郸城一高高三下期第四轮热身练英语试题

第四轮热身练英语试题

本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。注意事项1．答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。

2．每小题选出答案后，用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，再选涂其它答案标号。

第I卷

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。

A

A small, white envelope stuck in our Christmas tree and it has been there for ten years or so.

It all began because my husband Justin hated Christmas—oh, not the true meaning of Christmas. Overspending was one thing, but compared to the difficult experience of choosing gifts---running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry or a pair of gloves for Grandma, spending money is nothing.

I decided one year not to buy the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something special just for Justin. The new idea came in an unusual way.

Our son Kevin, was wrestling at the junior level. And shortly before Christmas, there was a match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church. Our boys were in their blue and gold uniforms and new wrestling shoes while their youngsters were dressed in such worn-out shoes that shoe strings seemed to be the only thing holding them together.

As the match began, I was shocked to see that the other team were wrestling without wearing helmets to protect their heads. Well, our boys ended up defeating them. We took every weight class.

Justin, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said, “Losing like this could take the heart out of them.” That‟s when the ide a for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought different kinds of wrestling helmets and shoes. I sent them to the inner-city church without leaving my name.

On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Justin what I had done and that was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and since then the envelope has become the highlight of our Christmas.

21.Justin hated Christmas mainly because .

A. he thought Christmas makes no sense

B. he had a hard time choosing gifts

C. he spent too much money buying gifts

D. he disliked shopping

22.We know from the passage that the team sponsored by inner-city church .

A. were well dressed

B. paid attention to safety

C. couldn‟t afford helmets

D. feared Kevin‟s team

23.Justin felt sad mainly because the youngsters in the other team _______.

A. didn‟t wear any helmets

B. were dressed in worn-out shoes

C. may lose confidence completely

D. failed in the match against his son

24.The underlined that in the last paragraph refers to _______.

A. the envelop on the tree

B. the note inside the envelop

C. the gifts I sent to church

D. what the writer had done

B

Google has kicked off Google Science Fair (GSF) 2014, its annual online competition for bright, creative and ambitious teenagers who want to change the world with science. While the project is led by Google, it also has the backing of the Lego Group and world-famous publications National Geographic and Scientific American. The competition is open for students aged 13 to 18, who can sign-up now, form a team and begin working on a submission.

The winner will be rewarded with a ten-day exploration to the Galapagos Islands aboard the National Geographic Endeavor, as well as a VIP tour of …Spaceport America‟ in New Mexico. Google is also throwing in a $50,000 scholarship and $10,000 for the winner‟s school to purchase cutting-edge science lab equipment.

Google suggests that each project should be “an in-depth investigation of a science question or engineering problem” but otherwise, it‟s up to students to pick and develop an idea that follows the competition rules.

Completed projects need to be submitted by May 12, 2014 at 11:59 PDT. Google will announce the regional competitors in June, ahead of global finalists in August and the competition winners in September.

Interested? Here are the rules.

If you want to enter the competition as an individual (个人), you should register first. Complete requested information about yourself and your project in the registration section before creating your project. You may edit this later. Click the box stating that you have read, accept, and agree to be bound by these Official Rules and Terms.

Upon completion of registration you may begin working on your project. The project must follow the technical, creative, and legal entry requirements set out in these Official Rules and the Site. You will be required to complete all sections of the Project Site.

You may begin working on your project after completing the registration process, however, you may not submit it for judging until you have requested and received parental consent (允许). Once you have done this, your parent or guardian will receive an email from Google with instructions on how they can give their consent for you to participate. The project will not be judged unless this consent is received.

25.From the first paragraph, we can learn that ________.