（湖北省部分重点中学2009届高三第二次联考）

D

y brother-in-1aw opened the drawer of my sister’s cupboard and took out a package．He said。“This is a new silk slip（衬裙）．Jane bought it in New York nine years ago．She never wore it．She was saving it for a special occasion．I guess this is the occasion．”

It was an exquisite（精美的）handmade silk slip．The price tag on it was still attached．

He took the slip from me and put it on the bed，with the other clothes we were taking to the mortician（殡仪员）．His hands fingered on the soft material for a moment, then he shut the drawer and turned to me．“Don’t ever save anything for a special occasion．Every day you’re alive is a special occasion．’’

His words have changed my mind．I’m spending more time with my family and less time on meetings．I’m trying to recognize these moments now and cherish them．I’m not saving anything．I wear my good skirt to the market if I feel like it．I can pay $28·49 for a small bag of  groceries．I’m not saving my good perfume for special parties．If something is worth seeing or hearing or doing，I want to see and hear and do it now．“Someday” has disappeared in my vocabulary．

I’m not sure what Jane would have done if she had known she’d not be here for the tomorrow we all take for granted．I’m guessing Jane would have called family members and a few close friends．She might have apologized to her former friends for their past quarrels．She’d have gone out for a Chinese dinner, her favorite food．

I’m trying hard not to put off, hold back。or save anything that would add laughter to our fives．Every morning I open my eyes。I tell myself that every day, every minute，every breath is a gift．

73．Why didn’t Jane wear the brand new silk slip?

A．She meant to wear it on her death．     B．She wanted to save it for her sister．

      C．She thought it was too dear．               D．She saved it for a special occasion

74．After Jane’s death．the author begins to             ．

A．treasure the simple pleasure of life               B．spend more time having meetings

C．save more money for necessities                 D．care about her special parties

75．What does the underlined sentence “Someday” has disappeared in my vocabulary．”（in Paragraph4）mean?

A．I prefer to leave out the word “someday” in my speech．

B．“Someday” is found missing from my old dictionar．

C．I will not delay enjoying the pleasure of life

D．I decide not to enjoy something good at the moment·

76．It can be inferred from the passage that              ．

A．it makes sense to follow our dream

B．we tend to leave good things until the last minute

C．we should take pleasure in our work

D．it is meaningless to save something for the future

  

（湖北省部分重点中学2009届高三第二次联考）

E

Mattel Inc．is recalling4．4millionPolly Pocket toys with magnets（磁铁）after some of them caused serious injuries to children who swallowed magnets that fell off．

Tiny magnets inside the toys call fall off without being noticed by parents and babysitters．The magnets call be swallowed．or placed in children’s noses or ears．When more than one magnet is swallowed，the magnets can attract each other and cause intestine perforation（肠内穿孔）．which can be deadly．

The Consumer Product Safety Commission（CPSC）received 170 reports。of the small magnets coming out of these recalled toys．There were three reports of serious injuries to children who swallowed more than one magnet．All three suffered intestinal perforations that required operation．A 2-year-old child stayed in hospital for seven days and a 7-year-old child was hospitalized for 12 days．An 8-yeal-old child was also hospitalized．

The recalled Polly Pocket toys contain plastic dolls and accessories（附件）that have small magnets．The magnets measure one-eighth inch in diameter and are fixed in the hands and feet of some dolls，and even in the plastic clothing，hairpieces and other accessories to help the pieces  stay on the doll or the doll’s house．

The model number is printed on the bottom of the largest pieces on some of the toys．Contact Mattel if you cannot find a model number on your product to determine if it is part of the recall．Polly Pocket magnetic toys currently sold in stores are not included in this recall．The model numbers included in the recall ale：B2632，B3158，B3201，B7118，G8605。H1537，H1538 and H3211．The toys were on sales in department stores and toy stores from May 2003 through September 2006 for between$15 and 530．

Consumers should immediately take these recalled toys away from children and contact  Mattel for the return of the toys．For more information contact Mattel at 888 597-6597 anytime．or visit the company’s Web site．

77．The main purpose of the passage is            ．

A．to criticize Mattel Inc．for their bad products．

B．to inform readers of Polly Pocket toys，recall．

C．to warn readers the danger of swallowing magnets．

D．to suggest some Ways to return Polly Pocket toys．

78．What did the writer use to show the danger of the problem toys?

a．figures                 b．quotes（引言）   c．serious cases

d．description of possible injuries            e．description of operation scenes

A．abc                     B．abd                      C．acd                        D．ace

79．The word “'recalling” in the first paragraph can be best explained as          ．

A．taking back            B．destroying            C．giving up         D．examining

80．All of the following points are covered in the story except           ．

A．the danger of small magnets

B．the ways of returning Polly Pocket toys

C．the methods of recognizing a recalled Polly Pocket toys

D．the apology made by Mattel Inc．

（湖北省部分重点中学2009届高三第二次联考）

A

As China’s women’s gymnastics team enjoyed the glory of winning the country’s first team Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games，the young gymnasts took the opportunity to remind the world that they are old enough to compete．

Weeks before the Beijing Games，some international media raised questions about the ages of some of the members of China‘s gymnastics team，particularly He Kexin and Jiang Yuyuan．They said the girls might be younger than 16．the minimum age for the Olympics．But the Chinese Gymnastics Association quickly provided copies of the gymnasts’ ID cards and passports，proving they are indeed old enough to compete．

In the final．He Kexia gave a clean performance on her favorite uneven bars（高低杠），earning the second highest score．after falling from the bars during qualification．”Although I fell down in the qualification。I became more confident today to make up for my mistake．and I finally made it．”She said．It was a great moment for head coach Lu Shanzhen．“Our team made history today and proved to the world that we are the best．“the coach said．”The gold medal is not only for the gymnastics team，but also for the whole Chinese delegation at the Beijing Games．’’

The coach owed the team’s success to a series of reforms．The Chinese team used to train a 1ot．but competed less，which led to poor results in international competitions．To improve their ability to compete and to strengthen their psychological power, the Chinese team sent more team members to compete abroad，so they could bring a competitive spirit back to the team．All six gymnasts in the Olympic team final were selected from fierce competition，and they proved themselves today．

61．Before the Beijing Games started，some international media doubted whether            ．

A．Chinese women gymnasts could win the team gold medal

      B．He Kexin would fall from the bars during qualification

C．Chinese women gymnasts could make history at the Beijing Games

D．some Chinese women gymnasts were old enough for the Games

62．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The international media’s doubts proved to be true．

B．He Kexin’s fall in the qualification had no bad effect on her performance in the final    competition．

C．Chinese women gymnasts’ success at the Beijing Games proved that the reforms did work．

D．Each team is made up of 6 members to compete for the team gold medal in women     gymnastics．

63．In the opinion of Lu Shanzhen, the key to achieving success for athletes is to           ．

A．practice harder than ever

B．experience more competitions abroad

C．have strong psychological power

D．have a competitive spirit

64．The main purpose of the text is to                   ．

A．tell a story                                        B．provide evidence

C．give a report                                              D．compare opinions

（湖北省部分重点中学2009届高三第二次联考）

B

Dior was born in Normandy in 1905，and his family’s original plans for him included a career in the diplomatic service，but by the time he was twenty—three，with his parents’money，he opened a small art gallery in Paris．By 1931，the money had been used up．Dior’s friends in the art gallery, asked him to draw and he took his flrst step at designing and drawing．His first jot was with Lucien Lelong from whom Dior learned his craft（手艺）．

In February,1947．Dior started the New Look in his first major Paris collection．He was backed by a famous textile producer, Boussac，who looked after the dollars．while Dior looked after the fashions．Dior knew nothing about cutting and sewing，but he was good at fashion design．

The New Look started an entirely different look to costume．with a tiny waist．a rounded shoulder and a shapely bust（胸围），usually with a low-cut neckline and a long。full skirt．To women who had lived through the war years．the femaleness of the New look was a great success．for people were tired of tile extremely plain，wartime restrictive fashions．

It is said that dresses by Dior were “constructed like buildings。”but young people were attracted to to his design，and all over the western world, manufacturers plunged（投入）into the production of his new style．Dior’s revolutionary designs lighted up a whole cycle of fashion，rounded，gentle，feminine．a delight in elegance．A New Look House of Dior opened in 1948，

followed by one in London．Considered as King of Couture（women’s clothing）for years, the  Dior empire grew until it covered every country in the western world，and included furs，hosiery, jewelry, perfumes, men’s wear and on and on．More than 1,000 people worked at the Paris headquarters then．

His sudden death in 1957 when he was 53 years old did not stop the growth of the House of  Dior．Even now, so many years after his death，his name is closely connected with fashion throughout the world，and indeed is one of the most recognized names in the world，His first，great New Look，with its long skirts was an expression of freedom in the late 1940s．

65．Which of the following designs is close to Dior’s?

66．According to the passage．in Dior’s life，he did NOT            ．

A．make creative fashion designs                   B．work in a diplomatic service

C．1earn craft as his first job                                 D．open a New Look House

67．We can infer from the passage that       ．

A．Dior and his supporter had different interests in business

B．Dior’s New Look had little influence on people then

C．Dior is only a brand of women’s fashion

D．Dior’s fashion was not accepted at first

68．What is probably the best title for the passage?         ．

A．The History of the New Look                      B．The Growth of the Dior Empire

C．An Expression of Freedom—Dior         D．The Founder of the New Look—Dior