涪陵五中高2013级第13周周练

涪陵五中高2013级第13周周练题----StevenWang第一节单项填空1．ItisthemostinterestingweddingthatIsinceIcametoChina．A．haveattended B．hadattended C．amattending D．attended2．Drunk,YuanFangwasfastasleepwithhisback__________apillar(柱子)．A．in B．against C．beside D．below3．Inconclusion,itishonortobepresentatlecture．A．an;/ B．a;a C．a;/ D．an;the4．HardlyIraise(d)myheadwhenInoticedtheabsorbedlookthefaceofSteven.A．did；in B．had；on C．had；in D．did；on5．Twosuspectsarenowinconnectionwiththemurder．A．beingquestioned B．questioned C．questioning D．question6．I,ratherthanVivianna,fortheaccident．A．are;toblame B．am;blame C．am;toblame D．are;blame7．Weshallhavetothemeeting,betterbeforethisevening．A．puton B．putup C．putback D．putforward8．Nomatterhowyoureadit,thisjokedoesn't.A．makesenseof B．makenosense C．makesense D．makingsense9．IgotoFengdu,Ithinkofmyex-wife．A．Sometimes B．Everytimes C．Everytime D．Sometime10．Ifonlyyousomemedicine,youwouldhavebeenOkay．A．hadtaken B．took C．take D．hastaken11．-----YuanFang,youlookworried．Anythingwrong?-----Well,I____atestandI'mwaitingfortheresult．willtake B．took C．hadtaken D．take12．------Haveyoupaid?What'smyshareofthebill?-----,Lily.Itwasn'tverymuch．A．Don'tworryaboutit． B．It'smyshareC．Noneofyourbusiness． D．It'suptoyou．13．bythegirl,healmostknockedintoatree．A．Toattract B．Attracting C．Havingattracted D．Attracted14．Armedwiththeinformationyouhavegathered,youcan_______preparingyourbusinessplan．A．setout B．setabout C．setoff D．setup15．Fuling,whichLiDuandJiangNanoldtownwillquickenitspacesofeconomicdevelopmentwithmoremoneytobeinvested．A．consistsof B．makesup C．beingmadeupof D．isconsistedof16.IalwaysrememberLiuXiang'swords:Nothingintheworldcanpersistence!takeplaceof B．taketheplaceof C．takeplace D．takeaplace17．Allthedishesinthismenu,otherwisestated,willservetwotothreepeople．A．as B．if C．though D．unless18．-IwastoldthattheVoiceofChinaisnolongergoingtobeheldnextyear．-Oh,no!______．A．It'sapity B．Itdoesn'tmatterC．Iknewitalready D．It'snotinterestingatall19．TheairqualityinFuling,________isshowninthereport,hasimprovedoverthepasttwomonths．A．that B．it C．as D．what20．MicroBlog,ChineseversionofTwitter,hasmade____possibletomakethosecorruptionexposedtothelight．A．that B．this C．one D．it第二节完型填空PassageASeveralfactorsmakeagoodnewspaperstory．First,obviouslyitmustbenew．ButsinceTVcanreacttoeventssoquickly,thisisoftenaproblemfor___21___．Theyusuallyrespondtoitinoneofthreeways．Byproviding___22___detail,commentorbackgroundinformation．Byfindinganew___23___ontheday'smajorstories．ByprintingcompletelydifferentstorieswhichTVdoesn'tbroadcast．Whatelse?Well--italsohastobe___24___．Peopledon'twanttoreadaboutordinary,everydaylife．Becauseofthis,manystories___25___somekindofconflictordanger．Thisisonereasonwhysomuchnewsseemstobe___26___news．"Planelandssafely,noonehurts"doesn'tsellnewspapers．"Plane___27___--200feareddead!"does．Next,there'shumaninterest．Peopleareinterestedinother___28___--particularlyintherich,famousandpowerful．Storiesabouttheprivatelivesofpopsingers,actors,models,politicians,___29___,allappearregularlyincertainnewspapers．Finally,formanyeditors,___30___isanimportantfactor,too．Theypreferstoriesaboutpeople,placesandeventswhichtheirreadersknow．That'swhythestoriesinTokyo'snewspapersareoftenverydifferentfromthestoriesprintedinParis,Cairo,NewYorkorBuenosAires．21．A．newspapers B．publications C．reporters D．broadcasters22．A．extra B．true C．frightening D．memorable23．A．direction B．look C．angle D．section24．A．tragic B．dramatic C．professional D．sensitive25．A．quote B．neglect C．increase D．involve26．A．good B．bad C．exciting D．informal27．A．crashes B．stops C．strikes D．drops28．A．places B．people C．things D．news29．A．inaddition B．inanycase C．forexample D．afterall30．A．personality B．similarity C．uniqueness D．familiarityPassageBHaveyoueverregretteddoingsomethingyoushouldn'thavedoneorsomethingyoudidn'tdowhichyoushouldhave?Atonetimeoranotherweprobablyallhave．There'sno___31___ingettingdepressedaboutitnow--it'sno___32___cryingoverspilt(溢出的)milk．However,theremaybesomegaininthinkingaboutexactlywhathappenedandwhy___33___wemightbeabletodrawsomeconclusionsforthefuture．Onethingwealldonowandagainistoloseour___34___withafriendorcloserelative．Theodd(古怪的，奇怪的)thingisthatwemoreoftendisplaygreat___35___towardssomeonewearefondofthantowards___36___．Theexplanationmaybethatweseefriendsandrelativesasakindofsafetynet,anopportunityto___37___abitofsteaminasafeenvironment,whiletheconsequences(后果)of___38___astrangercouldbefarmoreserious．Beinghonestisusuallythoughtofasavirtue(美德)andundoubtedlythisisthe___39___．Ontheotherhand,wehaveallexperiencedoccasionswhenwehavespokenourmindstosomeone,tellingthemexactlywhatwefeel,andthenhavefoundourselvesfilledwithfeelingsof___40___．Perhapsweshouldhavekeptourmouthsshut?31．A．reason B．purpose C．point D．result32．A．use B．help C．value D．benefit33．A．while B．because C．but D．though34．A．mind B．memory C．manner D．temper35．A．anger B．interest C．love D．respect36．A．strangers B．friends C．nephews D．relatives37．A．runthrough B．throwaway C．giveup D．letoff38．A．inviting B．insulting C．speakingto D．believingin39．A．issue B．case C．event D．factor40．A．excitement B．happiness C．pride D．guilt第三节阅读理解AIgrewupinLakeland,Louisiana,oneof7children．Wealllivedonmyparents’farm．At12,Igotapart-timejob—milkingcowstohelpsupportthefamily．Imilkedcowsatfiveinthemorningandagainattwointheafternoon,sevendaysaweek．InthekitchenoneSaturdaybeforedaytime,Iremembercomplainingtomyfatherandgrandfatherabouthavingtogomilkthosecows．Myfathersaid,“Youknow,boy,toworkisablessing（福）．”GoingtocollegewasrareforakidfromLakeland,Louisiana．“Picksomethingthatyoulikedoingtostudy,andyouwillalwayslookforwardtoyourwork,”myfathertoldme．Buthealsoadded,“Evenhavingajobyouhateisbetterthannothavingajobatall．”Iwantedtobeafarmer,butIjoinedtheROTCprogramtohelppayforcollege．Andwhatstartedoutasanobligation(义务)tothearmybecameawayoflifethatIwasdevotedtofor37years．Inthelate1980s,duringavisittoBangladesh,Isawawomanwithababyonherback,breakingbrickswithahammer．IaskedaBangladeshmilitaryofficerwhytheyweren’tusingamachine．Hetoldmeamachinewouldmakethatladyunemployed（失业的）．Breakingthosebricksmeantshecouldearnenoughmoneytofeedherselfandherbabythatday．Hetoldmebadasthatwoman’sjobwas,itwasenoughtokeepasmallfamilyalive,whichremindedmeofmyfather’swords．I’mretiredfromthearmy,butI’mstillworkingtohelppeoplebepreparedfordisaster．I’mnotgoingtostop．Ibelieveinmyfather’swords．Ibelieveintheblessingofwork．41．Whatcanwelearnaboutthewriter’sfirstpart-timejob?A．Hefeltproudofsupportinghisfamily．B．Hehatedhavingtoworksohard．C．Itofferedhimthemoneytogotoschool．D．Itmadehimindependent．42．WhatkindofprogramwastheROTC?A．Itwasmeanttoservethearmy．B．Itwasmeantforpeopleoutofwork．C．Itwasmeanttoservecolleges．D．Itwasmeantforpoorstudents．43．AccordingtothatBangladeshmilitaryofficer,_____________．A．womenwerethemainmoneyproviderinthatareaB．usingamachinewouldmakepeople’slifeeasierC．manypeoplecouldn’taffordtouseamachineD．usingamachinewouldmakethatladyoutofwork44．Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_____________．A．thewriterwastheoldestchildinthefamilyB．peoplewhohavenojobdon’tlikehelpingothersC．thewriterhadbeenafarmerformorethanthirtyyearsD．thefarmdidn’tbringthewriter’sfamilyinenoughmoney45．WhattheBangladeshmilitaryofficersaidremindedthewriterthat__________．A．itwasimportanttopicksomethingtostudyB．oneshouldfindajobthathelikedC．workingwasablessingD．collegestudywasveryimportantinone’slifeBTheneedtofeedagrowingpopulationisputtingmuchpressureontheworld'ssupplyofwater．With97%oftheworld'swatertoosaltytobedrunkorusedinagriculture,theworldwidesupplyofwaterneedscarefulmanagement,especiallyinagriculture．Althoughtheideaofawatershortageseemsstrangetosomeonefortunateenoughtoliveinahighrainfallcountry,manyoftheworld'sagriculturalindustriesexperienceconstantwatershortages．Althoughdamscanbebuilttostorewaterforagriculturaluseindryareasanddryseasons,thecostsofwaterredistributionareveryhigh．Notonlyistherethecostoftheengineeringitself,butthereisalsoanenvironmentalcosttobeconsidered．Wherevalleysarefloodedtocreatedams,housesarelostandwildlifehomesdestroyed．Besides,watermayfloweasilythroughpipestofields,butitcannotbetransportedfromonesideoftheworldtotheother．Eachcountrymustthereforerelyonthemanagementofitsownwatertosupplyitsfarmingrequirements．Thisisparticularlytroublingforcountrieswithagriculturalindustriesinareasdependentonirrigation(灌溉)．InTexas,farmers'overuseofirrigationwaterhasresultedina25%reductionofthewaterstores．IntheCentralValleyareaofsouthwesternUSA,ahugewaterengineeringprojectprovidedwaterforfarmingindryvalleys,butmuchofthewaterusehasbeenpoorlymanaged．SaudiArabia'sattemptstogrowwheatindesertareashaveseenthepumpingofhugequantitiesofirrigationwaterfromundergroundreserves．Becausethereisnorainfallintheseareas,such