2011-2012学年甘肃省天水市高三第五次模拟考试英语试卷（解析版）

animal

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watched

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steak

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beyond

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choose

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1.Nowadays, _________ （旅游业）becomes more and more popular.

2.My little brother is a very _________（淘气）boy. He often plays tricks on me.

3.Do you enjoy playing ___________（羽毛球）?

4.Following the national news we have the _________（当地）news and weather.

5.You’ve spent too much time on the Internet. I suggest you get your eyes _______(检查).

6.Don’t pull the cloth so hard. It __________（撕）easily.

7.It was _________(慷慨)of them to share their meals with neighbors.

8.Many families go __________（野营） in the hills or on the coast.

9.This kind of pills tastes ________(苦). However, they are very effective.

10.The incomes of skilled workers went up, __________（同时）, unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.

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---Is there anything I can do for you, sir?

---___________. But I’m being served.

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Giving children pocket money as a gift during the Spring Festival is a common _______ in China.

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In 1778, Bank was elected _________ president of the Royal Society, ________ position he held for 43 years.

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We’re expecting Jerry because he’s our _________ visitor who comes here for holiday every summer.

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He is so addicted to smoking that ________ seems to be no chance of talking him into quitting.

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Sometimes we buy a magazine with absolutely no purpose ________ to pass time.

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---When shall we meet your cousin at the station?

---His plane took off 2 hours ago, and it _________ arrive at 5pm.

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---It’s many years since I saw you last time. I _________ you at all.

---I wouldn’t have, either, if someone _________ you by the name.

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The silence of the library is sometimes broken by a sudden cough or the sound of pages __________.

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_________ the Internet is bridging the distance between people, it may also break some families or cause other family problems.

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I would like a job which pays more, but _________ I enjoy the work I’m doing at the moment.

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Don’t trust such people _____ praise you to your face but speak ill of you behind your back.

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In many countries packets of cigarettes come with a government health warning ________ to them.

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---We’d better hurry or we’ll be late.

---_____ Do you really want to listen to the boring lecture?

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Not until he called the secretary three times _________ that the manager went to an important meeting.

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I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large 21  across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-age children. At the end of the day, he would 22  his taxi on the road. I 23  why he did not park it in the garage.

Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home 24  work, leave his taxi and go out for his 25  affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was 26.

I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 27  to be outside one evening two weeks 28 ,when the garage door was 29 and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely 30  I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But31 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n）32  . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 33 him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a（n）34  .

We go to bed every night and 35 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 36 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 37. We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we 38 the social ladder—how much bigger and better a 39we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on 40  we are than what we do!

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It was graduation day at the university where I work and a beautiful day quite unlike the first graduation I attended as a young professor．On that cold day years ago, as we watched the students walking into the hall, one of my colleagues turned to me and said, "Graduation will be one of the happiest and one of the saddest time of your life．" At my inquiry, he answered, "Because the students you have gotten to know have to leave．"

As years went by, my previous confusion about my colleague's words no longer existed．When I came across naughty students, I have had to rethink why I chose to be a teacher．It obviously isn't the money．Once a former computer science student of mine called me, asking me if I wanted to have a change．He was working at Nintendo Corporation．His salary was higher than my current one, though I have more education and have worked for over a decade．With my programming skills, he said he could get me hired．I thanked him, but declined his kind offer．

A few days before this current graduation, while working on final grades, I found a note a student had slipped in with her homework．She thanked me for being her teacher and said the things she had learned in my class—not about math, but about life—would be things she would remember long after the math skills had faded away．As I finished reading, I remembered why I had become a teacher．

Now, on this sunny graduation day, as I again observed the sea of blue hats and gowns, I did so with renewed dedication （奉献） and a deeper sense of satisfaction—I will always be grateful that I am a teacher．

1.Hearing his colleague's description of graduation for the first time, the author __________．

2.The computer science student called up the author because he___________．

3.The underlined part “blue hats and gowns” refers to___________．

4.The author wrote this passage to __________．

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An idea that started in Seattle's public library has spread throughout America and beyond. The concept is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same time.

In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit(追求) to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools. The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched(发起) the "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book " project in 1998. Her original program used author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong Kong.

In Chicago, the mayor(市长) appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the "One Book, One Chicago" program. As a result, reading clubs and neighborhood groups sprang up around the city. Across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character.

The only problem arose in New York, where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity can be achieved. Or it may show that New Yorkers rather missed the point, putting all their energy and passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a book itself.

Ultimately, as Nancy points out, the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book, but by how many people are enriched by the process, or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they would not otherwise have shared a word.

1.What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?

2.According to the passage, where would the project be more easily carried out?

3.The underlined words “shared a word” in Paragraph 5 probably mean.

4.According to Nancy, the degree of success of the project is judged by________.

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NASA’s Mars detector (探测器), Opportunity, succeeded in finding signs that water once existed on the planet. Opportunity landed on Mars in January. Scientists now believe that the planet could once have supported life.

This discovery was chosen by Science, one of the world’s leading magazines, as the most important scientific achievement of 2004 last Friday.

“This little, wheeled, one-armed box went around another planet and has done something no human has ever managed,” according to Science. “It has discovered another place in the universe where life could once have existed.”

“Although we still can’t say that life could have existed in this environment, it is now certain that there was water on Mars,” said Steve Squyres, one of the scientists working on the Mars mission. The evidence comes from pictures and chemical readings taken by Opportunity. It includes marks on rocks like those caused by flowing water on Earth and salty chemicals like those found in dried-out sea-beds. Scientists said the new evidence proved beyond doubt that water has existed on Mars. But it is still unknown whether the water on Mars was like an ocean or justice.

While Opportunity has not found any signs of life, the presence of water means life is possible. “In everything we know about life on Earth, there is no example without liquid water,” Squyres said. “So water is important for the search for life on Mars.”

Researchers agree that a future mission (任务) should bring back physical samples (样品). But some scientists worry about the risk that this could introduce dangerous foreign creatures to Earth. “The problem here is how to get the samples back,” Squyres replied. “I think it is our responsibility to limit any risk.”

1.________ prove that water existed on Mars.

2.Which of the following is TURE according to the text?

3.How did scientists draw the conclusion that there was water on Mars?

4.It can be inferred that, if the creatures from Mars came to Earth, ________.

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Friendship is one of the basic bonds (纽带) between human beings. While the characteristics of friendship might vary from one country to another, people from all cultures not only enjoy friends but need them.

　Many studies have shown that teenagers who have no friends often suffer from psychological disorders. It has been shown that teenagers, perhaps more than any other age group, need companionship and a sense of belonging. The negative consequences of loneliness have also been observed among the elderly. The death of a spouse often leaves a widow or a widower totally bereft (失去). If, however, they are surrounded by friends and relatives and if they are able to articulate（清楚表达） their feelings, they are more likely to recover from their grief.

　“No man is an island.” In other words, we are all parts of society. We all need the love, admiration, respect and moral support of other people. If we are fortunate, our friends will provide us with all of these necessary aspects of life.

　As most people observe, there are many levels of friendship. The degree or intensity of friendship varies depending on the personality of the individuals involved and the context of the relationships. Extroverts (性格外向者) enjoy being surrounded by many people whereas introverts（性格内向者）are perhaps content with fewer but more intense friendships.

　Everyone is not equally open with all their friends. The degree of intimacy (密切) is determined by many factors. Close friends can be formed at any stage in one’s life but they are usually very rare. Not very many people have more than a few really close friends. Irrespective of the level of intimacy, all friendships are based on reciprocity（相互性）, honesty and a certain amount of love and affection.

1.The second paragraph implies that _____..

2.The degree of intimacy of friendship mainly depends on _____ .

3.The author thinks that close friends _____ .

4.The word “irrespective”(Last sentence, Para. 5) means _____ .

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How the iron of tomorrow (the first Self Clean Iron)can change your lifestyle today?

General Electric introduces the iron of tomorrow. The iron can clean itself, inside where irons get dirty. Because it cleans itself each and every time you empty it.

How? With a push of a magic blue button.

The magic blue button

The first thing you’ll notice that’s different about this iron is the blue button on the side. It’s marked “Self Clean”. Push this blue button, and you can wash out loose mineral deposits that remain and block up inside. Push this button, and you’ve made life a lot easier.

Less chance of brown spots

Sure, Self Cleaning Iron is going to cut down on brown spots. (Those ugly spots that happen on nice, cleanly pressed clothes.) Because a Self Cleaning Iron becomes clean each time you press that magic blue button.

Steams much longer

Common sense tells you that if you’ve an iron that blocks less often it has to stay younger for a long period of time. In other words, it steams much longer. That’s another joy of owning General Electric’s Self Cleaning Iron.

What does it mean to you

Today you are doing so much more than just running a house and running after the kids.

You’re working. You’re going to school. It’s all part of your lifestyle. The iron can change that lifestyle. By giving you less trouble before you iron. If we can make it easier for you to be a better wife, a better mother, a better housemaker, we want to. The new Self Cleaning Iron is another one of Home-Makers from General Electric.

Lifestyle.

We’re with yours.

GENERAL ELECTRIC

1.This passage is ______.

2.This iron can clean itself by ______.

3.According to the passage, what is most likely to attract the customers?

4.Self Cleaning Iron can help change your lifestyle because ______.

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Mother: You don’t look happy, Cathy. ________1.________

Cathy: I didn’t do well in the chemistry test.

Mother: Really? I could hardly believe you were not doing well in chemistry.      ________2.________  What happened this time?

Cathy: ________3.________ I found all the questions easy and I finished the test in no time.

Mother: Yes. It is one of your weaknesses.

Cathy: Yes. ________4.________  I made some very stupid mistakes that I shouldn’t have made.

Mother: ________5.________

Cathy: Yes, I have certainly learned a lesson.

E. You are right.

F. Well, next time you should be more careful.

G. I don’t know.

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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。

Once, lately at night, an Englishman came out

of his room into a passage of the hotel and ask

the servant to bring her a glass of water. The servant

did as he asked. The Englishman returned to his

room, and a few minutes later he came into the passage again

and once more asked the servant a glass of water.

Every a few minutes the Englishman would come out

of his room and repeated his request. After half an hour

the astonishing servant decided to ask the man what

he was doing with the water. “Nothing,” he answered

calmly. “It’s simple that the room is on fire.”

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目前，越来越多的中学生利用周末上各种各样的培训班或请家教。对于这一现象，存在两种不同观点：

请您根据以上提示，以Are Training Classes or Tutors Necessary ?为题，写一篇120 词左右的短文，反映表中内容，并简要阐述自己的观点。文章开头已给出， 不计入总字数。

参考词汇：家庭教师：tutor

要求：层次清晰，连贯流畅；表达灵活，不要逐字逐句翻译。

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Are Training Classes or Tutors Necessary ?

Nowadays, more and more students attend different kinds of training classes or hire tutors to improve their grades at the weekends.

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