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江苏省栟茶高级中学2010届高三统考热身训练 第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 21. Historically, ______ main material for making tables has been wood, but ______ metal and stone have also been used. A. the; / B. /; / C. the; the D. /; the 22. ---Who is making so much noise in the garden? ---______ the children. A. They are B. There are C. It is D. Those are 23. ---Could you tell me the way to the zoo? ---Follow me, please. I happen ______ there, too. A. to have been B. to have gone C. to be going D. going 24. ---Cliff, I lost your bike at school. I suppose I should pay for it. ---Oh, ______. It was an old bike anyway. A. take it easy B. OK C. don't say so D. forget it 25. My demand is that the information referred to in my report ______ to Mr. Brown without delay. A. to be e-mailed B. e-mailed C. be e-mailed D. being e-mailed 26. The performance supposed to be popular ______ to be a great disappointment after it was over. A. turned up B. turned down C. turned out D. turned over 27. ---I have seen so little of Mike______. Is he away on business? ---Oh, no. He just leaves for his office and returns very ______. A. later; lately B. later; late C. late; lately D. lately; late 28. ---May I look at the menu for a little while? ---Of course, ______ sir. A. don't worry B. it doesn't matter C. enjoy yourself D. take your time 29. Good news! We didn't spend ______ we had expected. A. as half much money as B. much money as half as C. as much money as half D. half as much money as 30. Don't trust such people ______ praise you to your face but speak ill of you behind your back.
A. who B. whoever C. that D. as 31. ______ you understand it, it's easy for you to obey it. A. As soon as B. Once C. Unless D. The moment 32. The plastic flowers look so ______ that many people think they are real. A. natural B. familiar C. beautiful D. similar 33. ---You won't go to Mary's wedding party, will you? ---Yes, ______ invited to. A. even if B. if C. unless D. though 34. What ______ during a person's early years may affect the rest of his life. A. happened B. has happened C. happens D. happening 35. As we all know, it was ______ that resulted in the terrible car accident. A. because of her carelessness B. for her to be careless C. because she was careless D. her being careless 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） Down-to-earth means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with. It is 36 to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and 37 other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the 38 of someone who acts important and proud. Down-to-earth persons 39 be important members of society, of course. 40 they do not let their importance go to their heads, that is to say, they do not 41 themselves to be better persons than others of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, often without cause, is 42 to have his nose in the air. There is 43 way person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth. Americans 44 another expression that means almost the same as down-to-earth. The expression is oth-feet-on-the-ground. Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good 45 of reality. He 46 what is called common sense. He may have 47 , but he does not allow them to 48 his knowledge of what is real. The opposite kind of 49 is one who has his head-in-the-clouds. A man with his head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer whose 50 is not in the real world. 51 , such a dreamer can be brought back to earth. 52 words from a teacher can usually bring a daydreaming student down-to-earth. Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very 53 to have both-feet-on-the-ground. 54 we are down-to-earth and have both our feet on-the-ground, we act honestly and openly toward others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and 55 . 36. A. pleasant B. impossible C. common D. surprising 37. A. meets B. welcomes C. loves D. accepts 38. A. case B. kind C. opposite D. example 39. A. must B. may C. should D. can't 40. A. But B. So C. Though D. And 41. A. wish B. expect C. desire D. consider 42. A. said B. told C. asked D. made 43. A. some B. a C. no D. every 44. A. discover B. find C. make D. use 45. A. understanding B. wish C. reason D. expectation 46. A. demands B. lacks C. has D. likes 47. A. fortunes B. dreams C. plans D. disadvantages 48. A. block B. protect C. own D. gain 49. A. idea B. expression C. attitude D. person 50. A. mind B. life C. body D. head 51. A. Always B. Therefore C. However D. Sometimes 52. A. Sharp B. Sweet C. Cruel D. Bad 53. A. possible B. probable C. likely D. able 54. A. Though B. Whether C. When D. Unless 55. A. strong B. fast C. happy D. wet 第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案。 A Governors, lawyers and business leaders have to deal with scientists, and every educated person finds his views affected by science. Yet our science teaching of non-scientists, in school and college, has built up mistaken ideas, dislikes, and the common boast(自夸), I never did understand science. Even those students who arrive at colleges with plans to become scientists usually bring a mistaken picture of science: some have a collection of unorganized facts about science, and some regard the study of science as a game which includes getting the right answer. The first of these attitudes seems to come from a kind of course which provides various kinds of information; the second, from a training course on how to pass examinations that do not ask about the student's understand but simply require him to put the numbers in the right formula(公式). Neither type of courses in school or college seems to give students an understanding of science as we find it among scientists. Neither shows students how real scientists work and think, how the facts are gathered, how discoveries are made, and what they mean. Young people&
