江苏省六合高级中学2010届高三下学期第六次调研考试英语试题.doc

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1、江苏省六合高级中学 2010届高三下学期第六次调研考试英语试题 其他 第四部分任务型阅读 (共 10小题；每小题 1分 , 满分 10分 ) 请认真阅读下列短文 , 并根据所读内容在文章后表格的空格处里填人最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格填 1个单词。 “Four Tigers” Ceremony of the Tu Minority Heigouding Village, Ledu County in the west of Qinghai province is a place where many people of the Tu minority have lived for centur

2、ies. As the little village is comparatively closed to the outside world, a custom called “Four Tigers” was created 200 years ago to protect its inhabitants(栖息地 ) from sickness and bad luck. Every year the ceremony is held on the eve of January 15th according to the Chinese lunar calendar to frighten

3、 off ghosts and evil souls, and to pray for peace. Normally four local villagers are selected to be the “tigers” in the ceremony. At first, they gathered with village elders at the mountain-god temple to offer sacrifices of wine, food and incense, and to ask the god to help the tigers. Then the tige

4、rs were adorned with herbs, candles and two batches of incense to serve as the tigers ears. Two red ribbons held in their mouths represented the tigers tongue. The “Tigers” drank wine, knelt and kowtowed to the mountain god before they received Hada, a kind of white silk scarf representing respects

5、and good luck, from the village head with firecrackers cracklin g. As night fell, the candles on the tigers bodies were lit and the tigers began their visits to one household after another. Villagers followed, shouting “Tigers are coming!” The elder from each household welcomed the tigers at the gat

6、e, while the rest of the family knelt down in the courtyard. Firecrackers were set off, a toast made and candies, meat and wine were presented to the villagers following the tigers. After twirling (快速转 动 )in three circles in the courtyard while those present kowtowed and prayed, the tigers went thro

7、ugh every corner of every room to drive away any hiding ghosts. If there was a sick person in the house, the tigers jumped around him or her, scratched their body and said lucky words to drive away diseases and ghosts. After the ceremony, the family would present wine and food to the tigers. Then, s

8、houting “The tigers are leaving!” the whole family saw them off. After visiting all 30 or 40 households, the herbs were removed from the tigers and burned, to indicate that all the ghosts had been conquered. Then the villagers knelt and kowtowed with the sound of firecrackers, marking the end of the

9、 ceremony. The tiger image exists in other minority groups, also. In ancient times, people entrusted their happiness to gods. The “four tigers” ceremony is vividly held in memory of ancient times and a living fossil for academics studying the lives of ancient people. As it is not popular nowadays, t

10、his cultural heritage is on the edge of extinction and needs to be rescued. 答案： 71. Procedure/Course/Steps 72. drive/frighten 73. pray 74. avoid/prevent 75. chosen/selected 76. tigers 77.burned/burnt 78.kneel 79. vivid 80.study 单项选择 * The driver was at _ loss when _ word came that he was forbidden t

11、o drive for speeding. A a; / B a; the C the; the D /; / 答案： A If we go on using energy so wastefully, _ are that our oil wells will be dried up before new energy sources can be found to replace oil. A chances B opportunities C questions D problems 答案： A Sometimes the expert _ a task from a historica

12、l point of view. A doesnt need to approach B dare settle C needs not to solve D dare not to deal with 答案： A -Tom, Im sorry to say that I cant go to watch tonights match with you, for I have to prepare for the coming exam. - _ . Have some fun! A Dont have too many irons in the fire. B Dont be a wet b

13、lanket. C Dont put the cart before the horse. D Dont pull my leg. 答案： B - Could you bring me that novel you _ me about when I dropped in on you - Sorry, I cant. I have given it to a friend. A told B would tell C had told D had been telling 答案： A _ into a college or university in the UK, we must prov

14、e ourselves to have a strong ability in spoken and written English. A Having been admitted B To be admitted C Being admitted D Admitted 答案： B Why _ I drive so many miles away for a supper when I can easily have it at one of the restaurants nearby A might B could C would D must 答案： D Some parents are

15、 just too protective. They want to their kids from every kind of danger, real or imagined. A spot B dismiss C shelter D distinguish 答案： C . Not far from the club, there is a garden, its owner _ in it _ bridge with his children every afternoon. A seated; plays B seats; plays C seated; playing D seats

16、; playing 答案： C The crazy fans _ patiently in the rain for almost three hours, and they would wait until the famous star arrived. A were waiting B have waited C had been waiting D would wait 答案： C He expressed his hope _ he would visit China again the next year, and this was the very hope _ he expre

17、ssed as soon as he arrived in the country. A that; that B which; which C that; which D which; that 答案： A The criminal was told he would be_ punishment if he assisted the police. A free against B immune from C aware of D at stake 答案： B People can find so many good things, such as useful information a

18、nd lovely pictures on the web, _ it is also a global village filled with bad things. A what B when C where D while 答案： D - When will you be through with your work, Jones - _ My boss usually finds something for me to do at the last minute. A Who knows B Would you help me C I beg your pardon D Anythin

19、g the matter 答案： A To everyones surprise, our unbeatable school team _ the vital game. A should have won B should have lost C should win D should lose 答案： B 完型填空 第二节完形填空（共 20小题；每小题 1分，满分 20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的（ A、 B、 C和 D）四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The Making of a Surgeon How does a doctor recognize

20、 the point in time when he is finally a “surgeon” As my year as chief resident(进修医生 ) drew to a close, I asked myself this question 36 more than one occasion. The answer, I concluded, was 37 . When you can say to yourself, “There is no surgical patient I cannot treat competently, treat just 38 or be

21、tter than any other surgeon” then, and not until then, you are 39 a surgeon. I was 40 that point. 41 , for example, the emergency situations that we met almost every night. The first few months of the year I had 42 the ringing of the telephone. I knew it meant another critical decision to be 43 . Of

22、ten, after I had told Walt or Larry what to do in a particular 44 , Id have trouble getting back to sleep. Id 45 all the facts of the case and, often, wonder 46 I had made a poor decision. More than once at two or three in the 47 , after lying awake for an hour, Id get out of 48 , dress and drive to

23、 the hospital to see the patient myself. It was the only 49 I could find the 50 of mind I needed to relax. Now, in the last month of my residency, 51 was no longer a problem. Sometimes I still couldnt be sure of my decision, but I had learned to 52 this as a constant problem for a surgeon. I knew th

24、at with my knowledge and experience, any decision Id made was bound to be a 53 one. It was a nice feeling. This all sounds conceited(自负的 ) and I guess it is 54 a surgeon needs conceit. He needs it to encourage him in trying moments when hes bothered by the 55 and uncertainties that are part of the p

25、ractice of medicine. He has to feel that hes as good as and probably better than any other surgeon in the world. Call it conceit call it self-confidence; whatever it was, I had it. 36. A. at B. in C. on D. for 37. A. self-service B. self-centered C. self-reliant D. self-confidence 38. A. as good as

26、B. as well as C. as far as D. as long as 39. A. indeed B. maybe C. perhaps D. even 40. A. waiting B. standing C. lying D. nearing 41. A. Let B. Take C. Have D. Get 42. A. valued B. avoided C. feared D. enjoyed 43. A. made B. applied C. included D. developed 44. A. condition B. state C. occasion D. s

27、ituation 45. A. retell B. review C. revise D. remind 46. A. if B. why C. how D. when 47. A. evening B. day C. morning D. afternoon 48. A. flat B. bed C. house D. apartment 49. A. means B. approach C. method D. way 50. A. peace B. trouble C. sorrow D. excitement 51. A. driving B. reviewing C. sleepin

28、g D. lying 52. A. expect B. accept C. respect D. inspect 53. A. critical B. poor C. sound D. difficult 54. A. but B. or C. so D. and 55. A. confidence B. conceit C. solutions D. doubts 答案： 36-40 CDBAD 41-45 BCADB 46-50 ACBDA 51-55 CBCAD 阅读理解 第三部分：阅读理解（共 15小题，每小题 2分，满分 30分） . 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选 项（ A、 B

29、、 C和 D）中，选出最佳选项。 IN a surprising discovery about where higher life can survive, scientists have found a shrimp-like creature and a jellyfish (水母 ) swimming beneath an Antarctic ice sheet. About 180 meters below the ice where no light can get through, scientists had figured nothing much more than a f

30、ew microbes (微生物 ) could exist. Thats why a NASA team was surprised when they lowered a video camera to get the first long look at the underbelly (下腹部 ) of an ice sheet in Antarctica. A curious shrimp-like creature came swimming by and then parked itself on the cameras cable. Scientists also pulled

31、up a tentacle (触须 ) they believe came from a jellyfish. “We were operating on the presumption (假定 ) that nothings there,” said NASA ice scientist Robert Bindschadler. “It was a shrimp youd enjoy having on your plate.” “We were just gaga (狂热的 ) over it,” he said of the 7.5cm long, orange creature sta

32、rring in their two-minute video. Technically, its not a shrimp. Its a Lyssianasid amphipod (片脚类动物 ), which is distantly related to the shrimp. The video is likely to inspire experts to rethink what they know about life in harsh (苛刻的 ) environments. And it has scientists thinking that if shrimp-like

33、creatures can live below 180 meters of Antarctic ice in freezing dark water, what about other cold places What about Europa, a frozen moon of Jupiter Cynan Ellis-Evans, a scientist of the British Antarctic Survey called the finding intriguing (吸引人的 ). He said it was possible the creatures swam in fr

34、om far away and dont live there permanently. But Kim, who is a co-author of the study, doubts it. The site in West Antarctica is at least 19 km from open seas. Bindschadler drilled a 20cm-wide hole and was looking at a tiny amount of water. That means its unlikely that two creatures swam from great

35、distances and were captured randomly in that small of an area, she said. Yet scientists were puzzled at what the food source would be for these creatures. While some microbes can make their own food out of chemicals in the ocean, complex life like the shrimp cant, Kim said. So how do they survive Th

36、ats the key question, Kim said. “Its pretty amazing when you find a huge puzzle like that on a planet where we thought we know everything,” Kim said. 56. Scientists had believed that harsh environments could only have been populated by _. A. jellyfish B. mammal C. microbes D. shrimp-like creature 57

37、. According to Kim, the shrimp-like creature _. A. swam great distances to Antarctic B. has always lived in the region C. gradually evolved from shrimp D. has nothing in common with shrimp 58. The finding is significant in that _. A. it marks NASAs first Antarctic biological study B. it proves there

38、 is marine life in the Antarctic C. it could inspire further study of life in harsh environment D. it shows that Lyssianasid amphipod is closely related to shrimp 59. The last three paragraphs suggest that _. A. researchers will look at the places the creatures came from B. ice scientists will drill

39、 deeper to find more creature C. scientists know very little about the planet they live on D. further research will be done about what the creatures live on 答案： From good reading we can get pleasure, companionship, experience, and instruction A good book may absorb our attention so completely that f

40、or the time being we forget our surroundings and even our identity Reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life It increases our contentment when we are cheerful, and lessens our troubles when we are sad Whatever may be our main purpose in reading, our contact with good books should n

41、ever fail to give us enjoyment and satisfaction With a good book in our hands we need never be lonely Whether the characters portrayed are taken from real life or are purely imaginary, they may become our companions and friends In the pages of books we can walk with the wise and the good of all land

42、s and all times The people we meet in books may delight us either because they resemble human friends whom we hold dear or because they present unfamiliar types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances Our human friends sometimes may bore us, but the friends we make in books need never weary

43、 us with their company By turning the page we can dismiss them without any fear of hurting their feelings When human friends desert us, good books are always ready to give us friendship, sympathy, and encouragement One of the most valuable gifts bestowed by books is experience Few of us can travel f

44、ar from home or have a wide range of experiences, but all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of books Whether we wish to escape from the seemingly dull realities of everyday life or whether we long to visit some far-off place, a book will help us when nothing else can To travel by book we

45、 need no bank account to pay our way; no airship or ocean liner or stream-lined train to transport us; no passport to enter me land of our hearts desire Through books we may get the thrill of risky adventure without danger We can climb lofty mountains, brave the danger of an Antarctic winter, or cro

46、ss the hot sands of the desert, all without hardship In books we may visit the studios of Hollywood; we may walk among the gay crowds of the Paris wide streets; we may join the picturesque peasants in an Alpine village or the kindly natives on a South Sea island Indeed, through books the whole world

47、 is ours for the asking The possibilities of our literary experiences are almost unlimited The beauties of nature, the enjoyment of music, the treasures of art, the triumphs of architecture, the miracles of engineering, are all open to the wonder and enjoyment of those who read 60 Why do we sometime

48、s forget our surroundings and even our identity while reading A No one has come to disturb you B Everything is so quiet and calm around you C The book you are reading is so interesting and attractive D Your book is overdue; you are finishing it at a very fast speed 61 What can we learn from this passage A Your wish to visit some far-off place can be realized through the pages of the books B To escape from the dull realities of everyday life you should take up reading C Books can always help you to live a colorf