陕西省2010—2011学年度高三阶段性诊断考试
英语试卷
一、 语音知识（共5小题，每小题1分，共计5分）
1. physics
A./'f?z?ks/ B. /f?'z?ks/ C. /'fi:z?ks/ D. /f?'zi:ks/ 2. duck
A./duk/ B./djuk/ C./dju:k/ D./d?k/ 3. uncle
A./'?nsl/ B./'??sl/ C./'?nkl/ D./'??kl/ 4. authority
A./?:'θ?:r?t? / B./?:' e?:r?t? / C./?'θ?:r?:t? / D./?e?:r?t? / 5. tend
A./ti:nd/ B./t?nd/ C./tend/ D./t?:nd/
二、 情景对话 (共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分)
George: Hi, Heather, I was wondering if you're free tomorrow night. Heather: Well, George, I guess I am. Why do you ask?
George: I’ve got a pair of Skyline movie tickets and I was thinking of inviting you along. _______6_________
Heather: Yeah, definitely!________7________ George: Don’t mention it!
Heather: I really want to watch Skyline,_______8________
George: A friend of mine was able to get the tickets, and then he sold me 2 for $40 a piece. Heather: Wow, I’m really honored you went through trouble just for my sake._____9_____ So, what time are you going?
George: Well, let’s see. The movie starts at 10 pm. I could pick you up at your house at 8, if that’s OK with
you.
Heather: 8, o’clock?______10________ George: Okay good. I’ll see you tomorrow night. Heather: Okay, George. Bye! A. I really appreciate that. B. Are you interested?
C. Have you ever seen the movie?
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D. That’s fine with me. E. Thanks for inviting me. F. How much did the ticket cost? G. How did you manage to get them?
三、 语法和词汇知识(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
11. Manute Bol, one of the tallest players in NBA history, died this June in _____ Virginia hospital at _______ age of 47. A. 不填; the B. a; an C. a;the D. a; 不填 12.-Would you like to try some of cakes baked by myself? -_________.
A. I don’t think so B. No way
C. Not at all D. I wouldn’t say so 13. The air crash survivor said the plane shook so violently _______. A. while B. since C. because
D. although
14. Charitable giving in China gained widespread attention after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, which ________nearly 90,000 people dead or missing. A. remained B. left C. intended D. led 15. Today I have same friends over for dinner, one of_______ is a great scientist . A. them
B. who
C. thses
D. whom
16. Try to expand the number of words that you read at a time. With practice, you_______ you read faster. A. find B. would find C. will find D. have found 17.-What do you think of your new car?
-It drives me mad. So far this month it has _______twice. A. broken down B. got down 18.-What do you think of your new car?
C. put down
D. slowed down
-Of course! He is Professor Smith from Peking University. A. seats B. seated C. seating
D. to seat
19. Hardly________ anything at the party, which surprised everybody. A. he said B. said he C. he did said 20. -Are you satisfied with his performance at the competition?
D. did he say
-Not at all. I’ve never heard a _______ voice. A. bad B. worse C. good D. better 21.-It’s said that he_______ in London for five years.
-No wonder he speaks so good English.
A. lives B. was living C. lived D. would live
22. ________ in 1897 and 1898, “Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?” deals with Paul Gauguin’s struggle with the meaning of existence. A. Painted B. Painting
C. Being painted D. Having painted
23. A review of school building is taking place across the country and money will go________ it is needed most
A. came up B. came out C. came across D. came about
24. Most students complained the test______ have been so difficult, as only one student got a passing great. A. mustn’t B. wouldn’t C. couldn’t D. shouldn’t 25. Rising star Kristyna Myles has said that she couldn’t have achieved her goal_______ the support of her
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family.
A. if it hasn’t been for B. if it isn’t for C. if it hasn’t been for D. if it wasn’t for
四、 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，然后从26-45题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳项。
At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, the sports of canoe (划船) racing was added to the list of international competition. The___26___team in the four-man canoe race was the United States team. One member of that team was a young man named Bill Havens. As the time for the Olympics___27___, it became clear that Bill’s wife would give birth to their first child at about the__28___that the U.S. team would be competing in the Pairs games. In 1924, there were no planes form Paris to the United States, only___29___ships. Bill found himself in a difficult.
Bill’s wife insisted that he go to Paris.___30___, competing in the Olympics was a lifelong dream. But Bill felt___31___and, after much soul-searching, decided to remain home, where he could___32____his wife when the child arrived. He considered being at her___33___his highest priority, even higher than going to Paris to fulfill his____34____.
The team won the gold medal in Paris. And Bill’s wife was___35____in giving birth to their
child____36_____. Bill could have competed in the event and returned home____37____to be with he when she gave birth. People said, “What a shame!” But Bill said he had no____38_____. For the rest of his life, he_____39______he had made the better decision.
Bill Havens knew what as most important to him. Not everybody that____40____out. Not everybody has the strength to say no to something he or she truly____41____in order to say yes to
something that truly____42____. Peace begins to____43____our lives when we learn to say yes to the things that really matter.
Twenty eight years later, Bill____44____a telegram. It was from Finland, where the 1952 Olympics were being held. The telegram read, “Dad, I won. I’m bringing home the gold medal you____50____while waiting for me to be born.” 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43.
A. new A. arrival A. competing A. fast A. In all A. After A. persuade A. place A. dream A. busy A. In addition A. peace A. judgment A. believed A. puts A. trusts A. matters A. change
B. favorite B. passed B. train B. old
B. After all B. Before B. encourage B. side B. promise B. successful B. For example B. time B. excuses B. concluded B. takes B. wants B. happens B. succeed
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C. special C. approached C. preparing C. small
C. As a result C. Since C. support C. door C. duty C. safe C. In fact C. general C. choices C. learned C. figures
C. understands C. appears C. settle
D. national D. ended D. winning D. slow D. As usual D. Because D. satisfy D. mercy D. demand D. late D. At last D. surprise D. regrets D. doubted D. gives D. respects D. continues D. improve
44. 45.
A. discovered A. grasped B. wrote B. offered C. sent C. took D. received D. lost
五、 阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分满分20分）
A
“Something in my shoe is biting me,” I shouted. My teacher, Miss teacher, Miss Bell, heard me and hurried over. “Which foot?” she asked. I raised my right foot as she bent over.
“Let’s take off your shoe,” instructed Miss Bell. Then, I remembered the hole in my sock. Welfare socks didn’t last long. Holes in socks were a common thing for our family in the years following the Great Depression. I began to cry from the pain, but I refused to take off my shoe.
“Come on, then. Let’s go inside to the office,” said Miss Bell.
Later the headmaster rushed in and asked, “What’s wrong?”
“Something is stinging her foot, but she won’t let me take off her shoe,” said Miss bell.
“Let me take my book.” he said. And he almost had the shoe off when I saw the hole. I grabbed the shoe and pulled it on. The stinging worsened.
At the time, another teacher , Miss Womble , who was my neighbor. Came into the office. After hearing , what the headmaster said, she looked into my red eyes.
“Oh, yes, ” she said, as if remembering a fact, “I had a bite from one of those sock-eating ants. By the time I got my shoe off , an ant had eaten almost the entire bottom of my sock.” She nodded her head as the looked at the other two adults and said that it must be a sock-eating ant.
The return the nod as if they had been bitten by sock-eating ants, too.
“Let me see.” She freed my heel from the shoe. “Look! Just what I thought. Those sock-eating ants have eaten part of my sock.” She slipped off my shoe and sock and shook team. Two red ants fell onto the ground. Pride can be a wonderful , terrible thing. Miss Womble saved my pride. This kind, insightful teacher taught me a lesson of compassion that I have tried to apply in my years of teaching. 46. What can we learn from the second paragraph？
A. The author was too painful to take off her shoe. B. The author’s family was so poor that she had no socks. C. There were no good socks in the Great Depression.
D. The author was afraid that the teacher saw the hole in her sock. 47. Why did the author allow Miss Womble to take her shoe off?
A. Because Miss Womble was her neighbor. B. Because Miss Womble had the same experience. C. Because Miss Womble saved her face.
D. Because the author couldn’t bear the pain.
48. The underline word “insightful” in the last paragraph probably means “_____”. A. proud B. poor C. wise D. gentle 49. According to the passage , we can learn that________.
A. the author’s family was poor during the Great Depression. B. the author couldn’t tell which part of her foot was stung C. the headmaster took off the author’s right shoe D. Miss Bell didn’t care for the author very much at first
B Kenai Fjords National Park
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Seward serves as the gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park. Boat tours depart from the Seward small boat harbor daily. Various companies offer half-day and full-day trips to view wildlife, including a variety of marine mammals and birds, and breathtaking calving glaciers.
Choose a boat tour that offers kids a chance to see both the wildlife of Resurrection Bay and the glaciers of Kenai Fjords. Also, plan to dress in layers and make sure that there is adequate heated cabin space. Even during the summer, the outside decks of a tour boat can be quite freezing, which is a unique feature of the park.
Fishing
Sport fishing in Seward is an exciting year-round activity for all ages. Halibut and salmon are the main attraction, and charter fishing boats are available for hire at the small boat harbor. Even those who choose not to hit the water with their tackle can enjoy Seward's bounty. Hanging around the harbor and watching the boats pull up with their catches can be loads of fun. And it's free!
Alaska SeaLife Center
To get an up close and personal view of local marine life, check out the Alaska Sea Life Center. The center offers exhibits highlighting the diverse wildlife of the Gulf of Alaska, including Stellar sea lions, puffins, harbor seals, deep sea fish, Alaskan king crab, and event the Giant Pacific Octopus. The Alaska SeaLife Center is open daily, year-round, excluding Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Into the Woods
For kids who enjoy the great outdoors, plan a visit to a Chugach National Forest or Caines Head State Recreation Area. Take a hike and even bring a picnic on one of the many trails each of these areas has to offer. Trail rides are another great way to get off the beaten path and view the wildlife for which Alaska is so famous. 50.How can tourists get to Kenai Fjords National Park? A. By bus B. On foot C. By water D. By air
51.Kenai Fjords National Park is different from others in that_______. A. there are all kinds of wildlife B. it is cold even in summer C. it lies in the city of Seward D. tourists can go fising everywhere 52. Alaska Sea Life Center is NOT accessible on________. A. Christmas B. weekends C. holidays D. weekdays 53.This passage is probably taken from________.
A. a history book B. a story book C. a geography book D. a travel book
C
One day, a person with a big bag came to the town of Cheekyville. He was William Warbler and looked looked very common indeed. What made him most unusual was the fact that whenever he needed to communication he did it by singing opera. It didn’t matter weather it was simply a matter of answering a brief greeting, like “good day”. He was clear his voice and respond, “Goood dayyy to youuuu.. tooooo!”
Everyone considered William a massive pain in the neck. No one could get a normal, spoken work out of him. And no one knew how he made his living. He lived simply, always wearing his same old suit—they often treated him impolitely.
They made fun of his singing, calling him “Don No One”. Then one day a rumor spend round the town:
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