2010-2011学年广西桂林中学高三上学期12月月考英语卷

--- We are too busy to take _______ holiday at present.

--- But I think we’ll be able to take _______ two weeks away.

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--- Why don’t you try his phone number right now?   --- _______. I’ll try it.

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Monica promised to forgive Jason _______ he showed his actual deeds.

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I might fail, but _______ I insist on doing it. I don’t mind what the result will be.

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Every detail should be thought of _______ that nothing unexpected happens again.

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When she realized I _______ her, she quickly made a pose, smiling.

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One more day, _______ I will get everything ready.

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Be sure to read the _______ carefully before you take the medicine so that it can function better.

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The old lady, ____ had been killed in the war, was given help by the local government.

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Not until recently _______ paid work outside the home.

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Take care! Don’t get the oil on your clothes, for it _______ easily.

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___ delicious, some western foods are very inviting but not good for children’s health.

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--- Perhaps John’s not in.    --- _______. Look, the light is on.

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_______ on earth is it _______ has eaten up all the leaves of these young trees in just

one night?

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Don’t be _______ by products promising to make you lose weight quickly.

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Magic is believed to have begun with the Egyptians, in 1700 BC. A magician named Dedi of Dedsnefu was reported to have performed for the pharaoh, or the king. He was also known to have entertained the slaves who built the pyramids. The "Cups and Balls" trick which he was particularly good at is still performed by magicians all over the world today.

The ancient Greeks and Romans were also fascinated by the idea of magic. Actually, one of their main interests was the art of deception（欺骗）. This explains why at that time the priests（神父） even built magic devices into their temples. These devices made it possible for doors to open by themselves and wine to flow magically out of statues' mouths. This was done mainly to convince people that the priests were powerful.

Magic, however, was not well accepted before the 1800s. Magicians were thought of as freaks（怪物） and were only allowed to perform in a circus（马戏团）. It was in the 19th century that the magician Robert Houdin came along and changed people's views and attitudes about magic. It was also because of Robert Houdin that many magicians were able to add Dr. or MD to their names. Today magicians try hard to find new ways to show their practiced skills. Magic is now entertainment for families all over the world.

1. What would be the best title for the passage?

2.In ancient Greece, what did the priests do to show people they had unusual power?

3. What did people think of magic before 1800?

4.Which of the following statements is true?

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There are three branches of medicine. One is called "doctor medicine," or "scientific medicine." Scientific doctors try to observe sicknesses, look for logical patterns, and then find out how the human body works. From there they figure out what treatments may work. This kind of medicine is believed to date from the 4th century BC. Although nowadays it is successful, in the ancient world this approach probably did not cure many patients.

A second kind of medicine is called "natural cures," or "folk medicine," in which less educated people try to cure sicknesses with various herbs. These folk healers also use observation and logic, but they are not so aware of it. They try things until they find something that seems to work, and then they keep doing that. Folk medicine flourished（繁荣） long before the development of scientific medicine and was more successful in ancient times than doctor medicine.

The third kind is called "health spas," or "faith healing." Sometimes this may be as simple as touching the holy man and being immediately healed. Other times, a magician may make you a magic charm, or say a spell, to cure you. Some religious groups organize special healing shrines（圣坛） for the sick. In these places people rest, get plenty of sleep, eat healthy food, drink water instead of wine, and exercise in various ways. They also talk to the priests and pray to the gods. If you are feeling depressed or you have been working too hard, going to these places may be just the right thing to make you feel better.

1.Doctor medicine __________.

2.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT used in health spas?

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

4.The author's primary purpose in this passage is to __________.

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A young man went to a town and worked there. He did not have a wife and a servant did the work in his house.

The young man liked laughing a lot. He nailed the servant’s shoes to the floor on Monday, and then laughed, because he put his feet in them and fell down. The servant was not angry, but smiled.

Then the young man put brushes in his bed on Tuesday. The servant got into bed and hit the brushes with his feet. He was afraid. The young man laughed loudly again. Again the servant was not angry, but smiled.

Then on Wednesday the young man said to his servant, “You’re a nice, kind man. I am not going to be unkind to you again.”

The servant smiled and said, “And I’m not going to put any more mud from the street in your coffee.”

1. He played a joke on the servant because________.

2.When the young man played a joke on him, the servant was not angry but smiled because _____.

3.What did the servant do in return to the young man?

4. Why did the young man stop playing jokes on the servant? Because ___.

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Most people know that a wedding ring is symbolic of the bond(连结物) of love and commitment（承诺） between two people. But not everyone knows about the history behind this small yet powerful symbol. The history of the wedding ring goes back not just hundreds but thousands of years. No other currently practiced wedding tradition has been around as long.

The Egyptians were the first recorded civilization to use the wedding ring. In Egyptian hieroglyphics（象形文字） a circle represented eternity. Once a woman accepted the ring she became the “property” of the person who gave it to her and she was in a sense “his.” The first wedding ring could have been made of braided grass or hay （which would have been changed often）, ivory, bone, or leather.  Eventually, metal was used, but the first wedding bands were crude（未加工的） and rough. However, the sentiment（情感） remained the same-eternal commitment and love.

The Egyptians wore the wedding ring on the left hand because it was believed that a vein（静脉） in the left hand went straight to the heart. This tradition is still commonly practiced today in most parts of the world largely for practical purposes （most people are right handed.）It is worn on the fourth finger of the left hand. But there are some countries and groups which do not follow this tradition.  In the Jewish faith, the wedding ring is put on the index finger. Roman Catholics traditionally wore their wedding band on the right hand, and in many countries and regions in Europe some people still follow this tradition.

It is interesting to note that in the long history of the wedding ring that it is only in the last century that men have begun to wear them. However, now both men and women show their love and commitment by exchanging rings on their wedding day.

Once you begin shopping for rings you may be amazed by the choices that await you. There are several different types of metals: traditional gold, white gold, platinum, and titanium. You can have an inscription（刻字） put on the inside of the band（镶边） if you like. Some people are even choosing a tattoo（刺花） band. The styles vary from a simple, yet elegant（优雅的） band to an elaborate（精致的） ring covered with jewels. If you do not buy the wedding and engagement rings as a set you will want to be sure the styles are compatible（一致的）. Choose carefully because this choice will need to stand the test of eternity.

1.What would be the best title for this passage?

2. What may the word “eternity” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

3. Which is NOT true according to the passage?

4.What can we infer from the passage?

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此题要求改正所给短文中的错误，对标有题号的每一行作出判断；如无错误，在该行右边横线上画上一个勾（√）；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。

此行少一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线写出该加的词。

此行错一个词: 在错的词下面画一横线，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。

Before lunch Allen happened to see a man fished in          1.________

a ditch about five metre outside a bar. Allen stopped          2._______

curiously. All people passing over the man who was fishing   3._______

regarded him like a foolish man. Allen’s heart went out        4.______

of him. He said kindly to fish-catcher, “Hello, will           5._______

you please do me a favor and have a drink with me          6.________

in the bar?” The man gladly received his invitation.         7.____

After buying the man several cups soft-drinks,             8.________

Allen asked, “You are fishing there, right? May I           9.________

know how much fish you have caught this morning?”        10.______

“You are the number 8,” said the man humorously.

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