北师大二附中2018-2019学年第一学期高三英语期末复习 短文填空 专题练习 含答案

北师大二附中2018-2019学年第一学期高三英语期末复习短文填空
专题练习
第一篇
A
When l was 20, I went to stay with a friend for two weeks in Vancouver. My friend worked during the day, so I decided to go exploring on my own. I knew (1) I was and where l wanted to go, the Vancouver Aquarium. It sounded simple.But soon l (2) (lose). I boarded a bus, figuring it must do a circle, right? I rode a good half hour before becoming impatient and then got off. I walked quite a while, up and down various blocks, (3) had no idea where to go.
B
What is critical thinking? To a certain degree, it’s a matter of logic—of being able to spot weaknesses in other people’s argument and to av oid (4) in your own. It also includes related skills such as distinguishing fact from opinion and assessing the soundness of evidence.In the broad sense, critical thinking is focused, organized thinking—the ability to see clearly their (5) (relation) among ideas. The greatest thinkers, scientists, and inventors have often taken information that was readily available and put it together differently (6) (produce) new ideas. That, too, is critical thinking.
C
In much of Asia, especially the so-called “rice bowl” cultures of China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam, food is usually eaten (7) chopsticks. Chopsticks are usually two long, thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal. The Chinese (8) (use) chopsticks for five thousand years. At first, people probably cooked their food in large pots, (9) (use) twigs (树枝) to remove it. Over time, as the population (10) (grow), people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly. Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs which gradually turned into chopsticks.
第二篇
A
My husband, Tom, has always been good with animals, but I was still amazed when he befriended a female grouse (松鸡). It’s(1) (usually) for a grouse to have any contact with people. In fact, they’re hard to spot, because they usually fly off when they hear humans approaching.This grouse came into our lives in spring. Tom was working out in the field (2) henoticed her walking around at the edge of the field. She was surprisingly unafraid and seemed to be curious about what he (3) (do).
B
Now some campaigns are advocating slow reading. A desperate bunch of academics want us to take our time while reading, and re-reading. They ask 4___ (we)to switch off our computers every so often and rediscover both the5____ (joy)of personal engagement with printed texts, and the ability 6____ (process)them fully. What’s to be done then? Most slow readers realize that total rejection of the web is extremely unrealistic. They feel that getaway from technology for a
while is the answer. Some of them have suggested 7 ____ (turn)their computers off for one day a week.
C
The next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, (8) (stop)and listen. What do you hear? Music is playing in the background. It’s similar to the music you listen to, but it’s not exactly the same. That’s because this music (9) (design)to relax you, or to give you extra energy. Sometimes you don’t even realize the music is playing, (10) you react to the music anyway.
第三篇
A
After four silent years, the 27 -year-old British singer Adele Adkins has finally introduced (1) (she) to the world again with Hello, the opening song from her third album 25, which will come out on Nov. 20.Although Adele (2) (be) a very successful singer now, music wasn’t always what she saw herself doing. (3) age 10, when she saw her grandmother’s pain over the death of Adele s grandfather, she (4) (picture) herself as a heart surgeon. “I wanted to fix people’s hearts,”she told the UK music website i-D, remembering the childhood interest she’d had in biology classes until she found out that her real talent was for singing.
B
Life can be so wonderful, full of adventure and joy. It can also be full of (5) (challenging), setbacks and heartbreaks. Whatever our circumstances, we generally still have dreams, hopes and desires—that little something more we want for ourselves and our (6) (love) ones. Yet knowing we can have more can also create a problem, because when we go to change the way we do things, up come the old patterns and pitfalls (陷阱) that stopped us from seeking (7) we wanted in the first place.
C
PayQwiq is a fast and secure payment service that (8) (help) you go quickly through the Tesco checkout. It lets you (9) (add) your credit or debit card details to the app so you can use your smartphone to pay for your shopping with just one scan.Not only that but it collects your Clubcard points (10) (automatic).This means you can now go wallet-free in all UK Tesco stores.So why not give it a go?
Key:
第一篇：1. where 2. was lost 3. but 4. them 5. relationships
6. to produce
7. with
8. have used/have been using
9. using 10. grew
第二篇：1. unusual 2. when 3. was doing 4. us 5. joy 6. to process 7. turning 8. stop
9. is designed 10. but
第三篇: 1.herself 2. is 3 . At 4. pictured 5. challenges 6. loved 7. what 8.helps
9.add 10. automatically。