2010年全国大联考(新课标)高考英语预测试卷

　　B

　　Some say everyday miracles(奇迹) are predestined(注定的)----the right time for the appointed meeting.And it can happen anywhere.

　　In 2001, 11-year-old Kevin Stephan was a bat boy for his younger brother's Little League team in Lancaster, New York.It was an early evening in late July.Kevin was standing on the grass away from the plate, where another youngster was warming up for the next game.Swinging his bat back and forth, giving it all the power an elementary school kid could give.The boy brought the bat back hard and hit Kevin in the chest.His heart stopped.

　　When Kevin fell to the ground, the mother of one of the players rushed out of the stands to his aid.Penny Brown hadn't planned to be there that day, but at the last minute, her shift(换班)at the hospital had been changed to see her son’s performance.She was given the night off.Penny bent over the senseless boy, his face already starting to turn blue, and giving CPR, breathing into his mouth and givinging chest compressions.And he revived in the end.

　　After his recovery, he became a volunteer junior firefighter, learning some of the emergency first-aid techniques that had saved his life.He studied hard in school and was saving money for college by working as a dishwasher in a local restaurant in his spare time.

　　Kevin, now 18, was working in the kitchen when he heard people screaming, customers in confusion, employees rushing toward a table.He hurried into the main room and saw a woman there, her face turning blue, her hands at her throat.She was choking.

　　Quickly Kevin stepped behind her, wrapped his arms around her and clasped his hands.Then, using skills he'd first learned in Scouts.The food that was trapped in the woman's throat was freed.The color began to return to her face.

　　"The food was stuck.I couldn't breathe," she said.She thought she was dying."I was very frightened."

　　Who was the woman?

　　Penny Brown.

　　61.The author wrote the passage to show us that_______.

　　A.miracles are predestined and they can happen anywhere

　　B.whoever helps you in trouble will get a reward one day

　　C.God will help those who give others a helping hand

　　D.miracles won’t come without any diffculty sometimes

　　62.Which of the following statements is True of Kevin Stephan?

　　A.He was hit on the face by a boy and almost lost his life

　　B.He was a volunteer junior firefighter, teaching the players first-aid skills

　　C.He worked part-time in a local restaurant to save money for college

　　D.He saved Penny Brown though he didn’t really know how to deal with food choke

　　63.Why did Penny Brown change her shift and was given the night off that night?

　　A.She was invited to give the players directions

　　B.She volunteered to give medical services

　　C.She was a little worried about his son’s safty

　　D.She came to watch her son’s game and cheered him

　　64.The underlined word “revived”(paragraph3) most likely means______.

　　A.came back to life B.became worse

　　C.failed D.moved

　　65.When Kevin knew the woman was Penny Brown, probably he first felt _____.

　　A.happy B.surprised C.sad D.worried

　　C

　　People turn to magic(魔力)chiefly as a form of insurance--that is, they use it along with actions that actually bring results.For example, hunters may use a hunting charm(咒语).But they also use their hunting skills and knowledge of animals.The charm may give hunters the extra confidence they need to hunt even more successfully than they would without it.If they shoot a lot of game(猎物), they credit the charm for their success.Many events happen naturally without magic.Crops grow without it, and sick people get well without it.But if people use magic to bring a good harvest or to cure a patient, they may believe the magic was responsible.

　　People also tend to forget magic's failures and to be impressed by its surface successes.They may consider magic successful if it appears to work only 10 per cent of the time.Even when magic fails, people often explain the failure without doubting the power of the magic.They may say that the magician made a mistake in reciting the spell or that another magician cast a more powerful spell against the magician.

　　Many anthropologists(人类学家) believe that people have faith in magic because they feel a need to believe in it.People may turn to magic to reduce their fear and uncertainty if they feel they have no control over the outcome of a situation.For example, farmers use knowledge and skill when they plant their fields.But they know that weather, insects, or diseases might ruin the crops.So farmers in some societies may also plant a charm or perform a magic rite to ensure a good harvest.

　　66.From the passage, we can learn that the writer of the passage may be _______.

　　A.a hunter B.a farmer C.a magician D.an anthropologist

　　67.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

　　A.Magic And Hunting.

　　B.Magic And Farming.

　　C.Why Magic Works?

　　D.Why People Believe in Magic?

　　68.The underlined word “spell”(Paragraph 2) most likely means______.

　　A.magic words. B.magic events.

　　C.words or expressions D.magicians.

　　69.People believe in magic because________.

　　A.magic powers are greater than natural powers

　　B.magic can turn dreams into reality

　　C.they are not sure of themselves

　　D.magic can bring good results

　　70.Which of the following statements is NOT ture according to the passage?

　　A.Even though magic fails ,believers in magic will explain the reason.

　　B.Believers in magic usually overstate the power of magic.

　　C.People use magic to reduce their uncertainty and give them extra confidence

　　D.Magic can solve problems people can’t deal with in a natural way.