1、辽宁省 2010 届高三下学期质量检测试卷与答案（二）（英语） 其他 第二节（共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分 10分） 根据短文内容，从短文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。 71 It was held on the last Saturday of March, which asks households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need t
2、o take action on climate change. Based on an idea successfully executed(执行 ) in Thailand in 2005, it was pioneered by WWF Australia and the Sydney Morning Herald in 2007, and achieved worldwide participation in 2008. 72 Earth Hour 2007 Earth Hour was held in Sydney, Australia at 7:30 pm, local time.
3、 Earth Hour 2008 The official website for the event, earthhour.org, received over 6.7 million unique visitors in the week leading up to Earth Hour.73 According to a Zogby International online survey 36 million people participated in Earth Hour 2008. The survey also showed there was a 4 percentage po
4、int increase in awareness of environmental issues such as climate change, directly after the event. (However a search of Zogbys website and archive fails to produce any such survey or reference to the event) 74 Earth Hour 2009 is from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time, March 28 2009. Currently, 82 c
5、ountries and more than 2100 cities are committed to Earth Hour 2009, a huge increase from people participating in 35 countries for Earth Hour 2008. 75 A Earth Hour 2009 B Other websites took part in the event, with Googles homepage going :dark on the day. C Earth Hour is an annual international even
6、t created by the WWF . D The aim of Earth Hour is to call on the public to save energy. E. People are invent to provide blogs and short video clips on how they spend their time. F The time for Earth Hour is the same all the time G Earth Hour will next take place on Saturday， March 28， 2009 at 8： 30
7、pm，local time 答案： 7175 CGBAE 单项选择 * -Shall I give you a ride since you live so far away -Thank you._。 A It couldnt be better. B Of course you can. C If you like. D If you are convenient. 答案： A Out of the crowded bus_, who was dressed in a black suit and waved to a woman. A a tall man in his thirties
8、 stepped B stepped a tall man in his thirties C did a tall man in his thirties step D did a tall man step in his thirties 答案： B You can either have the double room or the family room,_ you want. A whichever B whatever C whenever D however 答案： A Last month, American scientists started working on _ pr
9、oject aimed at improving _ ability to predict earthquake. A the; a B a; an C the; an D a; the 答案： D -Does Bill do his new job well -_ his old job. Im afraid theres no hope for him. A Not better than B No better than C Not so well as D to lack 答案： B . Its impossible for a person_ a sense of responsib
10、ility to succeed. A being lacked B lacked C lacking D to lack 答案： C ._ of the truth of the reports, he told his colleagues about it. A Convincing B Convinced C To convince D Having convinced 答案： B They wouldnt agree to sell the house to us at the same price_ they had promised,_ was rather disappoint
11、ing. A which; as B as; that C that; that D as; which 答案： D _ the road round to the right, the blind man asked a boy to guide him. A Follow B Following C To follow D Followtec 答案： C Practising Chinese kung fu can not only _ ones strength, but also develop ones character. A bring up B build up C take
12、up D pull up 答案： B If you want the position here, you_ wear short hair besides others. A shall B can C will D may 答案： A -How long have you been at home -Half an hour. My son _ me home. A would drive B had driven C has been driving D drove 答案： D No equipment previded by the company is so advanced as
13、_ listed in the product introduction. A what B one C that D such 答案： C The purse found in the supermarket matches the_ by Tom, so it must be his. A impression B imagination C which D what 答案： D I am wondering _he expects will win the gold medal in Mens Sing. A whom B who C which D what 答案： B 完型填空 第二
14、节完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 On his way to the airport one afternoon, Phillip asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some travelers checks. The plane was to 36 at 5:30.From the bank, there was still 37 journey to t
15、he airport 38 Phillip merely enjoyed the scene along the way. Shortly before arriving, he began 39 the things he would need for the 40 : tickets, money, the address of On his way to the airport one afternoon, Phillip asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some travelers checks.
16、 The plane was to 36 at 5:30. From there was still a 37 journey to the airport 38 Phillip merely watched the scene along the way. Shortly before arriving , he began 39 the things he would need for the 40 : tickets , money , the address of his hotel, travellers checks Just a moment . How about his pa
17、ssport Phillip went through his pocket. He suddenly 41 that he must have let his passport 42 . What could he do It was now five past four and there would be too little 43 to return to the bank. This was the 44 time he was representing his company for an important meeting 45 the manager of a French c
18、ompany in Paris the following morning . Without a passport he would be 46 to board the plane. At that moment , the taxi 47 outside the air terminal (候机楼 ). Phillip got 48 , took his suitcase and paid the driver. He then 49 a good deal of confusion in the building .A 50 could be heard over the loudsp
19、eaker. “We very much 51 that because of a twenty-four-hour strike of airport staff ,all flights for the rest of today have had to be called off.” Passengers are 52 to get in touch with their travel agents or with this terminal for 53 on tomorrows flights. Phillip was very glad to hear that, He would
20、 let his company know about this 54 and, thank goodness, he would have the opportunity of calling at his bank the following morning to 55 his passport . . 36 A check in B lead off C take off D go up 37 A long B short C pleasant D rough 38 A as B so C but D because 39 A buying B taking over C putting
21、 about D checking 40 A plane B trip C company D flight 41 A realized B promised C recognized D suggested 42 A at home B at the bank C at the office D in the taxi 43 A time B chance C possibility D use 44 A golden B last C only D first 45 A in B to C at D with 46 A sad B unable C nervous D difficult
22、47 A stopped B ran C went D opened 48 A off B back C out D away 49 A started B caught C noticed D left 50 A speech B signal C call D voice 51 A apologize B announce C worry D regret 52 A advised B forced C allowed D persuaded 53 A ideas B plans C information D time 54 A person B situation C place D
23、airport 55 A return B show C recover D change 答案： 3640 CABDB 4145 ABADD 4650 BACCD 5155 DACBC 阅读理解 Taste is such a subjective matter that we dont usually conduct preference tests for food. The most you can say about anyones preference, is that its one persons opinion. But because the two big cola co
24、mpaniesCoca -Cola and Pepsi Cola- are marketed so aggressively, weve wondered how big a role taste preference actually plays in brand loyalty. We set up a taste test that challenged people who identified themselves as either Coca-Cola or Pepsi fans: Find your brand in a blind tasting. We invited sta
25、ff volunteers who had a strong liking for either Coca-Cola Classic (传统型 ) or Pepsi, Diet (低糖的 ) Coke, or Diet Pepsi. These were people who thought theyd have no trouble telling their brand from the other brand. We eventually located 19 regular cola drinkers and 27 diet cola drinkers. Then we fed the
26、m four unidentified samples of cola one at a time, regular colas for the one group, diet versions for the other. We asked them to tell us whether each sample was Coke or Pepsi; then we analyzed the records statistically to compare the participants choices with what mere guess-work could have accompl
27、ished. Getting all four samples right was a tough test, but not too tough, we thought, for people who believed they could recognize their brand. In the end, only 7 out of 19 regular cola drinkers correctly identified their brand of choice in all four trials. The diet-cola drinkers did a little worse
28、-only 7 of 27 identified all four samples correctly. Both groups did better than chance would predict,but nearly half the participants in each group made the wrong choice two or more times. Two people go all four samples wrong. Overall, half the participants did about as well on the last round of ta
29、sting as on the first, so tiredness, or taste burnout, was not a factor. Our preference test results suggest that only a few Pepsi participants and Coke fans may really be able to tell their favorite brand by taste and price. 67. According to the passage the preference test was conducted in order to
30、 _. A.show that a persons opinion about taste is mere guesswork B.compare the ability of the participants in choosing their drinks（ A） C. find out the role taste preference plays in a persons drinking D.reveal which cola is more to the liking of the drinkers 68. The statistics recorded in the prefer
31、ence tests show that_. A. there is not much difference in taste between Coca-Cola and Pepsi B. few people had trouble telling Coca-Cola from Pepsi C. peoples tastes differ from one another D. Coca-Cola and Pepsi are peoples two most favorite drinks 69. It is implied in the first paragraph that _. A.
32、 the competition between the two colas is very strong B. blind tasting is necessary for identifying fans C. the purpose of taste tests is to promote the sale of colas D. the improvement of quality is the chief concern of the two cola companies 70. The authors purpose in writing this passage is to _.
33、 A. emphasize that taste and price are closely related to each other B. recommend that blind tasting be introduced in the quality control of colas C. show that taste preference is highly subjective D. argue that taste testing is an important marketing strategy 答案： 6770 CAAC The phone is ringing at t
34、he other end of the line and it clicks as it is being answered A voice says quickly, “Hello, will you hold, please ” Then there is another click, followed by silence It seems like hours before someone comes back on the line - that is, if you dont hang up first Office calls are, perhaps, the most dif
35、ficult and the most important part of a secretarys work The first impression that a man receives about a business is often through a telephone contact A caller who is left hanging on “hold” will get the feeling that he or she has been forgotten or ignored If a call is answered rudely, the caller may
36、 become angry And if the call is not routed directly to the right person, the caller may feel that he or she is getting the “run-around”. Laura Needham is a secretary in the executive offices of a large manufacturing company As a good office secretary, Laura knows that all phone calls must be answer
37、ed without delay and handled efficiently. She knows that a secretary must be pleasant and helpful, no matter how busy she is or what kind of feeding she may be in She knows she must keep calm if a caller gets impatient or becomes angry; also, of course, she knows she can never allow herself to lose
38、her temper (脾气 ) If she does not have the information the caller asks for, she must know who does have the information Finally, she knows that one of her most important responsibilities(责任 )is to “screen telephone calls” and to know which calls to refer to her boss, which calls to refer to other peo
39、ple, and which calls to handle herself A well-handled telephone call will give the caller a good impression of the company he or she is dealing with For this reason, an office secretary who can handle telephone calls cheerfully, tactfully (老练的 ), and efficiently is a valuable asset to any organizati
40、on 63. Good secretaries find it to handle office calls well. A. very. boring B. very important C. quite necessary D. extremely difficult 64. The underlined word nmaround here means . A. a flat refusal B. a not-so-warm welcome C . an unpleasant refusal D. an unhelpful response 65. In Lauras opinion a
41、 secretary can never be a good one until . A. she often asks her boss how to answer a telephone call B. she knows how to please all the people C. she has the information that others need D. she can keep calm and never loses her temper 66. This passage is mainly about . A. well-handled telephone call
42、s B. an efficient office secretary called Laura Needham C. the importance of how office calls are dealt with D. a secretary being a valuable asset to her company 答案： 6366 BDDC Tailors English Language Preparation 2010 Taylorscollege. edu. au/ telp If you need additional help to gain the high level o
43、f English language necessary for academic study, Taylors English Language Preparation (TELP)is the perfect solution. Throughout your TELP studies you will be an active language learner. You will be surrounded by opportunities to communicate in English, with friends, teachers, families and local peop
44、le. You will gain English language skills which you will keep for life. English: the language of Taylors College Strong English language skills are necessary for success in your chosen Taylors program. The TELP program, delivered in 12 week terms, is specifically designed to provide language trainin
45、g for academic study. Our teachers are fully trained English Language Teaching professionals, who will assist you in a caring and supportive classroom atmosphere. TELP focuses on: Language studies Formal writing styles Note taking Assignment writing Intensive listening Reading Progressing to our Hig
46、h School or Foundation Programs Upon completion of TELP, you do not take an IELTS test before you begin our High School or Foundatin programs. TELP term dates Students are encouraged to enroll（注册） at the start of a term; however, TELP courses allow for entry every four weeks. 2010 dates 18 January 9
47、 April 12 April 2 July 5 July-24 September 27 September-17 December 2010 Summer School 20 December-14 January 2011 60 The TELP program . A is popular and thought highly of by students B is aimed at those who have passed an IELTS test C makes sure students have a communicative atmosphere D makes sure
48、 students learn the English language for four months 61 It can be inferred from the text that . A TELP courses permits students to have lessons at any time B start date of the first term in 2011 is probably January 17th C students who study from 20th December to 14th January have cold weather D High School and Foundation programs at Taylors college have no entry requirements 62 What information will probably be provided following
