题目内容
(2011·北京卷)A
“I Went Skydiving at 84!”
As a young girl growing up in the 1930s, I always wanted to fly a plane, but back then it was almost unheard of for a woman to do that. I got a taste of that dream in 2011,when my husband arranged for me to ride in a hot air balloon for my birthday. But the experience turned out to be very dull. Around that time,I told my husband that I wanted to skydive. So when our retirement community(社区)announced that they were having an essay competition and the topic was an experience of a lifetime that you wanted to have, I decided to write about my dream.
In the essay, I wrote about my desire to skydive, stating George Brush Sr. did it at age 80. Why not me? I was just 84 and in pretty good health. A year went by and I heard nothing. But then at a community party in late April 2009, they announced that I was one of the winners. I just couldn’t believe it. Inspired by this.I deeided to realize my dream,even though some of my family members and my doctor were against it.
On June 11, 2009, nearly 40 of my family and friends gathered in the area close to where I would land while I headed up in the airplane. My instructor, Jay, guided me through the experience. The plane was the noisiest one I had ever been in, but I wasn’t frightened—I was really just looking forward to the experience. When we reached 13,000 feet, Jay instructed me to throw myself out of the plane. When we first hit the air, the wind was so strong that I could hardly breathe. For a second I thought, “What have I gotten myself into?” But then everything got calmer. We were in a free fall for about a minute before Jay opened the parachute(降落伞), then we just floated downward for about five minutes. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I have ever felt—much better than the hot air ballon. I was just enjoying it.
Skydiving was really one of the greatest experiences of my life. I hope other people will look at me and realize that you don’t stop living just because you are 84 years old. If there’s something you want to experience, look into it. If it’s something that is possible, make it happen.
56. What happened to the auther in 2001?
A. She flew an airplane
B. She entered a competition
C. She went on a hot air balloon ride
D. She moved into a retirement community
57. The author mentioned George Bush Sr. in her essay to .
A. build up her own reputation
B. show her admiration for him
C. compare their health conditon
D. make her argument persuasive
58. How did the author feel immediately after she jumped out of the plane?
A. Excited B. Scared C. Nervous D. Regretful
59. What did the author enjoy most when she was skydiving?
A.The beautiful clouds B. The wonderful view
C. The company of Jay D. The one-minute free fall
【答案】CDDB
I prefer the stories about the swimmers at the Beijing Olympics,one of which is about Zakia Nassar. She's a 21-year-old Palestinian __21__ Bethlehem studying dentistry in Jenin. Having had neither a __22__ nor a chance to an Olympic-sized pool in the past year, she had no choice but to __23__ on her own at a 12m public pool.
There is a 50-meter __24__ in nearby Nazareth, but the Israeli government did not __25__ her to use it.
Nassar was __26__ to training only when she returned to her parents' home in Bethlehem, __27__ she did so only about every two months for two days or so. __28__ the pool is only 12 meters long.
“My parents and friends always __29__ me, reminding me that I had to keep training if I __30 wanted to go to the Olympics,” she said.
It was only when Nassar __31__ China a month ago that she finally got the opportunity to swim in a 50m pool and enjoyed the __32__ of having a coach.
When she at last took part in the Games, she swam the 50m in 31.97 seconds, a(n) __33__ of seven seconds on her personal __34__. Nassar said it was the most beautiful moment of her life.
She will not __35__ on the cover of Time magazine or __36__ millions of dollars in endorsements(捐款), but she can always say she won a race at the Olympics. For her, it wasn’t about __37__ the other swimmers or winning a prize, but about __38__ her own goal, __39__ difficult. When I think things are too difficult or I get those “I-just-can’t-do-it,” I think of her. Then I realize how __40__ the task before me really is.
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【答案】 21.B 22.C 23.D 24.A 25.B 26.C 27.A 28.A 29.B 30.C 31.D 32.A 33.B 34.C 35.D 36.A 37.D 38.A 39.D 40.C 【解析】略 【题型】完型填空 【适用】一般 【标题】2011届山东省宁阳一中高三上学期期中考试英语卷 【关键字标签】故事类阅读 【结束】 17【题文】You're busy filling out the application form for a position you really need. Let's assume you once actually completed a couple of years of college work or even that you completed your degree. Isn't it appealing to lie just a little, to claim on the form that your diploma represents a Harvard degree? Or that you finished an extra couple of years back at State University? More and more people are turning to cheat like this to land their job or to move ahead in their careers, for personnel officers, like most Americans, value degrees from famous schools. A job applicant may have a good education anyway, but he or she assumes that chances of being hired are better with a diploma from a well-known university. Registrars(登记员) at most well-known colleges say they deal with deceitful claims like these at the rate of about one per week. Personnel officers do check up on degrees listed on application forms, then. If it turns out that an applicant is lying, most colleges are unwilling to accuse the applicant directly. One Ivy League school calls them "cheats"; another refers to them as "special cases". One well-known West Coast school, in perhaps the most delicate phrase of all, says that these claims are made by "no such people". To avoid outright(彻底的) lies, some job-seekers claim that they "attending" means being dismissed after one semester. It may be that "being associated with" a college means that the job-seeker visited his younger brother for a football weekend. One school that keeps records of false claims says that the practice dates back at least to the turn of the century—that's when they began keeping records, anyhow. If you don't want to lie or even stretch the truth, there are companies that will sell you a false diploma. One company, with offices in New York and on the West Coast, will put your name on a diploma from any number of nonexistent colleges. The price begins at around twenty dollars for a diploma from "Smoot State University". The prices increase rapidly for a degree from the "University of Purdue". As there is no Smoot State and the real school in Indiana is properly called Purdue University, the prices seem rather high for one sheet of paper. 41.The main idea of this passage is that ______.
42.According to the passage, "special cases" refers to cases that ______.
43.We can infer from the passage that _______.
44.This passage implies that ______.
【答案】 45.B 46.B 47.D 48.D 【解析】略 【题型】阅读理解 【适用】一般 【标题】2011届山东省宁阳一中高三上学期期中考试英语卷 【关键字标签】社会现象类 【结束】 18【题文】Doris Lessing was born in 1919 in Persia, moving as a child with her family to southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, where she stayed in school only to the age of 14. A year after moving to London, she published her first novel in 1950. The Grass is Singing examines unbridgeable racial conflict in colonial Africa through the eyes of a white farmer's wife and her black servant. Her literary breakthrough came in 1962 with publication of The Golden Notebook, seen by many, though not necessarily Lessing, as a pioneering work of modern feminism(女权运动). A disjointed study of the mind of the main character, Anna Wulf, the novel explores her thoughts about Africa, politics, relationships with men and sex, and Jungian analysis and dream interpretation. Lessing's themes changed to psychology in her works from the 1960s, and by the 1970s she was interested in the Islamic mystic tradition of Sufism(苏菲教派). Her turn toward science fiction with the Canopus series in the early 1980s was not warmly received by traditional critics, but she has continued to be popular with new readers and numerous literary awards, including the David Cohen British Literary Prize and the Companion of Honour from the Royal Society of Literature, both in 2001. Following the announcement, the Horace Engdahl told VOA why he was personally so pleased with Lessing's selection. “She is one of the truly great writers -- of novels, short stories, fiction and non-fiction,” Engdahl said. “She is one of the few writers who have had the courage to uphold the principle of equality between the male and female experience, and she has given the impulse to numbers of other women writers. And she is really the mother of a school that is one of the most important in our contemporary literature.” At 87, Doris Lessing is the oldest Nobel Literature winner since the first prizes were awarded in 1901. 49. What would be the best title of the passage?
50.It can be inferred from the passage that _______.
51.According to the fourth paragraph, _______.
52.The underlined word “impulse” in the 6th passage is closest in meaning to _______.
【答案】 53.C 54.C 55.B 56.D 【解析】略 【题型】阅读理解 【适用】一般 【标题】2011届山东省宁阳一中高三上学期期中考试英语卷 【关键字标签】人物传记类 【结束】 19【题文】将下列句子翻译为英语,必须用所提示的英语单词或提示单词的派生形式。 57.病人被交给专科医生治疗。(refer) _______________________________________________________________________ 58.我们的老师从来不允许考试作弊。(tolerate) _______________________________________________________________________ 59.我把成功归功于我所受到的教育。(owe) _______________________________________________________________________ 60.他的言行不一致。(correspond) _______________________________________________________________________ 61.外出忘记带伞是他的特点。(typical) _______________________________________________________________________ 62.你对这部电影感兴趣吗?(appeal) _______________________________________________________________________ 63.他被禁止驾车六个月。(ban) _______________________________________________________________________ 64.他最近被任命为委员会成员。(appoint) _______________________________________________________________________ 65.他对我们总是坦诚相待,他从不灰心丧气。(give way to) _______________________________________________________________________ 66.另一方面,经常处于广告的包围之中,我们的想法有可能随着时间的流逝而发生变化。(be exposed to) _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 67.The patient was referred to a specialist for treatment. 68.Our teacher never tolerates cheating in exams. Our teacher has no tolerance to cheating in exams. Out teacher is never tolerant of cheating in exams. 69.I owe my success to my education. 70.His actions don’t correspond with his words. 71.It’s typical of him to forget his umbrella when he goes out. 72.Does the film appeal to you? 73.He was banned from driving for six months. 74.She has recently been appointed to the committee. 75.He was always honest with us and never gave way to disappointment. 76.On the other hand, being constantly exposed to advertisements can help to change our opinions over time. 【解析】略 【题型】其他 【适用】一般 【标题】2011届山东省宁阳一中高三上学期期中考试英语卷 【关键字标签】汉译英 【结束】 20【题文】你的英国朋友Jack想了解北京奥运会的情况。假如你是李华,请你给他写一封电子邮件,就本届奥运会作一简单介绍。内容要点如下: 1. 从2008年8月8日至24日历时17天,二百多个国家和地区参赛。 2. 本届奥运会打破43项世界记录、132项奥运会记录,美国运动员Michael Phelps创一次奥运会金牌最多的记录。 3. 中国队表现突出,获100枚奖牌、50枚金牌,金牌总数第一,创历史之最。 4. 北京奥运会的成功举办获得全球赞誉。 注意:字数:120左右 Dear Jack, I’m very glad to tell you something about the Beijing Olympic Games. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ With best wishes. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【答案】 Dear Jack, I’m very glad to tell you something about the Beijing Olympic Games. The 2008 Summer Olympic Games lasted 17 days, which were held in Beijing on August 8th and dropped their curtain on Aug. 24. More than 10,000 athletes from over 200 countries and areas took part. The Games saw 43 new world records and 132 new Olympic records. The American athlete, Michael Phelps broke the record for most gold medals in one Olympics. China performed so wonderfully that it won a total of 100 medals, including 51 gold medals, leading the gold medal count for the first time in history. Beijing’s successful hosting of the Games has earned global praise and the organizing work has been considered perfect. I hope the 2012 London Olympic Games will also be a perfect one. With best wishes. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【解析】略 【题型】书面表达 【适用】一般 【标题】2011届山东省宁阳一中高三上学期期中考试英语卷 【关键字标签】提纲作文 【结束】 |