高三英语课时限时训练21

高三英语60分钟限时训练（3）一、单项选择1.Thevisitorsherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthat_______peoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor________newJiangsu.A.不填;aB.不填;theC.the;aD.the;the2.Thedriverwasat________seawhen________wordcamethathewasforbiddentodrivebecauseofspeeding.A./;the B./;/ C.the;theD.the;/3.Thereislittledoubtinyourmindthatheisinnocent,________?A.isthereB.isn'tthereC.isheD.isn'the4.________aniceman________thatweallbelievedhim.A.So;didheseemB.So;heseemedC.Such;heseemedD.Such;didheseem5.Janewon'tjoinusfordinnertonightand________.A.neitherwon’tTom.B.Tomwon’teitherC.TomwilltooD.sowillTom6.________youeatthecorrectfoods________beabletokeepfitandstayhealthy.A.Unless;willyouB.Onlyif;youwillC.;Onlyif;willyouD.Unless;youwill7.Ifyouhaveajob,________yourselftoitandfinallyyou’llsucceed.A.dodevoteB.don'tdevoteC.devotingD.notdevoting8.Theexperimentshowsthatproperamountsofexercise,if________regularly,canimproveourhealth.A.beingcarriedoutB.carryingoutC.carriedoutD.tocarryout9.Behindthehugegapininvestment________significantandenduringIndianpolicyfailures.Hugefiscaldeficitsareoneexample.A.lieB.liesC.islyingD.arelying10.Itisreportedthatmanyahouse________atpresentinthedisasterarea.A.arebeingbuiltB.werebeingbuiltC.wasbeingbuiltD.isbeingbuilt11.________findthemissingpieceofthepuzzle,Annasuggested___________therefrigerator.A.Soasto;removing B.Inorderto;removing C.Soasto;toremove D.Inorderto;toremove12.Itisnogood________toyourkids,for________themonlyresultsintheirbeingproudinsteadoftheir________fortheparents.A.givingin;spoiling;respect B.togivein;spoiling;respect C.togivein;tospoil;respecting D.givingin;tospoil;respecting13.Toachieveyourgoal,________ratherthandreamingof________achancewaitingforyou.A.takingaction;theretobe B.takeaction;thereis C.takingaction;therebeing D.takeaction;therebeing14.ThegoodtimesinEuropeandJapan________,inthepastdecade,thegapbetweenUSlivingstandardsandthoseinotherleadingcountries________again.A.arelonggoing;iswidened B.arelonggone;haswidened C.longgone; haswidened D.longgoing;widens15.______________,andIshallpayoffmydebts.A.Ifyougivemetwomoreweeks B.TwomoreweeksC.Twomoreweeksgiven D.Givingmetwomoreweeks二、完形填空ItwasunusuallyquietintheemergencyroomonDecember25.Iwasa(n)___16___ondutythatday.Ididn'tthinktherewouldbeanypatients,___17___abouthavingtoworkonChristmas.Justthenapalewomanand___18___smallchildrenshowedupatmydesk. "Areyouallsick?"Iaskedsuspiciously. "Yes,"shesaid___19___andloweredherhead. Butwhenitcametodescriptionsoftheirpresentingproblems,thingsgotalittle___20___.Twoofthechildrenhadheadaches,buttheheadachesweren’t___21___bythenormalbodylanguageofholdingheadortryingtokeepitstill.Twochildrenhadearaches,butonlyonecouldtellmewhich___22___wasaffected.Themothercomplainedofacoughbutseemedtotryto___23___it. Somethingwas___24___,butIdidn’tsayanythingbutexplainedthatitmightbealittlewhilebeforeadoctorsawher.Sheresponded,"Takeyourtime;itis___25___inhere."Then,Icheckedtheirchartaftertheadmittingclerkhadfinishedregisteringthefamily.Noaddress—theywere___26___.Thewaitingroomwaswarm. Ilookedoutatthefamily.Thelittlestonewaspointingatthetelevisionandtheoldestonewaslookingatanornament(装饰品)ontheChristmas___27___.Iwentbacktothenurses'stationand___28___wehadahomelessfamilyinthewaitingroom.Thenursesturnedto___29___forafamilyjusttryingtogetwarmonChristmas.Theteamwentintoaction,muchaswedowhenthere'sa___30___emergency.ButthisonewasaChristmasemergency. Wewereall___31___afreemealinthehospitalcafeteriaonChristmasDay,sowetookbackthatmealandpreparedabigdinnerforourChristmasguests.Weneeded___32___.Weputtogetherorangesandapplesinabasket.We___33___fromdifferentdepartmentscandies,crayonsandotherthings___34___thatcouldbepresents.Asseriouslyaswemetthephysicalneedsofthepatientsthatcametousthatday,ourteam___35___tomeettheneeds,andexceedtheexpectations,ofafamilywhojustwantedtobewarmonChristmasDay.16.A.doctor B.nurse C.clerk D.assistant17.A.sighing B.worrying C.learning D.talking18.A.two B.four C.six D.eight19.A.calmly B.eagerly C.firmly D.weakly20.A.simpleB.urgentC.vague D.serious21.A.followed B.treated C.caused D.accompanied22.A.ear B.hand C.foot D.shoulder23.A.hide B.stop C.produce D.control24.A.wrong B.reasonableC.disappointingD.interesting25.A.silent B.warm C.neat D.secret26.A.bright B.poor C.homeless D.hopeless27.A.tree B.card C.cake D.gift28.A.warned B.claimedC.declared D.mentioned29.A.sympathy B.interest C.anger D.pray30.A.careful B.medical C.special D.physical31.A.rewarded B.ordered C.offered D.allowed32.A.presents B.candies C.food D.fruit33.A.borrowed B.distributed C.accepted D.collected34.A.helpful B.available C.expensiveD.appealing35.A.gatheredB.decided C.workedD.prepared三、阅读理解AManyprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationaroundthecountryareindanger.Notallwillbesaved,andperhapsnotalldeservetobesaved.Therearelow-qualityschoolsjustastherearelow-qualitybusinesses.Wehavenodutytosavethemsimplybecausetheyexist.Butmanypromisinginstitutionsthatdeservetocontinuearethreatened.Theyaredoingafinejobeducationally,buttheyarecaughtinafinancialsqueeze,withnowaytoreducerisingcostorincreaseincomesignificantly.Raisingtuitiondoesn’tbringinmoreincome,foreachtimetuitiongoesup,theenrollmentgoesdown,ortheamountthatmustbegivenawayinstudentaidgoesup.Schoolsarebadbusinesses,whetherpublicorprivate,notusuallybecauseofmismanagementbutbecauseofthenatureoftheenterprise.Theylosemoneyoneverycustomer,andtheycangobankrupteitherfromtoofewstudentsortoomanystudents.Evenaverygoodcollegeisaverybadbusiness.Itissuchcolleges,promisingbutthreatened,thatIworryabout.Lowenrollmentisnottheirchiefproblem.Evenwithfullenrollment,theymaygounder.Effortstosavethem,andpreferablytokeepthemprivate,areanationalnecessity.Thereisnobasisforarguingthatprivateschoolsareinherently(固有地)betterthanpublicschools.Therearemanyexamplestothecontrary.Anyonecannamestateuniversitiesandcollegesthatrankasthefinestinthenationandtheworld.Itisnowinevitablethatpublicinstitutionswillbedominant,andthereforediversityisanationalnecessity.Diversityinthewaywesupportschoolstendstogiveusahealthydiversityintheformsofeducation.Inanimperfectsocietysuchasours,uniformityofeducationthroughoutthenationcouldbedangerous.Inanimperfectsociety,diversityisapositivegood.Supportersofpublichighereducationknowtheimportanceofsustainingprivatehighereducation.36.Accordingtotheauthor’sopinionschoolsarebadbusinessesbecauseof________.A.mismanagement B.toofewstudents C.toomanystudents D.thenatureofschools37.Theauthorusedthephrase“gounder”(Sentence3,Para.3)tomean________.A.getintodifficulties B.havelowenrollmentC.havelowtuition D.bringinmoremoney38.Wecanreasonablyconcludefromthispassagethattheauthormadeanappealtothepublicinordertosupport_________.A.publicinstitutions B.privateschoolsC.uniformityofeducation D.highqualityofeducation39.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.High-qualityprivateschoolsdeservetobesaved.B.Ifthetuitionisraised,theenrollmentgoesdown.C.Therearemanycasestoshowthatpublicschoolsarebetterthanprivateschools.D.Privateschoolshavemoremoneythanpublicschools.40.Whichofthefollowingwayscouldpossiblysaveprivateschools?A.Raisingtuition. B.Fullenrollment.C.Nationalawarenessandsupport. D.Reductionofrisingcost.BIsYourDietDestroyingtheEnvironment?Avegetariandietisoftenpraisedforitshealthbenefits.Studieshaveshownthatvegetariansusuallyhavelowerlevelsofheartdiseaseandalowerriskofdiabetesthanpeoplewhoeatmeat.Whatmostpeoplearelessawareof,however,aretheeffectsthatavegetariandietcanhaveontheenvironment.ResearchersfromtheUnionofConcernedScientistsintheUSrecentlystudiedhowconsumerbehavioraffectstheenvironment.Thestudyshowedthatmeatconsumptionisoneofthemainwaysthathumanscandamagetheenvironment,secondonlytotheuseofmotorvehicle.Then,howcaneatingmeathaveanegativeeffectontheenvironment?Forastart,allfarmanimalssuchascows,pigs,andsheepgiveoffmethane（沼气）gasbyexpelling（排出）windfromtheirbodies.Onecowcanproduceupto60litersofmethaneeachday.Methanegasisthesecondmostcommongreenhousegasaftercarbondioxide.Manyenvironmentalexpertsnowbelievethatitismoreresponsibleforglobalwarmingthancarbondioxide.Itisestimatedthat25%ofallmethanereleasedintotheatmospherecomesfromfarmanimals.Anotherwaythatmeatproductionaffectstheenvironmentisthroughtheuseofwaterandland.2,500gallonsofwaterareneededtoproduceonepoundofbeef,whereas20gallonsofwaterareneededtoproduceonepoundofwheat.Oneacreoffarmlandusedforcropproductioncanproduce40,000poundsofpotatoes,30,000poundsofcarrots,or50,000poundsoftomatoes.Manypeoplenowseethebenefitsofswitchingtoavegetariandiet,notjustforhealthreasons,butalsobecauseitplaysavitalroleinprotectingtheenvironment.However,somenutritionistsadviseagainstswitchingtoatotallystrictvegetarian,orvegandiet.Theybelieveavegandiet,whichexcludesallproductsfromanimalsources,suchascheese,eggs,andmilk,canbeshortofmanynecessaryvitaminsandmineralsourbodiesneed.Today,manypeopleknowit’simportanttotakebettercareoftheirbodiesandtousetheearth’sresourcesmoreefficiently.Asthisunderstandingspreads,morepeoplemayrealizethattohelptheenvironmentandforthehumanracetosurvive,moreofuswillneedtobecomevegetarians.41.Theunderlinedword“it”inPara.3refersto________.A.methanegasB.carbondioxideC.expellingwindD.greenhousegas42.ManyfiguresareusedinPara.4toshow________.A.growingtomatoeshasthehighestproductionB.cropproductionisbetterthanmeatproductionC.meatproductionconsumestoomuchwaterandlandD.farmanimalsarethemainproducerofthemethanegas43.Whatmessagedoesthepassagewanttoconvey?A.Ourdietisdestroyingthesurroundings.B.Raisingfarmanimalsaffectstheenvironment.C.Avegetariandiethelpstoprotecttheenvironment.D.Moreandmorepeoplearebecomingstrictvegetarians.CMrs.SquirrelandINegotiatedTerms IwassittingintheroomreadingwhenIheardaloudnoise.Todefendmyhomefrombreak-in,Ipickedupmydefenseweapon---abroomandwentout.Thereontheroofofmyporch（门廊）,Isawagreyfluffysquirrel.Idroveherawaywiththebroom,butthenextdayIheardheragain. Isearchedsquirrelsonthenetandfoundbecausetheirteethkeepgrowing,theyhavetoconstantlychewonthingstoshortentheirteeth.ThiswasdisturbingsoIaskedmyhusbandtocallinsomewildlifecontrolpeople. OnMondaymorningtwomenshowedup,withgunsintheirhands.Ipointeduneasilytotheholeinmyporchroof.Theyhelduptheirguns.SuddenlyIsawinmymindthebabynurseryinside.Istoppedthemandconfirmedthattheywouldn’tharmher.Theyhesitated,butfinallyputdowntheirguns.Thentheybroughtoutabottleofdeodorizer（除臭剂）andsprayeditintothesquirrel’shome.Theytoldmeshewouldnotlikethesmellandwouldleave. TherewasnosignofMrs.Squirrel,sotheyblockedthehole,tookmychequefor$250andleft. Shortlyaftertheyleft,Mrs.Squirrelreturnedfromhershoppingtrip.Shewasmadatbeingdrivenoutandbeganfeverishlyclawingattheporchroof.Inordertostopthedestructionofmyhome,Idroveherawaywiththebroomagain. Eachdaythereafter,Mrs.Squirrelcontinuedherattackonmypossession.Ithencalledthecompanytoreportthat“SHE’SBAAAAAACK…”ThereceptionistsaidthatifMrs.Squirrelhadmanagedtofindanotherwayintomyporchroof,itwouldbeanewcharge.IrepliedIcouldn’tcontinuecontributingmyhusband’shard-earnedincometotheirsillywildlifeexpertsandhangup. Iwenttotheporchandbangedontheroof.Mrs.Squirrelcameoutandglaredatme.Wenegotiatedsometerms,cametoanagreeablearrangementandwentbackintoourrespectivehomes. Allisquietthesedays,althoughlargequantitiesofmaterialshavebeenremovedfrommygaragewallandmydaughterclaimsthatsomeofherdoll-housefurniturehasdisappeared.IstillhopethatMrs.Squirrelwouldleave,butIwillwaituntilitiswarmerandhopefullyuntilafterthebirthofthelittleones.44.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofthesquirrelatfirst? A.Troublesome. B.Dangerous. C.Interesting.D.Clever. 45.Whydidn’ttheauthoraskthewildlifecontrolpeopletocomeagain?A.Sheworriedaboutthesafetyofthesquirrel.B.Shethoughtthecompanychargedtoomuch.C.Shedecidedtodriveawaythesquirrelherself.D.Shedoubtedtheabilityofthewildlifecontrolpeople.46.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Gettingridofthesquirrelneedspatience.B.Thesquirrelhasdestroyedtheauthor’shouse.C.Theauthorhasdevelopedaffectionforthesquirrel.D.TheauthorsignedanagreementwithMrs.Squirrel.47.Theauthorhaswrittenthepassageina(an)________way.A.persuasive B.serious C.informative D.amusingD"Panopticon"isaplaceinwhicheverythingisinfullviewofothers．ArecentNewYorkTimes"HouseandHome"articlefeaturedthestoryofamanwholivesinaglasshouse．Everywallinhishomeistransparent;hehasnowallstohidebehind,noteveninthebathroom．Ofcourse,helivesinaremoteareawherehedoesn'texactlyhaveneighborslookinginandwatchinghiseverymove．Buthehaschosentolivewithoutanyphysicalprivacyinahomethatallowseveryactiontobeseen．Hehascreatedhisownpanopticonofsorts．ThetermpanopticonwascoinedbyJeremyBenthaminthelateeighteenthcenturywhenhewasdescribinganideaforhowprisonsshouldbedesigned．Theprisoners'cellswouldbeplacedinacirclewithaguardtowerinthemiddle．Allwallsfacingthecenterofthecirclewouldbeglass．Inthatway,everyprisoner'scellwouldbeinfullviewoftheguards．Theprisonerscoulddonothingunobserved,buttheprisonerswouldnotbeabletoseetheguardtower．Theywouldknowtheywerebeingwatched-orrather,theywouldknowthattheycouldbebeingwatched－butbecausetheycouldnotseetheobserver,theywouldneverknowwhentheguardwasactuallymonitoringtheiractions．Similarly,itiscommonthatpeoplebehavedifferentlywhentheyknowtheyarebeingwatched．Weactdifferentlywhenweknowsomeoneislooking;weactdifferentlywhenwethinksomeoneelsemightbelooking．Inthesesituations,wearelesslikelytobeourselves;instead,wewillactthewaywethinkweshouldactwhenwearebeingobservedbyothers．Inourwiredsociety,manytalkofthepanopticonasametaphorforthefuture．Butinmanyways,thepanopticonisalreadyhere．Monitoringcamerasareeverywhere,andweoftendon'tevenknowouractionsarebeingrecorded．Inaddition,weleavearecordofeverythingwedoonline．Andmostofushavenoideajusthowmuchinformationaboutushasbeenrecordedandhowmuchdataisavailabletovarioussources．Wecandolittletostoptheinformationgatheringandexchangeandcanonlyhopetobeabletocontrolthedamageifsomethinggoeswrong．48．Accordingtothepassage,apanopticonis．A．aprisoncellB．ahousethatistransparentC．atowerthatprovidesabroadviewD．aplacewhereeverythingcanbeseenbyothers49．FromParagraph3,welearnthatpanopticon． A．isnotapplicableoutsidetheprisonB．isusedeverywhereinpublicplacesC．isaneffectivetooltocontrolprisonersD．isaneffectivetooltoshareinformation．50．Whydoestheauthorsaythatpanopticonisalreadyhere?A．Becauseourprivacyiscompletelytransparent． B．Becauseweareallprisonersinourownhomes． C．Becauseouractionsareobservedandrecordedinmanycases． D．Becausewearealwaysafraidthatsomeonemightbewatchingus四、任务型阅读Wearenotbornwithcourage,butneitherarewebornwithfear.Maybesomeofourfearsarebroughtonbyyourownexperiences,bywhatsomeonehastoldyou,bywhatyou’vereadinthepapers.Somefearsarereasonable,likewalkingaloneinabadpartoftownattwoo’clockinthemorning.Butonceyoulearntoavoidthatsituation,youwon’tneedtoliveinfearofit.Fears,eventhemostbasicones,cantotallydestroyourambitions.Fearcandestroyfortunes.Fearcandestroyrelationships.Fear,ifleftuncontrolled,candestroyourlives.Fearisoneofthemanyenemieshiddeninsideus.Letmetellyouaboutfiveoftheotherenemieswefacefromwithin.Thefirstenemythatyou’vegottodestroybeforeitdestroysyouisindifference.Whatatragicdiseasethisis!“Ho-hum,letitslide.I’lljustdriftalong.”Here’soneproblemwithdrifting:youcan’tdriftyourwaytothetopofthemountain.Thesecondenemywefaceisindecision.Indecisionisthethiefofopportunityandenterprise.Itwillstealyourchancesforabetterfuture.Takeaswordtothisenemy.Thethirdenemyinsideisdoubt.Sure,there’sroomforhealthyskepticism.Youcan’tbelieveeverything.Butyoualsocan’tletdoubttakeover.Manypeopledoubtthepast,doubtthefuture,doubteachother,doubtthegovernment,doubtthepossibilitiesanddoubttheopportunities.Worstofall,theydoubtthemselves.I’mtellingyou,doubtwilldestroyyourlifeandyourchancesofsuccess.Itwillemptybothyourbankaccountandyourheart.Doubtisanenemy.Goafterit.Getridofit.Thefourthenemywithinisworry.We’veallgottoworrysome.Justdon’tletitdefeatyou.Instead,letitalarmyou.Worrycanbeuseful.Ifyou