河北省定州中学2017届高三复习班上学期限时训练18英语

高三英语限时训练----高四专用（十八）

一.语法填空

1. A heavy rain lasted a whole day ________ it impossible for us to go home.

2. One of the ways to learn more is to pick ________ key words or phrases you don’t know and write them down.

3. In a sport team each player has a clear role, and there are few occasions ________ members are confused or uncertain of their roles.

4. Successful people have some good qualities and above all, they are never content ________ a simple life so they keep fighting until they are top ones.

5. The man went to bed, ________(drink), and when he woke up, he found his shoes still on.

6. I’m really a bit worried because I have no idea what my parents’ ________(react) will be to my poor examination result.

7. Mum whispered ________ us, “Be quiet! Your little sister is sleeping.”

8. Unemployment is on the rise in some countries and a growing number of people, ________ particular the young ones, are finding they are out of work.

9. Chaplin’s acting of eating a pair of leather shoes is so ________(convince) that it makes you believe it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted.

10. Military helicopters dropped food and medicine to the earthquake survivors that remained cut ________ in remote mountain villages.

11. The couple both lost their jobs, which leaves the family badly ________.

12. It is said that they ________(offer) 200,000 yuan for the house up to now.

13. His house was near a park but there was a road ________ between.

14. There was a time ________ women were looked down upon and could not find satisfying jobs.

15. Ancient China was a place ________ states were often at war with each other.

16. I find ________ pleasant to work with the new boss.

17. The two strangers were talking with each other cheerfully as if they ________(be) friends for ages.

18. In explanation ________ the job cuts, the firm said that orders had been lower

than expected.

19. “________ fun!” she said with a laugh.

20. ________ time goes by, the weather is becoming warmer and warmer.

答案 1. making 2. out 3. when 4. with 5. drunk

6. reaction

7. to

8. in

9. convincing 10. off 11. off 12. have offered 13. in 14. when 15. where 16. it 17. had been 18. of 19. What 20. As

二.阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

If you’ve ever been stuck at a railroad crossing, waiting for a slow-moving cargo train to pass by, you may not think of trains as a quick way to get from one place to another. However, today’s passenger trains can be a comfortable way to travel long distances quickly. Some train routes may get you from one major city to another major city just as quickly as an airplane could.

The country leading the way in developing faster and faster trains is China. China has long been a pioneer in the field of high-speed rail. Given China’s large population, high-speed rail allows workers to travel to and from large cities quickly.

In the United States, Amtrak’s Acela Express can reach a top speed of 150 miles per hour, which makes it the fastest train in the United States. Because of frequent stops, curved(弯曲的) tracks in many places, the average speed on a trip from New York to Washington D.C. is approximately 80 miles per hour.

In other parts of the world, though, high-speed rail passenger trains sometimes are called “bullet trains” because their high speeds can reach much faster speeds. For example, trains in China, Japan and Germany regularly approach 185 miles per hour. Trains in France and Spain may reach 200 miles per hour.

While passenger trains generally have to operate at less than top speed capacity for safety reasons, many trains have reached incredible speeds in test runs. For example, the V150 train set a world record for conventional high-speed rail at a blistering(疾速的) 357.2 miles per hour. Japan’s MLX01 set the world speed record for a Maglev train at 361 miles per hour.

Soon, though, these test run speeds may be the norm(常规) for passenger trains.