【中小学资料】山东省德州市2018届高三英语国庆前周练试题(9.30)(无答案)

2017年9月30日国庆前高三年级英语周练

I、完形填空(本大题共20小题，共30.0分)

I wrote my first poem at the age of seven and showed it to my mother．She read and cried，"Buddy，you really wrote a beautiful poem!"

Shyly but ( 1 ) ，I said yes．She poured out her ( 2 ) ．"It was nothing short of talent!"

"What time will father be home？"I asked．I could hardly wait to ( 3 ) my work to him．I spent quite some time ( 4 ) for his arrival．I wrote the poem out in my finest handwriting，drew a fancy border around it and ( 5 ) I placed it right on my father's plate on the dining table．My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer．I was sure he would be able to ( 6 ) my poem．

At almost 7o'clock my father burst in．He seemed ( 7 ) ．He circled the dining-room table，complaining about his employees．

Suddenly he paused and glared at his plate．"What is this？"He was reaching for my poem．

"Ben，Buddy has written his first poem!"my mother began．"And it's beautiful，absolutely amaz…"

"If you don't mind，I'd like to decide for myself．"Father said．

I ( 8 ) my head as he read that poem．It was only ten lines．But it seemed to take hours．Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table．Now came the moment of ( 9 ) ．

"I think it's terrible，"he said．

I couldn't look up．My eyes were getting ( 10 ) ．

"Ben，these are the first lines of poetry he's ever written，"my mother was saying．"He needs ( 11 ) ．"

"I don't know why．"My father held his ground．"Isn't there enough awful poetry in the world already？"

I couldn't ( 12 ) it another second．I ran from the dining room crying．Up in my room I ( 13 ) myself on the bed and cried the worst of the ( 14 ) out of me．

That may have been the end of the story，but not of its ( 15 ) for me．I realized how fortunate I had been．I had a mother who said，"I think it's wonderful!"and a father who drove me to hear with"I think it's ( 16 ) ．"

Every one of us needs that mother force，from which all ( 17 ) flows； and yet the mother force alone is incomplete．It needs the balance of the force that ( 18 ) ，"Watch．Listen．Review．Improve．"

Those ( 19 ) voices of my childhood ring in my ears through the years，like two opposing winds blowing me．Between the two poles of ( 20 ) and doubt，both in the name of love，I try to follow my true course．

1.A.typically B.honestly C.anxiously D.proudly

2.A.motivation B.praise C.criticism D.shock

3.A.recite B.show C.describe D.introduce

4.A.waiting B.praying C.preparing D.planning

5.A.gradually B.desperately C.casually D.confidently

6.A.revise B.appreciate C.read D.polish

7.A.upset B.calm C.noble D.relaxed

8.A.shook B.raised C.lowered D.turned

9.A.devotion B.excitement C.meditation D.decision

10.A.dark B.wide C.bright D.wet

11.A.arrangement B.judgment C.adjustment D.encouragement

12.A.hold B.stand C.control D.attain

13.A.left B.seated C.threw D.kept

14.A.confusion B.pressure C.tiredness D.disappointment

15.A.challenge B.significance C.difficulty D.development

16.A.awful B.elegant C.fluent D.controversial

17.A.creation B.failure C.limit D.improvement

18.A.orders B.misleads C.foresees D.cautions

19.A.inspiring B.warning C.conflicting D.disturbing

20.A.restriction B.confirmation C.distrust D.disapproval

II、阅读理解(本大题共15小题，共30.0分)

A

The power of humor and laughter is numerous．They entertain us and make us feel good．But，above all，we have discovered that humor and laughter are the best medicine．They relieve pain，reduce stress and anxiety，and are anti-aging and longevity facilitators．

They are extremely necessary for helping us to find and maintain a balance between life and work．However，they are slipping away from us．We have become far too serious．The only ones who still enjoy humor，laughter，fun and play to the fullest are young children．Children tend to laugh an average of 200times a day．For adults，however，it is a totally different story．

In the 1950s people laughed on average 18times a day．Today，we are lucky if we average between 4-6times a day．

As a matter of fact，a recent study found that people laugh 6more times in the presence of one person but 30more times in a group of people．You can get a chuckle（咯咯