1、湖南省长沙市 2010届高三下学期模拟测试卷与答案英语（ B 其他 SECTION B Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet Imagine eating the dishes of 102 different countries in as many consecutive (连续
2、的 )days . That s what Noah Galuten has done. He raced around the Southland (the name given to the are of towns and cities that surround Los Angeles county in California) for almost four months, indulging in (沉迷 于 )lunches, dinners and a few breakfast without a break. Although hes not chef (厨师 )， Gal
3、uten grew up around good food. His mother mainly cooked Italian food, and he recalled standing on a stool (板凳 )making sauce when he was sue years old. He also cooked dinners for friends during his college years. And he had experimented and adapted food from many cultures. Galutens food journey began
4、 after he graduated from college. Unemployed and back in Los Angeles, he decided to try something that he had a passion for. And he hoped it would help him keep his mind off his unemployment depression. Then he set up a blog and began his food journey. The requirement was to eat one dish at each pla
5、ce. After each meal, he would write a blog about the food, the cost, the environment and the company, It was indeed an incredible challenge. Sometimes Galuten searched online and contacted a friend of a friend for a restaurant tip or seeking out local food companies, he mostly dined at inexpen-sive
6、restaurants. His journey also used up his savings. Galuten figured that he spent about $ 11, 000 during the 102 - day experiment, including groceries, meals, gasoline, rent and other living cost. Now that he has used up all his money and is $ 4, 000 in debt, he is seriously joy 一 hunting. But he poi
7、nted out, I feel very happy now, although I am in debt. Its not to say that a lack of money has caused my happiness, because the feeling is not related to money at all. It* s more about doing that is important to you and sticking to what makes you happy, then making it the focus of your life. 81.Wha
8、t led Galuten to start his daily food journey (no more than 10 words) _ 82.How did Galuten collect information for his food journey (no more than 8 words) _ 83.What can we learn from Galutens words in the last paragraph (no more than 12 words) _ 84.What is the passage mainly about ？ (no more than 6
9、words ) _ 答案： 81.Passion for food and wish to avoid thinking about unemployment. 82.By searching online and consulting friends. 83.There is no necessary link between money and happiness. / Money doesn t necessarily mean happiness, 84.Noah Galutens amazing food journey, PART FOUR WRITING SECTION A Di
10、rections: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each blank. If you are a mother and you have to give up your dream of receiving higher education due to the need to raise a family. Yet always keep that dream i
11、n the back of your mind while a tight schedule of lack of funding (资金 )keeps you from pursuing it, then President Barack Obama may be able to help. He is offering education money to help those women who pursue their dreams. The aid, in the form of a $ 10,100 scholarship, is meant for stay - at - hom
12、e moms, single mothers, and other women who want to go back to school . With this scholarship, the mom doing the studying will not have to work while going to school because the education will be paid for. Busy schedules are always an issue with mothers, but online education is available, which defi
13、nitely frees up time that would otherwise be spent on the commute (往返路程 )to and from class, All American women have access to the scholarship, which does not have to be paid back as student loans do. If youre wondering how going back to school could be beneficial to you, the answer is many ways. Suc
14、h an education may give you the skills necessary to pursue the career youve been dreaming of, and you will be able to bring in more income to support your family. It will also make you feel more confident. Just think how nice that new diploma (毕业文凭 )would look in one of your rooms, and how great you
15、 will feel as you are heading off to your first day at a new job！ It will also make your children look up to you, and give them the courage to pursue their own dreams. Take advantage of the scholarship now, because it wont last forever, especially with money tighter than ever during this economic re
16、cession (经济衰退 ) Obama Offers【小题 1】 to Educate Mothers The problem Many mothers are【小题 2】 to get higher education for many reasons, such as having to stay at home and raise a family or being unable to【小题 3】 higher education. Those qualified for the fun-ding Stay - at - home mother Single mothers Any
17、woman who wants to【小题 4】 【小题 5】 of getting the fun- Receive an【小题 6】 No need to【小题 7】 the scholarships Gives them the skills【小题 8】 to pursue an ideal career They can support their families more easily if they have more in-come Cain【小题 9】 Get respect from their children and sets a good example to the
18、m ding 【小题 10】 Take advantage of this scholarship now. 答案： 【小题 1】 Scholarships 【小题 2】 unable 【小题 3】 afford 【小题 4】 return to school 【小题 5】 Benefits/Advantages 【小题 6】 online education 【小题 7】 pay back 【小题 8】 necessary 【小题 9】 self confidence 【小题 10】 Advice/Suggestion SECTION C Directions: Complete the f
19、ollowing passage by using ONE word that best fits the context. If foreigners want to drive a car in China, they must have a Chinese license. That is 48 international driver licenses are not valid in China . But foreigners who have a driving license issued by their home countries can apply for a 49 d
20、riving license and drive in China 50 having to take the related tests. 51, they need to attend lessons to study Chinese road safety rules before they drive in China. And they can only drive small cars. The temporary license can be valid for three months at most. The valid period cannot be made 52 .
21、In addition, the temporary driving license should be used 53 the driving license issued in their home country. Foreigners should always take these two licenses with 54 in case the traffic police ask them to show these licenses. If you drive in China, you must understand that most drivers are new. Ev
22、ery day, hundreds of brand-new cars are driven by brand-new drivers. They dont have much 55 on the road. So, be careful. 答案： 48. because 49, temporary 50. without 51. However 52. longer 53. with 54. them 55. experience 单项选择 * PART TWO LANGAGE KNOWLEDGE SECTION A Directions: Beneath each of the follo
23、wing sentences are 4 choices marked A, B9 C and D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. It is reported that in the next few years the earth_possibly be hit by more extreme weather like storms. A. would B. may C. could D. should 答案： C .It is uncertain whether the medicine will work on
24、the this cold,_？ A, is it B. isnt it C, will it D. wont it 答案： B It is definite that new digital mobile phones have less radiation, but that does not mean_that they should be used without caution. A obviously B necessarily C generally D eventually 答案： B This new method of teaching for the time being
25、 in our school. It will be carried out all_over the city. A. is experimenting B. is experimented C, is being experimented D. has been experimented 答案： C The advantages against the disadvantages, I decided to take up the job as a clerk in the_ bank. A To weigh B Weighing C Weighed D Having weighed 答案
26、： D The previous lecture focused on the reading problems in new words, while this lecture will turn to_in complex sentence structures. A that B one C those D ones 答案： C Recently Peter_to do his homework, and instead insists on wasting his time playing com-puter games, which extremely annoys his fath
27、er. A had been refusing B has been refusing C was refusing D refused 答案： B When I came in, I found Lucy_by the window_to music. A seated； listening B seated; listened C seating ； listened D seating ； listening 答案： A Color TV was first shown in 1929. It took more than two decades, _， until 1951, for
28、color broadcasts to begin in the USA. A. though B. therefore C. otherwise D. anyway 答案： A The question has been raised at the meeting_each member country should equally share the expense of the committee. A that B whether C if D what 答案： B Culture shock is a feeling_most travellers experience in a f
29、oreign country_they find the culture is quite different from that of their own. A that; which B that; where C when; where D which； which 答案： B It s quite a time Yao Ming got injured, but it won t be long he returns to_the court. A since； before B after; when C before； since D that; when 答案： A The co
30、st of living in Glasgow is among the lowest in Britain, _the quality of life is prob- ably one of the highest. A thus B yet C as D or 答案： B .Being exposed for a long time_strong sunlight might seriously damage your skin. A. in B. under C. to D, over 答案： C 28.When the telephone rang, I happened_in th
31、e kitchen, but when I came over to get it, it rang off. A to cook B to have cooked C to be cooking D having cooked 答案： C 完型填空 SECTION B Directions ； For each blank in the following passage there are four words of phrases marked with A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word that best fits the co
32、ntext. This is a true story about something that happened between a customer of General Motors and its Customer - Care Executive (客服主管 ).The following complaint was received by General Motors. It may sound crazy, but its a fact that every time I buy a 36 ice cream, and come back from the store, my c
33、ar wont start. If I get any other kind of ice cream, the car starts 37 fine, why The executive was 38 about the letter, but sent an engineer to check it out anyway. The 39 made three visits to the store with the customer. The first time, he got chocolate ice cream. The car started. The second time,
34、he ordered strawberry. The car started. The third time he got vanilla. The car failed to start. The engineer 40 to believe that the mans car was allergic (过敏的 )to vanilla ice cream. He 41 his visits, and noted all sorts of data: the types of gas used and the time it took to drive back and forth. Soo
35、n he came a clue: it took the man less 42 to buy vanilla than any other flavor (味道 ). Why The answer was in the layout (布局 )of the store. Vanilla, as the most 43 flavor, was in the front of the store for quick pickup. All the other flavors were kept further back, where it took longer to buy them. Ti
36、me was now the 44 not the vanilla ice cream！ The engineer quickly put forward an answer: “engine trouble. The extra time taken to get any other flavor 45 the engine to cool down longer. When the man got vanilla, the engine was still too hot to start. Even crazy 一 looking problems can be real. What r
37、eally 46 is your attitude to the problem. Dont just say something is IMPOSSIBLE without putting a sincere effort into 47 it out. If you look closer, you may discover that its possible after all. 36. A. chocolate B. strawberry C. vanilla D. banana 37. A. just B. only C. still D. ever 38. A. worried B
38、. crazy C. doubtful D. cheerful 39. A. customer B. engineer C. executive D. shopkeeper 40. A. pretended B. decided C. struggled D. refused 41. A. stopped B. continued C. valued D. repeated 42. A. time B. effort C. cost D. speed 43. A. strange B. familiar C. terrible D. popular 44. A. effect B. reaso
39、n C. problem D. solution 45. A. prevented B. encouraged C. let D. allowed 46. A. matters B. impresses C. bothers - D, concerns 47. A. looking B. figuring C, trying D. testing 答案： 36-47 CACBD BADCD AB 阅读理解 PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is
40、 followed by several questions or un-finished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked with A, S, C and D, Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. A Matt Scott, who was born with spina bifida (脊柱裂 )， grew up in Detroit, Michigan, where he parti
41、cipated in a variety of sports alongside his healthy friends. Now as a member of University of Wis-consin -Whitewater wheelchair basketball team, Scott has won four national championships, and hats recently been selected to the Paralympic team for the second time. The 23 year 一 old college senior ow
42、es his achievements to his hard work and the support of his friends and family, who never allowed him to use his disability as an excuse. My mother was always great. Whenever I felt giving up, she had no sympathy. She really helped me build my independence by not babying me the way other mothers wou
43、ld have, Scott says. It was Scott s independent nature and strong will, along with his on - the - court skills, that at-tracted the attention of Americas most influential sports apparel (衣服 )company, Nike. Nike was searching for an athlete with a disability to represent its Just Do It trademark. A h
44、andful of super-star athletes with disabilities came to audition for the role, but the company picked Scott to star in the 30 一 second commercial. I think that they were looking for the prettiest face in America, and found me, Scott jokes about the selection process. After being picked, Scott flew t
45、o California to film the commercial with Oscar - winning docu-mentary director Errol Morris. The ad gave Scott celebrity (名人 )status in the community of disabled athletes. Hes been asked to speak at a number of disability - related events, and feels its his duty to use the media to draw attention to
46、 those with disabilities. Ive been given a voice, and I want to do whatever I can to break down the social barriers that are still faced by disabled athletes, and make people realize that they have a very high athletic level, Scott says. 56.When Scott was young, A.he only played basketball with othe
47、r disabled children B.he became disabled during a basketball match C.his friends looked down upon him during basketball matches D.his mother didnt give him special treatment 57.Nike chose Scott to star in its commercial for his _. a. pretty appearance b. independent nature c. strong will d. excellen
48、t basketball skills e. status in the community of disabled athletes A. bee B. ade C. abd D. bed 58.The underlined phrase audition for in the second paragraph means . A. try out for B. look out for C. take on D. pick out 59.Which of the following about Scott is TRUE A.He has graduated from the University of W
