宁夏盐池县2010届高三上学期阶段质量检测（英语）.doc

宁夏盐池县2010届高三上学期阶段质量检测（英语）第I卷（选择题）第一部分英语知识运用（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。 1The lecture mainly deals with the trouble young children have right from wrong .Adistinguishing Bdistinguished Cto distinguishDto be distinguished 2Though the man was badly hurt in the accident , he was still and could think clearly. AawakeBawareCconfused Dconscious 3In the reading room there are tables, you can sit there to read. Aat which Bin whichCand Dwhere 4I cant find Mr. Brown. Where did you meet him this morning ? It was in the hotel he stayed. AthatBwhereCwhenDwhich 5 global warming , those present at the international meeting also discussed other issues. AApart from BIn spite of CBut for DExcept for 6Could you do me a favor to carry a big shelf, please? . A With pleasure B Its my pleasure C I cant agree more D Yes, I could 7Hawking is _success, _disabled man though he is. Aa；/ B/；a Cthe；a Da；the 8_ treating the homeless man as a shame of the society, Mr. Turner provided him with food and water. ARegardless of BAs a result of CInstead of DIn case of9Our house has reached the point so many things need and its so hard to find the time to fix them. Aat which; to do up Bthat; doing up Con which; to put up Dwhere; putting up 10Was it _she said or something that she did_ you were angry at so much? A. whatthat B. thatwhich C. that what D. whatwhich 11. Finding her car stolen, _. A. a policeman was asked to help B. the area was searched thoroughly C. it was looked for everywhere D. Mrs. Green reported it to the police 12 What made Bill so angry? _. His girl friend promised to come at 8:30, but she hasnt come yet. A. Having kept waiting B. Being kept waiting C. To be keeping wait D. Being kept waited 13. Leonardo da Vince _ birds kept in cages in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. A. is said to be buyingB. is said to have bought C. had said to buy D. who said to have bought 14In this workshop, the output of July was three times _ of January. Athat Bthis Cone Dit 15After his retirement, John fishing as one of his new hobbies. Atook overBtook inCtook forDtook up 16 , he would have been fired. AHad he lied to the bossBDid he lie to the boss CIf he has lied to the bossDIf he lies to the boss 17Why were you not at the concert last night？ I _a close game between Seattle Sonics and Miami Bucks. Awatched Bhad watched Cwas watching Dhave been watching 18Every boy and every girl as well as some teachers who _to visit the museum _asked to be at school gate before 6:00 in the morning. Aare；are Bis；is Cis；are Dare；is 19 The weather isnt good enough for an outing , is it？ No. We cant have _at this time of the year. Aa nicer day Ba worse day Ca worst day Dso fine a day 20Have you decided _ you will buy a family car? Well，my husband hopes to have one next year Awhether Bwhen Cwhere Dhow 第三节 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，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。 Why did I come today? I wondered. My feet ached almost as much as my head. My Christmas 21 contained several people that claimed they needed nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt 22I bought them something, so gift buying was 23 but fun. Hurriedly, I finished shopping and 24 the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about five and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of 25 slippers. When we finally _26 the checkout register, the girl 27 placed the shoes on the counter. She treated them as though they were a 28 . “That will be $ 6.09,” the cashier said. The boy 29 his pockets. He finally came up with $ 3.12. “I guess we will have to put them back,” he bravely said. “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow.” With that statement, a soft 30 broke from the little girl. “But 31 would have loved these shoes,” she cried. “Well, well go home and work some more. Dont cry. Well surely 32 ,” he said. Quickly I handed $ 3.00 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And, 33 , it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small voice 34 said, “Thank you, lady.” “What did you 35 when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked. The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to 36 . Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Wont mommy be 37 walking on those streets in these shoes?” My eyes 38 as I looked into her tear-stained face. “Yes,” I answered, “I am 39 she will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to 40 me of the true spirit of giving I once was familiar with. 21. A. planB. listC. goodsD. purchases 22. A. unlessB. because C.if D. since 23. A. somethingB. nothingC. anythingD. everything 24. A. waitedB. joinedC. attendedD. gathered25. A. cottonB. leatherC. goldD. silver 26. A. approachedB. gotC. checkedD. found 27. A. immediatelyB. hesitantly C. shylyD. carefully28. A. giftB. treasureC. lifeD. prize 29. A. openedB. touchedC. reachedD. searched30. A. tearB. sobC. smileD. sigh 31. A. mommyB. daddyC. weD. Jesus 32. A. leaveB. come C. returnD. arrive 33. A. above allB. at lastC. at leastD. after all 34. A. gratefullyB. sweetlyC. gracefullyD. kindly 35. A. requestB. expectC. mean D. attempt 36. A. hospitalB. tombC. heavenD. sky 37. A. equalB. comfortableC. convenientD. beautiful38. A. painedB. wettedC. shutD. froze 39. A. sureB. afraidC. gladD. confident40. A. informB. warnC. cureD. remind 第二部分 阅读理解（共25小题，第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）第一节，阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Bollworms are a traditional threat to cotton cropsYoung ones feed on the boll，the part of the cotton plant that contains the seeds A bacterium known as Bt is able to kill bollworms and some other pestsBt is the short form for Bacillus thuringiensisIt was discovered in the early twentieth centuryFarmers began using Bt as a natural pesticide（杀虫剂） Then，in the 1990s，researchers found a way to grow cotton plants that contain a Bt geneThe genetically improved cotton plant produces liquid that kills bollwormsFarmers around the world are now growing an estimated fourteen million hectares of Bt cotton Cotton bollworms also attack other cropsBut scientists in China recently reported that Bt cotton may help prevent bollworm in other crops growing nearby The study involved crops grown in six provinces of northern China between 1992 and 2008The study area contained three million hectares of cotton and twenty-two million hectares of corn，peanuts，soybeans and vegetables The researchers say the study suggested that Bt cotton not only controls bollworm on the transgenic cotton，but also may reduce its existence on other cropsAnd that reduction，they say，may decrease the need for insecticide use in general But the researchers also pointed out concernsThey say bollworms could develop resistance to the cotton plants designed to resist themAnd they noted that insects called mirids have become “key pests” of cotton in ChinaThey said this is because of a decrease in pesticide use made possible by Bt cotton The researchers say they do not believe that Bt cotton alone can solve all insect problemsInstead，they say farmers in China should consider it just one part of pest management systems 41What is Bt in this passage? AIts a kind of hi-tech invention BIts a natural bacterium CIts a kind of pest DIts a man-made pesticide 42Bt cotton has all the advantages EXCEPT that _ Ait resists bollworms Bit does good to other crops growing aroundCit reduces the use of insecticideDit helps to develop new insects43The underlined word “ones” in the first paragraph refers to _Abollworms Bcotton crops Ccotton seeds Dpests44From the passage，we can infer _Afarmers around the world are now growing a large area of Bt cottonBresearchers are probably now searching for new ways to solve other cotton problems Cbollworms could not exist in Bt cotton any longerDChinese scientists found the way to grow Bt cottonBWhen I asked my daughter which item she would keep; the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said “the phone”. Personally, I couldnt do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual, Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology.Point 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been with at school all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about?Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone. “The mobile saved my life,” says Crystal Johnstone. She had an accident in her Volvo on the A45 between Otley and Skipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance to her rescue.Point 3 The mobile removes our secret. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at any time of day to ask where they are , where they are going, and how their last meeting went.Point 4 The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says, “We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so nearbut we didnt meet for the first two weeks!”Point 5 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously（同时地）on chat lines（at least my daughter does. I wouldnt know what to talk about）. We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts（if you know any）while theyre space-walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access the Internet, the biggest library on Earth.45How do you understand Point 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate,？APeople dont communicate without telephone.BPeople communicate because of the creating of the telephone.CPeople communicate more since telephone has been created.DPeople communicate more because of more traffic.46Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve peoples life?aPoint 1bPoint2cPoint3dPoint 4 ePoint 5Ac, d Ba, e Ca, c Db, e47It is possible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through .Athe TV screen Ba fax machineCthe phone line hooked up to the computer Da microphone48The best heading for the passage is .APhone Power BKinds of PhoneC How to Use Phones DAdvantage of PhonesC“Can I see my baby?” asked the happy new mother. The bundle（婴儿包）was placed in her arms and when she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she held her breaththe baby had been born without ears. Time, however, proved that the babys hearing was perfect except his appearance.One day when he rushed home from school and threw himself into his mothers arms, he cried out bitterly, “A boy, a big boy called mea f-freak.” She sighed, knowing that his life was to be endless of heartbreaks.He grew up, handsome for his misfortune. A favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president but for that. He developed a gift for literature and music.The boys father had a talk with the family doctor. Could nothing be done? “I believe we could transplant on a pair of outer ears, if they could be donated ,” the doctor decided. So the search began for a person who would make such a sacrifice for a young man. Two years went by. Then, “Youre going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But its a secret.” said the father.The operation was brilliantly successfull. His talents blossomed into genius. School and college became a series of successes. Later he married and entered the diplomatic（外交）service. “But I must know!” he urged his father. “Who gave so much for me? I could never do enough for him.”“I do not believe you could,” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know not yet.” The years kept the secret, but the day did come one of the darkest days that ever pass through a son. He stood with his father over his mothers casket（灵柩）. Slowly and tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish-brown hair to let out the secret.49. The story is mainly about _.Ahow a boy had new ears through an operationBwhat a devoted parent privately did for the childChow a disabled boy turned into a useful personDwhy a donator made a sacrifice to a bright boy50. From the first paragraph we know that the mother _.Awas determined to donate her ears to perfect her sonBkept her husband unknown about the babys situationCfelt shocked and disappointed to see her new babyDcomplained of her bad luck to have a disabled child51. What can be inferred from the passage?AThe agreement was between the donator and the family.BThe boy was so popular that he was made class president.CFinally the boy came to know who the donator was.DThe mother donated her ears to her son after she died.52. What moral lesson can we draw from this reading?AReal love lies in what is done unknown rather than what is done known.BIt is up to parents to help their children heart and soul.CTrue beauty lies only in the heart not in appearance.DIt is a virtue for young generations to learn to be grateful.DReading poems is not exactly an everyday activity for most peopleIn fact, many people never read a poem once they get out of high schoolIt is worth reminding ourselves that this has not always been the case in AmericaIn the nineteenth century, a usual American activity was to sit around the fireside in the evening and read poems aloudIt is true that there was no television at the time, nor movie theaters, nor World Wide Web, to provide diversionHowever, poems were a source of pleasure, of self-education, of connection to other people or to the world beyond ones own communityReading them was a social act as well as an individual one, and perhaps even more social than individualWriting poems to share with friends and relations was, like reading poems by the fireside, another way in which poetry has a place in everyday lifeHow did things change? Why are most Americans no longer comfortable with poetry, and why do most people today think that a poem has nothing to tell them and that they can do well without poems?There are, I believe, three factors：poets, teachers, and we ourselvesOf these, the least important is the third: the world surrounding the poem has betrayed us more than we have betrayed the poemEarly in the twentieth century, poetry in English headed into directions unfavorable to the reading of poetryReaders decided that poems were not for the fireside or the easy chair at night, and that they belonged where other difficult-to-read things belongedPoets failed the reader, so did teachersThey want their students to know something about the skills of a poem, they want their students to see that poems mean something. Yet what usually occurs when teachers push these concerns on their high school students is that young people decide poems are unpleasant crossword puzzles53. Reading poems is thought to be a social act in the nineteenth century because A. it built a link among peopleB. it helped unite a communityC. it was a source of self-educationD. it was a source of pleasure54. The underlined word “diversion” most probably means “ ”A. concentrationB. changeC. amusementsD. stories55. According to the passage, what is the main cause of the great gap between readers and poetry?A. Students are becoming less interested in poetryB. Students are poorly educated in high schoolC. TV and the Internet are more attractive than poetryD. Poems have become difficult to understand56. In the last paragraph, the writer questions A. the difficulty in studying poems B. the way poems are taught in schoolC. students wrong ideas about poetry D. the techniques used in writing poemEOne bitterly cold day, a snowstorm blew into our area. Needing firewood, I quickly set out with my best friend, Bruce, to look for a tree to cut down. I was glad to have Bruce along. Cutting down a tree in a snowstorm can be dangerous. So it was important to have a friend who could warn me of dangers.When I chose a big 23-meter-tall tree and prepared to cut it down, my best friend suddenly warned me, “Dont cut down that tree! Its too close to the power line!” I