In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 36 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl 37 the mother would not return to her eggs and she 38 to take them home. There she carefully 39 the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days 40 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 41 .
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 42 , to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they 43 , the girl was able to 44 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 45 . The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 46 and in her dreams. Later, she had an 47 : She would pilot a plane to guide them in 48 . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her.
Caring about 49 safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not 50 or follow him, and 51 slept in the grass.
One day, the girl 52 into the plane, started it and soon left the 53 . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 54 flapped（拍打）their wings and 55 . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.
36. A. managed B. attempted C. happened D. supposed
37. A. realized B. expected C. imagined D. admitted
38. A. helped B. decided C. afforded D. meant
39. A. placed B. protected C. treated D. examined
40. A. ago B. out C. later D. long
41. A. family B. lake C. home D. world
42. A. But B. Also C. Thus D. Still
43. A. increased B. improved C. rose D. grew
44. A. ask B. lead C. want D. allow
45. A. fly B. race C. swim D. sing
46. A. asleep B. away C. around D. awake
47. A. idea B. opinion C. explanation D. excuse
48. A. sky B. heaven C. flight D. plane
49. A. his B. her C. their D. its
50. A. respect B. remember C. recognize D. receive
51. A. so B. instead C. hardly D. too
52. A. climbed B. looked C. reached D. fell
53. A. house B. floor C. water D. ground
54. A. secretly B. disappointedly C. patiently D. eagerly
55. A. looked away B. set out C. went by D. turned back
36---55 CABAC DCDBA DACBC BADDB
36. C 解析:happen 意为“发生”,happen to do sth.意为“碰巧做某事”,根据see的宾语“20 eggs laid by a wild goose”可判断出在湖边散步时碰巧看见20个天鹅下的蛋。manage意为“办理,处置,处理;支配,管理;经营”；manage to do sth.意为“设法做成功某事”；attempt意为“试,企图”；suppose意为“设想,推测;猜想某事(某人)如何”。
37. A 解析:realize 意为“认识到”,表示过了一段时间,这个女孩意识到天鹅妈妈不会回来找它的蛋。expect意为“期待,预期,预料”；imagine意为“想象,设想;猜想,推测”；admit意为“接受,许可入场,承认,容许(辩解)”。
38. B 解析:decide 意为“决定”。根据下文中的“There she carefully placed the eggs in the heat of a lamp.”可判断出她决定把这些蛋带回家去。help意为“帮助,援助;救,救济”；afford意为“给予,供给;产,生产,出产”；mean意为“有……的意思,意思是……”。
39. A 解析:place 意为“放置”。根据地点状语从句in the heat of a lamp可判断出她把这些蛋放在灯下温暖的地方。protect意为“保护,包庇,守护;警戒;防止(危险、损害等)”；treat意为“对待,待遇，处置，处理”；examine意为“调查,检查,审查，检验,检定，观察,研究”。
40. C 解析:later 常与一段时间连用,意为“多长时间后”,根据下文中的“the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the world.”可判断出过了几天后,天鹅蛋破壳了,小天鹅来到了世上。ago意为“以前,前”；long意为“长久;久已”。
41. D 解析:world 意为“世界”,表示“过了几天后,天鹅蛋破壳了,小天鹅来到了世上”。 family意为“家,家庭;〔集合词〕家庭成员,家属,子女，亲属”；lake意为“湖”；home意为“家,家庭，住宅”。
42. C 解析:thus 意为“于是,因此”,根据上文中“Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother.”可判断出人们都知道天鹅把最先看见的生物当作自己的妈妈,因此对于这些小天鹅来说,这位女孩就是它们的妈妈。but意为“但,但是,可是,然而,不过”；also意为“亦,也,同样;〔口语〕而且,还”；still意为“还,仍,尚,现在还,至今还;但是还”。
43. D 解析:grow 意为“成长”。根据下文中的“the girl was able to lead her birds to run across the grass”可判断出随着这些小天鹅的成长,女孩可以把它带到草地上去。increase意为“增加,增大,增多;增强,增进”；improve意为“改良,改善,增进”；rise意为“上升,升起”。
44. B 解析:lead 意为“带领”；表示“随着这些小天鹅的成长,女孩可以把它们带到草地上去”。ask意为“求,请求,祈求”；want意为“(想)要,想望;想得到”；allow意为“准许(做某事),许可(某现象存在)”。
45. A 解析:fly 意为“飞翔”。根据天鹅的习性可判断出天鹅游水是不用教的,而飞翔要由妈妈教给它们。race意为“赛跑,竞走;竞赛”；swim意为“游水,游泳”；sing意为“唱歌”。
46. D 解析:awake 意为“醒着”。根据下文中的in her dreams可判断出女孩无论是醒着还是睡梦中都为无法教天鹅飞翔而焦虑。asleep意为“睡着,睡熟”；away意为“离开”；around意为“周围,四面”。
47. A 解析:idea 意为“主意”。根据下文中的“she would pilot a plane to guide them in flight.”可判断出女孩想出了一个主意。opinion意为“意见，看法，见解，〔常 pl.〕主张”；explanation意为“解释,注释;说明”；excuse意为“解释，理由，托词,借口”。
48. C 解析:flight 意为“飞行”。根据上文中的would pilot a plane可判断出女孩将开着飞机引导它们飞行。sky意为“天,天空”；heaven意为“天,天空，天堂,天国,极乐世界,乐园，极快乐的事”；plane意为“飞机”。
49. B 解析:根据下文中的“the father decided to pilot the plane himself”可判断出由于担心小女孩的安全,父亲亲自驾驶飞机。
50. C 解析:recognize 意为“认识”,根据上文的内容可知,天鹅把女孩当作了自己的妈妈,所以不认识或不跟随她的父亲。respect 意为“尊敬;尊重”；remember 意为“记起,想起,回忆起”；receive 意为“领受,接到,收到”。
51. B 解析:instead 意为“代替”,强调用甲而不用乙,并含有否定乙的意味,表示不跟着女孩的父亲,而是在草地上睡觉。so 意为“因此”；hardly 意为“几乎不”；too 意为“也”。
52. A 解析:climb 意为“爬”,表示女孩爬上飞机。look意为“看,注视”。reach意为“到,抵,到达(特定地点,目的地等)”；fall意为“落下;散落”。
53. D 解析:ground 意为“地面”。根据上文中的started it可判断出女孩发动了飞机,飞机离开了地面。house意为“房屋”；floor意为“地板”；water意为“水面”。
54. D 解析:eagerly 意为“热心地,急切地”,根据上文中的“seeing their mother take to the air”可判断出由于小天鹅们看见自己的妈妈飞上天空,它们都急切地拍打着翅膀。secretly 意为“秘密地,背地里”；disappointedly 意为“失望地”；patiently意为“有耐性地,有毅力地”。
55. B 解析:set out 意为“出发”。根据下文中的“She flew the plane freely in the sky,her young birds following.”可判断出小天鹅们也飞了起来。look away意为“把脸转过去”；go by意为“(从……旁)走过,依照,顺便走访”；turn back意为“使停止往前,往回走,翻回到,重新提到,折转,挡住”。
科目：高中英语 来源：天津市蓟县下营中学2010届高三下学期第一次月考试题（英语） 题型：阅读理解
第二部分：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、C和D）中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The ability to do several things at once has become one of the great measures of self-worth for 21-century Americans. It is called multitasking, and it takes many forms. As one example, why go out to lunch when you can eat at your desk, talk to a client on the phone, scroll through your e-mail, and scan a memo simultaneously? And why simply work out on treadmill (单调的工作) when you could be watching television and talking on a portable phone at the same time? What a feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment --- three activities for the time commitment of one! Ah, such efficiency. No wonder those who turn “to do” lists into a time-management art form tend to boast (自夸): “Look, me, how many things I can accomplish at once. If I’m this busy, I must be important.”
Yet last week the New York Assembly struck a blow against multitasking, at least behind the wheel, when it approved a bill banning drivers in the state from using handheld cellular phones. Too dangerous, the assembly said, citing research showing that drivers are four times more likely to have a collision when they are talking on a cellphone.
No one can argue against using time effectively. But accompanying the supposed gains are losses. Consider the woman out for an early-morning walk in a suburban neighborhood. She strides briskly, head down, cellphone clamped to her ear, chattering (喋喋不休) away, oblivious of the birds and flowers and glorious sunshine. Did the walk have any value?
More than a decade ago, long before multi-tasking became a word in everyday use, a retired professor of theology(神学) in Indiana with whom I corresponded (通信) made a case for what might be called uni-tasking — the old-fashioned practice of doing one thing at a time.
Offering the simplest example, he said, “When you wash the dishes, wash the dishes.” Good advice, I’ve found, whatever the task.
Perhaps, too, the ban on phoning-on-the-road will even spark a move away from other forms of dual activity. Who can tell? It could mark the first step in a welcome reconsideration of what really constitutes productivity and accomplishment.
1. The author thinks that multitasking has become one of the great measures of self-worth because ________.
A. it helps people to use time effectively
B. it makes people feel they are important
C. it means the ability to do several things at once
D. people worship speed and desire
2. The bill approved by the New York Assembly is mentioned in the second paragraph in order to ________.
A. demonstrate the danger of multitasking
B. show the high efficiency of multitasking
C. introduce the legislation system in America
D. argue against using time effectively
3. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “oblivious” in the third paragraph?
A. serious B. absorbed deeply
C. not noticing D. forgetting
4. We learn from the passage that uni-tasking is ________.
A. the new fashion for 21-century Americans
B. accepted by most residents in Indiana
C. created by a retired professor of theology
D. the traditional act of doing one thing at once
5. In the eyes of the author, multi-tasking ________.
A. could not be avoided in this fast-changing age
B. should be taken the place of by uni-tasking
C. robs people of time to focus and reflect
D. should not become a word in everyday use
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What do you see from a handful of seeds? Some see green plants, some see blooming flowers, or just seeds. But one group of Shanghai students saw an opportunity to make money.
Eight students from No 2 Secondary School Attached to East China Normal University started a virtual company selling different seeds and seed products. They successfully sold 28 pictures pasted with different seeds at a campus auction a week ago. The company, which has recruited around 20 student staff members, has earned over 2000 yuan in the past three months.
"We donated part of the money to a poor school in the countryside of Anhui Province. It's great to realize our ideal of ‘spreading love and culture with seeds’ after many tests and lots of hard work," said Senior 2 Shi Chen, CEO of the company.
Just like any other company, Shi's didn't develop smoothly. Shi and her young colleagues used to sell fresh flowers and old books, and later found seeds might be something that their company could engage in. They bought seeds of various plants and flowers at low prices from a local farm and sold them in schools or on streets. The creative students also made accessories and pictures with different seeds.
With little business knowledge, the students had to learn new skills as the leaders of different departments, such as public relations (PR), sales and marketing. They persuaded a joint Sino-French company near their school to give them training in business management. They also asked some local businessmen to act as their consultants.
"They helped us overcome our shyness. We also learned quite a lot of business theory. I found communication skills and teamwork are very important for my job," said Senior 1 Qian Yifei.
The 16-year-old was elected as PR manager thanks to her talent for speaking. She is also in charge of after sales service, dealing with complaints and providing suggestions.
As the head of the company, CEO Shi has a lot more to think about. First of all, she has to learn how to make her colleagues work efficiently as the company only opens at weekends due to all their studies. So she established a system to evaluate every one's performance, in terms of punctuality, efficiency, profits knowledge and so on.
"It makes the company more formal," she said.
59. What is the purpose of opening the company?
A. To earn money for their education fees.
B. To spread love and culture with seeds.
C. To see whether they can open a company.
D. To collect money to open a Hope School.
60. At a campus auction a week ago, they ________ .
A. sold 28 green plants with different flowers
B. sold 28 seeds pasted with different pictures
C. sold 28 pictures pasted with different seeds
D. sold 28 flowers pasted with different pictures
61. According to Qian Yifei, what matters most in dealing with public relations?
A. Communication skills and teamwork.
B. Creative and critical thinking.
C. Educational background.
D. Business theories.
62. What does the word "it" (in the last paragraph) refer to?
A. Selling seeds.
B. To have a person as CEO.
C. Every colleague’s performance.
D. To make her colleagues work efficiently.
63. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The company is owned by 8 students.
B. The company is over-night successful.
C. The company gets a lot of help from others.
D. The company sells old books and fresh flowers.
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Even a small reduction in salt in the diet can be a big help to the heart. A new study used a computer model to predict how just three grams less a day would affect heart disease in the United States.
The result：10％ fewer heart attacks. 8％ fewer strokes. 4％ fewer deaths. 11％ fewer new cases of heart disease. And 240 billion dollars in health care savings.
Researchers found it could prevent 10，000 heart attacks and 9。200 deaths every year.
The study is in the New England Journal of Medicine. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo at the University of California San Francisco was the lead author. She says people would not even notice a difference in taste with three grams， or one-half teaspoon，less salt per day. The team also included researchers at Stanford and Columbia Uni versity.
Each gram of salt contains four hundred milligrams of sodium（钠），which is how foods may list their salt content.
The government says the average American man eats ten grams of salt a day. The American Heart Association advises no more than three grams for healthy people. It says salt in the American diet has increased fifty percent since the nineteen seventies， while blood pressures have also risen. Less salt can mean a lower blood pressure.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is leading an effort called the National Salt Reduction Initiative. The idea is to put pressure on food companies and restaurants. Critics call it government interference.
Mayor Bloomberg has already succeeded in other areas， like requiring fast food places in the city to list calorie information. Now a study by the Seattle Children’s Research Institute shows that the calorie information on the menu can influence what parents order for their children.
【小题1】We can tell from the passage that now heart attacks occur in the US every year.
| A．240，000 | B．900，000 | C．100，000 | D．92，000 |
| A．all the heart diseases result from eating too much salt |
| B．the American Heart Association suggests less than 3 grams of salt a day for everyone |
| C．Americans ate no more than 5 grams of salt per day in the 1970s |
| D．the less salt one eats， the healthier he will be |
| A．Bloomberg has made some other efforts to improve people’s health |
| B．Bloomberg is very successful in his career |
| C．parents must pay great attention to calorie information |
| D．a new study is being done about calorie information |
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Even a small reduction in salt in the diet can be a big help to the heart. A new study used a computer model to predict how just three grams less a day would affect heart disease in the United States.
The result：10％ fewer heart attacks. 8％ fewer strokes. 4％ fewer deaths. 11％ fewer new cases of heart disease. And 240 billion dollars in health care savings.
Researchers found it could prevent 10，000 heart attacks and 9。200 deaths every year.
The study is in the New England Journal of Medicine. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo at the University of California San Francisco was the lead author. She says people would not even notice a difference in taste with three grams， or one-half teaspoon，less salt per day. The team also included researchers at Stanford and Columbia Uni versity.
Each gram of salt contains four hundred milligrams of sodium（钠），which is how foods may list their salt content.
The government says the average American man eats ten grams of salt a day. The American Heart Association advises no more than three grams for healthy people. It says salt in the American diet has increased fifty percent since the nineteen seventies， while blood pressures have also risen. Less salt can mean a lower blood pressure.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is leading an effort called the National Salt Reduction Initiative. The idea is to put pressure on food companies and restaurants. Critics call it government interference.
Mayor Bloomberg has already succeeded in other areas， like requiring fast food places in the city to list calorie information. Now a study by the Seattle Children’s Research Institute shows that the calorie information on the menu can influence what parents order for their children.
1.We can tell from the passage that now heart attacks occur in the US every year.
|
A．240，000 |
B．900，000 |
C．100，000 |
D．92，000 |
2.It can be inferred from the passage that .
|
A．all the heart diseases result from eating too much salt |
|
B．the American Heart Association suggests less than 3 grams of salt a day for everyone |
|
C．Americans ate no more than 5 grams of salt per day in the 1970s |
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D．the less salt one eats， the healthier he will be |
3.The last paragraph mainly tells us .
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A．Bloomberg has made some other efforts to improve people’s health |
|
B．Bloomberg is very successful in his career |
|
C．parents must pay great attention to calorie information |
|
D．a new study is being done about calorie information |
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科目：高中英语 来源：天津市2010届高三下学期第一次月考试题（英语） 题型：阅读理解
第二部分：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、C和D）中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The ability to do several things at once has become one of the great measures of self-worth for 21-century Americans. It is called multitasking, and it takes many forms. As one example, why go out to lunch when you can eat at your desk, talk to a client on the phone, scroll through your e-mail, and scan a memo simultaneously? And why simply work out on treadmill (单调的工作) when you could be watching television and talking on a portable phone at the same time? What a feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment --- three activities for the time commitment of one! Ah, such efficiency. No wonder those who turn “to do” lists into a time-management art form tend to boast (自夸): “Look, me, how many things I can accomplish at once. If I’m this busy, I must be important.”
Yet last week the New York Assembly struck a blow against multitasking, at least behind the wheel, when it approved a bill banning drivers in the state from using handheld cellular phones. Too dangerous, the assembly said, citing research showing that drivers are four times more likely to have a collision when they are talking on a cellphone.
No one can argue against using time effectively. But accompanying the supposed gains are losses. Consider the woman out for an early-morning walk in a suburban neighborhood. She strides briskly, head down, cellphone clamped to her ear, chattering (喋喋不休) away, oblivious of the birds and flowers and glorious sunshine. Did the walk have any value?
More than a decade ago, long before multi-tasking became a word in everyday use, a retired professor of theology(神学) in Indiana with whom I corresponded (通信) made a case for what might be called uni-tasking — the old-fashioned practice of doing one thing at a time.
Offering the simplest example, he said, “When you wash the dishes, wash the dishes.” Good advice, I’ve found, whatever the task.
Perhaps, too, the ban on phoning-on-the-road will even spark a move away from other forms of dual activity. Who can tell? It could mark the first step in a welcome reconsideration of what really constitutes productivity and accomplishment.
1. The author thinks that multitasking has become one of the great measures of self-worth because ________.
A. it helps people to use time effectively
B. it makes people feel they are important
C. it means the ability to do several things at once
D. people worship speed and desire
2. The bill approved by the New York Assembly is mentioned in the second paragraph in order to ________.
A. demonstrate the danger of multitasking
B. show the high efficiency of multitasking
C. introduce the legislation system in America
D. argue against using time effectively
3. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “oblivious” in the third paragraph?
A. serious B. absorbed deeply
C. not noticing D. forgetting
4. We learn from the passage that uni-tasking is ________.
A. the new fashion for 21-century Americans
B. accepted by most residents in Indiana
C. created by a retired professor of theology
D. the traditional act of doing one thing at once
5. In the eyes of the author, multi-tasking ________.
A. could not be avoided in this fast-changing age
B. should be taken the place of by uni-tasking
C. robs people of time to focus and reflect
D. should not become a word in everyday use
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