（贵州省兴义市第九中学2010届高三第一次月考）

A

It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.

Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.

 The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by his strange continuous sleeplessness. They asked him a lot of questions, hoping to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain this question. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure.

 Herpin died at the age of 94.

 56. The doctors came to Herpin’s home in order to __________.

 A. treat him for his illness

 B. find the reason why some old people didn’t need any sleep.

 C. get some proof（证据）to show his sleeplessness was not really true.

 D. help him to have a rest in some day.

 57. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin ________.

 A. needed some kind of sleep.

 B. needed no sleep at all.

 C. was too old to need any sleep.

 D. often slept in a chair.

 58 Al Herpin’s condition could be regarded as ___________.

 A. an unusual one        B. a common one

 C. very healthy                  D. very funny

 59. The word “puzzle” in this passage probably refers to “_____”

 A. make you think a lot because you don’t understand it

 B. make you worry a lot because you can’t sleep well

 C. make you sad because something unusual has happened

 D. make you fear because something terrible has happened

 60. The main idea of this passage is that ____________.

 A. large numbers of people do not need sleep

 B. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive

 C. people can live longer by trying not to sleep at all

D. a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep

（贵州省兴义市第九中学2010届高三第一次月考）

B

I always have difficulty in buying birthday presents．My idea never seems to go farther than ties，pens or cards．But，strangely enough，it did not take me long to decide on Tom’s birthday present．For the first time in life，I had a good idea. I would buy him a bottle of champagne（香槟酒）．Before the party began，Tom suggested that I should open the bottle．I put it between my knees and began to pull，but it remained unmoved．Soon a lot of people gathered round to watch the fight between me and the bottle．I could hear all kinds of “helpful” suggestions from them like “Break the top off”，“Use your teeth”，etc．But I was losing the fight．We were fighting on the floor together，when all of a sudden there was a loud：“pop” and the cork（塞子）shot up into the air，while the angry bottle showered（淋）every-body with champagne．

 61．When buying birthday presents，I  usually find my idea is____．

 A．poor            B．colourful         C．rich              D．good

 62．I was____ my present for Tom’s birthday．

 A．very sorry for      B．very proud of     C．afraid of         D．tired of

 63．Tom suggested I should open the bottle ____．

 A．towards the end of the party             B．after the party started

 C．at the end of the party                               D．before the party started

 64．Which of the following is true？

 A．Though the people around gave all kinds of suggestions，I was not able to open the bottle at first．

 B．I tried all the ways that the people suggested．

 C．All the suggestions were helpful．

D．Some of the suggestions were very bad．

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（黑龙江省大庆实验中学2010届高三第二次月考）
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（安徽省铜陵市第三中学2010届高三第二次月考E篇）

　 A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket(彩票)at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty. His victim, who picked up the ticket, then claimed the ￡25000 prize, managed to trace him, and handed over the cash. The robbery happened when maths professor Vinicio Sabbatucci, 58, was changing a tyre on an Italian motorway. Another motorist, who stopped to “help”, stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. The professor found the dropped ticket and put it in his pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy.

　　Next day, he saw the lottery results on TV and, taking out the ticket, realized it was a winner. He claimed the 60 million lire(里拉) prize. Then he began a battle with his conscience. Finally, he decided he could not keep the money despite having been robbed. He advertised in newspapers and on radio, saying: "I'm trying to find the man who robbed me. I have 60 million for him--- a lottery win. Please meet me. Anonymity(匿名) guaranteed."

　　Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people hoping to trick him into handing them the cash. But there was one voice he recognized--- and he arranged to meet the man in a park. The robber, a 35-year-old unemployed father of two, gave back the suitcase and burst into tears. He could not believe what was happening. "Why didn't you keep the money?" he asked. The professor replied:" I couldn't because it's not mine." Then he walked off, spurning the thief's offer of a reward.

72. The sentence "Then he began a battle with his conscience." in paragraph 2 implies all of the following EXCEPT that_______.

A. he knew what he should do as soon as he saw the lottery results

B. he hesitated about keeping the money for some time

C. he thought for a moment of avenging himself on the robber

D. he came to realize that honesty is more important than money　　

73. Hundreds of people phoned professor Sabbatucci because they ______.

A. wanted to make fun of him            B. hoped to get the money

C. knew who the robber was              D. lost the lottery ticket　　

74. The word "spurning" in the last sentence can be replaced by ______.

   A. accepting        B. claiming         C. refusing         D. canceling

75. If the story appears in a newspaper, the best title might be_____.

   A. A Thief's Lucky Day                 B. A Popular Maths Professor

   C. A Magic Lottery 　　                D. A Reward of Honesty 　

（河北省秦皇岛市山海关一中2010届高三第一次月考）

Some business people have to do a lot of traveling．However, they can usually 31 to stay in some of the best hotels unlike 32 people．These very expensive hotels often lie in 33 parts of the city where there is  34 to do in the evenings．There are 35 at the front of them if you want to go 36 or you can walk along the road in front of the hotel, or just 37 the corner to find pubs and 38 that serve good beer and excellent food, or fast food, if you  39 . Some of these places  40 have entertainment（娱乐）with singers or rock bands on the stage．If you don't want to go out of your hotel or go up to your  41 in the evening, you  42 always go to a bar．Some  43  hotels have revolving（旋转）bars on the roof and you get a full view over the 44 ．There may even be a karaoke bar, either in the hotel, 45 across the street,  46 you like the sort of entertainment．Many hotels also 47 sports equipment, with a fitness center, swimming pool, squash and tennis courts．

Many Asian cities have first-class  48 now with no difference in quality between East and West．The differences are in the environment and local culture and each city has its own  49  character which  50 the interest of doing business in different parts of the East．

31．A．support  B．afford                C．refuse                D．manage

32．A．ordinary B．young                 C．disabled               D．lucky

33．A．lonely    B．convenient            C．quiet                  D．noisy

34．A．nothing  B．plenty                C．little                   D．anything

35．A．bikes   B．buses                 C．cars                  D．taxis

36．A．nowhere B．somewhere           C．everywhere          D．whenever

37．A．from   B．among                C．round                 D．below

38．A．hotels    B．shops                C．hours               D．restaurants

39．A．decide  B．prefer                 C．need                  D．hope

40．A．ever    B．never                 C．even                  D．hardly

41．A．hotel     B．room                 C．home                 D．restaurant

42．A．will    B．should                C．must                  D．can

43．A．large   B．tall                  C．expensive             D．beautiful

44．A．city      B．street                  C．district               D．courtyard

45．A．or else  B．or                     C．otherwise             D．and

46．A．so         B．as                     C．if                      D．where

47．A．offer   B．consider              C．prepare               D．add

48．A．universities B．supermarkets     C．hospitals              D．hotels

49．A．usual   B．ordinary             C．special                D．common

50．A．adds to  B．adds up                C．adds up to           D．add