重庆市高三下学期第二次质量检测试题（英语）

This is a reading room, boy． You must act in a way         won’t disturb others．

－Oh ,it’s rainning again． What shall we do today?
－What about renting          movie or listen to         music?

Mark, please tell john to bring the latest Readers Digest the next time he         

－What’s wrong with your leg?
－It       in a car accident?

－How about going to the new movie ． This Side of the Truth tonight?
－           It’s siad to be one of the ten best movise so far this year．

Shella forgot all about the dog and the TV set．        in the new magazine that had come in the mail

．We may go to Hawaii or California         , we have to find a way to escape the snow this winter．

－Can I go online for an hour, Mom?
－          your homework before 8 ,we can discuss about that ．
A．Finishing     Ｂ．If you finish    C．Finish           D．When finishing

．－Can you keep an eye on my bag, please? I want to use the bathroom．
－         It’ll be safe with me．

There’s no way to get to the small island where my grandparents live       by boating．

She left home wihtout dinner as if          

You’ll have plenty of time tomorrow, so you         work too late tonight．

______________in his school that many of his fans want to get close to him．

The group       in size over the past few years．

－Can you join us in the party this evening?
－Well, that depends on         I can have my report done before then．

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项的标号涂黑。
It was the afternoon of December 24,and as the newest doctor in our office, I had to work．
The only thing that   36    my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree in our waiting room and a    37    sent to me by a fellow I was dating---a dozen red roses．
As I cleaning my office, our nurse came and said a lady in the front office was 38     to talk to me ． As I stepped out, I  39    a young , tired-looking woman with a baby in her arms,    40  ，she explained that her husband－a prisoner in a nearby prison－was my next   41  ． She told me she wasn’t  42   to visit him in prison and that he had never seen his son． She  43    me to let them stay in the waiting room as long as possible ． Since my   44   wasn’t full, I agreed．
A short time later, her husband arrived with two armed guards．The woman’s tired face   45  when her husband took a seat beside her． I kept peeking(窥视)out to watch them laugh, cry, and  46     their child．
After almost an hour, I called the  47     into the office ． He seemed like a gentle and humble(恭顺的)man, I tried to make him as    48    as possible．
At the end．, I wished him a merry Christmas－a(n)   49    thing to say to a prisoner． He smiled and thanked me． He also said he felt  50    because he had nothing to give his wife for Christmas． On hearing this, I got a wonderful      51    
I’ll never forget the   51   on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful  53    I’m not sure who experienced the most   54  －the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the  55   to share in this special moment．
36．A．displeased        B．brightened        C．encouraged    D．surprised
37．A．letter            B．message          C．note          D．gift
38．A．anxious          B．afraid            C．pleased       D．likely
39．A．watch           B．met              C．noticed        D．received
40．A．Nervously 　     B．Excitedly         C．Happily        D．Carefully
41．A．prisoner        B．patient            C．customer       D．fellow
42．A．invited          B．satisfied           C．informed       D．allowed
43．A．told             B．advised            C．requested      D．forced
44．A．day            B．plan               C．appointment    D．schedule
45．A．lit up           B．went red            C．clouded over    D．turned pale
46．A．trick           B．share               C．fool           D．forget
47．A．guard          B．child               C．prisoner        D．visitor
48．A．comfortable     B．friendly           C．kind            D．well
49．A．easy           B．usual              C．difficult          D．important
50．A．happy          B．saddened           C．strange          D．nervous
51．A．opinion        B．message             C．promise          D．idea
52．A．look         B．surprise             C．misunderstanding  D．worry
53．A．cards         B．looks               C．roses             D．smiles
54．A．sadness       B．value               C．treasure           D．joy
55．A．right         B．opportunity           C．feeling          Ｄ．time

第三部分:阅读理解（共20小题；每题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
It happened to me recently that I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama’s Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of the current US President． The person I was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words,“a wonderfully written book ．”However, he then proceeded  to talk about Mr Obama in a way that suggested he had no idea of his background at all． I sensed that I was talking to a book liar．
And it seems that he is not the only one． Clearly two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven’t ． In The World Book Day survey, Dreams From My Father is at number 9． The survey lists top ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading． As I’m not one to lie too often, I’ll admit here and now that I haven’t read the entire ten books． But I am pleased to say that I have read the book at number one, George Orwell’s 1984． I think it’s absolutely outstanding．
Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to impress someone they were speaking to ． This could be difficult if the conversation became more in-depth !
The World Book Day survey also has some other interesting information in it． It shows that many people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, Charles Dickens and so on. But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, they named JK Rowling, Jilly Cooper, and Stephen King (ah, the big sellers, in other words)． Forty-one percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story．
So which books have you lied about reading—if any—and which is your favourite?
1．The main reason why people lie about reading is to         
A．make fun of the listener     B．impress the listener
C．please the listener          D．interest the listener
2．The underlined word“proceeded”in the passage probably means“         ”
A．wanted   B．happened    C．continued    D．stopped
3．What does The World Book Day survey show?
A．Nearly half of the people surveryed didn’t read through a whole classical book．
B．People don’t like Dreams From My Father and George Orwell’s 1984
C．Few people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen．
D．People usually enjoy reading books by Charles Dickens．
4．What is the best title for the passage?
A．Are You A Book Liar?    B．Readers Are All Liars
C．World Book Day        D．Dreams From My Father,

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1．What is the main purpose of this passage?
A．To attract tourists to New York．
B．To describe how to use the New York Pass．
C．To introduc the New York Pass．
D．To explain why the New York Pass is created
2．What benefit can you get from the New York Pass
A．You can change your travel plans as you like,
B．You can get the free guidebook in four languages．
C．You don’t have to carry cash with you
D．You can visit the Statue of Liberty for free．
3．Jack and his two kids will visit New York for three days in January in 2009,how much should he pay for the New York Pass?
A． 304         B． 380            C．420       D．520
4．If the Empire State Building is too crowded, you can         
A．get the refund from the New York Pass immediately
B．enter it before others by using the New York Pass
C．get more discounts and save more money
D．visit many other attractions as long as you want

I am trying to muster(鼓起)the courage to toss away my mobile phone to enjoy a more peaceful and ring –free life．
Can you imagine not having your mobile phone? In our high-tech, in-a-hurry age, a cell-free life is a hard concept to swallow． Our mobile phones can now access the Internet, and many people feel the need to express their every thought on their blog pages． If I gave up my cellphone, people would think I was mad．
I wish I had the strength to toss away my technology ． I have an office phone, a home phone, e-mail and if people want to contact me． they can． If I’m out, people can leave a message． Do they really need to find me 24/7 ? However, I’m a bit like Frodo in the movie Lord of the Rings． The power of the ring is too strong and I can’t let it go．
Mobile phones have become necessary tools in our busy life． For most people , they hold all contacts and many of us don't write up address books any more． The latest phones carry our music, pictures, movies and everything else． We feel lost without this device and when we do misplace it , we feel cut off from our fellow,
“Where have you been?” said a friend, who saw me a week after I lost my cell, “I tried calling you , but you disappeared． You disappeared off the face of the Earth。” See, when you don’t have a mobile phone, you don’t exist．
I’m not really going to toss my mobile phone away, in fact． We humans are such social animals and mobile phones serve us well． So in 2009, I’ve dicided not to serve my mobile phone． Like all machine, I can always turn it off．
1．What does the underslined phrase“toss away”mean?
A．give away      B．get away     C．break away      D．throw away
2．The writer mentions Frodo to        
A．show it is difficult to get rid of the mobile phone
B．show how much he likes Frodo
C．suggest a cell-free life is what he wants
D．introduce a film character to us
3．What do we know about mobile phones in the 4 th paragraph?
A．Mobile phones can do anything for us ．
B．Mobile phones have become very important in our life
C．We could not live without mobile phones
D．We would be cut off by our fellow without mobile phones
4．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．The writer is not really going to toss his mobile phone away．
B．When you don't have a mobile phone, you don’t exist．
C．The writer decides not to serve his mobile phone
D．We humans can control ourselves and machines will．

D
Chocolate which hepls you lose weight by actually burning calories as you eat it ? It sounds wonderful．
But unfortunately , for anyone who spent ￡ 37 on a 40-day supply of Slim Choc, the idea is nothing more than daydream．
The product was one of a lot of “miracle cures” marketed to Britons which had no evidence to back up their grandiose(夸大的) claims, according to the Office of Fair Trading．
The OFT said that such tricks affect 200,000 of us a year, at a cost ￡ 20 million ． Some 78 per cent of the victims(受害人)are female, but a large number of men are also taken in by “cures”for hair loss．
OFT Director of Consumer Protection Mike Haley said,“Miracle health tricks target people who are eager to lose weight or find a cure． The products are often worthless and can even be dangerous with untested and possibly harmful ingredients（成分）。”
The OFT yesterday warned consumers about the adverts for Slim-Choc, which were contained in junk mail sent to thousands of homes acorss Britain．
The company chaimed that eating the “slimming chocolate”could help users lose 20lbs in just 20 days, without exercising or cutting back on food．
The tricks claimed this was a “brand new revolutionary cure for the overweight”,and it was “the first and only cholcolate that burns off fat”． Thousands were persuaded to pay ￡ 37 for a 40-day supply．
Alice Tuff, of the Sense About Science charity, said :“The emotional and financial costs for the people who get drawn in can be huge and it is very important that we keep promoting public vigilance（警惕）in dealing with this serious problem．”
1．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．Chocolate And Health   B．Dangerous Chocolate
C．Too Good To Be True    D．Weight-loss Chocolate
2．Which of the following best states Mike’s idea?
A．The emotional and financial costs for victims can be great
B．Eating the “slimming chocolate” could help users lose weight．
C．We should deal with this weight-loss chocolate problem seriously．
D．Weight-loss chocolate may contain dangerous ingredients．
3．The company promises if you pay ￡ 37 for the product, you will         
A．turn to normal in 40 days,   B．loss weight without exercising
C．lose 40lbs in 20 days       D．lose weight anywhere anytime
4．The passage is written mainly for         
A．doctors   B．experts    C．consumers    D．advertisers

E
Does your older brother think he’s cleverer than you ? Well, he’s probably right． According to a new research published in the journal Intelligence, the oldest children in families are likely to have the highest IQs and the youngest the lowest ,
A number of studies have suggested that IQ scores decline with birth order． In the most recent study, at Vrije University, Amsterdam,researchers looked at men and women whose IQ had been tested at the ages of 5，12 ，and 18．
The results , which show a trend for the oldest to score better than the youngest in each test, involved about 200,000people． That showed that first-borns had a three-point IQ advantage over the second-born, who was a point ahead of the next in line．
The order of birth can also affect personality, achievement, and career, with first-borns being more academically successful and more likely to win Nobel prizes． However,eldset children are less likely to be radical and pioneering ． Charles Darwin, for example, was the fifth child of six．
Exactly why there should be such differences is not clear, and there are a number of theories on environmental influences on the child．
The so-called dilution(稀释法) theory suggests that as family resources, both emotional and physical, as well as economic, are limited, it follows that, as a result , as more children come along, the levels of parental attention and encouragement will drop． Another theory is that the intellectual(智力) environment in the family favors the first-born who has, at least for some time, the benefit of individual care and help．
The theory which enjoys the most support is that the extra time and patience that the earlier-borns get from their parents, compared with those arriving later, gives them an advantage．
1．What is the passage mainly about?
A．IQ scores have little to do with the order of birth．
B．Intellectual families favor the first-born
C．The order of birth can have an effect on IQ
D．The order of birth can affect personality, achievement, and carrer．
2．By using Charles Darwin as an example, the author wants to prove that         
A．eldest children are the smartest in a family
B．youngest children will usually become experts
C．first-borns are more likely to win Nobel prizes
D．eldest children are less likely to try something new
3．What do we know about the dilution theory?
A．Intellectual parents love the first –born better
B．Parents’ attention will drop with more children coming
C．Family resources,both emotional and physical are endless．
D．First-born get less care and help from their parents．
4．The passage is developed mainly by         
A．offering opinion with further explanation
B．pointing out similarities and difference
C．comparing opinions from different fields
D．providing typical examples

第II卷（非选择题，共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
以下标有题号的每一行均有一个错误，请找出，并按下列情况改正：
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：请在答题卡上作答。
Dear Annie．
You asked me about the relationship between our students         76．          
in China． To tell you the truth, I was not clear about it,                77．         
either． You see, some boys and girls begin to make friend             78．         
with each other at too early age, though they know little                79．         
about love and responsibility． Another thing that bring us             80．         
trouble is parents and teachers often mistake us for the normal           81．         
relationship between which we have in or out of school．               82．         
For example, if a girl student accepts a call from a boy, her              83．         
parents would sometime like to be told who has made it,                84．         
Will you often have such kind of trouble in your life?                    85．         
Yours
Wang Ying

书面表达（共1题；满分25分）
假如你是三峡（Three Georges）高中学生会科技部部长（secretary）李华，请用英语就下面的内容提示给某大学物理系外籍专家Thomas Hawking 写封邀请函，邀请他参加学校科技艺术节活动并就“How Science Can Be Related To Art” 进行主题演讲。
自我介绍
邀请Thomas Hawking 教授
到校参观
主题演讲
师生联谊（party）
恳请光临
希望尽早回复
注意：
词数100左右
开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入总词数）
请在答题卡上作答。
Dear Professor Thomas Hawking．
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Yours sincerely．
Li Hua