梅陇中学2011届高三英语18周测试题（2010.12.31）（本试卷三大题，满分150分。

考试用时120分钟）Ⅰ、语言知识及应用（共三节，满分60分）第一节词形变换按要求写出下列词的适当形式（共15小题；每小题1分。

满分15分）第二节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分。

满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

“Imagine you are walking along the road. Suddenly you fall over and all the passers-by burst into laughter. You feel very 16 and think the world is laughing at you. But in fact, five minutes later, they have 17 it ever happened.” The other day when I came across these words in an article, I didn’t agree with the _ 18 . He thinks the best thing to do in this kind of situation is to pretend nothing has happened, and so avoid 19 trouble. I admit that we should keep 20 because “Your tears will only remind others of what happened, while your 21 can let them forget it.” But this is far from satisfactory. We should do everything to make things better.I used to be a(n) 22 girl and not very good at maths. Our new maths teacher asked me a question and I still remember how I hung my head in 23 when I couldn’t answer it. “If you don’t know the answer, just tell me.” the teacher said, “If you don’t, how can I know whether you know the answer or not?” All of my classmates burst into laughter. My face turned red but the teacher24 me to go to the blackboard and 25 what I knew. If I had 26 the words in the article, I would have given up. But I tried my best. And to everyone’s 27 , I succeeded! The teacher smiled and said, “Well done! I 28 you could do it!” Since then, I have become active in maths as well as in other subjects. I used to think doing maths exercises was a waste of time. But now, I know whatever I do can make things better. Everyone is the 29 of his own fate.If we make mistakes, we should take on an active 30 . Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.16. A. nervous B. excited C. afraid D. embarrassed17. A. realized B. recognized C. forgotten D. remembered18. A. speaker B. reader C. announcer D. author19. A. ordinary B. extra C. necessary D. usual20. A. confident B. smart C. calm D. strong21. A. smile B. worry C. courage D. satisfaction22. A. shy B. energetic C. happy D. clever23. A. joy B. pride C. shame D. surprise24. A. forced B. invited C. asked D. pushed25. A. bring up B. put down C. think about D. show off26. A. obeyed B. suspected C. rejected D. understood27. A. expectation B. disappointment C. delight D. surprise28. A. hoped B. knew C. doubted D. regretted29. A. architect B. owner C. host D. inspector30. A. position B. attitude C. value D. response第三节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文, 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求, 在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空, 并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl __31___ （name）Lisa who was suffering from a rare and serious disease．Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion __32___ her five-year-old brother, ___33__ had miraculously （奇迹般地）survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies （抗体）needed to fight the ___34__ （ill）．The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy___35__ he would be willing to give his blood to his sister．I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking ___36__ deep breath and saying, “Yes, I’ll do it if it can save Lisa．”As the transfusion progressed, he lay in a bed next to his sister and ___37__ （smile）, as we all did, seeing the color returning ____38__ her cheeks．Then his face grew pale and his smile faded．He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, “Will I start to die right away?”Being young, the boy had ____39___ （understand）the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give her all ___40___ blood．II. 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AWhen something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say, "Well, it's so-and-so's fault. "or "I know I'm late, but it's not my fault; the car broke down. " It is probably not your fault, but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner's key to success.Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don't rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.This is what being a winner is all about-creatively using your skills and talents so that you aresuccessful no matter what happens. Winners don't have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on "whose fault it is. " Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success.41. According to the passage, winners____________.A. deal with problems rather than blame othersB. meet with fewer difficulties in their livesC. have responsible and able colleaguesD. blame themselves rather than others42. The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to____________.A. avoidB. acceptC. impureD. consider43. When your colleague brings about a problem, you should____________.A. find a better way to handle the problemB. blame him for his lack of responsibilityC. tell him to find the cause of the problemD. ask a more able colleague for help44. When problems occur, winners take them as____________A. excuses for their failuresB. barriers to greater powerC. challenges to their colleaguesD. chances for self-development45. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. A Winner's Secret.B. A Winner's Problem.C. A Winner's Opportnnity.D. A Winner's Achievement.BIf you look for a book as a present for a child. You will be spoiled for choice even in a year when there is no new Harry Patten J.K Powling’s wizard. The past decade has been a harvest for good children’s books, which has set off a large quantity of films and an increased sales of classics such as The lard of the Rings.Yet despite that , reading is increasingly unpopular among children. According to statistics in 1997 23% said they didn’t like reading in all. In 2003, 35% did . And arou nd 6% of children leave primary school each year unable to read properly.Maybe the decline is caused by the increasing availability of computes games. Maybe the books boom has affected only the top of the educational pile. Either way, Chancellor Cordon Brown plans to change things for the bottom of the class. In his pre-budget report, he announced the national project of Reading Recovery to help the children struggling most.Reading Recovery is aimed at six year olds, who receive four months of individual daily half-hour classes with a specially trained teacher. An evaluation either this year reported that children on the school made 20 months’ progress in just one year, whereas similarly weak readers without special help made just five months’ progress, and so ended the year even further below the level expected for their age.International research tends to find that when British children leave primary school they read well, but read text often for fun than those elsewhere. Reading for fun matters because children who are been on reading can report lifelong pleasure and loving books is an excellent indicator of future educational success. According to the OECD, being a regular and enthusiastic reader is of great advantage.46. Which of the following is true of Paragraph 1?A. Many children’s books have been adapted from films.B. Many high-quality children’s books have been published.C. The sales of classics have led to the popularity of films.D. The sales of presents for children have increased.47. Statistics suggested that .A. the number of top students increased with the use of computersB. a decreasing number of children showed interest in readingC. a minority of primacy school children read properlyD. a huge percentage of children read regularly48. What do we know about Reading Recovery?A. An evaluation of it will be made sometime this year.B. Weak readers on the project were the most hardworking.C. It aims to train special teachers to help children with reading.D. Children on the project showed noticeable progress in reading.49. Reading for fun is important because book-loving children _______.A. take greater advantage of the projectB. show the potential to enjoy a long lifeC. are likely to succeed in their education.D. would make excellent future researchers50. The aim of this text would probably be _______.A. to overcome primary school pupils reading difficulty.B. to encourage the publication of more children’s booksC. to remind children of the importance of reading for funD. to introduce a way to improve early children readingCHe was just 12 years old when he died. But he brought courage and hope to people around the world.Nkosi Johnson, who died last June, is remembered today as an AIDS fighter. This young boy challenged his government’s AIDS policies and millions of South Africans in the fight against the disease.Johnson was the longest survivor born HIV positive（艾滋病病毒携带者）.He survived with this deadly disease for 12 years before it claimed his life.At first, Johnson was expected to live for nine months when his foster mother, Gail Johnson took him in at the age of two. She now runs Nkosi’s Haven across town from her house in Melville. The Haven is home to 20 children living with HIV or AIDS, and 11 of their mothers.Johnson attracted the world’s attention and stole the hearts of thousands of people across the world at the 13th International AIDS Conference in Durban in July 2000. He stood in front of a large audience including South African President Thabo Mbeki. He told them that he wanted AZT, a drug used to treat AIDS patients, to be given to HIV-positive pregnant（怀孕的）women to prevent the disease being passed on to their unborn babies. He received a loud cheer at the end of his speech.Johnson’s speech was broadcast live across the world. With views beyond his age and even a sense of humor, Johnson soon became an international sign of the fight against AIDS and HIV.51．The underlined words “claimed his life” (Paragraph 3) means _______.A．did harm to Johnson’s life B．helped Johnson to surviveC．caused the death of Johnson D．made Johnson weak52．The main idea in paragraphs 5 and 6 is ________.A Johnson attracted the world’s attentionB．Johnson stood in front of South African President Thabo MbekiC．Johnson wanted AZT to treat AIDS pregnant womenD．Johnson helped prevent the disease being passed on to an unborn baby53．The AIDS child gave the speech in order to _________.A．steal the hearts of thousands of people B．be an AIDS fighterC．get more help from the world D．fight against the government54．From the passage we can infer that _______.A．the government’s AIDS policies have to be improvedB．the government did nothing to help those with HIV positiveC．the boy’s speech changed the government’s policiesD．no one lived longer than the boy55．The best title for this passage is .A．The Sad Story of an AIDS Child. B．The Courage of an AIDS ChildC．AIDS, a Deadly Disease D．A Hero in South AfricaDIn the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the tricky point that any major change can be stressful. Bad events like "serious illness of a family member" were high on the list, but so were some helpful life-changing events like marriage.When you take the Holmes-Rahe test you must remember that the score does not show how you deal with stress －it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know that the way you deal with these events dramatically (戏剧性的) affects your chances of staying healthy. By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who work and live under stress worried over the reports. Somehow the research got boiled down to a memorable message. Women's magazines ran titles like "Stress causes illness".If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy the articles said avoid stressful events. But such simplistic advice is impossible to follow. Even if stressful events are dangerous , many — like the death of a loved one — are impossible to avoid. Moreover, any warning to avoid all stressful events is a prescription (处方) for staying away from chances as well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful, a person who wanted to be completely free of stress would never marry, have a child, take a new job or move. The idea that all stress makes you sick also takes no notice of a lot of what we know about people. It supposes we' re all vulnerable and not active in the face of the difficult situation. But what about human ability and creativity? Many come through periods of stress with more physical and mental strength than they had before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom and physical and mental pressure.56. The result of Holmes-Rahe’s medical research tells us _________________.A. the way you deal with major events may cause stressB. what should be done to avoid stressC. what kind of event would cause stressD. how to deal with sudden changes in life57. The studies on stress in the early 1970s led to ___________________.A. popular avoidance of stressful jobsB. great fear over the mental disorderC. a careful research into stress-related illnessesD. widespread worry about its harmful effects58. The score of the Holmes-Rahe test shows ________________.A. how you can deal with life-changing eventsB. how helpful events can change your lifeC. how stressful a major event can beD. how much pressure you are under59. Why is “such simplistic advice” (Line 1, Paragraph 3) impossible to follow?A. No one can stay on the same job for long.B. No prescription is effective in reducing stress.C. People have to get married someday.D. You could be missing chances as well.60. According to the passage people who have experienced ups and downs may become _______.A. nervous when faced with difficultiesB. physically and mentally tiredC. more able to deal with difficultiesD. cold toward what happens to them第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，按照要求匹配信息。