（福建省三明一中2010届高三上学期第二次月考）

What causes your computer a slow one? The problem lies with changes that occur to the PC's software. The 2 most   51   causes of slowdown (along with easy solutions) are:

Registry errors  -  the most common problem

  Every    52    you load a program, game or file, your PC's software registry is updated with new instructions needed to operate that item.   53   , when the item is removed, these instructions usually remain on your PC.  Every time you run your computer it   54   to carry out these instructions but, because the related program can't be found, it causes a registry error.  Your PC is doing a lot   55   work than it should be and the result is a significantly   56   computer.

  One of the best ways to manage this is with a    57    little tool. This program scans, identifies and    58  registry errors - resulting in a computer that's a lot more like it was when you   59  bought it. 

Spyware and viruses

  Spyware and viruses are software programs that are loaded on your computer   60   your knowledge or permission.  They have various purposes,   61   :

  Changing the default search engine in your browser

  Tracking your web surfing    62 

  Stealing your personal    63  

  Most spyware and viruses get onto our computers through files that we   64   from the internet or as attachments to emails. They tend to   65   up a lot of computing power and as a   66   will significantly slow down the computer.

  The simple rule of thumb to follow is to never download any   67   software programs from companies you do not know and trust, especially screensavers, emoticons and the   68   . In addition, make sure you have a good anti-virus / spyware removal software running at   69   times.

  Follow the above advice and your PC should stay fast and   70   .

51. A. common                    B. ordinary                   C. special                            D. normal

52. A. day                            B. week                        C. time                        D. second

53. A. Although                    B. However                  C. Though                    D. And

54. A. costs                         B. keeps                       C. takes                        D. tries

55. A. more                         B. much                       C. most                        D. least

56. A. faster                         B. slower                     C. quicker                    D. stronger

57. A. easy                          B. funny                       C. neat                        D. dull

58. A. finds                          B. sees                         C. fixes                       D. stores

59. A. first                          B. next                         C. last                          D. second

60. A. without                     B. with                         C. between                   D. for

61. A. including                    B. includes                    C. included                   D. include

62. A. abilities                      B. habits                      C. shortcomings            D. faults

63. A. money                       B. possession                C. happiness                 D. information

64. A. read                           B. search                      C. write                        D. download

65. A. make                         B. turn                         C. take                         D. cut

66. A. rule                           B. hobby                      C. result                             D. start

67. A. free                          B. cheap                       C. expensive                 D. useful

68. A. thing                          B. like                          C. difference                 D. interest

69. A. each                          B. every                       C. some                       D. all

70. A. safe                           B. dangerous                 C. important                 D. useful

（湖南省长沙市一中2010届高三上学期第二次月考）

Detroit（底特律）might have a hard time hearing any more bad news after the week it just had. Toyota will soon be the world’s No. 1 automaker, while the Big Three-nowadays known as the "Detroit Three," posted $7. 4 billion combined loss for the three months ended Sept. 30. Even Detroit’s best performer, General Motors, couldn’t win over Wall Street by cutting its losses to only $115 million, which is an improvement over last year’s third-quarter loss of $1. 7 billion. The problem: despite all the factory closings and job cuts, GM, Ford and Chrysler are still losing money on every car and truck they sell in America.

What’s the matter with Motown? It all comes down to the models it sells. Car buyers simply don’t find them as appealing as foreign wheels, which explains why Japanese models fetch an average price of $24,289, while American cars go for just $21,597, according to a new study by car consultant Harbour Felax. Increasingly, car buyers see Detroit’s products as too big, too gas-thirsty or too bland.

In other words, fixing Detroit’s product problems requires a serious check. For now, Detroit has only a quarter of the fast-growing small-car market, while nearly two thirds of its models are slow-selling ones, SUVs and minivans. "No automaker can suddenly make a transfer and double its number of small cars," says GM car president Bob Lutz. But sellers want Detroit to move faster. The Japanese make over their new models every five years, while American automakers take seven or eight. Detroit has been slow to vary because it became addicted to the big profits it once made off SUVs. Only now are they making fuel-efficient cars like the Ford Edge and GMC Acadia, while the Japanese have an eight-year lead in that hot market.

 “Detroit needs a complete reinvention（change）of how they do business,” says Mike Jackson, CEO of AutoNation, America’s top car dealer. That reinvention will require Detroit to rethink how it conceives, designs and executes cars. Like the Japanese, Detroit needs to engineer multiple models. They need to simplify how they engineer them, so that they are easier to build, have better quality and make more money.

56. Which of the following is not among the Detriot Three members?

A. Chrysler          B. General Motors                C. Ford                 D. Toyota

57. Despite closing some factories and cutting jobs, the Detroit Three ______.

A. will make profits this year                    B. have stopped the loss

C. are still losing money                           D. get a large improvement over last year’s loss

58. From the passage, we know that American automakers ______.

A. have made a sudden transfer to make small cars

B. have made big profits off SUVs

C. have been making hot styles for years

D. take up most of the fast-growing small-car market

59. According to the passage, which statement about Detriot’s cars is NOT true?

A. They are cheaper than Japanese ones now on average.

B. They are too big, or too bland.

C. They are as appealing as foreign wheels.

D. They need more fuel than foreign cars.

60. Which of the following is not included in the reinvention activities?

A. Rethinking how to conceive, design, and execute cars.

B. Engineering multiple models.

C. Simplifying the products.

D. Building complicated and expensive models.

（贵州省高武中学2010届高三10月月考）

A

Many people wonder why the United States has been a hotspot for Chinese students for years, despite its extremely strict visa policy. On the other hand, China’s rise as an economic powerhouse is resulting in a rapid expansion of its higher education system, making it the faster-growing destination for American foreign exchange students.

Recently, according to a study by the Institute of International Education, a research organization based in New York, the number of American students seeking higher education in China has never been greater, increasing by 90 percent from 2002 to 2004. Alan Goodman, president of the institute, believes that the phenomenon lies in the pace of change in China, which is spending billions of dollars to expend and transform its higher educational facilities into world-class  institutions.

“China is a job market,” said Professor Chou, professor of East Asian Studies at Princeton University. “Twenty years ago, only those interested in Chinese literature would study Chinese language. Now all professors have opened up.”

China now ranks 9th as a host destination for American students, advancing from the No.12 spot it held a year earlier. The study revealed that Britain continues to be the leading destination, attracting 16.8 percent of all American students who study abroad. On the other hand, in the 2004-2005 academic year, China sent more than 62,000 students to the United States, nearly 60 percent more than a decade earlier. According to the study, the Chinese now make up 11 percent of foreign students in the United States, the second-largest group behind students from India.

36. From the first paragraph, we know that for many years Chinese students want to go to the US but _____.

A. Chinese government refuses to give a visa

B. it is extremely difficult to get a visa

C. it results in a rapid expansion

D. China becomes a fast-growing country

37. According to the text, “the phenomenon” in the second paragraph refers to _____.

A. more American students’ seeking higher education in China

B. the pace of change in China during the past few years

C. founding a research organization based in New York

D. expending and transforming its higher educational facilities

38. What is the main idea of this text?

A. American Students are looking for destination.

B. American students are interested in Chinese culture.

C. Britain continues to be the leading destination.

D. China grows as study hotspot for U.S. students.

（安徽省利辛二中2010届高三上学期第四次月考）

B

 When I was a little kid, a father was like the night in the refrigerator. Every house had one, but no one really knew what either of them did once the door was shut.

 My dad left the house every morning and always seemed glad to see every one again at night . He opened the jar of pickets when no one else at home could. He was the only one in the house who wasn’t afraid to go into the basement by himself.

Whenever it rained, he got the car and brought it around to the door. When anyone was sick, he went out to get the prescription filled. He set mousetraps. He cut back the roses so the thorns (刺)wouldn’t snag you when you came to the front door. He oiled my roller skates, and they went faster . When I got my bike ,he ran alongside me for at least a thousand miles until I got the hang of it. He signed all my report and my cards. He took a lot of pictures, but was never in them. He tightened up Mother’s sagging（松垂的）clothesline every week or so.

I was afraid of everyone else’s father, but not my own.

Whenever I played house, the mother doll had a lot to do. I never knew what to do with the daddy doll, so I had him say, “I’m going off to work mow,” and threw him under the bed.

When I was nine years old, my father didn’t get up one morning and go to work, he went to the hospital and died the next day.

There were a lot of people in the house who brought all kinds of good food and cakes. We had never had so much company before.

He never did anything, I didn’t know his leaving would hurt so much.

60 The phrase “got the hang of it.” In Paragraph 3 means being able to              

A held the bike    B repaired the bike C controlled the bike D ran as fast as bike

61 Father did a lot of things including         besides going off to work

A making roller skates    B  helping mom wash clothes

C looking after the sick   D  seeing to the flowers in the garden

62 From the passage we can infer that the author seemed NOT to       when she was a child

A enjoy playing house with other children at all

B be aware of his father’s role in the house at first

C be afraid of going into the basement alone

D miss his father much after he passed always

63 From the passage,  we can see that father           

A loves his family very much    B loves only about his work

C is very careless              D always acts strangely

The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. With the coming of new technologies like computers and smartphones, writing by hand has become something of nostalgic (怀旧的)skill. However, while today’s educators are using more and more technology in their teaching, many believe basic handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful---both in school and in life.
Virginia Berninger, professor of educational psychology at the University of Washington, says it’s important to continue teaching handwriting and help children acquire the skill of writing by hand.
Berninger and her colleagues conducted a study that looked at the ability of students to complete various writing tasks---both on a computer and by hand. The study, published in 2009, found that when writing with a pen and paper, participants wrote longer essays and more complete sentences and had a faster word production rate.
In a more recent study, Berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a student’s writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to how well they can write. “Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active which helps us access our vocabulary, word meaning and concepts. It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas.” Berninger said.
Spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and then to transcribe(转换) “those words in the mind written symbols on paper or keyboard and screen,” the study said. Seeing the words in the “mind’s eye” helps children not only to turn their ideas into words, says Berninger, but also to spot(发现) spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct then over time.
“In our computer age, some people believe that we don’t have to teach spelling because we have spell checks,” she said. “But until a child has a functional spelling ability of about a fifth grade level, they won’t have the knowledge to choose the correct spelling among the options given by the computer.”
【小题1】What makes writing by hand a thing of the past?