2010年岳陽一中高三第九次質(zhì)檢英語試題及答案

1、岳陽市一中 2010 屆第九次質(zhì)量檢測英語試卷時量： 120 分鐘 滿分： 150 分PART ONE(30%)LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTIONA Directions: In this section youll hear 6conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and t

2、hen answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B, or C) on the QUESTION BOOKLET.You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 11. What do you think the man is?A. A doctor. B. A teacher.C. A manager.2. Why cant the man have a word with the woman right now?A. He must go to see a

3、 patient.B. He must go to see a doctor.C. He will be in hospital.Conversation 23. What were they both poor at?A. Sports. B. Music.C. The theory of music.4. Whom would they turn to?A. The mans uncle.B. Lilys uncle.C. Their teacher.Conversation 35. What has the man just done?A. He worked as a cook B H

4、e opened a restaurant. C. He graduated from a school.6. What made the man change his mind about cooking?A. A taste of French food. B The study of cooking. C. The experience of cooking. Conversation 47. What will the woman do first for the spring break?A. Go traveling.B. Go back home.C. Go to visit h

5、er friends.8. Where is the man going for his travel probably?A. His hometown.B. A foreign country.C. The suburban areas.9. What s probably the relationship between the two speakers?A. Schoolmates.B. Sister and brother.C. Teacher and student.Conversation 510. Why does the woman advise the man to exer

6、cise?A. Hes getting fat.B. Hes not full of energy. C. He has enough spare time.11. Why does the man get fatter?A. He sits on the sofa watching TV.B. He works hard to lose weight.C. He often skips meals.12. How does the woman feel about exercising?A. Its stressful.B. It s relaxing.C. Its tiring.Conve

7、rsation 613. When does the man like to take pictures of people?A. When they make faces.B. When they aren t aware of it.C. When they pose for the camera.14. Where did the con versati on probably take place?A. I n the studio.B. I n the man room.C. I n the bookstore.15. What do we know about the man?A.

8、 He takes photo-mak ing as his part-time job. B. He always takes photos of Ian dscapes.C. He went on vacation last year.SECTION B Directions: In this section, you h6aria mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in thenumbered bla nks with the in formation you ve got. Fill in each bla nk with NO MOR

9、E THAN 3 WORDS.You will hear the mini-talk TWICE.The Manor House MuseumIn 16.Some old pictures of the tow n.In the Ford RoomSome pictures of 17.pain ted in ItalyOn 18.on the leftOver 150 different clocksOn the sec ond floor on the rightA 19.showTicketsChildre n spe nd 20.pound less tha n adults.PART

10、 TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGESECTION A (15%) Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence .21. Turn on the television or open a magazine and youadvertisements showing happyfamilies.A. will ofte n se

11、eB. ofte n seeC. are ofte n see ingD. have ofte n see n22. I am ashamed, sir, that I wasted the many hoursI should have devoted to my major.A. whileB. asC. onceD. whe n23. Often, the fact unemployed people get help from government this fromhappe ning, but not always.A. how, to preve ntB. that, preve

12、 ntsC. how, preve nti ngD. why, preve nted24. In his lecture, the educati on expert emphasized the fact that no wadays childre n are exposed tomany in flue ncesthat of their families.A. rather tha nB. other tha nC. except forD. but for25. It was only after he had spe nt several ni ghts diggi ng arou

13、nd the crosshe decided towrite to Kit Williams to find out if he was wasting his time there.A. thatB. howC. and whichD. what26. Probably no man had more effect on the daily lives of most people in the United States Henry Ford, a pion eer in automobile producti on.A. as wasB. tha n wasC. tha n didD.

14、as did27. This book will show the readerscan be used in other con texts.A. how that they have observedB. that how they have observedC. how what they have observedD. that they have observed28. One of the requirements for a fire is that the materialto its burning temperature.A. is heatedB. will be hea

15、ted C. be heatedD. would be heated29. If I were in a movie, the n it would be about time that Imy head in my hands for a cry.A. buryB. am bury ingC. buriedD. would bury30. Children areto meet with setbacks( 挫折)as they grow up, so their parents donVhave to worry about it.A. possibleB. dueC. n ecessar

16、yD. bound31. If I wereyounger, I would go there to helpreally needs great help.A. some; whoB. any; whoC. some; whomever D. any; whoever32. It is heartening to see millions on the earth who had nothing but a record of misery andhunger the chanee to improve their life.A. havingB. to haveC. haveD. who

17、have33. Ano ther truly won derful aspect of the Intern et is the wayto build social ties.A. which people use B. people use it C. people usingD. in which people use34 A survey showed that women in Hong Kong were more romantic, 34.3 percent of them that love mattered the most.A. believeB. believi ngC.

18、 believedD. to believe35 it have been the failure to pick up directions from the ground control that caused the aircrash?A. MustB. CouldC. WouldD. ShouldSECTIONB (18%) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B. C. and D. Fill in each bla nk with

19、the word or phrase that best fits the con text.Michelle Obama celebrates her forty-fifth birthday Saturday, just 3 days before she becomes America First Lady. She has had many 36 in her life. She graduated with honors from Chicago public schools, Princeton Uni versity and Harvard Uni versity Law Sch

20、ool. She 37 a top law firm in Chicago 38 she met her future husba nd. She was also outsta nding in a public service orga ni zati on and on the Un iversity of Chicago.Michelle Obama says her daughters are the source of her greatest pride. She says raising Malia, age ten, and Sasha, age seve n will co

21、ntinue to be her most importa nt job. 39, the next FirstLady has called her White House position, Mom-in-chief. ”Malia and Sasha will be take n good care of by ano ther pers on at their new Wash ington home. Last week, the Obamas 40 that Maria n Robinson would move into the White House with the Obam

22、as and help take care of the girls.Malia and Sasha started their new school, Sidwell Friend School, on January 5, 2009. Chelsea Cli nton also atte nded this private school 41 her father was preside nt. Malia atte nds the middle school in Wash ington. Sasha is in eleme ntary school in n earby Bethesd

23、a, Maryla nd.There is one future 42 of the Obama family we have not yet talked about. This one has four legs and fur. Maybe you 43 Barack Obamavictory speech on elect ion ni ght, November 4. He said his daughters had “44 the new puppy that s coming with us to the White House. Thisweek , the Obamas s

24、aid that they has n arrowed their dogs 45to two kin ds. They are work ingwith ani mals shelters to find 46 a Portuguese water dog or a Labradoodle.47 breeds (品種)gen erally have less fur to fall off tha n some other kinds of dogs. They arebetter dogs for people who suffer from allergies (36. A. exper

25、ie nces37. A. found out38. A. where39. A. Otherwise40. A. announced41. A. before42. A. planB. haveB. adve ntureB. worked outB. thatB. On the countryB. remin dedB. thoughB. memberC. remember過敏),like Malia Obama.C. successesC. set upC. whatC. In factC. advertisedC. uni essC. guestD. methodsD. worked f

26、orD. un til,D. At lastD. prese ntedD. whe nD. visito43. A. forgetD. appreciate44. A. abandonedB. boughtC. fou ndD. earned45. A. searchB. i nterestC. marketD. adviser46. A. neitherB. eitherC. whetherD. not47. A. AllB. Ma nyC. BothD. SomeSection C （12%） Directions: Complete the following passage by us

27、ing ONE word that best fits the con text.When Mrs. Joseph Groeger died recently in Vienna, Austria, people asked, Why did she live to be 107?. Reas ons were provided 48 a survey con ducted among 148 Vienn ese men and women who had reached the age of 100. Somewhat surprising was the fact 49 the major

28、ity had lived most of their lives in cities. 50 the citys image as an un healthy place, yet city livi ng ofte n provides ben efits that country livi ng can lack. One factor seems to be importa nt to the Ion gevity （長壽）of those in terviewed.This factor is exercise. In the cities it is ofte n faster t

29、o walk short dista nces tha n51 waitfor a bus. Eve n tak ing public tran sportati on ofte n requires some walk ing. Smaller apartme nt houses have 52 elevators （電梯）,and so people must climb stairs. City people can usually walk to local supermarkets. 53 park ing spaces are hard to find, there is ofte

30、 n no alter native to walk ing.On the other hand, those who live in the 54 and suburbs do not have to walk every day. In fact, the opposite is ofte n true. To go to school, work, or almost any where55, they mustride in cars.PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION。）Directions: Read the following three passa

31、ges . Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements . For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D . Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passageAThey say a cat has nine lives, and I think that possible since I am now livi

32、ng my third life andI m not even a cat. My father died when I was 15, and we had a hard struggle to make a living. And my mother, who was seriously ill in her last years, died while still in her 60s. My sister married soon after, and I followed her example with in the year.This was when I began to e

33、njoy my first life. I was very happy, in excellent health. I had a good job in San Jose and a beautiful home up the peninsula （半島）in San Carlos. Life was a pleasant dream. Then the dream ended. I became afflicted （ 使苦惱）with a slowly progressive disease of the motor nerves, affecting first my right a

34、rm and leg, and then my other side. Thus began my second life. In spite of my disease I still drove to and from work each day, with the aid of special equipme nt in stalled in my car. And I man aged to keep my health and optimism （ 樂觀）,to a degree, because of 14 steps. Crazy? Not at all. Our home wa

35、s an affair with 14 steps leadi ng up from the garage to the kitchen door. Those steps were a standard measure of life. They were my yardstick, my challenge to continue living. I felt that if the day arrived when I was unable to lift one foot up one step and the n drag the other pain fully after it

36、-repeat ing the process 14 times, I would be through-I could the n admit defeat and lie dow n and die.Then on a dark night in August, 1971, I began my third life. It was raining when I started home that night; strong winds and slashing rain beat down on the car as I drove slowly down one of the less

37、-traveled roads. Suddenly the steering wheel jerked （ 猝然一動 ）. In the same instant I heard the bang of a blowout. It was impossible for me to change that tire! Utterly impossible!I started the engine and thumped slowly along until I came to the dirt road, where I turned in and where I found lighted w

38、indows welcomed me to a house and pulled into the driveway and honked the horn.The door opened and a little girl stood there. When she knew what happened to me, she went into the house and a moment later came out, followed by a man who called a cheerful greeting. I sat there comfortable and dry, and

39、 felt a bit sorry for the man and the little girl working so hard in the storm.About an hour later, the man s voice was heard,“ This is a bad night for car trouble, but youall set now. ” “ Thanks, ” I said. “ How much do I owe you? ” He shook his head, “ Nothing. C me you were a cripple. Glad to be

40、of help. I know you d do the same for me. There s no charge, friend. ” I held out a f-idvoellar bill, “ No! I like to pay my way.” He made no effort to take it and thelittle girl stepped closer to the window and said quietly,“ Grandpa can t see it. ”56. “ A cat has nine lives” here means .A. a cat c

41、an live nine times longer than any other animalB .a cat can die ninthC .a lucky mancan not die easilyD the writer will live nine times57. What do you think of the man who helped change the tire?A. Old, warm-hearted but pitiableB. Blind, but warm-hearted and happyC. A blind old man that has nothing t

42、o do every dayD. A poor old man that is always ready to help others.58. How will the story be ended?A. The writer paid the little girl but the old man did not accept.B. The writer drove away with tears running down his cheek.C. The writer stayed there, without knowing what to do and how to do it.D.

43、In the next few frozen seconds the writer felt the shame and astonishment he had never felt before.59. How do you understand the underlined sentence“ I followed my sister s example? ”A. He listened to his sister carefullyB Mother told him that he must get the agreement from his sister for whatever h

44、e would do.C His sister got married. He, too.D His sister was a great woman. He must learn from her.60. The best title for this passage perhaps will be .A. The Old Man and His DaughterB. Heart Leaping UpC. Never Lose Heart D. Good Will Be Rewarded GoodBWhat is a Boy?Between the innocence of babyhood

45、 and the seriousness of manhood we find a delightful creature called a “boy ”. Boys come in different sizes, weights, and colors, but all boys have the same belief: to enjoy every second of every minute of every hour of every day and to fill the air withno ise un til the adult males pack them off to

46、 bed at ni ght.Boys are found everywhere- on top of, under, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around, or jumping to this and that! Mothers spoil them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers love them, and God protects them. A boy is TRUTH with dirt on its face, BEAUYTY with

47、a cut on its fin ger, WISDOM with chocolate in its hair, and HOPE of the future with a sn ake in its pocket.When you are busy, a boy is a trouble-maker and a noise. When you want him to make a good impressi on, his brain turns to jelly or else he becomes a wild creature bent on destro ying the world

48、 and himself with it.A boy is a mixture- he has the stomach of a horse, the digestio n of stones and sand, the energy of an atomic bomb, the curiosity of a cat, the imagination of a superman, the shyness of a sweet girl, the brave nature of a bull, the violence of a firecracker, but when you ask him

49、 to make somethi ng, he has five thumbs on each hand.He likes ice cream, kni ves, saws, Christmas, comic books, woods, water (in its n atural habitat), large ani mals, Dad, trains, Saturday mornin gs, and fire engin es. He is not much for Sun day schools, compa ny, schools, books without pictures, m

50、usic less ons, n eckties, barbers, girls, overcoats, adults, or bedtime.Nobody else is so early to rise, or so late to supper. Nobody else gets so much fun out of trees, dogs, and breezes. Nobody else can put into one pocket a rusty knife, a half eaten apple, a three-foot rope, six cents and some un

51、known thin gs.A boy is a magical creature-he is your headache but whe n you come home at ni ght with only shattered pieces of your hopes and dreams, he can mend them like new with two magic word, Hi, Dad!”61. The whole passage is in a tone of.A. humor and loveB. respect and harm onyC. ambiti on and

52、expectati onD. con fide nce and imagi natio n62. What does the underlined sentence in Pare 4 probably mean?A. He has altogether five fin gers.B. He is slow, foolish and clumsy.C. He becomes clever and smart.D. He cuts his hand with a knife.63. Accord ing to the writer, boys appreciate everyth ing in

53、 the followi ng EXCEPTA. ice cream B. comic books C. Saturday mornings D. Sun day schools64. What does the writer feel about boyhood?A. Curious.B. Tiring.65. The writer is probablyA. a cheerful young bachelorC. an appreciative fond motherC. Delightful.D. Un safe.B. a kee nly observa nt fatherD. a sp

54、oiled n aughty kidBirds that are half-asleepwith one brain hemisphere (半球)alert and the other sleepingcontrol which side of the brain remains awake, according to a new study of sleeping ducks.s eye stays opEarlier studies have docume nted half-bra in sleep in a wide range of birds. The brain hemisph

55、eres take turns si nking in to the sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves. The eye con trolled by the sleep ing hemisphere keeps shut, while the wakeful hemisphere and alert. Birds also can sleep with both hemispheres resti ng at once.Decades of studies of bird groups led researchers to predi

56、ct extra alertness in the end-of-the-row sleepers which tend to be attacked more easily. Sure enough, the end birds tended to watch carefully on the side away from their companions. Ducks in the inner spots showed no preference for gaze direction.Also, birds napping at the end of the line depend on

57、single-hemisphere sleep, rather than total relaxation, more often than inner ducks did. Turning 16 birds through the positions in a four-duck row, the researchers found that compared with 12 percent for birds in internal spots, outer birds half-asleep during some 32 percent of napping time.“ Webelieve this is the first evidence for an animal behaviorally controlling sleep and wakefulness at the same time in different regions of the brain,” the researchers say.The results provide the best evidence for a long-standing assumption that single-hemisphere sleep e