河北省保定市高阳中学高三英语上学期第八次周练试卷

高三上学期第八次周练英语试题

Ⅰ.单词拼写

1．We will all have a course in________(古代的)history this term.

2．Can I have a________(自愿者)to wash the dishes?

3．Electric lights have________(取代)candles.

4．They've been very________(迅速的)to deny these rumors.

5．We attended a dinner party________(做东，招待)by the president of the company.

6．If you want to sell your product，you must________(做广告)it.

7．He made a______(定期的)visit to his parents.

8．The________(基本的)theme of these stories never varies.

9．My sister bought this T shirt at such a low price.She was really good at________(讨价还价)．10．He________(应受)to lose the game because he never trained hard.

Ⅱ.完成句子

1．We haven't heard from him recently，______ their new address.

我们最近没有收到他们的信，也不知道他们的新地址。

2．At that time women______________in Poland，so Mary decided to go to Paris to study.

当时，波兰妇女是不允许进大学的，因此，玛丽决定去巴黎学习。

3．Peter______________Tom and Mike______________join in the adventure.

彼得还有汤姆和麦克已经决定参加这次冒险活动。

4．The meeting over，all the people walked out of the meeting room______________.

会议结束了，所有人一个接一个地从会议室里走出来。

5．Canada is larger______________in Asia.

加拿大比亚洲的任何一个国家都大。

Ⅲ.根据语境用适当的代词填空(代词专项训练)

1．His sudden look of fear made ________clear that he had something to do with the matter. 2．—It's time to tidy your room，Jack!

—See the clean room，mum！________is where it was.

3．In the last ________minutes，he checked his paper again.

4．—Your tea looks nice.

—It's Longjing from Hangzhou.Would you like________？

5．Mr Ascot，headmaster of our school，refused to accept ________of the three suggestions made by the Students' Union.

6．The fellow was said to be ________of a scholar.As it turned out，he was a cheat. 7．—There must be a dozen pens in this house but I can never find one when I need one.

—Keep looking.________ is sure to turn up.

8．Swimming is my favorite sport.There is ________like swimming as a means of keeping fit. 9．By the time he realizes he has walked into a trap，it'll be too late for him to do ________about it. 10．The palace caught fire three times in the last century，and________of the original building remains now.

Ⅳ.阅读理解

A

After the smartphone，the intelligent watch is about to take its spot as the latest high tech current，allowing wearers to glance at messages and even make calls without touching their phones.The I'm Watch，available since 2011，is the flagship product of an Italian company—I'm.This smartwatch is of assistance to the smartphone，with which it can communicate by Bluetooth wireless technology.It means you can leave your phone in your pocket as you answer or reject a call，review e mails or read updates from friends on Twitter or Facebook.

The I'm Watch also has its own applications，such as I'm Sport，which links with a heart rate detector(检测器)to allow a runner to check his pulse.Such functions already exist in specialized sports watches but not on watches that are linked to smartphones.

With a square shape，a 3.8 centimeter touch screen and various colors，the I'm Watch sells for a minimum of 300 euros ($390)for the basic model and the price climbs to 16,000 euros for a luxury model in silver or decorated with diamonds.

So far，the smartwatch has already found 30,000 buyers,80 percent of whom are men aged 25 to 50.“Seventy percent are iPhone users,25 percent Samsung and the rest are other telephones users using Google's Android operating system，”said Massimiliano Bertolini，a manager of the company，which aims to sell more than 200,000 watches this year.The company's target market is the person who is always glued to his smartphone，even in meetings or at the movies，or people who wish to keep an eye on their heartbeat during exercise.They will especially target women with advertisements emphasizing its design rather than its technology.

1．The text is meant to________.

A．advertise a hand held device

B．show an example of high technology

C．introduce a new type of watch

D．compare the phone with the watch

2．Which of the following best describes the I'm Watch?

A．Economical. B．Typical.

C．Multifunctional. D．Traditional.

3．Why is the I'm Watch superior to other specialized sports watches?

A．It provides a better service.

B．It is linked to a smartphone.

C．It has a heart rate detector.

D．It owns fancy appearance.

4．Which group of people may be attracted by the I'm Watch?

A．Sports lovers having smartphones.

B．Women preferring advertisements.

C．People using Android system.

D．iPhone users seeking convenience.

B

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