1、.2010年高三英語二模檢測試題2第二節：完形填空（共20小題；每小題15分，共30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。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 pai

2、ntings ahead of me _38_ nonstop between themselvesI watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talkingI admired the man's   39 for putting up with her  40   stream of words  41   by their noise, I moved onI met them several times as I mov

3、ed   42   the various rooms of artEach time I heard her continuous flow of words, 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

4、 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 wife's jacket"He's a   49   man, " the clerk at the counter s

5、aid" Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young ageDuring his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't changeSo, as before, he and his wife come in   50   there is a new art show""But what does he get out of the art?" I asked"He

6、can't see""Can't see! You're   51  He sees a lotMore than you and I do," the clerk said"His wife   52   each painting so he can see it in his head"I learned something about patience,   53   and love that dayI

7、 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 lifeAnd I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwin

8、ed36Aview     Btouch      Cwander     Dstare37Alady         Bcouple       Cman      Dclerk38Ayelled         Bargued    &

9、#160;   Cscreamed        Dchatted39Aattempt        Bindependence     Cpatience        Dwisdom40Aconstant        Bvivid        

10、;Ccasual            Dvague41AAdopted       BAdapted        CDisturbed        DConducted42Afrom          Bto   

11、      Ctowards         Dthrough43Aanxiously       Bquickly        Curgently        Dsensibly44Acomment           Bp

12、urchase      Cdecision      Dprofit45Aexit            Bentrance     Cfront        Dqueue46Aplugged            Breac

13、hed      Cheld         Dbent47Alengthened        Bmade     Cbrought        Dbroadened48Aled            Bfound  

14、0;   Ctapped        Dforced49Agenerous        Brough         Csmart      Dbrave50Awherever     Bwhatever       Cwhenever  

15、60;       Dwhichever51Aunique        Bsilly         Cequal             Dwrong52Adecorates       Bdraws     

16、60;  Cshoves          Ddescribes53Akindness       Bpride         Ccourage           Denthusiasm54Asight        

17、60;Bsupport        Cexpectation        Dconfidence55Aget      Ballow        Chope     Dcause第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節，40 分）第一節：（共15小題；每小題2分，共30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項

18、涂黑。AShopping in the United 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 butcher's to the grocer and on to the fruit and vegetable seller in order to get their food for the weekThen about

19、sixty years ago, supermarkets 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 pe

20、ople to shop without worrying 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 of

21、ten just "go to the mall" and 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 gre

22、at discount and sell them much cheaper than smaller 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 t

23、o go to the physical stores, so they go shopping over 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 disadvantagesP

24、eople are at higher risk of being cheated on the part 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

25、 onlinesupermarketsA       B    C          D57Which is the place for people to spend time with others according to the passage?AShopping malls          BSmall stores  

26、60;    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 they can bu

27、y goods at a reduction in the price59What's 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 succ

28、essful world exposition, are a major channel for the 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 Vol

29、unteers                          Be willing to participate in voluntary services of Expo 2010;       Age limit: Expo Site volunteers must be born

30、 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 necessary knowledge and skills needed by the position;Be in good h

31、ealth 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 volunteersSignup methodsApplicants may log in onto the official

32、 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 training is carried out through internet, while special training and

33、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, visitor flow management, reception, translation and interpretatio

34、n, assistance for the disabled, and assistance in media service, event and conference organization andvolunteer managementInformation booth volunteers are stationed in the Expo's information booths at key transportation centers, commercial outlets, tourist attractions, restaurants, hotels and cu

35、ltural 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 Expo S

36、ite           DIn Chinese mainland61Which of the training will be done on the Internet?APosition training                BGeneral trainingCClassroom training    

37、0;          DSpecial training62Which of the following service is offered by information booth volunteers?AVisitor flow management         BHelping the disabledCAssistance in media service    DEmergency First ai

38、dCWith 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 clean up the animals, beach

39、es, 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 today's environmental disasters, an oil spill may actually be one of the least seriousAlthough oil is poisonous, it is a natural

40、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 knowledge as possibleI

41、n 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 of oil by ship eve

42、ry 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 oilGovernments should

43、 be encouraging research into new technologies, such as cars run by solar power （太陽能） , electricity, hydrogen, and so onMuch of this research has, in the past, been held back by the oil, gas, and coalIf the world's millions of cars were 10% more efficient （高效的）-and the industry could easily prod

44、uce 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    

45、     BWhat 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     

46、;      BBy making an argumentCBy giving an example          DBy drawing a diagram65What does the underlined word "risk" in Paragraph 5 refer to?ATransportation depending more on oilBPoisonous oil breaking down naturallyCMillions o

47、f 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 futureBWe should develop new technologies to cut oil useCTankers should not be allowed to sail nea

48、r 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 years ago, this seems an impossible task for scientist to accomplishAll this progress in science le

49、ads 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 be beneficial, among many cases, it is arguable that parents who are known to be at risk of passin

50、g 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 ripen to termMoreover, cloning would enable women, who can't get pregnant, to have children of the

51、ir 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 that are expected to lose their lives due to failure of single （or more） organ （s）It is also

52、 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 believe that cloning would step in the normal "cycle" of lifeThere would be a large

53、 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 result in untimely disappearanceFurthermore, cloning would make the uniqueness that

54、 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 the societyScientists haven't 100 per centguaranteed that the firs

55、t cloned humans will be normalThus this could result in introduction of additional limitations in the human "gene-pool"Regarding such arguable topics in "black or white" approach seems very innocent to me personallyWe should rather try to look at all "shades" of itI bel

56、ieve 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 life"I believe cloning humans is morally and socially unacceptable67Which of the following is true according to the passage?AGenetic

57、 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 scientists68What's the author

58、's opinion on cloning?ACloning should be entirely bannedBCloning 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         

59、BIn a magazineCIn a science fiction    DIn a brochure70Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?        第二節（共5小題；每小題2分，共10分）根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填人空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。On a typical hot August day in Xianyou County, Fujian Province, Zeng

60、 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 contains detailed information of a studentOn his arrival two hours later a woman greets him and leads him to her offi

61、ce where another man is waitingThey are the two village officialsThey inspect the forms handed to them by Zeng and immediately recognize the girls 72   ? "It's a pity but it doesn't matter" says Zeng, who wastes no time in deciding to look for the remaining child, Su Qiuj

62、uAfter 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 diedShe is now living with her uncle who cannot afford his own children's educ

63、ationHowever, 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 help children complete their schoolingBack in 1999, Zeng

64、 took part in a campaign started by the local women's 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 money"To me, children's education is the most imp

65、ortant  75    I have to find sufficient funding before the school opens in September"When asked how long he will keep up his vital work as the community's guardian angel, he has a simple reply" Not until my eyes can't see, and my feet can't move"AThey w

66、ere having problems with their schoolworkBThese are for the two girls he's 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 beautifullyET

67、he thought of students dropping out of school bothers me so much that I can't 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

68、 help out a girl第四部分：書面表達（共兩節，35分）第一節：情景作文（20分）假設你是紅星中學高三（1）班的班長李華，你們全班同學在"五一節"放假期間開展了"體驗一天低碳生活"的活動。請你根據以下四幅圖的先后順序，寫一篇英文短文，介紹同學們這一天的體驗活動，向學校"英語園地"投稿。短文的開頭已為你寫好。詞數不少于60。提示詞：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.  &