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江苏省仪征中学2015届高三英语周末练习（十）选题人：张妮赵春慧审稿人：孔艳2014.11.22 单选（20分）1．The Chinese Dream had strong appeal because it expresses ____ wishes of hundreds of millions of Chinese for a beautiful future.A. /; theB. a; theC. a; /D. the; the2．You may be out of your parents’ ___but never out of their mind wherever you are.A. sightB. signC. sighD. scene 3．Legend has it that an apple which fell from its branches was the for Sir Isaac Newton's discovery of gravity.A. inspirationB. privilegeC. dilemmaD. appetite4．What happened in the Bermuda Triangle is hard to explain, many people puzzled about mysterious disappearances of ships and planes in this area.A. leftB. leavingC. to leaveD. having left5．I told you about it many times. If you my suggestions, you your failure now.A. had followed; wouldn't be crying overB. followed; wouldn't cry overC. had followed; wouldn't have cried overD. followed; aren't crying over6．The British increased control over their American colonies, soldiers ________ there to ensure that the Americans would obey them.A. were stationedB. to be stationedC. being stationedD. stationed7．I have been convinced that the print media are usually more _____ and more reliable than television.A. accurateB. ridiculousC. urgentD. shallow8．________to the extraordinary beauty of Changling is the Ling’en Palace, many of______ decorations made fragrant type of wood native to China.A. Added; itsB. Adding; whoseC. Added; whoseD. Adding; its 9．People are ________ the use of alternative energy sources because the rate ________ we are now assuming fuels like gas and oil is shocking and they may run out one day.A. wrestling with; by whichB. pushing for; at whichC. catching up on; at whichD. accounting for; on which10．Ignoring people’s main concern about the environment, his proposal became the __________ of criticism.A. privilegeB. targetC. witnessD. concept 11．The introduction of some programs will hopefully end the _________ destruction of the environment and see alternative energy promoted around the world.A. tentativeB. controversialC. systematicD. sustainable12. ——Is there a bullet train to Chengdu this afternoon?——There be．I’ll phone the station to find it out．A．must B．can C．might D．would 13. ——Did you get the news of the earthquake in Y un’nan yesterday?——No．It didn’t occur to me I surfed the Internet this morning．A．after B．that C．until D．when 14. In ancient Egypt, green represented hope and spring, ________ is the time of year ________things in nature start to grow after a long winter.A. when; whichB. what; whenC. which; whenD. which; that15. The crazy fans ________ patiently in the rain for almost three hours, and they would waituntil the famous star arrived.A. were waitingB. have waitedC. had been waitingD. would wait16. ______________ into a college or university in the UK, we must prove ourselves to have astrong ability in spoken and written English.A. Having been admittedB. To be admittedC. Being admittedD. Admitted17. --- Could you bring me that novel you _____________ me about when I dropped in on you?--- Sorry, I can’t. I have given it to a friend.A. toldB. would tellC. had toldD. had been telling18. In China, the number of smokers exceeds 350 million, with at least 750 million non-smokers regularly _ to second-hand smoke.A. exposedB. exposingC. being exposedD. expose19. The director requested the flexible approach some engineers refused to adopt ______ into practice at once.A. should putB. to be putC. be putD. of being put20. –Jack, I want to change my job. You know I haven’t achieved anything since I took up teaching.--Really? There is not a job considered the best one! As we all know,____________.A. misfortunes tell us what fortune isB. all is well that ends wellC. if a thing is worth doing , it is worth doing wellD. every profession produces its own best完型填空（20分）Carl Walter was my piano teacher. During one of my lessons he asked how much practicing I was doing. I said three or four hours a day.“Do you practice in long stretches, an hour 21 ?”“I try to.”“Well, don’t,” he said loudly. “When you grow up, 22 won’t come in long stretches. Practice in minutes, whenever you can find them five or ten before school, after lunch, 23 household tasks. 24 the practice through the day, and piano-playing will become a part of your life.”When I was teaching at Columbia, I wanted to 25 , but class periods, theme-reading, and committee meetings filled my days and evenings. For two years I got practically nothing down on paper, and my 26 was that I had no time. Then I remembered what Carl Walter had said. During the next 27 I conducted an experiment. Whenever I had five minutes unoccupied, I sat down and wrote a hundred words or so. To my 28 , at the end of the week I had a rather large manuscript ready for revision, later on I wrote novels by the same piecemeal method. 29 my teaching schedule had become heavier than ever, in every day there were idle moments which could be caught and put to use. I 30 took up piano-playing again, finding that the small 31 of the day provided sufficient time for both writing and piano practice.There is an important 32 in this time — you must get into your work quickly. If you have but fi ve minutes for writing, you can’t afford to waste four 33 your pencil. You must make your mental preparations 34 , and concentrate on your task almost instantly when the time comes. Fortunately, rapid 35 is easier than most of us realize.I 36 I have never learnt how to let go easily at the end of the five or ten minutes. But37 can be expected to supply interruptions. Carl Walter has had a tremendous 38 on mylife. 39 him I owe the discovery that even very short periods of time 40 all useful hours I need.21. A. at no time B. at a time C. at one time D. in no time22. A. time B. life C. work D. success23. A. beyond B. among C. beneath D. between24. A. Separate B. Spread C. Organize D. Arrange25. A. play B. rest C. write D. read26. A. excuse B. reason C. cause D. factor27. A. time B. morning C. week D. day28. A. satisfaction B. disappointment C. depression D. astonishment29. A. Though B. Because C. Whether D. Unless30. A. often B. even C. ever D. always31. A. quantities B. pieces C. intervals D. ranges32. A. period B. link C. stage D. trick33. A. chewing B. sharpening C. repairing D. using34. A. in mind B. in advance C. without delay D. by chance35. A. development B. progress C. concentration D. improvement36. A. admit B. confirm C. claim D. realize37. A. time B. work C. career D. life38. A. affection B. influence C. promotion D. proposal39. A. On B. For C. In D. To40. A. come down with B. look up to C. add up to D. break up with 阅读理解（36分）AScientists have long wondered what benefit zebras might get from their fancy black-and-white coats. Those stripes (条纹) may be most useful as protection from biting flies, a recent study concludes.Biologists studied zebras and other closely related African animals. They tested five popular ideas about how the stripes might function. No evidence emerged to support most of these notions, Tim Caro told Science News. A wildlife biologist, he works at the University of California, Davis.①.Some scientists had proposed those stripes help zebras hide from predators (食肉动物), such as lions, or confuse them. Still others suggested that those stripes might offer some cooling or help the animals in forming social groups.②. Instead, the stripes appear to help the animals avoid the bite of bloodthirsty flies. This finding supports some studies had found signs that flies prefer solids to stripes when hunting for a landing place.③ .To test all of the theories, Caro's group used geographic information. They looked at where in Africa the 20 different types of animals belonging to the genus Equus lived. Some of these equines (马科动物) have stripes, including zebras and asses (驴) with striped legs. Others are stripe-free. These include other asses and wild horses.The scientists found no connection between stripes and whether the animals lived in woodsy(树林多的)areas. That suggests stripes don’t camouflage(伪装)zebras in those places.The scientists also saw no link between where striped animals lived and where lions hunted. In ether st udies, researchers found that lions ate plenty of zebras. The new observations suggest stripes don't confuse the predators.The experts also looked for-and found-no evidence that stripes cool the zebras or help them recognize each another when forming social groups.④.Striped animals often live in places where the environment is just right much of the year for biting flies to flourish. In those areas, horseflies, tsetse flies(舌蝇)and other biting flies spread fatal diseases to zebras and horses. That connection now suggests stripes may help zebras reduce the number of bites-and the infections they can spread.The study doesn't answer how the zebra got its stripes in the first place, Caro admits. Science may never know. Inns Cuthill is a biologist at England's University of Bristol. He finds the new study “compelling(令人信服的)”，Until now, Cuthill's favorite hypothesis had been that zebra stripes confused predators. It's too soon to say the mystery of the zebra's stripes has been solved, he notes. But he says that keeping flies away is now probably “the leading contender.”41. According to the recent study, the stripes in zebras may be used toA. offer some cooling when it is hotB. help them hide from or confuse predatorsC. protect themselves from being bitter, by fliesD. help them in forming social groups42. The missing sentence “None of those ideas make sense.” can be put inA.①B.②C.③D.④43. It can be inferred from the passage thatA. The study answers how the zebra got its stripesB. Flies prefer solids to stripes when seeking a landing placeC. Cuthill now tends to believe the new theoryD. The mystery of the zebra's stripes will be solved soon44. Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?A. One Plus to Wearing StripesB. How Does Zebra Get StripesC. Mystery SolvedD. Zebra's StripesBKING LEARPart 3NARRATOR: As soon as Goneril has got all she can from her father, she begins treating him disrespectfully. When Lear wants to speak to her, Goneril tells her servant,Oswald, to say she is sick. She encourages her staff to be disrespectful towardsLear and begins complaining about the hundred soldiers Lear has brought withhim. However, King Lear soon has a friend by his side. The Duke of Kent, whoLear ordered to leave Britain, cannot abandon his king. He therefore comes toLear disguised as a servant called Caius and asks for a job.(Enter Lear, several of Lear's soldiers and Kent disguised as a servant.) LEAR: OK, Caius. I'll give you a trial. And if you prove to be good at your job, I'll keep you on as my servant. (Oswald enters.) Hey, you there. Where's my daughter?(Oswald ignores the king and hurries out of the room.) Hey. What's going on?Call him back. Is he deaf? (A Soldier rushes out after Oswald.) It's as though thewhole world has gone to sleep. (Soldier reenters.) Where's that servant? Whydidn’t he come back when I called?SOLDIER: Sir, he answered me very rudely and said he would not come back.LEAR: I don’t believe it!SOLDIER: Sir, I am sorry, to tell you this, but it seems to me that you are not being treated with the respect due to a king. Everyone here, including your daughter, isbehaving very coldly towards you.LEAR: Mmm. I suspected the same, but I kept telling myself it was my imagination.Please tell my daughter I wish to speak with her. (Soldier bows and leaves.Oswald enters.) Ah, come here my man and answer me. Who am I? OSWALD: My lady's father.LEAR: Your lady's father? Is that all I am to you, you dog, you slave! (Lear raises his arm as though to strike Oswald.)OSWALD: I'll not be hit, my Lord.KENT: (Kent kicks Oswald's feet out from under him.) And you won't be laid flat on your back either, I suppose. Now get up and get out of here. (Oswald leaves.) LEAR: My thanks, Caius. I can see you will be a most valuable servant.(Enter Goneril.) What's up, daughter? You always seem to be frowning lately. GONERIL: Is it any wonder that I frown when your soldiers are continually drinking and fighting? I thought when I told you about their behaviour you would make thembehave, but now I hear you have insulted Oswald. I do believe you areencouraging your soldiers in their bad behaviour.LEAR: Is this my daughter scolding me?GONERIL: I have had enough of your soldiers. They are expensive to keep and you don't need them. Besides, their drunken behaviour and bad manners are disgusting.You will send half of them away. And unless you want me to get rid of the rest ofthem too, I suggest you teach them how to behave properly.LEAR: That's a lie. My soldiers are good men who know how to behave properly. I won't stay here to be insulted. I still have one more daughter. She'll scratch out youreyes when she hears how you've treated me. Men! Get my horses ready andcollect my baggage. I'll leave immediately. I won't stay where I'm not welcome.(Lear and companions leave.)NARRATOR: Lear sends Kent on ahead to the castle of his other daughter, Regan, to tell her that he will soon be arriving. Goneril sends her servant Oswald to Regan to tellher side of the story.45. Who does the underlined “him” probably refer to?A. Kent.B. Oswald.C. Lear.D. Soldier.46. Why did the Duke of Kent disguise himself as a servant?A. To find a chance to meet Goneril.B. To share some of the king’s wealth.C. To find a job in the court.D. To serve and help his king— Lear.47. From the passage, what is the relationship between Goneril and Regan?A. Sisters.B. Couple.C. Sister and Brother.D. Brothers.48. Which of the following best describe the character of King Lear in this passage?A. A wise king and father.B. A cold-hearted father.C. A cruel and selfish king.D. A stupid and a bit stubborn man.CGrasshoppers are having to change their song—one of the iconic sounds of summer—to make themselves heard above the noise of road traffic, ecologists have discovered. The study, published in the British Ecological Society's journal Functional Ecology, is the first to show that human-made noise affects natural insect populations. Animals use sound to communicate formany reasons, including marking out territory, warning of predators and finding mates, and although previous research shows birds, whales and even frogs change their calls in noisy environments, the impact of human-made noise on insects has been neglected until now. Ulrike Lampe and colleagues from the University of Bielefeld in Germany caught 188 male bow-winged grasshoppers, half from quiet locations and half from beside busy roads. The grasshoppers use their song to attract mates.The team then studied the differences in the two groups' songs in the laboratory. To encourage them to sing they exposed the males to a female grasshopper, and then recorded their courtship songs. Analysis of almost 1,000 recordings revealed grasshoppers living beside noisy roads produced different songs to those living in quieter locations.According to Lampe: "Bow-winged grasshoppers produce songs that include low and high frequency components. We found that grasshoppers from noisy habitats increase the volume of the lower-frequency part of their song, which makes sense since road noise can mask signals in this part of the frequency spectrum(频谱)."The team's findings are important because traffic noise could be upsetting the grasshopper's mating system(交配系统). "Increased noise levels could affect grasshopper courtship in several ways. It could prevent females from hearing male courtship songs properly, prevent females from recognizing males of their own species, or impair females' ability to estimate how attractive a male is from his song," Lampe explains.Having discovered that human-made noise affects insect communication, the researchers now want to learn more about how the mechanism works, and whether the grasshoppers adapt to noise during their development as larvae(幼虫), or whether males from noisy habitats produce different songs due to genetic The bow-winged grasshopper is a common species in Central Europe. Adults occur mainly between July and September, preferring dry grasslands. Around 1.5 cm long, they vary in colour from green and browns to red and purple. The male's song consists of 2 second-long phrases that increase in amplitude (振幅) towards the end. The beginning of a phrase is characterized by slower ticking sounds that increase in speed and amplitude, leading to a buzzing sound towards the end of the phrase. A courtship song usually includes 2 phrases.49. The author wrote the article to _________________.A. introduce how grasshoppers make noises to attract mates.B. raise the awareness of protecting bow-winged grasshoppers.C. warn us that human-made noise has changed ecological system.D. inform us of a recent discovery of ecological research.50. Which of the following could be the main idea of the passage?A. Grasshoppers change their songs to adapt to the noisy environment.B. Bow-winged grasshoppers use their songs to communicate.C. Grasshoppers’ songs include both low and high frequency components.D. Bow-winged grasshoppers are a common species in Central Europe.51. What does the un derlined word “impair” in the fourth paragraph mean?A. repairB. weakenC. developD. improve52. Which of the following statements is true according the passage?A. Grasshopper larvae learn to adapt to human-made noise.B. Animals make sounds only for the purpose of finding mates.C. Road noise can cover the lower-frequency part of their song.D. Bow-winged grasshoppers grow up into adults in spring.DTom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a longhandled brush. He stopped by the fence in front of the house where he lived with his aunt Polly. He looked at it, and all joy left him. The fence was long and high. He put the brush into the whitewash and moved it along the top of the fence. He repeated the operation. He felt he could not continue and sat down.He knew that his friends would arrive soon with all kinds of interesting plans for the day. They would walk past him and laugh. They would make jokes about his having to work on a beautiful summer Saturday. The thought burned him like fire.He put his hand into his pockets and took out all that he owned. Perhaps he could find some ways to pay someone to do the whitewashing for him. But there was nothing of value in his pockets—nothing that could buy even half an hour of freedom. So he put the bits of toys back into his pockets and gave up the idea.At this dark and hopeless moment, a wonderful idea came to him. It filled his mind with a great, bright light. Calmly he picked up the brush and started again to whitewash.While Tom was working, Ben Rogers appeared. Ben was eating an apple as he walked along the street. As he walked along it, he was making noises like the sound of a riverboat. First he shouted loudly, like a boat captain. Then he said “Ding－Dong－Dong”，“Ding－Dong－Dong” again and again, like the bell of a riverboat. And he made other strange noises. When he came close to Tom, he stopped.Tom went on whitewashing. He did not look at Ben. Ben stared a moment and then said: “Hello! I'm going swimming, but you can't go, can you？”No answer. Tom moved his brush carefully along the fence and looked at the result with the eye of an artist. Ben came nearer. Tom's mouth watered for the apple, but he kept on working.Ben said, “Hello, old fe llow, you've got to work, hey？”Tom turned suddenly and said, “Why, it's you, Ben! I wasn't noticing.”“Say—I'm going swimming. Don't you wish you could? But of course you'd rather work—wouldn't you? Of course you would.”Tom looked at the boy a bit, and said, “What do you call work？”“Why, isn't that work？”Tom went back to his whitewashing, and answered carelessly. “Well, maybe it is, and maybe it isn't. All I know is, it suits Tom Sawyer.”“Oh come, now, you don't mean to say tha t you like it？”The brush continued to move.“Like it? Well, I don't see why I shouldn't like it. Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day？”Ben stopped eating his apple. Tom moved his brush back and forth, stepped back to look at the result, added a touch here and there, and stepped back again. Ben watched every move and got more and more interested. Soon he said，“Say, Tom, let me whitewash a little.”Tom thought for a moment, and was about to agree, but he changed his mind.“No—no—it won't do, Ben. You see, Aunt Polly wants this fence to be perfect. It has got to be done very carefully. I don't think there is one boy in a thousand, maybe two thousand, that can do it well enough.”“No—is that so? Oh come, now—let me jus t try. Only just a little.”“Ben, I'd like to, but if it isn't done right, I'm afraid Aunt Polly … ”“Oh, I'll be careful. Now let me try. Say—I'll give you the core of my apple.”“Well, here—No, Ben, now don't. I'm afraid …”“I'll give you all of it.”Tom gave up the brush with unwillingness on his face, but joy in his heart. And while Ben worked at the fence in the hot sun, Tom sat under a tree, eating the apple, and planning how to get more help. There were enough boys. Each one came to laugh, but remained to whitewash. By the time Ben was tired, Tom sold the next chance to Billy for a kite; and when Billy was tired, Johnny bought it for a dead rat—and so on, hour after hour. And when the middle of the afternoon came, Tom had won many treasures.And he had not worked. He had had a nice idle time all the time, with plenty of company, and the fence had been whitewashed three times. If he hadn't run out of whitewash, Tom would have owned everything belonging to his friends.He had discovered a great law of human action, namely, that in order to make a man or a boy want a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to get.53. How many characters are mentioned in this story?A. 4.B. 5.C. 6.D. 754. Why did Tom take all his bits of toys out of his pockets?A. Because he wanted to know if he could buy help with his toys.B. Because he wanted to throw his toys away.C. Because he wanted to give his toys to his friends.D. Because he was tired and wanted to play with his toys.55. Tom was about to agree to let Ben whitewash when he changed h is mind because ________.A. Tom planned to make Ben give up his apple firstB. Tom wanted to do the whitewashing by himselfC. Tom was unwilling to let Ben do the whitewashingD. Tom was afraid Ben would do the whitewashing better56. We can learn from the passage that ________.A. Tom was interested in whitewashing the fenceB．Tom had a lot of friends who are ready to help othersC. Tom was unwilling to whitewash the fence, but he managed to let other boys do it forhimD. Tom was good at whitewashing the fence, so he looked at the result of his work with theeye of an artist57. What made Ben Rogers eagerly give up his apple and offer to brush the fence for Tom?A. His curiosity about Tom's brushing job.B. His warm heart and kindness to friends.C. Tom's threat.D. Aunt Polly's idea.58. Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?A. The Happy WhitewasherB. Tom And His FellowsC. Whitewashing A FenceD. How To Make The Things Difficult To Get.任务型阅读(10分)A young person is said to have a behavior disorder when his or her behavior is noticeably different from that expected in the school or community. This can also be stated in simpler terms as a child who is not doing what adults want him to do at a particular time. Children with this disorder often seem to be behaving in different and socially unacceptable ways.Like learning disabilities, behavior disorders are hard to diagnose. There are no physical symptoms in the body that are observable or measurable. Behavior disorders are therefore identified by observing behavior patterns in the child over a period of time. If a child displays some of the following behaviors, he may be labeled with a behavior disorder:◆ Aggression and cruelty to people and animals.◆ Destruction of property — defacing or damaging things.◆ Little sympathy and concern for others.◆ Takes no responsibility for behavior. Also lies, cheats and steals easily.◆ Disregards rules and regulations.In addition to these general symptoms of a behavior disorder, there are other symptoms characteristic of more specific behavior disorders such as ADHD —this is the inattentive, can’t-sit-still behavior. The attention can’t last long and the behavior is impulsive at times. The child also seems quite distracted and forgetful.Behavior disorders come from brain injury, child abuse, and shock, etc. There have also been indications that it could be a genetic disorder. The behavior therefore is an involuntary response to these experiences and the child should not be blamed for his behavior. Since the child has problems controlling his behavior, it stands to reason that his performance in school will be affected. A child with a behavior disorder will feel bad about himself and that low self-esteem will be further worsened by the adults around him who do not treat his condition with understanding and willingness to help.Behavior disorders are best dealt with by behavior and psychological treatments. But, as with learning disabilities, accurate diagnosis is important and this must be over a length of time. It is also important in trying to modify the behavior to be clear about what is the behavior you are expecting. Make sure it is a rational expectation. For example, expecting a three-year-old to sit quietly through a long church service may not be reasonable, or demanding that a six-year-old does extra home work after a long day of school and extra curricular activities may be stretching the child’s concentration and attention too far. Since some behavior disorders result from shocking and upsetting life experiences or brain injury, treatments should include helping the child to resolve and heal emotionally from the experience. The behavior could be corrected through emotional healing. In other words, when a human being is emotionally healthy, that is, can be aware of his intelligence and enthusiasm for life and his loving connectedness to other human beings, he automatically “behaves” rationally.59. ___________ 60. ___________ 61. ___________ 62. __________ 63. ___________ 64. ___________ 65. ___________ 66. ___________ 67. __________ 68. ___________ 基础知识(14分)1．My husband _________________ a model plane the whole Sunday morning. I had thought he would help do some washing. (用make的正确时态填空)2．It’s easy to get along with him, but sometimes he ____________ be very cold. （情态动词）3．I'm so upset because my question __________ I shall get in touch with him has not been answered.（连接词）4．If you take _____ advantage of time, you will make _____ great progress in your reading ability.（冠词）5．_________ the website of the Fire Department in your city, and you will learn a lot about firefighting. (search )6．On hearing the news, the girl rushed out without hesitation, __________ (leave ) the luggage __________ (lie) on the ground, and ____________ (disappear) in the dark.7．--- They are qui et, aren’t they?--- Yes. They are accustomed ________________ at meals. (not talk )8．It is thrilling to Apple CEO Tim Cook that the iPhone6 and iPhone6 Plus _____________(sell) better than any other iPhone model since their apperance on Chinese market.9. Inevitably you should buy something to ____________(言归于好) the bitter opponent. I wantyou to be the perfect loving person.10. Before liberation, where floods, earthquakes, fires and many other disasters struck, manypeople were ________ to leaving their hometowns. （被迫，沦落为）11. It was reported that 65 miners ______ in the flooded mine for eight days were pulled outalive at last. (trap)12. The village seemed deserted, the only sign of life ______ some trees waving in the howlingwind. (be)13. Unprotected sex is the most common way that the virus is spread, _________ ________(占据) 75 percent of adult infections worldwide.14. Hard as the fire was __________, the firefighters didn’t withdraw and instead they riskedtheir life to save those who were trapped ihside the building. (control)。