常州高级中学2009届高三第二次阶段教学质量调研(英语)

江苏省常州高级中学2009届高三第二次阶段教学质量调研

（英语）

第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

21. Of all the subjects, I like ______ physics best because it gives us ______ useful knowledge of things in science. And I long to turn ______ scientist in the future.

A. the ; a ; a

B. / ; an ; /

C./ ; a ; /

D. the ; / ; /

22. If it were not for the fact Mary _______swim, I would take her to the island.

A. couldn’t

B. shouldn’t

C. can’t

D. might not

23. Only when _______ possible to settle the problem.

A. does the editor come will it be

B. the editor comes will it be

C. has the editor come it will be

D. the editor comes it will be

24. ______there is enough sunshine and rain that the crops grow well?

A. Where is it

B. Is that where

C. Is it where

D. Is it the place

25. As the light turned green, I stood for a moment, not _____, and asked myself what I was going to do.

A. moved

B. moving

C. to move

D. being moved

26. —I don’t suppose she could have done well in the exam last week，_____ she?

— _____, she almost failed to pass the exam.

A. could ; Y es

B. has ; No

C. did ; No

D. couldn’t ; Y es

27. _________ true events, the film follows the life of Braddock, a boxer in New Y ork.

A. Being based on

B. Basing on

C. Having based on

D. Based on

28. —Mom, I can’t see any point in studying hard at all the subjects at school.

—Come on, dear. Y ears of hard work will surely _____ in the future of your career.

A. make sure

B. pay off

C. bring back

D. pay back

29. Women have a long way to go before they achieve full equality with men in the workplace, just _____ is often the case in many countries.

A. as

B. it

C. what

D. that

30. In this experiment, they are wakened several times during the night, and asked to report what they _______.

A. had just been dreaming

B. are just dreaming

C. just dreamt

D. have just been dreaming

31. Recently the hospital has imported ________ they call a scanner, ______will be used to examine patients' internal organs.

A. what, that

B. that, which

C. what, which

D. which, what

32. This information allows businessmen to keep _______ of their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving.

A. sight

B. sign

C. touch

D. track

33. The devotion _____ too much time _____ sports leaves too little time for studying.

A. to; for

B. of; to

C. for; to

D. to; of

34. --Journalists have to work very quickly in order to __________.

--I know. I like that. It's very challenging.

A. meet their deadlines

B. earn a high salary

C. avoid being fired

D. make both ends meet

35. We missed our train, and _________ the next train was delayed, ________ we had to wait for two hours.

A. on top of that; so

B. as a result; then

C. what was worse; however

D. because; therefore

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are ___36___ than housewives. Evidence shows that ___37__ are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows ___38___ the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increases correspondingly (相应地) by 2%. All this ___39__ one point: Work is helpful to health.

Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, __40___ loneliness and solitude (孤独). Researches show that people feel __41__ and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are ___42___. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as ___43___ between man and reality. By work, people __44_ each other. By collective activity, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work __45__ the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him liable to (易于)___46__.

__47__, work gives one a sense of fulfillment (充实感) and a sense of ___48_. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When ___49__ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully __50___ a patient or a teacher sees his students ___51__, they are happy __52__.

From the above we can come to the conclusion ___53_ the more you work, __54___ you will be. Let us work hard, __55__ and live a happy and healthy life.

36. A. more healthier B. healthier C. weaker D. worse

37. A. career women B. the busy C. the jobless D. the hard-working

38. A. that whenever B. whether C. that though D. since

39. A. comes down to B. equals to C. adds up to D. amounts to

40. A. / B. off C. in touch with D. away from

41. A. happy, interested B. glad, joyful C. cheerful, concerned D. unhappy, worried

42. A. busy B. free C. lazy D. empty

43. A. a river B. a gap C. a channel D. a bridge

44. A. come across B. come into contact with C. look down upon D. watch over

45. A. means B. stands C. equals D. matches

46. A. success B. death C. victory D. disease

47. A. Besides B. Nevertheless C. However D. Y et

48. A. disappointment B. achievement C. regret D. apology

49. A. a worker B. a farmer C. a writer D. a manager

50. A. manages B. controls C. operates on D. deals with

51. A. raise B. grow C. rise D. increase

52. A. in a word B. without a word C. at a word D. beyond words

53. A. that B. which C. what D. /

54. A. the lonelier and weaker B. lonelier and weaker

C. happier and healthier

D. the happier and healthier

55. A. study well B. studying well C. study good D. studying good

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

JIUQUAN, Gansu Province, Sept. 6(Xinhua) ---- China’s manned spacecraft Shenzhou-7 will be launched at an appropriate time between Sept. 25 and 30 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern Gansu Province, a spokesman said here on Saturday. The mission will accomplish the first spacewalk by Chinese astronauts.

“All the major systems involved in the launching are now in the final preparation. The main tests for the spacecraft, the Long-March II-F rocket, suits for the space walk and a satellite accompanying the f ly have also been finished, ” said the spokesman.

In addition, the ground control system is fully prepared, including the launch site, the landing site, and the communication for observation and control.

When Shenzhou-7 enters its orbit, one of the three taikonauts will conduct a space walk, said Zhao Changxi, a senior scientist with the project, earlier.

According to Zhao, cameras would be fixed outside and inside of the ship for live broadcasting of the space walk.

While the last mission of Shenzhou-6, with a crew of two, was aimed at several days of manned flight, this time the task might be more stringent as one of its main goals is the space walk.

Earlier reports said a crew of six astronauts had been chosen for the mission, with three

manning the spacecraft and three substitutes.

China successfully put two manned spacecrafts into orbit in 2003 and 2005 respectively, becoming the third country to send an astronaut into space after the United States and the former Soviet Union(now Russia).

56. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Shenzhou-7 is better equipped than the last two spaceships.

B. Shenzhou-7 will be more successful than the last two launches.

C. All the systems involved in the launching have been prepared.

D. China is ready for the launching of Shenzhou-7.

57. We can learn from the passage ________.

A. This will be the third time for Chinese astronauts to have a space walk

B. Three of the six astronauts chosen for the mission will walk in space

C. The space walk will be live broadcasted on TV

D. Everything has been prepared except communication system

58. The underlined word”stringent”most probably means

A. challenging

B. encouraging

C. interesting

D. moving

B

Tight-lipped elders used to say, “It’s not what you want in this world, but what you get.”

Psychology teaches that you do get what you want if you know what you want and want the right things.

Y ou can make a mental blueprint of a desire as you would make a blueprint of a house, and each of us is continually making these blueprints in the general routine of everyday living. If we intend to have friends to dinner, we plan the menu, make a shopping list, decide which food to cook first, and such planning is an essential for any type of meal to be served.

Likewise, if you want to find a job, take a sheet of paper, and write a brief account of yourself. In making a blueprint for a job, begin with yourself, for when you know exactly what you have to offer, you can intelligently plan where to sell your services.

This account of yourself is actually a sketch of your working life and should include education, experience and references. Such an account is valuable. It can be referred to in filling out standard application blanks and is extremely helpful in personal interviews. While talking to you, you could-be employer is deciding whether your education, your experience, and other qualifications, will pay him to employ you and your “wares” and abilities m ust be displayed in an orderly and reasonably connected manner.

When you have carefully prepared a blueprint of your abilities and desires, you have something tangible to sell. Then you are ready to hunt for a job. Get all the possible information about your could-be job. Make inquiries as to the details regarding the job and the firm. Keep your eyes and ears open, and use your own judgment. Spend a certain amount of time each day seeking the employment you wish for, and keep in mind: Securing a job is your job now.

59. What do the elders mean when they say, “It’s not what you want in this world, but what you get.”?

A. Y ou’ll certainly get what you want.

B. It’s no use dreaming.

C. Y ou should be dissatisfied with what you have.

D. It’s essential to set a goal for

60 A blueprint made before inviting a friend to dinner is used in this passage as ________.

A. an illustration of how to write an application for a job

B. an indication of how to secure a good job

C. a guideline for job description

D. a principle for job evaluation

61 According to the passage, one must write an account of himself before starting to find a job because ______.

A. that is the first step to please the employer

B. that is the requirement of the employer

C. it enables him to know when to sell his services

D. it forces him to become clearly aware of himself

C

Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet… We are surrounded by the word “diet” everywhere we look and listen. We hav e so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically（身体上）.

Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically. On one level, we are not allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods. Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale（秤）instead. All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word “diet” in food labels.

On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don’t have to work to get results. Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle.

The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause. Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients(营养成分). Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products. Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemical that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.

Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them. Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological harm that comes from using them.

62 From Paragraph 1, we learn that ________.

A. diet products fail to bring out people’s potential

B. people have difficulty in choosing diet products

C. diet products are misleading people

D. people are fed up with diet products

63. One psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to _____.

A. try out a variety of diet foods

B. hesitate before they enjoy diet

C. pay attention to their own eating habits

D. watch their weight rather than their diet

64. In Paragraph 3, “gain comes without pain” probably means ______.

A. losing weight is effortless

B. it costs a lot to lose weight

C. diet products bring no pain

D. diet products are free from calories

65. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

D

Free and secure accommodation, no bills and even the odd home-cooked meal. It sounds like the perfect living arrangement for cash-strapped students.

Two mothers believe they have devised a way for struggling students to save on accommodation costs when they leave home to study at university.

Kate Barnham and Amanda Flude have launched Student Swaps, an online accommodation forum (论坛) for parents and students, in advance of the introduction in September of ￡3,000 higher education top-up fees.

Their website says, “The principle behind Student Swaps is to enable students to literally swap (交换) family homes.” The website will hold a da tabase of students who would like to swap and link them with suitable matches. So those from one town / city could swap with those from a different town / city.

The site describes itself as offering a “cost-free accommodation alternative… at a time of grow ing student debt”. There is no charge for the service at the moment but Ms Barnham and Ms Flude intend to introduce a ￡10 annual fee if it becomes established.

However, the National Union of Students (NUS) has warned that, while the scheme may sound appealing to struggling freshers, it lacks any formal regulation.

V eronica King, NUS vice-president of welfare, said, “The f act that this scheme has even been suggested is evidence to the high levels of debt students now face on graduation.” Recent research has shown that students are more likely to live at home in coming years, in a bid to cut down on the cost of a degree.

“Th is is worrying, as it may mean that students choose their university on the basis of where it is, rather than because it offers the best course for them. It also means students will miss out on what is for some a key part of the student experience-living a way from home.”

66. A “cash-strapped” student means one who __________.

A. lacks money

B. prefers to stay at home

C. is careful with money

D. wants to change cash

67. What is Kate Barnham and Amanda Flude’s purpose of launching Student Swaps?

A. To provide cheaper accommodation for students.

B. To let students stay close to their universities.

C. To help students spend less on accommodation costs.

D. To let students exchange ideas freely online.

68. What can students do on Student Swaps?

A. They can find students to exchange homes with.

B. They can make friends with students from a different city.

C. They can borrow money to pay for their higher education.

D. They can voice their opinions against the rising cost of a degree.

69. Now many students would prefer a university _________.

A. which can give them free accommodation

B. which is not far away from their homes

C. which offers the best courses

D. which can offer home-cooked meals

70. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. High Cost Troubles University Students in UK.

B. Students Swaps is Welcomed by Students in UK.

C. Two Mothers’ Good Intention to Help Students in UK.

D. Website Helps Students Live at Someone Else’s Home.

第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空填1个单词。

Manners nowadays in metropolitan cities like London are practically non-existent. It is nothing for a big, strong schoolboy to push an elderly woman aside to take the last remaining seat on the underway or bus.

This question of giving up seats in public transport is much argued about by young men, who say that since women have claimed equality, they no longer deserve to be treated with politeness and that those who go out to work should take their turns in the rat race like anyone else. But women have never claimed to be physically strong as men. Even if it is not agreed, however, the fact remains that courtesy(礼节) should be shown to the old and the sick. Are we really so lost to all ideals of unselfishness that we can sit there indifferently(冷漠地) reading the paper or a book, saying to ourselves, “First come, first served” while a grey-haired woman, a mother with a young child or a cripple(残障者) stands? Y et this is all too often seen.

Older people, tired and impatient from a day’s work, are not always considerate either — far from it. Many arguments break out as the older people push and squeeze(挤)each other to get on buses. One cannot approve this, of course, but one does feel there is just a little more excuse.

It seems urgent, not only that communications in transport should be improved, but also that communication between human beings should be kept smooth and polite. All over cities, it seems that people are too tired and too rushed to be polite. Shop assistants won’t bother to assist; taxi drivers shout at each other as they dash dangerously around corners; bus conductors pull the bell before their desperate passengers have time to get on or off the bus, and so on. It seems to us that it is up to the young to do their small part to stop such lowering of moral standards.

第五部分：书面表达（满分25分）

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注意：1. 对所给要点不要简单翻译，要有适当发挥。

2. 词数150. 短文中已写好的部分不计入总词数。

3. 参考词汇：dignity n. 尊严prosperous adj. 繁荣的

Recently we have discussed the question whether Y uanmingyuan should be rebuilt, and different opioions are given about it._______________________________________________________

参考答案

单项填空

21～25 CCBCB 26～30 CDBAD 31～35 CDBAA

完形填空

36～40 BCAAD 41～45 DADBA46～50 DABCC 51～55 BDADA

阅读理解

56～60 DCA BA61～65 DCDAB 66～70ACABD

任务型阅读

71. disappearing/non-existent/missing/lacking/lost 72. sit/rest 73. refuse/hate/dislike 74. equal 75. reading 76. children/babies 77. Causes/Analysis 78. smoothly 79. tired 80. effort

作文：

Recently we have discussed the question whether Y uanmingyuan should be rebuilt, and different opioions are given about it.

Some students are in favor of the plan, since the reconstruction will exhibit the original beauty of Y uanmingyuan. In this way we can preserve China’s old architecture. But its reconstruction will give us our dignity back. What's more, it can show how prosperous China has become.

Other students,however, are strongly against the plan. They think that Y uanmingyuan, as it stands today, keeps the truth of history, thus reminding China of its shameful history when European imperialists bullied it. Not only will rebuilding cost money, but it will also turn the site into another tacky tourist trap, losing all its precious vaue.

Personally, I advocate keeping Y uanmingyuan as it is. Reconstruction may destroy it as a heritage site. Besides, it will take a great deal of money and human power, which could be better used to improve the backward conditions in certain areas of China.