Air is to us ___________ water is to fish.

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Air is to us ___________ water is to fish.

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Our boat floated on between walls offorest. It was too thick for us to get a view of the land we were passingthrough, though we knew from the map that our river must be passing throughchains of hills from time to time. Nowhere did we find a place where we couldhave landed: although the jungle did not actually spread right down intothe river, banks of soft mud prevented us from going ashore. In any case, whatwould we have gained by landing? The country was full of snakes and otherdangerous creatures and the jungle was so thick that one would be able toadvance slowly, cutting one's way with knives the whole way. So we stayed inthe boat, hoping that when we reached the sea, a friendly fisherman would pickus up and take us to civilization.

As for water, there was a choice. Wecould drink the muddy river water, or die of thirst. We drank the water. Menwho have just escaped from what appeared to be certain death lost all worriesabout such small things as diseases caused by dirty water. In fact, none of ussuffered from any illness as a result.

One day we passed another village, butfortunately nobody saw us. We did not wish to risk being taken prisoners asecond time: we might not be so lucky as to escape in a stolen boat again.

1.What they could see on theboat was only___ .

A. high walls         B. chains of hills  C. heavy woods D. vast land

2.They couldn't land because_______ .

A. the mud on the shore wastoo soft      B. they could not find anyone

C. they could not find the mark on the map D.the forest was too thick to go through

3.From the passage, we canlearn that_____ .

A. they were in an uninhabited area       B. they were on a journey home happily

C. the country was a civilized society    D.the country was a tropical jungle coutry

4.The best title for thispassage might he______

A. I he Problem of Landing                B. Escape in the Jungle

C. An Entirely New Experience            D. Exploration of a River

【答案】5.C6.A7.D8.B

【解析】略

【题型】阅读理解

【适用】一般

【标题】2011届江西省吉安市高三上学期期末教学质量评价英语试卷

【关键字标签】江西省吉安市，高三英语，期末

【结束】

18【题文】If you travel to a new exhibition at the San Francisco Conservatory ofFlowers, you will have chances to see some meat-eating plants. Take bladderworts, a kind of such plant, forexample. They appear so small and grow in a quiet pond. "But these are thefastest known killers of the plant kingdom, able to capture a small insect in 1/50 of a second using a trap door!"

Once the trap door closes on thevictim, the enzymes (酶）similar to those in the human stomach slowly digest the insert.When dinner is over, the plant opens the trap door and is ready to trap again.

Meat-eating plants grow mostly in wetareas with soil that doesn't offer much food nutrition. In such conditions,these amazing plants have developed insect traps to get their nutritional needsover thousands of years. North America has more such plants than any othercontinents.

Generally speaking, the traps may haveattractive appearance to fool the eye, like pitcher plants, which get theirname because they look like beautiful pitchers full of nectar (花蜜).

Hair-like growths along the pitcherwalls ensure that nothing can escape, and the digestive enzymes can get towork. A tiny insect can be digested in a few hours, but a fly takes a couple ofdays.

Some of these pitchers are large enoughto hold 7.5 liters. Meat-eating plantsonly eat people in science fiction movies, but sometimes a bird or other smallanimals will discover that a pitcher plant isn't a good place to get a drink.

9.FromParagraph 1，we learn that bladderworts can__ .

A. kill an insect in a second         B. digest a fly in a few hours

C. be found floating on a quiet lake  D.capture an insect in 1/50 of a second

10.Ifthe trap door of a meat-eating plant is closed, the plant is

A. fooling insects into taking a sip  B. producing nectar

C. tempting insects to come close     D.enjoying a dinner

11.Meat-eating plants can growin wet and poor soil because they    .

A. can get nutrition from animals     B. don't need much food nutrition

C. can make the most of such conditions    D.have developed digestive enzymes

12.What can be captured bymeat-eating plants for food?

A. A child. B. A dog.   C. A little bird.   D. A little fish.

 【答案】13.D14.D15.A16.C

【解析】略

【题型】阅读理解

【适用】一般

【标题】2011届江西省吉安市高三上学期期末教学质量评价英语试卷

【关键字标签】江西省吉安市，高三英语，期末

【结束】

19【题文】You know Australia is a big country, but you may not know how easy it is toget around. The untouched beaches that go for miles and deserts that touch thehorizon are just there, waiting to be reached and explored. The following arethe different ways you can explore our vast country.

Getting around Australia

Air

Flying is the best way to cover largedistances in a short time. You can spend more time on the Australia'scan't-miss landscapes and relaxing lifestyle. Moreover, competition amongairlines makes great flying fees available for you.

Drive

Australia has a vast network ofwell-maintained roads and some of the most beautiful touring routes in theworld. You have no difficulty finding car rental companies at major airports,central city locations, suburbs and attractions.

Bus

Bus travel in Australia is comfortable , easy and economical. Buses generallyhave air conditioning, reading lights, adjustable seats and videos. Servicesare frequent, affordable and efficient.

Rail

Train travel is the cheapest and givesyou an insight into Australia's size and variety, all from the comfort of yourcarriage. Scheduled services are a great way to get quickly between our citiesand regional centers.

Ferry (轮渡）

The Spirit of Tasmania runs a passengerand vehicle ferry service between Melbourne and Tasmania nightly. Extra senices are running during summer rush hours. Sea-link ferries connect South Australia and KangarooIsland several times a day. Ferries connect suburbs in our capital cities.

Walk

With easy-on-the-feet pedestrian.(行人)streets, walking is a great way to getaround our cities.

Besides all the above, you can alsoexperience some of the longest:tracks and trails in the world in central Australia——impressive journeys of a thousandkilometers or more that can take several weeks to complete.

17.The underlined word"untouched" in Paragraph 1 means__ .

A. secure         B. special          C. natural          D.artificial

18.Whichof the following is true about travelling in Australia?

A.   You can easily rent a car toexplore its beautiful touring routes.

B.  More travellers make the flying feesamong airlines higher than before.

C.  Taking a bus tour is the mostcomfortable, economical and efficient way.

D.  Train services can offer you morecomfort than any other means of transport,

19.Ferryservice between Melbourne and Tasmania usually runs_ •

A. several times a day                B. only at night hours

C. between different cities           D.only during rush hours

20.Fromthe passage, we know that_____ .

E.   travelling in centralAustralia is time-consuming

F.   central Australia has theworld's shortest railway line

G.  pedestrian walking is a great way totravel between cities

H.  you have no choice but to walk over 1,000 kilometers in centralAustralia

【答案】21.C22.A23.B24.A

【解析】略

【题型】阅读理解

【适用】一般

【标题】2011届江西省吉安市高三上学期期末教学质量评价英语试卷

【关键字标签】江西省吉安市，高三英语，期末

【结束】

20【题文】BUKHANNON, West Virginia~~Two rescue teams slowly moved along a two—mile path on Monday night to the siteof a coal mine explosion that trapped 13 miners, who had not been heard from since the early morningaccident.

Meanwhile, at a nearby church, morethan 250 family members and friendsgathered, waiting for updates on the rescuers' progress.

The miners were trapped at about .6:30 and many families weren'tinformed of the accident until about 10 a.m.~~more than three hours after it happened. "It's veryupsetting, but you've got to be patient, I guess," said John Helms, whosebrother, Terry, was trapped in the mine.

The trapped miners were about 260 fee underground and about 10,000 feet from the Sago Mine'sentrance, said Roger Nicholson, a lawyer from International Coal Group.

At a late night news conference,Nicholson said one team had advanced about 4, 800 feet in the four hours since enteringthe mine just before 6 p.m. Another team entered the mine about 30 minutes later.

He said the crew was very experienced,with some members having worked underground for 30 to 35 years. The miners were equipped withal>out one hour of breathable oxygen each. The company has not released thenames of the miners.

The teams test the air about every 500 feet, and have to disconnect the powerto the phones they use to communicate with the surface before doing that."We don't want to be electrifying anything if it's in an atmospfiere withhurnahle gases," Kips said.

The cause of the explosion was notimmediately known. High levels of carbon monoxide ( 一氧化物) were discovered shortly after theexplosion, which delayed rescue efforts, but those levels have weakened sincethen, authorities said.

25.Accordingto the passage, we ran infer that_ .

I.     communication with thetrapped miners was cut off

J.    the rescue started as soonas the accident happened

K.  the two rescue teams entered the mineat the same time

L.   all the miners who weretrapped underground were still alive

26.Ifthe first team advanced at an average speed, they could dig about______per hour.

A. 1,000 feet         B. 1,200 feet       C. 2,400 feet       D.4,800 feet

27.Whereran the passage he seen?

A. Iii a magazine.    B. In a science hook. C. On an advertisement. D. In a newspaper.

【答案】28.A29.B30.D

【解析】略

【题型】阅读理解

【适用】一般

【标题】2011届江西省吉安市高三上学期期末教学质量评价英语试卷

【关键字标签】江西省吉安市，高三英语，期末

【结束】

21【题文】

You wake up in the morning, the day isbeautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the telephone rings, yousay hello, and the drama starts. The person on tbe other end has a depressingtone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and thatthere is nothing to look forward to. Are you still in a wonderful mood?Impossible!

Communieating with negative people canwash out your happiness. It may not change what you think, but communicatinglong enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time.

Life brings ups and downs, but somepeople are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer. Theyonly feel glad when they make others feel bad. No wonder they can hardly winothers' pity or respect.

When you communicate with positivepeople, your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things areattracted. When the knife of a negative person is put in you, you have theheavy feeling that, all in all, brings you down.

Sometimes we have no choice but tocommunicate with negative people. This could be a co-worker, or a relative. Inthis case, say what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feelsgood to let out your anger back to the negative person, but this is to loweryou to that same negative level and they won't feel ashamed of themselves aboutthat.

Negativity often affects happinesswithout even being realized. The negative words of others at the start of theday can be attached to you throughout the rest of your day, which makes youfeel bad and steals your happiness. Life is too short to feel negative. Staypositive and avoid negativity as much as possible.

31. Which of the following shows theposition where the miners were trapped? (E: entrance P: position where the miners were trapped)

32.Thepurpose of Paragraph 1 is to____ .

A. make a comparison                  B. introduce a topic

C. offer an instructive story         D.tell a true story

33.Howcan negative people have effect on us?

A. By influencing ouremotion.        B. By telling us the nature of life.

C. By changing our way of thinking.   D.By comparing their attitude to life with ours.

34.Some negative people basetheir happiness on —.

A. their pity for other people        B. their respect for others '

C. building up a positive attitude    D.making other people unhappy 35.According to the passage, to reducenegative people's influence on us, we are advised.

A.  to change negative people's attitude tolife

B.  to show our dissatisfaction to negativepeople

C.  to make negative people feel as hamedof themselves

D.  to communicate with negative people aslittle as possible

    . 【答案】36.A37.B38.A39.D40.D

【解析】略

【题型】阅读理解

【适用】一般

【标题】2011届江西省吉安市高三上学期期末教学质量评价英语试卷

【关键字标签】江西省吉安市，高三英语，期末

【结束】

22【题文】对话填空(本节共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，在答题卡上标有题目的横线上，写出一 个英语单词的完整、正确的形式，使对话通顺。

M = Mike       W = Wendy

.M: I'd like to 41.d_ something with you. Do you have aminute?       42. ______

W: Sure. Ijust got off my eleven o'clock class. I don't have another class until thisafternoon.

M: Good, listen! I've just 43.r ‘ an e-mail from the computer center.They are                     44.______

looking for students to help with the work of the school website thissummer.

They need two 45.a____ to help with the project. They asked meif I knew               46.______

any qualified students who might be 47.i  in it. I thought you mightlike           48.______

to have a 49.t___ .                                                                                                        50.______

W: 51.S______ interesting, but my knowledge ofcomputers is         52.______

53.p______ limited.                                                54.______ —

M: Well, I don't think any 55.s experience or knowledge is necessary.   56.______

And with your interest in computers andthe Internet, I think you would be good

for the job. 57.B___ , they are paying good money. What doyou think?                      58.______.

W: It seems like a great 59.c______to get some experience.Thanks for thinking                   60.______

of me!