高三英语限时练习一

高三英语限时练习

一、单项选择

1. Your room is terribly dirty; you ________ get it cleaned in two hours, or Mum will be angry.

A. can

B. might

C. shall

D. may

2.It is reported in Washington Post that an unknown terrorist group has _________ responsibility for this morning’s bomb attack.

A. claimed

B. evaluated

C. bid

D. confirmed

3.Mrs Black took the police back to the same place ________ she witnessed the robbery.

A. as

B. where

C. that

D. when

4.Taking more vitamin than the body needs does not make it function better, ________

over-fulfilling the oil lamp makes it lighten better.

A. no more than

B. any more than

C. not more than

D. much more than

5. ________ that the contract ________ the temporary license for port admission had been signed,

the old manager sighed contently.

A. Convincing; concerned

B. Convinced; concerning

C. Being convinced; concerning

D. Convinced; concerned

6. When I ________ my senses, I found myself wrapped up in bed in my little room, with

Grandma bending over me.

A. woke up

B. took to

C. picked up

D. came to

7. The English spoken in the United States is only slightly different from ________ spoken in

England.

A. which

B. what

C. that

D. the one

8. Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree ________ they can be

controlled on purpose.

A. with which

B. to which

C. of which

D. for which

8. --- Was your holiday trip to Europe amazing?

--- Not really! But ________ we got back safe, before the European airspace restriction caused by the Icelandic volcano ashes.

A. narrowly

B. successfully

C. smoothly

D. thankfully

10. ---What was the weather like at noon yesterday?

---Very hot. The sun ________ down on our heads as we walked home.

A. struck

B. beat

C. hit

D. knocked

二、完型填空

Helen was loved as a friendly lady by all who knew her. She had belonged to the same church for almost all her adult life and was highly __11__. Poor Helen was well into her 90’s. Since her husband passed away, she moved in with Jennifer, her young granddaughter. However, life is __12__. One night, driving home from the store, Jennifer was hit dead by a drunk driver. Once again, Helen was alone.

The __13__ of losing those closest to her and the loneliness of being all alone were __14__ she could bear. She changed--she fell into __15__ and hopelessness. Naturally, people around her saw the change. But nobody seemed to know how to __16__ her. Months passed. It was now December, and the holiday season was __17__ to be harder than Helen imagined it would be. She felt like she was __18__, slowly inside. She wondered if she would see Christmas this year.

__19__, the second Sunday of December, the Sunday School teacher came to her with a special request. Would she be __20__ enough to help decorate the tree that was in the middle of the children’s classroom? Each child had handmade a special decoration to __21__ on the tree, but they were not tall enough. Helen attempted to __22__ refuse, but the teacher said that the children had requested she be the __23__ that year. It was important to them for some reason, the teacher whispered.

The night of the special event, Helen was present and wore the best smile. The __24__ of the young children was bittersweet, which held memories of her dear Jennifer. For the first time in months, though, you could see her eyes __25__ through tears. She was happy that the children had __26__ her. Most decorations had been put on the tree __27__ a group of nine children came and sat in front of her. Each of them either had no grandmother any longer, __28__ had never even known theirs. This was a very special celebration and union. In the middle lay a gift-wrapped box __29__ for her with a card __30__ “Our Grandma, with love.”

Christmas this year wasn’t unkind to Helen. No, it was a new beginning, a brand-new start and nine new reasons to her…

11. A. valued B. rewarded C. respected D. approved

12. A. challenging B. funny C. boring D. diverse