（甘肅省酒泉市肅州中學(xué)2010屆高三入學(xué)考試）

C

XI’AN---Seven people died in a fire early on Wednesday morning in Xi’an, capital of Shanxi Province. A restaurant with a karaoke hall in the southern suburbs caught fire around 2 a. m. and seven waitresses who were sleeping on the second floor of the restaurant were killed. The restaurant was completely destroyed and the waitresses, the local police said, were killed by toxic smoke from burning decorations.

MANILA---Four people were killed yesterday in the central Philippine island of Tacloban when a bomb they had dug up exploded, local police were quoted as saying. The four people were digging to set up a septic（poisonous）tank in their house when they dug up the bomb. It went off, killing all four people, local police were quoted by radio station DZBB as saying. The police did not say where the bomb came from. Unexploded bombs from World War II are still discovered around the Philippines once in a while.

TEL AVIV---An Israeli couple kissed for 30 hours and 45 minutes which, a spokeswoman said yesterday, was a world record. The couple, both in their twenties, started kissing on Monday at 8:30 p.m. along with 250 other couples in a contest. “For nearly 31 hours they didn’t eat, drink, talk or even go to the bathroom. And the whole time, they were standing up”, said Arielle Goldman, who handled public relations for the event. She said a representative of the Guinness Book of World Records was on hang to witness the event, recorded on video. The previous record was 29 hour and 37 minutes, Goldman said. The winning couple received two round-the-world plane tickets and $2,500.

48. Which of the following statements is right?

A. The news report didn’t mention the loss caused by the fire.

B. After reading the report we know how the fire broke out.

C. The reporter tended to think the bomb had something to do with World War II

D. The local police refused to admit the bomb had anything to do with World War II.

49. The underlined word “toxic” means _____.

A. poisonous         B. dangerous        C. hot       D. thick

50. The Israeli couple kissed for nearly 31 hours_____.

A. to test their endurance            B. to set a new world record

C. to show their special love         D. to prove they are very healthy

51. Why did so many couples take part in the contest?

A. Because it was a good chance to enjoy themselves.

B. Because they were poor and wanted to gain the 2,500 dollars.

C. Because they wanted to attract people’s attention.

D. Because they aimed at the honor and prize.

（甘肅省酒泉市肅州中學(xué)2010屆高三入學(xué)考試）

A

1970 was World Conservation（自然保護(hù)）Year. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger. They hoped that governments would act quickly in order to “conserve” nature. Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1,300 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland, but now only 866 remain. The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology. We are changing the earth, the air and water, and everything that grows and lives. We can’t live without these things. If we continue like this, we shall destroy ourselves.

What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask “What must we do now?” The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are helping to save our world. They plant trees, build bridges across rivers in forests, and so on. In a small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometers of their river. Young people may hear about conservation through a record called “No one’s going to change our world”. It was made by the Beatles, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve wild animals.

41．“ No one’s going to change our world ” was ______.

A．a(chǎn)n important book published in 1970

B．a(chǎn)n idea that nobody would accept

C．a(chǎn) record calling on people to conserve nature

D．a(chǎn) rule worked out by the United Nations

42．What is the most important thing for us to do to save our world?

A．We should plant more trees and flowers.

B．we should clean the banks of our rivers.

C．we should know what will happen in the future.

D．we should know what we must do and begin to do it now．

43．What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．1970 was World Conservation Year.

B．The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger.

C．Conservation is necessary.

D．It is the young people who are helping to save our world.

（浙江省海鹽縣元濟(jì)高級中學(xué)2010屆高三第一次月考）

Today，I read an interesting article about television viewing．In one experiment，families were paid to stop watching TV for either a week or a month. Many could not complete the task and some families quarreled or even fought．It was quite interesting and now I will say something about TV．

After TV became a product most families could afford，people bought and started to watch their new TVs．Both adults and children became less creative in problem solving, less able to focus on tasks，and less tolerant of flexible time．

In my family，we grew up with the TV on．Every weekend，we watched Gun Smoke and Bonanza together as a family．TV provides us with a comfortable background when we want to learn a foreign language at home，and it entertains us cheaply with live action sports，incomparable performing arts and important events of the world．In addition，it educates us about everything from the cells in our body to the galaxies in the universe．

Perhaps it’s not even practical to live without television unless our views change unexpectedly as we get older．I don’t think that TV damages us so much as it robs us of time that could be spent doing other things such as learning new skills，getting some exercise or doing volunteer work．

I was lucky to have a family that watched TV together．Today there seems to be a TV in every room of the house and there’s no need to agree on a program to watch．To watch TV or not is more of a question for adults than for us，and even though we all say we want to cut down the time we spend in front of the tube，we never really do．TV has us hypnotized!

61. The experiment in Paragraph 1 shows         ．

A. how interesting watching TV is       B. how much people like watching TV

C. whether people like watching TV      D. why people give up watching TV

62. After most families could afford a TV they         ．

A. fixed less attention on tasks            B. found it easier to solve problems

C. became more independent of TV        D. got more active at work

63. From Paragraph 3，we can learn that         ．

A. the author likes to spend weekends watching TV by himself

B. watching TV too much prevents the author from growing up well

C. TV programmes bring only fun to the author and his family

D. the author and his family get a lot of valuable experience in watching TV

64. According to the author which of the following is TRUE?

A. It is a waste of time to watch TV .   B. We benefit little when we watch TV．

C. It is hard to live without television.   D. We change our views as we live with television.

65. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph implies that           ．

A. we depend too much on TV       B. watching TV makes us united．

C. TV robs us of valuable time       D. TV changes our daily life

（山西省金谷中學(xué)2010屆高三第一次練兵考試）

Every time you go to the supermarket, you come away with your purchases in plastic bags. But wouldn’t it be kinder to the environment if you asked for paper bags instead?

The answer is not the easy as it might seem. Environmentalists say there are drawbacks to using both plastic bags and paper bags.

According to the American Plastics Council 80 percent of groceries in the US are packed in plastic bags.

 “The numbers are becoming huge,” said Vincent Cobb, a businessman from Chicago who set up “reusable bags. com” on the Internet. He notes that consumers use between 500 billion and 1 trillion plastic bags per year worldwide.

Some experts believe that all these bags harm the environment. Plastic takes hundreds of years to break down and, as it does so, poisonous materials are released into the water and soil.

Further damage is caused if plastic bags enter the sea. For example, endangered sea turtles cannot tell the bags from jellyfish(水母), their main source of food, and often choke on（噎死 ）them.

Floating plastic bags have been spotted as far north as the Arctic Ocean and as far south as the southern end of South America. One expert predicts that, within ten years, plastic bags will wash up in Antarctica!

However, this kind of bag does have its advantages.

 “Plastic grocery bags are some of the most reused things around the house,” explained Laurie Kusek of the American Plastics Council.

According to the Film and Bag Federation, a trade group in the US plastics industry, paper bags use more energy and create more waste than plastic bags. Plastic bags require 40 per cent less energy to produce and cause 70 per cent less air pollution, the group explained. They also release as much as 94 percent less waste into the water than paper ones.

But paper bags do break down more quickly than plastic bags. They don’t endanger wildlife, either.

So what should we do? One possible solution would be to use biodegradable(可降解的)plastic bags. But until biodegradable technology improves, it might be easier to pack things you buy in reusable cloth bags.

44. The best title of the passage is _____.

A. Paper Causes Less Pollution          B. Plastic Causes Less Pollution

C. Paper and Plastics Cause Pollution      D. Paper Bags Break Down More Quickly

45. The underlined word “drawbacks” might mean “_____”.

A. Advantages       B. disadvantages    C. air pollution       D. waste

46. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Plastic takes longer to break down than paper.

B. Sea turtles usually mistake the plastic bags for jellyfish.

C. Paper bags require less energy than plastic bags.

D. You’d better pack things in reusable cloth bags.

47. Which of the following shows that paper bags are better than plastic ones?

A. Paper bags take less time to rot. B. Paper bags cause less air pollution.

C. Paper bags are more reusable. D. Paper bags cause less water pollution.

（湖南省瀏陽一中2010屆高三第一次月考）

China news, Beijing, July. 29 – Housing price in China has always aroused heated discussions among property developers and ordinary Chinese. To many property developers and local government officials, housing price in China is still low compared with many developed countries. However, the average housing price in the United States is only 8,000 yuan per square meter, while in China, it is even higher than in the United States. This shows that there are some bubbles(泡沫) in Chinese real estate market, the International Finance News reported.

   Although the average price of residential houses in the United States, after converted to Renminbi, is about 8,000 yuan per square meter, the houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses. If US property developers sell their houses according to the building area, then the housing price will be even lower than 8,000 yuan per square meter. In most big Chinese cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, houses are sold at a price even higher than those in the US.

   The high housing sales price in large cities in China proves that Chinese real estate market does have some bubbles. Moreover, Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities. Furthermore, it should be noted that American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people. How can the Chinese afford to buy a house which is even more expensive than that sold in US?

   At the beginning of 2007, Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public. Now in order to reduce the high housing prices, the government can regulate(控制) the real estate market by raising tax on property industry and controlling the release of loans and lands to property developers. At the same time, the government should allow people to build more houses through various fund-raising channels, such as funds collected from buyers or raised by working units. By applying these multiple means, it is expected that the high housing prices can be lowered.

69. What is the average housing price per square meter in China?

A. 8000 yuan.             B. 10000 yuan.      

C. 7000 yuan.             D. It’s not mentioned here.

70. Which of the following does NOT support the idea that the average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States?

A. Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities.

B. American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people.

C. The houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses.

D. The population who need houses in China is larger than in the United States.

71. How many measures are mentioned in the last paragraph in order to reduce the high housing prices?

A. Four.            B. Three.           C. Two.            D. One.

72. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. The housing price in China is so high that the government should do something useful to prevent it.

B. There are some bubbles in Chinese real estate market.

C. The average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States.

D. Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public.

（湖南省長沙市一中2010屆高三上學(xué)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.

（湖北省黃岡中學(xué)2010屆高三8月月考）

As I was reading a recent story in Slate on 20-somethings complaining about how the economy was ruining their life plans, I couldn’t help but think the 20-somethings sounded like a bunch of spoiled children who grew up expecting everything to be easy for them. As a 20-something myself, I certainly share their disappointment: my husband and I probably won’t be able to buy a house until we’re in our 40s, and we too are burdened by student loans(貸款). But why should it be any different? Being young persons in America, shouldn’t they take up all of the challenges and opportunities that this country offers?

Consider some of these views shared in the Slate story: Jennifer, 29, owner of a two-bedroom apartment with her husband, worries that she won’t be able to have children for at least a decade because they can’t afford to buy a house yet.

I read that, and I thought, what planet is she living on where you need to own a house in order to have kids? Has she ever visited a developing country, or even downtown areas in this one? Home ownership is a luxury(奢華), not a fertility requirement.

A 26-year-old in the story despairs(絕望) that he can’t afford to get a Ph.D. in literature. Well, that sounds a bit like expressing disappointment that no one will pay you to write poetry on the beach in Thailand for five years.

Yes, it’s sad that these young people feel so lost. But I think the problem is their extremely high expectations, not economic reality. Beth Kobliner, author of Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties, says that she thinks people’s expectations are slowly adjusting, but today’s 20-somethings grew up at a time when everyone’s wealth appeared to be expanding. Their parents probably saw their home values rise along with their investments. “So you have people who have grown up in an environment where people had great expectations of what living well means,” says Kobliner.

This recession(衰退) will certainly play a role in forcing those expectations into more realistic group. In the meantime, it seems a lot better for our mental health to focus on being grateful－for our one-bedroom apartments, for living in modern cities, or perhaps just for being able to eat three meals a day－than on longing for some kind of luxury life.

59．What makes the author think the 20-somethings sound like a bunch of spoiled children?

A．They expect everything to be easy for them.

B．They complain that the economy is spoiling their life plans.

C．They are reluctant to face all of the challenges.

D．They are burdened by student loans.

60．The underlined word “fertility” in Paragraph 3 probably means        .

A．baby production                                         B．pleasant

C．baby comfort                                             D．essential

61．What’s the author’s attitude towards the 20-somthings with high expectation in Paragraph 5?

A．Intolerant.

B．Negative.

C．Unbelieving.

D．Understanding.

62．What is the best title for this passage?

A．How Young People Afford to Continue Their Study

B．Why Young People Can’t Afford to Buy a House

C．When Young People’s High Hopes Create Despair

 D．What the 20-somethings’ High Expectations Are

（河北省正定中學(xué)2010屆高三上學(xué)期第一次月考）

You are from a middle- class family, and live in a normal-size home without any showy possessions, but you are surrounded by surprising consumption(消費(fèi)). This contrast is beginning to bother your 6-year-old son. You are worried that he will want to live as they do, and wonder if you should move.

Sometimes big pocket money, joyful birthday parties, special playrooms and super-big houses tell you that your neighbors probably have more money than you do, and that they’re not as careful as you are with money, but you may find that they cook and dig in the garden with their children just as often as you do, talk with them as freely and read to them every night.

Or you may find that some of these parents stay in one wing of their big house while their child plays by himself, way off in a wing of his own. In that unfortunate case, he is basically growing up alone without being looked after properly, but this can happen to a child who lives in a normal-size house, too, if he has a TV, a computer and a few video games in his room. Even the most caring parent doesn’t walk in and out of it to see what show her child is watching, what Internet site he has found and if he’s still playing that video game.

Too much uncontrolled screen time may lead to a certain loss of innocence(天真),but mostly this child will lose the sense of unity and satisfaction, and if it doesn’t , you might decide to move. Don’t judge your neighborhood too harshly(嚴(yán)厲地)，though. There are some things that are right with almost any neighborhood and some things that are wrong with the best of them—like those super-big houses. The wealth of their owners—and the way they throw money around—may make your son feel sorry for himself, unless you help him understand that you and his dad save some of the money, give some to people who don’t have enough and use the rest to pay for whatever the family needs.

Children want—should be provided with—explanations when their parents don’t give them what they want.

57．What is the problem with the worried parent in the text?

A. Her house isn’t as big as her rich neighbors’

B. Her son is left alone without anyone in charge.

C. She cannot provide her son with a special playroom.

D. She worries about the effect of her neighbors on her son.

58．In Paragraphs 2and 3, the author seems to agree that parents should____.

A. spend more time with their children

B. give their children more freedom

C. work hard to lead a richer life

D. set an example for their children to follow

59． By saying “throw money around”(Paragraph 4),the author means that rich people___.

A. spend money carelessly                 

B. save money for their children

C. help the poor people willingly          

D. leave money all round the house

60．What is the main idea the author aims to express in the text?

A. Children are unfortunate to have poor parents.

B. Children should enjoy their comfortable life.

C. Children need proper guidance from their parents.

D. Children feel ashamed of themselves in a rich neighborhood.

（河北省衡水中學(xué)2010屆高三上學(xué)期第三次調(diào)研考試）

How can we get rid of garbage? Do we have enough energy sources to meet our future energy needs?

These are two important questions that many people are asking today. Some people think that men might be able to solve both problems at the same time. They suggest using garbage as an energy source.

For a long time people buried garbage or dumped it on empty land. Now, empty land is scarce. But more and more garbage is produced each year. But garbage can be a good fuel to use. The things in garbage do not look like coal, petroleum, or natural gas; but they are chemically similar to these fossil fuels. As we use up our fossil-fuel supplies, we might be able to use garbage as an energy source.

Burning garbage is not a new idea. Some cities in Europe and the United States have been burning garbage for years. The heat that is produced by burning garbage is used to boil water. The steam that is produced is used to make electricity or to heat nearby buildings. In Paris, France, some power plants burn almost 2 million metric tons of the city's garbage each year. The amount of energy produced is about the same as the world produced by burning almost a half million barrels of oil!

But there are problems in using garbage as a fuel. Garbage that burns easily, such as food scraps and paper, must be separated from metals, glass, and other materials that do not burn easily. This separation process is normally costly. Another problem is that burning garbage can pollute the air.

Our fossil fuel supplies are limited. Burning garbage might be one kind of energy source that we can use to help meet our energy needs. This method could also reduce the amount of garbage piling up on the earth.

53. What two problems can be solved by burning garbage?

       A. The shortage of energy; Air pollution.

       B. The shortage of energy; the shortage of empty land for holding garbage.

       C. Air pollution; the shortage of empty land for holding garbage.

       D. Air pollution; the shortage of fossil fuel.

54.Which of the following is NOT a result of burning garbage?

       A. The heat produced is used to boil water.

       B. The steam produced is used to make electricity.

       C. The garbage burned is turned into fossil fuels.

       D. The steam produced is used to heat buildings.

55.According to the passage. Which of the following four groups of garbage is ready for burning?

       A. food scraps and metals                   B. paper and glass

       C. metals and glass                             D. food scraps and paper

56.What is the general tone of the passage?

A. optimistic                        B. indifferent               C. advocating                D. anxious

（安徽省蕪湖七中2010屆高三上學(xué)期第一次調(diào)研考試）

One of the goals of American education officials is to have all public schools connected to the Internet computer system and have computer for all students. Government studies show that in 1994 only thirty-five percent of American public schools were connected to the Internet. Last year. that number reached eighty-nine percent.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute of State University is a large university in the southern state of Virginia. Officials at Virginia Tech say computers are very important to a student’s education. All students at Virginia Tech have been required to have a computer since 1998.

Each student’s living area at Virginia Tech has the necessary wires to link a computer to the Internet. The students can send and receive electronic mail. use the World Wide Web part of the Internet and link with other universities. all without leaving their room. They can also use their computers to send electronics copies of their schoolwork to their teachers. And they can search for books in the school’s huge library.

Most major American universities and colleges strongly urge or require new students to have a computer. Most colleges and universities also have large rooms where students can use computers for class work.

American high schools also have computers. Many have their own areas on the World Wide Web. If you have a computer you can learn about Fremont Union High School in Sunnyvale. California. for example. Its Web site provides information about the school. the teachers and their electronic mail addresses. It also lists student events and organizations.

Young children also use computer in school. Smoketree Elementary School in Lake Havasu. Arizona has given us a good example. The school also has a World Wide Web site. It tells about the school and the teachers and has a area for young children. These young children use computer in school to learn numbers and letters. They also learn how to use the computer they will need later in their education.

54．From the passage we know      .

A．how to use computer to connect to the Internet

B．students in Virginia Tec can use computer to send electronic copies of their homework

C．how to connect students and teachers by computers

D．how the teachers use computer to give their lesson

55．What is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Every student in Virginia has access to the Internet.

B．All students at Virginia Tech have been required to have a computer.

C．Students at Virginia Tech can search for books in their school library in their own room.

D．If you want to learn about Fremont Union School. you can read information in its Web site.

56．Which of the following statements is NOT right according to the report?

A．It is required that new university students have a computer of their own.

B．Pupils in Smoketree Elementary use computer to learn arithmetic.

C．Every pupil in Smoketree Elementary School knows how to send electronic mail.

D．Many high schools have their own areas on the Word Wide Web.

57．Which is the best title of the newspaper report?

A．Every Student Should Have A Computer

B．Computer Is Used By University Students

C．Every School Has Connected to the Internet

D．Computer Use In American Schools