2011年台州市四校联考英语试卷.doc

2011年台州市四校联考英语试卷1. During a Fair in Nanjing this May,UCC bicycles, which are made in Taiwan, were sold outeven though _ 50,000 yuan each.A. cost B. costing C. being cost D. having cost2. Want to speak more fluently? Just come to our club to have more _.A. chance B. experience C. success D. practice3Karen, can I talk to you for a minute?Sure, _?Ahow comeBwhats upChows thatDwhat for4Have you seen my Iphone, Henry? _ you showed me yesterday? Im afraid I havent seen _.AThe one; itBThe one; oneCOne; itDOne; one5. _a healthier lifestyle is being promoted, the bicycle has also become a tool that keeps people on the go.A. For B. When C. As D. Despite6. Do you like a house with no garden?-_, but anyhow, its better to have one than none.A. Not really B. Not especially C. Not a bit D. Not a little7. One of Jobs unique contributions to Apple ishis ability to _ when the public may finally be ready to adopt such a technology.A. create B. admitC. recognize D. adjust8. Now that you like the personal computer very much, isnt it a good idea to get one?Well, Id like to but I cant afford_ computer at present.Athat expensive a Ba such cheap Cthat an expensive Dso cheap9. China _ a sharp increase in the number of Social Networking Services users in the past years.A. has seenB. saw C. has been seen D. was seen10. Having done well in the competition，Tom returned to his school _.A. to be a proud winner B. being a proud winnerC. as a proud winner D. a proud winner11. Jeanswest Clothing donated 1 million yuan toa university in Guangzhou. _ , the new student activity center building was to be branded with the companys name.A. In turn B. In reward C. In return D. As an award12. I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never in all my life _ so happy.A. did I feel B. I felt C. I had felt D. had I felt13. Gutter oil is illegally recycled cooking oil, _ contains chemicals that are harmful to the human body and can even cause cancer.A. it B. which C. where D. that14. Scientists tell us to _ drinks with caffeine and not to read scary books before bedtime to make our dreams sweeter.A. abandon B. avoid C. escape D. drop15. Nicholas Allegra, a teenage hacker, _ a fine position at Apple.A. come up withB. end up withC. go through with D.get away with16. He had made up his mind early in his life that if things were meant to work out, they _ .A. had B. were C. did D. would17. Both research and practical experience have shown that _balanced diet is essential to _ health.A. the; / B. a; the C. /; the D. a; /18. The manager _the meeting，but he was called away for some urgent business abroad.A. could have attended B. might have attended C. could attend D. would attend19. On some British streets, there _ be as many as five different garbage cans -thats confusing!A. can B. have to C. must D. shall20. _ “the most livable”, the city of Melbourne in Australia has ranked top in a survey done by the Economist Intelligence Unit in August.A. In view of B. as with C.In terms of D. as well as完形填空John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didnt, the girl with the rose. Thirteen months ago, in a Florida21he took a book off the shelf and found himself22with the notes in the margin(页边空白). The soft handwriting 23 athoughtful soul and insightful mind.In front of the book, he discovered the previous owners24, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he located her address. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to25.During the next year and one-month the two26knew each other through the mail. A Romance was budding. John requested her27, but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it28matter what she looked like. Later they29their first meeting 7:00 pm at Grand Central Station inNew York.“Youll recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red30Ill be wearing on my suit.”31at 7:00 he was in the station looking for the girl with the red rose.A young woman in a32suit was coming toward him, her figure long and slim and her eyes were blue as flowers. Almost33he made one step closer to her, and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell-a woman well past 40. The girl was walking quickly34. He felt as though he split in two, so strong was his desire to35her, and yet so deep was his longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned him.He did not hesitate and said, Im John, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so36you could meet me; may I take you to37?The woman smiled, “I dont know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit begged me to38this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the39across the street. She said it was some kind of40!”Its not difficult to admire Miss Maynells wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive.21. A. bookstoreB. libraryC. reading roomD. classroom22. A. fascinatedB. disappointedC. interestedD. angry23. A. showedB. readC. reflectedD. saw24. A. addressB. schoolC. telephoneD. name25. A. write backB. reply backC. call backD. answer back26.A. quicklyB. suddenlyC. eventuallyD. gradually27. A. photographB. ageC. working placeD. telephone number28 A. wouldB. wouldntC. couldD. couldnt29. A. agreedB. approvedC. scheduledD. recommended30. A. flowerB. scarfC. coatD. rose31. A. ButB. SoC. OrD. And32. A. greenB. redC. yellowD. white33. A.unavoidablyB. unavailablyC. uncomfortablyD. uncontrollably34. A. aroundB. acrossC. awayD. along35. A. escapeB. followC. catchD. watch36. A. surprisedB. excitedC. gladD. sad37. A. breakfastB. lunchC. dinnerD. meal38. A. wearB. dressC. have onD. put39. A. hotelB. restaurantC. supermarketD. bank40. A. examinationB. experimentC. checkD. test阅读理解Grandma, Grandma, tell us a story! Four darling children sat by my feet, looking up at me expectantly. Suddenly, we were interrupted by clapping. Terrific, the director said, stepping up to the stage from the aisle(过道）. “Except, could you kids face the audience a bit more? The kids shifted to face the empty seats, which would be filled in a few days for the church play. Perfect, the director said. Now, Grandma, read to your grandchildren. A pang of sadness hit me. If only I could read to my real grandchildren! I had a granddaughter, but Id never met her. Sixteen years earlier my son was involved in a relationship that ended badly. But out of it came a blessing: a baby girl named Lena. I hoped to be a grandmother to her- but shortly after the birth, the mother moved without any address left. Over the years, I asked around town to try and find my sons ex-wife, but it seemed that she didnt want to be found. Id just joined this new church a week earlier, and was at once offered the part of Grandma in the play. At least now I could pretend to be a grandma. The rehearsals went well, and finally the day of the show arrived. The performance was great. You all looked so natural up there, one of my friends said. Afterward, we went to the church basement for refreshments. I walked over to one of the girls in the play. Rehearsals had been in such a hurry that we never really got to talk. Hows my granddaughter? I joked. Fine! she answered. Just then, someone else walked up and asked the girl her name. I wasnt sure I heard the girls answer correctly. But it made me ask her another question. Whats your mothers name? She told me. I was still in shock. And whats your fathers name? I asked. It was my son. Shed only started going to that church a week before I did. Since that day of the play, weve stayed close. Not long ago, she even made me a great grandma.41. What was the author doing at the beginning of the story? A. Telling a story B. Playing a game.C. Preparing for a play.D. Acting in a movie.42. Why did the author feel a pang of sadness at the words of the director? A. The directors words reminded her of her lost granddaughter. B. The directors words hurt her badly. C. She wished that she had a real grandchild. D. The director wasnt content with her performance.43. What happened in the church basement after the play? A. The author played a joke on Lena. B. Lena treated the author as a friend. C. The author got to know who Lena was. D. Lena mistook the author for her grandmother.44. We can infer that when writing the story, the author felt _.A. light-hearted B. heartbroken C. confused D. anxiousBThe ability of falling cats to right themselves in midair and land on their feet has been a source of wonder for ages. Biologists long regarded it as an example of adaptation by natural selection, but for physicists it bordered on the miraculous. Newtons laws of motion assume that the total amount of spin(旋转) of a body cannot change unless an external force speeds it up or slows it down. If a cat has no spin when it is released and experiences no external force, it ought not to be able to twist(转动) around as it falls. In fact, the righting of a falling cat is similar to a magicians trick. The movements of the cat in midair are too fast for the human eye to follow, so the process is hard to understand. Either the eye must be speeded up,orthe cats fall slowed down for the phenomenon to be observed. A century ago the former was realized by means of high-speed photography using equipment now available in any drugstore. But in the nineteenth century the capture on film of a falling cat led to a scientific experiment. The experiment was described in a paper presented to theParisAcademyin 1894. Two series of twenty photographs each, one from the side and one from behind, show a white cat in the act of righting itself. Grainy though they are, the photos show that the cat was dropped upside down, with no spin, and still landed on its feet. Careful analysis of the photos reveals the secret. As the catrotatesthe front of its body clockwise, the back and tail twist (扭转) counterclockwise, so that the total spin remains zero, in perfect accord withNewtons laws. Halfway down, the cat pulls in its legs before changing its twist in the opposite way and then extends them again, with the desired end result. The explanation was that while nobody can acquire spin without force, a flexible one can readily change its direction. Cats know this naturally, but scientists could not be sure how it happened until they increased the speed of their views a thousand times as much.45. What does the passage mainly discuss? A.The explanation of an interesting phenomenon B. Miracles in modern science C. The process in scientific research D. The differences between biology and physics.46.Which of the following can be inferred about high-speed photography in the late 1800s? A. It was a relatively new technology. B. The necessary equipment was easy to obtain. C.The resulting photographs are difficult to explain. D.It was not fast enough to provide new information.47.The underlined word “rotates” in third paragraph is closest in meaning to_ A. dropsB. turnsC. controlsD. touches48.According to the passage, a cat is able to right itself in midair because it is_ A. frightenedB. smallC. intelligentD. flexibleCWhen people search online, they leave atrailthat remains stored on the central computers of firms such as Google, Yahoo and Microsoft.Analyzing what were looking for on the Web can offer a remarkable understanding of our anxieties and enthusiasms.UKwriter John Battelle wrote on his blog, This can tell us extraordinary things about who we are and what we want as a culture.Googlesexperimentalservice Google Trends, for example, compares the numbers of people searching for different words and phrases from 2004 to the present.According to these graphs, sometimes peoples interests are driven obviously by the latest news: when the Spice Girls, a pop group, announce a reunion, theres an immediate rush to find out more about them. Other results arestrikinglyseasonal: people go shopping online for coats in winter andsandals（凉鞋）in summer.The most fascinating possibility is that search data might help predict behavior.Perhaps we search for a political candidates name when we are thinking about voting for him or her. This information could clearly be useful to a marketer - its already how Google decides which ads to show on its search results pages or to a political campaign manager.Marissa Mayer, a Google vice-president, argues that Google Trends correctly predicted George Bushs victory over John Kerry in the 2004 election. The graph clearly shows that Bushcontinuedhis lead over Kerry, in terms of search volumes, even when polls(民意测验)suggestedthe race was on a razors edge. However, thats not always the case. For instance, the same approach predicted Hillary Clinton would beat Barack Obama in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008 turned out to be wrong in the end.49. According to the passage, Google are able to see the trails of the people when they are _ .A. using their computersB. surfing the InternetC. using its search engine D. connecting their computer to another one50. The search data can help foresee the following EXCEPT _A. The different features of different culturesB. the better place to put advertisements inC. The victory of a politician in the electionD. The reunion of a pop group51. On the whole, the author holds a view towards the search trail that _A. It is necessary to make rules about collecting the search trailsB. People are in danger of letting out their personal informationC. The search data is very useful to understand people in societyD. Search trails might cause a lot of disorder.52. The underlined expression in the last paragraph means_A. The competition was a very close oneB. The competition was towards the endC. The competition showed a clear resultD. The competition was endlessEIt is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory. The meanings of thousands of everyday perceptions, the basis for the decisions we make, and the roots of our habits and skills are to be found in our past experiences, which are brought into the present by memory.Memory can be defined as the capacity to keep information available for later use. It not only includes remembering things like arithmetic or historical facts, but also involves any change in the way an animal typically behaves. Memory is involved when a rat gives up eating grain because he has sniffed something suspicious in the grain pile.Memory exists not only in humans and animals but also in some physical objects and machines. Computers, for example, contain devices for storing data for later use. It is interesting to compare the memory storage capacity of a computer with that of a human being. The instant access memory of a large computer may hold up to 100,000 wordsstring of alphabetic or numerical charactersready for instant use. An average U.S. teenager probably recognizes the meaning of about 100,000 words of English