北京四中2005高三模拟试题（共六套）

37. A. understood B. stood C. thought D. tried 38. A. called B. considered C. thought of D. went through 39. A. away B. out C. behind D. up 40. A. take part in B. go away to C. begin with D. believe in 41. A. my daughter?s college B. my home C. the city D. the farm 42. A. speech B. attempt C. promise D. impression 43. A. some B. one C. none D. all 44. A. meaningful B. different C. interesting D. difficult 45. A. come up B. go out C. take down D. break in 46. A. lively B. hard C. reasonable D. honest 47. A. happy B. alone C. sure D. lost 48. A. losing B. leading C. missing D. thinking 49. A. hard B. smoothly C. poorly D. often 50. A. repeat B. read C. follow D. take 51. A. keep B. return C. post D. sell 52. A. natural B. strange C. ready D. nice 53. A. something B. everything C. money D. the Bible 54. A. half B. just C. surely D. really 55. A. set B. turned C. gave D. wrapped

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

For some college students, English class always means passive listening to the teacher, boring grammar, endless exercises and tests. Should English class be like that?

In Zhejiang University, a reform of English teaching is under way. Using the new

textbook—“New College English”, teachers are experimenting with a “student-centered” way to conducting English class. The new method combines listening, reading and oral practice into one, and places great importance on students? in-class activity.

Students are encouraged to act, to role-play, and to do presentations in front of their classmates. Interesting topics are discussed in class, and thought-provoking(令人深思的) questions are asked for students to answer. The atmosphere is quite lively and the class is full of laughter.

“Before, I often fell asleep in English classes, but since I attended the trial class of the new textbook, I do not feel sleepy any more,” a student said.

Language learning should be a pleasure, not a dull task, and these university students have welcomed the changes that have taken place in their class.

56. The text mainly tells us that _____.

A. English class should contain grammar, exercises, tests and so on B. a reform of teaching is most important

C. English in the past was dull, but it?s interesting now D. the students like to learn English now

57. It seems that _____.

A. a new textbook is more important than an old one B. a teacher is as important as a good textbook

C. a student can learn English well with an interesting book

D. a good textbook and a good teaching method get students to study well

58. According to the text, most students _____. A. have improved their English B. fell asleep in English class before

C. no longer fell nervous when speaking English in public D. have made rapid progress in their written English

59. The English teachers in Zhejiang University _____.

A. ask the students some interesting questions to make them laugh B. encourage the students to study English hard C. have reformed their English teaching D. won?t examine their students in English

B

From Stanford we turned your attention north and slightly west to San Francisco. We set off at a quarter past eleven A.M. and before long a car traveling the 35 miles between the two places brought us the terrible news of a city in ruins, with fires beginning at various points, and the water supply interrupted. I was fortunate enough to board the only train that got up to the city; fortunate enough also to escape in the evening by the only train that left it. This gave me and my brave female companion four hours of observation.

By midday, when we reached the city, the smoke was heavier and the explosion had begun, but the troops, the police, and the firemen seemed to have set up order, dangerous neighborhoods were roped off everywhere and stationed with policemen, bars were closed, trucks or cars were forced into service, and everyone was at work who could work.

It was indeed a strange sight to see an entire population in the streets busy as ants in an uncovered ant hill hurrying to save their eggs. The sidewalks were covered with well-dressed men and women, carrying precious things, or dragging big boxes to spots of greater temporary (暂时) safety, soon to be dragged farther, as the fire kept spreading!

60. To travel from San Francisco to Stanford, one must go slightly _____. A. north-northwest B. east-northeast C. south-southwest D. south-southeast

61. What seemed strange to the author?

A. To see all the San Franciscans working. B. To see ants in the street. C. To see big boxes in the street. D. To see the fire spreading.

62. From the passage we know that _____.

A. all the citizens took care of the public facilities(设施) B. many drivers were ready to try their best to help put out the fire C. the writer and his woman companion spent 8 hours in the city in all D. the terrible fire spread quickly

63. When did the writer and his woman companion leave San Francisco? A. At 3:15 P.M. B. At 4 P.M. C. At midday D. At 11:15 A.M.

C

WASHINGTON—Nearly 40 million children in developing countries stand to lose one or both parents to AIDS(艾滋病) over the next 13 years, and almost 3 million children under 15 have caught the disease worldwide, US experts said.

“More than 40 million children in 23 developing nations will likely have lost one or both their parents by 2010. Most of these deaths will be the result of the HIV/AIDS and complicated(复杂的) illnesses,” Brain Atwood, a US official said. Meanwhile, since the first reported death of a child by AIDS in Los Angles 15 years ago, almost 3 million children under 15 are estimated(估计) to have caught the disease worldwide, and at least 1,000 are dying each day.

“In countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America, HIV/AIDS is pulling years of progress in economic and social development,” he added.

“Life expectancy(估计寿命) which has been steadily(稳定地) on the rise for the last thirty years—will drop to 40 years or less in nine African countries by the year 2020.”

Atwood said serious work to help stop children from dying in developing countries was being wiped out.

“In all 23 countries included in this study, AIDS-related death will take away the gains made in child survival over the past 20 years. In Zambia and Zimbabwe, children?s death rates(率) will likely nearly double.” Atwood said.

64. AIDS is developing fast in _____.

A. Europe B. North America C. poor countries D. rich countries

65. The first child who died of AIDS lived in _____. A. England B. Russia C. Japan D. America

66. AIDS is not only causing millions of death to human beings, but also _____.

A. speeding the development of society B. slowing down the development of society C. polluting the air

D. breaking the balance of nature

67. The underlined words “wiped out” mean _____. A. cleaned out B. rubbed away C. dried up D. destroyed completely

D

The Galapagos, a archipelago(群岛) and largely untouched by man, is now facing a problem. Its local people, who live on the island of Santa Cruz, want to develop the business and tourist potential(旅游资源) of the island. Recently, they are locked in a bitter struggle with the naturalists who work at the Charles Darwin Center, also on Santa Cruz. The naturalists want to protect the island?s wildlife which is already suffering as a result of human activity.

The animals? great threat(威胁) used to be sailors who, hundreds of years ago, robbed the islands for food. They wiped out about 250,000 Giant Tortoises. For example on Pinta, one of the smallest islands, there are no Giant Tortoises left at all. The last survivor(幸存者), an 80-year-old Giant Tortoise called Lonesome George, lives under the protection of naturalists at the Darwin Centre. Today, the island?s animals are no longer hunted for food, but other dangers have replaced the threat from sailors. Goats, for example, introduced over the years by man, have gone wild. With no natural enemies, their numbers have reached 100,000 on the largest of the Galapagos Islands, Isabella. They are eating huge quantities of plants, and robbed the remaining Giant Tortoise of food. The problem is now so bad that the National Park Service has hired hunters to kill the goats in order to save the Giant Tortoise from dying out.

68. Today, you can find the Giant Tortoise on the island of _____. A. Santa Cruz B. Pinta C. Isabella D. Galapagos

69. Which of the following shows the right relationship between the Galapagos, Isabella, Pinta and Santa Cruz?

A. The Galapagos>Pinta>Isabella>Santa Cruz B. Isabella>Santa Cruz>Pinta>the Galapagos C. The Galapagos>Isabella>Santa Cruz>Pinta D. Isabella>the Galapagos>Pinta>Santa Cruz

70. We can learn from the article the greatest danger to the Giant Tortoises is from ____. A. sailors B. hunters C. goats D. the local people

71. From the first paragraph we can infer that _____. A. the naturalists try to help the local people with their interest

B. the local people pay more attention to the economic(经济的) growth than to the wildlife there