2017届高考英语（重庆专用）二轮精练：选修8 unit5 Meeting your ancestors单元测试

　　Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors 单元测试（人教版选修8，重庆专用）

　　(满分：120分，时间：120分钟)

　　第一部分

　　英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)

　　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选项。

　　1．The baby________me while I was on the phone.

　　A．interrupted

　　B．broke

　　C．stopped

　　D．waited

　　解析　句意：我在打电话时，婴儿干扰了我。

　　答案　A

　　2．The noise________my attention and I stopped my work to see what happened.

　　A．made

　　B．distracted

　　C．arrested

　　D．paid

　　解析　arrest在这里是“吸引”的意思。distract意思是“分散”。

　　答案　C

　　3．He was never________how much money he earned every day.

　　A．realized

　　B．aware for

　　C．aware

　　D．aware of

　　解析　be aware of为固定搭配，意思是“知道，意识到”。

　　答案　D

　　4．I can meet you at eight o'clock；________you can call for me.

　　A．incidentally

　　B．actually

　　C．alternatively

　　D．accordingly

　　解析　alternatively＝as an alternative，意思是“作为替代的办法”。

　　答案　C

　　5．Have________；the bus will come soon.

　　A．care

　　B．revision

　　C．division

　　D．patience

　　解析　句意：耐心点，公共汽车快来了。have patience有耐心。

　　答案　D

　　6．I won't tell the student the answer to the math problem until he________on it for more than an hour.

　　A．has been working

　　B．will have worked

　　C．will have been working

　　D．had worked

　　解析　考查动词的时态。句意：直到这个学生在这个数学问题上思考半个多小时，我才告诉他答案。当主句用一般将来时，时间状语从句可以用现在时态或现在完成时态。

　　答案　A

　　7．After being________for days, the water supply returns to normal today.

　　A．cut off

　　B．cut down

　　C．cut out

　　D．cut up

　　解析　考查短语辨析。cut off切断(电、水供应等)；cut down 削减；砍倒；cut out 切除；cut up分割；切碎。

　　答案　A

　　8．The construction of the two new railway lines________by now.

　　A．has been completed

　　B．have been completed

　　C．have completed D．has completed

　　解析　考查语态。句意：两条新铁路线的建设到现在为止已经竣工了。主语The construction of the two new railway lines和谓语complete之间是被动关系，所以排除C、D两项。construction 是不可数名词，谓语动词用单数，因此A项正确。

　　答案　A

　　9．As a student，he must spend________time on his studies，which is not doubtful.

　　A．less

　　B．few

　　C．ample

　　D．no enough

　　解析　ample充足的，丰富的。

　　答案　C

　　10．Learning foreign languages calls for your memory，time，patience and emotions.________，it is not a simple thing.

　　A．As a result

　　B．In conclusion

　　C．In general

　　D．After all

　　解析　in conclusion总之； as a result 结果是……； in general 一般来说； after all 别忘了，毕竟。

　　答案　B

　　11．They are trying their best to make a new drug，such as Naolingtong，to________tiredness.

　　A．keep

　　B．arrest

　　C．accelerate

　　D．scrape

　　解析　此处arrest相当于 stop。

　　答案　B

　　12．When he still could not see his name appear on the Internet after typing his number into the computer，his________sank.

　　A．radioactivity

　　B．botany

　　C．accuracy

　　D．spirits

　　解析　句意：当他把他的号码输入计算机，但是，网络上仍然没有出现他的名字时，他的心情变得很沉重。radioactivity放射性，辐射；botany植物学；accuracy精确，准确；spirits精神。

　　答案　D

　　13．Production at the factory was________for two hours because there was no electricity.

　　A．interrupted

　　B．disturbed

　　C．missed

　　D．lost

　　解析　句意：因为没有电，工厂的生产中断了两小时。interrupt打断，中断。

　　答案　A

　　14．You should also remember you are working in a team. So teamwork is of great________.

　　A．signature

　　B．significance

　　C．significant

　　D．significantly

　　解析　考查“be of ＋ 抽象名词”的用法。句意：你们还应该记得你们是在一个团队中工作。因此团队合作特别重要。be of significance重要的。

　　答案　B

　　15．He always________before doing whatever he'd like to.

　　A．looks up

　　B．looks into

　　C．looks ahead

　　D．looks

　　through

　　解析　句意：在未做他想做的事情之前，他总是会考虑未来。looks up查找；look into调查；look ahead考虑未来，向前看；look through浏览。

　　答案　C

　　二、完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　阅读下面两篇短文，掌握大意，然后从16～35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　(A)

　　When I was seven，I was admitted to the hospital for asthma.My parents both worked and were too__16__to stay with me at night，or take time off to sit with me during the day.I was alone and terrified and I remember__17__myself to sleep.

　　The worst part of the day was when the nurses brought my pills.I felt frightened and__18__up crying，but I couldn't get them down.The nurses were so occupied with work that none of them had the patience to__19__me.

　　On the second day of my__20__，a stranger walked into the room.She said she was a regular customer at my father's veterinary practice(兽医诊所)and dropped in to say hello.

　　Soon my pills were__21__and I started to cry.The lady introduced herself to the nurse and__22__to care for me while I took them.The nurse left，__23__relieved.

　　The lady explained patiently about how one should go about swallowing a pill.She__24__for what must have been more than half an hour for me to find the__25__to take that pill and swallow it.She left in a little while and I was too young to remember to ask her name.

　　That stranger's brief__26__shines as the only bright spot in a memory that was the most terrifying experience of my childhood.How I wish I could tell her that even twentysix years later，her__27__has never been forgotten.

　　16．A.afraid

　　B．sick

　　C．sad

　　D．busy

　　解析　由My parents both worked可知，作者住院时，父母因工作忙(busy)不能陪床。

　　答案　D

　　17．A.forcing

　　B．crying

　　C．encouraging

　　D．helping

　　解析　由I was alone and terrified可知，作者当时在医院既孤独又恐慌，夜里哭着(crying)睡觉。

　　答案　B

　　18．A.picked

　　B．ended

　　C．turned

　　D．kept

　　解析　由I felt frightened和I couldn't get them down可知，作者感到恐惧，根本吃不下药，每次吃药总是以哭泣结束。故用ended up crying。

　　答案　B

　　19．A.comfort B．teach

　　C．please

　　D．remind

　　解析　由The nurses were so occupied with work可知，护士们太忙，没有耐心来安慰(comfort)她。

　　答案　A

　　20．A.stay

　　B．journey

　　C．holiday

　　D．plan

　　解析　由上文可知，作者在住院，故用stay。

　　答案　A

　　21．A.returned B．shown

　　C．swallowed

　　D．brought

　　解析　由下文I started to cry可知，护士把药拿过来了(brought)。

　　答案　D

　　22．A.happened

　　B．meant

　　C．offered

　　D．claimed

　　解析　那位女士向护士做了自我介绍，提出(offered)陪作者吃药。

　　答案　C

　　23．A.slowly

　　B．luckily

　　C．obviously

　　D．slightly

　　解析　护士们对作者害怕吃药感到无奈。既然有人来帮忙，护士显然(obviously)如释重负。

　　答案　C

　　24．A.stood

　　B．waited

　　C．worked

　　D．talked

　　解析　那位女士很有耐心，等(waited)了半个多小时，直到作者吃下药。

　　答案　B

　　25．A.courage

　　B．excuse

　　C．way

　　D．chance

　　解析　作者先前害怕吃药，但在女士的耐心劝说下，最终鼓足了勇气(courage)吃下了药。

　　答案　A

　　26．A.treatment

　　B．lesson

　　C．speech

　　D．visit

　　解析　那位女士短暂的探望(visit)成为了作者那段可怕童年记忆中的唯一亮点。

　　答案　D

　　27．A.politeness

　　B．belief

　　C．determination

　　D．kindness

　　解析　数年过去，作者还是不会忘记那位女士的善意(kindness)。

　　答案　D

　　(B)

　　“We are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book whose pages are infinite...”

　　I do not know who wrote those words，but I have always liked them as a reminder that the future can be anything we want to make it.We can take the__28__，hazy future and carve it out of anything that we can imagine，just like a sculptor carves a statue from a__29__stone.

　　We are all in the position of the__30__.If we plant a good seed，we will reap a good harvest.If our seed is poor and full of weeds，we will reap a__31__crop.If we plant nothing at all，we will harvest nothing at all.

　　I want the future to be better than the past.I don't want it contaminated(玷污)by the mistakes and errors with which history is filled.We should all be__32__about the future because that is where we will spend the remainder of our lives.

　　The past is gone and static.Nothing we can do will__33__it.The future is before us and dynamic.Everything we do will affect it.Each day will bring with it__34__frontiers，in our homes and in our businesses，if we only recognize__35__.We are just at the beginning of the progress in every field of human endeavor.

　　28．A.real

　　B．certain

　　C．serious

　　D．mysterious

　　解析　从该空后面的hazy可知将来是不可知的、神秘的。mysterious神秘的，符合语境。serious严重的，严肃的；certain确实，确定。

　　答案　D

　　29．A.shapeless

　　B．useless

　　C．worthless

　　D．stainless

　　解析　雕塑家在雕刻之前用的石块应该是“不成形的”，故shapeless“无定形的，不成形的”符合语境。worthless“没用的，无价值的”；stainless“无污点的，无瑕疵的”；useless“无用的，无价值的”。

　　答案　A

　　30．A.sculptor

　　B．farmer

　　C．teacher

　　D．doctor

　　解析　从下文的描述可以看出这里选B。

　　答案　B

　　31．A.bad

　　B．useful

　　C．wonderful

　　D．good

　　解析　从上文中的“If our seed is poor and full of weeds”可以推断出不好的种子长不成好庄稼，故A项符合语境。bad crop意为“歉收”。

　　答案　A

　　32．A.worried

　　B．curious

　　C．anxious

　　D．concerned

　　解析　既然不想让将来被错误所玷污，我们就应该关注将来。be concerned about“关注”，符合语境。故D项正确。答案　D

　　33．A.make

　　B．keep

　　C．change

　　D．have

　　解析　从上一句可以知道，过去一去不复返，因此我们无法改变过去，故用change。

　　答案　C

　　34．A.new

　　B．old

　　C．gone

　　D．away

　　解析　和本段开头进行对比：过去一去不复返，而将来的一切还未到来，也就是将来的一切都是新的，不为我们所知，故A项正确。

　　答案　A

　　35．A.it

　　B．them

　　C．that

　　D．this

　　解析　根据句意可以看出这里的代词是指代前面的frontiers，因此应该用them。

　　答案　B

　　第二部分

　　阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　A

　　Although Wu Huifei was only a concubine(妃子) of Tang Xuanzong (AD 685－762), the sixth emperor of the Tang Dynasty, her influence was far greater than most in her

　　position.

　　Historians say that the ruler loved her so much that, in AD

　　724, he banished his wife and made Wu a royal concubine.

　　“Although she was only a concubine, she was treated as an

　　empress with palace etiquette，” explained Shi Xiaoqun, director of relics collection for Shaanxi History Museum. “Tang Xuanzong even wanted to make her his empress

　　but was opposed by the ministers.”

　　The emperor had thousands of concubines in his palace in Chang'an (now called Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province) but, according to Shi, he only loved Wu, the mother of seven of his children.

　　Wu died in the December of AD 737 at the age of 40 and was interred in Jingling Mausoleum. She was given the title Empress Zhenshun after her death.

　　“It's rare for a concubine to be given so much posthumous(死后获得的) honor in the history of Chinese feudal society，” said Liu Daiyun, research director at the Shaanxi Archaeological Research Institute.

　　Her tomb­53 meters wide by 56 meters long­is located in the west of Pangliu village, which is part of Xi'an's Chang'an district.

　　The recovered sarcophagus(石棺) is 4 meters long, 2 meters wide and 2 meters tall and is decorated with flowers and maiden figures, which archaeologists say is a rare cultural relic of high scientific, historical and artistic value. In ancient times, a sarcophagus was used to house wood coffins in order to preserve the body of the noble person.

　　“ I knew it was precious but I didn't know it was so beautiful，” said Han Qinglong, who headed the team that brought the relic back to China four years after it was stolen and sold abroad by tomb raiders.

　　【语篇解读】 历史上武惠妃受到唐玄宗的宠爱并产生巨大影响，死后更享有一般

　　妃子无法企及的殊荣。这一点从发掘出的武惠妃的陵墓和其石棺的豪华程度就可以窥见一斑。

　　36．The underlined word “ banished”

　　in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “________”．

　　A．killed

　　B．removed

　　C．divorced

　　D．persuaded

　　解析　词义猜测题。根据上下文判断，唐玄宗如此宠爱武惠妃所以他赶走皇后，想立武惠妃做皇后。banish在本句中有“驱逐，赶走”之意。

　　答案　B

　　37．The passage mainly focuses on________.

　　A．the life story of Wu Huifei

　　B．the reason why Wu Huifei was favoured by Tang Xuanzong

　　C．the scientific, historical and artistic value of the recovered sarcophagus of Wu Huifei

　　D．the influence of Wu Huifei and her posthumous honour

　　解析　主旨大意题。本文主要围绕武惠妃生前受到唐玄宗的宠爱并产生巨大影响及死后所享有的殊荣而展开叙述的，故选D项。

　　答案　D

　　38．Which of the following descriptions about Wu Huifei is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A．She wasn't made empress by Tang Xuanzong because of the opposition from the ministers.

　　B．She was born in 737 AD and died in 775 AD.

　　C．No other woman has a greater influence on Chinese history than she does.

　　D．Like many concubines, she was given much honor after her death.

　　解析　由第三段最后一句可知，由于群臣反对，武惠妃没能被册封为皇后。

　　答案　A

　　39．We can infer from the passage that the sarcophagus of Wu Huifei________.

　　A．has been well preserved in Jingling Mausoleum

　　B．is used to hold her body

　　C．is a symbol of her high status at that time

　　D．was sold abroad four years ago

　　解析　推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中对武惠妃石棺的描述可推知武惠妃的石棺是那时她崇高地位的象征。

　　答案　C

　　B

　　Back in the old days, there were three wise men in ancient Greece.

　　These three wise men were from three different generations. Socrates was the oldest of the three. He passed his knowledge lo his student, Plato, who then passed it on to Aristotle. Socraies, Plato, and Aristotle were all great philosophers(哲学家)．Together, their schools of thought have since become the foundation of Western philosophy.

　　Aristotle was born in 384 B．C.His father, Nicomachus, was a doctor to the king of Macedonia.As the son of a doctor, Aristotle was no stranger to science. Growing up, he learned quite a lot about medicine and biology from his father. Later, after Nicomachus passed away, he was sent to study in Plato's Academy in Athens. Aristotle was about eighteen years old then.

　　Plato's Academy was Europe's first university. It offered courses on various subjects.

　　Shortly after Aristotle began his study there, he devoted himself to learning everything on the curriculum.

　　He soon proved himself an excellent student.Because of his wide range of interests, Aristotle never limited his range of education.As a result, he became the leading expert in many fields. Philosophy was simply one of them.Aristotle was in the Academy for nearly 20 years.

　　He first joined as a student and then stayed on as a teacher.

　　By the time that Plato died around 347 B．C., Aristotle had already built up a very good name for himself. However, he did not get the job as the head of the Academy. That post went to Plato's nephew.

　　Some people believed that Aristotle felt angry at the choice. But there is no proof to that theory.

　　Regardless of what he had truly felt, Aristotle decided to leave Athens.

　　So in 347 B．C., he quit the Academy and went to work for Hermeias, ruler of Atameus, in Asia Minor (today's Turkey).

　　Aristotle was not alone in this time.

　　He and another Academy member, Xenocrates, who was also a famous philosopher, founded the Assus Academy. They taught there for several years. During his stay in Atarneus, Aristotle was on very good terms with Hermeias. He even married the man's niece, Pythias. Interestingly, when Aristotle later wrote his famous book, Politics, he said that the ideal ages for marriage was 37 for the husband and 18 for the wife. Given that Aristotle was 37 years old at the time, it is very likely that Pythias was 18.

　　【语篇解读】 本文介绍了古希腊著名哲学家亚里士多德的生平。

　　40．Which of the following is NOT a philosopher?

　　A．Socrates.

　　B．Xenocrates.

　　C．Plato.

　　D．Nicomachus.

　　解析　细节理解题。文章第二段第二句提到Nicomachus是一名医生，根据第一段第五句和最后一段倒数第六句可知，其他三人都是哲学家，故选D。

　　答案　D

　　41．What's the right order of the following events?

　　a．Socrates passed his knowledge to his student, Plato.

　　b．Aristotle was sent to Plato's Academy.

　　c．Aristotle wrote his famous book, Politics.

　　d．Aristotle learned about medicine and biology from his father.

　　e．Plato died.

　　A．a，c，b，d，e

　　B．a，d，h，e，c

　　C．d，a，c，b，e

　　D．b，a，e，c，d

　　解析　推理判断题。根据文章所述事情的时间顺序可知B项正确。

　　答案　B

　　42．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A．Aristotle felt very angry that he was not chosen as the head of the Academy.

　　B．Plato's Arcademy was the first university in the world.

　　C．Aristotle ended up with a happy marriage.

　　D．Aristotle never left his homeland all his life.

　　解析　推理判断题。根据文章最后三句可知亚里土多德有着幸福美满的婚姻。A项只是一种说法，并未得到证实；B项的“the world”应改成“Europe”；由亚里士多德离开Athens去了Asia Minor可知D项错误。

　　答案　C

　　43．According to the passage we can know in Plato's Academy________.

　　A．students were provided with only a few subjects at that time

　　B．Aristotle worked hard hut he was still not famous

　　C．Aristotle didn't have a very good time for 20 years

　　D．Arisiotle was not only a student but also became a teacher

　　解析　推理判断题。根据文章第三段第二句可知A项错误；根据文章第三段第六句可知B项错误；C项文中没有信息支持；根据文章第三段中的“He first joined as a student and then stayed on as a teacher...”可知D项正确。

　　答案　D

　　C

　　Retracing one of the most important trading routes of ancient civilisation, this remarkable tour 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 republics­Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan­our journey will take in some of the most magnificent yet little­visited sights from the ancient world.Eastbound(向东的) trips start in Russia's capital Moscow，where we have plenty of time to explore. We travel on to Volgograd­better known as Stalingrad­where the Soviets turned the course of the Second World War, before heading to far remoter places that owe their importance to a time much further back in history.

　　The Kara Kum desert is followed by the amazing 2,500­year­old cities of Khiva and Bukhara－considered so important by UNESCO(联合国教科文组织) 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 two­day 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 Magao Thousand Buddha cave complex (a network of almost 500 grottoes containing over 2,000 statues and 45,000 murals created up to 1,700 years ago), the Jiayuguan fortress at the end of the Great Wall (considered one of northern China's most spectacular sights) and the world­famous Terracotta Warriors, an army of almost 6,000 statues recognised as one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th Century. We end our journey in Beijing, the vibrant capital of modern, confident China...where the latest architecture rubs shoulders with Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City.

　　【语篇解读】 坐上豪华金鹰和香格里拉特快列车，沿着亚历山大大帝和马可·波

　　罗等传奇人物的足迹，踏上古代文明闪闪发光的一条最重要的贸易路线。

　　44．The ancient city of Merv now belongs to________.

　　A．Russia

　　B．Soviet

　　C．Turkmenistan

　　D．Uzbekistan

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第三段中的．..Into Turkmenistan and visit the capital city of Ashgabat...We also visit the ancient city of Merv before returning to Uzbekistan.得知Merv城属于Turkmenistan。

　　答案　C

　　45．If you take an eastbound trip, you can visit the four cities in the following order：

　　A．Beijing, Sarnarkand, Ashgabat, Moscow

　　B．Moscow, Samarkand, Ashgabat, Beijing

　　C．Beijing, Ashgabat, Samarkand, Moscow

　　D．Moscow, Ashgabat, Samarkand, Beijing

　　解析　细节理解题。从文章内容可知，向东的旅行起点在莫斯科，终点在北京。由第三段中信息The Kara Kum desert is followed by the amazing 2,500­year­old cities of Khiva and Bukhara...and then Samarkand，the“ Rome of the East”以及In between Khiva and Bukhara we take a two­day excursion into Turkmenistan and visit the capital city of Ashgabat，可知，先参观Khiva和Bukhara，然后是Samarkand，而在参观前两者中间去参观Ashgabat，可知参观Samarkand在Ashgabat之后。

　　答案　D

　　46．From the text we know that Volgograd is known for________.

　　A．its hard­working people

　　B．a historical event

　　C．its long history

　　D．its pleasant weather

　　解析　细节理解题。由第二段中的We travel on to Volgograd—better known as Stalingrad­where the Soviets turned the course of the Second World War，可知二战中苏联取得了斯大林格勒保卫战的胜利，现在的伏尔加格勒就是历史上曾经的斯大林格勒，故伏尔加格勒因此而出名。

　　答案　B

　　47．What's the possible meaning of the underlined word “excursion” in the third paragraph?

　　A．Trip.

　　B．Holiday.

　　C．Research.

　　D．Study.

　　解析　词义猜测题。该词所在句说，在Turkmenistan有一个两天的excursion，参观首都Ashgabat和古城Merv，可知，excursion应该指“旅游，远足”之意，故选A。

　　答案　AD

　　What killed King Tut? Historians and scientists have long

　　believed that ancient Egypt's most famous king was probably

　　murdered.But a recent scientific study claims to have found a

　　different solution to this more than 3,300­year­old mystery.A

　　team of researchers now say that King Tut, the boy ruler, died

　　of complications(并发症) from a broken leg .

　　Tut's full name was Tutankhamen . He was just 9 years old when he became the ruler of Egypt in 1348 B．C.His treasure­packed tomb was discovered almost a century ago. It was filled with royal riches, including a solid­gold coffin, a gold mask, and piles of jewelry.

　　But unfortunately Tut died at the age of 19. Many experts have thought that Tut was killed by one of his advisers, named Ay, who wanted to be king. But thanks to a major modern science project, it seems Ay is innocent.

　　Researchers set out to solve the mystery of King Tut's death by using the tools of science, including DNA tests and electronic scans of his mummy(木乃伊). Scientist Carsten Pusch conducted the tests on Tut for the new study. He thinks a broken leg contributed to the young king's death.

　　More than 100 walking sticks were found in King Tut's tomb.This supports the team's findings. But how could a person die from a simple broken leg?

　　Pusch also found DNA evidence in Tut's body that indicates he had malaria (疟疾), a disease carried by mosquitoes. Malaria severely weakens the immune system.

　　Pusch and his fellow researchers believe the malaria and the bone disease together caused the king's fracture(骨折) to become deadly. Finally, the young king was just too weak to recover. So the effects of disease combined with the bad luck of a broken bone－not a jealous adviser－are likely the real causes in King Tut's death.

　　【语篇解读】 本文是一篇资讯报道。长期以来，历史学家和科学家都认为古埃及

　　法老图特卡蒙是被人谋害的，然而一项新的发现却提供了另外一种解释，揭开了这个3 000多年的死亡之谜。

　　48．It has long been believed by historians and scientists that________.

　　A．King Tut was the youngest ruler in the world history

　　B．King Tut was the richest ruler in the history of Egypt

　　C．King Tut was murdered by one of his advisers

　　D．King Tut was poisoned by one of his servants

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第一、三段可知，长期以来，历史学家和科学家们认为古埃及法老图特卡蒙是被他的一位谋土谋害的。

　　答案　C

　　49．With the help of modern technology, the new study discovered that the king________.

　　A．died directly of a disease called malaria

　　B．died of complications from a broken leg

　　C．died of a simple cut in the broken leg

　　D．was bitten to death by deadly mosquitoes

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句再结合下文的具体描述可知，一个专家小组借助现代科技(包括DNA检测和电子扫描)发现：古埃及法老图特卡蒙死于由腿伤引起的并发症。

　　答案　B

　　50．From the passage we can learn that________.

　　A．the king had been dead for 3,300 years

　　B．the king was buried grandly

　　C．the king was born with bad immune system

　　D．the king's body was well kept in the tomb

　　解析　推理判断题。根据第二段可知，图特卡蒙的墓穴里摆满了皇室财宝，如金棺，金面具和成堆的珠宝首饰。由此可以得知，图特卡蒙被安葬得十分隆重。

　　答案　B

　　51．Researchers uncovered the mystery of King Tut's death by________.

　　A．testing the King's immune system

　　B．studying the walking sticks found in the tomb

　　C．performing experiments on mosquitoes

　　D．applying DNA tests and electronic scan technology

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第四段可知，研究人员运用了DNA检测及电子扫描技术对法老的木乃伊进行了研究，从而获得了新发现。

　　答案　D

　　E

　　Oscars 2010：Kathryn Bigelow Wins Best Director

　　“The Hurt Locker” defeated “Avatar”—the biggest movie of all time—to win Best Picture at the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday.

　　“Hurt Locker” won five other Oscars，including，in a surprising main sweep，Best Director for Kathryn Bigelow.She made history as the first woman to receive the honor.Only three other women

　　have been nominated(提名)：Lina Wertmüller for “Seven Beauties”，Jane Campion for “The Piano” and Sofia Coppola for “Lost in Translation”．

　　“This is the moment of a lifetime，” said Bigelow，who received her statuette from Barbra Streisand，who opined(认为)，“the time has come.”

　　She dedicated her award to the men and women who are risking their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan，as did “Locker” screenwriter Mark Boal，who won for Best Original Screenplay and claimed honors for film editing，sound editing and mixing.

　　Mark Boal highlighted the struggle to make the movie when only a few years ago in Hollywood.Money for such true­life drama was hard to find after audiences turned their backs on war films.“This has been a dream，beyond a dream，” said Boal，a journalist who was embedded(嵌入) with U．S. troops in Iraq.

　　Kathryn Bigelow defeated Cameron，her ex­husband，for the helmer's award.The two were married from 1989 to 1991.

　　Jeff Bridges，widely predicted to nab(夺得) Best Actor for “Crazy Heart”，won for his portrayal of a down­and­out country­western singer.The son of Hollywood star Lloyd Bridges held his trophy high over his head，looking to the heavens and thanking his deceased parents.

　　Sandra Bullock，also a front­runner，won Best Actress for “The Blind Side”．“Did I really earn this，or did I just wear you down？” said the romantic­comedy vet.For “The Blind Side”，however，she took the part of a real­life，strong­willed mother who helps take a homeless youth off the street and makes him into a football success.

　　The main event，of course，was the heated competition between Best Picture nominees “Avatar” and “Hurt Locker”．Both the blockbuster(风靡一时的事物) fantasy epic and the Iraq War action­drama entered the Oscar battle with nine nominations(提名)，but “Avatar” ended up with a total of three awards：Art Direction，Cinematography and Visual Effects.

　　52．Why does the writer use “Oscars 2010：Kathryn Bigelow wins Best Director” for the title?

　　A．Because Kathryn Bigelow is a famous director in the world.

　　B．Because Kathryn Bigelow made history as the first woman to receive the honor—Best Director.

　　C．Because Kathryn Bigelow has an ex­husband，Cameron，who is a famous director in the world.

　　D．Because Kathryn Bigelow directed the film “Avatar”．

　　解析　主旨大意题。女导演凯瑟琳·毕格罗创造了奥斯卡颁奖的历史，所以作者用该标题突出凯瑟林获最佳导演的历史意义及影响。答案出处见第二段第二句。

　　答案　B

　　53．There are five words that are underlined in the passage，which one can be taken the place of by the word “trophy”？

　　A．portrayal

　　B．nominee

　　C．epic

　　D．statuette

　　解析　词义猜测题。从文章行文看，所给的trophy(奖品)与statuette(小雕像)具有相同的意思，即它们都是奥斯卡奖。

　　答案　D

　　54．How many Oscars did “The Hurt Locker” won？And how about “Avatar”？

　　A．6；3

　　B．5；3

　　C．4；3

　　D．3；3

　　解析　细节理解题。从文章一、二段可以知道《拆弹部队》共获6项奥斯卡奖；从文末可知《阿凡达》获3项奖。

　　答案　A

　　55．Which statement is NOT true?

　　A．“The Hurt Locker” was expected to win Best Picture.

　　B．“Avatar” was expected to win Best Picture.

　　C．Jeff Bridges was expected to win Best Actor.

　　D．Sandra Bullock was expected to win Best Actress.

　　解析　推理判断题。我们从文章的第一段《拆弹部队》打败一直领先的《阿凡达》可推知，人们以为《阿凡达》能获得最佳电影，而《拆弹部队》获得最佳电影是出人意料的；Jeff Bridges获得最佳男主角及Sandra Bullock获得最佳女主角可分别从第7段的widely predicted to nab(被广泛预测夺得)、第8段also a front­runner(也是个领先者)推出，故答案为A。

　　答案　A四、写作 (共两个写作任务，满分35分)

　　写作一(满分15分)

　　根据下面提示写一篇短文。不少于60词。

　　In your spoken English class，your teacher shows you this picture.You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it.

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　　As we can see from the picture，it is raining hard，and there，under the broken umbrella，stands a man holding a small but good umbrella in his hand.

　　In my opinion，the picture tries to tell us that it's not the size but the quality that we should focus on.When it is raining cats and dogs，the large one cannot prevent you from being showered，or it doesn't work or function as it should，because it is broken and of poor quality，while the other one，small as it is，can protect you from the rain.

　　In our daily life，sometimes we pay too much attention to the size or appearance.In fact，what we should concentrate on is the quality.Only in this way can we benefit from what we have.

　　写作二(满分20分)

　　假设你是红星中学高二(1)班的学生李华。下面四幅图描述了近期发生在你们班的一个真实故事，请根据图片的先后顺序，为校刊“英语园地”写一篇短文，词数不少于80。

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　　【参考范文】

　　We were having sports on the playground when Lily fell down and hurt her leg badly.We were all worried about her.One of the boys carried her on the back，with the help of some others，to the clinic immediately.It turned out that her right leg was broken and she had to stay in the hospital.The following day，we went to visit her with flowers and fruit.Last week，when we heard that she returned home，we brought her our notes and helped her make up for the classes she missed.She was very moved.It is our friendship that comfort and cheer up us each other when we are in trouble.