2012年5月份高三英语百题精练（1）试题

用心 爱心 专心 1 20122012 年年 5 5 月份百题精练 月份百题精练 1 1 英语试题英语试题 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解 共两节 满分阅读理解 共两节 满分 4040 分 分 第一节第一节 共 共 1515 小题 每小题小题 每小题 2 2 分 满分分 满分 3030 分 分 阅读下列四篇短文 从每小题后所给的 A B C D 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 并在答题 卡上将该选项涂黑 A Ellen and Bill County are both teachers They met in college and became good friends because of their shared love for children Two years after the couple got married Ellen saw a huge change in the life of one of her students a 9 year old girl Three years earlier both of the little girl s parents had died and there was no one to take care of her She was taken away to live in a government office But finally she was taken in and adopted by a family and became their daughter Ellen said that she noticed the difference in the child s life after she was placed in a permanent home and thought that maybe she and her husband could help a child in a similar way They decided to become temporary parents and to take a child into their home just on the weekends when the real parents could not take care of him or her The pair planned to have their own children in a few years but decided that this would be a way to give to the community in the meantime The couple quickly grew to love one of the children they looked after When he became legally available Billy became the first child they took in permanently Six months after adopting Billy Ellen was told by her doctor that she was unable to have children naturally Ellen says she knew then that adoption was the way she was meant to have a family Since adopting Billy now 17 Ellen and Bill have adopted five more children Rose 16 Albert 11 Joshua 5 and in June 2003 they added biological brother and sister Tyler and Rylee to the County family The County family has been recognized for their work on adoption and has received many awards for their efforts Last June the family was even interviewed on the television show Adoption Stories Ellen says she would like to encourage other families to adopt children She adds that the best part of being a mother of six is Giving Josh a bath putting a band aid on a cut knee or just the everyday Mom things that makes motherhood such an honor and a privilege 46 What is the passage mainly about A How a couple first met at college B Where you can adopt a child C The benefits of adoption to the community D How adoption created a happy family 47 Why did Ellen and Bill first decide to adopt a child 用心 爱心 专心 2 A Because they had always loved students very much B Because they saw the benefits of adoption for a child C Because they were not able to have children of their own D Because they want to receive awards for their community work 48 Which of the children are related to each other by blood A Rylee and Tyler B Billy and Tyler C Albert and Joshua D Rose and Albert 49 The last paragraph A tells the reader how they can adopt a child B describes the things that make Ellen happy C says what Ellen does every day D lists the problems Ellen has with the kids B B After being laid off from her job Ann Bauer struggled financially She worked at several lower paid jobs relocated to a new city and even declared bankruptcy Then in December she finally moved back into her parents home at age 52 I m back living in the bedroom that I grew up in she said Taking shelter with parents isn t uncommon for young people especially when the job market is poor But now the declining economy is forcing some children to do so later in life even at middle age Financial planners report receiving many calls from parents seeking advice about taking in their grown children after divorces and lay offs Kim Erickson a financial planner in California said she has never seen older children even those at 50 depending so much on their parents as in the last six months These are 40 and 50 year old children of my clients that they re helping out We have a hard time saying no as a culture to our children and they keep asking for more she said Bauer s parents won t take rent money She s trying to save several hundred dollars a month for a house while working as a meeting coordinator Bauer would prefer to live on her own but without her parents help she would probably be renting again she said Buying groceries for another person isn t stretching my budget too much said her mother Shirley Smith aged 80 Parents usually feel guilty if they don t offer help But a large number of well meaning parents must delay retirement or scale back their dreams because they have to help their children Erickson said And the sliding economy might threaten their jobs I almost have to act like a financial therapist she said to Shirley Here is the line I m drawing for you That s fine You can do up to this point but at this point now you re starting to erode 损害 your own wealth 50 From the passage we can learn that A middle aged people even have fewer job opportunities than young people B few of American young people live with their parents C the rate of divorce in America is obviously on the increase 用心 爱心 专心 3 D many parents are at a loss on dealing with grown children 51 How did Ann Bauer s parents act after learning about her situation A They at first refused but finally allowed her to move back B They didn t hesitate to invite her back home C They allowed her back on condition that she bought groceries D They preferred her to love on her own because of their tight budget 52 What attitude does Erickson have towards aged parents helping their grown children A She thinks it unnecessary B She is in favor of it C She thinks parents should be more careful with their savings D Parents shouldn t feel guilty when failing to help their children 53 What is the main idea of the passage A American culture has an effect on the relationship between parents and children B Children s dependence on their parents is increasing C Sliding economy forces grown ups to move to their parents home D Supporting grown children may put their parents financial freedom at risk C C Scientists have devised a way to determine roughly where a person has lived using a strand 缕 of hair a technique that could help track the movements of criminal suspects or unidentified murder victims The method relies on measuring how chemical variations in drinking water show up in people s hair You re what you eat and drink and that s recorded in your hair said Thure Cerling a geologist at the University of Utah While U S diet is relatively identical water supplies vary The differences result from weather patterns The chemical composition of rainfall changes slightly as rain clouds move Most hydrogen and oxygen atoms in water are stable but traces of both elements are also present as heavier isotopes 同位素 The heaviest rain falls first As a result storms that form over the Pacific deliver heavier water to California than to Utah Similar patterns exist throughout the U S By measuring the proportion of heavier hydrogen and oxygen isotopes along a strand of hair scientists can construct a geographic timeline Each inch of hair corresponds to about two months Cerling s team collected tap water samples from 600 cities and constructed a map of the regional difference They checked the accuracy of the map by testing 200 hair samples collected from 65 barber shops They were able to accurately place the hair samples in broad region roughly corresponding to the movement of rain systems It s not good for pinpointing 精确定位 Cerling said It s good for eliminating many possibilities Todd Park a local detective said the method has helped him learn more about 用心 爱心 专心 4 an unidentified woman whose skeleton was found near Great Salt Lake The woman was 5 feet tall Police recovered 26 bones a T shirt and several strands of hair When Park heard about the research he gave the hair samples to the researches Chemical testing showed that over the two years before her death she moved about every two months She stayed in the Northwest although the test could not be more specific than somewhere between eastern Oregon and western Wyoming It s still a substantial area Park said But it narrows its way down for me 54 What is the scientists new discovery A One s hair growth has to do with the amount of water and drink B A person s hair may show where they have lived C Hair analysis accurately identifies criminal suspects D The chemical composition of hair varies from person to person 55 What is said about the rainfall in America s West A There is much more rainfall in California than in Utah B The water it delivers becomes lighter when it moves inland C Its chemical composition is less stable than in other areas D It gathers more light isotopes as it moves eastward 56 What did Cerling s team produce in their research A A map showing the regional difference of tap water B A collection of hair samples from various barber shops C A method to measure the amount of water in human hair D A chart illustrating the movement of the rain system 57 What is the practical value of Cerling s research A It helps analyze the quantity of water in different regions B It helps the police determine where a crime is committed C It helps the police narrow down possibilities in detective work D It helps identify the drinking habits of the person under investigation D D Freda Bright says Only in opera do people die of love It s true You really can t love somebody to death I ve known people to die from no love but I ve never known anyone to be loved to death We just can t love one another enough A heart warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary All day she felt nervous and late in the afternoon she summoned the courage to approach her employer To her delight the boss agreed to the raise The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes Candles were softly glowing Her husband had come home early and prepared a festival meal She wondered if someone from the office had tipped him off or did he just somehow know that she would not get turned down She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news They embraced and kissed then sat down to the wonderful meal Next to her plate the woman found a 用心 爱心 专心 5 beautifully lettered note It read Congratulations darling I knew you d get the raise These things will tell you how much I love you Following the supper her husband went into the kitchen to clean up She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket Picking it off the floor she read Don t worry about not getting the raise You deserve it anyway These things will tell you how much I love you Someone has said that the measure of love for his wife is love without measure What this man feels for his wife is total acceptance and love whether she succeeds or fails His love celebrates her victories and soothes her wounds He stands with her no matter what life throws in their direction Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize Mother Teresa said What can you do to promote world peace Go home and love your family And love your friends Love them without measure 58 The sentence in the first paragraph Only in opera do people die of love means A no love in the world is believable B love is one thing and life is another C love in operas is truly touching D love can survive forever though people die at different ages 59 That the husband prepared her a second letter about her raise suggests that A he loves her because he believes that she is sure to receive a raise B he has a great way to promote his wife s love towards him C he has a false love for people even if the person is his wife D he loves his family members truly whether they are in good conditions or not 60 From the text we might say the author A refuses any spiritual emotions as embraced and kissed B criticizes the attitude of suspicion of the love C doesn t believe there is true love in the world D thinks the true love does not expect repayment 第二节 共第二节 共 5 5 小题 每小题小题 每小题 2 2 分 满分分 满分 1010 分 分 根据短文内容 从下框的 A F 选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项 选项中有一项为 多余选项 A Control of respiration B Basic tips for preserving cut flowers C Role of respiration D Most important aspect of flower care E Need for clean water F Ways of stopping respiration 61 While everybody enjoys fresh cut flowers around his house few people know how to keep them for as long as possible This may be done by keeping in mind a few simple facts The key to keeping fresh cut flower for a week or more without 用心 爱心 专心 6 preservatives which contain biocides 杀虫剂 that kill bacterial and fungus is to keep the water fresh and the stems free of air pockets so they can continue to draw up water 62 An important thing to remember about cut flowers is that they are sensitive to temperature For example studies have shown that cut carnations retain their freshness eight times longer when kept at 12 than when kept at 26 Keeping freshly harvested flowered at the right temperatures is probably the most important aspect of flower care 63 The process by which flowers consume oxygen and produce carbon dioxide called respiration 呼吸 supplies the energy the flower needs to give the flowe