2015高三限时训练5-9套

2015年高三英语限时训练5

一．单项填空

1. Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones ________ us every day. A. offer B. remind C. surround D. trouble 2. The best things you can give children, ________ good habits, are good memories. A. far from B. next to C. but for D. except for 3. One problem with gazing too frequently into the past is that we may turn around to find the

future has ________.

A. run out B. faded out C. come out D. broken out

4. It is the eyes of other people that ruin us. If all but myself _______ blind, I should want neither a

fine house nor fine furniture.

A. am B. are C. was D. were

5. A habit is something you can do without thinking, ____ is why most of us have so many of them. C. it B. this C. that D. which 6. It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ________. A. ignorance B. knowledge C. wisdom D. inexperience

7. We probably wouldn‘t worry about what people think of us ________ we could know how

seldom they do. A. unless B. until C. if D. as

8. CICC released a list of the 30 most beautiful counties in China for the year 2014, with Yangshuo ________ the list. A. topped B. topping C. to top D. having topped 9. —Why was the suspect set free? —For lack of ________ evidence. A. solid B. apparent C. ambiguous D. concrete 10. — What you have pointed out doesn‘t relate to what I want to stress today. ________. — OK. I‘ll start over again.

A. Get out of here B. It‘s up to you C. Leave it alone D. Get to the point 二．完形填空 A new computer program is being praised as a life-changer for blind people. The new program is known as the KNFB Reader app. It can help users listen to the sound of 11 material. Blind people say the KNFB Reader app will make life much 12 . They say it will help with everything 13 reading restaurant menus to studying papers in the classroom. The KNFB Reader makes use of new pattern recognition and image-processing technology, and new hardware for smartphones. People using the app can 14 , or change the position of the camera and read materials out loud. Users say the app has given some people greater 15 . The Reuters news service says these users made the 16 on social media sites such as Twitter. One user, named Gordon Luke, reported that he was able to use the app to read his voting card for the recent referendum in Scotland. Ray Kurzweil told Reuters that the app will be 17 for Android mobile devices in the coming months. He said he may 18 build a version of the app for Google Glass. Google Glass is a small computer screen that can be 19 to eyeglasses. It is able to take photographs, record video and play sound. Ray Kurzweil 20 that ―Google Glass makes sense because you 21 the camera with your head.‖ Mr. Kurzweil started working on what he called ―reading machines‖ in the early 1970s. The idea came after speaking with a blind person who expressed 22 with the lack of technology to assist blind people. 1

Mr. Kurzweil‘s first reading machine was the 23 of a washing machine. It cost $50,000. The technology has continued to improve over the past 20 years. The new smartphone app can 24 and take printed material in one language and change it to another language. But it was not available on a mobile device until now. In the past, it cost more than $1,000 to use the software app with a camera and a mobile phone. The 25 of the KNFB Reader app comes at a time when the technology industry is facing 26 . Critics say the industry is 27 concerned about making software programs for sharing photos and video games. Bryan Bashin leads the non-profit group Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco. He is also blind. He says the KNFB app shows the positive impact that 28 can have. He says there are times in his life when he wishes the KNFB app were available to him. He adds that the ability to gain information quickly with something that 29 in your pocket at a fast speed will be, what he 30 , ―a game changer.‖ 11. A. printed B. learning C. published D. teaching 12. A. longer B. shorter C. easier D. harder 13. A. from B. for C. on D. off 14. A. set B. adjust C. reach D. adopt 15. A. confidence B. reliance C. independence D. influence 16. A. excuses B. arrangements C. changes D. comments 17. A. probable B. available C. imaginative D. ideal 18. A. otherwise B. also C. never D. once 19. A. compared B. directed C. adapted D. connected 20. A. added B. clarified C. suggested D. confirmed 21. A. link B. hold C. direct D. follow 22. A. frustration B. excitement C. satisfaction D. encouragement 23. A. function B. shape C. weight D. size 24. A. overlook B. memorize C. describe D. recognize 25. A. reform B. release C. recovery D. reaction 26. A. breakdown B. praise C. reality D. criticism 27. A. only B. seldom C. too D. not 28. A. nature B. technology C. society D. man 29. A. fits B. drops C. lands D. stays 30. A. admits B. offers C. mentions D. calls 三．阅读理解 You might think that good-looking men have every advantage in life. But a new study suggests being handsome may not always work in a man‘s favour – at least when it comes to his career.

The research claims that attractive men are less likely to be given a job in a competitive workplace because they intimidate bosses.

?It‘s not always an advantage to be pretty,‘ says Marko Pitesa, an assistant professor at the University of Maryland. ?It can backfire if you are perceived as a threat.‘

Interestingly, in Pitesa‘s study, it was male attractiveness in particular, rather than female beauty, that made the most difference.

If the interviewer expected to work with the candidate as part of a team, then he preferred good-looking men.

However, if the interviewer saw the candidate as a potential competitor, the interviewer discriminated in favor of unattractive men.

In the first experiment, 241 adults were asked to evaluate fictional job candidates based on fake qualifications and experience, in an online setting.

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Men evaluated men and women evaluated women. Interviewers were primed to either think of the candidate as a future co-operator or competitor, and they were given a computer-generated headshot that was either attractive or unattractive.

A second experiment involved 92 people in a lab. They were asked to evaluate future competitors or partners in a quiz game, based on credentials that included sample quiz answers, and they saw similar headshots.

The patterns of discrimination based on perceived self-interest were the same.

Another test opened up to include men interviewing women and women interviewing men.

There was still a preference to cooperate with the attractive man and compete against the unattractive man.

A final experiment used photographs of actual European business school students, vetted for attractiveness, and found the same pattern.

The results suggest that interviewers were not blinded by beauty, and instead calculated which candidate would further their own career.

?The dominant theoretical perspective in the social sciences for several decades has been that biases and discrimination are caused by irrational prejudice,‘ Pitesa says.

?The way we explain it here, pretty men just seem more competent, so it is actually subjectively rational to discriminate for or against them.‘

On a deeper level, she adds, the behavior remains irrational, since there‘s no evidence that a real link exists between looks and competence.

31. According to the first three paragraphs, why do attractive men sometimes have difficulty finding a job?

A. They are considered as potential threatens. B. They are considered as potential distractions. C. They seem to be hard to cooperate with. D.They seem to be uncompetitive. 32. According to the results of the three experiments, which of the following is true?

A. Interviewees‘ attractiveness blinds the interviewers.

B. Interviewees ?attractiveness doesn‘t play any role in interviews.

C. Interviewees hold advantages when interviewers are picking their team members. D. Interviewers prefer unattractive people when they are expanding their teams. 33. The passage focuses on ________.

A. why attractive men are less competitive

B. why attractive women are more likely to land a job C. how irrational prejudice towards appearance works D. whether looks are related to competence 四．任务型阅读

Cycling is the new golf

Traditionally, business associates would get to know each other over a round of golf. But road cycling is fast catching up as the preferred way of networking for the modern professional. A growing number of corporate-sponsored charity bike rides and city cycle clubs are providing an ideal opportunity to talk shop with like-minded colleagues and clients(客户) while discussing different bike frames. Many believe cycling is better than golf for building lasting working relationships, or landing a new job, because it is less competitive.

―When you play golf with somebody you have to decide if you‘re going to beat them, or let them beat you,‖ says Peter Murray, a former architect. ―If they‘re a client and you don‘t want to beat them you have to sort of cheat in order to lose. That seems to me not a good way of doing things.‖ Group cycling, and especially long-distance riding, is a shared experience, Mr. Murray says. Riders often work together and help each other out, taking turns to be at the front so that the riders in their slipstream can save almost a third of the effort needed to travel at the same speed.

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In 2005, Mr. Murray, who is a keen long-distance rider, founded the annual Cycle to Cannes bike ride. This six-day charity event brings together architects who want to cycle 1,500km from London to the MIPIM property fair in southern France each March. It has raised ￡1.5m for a range of charities in Britain and abroad.

How someone rides a bike can give you a real insight into what a person is like, says Jean-Jacques Lorraine, a regular participant of Cycle to Cannes. ―There is an easy rhythm about conversations on a bike. I often find I‘m saying things on a bike which I wouldn‘t normally say, and equally I‘ve been confided in when I wasn‘t expecting it. Some riders are very single-minded, others more collaborative; some are tactical, others an open book.‖

Many long-distance bike riders say cycling, especially over long distances, simply makes them feel good; it lifts their mood and concentrates things down to the essentials. ―The pattern of fuelling, riding, fuelling, arriving, celebrating, sleeping and fuelling again puts all the focus on riding and the company of your fellow riders,‖ says Simon Mottram, chief executive of Rapha, a premium cycling-clothes brand. The simple repetitiveness eases the stresses and pressures of normal life, he adds.

Why do cycle rides lend riders so well to networking and making professional contacts? ―Grabbing a quick lunch or drink after work, while great for different reasons doesn‘t give you long enough to get to know someone,‖ he says. Mr. Murray believes long rides break down conventional hierarchical(等级制度) barriers. ―A younger rider can be cycling along with a chief executive and help them in some way and you get a reversal of the relationship. This changes the relationship when they are off the ride too.‖

Perhaps the most compelling reason why cycling is a good way to network is because, for many professionals, it‘s a passion and a way of life they share. ―Getting out on the bike is what we‘re all dreaming of doing while we‘re sitting at our computers,‖ says Mr Mottram. Key points Details (1) ▲between (2) ▲ ? Both sports help build working relationships. cycling and golf Differences ? In order to please their clients, golf players often lose the game to them (3) ▲ . ? Compared with golf, cycling is less competitive. ? Group cycling involves riders (4) ▲ with each other instead of competing with each other. Other (5) ▲ of ? Such bike rides as Cycle to Cannes help raise money for charities. group cycling ? Group cycling can truly (6) ▲ the personalities of the participants. ? The repetitiveness of cycling can ease riders‘ stresses in daily life, thus (7) ▲ their spirits. Reasons why ? Cycling provides colleagues with (8) ▲ time to get familiar with each cycling is a good other. way to network ? Relationships (9) ▲ during cycling will continue in reality. ? Cycling is the professionals‘ (10) ▲ passion.

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2015年高三英语限时训练6

一．单项填空

1. When Qixi is coming, there are ready reminders ________ about, in the form of big ads saying

―Sales on Chinese Valentine's Day!‖ in shops, hotels and restaurants. A. dotted B. dotting C. to be dotted D. to be dotting 2. I ________ much of a person who is not wiser today than they were yesterday. A. hadn‘t thought B. wasn‘t thinking C. haven‘t thought D. don't think

3. It‘s Mary‘s own fault if she feels ____ at the party—she makes no effort to be friendly to people.

A. cut out B. stood out C. made out D. left out 4. —What I cannot put up with is that students may even give me a back talk.

—Of course, it‘s not polite of them, but sometimes you should put things ________ and try to understand them.

A. upside down B. in place C. the other way round D. in order

5. A woman uses a hat to block out the sun while walking along a street ________ the temperature

hit a record high. A. that B. whose C. where D. which 6. —Boss, I‘m too tired, so I want to see the whole world. Please accept my resignation. —It seems that I have to accept it. I hope your idea________. A. takes wing B. makes sense C. hangs in there D. pushes me around 7. With the average temperature for January standing at -50C, ________ is no wonder the village is

the coldest permanently inhabited settlement in the world. A. there B. it C. as D. which 8. —I'm starving. Do we still have any pies left from the dinner yesterday? —Oh, Julia ________ her friends over in the afternoon and they ate them all. A. invited B. has invited C. had invited D. would invite 9. A tiger escaped on Saturday and killed a female keeper ________ dead by the zoo's director. A. before shot B. till shot C. before being shot D. till being shot

10. — How is everything going? —________ . I got promoted and bought a new car.

A. Can‘t complain B. Couldn‘t be better C. Sick of it D. Give me a break 二．完形填空

At noon today I said goodbye to New York forever, thus joining that growing group of people who, for one reason or another, have decided the city is no longer to our liking.

A lot of literature has been written on this 11 —the disappointed New Yorker—and I‘ve read much of it, but none of the cases seem to fit 12 my feelings about the city. I don‘t hate New York; there is really nothing there to hate and 13 very little to love. It is a city of indifference, and that‘s the problem. I found I could only 14 indifference in return. A few days ago in Central Park I saw a man leaning on a litter can drinking a carton of orange juice, and when he finished he tossed the container not in the can but on the 15 . I don‘t

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