◎ 2011年甘肃省兰州市兰州一中高三英语第三次模拟考试的第一部分试题
  • 从A、B、C、D四个选项中,找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项

    dusty  

    A. pollution
    B. struggle   
    C. useful  
    D. bury 
  • The restaurant has become popular for its wide _____ of foods that suit all tastes and pockets.
    [     ]
    A. circle
    B. division
    C. range
    D. area
  • The palace caught fire three times in the last century and little of the original building ____ now.

    A. remains
    B. is remained
    C. is remaining
    D. has been remained
  • You have no idea how she finished the relay race _____ her foot wounded so much.

    [     ]

    A. when
    B. while
    C. for
    D. with
  • Hearing the ______ news, all the students looked ______ at their headmaster.
    [     ]
    A. excited; exciting
    B. exciting; excited
    C. excitedly; exciting
    D. exciting; excitedly;
  • — I can't find my dictionary anywhere. 
    — You _____ have lost it while studying in the library.
    [     ]
    A. can
    B. may
    C. would
    D. should
  • — I prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays. 
    —  That's _____ I don't agree. You should have a more active life.

    A. where
    B. how
    C. when
    D. what
  • At that time, the only way she thought of _____ money was to sell her wedding ring.
    A. got
    B. getting
    C. to get
    D. get
◎ 2011年甘肃省兰州市兰州一中高三英语第三次模拟考试的第二部分试题
  • Only when ____ possible to settle the problem how to get the machine repaired.
    [     ]
    A. does the monitor come will it be
    B. the monitor comes will it be
    C. has the monitor come it will be
    D. the monitor comes it will be
  • ____ side of the street is lined with different shops, ____ of which sell electronic products.
    [     ]
    A. Both; both
    B. Either; both
    C. Neither; either
    D. Either; all
  • Having lived in the town for quite a few years, I no longer felt _____ among the local people.
    [     ]
    A. out of order
    B. out of place
    C. out of control
    D. out of question
  • I'm wondering in which play_____ your brother will appear?  I've no idea of the information of the
    performance.
    [     ]
    A. that is where
    B. this is when
    C. it is where
    D. it is that
  • Speaking of all the projects they have completed in recent years, we think this is probably the _____ one.
    [     ]
    A. well-known
    B. better-known
    C. best-known
    D. most-known
  • Wind power is an ancient source of energy ____ we may return in the near future.

    A. to which
    B. by which
    C. from which
    D. on which
  • The teacher stressed again that the students should not _____ any important details while retelling the story.
    [     ]
    A. leave off
    B. leave out
    C. leave for
    D. leave over
  • — I'm sorry. That advice wasn't of much _____. 
    — Oh, sure it was. As a matter of fact, it was most _____.
    [     ]
    A. help; helpful
    B. useful; use
    C. helpful; helpless
    D. useless; useful
◎ 2011年甘肃省兰州市兰州一中高三英语第三次模拟考试的第三部分试题
  • 完形填空 。
         Another person's enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person
    was my stepmother.
          I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father   1   me to her with these
    words: "I would like you to meet the fellow who is   2   for being the worst boy in this county and will
    probably start throwing rocks at you no   3   than tomorrow morning."
         My stepmother walked over to me, raised my head slightly   4   , and looked me right in the eye. Then she
    looked at my father and   5  , "You are wrong. This is not the worst boy at all,   6   the smartest one who
    hasn't yet found an outlet (释放的途径) for his enthusiasm."
         That statement began a(n)   7   between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors
    had built me up in my   8   as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
          She changed many things. She   9   my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with
    honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father's career could be more  10  and my
    brothers and I could be better educated.
         When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand  11  and told me that she believed that I could
    become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I  12   it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I
    accepted her  13   and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of  14   that great day
    I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life's work later. I wasn't the 
     15   beneficiary (受益者). My father became the   16   man in town. My brothers and stepbrothers became
    a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
          What power   17  has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one's purpose and is  18  
    strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible (不可抗拒的)force which poverty and temporary defeat can
    never   19  .   
         You can communicate that power to   20  who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do
    with your enthusiasm.
    (     )1.  A. rushed      
    (     )2.  A. distinguished  
    (     )3.  A. sooner      
    (     )4.  A. backward     
    (     )5.  A. talked       
    (     )6.  A. but         
    (     )7.  A. agreement     
    (     )8.  A. opinion      
    (     )9.  A. begged         
    (     )10. A. successful   
    (     )11. A. camera         
    (     )12. A. considered   
    (     )13. A. belief      
    (     )14. A. teaching     
    (     )15. A. next        
    (     )16. A. cleverest     
    (     )17. A. enthusiasm   
    (     )18. A. deliberately  
    (     )19. A. win          
    (     )20. A. everyone       
    B. sent       
    B. favored     
    B. later      
    B. forward     
    B. replied      
    B. so           
    B. friendship   
    B. image       
    B. persuaded    
    B. meaningful   
    B. radio        
    B. suspected   
    B. request    
    B. writing      
    B. same         
    B. wealthiest   
    B. sympathy    
    B. happily    
    B. match     
    B. someone    
    C. carried     
    C. mistaken      
    C. longer     
    C. upward        
    C. cried         
    C. and           
    C. gap         
    C. expectation   
    C. ordered       
    C. helpful     
    C. bicycle       
    C. ignored      
    C. criticism     
    C. studying     
    C. only       
    C. strongest     
    C. fortune       
    C. traditionally 
    C. reach       
    C. anyone       
    D. introduced    
    D. rewarded      
    D. earlier          
    D. downward        
    D. answered        
    D. or          
    D. relationship   
    D. mind            
    D. invited         
    D. useful        
    D. typewriter     
    D. appreciated      
    D. description     
    D. reading       
    D. real             
    D. healthiest      
    D. confidence     
    D. constantly      
    D. doubt           
    D. nobody        
  • 阅读理解。
         American cities are similar to other cities around the world. In every country, cities reflect the values
    of the culture. American cities are changing, just as American society is changing.
         After World War Ⅱ, the population of most large American cities decreased; however, the population
    in many Sun Belt cities increased. Los Angles and Houston are cities where population shifts (转移) to
    and from the city reflect the changing values of American society. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, city
    residents became wealthier. They had more children so they needed more space. They moved out of their
    apartments in the city to buy their own homes. They bought houses in the suburbs.
         Now things are changing. The children of the people who left the cities in the 1950s are now adults.
    Many, unlike their parents, want to live in the cities. They continue to move to Sun Belt cities and older
    ones of the Northeast and Midwest. Many young professionals are moving back into the city. They prefer
    the city to the suburbs because their jobs are there; or they just enjoy the excitement and possibilities that
    the city offers.
         This population shift is bringing problems as well as benefits. Countless poor people must leave their
    apartments in the city because the owners want to sell the buildings or make apartments for sale instead
    of for rent. In the 1950s, many poor people did not have enough money to move to the suburbs; now many
    of these same people do not have enough money to stay in the cities.
         Only a few years ago, people thought that the older American cities were dying. Some city residents
    now see a bright, new future. Others see only problems and conflicts. One thing is sure: many dying cities
    are alive again.
    1. What does the author think of cities all over the world?
    A. They are similar.
    B. They are hopeless.
    C. They are alive.
    D. They are different.
    2. Why did American city residents want to live in the suburbs after World War Ⅱ?
    A. Because older American cities were dying.
    B. Because they were richer and needed more space.
    C. Because they could hardly afford to live in the city.
    D. Because cities contained the worst parts of society.
    3. According to the 4th paragraph, a great many poor people in American cities ________.
    A. are forced to move to the suburbs
    B. are faced with housing problems
    C. want to sell their buildings
    D. need more money for daily expenses
    4. We can conclude from the text that ________.
    A. American cities are changing for the worse
    B. the population is decreasing in older American cities
    C. many people are now moving from American cities
    D. people have different views on American cities
  • 阅读理解。
                                                                       Goldie's Secret
         She turned up at the doorstep of my house in Cornwall. No way could I have sent her away. No way,
    not me anyway. Maybe someone had kicked her out of their car the night before."We're moving house."
    "No space for her any more with the baby coming." "We never really wanted her, but what could we have
    done? She was a present." People find all sorts of excuses for abandoning an animal. And she was one of
    the most beautiful dogs I had ever seen.
         I called her Goldie. If I had known what was going to happen I would have given her a more creative
    name. She was so unsettled during those first few days. She hardly ate anything and had such an air of
    sadness about her. There was nothing I could do to make her happy, it seemed. Heaven knows what had
    happened to her at her previous owner's. But eventually at the end of the first week she calmed down.
    Always by my side, whether we were out on one of our long walks or sitting by the fire.
         That's why it was such a shock when she pulled away from me one day when we were out for a walk.
    We were a long way from home, when she started barking and getting very restless. Eventually I couldn't
    hold her any longer and she raced off down the road towards a farmhouse in the distance as fast as she
    could.
         By the time I reached the farm I was very tired and upset with Goldie. But when I saw her licking (舔)
    the four puppies (幼犬) I started to feel sympathy towards them. "We didn't know what had happened to
    her, " said the woman at the door." I took her for a walk one day, soon after the puppies were born, and
    she just disappeared." "She must have tried to come back to them and got lost," added a boy from behind
    her.
         I must admit I do miss Goldie, but I've got Nugget now, and she looks just like her mother. And I've
    learnt a good lesson: not to judge people.
    1. How did the author feel about Goldie when Goldie came to the house?
    A. Shocked.
    B. Annoyed.
    C. Sympathetic.
    D. Upset.
    2. In her first few days at the author's house, Goldie _____.
    A. sat by the fire
    B. was angry
    C. ate a little
    D. felt worried
    3. Goldie rushed off to a farmhouse one day because she _____.
    A. found her way to her old home
    B. heard familiar barkings
    C. wanted to leave the author
    D. saw her puppies
    4. The passage is organized in order of _____.
    A. effectiveness
    B. time
    C. importance
    D. complexity
  • 阅读理解。
         The need to feed a growing population is putting much pressure on the world's supply of water. With
    97% of the world's water too salty to be drunk or used in agriculture, the worldwide supply of water needs
    careful management, especially in agriculture.
         Although the idea of a water shortage seems strange to someone fortunate enough to live in a high rainfall
    country, many of the world's agricultural industries experience constant water shortages. Although dams
    can be built to store water for agricultural use in dry areas and dry seasons, the costs of water redistribution
    (重新分配) are very high. Not only is there the cost of the engineering itself, but there is also an environmental
    cost to be considered. Where valleys are flooded to create dams, houses are lost and wildlife homes destroyed.
    Besides, water may flow easily through pipes to fields, but it cannot be transported from one side of the world
    to the other. Each country must therefore rely on the management of its own water to supply its farming
    requirements.
         This is particularly troubling for countries with agricultural industries in areas dependent on irrigation. In
    Texas, farmers' overuse of irrigation water has resulted in a 25% reduction of the water stores. In the Central
    Valley area of southwestern USA, a huge water engineering project provided water for farming in dry valleys,
    but much of the water use has been poorly managed.
         Saudi Arabia's attempts to grow wheat in desert areas have seen the pumping of huge quantities of
    irrigation water from underground reserves. Because there is no rainfall in these areas, such reserves can only
    decrease, and it is believed that fifty years of pumping will see them run dry.
    1. From the first two paragraphs we learn that _______.
    A. much of the world's water is available for use
    B. people in high rainfall countries feel lucky
    C. water can be easily carried through pipes across the world
    D. the costs of water redistribution should be considered .
    2. Which of the following is true?
    A. The underground water in Saudi Arabia might run out in 50 years.
    B. Most industries in the world suffer from water shortages.
    C. The water stores in Texas have been reduced by 75%.
    D. Good management of water use resulted from the project in the Central Valley.
    3. The text is mainly about _______.
    A. water supply and increasing population
    B. water redistribution and wildlife protection
    C. water use management and agriculture
    D. water shortages and environmental protection
    4. What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?
    A. Approaches to handling the pressure on water supply.
    B. Ways to reduce the costs of building dams.
    C. Measures to deal with worldwide water shortages.
    D. Steps to improving water use management
  • 阅读理解。
         It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their
    forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.
         Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people
    elsewhere who liked to eat frog's legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so
    they wanted to buy frogs from other places.
         This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were
    no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were
    sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money.
    For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn't last long.
         The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More
    worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.
         The villagers decided that they couldn't just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak.
    They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides (杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no
    money left.
         Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn't been useless. They had been
    doing an important job-eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more
    rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.
         Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of
    insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.
    1. From Paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers _____.
    A. worked very hard for centuries
    B. dreamed of having a better life
    C. were poor but somewhat content
    D. lived a different life from their forefathers
    2. Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?
    A. The frogs were easy money.
    B. They needed money to buy medicine.
    C. They wanted to please the visitors.
    D. The frogs made too much noise.
    3. What might be the cause of the children's sickness?
    A. The crops didn't do well.
    B. There were too many insects.
    C. The visitors brought in diseases.
    D. The pesticides were overused.
    4. What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?
    A. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.
    B. Health is more important than money.
    C. The harmony between man and nature is important.
    D. Good old days will never be forgotten.
  • 阅读理解。
         Modern inventions have speeded up people's lives amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in
    little more than an hour, aircraft cross the world inside a day, while computers operate at lightning speed.
    Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending. Every year motor-cars are produced which go even faster
    and each new computer boasts (吹嘘) of saving precious seconds in handling tasks.
         All this saves time, but at a price. When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an
    airplane, our bodies tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they
    have been left behind in another time zone. Again, spending too long at computer results in painful wrists
    and fingers. Mobile phones also have their dangers, according to some scientists; too much use may
    transmit
    harmful radiation into our brains, a consequence we do not like to think about.
         However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, or so it seems. We are so
    accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing, or even just one thing at a time.
    Perhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imagination take
    us into another world.
         There was a time when some people's lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the land or the care
    of cattle. No multi-tasking there; their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern. There is
    much that we might envy about a way of life like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks
    our ancestors faced: they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from
    wood and stone. Modern machinery has freed people from that primitive existence.
    1. The new products become more and more time-saving because _____.
    A. the manufacturers boast a lot
    B. time is limited
    C. the prices are increasingly high
    D. our love of speed seems never-ending
    2. What does "the days" in Paragraph 3 refer to?
    A. Simple life in the past.
    B. Imaginary life.
    C. Times of inventions.
    D. Time for constant activity.
    3. What is the author's attitude towards the modern technology?
    A. Critical.
    B. Optimistic.
    C. Objective.
    D. Negative.
    4. What does the passage mainly discuss?
    A. The present and past times.
    B. Modern technology and its influence.
    C. Imaginations and inventions.
    D. Machinery and human beings.
  • 根据对话内容,从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
    A: Good morning, Betty. You look so weak.   1  
    B: It's hard for me to breathe.    2   
    A: How long have you been like this? B: Since about two weeks ago.
    A:    3  
    B: There's a chemical plant near our town, which produces such harmful gases that the air has been
    seriously polluted.
    A:   4   Pollution has caused too many environmental problems recently. We'd better do something to
    prevent it from going like this.
    B:   5    Shall we write a letter to the local government about the problem?
    A: Good idea. Let's put it into practice at once. But…now I suggest you go to see a doctor first.
    B: Thank you. And maybe I'll have to think about leaving this town and moving to a better place.
    A. Why not see a doctor?
    B. What's the matter?
    C. I have a different opinion.
    D. My chest hurts
    E. I can't agree more.
    F. It sounds terrible.
    G. What happened?
  • 单词拼写 。
     根据下列句子及所给汉语注释, 在相应的位置上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。
    (每空只写一词)

    1. Of all the subjects, ________ (地理) is little John's favorite.
    2. When he was very young, the boy dreamed of becoming a ________ (飞行员).
    3. Now more and more people are _______(开始) to understand the importance of good health.
    4. I have been ________ (深深地) impressed by a number of experiences in her life.
    5. When I entered the room, I found the old man ________ (坐) himself in the armchair.
    6. It's reported that several ________ (欧洲) countries have been involved in that country's civil war.
    7. Mr. Green managed to fasten the suitcase with ________ (钉子).
    8. When you're enthusiastic about something, you're ________ (可能) to do whatever you can to get it.
    9. Father suggested that Li Lei ________ (刮) off his beard immediately.
    10. Many people now make it a rule to buy cards for their friends before ________ (圣诞节).
  • 短文改错。
         此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:
         此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。
         此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
         此行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
         注意:原行没有错的不要改。
    Dear Ms Smith,
         I'm Li Hua from a Student Union of Yucai Middle School.
    We were organizing an art exhibition for high school students
    in our city. It will be hold on the 9th of June in the Exhibition
    Hall of Beihai. More than 1,000 painting will be on show,
    but high school students and teachers from all the five districts
    will come to the event. As you are very popularly with us
    Chinese high school students, we'd like to invite for you
    to the exhibition. We would be grateful when you could
    join them that day. 
         I am looking forward hearing from you soon.
                                                                Yours,
                                                                Li Hua
    1. _____
    2. _____
    3. _____
    4. _____
    5. _____
    6. _____
    7. _____
    8. _____
    9. _____
    10. _____
  • 第三节 书面表达。
         下面四幅图画从四个方面反映了某市公共场所存在的不良现象。请你简单描述四幅图画,对其中某一种现象陈述你的看法,可适当增加细节。
         词数100 字左右
         参考词汇:乱写乱画scrabbles 
         With the development of society,more and more attention has been paid to appropriate
    manners.
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