贵州兴义市精华中学2010届高三第一次月考英语(2)

48. A. hearing 49. A. rescue 50. A. end 51. A. save

B. sight B. village B. top

C. feeling C. local C. opening C. stop C. life

D. direction D. brave D. side D. calm D. mankind D. Warn D. hopefully D. while

B. help B. work B. Watch

52. A. adventure 53. A. Mind 54. A. really 55. A. and

C. Imagine C. carefully C. but

B. immediately B. so

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

In October 1961 at Crowley Field in Cincinnati Ohio an old deaf gentleman named William E. Hoy stood up to throw the first ball of the World Series. Most people at Crowley Field on that day probably did not remember Hoy because he had retired（退休）from professional baseball 58 years earlier in 1903. However，he had been an outstanding player and the deaf people still talk about him and his years in baseball.

William E. Hoy was born in Houckstown Ohio on May 23, 1862. He became deaf when he was two years old. He attended the Columbus Ohio School for the deaf. After graduation he started playing baseball while working as a shoemaker.

Hoy began playing professional baseball in 1886 for Oshkosh（Wisconsin）of the Northwestern League. In 1888 he started as an outfielder（外场手）with the old Washington Senators. His small figure and speed made him an outstanding base runner. He was very good at stealing bases during his career. In the 1888 major league season he stole 82 bases. He was also the Senators’ leading hitter in 1888. Hoy was clever and he threw right-handed and batted left-handed. On June 19,1889, he threw out three batters（击球手）at the plate from his outfield position.

The arm signals used by judges today to show balls and strikes began because of Hoy. The judge lifted his right arm to show that the pitch was a strike and his left arm to signal that it was a ball.

For many years people talked about Hoy’s last ball game in 1903. He was playing for Los

Angeles of the Pacific Coast Winter League. It was a memorable game because Hoy hit a wonderful ball which won the game. It was a very foggy day and therefore very hard to see the ball. In the ninth inning（棒球的一局）with two men out, Hoy managed to catch a fly ball to make the third out in spite of the fog. Los Angeles defeated their opposition and won the game.

After he retired, Hoy stayed busy. He ran a dairy farm near Cincinnati for 20 years. He also became a public speaker and traveled giving speeches. Until a few years before his death, he took 4—10 mile walks several mornings a week. On December 15, 1961 William Hoy died at the age of 99.

56. In which order did the following things happen in Hoy’s life? a. Hoy worked as a shoemaker. b. Hoy began to run a diary farm.

c. Hoy played a memorable game in the heavy fog. d. Hoy threw the first ball of the World Series. e. Hoy became deaf. A. d, e, a, c, b

B. e, a, c, b, d

C. d, a, e, c, b

D. e, a, b, c, d

57. We can infer from the last paragraph that Hoy in his late years. A. became famous

B. led a relaxed life

D. was in good physical condition

C. traveled around the world

58. This passage is mainly about . A. a deaf player devoted to the game of baseball B. baseball game rules and important players C. the rise in the social position of the deaf people D. where the baseball judge hand signals came from 59. What can be inferred from this passage? A. Hoy was the greatest baseball player in his time.

B. Speaking and listening are not necessary in baseball games. C. The judge had to study the hand signals very seriously. D. Hoy’s family encouraged him to become a baseball player.

B

A senior United Nations Children’s Fund（UNICEF）official on May 29 praised China for its

remarkable achievements in children’s welfare（福利）.

A. H. M. Farook, UNICEEF’s operations area officer for China and Mongolia said that China “can be very satisfied to tell the whole world what can be done with limited resources to help its children to grow healthily and happily.”

China’s child population makes up one-fifth of the world’s total. “The reason behind the tremendous（巨大的）achievement is China’s long tradition of caring for children both at home and in society,” he said.

“What’s more is that Chinese people have always given special attention to children who are in special need.” The UN official made the remarks when addressing a group of 50 children and staff from the Beijing Children’s Welfare Home at the Shangrila Hotel, Beijing.

The hotel invited the orphans to share snacks（小吃）, sing, dance and play games at a park inside the hotel for a “Share the Sunshine” party, as a prelude（前奏）to celebrations to mark the Children’s Day.

The Beijing children’s Welfare Home, set up soon after New China was founded in 1949, has at present more than 400 children.

A leading official of the welfare institution said that the children live a happy life and that the agency（机构）spends 400—500 yuan a month for an average orphan. An average Chinese workers earned 440 yuan a month during the first quarter this year.

Gu Xiaojin, deputy secretary-general of the China Youth Development Foundation（CYDF）, said people from all walks of life have contributed to the welfare of the Chinese children.

She said that CYDF set up the Project Hope in 1989, which calls on people across the country to donate money to help poor children to continue their schooling.

By the end of last year, she said, CYDF had collected nearly 700 million yuan in donations, which has helped the establishment（建立）of 2,074 Hope primary schools and enabled more than 1. 25 million dropouts to return to school classrooms.

Three “Hope Stars” also attended the party. They were model teenagers chosen among students who are economically supported by the Project Hope to further their nine-year compulsory（义务）studies in the poverty-stricken regions. They will be torchbearers（火炬接力者）for the Chinese Team for the up coming Atlanta Olympic Games this year.

60. Children can grow healthily and happily as long as .

A. parents take good care of them both at home and in society B. the whole society care for children as well as their parents C. School and teacher pay much attention to the growth of children

D. Chinese people always pay much attention to children who are in special need 61. Every year the Beijing Children’s Welfare Home spends on the orphans. A. 1,920,000 yuan B. 2,160,000 yuan C. Over 2,400,000 yuan D. 2,200,000 yuan or so 62. CYDF collected 700 million yuan with the purpose of . A. reducing dropouts B. helping homeless orphans

C. supporting the Chinese Team for the coming Atlanta Olympic Games D. establishing 2,074 Hope primary schools all over the country 63. We can infer from the text that .

A. every Chinese child has its own special need, so we should pay special attention to each B. all the children in the poverty-stricken regions of China are too poor to go to school C. ever since liberation, the Chinese Communist Party has been concerned（关心）about the growth of the younger generation

D. with the help of UNICF officials, there are no more dropouts in China

C

The Fourth: “21st Century Cup” National English Speaking Competiton is to be held in Shanghai.

Organizers: China Daily and Shanghai Broadcasting Network.

Co-ordinater: China University English Speaking Association（CUEAS）.

Co-sponsors: English Speaking Union（ESU）, Lotus Software（Chian）Co. Ltd, Times Publishing Group of Singapore, Hilton Shanghai, Pearson Education, Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press.

Date: March 26（Friday）, 2008. Place: Hilton Shanghai.

Competition Format: Each student will present a prepared speech on the giving topic, followed by a three-minute off-hand speech and a three-minute question and answer period with

the judges.

Prepared speech period: Six minutes. Q & A period: Three minutes.

Speech topic: People and Nature: In search of harmony in a new age + your personal opinion. （Topic for the off hand speech will be given on the day of competition）.

Prizes: Besides books and certificates, the top two winners will be offered scholarships to travel to the annual international English-speaking competition which will be held by the English Speaking Union in London in May, 2008. The third and fourth place winners will be offered a study trip to Singapore, sponsored by the Times Publishing Group. The fifth through 10th place winners will be offered cash prizes. All the competitors will receive certificates from the English Speaking Union and book prizes provided by Pearson Education and Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press. The teachers of the top winners will also receive a one-year membership to the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language（IATEFL）.

64. The main purpose of this passage is__________. A. to invite you to take part in the competition. B. to tell you some information of the competition C. to help to improve your spoken English D. to show you how to win the competition

65. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the Shanghai English Speaking Competition?

A. Where and when it will take place. B. Its program.

C. What each winner will be offered. D. The number of its competitors

66. Suppoes you get the sixth place, you’ll_________. A. travel to London for free

B. become a one-year member of IATEFL C. get some money, some books and a certificate D. get a chance to study in Singapore 67. An “off-hand speech” is _____________.

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