（湖北省部分重点中学2009届高三第一次联考）

D

Today, among people everywhere。there is an increasing awareness and worry about the  steady growth in the world’s population．A recent survey conducted by the United Nations Fund for Population Activities（UNFPA）reported that this growth will continue until the end of the next century．For developing countries alone，the annual average population growth is，at present，4.6％compared to 2.0％ for developed countries．At this rate,the world’s population will reach 10.2 billion by the turn of the 21^st century．With the growth in population is the problem of food security…the guarantee of a steady supply of food．The unstoppable growth in population justifies the Malthusian Doctrine that population of a region will continue to grow unless checked，and this is of course alarming since it will inevitably lead to food shortages of considerable proportions．

Our forests are an abundant source of food and fuel，two items essential in sustaining life．Above 30％of the world’s land surface is covered by such forests．In Asia alone。more than two billion people depend heavily on forest products for their subsistence and survival．To maintain a reasonable balance between population growth and food supply, this natural source of life——sustaining food and fuel must be  conserved and protected from its worst enemy…．mall himself．It is appalling（令人震惊的）to note that in many developing countries，which are themselves heavily hit by population-food imbalance，governments approve the cutting down of forests to meet their immediate needs for saleable timber．and also for agricultural land．Often the cutting down and burning of forests is conducted with total abandon owing to the absence of sound forestry techniques and management．At the rate tropical forests are now being cleared each year, the world’s tropical forests will be completely destroyed within the next 100 years．

With a view to maintaining food security for the world’s population，the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations（FAO）has launched a campaign aimed at ensuring food supply, maximizing stability in the flow of this supply and ensuring access to it by a11．Forestry, according to the FAO．plays a vital role in making it possible to fulfill all its three objectives．Its most important role is that of conserving soil and water．Trees provide natural protection against soil erosion（侵蚀）by absorbing the excess water brought by heavy rains．

72．The first paragraph tells us that              ．

A．the flow of food supply is the result of population increase．

B．the world population has reached the 10-billion mark．

C．the problem of population growth has caused considerable alarm in a few countries．

D．the problem of food supply goes hand-in-hand with population increase．

73．The Malthusian Doctrine presents             as far as world population is concerned． 

A．an optimistic view of the future             B．a pessimistic outlook for the future

C．an encouraging picture                      D．all indifferent picture

74． In this context, ‘this natural source，of life-sustaining food and fuel’（in paragraph 2）refers to                  ．

A．the flow of food supply                        B．forests

C．woodland products                              D．man’s worst enemy

75．The three—fold objectives of the FAO are adapted（调整）toward             ．

A．stopping population growth                B．increasing food production

C．achieving food security                        D．ensuring maximum utilization of forests

（天津市蓟县下营中学2010届高三第一次模拟）

D

It has become acceptable for people to say that women work less than men and therefore deserve less! It may have been true in the past when women were expected to stay at home and look after children, but women have changed over the years. They have “come out”! Gone are the days when they toiled（辛苦）the kitchen stove all day long; they are now aware of their needs and are willing to fight for them. They expect to be given the respect they deserve, both at home and at work. They have realized their intellectual potential and have determined to do something about it!

Women on two wheels have become a familiar sight on the roads of most Asian countries during the past few years. It is common to find a woman taking her children on her bicycle to school and then reach her office in time. She has become a major part in family decisions in every aspect and how those decisions are carried out. It would have been unimaginable a few years ago!

It is rather difficult to combine a career and a decent home life, “super woman” though she is. She needs to feel supported and fulfilled. She may arrive at work feeling as if she has already done a full day’s work. If colleagues doubt her commitment to her job, she will feel sad. At the same time, women of today expect their partners to contribute towards childcare and household chores.

Today’s women are learning to avoid situations that make them feel more stressed and it is a hard struggle. Despite all this, the new woman, “the superpower” has arrived. She still believes in the power and value of a family unit and she holds it in high esteem（尊重）.

51. What is the passage mainly about?

A. A woman’s opinion on her job and family.

B. The burden women in society have to bear.

C. The change of women’s status in and out of the family.

D. The responsibility of a couple in a family.

52. Which of the following devices is used in Paragraph I?

A. Comparison.                                  B. Example.

C. List.                                           D. Definition.

53. Using the example in Paragraph 2, the author wants to show that ____.

A. women were not seen on streets in the past

B. women’s jobs have changed

C. today’s women don’t need to toil in the kitchen

D. women take more responsibilities for the family

54. According to the passage, as a “super woman”, she ____.

A. can do the housework all by herself

B. can deal with her work easily every day

C. is independent in every aspect of her life

D. still finds it difficult to balance her career and family

55. Why is the phrase “come out” used in quotation marks in Paragraph 1?

A. Women are still controlled by their husbands.

B. It means more than that she comes out of the house.

C. Women are not actually coming out.

D. Women have broken up with their families.

（四川省成都石室中学2010届高三10月月考）

D

George, when your big brother and your little dog and I walked you up to school today, you had no idea how I was feeling.

You were so excited. You had packed and unpacked your pencils and safety scissors in your backpack a dozen times. I am really going to miss those lazy mornings when we waved your brother and sister off to school.

Because you are my youngest, I had learned a few things by the time you came along. I found out that the seemingly endless days of babyhood are gone like lightning. I blinked（眨眼）, and your siblings were setting off for school as eagerly as you did this morning, I was one of the lucky ones; I could choose whether to work or not. By the time it was your turn, the shining prizes of career advancement and a double income had lost their brightness. A splash（溅水）in the pool with you in your bright red boots or "just one more" rereading of your favorite book, Frog and Toad Are Friends, meant more. You didn't go to preschool and I hope that doesn't hold you back. You learned numbers by helping me count the soda cans we returned to the store.

I have to admit that in my mind's eye, an image of myself while you're in school has developed, I see myself updating all the photo albums and starting that novel I always wanted to write. As the summer wound down and more frequent quarrels erupted between you and your siblings, I was looking forward to today. And then this morning, I walked you up the steep hill to your classroom and you gave me one of your characteristically fierce, too-tight hugs. This time you were ready to let go before I was.

Maybe someday you will deliver a kindergartner to the first day of school. When you turn at the door to wave good-bye, he or she will be too deep in conversation with a new friend to notice. Even as you smile, you'll feel something warm on your cheek.

53. What does the underlined sentence mean in the third paragraph?

A. When you reach the school age     B. When you decide whether to work or not

C. When you were born             D When you have your own family

54. Which sentence from the passage best describes how the writer felt on that morning?

A. An image of myself while you're in school has developed.

B. I was looking forward to today.

C. I was one of the lucky ones.

D. This time you were ready to let go before I was.

55. Which statement is NOT TRUE about George's family according to the letter?

A. George's parents gave birth to three children

B. The Georges is a double income family

C. They recycled soda cans

D. The children had more arguments during the summer

56. The passage tries to show us ________.

A. how excited a child will be on his first day to school

B. how deeply a mother loves her child

C. how many efforts a mother has made to raise a child

D. how a mother plans her future life after her children go to school

（四川省成都石室中学2010届高三10月月考）

C

Just as the stock market rises and falls in response to what people are willing to put their money behind, we have inside ourselves an inner economy that rises and falls in response to our beliefs about what is possible. Sometimes the degree to which we are willing to challenge our belief systems determines the success of our inner economy. For example, imagine that your family of origin had a belief that musical talent was not something they possessed. As a member of that group, you would likely share that same belief about yourself. As a result, even if you had a great desire to create music, you might be hesitant to really get behind yourself, fearing that your investment（投资）would not pay off. Even if you had the courage to follow your passion, your inner belief that you are not talented would probably be a major obstacle to investing your energy in your dream.

On the other hand, if you found a way to release that negative belief, a great flood of energy would pour forth, greatly increasing the likelihood of your success. How much energy we are willing to invest in the various ideas, dreams, and visions we carry within is like the money people are, or are not, willing to invest in the various products available for trade on the stock market. And in both cases, belief plays a key role in determining how willing we are to get behind something. One way to open up the possibility for greater success in our inner economies is to understand that belief is not the reliable guide we sometimes think. There are other more reliable things of success that we can put our faith in, such as passion, feeling, and sense. Some of the most successful investors in the stock market are the ones that go against the grain, trusting their sense over the common opinion held by common people about what will work.

In the same way, we can learn to trust our heart’s desires and our sense to guide us, questioning any beliefs that stand in the way of our ability to fully invest in ourselves. As we take out energy from limiting ideas about what is possible, we free up the resources that have the power to make our inner economy prosper.

49. We can safely conclude from the first paragraph that_____.

A. our belief is not reliable.

B. belief is an obstacle to our success.

C. belief is not so important in our success.

D. our belief determines our success in some way.

50. According to the passage, if a family of origin has passion for literature, the members of the family will probably_____.

A. teach literature    B. hate literature    C. write poems   D. enter the field of literature

51. We can put our faith in the following things of success except_____.

A. passion                 B. feeling            C. sense             D. stock market

52. The purpose of the author is_____.

A. to teach us a lesson

B. to give us some useful suggestions to succeed

C. to tell us that our belief is not reliable

D. to encourage us to invest in the stock market

（山东省淄博市2010届高三第一次摸底考试）

C

Doctors are reporting a severe form of swine flu that goes straight to the lungs, causing severe illness in otherwise healthy young people and requiring expensive hospital treatment, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

Some countries are reporting that as many as 15 percent of patients infected（感染）with the new H1N1 virus need hospital care, further straining already overburdened healthcare systems, WHO said.

“During the winter season in the southern parts of the world, several countries have viewed the need for intensive care as the greatest burden on health services,” it said.

“Preparedness measures need to predict this increased demand on intensive care units, which could be overwhelmed by a sudden burst in the number of severe cases.”

Earlier, WHO reported that H1N1 had reached epidemic（蔓延）levels in Japan, signaling an early start to what may be a long influenza season this year, and that it was also worsening in tropical regions.

“Perhaps most significantly, clinicians from around the world are reporting a very severe form of disease, also in young and otherwise healthy people, which is rarely seen during seasonal influenza infections,” WHO said.

“In these patients, the virus directly infects the lung, causing severe respiratory（呼吸）failure. Saving these lives depends on highly specialized and demanding care in intensive care units, usually with long and costly stays.”

WHO estimates that more than 230 million people globally have asthma（哮喘）, and more than 220 million have diabetes（糖尿病）. Obesity may also worsen the risk of severe infection, WHO said. The good news -- people infected with AIDS virus do not seem to be at special risk from H1N1, WHO said.

66. The newly-discovered swine flu is quite different in that ___________.

A. it needs no hospital treatment

B. it can attack elder citizens easily

C. it directly destroys people’s brains

D. it causes people respiratory failure

67. The underlined word “straining” in the 2^nd paragraph most probably means ____________.

A. improving      B. reducing      C. worsening      D. causing

68. From the passage we know ____________.

A. the influenza season this year will not last long

B. people don’t necessarily prepare for the burst of swine flu

C. the greatest burden on health services is the shortage of doctors

D. it will cost a lot of money to cure those infected with H1N1

69. According to WHO, people with ____________ are less likely to suffer from H1N1.

A. AIDS virus     B. diabetes      C. asthma        D. obesity

70. The author intends to ___________.

A. introduce a new type of hospital treatment

B. warn people of a severe form of swine flu

C. make people know the cause of swine flu

D. tell people how to protect from swine flu

（山东省淄博市2010届高三第一次摸底考试）

B

A special education teacher and former police officer was honored by President Barack Obama at the White House as the 2009 National Teacher of the Year for his innovative（创新的）approach, community focus, and teamwork with other teachers. “In a global economy where the greatest job qualification isn't what you can do, but what you know, our teachers are the key to our nation's success,” President Obama stated.

Mullen, a ninth-through twelfth-grade special education teacher at the ARCH School in Connecticut, is the 59th National Teacher of the Year. Mullen's goal is to provide passion, professionalism（职业特质）, and perseverance as an educator. “A teacher can receive no greater reward than the knowledge that he or she helped recover a lost student,” Mullen remarked. He will travel for one year as a full-time national and international spokesperson for education beginning June 1, 2009.

The National Teacher of the Year Program focuses public attention on teaching excellence and is the oldest and most famous national honors program for teachers. “ACEI is a proud participant in the selection process for the National Teacher of the Year, and we are pleased to see Anthony Mullen selected. Mr. Mullen is a dedicated individual who possesses a wealth of talents and skills as a teacher. His devotion to young people, however, reaches beyond the call of duty. Mr. Mullen extends himself to adviser and guides children who need to know that they are not forgotten and that they, too, are unique and special,” stated ACEI Executive Director Diane Whitehead.

ACEI is one of 15 national education organizations that select the National Teacher of the Year from among the state teachers of the year, including those representing the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, and five U.S. extra state departments.

61. What is the passage mainly about?

A. A White House ceremony.

B. An innovative teaching approach.

C. The 2009 National Teacher of the Year.

D. The national education organizations.

62. We can learn from the first paragraph Obama stresses ____________.

A. teachers’ role                       B. community lives

C. teachers’ teamwork                   D. innovative approach

63. According to Mullen, his success as an educator lies in ____________.

A. being a full-time national and international spokesperson

B. providing passion, perseverance and professionalism

C. helping those who cannot find their way home

D. helping the students achieve high scores

64. Which of the following statements of Mr. Mullen is NOT true?

A. He is totally devoted to the students.

B. He gets the honor for his special talents.

C. He is a talented teacher as well as an adviser.

D. He encourages children to achieve a better future.

65. It can be inferred from the passage that___________.

A. the National Teacher of the Year Program hasn’t been well-known

B. ACEI is the only organization in charge of selecting excellent teachers

C. Mullen is devoted to teaching the students for the call of duty

D. Mullen’s success may be due to his previous work experience.

（江苏省如东高级中学2010届高三国庆假期自主练习）

D

Recently a Beijing father sent in a question at an Internet forum（论坛）asking what “PK” meant. My family has been watching the ‘Super Girl’ singing competition TV programme. My little daughter asked me what 'PK' meant, but I had no idea,” explained the puzzled father.

To a lot of Chinese young people who have been playing games online, it is impossible not to know this term. In such Internet games, “PK” is short for “Player Kill”, in which two players fight until one ends the life of the other.

In the case of the “Super Girl” singing competition, “PK” was used to refer to the stage where two singers have to compete with each other for only one chance to go up in competition ranking.

Like this father, Chinese teachers at high schools have also been finding their students’ compositions using Internet jargons which are difficult to understand. A high school teacher from Tianjin asked her students to write compositions with simple language, but they came up with a lot of Internet jargons that she didn’t understand.

“My ‘GG’ came back this summer from college. He told me I’ve grown up to be a ‘PLMM’. I loved to ‘FB’ with him together; he always took me to the ‘KPM’,” went one composition.

“GG” means Ge Ge（Chinese pinyin for brother）. “PLMM” refers to Piao Liang Mei Mei（beautiful girl）. “FB” means Fu Bai（corruption）. “KPM” is short for KFC, Pizza Hut and McDonald’s.

Some specialists welcome Internet jargons as a new development in language.

If you do not even know what a Kong Long（dinosaur, referring to an ugly looking female）or a Qing Wa（frog, referring to an ugly looking male）is, you will possibly be regarded as a Cai Niao

67. By writing the article, the writer tries to ________ .

A. explain some Internet language               B. suggest common Internet language

C. laugh at the Beijing father                             D. draw our attention to Internet language

68. What does the writer think about the term “PK”? _________

A. Fathers can’t possibly know it.              B. The daughter should understand it.

C. Online game players may know it.                 D. “Super Girl” shouldn’t have used it.

69. The examples of the Beijing father and the Tianjin teacher are used to show that Internet jargons ________.

A. are used not only online                    B. can be understood very well

C. are welcomed by all the people            D. cause trouble to our mother tongue

70. The underlined word “jargons” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 行话                  B. 粗口                 C. 歌词                    D. 趋势

71. What would be the best title for the passage?  ______________

A. A puzzled father                                    B. Do you speak Internet-ish?

C. Keep away from Internet-ish                        D. Kong Long or Qing Wa?

（江苏省如东高级中学2010届高三国庆假期自主练习）

C

The interview is an important event in the job-hunting process, because the 20 or 30 minutes you spend with the interviewer may determine whether or not you get the particular job you want. Therefore ,it is important to remember that your objective during the interview may differ from the objective of the potential employer. You want to make yourself stand out as a whole person who has personal strengths, is well qualified, and should be considered the right person for the job. It is encouraging to know that the interview’s task is not to embarrass you or to trip you up, but to hire the right person for the job.

Remember, job hunting is very competitive. Anything you can do to enhance your interview techniques will be to your advantage. The following suggestions may help you land the most important job.

Your goal in this interview is to make sure your good points get across. The interviewer won’t know them unless you point them out, so try to do this in a factual and sincere manner.

Do not make slighting references to former employers or professors. If you have been fired from a job and the interviewer asks about it, be frank in your answer.

Show the interviewer that you are interested in the company by asking relevant questions. Ask about responsibilities, working conditions, promotion opportunities and fringe（附加）benefits of the job you are interviewing for.

If at some point you decide the interview is not going well, do not let your discouragement show. You have nothing to lose by continuing a show of confidence, and you may have much to gain. It may be real, or it may be a test to see how you react to adverse conditions.

Some interviewers may bring up salary early in the interview. At this time, you may indicate that you are more interested in a job where you can prove yourself than a specific salary. This politely passes the question back to the interviewer. If possible, you should negotiate for salary after you have been offered a job and when you are when you are ready to complete the paperwork.

63. To get the job you want, during the interview you should_________

A. avoid the interviewer’s questions that are designed to trip you up.

B. remember that you are the best qualified candidate.

C. make yourself stand out as the right person for the job.

D. keep in mind that it determines whether or not you get the particular job you want.

64. If you did not get along with your former employer, you_______

A. should tell the interviewer frankly.   　　   B. should not speak ill of him.

C. should refer to him in a factual manner.　    D. should never mention it.

65. The best time to discuss your salary is _________.

A. keep up your confidence .          　　B. at the end of the interview.

C. after you have completed the paperwork.  D. when the interviewer brings this matter up.

66. The most important thing to do during an interview is _________.

A. to make your strengths understood.

B. to show your intense interest in the job you are applying for.

C. to be frank and sincere.

D. to be natural and confident.

（江苏省如东高级中学2010届高三国庆假期自主练习）

B

Every kid wishes to be an adult. But now as grown-ups, some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind. They become “kidults”（kid+adult）.Being a kidult has become a lifestyle-choice among young people across Asia.

Some kidults collect toys they once played with. Hello Kitty, Garfield, and Snoopy have many adult fans around the world. It is not unusual to see a 20-something woman with a big, Garfield-shaped cushion on her sofa or a Hello Kitty mobile phone accessory.

Other kidults still enjoy children's stories and fairy tales. For example, Bloomsbury even published the Harry Potter novels with an adult cover. That way, no one else on the subway will know that an adult is actually reading a children’s book!

“Kidults can be like vitamins to society. Adults who value their childhood and hold on to pure, child-like emotion may be needed in such a rough and dry society,” said Lee Sojung, professor of Foreign Studies at Hankuk University（韩国外国语大学）. He added that kidult culture may fill the generation gap between adults and kids. It could give children and their parents books, movies, and cartoon shows to enjoy together. He may be right.

Tim Greenhalgh, a professor, explained that some kidults just refuse to grow up. They value childhood because life in a busy and stressful city frightens them. Kidults would like to forget their age and openly show their fear of society and adulthood.

60. We can infer from the article that _________.

A. Kidults miss their childhood so much that they can’t give up their toys

B. Bloomsbury knows some kidults don’t want people to know that they are kidults

C. Kidults like to have vitamins very much

D. Some toys are so interesting that even adults like them very much

61. According to the author, being a kidult is good in some way except that _______.

A. it can improve the relationship between parents and their kids

B. it can help kidults feel relaxed

C. it is helpful to solve some social problems

D. it can make people loyal to one’s parents

62. According to the writer, _______.

A. being a kidult is nothing wrong      B. kidults have mental problems

C. our society is very dull             D. some people can never grow up

（江苏省南京市金陵中学2010届高三10月月考）

D

    They once seemed more at home on the bustling streets of Asia like Delhi, Calcutta and Bangkok but cycle powered rickshaws(人力车) can now be seen taking people across town in many European cities. Many people believe that rickshaws are a good way of experiencing a city, close-up, while also cutting down on traffic jams and pollution.

In Berlin, one of the first cities to introduce this new mode of transport, more than 200 bike-taxis go along at 15km per hour, past many tourist attractions and city parks.

“It is completely environmentally friendly; we have new models with an engine to help the driver up the hills but they use renewable energy,” said a spokesman for VELOTAXI, the leading rickshaw company which has carried a quarter of a million people this year.

While the city still has 7,000 motor – taxis, rickshaw company officials say their taxis’ green ethics, speed and safety make them more than just a tourist attraction. While now increasingly out of fashion in Delhi, Berlin people have eagerly accepted the new fleet since their launch in 1997.

“It’s better than a taxi, better than a bus, better than the train,” said UIF Lehman, 36, as he leapt out of a rickshaw near the world famous Brandenburg gate. “It feels so free.”

“This is something out of the ordinary you feel you are on holiday in Bangkok instead of Berlin.” said another traveler.

In Amsterdam, driver Peter Jancso said people like to be driven around in his bright yellow rickshaw and pretend to be a queen in a golden carriage. "I like my passengers to feel important," he said as he dropped off another passenger. Another visitor noted how cheap it was compared with a normal taxi.

Although increasingly popular in Europe, it is the opposite in India, where hand-pulled rickshaws are considered inhuman and a symbol of India's backward past.

Nearly 500 bike-rickshaws are running in London and are not required to pay the city's road tax but things may change as other taxi drivers complain of unfair treatment.

68．Why are rickshaws no longer as widely used in India as in the past?

       A．They are a reminder of a bad period in India's history.

       B．They have been banned because they are too cruel.

       C．The streets of India are too crowded for them to move through easily.

       D．Indians now prefer to travel by car because they are richer.

69．What does the underlined sentence "This is something out of the ordinary ... you feel you are on holiday in Bangkok instead of Berlin" (para. 7)suggest?

       A．The passenger didn't like taking a rickshaw as it reminded him of Bangkok.

       B．The passenger enjoyed being on holiday in Berlin more than in Bangkok.

       C．The passenger was impressed when taking a rickshaw and considered it unusual.

       D．The passenger disapproved of rickshaws because they were not original to Berlin.

70．What is the author's attitude towards rickshaws?

       A．He gives no personal opinion.                B．He believes they will be of no use.

       C．He thinks they will reduce pollution.       D．He thinks they are old-fashioned.