高三英语巩固练习b

1、高三英语巩固练习b一、单选：1. The woman she acted in the film is _ of the woman in the 1930s. A. special B. common C. typical D. general2. Though _ money, his parents managed to send him to university. A. lack B. lacking C. lacking of D. lacked3. There should be no _ in sending the blood and medicine to the inju

2、red.A. hurryB. wait C. time D. delay 4.The flowers_ sweet in the garden attract the visitors to the beauty of nature.A. to smellB. smellingC. smeltD. to be smelt 5. Come and see me whenever _.A. you are convenientB. you will be convenientC. it is convenient to youD. it will be convenient to you 6. _

3、 is known to us, Thomas Edison invented the bulb.A. ItB. WhatC. AsD. That 7. It was in the university _ they fell in love with each other, _ brought both of them happiness. A. when, which B. that , which C. where, that D. which , that8. _to radiation too often does harm to peoples health. A. Exposin

4、g B. To be exposed C. Being exposed D. Exposed9. Mother received a letter from her son, telling her that he had _ the money and food.A. run out of B. ran out of C. run out D. ran out 10. If _ in wet sand, the vegetables can _ fresh for a long time.A. being buried; remain B. buried; be remained C. bu

5、ried; remain D. burying; remain11.We should protect the environment, for fresh air _ to good health. A. adjusts B. contributes C. distributes D. appeals12.To his delight, he _ got what he had been looking forward to.A. eventually B. normally C. especially D. carefully13. Their house _ mine in having

6、 no garage. A. different from B. differs in C. differs from D. differs14.Though we have been staying up for days, theres still _ work remaining to be done.A. a good sum of B. a large amount of C. a plenty of D. a large number of15. -Should we eat out or stay in? -_. A. It depends on you.B. Its up to

7、 you. C. Well, Im looking forward to it.D. Good idea.二、阅读理解AArthur Miller (1915-2005) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Millers father had moved to the USA from Austria-Hungary, drawn like so many others by the “Great American Dream，” However, he experi

8、ence severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early 1930s.Millers most famous play, Death of a Salesman, is a powerful attack on the American system with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicato

9、rs of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into trouble with this system. Willy is “burnt out” and in the true world of business there is no room for sentiment: if he cant do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is p

10、ainfully aware of this, and at a loss as to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the face that he has failed and kills himself in the end.When it was first staged in 1949,the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews, and it won the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics Ci

11、rcle Award, and the Pulitzer prize for Drama. It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, on the evening of February 10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.1. Why did Ar

12、thur Millers Father move to the USA?A. He still is from severe hunger in his home country.B. He was attracted by the “Great American Dream.”C. He hoped to make his son a dramatist. D. His family business failed.2. The play Death of a Salesman_.A. exposes the cruelty of the American business worldB.

13、discuss the ways to get promoted in a company C. talks about the business career of Arthur MillerD. focuses on the skills in doing business3. What can we learn about Willy Loman?A. He treats his employer badly.             B. He runs the Wagner Company.C. He is a victim of the American system.     D. He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.4.What is the text mainly about?A. Arthur Miller and his family  &