（湖南省湘潭市外国语学校2010届高三第二次月考）

（A）

If you’re the type of traveler who just wants a suitable place to hang your hat and you don’t want to spend a fortune to do it, here are several ways to save on your next hotel room:

*Be Flexible   Hotel rates are based on supply and demand, so be aware of peak periods. If your destination’s high season is from December through April and you’re trying to book near the end of April, you might find considerable savings if you change your travel dates by a week or two.

*Check Hotel Web Sites  The large travel-booking Web sites often sell rooms from the middlemen who have bought up empty hotel moms. But the major hotel chains also offer last-minute discounts, and because they’re not paying the middleman, they sometimes have better deals than the travel sites.

*Don’t be Afraid to Bargain   Most people are so intimidated（畏缩的）by know-it-all hotel desk clerks that they don’t bargain for a better deal. But bargaining for a better deal is often worth the trouble, because most hotel general managers would prefer having a customer paying a lower-than-usual rate to no customer at all. And if you find something unfair on your hotel bill, don’t be afraid to complain. To keep your goodwill, hotels will often reduce or cancel such charges.

*Avoid Hidden Costs  Expensive little extras hotels never mention can increase the cost of your stay. Don’t let this happen. Find out about resort fees, fees for parking and Internet use before you agree to stay. And don’t touch the hotel’s phone unless you absolutely have to — the rates can be more than $2 a minute even inside the United States.

56. According to the passage, which of the following will save you some money?

A. Change your visiting places in high season.

B. Book rooms through Web sites.

C. Use the hotel’s phone.

D. Bargain with desk clerks for your room,

57. That travelers can bargain for better deal is often based on the fact that _______.

A. managers often prefer a lower-paid customer to no customer

B. there are many places which should not be charged

C. customers are often afraid to complain the price

D. the desk clerks and managers often cheat the travelers

58. The passage was mainly written to ________.

A. advertise hotels                              B. complain high costs

C. serve the travelers                         D. introduce hotel services

（河北省正定中学2010届高三摸底考试）

E

Recently, a professor of philosophy in the United States has written a book called Money and the Meaning of life. He has discovered that how we deal with money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep record of every penny they spend for a week. From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life.

He says our relation with others often becomes clearly defined when money enters the picture. You might have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you are very good friend. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some money. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before. Or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn't. This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it.

Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important. The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book.

Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made man?

Answer: The most surprising thing is how people give me so much respect. I am nothing. I do not know much.  All I am is rich.

People just have an idea of making more and more money, but What is it for? How much do I need for any given purposes in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end.  Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.

57. According to the first paragraph, people have not realized __________

A. how important money is in their day-to-day life

B. how one spends money shows what is important to him

C. that money is more important than their philosophy of life

D. that their understanding of life is more important than money

58. The author seems to believe that asking your friend to lend you some money__________.

A. is a good way to test your friendship

B. will do harm to your friendship

C. will strengthen（增进）your friendship

D. is a good way to break off your friendship

59. What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview?

A. He does not feel that he is well educated.

B. He does not think that he is a very important person.

C. He doesn't think that being rich is worth so much attention.

D. He does not consider himself to be very successful.

60. What does the American professor of philosophy want to explain in his book?

A. Money is an end.

B. Money is a means.

C. Money is everything.

D. Money is unimportant.

（河北省邯郸市磁县2010届高三质量检测）

B

Will you get a good job? What will you do? Many new graduates feel lost when they consider the endless list of career choices. They’ve invested（投资）a lot of money for their diploma（文凭）and now an important question stares them in the fact.

I’ve seen so many new graduates who do not know how to use the degree they have just earned. An example was Dave, who loved sports and had played baseball throughout his college years. He had his heart set on working for Nike. But he had never made clear in his own mind what kind of job he could do for Nike, so nothing ever happened. Another example was Allison, who was a history major. She wanted to work as an event planner but, unfortunately, no one hired her. Why? No experience.

Failing to do some solid（认真的）career exploration first or to get a clear idea of the types of jobs you can do is a big error that many college students make. After our suggestion, Dave and Allison both found their jobs. To ensure a brighter future, follow these effective strategies：

— Make educated career choices. Identify the job you want. Conduct research. Ask parents to advise you on actual job duties. Consider what your matured talents are, and look for positions where you can use them.

— Don’t rely on the Internet. Networking is an effective tool — be sure it’s a job-hunting strategy you use. New studies from the Department of Labor state that only 4% of job-seekers found their job on the Internet. The fact is that 63% of all jobs are filled by contacts.

— Employers are making quick decisions. Most people lose the job in the first minute of the interview. It’s deadly to let the employers focus quickly on how well you can perform the job.

— Practice your interviewing skills. Be ready for the tough questions by first writing out good answers to possible questions and having a role-playing interview with your friend.

45. What does the author seem to be most probably?

A. A job-hunter.                                 B. A magazine editor.

C. A website owner.                             D. A job-seeking advisor.

46. In order to be well prepared for the interview, you’d better_______.

A. surf the Internet for contacts            B. get along well with your workmates

C. practice the interview for several times    D. take care of your dress

47. According to the text it is suggested that Dave should________.

A. let others know what he can do for them

B. study further to get a higher degree

C. give up his interest in playing basketball

D. take part-time jobs first

48. For Allison, she should_______.

A. find a job in another field                  B. find some work to gain work experience

C. not tell the employer her major             D. offer more personal information

（河北省邯郸市磁县2010届高三质量检测）

A

Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures from their parents to do well in school. Most students are always being told by their parents to study harder so that they can have a wonderful life. Though this may be good ideas for those very bright students, it can have very bad results for many students who are not quick enough at learning.

Unfortunately, a number of students killed themselves. Others are after comfort in using drugs. Some do bad things with trouble-makers and turn to crime. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have disappointed their parents. Such students feel that they are less important and leave school before they have finished their study.

It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers’ work to help their children. To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to special school called juku-cram schools. These schools are open during the evening and on weekends, and their only purpose is to prepare students to pass exam; they do not try to educate students in any real sense of the real world. It thus comes as a shock to realize that almost three quarter of the junior or high school population attend these cram schools.

Ordinary Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students’ hair to their clothes and things in their school bags. Child psychologists now think that such strict rules often lead to a feeling of being unsafe and being unable to fit into society. They regard rules as being harmful to the development of each student. They believe that no sense of moral values is developed and that students are given neither guidance nor training in becoming good citizens.

41. According to the passage, a lot of Japanese students are unhappy at school because ____.

A. they work very hard                        B. they find they can’t do well at school

C. they feel unimportant                        D. they are under too much pressure

42. Because of their failure at school, some students ________.

A. go to cram school for better education

B. leave school without finishing their study

C. are against the school rules

D. have quarrels with their parents

43. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. The Pressure of Being a Student in Japan

B. The Problems of Japanese Students

C. Education in Japan

D. The Trouble in Japanese Schools

44. In the third paragraph, ‘‘juku-cram schools’’ probably means the school in which ______.

A. you can be taken good care of by the teachers

B. teachers are responsible for their students

C. you learn as much as possible in a short time before taking exams

D. students have their classes in the evening

Bringing Art into Hospitals.

The medical world is slowly realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play an important role in helping patients to recover（康复）.

As part of a nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the museums and into public places, some of the country’s best artists have been called in to change older hospitals and to soften the hard, modern buildings. Of the 2500 national health service hospitals in Britain, almost 100 now have collections of art in passages（走廊）, waiting areas and treatment rooms.

These recent movements were first started by one artist, Peter Senior, who set up his studio at a Manchester hospital in northeastern England during the early 1970’s. He felt the artist had lost his place in modern society, and that art should be enjoyed by more people.

A. common hospital waiting room might have as many as 5000 visitors each week. What a good place to hold exhibitions（展览）of art! Senior held the first exhibition of his own paintings in the waiting area of the Manchester Royal Hospital in 1975. Believed to be Britain’s first hospital artist, Senior was so much in demand that he was soon joined by a team of six young art school graduates.

The effect is amazing. Now in the passages and waiting rooms the visitors experience a full view of fresh colors, playful images（形象）and restful courtyards.

The quality of the environment may reduce the need for expensive drugs when a patient is recovering from an illness. A. study has shown that a patient who had a view onto gardens needed half the number of strong pain killers compared with（与……相比）patients who had no view at all or only a brick wall to look at.

55. Some best artists of Britain have been called in to_____

A. set up new hospitals                B. make the corners of hospital collect paintings

C. bring art into hospitals                    D. help patients recover from serious illness

56. After the improvement of the hospital environment, _____

A. patients no longer take drugs to kill their pains

B. patients don’t have to stay long in hospital

C. patients need fewer pain killers when they suffer from an illness

D. patients feel happy in hospital

57. It can be inferred from the passage that_____

A. the role of hospital environment is being recognized

B. hospital artists have done more than doctors

C. exhibitions attract more people in hospitals than in museums

D. the hospitals is a better place for people than the museum in Britain

（贵州省高武中学2010届高三10月月考）

C

From the earliest times，man has been interested in art. People have often worked together to collect and save the world's art treasures.

Fine art treasures from many countries are kept in an art museum called the Louvre（卢浮宫）in Paris，France. The works of art have been collected by the people of France over many centuries.

The Louvre has not always been a museum. The first building was a fort（炮台）. In 1190，it was the king's castle with high walls and a round tower. It had a moat to keep out his enemies.

Over the years，the number of buildings around the castle grew. By 1350，the castle was no longer needed as a fort. The Louvre became a palace home for French kings and queens.

During times of peace，new treasures were brought in. During days of war，many treasures were stolen，and the buildings were damaged.

When Francis I became king of France in 1515，he brought in artists from many countries. One of the artists was Leonardo da Vinci from Italy. Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" is the best known painting in the museum today.

In 1793，the Louvre became a public museum，just as it is now. It is a place where art treasures have been saved for everyone to enjoy.

43. On the whole，this passage is mainly about____.

A . an art museum called the Louvre B. an Italian artist named Leonardo da Vinci

C. a king of France named Francis I   D. the best known painting in Louvre

44. Why is it good for great art to be kept in public museums？

A. It helps people remember who the King of France is.

B. It keeps people out of the palaces.

C. It gives everyone a chance to enjoy good art.

D. It helps people to know who is the greatest artist.

45. From the passage we know that _____.

A. it is not possible for treasures to be stolen

B. old forts always make the best museums

C. great art should be shared with all the people

D. king Francis I of France brought in artists from an old fort

46. In the third paragraph the word "moat "probably means_____.

A. a high tower built in former times where soldiers watched out for enemies

B. a long and deep ditch dug round a castle and was usually filled with water

C. a cart pulled by horses on which soldiers fought

D. a long and high wall around castle

（贵州省高武中学2010届高三10月月考）

A

Many people wonder why the United States has been a hotspot for Chinese students for years, despite its extremely strict visa policy. On the other hand, China’s rise as an economic powerhouse is resulting in a rapid expansion of its higher education system, making it the faster-growing destination for American foreign exchange students.

Recently, according to a study by the Institute of International Education, a research organization based in New York, the number of American students seeking higher education in China has never been greater, increasing by 90 percent from 2002 to 2004. Alan Goodman, president of the institute, believes that the phenomenon lies in the pace of change in China, which is spending billions of dollars to expend and transform its higher educational facilities into world-class  institutions.

“China is a job market,” said Professor Chou, professor of East Asian Studies at Princeton University. “Twenty years ago, only those interested in Chinese literature would study Chinese language. Now all professors have opened up.”

China now ranks 9th as a host destination for American students, advancing from the No.12 spot it held a year earlier. The study revealed that Britain continues to be the leading destination, attracting 16.8 percent of all American students who study abroad. On the other hand, in the 2004-2005 academic year, China sent more than 62,000 students to the United States, nearly 60 percent more than a decade earlier. According to the study, the Chinese now make up 11 percent of foreign students in the United States, the second-largest group behind students from India.

36. From the first paragraph, we know that for many years Chinese students want to go to the US but _____.

A. Chinese government refuses to give a visa

B. it is extremely difficult to get a visa

C. it results in a rapid expansion

D. China becomes a fast-growing country

37. According to the text, “the phenomenon” in the second paragraph refers to _____.

A. more American students’ seeking higher education in China

B. the pace of change in China during the past few years

C. founding a research organization based in New York

D. expending and transforming its higher educational facilities

38. What is the main idea of this text?

A. American Students are looking for destination.

B. American students are interested in Chinese culture.

C. Britain continues to be the leading destination.

D. China grows as study hotspot for U.S. students.

（贵州省丰都中学2010届高三10月月考）

E

Growing up across the street from each other in Twin Falls, Idaho, Lisa Fry and Paula Turner never doubted their friendship would last forever. But after Fry married, moved to New York City and had a baby, her letters to Turner suddenly went unanswered. “Do you think I’ve somehow offended（冒犯）her?” Fry asked her husband.

Turner, meanwhile, had convinced（使信服）herself she was no longer important to Fry.  “She’s got a family now,” she told herself. “We’re just too different to be close like before. ”

Finally, Fry picked up the courage to call her old friend. At first, the conversation was awkward, yet soon they both accepted that they missed each other. A month later, they got together and quickly fell into their old habit of laughing and sharing confidences.

“Thank goodness I finally took action,” Fry says. “We both realized we were as important to each other as ever. ”

There are good reasons to treasure our friendships. Some years ago a public-opinion research firm, Roper Starch Worldwide, asked 2007 people to identify one or two things that said the most about themselves. Friends far outranked homes, jobs, clothes and cars.

“A well-established friendship carries a long history of experience and interaction that defines who we are and keeps us connected,” says Donald Pannen, executive officer of the Western Psychological Association. “It is a heritage we should protect. ”

Ironically（具有讽刺意味）says Brant R. Burleson, professor of communication at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. “the better friends you are, the more likely you’ll face conflicts. ” And the outcome can be exactly what you don’t want--- an end to the friendship.

The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended.

52. The passage is mainly about ____.

A. a broken friendship B. treasuring friendship

C. what is good friendship                         D. how to make friendship last long

53. The underlined word “awkward” in Paragraph 3 probably means____.

A. embarrassing        B. exciting                C. convenient            D. relaxed

54. According to the passage which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Lisa Fry and Paula Turner believed their friendship wouldn’t last forever.

B. Turner didn’t reply to Fry’s letters because she was too busy.

C. People all think friends are far more important than homes, jobs, clothes and cars.

D. Lisa Fry and Paula Turner misunderstood each other at first.

55. What do you think the author will talk about next?

A. Suggestions on how to mend the troubled friendships.

B. Some more examples of good friends.

C. Functions of Friendship.

D. How to cherish friendship.

（贵州省巴结中学2010届高三10月月考）

B

This year some twenty-three hundred teen-agers（young people aged from13-19）from all over the world will spend about ten months in U. S. homes. They will attend U. S. schools, meet U. S. teen-agers, and form impressions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teen-agers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.

Here is a two-way student exchange（交换）in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George's family. In turn, George's son Mike spent a year in Fred's home in America.

Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months' study, the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected-much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities（活动）.

Family life, too, was different. The father's word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual（个人）. Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car. "Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it."

At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. "I suppose I should criticize（批评）American schools", he says. "It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens（公民）. There ought to be some middle ground between the two. "

46. This year _____ teen-agers will take part in the exchange programme between America and other countries.

A. twenty three hundred　　B. thirteen hundred

C. over three thousand 　D. less than two thousand

47. The whole exchange programme is mainly to _____ .

A. help teen-agers in other countries know the real America.

B. send students in America to travel in Germany

C. let students learn something about other countries

D. have teen-agers learn new languages

48. Fred and Mike agreed that _____ .

A. American food tasted better than German food

B. German schools were harder than American schools

C. Americans and Germans were both friendly

D. There were more cars on the streets in America

49. What is particular in American schools is that _____ .

A. there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings

B. there are a lot of after-school activities

C. students usually take fourteen subjects in all

D. students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car

50. After experiencing the American school life, Mike thought _____ .

A. a better education should include something good from both America and Germany

B. German schools trained students to be better citizens

C. American schools were not as good as German schools

D. the easy life in the American school was more helpful to students

（甘肃省酒泉市肃州中学2010届高三入学考试）

D

Beijing plans to build huge free or low-cost parking lots（停车场）beyond the Fourth and Fifth Ring Roads to encourage more car owners to take buses or subways to the downtown area.

The plan is just one of the many measures the city plans to take to reduce its traffic jams. Low or no parking fees would be used as economic leverage（杠杆作用）to reduce growing parking demands from urban areas.

Car owners living in the suburbs（郊区）will be encouraged to park their cars beyond the Fourth and Fifth Ring Roads and take buses or subways to the downtown area. Statistics show that nearly one quarter of the city’s traffic flow is concentrated in the 62-square-kilometre downtown area within the Second Ring Road, which makes up only 12 percent of the city’s total area.

The Beijing Traffic Management Bureau receives between 400 and 500 calls reporting traffic jams every day and more than 90 percent of the roads are filled to capacity during rush hour every morning and evening. Part of the problem is the lack of easy links between bus routes, subways and cars.

According to the communication commission, half of the city’s investment in transportation will go towards public transit（公共交通）construction in the next few years, making a jump from the current only 20 percent. Moreover, Beijing plans to change its layout（布局）by building new city centers, such as at Yizhuang, Tongzhou, Shunyi and Changping, in a bid to reduce the traffic flow to the downtown.

The current layout of Beijing-expanded ring roads around the same center of the Forbidden City, is seen as the root cause of the endless traffic jams. The downtown area is crowded with three business centers and one financial centre, as well as nearly 400 government organs and institutions.

Traffic experts say building more urban centers around Beijing may reduce the number of residents living in the suburbs and traveling long distances to work downtown every day, thus reducing traffic flow.

52. In the coming years, if a man beyond the Fourth Ring Road goes to work in the downtown of Beijing, he is encouraged to ____.

A. take buses or subways      B. take a taxi

C. drive the car quickly  D. park his car in a place which asks for no fees

53. According to this passage, while more and more people drive to work in rush hour in Beijing, it is likely to ____.

A. save time                         B. cause traffic jams

C. cause traffic accidents      D. reduce air pollution

54. The aim in building new city centers is to ____.

A. make it convenient for people to go shopping

B. develop its local resources

C. reduce the traffic flow to the downtown

D. solve the problem of more laid-off workers

55. The passage suggests the author ____.

A. is tired of driving to work

B. finds it costs less to take subways than to drive

C. is for the plan to reduce Beijing’s traffic congestion

D. has benefited a lot by driving to the downtown every day