer you advice if you a
20、sk for it (and even if you dont), but always remember that the life you 37 is yours and nobody elses. Its important to decide for yourself whats important to you and what you want before you 38 others. Because while there will be times 39 outside advice proves wise, there will be at least as many ti
21、mes when it proves completely 40 . The only way to really evaluate other folks advice is to first learn everything that you can about whatever challenge you are 41 . Once youve done that, in most cases you should be able to make a wise decision 42 anyway. You were 43 with the ability to decide what
22、is and what isnt in your best interest. Most of the time, you will make the right decision and 44 the appropriate actions, and in thinking for yourself, you will become far more successful than if you had gone against your own 45 . Early on in my investment career, I made the mistake of 46 a few imp
23、ortant business decisions on colleagues opinions instead of conducting the 47 necessary to make a wise decision. It wasnt due to 48 on my part; no one could ever accuse me of that. But, being 49 to Wall Street, I intended to assume that my more senior 50 knew more than I did, and so I 51 too much si
24、gnificance to their opinions. You know what happened Each of those investments ended in 52 . Eventually I stopped allowing myself to be influenced by 53 and began doing the work myself and making my own decisions. It took me until I was almost 30 years old to 54 this its never too late for a person
25、to change his approach both to 55 and to life. 36. A. easy B. ready C. unwilling D. hard 37. A. lead B. lend C. take D. earn 38. A. look at B. pick up C. turn to D. learn from 39. A. that B. since C. when D. while 40. A. useless B. useful C. priceless D. clever 41. A. getting B. making C. suffering
26、D. facing 42. A. on one hand B. on your own C. on the whole D. on all sides 43. A. born B. tired C. satisfied D. covered 44. A. enjoy B. step C. plan D. take 45. A. assumption B. judgment C. condition D. fortune 46. A. basing B. depending C. relying D. focusing 47. A. research B. search C. resources
27、 D. activity 48. A. poverty B. laziness C. fear D. diligence 49. A. used B. accustomed C. new D. old 50. A. students B. brothers C. colleagues D. classmates 51. A. owed B. paid C. gave D. held 52. A. disaster B. progress C. failure D. success 53. A. either B. another C. each D. others 54. A. think B
28、. remember C. realize D. recall 55. A. payment B. dreams C. happiness D. business 答案: 36-55 BACCA DBADB AABCC ACDCD 阅读理解 第三部分阅读理解 (共 15小题;每小题 2分,满分 30分 ) 请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Saving the Planet with Earth-Friendly Bamboo Products Jackie Heinrichers love affair wit
29、h bamboo started in her backyard. “As a child, I remember playing among the golden bamboo my dad had planted, and when there was a slight wind, the bamboos sounded really musical.” A fisheries biologist, Heinricher, 47, planned to work in the salmon industry in Seattle, where she lived with her husb
30、and, Guy Thornburgh, but she found it too competitive. Then her garden gave her the idea for a business: Shed planted 20 bamboo forests on their seven-acre farm. Heinricher started Boo-Shoot Gardens in 1998. She realized early on what is just now beginning to be known to the rest of the world. It ca
31、n be used to make fishing poles, skateboards, buildings, furniture, floors, and even clothing. An added bonus: Bamboo absorbs four times as much carbon dioxide as a group of hardwood trees and releases 35 percent more oxygen. First she had to find a way to mass-produce the plants a tough task, since
32、 bamboo flowers create seed only once every 50 to 100 years. And dividing a bamboo plant frequently kills it. Heinricher appealed to Randy Burr, a tissue culture expert, to help her. “People kept telling us wed never figure it out,” says Heinricher. “Others had worked on it for 27 years! I believed
33、in what we were doing, though, so I just kept going.” She was right to feel a sense of urgency. Bamboo forests are being rapidly used up, and a United Nations report showed that even though bamboo is highly renewable, as many as half of the worlds species are threatened with dying out. Heinricher kn
34、ew that bamboo could make a significant impact on carbon emissions (排放 ) and world economies, but only if huge numbers could be produced. And thats just what she and Burr figured out after nine years of experiments a way to grow millions of plants. By placing cuttings in test tubes with salts, vitam
35、ins, plant hormones, and seaweed gel, they got the plants to grow and then raised them in soil in greenhouses. Not long after it, Burrs lab hit financial difficulties. Heinricher had no experience running a tissue culture operation, but she wasnt prepared to quit. So she bought the lab. Today Heinri
36、cher heads up a profitable multimillion-dollar company, working on species from all over the world and selling them to wholesalers. “If you want to farm bamboo, its hard to do without the young plants, and thats what we have,” she says proudly. 56. What was the main problem with planting bamboo wide
37、ly A. They didnt have enough young bamboo. B. They were short of money and experience. C. They didnt have a big enough farm to do it. D. They were not understood by other people. 57. What does Heinricher think of bamboo A. Renewable and acceptable B. Productive and flexible. C. Useful and earth-frie
38、ndly. D. Strong and profitable. 58. The underlined word “renewable” in Paragraph 6 probably means “_”. A. able to be replaced naturally B. able to be raised difficultly C. able to be shaped easily D. able to be recycled conveniently 59. What do you learn from the passage A. Heinrichers love for bamb
39、oo led to her experiments in the lab. B. Heinrichers determination helped her to succeed in her work. C. Heinricher struggled to prevent bamboo from disappearing. D. Heinricher finally succeeded in realizing her childhood dream. 答案: 56 59 ACAB B If you enjoyed the spring-like sunshine over the weeke
40、nd and thought the weather has finally turned a corner, youre sadly mistaken. Chilly (寒冷的 ) days and grey clouds are forecast for the week making it far too early to pack away the winter woollies. Temperatures will struggle to rise above zero at night and fail to make double figures during the day.
41、People enjoy the spring sunshine in Sefton Park, Aigburth, Liverpool. Forecasters have predicted a return to chilly weather this week. Met Office forecaster Charlie said, “It was a nice, dry, bright weekend in many parts and Monday is going to be a similar affair for many.” “Temperatures will be bet
42、ween 5 and 8 , which is below average for the start of spring.” The sun will disappear from the south of the country after today, with dry but cloudy conditions forecast for tomorrow and Wednesday. Wednesday will be warmest of the three, with temperatures peaking at 9 . But this is still two degrees
43、 below the March average for the district. Overnight, temperatures will drop sharply, with lows of minus 3 for the next three nights. “It will generally stay on the cold side of average,” said Mr. Powell. The March misery comes at the end of the coldest winter for more than 30 years. Temperatures in
44、 December, January and February struggled to stay above zero, with the UKs average 1.5 , making it the deepest freeze since 1978 79. It claimed there was just a one-in-seven chance of a cold December to February. The agency also sadly predicted a “barbecue summer”, saying it was “quite optimistic” t
45、hat it would be warmer and drier than average. Following the two mistakes, the Met Office has dropped its long-range seasonal forecasts and will instead publish a monthly prediction for Britain, updated once a week. In its defense, it says that while short-term forecasts are extremely accurate, Brit
46、ains size and geographical position makes long-term predictions much more challenging. It also points out that it gave warning of any heavy falls of snow this winter. 60. According to the passage, the weather on Tuesday in the south might be _. A. dry but cloudy B. sunny but chilly C. sunny and warm
47、 D. cloudy and chilly 61. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage A. British people can put away their winter clothes now. B. The Met Office has shortened its forecast range. C. The weather forecast becomes more and more accurate. D. The agency was quite confident of long-
48、term predictions. 62. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage A. The big chill isnt over yet B. A warm spring finally arrives C. A heavy snow is on the way D. The Met Office drops forecasts 63. From the passage, we can conclude _. A. the weather report is more and more important B. British people become worried about bad weather C. Britain has just experienced a very freezing winter D. The Met Office can always predict any heavy snow falls accurately 答案: