(江西省撫州一中2009屆高三第四次模擬考試)

In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to   36   a different life. It was a transitional(過渡的) time in Daniel's life. I wanted to   37   him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the   38   time I had let such moments pass.

       When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked   39   the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar   40   played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him   41     and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words   42   me.

       Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those    43   opportunities. How many times have I let such moments   44   ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have   45   to me. Or what he might   46   to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

       What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?   47   as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always   48   never hearing him put his    49   into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so   50   to tell a son something from the heart?

       My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world   51   , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was   52   of was the stubble(短須) on his chin as his face pressed    53    mine. What I had said to Daniel was   54   . It was nothing. And yet, it was   55   .

36. A. experience           B. spend               C. enjoy               D. shape

37. A. show                B. give                C. leave               D. instruct

38. A. last                 B. first                C. very               D. next

39. A. upward              B. into                 C. down              D. up

40. A. sign                 B. scene               C. scenery             D. sight

41. A. interest               B. instruction            C. courage            D. direction

42. A. failed                B. discouraged          C. struck              D. troubled

43. A. future                B. embarrassing         C. obvious            D. lost

44. A. last                 B. pass                C. fly                 D. remain

45. A. counted              B. meant               C. valued              D. eared

46. A. think                 B. want                C. expect             D. wish

47. A. But                 B. And                 C. Instead             D. So

48. A. wondered             B. regretted            C. minded            D. tried

49. A. views               B. actions              C. feelings             D. attitudes

50. A. important             B. essential             C. hard                D. complex

51. A. disappeared            B. changed             C. progressed         D. advanced

52. A. sensitive              B. convinced           C. aware            D. tired

53. A. by                  B. against              C. on                 D. with

54. A. clumsy              B. gentle               C. absurd              D. moving

55. A. none                B. all                  C. anything            D. everything

 (江西省撫州一中2009屆高三第四次模擬考試C篇)

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64. What is the purpose of writing the passage?

A．To attract more tourists to the hotel.

B．To introduce a new hotel.

C．To show the importance of science.

D．To make the trip for tourists easier.

65. If you want an immediate booking, you’d better use“            ”.

A．Online Reservations                     B．Reservations By Phone

C．Reservations By E-mail                D．Did you know?

66. From the passage we may infer the hotel is in __________ .          

A．Canada 　                           B．mainland America

C．French 　                        D．Hawaii

67. If you want to book a package you have to __________ .            .

A．submit an e-mail reservations request

B．make sure of your check-in and check-out dates

C．refer to Group Accommodations

D．wait for further notice

 (江西省撫州一中2009屆高三第四次模擬考試B篇)

How many things can you see in the night sky? A lot! On a clearnight you might see the Moon, some planets, and thousands of sparkling stars.

       You can see even more with a telescope. And with bigger and bigger telescopes you can see more and more objects in the sky. And you can see those objects in more and more detail.

       But scientists believe there are some things in the sky that we will never see. We won't see them with the biggest telescope in the world, on the clearest night of the year.

      That's because they're invisible. They're the mysterious dead stars called black holes.

       You might find it hard to imagine that stars die. After all, our Sun is a star. Year after year we see it up in the sky, burning brightly, giving us heat and light. The Sun certainly doesn't seem to be getting old or weak. But stars do burn out and die after billions of years.

       As a star's gases burn, they give off light and heat. But when the gas runs out, the star stops burning and begins to die.

      As the star cools, the outer layers of the star pull in toward the center. The star squashes into a smaller and smaller ball. If the star was very small, the star ends up as a cold, dark ball called a black dwarf. If the star was very big, it keeps squashing inward until it's packed together tighter than anything in the universe.

       Imagine if the Earth were crushed until it was the size of a tiny marble. That's how tightly this dead star, a black hole, is packed. What pulls the star in toward its center with such power? It's the same force that pulls you down when you jump--the force called gravity. A black hole is so tightly packed that its gravity sucks in everything--even light. The light from a black hole can never come back to your eyes. That's why you see nothing but blackness.

       So next time you stare up at the night sky, remember: there's more in the Sky than we can see! Scattered in the silent darkness are black holes--the great mystery of space.

60. According to the article, what causes a star to die?

     A. As its gases run out, it cools down.                B. It has a collision with other stars.

C. It can only live for about a million years.     

D. As it gets hotter and hotter, it explodes.

61. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

    A. Black holes are dead stars.

    B. Black holes have gravity.

    C. Black holes are invisible.

    D. There is nothing as mysterious as a black hole.

62. W. hat happens AFTER a star dies?

    A. It becomes invisible.                          B. It fails to Earth.

    C. It burns up all of its gases.                     D. It becomes brighter and easier to see.

63. Why can't you see light when you look at a black hole?

    A. Because most black holes are so far away.

    B. Because the gravity of a black hole is so strong that it sucks the light inward.

    C. Because as the star's gases burn, it stops giving off heat and light.

    D. Because as a star cools, its outer layers pull in toward its center.                                                

 (江西省撫州一中2009屆高三第四次模擬考試D篇)

Justin's bedroom was so full of flat bicycle tires, bent tennis rackets, deflated basketballs, and games with missing pieces that you could barely get in the door. His parents pleaded with him to clean out his room.

       "What use is a fish tank with a hole in the bottom?" his father asked. But Justin simply smiled and repeated his motto, "Never throw anything out, you never know when it might come in handy."

       When Justin was away from home, he always carried his blue backpack--a smaller version of his bedroom--a place to store the many objects that he collected. It was so worn and stretched that it hardly resembled a backpack anymore.

       Justin had earned a reputation for figuring things out and getting people out of otherwise hopeless situations. Many of his classmates and neighbors sought him out when they needed help with a problem. On the first day of school, his friend Kenny, came looking for Justin.

       "Do you think you have something in your bag that could help me remember my locker combination?" he asked. "I lost the piece of paper it was written on. I have a science class in two minutes and if I'm late on the first day it'll make me look bad for the rest of the year." Kenny looked really worried.

       "Relax," Justin said, taking his backpack off and unzipping the top. "Remember how you borrowed my notebook in homeroom to write the combination down? Well, I know how we can recover what you wrote."

       He took the notebook and a soft lead pencil out of his bag. The page that Kenny had written on had left faint marks on another page in the notebook. Justin held the pencil on its side and rubbed it lightly over the marks. Slowly but surely the numbers of the locker combination appeared in white, set off by the gray pencil rubbings.

       "That's amazing!' Kenny said. "I owe you one." And he dashed off to open his locker.

       It was just another day in the life of the boy whose motto was "Never throw anything out, you never know when it might come in handy."

68. Why is Justin's room such a mess?

    A. He always forgets to clean it.               B. He never throws anything away.

    C. He has no time to clean it.                  D. He shares the room with his brother.

69. In what way is Justin's backpack a smaller version of his bedroom?

    A. He uses it as a place to store objects.

    B. He uses it to carry his books and sports equipment.

    C. His parents tell him to clean it all the time.

    D. He's had it for as long as he can remember.

70. The underlined phrase "pleaded with" means

    A. ignored              B. asked               C. pushed              D. Ordered

71. How does Kenny feel toward Justin?

A. Annoyed.           B. Disinterested.          C. Grateful.            D. Angry.

  

 (江西省撫州一中2009屆高三第四次模擬考試A篇)

Each Indian tribe had a different language. Many Indians never learned any language except their own. Do you know how Indians from different tribes talked to each other? They had two ways to talk without sound. One way was by sign language; the other way by signals.

Sign language is a way of talking by using signs. Indians used sign language when they met strangers. In this way, they could find out whether the stranger was a friend or an enemy. In the Indian sign language, signs were made with the hands. One sign meant “man”. Another meant “horse”. To tell the time of day when something happened, an Indian pointed to the sky. He showed where the sun had been at the time.

Indians usually used signals when they wanted to send messages to someone far away. To make signals, an Indian might use a pony. He might use a blanket. Or he might use smoke, a mirror or fire arrows.

To signal that he had seen many animals, an Indian rode his pony in a large circle. Sometimes the Indian gave a signal like this and then went away to hide. This meant that there was danger.

The blanket signal was visible from far away. An Indian held the corners of a blanket in his hands. Then he began to swing the blanket from side to side in front of him. An Indian could send many different signals with his blanket.

He could also send many signals with a mirror. He usually used the mirror to warn someone of danger. Or he attempted to get the attention of a person far away. But he also used it to send messages in code. Of course, mirrors could be used only when the sun was shining. At night, Indians used fire arrows for signaling.

   An Indian also sent signals with smoke. He made a small fire of dry wood. Then he put grass or green branches on it. He held a blanket over the fire for a minute. When he removed the blanket from the fire, there was a cloud of smoke. The number of clouds of smoke told his message in code.

Now you can see that Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language. They could talk to one another by using signals or sign language.

56. The whole text is mainly about _______.

A. different tribes have different languages

B. the Indians had many kinds of languages

C. how Indians communicated between different tribes

D. why the Indians used many languages

57. An Indian used a mirror to do all the followings EXCEPT _______.

A. send messages in code 

B. get the attention of someone in the distance

C. warn someone of danger

D. to tell a friend from an enemy

58. Sign language is _______.

A. to write one’s signature        

B. a secret way of talking to some Indian tribes

C. a kind of gesture only for Indians 

D. a way to express one’s ideas by making gestures

59. Indians didn’t need to learn each other’s language because _______.

A. they thought they could easily make themselves understood

B. they could use signals or sign language

C. different tribes lived far away and never met each other

D. they never communicated with one another