湖北省钟祥一中2012届高三五月适应性考试英语试题(三)

Nowadays students go to key universities just for a formal         , which may help them hunt for a suitable job in the future.

A、conservation       B、preparation            C、graduation        D、qualification

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D

     

The solider had qualified as a doctor, but later he gave up the _______of medicine for full-time training.

         A、fight                     B、treatment                 C、practice             D、design

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C

     

We_______ the shops and the post office as soon as we moved into the town.

         A、located                 B、assigned                   C、delivered            D、placed

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A

     

Considering the foggy weather, we can’t _____the possibility of the train coming late again.

         A、predict                  B、discount                   C、decline               D、reserve

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B

     

In order to save the seriously wounded soldier, the doctor decided to _____his left leg.

         A、take away             B、take out                   C、take up              D、take off

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D

     

He can’t seem to          to a steady job; every two years or so he quits it, moves to another city and starts again.

       A、settle down            B、settle in               C、settle up           D、settle on

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知识点:动词/动词短语

A

     

It’s a ____coincidence that the day before his retirement, my English teacher will have been teaching for a total of forty years.

         A、serious                 B、cautious                   C、curious              D、previous

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C

     

People used to think beauty was _____and that different cultures had different preferences.

         A、ample                   B、arbitrary                   C、antique              D、apparent

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B

     

Foreign teachers would like students to___ ask questions, submit theories, or to debate any required reading material.

         A、hopefully              B、gradually                  C、truly                  D、eagerly

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知识点:时间,地点,方式,程度,疑问,连接关系等副词的用法

D

     

The bargain they reached with their employers was to reduce their wage demand and accept a shorter working week______.

         A、in return               B、in all                        C、in reality            D、in turn

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A

     

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。

Mark Gibson is a former gymnastics coach who once worked with many excellent athletes. He often tells a wonderful story about a 15-year-old   31   girl, Cindy, whose attitude brought out the best in everyone.

Cindy wasn’t a great   32  , but when she was in the gym, everyone complained less, worked harder, and, not   33 , achieved more. Cindy was such a powerful motivator   34 she could see nothing. When it was her turn to do the vault(跳马), mother would also   35 alongside her, and tell her how close she was to the vault. When her mom said, “Vault!”, Cindy would reach out and jump,   36  her mother and herself.

Cindy loved the sport and kept   37  because she and her mom refused to be defeated by her   38  . Mark called her the most   39  member of the team, not because of her   40  ability, but because of her heart and because she   41 a standard of perseverance  and courage that inspired others to get more out of themselves. Everyone who   42 her work hard to be the best  43   how much more they could get out of themselves.

This is leadership—leadership by   44 . And we see this sort of leadership not only in   45   but also in families and in the workplace. Often the most important members of the team are not the   46 , most skilled, or most powerful. Instead, their   47   is in their attitude and their ability to inspire and   48   others with their optimism, enthusiasm, and determination.

People who know how to get the best out of themselves get the best of others.

There’s no doubt that Cindy’s   49   has a great effect on her teammates. A person’s personality matters most because it comes from within and does not depend on   50  alone.

31、A、pretty                     B、kind                        C、blind                 D、clever

32、A、instructor                B、worker                   C、leader               D、gymnast

33、A、accidentally             B、naturally                  C、gradually          D、surprisingly

34、A、because                  B、after                       C、that                  D、when

35、A、jump                      B、walk                       C、appear              D、run

36、A、supporting              B、trusting                   C、satisfying          D、attracting

37、A、failing                     B、praying                   C、dreaming          D、improving

38、A、mistake                   B、coach                     C、disability           D、laziness

39、A、important                B、skilled                    C、popular             D、powerful

40、A、organizational          B、communicative        C、athletic             D、musical

41、A、showed                  B、understood              C、settled              D、reached

42、A、made                      B、watched                  C、helped              D、heard

43、A、forgot                     B、imagined                 C、confirmed         D、realized

44、A、knowledge              B、example                  C、reputation     D、experience

45、A、exercises                B、gymnasiums            C、sports               D、teams

46、A、smartest                 B、richest                    C、tallest               D、oldest

47、A、use                         B、advantage                C、power              D、technique

48、A、persuade                 B、encourage               C、educate             D、consider

49、A、character                B、decision                  C、existence       D、achievement

50、A、opportunity             B、appearance              C、success           D、environment

 

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31-35 CDDAD 36-40 BDCAC 41-45 ABDBC 46-50 ACBAB

     

Jeremy Shu-How Lin is an American professional basketball player with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. Lin was born on August on 23, 1988 in Los Angeles , California , and grew up in a Christian family in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Palo Alto. His parents, Gie-Ming and Shirley, emigrated from Taiwan to the United States in the mid-1970s. They are dual nationals of both Taiwan and the U.S.

Lin’s parents are both 5 feet 6 inches tall. His maternal grandmother’s family was tall, and her father was over 6 feet. Lin has an older brother, Josh , and a younger brother , Joseph .

In his senior year in 2005-2006, Lin captained Palo Alto High School to a 32-1 record and upset nationally ranked Mater Dei , 51-47 , for the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division II state title . He was named first – team All-State and Northern California Division II Player of the Year, ending his senior year averaging 15.1 points , 7.1 assists , 6.2 rebounds and 5.0 steals .

Lin sent his resume and a DVD of highlights of his high school basketball career to many universities. Harvard and Brown were the only teams that guaranteed him a spot on their basketball teams.

In July 2005, then-Harvard assistant coach Bill Holden saw that Lin was 6 feet 3 inches, which fit the physical attributes he was seeking , and he had a 4.2 grade point average in high school , which fit Harvard’s academic standards . However, Holden was not initially impressed with Lin’s on-court abilities, and told Lin’s high school basketball coach , Peter Diepenbrock , that Lin was a “Division III player”. Later that week, Holden saw Lin playing in a much more competitive game, driving to the basket at every opportunity with the “instincts of a killer”. Lin became a top-priority for Holden. Harvard coaches feared that Stanford, close to Lin’s home, would offer Lin a scholarship, but it did not , and Lin chose to attend Harvard .

Joe Lacob, incoming Warriors’ owner and Stanford booster, said Stanford’s failure to accept Lin “was really stupid. The kid was right across the street. If you can’t recognize that, you’ve got a problem.” Kerry Keating, the UCLA assistant who offered Lin the opportunity to walk-on , said in hindsight that Lin would probably have ended up starting at point guard for UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles ) .

51、Which of the following statements about Shu-How Lin is NOT correct according to the passage ?

      A、He is a professional basketball player of the NBA .

      B、He was brought up in a Chinese-American family .

      C、His parents are of medium height .

      D、He is the oldest son in his family .

52、The statistics in the third paragraph shows that         .

      A、Lin is an excellent basketball player

      B、Lin is an excellent captain of a basketball team

      C、Lin is an excellent organizer on the basketball court

      D、Lin has a large number of fans all over the country

53、Bill Holden gave a chance to Lin because           .

      A、he was tall enough with excellent records on the basketball court

      B、he finally found Lin with the instincts of a killer

      C、he found Lin was a very active basketball player

      D、his all-round abilities fit Harvard’s academic standards

54、Joe Lacob thinks that          .

      A、It was a mistake for Stanford not to accept Lin

      B、Lin can make a good captain of the university basketball team

      C、Lin is hopeful to be an excellent point guard

      D、some Division I coaches have problems finding good basketball players

 

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知识点:人物传记/故事类阅读

51-54 DABA

     

LONDON: What could possibly be wrong with planting trees? The benefits are obvious; they firm the soil, take in extra water and take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. However, it now turns out that planting trees could add to global warming.

Tree roots do a great job of keeping soil firmly on the ground and out of the wind’s power. The problem is that some of those dust clouds play an important part in soaking up carbon dioxide.

Huge dust storms blow out over the oceans from dry parts of North Africa and central Asia. Tons of dust are lifted as a thin film over the oceans surface. The dust fuels oceanic life.

Dust from China is carried east and left in the Pacific Ocean. If a tree-planting program there is successful and the dust supply reduced, the net result may be that less carbon dioxide gets locked away in the ocean.

Andy Ridgwell, an environmental scientist from the University of East Anglia, has spent the past few years studying dust and says his work “shows clearly the complexity of the system and the importance of not tinkering (粗劣地修补) with it without understanding the results. For this reason the need is to focus on cutting carbon dioxide giving off rather than monkeying (瞎弄) about with the land surface.”

An American scientist, Robert Jackson, has shown that when native grassland areas are invaded (侵入) by trees, carbon is lost from the soil. “We are studying why the soil carbon disappears, but one theory is that trees do a lot more of their growing above ground compared to grasses, so less carbon goes directly into the soil from trees.” says Jackson.

In wet areas of the world, the gain from trees absorbing carbon dioxide above ground seems to be outweighed by the loss of carbon from the soil below ground. Countries that plan to combat global warming by planting trees may have to think again.

Solutions to environmental problems are often more complex than they first appear, and understanding the Earth’s climate is a very great challenge.

55、According to this report, dust from storms can do the following except ________.

A、harm the earth’s climate    

B、take in carbon dioxide 

C、feed the life in the ocean    

D、keep carbon dioxide locked in the ocean

56、Andy Ridgwell believes that _____________.

A、dust plays a more important part than trees

B、trees shouldn’t have been planted in the past

C、carbon dioxide is harmful to everything on the earth

D、environmental problems are far less simple than expected

57、Robert Jackson’s experiment proves that ____________.

A、grassland areas should be covered by forests

B、carbon can turn grass into dust

C、trees hold more carbon than grasses

D、less carbon can make trees grow faster

58、The underlined word “combat” in the last but one paragraph means ________________.

A、learn about       B、live with         C、fight against        D、give up

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知识点:新闻报道类

55-58 ADCC

     

Once considered a fringe(非主流的)food by the U.S. culinary mainstream, sweet potatoes are fast becoming popular everywhere from fast food chains to expensive restaurants and the White House table.
    Three years ago, the “Wall Street Journal” wrote in a front page article that except for their use in a Thanksgiving dish, sweet potatoes were a wholly uninteresting food. Yet over the past two years, the number of restaurants offering a sweet potato-based side dish has increased 40 percent. Food giant ConAgra just spent $155 million to open the world's first plant devoted entirely to frozen sweet potato products, and U.S. farmers are planning to harvest a record-setting 2 billion pound crop.
    “It’s not something we believe is a fashion,”said Andy Johnston of ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston.
    According to research conducted by ConAgra, 30 percent of sweet potato eaters report consuming the vegetable several times per month. Only 12 percent eat them only during the Thanksgiving and winter holiday season.
    Analysts attribute the sweet potato's growing popularity in large part is due to sweet potato fries, which account for the majority of the vegetable's presence in U.S. restaurants. In fact, Google searches for “sweet potato fries” increased 40 percent over the past year.
    Sweet potatoes have also become popular among more conscious eaters, however, in part because they are high in vitamins and have a low glycemic (血糖的) index in spite of their sweetness. Both Weight Watchers and the South Beach Diet have recommended sweet potatoes, roasted in a little oil rather than fried, and doctors are recommending them for diabetics.
   “Within the diabetic community, it's become pretty common knowledge that sweet potatoes are good for you, so there's a great appeal because so many people have diabetes now,”said Chef Michel Nischan, who helps host a TV show for people with diabetes.

59、From this reading passage we infer that ConAgra __________.

A、is one of the biggest food-making companies in the US

B、is one of the richest food-selling companies in the US

C、has asked American farmers to produce more sweet potatoes this year

D、has produced large quantities of sweet potato-based side dishes

60、According to the ConAgra research, the number of people who often eat sweet potatoes ______________.

A、is increasing very quickly           B、is not very big

C、is falling a little bit                D、has nearly doubled

61、Which of the following may NOT encourage the sweet potato’s popularity?

A、US restaurants recommend sweet potatoes to their customers as a vegetable.

B、Google searches show more and more people are becoming interested in sweet potatoes.

C、Sweet potatoes are rich in vitamins and low in glycemic index.

D、Sweet potatoes taste very sweet.

62、Chef Michel Nischan will certainly agree that _____________.

A、sweet potatoes should be fried

B、sweet potatoes should be roasted

C、sweet potatoes are good for diabetics

D、sweet potatoes can be made into many good dishes

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知识点:社会现象类

59-62 ABDC

     

As a boy growing up on a farm near the Caribbean coast of Colombia(哥伦比亚), Alvaro Cogollo loved both plants and vallenato, the traditional music of the region.As a biology student in the 1970s, Cogollo traveled around the country to document its rich botanical heritage and, informally, studied the music that tells an important story of Colombia.

“We were colonized by the Spanish; later, Africans were brought as slaves to exploit gold mines; and the native peoples were already here,” he says.“That is what authentic vallenato represents with its three instruments: the accordion(手风琴), from a European origin; la caja drum, which is of African origin; and la guacharaca, a beating instrument made from a palm tree, which is from native American origin.”

Over the course of his nearly four-decade career, Cogollo has discovered more than 150 new species of plants, 17 of which bear his name.Although Cogollo never earned a PhD, his colleagues say he’s made invaluable contributions to knowledge of Colombia’s plant at a time when deforestation (砍伐森林) is a big threat to the country’ s biodiversity.Governments have focused on trying to move the country out of poverty and conflict through exploiting its natural resources, not through scientific resource development.But Cogollo sees things a different way.By educating the public about alternative uses for the land, and researching plants' potential uses—including as medicines, foods, and bio-fuels—Golombia could improve its economy and quality of life without neglecting conservation, Cogollo says.

Cogollo’s other major achievement has been the transformation of a neglected botanical garden in a Medellm neighborhood into a well-known center for research, environmental education, and community gatherings.What had been a club for wealthy orchid enthusiasts now offers free admission and attracts rich and poor alike.The success of the botanical garden has in turn contributed to the transformation of Medellm.Once seriously damaged, by violent wars between armed groups, the city has had some improvements that include better public safety, tougher pollution controls and the creation of green spaces.

What Cogollo has focused his latest efforts on is teaching Colombians from all social classes and backgrounds about the importance of biodiversity and conservation through a shared musical heritage.“The fact that Alvaro’s been able to give talks to audiences filled with all kinds of people is very important, and that’s what happened in Medellm the first time he talked about vallenato music,” Dr.Forcro says.“People sitting there had no idea of environmental conservation, and then they did.”

63、What’s the main feature of vallenato music?

       A、It records the history of Colombia.

       B、It sounds like the voice of plants.

       C、It plays with local instruments.

       D、It has origins from all over the world.

64、While protecting the environment, Cogollo attached importance to ___.

       A、the research of music

       B、the protection of plants

       C、the improvement of people’s life

       D、the communication with different people

65、The purpose of rebuilding the botanical garden is ____.

       A、to raise the public’s environmental consciousness

       B、to set up a club for rich orchid enthusiasts

       C、to give talks about vallenato music

       D、to create a fair economic system

66、People from different backgrounds came to Cogollo’s reports about biodiversity mainly because of      .

       A、their common interest in Vallenato music

       B、their improved environmental consciousness

       C、his popularity in environmental protection

       D、his previous achievements in the city development

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63-66 ACAA

     

Each year about a quarter of a million Americans study abroad. For many of them, a summer or a semester in a foreign country now involves more than just sitting in classrooms and hanging out with other American students. Instead, they are encouraged and sometimes required to be involved in the local communities they are studying in.

“It’s ly important that they know something about how people in other parts of the world live and think, and how they behave,” says William Finlay, head of the sociology department at the University of Georgia. In 2008, he co-founded a study abroad program with South Africa’s Stellenbosch University. It combines traditional academic in-class learning with community involvement.

“We’ve been working with a non-government organization in the township. Our students typically either work with little children in day care centers or work in the library and teach very basic computer skills to young children,” says Finlay.

The three-week program proved to be an unforgettable experience for Hillary Kinsey. She says, “It was interesting to learn the history of the area and then talk to these people and see what the social dynamics were, and how certain groups felt about other groups.”

When Hillary Kinsey returned home from South Africa, she and other students in the program established a non-profit group. Kinsey says the group wants to contribute to advancing education and development in South Africa. “One of the purposes of the group is that we hope to raise money and awareness about the situation where those people live and help to promote any sort of educational development that we can, ” Kinsey added.

While many study abroad programs focus on helping Americans to learn foreign languages, others take a more intensive approach. “In all of our locations, we place students with local roommates,” says Mark Lenhart, director of CEF Academic Programs, which sends more than a thousand students to China, Korea and other countries each year.

He says American students benefit from such one-on-one interactions, in spite of the challenges they face. Lenhart says, “They have to adjust to the local life. This will enable students to become more employable when they graduate.”

67、What is the main idea of this passage?

A、How non-profit groups work in South Africa.     

B、How to take part in study abroad programs.

C、Americans studying abroad pay more attention to working with local children.

D、Americans combine community involvement with study while studying abroad.

68、The purposes of Hillary Kinsey’s non-profit group include all of the following EXCEPT

           .

A、learning more about South Africa  

B、raising money for local people 

C、helping to develop education in South Africa 

D、raising people’s awareness of the local situation

69、Which of the following CANNOT be used to describe Hillary Kinsey’s feelings about studying abroad?

A、Interested.         B、Surprised.           C、Impressed.        D、 Unforgettable.

70、The advantages of studying abroad mentioned in this passage include           .

① making more friends

② being qualified for more jobs

③ learning a foreign language

④ having the ability to adjust to a new environment

     A、 ①②③         B、 ②③④          C、①③④        D、 ①②④

 

 

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知识点:教育类

67-70 DABB

     

完成句子(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)

阅读下列各小题,根据汉语提示,用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子,并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

71、Be careful when you deal with this chemical,as it will explode when __________________.  (expose)

处理这种化学物质时要小心,因为它暴露在阳光下时会爆炸.

72、Nowadays young people just can’t live without the Internet, _______________for whatever information they need. (depend)

    如今的年轻人离开因特网就无法生活,他们依靠它获取自己所需信息.

73、A hobby is what you never get tired of — ____________________, the more fun you will have. (devote)

爱好是不会让你感到厌倦的—你投入的时间越多,获得的乐趣越多。.

74、So______________________________ on the phone that we knew there would be good news.(voice)

他的声音在电话中听起来如此地激动,以至于我们都知道会有好消息.

75、Part of the reason why he is absent is , I think, that he __________________the meeting.(inform)

我想他缺席会议的部分原因是他可能没被通知.

76、___________________________________, professor Smith went straight to the laboratory to continue his experiments.(have)

理完发后,Smith 教授径直到了实验室,继续他的实验.

77、Whatever you have picked up, you should give it back to_____________________.(belong)

无论你捡到什么东西,你都应该物归原主.

78、Her father gave her advice on learning English _________________________________as much as possible.(employ)

    她的父亲建议她学英语时尽可能多用它.

79、We are designing an experiment to find out if __________________________________ when it is cold.(break)

我们正在设计一个实验,想弄清楚当天冷时,玻璃是否更容易破裂.

80、_____________________ she is not so cheerful as she used to be?(why)

她没有以前那么高兴究竟是为什么呢?

 

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71. (it is) exposed to the sun/sunlight/sunshine

72.on which they depend / which they depend on

73.the more time you devote to it

74.excited did his voice sound

75.may/might not have been informed of

76.Having had his hair cut/ After having( had) his hair cut / After he (had) had his hair cut

77.whoever it belongs to

78.that she (should) employ it

79.glass breaks more easily/glass is easier to break

80.Why is it that

     

短文写作  (满分30)

      请你根据以下提示,结合生活中的一个事例,用英语写一篇短文。

In your school life, maybe there’s a certain teacher who you will never forget. Tell us the reasons why he or she makes you unforgettable.

    注意:(1)无须写标题,不得照抄英语提示语;

          (2)除诗歌外,文体不限;

          (3)文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称;

          (4)词数为120左右。

 

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In my school life, I have met many people who are really worth my recalling. But perhaps the most unforgettable person is my math teacher.

She was really open-minded and funny. Not only did she help us in class but also after class. I still remember one time I got a “B” in the final exam. I liked math best and the teacher took pride in me all the time, however, I failed. I felt so frustrated that I lost my energy and confidence. Then one day, I happened to meet her in the street, my face turned red right away. To my surprise, she patted me on the shoulder with a smile, asked me not to give up and even encouraged me to work harder. Later, she offered me a great many suggestions on learning math. In addition, she gave me every chance to show my thought about all kinds of problems, with whose help, I made great progress.

I will never forget the love and care she showed to me.