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2008、2008、12、PAGEPAGE1高三英语Unit4第二部 英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分Centuriesago, mandiscoveredthatremovingmoisture(水分)fromfoodhelpstopreserveit,andthattheeasiestwaytodothisistoexpose foodtosunandwind.A.a; B.the;不 C.不填; D.the;Whenitcomestolisteningtotheopinionsofmembersofyourschoolcommunity,doyouthinkyouarealready“allears”?Theunderlinedexpressionmostprobablymeans infull B.bearingideasinC.readytolisten D.havingenoughTobelivingatthestartofthenewmillenniumis inthemostadvancedtechnologicalerainhistory.A. B.being C.tobe D.toMaleandfemalestudentsarequitedifferentfromeachother theageatwhichtheybegintodevelopanintellectualself-discipline.A.withregard B.inthelight C.inhonor D.onaccountWe ataveryattractivehotelonthewaybackfromA.put B.dropped C.took D.pickedItwasstrangethatyou forMaggie’saddress.IjustgotaletterfromherthefirstonesinceherfamilymovedonAugust31,1999.A.shouldhave B.wouldhave C.shall D.might ,andstudentshavingreturned,thiscollegetoowillstartoutwith effortintheworkthatliesbeforethem.Thesummervacationisover;Thesummervacationbeingover;Asthesummervacationover;Hadthesummervacationbeenover;Well,really nowisstartlearningwhattodowiththissoftwareandreadalotofreferences,learnandpractice youcan.thatyouneeddo; Basshouldyoudo;thelongerC.howyoushouldstart;the D.whatyoushoulddo;asmuchIreally whenIaskedhimhowhiswifewastheygotdivorcedlastlandedonmy B.gotoffthewrongC.foundmy D.putmyfootinAtthelastplaceGaryworked,they anannualcompanypicnic.Alltheemployeesbringtheirfamiliesalongandspendthedayatanearbypark.Itwashadtohave;had B.usedtohave;C.wouldhave;didn’thave D.usedtohave;MyfriendTanyaJapaneseforsixyearsbeforeshe Japan.I’vejustreceivedaletterfromher.ItsaysshehasbeenstudyingChineseforthreemonthsandforChinainastudied;hadvisited; B.hadbeenstudying;visited;isC.hasstudied;visited;would D.wasstudying;hasvisited; theinterviewinBostonlastedsolong,ImissedmyconnectingflighttoNewA.Due B.Solong C. 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D.第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分Writethearticle.Runforclasses.Haven’tfinishedthereadings.HouseAssignmentto36intwohours.Outofbreath,time,andstillThat’sbeenmeforthepastthreeweeks.Andthenyesterday,asmyfingers37hitthekeyboard,I38tolookoutside.Throughthehalfopenblindsofmykitchenwindow,Icaughtthebrightglow(光线)ofsunshine39throughthefreshlycleanedair.Shiningtheyellow-greenleavesofatree.Itcouldhavebeenthefourdaysofcontinualrainandgraygloomyskies,ormyownself,41endlessactivity.Idon’tknowwhatitwas,42Ijustsattherelookingatthedancingsunrays.Nota43inmyhead.Nocrowdedfeelingsofapproachingwork,ofpeopleorevenfriends.Justwatching.Ifeltmybody44.Andafteralongtime…feltcalm.Thebreakpassed.Iwentbacktomy45.Butsomethingabouttherhythmoftheday46.Itwasthedifferencebetweenrushingtocatchthebusandridingonyourownhorse.Laterthatevening,I47howwe’vecometoinhabit（居住）aplacewhererestandmomentsofpeaceweremeanstobe48.Ifyouweren’ttiredout,overworkedandwellnear49youdidn’t50toenjoymomentsofpeace.51meofthepoemLeisure,writtenbyW.H.Daviesintheearly20thcentury.More52todaythaneverbefore:Notimetostandbeneaththeboughs(树干).Andstareaslongassheepandcows.Notimetoseethewoodswepass,Wheresquirrelshidetheirnutsingrass.Andthenwe’re53 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阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分ACouldsomeonebeswallowedbyawhaleandlive?In1891,ayoungEnglishsailornamedJamesBartleywas,andhedid.BartleywasacrewmemberonthewhalingshipStaroftheEast.Ashisboatclosedinonawhale,theanimallashedoutwithitstail.Thewhale’sblowliftedtheboatintotheairandcapsizedit.Sailorsinanotherboatcapturedthewhale,andtheoverturnedboatwasturnedupright,butBartleywasmissing.Thenextmorning,assailorswerecuttingupthedeadwhale,theynoticedamovementinitsstomach.Whenitwasopened,Bartleywasfoundinsideit!Hewasunconscious,andhisface,neck,andhandshadbeenbleachedwhitebythewhale’sstomachjuices.Otherthanthat,heseemedunhurt.Later,whenBartleyrecovered,hedescribedhisexperience.Hehadbeenawareofbeinginthewater.Thenhewasindarkness,slidingalongaslimypassageway.Theheatwassogreatthatitmadehimpassout.Whenhewokeup,hewasbackonboardtheship!Wemayinferfromthecontextthattheword“capsized”inthesecondparagraph caughthold B.turnedupsideC.brokeinto D.sankintotheItcanbelearnedfromthepassage thewhalewascaughtbysailorsonBartley’sthewhalewaskilledbythewhaleescapedfromthethewhalewascaughtbysailorsonanotherAsuitabletitleforthepassagemightbe 2008、2008、12、IntheStomachofthe B.AWhalingShipintheC.AYoungEnglishSailor D.ASailor’sWhalingDreamIwasdirty,smelly,hungryandsomewherebeneathallthat,suntanned.ItwastheendofanInter-Railholiday.Mybodycouldn’ttakeanymorepunishment.Mymindcouldn’tdealwithanymoreforeigntimetables,currenciesorlanguages.“Neveragain,”Isaid,asIsteppedontohomeground.Isaidexactlythesamethingthefollowingyear.Andthenext.AllIhadtodowasbuyonetrainticketand,becauseIwasundertwenty-fiveyearsold,IcouldspendawholemonthgoinganywhereIwantedinEurope.Ordinarybedsareneverthesameonceyou’velearnttosleepinthepassageofatrain,therhythmrockingyouintoadeepsleep.Carryingallyourpossessionsonyourbackinarucksackmakesyouhaveaverybasicapproachtotravel,andencouragesincrediblewastefulnessthatcanleadtoburningsocksthathavebecometooanti-social,andgettingridofbookswhenfinished.Ontheotherhand,thiswayoflookingatlifeisentirelyinthespiritofInter-Rail,forcommonsenseandreasoningcanbethrownoutofthewindowalongwiththepaperbackbookandthesocks.Allittakestoachievethiscarefreeattitudeisoneofthoseticketsinyourhand.Anysystemthatenablesyoungpeopletotravelthroughcountriesatarateofmorethanoneadaymustbeprettysocial.Onthatfirsttrip,myfriendsandIwereatfirstunawareofthepossibilitiesofthistypeoftrainticket,thinkingitwasjustaninexpensivewayofgettingtoandfromourchosencamp-siteinsouthernFrance.Buttheideaofnon-stoptravelprovedtooattractive,fortherewasalwaysjustonemorecountryovertheborder,alwaysthatlittlebitfurthertogo.Andwhatdidtheextramilescostus?Nothing.Wewerenotcompletelyuninterestedinculture.Butthiswasafirstholidaywithoutparents,asitwasformostotherInter-Railers,andinorganizingourowntimetableweleftouteverythingexceptthemostavailablesights.Thiswasthechancetoescapetheguidedtour,anopportunitytodosomethingdifferent.Itookgreatprideinthefactthat,inmanyplaces,allIcouldbebotheredtoseewastheviewfromthestation.Wewerejusttheretogetby,andtohavegoodtimedoingso.InthiswewerenodifferentfrommostoftheotherInter-Railerswithwhomwesharedpassagefloors,foodandwater,moneyandmusic.Theexcitementoftravelcomesfromthesuddenrealityofsomewherethatwaspreviouslyjustaname.ItisasifthecityinwhichyouarriveneveractuallyexisteduntilthetrainpullsinthestationandyouareabletoseeitwithyourowntiredeyesforthefirstAttheendofhisfirsttrip,thewritersaid“Neveragain” hefell B.hedislikedC.hewastiredfromthe D.hehadlostWhatdoesthewritermeanby“thiswayoflookingatlife”inParagraphWorryingaboutyour B.ThrowingunwantedthingsC.Behavinginananti-social D.LookingafteryourWhydidthewriteroriginallybuyanInter-RailTogettooneplace B.TomeetotheryoungC.Toseealotoffamous D.TogoonatourofWhatthewriterlikedabouttravelingwithouthisparentswas hecouldseemoreinterestinghecouldspendmoretimehecouldstayawayfromhomehecouldmakehisownWhatdoes“it”inthelastsentenceofParagraph6referA.A B.The C.The D.TheCTwoskullsfoundinAfricahavebeenidentifiedastheoldesthumanremainsknowntoscience.Thefossilized(化石)bonesfoundin1967wereoriginallythoughttobe130,000yearsold.Butare-datingofrocklayersnearthosewhichyieldedthefossilsshowedtheyareactuallyabout195,000yearsoldfromthetimemodernhumansappeared.Theskulls,knownasOmoIandII,pushbacktheknownpresenceofHomosapiens(现代人)inAfricaby40,000years.ThepreviousoldestHomosapiensskulls,datedtobetween154,000and160,000yearsold,werefoundnearavillagecalledHertointheafarregionofeasternEthiopia.OmoIandIIwereunearthedbyfamouspaleontologistRichardLeakeyalongtheOmoRiverinsouthernEthiopia,nearthetownofKibish.OmoI’smoremodernfeaturesledtodisagreementamongexpertsoverwhethertheywerethesameage.Therocksinwhichtheywerefoundshowtheyare,saidanAustralianarchaeologistProf.IanMcDougall,whomadethediscovery.Hetoldscientificjournal“Nature”:“OmoIandOmoIIarerelativelysecurelydatedto195,000yearsold,makingthemtheoldestanatomicallymodernhumanfossilsyetrecovered”BywhichmeanscouldscientiststelltheageoffossilstheyhaveThebonesofthe B.TheplacewheretheywereC.Thehistoryof D.IdentifyingtherocklayersoftheHowmanyyearsolderhavemodernhumansbecomebythenewA. B. C. D.Between154,000andWhichofthefollowingstatementsareNOTtrueaccordingtotheThenewdiscoveryoftheskullsandtheresearchprovedthemodernhumansmighthavestartedinAfrica.Prof.IanMcDougallthoughtOmoIandIIweretheoldesthumanfossilsProf.IanMcDougalldiscoveredthatOmoIandIIwerenotthesameOmoIandIIwerediscoveredinsouthernDWhilestillinitsearlystageswelfarereformhasalreadybeenjudgedagreatsuccessinmanystates—atleastingettingpeopleoffwelfareIt'sestimatedthatmorethan2millionpeoplehavelefttherolls（名册）since1994．Inthepastfouryears，welfareroilsinAthensCountyhavebeencutinhalf．But70percentofthepeoplewholeftinthepasttwoyearstookjobsthatpaidlessthan$6anhour．Theresult：TheAthensCountypovertyratestillremainsatmorethan30percent—twicethenationalaverage．Foradvocates（代言人）forthepoorthat'sanindicationthatmuchmoreneedstobe“Morepeoplearegettingjobs，butit’snotmakingtheirlivesanybetter，”saysKathyLairn，apolicyanalystattheCenteronBudgetandPolicyPrioritiesinWashington．AcenteranalysisofUSCensusdatanationwidefoundthatbetween1995and1996．agreaterpercentageofsingle，femaleheadedhouseholdswereearningmoneyontheirown，butthataverageincomeforthesehouseholdsactuallywentdown．Butformany，thefactthatpoorpeopleareabletosupportthemselvesalmostaswellwithoutgovernmentaidastheydidwithitisinitselfahugevictory．“WelfarewasapoisonItwasatoxin（）thatwaspoisoningthefamily”RobertRector，awelfarereformpolicyanalyst．“Thereformischangingthemoralclimateinlow-incomecommunities．It’sbeginningtorebuildtheworkethic（道德观，whichismuchmoreimportant．”Mr.Rectorandothersarguedthatonce“thehabitofdependencyiscracked”，thenthecountrycanmakeotherpolicychangesaimedatimprovinglivingstandards．Fromthepassage，itcanbeseenthattheauthor believesthereformhasreducedthegovernment’sinsiststhatwelfarereformisdoinglittlegoodfortheisoverenthusiasticaboutthesuccessofwelfarereformD．considerswelfarereformtobefundamentallysuccessfulWhyaren'tpeopleenjoyingbetterliveswhentheyhaveBecausemanyfamiliesaredivorced． B．Becausegovernmentaidisnowrare．C．Becausetheirwagesarelow． D．Becausethecostoflivingisrising．WhatisworthnoticingfromtheexampleofAthensCountyisthat greatereffortsshouldbemadetoimprovepeople’slivingB．70percentofthepeopletherehavebeenemployedfortwoC．50percentofthepopulationnolongerreliesonwelfareD．thelivingstandardsofmostpeoplearegoingdownFromthepassageweknowthatwelfarereformaimsat savingwelfare B．rebuildingtheworkethics（观念C．providingmore D．cuttinggovernment第四部 任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分请认真阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后的空格内填入最恰当的单词.每空格个单词，不得用文章中的单词Ascientistoncesaidthatstudyingthestarsfromtheearthissomethinglikelookingupattheskyfromthebottomofaswimmingpool.Evenontheclearestnighttheearth’sdenseatmospherewilldimstarsintheskyasitscreensout(遮挡)30percentoftheirlight.turbulence(湍流)causesstarstowinkle.Throughatelescope,thestarsseemtojumparoundBecausethemoonhasnoatmosphere,astronomersarelookingforwardtosettingupanobservatorythere.Onthemoon,therewillbenocloudstoobscuretheview.Theskywillappeardarkatalltimes,soastronomerscanworktwenty-fourhoursaday.Becausethereisnotairturbulence,thestarswillsteadythroughatelescope.Becausethemoonisrelativelyneartheearth,moon-basedastronomerswillseethestarsinfamiliarpatternsknownonearth.Theywillnotneednewstarmapsofthesky.Starsseenfromthemoonwillappeartomoveveryslowly.Becausetheearthrotates(自转)onitsaxisonceeverytwenty-fourhours,earth-basedastronomersseethestarshurryacrosstheskyeachnight.Themoonrotatesonitsaxisonlyonceamonth.Toastronomersonthemoon,thestarswillappeartostandalmoststill.Moon-basedastronomerswillhavemuchmoretimetofocustheirtelescopesandtaketimeexposurephotographs.Ontheearth,man-maderadionoisesjamtheairwavesandinterferewiththereceptionofradiosignalsfromcertainstars.Aradiotelescopelocatedonthefarsideofthemoonwillbepermanentlyprotectedfromsuchinterference.Itwon’tbeeasytoputtelescopesonthemoon.However,astronomersarecertainthejobcanbedone.Theyareconvincedthatthemoonisanidealplacetosetupanobservatory.Title:TheReasonsforestablishinganobservatoryontheMainDifferent Thereisvery72atmosphere