（拉萨中学2010届高三第七次月考试题）

In February 2006, I flew into Beijing from Shanghai to watch a performance by Iceland’s Bjork and to interview her.

Some people find it difficult to   36   Bjork’s music.  Her sound is an acquired taste, but  37   you get into it, you’re hooked. After the   38   press conference, I was   39   to a room where we did a one-on-one   40   for radio. I was surprised at how intelligent and pleasant she was. And fun.

The   41   at Worker’s Stadium was unbelievably wonderful. Barefoot for most of the show, Bjork   42   the audience’s interest with her music and her spirit.

However, an incident gave me an impression that she was unusual and moody.

The next day I was invited to go to the Great Wall with a lot of   43   who were to take pictures of Bjork. She was with her son and did not seem to be in the   44   for the photographers. She stood and stared at the ground, not facing the   45  .

Then suddenly, she ran off to the   46  , out to her waiting bus, and sped back to Beijing. It was strange to see since she had been so   47   with the press a few days before.

After leaving Beijing, she went on to perform in Hong Kong and Thailand. In a story that   48   around the world, she jumped on and attacked a female reporter at the Bangkok airport who   49   said, “Welcome to Thailand!”

You may have seen her at the Academy Awards a few years ago when she   50   in that usual swan costume,   51   perhaps her performance of Oceania at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Greece Olympics. Bjork does demand attention.

She’s   52   a new album, Volta. She challenges us to enter her own world with every album, and this one is no   53   .

Working with a variety of producers, including Timbaland, she takes us into her music again with an artistic   54   . It is   55   to digest, but if you can appreciate her unusual efforts, you will have a lot to get into.

36. A. receive                    B. get                          C. hear                        D. accept

37. A. while                        B. after                        C. before                     D. once

38. A. heated               B. attended                  C. appointed               D. packed

39. A. led                           B. brought                   C. fetched                   D. carried

40. A. lecture               B. comment                 C. interview                 D. dialogue

41. A. game                   B. party               C. performance     D. play

42. A. held                         B. acquired                  C. seized                     D. focused

43. A. viewers                    B. tourists                    C. reporters                 D. officials

44. A. state                         B. mood                      C. situation                  D. position

45. A. cameras                   B. audience                 C. films                        D. directors

46. A. exit                          B. entrance                  C. edge                       D. side

47. A. communicative  B. conservative            C. cooperative             D. aggressive

48. A. turned                      B. went                       C. came                      D. ran

49. A. already                     B. hardly                     C. simply                     D. seldom

50. A. appeared                 B. accompanied           C. presented         D. joined

51. A. or                            B. and                         C. so                           D. but

52. A. showed                 B. collected                 C. produced                D. took

53. A. exception                 B. excuse                    C. way                        D. comment

54. A. spirit                        B. ability               C. talent               D. understanding

55. A. easy                     B. simple          C. difficult         D. funny

 (福建省龙岩一中2010届高三第七次月考)

In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel．In a few hours he would be flying to France to  36  a different life．It was a transitional(过渡的) time in Daniel’s life．I wanted to   37   him some words of significance．But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the   38   time I had let such moments pass．

When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten．He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked   39   the steps of the bus and disappeared inside．The bus drove away and I said nothing．A decade later, a similar   40   played itself out．I drove him to college．As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him  41    and confidence as he started this new stage of life．Again, words   42   me．

Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those    43   opportunities．How many times have I let such moments   44   ? I don’t find a quiet moment to tell him what they have   45   to me．Or what he might   46   to face in the years ahead．Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything．

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?   47   as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter．My father and I loved each other．Yet, I always   48   never hearing him put his    49   into words．Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten．Why is it so   50  to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly．“Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you．” That’s all I could say．He hugged me．For a moment, the world   51   , and there were just Daniel and me．He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn’t understand what he was saying．All I was   52   of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed    53    mine．What I had said to Daniel was   54   ．It was nothing．And yet, it was    55     ．

36．A．experience          B．spend               C．enjoy               D．shape

37．A．show               B．give                  C．leave              D．instruct

38．A．last              B．first                 C．very              D．next

39．A．upward             B．into                C．down             D．up

40．A．sign                B．scene            C．scenery          D．sight

41．A．interest             B．instruction        C．courage           D．direction

42．A．failed              B．discouraged        C．struck            D．troubled

43．A．future              B．embarrassing     C．obvious          D．lost

44．A．last                B．pass                 C．fly               D．remain

45．A．counted            B．meant               C．valued              D．eared

46．A．think               B．want                 C．expect             D．wish

47．A．But                B．And               C．Instead              D．So

48．A．wondered         B．regretted          C．minded           D．tried

49．A．views             B．actions              C．feelings           D．attitudes

50．A．important          B．essential              C．hard              D．complex

51．A．disappeared        B．changed            C．progressed       D．advanced

52．A．sensitive            B．convinced           C．aware             D．tired

53．A．by                  B．against             C．on               D．with

54．A．clumsy            B．gentle                C．absurd            D．moving

55．A．none                B．all                   C．anything         D．everything

（重庆市西南师大附中2010届高三第七次月考）

Life is like potato salad; when it’s shared it becomes a picnic.

     When my three children were young, my husband，Roy ，and I were very  36  .

     “Can we go on a picnic, Mom?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky  37  . “Please.”

      I had said no so many times in the  38   months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores (日常工作) could wait. To her  39  , I agreed.

    I prepared a few sandwiches and  40  a cooler with ice and drinks and called Roy  41  . My eleven-year-old twin sons put the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some  42  time together as a family.

   About the time I got the lunch  43  out on the table, Roy arrived on the  44  .

   That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together. The meal was filled with  45  . We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school  46  for so many months. Roy and the boys  47  rocks into the lake. Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly on the picnic table,  48  God for blessing me with such a wonderful family.

   That night as our  49   went to bed, I kissed their cheeks and realized what a wonderful life I had.

   As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest  50   could become a picnic when it’s shared with the ones you  51  .

   Even though the kids have now grown up and  52  from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting at the picnic table.

   Maybe today would be a good time to  53  potato salad, call all of my grown kids, feed some hungry  54  and skipped a few rocks into the lake. Since life is like potato salad, let’s make it a  55  .

36.A. old              B. poor           C. busy            D. miserable

37.A. begged           B. asked          C. doubted         D. wondered

38.A. coming           B. recent         C. following       D. later

39.A. doubt            B. disappointment C. sadness         D. surprise

40.A. supplied         B. provided       C. combined        D. filled

41.A. off work         B. at home        C. at work         D. on business

42.A. unhappy          B. quality        C. quantity        D. sad

43.A. spread           B. taken          C. made            D. cooked

44.A. scene            B. view           C. event           D. landscape

45.A. sadness          B. expectation    C. hope            D. laughter

46.A. orders           B. charges        C. activity        D. responsibilities

47.A. missed           B. took           C. skipped         D. left

48.A. praying          B. praising       C. thanking        D. trusting

49.A. family           B. children       C. friends         D. parents

50.A. lifestyle        B. time           C. world           D. family

51.A. enjoy            B. own            C. have            D. love

52.A. left alone       B. passed away    C. ran away        D. moved away

53.A. supply           B. cook           C. watch           D. plant

54.A. ducks            B. children       C. family          D. people

55.A. salad            B. life           C. picnic          D. hope

（云南省昆明三中2010届高三第七次月考）

What is in the drug that makes you sick or dead? For example, cocaine is harmful, but what makes it harmful?

   I can’t tell you all about drugs, but I can ___36___ you think about them in this ____37____ way. Your body is a very complicated machine, ____38____ a lot of chemical machinery, all of which is finally turned ____39____ it all works together. Special chemicals, which we call drugs, can affect it in many different ways.

   Some drugs are ____40____ when your body has a problem, as with disease—causing bacteria. Then someone may give you aspirin to keep your temperature from going too ____41____ or some penicillin (青霉素) ____42____ it stops the growth of some kinds of bacteria. ___43_____, all drugs are really poison, ____44_____ if you take too much, so you must always use them ____45____.

   Why do some people take drugs like cocaine? For a little while they seem to make you feel better, or happier. But ____46____ their effects have ____47____, your body has to pay an extra ____48____ to get back to normal. That makes you want to get ____49____ of the drug.

   Drugs like cocaine have their special effects because they act as ____50____ for your nervous system. They cut off some of your nerve pathways and take away some of your senses and your ____51___. They make you want always more. And just a little too much can even ____52____ nerves to your heart and stop its beating

   Many of us worry about the ____53____ around us and what pollution does to us. How about your internal environment and what goes on ____54____ you? You control that all by yourself in what you put into your ____55_____. Most drugs are pollutants. You would not want pollutants in the air and water around you. Why would you want pollutants in your body?

 (四川省南充高中2010届高三第三次月考)

Sometimes, you feel as if you’re on top of the world and all the questions on your math test might seem  21 . But at times you feel horrible, and you  22  things and you cannot focus on your schoolwork..

For more than 20 years, scientists have  23  that high self-respect is the key to success. Kids who feel good about themselves, said scientists, do  24  school and have fewer emotional and behavioural problems than kids who have a low  25  of themselves.

Now, new research shows that focusing just on building self-respect may not be  26 . In some cases, having high self-respect can  27  bad results if it makes you  28  likeable or more upset when you fail at something.

“ 29  about self-respect,” says Jennifer Crocker, a psychologist at the University of Michigan, US. “It’s not the  30  thing.” Crocker’s advice may sound a bit strange  31  it is good to feel good about yourself.

32  show that people with high self-respect are less likely to be depressed, anxious, shy, or lonely than those with low self-respect. But, after  33  about 18,000 studies on self-respect, Roy Baumeister, a psychologist at Florida State University, has found that building up your self-respect will not  34  make you a better person.

He  35  that violent and wicked people often have the highest self-respect of all. He also said, “ 36  no evidence that kids with high self-respect do better in school.”

Researchers say it is best to listen to and support other people.  37 to create or build something. Find positive ways to contribute to society.  38  you fail at something, try to learn from the  39 . “The best therapy(药方)is to recognize your  40 ,” Vohs says.

“It’s OK to say, ‘I’m not so good at that,’ and then move on.”

21．A．interesting         B．tiring                  C．hard                  D．easy

22．A．lose                 B．gain                 C．test                  D．touch

23．A．described          B．explained          C．suggested          D．discovered

24．A．well with           B．better in            C．best at               D．badly for

25．A．opinion              B．plan                 C．thought             D．advice

26．A．valuable           B．useless             C．meaningful        D．helpful

27．A．form                B．take                 C．give                   D．bring

28．A．most                B．more                C．less                   D．far

29．A．Forget             B．Talk                 C．Bring                 D．Care

30．A．important           B．possible            C．difficult             D．fortunate

31．A．even if             B．but                  C．while                D．although

32．A．Experiences        B．Studies             C．Results              D．Actions

33．A．worrying          B．teaching            C．reviewing          D．talking

34．A．conveniently       B．strangely           C．practically         D．necessarily

35．A．intends             B．insists              C．prefers              D．believes

36．A．There’s            B．It’s                  C．What’s              D．He’s

37．A．Try out            B．Set out              C．Start out            D．Give out

38．A．Unless             B．While               C．If                     D．Now that

39．A．research           B．result               C．behaviour           D．experience

40．A．faults               B．advantages        C．ways                D．evidences