高三英语寒假作业二

寒假作业第四套

第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）

从A、B、c和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标

号涂黑。

1.—TheterribleearthquakethathappenedinWenchuancausedmorethan60,000deaths.

A.QuiteOkB.That'sthecaseC.IagreeD.Certainly

2.M(m)oneyplaysanimportantroleinmaterialworld.Butyoucan'texpect

ittogiveyourealhappiness.

A.A;theB.不填；aC.不填；iheD.The;the

3.Weweretoldnottotouchtheequipmentinthelaboratoryunless.

A.allowedtodoB.allowingtodoC.allowedtoD.allowingto

4.一Theexperimentisofparticularimportance.

一Isee.Wewillcarryonwithitwecangetenoughmoneyornot.

A.whetherB.thoughC.unlessD.until

5.hearingthenewsthatShenzhouVlHwassentintospace,weshoutedjoy.

A.At;byB.At;withC.On;byD.On;with

6.Thejobisnotveryprofitablecash,butIcangetvaluableexperiencefromit.

A.incaseofB.inreturnforC.intermsofD.inadditionto

7.一ShallIcallyouJamesorJim?

,butmyfriendscallmeJimforshort.

A.AllrightB.EitherC.RightD.Neither

8.Atnoontheygottoahill,______stoodatemple.

A.onthetopofthatB.onwhichthetopC.onthetopofwhichD.onthetopat

which

9.Facedwiththoseproblemssuchasglobalwarming,peopleindifferentpartsofthe

world

todayaresupposedtoworkhandinhand.

A.temporaryB.widespreadC.ridiculousD.universal

10.Wearealwaysencouragedtobelieveinwedoandwhoweareifwewantto

succeed.

A.whyB.howC.whatD.which

11.Ifyousmoke,pleasegooutside.

A.canB.mustC.shouldD.may

12.Theyallthedetailsoftheplanagaintomakesurethattheprojectwouldgo

smoothly.

A.gotthroughB.wentintoC.gotoverD.wentthrough

13.Heapologizedassoonasherealizedwhathehaddone.,hewroteanicelittlenote

tome.

A.SimilarlyB.ObviouslyC.StrangelyD.Actually

14.—WhatdoyouthinkmadeMariaupset?

-theEnglishexam.

A.FailingB.AsshefailedC.FailedD.Becauseof

failing

15.—Everyonewasatthepartyexceptyou.Whathappened?

一IafterMike,mypetdog,athome.Hewasill.

A.havelookedB.hadlookedC.wouldlookD.waslooking

16.Shehasjustgraduatedfromanursingschoolandisgoingtoenterthenursing.

A.performanceB.presentationC.professionD.preference

17.NotuntilIbegantoworkhowmuchtimeIhadwasted.

A.didIrealizeB.didn'tIrealizeC.hadn'tIrealizedD.hadIrealized

18.We'dbetterconsiderallthepossibilitiesbeforeweworkouttheplan.

A.inadvanceB.bychanceC.onpurposeD.ontime

19.Thebosscommandedthatthetaskinanhour.

A.wasfinishedB.befinishedC.shouldfinishD.wouldbe

finished

20.—Didyouforgetaboutmybirthday?

一.I'vebookedatableatMichefsrestaurantforthisevening.

A.Whatthen?B.Tmafraidso.C.HowcouldI?D.Forsure.

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，

选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

Youaretravellingonanoceanshipwhen,suddenlyagiantwavecausestheshiptooverturn.

Hundredsofpeopledie21,butyouandseveralothers22intheballroom.Wouldyou

staythereand23forhelp?Orwouldyoutry,24thedanger,tofindyourwayoutof

theship?

Thisisdie25facedbythecharactersinthefilm"Poseidon”.

Trappedintheballroomoftheoverturnedship,the26ordersthesurvivinggueststo

waitforhelp.Asmallgroupofpeople27toacceptthisfate.Theytrytoescape,knowing

thattherewillbenowayback28thecaptainlocksthedoorsbehindthem.

Atthetimeofthedisaster,eachofthecharactersistryingtoovercomepersonalproblemsin

theirownlives.Allmustfacetheir29andmakelifeanddeathdecisions.

ArchitectRichardNelsonispreparingtokillhimselfwhenthewavehits.Hefeelsdepressed

overthe30ofhisrelationshipwithhispartner.Butheisforcedtofight31hislife,

andlearnstowanttoliveagain.Herealizeshemust32thepastandnotthinktoomuch

aboutthebad.

RobertRamsey,afireman,decidesto33hisownlifesothathisdaughter,Jen,34

live.Heswimstotheship'scontrolroom35hemustpressaswitchtochangethedirection

oftheship.

Heknowshewilllikely36intheprocess,butjustassurely,heknowsthatit'sthe

onlywayhisfriendscanescape.Hisactionsgivetheothersachancetoreach37.They

escapefromtheshipjustbeforeit38,killingallthosewaitinginsideandJen'sfatheraswell.

Allthecharacterswhosurvivefeel39tobealive,buttheyarealsoawarethattheirown

40,braveryanddeterminationsavedtheirownlives.

21.A.graduallyB.immediatelyC.finallyD.individually

22.A.stayB.danceC.surviveD.live

23.A.askB.cryC.waitD.demand

24.A.despiteB.inC.withD.except

25.A.positionB.dilemmaC.dangerD.scene

26.A.directorB.passengerC.sailorD.captain

27.A.refuseB.agreeC.hesitateD.dislike

28.A.unlessB.untilC.onceD.when

29.A.deathB.survivalC.courageD.fears

30.A.endB.departureC.failureD.difficulty

31.A.againstB.forC.withD.over

32.A.letaloneB.letoutC.letgoofD.letdown

33.A.giveoutB.giveawayC.giveinD.giveup

34.A.mightB.canC.wouldD.must

35.A.whichB.thereC.whereD.then

36.A.succeedB.failC.surviveD.drown

37.A.homeB.safetyC.successD.destination

38.A.breaksB.explodesC.sinksD.overturns

39.A.relievedB.luckyC.relaxedD.happy

40.A.choicesB.calmnessC.fortuneD.confidence

第二部分阅读理解(第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分)

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A.B.C.D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答

题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Thebookingnotesoftheplay“theAgeofInnocence”：

Price:$10

BOOKING

Therearefoureasywaystobookseatsforperformance:

------inperson

TheBoxOfficeisopenMondaytoSaturday,10a.m.-8p.m.

------bytelephone

Ring01324976toreserveyourticketsortopaybycreditcard(Visa,MasterCardandAmex

accepted)

------bypost

SimplycompletethebookingformandreturnittoGlobalTheatreBoxOffice.

------online

DISCOUNTS:

Saver:$2offanyseatbookedanytimeinadvanceforperformancesfromMondaytoThursday.

Saversareavailableforchildrenupto16yearsold,over60sandfull-timestudents.

Supersaver:half-priceseatsareavailableforpeoplewithdisabilitiesandonecompanion.Itis

advisabletobookinadvance.Thereisamaximumofeightwheelchairspacesavailableandone

wheelchairspacewillbehelduntilanhourbeforetheshow.

Standby:bestavailableseatsareonsalefor$6fromonehourbeforetheperformancefor

peopleeligible(suitable)forSaverandSupersaverdiscountsandthirtyminutesbeforeforallother

customers.

GroupBookings:thereisatenpercentdiscountforpartiesoftwelveormore.

School:schoolpartiesoftenormorecanbook$6standbyticketsinadvanceandwillget

everytenthticketfree.

Pleasenote:weareunabletoexchangeticketsorrefundmoneyunlessaperformanceis

cancelledduetounforeseencircumstances.

41.Ifyouwanttobookaticket,youCANNOT.

A.usetheInternet.

B.ringthebookingnumberandpayfortheticketsbycreditcard.

C.gototheBoxOfficeonSundays.

D.completeabookingformandpostittotheBoxOffice.

42.Accordingtothenotes,whocanget$2off?

A.A20-year-oldfull-timecollegestudent.

B.A55-year-oldwoman.

C.An18-year-oldteenager.

D.ThepeoplewhobooktheticketsonFridays.

43.Ifyoumakeagroupbookingforagroupof14adults,howmuchshouldyoupay?

A.$120B.$126C.$140D.$150

44.Fromthepassagewecanknowallthefollowinginformationexceptthat.

A.Thereareonly8wheelchairspacesinthetheatre.

B.Theaudiencecan'trefundmoneyiftheperformanceisonshow.

C.Agroupof12personscanget10percentdiscount.

D.Aschoolpartyof15studentsshouldpay$90forthestandbytickets.

45.Whatkindofticketsarethecheapest?

A.Thestandbytickets.

B.Thestandbyticketsforschoolpartiesoftenormore.

C.TheticketsforSaverdiscount.

D.Theticketsforgroupbooking.

B

Fromthehealthpointofviewwearelivinginanamazingage.Wearefreefrommanyofthe

mostdangerousdiseases.Alargenumberofoncedeadlyillnessescannowbecuredbymodern

medicine.Itisalmostcertainthatonedaymedicineswillbefoundforthemoststubborn

remainingdiseases.Theexpectationoflifehasincreasedgreatly.Butthoughthepossibilityof

livingalongandhappylifeisgreaterthaneverbefore,everydaywewitnesstheunbelievable

killingofmen,womenandchildrenontheroads.Manvsthemotor-car.Itisanever-endingbattle

whichmanislosing.Thousandsofpeopletheworldoverarekilledorhoniblykilledeachyear

andwearequietlysittingbackandlettingithappen.

Ithasbeenrightlysaidthatwhenamanissittingbehindasteeringwheel（方向盘），hiscar

becomestheextensionofhispersonality.Thereisnodoubtthatthemotor-caroftenbringsouta

man'sveryworstqualities.Peoplewhoarenormallyquietandpleasantmaybecome

unrecognizablewhentheyarebehindasteering-wheel.Theysay,theyareill-manneredand

aggressive,willfulastwo-year-oldsandcompletelyselfish.Alltheirhiddenangersand

disappointmentsseemtobebroughttothesurfacebytheactofdriving.

Thesurprisingthingisthatsocietysmilessogentlyonthemotoristandseemstoforgivehis

behavior.Everythingisdoneforhisconvenience.Citiesareallowedtobecomealmost

uninhabitablebecauseofheavytraffic;townsaremadeuglybyhugecarparks;thecountrysideis

ruinedbyroadnetworks;andthedeathsbecomenothingmorethananumbereveryyear,tobe

easilyforgotten.

Itishightimeaworldrulewascreatedtoreducethissenselesswasteofhumanlife.With

regardtodriving,thelawsofsomecountriesareunbelievablylax（不严格）andeventhestrictest

arenotstrictenough.Arulewhichwasuniversallyacceptedcouldonlyhaveanobviously

beneficialeffectontheaccidentrate.Hereareafewexamplesofsomeofthethingsthatmightbe

done.Thedrivingtestshouldbestandardizedandmadefarmoredifficultthanitis;allthedrivers

shouldbemadetotakeatesteverythreeyearsorso;theageatwhichyoungpeopleareallowedto

driveanyvehicleshouldberaisedtoatleast21;allvehiclesshouldbeputthroughstricttestsfor

safetyeachyear.Eventhesmallestamountofalcoholinthebloodcandamageaperson'sdriving

ability.Presentdrinkinganddrivinglaws（wheretheyexist）shouldbemademuchstricter.Speed

limitsshouldberequiredonallroads.Governmentsshouldlaydownsafetyspecificationsforcar

factories,ashasbeendoneintheUSA.Alladvertisingstressingpowerandperformanceshouldbe

banned.Thesemeasuresmaynotsoundgoodenough.Butsurelynothingshouldbeconsideredas

toosevereifitresultsinreducingthenumberofdeaths.Afterall,theworldisforhumanbeings,

notmotor-cars.

46.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Trafficaccidentsaremainlycausedbymotorists.

B.Thousandsofpeopletheworldoverarekilledeachyear.

C.Onlystrictertrafficlawscanpreventaccidents.

D.Thelawsofsomecountriesaboutdrivingaretoolax.

47.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsocietytowardmotorists?

A.Societylaughsatthemotorists.B.Societyforgivestheirrudedriving.

C.Victimsofaccidentsarenothing.D.Hugecarparksarebuiltinthecitiesand

towns.

48.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“hiscarbecomestheextensionofhispersonality^^in

Para.2?

A.Drivingcanrepresenthismanners.B.Drivingcanshowtheotherpartofhis

personality.

C.Drivingcanbringouthischaracter.D.Drivingcanshowhishiddenqualities.

49.WhichofthefollowingsisNOTmentionedasawayagainsttrafficaccidents?

A.Testdriverseverythreeyears.B.Stricterdrivingtests.

C.Buildmorehighways.D.Raiseagelimitandlaydownsafety

specifications.

50.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthepresenttrafficsituationis.

A.unsatisfiedB.positiveC.appealingD.unclear

C

SANFRANCISCO------Risingsealevelsfromclimatechangecouldwashawaysomeof

California'smosticonicbeachesbytheendofthecentury,alongwithhundredsofmillionsof

dollarsinproperty,accordingtoanewstudy.

<4Ifbeachesdisappear,shrinkanderode（受至侵蚀）,wearegoingtohavelesstourism,said

PhillipKing,anassociateprofessorofeconomicsatSanFranciscoStateUniversity.tcWetookthe

bestavailablescience,andit'spossiblethe(estimated)costsarestilltoolow.^^

Economistsattheuniversityspenttwoyearsprojectingeconomiclossesfromclimatechange

atSanFrancisco'sOceanBeachandthecommunitiesofCarpinteria,Malibu,VeniceandTorrey

PinesStateReservenearSanDiego.

Basedonforecastscallingforsealevelstorisebetween1and2metersbytheyear2100,the

researchersinventedmodelspredictingwhichproperties,infrastructure(基础设施),wildlife

habitatsandopenspaceswillbefloodedoreroded,andthevalueofthoselosses.

Theyalsosurveyedexistingreportstodeterminehowcostlyitwouldbetoprotectorreplace

thosecoastalresources.

VeniceBeachstandstobethehardesthitofthefiveshorelinesstudied,witha2-meterrisein

sealeveloverthenext90yearsresultingin$96millioninlosses,accordingtothereport.A

1-meterincreaseoverthesameperiodwouldcause$31,6millioninlossesthere.

AmorecomprehensivestudybythePacificInstitute,anenvironmentalthinktank,

concludedthatnearly500,000peopleand$100billionworthofpropertyalongCalifornia^entire

coastwereatriskofseverefloodingfromrisingsealevelsthiscenturyunlessnewsafeguards

wereputinplace.

TheSanFranciscoStateUniversityresearcherssaidtheirfindingscouldguidepolicymakers

whentheyconsiderfutureshorefrontdevelopment.(Reuters)

51.Whatwilla1-meterriseinsealeveloverthenext90yearsresultin?

A.1/2asmuchlossasa2-meterriseinsealevelcausesatOceanBeach.

B.1/2asmuchlossasa2-meterriseinsealevelcausesatMalibuBeach.

C.1/3asmuchlossasa2-meterriseinsealevelcausesatCalifornia'sBeach.

D.1/3asmuchlossasa2-meterriseinsealevelcausesatVeniceBeach.

52.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"shrink"inPara.2mean?

A.becomesmallerB.loseitself

C.wearawayD.getdestroyed

53.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.PeopleandpropertyalongCalifornia'sentirecoastaretobeseverelyfloodedthiscentury.

B.VeniceBeachwillremainstandingthereinspiteoftherisingsealevelinthefuture.

C.Thearticlemainlytellsusthat由erisingseascouldwashoutCaliforniabeaches.

D.Theriseofsealevelscanbecompletelycontrolledandwon'taffecttourism.

54.What'sthetoneofthewriter?

A.OptimisticB.Matter-of-factC.DoubtfulD.Pessimistic

D

Iwaspuzzled!Whywasthisoldwomanmakingsuchafussaboutanoldcopsewhichwasof

nousetoanybody?Shehadwrittenletterstothelocalpaper,eventoanational,protestingabouta

projectedby-passtohervillage,and,lookingatamap,theroutewasnowherenearwhereshe

livedanditwasn'tasiftheareawasattractive.Iwasmorethanpuzzled,Iwascurious.

Theenquiryintotherouteofthenewby-passtothevillagewasduetotakeplaceshortly,andI

wantedtoknowwhatitwasthatmotivatedher.SoitwasthatIfoundmyselfknockingona

cottagedoor,beingreceivedbyMarySmithandthenbeingtakenforawalktothewoods.

'Tvealwayslovedthisplace,“shesaid,“ithasalotofmemoriesforme,andforothers.We

allusedit.Theycalledit'Loverslane'.It'snotmuchofalane,anditdoesn'tgoanywhere

important,butthafswhyvveallcamehere.Tobeawayfrompeople,tobebyourselves.she

added.

Itwasindeedpleasantthatdayandthesongsofmanybirdscouldbeheard.Squirrelswatched

fromthebranches,quiteboldintheirmovements,obviouslyfewpeoplepassedthiswayandthey

hadnothingtofear.Icouldimaginethenoiseofvehiclespassingthroughthesepeacefulwoods

whentheby-passwasbuilt,soIfeltthatsheprobablyhadsomethingtherebutasIholdstrong

opinionsabouttheneedsofthecommunityover-ridingtheopinionsofprivateindividuals,Isaid

nothing.Thevillagewasquiteadangerousplacebecauseofthetrafficespeciallyforoldpeople

andchildren,theirsafetywasmoreimportanttomethananoldwoman'sstrangeideas.

“TakethistreeJshesaidpausingafterashortwhile.4tToyouitisjustthat,atree.Notunlike

manyothershere.^^Shegentlytouchedthebark,“Lookhere,underthisbranch,whatcanyou

see?”

“Itlooksasifsomeonehasdoneabitofcarvingwithaknife.^^Isaidafteracursory

inspection.

“Yes,that'swhatitis!”shesaidsoftly.

Shewenton,“Hehadapenknifewithaspikeforgettingstonesfromahorse'shoof,andI

helpedhimtocarvethem.Wewereverymuchinlove,buthewasgoingaway,andcouldnottell

mewhathewasinvolvedinthearmy.Ihadguessedofcourse.Itwasthelasteveningweever

spenttogether,becausehewentawaythenextday,backtohisUnit.^^

MarySmithwasquietforawhile,thenshesobbed.44Hismothershowedmethetelegram.

'SergeantRHolmes...KilledinactionintheinvasionofFrance.'...”

“IhadhopedthatyouandRobinwouldonedaygetmarried.shesaid,uHewasmyonly

child,andIwouldhavelovedtobeaGranny,theywouldhavebeensuchlovelybabies'-shewas

likethat!”

“Twoyearslatershetoowasdead.'Pneumonia（肺炎），followingachillonthechesfwas

whatthedoctorsaid,butIthinkitwasanoldfashionedbrokenheart.Achildwouldhavehelped

bothofus.”

Therewasafurtherpause.MarySmithgentlycaressedthewoundedtree,justasshewould

havecaressedhim.44Andnowtheywanttotakeourtreeawayfromme,"Anotherquietsob,then

sheturnedtome."Iwasyoungandprettythen,Icouldhavehadanybody,Iwasn'talwaystheold

womanyouseeherenow.IhadeverythingIwantedinlife,alovelyman,healthandafutureto

lookforwardto.”

Shepausedagainandlookedaround.Thebreezegentlymovedthroughtheleaveswitha

sighingsound."Therewereothers,ofcourse,butnoonecanmatchmyRobin!,9shesaidstrongly.

“AndnowIhavenothing-exceptthememoriesthistreeholds.IfonlyIcouldgetmyhandson

thatawfulmanwhowritesinthepaperaboutthevalueoftheroadtheyaregoingtobuildwhere

wearestandingnow,Iwouldtellhim.Hasheneverloved,hasheneverlived,doeshenotknow

anythingaboutmemories?Wewerenottheonlyones,youknow,Istillmeetsomewhocamehere

asRobinandIdid.Yes,Iwouldtellhim!^^

Iturnedaway,sickatheart.

55.Themainpuiposeofthispassageisto.

A.drawattentiontothedamagethatwarscause

B.persuadepeopletogiveupprivateinterest

C.arousetheawarenessofbeingenvironmentallyfriendly

D.introduceatouchingbutsadlovestory

56.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMarySmith?

A.Selfish.B.Faithful.C.Changeable.D.Stubborn.

57.Theunderlinedsentence“Ifeltthatsheprobablyhadsomethingthere“means.

A.IthoughttheremightbesomethinghiddeninthewoodsbyMarySmith

B.IguessedtheremightbeastoryrelatedwithMarySmith

C.IthoughttheremightbesomereasonfbrMarySmith'sprotest

D.IguessedtheremightbeasecretpurposeofMarySmith.

58.Whatwasprobablythecarvingonthewoundedtree?

A.ThedatewhenRobinHolmeswouldleaveforarmy.

B.Theirwishthatthisplaceandtreewouldlastlong.

C.Theirnamesandaheartwithasignofarrowthroughit.

D.Theirprotestagainstthewarwhichtorethemapart.

59.InMary'sopinion,whichofthefollowingmighthavecausedRobin'smother'sdeath?

A.PneumoniaB.AchillonthechestC.AheartattackD.Severesorrow

60.The“tree"probablystandsfbr.

A.herromanceB.herdeterminationC.hersadnessD.herdream

II卷

第一节：阅读表达

Comparedtopeoplewithbadattitudes,peoplearelesslikelytosuffer

fromcolds.It'spossiblethatbeingpositivehelpsthebodyfightillnesses.

Inapreviousstudy,peoplewhotendedtobecheerfulandlivelywereleastlikelytodevelop

coughsandothercoldsymptoms.Peoplewhoshowedpositivefeelingswerealsolesslikely

tomentionsymptomstotheirdoctors,evenwhenmedicaltestsdetectedthosesymptoms.

Thosefindingswereinteresting,buttheydidn'tprovethataperson'sattitudeaffectswhether

heorshegetssick.Instead,itwasstillpossiblethataperson\underlyingpersonalityiswhat

matters.

Evidencesuggests,forinstance,thatcertainpeoplearenaturallymorelikelytobeoutgoing

andoptimistic,withhighself-esteemandasenseofcontroloverlife.Thiswouldmeanthat

whoweare,nothowwefeel,ultimatelydecidesourchancesofcatchingcolds.

Tofigureoutwhichmatteredmore,personalityoremotions,theresearchersinterviewed193

healthyadults.Theresultsshowedthateveryoneinthestudywasequallylikelytoget

infected.Theirsymptoms,however,differeddependingonthetypesofemotionsthatthey

hadreportedoverthepreviousfortnight.

Amongthosewhoreportedgoodmoodsandhadbeeninfectedwiththefluvirus,forexample,

28percentdevelopedcoughsandstuffynoses.Ontheotherhand,thosesymptomsstruck41

percentofpeoplewhohadbeenlesspositive.

Scientistsargueaboutwhethernegativeemotionsorpositiveemotionshaveastrongereffect

onhowhealthyweare.Fornow,itcan'thurttolookonthebrightsidemoreoftenthannot!

61.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?(Pleaseanswerwithin10words)

62.Fillintheblankwithproperwordsinfirstparagraph.(Pleaseanswerwithin10words)

63.Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?

But,theirsymp