Manyyearsago,whenmostpeoplegottheirwaterdirectfromwells,theyweresometimesannoyedbyadarkliquidwhichcameoutofthegroundandpollutedthewater．Itsmeltbadandwasextremelydirty．Somepeoplediscoveredthatitwasgoodforcaulking(填……以防漏)boats-itpreventedwatergettinginthroughcracksinthewood．Othersfounditwasagoodmedicineforthestomach．Butmostpeoplethoughtitwasanuisance(麻烦事)．Todaywehavearatherdifferentopinionsaboutthissubstancesascrudeoil．
In1885,ayoungteacheratYaleUniversity,BenjaminSilliman,becameinterestedincrudeoil．Hesoonfoundthatitcouldbeusedasfuelforheatingandlighting．SoheaskedhisfriendEdwinDrake,arailwayman,totrytoproducethisoilonhislandinPhiladelphia．Draketriedtocollecttheoil,whichwasseepingtothesurface,bydiggingalargehole．Thiswasnotsuccessfulandflowoutinagreatstream．Thefirstoilwellhadstartedproductionandtheageofoilwasjustapproaching．Today,J．P．GettyandHughes,whoaresaidtobetheworld'stworichestmen,bothhavefortunesbasedonoil－thefirstontheStandardOilCo．andthesecond
onahighlyfortunesefficientoildrillingtool．
(1)
Sillimanwassaidtobetheman________．
A．
whodigthefirstoil
B．
whotriedtocollecttheoilbydigging
C．
whodiscovereditsusefulnessforheatingandlighting
D．
whotriedtoproducethisoil
(2)
Accordingtothefirstparagraph,peopledislikecrudeoilbecause________．
itaffectedpeople'snoses
itaffectedtheirbodies
itpollutedtheirwater
alloftheabove
(3)
Fromthepassagewewouldsaythat________．
Philadelphiawasrichinoilresources
EdwinDrakewasayoungteacher,too
Drake'sfirsteffortstocollecttheoilweresuccessful
Drakefailedtocollecttheoilbydrilling
(4)
BytheexampleofJ．P．GettyandHughes,theauthorimpliesthat________．
thelatterwasasuccessfulman
oilisblackgold
mostpeopletrytohavetheirfortunesbasedonoil
thosewhowanttobetherichestmenintheworldmustrunoilindustry
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Weusedtogointodifferentchatroomsondifferentwebsites.Ifyouwantedtomeetsomeoneonthenet,youhadtogointothesamechatroom.ButnowregularnetsurferschatonOICQ.
OICQisanonlinechatsoftwarewhichisinventedbyTencentComputerSystemCompanyofShenzheninFebruary,1999.Sincethenithassweptthecountry.Itssymbolisapenguinwearingaredscarf.
Netfriendscanbedividedintoabuddylist(forgoodfriends),astrangerlist(forpeopleyouwanttoavoidontheNet).Youcanalsobuildfamilylists,co-workerlists,etc.
Youcanknowwhetherlistedfriendsareonlineaslongasyouuseit.Thecartoonportrait(肖像，画像)ofthepersonturnsbrightifheisonline.Andtheportraitturnsdim(灰暗的)ifheisnotthere.
Traditionalpublicchatroomsarechaotic.Itisdifficulttofocusonaconversation.OICQcanconductafocusedtalkwithoutinterruptionsbyotherchatters.OICQhasbecomearegulardailycommunicationtool.“WhatisyourOICQnumber”hasbecomeamoderntopic.
1.OICQis________.
A.aspecialchatroomforallthecybercitizens（网民）
B.acartoonportraittomakefriendsontheInternet
C.anonlinechatsoftwarethathelpsyoutalkontheInternetmorefreely
D.amodernphonenumberusedbymoreandmorepeople
2.Ifyoudon’twanttochatwithsomeone,youcanputhimin_______withthehelpofOICQ.
A.abuddylistB.astrangerlist
C.familylistsD.co-workerlists
3.Thepassagemainlytellsus____________.
A.howtochatwithpeopleontheInternet
B.howtouseOICQ
C.howtochoosearegulardailycommunicationtool
D.someadvantagesaboutOICQ
Ourboatfloatedonbetweenwallsofforest.Itwastoothickforustogetaviewofthelandwewerepassingthrough,thoughweknewfromthemapthatourrivermustbepassingthroughchainsofhillsfromtimetotime.Nowheredidwefindaplacewherewecouldhavelanded:althoughthejungledidnotactuallyspreadrightdownintotheriver,banksofsoftmudpreventedusfromgoingashore.Inanycase,whatwouldwehavegainedbylandingThecountrywasfullofsnakesandotherdangerouscreaturesandthejunglewassothickthatonewouldbeabletoadvanceslowly,cuttingone'swaywithknivesthewholeway.Sowestayedintheboat,hopingthatwhenwereachedthesea,afriendlyfishermanwouldpickusupandtakeustocivilization.
Asforwater,therewasachoice.Wecoulddrinkthemuddyriverwater,ordieofthirst.Wedrankthewater.Menwhohavejustescapedfromwhatappearedtobecertaindeathlostallworriesaboutsuchsmallthingsasdiseasescausedbydirtywater.Infact,noneofussufferedfromanyillnessasaresult.
Onedaywepassedanothervillage,butfortunatelynobodysawus.Wedidnotwishtoriskbeingtakenprisonersasecondtime:wemightnotbesoluckyastoescapeinastolenboatagain.
1.Whattheycouldseeontheboatwasonly___.
A.highwallsB.chainsofhillsC.heavywoodsD.vastland
2.Theycouldn'tlandbecause_______.
A.themudontheshorewastoosoftB.theycouldnotfindanyone
C.theycouldnotfindthemarkonthemapD.theforestwastoothicktogothrough
3.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_____.
A.theywereinanuninhabitedareaB.theywereonajourneyhomehappily
C.thecountrywasacivilizedsocietyD.thecountrywasatropicaljunglecoutry
4.Thebesttitleforthispassagemighthe______
A.IheProblemofLandingB.EscapeintheJungle
C.AnEntirelyNewExperienceD.ExplorationofaRiver
【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】IfyoutraveltoanewexhibitionattheSanFranciscoConservatoryofFlowers,youwillhavechancestoseesomemeat-eatingplants.Takebladderworts,akindofsuchplant,forexample.Theyappearsosmallandgrowinaquietpond."Butthesearethefastestknownkillersoftheplantkingdom,abletocaptureasmallinsectin1/50ofasecondusingatrapdoor!"
Oncethetrapdoorclosesonthevictim,theenzymes(酶）similartothoseinthehumanstomachslowlydigesttheinsert.Whendinnerisover,theplantopensthetrapdoorandisreadytotrapagain.
Meat-eatingplantsgrowmostlyinwetareaswithsoilthatdoesn'toffermuchfoodnutrition.Insuchconditions,theseamazingplantshavedevelopedinsecttrapstogettheirnutritionalneedsoverthousandsofyears.NorthAmericahasmoresuchplantsthananyothercontinents.
Generallyspeaking,thetrapsmayhaveattractiveappearancetofooltheeye,likepitcherplants,whichgettheirnamebecausetheylooklikebeautifulpitchersfullofnectar(花蜜).
Hair-likegrowthsalongthepitcherwallsensurethatnothingcanescape,andthedigestiveenzymescangettowork.Atinyinsectcanbedigestedinafewhours,butaflytakesacoupleofdays.
Someofthesepitchersarelargeenoughtohold7.5liters.Meat-eatingplantsonlyeatpeopleinsciencefictionmovies,butsometimesabirdorothersmallanimalswilldiscoverthatapitcherplantisn'tagoodplacetogetadrink.
9.FromParagraph1，welearnthatbladderwortscan__.
A.killaninsectinasecondB.digestaflyinafewhours
C.befoundfloatingonaquietlakeD.captureaninsectin1/50ofasecond
10.Ifthetrapdoorofameat-eatingplantisclosed,theplantis
A.foolinginsectsintotakingasipB.producingnectar
C.temptinginsectstocomecloseD.enjoyingadinner
11.Meat-eatingplantscangrowinwetandpoorsoilbecausethey.
A.cangetnutritionfromanimalsB.don'tneedmuchfoodnutrition
C.canmakethemostofsuchconditionsD.havedevelopeddigestiveenzymes
12.Whatcanbecapturedbymeat-eatingplantsforfood
A.Achild.B.Adog.C.Alittlebird.D.Alittlefish.
【答案】13.D14.D15.A16.C
19【题文】YouknowAustraliaisabigcountry,butyoumaynotknowhoweasyitistogetaround.Theuntouchedbeachesthatgoformilesanddesertsthattouchthehorizonarejustthere,waitingtobereachedandexplored.Thefollowingarethedifferentwaysyoucanexploreourvastcountry.
GettingaroundAustralia
Air
Flyingisthebestwaytocoverlargedistancesinashorttime.YoucanspendmoretimeontheAustralia'scan't-misslandscapesandrelaxinglifestyle.Moreover,competitionamongairlinesmakesgreatflyingfeesavailableforyou.
Drive
Australiahasavastnetworkofwell-maintainedroadsandsomeofthemostbeautifultouringroutesintheworld.Youhavenodifficultyfindingcarrentalcompaniesatmajorairports,centralcitylocations,suburbsandattractions.
Bus
BustravelinAustraliaiscomfortable,easyandeconomical.Busesgenerallyhaveairconditioning,readinglights,adjustableseatsandvideos.Servicesarefrequent,affordableandefficient.
Rail
TraintravelisthecheapestandgivesyouaninsightintoAustralia'ssizeandvariety,allfromthecomfortofyourcarriage.Scheduledservicesareagreatwaytogetquicklybetweenourcitiesandregionalcenters.
Ferry(轮渡）
TheSpiritofTasmaniarunsapassengerandvehicleferryservicebetweenMelbourneandTasmanianightly.Extrasenicesarerunningduringsummerrushhours.Sea-linkferriesconnectSouthAustraliaandKangarooIslandseveraltimesaday.Ferriesconnectsuburbsinourcapitalcities.
Walk
Witheasy-on-the-feetpedestrian.(行人)streets,walkingisagreatwaytogetaroundourcities.
Besidesalltheabove,youcanalsoexperiencesomeofthelongest:tracksandtrailsintheworldincentralAustralia——impressivejourneysofathousandkilometersormorethatcantakeseveralweekstocomplete.
17.Theunderlinedword"untouched"inParagraph1means__.
A.secureB.specialC.naturalD.artificial
18.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttravellinginAustralia
A.Youcaneasilyrentacartoexploreitsbeautifultouringroutes.
B.Moretravellersmaketheflyingfeesamongairlineshigherthanbefore.
C.Takingabustouristhemostcomfortable,economicalandefficientway.
D.Trainservicescanofferyoumorecomfortthananyothermeansoftransport,
A.severaltimesadayB.onlyatnighthours
C.betweendifferentcitiesD.onlyduringrushhours
20.Fromthepassage,weknowthat_____.
E.travellingincentralAustraliaistime-consuming
F.centralAustraliahastheworld'sshortestrailwayline
G.pedestrianwalkingisagreatwaytotravelbetweencities
H.youhavenochoicebuttowalkover1,000kilometersincentralAustralia
【答案】21.C22.A23.B24.A
20【题文】BUKHANNON,WestVirginia~~Tworescueteamsslowlymovedalongatwo—milepathonMondaynighttothesiteofacoalmineexplosionthattrapped13miners,whohadnotbeenheardfromsincetheearlymorningaccident.
Meanwhile,atanearbychurch,morethan250familymembersandfriendsgathered,waitingforupdatesontherescuers'progress.
Theminersweretrappedatabout.6:30andmanyfamiliesweren'tinformedoftheaccidentuntilabout10a.m.~~morethanthreehoursafterithappened."It'sveryupsetting,butyou'vegottobepatient,Iguess,"saidJohnHelms,whosebrother,Terry,wastrappedinthemine.
Thetrappedminerswereabout260feeundergroundandabout10,000feetfromtheSagoMine'sentrance,saidRogerNicholson,alawyerfromInternationalCoalGroup.
Atalatenightnewsconference,Nicholsonsaidoneteamhadadvancedabout4,800feetinthefourhourssinceenteringtheminejustbefore6p.m.Anotherteamenteredthemineabout30minuteslater.
Hesaidthecrewwasveryexperienced,withsomemembershavingworkedundergroundfor30to35years.Theminerswereequippedwithal>outonehourofbreathableoxygeneach.Thecompanyhasnotreleasedthenamesoftheminers.
Theteamstesttheairaboutevery500feet,andhavetodisconnectthepowertothephonestheyusetocommunicatewiththesurfacebeforedoingthat."Wedon'twanttobeelectrifyinganythingifit'sinanatmospfierewithhurnahlegases,"Kipssaid.
Thecauseoftheexplosionwasnotimmediatelyknown.Highlevelsofcarbonmonoxide(一氧化物)werediscoveredshortlyaftertheexplosion,whichdelayedrescueefforts,butthoselevelshaveweakenedsincethen,authoritiessaid.
25.Accordingtothepassage,weraninferthat_.
I.communicationwiththetrappedminerswascutoff
J.therescuestartedassoonastheaccidenthappened
K.thetworescueteamsenteredthemineatthesametime
L.alltheminerswhoweretrappedundergroundwerestillalive
26.Ifthefirstteamadvancedatanaveragespeed,theycoulddigabout______perhour.
A.1,000feetB.1,200feetC.2,400feetD.4,800feet
27.Whereranthepassageheseen
A.Iiiamagazine.B.Inasciencehook.C.Onanadvertisement.D.Inanewspaper.
【答案】28.A29.B30.D
21【题文】
Youwakeupinthemorning,thedayisbeautifulandtheplansforthedayarewhatyouhavebeenlookingforwardtoforalongtime.Thenthetelephonerings,yousayhello,andthedramastarts.Thepersonontbeotherendhasadepressingtoneinhisvoiceashestartstotellyouhowterriblehismorningisandthatthereisnothingtolookforwardto.AreyoustillinawonderfulmoodImpossible!
Communieatingwithnegativepeoplecanwashoutyourhappiness.Itmaynotchangewhatyouthink,butcommunicatinglongenoughwiththemwillmakeyoufeeldepressedforamomentoralongtime.
Lifebringsupsanddowns,butsomepeoplearestuckinthewrongideathatlifehasnohappinesstooffer.Theyonlyfeelgladwhentheymakeothersfeelbad.Nowondertheycanhardlywinothers'pityorrespect.
Whenyoucommunicatewithpositivepeople,yourspiritstayshappyandthereforemorepositivethingsareattracted.Whentheknifeofanegativepersonisputinyou,youhavetheheavyfeelingthat,allinall,bringsyoudown.
Sometimeswehavenochoicebuttocommunicatewithnegativepeople.Thiscouldbeaco-worker,orarelative.Inthiscase,saywhatneedstobesaidaslittleaspossible.Sometimesitfeelsgoodtoletoutyourangerbacktothenegativeperson,butthisistoloweryoutothatsamenegativelevelandtheywon'tfeelashamedofthemselvesaboutthat.
Negativityoftenaffectshappinesswithoutevenbeingrealized.Thenegativewordsofothersatthestartofthedaycanbeattachedtoyouthroughouttherestofyourday,whichmakesyoufeelbadandstealsyourhappiness.Lifeistooshorttofeelnegative.Staypositiveandavoidnegativityasmuchaspossible.
31.Whichofthefollowingshowsthepositionwheretheminersweretrapped(E:entranceP:positionwheretheminersweretrapped)
32.ThepurposeofParagraph1isto____.
A.makeacomparisonB.introduceatopic
C.offeraninstructivestoryD.tellatruestory
33.Howcannegativepeoplehaveeffectonus
A.Byinfluencingouremotion.B.Bytellingusthenatureoflife.
C.Bychangingourwayofthinking.D.Bycomparingtheirattitudetolifewithours.
34.Somenegativepeoplebasetheirhappinesson—.
A.theirpityforotherpeopleB.theirrespectforothers'
C.buildingupapositiveattitudeD.makingotherpeopleunhappy35.Accordingtothepassage,toreducenegativepeople'sinfluenceonus,weareadvised.
A.tochangenegativepeople'sattitudetolife
B.toshowourdissatisfactiontonegativepeople
C.tomakenegativepeoplefeelashamedofthemselves
D.tocommunicatewithnegativepeopleaslittleaspossible
.【答案】36.A37.B38.A39.D40.D
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=MikeW=Wendy
.M:I'dliketo41.d_somethingwithyou.Doyouhaveaminute42.______
W:Sure.Ijustgotoffmyeleveno'clockclass.Idon'thaveanotherclassuntilthisafternoon.
M:Good,listen!I'vejust43.r‘ane-mailfromthecomputercenter.Theyare44.______
lookingforstudentstohelpwiththeworkoftheschoolwebsitethissummer.
Theyneedtwo45.a____tohelpwiththeproject.TheyaskedmeifIknew46.______
anyqualifiedstudentswhomightbe47.iinit.Ithoughtyoumightlike48.______
tohavea49.t___.50.______
W:51.S______interesting,butmyknowledgeofcomputersis52.______
53.p______limited.54.______—
M:Well,Idon'tthinkany55.sexperienceorknowledgeisnecessary.56.______
AndwithyourinterestincomputersandtheInternet,Ithinkyouwouldbegood
forthejob.57.B___,theyarepayinggoodmoney.Whatdoyouthink58.______.
W:Itseemslikeagreat59.c______togetsomeexperience.Thanksforthinking60.______
ofme!
IV阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Weallknow,especiallyformewholiketravellingverymuch,travellingcanbeawaytogainlifeexperiences,especiallyduringSpringBreak----aweeklongschoolvacationintheUnitedStates.Butwhatifyou’reastudentanddon’thaveenoughmoneyforatripDon’tworry.Herearesomeusefulsuggestions.
Save:thisprobablyisthemostimportantpreparationfortravelling.Cutexpensestofattenyourwalletsoyou’llhavemorechoicesaboutwheretogoandhowtogetthere.
Plantahead:Don’twaituntilthelastminutetoplanyourtrip.Ticketsmaycostmorewhenboughtonshortnotice.Givingyourselfseveralmonthstogetreadycanmeansecurity(安全)andsaving.
Doyourhomework:Nomatterwhereyougo,researchtheplacesyouwillvisit.Decidewhattosee.Travelbookswillprovideinformationonthecheapesthotelsandrestaurants.
Plansensibly,Writedownwhatyouexpecttospendforfoodandhotels.Sticktoyourplanoryoumaynothaveenoughmoneytocovereverything.
Travelingroups:Findsomeonewhoisinterestedinvisitingthesameplaces.Bytravelingwithothersyoucansharecostsandexperiences.
Workasyougo:NeedmoremoneytosupportyourtripLookforworkintheplacesyouvisit.
Gooffthebeatenpath:Touristcitiesmaybeexpensive.Youmaywanttorethinkyourtripandgotoalesser-knownarea.Smallertownscanhavemanyinterestingactiviesandsights.
Packnecessarythings:Themostimportantthingstotakearenotalwaysclothes:Remembertotakemedicineincaseyougetsickandsnacksincaseyoucannotfindacheaprestaurant.
UsetheInternet:TheNetcanhelptosavemoney.Someusefulwebsitesincludewww.Travelocity.com.www.bargains-lowestfare.cmandwww.Ecoomictravel.co
Byplanningsensibly,evenstudentscanenjoythetravel.Yourtravelexperienceswillberememberedforalifetime.
56.Thispassageisabout______.
A.howtoplanyourtravelB.howtotravelwithenoughmoney
C.howtomakeyourtravelinterestingD.howtogetlifeexperience
57.Beforeyourtrip,thefirstthingyoushoulddois____.
A.tomakeaplanfortherouteB.togetinformationintheInternet
C.tosavemoneybyspendinglessD.tobuyticketsinadvance
58.Duringyourtrip,_______.
A.youneedmoreshoesthanclothesB.youshouldn’tlookforworkalltheway
C.youcangainvaluablelifeexperienceD.youshouldforgettodoyourhomework