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集训8

凤霞中学2014届高三英语集训试卷（8）

语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：

完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Havinglivedinthehouseforsolong,wefoundourkitchenlookedold.Wedecideditwastimeto1thekitchen,andmyhusbandandIwerediscussing2colors.Thechildren,sittingnearby,suddenlyallspoketogether:

“Notthemeasuringstick.”

“No,”I3them.“Notthemeasuringstick.”

Themeasuringstickisn’ta（an）4stickbutthekitchensideofthedoorbetweenourkitchenanddiningroom.Alongtheedgewe’ve5eachchild’sgrowthbymakingamarkshowinghisorher6oneverybirthday.Overtheyearssomanycoloredpens,pencilsandmarkershavebeenused,thatnow,thiswhitedoorissomewhatlikeanabstractpainting.

Namesanddatesshowdifferent7,andIcantellbythescript（手迹）whomeasuredwhom.Aneight-year-oldmeasuredherthree-year-oldsister,agrandchildmeasuredhergrandmother,myhusbandmeasuredme.Attheparties,whenthisdoor8backandforthfrequently,friendsstopto9thenamesanddates.Whenweaskiftheywouldliketobealwaysremembered,theyusuallysmile10andgobackrightupintoplace,11tobemeasured.

Manyofthoselistedonthedoorarestill12;somehavestopped.Someremainwithusonlyin13.Whenmymothercametoseemyeldestdaughtergraduatefromuniversity,wemeasuredhertoo.Itwasherlastvisittoourhome.

Wehaven’t14thenewkitchencolorplanyet,butonethingiscertain:

whatevercolorwechoose,thebackofthekitchendoorwillalwaysremain15,withlotsofnamesanddatesinvariouscolors.

1．A．restore   B．rebuild  C．sell  D．repaint

2．A．comfortable    B．possible   C．available D．changeable

3．A．promised   B．repeated   C．followed   D．responded

4．A．false  B.wonderful   C．actual    D．obvious

5．A．kept    B.witnessed   C．recorded D．accompanied

6．A．age  B.weightC．nameD．height

7．A．information  B.handwriting   C．style   D．characteristic

8.A．adjusts B.shutsC．opens   D．swings

9．A．copy B.readC．appreciate   D．remove

10．A．proudly B.automatically    C．shyly   D．calmly

11．A．ready  B.voluntary C.able   D．unwilling

12．A．growing B．contributing  C．studyingD．working

13．A．sightB．designC．amazement D．memory

14.A．concernedabout  B.approvedof  C.decidedon D.reliedon

15．A．fresh   B．old  C．white  D．original

第二节：

语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为16~25的相应位置。

MyfriendVernonDavieskeptbirds.Onedayhephonedandtoldmehewasgoingawayforaweek.Heaskedmetofeed16birdsforhimandsaidthathewouldleavethekey17

hisfrontdoorinmymailbox.

18（fortunate）,IforgotallaboutthebirdsuntilthenightbeforeVernonwasgoingtoreturn.Whatwasworse,19wasalreadydarkwhenIarrivedathishouse.IsoonfoundthatthekeyVernongavemecouldnotunlockeitherthefrontdoor20thebackdoor.Iwasgettingdesperate.Ikeptthinkingof21Vernonwouldsaywhenhecameback.

Iwasjustgoingtogiveup22Inoticedthatonebedroomwindowwasslightlyopen.Ifoundabarrelandpushedinunderthewindow.Asthebarrelwasveryheavy,Imadealotofnoise.Butintheend,Imanagedtoclimb23andopenthewindow.

IactuallyhadoneleginsidethebedroomwhenIsuddenlyrealizedthatsomeone24

（shine）atorchupatme.Ilookeddownandsawapolicemanandanoldlady,oneofVernon’sneighbours.“Whatareyoudoingupthere?

”saidthepoliceman.25（feel）likeacompletefool,Ireplied,“IwasjustgoingtofeedMrDavies’birds.”

II阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：

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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Evenwhenyou’reextremelybusy,youaren’tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogaps,thereisprobablylotsoftimewhereyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycould.

Whyaren’tyoucompletelyefficient?

It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactor,peoplecouldworknon-stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions（消遣）.Instead,people,eventhosewhoarehighlyproductive,needtotakebreaks,occasionallyprocrastinate（拖延）andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.

Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retired,youcanhaveampletimeandstillnotgeteverythingdone.Yourattentionabilityisalsolimited,becauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedone,youcanonlyfocusononeortwoatatime.

Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4-5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices（牺牲）.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonit’shardto“findtime”isn’talackoftime.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.

Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.Iwasinsanelybusy,butatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitems,andIstillfoundtimetoexercise.However,afterafewweeksoff,duetoillness,Istoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandards,infact,myschedulewasincrediblylight.Despitethisfreetime,Ifoundithardtofindtimetoexercise.Itseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyscheduleuntilitwasgone.HowcanIexplainthisoddexperience?

Ibelieveyouhaveknownit.

26.Ifsomeonecan’tworkwith100%efficiency,themostimportantlimitingfactoris________.

A．aschedulewithoutgapsB．breaksanddistractions

C．thelimitedtimeD．thelimitedenergy

27.Accordingtoparagraph4,everyone,includingtheextremelybusypeople,can___________.

A．workwithoutanyrestB．focusonmanythingsatatime

C．findsomemoretimeinadayD．dosomeexerciseregularly

28.Afterafewweeksoff,whatwasthechangeofthewriter’slife?

A．Hehadalongerdailyto-dolistswithovertwentyitems.

B．Hestoppeddoingexercisebecauseofthelackofenergy.

C．Hefoundithardtofindtimetoexercisebecausehewasbusier.

D．Hepushedmostofthethingslaterandlaterinhisschedule.

29.Thewritergivestheexampleofhimselfinthelastparagraphinorderto___________.

A．provewhatthereallimitingfactoris

B．showushowbusilyheneedstowork

C．explainhowimportantahealthybodyis

D．telluswhatanoddexperiencehehas

30.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．AreYouReallyLackofTime?

B．HowCanYouWorkEfficiently?

C．WhatMakesYourEnergyLimited?

D．WhenShouldYouDoExercise?

B

OutsideourhotelinHoChiMinhCity,Vietnam,aseeminglyancientwomanwaitedbesidethedoorwithherhandoutstretched.EverydayIputmyhandinhersasoureyesmet.Sheneverfailedtoreturnmysmile,mygrasp,andmygreeting.

Onthelastdayofourvisit,Ifoundmyselfaloneonabusycorneracrossthestreetfromourhotel.Bicyclesandmotorbikesrushedinfrontofme.AsIhesitatedonthesidewalk,Ifeltahandonmyelbowandlookeddowntoseethesmileofmysmallbeggarfriendlookingupatme.Shenoddedherheadtowardthestreet,indicatingthatshewouldtakemeacross.Together,wemovedslowlyintothechaos.

Thenwemovedontowardthesidewalk,whereshepulledmyfacedowntohers,kissedmeonbothcheeks,andthenleft,stillsmilingandwavingbacktome.

Travelinginpoorernations,Ihavewitnessedavarietyofwaystodealwithbeggars.Themostcommonresponseoftouristsfacedwiththepoverty-strickenistoignorethemandfocustheireyeselsewhere.Ihaveseenpeoplepushawayanoutstretchedhandinangryannoyance.Afewmaydropafewcoinsintothehandinahurry,hopingthatotherraggedpursuerswon’timmediatelyappearonthescene.

Formanyreasons,givingmoneyisnotthebestresponsetoanoutstretchedhand.Manyworldtravelershavediscoveredthatthegreatestgifttheycangiveistheirtimeandrespect.Everyoneneedsrecognition,tobeseenasworthyofbeingknown,tofeelappreciatedandloved.AndIbelievethateveryoneisworthyandworthknowing.

31.Thewomanbeggarshelpedtheauthorgoacrossthebusystreetbecause__________.

A．theauthorgavehermaterialassistance

B．theauthortreatedherkindlyandfriendly

C．theauthorwouldhelpherasareward

D．theauthorwasaforeigner

32.Fromthestory,whatpositionofthebeggarsintheauthor’smindmightbe?

A．equalB．superiorC．lowerD．valuable

33.Incommoncases,peoplewilldothefollowingthingstothebeggarsEXCEPTfor________.

A．pretendingtoseenothingB．handingoutsomemoney

C．refusingthemangrilyD．greetingthemnormally

34.Accordingtotheauthor,themostimportantthingsbeggarsreallyneedare_________.

A．mercyandpity　B．moneyandfoodC．smileandgreetingD．attentionandrespect

35.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_________.

A．showhowpoorthebeggarsareinVietnam

B．offersomeadviceondealingwithbegging

C．expresswhatweshouldofferthebeggars

D．describeanexperiencewithabeggar

C

AsIgrewolder,DadwastobuildallsortsofthingsformeasIexploredavarietyofinterests:

magictricks,atoycircus,neighborhoodshowsandscienceprojects.

FromasearlyasIcanremembertothetimeIlefthomeforcollege,Icontinuedtocometohimwithadesignoranidea,andhewouldfigureouthowtobuildit.

Infifthgrade,aschoolmateandIwroteapuppet（木偶）showthatwewantedtoperformforourclass.Imadethepuppetheadsmyself,andImadethe