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　　安徽省合肥地区高校附中2010届高三英语第二次联考
　　（考试时间：120分钟满分：150分）
　　本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共120分。考试时间120分钟。
　　第I卷（选择题三部分共85分）
　　第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）
　　略
　　第二部分英语知识运用（共两节, 满分35分）
　　21. There are many people still leading _____ life under _____ poverty line in the world.
　　A. the, / B. /, / C. a, a D. a, the
　　22. Obama and his officials are trying to ______ the serious problems from the financial crisis.
　　A. end up B. cut off C. cope with D. step up
　　23. He thought his e-pal was a beautiful young girl, _____________ she was an old lady when he saw her.
　　A. although B. while C. because D. as
　　24. Used to TV show, where everything is quick and entertaining, many people do not have the _______ to read a book that requires thinking.
　　A. freedom B. patience C. wisdom D. courage
　　25. The survey __________ our school last month shows that about 2 percent of the students are addicted to Internet games.
　　A. conducted B. having been conducted C. conducting D. to be conducted
　　26. Tiangong I, ____ up into space in 2010, will greatly inspire the whole nation once again.
　　A. sent B. to be sent C. being sent D. sending
　　27. In fact, _____, I’m poor and have to count my money like everyone else.
　　A. strange as it might seem to you B. as it might seem strange to you
　　C. strange although as might seen to you D. strange that it might seem to you
　　28. NASA began a（n）________ of shuttle flights carrying live animals to space with the launch of Challenger flight STS 51B on April 28, 1985.
　　A. amount B. sum C. deal D. series
　　29. We’re living in a society_______ exchanging presents is an important part in munication.
　　A. which B. when C. why D. where
　　30. The teacher was surprised to see lots of people ____ at the back of the room ______worried.
　　A. seating; looked B. seated; looking C. sitting; looked D. sat; looked
　　31. He made it pretty clear from the beginning that we were going to war. _____ she still pretends that she knew nothing about it?
　　A. Even though B. How e C. Now that D. What if
　　32. —I wonder why Sus worried today.
　　—I’m not sure, but she ________a small accident driving here.
　　A. could have B. might have ight have had D. must have had
　　33. ________ he has only been learning German for a year, he speaks it well.
　　A. Considered B. Considering C. Being considered D. To considered
　　34. Before I realized that what I said at the meeting did hurt him, he _________ without a word.
　　A. drove away B. was driving away C. was driven away D. had driven away
　　35. ---I’m afraid that I can’t finish the task as soon as planned.
　　--- _____________.
　　A. Don’t be afraid B. Don’t mention it C. I suppose so D. Tar time
　　第二节完形填空（共20小题; 每小题1分，满分20分）
　　Growing roots
　　When l was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d 36 known. When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t 37 lives, he was planting trees.
　　The good doctor had some interesting theories 38 planting trees. He believed in "No pains，no gains". He never 39 his new trees，which was 40 many people. Once I 41 why. He answered that watering plants spoiled them, and that if you water them, each following tree generation will grow 42 . So you have to make things 43 for them. He talt how watering trees 44 shallow roots，and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in 45 of water. I took him to mean that deep roots were to be 46 . I planted a couple of trees a few years back and I took good care of them. Two years of devotion has