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浙江省东阳中学2012届高三阶段性检测
英语
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）
从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
1. After months of regular exercise in swimming, Mary was able to cover __________ seemed to be impossible to reach.
A. what B. which C. that D. it
2. The buildings in this modern city are growing tall, some even reaching over 400 meters ________ height.
A. in B. for C. at D. on
3. Unlike the earth, Mars is too cold and Venus is far too hot _______ there to be any life.
A. as B. so C. like D. for

8. We’d better take umbrellas—I’m sure it _____ when we arrive in London; it’s always wet there at this time of year.
A. will rain B. is raining C. will be raining D. would rain
9. Despite all the benefits of building a factory here, only a few people argued _____ the project.
A. in terms of B. in need of C. in praise of D. in favour of
10. －What does the sign over there say?
－“No person ____________ bring drinks into the student computer pool.”
A. will B. may C. shall D. must
11. It was a great _____ for her to be pleasant to people she didn’t like.
A. attempt B. trouble C. effort D. practice
12. A volcano in Indonesia erupted on November the 16th, 2010, and _____, hundreds of people were killed.
A. consequently B. continuously C. constantly D. consistently
13. The car began to ______ the moment the vehicle got into the highway.
A. take up      B. give up      C. make up       D. pick up
14. Experts predict that the earthquake and tsunami will _________ among the costliest natural disasters on record.
A. clarify B. group C. separate D. rank
15. More than 5,000 people had been ________ dead from Friday's massive earthquake and tsunami, Japanese media quoted police as saying early on Thursday.
A. convinced B. guaranteed C. confirmed D. claimed
16. We were hoping to finish the project by next week—________, however, we won’t make it until the week after．
A. so far B. as it is C. by and by D. in addition
17. Running a company is not ______ a matter of hiring people — they also need to be trained.
A. simply B. partly C. seriously D. equally
18. A housing bubble is an economic situation____ occurs when house prices rise much too fast.
A. which B. where C. what D. why
19. Millions of young people are so ________ about the so-called “Singles Day” that even websites like Taobao have special sales on November 11.
A. particular B. positive C. enthusiastic D. cautious
20. --- Did you have a wonderful time at the ball last night?
--- __________! I’ve never had a more wonderful time all my life.
A. You bet B. No problem C. Don’t mention it D. That’s right
第二节： 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分， 满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be 21 with who you are. There’s always someone who’s a bit 22 . The only solution is to reach 23 and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more 24 measure for comparison than who your were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your 25 .
Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others. Either you see yourself as better than someone and you get 26 , or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for 27 . It is a fool’s game. Not one of us is exactly 28 . The only direct and honest comparison is 29 yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges.
My opinion is that you are only 30 to compare yourself to someone else if their life 31 is the same as your own. Good luck finding that 32 . And one thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how dedicated（埋头苦干的）you are, there will always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there’s not, you can 33 someone is coming up fast 34 you. So how can you always win in life? Become your best 35 .
Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to 36 you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who 37 if the guy next to you did 15? It doesn’t make a bit of 38 . You are a more 39 person today than you were yesterday. Your own 40 is all you need.

第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）
第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
A new book written by a Chinese American on her super-strict parenting - "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" has raised fierce debates in the US.
Amy Chua is a Yale Law School professor and the mother of two teenage girls. She is the daughter of Chinese immigrants. In the Chinese culture, the tighter represents strength and power. In her book, Ms. Chua writes about how she demanded excellence from her daughters. Chua writes that her daughters, Sophia and Louisa, were never allowed to go on a date, be in a school play, watch TV or play computer games. They couldn't choose their own after-class activities or get any grade less than an A. They had to play piano or violin - and no other musical instruments.
She writes that if a Chinese child gets a B - which she says "would never happen" - there would be "a screaming, hair-tearing explosion." She describes making her 7-year-old daughter play a piano piece perfectly - yelling and not letting her leave the bench even to use the bathroom - until it was.
Many people have criticized Amy Chua. Some say her parenting methods were abusive. She even admits that her husband, who is not Chinese, objected to her parenting style. But she says that was the way her parents raised her and her three sisters.
Stacy Debroff, who has written four books on parenting, says Amy Chua’s parenting style is not limited to Chinese families. She says it represents a traditional way of parenting among immigrants seeking a better future for their children. But she also sees a risk. When children have no time to be social or to follow their own interests, they might not develop other skills that they need to succeed in life. Stacy Debroff advises parents not to just repeat the way they were raised.
Alison Lo, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Washington's Bothell campus, said. "I don't think Amy is advocating a best practice of parenting style, or that success and achievements are critical yardsticks of a good life. But I can imagine how strong her daughters' college applications are going to be. For many parents whose dreams are seeing their kids graduating from a competitive university, Amy is sharing with the readers that it is achievable by persistent, dedicated parental guidance," Lo said. "In that sense, a young adult's giftedness can be born, or made."
B
Retracing one of the most important trading routes of ancient civilization, this remarkable tour aboard the luxury Golden Eagle and Shangri-La trains follows in the footsteps of such legendary figures as Alexander the Great and Marco Polo.
Crossing both Russia and China as well as some of the remotest former Soviet republics---Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan--- our journey will take in some of the most magnificent yet little-visited sights from the ancient world. Eastbound trips start in Russia’s capital Moscow, where we have plenty of time to explore. We travel on to Volgograd---better known as Stalingrad---where the Soviets turned the course of the Second World War, before heading for far remoter places that own their importance to a time much further back in history.
The Kara Kum desert is followed by the amazing 2,500 –year-old cities of Khiva and Bukhara---considered so important by UNESCO that it supported their restoration---and then Samarkand, “the Rome of the East”. Much admired by Alexander the Great, Samarkand is home to Registan Square, a spectacular open space surrounded by beautiful Islamic buildings and considered one of the most inspirational sights in central Asia. In between Khiva and Bukhara we take a two-day excursion into Turkmenistan and visit the capital city of Ashgabat, a huge modern folly(装饰性建筑) in the desert and a monument to the recently deceased President Sapamurat Turkmenbashi. We also visit the ancient city of Merv before returning to Uzbekistan.
After crossing the border into China, our tour takes in the fascinating Mogao Grottoes, the Jiayuguan fortress at the end of the Great Wall and the world-famous Terracotta Warriors, an army of almost 6,000 statues recognized as one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th Century. We end our journey in Beijing, the capital of modern, confident China…where the latest architecture rubs shoulders with Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City.
46.The ancient city of Merv now belongs to ______.
A. Russia B. Soviet C. Turkmenistan D. Uzbekistan
47. If you take an eastbound trip, you can visit the four cities in the following order:________
A. Beijing, Samarkand, Ashgabat, Moscow B. Moscow, Samarkand, Ashgabat, Beijing
C. Beijing, Ashgabat, Samarkand, Moscow D. Moscow, Ashgabat, Samarkand, Beijing
48. From the passage we know that Volgograd is known for _____.
A. its hard-working people B. a historical event
C. its long history D. its pleasant weather
49. What’s the possible meaning of the underlined word “excursion” in the third paragraph?
A. trip B. holiday C. exploration D. study
C

Students are, of course, fully aware of these web site resources, and some people worry that the Internet, once regarded as a best learning tool, could become the best aid yet for cheating.
For teachers, the problem is figuring out whether a student’s authorship is authentic. But, as teaching assistant Jane Morrison explained, the task may not be too difficult for a careful teacher.
"Students who have gotten it off the Internet don’t look at me but look at their feet. And students who wrote every bit of it can talk about the paper very intelligently and look me in the eye," Morrison said.
Copying term papers is nothing new, but the appearance of the Internet raises the issue: Is this new technology making cheating more widespread?
A senior official Gary Handman at Berkeley doubts it. "Students who tend to cheat are going to cheat regardless of the technology.
This view was backed by Berkeley graduate student Arianne Chernock, who says that, after all, students have to decide what’s best for themselves. "It’s a question of honesty. We’re here to learn, so we’ve got to make the most of it ourselves."
And inventive teachers can make their assignments almost cheat-proof.
"If you structure the assignment in a creative way, and if students, for instance, have to transform the information into a handout, or do a drama, or write an account in first person narrative, then you may stop cheating," said library media teacher Leslie Farmer.
That kind of strategy, some experts say will basically force students to do more than simply download their education.
50. In the past students __________________.
A. were happy about writing term papers
B. were eager to write term papers
C. considered paper writing as a joy
D. considered paper writing as a source of stress
51. What do some people worry about according to Paragraph 4?
A. They worry that students might become lazier.
B. They worry that students might lose their interest in learning.
C. They worry that the Internet could become the best tool for cheating.
D. They worry that the Internet could become the best learning tool.
52. According to Paragraph 6, students feel _______ copying papers from the Internet.
A. guilty about B. excited when C. anxious about D. uncertain about
53. What did Gary Handman argue in Paragraph 8?
A. Students tend to cheat.
B. The new technology made cheating more widespread.
C. The new technology helped students in the way of cheating.
D. He was doubtful whether the new technology made cheating more widespread.
54. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the report?
A. A careful teacher doesn’t have too much trouble finding out whether a student’s term paper is a copy or not.
B. Copying term papers is a serious issue that makes teachers weak.
C. It seems that copying term papers is unavoidable for some students who tend to cheat.
D. Arranging assignments in a creative way could be a solution to the problem of copying term papers.
D
The breeze suddenly swung around to their backs and began to gather strength. The fire line suddenly burst into a wall of flame, heading directly toward them. "Let's get out of here!" Royce said.
Desperately he tried to back the car out of the sand bank. But the wheels only sunk deeper in the soft sand.
Suddenly the fire was on them. Bill pushed open his door only to find himself thrown up into the air as, with a roar, the gasoline tank exploded and the car leapt three feet off the ground. When it crashed back down Royce found himself pinned against the steering wheel, unable to move. The car's seats and roof were now on fire.
Bill lay where he fell, out of breath. The front of his shirt, shorts, bare arms and legs were soaked in burning gasoline. Then the sight of the car in flames brought him upright with a start. "Royce!" he cried, struggling to his feet and heading for the car.
Pulling open the door, he seized Royce's arms through the smoke. "I'm stuck," Royce said. "Get yourself away!"
The fire bit at Bill's arms, face and legs, but he caught a tight hold on Royce. "I'm not leaving you here," he said.
Now Bill dug his heels into the sand and pulled as hard as he could. Suddenly he fell backward. Royce was free and out of the car. As soon as he had dragged him away he patted out the flames on Royce's body and on his own legs and arms with his bare hands.
Royce saw a second explosion rock the car, as it was eaten up by flames. “I’d be ashes now if 55. Bill and Royce started to travel together looking for work when _________.
A. Bill was in his thirties B. Bill was in his sixties
C. Royce was a teenager D. Royce was in his twenties
56. Danger came when the wind turned from _______.
A. north to south B. south to north
C. east to west D. west to east
57. The explosion of the gasoline tank ______.
A. threw Royce from the car B. brought Bill to his senses
C. blew open the car doors D. left Royce trapped
58. Bill learned to never give up an