（2010·辽瓦房店高级中学届高三9月月考）AIDS and SARS may have made the headlines, but rabies（狂犬病）is now _____ killer than both.

A. a bigger         B. big        C. bigger   D. the biggest

（2010·湖南望城二中高三第二次月考）The Shengzhou VI aircraft carried two astronauts into _______sky at 9:00 am on October 12, 2005 and the two astronauts will stay in _______space for five days.

A. a; the     B. the; 不填               C. the; the       D. a; 不填

She let herself get into a _____ before the examination began.

  A. condition                     B. situation            C. state           D. form

He _______ another career but, at the time, he didn’t have enough money to attend school.

  A. might choose    B. might have chosen      

C. had to choose            D. must have chosen

In any case, parents should make clear _______, if any thing, the children are expected to pay for with the money.

  A. that        B. which        C. what          D. how

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The first breath-taking pictures of the Earth taken from space showed it as a solid ball covered by brown land masses and blue-green oceans. We had never seen the Earth from that distance before. To us, it appeared as though the Earth had always looked that way and always would. Scientists now know, however, that the surface of the Earth is not as permanent as we had thought.

Scientists explain that the surface of our planet is always moving. Continents moves about the Earth like huge ships at sea. They float on pieces of the Earth’s outer skin. New outer skin is created as melted rock pushed up from below the ocean floor. Old outer skin is destroyed as it rolls down into the hot area and melts again.

Only since the 1960s have scientists really began to understand that the planet Earth is a great living machine. Some experts have said this new understanding is one of the most important revolutions in scientific thought. The revolution is based on the work of scientists who study the movement of the continents—a science called plate tectonics.

The modern story of plate tectonics begins with the German scientist Alfred Wegener. Before World War One, Wegener argued that the continents had moved and were still moving. He said the idea first occurred to him when he observed that the coastlines of South America and Africa could fit together like two pieces of a puzzle. He proposed that the two continents might have been one and then split apart.

Wegener was not the first person to wonder about the shape of the continents. About 500 years ago, explorers thought about it when they made the first maps of Americas. The explorers noted the east coast of North America and South America would fit almost exactly into the west coast of Europe and South Africa. What the explorers did not do, but Wegener did, was to investigate the idea that the continents move.

1. What does the writer mainly tell us in the passage?

A. The first breath-taking pictures of the Earth taken from space.

B. Human’s recognition of the earth’s surface.

C. The German scientist Alfred Wegener.

D. The early explorers’ discovery.

2. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. We didn’t see the Earth from far away until we saw the picture taken in the space.

B. Our ancient thought that the surface of the earth is still.

C. Alfred Wegener was not the first person to investigate the idea that the continents move.

D. The coastline of India and Africa fit together.

3. The last word of the third paragraph “tectonics” mean “________”.

A. study of construction

B. study of architecture

C. earth surface

D. structural geology

4. What did the explorers find?

A. The coastlines of South America and Africa could fit together.

B. The coastlines of North America and Africa could fit together.

C. The east coastlines of North America and the west coast of Europe could fit together.

D.The coastlines of North America and India could fit together.

Information has been put forward that more middle school graduates will be         to universities.

   A. admitted        B. accepted        C. permitted          D. allowed

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30分）

       Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they   36   after having dinner together. They discussed the   37    they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a  38  house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer(经销商) send a  39   to her.” The third said,“I built a beautiful    40   for Mama.”The fourth said, “You know  41   Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read anymore because she can’t  42  very well. I met a  43  who had a parrot（鹦鹉）that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to  44   it and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him ＄100,000 a year for twenty years, 45   it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were    46   by his good thought.

 After the holidays their mother  47  her thank-you notes.She wrote:

“Milton,the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room,but I have to 48   the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”

“Marvin, I am too old to  49   I stay home and have my foods delivered,so I’ll  50   use the car. The  51   was good, although not practical.Thanks.”

“Michale,you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to   52   plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost

   53  my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”

“Deareat Melvin, you were the  54   son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so   55   I like it very much. Thank you.”

36. A.fought      B.talked    C.studied      D.slept

37. A.gifts       B.chances   C.wishes       D.challenges

38. A.warm        B.big       C.safe         D.lonely

39. A.book        B.bike      C.car          D.bag

40. A.station     B.museum    C.library      D.theater

41. A.what        B.how       C.why          D.when

42. A.listen      B.feel      C.see          D.walk

43. A.nurse       B. writer   C.businessman  D.farmer

44. A.protect     B.beat      C.raise        D.teach

45. A.but         B.so        C. unless      D.although

46. A.treated     B.impressed C.threatened   D.hurt

47. A.sent out    B.put up    C.took out     D.picked up

48. A.sell        B.borrow    C.clean        D.vist

49. A.learn       B.work      C.exercise     D.travel

50. A.never       B.often     C.regularly    D.sometimes

51. A.future      B.hobby     C.idea         D.program

52. A.create      B.enjoy     C.bring        D.record

53. A.lost        B.admired   C.remained     D.discovered

54. A.same        B.last      C.next         D.only

55. A.strange     B.unpleasantC.bitter       D.delicious

Football, to me, is more than just a game. I have probably learned more than valuable lessons from it than from school.

When I joined the team freshman year, I didn’t realize what I was getting into. Even though I had been playing since fourth grade and knew it was hard work, nothing would prepare me for the effort I would put into football that year. We worked all summer in the weight room and ran on the track to get in physical and mental shape before the season.

See, football is more of a mental sport than anything else, so running on the track wasn’t only about getting in shape . We would push our minds by running as hard as we could even if we felt like we were going to pass out. At the beginning, I was immature (幼稚的) and only thought of myself, sometimes even giving up when I was tired or hurting. Then after the third game I had a season-ending injury. Imagine working all summer and then only being able to play three games! I needed surgery on my arm and at least five months to recover.

After freshman year I decided that I would always give my best effort. Playing varsity (大学代表队) football has taught me so much more than just what my tasks are on a particular play or how to block. I have learned to think about others first, and realized how important working hard is. Being with all my friends, even sweating and bleeding with them, really made us unite as a group of hard-working young men, who will succeed in life.

65. What is the text mainly about?

   A. How the author dislikes the game of football.

   B. When the author began to play football.

   C. How the author has changed his attitude to football.

   D. What sport the author likes best.

66. The author thinks football is ________.

   A. just a game    B. of a mental sport    C. hard to pass out  D. not worth his effort

67. From the text we can infer ________.

   A. the author joined the football team with a clear aim.

   B. football only brought the author certain tasks

   C. the author worked all summer to get ready for the season.

   D. the author never lost heart when he met with difficulties.

68. In the third paragraph, the phrase “getting in shape” probably means ________.

   A. becoming physically fit             B. designing the playground

   C. losing weight                     D. measuring the track

语法结构（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）      

阅读下面短文， 根据上下文填入适当的词语， 或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填在答题卡上标号为31~40的相应位置。

Finishing their shopping at the supermarket, a middle-aged couple discovered their new car  31       (steal). They filed a report  32        the police station and a detective drove them  33     to the parking lot（停车场）to look for evidence.

To their  34          (amaze), the car had been returned        35        there was a note in it that said: “I apologize for taking your car. My wife was having a baby and I had to send her to the hospital as soon as possible. Please forget the          36             (convenient). There are two tickets  37        tonight's Rowan Atkinson concert.”

Their faith in humanity restored(恢复). The couple attended        38       concert. But when they returned home, they  39       （immediate） found that their house had been ransacked (洗劫). On the bathroom mirror was         40         note: “I have to put my kid through college somehow(设法), don't I?”