2010年联考题

Passage 1

(广东省潮州市实验中学2010届高三4月月考C篇)

John Steinbeck once said, “All Americans believe they are born fishermen. For a man to admit to a distaste in fishing would be like denouncing (公开指责) mother – love or hating moonlight.”

I can’t say that I’m the biggest John Steinbeck fan. Actually, the only thing I can ever remember reading by him was “The pearl” when I was in middle school, but I couldn’t agree more with the man when it comes to fishing. Whether I am on a boat in the middle of the Lay Lake, fishing off the shores of the Florida Keys for tarpon (大海鲢) or catching rainbow trout (红鲭鱼) in the Shoshone River of Wyoming, fishing is my life.

According to the American Sports Fishing Association, the fishing industry brings in more than $ 116 billion per year from fishermen across the country.

Though a beautiful picture to imagine fishing is much more than that. Fishing is a way of life for many people and a way to escape everyday stress. Being a fisherman makes me a member of a wonderful group of people extending to all walks of life. Even President Bush can be found fishing on his farm in Texas with his good friend Roland Martin when the job gets too stressful.

I can remember fishing with my grandfather when I was 5 years old on his boat at Lake Mitchell. Although I didn’t understand what I doing. I did know that my grandfather was happy and that made me happy. Since then I’ve spent the past 16 years on the rivers and lakes of Alabama.

After days of practice, before and after work, I slowly developed an understanding of fishing. My boss. Ric Horst, took me back to the Shoshone, and I managed to bring in a 19 – inch cutthroat trout. Fishing with Ric was a life – changing experience for me. He not only showed my how to fish correctly, but also told me how fishing could be a way to escape your problems.

Since then, prime – time (黄金时间) season seems to take forever to arrive.

Now, with the ending of February and beginning of March in sight, the excitement of heading out Lake Tuscaloosa or Lake Lurleen before classes and catching something has finally returned.

51．What John Steinbeck said in the first paragraph implies that　　　　　　 .

　　　 A．Americans are believed to be the offspring (后代) of fishermen

　　　 B．it is unthinkable for an American to admit his dislike of fishing

　　　 C．all Americans are expert at fishing

　　　 D．those who dislike fishing would not love their mother

67. What can we learn from Radcliffe's story?

　　 A. Practice makes perfect.　　　 　　 B. Well begun is half done.

　　 C. A friend in need is a fried indeed. D. Where there is a will there is a way.

答案　 63.D　 64.B　 65.C　 66.C　 67.D

66. According to the text, Redcliffc bas won ____ London marathon title(s).

　　　 A. four　　　　 B. three　　　　 C. two　　　　 D. one　　　　　 　

65. By saythg "I can't put a number on it," Radcliffe means she's not sure _____ .

　　 A. if she has the ability to set a new world record

　　 B. if she can win another race though she has won many tunes

　　 C. how many times a maradion runner can set the world record

　　 D. if she has the ability to produce four or five world-class times　　　　 　　

64. Which of the following is ture according to the passage?

　　 A. Radcliffe broke the world record in the New York City marathon.

　　 B. Radcliffe didn't fully recover before the New York City marathon.

　　 C. Radcliffe won her first narathon title in the New York City marathon.

　　 D. Radcliffe had a 3-month trainihg before the New York City marathon. 　　

63. Radcliffe's failure in Athens made her ________

　　 A. develop respect for Liz　　 B. love people around her more

　　 C. rest for five months　　　 D. face criticism calmly　　　　　　　 　　　

59．Choose the correct statements from the following according to the passage.

　　　 a.The Pigman and Me was one of the Best Books for teenagers.

　　　 b.Zindel was one of the earliest writers who wrote for adults only.

　　　 c.The Doom Stone and Rats are not popular with young adults.

　　　 d.Zindel was given four prizes for literature before he died.

　　　 e.At least eight of Zindel’s books were very popular in his times.

　　　 A．c, d, e　　　　　　　　 B．a, b, c　　　　　　　　 C．a, b, d　　　　　　　　 D．a, d, e

答案　 56.A　 57.C　 58.A　 59.D　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Passage 28　　　　

(05·湖南C篇)

Paula Radcliffe, chasing (角逐) a third London marathon title(冠军), says she has became a stronger person after her terrible experience at the 2004 Athens Gaines.

　 Radcliffe, who failed to complete the Olympic marathon and the 10,000m last August, said: "Athens made me a stronger person and it made me care less about criticism (批评)"

　 "In the past I wanted to please everyone, but now I ara fioinfi to listen even more to the people around me."

　 She didn't care about criticism made at the weekend by Liz McCulgan, who felt Radcliffe should have rested and let her body recover after her failure in Athens.

　 "Liz is someone I look up to but she hasn't spoken to me since last year and if she really eared for me, I'm sure she would have contacted (联系) me."

　 Instead Radcliffe won the New York City marathon just 11 weeks after Athens.

　 "In New York I wasn't in my best state but I did know I was good enough to win the　　　 Radcliffe insisted her only goal in Sunday's race would be winning a third title and not chasing world records.

　 However, RadcIiffe has not ruled out(排除) m the future chasing her "final" world record time and questioned sayings that marathon runners have the ability in their career to produce only four or five world-class times.

　 "I don't think that -- although I can't put a number on it," said. RadcLiffe. "That changes from person to person."

　 Radcliffe is sure she can better her winning London 2003 performance at some point in the future. Following a successful three-month training period in the United States, the 31-year-old will chase a third title on Sunday after her first victory in 2O02 and again 12 months later.

Radcliffe clocked a time of 2:18:56 in her first 42.2-kdnmetre race three years ago.

　 Afterwards she set a "mixed course" mark of 2:17:18 five months later In Chicago before lowering that to a time of 2:15:25 m the 2003 London event.

58．When did Paul Zindel win the ALAN Prize?

　　　 A．In 2002.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．In 2003.

　　　 C．Between 1967 and 1992.　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Between 2002 and 2003.

57．Why was Paul Zindel honored with the Margaret A. Edwards Prize?

　　　 A．His books were widely read by children.

　　　 B．His books were interesting and helpful to adults.

　　　 C．He made great contributions to contemporary literature.

　　　 D．He wrote a number of horror books for young adults.

56．Which of Paul Zindel’s books was the most popular with young adults in the 20th century?

　　　 A．The Pigman.

　　　 B．The Doom Stone.

　　　 C．The Pigman and Me.

　　　 D．The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds.