"Extra? ExtraGasoline hits four dollars a gallon!”

??? No one will really be shockedexcept, perhaps, the old-timers who tell about the good old days when gas was three gallons for a dollar, and people drove around "just for the fun of it".

As a matter of fact; the price of gas has been rising fast and steadily for several years, and many adjustments have already been made.

??? There was, for a time, considerable unemployment in the auto industry, and three quarters of the garages and service stations have gone out of business. However; the bicycle and motor-scooter business has flourished(兴旺); and many people have found employment there: Now that Federal Motors has brought out its new Lilliput, which travels forty miles on a gallon, the auto business is picking up again. The factories that haven't switched over to two-wheel transportation are working on their new smaller models. There is talk, too, about bringing out new steam and electric automobiles that will be just as economical as the old cars.

??? In the meantime, streetcars are gradually replacing buses all over the country because of the greater economy of electric power. And many people who have seldom used public transportation are now riding the streetcars while their automobiles rust(生锈)in their garages. There's no market at all for their big, luxurious cars, for only the wealthy can now afford to operate them. Many people are now shopping in their own neighborhood, and small businesses are thriving.

??? Ministers, educators, and editorial writers are pointing out that there has been a great improvement in family life. Families now stay at home more for their fun, and children and parents are becoming better acquainted. The stores report a booming business in parlor games, hobby materials, books, musical instruments and albums.

??? People have lost their pale indoor look. The revival of the lost art of walking has brought a healthy pink back to many a cheek. This return to the heels has revolutionized the clothing styles; people now need to be ready for all kinds of weather:

??? These conditions, however, may not last. Already our clever chemists are at work on new synthetic fuels which, they say, will put us right back where we wereon wheels. Shall w e wish them success or not?

1.Which of the following is NOT a result of the gas price rising?

A. More people prefer to travel on public transportation which costs less than driving cars.

B. People return to the traditional exercise of walking, which helps them to look healthier.

C. People shop in nearby stores without having to drive, so small businesses are declining.

D. The auto industry has been forced to develop new models which are more economical.

2.The purpose of writing this passage is_.

A. to show the chain reaction of the rising gas price

B. to discuss whether it's necessary to work on new fuels

C. to warn people not to use too much gasoline

D. to picture what life will be like if gas runs out

3.What is the best title for this passage?

A. New fuels on the way

B. Cars or bicycles, that is a question

C. End of the good old days

D. From wheels to heels

 

Our boat floated on between walls of forest. It was too thick for us to get a view of the land we were passing through, though we knew from the map that our river must be passing through chains of hills from time to time. Nowhere did we find a place where we could have landed: although the jungle did not actually spread right down into the river, banks of soft mud prevented us from going ashore. In any case, what would we have gained by landing? The country was full of snakes and other dangerous creatures and the jungle was so thick that one would be able to advance slowly, cutting one's way with knives the whole way. So we stayed in the boat, hoping that when we reached the sea, a friendly fisherman would pick us up and take us to civilization.

As for water, there was a choice. We could drink the muddy river water, or die of thirst. We drank the water. Men who have just escaped from what appeared to be certain death lost all worries about such small things as diseases caused by dirty water. In fact, none of us suffered from any illness as a result.

One day we passed another village, but fortunately nobody saw us. We did not wish to risk being taken prisoners a second time: we might not be so lucky as to escape in a stolen boat again.

1.What they could see on the boat was only___ .

A. high walls         B. chains of hills  C. heavy woods D. vast land

2.They couldn't land because_______ .

A. the mud on the shore was too soft      B. they could not find anyone

C. they could not find the mark on the map D. the forest was too thick to go through

3.From the passage, we can learn that_____ .

A. they were in an uninhabited area       B. they were on a journey home happily

C. the country was a civilized society    D. the country was a tropical jungle coutry

4.The best title for this passage might he______

A. I he Problem of Landing                B. Escape in the Jungle

C. An Entirely New Experience            D. Exploration of a River

【答案】5.C6.A7.D8.B

【解析】略

【题型】阅读理解

【适用】一般

【标题】2011届江西省吉安市高三上学期期末教学质量评价英语试卷

【关键字标签】江西省吉安市,高三英语,期末

【结束】

 

 

18【题文】If you travel to a new exhibition at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, you will have chances to see some meat-eating plants. Take bladderworts, a kind of such plant, for example. They appear so small and grow in a quiet pond. "But these are the fastest known killers of the plant kingdom, able to capture a small insect in 1/50 of a second using a trap door!"

Once the trap door closes on the victim, the enzymes (酶)similar to those in the human stomach slowly digest the insert. When dinner is over, the plant opens the trap door and is ready to trap again.

Meat-eating plants grow mostly in wet areas with soil that doesn't offer much food nutrition. In such conditions, these amazing plants have developed insect traps to get their nutritional needs over thousands of years. North America has more such plants than any other continents.

Generally speaking, the traps may have attractive appearance to fool the eye, like pitcher plants, which get their name because they look like beautiful pitchers full of nectar (花蜜).

Hair-like growths along the pitcher walls ensure that nothing can escape, and the digestive enzymes can get to work. A tiny insect can be digested in a few hours, but a fly takes a couple of days.

Some of these pitchers are large enough to hold 7.5 liters. Meat-eating plants only eat people in science fiction movies, but sometimes a bird or other small animals will discover that a pitcher plant isn't a good place to get a drink.

9.From Paragraph 1,we learn that bladderworts can__ .

A. kill an insect in a second         B. digest a fly in a few hours

C. be found floating on a quiet lake  D. capture an insect in 1/50 of a second

10.If the trap door of a meat-eating plant is closed, the plant is

A. fooling insects into taking a sip  B. producing nectar

C. tempting insects to come close     D. enjoying a dinner

11.Meat-eating plants can grow in wet and poor soil because they    .

A. can get nutrition from animals     B. don't need much food nutrition

C. can make the most of such conditions    D. have developed digestive enzymes

12.What can be captured by meat-eating plants for food?

A. A child. B. A dog.   C. A little bird.   D. A little fish.

 【答案】13.D14.D15.A16.C

【解析】略

【题型】阅读理解

【适用】一般

【标题】2011届江西省吉安市高三上学期期末教学质量评价英语试卷

【关键字标签】江西省吉安市,高三英语,期末

【结束】

 

19【题文】You know Australia is a big country, but you may not know how easy it is to get around. The untouched beaches that go for miles and deserts that touch the horizon are just there, waiting to be reached and explored. The following are the different ways you can explore our vast country.

Getting around Australia

Air

Flying is the best way to cover large distances in a short time. You can spend more time on the Australia's can't-miss landscapes and relaxing lifestyle. Moreover, competition among airlines makes great flying fees available for you.

Drive

Australia has a vast network of well-maintained roads and some of the most beautiful touring routes in the world. You have no difficulty finding car rental companies at major airports, central city locations, suburbs and attractions.

Bus

Bus travel in Australia is comfortable , easy and economical. Buses generally have air conditioning, reading lights, adjustable seats and videos. Services are frequent, affordable and efficient.

Rail

Train travel is the cheapest and gives you an insight into Australia's size and variety, all from the comfort of your carriage. Scheduled services are a great way to get quickly between our cities and regional centers.

Ferry (轮渡)

The Spirit of Tasmania runs a passenger and vehicle ferry service between Melbourne and Tasmania nightly. Extra sen ices are running during summer rush hours. Sea-link ferries connect South Australia and Kangaroo Island several times a day. Ferries connect suburbs in our capital cities.

Walk

With easy-on-the-feet pedestrian.(行人)streets, walking is a great way to get around our cities.

Besides all the above, you can also experience some of the longest: tracks and trails in the world in central Australia——impressive journeys of a thousand kilometers or more that can take several weeks to complete.

17.The underlined word "untouched" in Paragraph 1 means__ .

A. secure         B. special          C. natural          D. artificial

18.Which of the following is true about travelling in Australia?

A.   You can easily rent a car to explore its beautiful touring routes.

B.  More travellers make the flying fees among airlines higher than before.

C.  Taking a bus tour is the most comfortable, economical and efficient way.

D.  Train services can offer you more comfort than any other means of transport,

19.Ferry service between Melbourne and Tasmania usually runs_ •

A. several times a day                B. only at night hours

C. between different cities           D. only during rush hours

20.From the passage, we know that_____ .

E.   travelling in central Australia is time-consuming

F.   central Australia has the world's shortest railway line

G.  pedestrian walking is a great way to travel between cities

H.  you have no choice but to walk over 1,000 kilometers in central Australia

【答案】21.C22.A23.B24.A

【解析】略

【题型】阅读理解

【适用】一般

【标题】2011届江西省吉安市高三上学期期末教学质量评价英语试卷

【关键字标签】江西省吉安市,高三英语,期末

【结束】

20【题文】BUKHANNON, West Virginia~~Two rescue teams slowly moved along a two—mile path on Monday night to the site of a coal mine explosion that trapped 13 miners, who had not been heard from since the early morning accident.

Meanwhile, at a nearby church, more than 250 family members and friends gathered, waiting for updates on the rescuers' progress.

The miners were trapped at about .6:30 and many families weren't informed of the accident until about 10 a.m.~~more than three hours after it happened. "It's very upsetting, but you've got to be patient, I guess," said John Helms, whose brother, Terry, was trapped in the mine.

The trapped miners were about 260 fee underground and about 10,000 feet from the Sago Mine's entrance, said Roger Nicholson, a lawyer from International Coal Group.

At a late night news conference, Nicholson said one team had advanced about 4, 800 feet in the four hours since entering the mine just before 6 p.m. Another team entered the mine about 30 minutes later.

He said the crew was very experienced, with some members having worked underground for 30 to 35 years. The miners were equipped with al>out one hour of breathable oxygen each. The company has not released the names of the miners.

The teams test the air about every 500 feet, and have to disconnect the power to the phones they use to communicate with the surface before doing that. "We don't want to be electrifying anything if it's in an atmospfiere with hurnahle gases," Kips said.

The cause of the explosion was not immediately known. High levels of carbon monoxide ( 一氧化物) were discovered shortly after the explosion, which delayed rescue efforts, but those levels have weakened since then, authorities said.

25.According to the passage, we ran infer that_ .

I.     communication with the trapped miners was cut off

J.    the rescue started as soon as the accident happened

K.  the two rescue teams entered the mine at the same time

L.   all the miners who were trapped underground were still alive

26.If the first team advanced at an average speed, they could dig about______per hour.

A. 1,000 feet         B. 1,200 feet       C. 2,400 feet       D. 4,800 feet

27.Where ran the passage he seen?

A. Iii a magazine.    B. In a science hook. C. On an advertisement. D. In a newspaper.

【答案】28.A29.B30.D

【解析】略

【题型】阅读理解

【适用】一般

【标题】2011届江西省吉安市高三上学期期末教学质量评价英语试卷

【关键字标签】江西省吉安市,高三英语,期末

【结束】

21【题文】

You wake up in the morning, the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the telephone rings, you say hello, and the drama starts. The person on tbe other end has a depressing tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to. Are you still in a wonderful mood? Impossible!

Communieating with negative people can wash out your happiness. It may not change what you think, but communicating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time.

Life brings ups and downs, but some people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer. They only feel glad when they make others feel bad. No wonder they can hardly win others' pity or respect.

When you communicate with positive people, your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted. When the knife of a negative person is put in you, you have the heavy feeling that, all in all, brings you down.

Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative people. This could be a co-worker, or a relative. In this case, say what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feels good to let out your anger back to the negative person, but this is to lower you to that same negative level and they won't feel ashamed of themselves about that.

Negativity often affects happiness without even being realized. The negative words of others at the start of the day can be attached to you throughout the rest of your day, which makes you feel bad and steals your happiness. Life is too short to feel negative. Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible.

31. Which of the following shows the position where the miners were trapped? (E: entrance P: position where the miners were trapped)

32.The purpose of Paragraph 1 is to____ .

A. make a comparison                  B. introduce a topic

C. offer an instructive story         D. tell a true story

33.How can negative people have effect on us?

A. By influencing our emotion.        B. By telling us the nature of life.

C. By changing our way of thinking.   D. By comparing their attitude to life with ours.

34.Some negative people base their happiness on —.

A. their pity for other people        B. their respect for others '

C. building up a positive attitude    D. making other people unhappy 35.According to the passage, to reduce negative people's influence on us, we are advised.

A.  to change negative people's attitude to life

B.  to show our dissatisfaction to negative people

C.  to make negative people feel as hamed of themselves

D.  to communicate with negative people as little as possible

    . 【答案】36.A37.B38.A39.D40.D

【解析】略

【题型】阅读理解

【适用】一般

【标题】2011届江西省吉安市高三上学期期末教学质量评价英语试卷

【关键字标签】江西省吉安市,高三英语,期末

【结束】

 

22【题文】对话填空(本节共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

请认真阅读下面对话,并根据各题所给首字母的提示,在答题卡上标有题目的横线上,写出一 个英语单词的完整、正确的形式,使对话通顺。

M = Mike       W = Wendy

.M: I'd like to 41.d_ something with you. Do you have a minute?       42. ______

W: Sure. I just got off my eleven o'clock class. I don't have another class until this afternoon.

M: Good, listen! I've just 43.r ‘ an e-mail from the computer center. They are                     44. ______

looking for students to help with the work of the school website this summer.

They need two 45.a____ to help with the project. They asked me if I knew                46. ______

any qualified students who might be 47.i  in it. I thought you might like           48. ______

to have a 49.t___ .                                                                                                         50. ______

W: 51.S______ interesting, but my knowledge of computers is         52.______

53.p______ limited.                                                54. ______ —

M: Well, I don't think any 55.s experience or knowledge is necessary.   56. ______

And with your interest in computers and the Internet, I think you would be good

for the job. 57.B___ , they are paying good money. What do you think?                       58.______.

W: It seems like a great 59. c______to get some experience. Thanks for thinking                   60. ______

of me!

 

任务型阅读。
     请认真阅读下面短文,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:每个空格只填1个单词。
     Goals are the guides all through our life. We all have goals that we are moving towards and making a
great effort to achieve. This is a good thing. Or can it be bad? How many of us never reach our goals and
yet we have tried so hard and really thought about nothing else? I believe the mistake most of us make is
that we do not focus on our present situation.
     Let me explain. Most of us see our present situation as a stepping stone that we use simply as a means
of reaching our final destination. We don't take time to truly appreciate where we are today and all the great things we already have in our lives. We should focus our attention on the journey and not on the destination, or we will miss the beautiful scenery along the way.
     Let's use our job as an example. Now most of us want a promotion. We have plans to become the
manager or general manager in our companies. Unfortunately, most of us will never reach the goal, but will
watch others achieve our goal instead.
     What we should be doing is focusing on the job we are currently in now. Forget where we want to get
to and just focus on the present. You see, what we can control is our performance in our current job. We
can decide to be the best we possibly can in our current job. Now this may mean further education to have
the skills we currently do not have. It may mean working harder to produce better results than our colleagues. It could simply be a change of attitude, such as stopping complaining and becoming a more devoted and
supportive employee. By doing our current job to the best of our abilities, we in fact give ourselves the best chance of promotion.
     So the best thing for all of us to do to achieve our goals is to just focus on what we have and where we
are now. Do the best and be the best we possibly can in our current situations, and we will give ourselves
the very best chance of reaching our goals in the future. We have heard the old sayings and they are true:
"Rome wasn't built in a day.", "Patience is a virtue", and so on.
Have patience, have appreciation of what we already have, and take time to help ourselves be the very
best we can. Do these things and we will all reach our goals, but more importantly, we will enjoy our life
every day.
Title  Focus on the present
Theme To (1) ______ our goals, we should focus on what we have and where we are now.
Common (2)______ ﹡We do not focus on our present situation.  ﹡Most of us see our present situation as a stepping stone to our final destination. ﹡W e do not spend the time truly (3)______ where we are today and what we already have in our lives.
(4)______—our job ﹡(5)______ the thought of getting promoted. What we should do is (6)______ our best to do our current job. ﹡To be the best in our curr ent job, we should get further education, work harder than (7)______, stop complaining and (8)______ ourselves to our job. 
Conclusion  If we are (9)______, grateful for what we have, and take time to help ourselves be the very best we can, we can not only (10)______ in the future, but also enjoy our life every day. 

People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

                                                      --R. W. E, erson

    It was Mother’s Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to   36   her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful    37   in the garden.

    Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs(丁香), he said, “I know where we can find   38   that you want. Get the children and come on.” So they went,   39   down the country roads.

    There on a small hill, they saw a lot of purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to    40    the flowers.    41   , she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on her face.

    When they were    42   a nursing home, the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. She had no children with her. They    43   the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the    44   in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny   45   her again and again. She smiled happily, too.

      46   the young mother came back to her car, her   47    asked her, “Who is that old granny?” “Why did you give our flowers to her?”

    “I don’t know her,” their mother said. “But it’s Mother’s Day, and she has no children. I have all of you, and I   48   have my mother. Just think how much those flowers   49   to her.”

     Hearing    50   their mother said, all the children were greatly   51  .

As we know, everyone needs love. In our society, only more love is   52   to the people, 53     those who are in great    54   , we will feel happy.   55   by this, can we have a better life, a more humorous world.

36. A. expect

B. persuade

C. consider

D. wish

37. A. nature

B. lilacs

C. tree

D. building

38. A. all

B. something

C. anything

D. nothing

39. A. walking

B. rolling

C. driving

D. advancing

40. A. enjoy

B. share

C. compare

D. stress

41. A. Simply

B. Contently

C. Immediately

D. Carefully

42. A. watching

B. passing

C. experiencing

D. finding

43. A. stopped

B. exchanged

C. shook

D. started

44. A. sweets

B. money

C. flowers

D. care

45. A. thanked

B. struck

C. touched

D. communicated

46. A. While

B. When

C. Because

D. Since

47. A. husband

B. friends

C. children

D. mother

48. A. hardly

B. never

C. even

D. still

49. A. meant

B. repeated

C. thought

D. expressed

50. A. how

B. why

C. what

D. which

51. A. separated

B. surprised

C. frightened

D. moved

52. A. combined

B. dragged

C. offered

D. advised

53. A. especially

B. particularly

C. luckily

D. finally

54. A. sorrow

B. excitement

C. courage

D. need

55. A. Then

B. Only

C. So

D. Or

 

 

People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

                                                      --R. W. E, erson

    It was Mother’s Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to   1   her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful    2   in the garden.

    Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs(丁香), he said, “I know where we can find   3   that you want. Get the children and come on.” So they went,  4   down the country roads.

    There on a small hill, they saw a lot of purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to    5    the flowers.   6   , she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on her face.

    When they were   7  a nursing home, the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. She had no children with her. They    8   the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the    9   in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny   10   her again and again. She smiled happily, too.

      11   the young mother came back to her car, her   12    asked her, “Who is that old granny?” “Why did you give our flowers to her?”

    “I don’t know her,” their mother said. “But it’s Mother’s Day, and she has no children. I have all of you, and I   13   have my mother. Just think how much those flowers   14   to her.”

     Hearing    15   their mother said, all the children were greatly   16  .

As we know, everyone needs love. In our society, only more love is   17   to the people, 18     those who are in great    19   , we will feel happy.   20   by this, can we have a better life, a more humorous world.

1.A.expect                     B.persuade          C.consider                 D.wish

2.A.nature                   B.lilacs                C.tree                        D.building

3.A.all                            B.something        C.anything                 D.nothing

4.A.walking                    B.rolling              C.driving                    D.advancing

5.A.enjoy                     B.share               C.compare                 D.stress

6.A.Simply                     B.Contently         C.Immediately            D.Carefully

7.A.watching               B.passing                C.experiencing     D.finding

8.A.stopped                    B.exchanged            C.shook              D.started

9.A.sweets                         B.money                       C.flowers             D.care

10.A.thanked                  B.struck                     C.touched           D.communicated

11.A.While               B.When                     C.Because           D.Since

12.A.husband               B.friends                    C.children           D.mother

13.A.hardly                     B.never                   C.even                D.still

14.A.meant                     B.repeated               C.thought            D.expressed

15.A.how                    B.why                    C.what               D.which

16.A.separated             B.surprised              C.frightened        D.moved

17.A.combined             B.dragged               C.offered            D.advised

18.A.especially             B.particularly              C.luckily             D.finally

19.A.sorrow                   B.excitement              C.courage           D.need

20.A.Then                   B.Only                    C.So                   D.Or

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