高三英语毕业班暑期适应性练习题八

2008届高三英语毕业班暑期适应性练习题八

I. 单项选择（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。

1. I don’t think he is ______ , but he does draw horses well. A. something of an artist B. something an artist C. anything of an artist D. anything an artist

2. At the well-known research institute at Princeton, they have a number of laboratories with computers ______ each room.

A. equipping with B. equipping C. equipped with D. equipped 3. We go out for Chinese food ______ although we enjoy it very much. A. once in a blue moon B. time and time again

C. very often D. when in Rome do as the Romans do

4. The manager, ______ I’m unhealthy, has decided to give me some light work to do. A. known B. to know C. knowing D. knows 5. Sorry I’m late. I _____ have come here ahead of time.

A. might B. should C. can D. will 6. --Can you drive a car?

--Yes, but I am a green hand.

--You can never be ______ careful in the street when driving. A. much B. very C. so D. too

7. --When was ______ Mr. Black changed his mind to take part in the movement? --After he listened to the speech by Mr. King.

A. that it B. it that C. that D. it

8. The sale of the company’s new product is extremely good. It has _____ two million dollars so far.

A. made up B. brought in C. kept up D. carried on

9. The course normally attracts 20 students per year whom up to half will be from foreign countries.

A. in B. of C. to D. from 10. --I thought Sam was sick.

-- _____. But he seems to have recovered very quickly. He doesn’t seem to be sick now. A. I did so B. So I did C. I so did D. So did I

11. The aging of the population will have a great ______ on our society in many ways. A. advantage B. result C. effect D. danger

12. Everyone thinks that the chairman’s speech may ______ a conclusion with _____ the decision.

A. uses as; which is ended B. be meant for; which end C. be intended for; to end D. serve as; which to end

13. I want an assistant with _____ little knowledge of French and ______ experience of office routine.

A. the; a B. the; an C. a; the D. a; an 14. --You must be excited about going to France for schooling.

-- , but I’m afraid I can’t do well because my French is poor. A. All right B. Well, I ought to

C. I don’t know yet D. Certainly not 15. It was funny that when ______ Mary began to weep sadly.

A. praising B. praised C. being praised D. having praised II．完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his 16 to leave the house building 17 and live a more leisurely life with his wife, 18_ time with his extended family. He would 19 the pay, but he needed to retire. They could 20 .

The employer was _21____ to see such a good worker leave and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal 22___.The carpenter said yes, but in time it was 23 to see that his heart was not in his work. He built the house 24 and used poor materials. It was an 25 way to end his career.

When the carpenter 26 his work, the employer handed the front-door key to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said, “my 27 to you.”

What a shock! What a 28 ! If he had only known he was building his 29 house, he would have done it all so 30 . Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.

31 it is with us. We build our 32 in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At 33 points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have 34 and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had 35 that, we would have done it differently. 16. A. retirement B. problem C. purpose D. plan 17. A. business B. site C. teams D. workers 18. A. spending B. dividing C. enjoying D. sparing 19. A. consider B. miss C. raise D. save 20. A. get by B. get along C. raise D. save 21. A. ashamed B. anxious C. frightened D. sorry 22. A. favor B. bargain C. present D. reply 23. A. frank B. probable C. easy D. content 24. A. sadly B. carelessly C. slowly D. proudly 25. A. unfair B. unhappy C. unfortunate D. unlucky 26. A. checked B. discovered C. prepared D. finished 27. A. gift B. salary C. memory D. punishment 28. A. quality B. prize C. shame D. surprise 29. A. final B. best C. everlasting D. own 30. A. differently B. quickly C. hard D. happily 31. A. Then B. So C. But D. Whatever 32. A. houses B. bodies C. glories D. lives 33. A. difficult B. main C. strong D. lives 34. A. created B. faced C. improved D. avoided 35. A. recognized B. known C. realized D. previewed III．阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

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。

(A)

I needed to get some money so, after Christmas, I took a job in the clothes department

at Grahain's for the first fortnight of the January sale. I can't say that I enjoyed it, but it was an experience I'll never forget.

I could never understand why there were so many things in the sales; where did they all come from? Now I know the secret! Firstly, there is the special winter stock and the stock that people buy all the year round; some of these things are slightly reduced. Secondly, there are the summer clothes they couldn't sell last year; these are heavily reduced to clear them. Thirdly, there are cheap clothes bought in specially for the sales; these are put out at high prices ten days before the sale begins and then are reduced by 60% in the sale. Clever! Lastly, they buy in “seconds (clothes not in perfect condition) for the sale and they are sold very cheaply.”

When I arrived half an hour before opening on the first day of the sale, there was already a queue around three sides of the building. This made me very nervous. When the big moment arrived to open the doors, the security guards, looking less confident than usual, came up to them, keys in hand. The moment they had unlocked the doors, they hid behind the doors for protection as the noisy crowd charged in. I couldn't believe my eyes; this wasn't shopping, it was a battlefield! One poor lady couldn't keep her feet and was knocked over by people pushing from behind.

Clothes were flying in all directions as people searched for the sizes, colors and styles they wanted. Quarrels broke out. Mothers were using their small children to crawl through people's legs and get hold of things they couldn't get near themselves.

Within minutes I had half a dozen people pushing clothes under my nose, each wanting to be the first served. Where had the famous English queue gone? The whole day continued like that, but I kept my temper! I was taking money hand over fish and began to realize why, twice a year, Garham’s were happy to turn their expensive store into a battlefield like this.

In the sale fever, people were spending money like water without thinking whether they needed what they were buying. As long as it was a bargain it was OK.

You won’t believe this but as soon as I got home I crashed out for four hours. Then I had dinner and went back to bed, fearing the sound of the alarm which would tell me to get ready for the second day of the sale.

36. What kind of clothes is likely to be sold 5% cheaper? A. Last summer’s clothes.

B. Clothes not in perfect condition.

C. Clothes bought in specially for the sales. D. Clothes for winter

37. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The customers gave up the queuing, for which the English are famous. B. The customers kept their temper while looking for clothes they wanted. C. Small children enjoyed crawling through people’s legs. D. The security guards were fearless of the crowd.

38. In the author’s opinion, why were Graham’s happy to make their expensive store into a “battlefield”?

A. There were too many clothes and they wanted to clear them in the sales. B. They were eager to show that they were clever at doing business. C. They could take the chance to raise the prices of all their clothes. D. They wanted to make more money by having sales.

39. The expression “crashed out” means________. A. chatted with her friends B. slept soundly C. broke down D. dined out 40. What would be the best title for the passage? A. The Best Bargain B. Hunting for a Job C. Sale Fever D. A Pleasant Fortnight

(B)

Why a 15-year-old American boy wrote a suicide note and then crashed a small plane into a tall building is unknown.

Charles Bishop wrote a suicide note expressing his support for Osama Bin Laden. Then the boy flew a small plane into the 42-storey Bank of America building in Tampa, Florida.

Police chief Bennie Holder said that there was nothing obvious to connect the incident with terrorism. “From his actions, we can assume he was a very troubled young man.” Said Holder.

However, Ross Stewart, 15, Bishop’s classmate, remembers him as a “teacher’s pet”. “He told me he wanted to join the US Air Force because he wanted to do something good for his country.” said Gabriella Terry, Bishop’s teacher, recalling a class discussion about the September 11 attacks.

The plane crash took place after Bishop took off without permission. He was taking a flying lesson at an airport, about 30 kilometers from Tampa, on January 5. Bishop had been taking flying lessons since March 2001.

Only Bishop died. No one in the building was injured. The damage was limited to the 28th floor and the neighboring ones. The building reopened on January 7, except for the two offices directly hit.

It is not clear yet whether Bishop was suffering with depression (抑郁).

The incident came as a huge shock to a nation still recovering from the World Trade Center attacks. Surely now Americans cannot help but wonder what could happen if a teenage boy can still fly a plane into a building. 41. What did the boy do in this story?

A. He killed himself without telling others.

B. He crashed a small plane without telling others.

C. He killed himself because he didn't want to live any longer.

D. He wrote a note saying that he was going to die and crashed a plane. 42. How did the boy's friend think of him? A. He thought he was a bad guy.

B. He thought he was a very troubled young man. C. He thought he was the teacher's dog. D. He thought he was a very good boy. 43. What's the result of the plane crash?

A. The boy and some other people were killed in the plane. B. The building was seriously damaged.

C. The boy was killed and only a small part of the building was damaged. D. The boy and the building were all right.

44. What's the cause of the plane crash, according to the boy? A. The boy's hatred to the U. S.

B. The boy's love toward Osama Bin Laden. C. The boy's dislike of the building. D. For no reason at all.

(C)

Harry Houdini was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theatre this century. He was a man famous for his escapes-from prison cells (牢房), from wooden boxes floating in rivers, from locked tanks full of water. He appeared in theatres all over Europe and America. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his \

Of course, his secret was not magic or supernatural powers. It was simply strength. He had ability to move his toes as well as his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.

Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in a New York club. They called themselves the Houdini brothers. When Harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant, but for a long time they were not successful. Then Harry performed his first prison escape, in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspaperman to watch.

It was the publicity (名声) that came from this that started Harry Houdini's success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs (手铐) and toes trained to escape from ankle chains, but his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck and a small skeleton key, which was a key that fitted many locks passed quickly from her mouth to his.

Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He arranged to escape from the local jail of every town he visited. In the afternoon the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and in the evening every seat in the local theatre would be full. What was the result? World-wide fame, and a name remembered today. 45. What did Houdini's success in prison escapes depend on? A. His magic tricks and inhuman powers. B. His unusual ability and skeleton key. C. His special tricks and a skeleton key. D. His inhuman talents and magic tricks.

46. How did Houdini get the key which helped him unlock prison doors? A. He took the key from his wife's mouth.

B. His wife passed it to his hand while kissing him. C. His wife gave it to him by magic trick.

D. He got it in his mouth through a kiss from his wife.

47. It can he inferred from the passage that Houdini became famous _____________. A. when he was about 17 B. after the year 1894 C. when he was about 24 D. before the year 1898

48. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. Houdini was first recognized widely in Chicago. B. Houdini used to be a famous magician in Britain.

C. Houdini entered the entertainment world together with his wife. D. Houdini owed his great success to his small skeleton key. (D)

Every time you go to the supermarket, you come away with your purchases packed in plastic bags. But wouldn’t it be kinder to the environment if you asked for paper bags instead?

The answer is not as easy as it might seem. Environmentalists say there are drawbacks to using both plastic bags and paper bags.

According to the American Plastic Council, 80 percent of groceries in the US are packed in plastic bags.

“The numbers are becoming huge,” said Vincent Cobb, a businessman from Chicago who set up reusable bags. com on the Internet. He notes that consumers use between 500 billion and one trillion plastic bags per year worldwide.

Some experts believe that all these bags harm the environment. Plastic takes hundreds of years to break down and, as it does so, poisonous materials are released into the water and soil.

Further damage is caused of plastic bags enter the sea. For example, endangered sea turtles cannot tell the bags from jellyfish(水母), their main source of food, and often choke on them.

Floating plastic bags have been spotted as far north as the Arctic Ocean and as far south as the southern end of South America. One expert predicts that, within ten years, plastic bags will wash up in Antarctica!

However, this kind of bag does have its advantages.

“Plastic grocery bags are some of the most reused things around the house,” explained Laurie Kusek of the American Plastics Council.

According to the Film and Bag Federation, a trade grouping the US Plastic industry, paper bags use more energy and create more waste than plastic bags. Plastic bags require 40 per cent less energy to produce and cause 70 per cent less air pollution, the group explained. They also release as much as 94 per cent less water into the water than paper ones.

But paper bags do break down more quickly than plastic bags. They don’t endanger wildlife, either.

So what should we do? One possible solution would be to use biodegradable plastic bags. “Biodegradable” means that the bags break down naturally, just like a piece of banana peel when it is left outside.

But until biodegradable technology improves, it might be easier to pack things you buy in reusable cloth bags.

49. Compared to paper bags, plastic bags________. A. produce 6 per cent more waste

B. can be made biodegradable more easily C. can be reused more often D. save 40 per cent less energy

50. By saying “The answer is not as easy as it might seem”, the writer means________. A. biodegradable plastic bags can compete with paper bags. B. paper bags seem to be environmentally friendly

C. it’s difficult to say whether plastic or paper bags are better for the environment D. the huge number of plastic bags is not produced without good reason 51. Which of the following is most highly recommended by the author? A. Paper bags. B. Plastic bags.

C. Biodegradable plastic bags. D. Cloth bags.

(E)

Michael, a typical American, stays home on workdays. He plugs into his personal computer terminal in order to connect with the office. After work, he puts on his headphones, watches a movie on his home video recorder, or plays baseball on the computer. On many days, Michael doesn’t talk to any other human begins, and he doesn’t see any people except the ones on television. Michael is imaginary, but his life-style is very possible. The inventions of modern technology seem to be cutting us off from contacting with our fellow human beings.

The world of business is one area in which technology is isolating(分开) us. Experts say, for example, that many people will soon be able to work at home. With access(访问) to a large central computer, employees such as office clerks, insurance agents, and accountants could do their jobs at display terminals in their own homes. They would never have to actually see the people they’re dealing with. In addition, the way employees are paid will change. Workers’ salaries will be automatically paid into their bank accounts, making paper checks unnecessary. No workers will stand in line to receive their pay or cash their checks. Personal banking will change, too. Customers will deal with machines to put in or take out money from their accounts.

Another area that technology is changing is entertainment. Music, for instance, was once a group experience. People listened to music at concert halls or in small social gatherings. For many people now, however music is an individual experience. Walking along the street or sitting in their living rooms, they wear headphones to build a wall of music around them. Movie entertainment is changing, too. Movies used to be social events. Now, fewer people are going out to see a movie. Many more are choosing videotapes to watch at home. Instead of laughing with others, viewers watch movies in their own living rooms. 52. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Clerks will able to work at home.

B. One can play baseball on the computer.

C. One can listen to music without disturbing others. D. One can borrow books from libraries at home. 53. The sentence “Michael is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possible” means_________. A. Michael is a person full of imagination and he can make his dreams come true B. Michael is not a real person but the lifestyle does exist

C. Michael has ambitions (雄心) but he can’t make his dreams come true

D. Michael is a person full of imagination and his lifestyle is common nowadays 54. What will the author most probably discuss after the last paragraph? A. Games and sports. B. Personal banking. C. Personal banking. D. Music and films.

55. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. We may no longer need to communicate with other human beings. B. Modern technology seems to be separating human beings. C. We may no longer need to work in the office.

D. Modern technology makes it possible for us to work and entertain ourselves at home.

IV．短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并且也用斜线划掉。 该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。 该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。 注意：原行没有错的不要改。

I went to see film after supper. On my way to the 56. ______ cinema, I met an old Englishwoman, and who had lost her 57. ______ way. I gave up the chance to see the film, walking towards 58. ______ her and took her to her hotel. While go there, I told her 59. ______ great change had taken place in the past few years and she 60. ______ told me something about Britain and her family. 61. ______

Though I missed the film, I felt very happily, for I 62. ______ not only helped the old lady out from trouble but also 63. ______ practise my spoken English. If I hadn’t worked hard at 64. ______ English, I could have helped her. 65. ______ V. 书面表达（满分25分）

写一篇关于礼貌的文章，大致内容如下： 1.礼貌对于每个人来说都很重要。

2.有礼貌的人从来不在别人危急的时候讥笑他，相反却去帮助他。 3.办事的时候要说“请”、“谢谢”。 4.在公共场合不要大声喧哗。

5.当你打喷嚏的时候或吐唾沫的时候要用手帕。

6.作为一名学生，上课不要迟到。如果迟到了，要向老师道歉。

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A person with good manners never laughs at people when they are in trouble. Instead he tries to help them. When he asks for something, he says “Please”, and when he receives something, he say “Thanks” . He doesn’t interrupt people when they are talking. He doesn’t talk loudly or laugh loudly in public. When he sneezes or spits, he uses a handkerchief. As a student, it is bad manners to come late to class. If you are late, you should say sorry to the teacher at the time or after class.

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