高三英语二模检测试题2

1、2010年高三英语二模检测试题2第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题15分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。one afternoon i toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meetingi was looking forward to a quiet 36 of the splendid artworka young _37_ viewing the paintings ahead of me _38_ n

2、onstop between themselvesi watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talkingi admired the mans 39 for putting up with her 40 stream of words 41 by their noise, i moved oni met them several times as i moved 42 the various rooms of arteach time i heard her continuous flow of words,

3、i moved away 43 .i was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 44 when the couple approached the 45 before they left, the man 46 into his pocket and pulled out a white objecthe 47 it into a long stick and then 48 his way into the coatroom to get his wifes jackethes a 49 man, the cle

4、rk at the counter said most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young ageduring his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldnt changeso, as before, he and his wife come in 50 there is a new art showbut what does he get out of the art? i askedhe cant seecant see! youre 51 he sees a lot

5、more than you and i do, the clerk saidhis wife 52 each painting so he can see it in his headi learned something about patience, 53 and love that dayi saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 54 and the courage of a husband who would not 55 blindness to change his lif

6、eand i saw the love shared by two people as i watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined36aview btouch cwander dstare37alady bcouple cman dclerk38ayelled bargued cscreamed dchatted39aattempt bindependence cpatience dwisdom40aconstant bvivid ccasual dvague41aadopted badapted cdisturbed dco

7、nducted42afrom bto ctowards dthrough43aanxiously bquickly curgently dsensibly44acomment bpurchase cdecision dprofit45aexit bentrance cfront dqueue46aplugged breached cheld dbent47alengthened bmade cbrought dbroadened48aled bfound ctapped dforced49agenerous brough csmart dbrave50awherever bwhatever c

8、whenever dwhichever51aunique bsilly cequal dwrong52adecorates bdraws cshoves ddescribes53akindness bpride ccourage denthusiasm54asight bsupport cexpectation dconfidence55aget ballow chope dcause第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40 分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ashopping in the uni

9、ted states changes a lotabout ninety years ago most people shopped in small stores that were owned by one person or a familywomen went from the bakery to the butchers to the grocer and on to the fruit and vegetable seller in order to get their food for the weekthen about sixty years ago, supermarket

10、s were bornin a supermarket, people could get all the different kinds of food they needed without going to different storesthe next big change in shopping in the united states was the shopping malla shopping mall is a group of stores under one roofbecause malls allowed people to shop without worryin

11、g about the weather, they soon became very popularthe mall became a place for people to socialize in addition to shoppingif you walk through a mall, you will see older people sitting, chatting and drinking coffeemalls are places for teenagers to hang outmany teens will often just go to the mall and

12、spend time with their friendsthe recent change in american shopping was the superstorelarge chain stores such as wal-mart, office depot and toys r us have been built all across the united statesbecause they are so large, they can buy goods at a great discount and sell them much cheaper than smaller

13、storessometimes, when they are built near small towns, many of the small town stores have to closethey just cannot compete with their giant neighborsand now, online shopping is becoming more and more popular all over the statespeople are too busy to go to the physical stores, so they go shopping ove

14、r the internetonline shopping has lots of advantagesfor instance, online stores are usually available 24 hours a daysearching or browsing online shops can be faster than browsing the physical storeswhile, online shopping also has its disadvantagespeople are at higher risk of being cheated on the par

15、t of the merchant than in a physical storeand privacy of personal information may be let out56which of the following shows the right order of shopping development in the united states?small stores superstoresshopping mallsshopping onlinesupermarketsa b c d57which is the place for people to spend tim

16、e with others according to the passage?ashopping malls bsmall stores csupermarkets dsuperstores58why can the superstores sell products at much lower prices?abecause they are built near small townsbbecause they are across the united statescbecause they sell all kinds of products people needdbecause t

17、hey can buy goods at a reduction in the price59whats the disadvantage of online shopping according to the passage?awasting time bleaking personal informationcfixed prices dno chance to do physical activitiesbvolunteers, as an essential part of a successful world exposition, are a major channel for t

18、he public to participate in, serve and share the world exposition and a means to showcase the image of the host country and city. the following information is about the volunteer for the world exposition 2010 shanghai chinaibasic requirements for volunteers be willing to participate in voluntary ser

19、vices of expo 2010; age limit: expo site volunteers must be born before april 30,1992 and expo city voluntary service station volunteers beforeapril 30, 1994;obey the laws and regulations of the prc;be able to participate in training and relevant activities before the opening of expo 2010;possess ne

20、cessary knowledge and skills needed by the position;be in good health to meet the requirements of corresponding voluntary positionsiifurther information for volunteerssourceresidents of chinese mainland, hong kong, macau and taiwan, as well as overseas chinese, and foreigners can all apply to be the

21、 volunteerssignup methodsapplicants may log in onto the official websites for online signupthey may also consult or connect with the expo volunteer stationstimemay 1 - december 31, 2009volunteer trainingvolunteer training includes general training, special training and position traininggeneral train

22、ing is carried out through internet, while special training and position training are provided through classroom lectures and field practiceivvolunteer typesexpo site volunteers refer to those offering voluntary services to visitors and the organizer in the expo site, mainly including information, v

23、isitor flow management, reception, translation and interpretation, assistance for the disabled, and assistance in media service, event and conference organization andvolunteer managementinformation booth volunteers are stationed in the expos information booths at key transportation centers, commerci

24、al outlets, tourist attractions, restaurants, hotels and cultural event places outside the expo sitethey offer services including information, translation, interpretation and even first aid60if you were born in april 1993, where can you be a volunteer?ain the expo city bin the host countrycin the ex

25、po site din chinese mainland61which of the training will be done on the internet?aposition training bgeneral trainingcclassroom training dspecial training62which of the following service is offered by information booth volunteers?avisitor flow management bhelping the disabledcassistance in media ser

26、vice demergency first aidcwith alarming regularity, we read about oil tankers having accidents near land and the terrible consequences of the oil spills （泄露） on people, nature, and the environmentmillions of dollars have been used in developing special chemicals to help dismiss the spills and to cle

27、an up the animals, beaches, and land spoiled by the oilunfortunately, when many of these chemicals are used, more damage is caused to the environment, especially to lives in the seaof all of todays environmental disasters, an oil spill may actually be one of the least seriousalthough oil is poisonou

28、s, it is a natural materialin the end, it breaks down naturallythere are, of course, long-term effects, but it is usually more serious in the short termnature by itself works better than chemical materials, but when there is a spill we demand that governments act immediately with as much hi-tech kno

29、wledge as possiblein 1967 the tanker torrey canyon sank off the scilly isles near the coast of england and spilled 120,000 tones of oil into the oceanif you go there today, you will find it hard to see any sign that it ever happenedgovernments seem to accept the risk of transporting millions of tons

30、 of oil by ship every day so that we can fill up our cars and drive around and cause even more environmental damageinterestingly, the biggest companies in the world produce cars, and the next biggest supply the gasoline to make them run iwe should be thinking more about reducing our dependency on oi

31、lgovernments should be encouraging research into new technologies, such as cars run by solar power （太阳能） , electricity, hydrogen, and so onmuch of this research has, in the past, been held back by the oil, gas, and coalif the worlds millions of cars were 10% more efficient （高效的）-and the industry cou

32、ld easily produce cars at least twice as efficient ?we would need many fewer tankers crossing the oceans each yearif this happened, the risks of oil spills would be reduced, and the air we breathe would be cleaner and fresher, too63what is the passage mainly talking about?aoil spills pollution bwhat

33、 oil pollution iscoil tanker accidents. dhow to reduce oil pollution.64how does the author support the idea that oil spills are not as serious as people believe?aby giving a description bby making an argumentcby giving an example dby drawing a diagram65what does the underlined word risk in paragraph

34、 5 refer to?atransportation depending more on oilbpoisonous oil breaking down naturallycmillions of tons of oil spilling into the seadmore environmental damage being caused66which suggestion, is made for reducing oil tank accidents according to the passage?awe should build safer tankers in the near

35、futurebwe should develop new technologies to cut oil usectankers should not be allowed to sail near the coastlinesdcountries should build more oil pipelines under the seadrecently there was a major discovery in the scientific research-the mapping of all dna in a human gene（基因） is completecouple of y

36、ears ago, this seems an impossible task for scientist to accomplishall this progress in science leads us to believe that the day, when the human being will be cloned, is not far awayhuman cloning has always been a topic of argument, in terms of morality or religiontaking a look at why cloning might

37、be beneficial, among many cases, it is arguable that parents who are known to be at risk of passing a genetic limitation to a child could make use of cloningif the clone was free of genetic limitationsthen the other clone would be as wellthe latter could foe inserted in the woman and allowed to ripe

38、n to termmoreover, cloning would enable women, who cant get pregnant, to have children of their owncloning humans would also mean that organs could be cloned, so it would be a source of perfect transfer organsthis, surely would be greatly beneficial to millions of unfortunate people around the world

39、 that are expected to lose their lives due to failure of single （or more） organ （s）it is also arguable that a ban on cloning may be unlawful and would rob people of the right to reproduce and limit the freedom of scientistsarguments against cloning are also on a perfectly practical sideprimarily, i

40、believe that cloning would step in the normal cycle of lifethere would be a large number of same genes, which reduce the chances of improvement, and, in turn, development-the fundamental reason how living things naturally adapt to the ever-changing environmentlife processes failing to do so might re

41、sult in untimely disappearancefurthermore, cloning would make the uniqueness that each one of us possesses disappearthus, leading to creation of genetically engineered groups of people for specific purposes and, chances are, that those individuals would be regarded as objects rather than people in t

42、he societyscientists havent 100 per centguaranteed that the first cloned humans will be normalthus this could result in introduction of additional limitations in the human gene-poolregarding such arguable topics in black or white approach seems very innocent to me personallywe should rather try to l

43、ook at all shades of iti believe that cloning is only legal if its purpose is for cloning organs; not humansthen we could regard this as for saving life instead of creating lifei believe cloning humans is morally and socially unacceptable67which of the following is true according to the passage?agen

44、etic limitation will be beneficial for some womenba large number of genes will prevent us from developing cprohibition of cloning might limit the freedom of scientistsdfirst cloned humans might be normal according to scientists68whats the authors opinion on cloning?acloning should be entirely banned

45、bcloning should be used in creating lifeccloning will take away the right to reproducedcloning is acceptable if it is used for cloning organs69where can you read this article?ain a story book bin a magazinecin a science fiction din a brochure70which of the following shows the structure of the passag

46、e? 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。on a typical hot august day in xianyou county, fujian province, zeng demei, a retired worker in his seventies, hurries down a busy streetin his hand is a black leather bagzeng opens his bag, taking out two forms 71 each of the forms con

47、tains detailed information of a studenton his arrival two hours later a woman greets him and leads him to her office where another man is waitingthey are the two village officialsthey inspect the forms handed to them by zeng and immediately recognize the girls 72 ? its a pity but it doesnt matter sa

48、ys zeng, who wastes no time in deciding to look for the remaining child, su qiujuafter half an hour, they stop outside a small house made of mud bricka middle-aged man and a girl in a faded pink dress greet themsu qiuju is eight years oldshe was forced to drop out of school after both her parents di

49、edshe is now living with her uncle who cannot afford his own childrens educationhowever, the year of education su qiuju did complete was a successful one 73 when they are about to leave, zeng says, i must find a supporter for this girl to sponsor her education zeng has made it his retirement task to

50、 help children complete their schoolingback in 1999, zeng took part in a campaign started by the local womens organization to help students from poor families 74 his task had begun and since then he has spent his time persuading his friends and neighbors and others to donate moneyto me, childrens ed

51、ucation is the most important 75 i have to find sufficient funding before the school opens in septemberwhen asked how long he will keep up his vital work as the communitys guardian angel, he has a simple reply not until my eyes cant see, and my feet cant moveathey were having problems with their sch

52、oolworkbthese are for the two girls hes going to visit this morningcthey live in a small village not very far, though only one of the girls is still living at homedshe displayed a talent for handwriting, writing her three-character name neatly and beautifullyethe thought of students dropping out of

53、school bothers me so much that i cant get to sleep at nightfof course, some people question why i would want to give up my retirement to go to so much troubleghe was so overcome by the tough situation of many poor children ?that he donated all his money to help out a girl第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）第一节：情景作文（2

54、0分）假设你是红星中学高三（1）班的班长李华，你们全班同学在五一节放假期间开展了体验一天低碳生活的活动。请你根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇英文短文，介绍同学们这一天的体验活动，向学校英语园地投稿。短文的开头已为你写好。词数不少于60。提示词：disposable chopsticks一次性筷子 a low-carbon daythe students in our class took part in an activity of experience a low-carbon day during the labor day vacation. 第二节：开放作文（15分）请根据下面提示，写一