高三英语高考周测卷

1、高三 周训练I 语言知识及应用 (共两节，满分45分)第一节 完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The term given name refers to the fact that the name is given to a baby at its birth. It is different from a surname which is normally 1 among members of the childs immediate (直系的) family. In English-speaking cul

2、tures, many factors(因素) have 2 the choice of given names for children. 3 in some families, the first-born boy is named after his grandfather or father. In other families, certain names have been handed down to show respect for a relative they 4 . For a long time, 5 has also played an important role

3、in naming children. Names such as John and Peter from the Bible are given to boys while Patience and Sophie (wisdom) are some parents favorite names for girls because they symbolize Christian 6 . However, for people who are fond of 7 , names involving things of beauty are favored. 8 names like Rose

4、and Lily fall into this category.Other factors that have a great impact on the 9 about names include culture and fashion. People may choose a name because they are 10 attracted to a character in a book or TV series or a public figure. For example, in 2004, Keira became a 11 name for new-born girls i

5、n the UK, following the rise of Keira Knightley, a British actress. Sometimes, 12 names like foreign ones may be adopted because they are less widely used and will 13 make their children unique and distinctive.Finally, unlike the people mentioned above, some people never take the origin, the meaning

6、 or the 14 of a name into consideration. They 15 pick a name the sound of which they like. However, even these people may look at the calendar to pick a lucky day when they make their choice.1. A. selected B. sharedC. enjoyedD. accepted2.A. ledB. preventedC. exchangedD. influenced3.A. FortunatelyB.

7、FinallyC. TraditionallyD. Comfortably4.A. forgetB. supportC. dislikeD. admire5.A. powerB. religionC. literatureD. communication6.A. qualitiesB. attitudesC. celebrationsD. organizations7.A. artB. sportsC. natureD. music8.A. BirdB. TreeC. FlowerD. Animal9.A. functionB. invention C. adjustmentD. decisi

8、on10.A. speciallyB. stronglyC. separatelyD. repeatedly11.A. hotB. cuteC. funnyD. stupid12.A. commonB. awfulC. valuableD. unusual13.A. thusB. insteadC. againD. either14.A. shapeB. lengthC. popularityD. pronunciation15. A. completelyB. simplyC. hardlyD. occasionally第二节 语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在

9、空格处填入一个适当的词或用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1625的位置上。Many years ago, I was employed as a Housing Officer, dealing with housing issues.One morning, a teenager 16 (rush) into our office in Yorkshire, England. He was traveling here alone when he found his wallet was stolen. As a result, he couldnt get back

10、home to Scotland and he had to ask 17 help. Our job was helping 18 (home) people and others with housing problems, not providing money for travel. When I explained why we could not help him, he looked as if he was about to cry! He said he left home 19 telling his mother where he would go and his mot

11、her must _20_ (worry) because he hadnt contacted 21 for the last two days. I offered him some food and asked him to wait outside 22 I finished work at 5:30 pm. And then I drove him all 23 way to Scotland.We arrived at his house at 10:30 pm. A lady, 24 looked so anxious, answered the door. I saw tear

12、s in her eyes as she thanked me 25 (excite). She wanted to give me twenty pounds for helping her son, but I just took one Scottish pound note as a reminder of that day. II. 阅读第一节 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A I can still remember the day my parents gave me the u

13、ltimatum(最后通牒). After repeated efforts to help me turn my life around, they realized I had no intention of changing. They offered to take me to a youth program to get help, but I rejected their offer. It was such a painful time for them for I hurt them deeply and saddened them a lot.When I was fifte

14、en years old, I left home and took to the streets of Philadelphia. I was what people called a rebellious(叛逆的) teenager. Although not proud of it, I was fully absorbed in the fast life of the big city. My parents loved and disciplined me, but I rebelled against their efforts to help me. My negative i

15、nfluence on my younger brothers was not something they were willing to see.It wasnt long after leaving home that everything began going downward. I was in trouble again and again, and finally sent away from school. I was a confused, selfish and angry teenager without any friends. I am certain that m

16、y teachers would have voted me least likely to succeed. Yet within a year, my life was turned around. My parents didnt abandon me but prayed for me until I finally woke up. Today, more than thirty years later, I still believe that troubled teenagers need to know about families love and salvation. My

17、 family saved me from a destructive lifestyle during my teen years. When I hear about teens doing foolish things that hurt themselves and others, it grieves me deeply. Yet it also reminds me of reaching out to teens. In fact, teenagers can be greatly encouraged by knowing that we care about them. We

18、 need to spend enough time with them to win their respect and positively influence their lives. We also need to encourage the parents of teens. I know that parenting teens is not easy, which motivated me to help the parents of teens.26. The authors parents gave him the ultimatum because _.A. they we

19、re unwilling to offer him help B. he was rebellious and refused to changeC. they didnt want to live with him any moreD. he was busy taking part in a youth program27. According to the first two paragraphs, the parents had the following feelings EXCEPT _.A. sadness B. anxietyC. angerD. pain28. What ma

20、de the author wake up and changed his life finally?A. The friends selfishness.B. His parents not giving up.C. His teachers persuasion.D. Being sent away from school.29. The underlined word “salvation” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _.A. rescueB. blameC. reactionD. hate30. From the passage,

21、we can learn that _.A. teens should live a destructive lifestyle B. school should send the troubled teens away C. parents should grieve deeply with the troubled teensD. both troubled teens and their parents need encouragementBAmerican writer Toni Morrison was born in 1931 in Ohio. She was raised in

22、an African American family filled with songs and stories of Southern myths, which later shaped her writing style. Her happy family life led to her excellent performance in school, despite the atmosphere of racial discrimination in the society.After graduating from college, Morrison started to work a

23、s a teacher and got married in 1958. Several years later, her marriage began to fail. For a temporary escape, she joined a small writers group, in which each member was required to bring a story or poem for discussion. She wrote a story based on the life of a girl she knew in childhood who had praye

24、d to God for blue eyes. The story was well received by the group, but then she put it away, thinking she was done with it. In 1964, Morrison got divorced and devoted herself to writing. One day, she dusted off the story she had written for the writers group and decided to make it into a novel. She d

25、rew on her memories from childhood and expanded upon them using her imagination so that the characters developed a life of their own. The Bluest Eye was eventually published in 1970. From 1970 to 1992, Morrison published five more novels.In her novels, Morrison brings in different elements of the Af

26、rican American past, their struggles, problems and cultural memory. In Song of Solomon, for example, Morrison tells the story of an African American man and his search for identity in his culture. The novels and other works won her several prizes. In 1993, Morrison received the Nobel Prize in Litera

27、ture. She is the eighth woman and the first African American woman to win the honour.31. What is the passage mainly about?A. The life of black people in the U.S B. The life of an African American writer.C. The history of African American culture. D. The history of the Nobel Prize in Literature.32. A

28、ccording to the passage, what had an effect on her writing style?A. Racial discrimination in the society. B. Her excellent performance in school.C. Songs and stories she learnt from her family. D. The good and peaceful atmosphere in Ohio.33.Why did Morrison join the writers group?A. She wanted to pu

29、blish The Bluest Eye. B. She wanted to be a professional writer. C. She wanted to fight against racial discrimination.D. She wanted to get away from her unhappy marriage.34.According to the passage, what is one of the themes in Morrisons works?A. A search for African American values. B. Divorced wom

30、en in American society.C. History of African Americans during the 1990s. D. Myths of African Americans in Ohio. 35.Which of the following statements is true about Toni Morrison?A. She has been writing a lot since her adolescent years.B. She suffered from severe racial discrimination in her family.C.

31、 What she wrote in her novels are true stories of African Americans.D. No African American woman ever received a Nobel Prize in Literature before her.CThe Japanese have long puzzled public health researchers because they are such an apparent paradox （矛盾体）: They have the worlds lowest rates of heart

32、disease and the largest number of people that live to or beyond 100 years despite the fact that most Japanese men smokeand smoking counts as one of the strongest risks for heart disease. So whats protecting Japanese men?Two professors at the University of California at Berkeley hoped to find out the

33、 answer. They investigated a pool of 12,000 Japanese men equally divided into three groups: One group had lived in Japan for all their lives, and the other two groups had moved to Hawaii or Northern California. It was found that the rate of heart disease among Japanese men increased five times in Ca

34、lifornia and about half of that for those in Hawaii.The differences could not be explained by any of the usual risk factors for heart disease, such as smoking or high blood pressure. The change in diet, from sushi to hamburgers and fries, was also not related to the rise in heart disease. What matte

35、red was the kind of society they had created for themselves in their new home country. The most traditional group of Japanese Americans, who had a tight connection with and supported each other, had a heart-attack rate as low as their fellow Japanese back home. But the rate of those who had adopted

36、the more isolated(孤立的) Western lifestyle increased by three to five times. The study shows that the need to bond with a social group is fundamental to humans. It remains the key to whether we stay healthy or get ill, even whether we live or die. We need to belong, not online, but in the real world o

37、f hugs, handshakes, and pats on the back.36. What is the situation about the Japanese that puzzles public health researcher?A. The Japanese have the worlds lowest rates of heart disease.B. Most Japanese men smoke but still have good heart conditions.C. Smoking is one of the strongest risks for heart

38、 disease in Japan.D. The number of people living to or beyond 100 years is the largest in the world.37. What is the ratio(比值) of heart disease between Japanese living in Japan and Japanese Americans in Hawaii?A. 1 to 2.5B. 1 to 5C. 3 to 5D. 1.5 to 538. Which of the following is a finding of the two

39、American professors study?A. Many Japanese men that lived up to 100 years were smokers.B. Those who often ate hamburgers and fries were more likely to fall sick.C. Westernized lifestyle was related to the heart-attack rate of Japanese Americans.D. Japanese immigrants to America always formed a commu

40、nity of tight connection.39. As can be inferred from the passage, which of the following is the least likely to have heart disease?A. A smoker with many friends. B. A smoker addicted to the Internet.C. A non-smoker with no family.D. A non-smoker living alone in the mountains.40. What is the best tit

41、le of this passage?A. Eastern and Western LifestylesB. The Power of Social ConnectionC. Heart Diseases and Their CausesD. Differences in Japanese AmericansDToday the car seems to make great progress in many ways. A variety of technologies that assist drivers are appearing on new cars. A developing t

42、echnology called Vehicle-to-Vehicle communication, or V2V, is being tested by car producers to help reduce the number of accidents. V2V works by using wireless signals to send information back and forth between cars about their location, speed and direction, so that they keep safe distances from eac

43、h other. Another new technology being tested is Vehicle-to-Infrastructure communication, or V2I. V2I would allow vehicles to communicate with road signs ortraffic signals and provide information to the vehicle about safety issues. V2I could also request traffic information from a traffic management

44、system and access the best possible routes. Both V2V and V2I have the potential to reduce around 80 percent of vehicle crashes on the road.More and more new cars can read traffic signs, maintain a safe distance in steady traffic and brake automatically to avoid crashes. Moreover, a number of firms a

45、re creating cars that drive themselves to a chosen destination without a human at the controls. It is predicted that driverless cars will be ready for sale within five years. If and when cars go completely driverless, the benefits will be enormous. Google, which already uses prototypes(雏形) of such c

46、ars to ferry its staff along Californian freeways, once put a blind man in such a car and filmed him being driven off to buy takeaway hamburgers. If this works, huge numbers of elderly and disabled people are able to travel around on their own more conveniently. The young will not have to pay expens

47、ive motor insurance, because their reckless(鲁莽的) hands and feet will no longer touch the wheel or the accelerator. People who go to work by car will gain hours each day to rest or read a newspaper in the car.41. Which of the following statements is true about V2V?A.V2V communication has been very we

48、ll developed.B. Through V2V, a car can go around beyond the speed limit.C. Through V2V, drivers can chat with each other on the road.D. V2V is designed to decrease crashes by keeping safe distances.42. What does “infrastructure” in Vehicle-to-Infrastructure probably refer to in this passage?A. Traff

49、ic signs and information systems. B. Roads, bridges and buildings.C. Knowledge and rules about safe driving. D. The traffic department of the government.43.Which of the following is NOT a potential benefit of driverless cars?A. The elderly can travel around freely by themselves.B. “Drivers” can slee

50、p in the car on their way to work.C. People can have a thrilling car race in the street.D. A blind man can get into a car and travel safely.44.What can be inferred from the passage?A. Cars will refuse to start if the driver is drunk.B. The production of driverless cars is still far away.C. There may

51、 be less car accident victims in the future.D. Everyone, including children, can afford a new car.45. What is the writers attitude toward these new technologies of cars?A. Negative. B. Positive.C. NeutralD. Not clear. 第二节 信息匹配 请阅读下列与庭院花园布置有关的文章标题及插图：A.BBQs and Pizza Ovens: Outdoor Cooking Theres not

52、hing like a cookout, but what if you want barbecue or pizza instead of something off the grill? No problem. An outdoor barbecue pit or pizza oven will have you cooking in no time.B.Extending Your Living Space Outdoors With careful planning and some hard work, you could make your back yard part of yo

53、ur whole home environment. You may improve the resale value of your home.C.Unique Water Features Kicking back on a deck that overlooks a body of water is a great way to relax and unwind. But not everyone is lucky enough to live on the water. Never fear! You can have your very own unique water featur

54、e.D.What You Need to Do to Get Your Garden Ready for Spring The weather is getting warmer, the leaves are turning green and the days are getting longer. Unfortunately, your garden needs a bit of tending before its ready for its springtime debut.E.Festive Fall Flourishes Festive fall flourishes are t

55、he perfect way to spice up the fall season. Check out this article on festive fall flourishes and get some ideas for autumn.F.How to do Landscaping on a Budget Landscaping on a budget can be a daunting prospect. But with a good plan and a little ingenuity, you can create a stunningly landscaped yard

56、 that will make the pros drool.下面是这些文章的主要内容。请把相关的内容与它们的标题匹配起来。46. With the right furniture, landscaping and a few other elements, we can take advantage of yard space and extend our homes to take advantage of nature. You do not have to settle for a simple patio or deck. Today, you can build an outdoo

57、r living room or kitchen. And a well-designed outdoor living area can boost the value of your home if you need to sell it, too.47. Landscaping on a budget can be a terrible idea, as you may recall from the bill to fill your small flowerbed last spring. But fear not, creative one. With a good plan and a little wisdom, you can create a stunningly landscaped yard that will make others envy. Here are tips for keeping within your budget.48. For the adventurous do-it-yourselfers, there is