2011届高三英语 考前热身训练题

1、2011届高三英语考前热身训练题（一）单项选择1. It looks like _ weather is changing for _ worse. We had better cancel the trip to the mountains.A. the; the B. 不填; theC. the; 不填D. 不填；不填2. When it comes to the latest technologies in the next 20 years, _ has greater potential than nanotechnology (纳米技术), which will lead to a

2、 revolution. A. no oneB. neitherC. nothingD. none3. Investigators found that young babies can _ when a word begins and ends. A. distinguishB. determineC. describeD. define4. Alice was the key clue to that case because the truth was known to no one _ her.A. except forB. far fromC. other thanD. rather

3、 than5. Grandma, Aunt Susan left hospital two days ago. She just caught a bad cold.Really? Id have worried _ if I had known the situation.A. littleB. lessC. worstD. least6. I just received an email from one of my former classmates. I _ from him for years.Just like you, I _ out of touch with most of

4、my old friendsonly one or two still drop me a line occasionally. A. havent heard; will beB. hadnt heard; wasC. hadnt heard; have been D. havent heard; had been7. First _ of the global financial crisis, China is witnessing a stable and quick economic growth.A. to ridB. riddingC. ridD. having rid8. Th

5、e similarities between social networks are striking.That _ come as no surprise, because they are all products of the Internet.A. shouldB. shallC. mayD. must9. The practical and forward-looking teaching of Tsinghua University has been in step with _ our countrys economy is heading, and therefore it h

6、as turned out a large number of leading figures for all fronts. A. whatB. whereC. thatD. how10. Whenever I dont _ you, please show your puzzlement or put your hand up. A. get across toB. get close toC. get away withD. get along with 11. You must take a careful look at the conditions _ the other side

7、 attaches to the contract before you sign it.A. whatB. asC. on whichD. that 12. The wedding dress of the princess is noble and elegant. _ is the beauty of this style that it will be popular with young women.A. ItB. SoC. SuchD. That13. Drunk drivers will have their drivers licenses revoked (吊销). This

8、 new Road Traffic Safety Law took _ on May 1, 2011. A. effectB. operationC. actionD. function14. Located between the 16th and the 18th floor, _ I call my “home” looks more like a “birds nest”. A. whichB. whereC. whatD. that15. I _ you an apology for what I said at the meeting. Anyway, I didnt mean a

9、ny offence. A. acceptB. demandC. oweD. make 任务型阅读请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。Ticket tax fuels Indian cinema strikeCinemas in Mumbai, Bollywoods homeland are striking against high taxes on ticket sales.Owners of Mumbais single-screen theatres will keep their shutters (百叶窗) down un

10、til Friday to protest about taxes, which they say are driving them out of business. More than a third of single-screen cinemas in the state of Maharashtra have closed down in the last five years. According to the Cinema and Exhibitors Association of India, just 700 are still in operation. The associ

11、ation blames the closing down on Maharashtras high rate of entertainment tax. Its president, R V Vidhani, says that cinemas must pay a tax for every ticket sold, which is 45%, and this makes it hard to break even. Its the highest of all states across India. The majority of the states in India pay ze

12、ro entertainment tax. Mr Vidhani says his members had decided to go ahead with a one-week closure after getting no response from the state government on the matter. It is not just a high tax rate contributing to the shrinking number of traditional cinemas, however. Large costs and declining box offi

13、ce takings also make times tougher.Mr Vidhani has run the New Excelsior Theatre in South Mumbai since 1974. Last week a screening of Bollywood movie Tanu Weds Manu sold just 71 tickets despite a capacity of more than 1,000. Whether its a full house or an empty screening, running costs are more or le

14、ss the same. “Air conditioning, regular business every expenditure (支出) is the same, but the income has stopped.”The cricket (板球) World Cup is not helping matters, according to Mr Vidhani. “The World Cup is creating the biggest problem,” he says. “These people are crazy so far as the cricket is conc

15、erned. When India is playing, occupancy in the theatre is just 15%.”Mumbais city centre is dotted with empty cinemas. So after remaining empty for six years, the Novelty theatre is perhaps more fortunate than its neighbours: it is to be reborn as a four-screen multiplex cinema.Over the last decade t

16、he number of multiplexes in India has risen sharply. Despite higher ticket prices, with more choice on offer and typically newer facilities they pose fierce competition to the traditional single-screen theatres.“Competition from the multiplexes is really tough,” Mr Vidhani says. “Then there is compe

17、tition from the movie window being narrow. Movies are being released much quicker on television than they used to be so people can pretty much watch movies for free at home.“With rising incomes, everyones going out and buying DVD players or VCD players. Content is available for the asking whether it

18、 is official or pirated.” Unless single-screen theatres can become special destinations in their own right, while also offering up-to-date facilities, Jehil Thakkar thinks the decline is a trend that will continue, especially as multiplex cinemas spread to smaller towns. “They are large corporate ch

19、ains,” he says. “They have the ability to spend money on branding and advertising, so to a large extent the small cinema guys are fighting a losing battle.”Ticket tax fuels Indian cinema strikeThe current (1) of cinema business in MumbaiMany single-screen cinemas are (2) .The causes of the closing d

20、own of cinemasl Cinemas in Mumbai have to pay a tax (3) than any other places in India.l It costs a lot to (4) a cinema whether its a full house or an empty screening.l The occupancy is (5) by peoples enthusiasm for cricket.l Single-screen cinemas are (6) with competition from multiplex cinemas, whi

21、ch offer more choices and (7) facilities.l A quicker release of movies on television is to (8) .l People prefer to watch DVD or VCD rather than go to the cinema.The (9) of single-screen cinemasl The trend of decline will continue.l Single-screen cinemas are certain to (10) the battle.书面表达你所理解的产生这种现象

22、的原因会有哪些？l 你觉得怎样做才能解决问题？Recently the over-development of World Heritage sites has raised public concern. As is shown in this picture, _2最近你班同学在学校组织的社会实践活动中进行了一项调查，内容为你市5-14岁儿童的课余活动安排，结果如图所示。 现在请你为一青少年英文网站写一篇文章，简要介绍调查结果，发表自己的看法，并对此问题提出建议。 美国耶鲁大学法学院华裔教授蔡美儿(Amy Chua)的新书虎妈战歌(The Battle Hymn of a Tiger Mo

23、ther)记录了她用严格的中式教育方法培养孩子的经历，引起了美国时代周刊等全球媒体关于东西方教育观念的讨论，其中的焦点之一是：“教育是否应该是快乐的？”正方反方教育应该激励孩子快乐成长，应该让他们享受只有在童年时期才能拥有的幸福。真实的人生就是快乐与痛苦同在，在童年时期也需要为此做好准备。请你为学校的英文校报写一篇文章，向同学们介绍这本新书以及其引发的讨论，并表达你自己的观点。注意：1. 词数150个左右。 2. 文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。One possible version:A debate heated up recently, thanks to Amy Chuas boo

24、k about a Chinese “tiger mother”. In her latest book entitled “The Battle Hymn of a Tiger Mother”, Amy describes how she adopts traditional Chinese methods to educate her children, which is considered by many westerners to be too hard and inhuman.One of the issues being discussed after the book was published is whether early education should focus on childrens happiness. Those supporting the idea argue that early education is int