（山东省师大附中2010届高三第一次模拟考试）

C

When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. I seek friends whose qualities illuminate（照亮）me and train me up for love. It is for these people that I reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.

     When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say: “Let’s start with a train whistle today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.

   When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend, He was in despair(失望)and I was in despair. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.

     For almost four years I have had remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. In my most interesting moments, I often think: “Yes, I must tell….”We have never met.

    It is such comforting companions I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist（心理学家），who will only fill up the healing（愈合的）silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be my own best friend.

66. In the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to ______.

A. become serious about her study      B. go to her friend’s house regularly 

C. learn from her classmates at school   D. share poems and stories with her friend

67. In Paragraph 3, “We gave London to each other” probably means ______.

A. our exploration of London was a memorable gift to both of us

B. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from London

C. our unpleasant feeling about London disappeared   D. we parted with each other in London

68. According to Paragraph 4, the author and her friend _______.

A. call each other regularly            B. have similar personalities

C. enjoy writing to each other          D. dream of meeting each other

69. In the darkest moments, the author would prefer to ______.

A. seek professional help              B. be left alone

C. stay with her best friend            D. break the silence

70. What is the best title for the passage?   

A. Unforgettable Experiences            B. Remarkable Imagination

C. Lifelong Friendship                 D. Noble Companions

  

（山东省师大附中2010届高三第一次模拟考试）

B

Since weeks ago，China has been involved a worldwide A/H 1 N 1 flu that has already killed more than 80 people in the middle of May，2009，in Mexico and has turned into a global pandemic.

   The central government has asked people entering China from the virus-hit countries to report flu-like symptoms(症状)to the authorities. In an emergency notice issued on Saturday night，the country’s top quality watchdog ordered the Customs to check passengers’ temperature，too.

   A Beijing airport official Li said Customs officers are on a high alert(警戒)level.

   “Three temperature detectors are now in operation. We’ re ready with protection garments and equipment，too. Passengers flying in from Mexico and other A/H1N1 flu-hit countries are being monitored closely，”he said.

   The Ministry of Health，however，said yesterday there was no evidence to suggest that a person would contract the disease by eating pork.

   Hong Kong，too，has raised its alert level against the flu to “serious”. Secretary for Food＆Health，Mr. York Chow urged people to avoid visiting places from where A/H1N1 flu cases have been reported，and said the virus would be added to Hong Kong’s list of the diseases which have been noticed.

  The terrible A/H1 N1 flu has been contracted by about 4000 people in Mexico，and most of the killed were aged between 25 and 45.

  The virus has also infected about 5000 people in the US. The US Center for Disease Control said this kind of virus is spreading from human to human，raising fears of a global pandemic. 

61. What is the passage mainly about?

 A. A/H1N1 flu killed more than 80 people.        

B. A/H1N1 flu is spreading from human to human.

C. China has begun to take steps to prevent A/H1N1 flu.

D. All the people are strongly affected by A/H1 N1 flu.

62. The underlined word “pandemic” in the first paragraph probably means      

  A. death                 B. panic              C. enemy              D. disease

63. Why does the flu cause global fears?

  A. Because most people in the world eat pork. B. Because it’s spreading from human to human.

  C. Because we still don’t know the cause of it.  D. Because it has infected about 5，000 people.

64. According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?

  A. People would contract the A/H1N1 flu if they often eat pork.

  B. The virus of the A/H1N1 flu has infected people all over the world.

  C. People from AH1N1 flu—hit countries are all forbidden to enter China.

D. People should avoid visiting places where A/H1N1 flu cases have been reported.

65. We can infer from the passage that         .  

A. Students in the middle school are most likely infected by A/H1N1 flu.

B. A person would be infected by the virus by eating pork.

C. Passengers from the United States are being monitored closely.

D. Mr. York Chow said that the virus had been added to Hong Kong’s list of the diseases.

（山东省师大附中2010届高三第一次模拟考试）

D

In Western countries people have been using the installment plan since the first half of the twentieth century. Today, a large number of families in Great Britain buy furniture, household goods and cars by installments. In the U. S. , the figure is much higher than in Great Britain, and people there spend over 10 percent of their income on the installment plan.

The price of an article bought on installments is always higher than the price that would be paid by cash. There is a charge for interest. The buyer pays one quarter or one third of the price as a down payment (预付定金) when the goods are delivered to him. He then makes regular payments, weekly or monthly, until the full price is paid up. The legal ownership of the goods remains with the seller until the final payment has been made.

  Installment buying（分期付款购货）has advantages and disadvantages. It can help couples with small incomes to furnish their homes and start housekeeping. It increases the demand for goods, and in this way helps business and employment. There is, however, the danger that when business is bad, installment buying may end suddenly, making business much worse. This may result in a great increase in unemployment. If the people on the installment plan lose their jobs, they will probably not be able to make their payments. If great numbers of people are not able to pay their installment debts there is a possibility that businessmen cannot collect their debts and will therefore lose money. If businessmen lose money or fail to make a satisfactory profit, it becomes more likely to have a depression. This is why, in some countries, the government controls the installment plan by fixing the amount of the down payment and installments to discourage people from buying more than they can pay for on the installment plan.

71. Which of the following is NOT true about the installment plan?

A. A lot of British families use the installment plan.

B. More than 10 percent American families buy things on installments.

C. Americans depend more on installment than British people do.

D. Americans spend one tenth of their income on installment buying.

72. Goods bought on installments are more expensive than goods bought by cash because ________.

A. the buyer has to pay extra money as interest  

B. the delivery of the goods charges extra money

C. the buyer has to pay a down payment  

D. the service offered by installment plan charged extra money

73. What will happen to a buyer if he fails to make the full payment for an item bought on installments?

A. He might lose his job.                 B. He will stop owning the item he has bought.

C. He will have to sell what he has bought.   D. He will go into debt.

74. The advantage of installment buying might include all the following EXCEPT that ________.

  A. purchasing power is strengthened          

B. employment might be increased

C. people develop a good habit of saving money  

D. young couples are able to furnish their homes

75. In some countries, the governments control the installment plan to ________.

  A. increase employment                     

B. avoid depressions

C. ensure that businesses make good profits       

D. ensure people not to cheat on installment