08届高三英语百强提优练习5

1、08 届高三英语百强提优练习（五）第一部分 听力（共两节；满分 20 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）What can Amelia do right after she arrives?Rest for a few hours.Go to the concert.Make a phone call.What are the speakers going to do?Listen to music,Plan to attend a concert.Discuss a sports record.Which of the following is the meaning?

2、One of her friends was absent from the dinner party.All her friends were present at the dinner party.Not all her friends came to the dinner party.Which of the following is the meaning?Hell wait to go to the museum until Helen can go along.Hell have time to give Helen a ride to the museum.Hell persua

3、de Helen to visit the museum in the future.What are they talking about?A double room.A room facing the south.The choice of rooms.（共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分66.7.8What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?Strangers.B. Friends.C. Neighbours.What did the cousin think of Spain?He like Spain v

4、ery much.He enjoyed staying in Spain.He liked Spain much better than England.How long is the man going to stay in England in all?Exactly two and a half months.Less than two months.More than two months.听第 7 段材料，回答 9.10.11 题。What does the woman come here for?To exchange the coffee maker.To have her mo

5、ney back from the shop for the coffee maker.To tell the shop what is wrong with the coffee maker.wrong with the coffee maker?Water and coffee can not be put into the coffee maker.There is nothing wrong with the coffee maker.It work at all.What do you think of the attitude?Impatient.B. Terrible.C. Go

6、od.听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题。When did the man arrive at the class?A. At 8:10B. At 8:50C. At 9:00How did the man come to the school?By busB. By bikeC. By carWhat season is it now?Spring.B. Autumn.C. Winter91517What is the relationship between the two speakers?Strangers.B. NeighborsC. Friends.Who is visi

7、ting the woman for the weekend?Her sister.B.Her student.C. Her teacher.How does the woman know Fred?He has just been introduced to her.She has taken ballet lessons from him.They have met at a party before.101820What does the speaker think of the advertisements online?They are always true.They are se

8、ldom usefulsometimes falseWhat advice does the speaker give to online shoppers?Be careful not to be cheated.Try not to do shopping online.Never trust the advertisements.How does the speaker feel about onling shopping?Popular and practical.Convenient and timesaving.Comfortable and interesting.第二部分 英语

9、知识运用第一节单项填空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Withoutthorough understanding of specific conditions, you havesay over the only-child policy.a; theB. the; aC. a; a;D. the; the ugly, these chocolate cooieowell even though they taste good.LookedB. LookingC. Being lookedD.

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11、terpreted; eachWhen he was a student, he would get up early and work late intonight, believigNever too late to learn.B. Never count your chickens until they are hatched.C. The early bird catches the worm.D. Everyone has his feet of clay put great pressure on the local government to tell the truthful

12、ness of the tiger photo as soThe great loss of lives in the meThe human cases of bird fluC. The customrcomplaintsD. The questions from people especially expertsThe fierce collision between love and law left the judge.tickled pinkB. standing at ri. living in terr. standing at a crossroadsThe husband

13、hasgetting up early because he has to drive his wife and daughter to school in thgot rid ofB. catered to.C. taken toD. corresponded to-applying for Fudan University?Why not Qin Hua?B. Gook luckC. Congratulations D. Take it easyOur school looks more beautiful with many red lanternshigh over the squar

14、e.to be raisedB. raisedC. being raisedD. being risen-What do you think of the music teacher?-she is an elegant lady, she can be extremely difficult to work with.WhileB. WhenC. Even ifD. AsI in a foreign company for five yearsttgng up the well-paid job.workedB. have workedC. was workingD. had workedW

15、hen we got to the stadium hurriedly, the leaderstheir speeches and the performance have finished; beganB. had just finished; had begunC. had just finished; was about to begin D just finished; beganMany people believe that poverty is only a problem in rural areas., it is also a problem in As a result

16、B. FurthermoreC. In the endD. As a matter of factThe selfless village doctor treated whoever came to his family any_costB. paymentC. chargeD. 第二节完形填空（20120）3655（ABCD）中，选出最佳选项。Richard Rice, a fast-talking man paced up and down in front of freshmen debate lass,us about his high expectations. We were s

17、pecial, he declared on our first day at Oak Park High School. But there would be no 37to success. Only those who worked hard would shine.SuddenlyMr.Rice38in mid- sentence and stared at me. “You know,” he said, “Youreblack!”Somehow, Iknewhe39trying to hurt me.Mr. Ricewasno40teacher.Ienteredhighschool

18、not41quitesurewhatdebatewas.Ileft his class four years later as an outstanding debater. Even today, Im not sure what42suchagreat teacherofhim.Healwayssaid43hewasthinking.Andhewas44. Hed45outofthe classroomangrilyifhethoughtastudentwasgiving46hiseffort.Theworstthingwithuswastotakennonoticeof.47,being

19、tornapartbyMr.Riceinthemiddleofapracticedebatemeantyou were one of his favourites.He wasnt always 48 on us. Ill never forget the Nations Student Debate, at which my calm deliveryandmyfirmgraspoftheproblemsdisappeared.TheonlyfaceIcould 49 intheaudience wasMr.Ricesface.Icould 50 Iwasdoingterriblyjustb

20、ylookingathim.Afteritwasover,hecame51to me. “Not my best52,” I said. He shook his head, “No,” Then, to my53,hegavemehug.Mr. Rices style didnt make him a great teacher for everyone. Many kids54out of theclassafterthefirstyear.Butformefouryearswithhimwasmyunforgettable55of alifetime.36AtellingBintrodu

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23、eBchanceCcourseDperi 阅读理解（共 15 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。APeople born in the autumn live longer than those born in the spring. They are less likely to fall when they are older, according to an Austrian scientist. Using census ( ) data for more than one

24、million people in Austria, Denmark and Australia, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in the northern German town of Rostock found the month of birth was related to life expectany 估计寿命 ）over the age of 50 Seasonal differences in what mothers ate during pregnancy, and infe

25、ctions occurring at different times of the year could both have an impact on the health of a new-born baby and could influence its life expectancy in older age. “A mother giving birth in spring spends the last phase of her pregnancy in winter, when she will eat less vitamins than in summer,” said Ga

26、briele Doblhammer, one of a team of scientists who carried out the research. “When she stops breastfeeding and starts giving her baby normal food, in the hot weeks of summer when babies are 容易的 infections of the digestive .” In Austria, adults born in autumn lives about seven months longer than thos

27、e born in spring, and in Denmark adults with birthdays in autumn outlived those born in spring by about four months. In the southern hemisphere, the picture was similar. Adults born in the Australian autumn lived about four months longer than those born in the Australian spring. The study focused on

28、 people born at the beginning of the 20th century, using death certificates and census data.Which of the following is true?Austria and Denmark are both in the northern hemisphere.People born in autumn live longer than those born in summer.Both Austria adults and Australian adults with birthdays in a

29、utumn live about four months longer than those born in spring.The study is carried out mainly among people born at the end of the Which is not the factor that causes the life expectancy differences between people born in different seasons?What mother eat during pregnancyInfections occurring at diffe

30、rent times of the year. CThe number of vitamins mothers eat during pregnancy.DWeather impact, such as temperature 58What might be the best title for the passage?AMothers and new-born babyBLife expectancyCSeasonal difference and life expectancyDAn important researchBHow could we possibly think that k

31、eeping animals in cages in unnatural environmentsmostly entertainment purposesis fair and respectful?Zoo officials say they are concerned about animals. However, most zoos remain “collections” of interesting “things” rather than protective habitats. Zoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep an

32、imals bored, lonely, and far from their natural homes.Zoos claim to educate people and save endangered species, but visitors leave zoos without having learned anything meaningful about the animals natural behavior, intelligence, or beauty. Zoos keep animals in small spaces or cages, and most signs o

33、nly mention the species name, diet, and natural range. The animals normal behavior is seldom noticed because zoos dont usually take care of the animals natural needs.The animals are kept together in small spaces, with no privacy and little opportunity for mental and physical exercise. This results i

34、n unusual and self-destructive behavior called zoochosis. A worldwide study of zoos found that zoochosis is common among animals kept in small spaces or cages. Another study showed that elephants spend 22 percent of their time making repeated head movements or biting cage bars, and bears spend 30 pe

35、rcent of their time walking back and forth, a sign of unhappiness and pain.Furthermore, most animals in zoos are not endangeredCaptive breeding(圈养繁殖) of endangered big cats.Asian elephants, and other species has not resulted in their being sent back to the wildZoos talk a lot about their captive bre

36、eding programs because they do not want people to worry about a species dying out. In fact, baby animals also attract a lot of paying Havent we seen enough competitions to name baby animals?Actually, we will save endangered species only if we save their habitats and put an end to the reasons people

37、kill them. Instead of supporting zoos, we should support groups that work to protectanimals natural habitats.What does the underlined word zoochosis mean?remain in cages Cattack otherbehave strangely Denjoy movingWhat does the author try to argue in the passage?Zoos are not worth the public support.

38、BZoos fail in their attempt to save animals. CZoos should treat animals as human beings.DZoos use animals as a means of entertainment.The author tries to persuade readers to accept his argument mainly by.pointing out the faults in what zoos doBusing evidence he has collected at zoos Cquestioning the

39、 way animals are protectedDdiscussing the advantages of natural habitatsCProfessor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyse their embarrassing lapses (差错) in a scientific report, he was surprised

40、 to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings. Nor did the lapses appear to be entirely random . One of the women, for instance, on leaving her house for work one morning threw her dog her earrings and tried to fix a dog biscuit on her ear. “the explanation for this is that the brain is

41、 like a computer,” explains the professor. People programme themselves to do certain activities regularly. It was the womans custom every morning tothrow her dog two biscuits and then put on her earrings. But somehow the action got reversed in the programme, About one in twenty of the incidents the

42、volunteers reported were these programme assembly failures, Altogether the volunteers logged 433 unintentional actions that they found themselves doing - an average of twelve each, There appear to be peak periods in the day when we are at our zaniest ( ). These are two hours some time between eight

43、a.m. and noon, between four and six p.m. with a smaller peak between eight and ten p.m. Among men the peak seems to be when a changeover in brain programmes occurs, as for instance between going to and from work. Women on average reported slightly more lapses - 12.5 compared with 10.9 for men m prob

44、ably because they were more reliable reporters.A surprising finding of the research is that the absent-minded activity is a hazard of doing things in which we are skilled. Normally, you would expect that skill reduces the number of errors we make. But trying to avoid silly slips by concentrating mor

45、e could make things a lot worse or even dangerous.In his study Professor Smith asked the subjects.to keep track of people who tend to forget thingsto report their embarrassing lapses at randomto analyse their awkward experiences scientificallyto keep a record of what they did unintentionallyWe learn

46、 from the third paragraph that.absent-mindedness tends to occur during certain hours of the daywomen are very careful to perform actions during peak periodswomen experience more peak periods of absent-mindednessmens absent-mindedness often results in funny situationsIt can be concluded from the pass

47、age that.people should avoid doing important things during peak periods of lapseshazards can be avoided when people do things they are good atpeople should be careful when programming their actionslapses cannot always contributed to lack of concentrationDMore and more TV shows, movies and sporting e

48、vents are being broadcast in High Definition (HD)-including “Good Morning America.” Ifyou want to join the millions who are already experiencing a superior picture, youll need a High Definition TV (HDTV). But even if youre ready to retire your old TV-or move it into the back bedroom where no one wil

49、l ever see it-youre bound to have lots of questions before you make an investment in a new drool-worthy You might be wondering about hardware, cost and how to actually receive High Definition programming on your set. “GMA” technology contributor Becky Worley offers this instruction to understanding

50、the complicated world of HD.What is HDTV ？High definition TV is a richer transmission of television signals that makes for a more vivid viewing experience. HDTV is to standard TV what FM radio is to AM radio. HDTV is crisp, clear and noise-free, with resolution that is at least twice that of analog

51、(模拟信号)television and CD-quality sound.How Do I Get HDTV HDTV signals are broadcast via antennas (天线)in urban areas, and via satellite TV or cable TV.To receive an over-the air HDTV signal, you must live within a certain radius（半径）of an HDTV broadcastantenna and have the proper HDTV tuner (调谐器) or an

52、tenna installed in your home.To receive a Cable or Satellite HDTV signal, you must have a proprietary ( 专 利 的 )HDTV set-top box supplied by your provider.Not all programming is available in HDTV yet, but many network shows and sporting events are currently in HD and many more are converting over.Whe

53、n you watch a DVD on your HDTV, it is not technically HDTV quality, but it will look crisper on your HDTV than on a regular TV.HDTV, HD-Ready TV, and EDTVThere are three major terms that will describe the high-end TV sets that are on sale today : HDTV are TV sets that can receive and process over-th

54、e-air HD signals. You may need an antenna to receive the HD signal, but an HD tuner is built into the set and can process the signal without any other equipment. If you want to receive an HD signal from your cable or satellite provider, you will need one of the providers proprietary set -top boxes.H

55、D-Ready TV are TV sets that need an additional piece of hardware to actually receive the HD signal, such as a stand-alone HD tuner (from $250 and up) or the set-top HDTV box provided by your cable or satellite TV company.EDTV stands for Enhanced Digital Television. The visual quality of an EDTV is b

56、etter than a standard analog but is not as crisp or bright as a true HDTV.Which of the following best describe the features ofHDTV?It offers programs with clearer pictures and sound of better quality.It offers more interesting and entertaining programs.It offers more TV channels and choices of progr

57、ams.It offers program for high technology“HDTV is to standard TV what FM radio is to AM in this passage is.an example to show HDTV is different from common TV.an example to show the similarity between HDTV and FM radio.Ca comparison to show HDTV is more advanced than common TV.Da comparison to show

58、HDTV is better than FM radio.As for the meaning of “HDTV” in different places of this article, which of the following statement is TRUE?and carry the same meaning while carries different meaning.and carry the same meaning while carries different meaning.and carry the same meaning while carries diffe

59、rent meaning., and all carry the same meaning.ESince the beginning of time, man has been interested in the moon. The Romans designed a special day toshow admiration and respect to the moon. They called it Moonday, or Monday, as we know it today. Later, the great mind of Leonardo da Vinci studied the

60、 moon and designed a machine to carry a human to the moon. Leonardo said that one day a great machine bird would take a person to the moon and bring great honor to the home where it was born.Four and a half centuries later, Leonardos idea was realized. Apollo II took three Americans Collins, A ldrin