2017.9.16高三英语周练试卷
上海市上海中学2017届高三上学期英语周练试题(1) Word版含答案
上海中学高三英语周练II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: A fter reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)We know the famous ones-the Thomas Edisons and the Alexand er Graham Bells-but what about the__26__________( famous) inventors? What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper ? Shouldn't we know who they are?Joan McLean thinks so. In fact, McLean, a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range, feels so strongly about this matter _27_________ she's devel oped a course on the topic. In addition to l earning "who"invented "what", however, McLean also likes her stud ents to learn the answers to the "why" and "how" questions. According to McLean, When stud ents learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give _28______________ a try.So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well, Mary Anderson came up with the id ea in 1902 after a visit to New York City. The day was col d and stormy, but And erson still wanted to see the sights,so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see _29___________ the snow covering the windshield, she found herself _30__________ why there couldn't be a builtin device for cleaning the wind ow. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham, Alabama, Anderson started drafting out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever (操作杆) on the inside of a vehicl e that would control 31__________ arm on the outside,became the first windshield wiper.Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations. It's hard to imagine driving without Garrett A. Morgan's traffic light. It's equally impossible to picture a worl d without Katherine J. Bl odgett's innovation that makes glass invisible. _32_____________ you picture life without clear wind ows and eyeglasses?(B)There are a few things in life more irritating: you are mid conversation with a friend, and sudd enly she bursts out laughing,33_________(make) you think you’ve mad e a brilliant j oke. But then she says, “Sorry, I wasn’t laughing at you. I just saw something really fun on a micro blog.” Now the whol e worl d is beginning to lose patience with this phenomenon known as phubbing: snubbing others in a social setting __34___________checking your phone.In fact, phubbing is just one symptom of our increasing depend ence on mobile phones and the Internet which is replacing normal social interaction. According to a recent pollcarried out by a Sunday newspaper in Britain, a third of Britons__35_______(survey) admitted to being phubbers and more than a quarter said they would answer their phones in the middle of a face to face conversation.36_____________pointing or picking your nose, phubbing is also widely considered rud e behavior in public places. Lately , a Stop Phubbing campaign group has started in Australia and at least five __37___________have sprung up in its wake __38___________anger and discontent at the lack of manners grow.The campaign’s creator , Alex Haigh,23, from Melbourne, said :“A group of friends and I __39__________(chat) the other day when someone raised ho annoying being ignored by peopl e on mobil es was.” He has created a website __40_________companies can d ownload posters to discourage phubbing and even placards for weddings.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Recently the Department of Planning of New York _41________ a report which laid bare a full scal e of the city. In 1970, 18 percent of the city's population was foreign-born. By 1995, the figure had 42______ to 33 percent, and another 20 percent were the US-born offspring of immigrants. So immigrants and their children now form. a (n)_43_____ of the city's population.Who are these New Yorkers? Why d o they come here? Where are they from? OK, time to drop the "they". I'm one of the them. The last question at least is easy to answer: we come from everywhere. In the list of the top 20 44________ nations of those sending immigrants to New York between 1990 and 1994 are six countries in Asia, five in the Caribbean, four' in Latin America, three in Europe, plus Israel and former Soviet Union. And when we immigrants got here we 45_______up our sleeves. “If you are not ready to work when you get to New York,” says a friend of mine , “you’d better hit the road.”The mayor of New York once said, "Immigration has__46_________ the unique character and drive the economic engine of New York City." He believes that immigrants are at the heart of what makes Now York great. In Europe, by contrast, it is much more common to hear politicians worry about the loss of "_47________" that immigration brings to their societies. In the quarter century' since 1970, the United States__48_______ about 12.5 million legal immigrants, and has absorbed them into its social structures with an ease beyond the imagination of other nations. Since these immigrants are__49___________l and hard-working, they will help America to make a(n) _50_______ start in the next century.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the foll owing passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Everyone in business has been told that success is all about attracting and retaining (留住) customers. It sounds simple and achievable. But, __51__, words of wisdom are soon forgotten. Once companies have attracted customers they often __52__ the second half of the story. In the excitement of beating off the competition, negotiating prices, securing orders, and delivering the product, managers tend to become carried away. They forget what they regard as the boring side of business -- __53__ that the customer remains a customer.__54__ to concentrate on retaining as well as attracting customers costs business huge amounts of money annually. It has been estimated that the average company loses between 10 and 30 per cent of its customers every year. In constantly changing __55__, this is not surprising. What is surprising is the fact that few companies have any idea how many customers they have lost.Only now are organizations beginning to wake up to those lost opportunities and calculate the __56__ implications. Cutting down the number of customers a company loses can make a big __57__ in its performance. Research in the US found that a five per cent decrease in the number of defecting (流失的) customers led to __58__ increases of between 25 and 85 per cent.In the US, Domino’s Pizza estimates that a regular customer is worth more than $5,000 over ten years. A customer who receives a poor quality product or service on their first visit and __59__ never returns, is losing the company thousands of dollars in __60__ profits (more if you consider how many people they are likely to tell about their bad experience).The logic behind cultivating customer __61__ is impossible to deny. “In practice most companies’ marketing effort is focused on getting customers, with little attention paid to __62__ them”, says Adrian Payne of Cornfield University’ School of Management. “Research suggests that there is a close relationship between retaining customers and making profits. __63__ customers tend to buy more, are predictable and usually cost less to service than new customers. Furthermore, they tend to be less price __64__, and may provide free word-of-mouth advertising. Retaining customers also makes it __65__ for competitors to enter a market or increase their share of a market.51..A. in particular B. in reality C. at least D. first of all52. A. emphasize B. doubt C. overlook D. believe53. A. Denying B. ensuring C. arguing D. proving54. A. Moving B. Hoping C. Starting D. Failing55..A. markets B. tastes C. prices D. expenses56. A. culture B. social C. financial D. economical57. A. promise B. plan C. mistake D. difference58 .A. cost B. opportunity C. profit D. budget59. A.as a result B. on the whole C. in conclusion D. on the contrary60. A. huge B. potential C. extra D. reasonable61. A. beliefs B. loyalty C. habits D. interest62. A. altering B. understanding C. keeping D. Attracting63. A. Assumed B. Respected C. Established D. Unexpected64. A. agreeable B. flexible C. friendly D. sensitive65. A. unfair B. difficult C. essential D. convenientSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C,D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)If you are a male and you are reading this, congratulations: you are a survivor. According to statistics, you are more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman, and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you will die on average five years before a woman.There are many reasons for this, men take more risks than women and are more likely to drink and smoke, but perhaps more importantly, men d on't go to the doctor."Men aren't seeing d octors as often as they should," says Dr. Gullotta, "This is particularly so for the over-40s, when diseases tend to strike."Gullotta says a healthy man shoul d visit the d octor every year or two. For those over 45,it should be at least once a year.Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50-year-old man who had delayed d oing anything about his smoker’s cough for a year.When I finally saw him it had already spread and he has since died from ling cancer,”he says , “Earlier detection and treatment may not have cured him, bu t it woul d have prolonged his life.”According to a recent survey, 95%of women aged between 15 and early 40s see a doctor once a year, compared to 70% of men in the same age group."A lot of men think they are invincible (不可战胜的)" Gullotta says "They only come in when a friend drops d ead on the golf course and they think 'Geez, if it coul d happen tohim, …'"Then there is the ostrich (鸵鸟) approach, "Some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know," says Dr. Ross Cartmill."Most men get their cars serviced more often than they service their bodies," Cartmill says. He believes most diseases that commonly affect men coul d be addressed by preventive check-ups.Regular check-ups for men woul d inevitably (不可避免地) place stress on the public purse. Cartmill says. "But prevention is cheaper in the l ong run than having to treat the diseases. Besid es, the ultimate cost is far greater. It’s called premature d eath"66.Why d oes the author congratulate his mal e readers at the beginning of the passage?A. They are more likely to suffer diseases today.B. Their average life span has been considerably extended.C. They have lived long enough to red this article.D. They are sure to enjoy a l onger and happier life.67.Which of the foll owing best completes the sentence "Geez, if it could happen to him,…" in paragraph8?A. it coul d happen to me, too.B. I shoul d avoid playing golfC. I should consider myself lucky.D. it would be a big misfortune.68What does Dr. Ross Cartmill mean by "the ostrich approach" in paragraph 9?A .casual attitude towards one's health conditions.B. A new treatment for certain psychol ogical probl ems.C. Refusal to get medical treatment for fear of the pain involved.D. Unwillingness to find out about one's disease because of fear.69.What does Cartmill say about regular check-ups for men?A. They may increase public expenses.B. They will save money in the long run.C. They may cause psychol ogical stress on men.D. They will enable men to live as long as women.(B)Doctors have been advising us for years to "use it or lose it": that is, to stay as intellectually active as possibl e into our waning years in order to avoid dementia. But the latest research shows that brain training comes at a price.In a study of 1,157 men and women age 65 or ol der, researchers led by Dr. Robert Wilson at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago found that people who remained intellectually stimulated —by playing cards or other games, reading or visiting museums —were diagnosed with dementia later than those who were not as cognitively active. But once dementia set in, the group who participated in mentally stimulating activities experienced a much more rapid cognitive decline. Over the 12-year study, for each additional point they gained on a measure of cognitive activity, the intellectually stimulated group experienced a 52% greater decline in cognitive impairment, after being diagnosed with dementia.“Brain activity is not stopping the und erlying neurobiol ogy of d ementia, but for a while, it seems to be effective in delaying the ad ditional appearance of symptoms," says Wilson. "But the benefit of delaying the initial symptoms comes at the cost of more rapid progression of dementia once it makes its appearance."While brain exercises can help the brain continue to function d espite the accumulating biological changes und erlying dementia and Alzheimer's, at some point, says Wilson, the scales tip — that activity can no longer compensate for the growing volume of deteriorating alterations in the brain. "At that point, the patient is pretty much at the mercy of the pathol ogy," he says. And that's why, once the symptoms of dementia become obvious, those who were able to push off their diagnosis are likely to be at a more advanced stage of disease.The findings, published Wednesday in Neurol ogy, should not discourage people from remaining cognitively active, says Dr. William Thies, chief medical officer of the Alzheimer's Association, and in fact raises interesting questions about how we as a society shoul d approach age-related brain changes. Surveys consistently show that most of us woul d prefer to remain as functionally intact as possibl e and experience a short period of physical or mental disability before d eath. Gradual cognitive decline, which is the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, is challenging for patients, their caregivers and society, as the health costs of chronic care continue to climb. But the current study suggests that more people may be able to telescope their mental d ecline into a shorter and more concentrated time period. "I think the results suggested by this paper are something that peopl e would regard as positive," he says. "And this is the sort of study we really need if we are ever going to understand how to manage all aspects of d ementia as a society."70. The word “dementia” can be best replaced by _______________________________.A. mental diseaseB. brain damageC. cognitive declineD. Biological changes71. The sentence underlined suggests that when the brain exercises can no longer compensate for the worsening alterations in the brain, __________.A. the volume of the worsening alterations in brain determines the seriousness of the diseaseB. the patient no l onger needs to d o brain exercises and has to be taken care of by the d octorsC. the d octors can only treat the patient based on his pathol ogical conditionsD. the accumulating biol ogical changes underlying dementia can’t be ignored by the patient72. According to Dr. William Thies, the findings shoul d be viewed as__________.A. discouragingB. interestingC. challengingD. positive73. What can we infer from the passage?A. Brain training is very expensive for those who want to stay cognitively active.B. The costs of taking care of an Alzheimer’s patient continue to go up.C. Those who d o brain exercises will definitely suffer from d ementia at last.D. We need more studies to understand how to manage dementia as a society.(C)The modern Olympic Games, founded in 1896,began as contests between individuals, rather than among nations , with the hope of promoting world peace through sportsmanship . In the beginning ,the games were open only to amateurs. An amateur is a person whose involvement in an activity--from sports to science or the arts--is purely for pleasure . Amateurs , whatever their contributions to a field, expect to receive no form of compensation; professional ,in contrast ,perform their work in ord er to earn a living.From the perspective of many athletes, however , the Olympic playing filed has been far from level. Restricting the Olympic to amateurs has preclud ed (排除）the participation of many who could not afford to be unpaid. Countries have always d esired to send their best athletes , not their wealthiest ones, to the Olympic Games.A sl ender and imprecise line separates what we call “financial support” from “earning money.” Do athletes “earn money” if they are reimbursed（补偿）for travel expenses? What if they are paid for time l ost at work or if they accept free clothing from a manufacturer or if they teach sports for a living? The runner Eric Lid dell was the son of poor missionaries; in 1924 the British Olympic Committee financed his trip to the Olympics, where he won a gol d and a bronze medal. Coll ege scholarships and support from the United States Olympic Committee mad e it possibl e for American track stars Jesse Owens and Wilma Rudolph and speed skater Dan Jansen to train and compete. When the Soviet Union and its allies joined the games in 1952, the definition of amateur became still muddier. Their athletes did not have to balance jobs and training because as citizens in communist regimes, their government financial support was not considered payment for jobs.In 1971 the International Olympic Committee(IOC) removed the word amateur from the rules, making it easier for athletes to find the support necessary to train and compete. In 1986 the IOC allowed professional athletes into the games.There are those who regret the disappearance of amateurism from the Olympic Games. For them the games l ost something special when they became just another way for athletes to earn money. Others say that the designation of amateurism was always questionable; theyargue that all competitors receive so much financial support as to make them paid professionals. Most agree, however, that the debate over what constitutes an“amateur”will continue for a l ong time.74. One might infer that _______________________.A. devel oping Olympic-level skills in athletes is costlyB. professional athletes are mostly interested in financial rewardsC. amateurs does not expect to earn money at the sport that is playedD. amateurs athletes have a better attitud e than professionals d o75. The statement“the playing field has been far from level”means that__________.A. the ground the athletes played on was in bad conditionB. the poorer players were given some advantagesC. the rules did not work the same way for everyoneD. amateurs were inferior to the professionals in many ways76. The financial support given to athletes by the Soviet government can best be compared to ________________.A. a gift received on a special occasion, such as a birthdayB. money received from a winning lottery ticketC. an all owance paid to a childD. Money from charity organization77. One can conclude that the Olympic Organizing Committee _________________.A. has hel d firm to its original vision of the Olympic gamesB. has struggled with the definition of amateur over the yearsC. regards itself as an organization for professional athl etes onlyD. did nothing but stop all owing communists to participateSection DDirections: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions or complete the statements in no more than 12 words."Severe fatigue(疲乏), very weak. I could hardly walk d own the bl ock," says Wendy Moro. Why, she wondered, then, Wendy and her d octor begin to suspect her plate. "A few times a week I was having fish, whether it was once or four times," says Wendy. "What kind of fish? Swordfish, tuna and sea bass, the highest mercury- content fish sold in the commercial market," says Dr. Jane Hightower.Mercury(汞) enters the ocean with commercial pollution. It works its way up the food chain, and apparently into some of the most popular fish on the market. Wendy's doctor, Dr. Jane Hightower, was so suspicious that she began testing her Bay Area patients. All consumed large amounts offish, and an overwhelming majority tested high for mercury in their systems."I was seeing hair loss, fatigue, muscle ache, headache, feeling just an ill feeling."Hightower said.The symptoms began to clear up when Hightower cut the amount of fish in their diets. "It was so obvious, but the problem was still unknown to the public," she said. "I even wanted to rent a tent and a tambourine."(A tambourine is a small one-sided drum with metal disks around its rim.) Her published findings drew national attention. But despite her study, there is still fierce debate over how much fish is safe to eat, and how much mercury consumers are actually eating. So we decid ed to do our own test.According to the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), the safe l evel of mercury intake for a 120-pound woman like Wendy is a little over 38 micrograms per week. On average, a single serving of tuna purchased here in the Bay Area contained more mercury than the EPA recommends a woman of Wendy's size eat for an entire week. Sea bass had nearly twice that level, and swordfish nearly six times the EPA's safe mercury intake for a week, in a single serving.Whil e there is little scientific data on how the body reacts to high levels of mercury, it has been linked to symptoms ranging from muscle pain to hair loss, birth defects, and muscle fatigue And, as in our testing, the evidence is mounting that the larger the fish, the more the exposure.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statement in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)81. The popular fish on the market obtain mercury through and .82. When Dr. Hightower "wanted to rent a tent and a tambourine", she meant to .83. What did Dr. Hightower do with the information she discovered?_________________________________________________________________________84. What should people do according to the test done by the EPA?__________________________________________________________________________第II卷I. TranslationDirections :Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.务必放弃这种不切实际的想法，否则你将一事无成。
江西省上饶县中学2017届高三上学期第16周英语周周练试题含答案
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2017届河北省衡水中学高三上学期第16周周测英语试卷及解析
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每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
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高三英语下学期第四周周练试题(2021年整理)
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Suddenly thousands of butterflies came down upon him, covering him all over。
【河北省衡水中学】2017届高三上学期第16周周测英语试卷
河北省衡水中学2017届高三上学期第16周周测英语试卷第I卷（选择题满分90分)第一部分听力（共两节,满分20分)第一节（共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)听下面5段对话.每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置.听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题.每段对话仅读一遍. 1．How did Sarah get home last night? _______A．By trainB．By busC．By car2．When is the woman getting married? _______A．In OctoberB．In NovemberC．In December3．Who is the woman? _______A．A new workerB．A regularC．A shop manager4．Where is Mary? _______A．In the manager’s officeB．In the meeting roomC．In her office5．What book did the woman buy? _______A．CookingB．HistoryC．Traveling第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白.每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置.听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间.每段对话或独白读两遍.听第6段材料,回答第6、7题.6．Where are the speakers? _______A．At the man’s homeB．At a shopC．In a car7．What has the woman forgotten to bring with her? _______ A．Her bagB．Some moneyC．A map听第7段材料,回答第8、9题.8．What happened to thy boy in the basketball match? _______ A．He injured his legB．He quit the match halfwayC．He failed to score the key ball9．What was the boy disappointed at? _______A．The result of the matchB．His performance in the matchC．His teammates’ behavior after the match听第8段材料,回答第10至12题.10．What does the woman think of the marathon training? _______ A．FunB．HardC．Boring11．What makes the woman feel uncomfortable? _______ A．Running with the man at the collegeB．Exercising in front of other peopleC．Attending classes with the man12．When will the speakers take exercise? _______A．In the eveningB．In the afternoonC．In the morning听第9段材料,回答第13至16题.13．What are the speakers talking about? _______A．How to take notesB．How to prepare for a lectureC．How to catch the lecturers’ words14．What does the woman suggest the man do? _______A．Go to the classroom a bit earlyB．Sit together with his classmatesC．Get a seat at the back15．What will the man do if he misses an important point? _______A．Write down a questionB．Manage to get it laterC．Ask other listeners at once16．How does the man make his listening and note-taking more efficient? _______A．By doing revision before the lectureB．By paying attention to key wordsC．By just writing down the main points听第10段材料,回答第17至20题.17．Who is the speaker? _______A．A guideB．An officerC．An announcer18．How long can a British man stay in Guatemala on a visa? _______A．Up to 10 daysB．Up to 30 daysC．Up to 40 days19．Who can get a tourist card for Guatemala? _______A．British passport holdersB．French passport holdersC．Irish passport holders20．Which place is the best choice for children under five? _______A．IrelandB．GuatemalaC．Spain第二部分阅读理解（共25小题;每小题2分,满分50分)第一节（共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下列四篇短文,从每题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.ASamuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he played his first piece Moonlight Sonata（奏鸣曲) by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers saySamuel is unbelievable. They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn’t even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.Samuel can’t understand why everyone is so surprised. “I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me—I hear the notes and can bear them in mind—each and every note,” says Samuel.Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can’t play it. Samuel says confidently,” It’s all about super memory—I guess I have that gift.”However, Samuel’s ability to remember things doesn’t stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy, Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word.Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn’t know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.21．What is special about Samuel Osmond? _______A．He has a gift for writing music.B．He can write down the note he hears.C．He is a top student at the law school.D．He can play the musical piece he hears.22．What can we learn from Paragraph 2? _______A．Samuel chose law against the wish of his parents.B．Samuel planned to be a lawyer rather than a musician.C．Samuel thinks of himself as a man of great musical ability.D．Samuel studies law and music on the advice of his teachers.23．Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he _________.A．received a good early education in musicB．played the guitar and the piano perfectlyC．could play the piano without reading musicD．could play the guitar better than his father24．What can we infer about Samuel in Paragraph 4? _______A．He became famous during a special event at his college.B．He is proud of his ability to remember things accurately.C．He plays the piano better than many professional pianists.D．He impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces.25．Which of the following is the best title of the passage? _______A．The Qualities of a MusicianB．The Story of a Musical TalentC．The Importance of Early EducationD．The Relationship between Memory and Music.BIt was a cold winter day. A woman drove up to the Rainbow Bridge tollbooth(收费站). “I’m paying for myself, and for the six cars behind me,” she said with a smile, handing over seven tickets. One after another, the next six drivers arriving at the tollbooth were informed, “Some lady up ahead already paid your fare.”It turned out that the woman, Natalie Smith, had read something on a friend’s refrigerator: “Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.” The phrase impressed her so much that she copied it down.Judy Foreman spotted the same phrase on a warehouse wall far away from home. When it stayed on her mind for days, she gave up and drove all the way back to copy it down. “I thought it was beautiful,” she said, explaining why she’d taken to writing it at the bottom of all her letters, “like a message from above.” Her husband, Frank, liked the phrase so much that he put it up on the classroom wall for his students, one of whom was the daughter of Alice Johnson, a local news reporter. Alice put it in the newspaper, admitting that though she liked it, she didn’t know where it came from or what it really meant.Two days later, Alice got a call from Anne Herbert, a woman living in Marin. It was in a restaurant that Anne wrote the phrase down on a piece of paper, after turning it around in her mind for days.“Here’s the idea.” Anne says. “Anything you think there should be more of, do it randomly.” Her fantasies include painting the classrooms of shabby schools, leaving hot meals on kitchen tables in the poor part of town, and giving money secretly to a proud old lady. Anne says, “Kindness can build on itself as much as violence can.”The acts of random kindness spread. If you were one of those drivers who found your fare paid, who knows what you might have been inspired to do for someone else later. Like all great events, kindness begins slowly, with every single act. Let it be yours!26．Why did Natalie Smith pay for the six cars behind her? _______A．She knew the car drivers well.B．She wanted to show kindness.C．She hoped to please others.D．She had seven tickets.27．Judy Foreman copied down the phrase because she _________.A．thought it was beautifully writtenB．wanted to know what it really meantC．decided to write it on a warehouse wallD．wanted her husband to put it up in the classroom28．Who came up with the phrase according to the passage? _______A．Judy ForemanB．Natalie SmithC．Alice JohnsonD．Anne Herbert29．Which of the following statements is closest in the meaning to the underlined sentence above? _______ A．Kindness and violence can change the world.B．Kindness and violence can affect one’s behavior.C．Kindness and violence can reproduce themselves.D．Kindness and violence can shape one’s character.30．What can we infer from the last paragraph? _______A．People should practice random kindness to those in need.B．People who receive kindness are likely to offer it to others.C．People should practice random kindness to strangers they meet.D．People who receive kindness are likely to pay it back to the giver.CLike many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do. My degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical. I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that. That’s when I learned about the Lighthouse Project.I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers. I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time. In short, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly. Neither did my family.Eventually, however, I won the support of my family, and I sent in all the paperwork needed for the application. After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone. Several months later, I finally received a call asking me to report for the duty. I would be going to a small village near Abuja, Nigeria. Where? What? Nigeria? I had no idea. But I was about to find out.After completing my training, I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of proper accommodation. Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, hearts, and food as if I were their own family. I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse. For the next year or so, I taught in that same schoolhouse. But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me.Sometime during that period, I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did, though I did not get anywhere with the local language, and returned to the United States a different man. The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever.31．What do we know about the author? _______A．His university education focused on the theoretical knowledge.B．His dream at university was to become a volunteer.C．He took pride in having contributed to the world.D．He felt honored to study English literature.32．According to the Project Lighthouse, it is likely that the author _______A．discussed his decision with his family.B．asked previous volunteers about voluntary workC．attended special training to perform difficult tasksD．felt sad about having to leave his family and friends33．In his application for the volunteer job, the author _______A．Participated in many discussionsB．Went through challenging survival testsC．Wrote quite a few paper on voluntary workD．Faced strong competition from other candidates34．On arrival at the village, the author was _______A．asked to lead a farming teamB．sent to teach in schoolhouseC．received warmly by local villagersD．arranged to live in a separate house.35．What can we infer from the author’s experiences in Nigeria? _______A．He found some difficulty adapting to the local cultureB．He had learned to communicate in the local language.C．He had overcome all his weakness before he left for home.D．He was chosen as the most respectable teacher by his students.DScientists today are making greater effort to study ocean currents(洋流). Most do it using satellites and other high-tech equipment. However, ocean expert Curtis Ebbesmeyer does it in a special way-by studying movements of random floating garbage. A scientist with many years’experience, he started this type of research in the early 1990s when he heard about hundreds of athletic shoes washing up on the shores of the northwest coast of the United States. There were so many shoes that people were setting up swap meets to try and match left and right shoes to sell or wear.Ebbesmeyer found out in his researches that the shoes—about 60 000 in total—fell into the ocean in a shipping accident. He phoned the shoe company and asked if they wanted the shoes back. As expected, the company told him that they di dn’t. Ebbesmeyer realized this could be a great experiment. If he learned when and where the shoes went into the water and tracked where they landed, he could learn a lot about the patterns of ocean currents.The Pacific Northwest is one of the worl d’s best areas for beachcombing(海滩搜寻)because winds and currents join here, and as a result, there is a group of serious beachcombers in the area. Ebbesmeyer got to know alot of them and asked for their help in collecting information about where the shoes landed. In a year he collected reliable information on 1 600 shoes. With this data, he and a colleague were able to test and improve a computer program designed to model ocean currents, and publish the findings of their study.As the result of his work, Ebbesmeyer has become known as the scientist to call with questions about any unusual objects found floating in the ocean. He has even started an association of beachcombers and ocean experts, with 500 subscribers from West Africa to New Zealand. They have recorded all lost objects ranging from potatoes to golf gloves.36．The underlined phrase swap meets in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______A．fitting roomsB．trading fairsC．business talksD．group meetings37．Ebbesmeyer phoned the shoe company to find out _______A．what caused the shipping accidentB．when and where the shoes went missingC．whether it was all right to use their shoesD．how much they lost in the shipping accident38．How did Ebbesmeyer prove his assumption? _______A．By collecting information from beachcombers.B．By studying the shoes found by beachcomber.C．By searching the web for ocean currents models.D．By researching ocean currents data in the library.39．Ebbesmeyer is most famous for _______A．traveling widely the coastal cities of the worldB．making records for any lost objects on the seaC．running a global currents research associationD．phoning about any doubtful objects on the sea40．What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage? _______A．To call people’s attention to ocean pollution.B．To warn people of shipping safety in the ocean.C．To explain a unique way of studying ocean currents.D．To give tips on how to search for lost objects on the beach.第二节:根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.其中两项为多余选项.（共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分,注意E涂AB,F涂AC,G涂AD)You may not be very familiar with “ecotourism”. 41 But in an age of growing environmental awareness, it is not too difficult for us to imagine and understand this new form of holiday.Ecotourism which is considered as a kind of responsible tourism, is typically defined as travel to places where special and unusual plants, animals and cultural heritages(遗产)are the main attractions, 42 Therefore, programs concerning the protection of some natural and cultural sots also form a part of ecotourism.Ecotourism is developing at a great speed, according to a recent report by the World Tourism Organization. Ecotourism in recent years has enjoyed an annual growth of about 5% worldwide. 43 .They include bird watching, hiking, diving, photography and taking part in various kinds of local cultural events.44 However, it looks like some smaller towns and country areas may well become the new destinations for people to visit tomorrow because they are rich in ecological, cultural and historical resources.Ecotourism has been gaining increasing recognition and popularity mainly for the relaxing, natural and vivid experience it offers to tourists. People are attracted to nature and long to be close to it. However, conflict between nature and human being is unavoidable. 45A．The definition of ecotourism is beyond wordsB．It takes ecology and culture into considerationC．It is a new term in today’s tourism industryD．More than 80 activities have been listed for ecotourismE．People can have great fun enjoying nature through ecotourismF．Big cities are still the major places that attract tourists in our society todayG．How to protect natural resources while taking advantage is of great importance第三部分完形填空（共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)阅读下面短文,从各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项.Parents feel that it is difficult to live with teenagers. Then again, teenagers have 46 feelings about their parents, saying that it is not easy living with them. According to a recent research, the most common 47 between parents and teenagers is that regarding untidiness and daily routine tasks. On the one hand, parents go mad over 48 rooms, clothes thrown on the floor and their children’s refusal to help with the 49 .On the other hand, teenagers lose their patience continually when parents blame them for 50 the towel in the bathroom, not cleaning up their room or refusing to do the shopping at the supermarket.The research, conducted by St. George University, shows that different parents have different 51 to these problems. However, some approaches are more 52 than others. For example, those parents who yell at their children for their untidiness, but 53 clean the room for them, have fewer chances of changing their children’s 54 .On the contrary, those who let teenagers experience the 55 of their actions can do better. For example, when teenagers who don’t help their parents with the shopping don’t find their favorite drink in the refrigerator, they are forced to 56 their actions.Psychologists say that 57 is the most important thing in parent-child relationships. Parents should 58 to their children but at the same time they should lend an ear to what they have to say. Parents may 59 their children when they are untidy but they should also understand that their room is their own private space. Communication is a two-way process. It is only by listening to and 60 each other that problems betweenparents and children can be settled.46．A．natural B．strong C．guilty D．similar 47．A．interest B．argument C．link D．knowledge 48．A．noisy B．crowded C．messy D．locked 49．A．homework B．housework C．problem D．research 50．A．washing B．using C．dropping D．replacing 51．A．approaches B．contributions C．introductions D．attitudes 52．A．complex B．popular C．scientific D．successful 53．A．later B．deliberately C．seldom D．thoroughly 54．A．behavior B．taste C．future D．nature 55．A．failures B．changes C．consequences D．thrills56．A．defend B．delay C．repeat D．reconsider 57．A．communication B．bond C．friendship D．trust58．A．reply B．attend C．attach D．talk59．A．hate B．scold C．frighten D．stop60．A．loving B．observing C．understanding D．praising第四部分知识运用:语法填空（每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式.Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said 61 was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months 62 （early), but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We 63 （tell)that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, 64 for the week after. I didn’t understand 65 this would happen and my credit card had already been charged 66 the reservation. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was 67 （surprise)helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on 68 top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.The next day, my brother and I went to the beach 69 we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little 70 （sunburn), but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.第五部分（满分45分)第一节单词拼写（共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)71．The car can carry 60 ______________ (乘客).72．It was some kind of _____________ (塑料) made to look like iron.73．The film star wearing sunglasses went shopping without being _____________ (认出).74．When travelling it is handy to have a _________________ (指南针) with you.75．When your hands get injured, you can not carry something ____________ (灵活).第二节句子翻译,填充短语（共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)76．They are busy _________ ________ ________ (准备) the wedding.77．He ______ ________ ___________ (惭愧) having lied to his mum78．__________ _________ _________ (代表) my colleagues and myself I thank you.79．There is no point _________ _________ ________ ________ (陷入惊慌) about the exams.80．If you want to see him, you have to ________ ________ ________ (预约).第三节短文改错（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处.增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧),并在此符号下面写出该加的词.删除:把多余的词用斜线（＼)划掉.修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词.注意:1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词.2．只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起)不计分.When an English traveler, who spent a few week in Sweden, was about to return to home, he found he had only enough money left to get a ticket to England. Since it was only two-day voyage, he believed he can get home without eating anything. He final bought a ticket with that little money and went to board the ship. He closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell or refused to go to the place where people had his dinner when dinnertime came. Therefore, he couldn’t stand this any longer and went to the dining hall, enjoy the last meal on the ship. He then said, “Waiter, brings me the bill.”“Oh, meals are included in the ticket.” said the waiter.第四节书面表达（满分25分)你接受一个英语写作任务,要为当地英语报写一篇报道.请根据以下信息写一篇英文报道,内容包括:人物:英国人查理德·阿维斯（Richard·Avis)出生日期:1974年12月1日时间:2011年开始在世界各地寻找同年同月同日生的人目的:理解不同文化中成功人生的含义相关信息:·借助当地媒体寻找·迄今找到32名,其中男性17名,女性15名,来自13个国家·职业包括政府官员、运动员、司机、教师、艺术家等·计划40岁生日前找到40位同年同月同日生的人·打算根据此经历写一本书﹡同年同月同日生的人:time twin- 11 - / 11。
高三英语上学期第六次双周练试题-人教版高三全册英语试题
湖北省沙市中学2017届高三英语上学期第六次双周练试题第一局部：听力〔共两节，总分为30分〕第一节〔共5小题；每一小题1.5分，总分为7.5分〕听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最优选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the speakers buy for Emma’s birthday?A. A pet.B. A book.C. Some cakes.2. When did the football match start?A. At 2:15.B. At 2:30.C. At 2:45.3. Where are the two speakers?A. On a plane.B. In a shop.C. In a restaurant.4. How did the man know Lisa came back from Britain?A. He saw her.B. Peter told him.C. Lisa gave him a call.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. A club.B. A theft.C. A cupboard.第二节(共 15 小题；每一小题 1.5 分，总分为 22.5 分)听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最优选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每一小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. How much is the extra large tent per day?A.＄10.B.＄50.C.＄60.7. What do we know about the man?A. He’ll return the tent in a month.B. He will not get a discount.C. He’ll reserve a tent now.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
精选高三英语下学期周练试题2
河北定州2016-2017学年第二学期高三英语周练试题（2）一、阅读理解Hello and welcome. My name is Shelley Ann Vernon and I am glad that you want to find out more about teaching English through games. Right here you will find ways to get great results in the classroom for children aged 4 to 12; ways that from my experience will bring more success and joy into the lives of the children you teach.You’ll learn how to make your serious classes fun, how to ensure everyone gets better grades, how to help stimulate(刺激) the brighter kids while nurturing the slower ones, and how to associate fun with learning by teaching vocabulary and grammar through language games. Earn even more appreciation, love and respect from your students and their parents for your teaching.The games presented here work for ESL ( English as a Second Language ) pupils aged 4 to 12. These games are most suitable for beginners to intermediate level ( 中级) students. Achieve results 2 × as fast.Don’t take my word for it; read evidence from teachers and parents:Click here to order now with our secure server. Remember, if you are not satisfied, just let us know and we will refund (退款) you in full. You still get to keep the essential bonus material, yours for FREE, and that’s a rare time saving gain, plus a value of 25 dollars.1．The passage is mainly written for _____.A. studentsB. girlsC. teachersD. doctors2．Which of the following does the writer agree with?A. Teachers should make their classes serious.B. A good class should associate fun with learning.C. Only smart children can learn from the games.D. Only pupils aged 2 can make good use of the games.3．If you are unsatisfied with the book, _____.A. you can complain to a local newspaper or Shelley Ann VernonB. you can get half your money back and keep the materi alC. you can get 25 dollars back but you have to return the product firstD. you will get your money back without returning the essential bonus material4．The writer wrote the passage to _____.A. tell teachers how to teachB. recommend games to kidsC. persuade teachers to buy a bookD. show her students’ good performanceOne night in March 1999, a man was driving from California to Oregon, US, to visit some friends. He had stopped his car to have some food when he started to hear strange noises. Turning on the headlights, he saw an 8-foot-tall creature covered in thick, dark hair. The creature stared at him for a minute, turned in the road and walked off slowly into the woods.In the past 50 years alone, there have been thousands of reported sightings of similar creatures in the US, Canada, the Himalayas(喜马拉雅山地区)and even Hubei Province in China. The creature is known as bigfoot.Bigfoot is said to be a very tall(between 2 and 4. 5 metres), ape-like(类人猿似的)creature that is covered in hair and walks upright on two legs. It is very wary(警惕的)of human beings. Believers think bigfoot is a direct descendent(后代)of ancient gigantopithecus(巨猿). But it remains one of the planet’s undiscovered secrets. There is a little evidence(证据)to support the believers’ theory: traces of hair, footprints and body prints as well as the reported sightings. Some people have even showed what they say with photos or films of bigfoot.But so far, no one has found bones or any other definite proof that the giant creature exists. As a result many people believe the evidence is just part of a big trick.The footprints are easy to make and they say: all you need to do is to make two large feet out of plaster(石膏), attach them to the bottom of your shoes and walk with big steps. As for the photos and films, they are just people dressed in ape suits.They also say the sightings are not real, just people making mistakes. For example, bigfoot could be a bear living in the wild that sometimes stands up on its back legs.5．So far what we can be sure about is that_______.A. there exist savages(野人)in several places in the worldB. there are some traces of hair, footprints and body prints of the “bigfoot”C. bigfoot is a direct descendent of ancient gigantopithecusD. all the big foot discovered have the same look6．It was in______ that man first found the ape-like creature.A. 1999B. the 1960’sC. the 1950’sD. the 1940’s7．We can infer from the article that some people _______bigfoot’s existence.A. may fool the world into believingB. have definite evidences to proveC. refuse to believeD. will soon offer proofs of8．If bigfoot is just a misunderstanding, what they saw might NOT be________.A. apesB. bearsC. gigantopithecusD. people dressed in animal skinsNew Way to Experience DentistryHave you ever had your hand held during a dental procedure you feel uneasy about? What about a dental office that mimics（模仿） the spirit of Disneyland? If you're looking for a dental office that provides the best care and the best environment, you're looking for Dr．Licking's office in Sunnyvale.Officer manager Judy, who has worked with Dr．Licking for 38 years, speaks highly of his kindness．She believes that the office is “the Disneyland of dentistry”．Everyone from children to their grandparents loves the environment and care they receive from this welcoming office.Dr．Licking is known as the best dental care provider for anyone who fears facing appointments with the dental office．The staff goes out of their way to make patients feel comfortable and at ease．Dr．Licking and Judy set the standard with their saying, “when someone comes to your home, you stand up and welcome them, like an old family friend.”Dr．Licking's office has all．They recently relocated to put the new equipment into their practice．The office is equipped with an intra-oral video camera, and as a patient you can get pictures of your teeth as you're walking out the door.Setting himself apart from other dentists, Dr．Licking continues his education beyond what is required．For this reason, he is one of few dentists in the country who offers ozone treatment．Ozone can naturally stop decay (蛀蚀) in its tracks．For more information on this new technology, visit their website at .Dr．Licking's office is Diamond Certified, an honor given only to companies with the higher quality after extensive and continual research．Dr．Licking's office extends an invitationto you to meet their gentle staff and offers you a free office visit, including x-rays and an exam.The office holds extended hours ranging from 7 a．m．to 8 p, m., Monday through Thursday．Don't worry if you have an emergency．Dr．Licking’s office responds to all emergencies and urgent calls.JOHN LICKING, D.D.S.Cosmetic & Family Dentistry since 1970408—736—6235877 W.Fremont Ave．Suite C3, Sunnyvale9．What is special about the dental office?A．It has a caring environment.B．It is decorated like Disneyland.C．It uses the most advanced equipment.D．It provides service for both kids and old people.10．What do we know about Dr．Licking?A．He has developed ozone treatment.B．He is the best dentist all over the country.C．He has been studying dentistry continuously.D．He has worked as a dentist for nearly 38 years.11．The passage is written to ______.A．introduce a famous dentistB．show a new treatment for tooth decayC．advise people to have their teeth examedD．invite people to visit Dr．Licking's officeIn Los Angeles, drivers spend sixty-one hours every year stuck in traffic. These drivers know all too well how bad the traffic can be. “There’re too many cars, and you can’t move around a lot.”Professor Cyrus Shahabi also knows about traffic jams. He lives more than 65 kilometersfrom his office at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles. He is always late even with the help of a navigation (导航) system.He decided to develop a program called ClearPath for that. He says his program uses historical data to predict traffic conditions even before the driver leaves the house. “What’s unique (独特的) isthat we use a lot of data that’s currently become available including traffi c data, weather data, and we analyze that so that we can predict what’s going to happen in front of you when leave home.”Professor Shahabi says his system does more than just answer current traffic conditions. With ClearPath, he says, a driver can decide what time he wants to leave, and ClearPath will give thefastest route. It looks at the entire road network, including surface streets as well as highways, before the driver hits the road. Professor Shahabi hopes to have ClearPath available nationwide and overseas once they can collect traffic data from other cities.“I always thought that Los Angeles had the worst traffic, but now I know that Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, believe it or not, Singapore, Hong Kong certainly are examples that can immediately use this.”Professor Shahabi hopes to share this new technology with companies that already have navigation systems, such as Google and Apple. 12．Professor Cyrus Shahabi is often late for work because of ________.A. his living far awayB. his car’s navigat ion systemC. bad traffic conditionsD. too many cars in his university13．What is unique about ClearPath?A. It helps drivers know the road conditions ahead of time.B. It can make sure that you will never be late for work.C. It helps drivers see clearly what happens on the road.D. It can use a lot of information and data all over the world.14．The underlined word “ hits” in the fourth paragraph probably means ________.A. has accidentB. gets toC. turns left or rightD. collects traffic data15．What’s Professor Shahabi’s attitude toward his invention?A. Proud.B. Worried.C. Disappointed.D. Optimistic.完形填空My heart beat with that feeling, like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keys．As the piece neared the end, I up to take my final bow．For a second, the room was ．Yet, even in that one second, I had enough time to whether I had done perfectly．Then, , the applause (掌声) came.“Thank you… so much,” I said, to the person standing on my other side．Olga, my piano teacher for six years, smiled back at me．“You’ve been an . student all these years,”she said, “I hope that whatever you do, you never stop .”I leaned forward, I would keep playing because I loved piano, and hugged her.As it , the promises weren’t as meaningful as I’d hoped． Right after the , I kept up my strict practicing schedule every day． , it began slipping away from me．The reason I had stopped taking was because of my busy schedule with homework．Not long after, I stopped practicing altogether．It was not to have to stress about piano anymore．But something was inside of me．I was empty inside.One day I met Michelle, who had also taken piano lessons from Olga.“Are you taking lessons from Olga?” she asked.“Actually I just quit a while ago,” I replied.“That’s a ,” she responded, “I remember your performance a year ago; it was .”Two days after talking to Michelle, I was at a what to do．I moved slowly into the living room unconsciously, but in fact I knew what I was doing.As the music , a familiar feeling rose inside me.16．A． showed B． sat C． stood D． looked17．A． light B． quiet C． colorful D． nervous18．A． expect B． remind C． know D． doubt19．A． immediately B． successfully C． hopefully D． suddenly20．A． turning B． waving C． running D． pointing21．A． easy-going B． imaginative C． amazing D． honest22．A． practising B． learning C． competing D． gaining23．A． telling B． promising C． admitting D． speaking24．A． carried on B． brought up C． turned out D． taken in25．A． performance B． final C． presentation D． play26．A． Soon B． Besides C． Thus D． Instead27．A． lectures B． parts C． lessons D． pieces28．A． disappointing B． pleasing C． inspiring D． puzzling29．A． beating B． rising C． changing D． shining30．A． still B． even C． much D． yet31．A． shame B． relief C． pleasure D． deal32．A． challenging B． breathtaking C． demanding D． embarrassing33．A． time B． heart C． dream D． loss34．A． normally B． exactly C． unclearly D． badly35．A． ended B． hit C． covered D． spread36．短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。
精品解析：【全国百强校word】河北省衡水中学2017届高三上学期第16周周测英语试题(原卷版)
河北省衡水中学2017届高三上学期第16周周测英语试题Editors: DongBaoyu GuoYi AnWence第I卷（选择题满分90分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.How did Sarah get home last night?A. By trainB. By busC. By car2. When is the woman getting married?A. In OctoberB. In NovemberC. In December3. Who is the woman?A. A new workerB. A regularC. A shop manager4. Where is Mary?A. In t he manager’s officeB. In the meeting roomC. In her office5. What book did the woman buy?A. CookingB. HistoryC. Traveling第二节听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where are the speakers?A. At the man’s homeB. At a shopC. In a car7. What has the woman forgotten to bring with her?A. Her bagB. Some moneyC. A map听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
英语_江西省赣州市某校2017届高三英语周考试卷二含答案
江西省赣州市某校2017届高三英语周考试卷二一、阅读选择1. This brief book is aimed at high school students, but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life．Its formal, serious style closely matches its content, a school﹣masterly book on schooling．The author, W．H．Armstrong, starts with the basics: reading and writing．In his opinion, reading doesn't just mean recognizing each word on the page; it means taking in the information, digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as one digests a sandwich and makes it a part of himself．The goal is to bring the information back to life, not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees．Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other; in fact, the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text．I've seen it again and again: someone who can't express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasn't read it at all．Only a third of the book remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages, math, science and history．He generally handles these topics thoroughly （透彻地） and equally, except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion （激情） regarding history．Well, he was a history teacher﹣if conveyed only a tenth of his passion to his students, that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across．To my disappointment, in this part of the book he ignores the arts．As a matter of fact, they demand all the concentration and study that math and science do, though the study differs slightly in kind．Although it's commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired, actually, learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics．My other comment is that the text aged．The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s﹣none of the references（参考文献） seem newer than the late 1950s．As a result, the discussion misses the entire computer age．These are small points, though, and don't affect the main discussion．I recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self﹣taught student．（1）．According to Armstrong，the goal of reading is to________．A gain knowledge and expand one's viewB understand the meaning between thelines C express ideas based on what one has read D get information and keep it alive in memory．（2）．The author of the passage insists that learning the arts________．A requires great effortsB demands real passionC is less natural than learning mathsD is as natural as learning a language．（3）．What is a shortcoming of Armstrong's work according to the author？________A Some ideas are slightly contradictory．B There is too much discussion on studying science．C The style is too serious．D It lacks new information．．（4）．This passage can be classified as________．A an advertisementB a book reviewC a feature storyD a news report．2. A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket彩票）at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty． His victim, who picked up the ticket, then claimed the £25000 prize, managed to trace him, and handed over the cash． The robbery happened when maths professor Vinicio Sabbatucci, 58, was changing a tyre on an Italian motorway． Another motorist, who stopped to "to help", stole a suitcase from his car and drove off． The professor found the dropped ticket and put it in his pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy．Next day, he saw the lottery results on TV and, taking out the ticket, realized it was a winner． He claimed the 60 million lire（里拉）prize． ________． Finally, he decided he could not keep the money despite having been robbed． He advertised in newspapers and on radio, saying: "I'm trying to find the man who robbed me． I have 60 million lire for him ﹣ a lottery win． Please meet me． Anonymily（匿名）guaranteed．"Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people hoping to trick him into handing them the cash． But there was one voice he recognized﹣﹣﹣﹣and he arranged to meet the man in a park． The robber, a 35﹣year﹣old unemployed father of two, gave back the suitcase and burst into tears． He could not believe what was happening． "Why didn't you keep the money? " he asked． The professor replied: "I couldn't because it's not mine．" Then he walked off, spurning the thief's offer of a reward．（1）Which of the following does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 imply（暗示）？________A he knew what he should do as soon as he saw the lottery resultsB he hesitated about keeping the money for some timeC he thought for a moment of avenging himseif on the robberD he came to realize that honesty is more important than money．（2）Hundreds of people phoned professor Sabbatucci because they________．A wanted to make fun of himB hoped to get the moneyC knew who the robber wasD lost the lottery ticket．（3）The word "spurning" in the last sentence can be replaced by________．A acceptingB gettingC refusingD losing．（4）If the story appears in a newspaper， the best title might be________．A A Thiefs Lucky DayB A Popular Maths ProfessorC A Magic LotteryD A Reward of Honesty．3. There are two types of people in this world: those who regularly wash their office coffee cup． And those who only take it off their desk to cover up the coffee mark at the bottom with a fresh pour, driving away their shame with the reasoning that the heat must kill the bacteria or spine thing．Depending on which type of person you are, this will be either mildly annoying or more﹣than﹣mildly exciting． As Heidi Mitchell wrote in a recent Wall Street Journal column, it's fine to never wash your cup, as long as you're not sharing it with anybody else．There are two warnings to that statement, infectious﹣disease expert Jeffrey Strake, a professor at Baylor College of Medicine, told Mitchell; One, it only applies if you're notsharing the cup with anybody else． And two , if you leave cream or sugar in your cup over the weekend, that can certainly cause mold（霉） to grow ﹣ in which case, wash it out． Otherwise, though, there's not really much to worry about． "If I went and cultured the average unwashed coffee cup, of course I would find bacteria．" Starke said． "But remember the vast majority came from the person who used the cup．" Even if you drink from it while sick, it's pretty hard to re﹣infect yourself with the same cup; most viruses don't live long outside the body, which means that just letting your cup live in its own dirt may be a safer bet than the alternative; cleaning it with the disgusting sponge（海绵） in the office kitchen "The sponge in the break room probably has the highest bacteria count of anything in the office．" Starke said if the idea of not washing horrifies you , just stick the sponge in the microwave before using． Otherwise, though, reel free to continue________without guilt．（1）What does the passage intend to tell us？________A It is harmful to drink coffee with sugar．B It's okay not to wash your coffee cup regularly．C The hot water contributes to the bacteria growing．D Drinking from unwashed coffee cups causes diseases easily．．（2）What do we know from Stark's words？________A The coffee cup in the office must be put in the microwave to clean．B It's easy to get infected if you often use the same unwashed cup．C The coffee cup shouldn't be shared in the office．D It's good way to grow bacteria in an unwashed cup．．（3）What does the underlined part "your lazy ways" refer to ？________A Leaving your coffee cup unwashed．B Sticking the sponge in themicrowave C Using Paper cups only in the office D Cleaning your coffee cup with sponge．．（4）Where does the passage probably come from？________A A travel brochure．B A science magazine．C An official statement．D An entertainment program．4.Do the Right ThingIn life， people feel most satisfied when they choose options that are consistent with their most deeply held values． Here's how to stay true to yours．If you hope to have your life shaped according to your ideals， you have to know what those ideals are． Perhaps begin sessions by identifying the concepts that are most important from a list： honesty， structure， family and so on． Those qualities are influenced by your parents， your culture and society as a whole， but you have to lake ownership of your own decisions．Almost all of these qualities are things most of us desire to hold dear． To determine which principles are more than just desires， reflect on situations that resonate（共鸣）with yourself．Identifying your values will guide you in the right direction， but a few strategies can helpyou follow through． Before you make a big decision， do something that will put you in high spirits： exercise， socialize with friends and volunteer． Researchers theorize that such activities improve our mood， which promotes dopamine levels in certain areas of the brain， improving our cognitive abilities and helping us weigh different options．Trouble is， the toughest decisions often arrive at the most inconvenient limes． When you're under force， ask a family member， a friend or． in certain cases， a professional for advice． They can provide advice that's not slightly influenced by the work deadline， or leaky roof gradually weakening your mental energy．Of course， people make decisions that contradict their ideals all the time． There are lots of values we hold dear and they frequently come into conflict with one another． It's not so much that people don't know what they warn； it's that there are many things we desire，and we don't always know how to compromise．While a single decision can seem like a tug﹣of﹣war between competing desires， broader life choices don't need to be a definitive either/or question． One who likes traveling worldwide might temporarily put off a grand trip to explore locations closer to home， or commit to setting aside time for vacation with their family every summer， no matter what else comes up．Surround yourself with people who， besides sharing your passion， can also prevent you from hesitating． A group can remind you， "Hey， we're doing this because we love it．" If you're still struggling， even after seeking out community support， there's no shame in revising your core values． If you're determined to take part in a charity program but spend the evening with friends instead， it maybe time lo accept that friendship is more important to you than volunteerism． Better yet， find opportunities to continue the charity program with your friends．You may learn that what you believed was a core priority actually has much more to do with living up to what your parents， co﹣workers or others expect． If your values agree with who you really are， no one will have to ask you to make those choices．二、七选五5. 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
高中英语真题：2017届高三英语下学期周练试题(3)(2部)(补习班)
2017届高三英语下学期周练试题（3）（2部）（补习班）本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。
满分150分，考试时间120分钟第I卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一个小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man want the woman to do?A. Assist him.B. Schedule a meeting.C. Reply to his message immediately.2. What can be said about the man?A. He has a large appetite.B. He gets full easily.C. He likes to make pizza himself.3. What are the speakers doing?A. Shopping in a store.B. Driving down the street.C. Surfing the Internet at home.4. Where is Dr. Smith now?A. In Cuban.B. In Mexico.C. In California.5. How does the woman feel?A. Excited.B. Surprised.C. Annoyed.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
2016-2017上海市上海中学2017届高三上学期英语周练试题(2)
上海中学高三英语周练1 Listening（第一部分听力）略Ⅱ. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the blanks, use one world that best fits each blank.(A)Exercise makes you work up an appetite, right? Not according to new research, which shows that a brisk 45-minute workout in the morning actually decreases a pers on’s desire for food. Say what?Scientists at Brigham Young University put 35 women through a vigorous morning walk on a treadmill, then measured their brain wave activity as they viewed images of food. The experiment __25__ (repeat) two days later, this time without the workout.The result: On workout days, the subject’s neural activity was __26__ (responsive) to food than non-workout days, but they are about the same amount. The results were consistent for obese and normal weight subjects, __27__ (sug gest) that the common assumption __28__ exercise makes you hungry doesn’t hold.While this is one of the first studies __29__ (measure) neural activities after exercise, scientists still need to determine how long the diminished interest in food __30__ last post-exercise.If you want to try the experiment on __31__, make sure your workout is pretty vigorous. Previous research has found that intense aerobic exercise, like jogging, may suppress (压抑) your appetite for up to three hours __32__ reducing levels of hunger hormones produced in your tummy.So the next time hunger pangs makes it hard for you to stick with your diet, try boosting the intensity of your workouts.(B)I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car __33__ (break) down near a remote and poor village. Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I found myself __34__ (surround) by the villagers who were arguing as to __35__ should have the have the honor of receiving me __36__ a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me __37__ (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to a small town some 20 kilometres away __38__ there was a garage.I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess’s courtyard and that night one of __39__ ended up in a dish on my table. Villagers brought me goat's cheese and bone. We drank together and talked merrily till far into the night.When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman __40__ the trouble I had caused there.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.What is your dream? What is the goal that you have set for yourself and are working to achieve? Realizing your dreams is not an easy __41__.Last fall I decided to write a new book for my publisher. Writing a book is a __42__ goal, which got off to a terrific start last October. The writing is flowing well. Then I got sick. In fact, I got ill that I needed surgery and the __43__ was long and exhausting. I did not work from the first week of November until the second week of January. By then I was nervous about meeting the April __44__ for submitting the new manuscript to my publisher.Worried, I asked my author friends for some help, and they gave me this key piece of advice, “Let’s start writing!” they all said. So I did. It was not an immediate __45__ to my depression, but after a few weeks of__46__, I got back to normal. Several people in my circle of supporters helped me make some good connections and I got the book __47__, and to the publisher on time. It was an exciting goal for me to reach, so I took my family to Hawaii as my __48__.Sometimes you __49__ your own dreams because of self-doubt, fear, or external complications. You can think of many different excuses to __50__ those dreams aside, but, if you go after your dreams, your world will become more exciting and you will begin to live a more passionate and meaningful life.So, now, take a minute to write down three goals you want to accomplish this year.Ⅲ. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phase marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fit the context.In business, there is a speed difference: It’s the difference between how important a firm’s leaders say speed is to there competitive strategy (策略) and how fast the company actually moves. The difference is important __51__ industry and company size. Companies fearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the __52__.In our study of 343 businesses, the companies that chose to go, go, go to try to gain an edge ended with lower sales and operating incomes than those that __53__ at key moments to make sure they were on the right __54__, What's more, the firms that "slowed down to __55__" improved their top and bottom lines, averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating incomes over a three-years period.How did they __56__ the laws of business, taking more time than competitors yet performing better? They thought __57__ about what "slower" and "faster" mean. Firms sometimes __58__ to understand the differencebetween operation speed (moving quickly) and strategic speed (reducing the time it takes to deliver value). Simply increasing the speed of production, for example, may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference. But that often leads to reduced value over time, in the form of lower-quality products and services.In our study, high performing companies with strategic speed always made changes when it is __59__. They became more __60__ to idea and discussion. They encouraged new ways of thinking. And they allowed time to look and learn. __61__, performance suffered at firms that moved fast all the time, paid too much attention to improving __62__, stuck t o tested methods, didn’t develop team spirit among their employees, and had little time thinking about __63__.Strategic speed __64__ as a kind of leadership. Teams that __65__ take time to get things right are more successful in meeting their business goals. That kind of strategy must come from the top.51.A. according to B. regardless of C. due to D. instead of52.A. profit B. product C. speed D. method53.A. paused B. developed C. persevered D. engaged54.A. situation B. track C. occasion D. duty55.A. look on B. keep up C. hold back D. speed up56.A. learn B. discover C. disobey D. prefer57.A. strangely B. abstractly C. entirely D. differently58.A. fail B. attempt C. pretend D. desire59.A. convenient B. necessary C. emergent D. incredible60.A. alert B. restless C. open D. specific61.A. In short B. By contrast C. Above all D. All in all62.A. welfare B. technology C. efficiency D. condition63.A. qualities B. standards C. competitors D. changes64.A. serves as B. stands for C. refers to D. deals with65.A. temporarily B. extensively C. naturally D. regularlySection BDirection:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Frederic Mishkin, who's been a professor at Columbia Business School for almost 30 years, is good at solving problems and expressing ideas. Whether he's standing in front of a lecture hall or engaged in a casual conversation, his hands are always waving and pointing. When he was in graduate school, one of his professors was so annoyed by this constant gesturing that he made the young economist sit on his hands whenever he visited the professor's office.It turns out, however, that Mishkin's professor had it exactly wrong. Gesture doesn't prevent but promotes clear thought and speech. Research demonstrates that the movements we make with our hands when we talkform a kind of second language, adding information that's absent from our words. It's learning's secret code: Gesture reveals what we know. It reveals what we don't know. What's more, the agreement (or lack of agreement) between what our voices say and how our hands move offers a clue to our readiness to learn.Many of the studies establishing the importance of gesture to learning have been conducted by Susan Goldin-Meadow, a professor of psychology at the University of Chicago. "We change our minds by moving our hands," writes Goldin-Meadow in a review of this work. Particularly significant are what she calls "mismatches" between oral expression and physical gestures. A student might say that a heavier ball falls faster than a light one, for example, but make a gesture indicating that they fall at the same rate, which is correct. Such differences indicate that we're moving from one level of understanding to another. The thoughts expressed by hand motions are often our newest and most advanced ideas about the problem we're working on; we can't yet absorb these concepts into language, but we can capture them in movement.Goldin-Meadow's more recent work strews not only that gesture shows our readiness to learn, but that it actually helps to bring learning about. It does so in two ways. First, it elicits (引出) helpful behavior from others around us. Goldin-Meadow has found that adults respond to children's speech-gesture mismatches by adjusting their way of instruction. Parents and teachers apparently receive the signal that children are ready to learn, and they act on it by offering a greater variety of problem-solving techniques. The act of gesturing itself also seems to quicken learning, bringing new knowledge into consciousness and aiding the understanding of new concepts. A 2007 study by Susan Wagner Cook, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Iowa, reported that third-graders who were asked to gesture while learning algebra (代数) were nearly three times more likely to remember what they'd learned than classmates who did not gesture.66. According to Paragraph 1, Frederic Mishkin was asked to sit on his hands because ____.A. he could litter express his ideas that wayB. he always pointed his finger at his professorC. his professor did not like his gesturingD. his gestures prevented his professor from thinking67. How is gesturing important in acquiring knowledge?A. It draws tasteful responses from others and increases learning speed.B. It promotes second language learning and quickens thinking.C. It provides significant clues for solving academic problems.D. It reduces students' reliance on teachers' instruction.68. What can be inferred from the passage about gesture-speech mismatches?A. They can stimulate our creativity.B. Instructors should make full use of them.C. Teachers can hardly explain new concepts without them.D. They serve as a stepping stone to solving real life problems.69. What could be the best title of the passage?A. Hand Motions, a Second LanguageB. Gesturing: Signal of UnderstandingC. New Uses of GesturingD. The Secret Code of Learning(B)The coast of the State of Maine is one of the most irregular in the world. A straight line running from the southernmost coastal city to the northernmost coastal city would measure about 225 miles. If you followed the coastline between these points, you would travel more than ten times as far. This irregularity is the result of what is called a drowned coastline. The term comes from the glacial (冰川的) activity of the Ice Age. At that time, the whole area that is now Maine was part of a mountain range that towered above the sea. As the glacier descended, however, it applied enormous force on those mountains, and they sank into the sea.As the mountains sank, ocean water charged over the lowest parts of the remaining land. And the highest parts of the former mountain range, nearest the shore, remained as islands. Marine fossils found here are 225 feet above sea level indicating the level of the shoreline prior to the glacier.The 2,500-mile-long rocky and jagged coastline of Maine keeps watch over nearly 2,000 islands. Many of these islands are tiny and uninhabited, but many are home to blooming communities. Mt. Desert Island is one of the largest, most beautiful of the Maine coast islands left behind by the glacier. Measuring 16 miles by 12 miles, Mt. Desert was very nearly formed as two distinct islands. It is split almost in half by Somes Sound, a very deep and very narrow stretch of water seven miles long.For years, Mt. Desert Island, particularly its major settlement, Bar Harbor, has afforded summer homes for the wealthy. Recently, though, Bar Harbor has become a new arts community as well. But the best part of the island is the unspoiled forest land known as Acadia National Park. Since the island sits on the border between two different geographical zones, the park supports the plants and animals of both zones. It also lies in a major bird migration lane and is a resting spot for many birds.The establishment of Acadia National park in 1916 means that this natural monument will be preserved and that it will be available to all people, not just the wealthy. Visitors to Acadia may receive nature instruction from the park naturalists as well as enjoy camping, hiking, cycling, and boating. Or they may choose to spend time at the museum learning about the Stone Age inhabitants of the island.70. The large number of small islands along the coast of Maine is the result of _______.A. the drowning of the Maine coastlineB. glacier's forcing mountains into the seaC. the irregularity of the Maine coastlineD. ocean water's flooding the mountain range71. From the passage, we learn that _______.A. the coastline of Maine is ten times longer after the Ice AgeB. there are more than 2500 islands along the Maine coastlineC. Mt. Desert Island has been broken apart by a 7-mile-long water stretchD. an arts community gave way to the summer homes on Mt. Desert Island72. What CANNOT be inferred about the Acadia Nation Park?A. It welcomes all the people, rich or poor.B. It has much appeal for bird-watching lovers.C. It offers visitors both entertainment and education.D. It is a border between the two geographical zones.73. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. The past and the present of MaineB. The formation of Maine coastlineC. Efforts for preserving national parksD. Tourist attractions on Mt. Desert Island(C)Many critics worry about violence on television, most out of fear that it stimulates viewers to violent or aggressive acts. Our research, however, i ndicates that the consequences of experiencing TV’s symbolic world of violence may be much more far-reaching.We have found that people who watch a lot of TV see the real world as more dangerous and frightening than those who watch very little. Heavy viewers are less trustful of their fellow citizens, and more fearful of the real world. Since most TV “action-adventure” dramas occur in urban settings, the fear they inspire may contribute to the current flee of the middle class from our cities. The fear may also bring increasing demands for police protection, and election of law-and-order politicians.While none of us is completely dependent upon television for our view of the world, neither have many of us had the opportunity to observe the reality of police stations, courtrooms, corporate board rooms, or hospital operating rooms. Although critics complain about the fixed characters and plots of TV dramas, many viewers look on them as representative of the real world. Anyone who questions that statement should read the 250,000 letters, most containing requests for medical advice, sent by viewers to “Marcus Welby, M. D. ” —a popular TV drama series about a doctor— during the first five years of his practice on TV.Violence on television leads viewers to regard the real world as more dangerous than it really is, which must also influence the way people behave. When asked, “Can most people be trusted?” the heavy viewers were 35 percent more likely to choose “Can’t be too careful. ”Victims, like criminals, must learn their proper roles, and televised violence may perform the teaching function all too well. Instead of worrying only about whether television violence causes individual displays of aggression in the real world, we should also be concerned about social reality. Passive acceptance of violence may result from far greater social concern than occasional displays of individual aggression.We have found that violence on prime-time (黄金时段) network TV cultivates overstated (夸大的) assumption about the threat of danger in the real world. Fear is a universal emotion, and easy to exploit. The overstated sense of risk and insecurity may lead to increasing demands for protection, and to increasing pressure for the use of force by established authority. Instead of threatening the social order, television may have become our chief instrument of social control.74. Which of the following is NOT among the consequences of watching TV too much?A. Distrusting people around.B. Moving into rural areas.C. Turning to the police for protection.D. Holding more elections.75. According to the passage, why did “Marcus Welby, M. D. ” receive so many letters?A. Because viewers believed the doctor did exist in the real life.B. Because certain TV programmers recommended him to viewers.C. Because he was an experienced doctor and saved many lives.D. Because the TV appealed to people to pay attention to health.76. According to the author, _________ is mainly to blame for people’s fear of the real world.A. network TVB. social realityC. televised violenceD. individual display of violence77. We can infer from the passage that __________.A. people tend to be aggressive or violent after watching TV too muchB. people learn to protect themselves from dangers after watching TV.C. the occasional displays of individual aggression may threaten the social orderD. watching TV may cause the misuse of authority and disturb the social order(D)Human remains of ancient settlements will be reburied and lost to science under a law that threatens research into the history of humans in Britain, a group of leading archaeologists says. In a letter addressed to the justice secretary, Ken Clarke, 40 archaeologists write of their “deep and widespread concern” about the issue. It centers on the law introduced by the Ministry of Justice in 2008 which requires all human remains unearthed in England and Wales to be reburied within two years, regardless of their age. The decision means scientists have too little time to study bones and other human remains of national and cultural significance.“Your current requirement that all archaeologically unearthed human remains should be reburied, whether after a standard period of two years or further special extension, is contrary to basic principles of archaeological and scientific research and of museum practice,” they write.The law applies to any pieces of bone uncovered at around 400 dig sites, including the remains of 60 or so bodies found at Stonehenge in 2008 that date back to 3,000 BC. Archaeologists have been granted a temporary extension to give them more time, but eventually the bones will have to be returned to the ground.The arrangements may result in the waste of future discoveries at sites such as Happisburgh in Norfolk, where digging is continuing after the discovery of stone tools made by early humans 950,000 years ago. If human remains were found at Happisburgh, they would be the oldest in northern Europe and the first indication of what this species was. Under the current practice of the law those remains would have to be reburied and effectively destroyed.Before 2008, guidelines allowed for the proper preservation and study of bones of sufficient age and historical interest, while the Burial Act 1857 applied to more recent remains. The Ministry of Justice assured archaeologist two years ago that the law was temporary, but has so far failed to revise it.Mike Parker Pearson, an archaeologist at Sheffield University, said: “Arch aeologists have been extremely patient because we were led to believe the ministry was sorting out this problem, but we feel that we cannot waitany longer. ”The ministry has no guidelines on where or how remains should be reburied, or on what records should be kept.78. According to the passage, scientists are unhappy with the law mainly because _____.A. it is only a temporary measure on the human remainsB. it is unreasonable and thus destructive to scientific researchC. it was introduced by the government without their knowledgeD. it is vague about where and how to rebury human remains79. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Temporary extension of two years will guarantee scientists enough time.B. Human remains of the oldest species were dug out at Happisburgh.C. Human remains will have to be reburied despite the extension of time.D. Scientists have been warned that the law can hardly be changed.80. What can be inferred about the British law governing human remains?A. The Ministry of Justice did not intend it to protect human remains.B. The Burial Act 1857 only applied to remains uncovered before 1857.C. The law on human remains hasn't changed in recent decades.D. The Ministry of Justice has not done enough about the law.81. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. New discoveries should be reburied, the government demands.B. Research time should be extended, scientists require.C. Law on human remains needs thorough discussion, authorities say.D. Law could bury ancient secrets for ever, archaeologists warn.第Ⅱ卷Ⅰ. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.你觉得在房价那么高的时候花巨资买房值得吗？(worthwhile)2.使我感动的是那个爱国运动员把他的奖金都捐献给了灾区。
江西省上饶县中学2017届高三上学期第9周英语周周练试题含答案
2017届高三年级英语周周练9命题人：徐金湾审题人:黄慧芬阅读理解(共两节，满分40分）第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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.并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AAre you looking for some new and exciting places to take your kids to? Try some of these places:·Visit art museums。
They offer avriety of activities to excite your kids’interest. Many offer workshops for making land-made pieces, traveling exhibits, book signings by children's favorite writer，and even musical performances and other arts。
·Head to a natural history museum。
This is where kids can discover the past from dinosaur (恐龙）models to rock collections and pictures of stars in the sky. Also, ask what kind of workshops and educational programs are prepared for kids and any special events that are coming up。
·Go to a Youtheat er。
Look for one in your area offering plays for child and family visitors。
高三英语上学期第16周周测试题(PDF)
2016-2017高三周日测试英语试卷（12.04）参考答案听力：：1—5CBAAB6—10CAACB11—15BCAAB16—20BCBCC阅读理解：A篇：DBCBB B篇：BADCB C篇：ADDCA D篇：BCADC E篇：CBDFG完形填空：DBCBC ADAAC DADBC语法填空: 1.it 2.earlier 3.were told 4.but 5.why6.for7.surprisingly8.the9.where10.sunburnt/sunburned单词拼写：1—5passengers plastics recognized compass flexibly6—10making preparations for was/felt ashamed of On behalf of getting into a panicmake an appointment短文改错：When an English traveler,who spent a few week in Sweden,was about to return to home,Weeks去掉he found he had only enough money left to get a ticket to England.Since it was only∧two-day voyage,ahe believed he can get home without eating anything.He final bought a ticket with thatcould finallylittle money and nt to board the ship.He closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell orandrefused to go to the placewhere people had his dinner when dinnertime came.Therefore,he couldn’t stand this any longer andtheir Howeverwent to the dining hall,enjoy the last meal on the ship.He then said,“Waiter,brings me the bill.”“Oh,enjoying bringmeals are included in the ticket.”said the waiter.书面表达：One possible version:Richard Avis，a British,was born on December1st,1974.In order to understand the meaning of successful life in different cultures,Richard,from2011,began to seek time twins around the world.With the help of local media,he has already found 32time twins from13countries,of whom there are17males and15females.Their positions include government officials,drivers,teachers,artists and so on.Richard intends to find40time twins before his birthday and he is going to write a book based on this experience.附：听力文本(Text l)M:I didn't see you leave the party last night.Sarah.W:I was so tired that I decided to get an earlier bus instead of the twelve o'clock train.Luckily when I was waiting at the bus stop Pete drove past and give me a lift..(Text2)M:I hear you're getting married.So when is the big day'?in December'?W:Well.we wanted October but we couldn't book the restaurant we liked.Ss it's November.The21st.(Text3)W:I really fancy this dress.Can I get a discount'.'M:Well.you'd better wait.We give our clerks30%off the prices once they've worked here for a month.W:Then I guess I’ll wait a couple of weeks before I buy any clothes.(Text4)M:Have you seen Mary?I have a meeting with her today.W:She's off to Italy for a one-day meeting,isn't she?M:That's next week.W:Then she must be at the manager's office then.That's right,it's computer training.(Text5)M:Did you find that cookery book you wanted for your mum's birthday?W:Yes.but I found an interesting book on French art history which I decided she'd prefer.It mightHelp her when she travels to France some day.(Text6)W:"Oh no!Just turn the car round and go back.I've left something at home.M:Not the map.I hope.We'll never get there without it.W:No.no,that's on the back seat.'I've left my bag on the table.M:You don't need it.I've got plenty of money and I've got my phone it'you need to call anyone.(Text7)W:Tell me about the basketball match.Jon.M:Well,our team played well.We scored loads of points."Then I fell and hurt my leg,but I carried on playing.The other team was really better than us,though.W:So did you lose'.'M:No,because in the final seconds.I managed to get the ball,jump up to the basket and score!That meant we'd won!I thought my team might carry me out of the gym like a hero,though,so I was a bit disappointed.W:Well.maybe next time.(Text8)W:I need some exercise.Any suggestions?M:How about running?I've always liked the idea of doing a marathon.All that training must be fun.W:"Fun?Hard work more like.Anyway I don't want to get that fit.I just want to feel a bit healthier.M:OK.We'll forget the marathon training then.W:Yeah,but running's a good idea actually.I've had enough of boring exercise classes.I found it really embarrassing exercising in front of other people.M:That's a shame.You won't like running in the street if you don't like people watching you!W:Well,if we went together I think I'd feel OK.M:So.we're going in the morning then.We won't want to go running in the afternoon after a hard day at college.W:I suppose so.I'm not very good at getting up in the mornings though.M:Well,if you want to get healthy,you've got to work at it.You won't get anywhere if you stay in the bed all day.W:OK,OK.(Text9)W:Right,let's go back to note-taking,and begin with the basics,before the lecture has even started.What should you do when you walk into the room'?M:Get a good seat at the front.where you can hear clearly.W:Yes,though obviously others will have had the same idea,so it might be as well to get there a bit early.So when the lecture's under way.and you're busy writing things down,what should you try to make sure?M:That you're getting all the main points.W:And what if you don't catch something,something you know must be important'?M:1'd leave a space.Then I could check it later,perhaps by asking a question at the end,and fill it in afterwards.W:That's an excellent way to deal with it,yes.OK.what else can we do to make listening and note-taking more efficient?M:Well,I always listen out for key words.They're the ones lecturers use to say where they're going.Things like"the first reason is...,however....to….sum up...",and so on.W:Yes,they can tell you when something important is coming.and help you organize your notes,too.(Text10)W:Hello,everyone.This is Mary.Welcome to the6:00news in the morning.And first of all,some up-to-date news for visitors planning to Guatemala,as some of you may not know who needs a visa and who needs a tourist card.Well,If you're traveling on a British passport,you'll have to pay10dollars for a visa,which can be used for a stay of up t030days,and must be obtained before traveling to Guatemala."'Irish and most other EEC nationals can obtain a tourist card on arrival at the border for just one dollar,which can be used for40days.At the moment,it is unclear if this applies to French nationals,who may need a visa.And finally from me,news of a welcome price reduction for children under the age of five at most interesting places on the Costa del Sol in the south of Spain-there'll be at least twenty five percent all year round,and as much as70%off in the season depending on the interesting places.A correct weather forecast is important when planning your holiday to the Costa del Sol in Spain.Luckily,Costa del Sol has some of the best weather in the country.This area gets very little rain,and none in the summer.There are about300sunny days in the year in this area.No doubt it's a perfect place for sun&sand tourism.That's all from me.Thanks for your listening.。
精品解析：【全国百强校word】河北省衡水中学2017届高三上学期第16周周测英语试题(原卷版)
河北省衡水中学2017届高三上学期第16周周测英语试题Editors: DongBaoyu GuoYi AnWence第I卷（选择题满分90分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.How did Sarah get home last night?A. By trainB. By busC. By car2. When is the woman getting married?A. In OctoberB. In NovemberC. In December3. Who is the woman?A. A new workerB. A regularC. A shop manager4. Where is Mary?A. In t he manager’s officeB. In the meeting roomC. In her office5. What book did the woman buy?A. CookingB. HistoryC. Traveling第二节听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where are the speakers?A. At the man’s homeB. At a shopC. In a car7. What has the woman forgotten to bring with her?A. Her bagB. Some moneyC. A map听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
广西钦州市第三中学2017届高三英语：周日测含答案
2017学年度高三年级英语周日测第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ASummer Camps for TeenagersThere are many types of summer camps for teenagers to attend They're a great way for teens to make friends and learn valuable lessons about life。
If you're seeking a good summer camp to attend, the first thing you should do is decide what type of camp would be most suitable to your interests and goals.Traditional CampsWhen you just want the sort of camp in classic films, a traditional overnight camp might be just what，you need to grow, learn, and relax this coming summer。
These sorts of camps offer more vigorous outdoors activities。
yet often allow campers to customize their camping experiences.Chewonki CampAs one of the best summer camps in the country by Boston Magazine, this camp aims to help teens learn about natural history, and ecology，and the campers get treats like sailing trips and hiking excursions，besides formal instruction in such things as kayaking，swimming，ficid sports, and photography：Camp WicosutaAs a top-rated，traditional four-week sleep away camp especially for young ladies, Camp Wicosuta has more than 30 different activities to help teens learn to cook and wash themselves，which aim to help young girls focus on building their self—confidence。
高三英语9月周练测试试题
领兑市安插阳光实验学校中学高三9月份周练测试英语试题本试卷分选择题和非选择题两，全卷共12页，选择题1至10页，非选择题11至12页。
满分120分，考试用时120分钟。
选择题（共80分）注意事项2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
答在试题卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，只需上交答题卷和机读卡。
第一：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节: 单项填空（共20小题；每小题0．5分，满分10分）从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。
1. —So you gave her your phone?—________, she said she’d return it to me when she could afford her own.A. My pleasureB. All rightC. No doubtD. Not exactly2. The result of the football match was 2 to 2，________the satisfaction of both teams.A. withB. forC. atD. to3. Shopping on the Internet enables people not to search for goods from one store to ______.A. othersB. the otherC. anotherD.the rest4. Ordinary woman though she is, she tries every means to make people _________ of theimportance of the environment conservation.A. awareB. carefulC. sensibleD. awesome5. It is bad manners for you to make _____ fun of the disabled; you should know they are in______ need of our understanding.A. a; aB. a; /C. /; aD. /; /6. We’d better _________ when he is thinking, as he prefers to solve problems on his own.A. wake him upB. set him asideC. leave him aloneD. ring him up7. The tall building ____________ in the center of this area will be used as a 5-star hotel.A. to builtB. buildingC. being builtD. having built8. Miami and Oklahoma City, both of ______were the last two undefeated teams in the NBAthis season, lost for the first time on January 3rd.A. whomB. themC. whichD. Those9. It was a time_______ the killer whales helped the whalers catch the baleen whales.A. whenB. thatC. thenD. Which10. The problem of the present world is that those who are imaginative have little experience_________those who are experienced have weak imagination.A．unless B．although C．because D．while 11. ----I regret to say that I failed to rank first in the terminal exam. ---- Come on, nobody ______win all the time.A. shouldB. mustC. shallD. Can12. ---I heard that you made a bicycle trip to the 2010 World Expo of Shanghai alone.---No. Actually, my friend Bob ________ me.A. accompaniedB. conductedC. instructedD. received13. I’ve been writing this report _________ for the last two weeks, but it has to be handed intomorrow.A. finallyB. immediatelyC. occasionallyD. certainly 14. The cleaner on the street ________the accident and wrote the number of the brand of thecar on the wall, which helped the police greatly.A. soughtB. witnessedC. startedD. glanced15. ---Where is your new home now?---In the new developed zone. But I _____ downtown for five years.A. have livedB. had livedC. livedD. wasliving16. They usually have the medicine_______ before putting into the market all over thecountry.A. testing outB. to be tested outC. being tested outD. tested out17. I’d like to buy a house --- modern, firm, comfortable, and ________ in a quietneighborhood.A. in allB. above allC. after allD. at all18. My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was ________ it..A. in honor ofB. in memory ofC. in search ofD. in favor of19. The computer software is old, ________very out of date.A. or ratherB. rather thanC. other thanD.more than20. —Oh ! I’ve just broken your videophone.—____________. It can’t be helped.A. Never mindB. All rightC. That’s fineD. Not at all第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
高中英语真题：2017届高三英语下学期周考试题(2.4)
2017届高三英语下学期周考试题（2.4）本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、准考证、考场号，座位号在答题卡上填写清楚，并认真核准条形码上的准考证号、姓名、考场号、座位号及科目，在规定的位置上贴好条形码。
2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
答在试卷上的答案无效。
第I 卷(选择题)第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man want to buy?A. A shirtB. A suitC. A tie2. Which place are the speakers trying to find?A. A hotelB. A bankC. A restaurant3. At what time will the two speakers meet?A. 5:20B. 5:10C. 4:404. What will the man do?A. Change the planB. Wait for a phone callC. Sort thin gs out5. What does the woman want to do?A. See a film with the manB. Offer the man some helpC. Listen to some great music第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
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高三英语周练试卷2017.9.16第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ANikenson’s dad died when he was 3, and his mom often couldn’t afford his school fees, so he got kicked out of school sometimes. But Nikenson would steal back onto the school grounds and stand outside the open classroom windows to listen, day after day. He studied on his own, keeping pace so that when his mom earned a few dollars, he could enter class again.Against all difficulties, Nikenson graduated from high school this year, first in his class, with straight A’s, and was elected class president. Nikenson is a reminder of the basic saying of life today: gift is universal, but opportunity is not.Fortunately, with the help of some American people, Nikenson is now receiving a university education. He’s benefiting from a program started by Bohan, a young American who was teaching in a Haitian high school. Bohan asked his family and friends to help other Haitians go to college. The program grew and became the Haitian Education and Leadership Program, or HELP, sending hundreds of young men and women to Haitian universities.“Education works,” Bohan said simply. “Good education works for everybody, everywhere. It worked for you, for me, and it works for Haitian. Over time, I’ve concluded that education may be the single best way to help people help themselves, whether in America or abroad. Yet, as a nation, we don’t put enough money in education. So, in this holiday season, I’d suggest a mom ent to raise a glass and celebrate those who spread the gift of education.”One clever new high school graduate, Elice, was working as a worker in a village and earning just $50 a month. HELP sent him to college to study industrial engineering, and he just graduated and found a job at a European company as an engineer for $1,500 a month.“The only difference is his access to education.” said Bohan.21. Why couldn’t Nikenson continue to study in school?A. Because he liked standing outside the open classroom.B. Because his family was too poor to afford school fees.C. Because he often stole things in the school.D. Because his father died at an early age.22. What does the underlined sentence in the second paragraph refer to?A. P eople with gift don’t need opportunity.B. Gift is more necessary than opportunity.C. Chances are also important to gifted people.D. Gifted people can succeed in everything they do.23. What’s the purpose of Bohan starting HELP?A. To raise money for Americans.B. To build more high schools in Haiti.C. To help Haitians receive a university education.D. To send poor American students to study abroad. 24. According to the passage, Bohan thinks ________.A. Elice ought to be one of the HELP’s membersB. everyone should work for educationC. more people will spread the gift of education soonD. education can make a big difference in lifeBSPRING 2015 COMPETITIVE EVENTS O-RIGINALS RECIPE CONTESTLet your creativity in the kitchen take center stage through this contest sponsored by Otis Spunkmeyer. Use their cookie dough （生面团）to develop a brand new delicious treat and submit your recipe to FCCLA （Family, Career and Community Leaders of American, Inc）for the chance to win an iPad and $500 to attend the 2015 National Leadership Conference for you and your adviser. It’s not just a contest; it’s a great way to build business skills and win something for your chapter（社团等的分会）. Take it one step further and explore the Entrepreneurship STAR Event.DEADLINE: APRIL 1, 2015FCCLA FLAG CONTESTWant to let others know how important FCCLA is to you? Get creative in an environmentally friendly manner. Design an FCCLA flag with recycled materials to display your support for the organization and show your FCCLA spirit. The top flag entries will be displayed at the National Leadership Conference, where people present at the meeting will vote for their favorite flag! The winning flag will be featured in Teen Times. DEADLINE: MAY 1, 2015FCCLA LEADERS TO WATCH“Most Likely to Succeed” “Most Likely to Do Something Important” “Most like ly to Be Famous” “Most Likely to Run for President” “Most Likely to Help Someone in Need”... Do these make you think of someone in your FCCLA chapter? Encourage the students or advisers you know to search for a better world by showing their efforts through the FCCLA Leaders to Watch contest and make sure everyone knows to look out for what your friends will be doing in the future.DEADLINE: MAY 1, 2015For detailed event guidelines and future contests, visit www. /content/contests/.25. What kind of people are interested in the O-riginals Recipe Contest?A. cooking loversB. staff from Otis SpunkmeyerC. political leadersD. restaurant managers26. Which of the following is TRUE about the FCCLA Flag Contest?A. Participants can choose any material to design their flags.B. The winning flag will be voted by professional experts.C. The winner will get some money.D. Teen Times will be involved in the contest.27. The FCCLA Leaders to Watch contest is intended to ________.A. talk about the future of FCCLAB. seek ways to build a better worldC. encourage the FCCLA members with great potentialD. appeal to the FCCLA members to help people in needCSince she was a young girl, Virginia Neves has been working in the fields, but when a USAID-supported project introduced the benefits of growing orange-fleshed sweet potatoes in 2003, her business flourished （兴旺）and her life started to change.Growing crops like cabbage and maize （玉米）made supporting four small children and a large family a challenge for Nerves, who lived in a small bamboo hut and worked a full day on a tiny plot of land.USAID （U.S. Agency for International Development）support for the International Potato Center led to a national campaign to promote the various benefits of orange-fleshed sweet potato, saying that it is high in Vitamin A and easy to plant in diverse soil conditions. In addition, sweet potato is a new market choice and is being used as a new ingredient （原料）in baked goods, such as breads and cakes.Experts from the International Potato Center worked with Mozambique National Agriculture Research Institute and 120 different national and international partners including farmers’ associations to reach and teach farmers like Nerves about the benefits of the crop and its market possibilities. They also linked farmers to potential clients （客户）and new markets.Neves’ outstanding success in growing and selling sweet potatoes made her stand out from the community. She eventually started an independent partnership with her own clients who bought her crop under contracts.“Thanks to the inc ome I receive from my sweet potato crop, I have been able to build a house and provide my children with food, clothes, and school.” Neves said. In the future, Neves hopes to renew her new home, including adding more rooms and possibly painting the house orange in honor of her favored crop.28. The national potato campaign attracted Neves mainly because the sweet potato ________.A. was high in Vitamin AB. was very easy to plantC. could be used widelyD. might bring great benefits29. Which shows the correct order of the events?①Neves grew cabbage to support her large family.②Neves succeeded and planned to renew her house.③Neves had an independent partnership with her own clients.④Neves learned about the benefits of planting sweet potatoes.A. ①②③④B. ②③④①C. ③①②④D. ①④③②30. Which saying can best describe Neves’ experience?A. Easier said than done.B. Something attempted, something done.C. Well begun is half done.D. Better late than never.31. What could be the best title for the text?A. Neves, a Great MotherB. A New Material for FoodC. Orange Potatoes Change LifeD. A Better Hope for the FutureDThe tree fruits on its trunk. No, this isn’t an April Fool’s trick. They look as if they may have been pinned there by an over-enthusiastic gardener to impress the neighbors, but the fruit of the Jabuticaba really does grow off the trunk of the tree.Known as the Brazilian Grape Tree, this plant is native to South America, especially Paraguay, Argentina and mostly from Brazil. The fruit, a juicy-looking purple color, can be plucked and eaten straight from the tree.It is also a popular ingredient in jellies and is also juiced to make a refreshing summer drink. What is more, it can be made into wine.If you want one of these in your garden, then you have to be patient. The tree takes an age to grow, but once it reaches maturity, it is worth it. However, it’s proven to be very adaptable and, although it prefers wet and slightly acid soils, it will even grow well in an alkaline （碱性的）type soil.The flowers themselves appear on the tree twice a year at most. They look like some strange creatures from other planets that have fixed themselves on the trunk and branches. The habit of flowers doing this makes them cauliflorous（茎生花的）. Instead of growing new branches, these plants flower direct from the woody trunk. Why? The answer is that it’s developed in this manner so that animals that cannot climb very high can reach it, eat it and then spread the seeds everywhere.If the tree is well watered, it will flower and fruit all the year round. The fruit itself is about four centimeters wide and has up to four large seeds. As well as being used as food, the skins can be dried out and used to treat some diseases.32. The text mainly talks about ________.A. the way to grow the JabuticabaB. the Jabuticaba, a strange tree in South AmericaC. the way the Jabuticaba spreads its seedsD. the usage of the Jabuticaba’s fruits33. What does the underlined word in paragraph 4 mean?A. varietyB. heightC. adulthoodD. period34. Which of the following information about the tree is TRUE?A. It is highly adaptable to the environment.B. Its flowers can be used in medicine.C. It is mostly from Argentina.D. The skin of its fruit can’t be eaten.35. It can be inferred that ________.A. animals are the main distributors of the Jabuticaba’s seedsB. the fruit of the Jabutieaba produces small seedsC. the flowers of the Jabutieaba look beautifulD. the Jabuticaba grows quickly第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。