(广西柳州铁一中2009届高三第二次模拟考试)

A lecturer was giving a lecture on stress management．He raised a glass of water and asked the audience，“   36    heavy do you think this glass of water is?” The audience’s answers  3  7  from 20g to 500g．

It does not depend on its  38  .It depends on  39  you hold it．If I hold it for a minute，It is OK, If I hold it for an hour，I will have a(n)  40  in my right arm．If I hold it fot  41,  you will have to call an ambulance．It is the exact same weight，  42  the longer I hold it，the  43 it becomes．

If we carry our burdens  all the time，  44  ，we will not be able to catty on，the burden becoming  45  heavier．  46  you have to do is to put the glass down，rest for a while  47  holding it up again．

 We have to  48  the burden from time to time．so that we can be refreshed and are    49  to carry on．So before you return home from  50  tonight，put the burden of work down．Don’t 

51  it back home．You can   52  tomorrow.   53  burdens you are having now on your  54  ，let it down for a moment if you can．

    Life is short，  55   it !

    36．A．What                B．Where                   C．When             D．How

    37．A．ranged            B．changed                C．came                     D．turned

    38．A．height                     B．length                    C．weight            D．width

    39．A．how far            B．how long               C．how soon              D．how much

    40．A．wound                     B．injury                     C．cut                 D．ache 

    41．A．a year                     B．a month                 C．a day                    D．a second

    42．A．or                     B．therefore               C．but                 D．so

    43．A．bigger                     B．1arger                   C．heavier          D．1ignter

    44．A．in no time         B．sooner or later             C，on time           D．first  of all

    45．A．briefly              B．interestingly           C．increasingly   D．decreasingly

    46．A．That                 B．What                            C．How                D．It

    47．A．since                B．after                      C．before            D．because

    48．A．put down          B．write down             C．note down          D．push  down

    49．A ．kind                B．able                       C．strong            D．eager

    50．A．school                     B．hospital                 C．work               D．walk

    51．A．hold                 B．sell                        C．carry                     D．return

    52．A．pick it up          B．get rid of it             C．carry it up             D．put it out

    53．A．However          B，Whichever             C．Whoever        D．Whatever

    54．A．heart                B．shoulders                     C．bodies            D．heads

    55．A．have                B．eat                        C．enjoy                     D．hate

 (安徽省马鞍山市2009届高三第三次教学质量检测)

“Long time no see” is a very interesting sentence. When I first read this sentence from an American friend’s email, I laughed. I thought it was a perfect  36 of Chinglish.

 Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese greetings with a  37  English grammar and structure! Later on, my friend told me that it is a standard American   38  . I was too thrilled to believe her. Her words could not 39__ me at all. So I did a   40  on Google. To my surprise, there are over 60 thousand web pages  41 "Long time no see". This sentence has been 42   used in emails, letters, newspapers, movies, books, or any other possible place. Though it is 43   informal, it is part of the language that Americans use daily.  44, if you type this phrase in Microsoft Word, the   45    will tell you that the grammar needs to be corrected. Nobody knows the 46   of this Chinglish sentence. Some people believe that it came from Charlie Chan’s movies. In 1930s, Hollywood moviemakers successfully 47   a world wide famous Chinese detective named "Charlie Chan" on wide screens. Detective Chan liked to teach Americans some Chinese wisdom 48   quoting Confucius. "Long time no see" was his trademark. Soon after Charlie Chan, "Long time no see" became a 49 phrase in the real world 50 the popularity of these movies.

  Some people  51   America to a huge melting pot（大熔炉）. All kinds of culture are  52 in the pot together, and they  53  the color and taste of each other. American Chinese, though a minority ethnic（少数种族） group in the United States, is also  54   some changes to the stew（混杂物）! Language is usually the first thing to be  55   in the mixed pot.

36. A. example                     B. sign                 C. word                D. change

37. A. damaged                   B. perfected         C. learned            D. ruined

38. A. custom                      B. greeting          C. habit                D. proverb

39. A. persuade           B. encourage              C. convince          D. believe

40. A. job                      B. research          C. survey            D. search

41. A. containing        B. printing            C. publishing        D. expressing

42. A. widely                 B. hardly                  C. seldom            D. deeply

43. A. lots of                 B. plenty of          C. lot of                D. sort of

44. A. Therefore           B. Though            C. However         D. Anyhow

45. A. hardware                   B. software           C. operator          D. speaker

46. A. use                            B. origin               C. expression              D. meaning

47. A. created               B. published         C. did                   D. discovered

48. A. by                       B. in                         C. with                  D. of

49. A. ordinary             B. rare                 C. modern            D. popular

50. A. in spite of            B. as to                C. thanks to         D. but for

51. A. compare                    B. add                  C. join                  D. owe

52. A. joined                 B. mixed               C. piled                D. done

53. A. improve                     B. change                C. lower               D. promote

54. A. owing                  B. putting             C. taking                  D. contributing

55. A. influenced           B. mentioned           C. used                      D. considered

 (浙江省宁海县知恩中学2009届高三最后适应性考试)

Of all man’s natural enemies, the one that has caused him more trouble than any other must be the common rat. For centuries, man has been  21  to solve the problem of rats. The ancient Egyptians were probably the first people to try to  22  them with poison, and this method is still being used today. This says a great deal about how  23  this method has been. We have set innumerable  24  , from simple wires to  25  machines that drowned the rats in beer! We have tried to inflect them with  26  developed germs. We’ve  27 tried to raise super cats to kill them. However, we are still losing the  28  .

So why can’t man manage to  29  a mere animal like the rat? The answer is simply that the rat isn’t a mere animal; It is a very special kind of animal. An average rat  30  : wriggle through a hole no  31  than a $1 coin; climb a brick wall as if it were climbing steps; happily leave a building by being flushed down the toilet, and then return the same  32  ; jump from a fifth storey window and run away  33  ; and last but certainly not least ,  34  so rapidly that a single pair could have 15,000 babies in one year!

35  all these phyical qualities, we also have the  36  that rats are rather good at not getting caught. They seem to have an almost supernatural ability to  37  when food has been poisoned and a suspicious rat will starve  38  it eats poisoned food. They also seem to be able to  39  a trap with no real difficulty.

One thing looks certain, we had better find a way to  40  these small brown creatures soon, or it may be too late.

21. A. Trying          B. managing         C. coming          D. failing

22. A. solve            B. drive            C. kill              D. murder

23. A. effective         B. efficent          C. explict           D. extreme

24. A. troops           B. tricks            C. tyres            D. traps

25. A.commercial       B. complictated      C. conventional      D. contemporary

26. A. secretly          B. especially        C. specially         D. separately

27. A. ever             B. never           C. just             D. even

28. A. competition       B. companion       C. battle           D. challenge

29. A. Overcome        B. hunt            C. grasp            D. interrupt

30. A. should           B. can             C. must            D. may

31. A. larger            B. smaller          C. less             D. more

32. A. method          B. way             C. means           D. road

33. A. harmed          B. unharmed        C. brave            D. clumsy

34. A. adopt            B. grow           C. multiply          D. accelerate

35. A. In spite of        B. Owing to        C. In addition to      D. At the mercy of

36. A. phenomenon      B. problem         C. principle         D. privilege

37. A. touch            B. taste            C. feel             D. sense

38. A. after             B. when           C. since            D. before

39. A. realize           B. recognize       C. ruin             D. rewind

40. A. win              B. hit             C. strike            D. defeat

 (浙江省宁波效实中学2009届高三5月模拟考试)

Wise buying is a positive way in which you can make your money go further．The   21   you go about purchasing all item or a service can actually  22  you money or can add  23    the cost．

    Take the  24  example of a hairdryer．If you are buying a hairdryer, you might   25     you are making the  26  buy if you choose one  27   look you like and which is also the cheapest  28   price．But when you get it home you may find that it  29   twice as long  as a more expensive  30   to dry your hair．The cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could well  31  your hairdryer the most expensive one of all．

    So what principles should you  32  when you go out shopping?

    If you  33   your home，your car or any valuable  34  in excellent condition，you’ll be saving money in the long  35  ．Before you buy a new  36  ，talk to someone who owns one．If you can，use it or borrow it to check it suits your particular  37  ．

    Before you buy an expensive  38  ，or a service，do check the price and  39    is on offer．If possible，choose  40   three items or three estimates．

  21．A．form               B．way                    C．method                 D．fashion

  22．A．raise               B．remain                C．save                     D．preserve

  23．A．to                    B．on                      C．up                        D．in

  24．A．single             B．simple                 C．easy                     D．similar

  25．A．convince        B．examine             C．accept                  D．think

  26．A．best                B．most                   C．proper                  D．reasonable

  27．A．which              B．whose                C．its                         D．what

  28．A．on                  B．for                      C．in                          D．with

  29．A．spends           B．lasts                   C．consumes            D．takes

  30．A．example         B．copy                   C．model                   D．sample

  31．A．make              B．cause                 C．leave                    D．prove

  32．A．lay                  B．stick                   C．adopt                    D．adapt

  33．A．keep               B．store                  C．reserve                D．decorate

  34．A．products         B．material              C．ownership             D．possession

  35．A．moment          B．period                C．run                       D．time

  36．A．equipment      B．appliance           C．furniture               D．aid

  37．A．goal                B．task                    C．function                D．purpose

  38．A。item                B．element              C．subject                 D．goods

  39．A．this                 B．which                  C．what                     D．that

  40．A．in                    B．from                   C．of                         D．by

 (陕西省师大附中2009届高三第四次模拟考试)

When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very __2 1__. Some stories are told   __22__ they were true. Real people who live in a __23__ world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not  __24__ . They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be   __25__ for us.

But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only   __26__. How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter ,we   __27__ seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than   __28__. Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of  __ 29__. When we read or write something ,we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our __30__--which is real—and our imagination—which is real in a different way --- to make the words come to life in our minds.

Both realism and fantasy(幻想) __ 31__ the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read  __32__ realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we __33__ that we are real and they are __34__. It sounds __35__ , but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and __36__ about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by __37__ that what we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too.

Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our __38__ when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose __39__ in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel __40__ we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.

21. A. different            B. possible                  C. easy                D. new 

22. A. as if                   B. that                         C. what                D. whether

23. A. common            B. usual                      C. normal                    D. certain

24. A. instructive         B. realistic                   C. reasonable             D. moral 

25. A. necessary         B. difficult                    C. impossible              D. important

26. A. planned                   B. thinkable                 C. designed         D. imagined

27. A. are                           B. do                           C. make               D. have

28. A. magic                B. lessons                   C. dreams            D. experience

29. A. understanding  B. working                   C. thinking           D. living

30. A. grammar           B. knowledge                     C. skill                  D. words

31. A. have                 B. make                      C. get                   D. use

32. A. a story                     B. a newspaper           C. something              D. everything

33. A. hope                 B. find                         C. learn                D. know

34. A. so                            B. too                          C. not                   D. all 

35. A. terrible                     B. dangerous                     C. serious            D. strange

36. A. think                  B. talk                         C. learn                D. read

37. A. guessing           B. telling                      C. pretending              D. promising

38. A. society                     B. mind                       C. life                   D. world 

39. A. ourselves          B. heart                       C. time                 D. money

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

 (山西省康杰中学2009届高三6月模拟)

My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I _36_ to some degree, though I sometimes do want to _37_ them how much they know about Beckham, apart from his _38_ and how much they know about football apart from _39_ goals. It seems funny that we are _40_ for things, with which we are unfamiliar or about which we are _41_, but we all, my friends as well as I, consider this one of life’s _42_ .

We need these pleasures to _43_ our lives. But that doesn't _44_ to craziness or nonsense. As an old saying goes: “Don't judge a book by its cover.” We _45_ not judge anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good _46_ and great contribution that make one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say _47_ about Beckham’s good looks.

If we close our eyes, falling in deep _48_, we can find that the things that move us to be really happy or sad have a _49_ meaning. If we don't go deeper and are just satisfied with _50_ things, sooner or later we will find that we have not really gained anything because our first _51_ has blinded and misled (误导) us, and we’ll remain ignorant _52_ we realize that and make some changes.

It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is a _53_ of great progress. If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it _54_ us, we will finally prove how much we have _55_ up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have become.

36. A. like                   B. agree                            C. hope                      D. think

37. A. ask                   B. tell                          C. teach                  D. doubt

38. A. skills                 B. fame                             C. team                      D. appearance

39. A. kicking              B. hitting                     C. scoring           D. controlling

40. A. thankful            B. crazy                       C. curious           D. anxious

41. A. uncertain          B. unhappy                C. displeased          D. careful

42. A. aims                 B. qualities                 C. pleasures              D. truths

43. A. keep up            B. brighten up            C. find out           D. bring about

44. A. come                B. increase                 C. amount           D. rise

45. A. dared                      B. would                     C. could               D.should

46. A. thinking            B. character                      C. looks                      D. ability

47. A. more                B. something                  C. less                 D. nothing

48. A. love                  B. sleep                             C. sence                 D. thought

49. A. clear                 B. puzzling                  C. moving            D. valuable

50. A. material            B. deep                             C. surface           D. pleasant

51. A. conclusion               B. experience                 C. lesson             D. impression

52. A. since                B. although                C. unless             D. before

53. A. sign                  B. cause                         C. value                  D. willingness

54. A. worries             B. pains                             C. satisfies          D. offers

55. A.given                 B. sent                       C. built                D. grown

 (云南省2010届高三下学期模拟测试)

If you are human, you can’t help but experience times when everything seems to be going wrong ．You must also  21  as if your life is completely out of control at times．It is during those “down times” that words of encouragement from family, friends, co-workers or  22  strangers can boost (增强) your spirits．It is also during those  23  that destructive words can be devastating (毁灭性的) and sink you deeper and deeper into depression．

   For example, consider this story about a group of  24  who were traveling through the woods when  25  of them fell into a deep pit (坑)．All of the other frogs gathered around the  26  ．When they saw how  27  the pit was, they told the two  28  frogs they would never get out．

   The two frogs didn’t obey what other frogs said and tried to  29  out of the pit．The other frogs kept telling them not to jump,  30  it was in vain．Finally, one of the frogs followed what the other frogs were saying and simply 31 ．He fell down and  32 ．The other frog continued to jump as   33  as he could．Once again the crowd of frogs shouted at him to  34  the pain．The more they 35 , the harder he jumped and finally he  36  to safety．

   When he  37 , the other frogs asked him why he continued to jump when they were all  38  him to simply quit．The frog  39 to them that he was a little bit deaf．He thought they were  40 him all the time．

21．A．think                  B．experience      C．seem                 D．feel

22．A．so                    B．just                    C．even                D．ever

23．A．processes        B．times                C．courses            D．practices 

24．A．frogs               B．mice                 C．dogs                D．cats

25．A．two                    B．three                C．many                D．few

26．A．hole                 B．pit                      C．water               D．well 

27．A．muddy              B．wide                  C．deep                D．long

28．A．uncomfortable B．unpleasant       C．unhappy           D．unfortunate

29．A．run                   B．walk                  C．climb                  D．jump 

30．A．so                    B．since                 C．because            D．although 

31．A．gave out           B．gave up            C．gave away        D．gave off

32．A．died                 B．wounded          C．destroyed         D．damaged

33．A．fast                   B．hard                 C．easily                D．swiftly

34．A．help                   B．ban                  C．stop                 D．forbid

35．A．cried                 B．spoke                C．shouted             D．read

36．A．get it                B．forget it             C．use it                D．made it 

37．A．turned out        B．kept out            C．got out            D．held out

38．A．talking to          B．shouting at        C．throwing at    D．speaking to

39．A．explained          B．announced       C．introduced        D．told 

40．A．encouraging    B．helping              C．pulling              D．dragging

 (湖南省长沙市一中2010届高三第九次月考)

A recent experiment held in Japan shows that it is almost impossible for people to walk exactly straight for 60 meters. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology found 20 healthy men and 36 them to walk as straight as possible to a target 60 meters away at normal speed. Each man had to walk on white paper fixed flat to the floor wearing wet colored socks. The footprints revealed that all walked in a winding   37   straight line. Researchers found that people  38 the direction of walking every few seconds. The amount of the winding differed from subject to subject. This suggests that  39  of us can walk in a strictly straight line. We walk in a winding way mainly because of a slight structural or functional imbalance of our limbs. 40   we may start walking in a straight line, several steps afterwards we will have changed the direction.

41 helps us to correct the direction of walking and leads us to the target. Your ears also help you walk.After turning around a lot with your eyes closed, you can hardly stand still,  42   walk straight. It’s all because your ears help you balance. Inside your inner ears there is a structure which contains liquids. On the sides of the organ are many tiny hair-like structures that move around as the liquid  43 . When you spin, the liquid inside also spins. The difference is that when you  44 , the liquid continues to spin for a while. Dizziness is the 45 of these nerves in your inner ears. When you open your eyes, although your eyesight tells you to walk in a straight line, your brain will  46   your ears more, thus you walk in a  47  line.

36. A. made           B. ordered            C. asked               D. had

37. A. more than      B. rather than      C. other than           D. less than

38. A. rearrange      B. make               C. find             D. readjust

39. A. none            B. any                C. few               D. some

40. A. As               B. While            C. Because       D. For

41. A. Eyesight         B. Hearing          C. Touch          D. Feeling

42. A. believe it or not                      B. let alone

   C. what’s more                          D. to tell the truth

43. A. flees           B. flies              C. floats        D. flows

44. A. stop            B. walk               C. run          D. spin

45. A. sign            B. signal             C. result        D. secret

46. A. trust           B. deny              C. suspect      D. depend

47. A. direct           B. twisted           C. straight      D. smoothed

（浙江省衢州一中2010届高三下学期第三次质量检测）

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together. However, I was not thinking about the golden chain when I had to help people who  21  their way and parked in front of my house.

I was growing tired of helping so many people. Almost every  22  I was awaken during a sound night’s sleep and had to  23  someone out. Many times I was  24  by some penniless motorists who did not even thank me for the helps that they received and some even complained that I could have done  25_ .

One day, a young man with a week – old beard climbed out of a  26  automobile. He had no money and no food. He asked if I could give him some  27_, offering him gasoline and a meal. I told him that if he wanted to work for me, he could cut the grass, but  28  the work wasn’t necessary.

Though sweaty and hungry, he worked hard. After working all day, he sat  29 to cool himself. I thanked him for his work and gave him the money he  30 . I then offered him some   31 money for a task particularly well done, but he  32, shaking his head.

I never saw him again. He probably thinks I helped him out that day, but that is not  33  it was. I didn’t help him. He helped me to  34  people again to repay their trust in me. He helped me to once again want to do something for those who are  35 . I wish I could thank him for  36  some of my belief in the basic  37  of others and for giving me back a little of the  38  I had lost. Because of him, I once again felt part of a golden chain of kindness that  39  us to others I may have fed his body that day, but he fed my  40 .

21．A．fought               B．found                 C．made                 D．lost

22．A．morning             B．afternoon           C．night                  D．evening

23．A．bring                 B．help                   C．carry                  D．drive

24．A．taken for granted                              B．put up with         C．turned down      D．taken up with

25．A．less                   B．more                  C．worse                D．enough

26．A．fashionable       B．famous              C．flashy                D．shabby

27．A．money               B．food                   C．water                 D．work

28．A．actually             B．specially            C．particularly        D．generally

29．A．in the sun          B．in the shade      C．in the field         D．in the car

30．A．asked                B．begged              C．needed              D．charged

31．A．old                     B．extra                  C．small                  D．good

32．A．accepted           B．received            C．refused              D．denied

33．A．the condition     B．the thing            C．the issue           D．the way

34．A．believe in          B．watch over         C．look after           D．care about

35．A．in trouble           B．in danger           C．in tears              D．in fear

36．A．forgetting          B．losing                 C．restoring            D．finding

37．A．goodness          B．happiness          C．pleasure            D．nature

38．A．weakness          B．strength             C．optimism            D．pessimism

39．A．adapts               B．adjusts               C．devotes             D．connects

40．A．heart                 B．soul                   C．head                  D．mouth

 (江西省九江一种2010届高三适应考试2)

Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes. They think that they are left in the (36)       of strangers for the rest of their lives. Their (37)     children visit them only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any (38)      visitors. They live a lonely life without anyone’s care. The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth and (39)     story. In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of such care (40)     elderly people need. They are still living in a familiar family. Samuel Prestoon, a sociologist, studied (41)      the American family is changing. He reported that by the time the (42)      American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children. However, because people today live longer after an illness than people did years (43)      , family members must provide long term care. We know, people need company, (44)     the elderly people.

More psychologists have found that all caregivers (45)   a common characteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best (46)     for the job. In other words, they all felt that they (47)     do the job better than anyone else. They will do the job heart and soul. A survey was carried out between the caregivers. Social workers (48)      caregivers to find out why they took (49)    the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative. Many caregivers believed they had (50)      to help their relative. Some (51)      that helping others make them feel more useful and full. Others hoped that by helping (52)      now, they would (53)      care when they became old and (54)      .Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a mutually satisfying experience for everyone who might be (55)      .

36. A. charges         B. cares                      C. homes                D. hands
　　37.A.growing            B. grown                 C. developed            D. developing
　　38 A. regular                  B. constant              C. usual               D. close
　　39.A.true                      B. false                  C. imaginary           D. sad
　　40.A.this                      B. that                   C. what                D. as
　　41.A.how                      B. when                  C. why                D. what
　　42.A.usual                    B. general              C. average                   D. most

43.A.later                     B. ago                   C. before              D. since
　　44.A.let alone                 B. leave alone                 C. let out                      D. leave behind
　　45.A.share                    B. form                  C. appreciate                 D. value
　　46.A.men               B. somebody            C. people                     D. person
　　47.A.would              B. should               C. might                D. could
　　48.A. questioned              B. interviewed           C. asked                 D. inquired
　　49.A.up                 B. in                    C. on                  D. off
    50.A.intention                 B. admiration                  C. duty                  D. admission
　　51.A.declared           B. stated                      C. showed                    D. complained
　　52.A.anyone                  B. everyone                   C. none                       D. someone
　　53.A.earn               B. deserve              C. devote                     D. increase
　　54.A.unsatisfied               B. dependent                  C. lonely                         D. unlucky
　　55.A.thought                  B. considered                 C. cared                D .involved