1、福建省厦门市 2010届高三上学期期末考试 单项选择 * It is generally considered unwise to give a child _ he or she wants A however B whatever C whichever D whenever 答案： B Thank you for reminding me of the time, or I _ late yesterday Dont mention it A should be B would be C will have been D would have been 答案： D When the mi
2、nister came to the snow-stricken area, he was happy to see the disaster victims well_ A take care of B took care of C taken care of D taking care of 答案： C How do you find Xiamen, Anna Fantastic! Ive been planted here and this is _where_ Im going to grow A where B why C how D what 答案： A Did you see w
3、ho the driver was No, so quickly _ that I couldnt get a good look at his face A does the car speed by B did the car speed by C the car sped by D the car speeds by 答案： B _ a strong and fair climate agreement at the key UN summit in Copenhagen, 50,000 people in London wore blue and went to the streets
4、 A Call for B Calling for C To call for D Called for 答案： C It is the test system, rather than the teachers, _ is to blame for the students heavy burden nowadays A who B this C that D whom 答案： C Many children are _ in the countryside when their parents flood into the cities for jobs A left behind B l
5、eft off C left aside D left out 答案： A The UN officials say it could be many weeks and even months _ a deal is reached A before B after C when D as 答案： A Either the ways or the time _ yet, but you may ask the headmaster for some information A isnt decided B hasnt decided C arent decided D havent deci
6、ded 答案： A The purse found on the playground matches the _ by Mary, so it must be hers A direction B description C expression D instruction 答案： B Quite a lot of students failed in the math exam Exactly It is _ their abilities A within B over C against D beyond 答案： D Those scientists invented a robot
7、to care for kids! Its not surprising They _ wonders all the time A worked B were working C work D have been working 答案： D Following the girl, we went into a hall, on _ walls hung a few pictures of some famous scientists A its B which C whose D those 答案： C Because _ unemployment is very high at prese
8、nt, its not easy for a fresh graduate to find _ satisfying job as he wishes A the; / B /; a C an; a D an; the 答案： B I am going to be a volunteer at the Asian Games to be held in Guangzhou this November _! Me, too A Thats it B Congratulations C No problem D Thats great 答案： D 完型填空 第二节完型填空（共 20小题；每小题 1
9、.5分，满分 30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 3655 各题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。 A loving person lives in a loving world A hostile （敌意的） person lives in a hostile world Everyone you meet is your mirror Mirrors have a very particular 36 They reflect the image in front of them Just as a 37 mirror works as t
10、he vehicle to reflection, 38 do all of the people in our lives When we see something beautiful such as a flower garden, that garden 39 a reflection When we love someone, its a（ n） 40 of loving ourselves We have often heard things like I love how I am when Im with that person That simply 41 into Im a
11、ble to love me when I love that other person 42 , when we meet someone new, we feel as though we click Sometimes its as if weve 43 each other for a long time That feeling can come from 44 similarities Just as the mirror or other person can be a positive reflection, it is more likely that well 45 it
12、when it has a negative connotation（内涵） 46 its easy to remember times when we have met someone were not particularly 47 about We may have some criticism （批评） in our mind about the 48 This is especially true when we get to know someone with whom we would rather spend 49 time Oftentimes, when we 50 qua
13、lities in other people, ironically（讽刺地） , its usually the mirror thats 51 to us At times we meet someone 52 and feel distant, disconnected, or disgusted 53 we dont want to believe it, and its not easy or 54 to look further, it can be a great learning lesson to 55 what part of the person is being ref
14、lected in you Its simply just another way to create more self-awareness 36 A target B style C function D color 37 A medical B physical C chemical D mental 38 A so B then C nor D neither 39 A focuses on B applies to C works with D serves as 40 A reward B evaluation C reflection D example 41 A grows B
15、 translates C enters D falls 42 A Obviously B Strangely C Fortunately D Frequently 43 A known B supported C observed D recognized 44 A creating B lacking C sharing D comparing 45 A ignore B keep C take D notice 46 A In brief B In addition C For example D As usual 47 A crazy B anxious C upset D conce
16、rned 48 A time B mirror C garden D person 49 A less B amazing C more D valuable 50 A appreciate B dislike C describe D discover 51 A shouting B shining C speaking D pointing 52 A new B nervous C familiar D friendly 53 A If B Although C Since D Once 54 A terrible B noble C reliable D desirable 55 A f
17、igure out B take out C put out D give out 答案： 36 C 37 B 38 A 39 D 40 C 41 B 42 D 43 A 44 C 45 D 46 C 47 A 48 D 49 A 50 B 51 C 52 A 53 B 54 D 55 A 阅读理解 第三部分：阅读理解（共 20小 题，每题 2分，满分 40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I used to believe in the American dream that meant a job, credit,
18、 success I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us separately chasing the same thing One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell apart I found myself homeless and alone I had my truck and $56 I searched the countryside for some place I could rent for the cheapest p
19、ossible amount I came upon a deserted cottage in a small remote valley I hadnt been alone for 25 years I was scared, but I hoped the hard work would distract and heal me I found the owner and rented the place for $50 a month The locals knew nothing about me But slowly they started teaching me the ar
20、t of being a neighbor They dropped off blankets, tools and canned deer meat and began sticking around to chat They would ask if I wanted to meet cousin Albie or go fishing They started to teach me a belief in a different American dream, not the one of individual achievement but of neighborliness Men
21、 would stop by with wild berries, ice cream, truck parts to see if I was up for courting I wasnt, but they were civil anyway The women on that mountain worked harder than any Id ever met They taught me how to store food in the stream and keep it cold and safe I learned to keep enough for an extra pl
22、ate for company What I had believed in, all those things I thought were necessary for a civilized life, were non-existent in this place Up on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my relationships with my neighbors After four years in that valley, I moved back into town I saw a lot of peop
23、le were having a really hard time, losing their jobs and homes With the help of a real estate broker （房地产经纪人） I chatted up at the grocery store, I managed to rent a big enough house to take in a handful of people Its four of us now, but over time Ive had nine come in and move on to other places from
24、 here Wed all be in shelters if we hadnt banded together The American dream I believe in now is a shared one Its not so much about what I can get for myself; its about how we can all get by together 56 Before a series of unhappy events happened, the writer _ A had a well-paid job B worked hard for h
25、is American dream C worked hard and liked to share D felt hopeless about his American dream 57 What does the underlined word it in the second paragraph refer to A The house B The job C The company D The American dream 58 What does the underlined sentence I learned to in Paragraph 3 most probably mea
26、n A The writer learned to run a company B The writer learned to share with others C The writer learned to keep enough plates D The writer learned to save money for his company 59 Why did the writer rent a big house A To make some money B To show off his wealth C To share with those people in need D
27、To make friends with his neighbors 60 The writer mainly tells us about _ A his unhappy experiences B the friendly people in the valley C the change of his living conditions D his new idea of the American dream 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 D For many employers, Facebook, MySpace and
28、 other social networking sites are already a threat （威胁） that cut into productivity Now they have something else to worry aboutthe games hosted by these sites This new type of social gaming is called asynchronous gaming and allows people to play with their friends without having to be online at the
29、same time The low-intensity （低强度） engagement has made games such as FarmVille, Cafe World and Pet Society popular among employees who often log on during office hours What we are seeing is that more and more people and organizations are recognizing the productivity lost so probably more chief inform
30、ation officers are blocking Facebook applications, Rebecca Wettemann of Nucleus Research said Boston-based Nucleus Research, which conducted a recent study into the effects of social networking sites on productivity, said nearly half of office employees in the United States access social networking
31、sites at work, which leads to an average loss of 1 5 percent of total office productivity Facebook, which has 350 million users, says at least 20 percent of its members play games online Sebastien de Halleux, CEO and co-founder of online game creator Playfish, said Asia is growing at a faster pace t
32、han other regions We had no idea that it would spread so fast when we had 100,000 users after one month, we thought it was the biggest success ever Now with 60 million users we think this is only the beginning of something much bigger, he added Zyngas FarmVille, the best known game with over 70 mill
33、ion active users to date, allows players to own a virtual farm where they can grow crops and raise animals While companies try to limit access to social networking sites, not everyone sees the games as harmful 61 We can learn that Pet Society is a game _ A popular among employers B without having to
34、 be online C merely played during office hours D that can be played online at a different time 62 It can be inferred from the passage that _ A Playfish is owned by Sebastien and Rebecca B Playfish has over 70 million active users to date C Asia will be the largest potential market for Playfish D Pla
35、ying online games loses 1 5 percent of total office productivity 63 The best title of the passage would be _ A Social Network Gaming B New Threat to Productivity C Social Networking Sites D Latest Survey on Productivity 64 What would most probably be discussed next after the last paragraph A Opinion
36、s in favor of online games B Measures to limit access to social networking sites C Suggestions on how to improve productivity D More examples about the bad effects of online games 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 A Last year was the year of the travel deal, with resorts and airlines practically
37、 begging for bookings, and many travelers finding bargain airfares and hotel rooms as a result Now the economy looks as if it might be on a slight rebound So now is the perfect time to review your booking strategy（策略） Here are 4 simple steps you can take to help cut your travel costs in 2010 1 Find
38、the Cheapest Dates to Fly ITASoftware com, which provides the technological backbone for many airfare shopping sites, allows users to scan an entire months fares for the least expensive rate（ Log in as a guest and click on month-long search ） In January, the 28th and 30th were the cheapest dates to
39、fly nonstop to London from New York （ $536） for a weeks vacation, according to a recent search The next best was Saturday, Jan 23, at $640 To book the ticket, users must go to another site Kayak com has a flexible-dates option （ registration is required） and a calendar that shows the best fares foun
40、d by other Kayak users in the last 48 hours Bing Travel, the Microsoft search engine, offers a similar option, found under plan trips, about halfway down the page 2 Consider Nearby Airports A recent Web search showed nonstop flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International from
41、$299 round trip on American in early January But flying into Fort Lauderdale, roughly 30 miles north of Miami, was $219 on Virgin America, an $80 saving 3 Go Against the Grain If possible, avoid popular travel dates like holidays and spring break because airlines have begun to charge anywhere from $
42、10 to $30 extra at those times Farecompare com offers a handy breakdown of the new fees by date, airline and amount Early-morning and late-night flights may also be cheaper depending on the route 4 Make Yourself at Home For a 6 to 12 percent booking fee, AirBnB/com connects budget travelers with loc
43、als who are offering a place to bed down The Timess Frugal Traveler, Matt Gross, described it as a cross between CouchSurfing com and the vacation rentals section of Craigslist There were more than 2,000 listings in a recent search for New York including a futon （床垫） in a one-bedroom near Gramercy P
44、ark （ $65） and a bedroom with private bath and separate entrance in Hells Kitchen （ $150） 65 According to the first paragraph, _ A the economy in 2010 is surely getting better B 2009 saw a sharp decrease in travel fees C the booking strategies can be put away in 2010 D in 2009, airlines begged the t
45、ravelers to buy more travel guides 66 If you want to book a ticket, you may log on to _ A ITASoftware com B CouchSurfing com C AirBnB com D Kayak com 67 What does Go Against the Grain probably mean in the passage A Going travelling in the off-season B Going travelling without taking any grain C Goin
46、g travelling during holidays and spring break D Going travelling without meals served on early-morning and late-night flights 68 The passage is most probably taken from _ A a book review B a magazine C a website D a story book 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C Compared to adults, children seem
47、 to be moving constantly So its no surprise that most parents who are quizzed about their childs physical activity level describe their children as fairly active But a new study of nearly 2,000 British school children suggests that many parents overestimate the amount of physical activity their children are really getting The researchers equipped 1,892 British school children, ages 9 and 10, with accelerometers that measure all physical activity during a given time period The re
