2010高三英语二轮复习试题

A

How the years have rushed by! It has been a long time since I knew Marget Swenson. I was a child when I knew her, and now I myself have children. The mind loses many things as it matures, but I never lost Marget - my first love and first hurt.

I met Marget Swenson when she joined our sixth-grade class.

Marget, just fresh from Sweden, and I, a sixth-generation American. She spoke very little English, but somehow we did manage to understand each other. We took to each other at the first instant. Marget lived up on the hill. That was the place where there were many large and pretty houses. I suppose it was only in passing that I knew only white people lived there.

We had so much fun together. We sat for hours in my garden or hers, surrounded by grass. Her words were Swedish; mine, English. We laughed at the way each of us slid our tongues over the unfamiliar words, I learned the Swedish words of "hello", "friend", and "goodbye".

However, such fun did not last long, and the disaster began at Marget's birthday party.

It was a Wednesday. I arrived at the party early. Marget and I whizzed around(忙碌着), putting the finishing touches on the decorations.

Some fifteen minutes later the doorbell rang, and in came Mary, another girl in our class.

But after that nobody came. No one.

When it got to be after five, Mrs Swenson called Marget inside. She was there for a long time, and when she came out, she looked very, very sad. "My mother does not think they are coming," she said.

"Why not?" Mary blurted(突口而出).

Marget gave a quick glance at me, but she didn't say anything.

I took Marget's hand. "It's me, isn't it?" I said. Oh! I remember so painfully today how much I wanted her quick and positive "No!" to my question. But I was only aware of Marget trying to slip her hand from mine. I opened my hand and let her go.

It was different between us after her birthday. Marget stopped coming to my house, and when I asked her when she would, she looked as though she would cry.

One day, uninvited, I went to her house, climbed up the hill, and a restless thing grew within me at every step, almost a knowing.

Marget almost jumped when she opened the door. She stared at me in shock. Then, quickly, in a voice I'd never heard before, she said, "My mother says you can't come to my house any more."

I opened my mouth, and closed it without speaking. The awful thing had come; the knowing was confirmed. The awful thing had come because Marget was white I was not. I did know it deep within myself.

Since that meeting Marget and I did not speak to each other at all.

On the last day of school, screwing up a courage, I handed my autograph book to Marget. She hesitated, then without looking up, wrote words I don't remember now; they were quite common words, the kind everyone was writing in everyone else's book. I waited. Slowly, she passed her book to me and in it I wrote with a slow, firm hand some of the words she had taught me. I wrote Adjo min van - Goodbye, my friend. I released her, let her go, told her not to worry, told her that I no longer needed her. Adjo.

1. What can be the best title of the passage?

A. My best friend.

B. My first hurt.

C. Black and white.

D. Adjo.

2. in the first paragraph，by saying "…but I never lost Marget…", the author means "________".

A. I got in touch with her later.

B. We are still friends.

C. I remember her forever

D. I met her after many years

3. What does the underlined word "a knowing" refer to?

A. Marget was white while I was not.

B. Marget refused to let me into her house.

C. Marget's mother didn't like me.

D. Marget and I did not speak to each other at all.

4. According to the passage, what put an end to their once dear friendship？

A. some outside force

B. Marget

C. Marget's mother

D. different personalities

【答案与简析】

1．D。根据全文描述、第一段和倒数第一段I wrote Adjo min van - Goodbye, my friend.可以判断。

2. C。根据该句后面破折号后面的解释- my first love and first hurt.可以判断是刻骨铭心的情感。

3. A。根据下文隔一段The awful thing had come; the knowing was confirmed. The awful thing had come because Marget

4. A。根据文章描述可知，两人友谊的解散是家人干涉的结果，是两人之外的力量。

B

Listen carefully, working people, we would like to tell you something that could save your precious time and money! Best of all, it is free!

It’s “no”.

What do you ask? We’ll say it again: “No”.

Sweet and simple “no”.

Say “no”at your office and see how quickly that pile of work on your desk disappears.

“Saying ‘no’to others means you are saying ‘yes’to yourself, ”said Leslie Charles, a professional speaker from East Lansing, Michigan.

“Time is precious. People are spending money buying time. And yet we are willing to give up our time because we can’t say ‘no’.”

Susie Watson, a famous writer, said people who always say “yes”need to say “no”without guilt(内疚)or fear of punishment. “I would rather have someone give me a loving ‘no’than an obligated(强制的) ‘yes’, ”she said.

Susie Watson says she feels “no”obligation to give an explanation when she says “no”either socially or professionally. Does she feel guilty about it? “Not at all, ”said Watson, who is director of advertising and public relations at Timex Corp in Middlebu ry, Conneticut. “Most people are afraid of saying …no?…My advice is to say …yes?only if you don?t mean …no?.”

Watson said “no”is the most effective weapon against wasting time. “Every year there are more demands on your time…Other people are happy to use up your time, ”Watson said. Time saving appears to be “no’s”greatest friend.

“No”can be your new friend, a powerful tool to take back your life. “No”may even take you further in the business world than “yes”.

“No”is power and strength. “No”now seems completely correct. “Saying ‘no’isn’

t easy. But finally it’s greatly liberating,”Charles said. But, he added, a “no”project needs to be worked on every day because it is hard to change long-term habit.

But, he also warns: “Don’t go to extremes. Don’t find yourself saying ‘no’to everything. In return you should learn to hear ‘no’.”

1. The sentence “Saying ‘yes’to yourself”means _______.

A. you can have more time to play with others

B. you needn’t care about other’s feeling if you are happy

C. you are selfish and treat others rudely

D. you can deal with your business as you have planned

2. When you say “no”to others you should say it in a _______.

A. secret way

B. polite way

C. proud way

D. guilty way

3. In Watson’s opinion, people can save much time on condition that _______.

A. they say “no”at a suitable time

B. they say “no”as much as possible

C. they are afraid of saying “no”

D. they make others angry at them

4. If a person says “no”to everything, the result he or she receive may be that he or she _______.

A. enjoys a wonderful life

B. makes a lot of money

C. faces difficulty in life

D. forgets to say “yes”in the end

【答案与解析】本文说明了人们在生活中敢于说“不”的重要性，同时也提醒人们应注意不要走向极端。

1. D。推断题。根据Charles 所说的Saying ‘no’to others means you are saying ‘yes’to yourself(否定他人就意味着肯定自己)可推知此题答案为D。

2. B。推断题。根据Susie Watson所说的I would rather have someone give me a loving ‘no’(我倒愿意听一声有爱意的否定)可推知此题答案为B。

3. A。推断题。对文章倒数第5段最后一句My advice is to say ‘yes’only if you don’t mean ‘no’.反过来理解：只有当你不肯定的时候说“不”，可推知此题答案为A。

4. C。推断题。从文章最后一段Charles 所说的Don’t go to extremes.

C

How to beat a bad mood

Having one of those days or weeks when everything seems to annoy you? Even if you do nothing about it, your bad mood will probably go away after some time. But with a little effort, you can forget it much faster, often within a day or two.

?Walk it off

Exercise is the most popular bad-mood buster. A person who?s in a bad mood has low energy and high tension. Taking a fast ten-minute walk, or taking some quick exercise can do wonders towards changing that bad mood.

?T une it out

Listening to your favorite music for a while can also make tensions go away quickly, because music starts associations with past positive experiences we?ve had.

?Give yourself a pep talk

Stop and listen to what's on your mind. Bad moods are often started by too many negative thoughts. Write them all down on paper; the pessimistic（悲观的）messages you?ve been giving yourself and then give optimistic answers.

?Reduce your stress

Relaxation techniques are wonderful mood-lifters. These include deep breathing, stretching and visualizing（想象）, all of which sound complicated but aren't. One easy way to visualize;

close your eyes and picture a favorite place, such as the beach.. Another simple way to distress is to make a to-do list. One reason for being in a bad mood is feeling you have mo options （选择权）.

By taking control over certain areas, Y ou realize you're not helpless. Y ou can make change in your mood and life.

?Avoid thing that won’t improve your mood

TV may not help much: Y ou need to increase your energy level and stimulate your mind—something that the to show “neighbors” won?t do. And before you reach for that piece of cake and coffee, think about how mood and food are linked. Sugar and caffeine contribute to depressed moods. The better choice? Research shows that carbohydrates, such as potatoes and pasta, produce a calming effect in people who have a desire for them.

49. Why it is suggested that you close your eyes and picture the beach?

A. It is not complicated to do so

B. It is an area to be easily controlled

C. It helps beat a bad mood

D. It brings us a new technique

50. TV may not improve your mood because _______.

A. it sometimes shows what happens around you

B. it keeps you stay unmoved

C. it reminds you of eating and drinking

D. it produces a calming effect.

51. This text most probably appears in _______.

A. a book on physical exercises

B. a doctor?s handbook

C. a notice

D. a magazine

CBD

D

A recent survey of teachers found that an unhealthy passion

with celebrity (名人) culture is having a negative impact on British

students? studies and it discovered that celebrity couple, the

Beckhams, are the favorites among most students. Many students

are ignoring building their own careers to seek a chance at fame

instead, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (A TL) survey

found.

Almost two-thirds of teachers said sports stars were the type of celebrity many pupils wanted to follow while more than half of students wanted to be pop stars.

The survey said the celebrities that students admired mostly were David and Victoria Beckham who live in Los Angeles now. Soccer player Beckham is on the top of the survey while in second place, with almost a third of the surve y?s votes, was his 33-year-old pop star wife.

Almost half of the 300 teachers surveyed said pupils tried to look like or behave like the celebrities they most admired, with some girls even dressing "unsuitably".

"We are not surprised about the influence of celebrity culture in schools —it reflects the current media passion with celebrities and the effect of celebrity culture on society as a whole,"

A TL general secretary Mary Bouster said in a statement.

"Celebrities can have a positive effect on pupils. The y can raise pupils? aspirations and desires for the future. However, celebrity culture can spread the idea that celebrity status is the greatest achievement and reinforce the belief that other career choices are not as valuable," said one primary school teacher. "Too many of the pupils believe that school success is unnecessary, because they will be able to get fame and fortune quite easily through a reality TV show."

52. The story mainly tells us that ______.

A. the Beckhams are mostly admired in Britain

B. most students think that being pop stars is more valuable than other career achievements

C. the British students? passion has a harmful impact upon their studies

D. a survey was made recently about the popularity of the stars

53. According to the survey, V ictoria Beckham ______.

A. is a pop star most students admire

B. goes in the second place of the celebrities admired

C. won two-thirds of the votes

D. lives in New Y ork now

54. Why does the author mention that pupils tried to look like or behave like the celebrities they

most admired, with some girls even dressing “unsuitably”?

A. The pupils think it interesting to pretend to be the celebrities.

B. The behavior or the dress of celebrities can be followed as examples.

C. The author wants to show the negative influence these celebrities had on the students.

D. The author just wants to show being pop stars is very valuable to the students.

55. The best title of the story is _____.

A. Sports Star David Beckham

B. Survey of Students about Celebrities

C. Harmful Effect of Celebrities on Students

D. Better to Be Pop Stars Than Sports Stars

BBCC

E

Apparently，we are safe neither at home nor in the business office．We use water in both places，but the research shows that chemicals added to our local water supply to kill harmful bacteria can have unwanted side effects．These chemicals can cause potential harm through drinking and in seemingly harmless activities as cleaning one?s house．They are released from water by daily action like water running out of tap, or splashing in dishwashers and washing machines．As the water is moving, these chemicals are released into the air and then breathed in. Once inside our bodies, they start to affect our health.

Does this mean we should stop bathing? No, say the scientists, but we should put all pollution into perspective. Activities at home such as the burning of coal, cooking oil, or even candles release carbon monoxide and particulates (微粒子) such as cigarette ashes which have been proven as harmful to health as working or living near heavy traffic. New bedding and even clothing give off that “new smell, ”which is a sure sign of chemicals. In the office, newly applied paint, newly purchased telephones and other telecommunications equipment, and computers release polluting chemicals, too. As offices and homes often have inadequate ventilation (通风), these chemicals can build up to become health problems. Their poisonous effects are only now being slowly recognized.

These facts suggest that, at a minimum, proper airing of newly purchased goods with an obvious chemical smell is a wise warning. Home and office windows should be opened during good weather. Even one?s car needs to be ventilated as well while in the garage.

We need further research to understand better other potential health dangers, too. For example, the effects of overcrowding of schools (carbon dioxide build-up ), the factory work environment ( an endless list of potentially dangerous substances ), and even home heating and cooling (the air conditioner may be our enemies, not our friends) have only recently started to come to light. Until we understand the effects of our new technological environment better, we can only hope that “there is no place like home.”

64．What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．The air we breathe in is harmful.

B．The water in everyday use is unsafe.

C．Chemicals are added to the drinking water.

D．Chemicals are released in the running water.

65．In Paragraph 2, the underlined sentence means that____________.

A．bathing should be done with caution

B．homes and offices should be aired often

C．any pollution should be taken into consideration

D．we should prevent any pollution from doing harm to us

66．What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To call on us to guard our water.

B．To show us that no place is like home.

C．To make us aware of the pollution around us.

D．To argue that neither homes nor offices are safe.

64. B 65. C 66. C

My uncle went to the store to buy a necktie. The salesmen 76.______________ showed him some neckties but he had an idea which one 77. ______________ would be fit him. At last, he picked out a brown one, 78. ____

thought that it might match well with his new shirt. On 79. ____

his way home, he was rather excited. However, after he 80. ____

got to home, tried the necktie on and looked at it this 81. ____

way and that, his excitement was over. He found it isn?t 82. ____

so nice to look at home than it was in the store. Knowing 83. ____

that he couldn?t possible change it in the store, he thought 84. ____

he had better hide in the cupboard for some time. 85. ____

答案

76. salesmen→salesman 77. an→no 78.去掉be 79. thought→thinking 80. 正确81. 去掉to 82. isn’t→wasn’t 83. than→as 84. possible→possibly 85. hide加上it

上图反映的是网络时代所出现的一种问题，有些孩子沉溺于网上聊天而忽视了与

父母的沟通。请你根据漫画一篇150字左右的短文。

As is vividly portrayed in the picture, a teenage boy is so busy chatting online that he

ignores his mum, who is just standing nearby and hopes for a chance to have a chat with him.

Actually, what?s portrayed in the caricature is a common phenomenon.

Why do many teenagers choose to communicate with net friends rather than people in real life, even thei r own parents. That?s mainly because chatting online is much fun and kids can make new friends with people across the world. However, nothing can replace face-to-face communication no matter how interesting it is.

Parents are those who feed, clothes, shelter and support us. As teenagers, we should spend more time with parents, and keep them informed of what?s happening to us. Especially when in trouble, we should turn to our parents for advice. Interesting topics are recommended so that both parents and teenagers love to talk about. By doing so, we can surely develop a better relationship with parents.

请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于150。

In an English speech competition, you are asked to describe the following picture and explain to the judges how you understand it.

范文

In the picture, we can see a circle of bricks standing next to each other. The first brick on the right is falling down, causing the falling of the next one. In the end, the whole circle will be ruined.

The picture conveys a message that the success of a project depends on each individual step. When each individual step is given full attention, it is quite likely that the whole project will be a success. In the same way, a mistake in one step may lead to a complete failure of the whole project, as is shown in the picture. So each individual step can make the difference between success and failure.

We should try our best every step of the way.