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广东省湛师附中2010届高三第二次月考
英语试卷
第一部分(共110分)
Ⅰ 听力(共两节, 满分35分) 略
二、语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need __21__,” his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come. ”
What made him sad was __22__ his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist. ” As a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly __23__. He decided that he didn’t want to be a pianist any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. Wisely, his father didn’t push, but waited.
Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he __24__ that he could show others that he had talent __25__. That day he told his father what he had been waiting to hear—that he wanted to study with a new teacher. From that point on, everything turned around.
He started __26__ competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was __27__ that Lang Lang had won, he was too excited to hold back his tears. Soon __28__ was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big stages. In 1997 Lang Lang moved again, this time to Philadelphia, USA. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his __29__ performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs(特约演奏) in Lincoln Centre and Carnegie Hall started __30__ in, Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him shine. 21. A. exercise B. fortune C. knowledge D. wealth 22. A. whether B. why C. when D. that 23. A. hurt B. weakened C. ruined D. frightened 24. A. seemed B. admitted C. noticed D. realized 25. A. in all B. above all C. after all D. at all 26. A. receiving B. accepting C. winning D. beating 27. A. told B. mentioned C. announced D. recognized 28. A. this B. it C. that D. what 29. A. successful B. cheerful C. respectful D. meaningful 30. A. pulling B. breaking C. falling D. pouring 第二节：语法填空（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，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为31—40的相应位置。
Long ago the Emperor decided to hold a swimming race between 13 different animals. The order in which they finished would decide the order of their 31 （appear）in the Chinese calendar.
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All the animals lined up on the river bank and 32 （give）the task of getting to the opposite shore. The cat wondered how he would get across 33 he was afraid of water. The ox worried how he would cross 34 his poor eyesight. The calculating rat suggested that he and the cat 35 （jump）onto the ox's back and guide him across. The ox, steady and hard-working, did not notice the two animals on his back. In the meanwhile, the rat ran behind the unsuspecting cat and pushed 36 into the water. As the ox came ashore, the rat jumped off and finished the race first. 37 the rat got the first year 38 （name）after him and the ox got the second year. 39 the lazy pig reached the finish line in 12th place the race was over and he was awarded the final place on the calendar. From that day the cat, 40 never finished and lost his place on the calendar, became the enemy of the rat. 三、阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Americans wear black for mourning Chinese wear white. Westerners think of dragons as monsters. Chinese honor them as symbols of God. Chinese civilization has often shown such polarities（极性） with the West, as though each stands at extreme ends of a global string. Now in the University of California, Berkeley, psychologist has discovered deeper polarities between Chinese and American cultures—polarities that go to the heart of how we reason and discover truth.
His findings go far toward explaining why American cultures seem to contentious and Chinese cultures so passive, when compared to each other. More importantly, the research opens the way for the peoples of the East and the West to learn from each other in fundamental ways. The Chinese could learn much from Western methods for determining scientific truth, said Kaiping Peng, a former Beijing Scholar, who is now a UC Berkeley assistant professor of psychology. And Americans could profit enormously from the Chinese tolerance for accepting contradictions in social and personal life, he said.
“Americans have a terrible need to find out who is right in an argument,” said Peng. “The problem is that at the interpersonal level you really don’t need to find the truth, or maybe there isn’t any.” Chinese people, said Peng, are far more content to think that both sides have flaws and virtues, because they have a holistic awareness that life is full of contradictions. They do far less blaming of the individual than do Americans, he added.
In studies of interpersonal argument, for example, when subjects were asked to deal with contradictory information stemming from conflict between a mother and a daughter or a student and a school, Peng found that Americans were “non-compromising, blaming one side—usually the mother—for the causes of the problems, demanding changes from one side to attain a solution and offering no compromise” in dealing with the conflict. Compared to this angry, blaming American stance, the Chinese were paragons（模范）of compromise, finding fault on both sides and looking for solutions that moved both sides to the middle.
41. In Paragraph 1, the author sets examples in order to _____. A. expose the contradiction between Chinese and Americans
B. show the differences between Chinese culture and American culture C. find the reason for the differences
D. generalize the main idea of the passage
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42. The underlined word “contentious” in Paragraph 2 probably means _____. A. conservative B. aggressive C. objective D. optimistic 43. Compared with Americans, Chinese are _____. A. likely to find the truth in life
B. reluctant to admit their own failure
C. reluctant to have a general idea of things
D. likely to know advantages and disadvantages of things 44. The studies show that _____.
A. an American treats his or her mother badly B. different ideas of treating the aged
C. different personality of Chinese and American D. different conflicts of Americans and Chinese 45. The main idea of the passage is _____.
A. polarities between American and Chinese culture B. priorities of American culture to Chinese C. different attitudes towards the aged D. different manners in social occasions
B
Oh for job flexibility! With the economy on the rocks, flexibility seems more a luxury(奢侈品) than a necessity. You may have to return to college to prepare for one of the more flexible careers, and you still may work long hours.
Here are five careers that offer flexibility and self-employment options or pay near $70,000 or better along with the training you’ll need. Post Secondary Teachers
Did you know that many college teachers and university professors are retiring? You’ll work on a school calendar, with summer, spring, and winter holiday vacation time if you want it. Some professors only report to campus two days a week. They make up for it by the work they do at home, but not reporting to campus every day can lead to flexibility.
You’ll need a master’s degree to teach at the community college level and a doctorate in your field to qualify for professorships at four-year college. Positions for post-secondary teachers are predicted to rise by an exceptional 12 percent through the 2008-2018 decade. 2008 average salaries were $98,974 for professor, $69,911 for associate professors, and $58662 for assistant professors. Travel Nurses
Nurses can work long hours. But travel nurses work long hours with scheduled time off between assignments if they want.
You’ll need an online two-year RN or bachelor’s degree in nursing to qualify. Jobs for registered nurses are expected to continue to boom, rising by 23 percent through 2018. The top 50 percent of working registered nurses earned between $73,170 and $87,310 in 2008. And travel nurses can receive pay for relocation and housing. Software Designers
High tech and flextime. Software designers often hire out on a per contract basis, working intensive schedules to launch a new product and then enjoying time off between engagements. And job growth will be massive, rising by 38 percent during the 2008-2018 decade.
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You’ll need at least a bachelor’s degree in software design or applications, and a master’s degree if you hope to run a consultancy. The median 2008 annual wage $83,130. Management Analysts
Management analysts work hard, but work smart and enjoy great flexibility. More than 27 percent are self-employed, which is more than three times the national average for all self-employed professionals.
Many management analysts find work with consulting companies with only a bachelor’s degree in business or finance, while the more successful ones who work online from a home office hold at least an MBA degree. Job growth is predicted at aa healthy 22 percent, and the median 2008 annual wage was $71,150. Interior Designers
Interior designers also lead the way in the number of self-employed, flexible career professionals with 26 percent running their own companies/consultancies. Train for the field through an associate degree program, but add a bachelor’s degree in art or design to advance to the more flexible positions. Study fabrics, CAD design, ergonomics, color theory, and more. The top 50 percent in the field earned on average between $60,200 and $81,800 in 2008. 46. The underlined sentence in Para. 1 means that ______.
A. flexible jobs are more difficult to get because of the bad economic situation. B. flexible jobs are necessary to get because of the bad economic situation. C. flexible jobs cost more money to get because of the economic crisis. D. more flexible jobs are ready for job hunters with the good economy 47. Whose average salary is the best in 2008?
A. Professors’ B. Registered nurses’ C. Software designers’ D. Interior designers’ 48. You need a master’s degree to be ______.
A. a college teacher B. a travel nurse
C. an interior designer C. a management analyst
49. One can run his own business in the following careers EXCEPT ______.
A. software design B. management analysis C. interior design D. travel nursing 50. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. most well-paid positions require a higher qualification or degree. B. a bachelor’s degree is necessity to be a travel nurse.
C. you need a bachelor’s degree to run a software designing consultancy. D. the national average for all self-employed professionals is 27 percent.
C
Songs that make our hearts happy can make them stronger too, US researchers reported on Tuesday.
They found that when people listened to their favorite music, their blood vessels（血管）dilated in much the same way as when they are laughing, or taking blood medications.
\（心脏病学）at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.
\see the vessels opening up with other activities such as exercise. \drugs such as statins.
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