保密 ★ 启用前 【考试时间：2010年2月1日下午3∶00—5∶00】
绵阳市高中2010级第二次诊断性考试
英 语
审核人：王斌
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共14页，全卷150分，考试时间120分钟。第Ⅰ卷答案涂在答题卡上，第Ⅱ卷答案写在第Ⅱ卷上。
第Ⅰ卷(选择题，共100分)
注意事项：
1．答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用4B或5B铅笔涂写在答题卡上。
2．每小题选出答案后，用4B或5B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，不能答在试题卷上。
第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节,满分50分)
第一节：语法和词汇知识(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
从A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. －Let's eat out, shall we?
－ _________. I've gone through my paycheck for the week already.
A. Forget it B. Don't mention it. C. All right D. Not good
2. Now _____ understanding of climate change is no longer limited to ____ small
group of scientists or environmentalists.
A. / ; a B. an ; a C. the ; the D. a ; /
3. －Will you please repeat your idea?
－Certainly. But I think it certain you ______ your attention?
A. don’t pay
A. reach
A. break B. didn’t pay C. aren’t paying D. weren’t paying 4. To be honest with you, I've been out of _______ with most of my old friends. B. step C. touch D. date 5. Tracy, let’s _____ the conversation away from the unpleasant subject. B. change C. prevent D. turn
6. He had covered almost half of the book _____he suddenly realised what the
auther was trying to get over.
A. after B. when C. until D. since
7. The officals have indicaded that a new building will be built in 2010____can house
another 1,000 students.
A. when B. what C. which D. where
8. －Late again?
－Sorry, I overslept. My clock didn't ______ this morning.
A. break out B. go off C.shout off D. call out
9. Here we are at last! But we would have got ______ if we took a taxi.
A. more earlier B.much early C. a little earlier D. very early
10. My brother preferred to read books in English while I liked _____ written in Japanese.
A. what B. one C.which D. those
11. Mum told me she had something important to talk with me_____ dinner.
A. in B. on C. beyond D. over
12.－Excuse me, but have you ever seen my book?
－Sorry, I am not sure, a person just took a book away, but I don’t know ______.
A. where B. which C. what D. whose
13. －Derrick, don't you think you should take a vacation? Even one or two days would be fine.
－There's . There's too much work.
A. no problem B. no way C. no wonder D. no need
14. While you were not in , a person ____ himself Jack phoned you.
A. called B. calling C. to call D. having called
15. Don't ______more work than you can do or you will break down.
A. take on B. take off C. take over D. take in
16. －Would you mind moving over one seat so my wife and I can sit together?
－__________
A. Why not? B. No, not at all. C. That’s right. D. My pleasure.
17. －Has Alan shown up yet?
－No, not yet. I guess something _______ have come up.
A. should B. must C. might D. need
18. Tom, you’d better make a turn up to the old bridge as the new one ________.
A. has been built B. was built C. is being built D. is built
19. It’s really stupid of you_____ him the news yesterday so it has been disturbing him all the time.
A. having told B. telling C. to tell D. to have told
20. It was only when I got home late in the evening, that ______ what had happened to my brother.
A. I knew B. I had known C. did I know D. had I known
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once a farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a/an advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a sudden pull on his trousers. He down into the eyes of a little boy.
"Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies."
"Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his , "these puppies come from fine parents and
The boy his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?"
"Sure," said the farmer.
And with that he a whistle," Here, Dolly!" he called.
from the doghouse and down the road ran Dolly by four little balls of fur. As the dogs made their the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the doghouse. another little ball appeared; this one noticeably smaller. The little pup began walking unsteadily toward the others, doing its best to "I want that one," the little boy said, the runt（矮个子）.
The farmer knelt down at the boy’s side and said, "Son, you want that puppy. He will never be able play with you like these other dogs would."
With that the little boy back from the fence, reached down , and began rolling up one leg of his 支柱) running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands."
The is full of people who need someone who understands.
21. A. sight B. paper C. information D. sign
22. A Then B. Before C. As D. After
23. A. put B. looked C. knelt D. stared
24. A. nose B. neck C. head D. face
25. A. spend B. spare C. make D. cost
26. A. raised B. lifted C. fell D. dropped
27. A. notes B. change C. sugar D. goods
28. A. let out B. carried out C. put out D .left out
29. A. Up B. Over C. Out D. In
30. A. came B. followed C. went D. caught
31. A. step B. way C. walk D. drive
32. A. Quickly B. Slowly C. Oddly D. Sadly
33. A. get up
34. A. moving
35. A. mustn’t
36. A. run
37. A. stepped
38. A. clothes
39. A. simply
40. A. farm B. stand up B. pointing B. don't B. sit B. talked B. dresses B. specially B. country C. catch up C. calling C. can’t C. walk C. climbed C. sweaters C. carefully C. city D. move up D. turning D. needn’t D. stand D. fell D. trousers D. newly D. world
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节；满分50分）
第一节 阅读短文（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
从每题所给的四个选项（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge gave the following speech at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games closing ceremony in the National Stadium, or the Bird’s Nest, in Beijing, China, on Aug.24, 2008.
Dear Chinese friends,
Tonight, we come to the end of 16 glorious days which we will cherish forever. Thank you to the people of China, to all the wonderful volunteers and to BOCOG(北京奥组委)!
Through these Games, the world learned more about China, and China learned more about the world. Athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees came to these dazzling venues and New stars were born. Stars from past Games amazed us again. We shared their joys and their tears, and we marveled at their ability. We will long remember the achievements we witnessed here.
As we celebrate the success of these Games, let us altogether wish the best for the talented athletes who will soon participate in the Paralympic Games. They also inspire us.
To the athletes tonight: You were true role models. You have shown us the unifying power of sport. The Olympic spirit lives in the warm embrace of competitors from nations in conflict. Keep that spirit alive when you return home.
These were truly exceptional Games! And now, in accordance with tradition, I declare the Games of the 29th Olympiad closed, and I call upon the youth of the world to assemble four years from now in London to celebrate the Games of the 30th Olympiad.
Thank you!
41. The Beijing Olympics opened on ________.
A. Aug.24 B. Aug.30 C. Aug. 8 D. Aug. 16
42. Which of the following best expresses the unifying power of sport?
A. The Games helped the world learn more about China.
B. Athletes from 204 nations and regions took part in the Games.
C. Both new athletes and the ones from past Games performed well.
D. Competitors from nations in conflict play side by side in the game.
43. Rogge implied ________ would be held very soon.
A. the 29th Olympic Games B. the 30th Olympiad
C. the Paralympic Games D. the 28th Olympic Games
44. The underlined word “ awe” probably means _________?
A. inspire with wonder B. respect with fear
C. frustrate D. disappoint
B
There are new findings that not enough sleep may cause people to gain weight. Researchers say a lack of sleep can produce hormonal(激素的) changes that increase feelings of hunger.
In one study, researchers in the United States examined information on more than 1000 people. The people had taken part in a long-term study of sleep disorders.
Some people slept less than five hours a night. They had 15 percent higher blood levels of a hormone called ghrelin than people who slept eight hours. And they had 15 percent less of the hormone leptin. Experts say ghrelin helps make people feel hungry; leptin makes you feel full.
The scientists say these hormonal changes may be a cause of obesity(肥胖症) in Western societies. They note the combination that sleep limitation is common and food is widely available.
The results were not affected by how much people exercised. People who are awake longer have more time to burn energy. But the researchers say loss of sleep may increase hunger especially for high-calorie foods, so people gain weight. It seems that, for survival, the body may be designed to store more fat during times with less sleep.
Researchers from Stanford University in California and the University of Wisconsin did the study. They found that the best amount of sleep for weight control is 7.7 hours a night.
The Public Library of science published the findings in its journal Medicine . Internet users can read the full study, free of charge, at plos. org.
45. Not enough sleep can cause obesity by ______.
A. burning more of your energy
B. making you want to eat more food
C. keeping you from doing exercise
D. helping you feel great without food
46. Which would be a point supported by the reported findings?
A. The more you sleep, the farther away you are from obesity.
B. Those who don’t sleep at all are the most likely to put on weight.
C. Sleeping contributes more to obesity than eating.
D. It’s not wise to use sleep hours for exercise.
47. When you sleep 7.7 hours a night, you will ______ .
A. have your ghrelin level rise and leptin level drop
B. have your leptin level rise and ghrelin level drop
C. have your ghretin and leptin levels properly balanced
D. have your hunger increase and your weight decrease
48. The writer wrote this passage to _______ .
A. make a news report B. offer a piece of medical advice
C. make an advertisement D. keep a record of the research findings
C
Born on a cold night in the church of a small Austrian village, Silent Night, the world’s most famous Christmas carol, is celebrating its 190th anniversary.
The song, known as Stille Nacht in the original German, was first performed on December 24, 1818, in the tiny village of Oberndorf, as a local assistant priest, Joseph Mohr, sought to comfort his followers, suffering from poverty and misery in the Napoleonic Wars.
“ He asked his friend Franz Xaver Gruber, a teacher, to compose the music for six verses(韵文) he had written two years before, and they performed the song together at mass with the help of a simple guitar,” says Renate Ebeling-Winkler, a historian and expert on the topic.
The song was an immediate success but remained a secret for many years, until an organ delivery man from Tyrol took note of it on his way through the village.
It soon became a favorite with Tyrolean singers, traveling up and down the continent in the winter to earn money.
“Admired for its resistance to Napolleon, Tyrol was very popular with allied(同盟的) countries and its best singers, like the Rainer family, were world stars,” said Ebeling-Winkler.
These artists gave Silent Night worldwide fame, performing it at the royal court in London in 1827, in Moscow in 1831 and in New York in 1839. By this time, its origins had been largely forgotten and Mohr died in 1848 without ever knowing of his song’s success.
Franz Xaver Gruber only found out about it in 1854 when the carol was almost considered to belong to Michael Haydn, the brother of famed composer Joseph Haydn. But Silent Night had already made its way into German school books and into the Catholic and Protestant churches.
Often seen as the typical Christmas carol, it has been translated into more than 330 languages, bridging social, religious and cultural divides and contributing to a brief break in the battlefields of World War 1 on Christmas Eve in 1914.
Every year, thousands of tourists, many from Asia, travel to the little village to take part in a Christmas Eve ceremony in front of the small chapel.
This year, 190 years after the first performance, the Silent Night ceremony was again held in the afternoon, and broadcast on the Internet.
49. Silent Night was first performed in a(n) _____ church 190 years ago.
A. English B. French C. German D. Austrian
50. When Mohr first wrote the song, he meant to _____ .
A. comfort the people B. become world famous
C. please God D. celebrate Christmas
51. It was ____ who made Silent Night known all over the world.
A. Franz Xaver Gruber B. Tyrolean singers
C. Michael Haydn D. Joseph Mohr
52. We can infer from the passage that ______ .
A. Joseph Mohr died without seeing his work’s success
B. Silent Night has become part of the school textbooks worldwide
C. Silent Night is more than a Christmas carol
D. most Asians are Christian followers
D
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A. cooking B. kids education C. gardening D. family traditions
54. What kind of readers is the book intended for?
A. Young girls who are not married.
B. Busy mothers who work outside homes.
C. Chefs in hotels and big restaurants.
D. Men who live all by themselves.
55. What can you probably find in the book?
A. How we can chat online. B. How we can lose weight.
C. What junk food is. D. How you can prepare snacks by yourself.
56. Where can we probably read the advertisement?
A. In the newspaper. B. In the magazine.
C. On the Internet. D. On TV.
E
Animal Friends Connection has rescued a young dog that was shot by a rifle in a rural area west of Galt.
The shepherd mix was found a week ago on a ranch on Orr Road, located between Galt and Thornton, said Animal Friends President Patricia Sherman and Jasauna Vigil, a veterinary technician(兽医专家) who works at the animal rescue center on Cherokee Lane. “She's a very, very sweet dog,” Sherman said.
The dog, 20 pounds underweight, underwent surgery Monday afternoon to remove bullet fragments and install a metal plate, Sherman said. The bullet broke the dog's upper forearm in half.
“On us, it would be where the biceps (二头肌)are,” Vigil said. The bullet then went into her upper forearm and out again, then into her right hind leg, Vigil said.
A farmer in the Orr Road area was driving to his granddaughter's softball game during the late afternoon April 7 when he stopped his truck because he heard a noise, Vigil said. He then heard the dog and eight of her puppies whimpering in and near a water ditch (a ninth puppy died). The farmer looked for the dog and puppies and took them home, Vigil said. The farmer doesn't want to be interviewed by the media or have his name disclosed, according to Vigil and Sherman.
“He's a low-key guy,” Vigil said. Both women visited the farmer and took the mother dog, about 1 year old, to a local veterinary hospital that supports Animal Friends. A veterinarian there determined the wounds came from a rifle, Sherman said.
The mother dog has three names — the farmer calls her Lucky, the farmer's wife calls her Lucky Lou and the veterinarian calls her Chardonnay.
The farmer and his wife are keeping the eight puppies until Animal Friends staff can make sure there isn't any disease that could spread to the puppies, Vigil said.
57. What do we know about Animal Friends Connection from this passage?
A. It’s a hospital for animals only.
B. It’s an organization that help animals.
C. It’s a group of people who keep dogs as pets.
D. It’s place where animals meet and make friends.
58. What happened to the dog?
A. It lost one of its hind legs in a surgery.
B. It was badly hurt by a truck on a ranch.
C. It was seriously wounded by a rifle shot.
D. All of its puppies drowned in a water ditch.
59. What’s the right order of the following events according to the passage? a. The dog was taken to the veterinary hospital.
b. The farmer found the dog and its puppies.
c. Someone shot the dog with a rifle.
d. The dog gave birth to nine puppies.
e. Vigil and Sherman got to know about the dog.
A. dcbae B. ecdab C. abced D. dcbea
60. Which of the following would be most likely to happen after the end of the story?
A. The dog reunited happily with its puppies.
B. The puppies got infected and died one after another.
C. The dog couldn’t walk and had to stay indoor all the time.
D. The police found the gunman and brought him to justice.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。
( Lucy is talking to Mary about a meeting she has been to.)
M: What was the meeting about?
L: Some experts were present at the meeting and gave important lectures about pollution, agriculture, and so on.
M: It’s a good idea to hold such a meeting.
L: Yes. If we go on polluting the world, it won’t be fit for us to live in soon. M: I agree with you. It’s getting worse and worse.
L: Yes, it certainly is. If people don’t stop polluting the seas and rivers, there will be no fish left there.
M: We’ve got to think of ways of changing people’ habits. Well, what else did you hear about at the meeting?
L: If the population goes on increasing, there will only be standing room left for us next century!
M:
A. That’s quite true.
B. There was a talk about the increase of the world’s population.
C. It’s about “ Saving wild animals.”
D. It’s about “ Saving the earth” .
E. That’s a problem we Chinese must pay attention to.
F. We’ve got to do something about pollution.
G. We’ve got to do so.
绵阳市高中2010级第二次诊断性考试
英 语
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共50分）
注意事项：
1.用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试卷中。
2.答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。
50分 ）
第一节：短文改错 （共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（√），如果有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正： 该行多一个词：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。
该行缺一个词：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。 该行错一个词：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。
An old friends of mine from Toronto telephoned from 66.___________ the airport to tell me that he has arrived. I was still at the 67. ___________
office at that time. I told him which my house was and that I 68. ___________ had left the key under the doormat. I asked for him to make 69. ___________ him at home. Two hours later, I telephoned him. He told 70.___________ me he couldn’t find the key under the doormat, and he 71.___________ had no difficulty in entered my house, because the window 72.___________ of my living room was just by the apple tree, and he had 73. ___________ climbed in. I was surprised: There has no apple tree in front of 74. ___________ my living room, but there is one in front of my neighbor’s. 75. ___________
第二节 书面表达(满分35分)
假设你叫李华。你的朋友迈克（Mike）是一名高三学生。他最近感觉特别烦，你求助。请你写回信从以下四个方面给他提出建议：
1. 膳食方面；
2. 自己的心态；
3. 适当放松；
4. 向周围求助。
注意：
写信向
1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．首句和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。
Dear Mike,
Sorry to hear that you are feeling upset these days.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes!
Yours，
LiHua
保密 ★ 启用前 【考试时间：2010年2月1日下午3∶00—5∶00】
绵阳市高中2010级第二次诊断性考试
英 语
审核人：王斌
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共14页，全卷150分，考试时间120分钟。第Ⅰ卷答案涂在答题卡上，第Ⅱ卷答案写在第Ⅱ卷上。
第Ⅰ卷(选择题，共100分)
注意事项：
1．答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用4B或5B铅笔涂写在答题卡上。
2．每小题选出答案后，用4B或5B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，不能答在试题卷上。
第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节,满分50分)
第一节：语法和词汇知识(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
从A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. －Let's eat out, shall we?
－ _________. I've gone through my paycheck for the week already.
A. Forget it B. Don't mention it. C. All right D. Not good
2. Now _____ understanding of climate change is no longer limited to ____ small
group of scientists or environmentalists.
A. / ; a B. an ; a C. the ; the D. a ; /
3. －Will you please repeat your idea?
－Certainly. But I think it certain you ______ your attention?
A. don’t pay
A. reach
A. break B. didn’t pay C. aren’t paying D. weren’t paying 4. To be honest with you, I've been out of _______ with most of my old friends. B. step C. touch D. date 5. Tracy, let’s _____ the conversation away from the unpleasant subject. B. change C. prevent D. turn
6. He had covered almost half of the book _____he suddenly realised what the
auther was trying to get over.
A. after B. when C. until D. since
7. The officals have indicaded that a new building will be built in 2010____can house
another 1,000 students.
A. when B. what C. which D. where
8. －Late again?
－Sorry, I overslept. My clock didn't ______ this morning.
A. break out B. go off C.shout off D. call out
9. Here we are at last! But we would have got ______ if we took a taxi.
A. more earlier B.much early C. a little earlier D. very early
10. My brother preferred to read books in English while I liked _____ written in Japanese.
A. what B. one C.which D. those
11. Mum told me she had something important to talk with me_____ dinner.
A. in B. on C. beyond D. over
12.－Excuse me, but have you ever seen my book?
－Sorry, I am not sure, a person just took a book away, but I don’t know ______.
A. where B. which C. what D. whose
13. －Derrick, don't you think you should take a vacation? Even one or two days would be fine.
－There's . There's too much work.
A. no problem B. no way C. no wonder D. no need
14. While you were not in , a person ____ himself Jack phoned you.
A. called B. calling C. to call D. having called
15. Don't ______more work than you can do or you will break down.
A. take on B. take off C. take over D. take in
16. －Would you mind moving over one seat so my wife and I can sit together?
－__________
A. Why not? B. No, not at all. C. That’s right. D. My pleasure.
17. －Has Alan shown up yet?
－No, not yet. I guess something _______ have come up.
A. should B. must C. might D. need
18. Tom, you’d better make a turn up to the old bridge as the new one ________.
A. has been built B. was built C. is being built D. is built
19. It’s really stupid of you_____ him the news yesterday so it has been disturbing him all the time.
A. having told B. telling C. to tell D. to have told
20. It was only when I got home late in the evening, that ______ what had happened to my brother.
A. I knew B. I had known C. did I know D. had I known
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once a farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a/an advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a sudden pull on his trousers. He down into the eyes of a little boy.
"Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies."
"Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his , "these puppies come from fine parents and
The boy his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?"
"Sure," said the farmer.
And with that he a whistle," Here, Dolly!" he called.
from the doghouse and down the road ran Dolly by four little balls of fur. As the dogs made their the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the doghouse. another little ball appeared; this one noticeably smaller. The little pup began walking unsteadily toward the others, doing its best to "I want that one," the little boy said, the runt（矮个子）.
The farmer knelt down at the boy’s side and said, "Son, you want that puppy. He will never be able play with you like these other dogs would."
With that the little boy back from the fence, reached down , and began rolling up one leg of his 支柱) running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands."
The is full of people who need someone who understands.
21. A. sight B. paper C. information D. sign
22. A Then B. Before C. As D. After
23. A. put B. looked C. knelt D. stared
24. A. nose B. neck C. head D. face
25. A. spend B. spare C. make D. cost
26. A. raised B. lifted C. fell D. dropped
27. A. notes B. change C. sugar D. goods
28. A. let out B. carried out C. put out D .left out
29. A. Up B. Over C. Out D. In
30. A. came B. followed C. went D. caught
31. A. step B. way C. walk D. drive
32. A. Quickly B. Slowly C. Oddly D. Sadly
33. A. get up
34. A. moving
35. A. mustn’t
36. A. run
37. A. stepped
38. A. clothes
39. A. simply
40. A. farm B. stand up B. pointing B. don't B. sit B. talked B. dresses B. specially B. country C. catch up C. calling C. can’t C. walk C. climbed C. sweaters C. carefully C. city D. move up D. turning D. needn’t D. stand D. fell D. trousers D. newly D. world
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节；满分50分）
第一节 阅读短文（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
从每题所给的四个选项（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge gave the following speech at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games closing ceremony in the National Stadium, or the Bird’s Nest, in Beijing, China, on Aug.24, 2008.
Dear Chinese friends,
Tonight, we come to the end of 16 glorious days which we will cherish forever. Thank you to the people of China, to all the wonderful volunteers and to BOCOG(北京奥组委)!
Through these Games, the world learned more about China, and China learned more about the world. Athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees came to these dazzling venues and New stars were born. Stars from past Games amazed us again. We shared their joys and their tears, and we marveled at their ability. We will long remember the achievements we witnessed here.
As we celebrate the success of these Games, let us altogether wish the best for the talented athletes who will soon participate in the Paralympic Games. They also inspire us.
To the athletes tonight: You were true role models. You have shown us the unifying power of sport. The Olympic spirit lives in the warm embrace of competitors from nations in conflict. Keep that spirit alive when you return home.
These were truly exceptional Games! And now, in accordance with tradition, I declare the Games of the 29th Olympiad closed, and I call upon the youth of the world to assemble four years from now in London to celebrate the Games of the 30th Olympiad.
Thank you!
41. The Beijing Olympics opened on ________.
A. Aug.24 B. Aug.30 C. Aug. 8 D. Aug. 16
42. Which of the following best expresses the unifying power of sport?
A. The Games helped the world learn more about China.
B. Athletes from 204 nations and regions took part in the Games.
C. Both new athletes and the ones from past Games performed well.
D. Competitors from nations in conflict play side by side in the game.
43. Rogge implied ________ would be held very soon.
A. the 29th Olympic Games B. the 30th Olympiad
C. the Paralympic Games D. the 28th Olympic Games
44. The underlined word “ awe” probably means _________?
A. inspire with wonder B. respect with fear
C. frustrate D. disappoint
B
There are new findings that not enough sleep may cause people to gain weight. Researchers say a lack of sleep can produce hormonal(激素的) changes that increase feelings of hunger.
In one study, researchers in the United States examined information on more than 1000 people. The people had taken part in a long-term study of sleep disorders.
Some people slept less than five hours a night. They had 15 percent higher blood levels of a hormone called ghrelin than people who slept eight hours. And they had 15 percent less of the hormone leptin. Experts say ghrelin helps make people feel hungry; leptin makes you feel full.
The scientists say these hormonal changes may be a cause of obesity(肥胖症) in Western societies. They note the combination that sleep limitation is common and food is widely available.
The results were not affected by how much people exercised. People who are awake longer have more time to burn energy. But the researchers say loss of sleep may increase hunger especially for high-calorie foods, so people gain weight. It seems that, for survival, the body may be designed to store more fat during times with less sleep.
Researchers from Stanford University in California and the University of Wisconsin did the study. They found that the best amount of sleep for weight control is 7.7 hours a night.
The Public Library of science published the findings in its journal Medicine . Internet users can read the full study, free of charge, at plos. org.
45. Not enough sleep can cause obesity by ______.
A. burning more of your energy
B. making you want to eat more food
C. keeping you from doing exercise
D. helping you feel great without food
46. Which would be a point supported by the reported findings?
A. The more you sleep, the farther away you are from obesity.
B. Those who don’t sleep at all are the most likely to put on weight.
C. Sleeping contributes more to obesity than eating.
D. It’s not wise to use sleep hours for exercise.
47. When you sleep 7.7 hours a night, you will ______ .
A. have your ghrelin level rise and leptin level drop
B. have your leptin level rise and ghrelin level drop
C. have your ghretin and leptin levels properly balanced
D. have your hunger increase and your weight decrease
48. The writer wrote this passage to _______ .
A. make a news report B. offer a piece of medical advice
C. make an advertisement D. keep a record of the research findings
C
Born on a cold night in the church of a small Austrian village, Silent Night, the world’s most famous Christmas carol, is celebrating its 190th anniversary.
The song, known as Stille Nacht in the original German, was first performed on December 24, 1818, in the tiny village of Oberndorf, as a local assistant priest, Joseph Mohr, sought to comfort his followers, suffering from poverty and misery in the Napoleonic Wars.
“ He asked his friend Franz Xaver Gruber, a teacher, to compose the music for six verses(韵文) he had written two years before, and they performed the song together at mass with the help of a simple guitar,” says Renate Ebeling-Winkler, a historian and expert on the topic.
The song was an immediate success but remained a secret for many years, until an organ delivery man from Tyrol took note of it on his way through the village.
It soon became a favorite with Tyrolean singers, traveling up and down the continent in the winter to earn money.
“Admired for its resistance to Napolleon, Tyrol was very popular with allied(同盟的) countries and its best singers, like the Rainer family, were world stars,” said Ebeling-Winkler.
These artists gave Silent Night worldwide fame, performing it at the royal court in London in 1827, in Moscow in 1831 and in New York in 1839. By this time, its origins had been largely forgotten and Mohr died in 1848 without ever knowing of his song’s success.
Franz Xaver Gruber only found out about it in 1854 when the carol was almost considered to belong to Michael Haydn, the brother of famed composer Joseph Haydn. But Silent Night had already made its way into German school books and into the Catholic and Protestant churches.
Often seen as the typical Christmas carol, it has been translated into more than 330 languages, bridging social, religious and cultural divides and contributing to a brief break in the battlefields of World War 1 on Christmas Eve in 1914.
Every year, thousands of tourists, many from Asia, travel to the little village to take part in a Christmas Eve ceremony in front of the small chapel.
This year, 190 years after the first performance, the Silent Night ceremony was again held in the afternoon, and broadcast on the Internet.
49. Silent Night was first performed in a(n) _____ church 190 years ago.
A. English B. French C. German D. Austrian
50. When Mohr first wrote the song, he meant to _____ .
A. comfort the people B. become world famous
C. please God D. celebrate Christmas
51. It was ____ who made Silent Night known all over the world.
A. Franz Xaver Gruber B. Tyrolean singers
C. Michael Haydn D. Joseph Mohr
52. We can infer from the passage that ______ .
A. Joseph Mohr died without seeing his work’s success
B. Silent Night has become part of the school textbooks worldwide
C. Silent Night is more than a Christmas carol
D. most Asians are Christian followers
D
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54. What kind of readers is the book intended for?
A. Young girls who are not married.
B. Busy mothers who work outside homes.
C. Chefs in hotels and big restaurants.
D. Men who live all by themselves.
55. What can you probably find in the book?
A. How we can chat online. B. How we can lose weight.
C. What junk food is. D. How you can prepare snacks by yourself.
56. Where can we probably read the advertisement?
A. In the newspaper. B. In the magazine.
C. On the Internet. D. On TV.
E
Animal Friends Connection has rescued a young dog that was shot by a rifle in a rural area west of Galt.
The shepherd mix was found a week ago on a ranch on Orr Road, located between Galt and Thornton, said Animal Friends President Patricia Sherman and Jasauna Vigil, a veterinary technician(兽医专家) who works at the animal rescue center on Cherokee Lane. “She's a very, very sweet dog,” Sherman said.
The dog, 20 pounds underweight, underwent surgery Monday afternoon to remove bullet fragments and install a metal plate, Sherman said. The bullet broke the dog's upper forearm in half.
“On us, it would be where the biceps (二头肌)are,” Vigil said. The bullet then went into her upper forearm and out again, then into her right hind leg, Vigil said.
A farmer in the Orr Road area was driving to his granddaughter's softball game during the late afternoon April 7 when he stopped his truck because he heard a noise, Vigil said. He then heard the dog and eight of her puppies whimpering in and near a water ditch (a ninth puppy died). The farmer looked for the dog and puppies and took them home, Vigil said. The farmer doesn't want to be interviewed by the media or have his name disclosed, according to Vigil and Sherman.
“He's a low-key guy,” Vigil said. Both women visited the farmer and took the mother dog, about 1 year old, to a local veterinary hospital that supports Animal Friends. A veterinarian there determined the wounds came from a rifle, Sherman said.
The mother dog has three names — the farmer calls her Lucky, the farmer's wife calls her Lucky Lou and the veterinarian calls her Chardonnay.
The farmer and his wife are keeping the eight puppies until Animal Friends staff can make sure there isn't any disease that could spread to the puppies, Vigil said.
57. What do we know about Animal Friends Connection from this passage?
A. It’s a hospital for animals only.
B. It’s an organization that help animals.
C. It’s a group of people who keep dogs as pets.
D. It’s place where animals meet and make friends.
58. What happened to the dog?
A. It lost one of its hind legs in a surgery.
B. It was badly hurt by a truck on a ranch.
C. It was seriously wounded by a rifle shot.
D. All of its puppies drowned in a water ditch.
59. What’s the right order of the following events according to the passage? a. The dog was taken to the veterinary hospital.
b. The farmer found the dog and its puppies.
c. Someone shot the dog with a rifle.
d. The dog gave birth to nine puppies.
e. Vigil and Sherman got to know about the dog.
A. dcbae B. ecdab C. abced D. dcbea
60. Which of the following would be most likely to happen after the end of the story?
A. The dog reunited happily with its puppies.
B. The puppies got infected and died one after another.
C. The dog couldn’t walk and had to stay indoor all the time.
D. The police found the gunman and brought him to justice.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。
( Lucy is talking to Mary about a meeting she has been to.)
M: What was the meeting about?
L: Some experts were present at the meeting and gave important lectures about pollution, agriculture, and so on.
M: It’s a good idea to hold such a meeting.
L: Yes. If we go on polluting the world, it won’t be fit for us to live in soon. M: I agree with you. It’s getting worse and worse.
L: Yes, it certainly is. If people don’t stop polluting the seas and rivers, there will be no fish left there.
M: We’ve got to think of ways of changing people’ habits. Well, what else did you hear about at the meeting?
L: If the population goes on increasing, there will only be standing room left for us next century!
M:
A. That’s quite true.
B. There was a talk about the increase of the world’s population.
C. It’s about “ Saving wild animals.”
D. It’s about “ Saving the earth” .
E. That’s a problem we Chinese must pay attention to.
F. We’ve got to do something about pollution.
G. We’ve got to do so.
绵阳市高中2010级第二次诊断性考试
英 语
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共50分）
注意事项：
1.用钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试卷中。
2.答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。
50分 ）
第一节：短文改错 （共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（√），如果有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正： 该行多一个词：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。
该行缺一个词：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。 该行错一个词：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。
An old friends of mine from Toronto telephoned from 66.___________ the airport to tell me that he has arrived. I was still at the 67. ___________
office at that time. I told him which my house was and that I 68. ___________ had left the key under the doormat. I asked for him to make 69. ___________ him at home. Two hours later, I telephoned him. He told 70.___________ me he couldn’t find the key under the doormat, and he 71.___________ had no difficulty in entered my house, because the window 72.___________ of my living room was just by the apple tree, and he had 73. ___________ climbed in. I was surprised: There has no apple tree in front of 74. ___________ my living room, but there is one in front of my neighbor’s. 75. ___________
第二节 书面表达(满分35分)
假设你叫李华。你的朋友迈克（Mike）是一名高三学生。他最近感觉特别烦，你求助。请你写回信从以下四个方面给他提出建议：
1. 膳食方面；
2. 自己的心态；
3. 适当放松；
4. 向周围求助。
注意：
写信向
1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．首句和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。
Dear Mike,
Sorry to hear that you are feeling upset these days.
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Best wishes!
Yours，
LiHua