高三英语45分钟限时训练十四

1、高三英语45分钟限时训练十四班级姓名得分第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. Whileincomeworryisrathercommonproblemoftheaged,IonelinessisanotherproblemthatagedparentsmayfaceA.a;不填B.the;不填C.a;theD.the;the2. Althoughmanyheroes'familymemberswerekilledin“5.12”Wenchuanearthquake,theychokedbacktheirsobstorescueothersurvivorsthei

2、rpersonalsafety.A.insteadofB.becauseofC.regardlessofD.incaseof3. Excuseme,canyoushowmethewaytotheWaterCube?Sorry,IamnotanativeofBeijing,youcanaskthevolunteeroverthere.A.NoproblemB.Itdoesn'tmatterC.ThanksanywayD.Goodidea4.IwasmuchimpressedbygreatchangesandfastpaceoflifeinShanghaiIcametovisitthisf

3、antasticcity.A.atthefirsttimeB.forthefirsttimeC.bythefirsttimeD.thefirsttime5.Iexpectedhimtobenervousbeforehisinterview,buthewasascoolasacucumberHeitseriously.A.shouldhavepreparedB.mighthavepreparedC.musthavepreparedD.can'thaveprepared6 .HowlongdoyouthinkChinalaunchesanothermannedspaceship?A.wil

4、litbeuntilB.itwillbebeforeC.willitbewhenD.itwillbethat7 .Therearemanyfactorsthatthepopularityofthe3Gcellphone.HigherspeedofsurfingtheInternetisone.A.answerforB.provideforC.accountforD.applyfor8 .youkeptyourmobilephoneoninsuchanimportantexam?It'againsttheschoolregulation?A.HowdareB.HowcomeC.Howab

5、outD.Whatif9.Thankyouforthetroubleyou!A.took;Don'tmenitC.made;Withpleasuretofixmycomputer.B.caused;You'rewelcomeD.spared;Itdoesn'tmatter10.Anincreasingnumberofpeopleenjoysun-bathing,butexpertswarnthattoomuchofthebodytostrongsunlightisharmfulC.resistaneeD.touchA.accessB.exposure11. Manype

6、opleagreethattherehasneverbeenamoresplendidopeningceremonythanoftheGuangzhouAsianGamesinhistory.A.oneB.thatC.whichD.this12. Thegovernment'seffortstocutthehomeworkburdenofstudentshavemixedreactions.D.affectedA.drawnB.concentratedC.adopted13. WhendidyoumovetoZhenjiang?In2010.AndIinTibetfortenyears

7、.A.haveworkedB.wasworkingC.havebeenworkingD.worked14. ThetrainCRH380A,trialoperationontheShanghai-Hangzhouhigh-speedrailway,setaspeedrecordof416.6kilometersperhour.A.startedB.tostartC.startingD.beingstarted15. WewenttotheWestLakeyesterday,notsurprisingly,wascrowdedwithvisitorsfromallovertheworld.C.t

8、hatD.whenwhattheyhaveachievedintheirstudies.D.intermsofA.whereB.which16.StudentsinthatschoolarejudgedA.inspiteofB.inchargeofMum,whereismyraincoat?Oh,Iforgottotellyou.ItIA.wouldhangB.hashungTheracetoseekoutcivilizationsarounddiscoveredanEarth-likeplanetinaspecialzone.A.clearedupB.warmedupmoreandmorep

9、eoplemayrefertotheInternetforthelatestnews,itisunlikelythatthenewspaperwilldisappear.A.WhenB.AsC.SineeD.WhileWhatdoyouthinkoftheAmericansingerLadyGaga'sperformanee?Toocrazy,butifshecometoChinatoholdconcerts,Iwouldbuyticketsforherliveshow.A.wouldAteacherbenefitstothedevelopmentofsociety.A.devotio

10、nB.principleC.identityThebigfireinShanghai,believedtoduetotheburningofcaused58deathsanddestroyedallthebelongingsofthepeoplethere.A.haveoccurredB.occurC.havebeenoccurringBritishscientistshaveproducedtheybelieveistheworldA.whichB.whoC.that24. Asfuelpricesrose,buscompaniesraisedtheirfaresand.A.sodidthe

11、airlinesB.nordidtheairlinesC.sotheairlinesdid25. Ijustcan'stopworryingabouttheresultoftheEnglishexamination.There'snothingyoucandonowbutwait.A.TakeyourtimeB.TakeiteasyC.Don'tmind第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)LarryKingwasbornandraisedinBrooklyn,NewYork.Hisfatherdiedwhenhewasonlynine,andhismo

12、therhadtogoon26toraiseLarryandhisyoungerbrother.27byhisfatherdeath,Larrystoppedpayingattentioninschool,28hischancesforhighereducation.Aftergraduatingfromhighschool,hewenttoworktohelp29hismother.Fromanearlyage,hehaddreamedofa30inradio.Aftera(n)31meetingwithaCBSstaffannouncer,Kingtooktheolderman's

13、adviceandcaughtabus32Florida,wherearapidlygrowingmediamarketwascreatinganopeningforlessexperieneedradiopersonalities.Afterinitial33,KinggothisfirstbreakasaDJonaMiamiC.infavorof3.behindthekitchendoor.C.ishangingdistantstarsD.hung,asaninternationalgroupC.lightedupD.builtupB.couldC.s

14、houldD.mighttoeducationisworthgreatrespectofthewholesocietybecauseitbringsD.guidaneeconstructionmaterials,D.beoccurring'ssmallestChristmascardD.whatD.northeairlinesdidD.Don'tmentionit34station.InI960,hebeganhisfirstprogramonMiamitelevision.HisMiamiradioshowreallyandhebecamealocalstar.35,disa

15、sterstruckinthe70s.King'sinvolvementwithadisgracedfin金融e骗子）36_himhisradio,televisionandnewspaperjobs.HewasdeeplyindebtandunabletofindworkintheMiamiarea,wherehewasbestknown.Heslowly37hiscareer,writingmagazinearticlesandworkinginradioontheWestCoast.Bythelate1970s,thescandal（丑闻）hadblownoverandLarry

16、Kingwasreadyto38totheairwavesofSouthFlorida.Thistime,sadderbut39,hedeterminedtolivewithinhismeansandtoprotecthis40.In1978,TheLarryKingShowwent41,thefirstnationwidecall-inshow.In1985,itbecamethefirstinternationallivephone-intelevisionprogram.Inthe1992election,theKingshowbecamea42forum（论坛）forcandidate

17、s.In1993,theprogrammadehistoryagain43VicePresidentAlGoreagreedtoappearontheprogram,withRossPerot,to44thecontroversial（有争议的）NorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement.Eversince,leadingcandidateschoseKingogramtbairptheirideasbeforethepublic.OnJune29,2010,itwasannouncedthathesteppeddownashostoftheshowbut45tohosts

18、pecialsforCNNuntilhecompletelyretired.HeisrecognizedintheUnitedStatesasoneofthe26.A.profitB.welfareC.insuranee27.A.DisappointedB.DissatisfiedC.Discouraged28.A.ruiningB.changingC.taking29.A.respectB.supportC.inspire30.A.showB.programC.degree31.A.awfulB.challengingC.sensitive32.A.inB.fromC.for33.A.fai

19、luresB.victoriesC.weaknesses34.A.showedoffB.tookoffC.turnedup35.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.Otherwise36.A.costB.choseC.threw37.A.beganB.soughtC.created38.A.contributeB.referC.adapt39.A.wiserB.quickerC.younger40.A.courageB.ambitionC.strength41.A.practicalB.nationalC.universal42.A.curiousB.dangerousC.favori

20、te43.A.althoughB.untilC.before44.A.noticeB.settleC.debate45.A.refusedB.continuedC.pretended第三节：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分）premierbroadcastinterviewersandiscalledtheinterviewking.China'sTianhfehasacomputingspeedof2,507trillionD.networkD.DismissedD.seizingD.trustD.careerD.unexpectedD.outsideD.rewards

21、D.linedupD.BesidesD.stoleD.rebuiltD.returnD.milderD.reputationD.flexibleD.modestD.whenD.mentionD.hesitated（万亿）calculationsasecond,whichmakesitthefastestcomputerintheworld.Itisalso40percentfasterthantheworldsupercomputer,CrayXT5Jaguar,intheUS,keptatanationallaboratoryinTennessee,accordingtotheNewYork

22、Times.JackDongarra,aUniversityofTennesseecomputerscientist,toldNYTthattheChinesesupercomputerisfasterthantheexistingNumberOnemachine.Buildingthefastestsupercomputerhasbecomeasourceofnationalpride,asthesemachinesarevaluedfortheirabilitytosolveproblemsinareaslikedefense,energyandscienee.Theseproblemsa

23、rerelatedtonationalinterests.Supercomputingtechnologyisalsofoundinbusiness.Oilandgascompaniesusesupercomputerstofindoilandgas.Obviously,researchcenterswithlargesupercomputersattracttopscientifictalents.Thisaddsextraimportaneetothemachinesthey'remorethanjusthugpomputers.China'newsupercomputer

24、willbeusedtospeedupgreatlyscientificcalculations,suchashurricaneandtsunamimodeling,cancerresearch,cardesignandevenstudyingstars.In2008,twoUSscientistsputtogetherastep-by-stepguideonhowtobuildasupercomputerusingPlayStation3video-gameconsoles(控制台).Modernsupercomputersarebuiltbycombiningthousandsofsmal

25、lcomputerservers(服务器)andusingsoftwaretoturnthemintoonelargecomputer.Really,anyorganizationwithenoughmaterialandtechnologycancreateafastmachine.TheChinesesystemfollowsthatmodelbylinkingthousandsuponthousandsofcomputerservers.ButthesecretbehindthesystemandthetechnologicalachievementisChina'ownnetw

26、orkingtechnology.“Thattechnologywasbuiltbythem,"Dongarrasaid.“Theyaretakingsupercomputingveryseriouslyandusingalotoftimeandmoney."“Chinaisstilladevelopingcountry,"saidShaChaoqun,manageratDawningCompanywhichistheleadingsupercomputermakerinChina.“Maybeortetdayompintirgpowercanbegreatert

27、hanthatoftheUS,butthereisstillalongwaytogobeforewegetthere."ParagraphoutlineSupportingdetailsChinahasdevelopedtheworld'sfastestsupercomputer. Tianhe-1hasahighcomputingspeed,(1)itthefastestcomputerintheworld. Tianhe-1is40percentfasterthanthe(2)fastestsupercomputerintheworld. (3)JackDongarra,

28、welearnthattheChinesesupercomputerisfasterthantheexistingNumberOnemachine.Manycountriesseethefastestsupercomputerasasourceofnational(4)andaremakingeffortstodevelopit. Thehigh-speedcomputeris(5)tosolveproblemsrelatedtonationalinterests. Besides(6),supercomputingtechnologycanalsobefoundinareasofdefene

29、e,energyandscienee. It'sobviousthattopscientifictalentsare(7)toresearchcenterswithlargesupercomputers.Thesecretbehindsupercomputersisnetworkingtechnology.ByusingthetechnologybuiltbyChinesepeople,takingit(8)anddevotinglotsoftimeandmoney,Chinahasachievedalot.Mr.Shashowedaconservative(9)towardthede

30、velopmentofcomputingpower.(10)thegreatercomputingpowerChinamayhaveinthefuture,thereisstillalongwaytogo.答案请写在下列对应题号的横线上：12345678910ACCDCBADCBBCBABDCBDCAADABBCABDDCABBADDADBCDCB71.making72.second73.From74.pride75.able76.business77.attracted78.seriously79.attitude80.Despite第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）ABe

31、lowisawebpagefromGoogle：OlympicModernOlympicGamesThecompleterresultsarchiveofsummerandwinterOlympicgames,withwinnerslists,statistics,nationalanthemsandflagsofallcontriessince1896.www.olympic.it/english/home-16kEnvironmentBeijingsteelplantstorunatthelowestlevelofcostduring2008Olympics2007-03-11Beijin

32、gabletotreat90pctofwastewater2007-02-05AirqualityinBeijinghasimprovedoverthepastsixyears2007-02-01GreenOlympicsdreamcomingtrueen.BBeijingannouncesplannedrouleofOlympictorchrelayBeijingannouncedthe2008OlympicGamestorchrelayrouteandsetofftheOlympicGamestorchonThursday.GreenOlympicsisoneofthethreeconce

33、ptsoftheBeijingGames.EnvironmentalSymbolofBeijingOlympicsGreenOlympics'EnvironmentalSymbolofBeijingOlympicsGreenOlympics',officiallyannouncedonSaturday,24September2005.Thesymbol,createdusingacalligraphicartform,iscomposedofhumanandtree-likeshapes,GreenOlympicsForumInBeijing2004OnbehalfofBOCO

34、C,WangWei,executivevicepresidentofBOCOC,gaveapresentationaboutGreenOlympicsntroducedtheenvironmentprotectionworkofBMCandBOCOC,andansweredseveralquestionssuchasprotectionofculturalrelicsOlympicGames_Quizzes_and_Olmpic_Games_Trivia_WhowasthefounderoftheModernOlympics?InwhichcitieswerethemodernOlympicG

35、amesduetobeheld/scheduledduringthewaryears',i.e.,1916,1940,and1944?InwhichthreeyearsoftheModernOlympicGameswereMorequestionsOFFICIALWEBSITEOFTHEOLYMPICMOVEMENTaimedatyoungresearchersengagedinscholarlyresearchontheOlympicMovement,itshistoryandvalues,andtheimpactoftheFullstorySPORTACCORD2005-01-23

36、/AncientOlympicHeritageandModernOlympicGamesinAthens2004Asputforwardinthevariousofficialtexts,theOlympicsymbolsofancientOlympia,theOlympicflameandtheMarathonracearebridgesbetweentheancientandthemodernOlympicGames,/rendanews/knowledge_detail.asp?id=911-106k63. Whenwastheen

37、vironmentalsymbolofBeijingOlympicsmadepublic?A.OnJanuary23,2005.B.OnSeptember24,2005.C. OnFebruary5,2007.D.OnMarch11,2007.64. WhichofthefollowingwebsitesisdesignedforyoungresearchersinterestedintheOlympics?A.EnvironmentB.GreenOlympicsForumInBeijing2004C.OlympicGamesQuizzesandOlmpicGamesTriviaD. OFFI

38、CIALWEBSITEOFTHEOLYMPICMOVEMENT65 .WhichwebsiteprovidesacompletelistofthewinnersintheOlympicGames?A.OlympicModernOlympicGamesB.GreenOlympicsForumInBeijing2004C.EnvironmentalSymbolofBeijingOlympicsGreenOlympics'D.AncientOlympicHertiageandModernOlympicGamesinAthens200466 .Whatdowelearnfromtheabove

39、webpage?A.Beijinghasmadeeffortstoimproveitsairquality.B.TheOlympictorchrelayroutehasnotbeenplanned.C.TheOlympicflagwillbeondisplayinAthens.D.AquizontheOlympicswillbeheldinBeijing.BAlthoughcreditcardsarebecomingamoreacceptablepartofthefinancialscene,theyarestillregardedwithdoubtsbymanyasbeingamajorpa

40、rtofthe"livenovkapay”syndro（综合症）.Alongwithhire-purchase,rentalandleasingschemes（租赁项目），theyprovideencouragementtospendmoremoney.Ofcourse,itisonlythehotheadedwhogivewaytothetemptationtolive,temporarilyatleast,beyondtheirmeans,andsuchpeoplewouldnodoubtmanagetodosoevenwithoutcreditcards.Advertising

41、campaignshave,however,promotedagrowingrealizationoftheadvantagesofthesesmallpiecesofplastic.Theypreventneedtocarrylargeamountsofcashandarealwaysusefulinemergencies.Allthecreditcardorganizationschargeinterestonamonthlybasiswhichmayworkoutashighas25percentayear,yetsensiblepurchasingusingacardcanmeanth

42、atyouobtainuptosevenweeks,interest-freecredit.Usingthecardabroad,whereitemsfrequentlytakealongtimetobeincludedonyouraccount,canextendthisperiodevenfurther.Itisworthwhileshoppingaroundbeforedecidingonaparticularcreditcard.Itisnecessarytoconsidertheamountofcreditgranted;interestrates,whichmayvarysligh

43、tly;thenumberandrangeofoutlets（经销店），thoughmostcardscovermajorgarages,hotels,restaurantsanddepartmentstores;andofcourse,whathappensifyourcardislostorstolen.Acreditcardthiefmaybesittingonapotentialgoldmineparticularlyifthereisadelayinreportingthelossofthecard.However,ifusedwisely,acreditcardcancostnot

44、hing,oratleasthelptotideyouoveraperiodoffinancialdifficulty.60.Thehotheadedarepeoplewho.A.spendmoremoneythantheyhaveB.spendlessmoneythanotherpeopleC.savemoneyD.makemoney61. Thedisadvantageofcreditcardsis.A. toenableyoutobuythingswithoutcarryinglargeamountofcashB. toencouragepeopletospendmoremoneyC.

45、tobealwaysusefulinemergenciesD. tohelppeopletideoveraperiodoffinancialdifficulty62. Decidingonaparticularcredit,youdonothavetoconsider.A. theamountofcreditgrantedB. thenumberandrangeofoutletsC. thepossibilityoflossofmoneyD. thedepartmentstoreswhereyouaregoingtouseyourcreditcards63 .Theunderlinedword

46、sinthelastparagraphprobablymeans.A.floatingwiththetideofB.goingthroughadifficultperiodofC.risingandfallingwiththetideofD.attemptingtogoagainstthetideofCMostshopliftersagreethattheJanuarysalesofferwonderfulopportunitiesforthehard-workingthief.Withtheshopssocrowdedandthestaffsobusy,itdoesnotrequireany

47、extraordinarytalenttohelpyoutotakeoneortwolittlethingsandescapeunnoticed.Itisknown,inthebusiness,ashoisting.Butthehoistinggameisnotwhatitusedtobe.Evenattheheightofthesales,shoplifterstodayneverknowiftheyarebeingwatchedbyoneofthoseevillittleballsthathangfromtheceilingsofsomanydepartmentstoresabovethe

48、mostdesirablegoods.Asifthatwasnottroubleenoughforthem,theycannowbefilmedatworkandobligedtoattendashowingoftheirperformaneeincourt.SelfridgeswasthefirstbigLondonstoretoinstallclosed-circuitvideotapeequipmenttowatchitssalesfloors.InOctoberlastyearthestorewonitsfirstcourtcaseforshopliftingusinganeviden

49、eeavideotapeclearlyshowingacouplestealingdresses.Itwasanimportanttestcasewhichencouragedotherstorestoinstallsimilarequipment.Whentheballs,calledsputniks,firstmakeanappearaneeinshops,itwaswidelybelievedthattheironlyfunctionwastofrightenshoplifters.Theirsomewhatridiculousappearances,thecuriousholesand

50、redlightsgoingonandoff,certainlymakethetheorybelievable.Itdidnottakelong,however,forseriousshoplifterstostartshowingsuitablerespect.SoonaftertheequipmentwasinoperationatSelfridges,storedetectiveBrianChadwickwassittinginthecontrolroomwatchingawomansecretlyputtingbottlesofperfumeintoherbag.“Assheturne

51、dtogo,"Chadwickrecalled,“she;uddenlylookedupatthesputk'andstopped.Shecouldnotpossiblyhaveseenthatthecamerawastrainedonherbecauseitiscompletelyhidden,butshemusthavehadafeelingthatIwaslookingather."“Foemomentshepaused,butthenshereturnedtocounterandstartedputtingeverythingback.Whenshehadf

52、inished,sheopenedherbagtowardsthecameratoshowitwasemptyandhurriedoutofthestore."64 .Januaryisagoodmonthforshopliftersbecause.A.theydon'tneedtowaitforstafftoservethemB.theydon'tneedanypreviousexperieneeasthievesC.JanuarysalesofferwonderfulopportunitiesforthemD.therearesomanypeopleinthest

53、ore65 .ThecaselastOctoberwasimportantbecause.A.thestoregotthedressesbackB.theequipmentwasabletofrightenshopliftersC.othershopsfoundoutabouttheequipmentD.thekindofevideneesuppliedwasacceptedbycourt66 .Thewomanstealingperfume.A.guessedwhatthesputnikswereforB.wasfrightenedbyitsshapeC.couldseethecameraf

54、ilmingherD.knewthatthedetectivehadseenher67.Thewoman'sactionbeforeleavingthestoreshowsthatshe_A. wassorryforwhatshehaddoneB. decidedshedidn'twantwhatshehadpickedupC. wasafraidshewouldbearrestedD. wantedtoproveshehadnotintendedtostealanythingDRonMeyeristhepresidentandCOO（首席运营官）ofUniversalStud

55、ios.AsoneofthemostsuccessfulbusinessleadersinHollywood,heheadsupUniversalPicturesandUniversalParks&Resorts.He'stheguywhooverseestheproductionofMultimillion-dollarextravaganzas（作品）likeKingKongandCinderellaMan.Meyer'sstorysoundslikethqolotofoneofhismotionpictures.Hegrewupinamodesthomewhere

56、therewaslittleincome.Itwasabigdealtogotoarestaurant.At15,hequithighschoolandspenthistimehangingoutwiththeneighborhoodtoughs（流氓）.Hewasthenakidquickwithhisfistswhoseemedtogetintofightssomewhatregularly.Atonepoint,hewasseparatedfromotherswithaninfectiousdisease,havingnoTVandnothingtodo.Hismothersenthimtwobooks.OnewasTheAmboyDukes,anovelaboutkidsinstreetgangs.TheotherwasTheFleshPeddlers,aboutaguyinthetalentagency（星探公司）wholivedasuccessfullife."Irealized,”hesays,“thatIwasnoIongerthatsillyk