In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins. From then until the end of his life. Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went. Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.

His cornet playing had a deep humanity(仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.” He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most-admired people in the world. His death, on July 6, 1971, was headline news around the world.

60. Armstrong was called Pops because he ______.

A. looked like a musician B. was a musician of much influence

C. showed an interest in music D. travelled to play modern music

61. The third paragraph is developed_____.

A. by space B. by examples C. by time D. by comparison

62. Which statement about Armstrong is true?

A. His tale begins in New Orleans. B. He was born before jazz was invented.

C. His music was popular with his listeners. D. He learned popular music at a boy’s home.

63. Which would be the best title for the text?

A. The Invention of the Jazz Music B. The Father of the Jazz Style

C. The Making of a Musician D. The Spread of Popular Music

C

Spring Day in Europe is an annual activity aiming to encourage young people to debate, think, learn and make their voices heard on European issues.

• For Spring Day 2003, 5,501 schools from 29 countries across Europe registered to take part and

many debates took place.

•Spring Day 2004 had 5,627 schools debating and celebrating the fifth enlargement of the E.U.

•Spring Day 2005 had its focus on the European Constitution. 6,620 schools registered to organize meetings, debates and events on European values, the European Constitution and the functioning of the E.U. in general.

•Last year, Spring Day 2006 had a special focus on “Debating our Future”. With 7,501 schools

registered, it offered a large number of activities and discussions which pupils were engaged in all

over Europe. Many public figures including approximately 150 MEPs, six European commissioners went to the schools to meet students, join debates or chat online with students.

Spring Day for Europe 2007 is now taking place!

This year, we hope to increase the number of participating schools across Europe. A wide range of events will take place in schools across Europe. These activities include competitions, exhibitions, debates, conferences, and online chats between students from different countries and political leaders at European, national and local levels. Primary and secondary schools are invited to take part.

It is now your turn to make Spring Day for Europe 2007 an even greater success. We are depending on you to register, join the community of thousands of teachers and pupils, and share your ideas of Europe with E.U. experts and personalities. By taking part in Spring Day for Europe 2007, you will contribute to celebrating Europe!

Don’t wait another moment! Click here to register and get started now!

64. What can we learn from the passage?

A. E.U. has grown for six times since its establishment.

B. The European Constitution was debated most in Spring Day for Europe 2005.

C. Only young people can attend Spring Day for Europe.

D. There will be less schools taking part in Spring Day for Europe.

65. Spring Day for Europe 2007 is different from the former ones in that _____.

A. government leaders will take part

B. the theme will be more interesting

C. it will allow secondary schools to participate

D. it will be held in a totally different way from the previous one

66. What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To introduce Spring Day for Europe.

B. To call on more schools to participate in Spring Day for Europe 2007.

C. To introduce Spring Day for Europe 2007.

D. To inform the readers of the coming of Spring Day for Europe 2007.

D

Over the last 70 years, researchers have been studying happy and unhappy people and finally found out ten factors that make a difference. Our feelings of well-being at any moment are determined to a certain degree by genes. However, of all the factors, wealth and age are the top two.

Money can buy a degree of happiness. But once you can afford to feed, clothe and house yourself , each extra dollar makes less and less difference.

Researchers find that, on average, wealthier people are happier. But the link between money and happiness is complex. In the past half-century, average income has sharply increased in developed countries, yet happiness levels have remained almost the same. Once your basic needs are met, money only seems to increase happiness if you have more than your friends, neighbors and colleagues.

“Dollars buy status, and status makes people feel better,” conclude some experts, which helps explain why people who can seek status in other ways---scientists or actors, for example—may happily accept relatively poorly-paid jobs.

In a research, Professor Alex Michalos found that the people whose desires—not just for money, but for friends, family, job, health—rose furthest beyond what they already had, tended to be less happy than those who felt a smaller gap. Indeed, the size of the gap predicted happiness about five times better than income alone. “The gap measures just blow away the only measures of income.” Says Michalos.

Another factor that has to do with happiness is age. Old age may not be so bad. “Given all the problems of aging, how could the elderly be more satisfied?” asks Professor Laura Carstensen.

In one survey, Carstensen interviewed 184 people between the ages of 18 and 94, and asked them to fill out an emotions questionnaire. She found that old people reported positive emotions just as often as young people, but negative emotions much less often.

Why are old people happier? Some scientists suggest older people may expect life to be harder and learn to live with it, or they’re more realistic about their goals, only setting ones that they know they can achieve. But Carstensen thinks that with time running out, older people have learned to focus on things that make them happy and let go of those that don’t. “People realize not only what they have, but also that what they have cannot last forever,” she says. “A goodbye kiss to a husband or wife at the age of 85, for example, may bring far more complex emotional responses than a similar kiss to a boy or girl friend at the age of 20.

67. According to the passage, the feeling of happiness ________.

A. is determined partly by genes B. increases gradually with age

C. has little to do with wealth D. is measured by desires

68.Some actors would like to accept poorly-paid jobs because the jobs_____.

A. make them feel much better B. provide chances to make friends

C. improve their social position D. satisfy their professional interests

69. Aged people are more likely to feel happy because they are more______.

A. optimistic B. successful C. practical D. emotional

70. Professor Alex Michalos found that people feel less happy if _______.

A. the gap between reality and desire is bigger

B. they have a stronger desire for friendship

C. their income is below their expectation

D. the hope for good health is greater

第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

TUVALU, a tiny country in the Pacific Ocean, has asked for help as it fears it will be swallowed up by the sea.

Storms and huge waves are a constant threat and none of Tuvalu’s nine little islands is more than five meters above sea level, Salt water is already entering the country’s drinking water supply, as well as damaging plants that produce fruit and vegetable. ___71___

___72___. Venice, a historic city in Italy best known for its canals, has sunk about 24 cm over the past 100 years. Experts say that it will have sunk another 20-50cm by 2050. A century ago, St. Mark’s Square, the lowest point in the city, flooded d about nine times a year, Nowadays, it happens more than 100 times. While Venice is slowly sinking into the mud on which it stands, Tuvalu’s rising sea level is caused by global warming.

The average global temperature has increased by almost 0.5 centigrade degrees over the past century; scientists expect it to rise by extra 1-3 degrees over the next 100 years.

Warmer weather makes glaciers melt, adding more water to the ocean. The warmer temperatures also make water expand, so it takes up more space, causing the sea level to rise. The sea level has risen about 10-25 cm in the last 100 years.

___73___. Through burning coal, oil and gas, people have been increasing the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as CO2. This adds to the power of the greenhouse effect, making the planet even warmer.

Many scientists believe that, if the warming is not stopped, there will be huge climate changes. ___74____.

____75____, the sea will swallow up millions of homes and the world will be flooded with “climate refugees” looking for somewhere to live.

A. The main cause of global warming is human pollution

B. Should this come true

C. Without urgent help, the country’s days are numbered.

D. But Tuvalu is not the first place to face sinking into the sea

E. The sea level could rise by one meter this century.

F. people face a lot of pollution.

G. much has been done about our planet .

宁夏育才中学2011-2012学年第二学期高三月考(五)试题

英 语 2012.2

第二卷

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节：短文改错：(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分).

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用()划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不记分。

Attention please, everyone. We have received the weather forecast on the radio this morning that there will have a heavy rain tonight. Be sure shut the windows and doors until you leave your classrooms. The sports meet that we planned to hold on tomorrow will be put off. After it becomes fine, we’ll make other announcement. They will have classes on Wednesday as usually. Since it is colder tomorrow, please dress on more clothes in time. Those who comes to school by bike, don’t keep your umbrella open while riding.

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

当前我国政府和人民正努力把我国建设成为一个社会关系和谐的国家。我们高三学生与家庭成员及班级同学的关系处理总体上是好的，但也存在一些问题，如容易发怒，与同学吵架，不家长的教育等。

假如我校外教Andrew在调查我们高三学生与家庭成员和班级同学，老师之间的关系处理情况。作为高三学生，请你把以上的情况向Andrew 反映并提出一些关于如何改进关系的意见。

要点：1.目前的实际情况：好的方面和不好的方面

2.个人的改进意见(两条)

注意：1.开头已给出(不记入总词数)

2. 100词左右

Nowadays the government and people of China are trying to build a country with a harmonious relationship.____________ _____________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

宁夏育才中学2011-2012学年第二学期高三月考(5)试题

高三英语下册期中测验考试题英 语 参考答案

第一卷(共115分)

1—20题，每题1.5分，共30分。 21—35题，每题1分，共15分。

36—55题，每题1.5分，共30分。 56—75题，每题2分，共40分。

1—5 CBAAC 6—10 BACCB 11—15 BCBAC 16—20 ABCBC

21—25 CDACA 26—30 ADCBD 31—35 BADBC

36—40 BCDAC 41—45 DACBD 46—50 BDBAD 51—55 ACBCA

56—59 BBDD 60—63 BCCB 64—66 BAB 67—70 ACCA

71—75 CDAEB

第二卷(共35分)

短文改错(每处1分，共10分)

Attention please, everyone. We have received the weather forecast on the radio this morning that there will have a heavy rain tonight. Be sure shut the windows and doors until you leave your classrooms. The sports meet that we planned to hold on tomorrow will be put off. After it becomes fine, we’ll make other announcement. They will have classes on Wednesday as usually. Since it is colder tomorrow, please dress on more clothes in time. Those who comes to school by bike, don’t keep your umbrella open while riding.

have---be; sure后加to; until---before/when; on去掉;

other---another; They---We; usually-usual;

dress---put; comes---come; umbrella---umbrellas

书面表达(25分)

Nowadays the government and people of China are trying to build a country with a harmonious relationship. Generally speaking, the relationship between us students and classmates as well as teachers is good. However, there exist some problems: some students in our grade easily lose their temper because of anxiety and study burden. What's worse, they sometimes quarrel with others, and even turn a deaf ear to their parents and teachers, which is very disappointing.

In my opinion, we middle school students should make effort to improve the situation. First, we should respect our parents and teachers as well as classmates. Second, when we are not feeling good or happy, we can chat with our friends or even parents. It is likely that they can understand us better and give us some reasonable advice.

答 案 解 析

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21.【答案】C

【解析】主要测试冠词。第一空：holiday属于可数名词，故此需要a表示泛指;第二空：属于特指Jack。句子译文：---在伦敦，杰克赢得了一个假期。---幸运者!

22.【答案】D

【解析】主要测试连词。第一空：while的意思“虽然”，另外，B答案中的:as表示“虽然”时必须使用倒装结构，例如：Young as she is ，she knows a lot about English;第二空：that引导同位语从句。句子译文：虽然我信任你，我不同意你的观点：她再不能找到高收入的工作。

23.【答案】A

【解析】主要测试介词短语。四个选项意思分别如下：绝不、在任何时候都不;立刻、很快、马上;在任何时候;曾经、一度。再结合所学知识：否定副词置于句首，句子需要半倒装，例如：At no time should you give up studying. 在任何时候你都不应放弃读书。故此选择：at no time。

24.【答案】C

【解析】主要测试非谓语动词在强调句中的使用。首先，分析句子结构可知题干中：it was 、、、that 、、、属于：强调句型。句子译文：那位技师花费整个下午在工厂维修二手车。句子正常结构：the mechanic spent the whole afternoon repairing the second-hand bus in the factory。此处只是对：repairing the second-hand bus进行强调。

25.【答案】A

【解析】主要测试连词。第一空：句子：it was 20 years ago中需要表语，同时引导表语从句，故此选择：what;第二空：句子：it was so poorly equipped中确实状语，结合前面可知选择：when 代指：20 years ago。句子译文：那所学校发生了很大变化：它不再是二十年前配备那么差的模样了。

26.【答案】A

【解析】主要测试短语动词。所给选项的意思分别如下：起草、制定;发射、使升高;创立、建立、建造;出现、发生、调大。再结合语境可知句子译文：这组设计师为公司的工程项目设计了计划。

27.【答案】D

【解析】主要测试介词短语。此处意思是“以问题方式向对方提出请求显得更有礼貌”。in the form of 符合句意。in search of“寻找”，in the direction of “朝……方向”，in need of“需要”。

28.【答案】C

【解析】主要测试名词含义。所给选项的意思分别如下：帮助;胃口;尝试;帮助。再结合语境可知句子译文：在Shelly第一次尝试的时候。

29.【答案】B

【解析】主要测试动词时态。根据具体语境可知句子译文：如同信息产业一样，交流在现代起着重要作用。句子中：along with 和我们所学习的：with 、together with 、besides等等一样，连接主语时应该和前者一致。例如：Tom along with his mother and father goes to the park。故此选择：plays。

30.【答案】D

【解析】主要测试动词时态。解决此题试题的秘诀：从句子中寻找：时间状语。此处暗示的时间状语为：last night。句子译文：昨晚，我本想帮你，可是我没能抽出时间，因为我当时在写我今天早晨上交的作文。故此可知，选择：was writing最佳。

31.【答案】B

【解析】主要测试交际用语。句子译文如下：---你觉得哈林波特与死亡圣器这部电影怎么样?----_____。我再怎么高度评价它也不为过。此句旨在考查学生对can’t…too结构的理解。所以选择：It’s really amazing最佳。

32.【答案】A

【解析】主要测试定语从句的用法。the stadium为先行词，作从句谓语动词visit的宾语，根据选项，作宾语可以省略，故不填。

33.【答案】D

【解析】主要测试非谓语动词。结合语境可知句子译文：他为工作面试做好了充分准备，因为他不会冒险让好机会失去。再结合所学单词：risk可知后接：doing 结构;另外，lose 表示丢失应使用：lost。例如：He was lo st in the crowded yesterday。故此选择：being lost 最佳。

34.【答案】B

【解析】主要测试连词。第一空：that 引导同位语从句，充当名词：word的同位语;第二空：whoever相当于the person who 引导宾语从句，充当介词to 的宾语。句子译文：消息宣布：免费纪念品将分发给先到的人。

35.【答案】C

【解析】主要测试虚拟语气。结合语境中：would have happened 可知表示对过去的虚拟，从句应该使用：if + 主语 + had 过去分词、、、或者 had + 主语 + 过去分词、、、结构。例如：If you had followed your teacher’s advice in senior one ，your would have made great progress in English。或者had you followed your teacher’s advice in senior one ，your would have made great progress in English。句子译文如下：如果鲍勃当时再走远些，到达河岸，将会发生什么?所以选择：had Bob walked farther最佳。

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36.【答案】 B

【解析】主要测试介词。句子译文：她好像非常小在操场上她挤者从男孩中过去。Through表示：通过。

37.【答案】 C

【解析】主要测试短语动词。四个选项意思如下：拿出、取出、出版;送出(客人)、领、、、出来;引人注目、脱颖而出;想出、制定出、解决、算出。例如：短语：stand out She stands out in the crowd, for she is two meters in height. 她在人群中显得很突出,因为她身高两米。此处句子译文：他在人群中引人注目。

38.【答案】 D

【解析】主要测试副词。第二段首句意思：我开始注意她，手里拿着篮球，独自玩耍着。此处：alone意思“独自”。

39.【答案】 A

【解析】主要测试名词。四个选项的意思分别如下：黄昏、傍晚;黎明;午夜;黎明、破晓。再结合文章可知句子译文：她一直练习运球，时不时地投篮，有时直到傍晚。故此选择：dark最佳。

40.【答案】 C

【解析】主要测试连词。应该考虑句子中的成分：有一天，我问她为什么(why)这么刻苦地练习?

41.【答案】 D

【解析】主要测试副词。四个选项意思分别如下：担心地;害羞地;轻声地、安静地;直接地。句子译文：她直(directly)视着我的双眼，并且毫不犹豫地说：“我想上大学。我唯一可走(go)的路就是：如果我得到奖学金，我就可以进入大学打篮球了。我想成为最优秀的。父亲告诉我如果有远大的梦想，困难算不得什么。”

42. 【答案】 A

【解析】主要测试动词。参考上面第41题的译文及所给参考选项可知最佳答案为：go意思：走。

43.【答案】 C

【解析】主要测试形容词的级。参考上面第41题的译文及所给参考选项可知最佳答案为：the best意思：最优秀的人。

44.【答案】 B

【解析】主要测试形容词。四个选项的意思分别如下：有决心的;有勇气的;固定的、不变的;迷人的、着迷的，再根据行文可知句子译文：我对她的评价是：她是有决心的(determined)。

45.【答案】 D

【解析】主要测试非谓语动词。所给选项的意思分别如下：覆盖的;与世隔绝的;落下、降下;埋入的、埋葬的。由具体语境可知译文：一天，我看到她坐在草坪上，头埋(buried)在怀里。此处暗含：埋藏的意思。