Alex felt restless. Along with his sister Rosita and his friend Hugo, Alex had been waiting in the cave for nearly three hours    1    either an attack from the returning robbers or the    2 of a rescue party, but nothing had happened. He and Rosita had some    3    and a sleep, and now it was Hugo's turn to sleep after his meal. Rosita was    4    in the entrance to the cave keeping watch on the valley below. Alex threw himself down beside her.

    “I do hope Ruark is all right,” she said, her eyes on the view outside. “I keep hoping I will __5    him somewhere.”

    “I'm sure he's okay,” answered Alex. “I'm pretty    6    the enemy thought it was a ground 7   . Anyway, they were too busy rushing to    8    in their jeep to    9    time firing at a condor (神鹰). I'm not worried about him. What I am worrying about, though, are the words on that    10    that was tied to Ruark's leg. I keep saying the words to myself: What about the cave? There's a two-meter hole at the back of it. No one will find it. There are so many caves ... The money they stole is hidden somewhere out there and I should hate them to come back and 11 it from under our noses.”

    “Well,” replied his sister, “you    12    what the man said. There are so many caves. At a 13  ,  I can see about two hundred of them dotted around. It could take a week to    14    in them all.” “Yes. It's a    15    hiding place, but I think we have one clue (线索)that might help us. Ruark was perched (落)somewhere    16    enough for the tape to pick up their 17   . He was probably situated just above the entrance. Condors are not    18    tiny birds so he may have been on a shelf or an overhanging rock    19    enough to take his big feet and body.” Alex    20    closed his eyes against the strong light outside and tried to examine the opposite side of the valley.

    1．

A. noticing　　　　　　　　　　  B. requiring

C. expecting　　　　　　　　    D. finding

    2．

A. care　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. advice

C. attention　　　　　　　　　　 D. arrival

    3．

A. wine　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. food

C. water　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. medicine

    4．

A. lying　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. laughing

C. eating　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. talking

    5．

A. see　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. catch

C. feed　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. beat

    6．

A. clear　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. puzzled

C. certain　　　　　　　　　　    D. nervous

    7．

A. fire　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. attack

C. force　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. control

    8．

A. get down　　　　　　　　    B. get through

C. get away　　　　　　　　　　 D. get back

    9．

A. waste.　　　　　　　　　　    B. save

C. kill　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have

    10．

A. rock　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. cave

C. paper　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. tape

    11．

A. send　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. throw

C. break　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. take

    12．

A. heard　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. told

C. found　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. understood

    13．

A. time.　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. guess

C. distance　　　　　　　　　　  D. moment

    14．

A. rest　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. work

C. look　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. walk

    15．

A. small　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. warm

C. clever　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. clean

    16．

A. quiet　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. near

C. tidy　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. wide

    17．

A. sound　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. birds

C. voices　　　　　　　　　　    D. money

    18．

A. exactly　　　　　　　　　　   B. simply

C. naturally　　　　　　　　　　 D. perfectly

    19．

A. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. high

C. flat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. large

    20．

A. just　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. still

C. half 　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. also

 

阅读理解。

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　Cicadas(蝉) that appear from underground only once every 17-years are making big news in the US. The first signs are little holes in parks and fields. Then, big, red-eyed bugs start crawling(爬) out. Thousands of these black, winged insects cover sidewalks, mailboxes, tree branches, and roofs across certain areas of America.

　　Many insect lovers are going out to parks to observe what scientists believe to be the largest emergence of an insect group in history. But you don't have to live in the US to study the amazing bugs that inhabit our world. Summer is coming. With it come warm days and many chances to have a look at bugs. These creatures keep our ecosystems(生态系统) running and make up the majority of our planet's population!

　　Many people use the words “bugs” and “insects” to refer to anything with more than four legs. But an insect actually has six legs, a three-part body, and an exoskeleton, which is a skeleton(骨骼) on the outside of its body. Ants, butterflies and cicadas are all insects.

　　Insects keep our environment working by recycling garbage and dead plants. They serve as food for animals, and pollinate(授粉) plants. Doctors have even found ways of using them in medical treatments to help sick people.

　　Tracking down insects to watch can be as simple as going to your local park to look for ants, or as complicated as walking out into the woods to find rare beetles(甲虫) Just look carefully and be patient, and something will turn up.

　　If you want to do more than just watch, you can collect bugs. Take along a butterfly net to catch flying insects and tweezers(镊子) to pick up bugs. Take clean, empty food jars with small air holes poked(戳) in the lids, so you can keep the bugs for a little while, perhaps overnight.

　　Great creatures to look out for during summer include beetles, butterflies and dragonflies(蜻蜓)．However, creatures to watch but not disturb are spiders(蜘蛛) , bees, wasps(黄蜂) , and centipedes(蜈蚣)．All of them may leave a painful bite if you touch them and some bites can be dangerous.

　　When handling and watching the insects you find, remember: they may look different from us, but they have many of the same feelings, such as fear and pain. Have a look, but no poking or pinching(捏) , please!

1．According to the passage, insects ________.

[　　]

A．are easy to handle

B．usually eat garbage or dead plants

C．will hurt you if scared

D．only show up in summer

2．Which of the following is NOT covered in the story?

[　　]

A．The importance of insects in our world.

B．Dos and don'ts of observing and collecting bugs.

C．The differences between bugs and insects.

D．Where to find the bugs to watch.

3．We can learn from the passage that ________.

[　　]

A．bugs are not insects

B．wee can watch cicadas only once every 17 years

C．insects are an important part of the food chain

D．you'd better not touch dragonflies, wasps or beetles

 

 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。

One day when government officials were rebuilding a barn(谷仓), they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the   1to come out．A while later they   2

saw mice running out,   3．However, just as they were about to start to   4, they saw two more mice get out．The strange thing was that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away   5．Instead, it   6that one was trying to bite the tail of the other．Everyone was

7, so they stepped closer to take a look．They realized that one of the mice was   8and could not see anything, and   9was trying to pull him to escape．

After witnessing what happened, everyone was speechless and   10in thought．During meal time, the group of people sat down   11a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice．One serious Rome official said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was   12of emperor and minister．” The others thought for a while and said: “That was  13!” A smart Israeli said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was husband and wife．” Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made   14; so they expressed   15．A Chinese, who was accustomed to the firm tradition of loyalty to   16, said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was mother and son．” Once again the others thought for a while, and nodded yet another time．At that moment, one   17Samaritan looked at other people, and asked:“Why did those two mice have to have a   18relationship?” Suddenly, the atmosphere   19．

In fact, true love is not established on benefit, friendship and loyalty or blood relationship．

20, it is based on no relationship．

1.A．corner         B．barn             C．hole             D．smoke

2.A．indeed         B．luckily          C．hardly           D．finally

3.A．one after another                      B．by and by       

C．again and again                      D．now and then

4.A．catch up           B．pick up          C．keep up          D．clean up

5.A．suddenly           B．immediately      C．surprisingly     D．naturally

6.A．proved         B．happened         C．came             D．seemed

7.A．excited            B．anxious          C．puzzled          D．shocked

8.A．blind          B．deaf             C．disabled         D．dumb

9.A．one                B．other            C．another          D．the other

10.A．sank              B．lost             C．concentrated     D．fixed

11.A．with              B．for              C．in               D．by

12.A．one               B．that             C．such             D．what

13.A．wrong         B．OK               C．why              D．exactly

14.A．choice            B．sense            C．difference           D．meaning

15.A．agreement     B．disagreement     C．seriousness      D．admiration

16.A．family            B．fathers          C．mothers          D．parents

17.A．pure-minded       B．absent-minded    C．narrow-minded    D．open-minded

18.A．friendly          B．long             C．good             D．certain

19.A．remained          B．froze            C．heated           D．still

20.A．Still         B．However          C．Instead          D．Moreover

 

（2010年重庆市高考仿真试卷三）

One day when government officials were rebuilding a barn(谷仓), they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the   36   to come out．A while later they   37  saw mice running out,   38  ．However, just as they were about to start to   39  , they saw two more mice get out．The strange thing was that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away   40  ．Instead, it   41   that one was trying to bite the tail of the other．Everyone was  42  , so they stepped closer to take a look．They realized that one of the mice was   43   and could not see anything, and   44   was trying to pull him to escape．

After witnessing what happened, everyone was speechless and   45   in thought．During meal time, the group of people sat down   46   a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice．One serious Rome official said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was   47   of emperor and minister．” The others thought for a while and said: “That was  48  !” A smart Israeli said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was husband and wife．” Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made   49  ; so they expressed   50  ．A Chinese, who was accustomed to the firm tradition of loyalty to   51  , said: “I think the relationship between those two mice was mother and son．” Once again the others thought for a while, and nodded yet another time．At that moment, one   52   Samaritan looked at other people, and asked:“Why did those two mice have to have a   53   relationship?” Suddenly, the atmosphere   54  ．

In fact, true love is not established on benefit, friendship and loyalty or blood relationship．

  55  , it is based on no relationship．

36．A．corner           B．barn             C．hole             D．smoke

37．A．indeed           B．luckily          C．hardly           D．finally

38．A．one after another                        B．by and by       

C．again and again                      D．now and then

39．A．catch up         B．pick up          C．keep up          D．clean up

40．A．suddenly         B．immediately      C．surprisingly     D．naturally

41．A．proved           B．happened         C．came             D．seemed

42．A．excited          B．anxious          C．puzzled          D．shocked

43．A．blind            B．deaf             C．disabled         D．dumb

44．A．one              B．other            C．another          D．the other

45．A．sank             B．lost             C．concentrated     D．fixed

46．A．with             B．for              C．in               D．by

47．A．one              B．that             C．such             D．what

48．A．wrong            B．OK               C．why              D．exactly

49．A．choice           B．sense            C．difference           D．meaning

50．A．agreement        B．disagreement     C．seriousness      D．admiration

51．A．family           B．fathers          C．mothers          D．parents

52．A．pure-minded      B．absent-minded    C．narrow-minded    D．open-minded

53．A．friendly         B．long             C．good             D．certain

54．A．remained         B．froze            C．heated           D．still

55．A．Still            B．However          C．Instead          D．Moreover

答案：

Alex felt restless. Along with his sister Rosita and his friend Hugo, Alex had been waiting in the cave for nearly three hours    1    either an attack from the returning robbers or the    2 of a rescue party, but nothing had happened. He and Rosita had some    3    and a sleep, and now it was Hugo's turn to sleep after his meal. Rosita was    4    in the entrance to the cave keeping watch on the valley below. Alex threw himself down beside her.

    “I do hope Ruark is all right,” she said, her eyes on the view outside. “I keep hoping I will __5    him somewhere.”

    “I'm sure he's okay,” answered Alex. “I'm pretty    6    the enemy thought it was a ground 7   . Anyway, they were too busy rushing to    8    in their jeep to    9    time firing at a condor (神鹰). I'm not worried about him. What I am worrying about, though, are the words on that    10    that was tied to Ruark's leg. I keep saying the words to myself: What about the cave? There's a two-meter hole at the back of it. No one will find it. There are so many caves ... The money they stole is hidden somewhere out there and I should hate them to come back and 11 it from under our noses.”

    “Well,” replied his sister, “you    12    what the man said. There are so many caves. At a 13  ,  I can see about two hundred of them dotted around. It could take a week to    14    in them all.” “Yes. It's a    15    hiding place, but I think we have one clue (线索)that might help us. Ruark was perched (落)somewhere    16    enough for the tape to pick up their 17   . He was probably situated just above the entrance. Condors are not    18    tiny birds so he may have been on a shelf or an overhanging rock    19    enough to take his big feet and body.” Alex    20    closed his eyes against the strong light outside and tried to examine the opposite side of the valley.

    1．

A. noticing　　　　　　　　　　  B. requiring

C. expecting　　　　　　　　    D. finding

    2．

A. care　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. advice

C. attention　　　　　　　　　　 D. arrival

    3．

A. wine　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. food

C. water　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. medicine

    4．

A. lying　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. laughing

C. eating　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. talking

    5．

A. see　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. catch

C. feed　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. beat

    6．

A. clear　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. puzzled

C. cert

ain　　　　　　　　　　    D. nervous

    7．

A. fire　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. attack

C. force　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. control

    8．

A. get down　　　　　　　　    B. get through

C. get away　　　　　　　　　　 D. get back

    9．

A. waste.　　　　　　　　　　    B. save

C. kill　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have

    10．

A. rock　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. cave

C. paper　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. tape

    11．

A. send　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. throw

C. break　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. take

    12．

A. heard　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. told

C. found　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. understood

    13．

A. time.　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. guess

C. distance　　　　　　　　　　  D. moment

    14．

A. rest　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. work

C. look　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. walk

    15．

A. small　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. warm

C. clever　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. clean

    16．

A. quiet　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. near

C. tidy　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. wide

    17．

A. sound　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. birds

C. voices　　　　　　　　　　    D. money

    18．

A. exactly　　　　　　　　　　   B. simply

C. naturally  
&
nbsp;　　　　　　　　  D. perfectly

    19．

A. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. high

C. flat　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. large

    20．

A. just　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. still

C. half 　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. also