1、甘肃省古浪一中 2010届高三第一次诊断考试英语试题 其他 语音知识（共 5小题；每小题 1分，满分 5分） 从 A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。 1. feast A. league B. spread C. break D. steady 2. clothing A. cloth B. clothes C. bath D. youth 3. remote A. pot B. dozen C. pilot D. vote 4. gifted A. skilled B experienced C. punished D . tended 5.
2、official A. officer B. curious C. potential D. physical 答案： -5 ABDDC 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 A: 61 . B: I think so. You see, many students are going into and coming out of that building. Most of them are holding books or carrying schoolbags. Lets go in and have a look. A: 62 . B: Y
3、ou really dont have to worry about that. We can ask the assistants for help. Besides, you can always find rules posted on the walls of the library. A: 63 . B: Sure, and it must be shown each time. We can also read newspapers and magazines in the rooms there. A: 64 . B: Of course. Thats one of the pu
4、rposes of the library. A: 65 . B: I guess since were both new on the campus, we have many questions. As a matter of fact, I dont know any more about this than you do. Lets go in and find out. A Look, the students are very busy. B Ive never been to a library; I dont know what to do. C Can we read our
5、 own books there D Lets ask the assistants who can help us. E. If we borrow books there, how long can we keep them F. That big building must be the library. G. I hear well be given a library card, with which we can borrow books. 答案： 61-65 FBGCD 单项选择 * I was really anxious about you. You _ have left
6、home without a word. A mustnt B shouldnt C neednt D couldnt 答案： B _ reading books in my spare time, I also surf on the internet sometimes. A Including B Except C But D Besides 答案： D Work means much to me. It is _ of my life _ air, water and sunlight. A as much a part; as B as a part as much; as C as
7、 a part much; as D so much a part; as 答案： A To gain a bigger _ internationally, many companies are striving to make their products more competitive. A hold B share C interest D part 答案： B Tony said he could fix my bicycle, but I really doubt it. _ _. Hes good at that sort of thing. A Dont worry B Of
8、 course C A piece of cake D I couldnt agree more 答案： A No sooner _in the distance _a storm began to pour. A a thunder broke; when B a thunder had broken; than C had a thunder broken; than D did a thunder break; than 答案： C The CDs are on sale！ Buy one and you get _ completely free. A other B others C
9、 one D ones 答案： C Its no use_ that you didnt know the rules. A you pretend B you to pretend C of you to pretend D your pretending 答案： D Will you drop in at my house this afternoon if _ A it is convenient to you B you are convenient C it is convenient of you D you will be convenient 答案： A The editors
10、 job is to keep the newspaper_ and _ to the readers. A balanced; interested B balancing; interesting C balanced; interesting D balancing; interested 答案： C They wanted the house at the foot of the mountain _in a way to look pretty A build B to build C built D building 答案： C _he came from the countrys
11、ide, he became a modern architect. A Although the fact that B Despite the fact that C Despite D Though the fact 答案： B Most of the factories under_ have been designed by Chinese engineers. A control B construction C contribution D conclusion 答案： B In face of _ failure, it is the most important to kee
12、p up _ good state of mind. A不填 ; a B a; 不填 C the; 不填 D不填 ; the 答案： A At a rough estimate（估计） , Nigeria is _ Great Britain. A three times the size as B the size three times of C three times the size of D three times as the size of 答案： C 完型填空 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
13、 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one job by myself and not tell them about it till Id got one. I had seen an agency advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the 21_ in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as 22_ as if I were goi
14、ng on the stage. Finding the 23_ quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said Enter without knocking, if you please. The simple atmosphere of the office 24_ me. The woman looked carefully at me 25_ through her glasses, and then 26_ me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden
15、I started to feel rather 27_ . She wondered why I was looking for this sort of 28_ . I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 29 to get a job without 30_ . I wondered whether I ought to leave, 31_ the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say: “ 32_ , Ive got someone in the 33_
16、at this very moment who might 34_ . She wrote down a 35_ . and held it out to me, saying: Ring up this lady. She wants a 36 immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people. Oh yes, said I 37_ having cooked for more than four in my life. I 38_ her again and a
17、gain, and rushed out to the 39_ telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for. I spent the next few hours 40_ cook books. 21 A bed B house C agency D office 22 A proud B please C nervous D worried 23 A fam
18、ily B door C place D stage 24 A calmed B excited C frightened D disturbed 25 A as usual B for a while C in a minute D once again 26 A advised B examined C informed D questioned 27 A encouraged B dissatisfied C hopeless D pleased 28 A place B job C advice D help 29 A difficult B helpless C possible D
19、 unusual 30 A ability B experience C knowledge D study 31 A. after B since C until D when 32 A Above all B As a matter of fact C As a result D In spite of that 33 A family B house C office D restaurant 34 A hire B accept C suit D offer 35 A letter B name C note D number 36 A cook B help C teacher D
20、secretary 37 A almost B never C nearly D really 38 A answered B promised C thanked D told 39 A. outside B local C closest D nearest 40 A burrowing B buying C reading D lending 答案： -25 BCCAB 26-30 DCBAB 31-35 DBCCD 36-40 ABCDC 阅读理解 Thousands of people began pouring into Pennsylvania from other states
21、. They wanted to buy lottery tickets. The tickets cost only $0 9 each But that small spending could bring them a reward of $90 million. That was the second largest lottery jackpot（积累奖金） in history. More than 87 million tickets were bought for the Pennsylvania lottery drawing. Those who bought ticket
22、s had to choose seven numbers from 1 to 80. The chance of winning was one in 9 6 million. But that little chance certainly didnt affect ticket sales. In the last few days before the drawing , tickets were selling at the unbelievable rate of 500 per second. Experts say many people buy lottery tickets
23、 because they just want to have a piece of the action. Others say the lottery is a stock market for poor people. It allows them to dream about wealth theyll probably never have. But many people believe lotteries are no better than legalized gambling. Some critics note that most people who play are p
24、oor and may not be able to afford the tickets. There are also many addicts who take the game seriously. They may pour their life savings into lottery tickets. Some clubs have been formed to help them kick the habit. Politicians like lotteries because they provide money that would otherwise have to s
25、ome from new taxes. The profits from lotteries are usually used to pay for education or programs for senior citizens. But critics say this arrangement just allows states to legalize vice（恶习） , under the name of social progress. No matter whether you regard state lotteries right or not , you cannot r
26、efuse to accept their extreme popularity with many Americans. 57. The main idea of the passage is that A lotteries are of great benefit to everyone who buys them B playing a lottery is just like investing in the stock market C a lot of people buy lottery tickets , but lotteries cause disagreement D
27、lotteries are just legalized vice 58. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage A Politicians like lotteries because they dont have to pay extra tax B The popularity of lotteries in America actually is social progress C Some critics dont like lotteries because many poor people waste th
28、eir money on them D People love the lottery because it is a stock market 59. In just one hour in the last few days , the Pennsylvania lottery sold tickets totaling A $1 62 million B $90million C $9 6million D $87million 60. People who are addicted to playing lotteries should A join a club B save eve
29、ry cent C win the Pennsylvania D kick the habit 答案： 57-60 CCAD Sydney Airport International Terminal -Arrival Area SPECIALTY RETAIL STORES Newslink: Two separate Newslink stores cater to all your reading needs including newspapers, magazines and the latest bestsellers. Downtown Duty Free: Make sure
30、you shop at Downtown Duty Free for great savings on a range of items including perfume, alcohol, skincare products and cigarettes. Its your last chance before customs. Beach Culture: A must for those into the latest beach clothing. Top fashion labels including Mambo, Stussy and Quicksilver, includin
31、g childrens sizes. DINING Blue Sky Cafe: Speedy service leaves you time to keep an eye on the arrival gate. Fresh milk, coffee, lemon juice, beer, whisky, ice cream, soda water, cakes and dumplings are on sale. MacDonalds: hamburgers, fries, pancakes, roasted potatoes, muffins, Pepsi, Coca-cola and
32、chocolates-all your family favorites. Breakfast is served until 10:30. SERVICES ATM: ATMs are conveniently located throughout Arrivals and Departures. Dollars, pounds, francs and RMB are all accepted. Vodafone Rentals: This communications center offers the very latest technology for mobile phone ren
33、tals, sales and serving. 53 Where is the passage likely to appear A In a morning newspaper. B In a monthly magazine. C In a geography book. D In an official guidebook. 54 The underlined phrase cater to probably means _. A satisfy B afford C support D help 55 According to the passage, you can draw _
34、from ATMs. A dollars and yen B pounds and RMB C RMB and rubles D francs and euros 56 At Beach Culture you can probably buy _. A newspapers and magazines B skincare products and cigarettes C adult cotton T-shirts D fresh juice and breakfast rolls 答案： -56 DABC Our sense of hearing is one of the most i
35、mportant means of knowing what is going on around us. We are warned of danger by sounds. The sounds of music please us. Sound has a waste product, too, in the form of noise. Noise has been called unwanted sound. Noise is growing and it may get much worse before it gets any better. Scientists, for se
36、veral years, have been studying how noise affects people and animals and are alarmed by what they have learned. Peace and quiet are becoming harder to find. Noise pollution is no joke. It is a threat that should be looked at carefully. Sound is measured in units called decibels （分贝） . At a level of
37、140 decibels people feel pain in their ears. Trucks, buses, motorcycles, airplanes, boats, and factories all make noise. This noise bothers not only our ears, but our minds and bodies as well. There is a saying about it is so noisy that you cant hear yourself think. Doctors who study noise believe t
38、hat we must be able to hear ourselves think most of the time. If we dont, we may have headaches, other aches and pains, or even mental problems. Noise adds even more tension to a society which already faces too much stress. 49 The sense of hearing _. A makes people feel angry B makes people want to
39、dance C helps people to know what is happening around them D is something harmful to people 50 When sound is turned into noise, _. A people become ill B it makes people forget the past C people dont know how to deal with it D it becomes a kind of pollution 51 Why does the passage say Peace and quiet
40、 are becoming harder to find A Sounds of over 140 decibels are common these days. B There are always wars going on in the world. C The world is making more and more noise. D All kinds of machines make noises. 52 Which of the following statements is TRUE A Scientists are warning people noise can be h
41、armful. B Its possible for man to get rid of all noises. C Sounds under 140 decibels are not considered to be noise. D Society has become more lively because there is noise now. 答案： -52 CDCA To us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrell
42、a was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun! Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, back in the eleventh century B.C. We know that the umbrella was used in
43、 ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And
44、 the umbrella was in common used in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late six
45、teenth century. And again it was considered as a symbol of power. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England. By the eighteenth century, the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they hav
46、e become much lighter in weight. It wasnt until the twentieth century that womens umbrellas began to be made, in a whole variety of colours. 45. According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented in ancient _. A. China B. Egypt C. Greece D. Rome 46. Which of the following statements
47、 is not true about the umbrella A. No one exactly knows who was the inventor of the umbrella. B. The umbrella was first invented to be used as protection against the sun. C. The umbrella changed much in style in the eighteenth century. D. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a
48、 sunshade. 47. A strange feature(特征 ) of the umbrellas use is that it was used as _. A. protection against rain B. a shade against the sun C. a symbol of honour and power D. womens decoration 48. In Europe, the umbrella was first used against the rain _. A. during the Middle Ages B. by the eighteenth century C. in Rome D. in Greece 答案： -48 ACCC When he though
