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第二周英语统练
高三英语第二次统练(2013-10)
一、单项选择(每小题1分,共10分)
1.Withthegovernment’said,those______bytheearthquakehavemovedtothenewsettlements.
A.affectB.affectingC.affectedD.wereaffected
2.I’mfeelingsorrythatmymotherdiedofcancer.
NowifI___amillionaire,I___ahospitalforthosewithcancer.
Ahadbeen;wouldhaveopenedBwere;wouldopenCwas;wouldopenD.an;willopen
3.Today85%oftheAustralianpopulation___inthegreatcities____aroundthecoast.
Alives;locatingBlived;locatingCliving;locatedDlive;located
4.AllthetownsandvillagesdownbytheHuaiheRiver____manytimesbytheendoflastmonth.
A.havebeenfloodedB.hadbeenfloodedC.havefloodedD.hadflooded
5.Robberiesoftenhappenaroundthehospital.AnursewaswalkinghomelastSundaynightwhenshe___.
A.wastobeattackedB.hadgotattackedC.wasgoingtoattackD.gotattacked
6.Thekindmanagertreatshisworkers___theywerehischildren.
AevenifB.asifC.thoughD.as
7.Youmayuseroomasyoulike____youcleanitupafterwards
A.sofarasB.solongasC.incaseD.evenif
8.—Whatdoyouthinkofteacher,Bob?
—Ifinditfunandchallenging.Itisajob___youaredoingsomethingseriousbutinteresting.
A.whereB.whichC.whenD.that
9.Bythetimeyouhavefinishedthisbook,yourmeal_______cold.
A.GetsB.hasgotC.willgetD.isgetting
10.--Theweatherhasbeenveryhotanddry.
--Yes.Ifithadrainedevenadrop,thingswouldbemuchbetternow!
Andmyvegetables.
A.wouldn'tdieB.didn'tdie
C.hadn'tdiedD.wouldn'thavedied
二、完形填空(每小题1.5分,共计30分)
Don’tTaketheFunOutofYouthSports
WhenIjoinedaprivatefootballleagueafewyearsago,thesportmeanteverythingtome.MycoachsaidthatIhadlotsofpotential,andIbecamecaptainofmy11.Thatwasbeforeallthefunwastakenoutof12.
Atfirst,everyoneontheteamgot13playingtime.Thentheteammoveduptothetopdivisionafterwinningallitsgames,andthe14started.Someparents,whohadpaidthecoachextrasotheirdaughterscouldhave15one-on-onetraining,gotangrywhenshedidn’tgivethemmoreplayingtimeinour16.Thecoachwasreplaced.
Thenewcoach,however,tookallthefunoutofthegame:
Allwedidduringpracticewas17.IalwayswishedtoGodthatitwouldrainsowewouldnothavethe18.Ofcourse,allteamsrundrills;theyare19.Butweransomuchthat,afterwards,wehadtrouble20.Youngerpeopleshouldn’tbedoingexercises21for18-year-olds.
Iwasverythin22Istartedfootball,butasamemberofthisteamIwouldn’teatmuch,becauseIwasafraidofbeingtoo23torun.Ifearedmakingmistakes,andtheaddedpressurecausedmetomakemorethanmyusual24.
Isallthispressurenecessary?
I25upleavingthefootballteam.Fourothergirlsdidthesame,andtwoofthemstoppedplayingfootballcompletely.That’s26,becausetheyhadsomuchpotential.Theywerejustburned-outwithallthepressurethey27fromthecoachortheirparents.
Icontinuedplayingfootballatschooland28myloveforit.Ijoinedaprivateteamcoachedbymyschoolcoach.WhenIstartedplaying29him,hetoldmeIneededtorelaxbecauseIlookednervous.AfterI30down,Iplayedbetter.Whenyouenjoysomething,it’saloteasiertodoitwell.
11.A.classB.clubC.teamD.board
12.A.playingB.livingC.learningD.working
13.A.greatB.equalC.rightD.extra
14.A.businessB.struggleC.attemptD.pressure
15.A.freeB.privateC.goodD.basic
16.A.matchesB.coursesC.lessonsD.programs
17.A.jumpB.playC.runD.shoot
18.A.dutyB.meetingC.operationD.training
19.A.necessaryB.boringC.scientificD.practical
20.A.speakingB.movingC.sleepingD.breathing
21.A.usedB.intendedC.madeD.described
22.A.tillB.sinceC.beforeD.because
23.A.fullB.tiredC.lazyD.big
24.A.sizeB.shareC.spaceD.state
25.A.gaveB.keptC.endedD.picked
26.A.sadB.shamefulC.sillyD.serious
27.A.receivedB.sufferedC.broughtD.felt
28.A.reconsideredB.rediscoveredC.re-formedD.replaced
29.A.atB.byC.forD.around
30.A.fellB.steppedC.slowedD.calmed
三、阅读理解(共两节,每小题2分,共计50分)
第一节(共40分)
A
Whydidyoupickourschool?
ONthesurfaceitseemslikeaneasyquestion.Manycollegestrytodifferentiateamongtheirapplicantsbyaskingthem:
“Whyareyouinterestedinattendingourcollege?
”
Alotofstudentsunfortunatelyunderestimatethevalueofthisquestionanddonotdevotesufficienttimetounderstandingwhatkindofanswerscollegeswanttohear.
Whydocollegesaskthisquestion?
Theywantstudentswhocanexplainwhytheirschoolistherightfitforthem.Thisquestionweedsoutstudentswhoaren’tsurewhythecollegemadeittotheirlistinthefirstplace.Italsoencouragesapplicantstodofurtherresearch.
Thisessayisagreatopportunityforstudentsto“sharethelove”andgush(滔滔不绝地说),withinreason,aboutwhythey“knowforcertain”thattheyhavebeendestinedtoattendthiscollegesincetheywereindiapers.
Thereisnoneedtobeoverlyeffusive.Athoughtfulessaythattruthfullydescribeswhatyouaregoingtocontributetocampuslifeandwhatyouwillgetoutofyoureducationwilldothetrick.Theemphasishereisonatwo-wayfit:
Whyisthecollegerightforyou?
Andwhyareyourightforthecollege?
Herearesomethingstothinkaboutwhenansweringthisquestion:
–Researcheachcollege.Hopefullyyou’vevisitedthecollegeandcanremembersomespecificsfromyourinformationsessionortourthatyouthoughtreallysetthiscollegeapartfromothers.
–Visitthecollege’swebsite.Researchmajors,studyabroadprograms,internships,careerplacementandsoon.
–Don’ttellthemwhattheyalreadyknow.Don’tparrotbackwhatisontheirwebsite–rankings,location,howmanymajorstheyhave,thattheircampusisbeautiful,etc.
–Getpersonal.Thisessay,likeanyotheressay,isanopportunitytoshareinsights(想法)aboutwhoyouareandwhoyouwillbeasastudentontheircampus.
31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthearticle?
A.Toexplaintostudentshowtochoosecollegesthatarerightforthem.
B.Toteachstudentshowtodoresearchonthecollegestheyareinterestedin.
C.Toinformstudentsofwhichquestionsaremostoftenaskedoncollegeapplications.
D.Toadvisestudentsonhowtoapproachacommonquestiononcollegeapplications.
32.Theunderlinedphrase“weedsout”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_______.
A.embarrassesB.makesbeautiful
C.focusesonD.getsridof
33.Whatkindofessayisreceivedbestbycollegesaccordingtothearticle?
A.Alongandpassionateessay.
B.Anessaythatintroducesthecollegeingreatdetail.
C.Anessaythatoffersreasonswhytheapplicantwouldbegoodforthecollege.
D.Anessaythatsharestheapplicant’sviewsofcurrenteducation.
B
Netherlandstakescyclingmoreseriously
INthe Netherlands,cycling isn’tseenaseco-friendlyexercise;it’spartofeverydaylife,asitispeople’stopchoicetocommutetoschoolandwork.
“TherearemorebicyclesthanresidentsintheNetherlands.IncitieslikeAmsterdamandTheHague,upto70percentofalljourneysaremadebybike,”saidBBC.
SohowdidcyclingbecomesuchapopularmeansoftransportationintheEuropeancountry?
Inthe1970s,theDutchgovernmentbegantoimproveitscyclinginfrastructureduetobothadomesticsocialmovementdemandingsafercyclingconditionsforchildrenandtheoilcrisisintheMiddleEast,whenoil-producingcountriesstoppedtheirexportstoWesternEurope.
Tomakecyclingsaferandmoreappealing,theDutchhavebuiltthewidestcyclingnetworkintheworld.Thecountryhasover40,000kilometersofbicyclelanesandpaths,whichareclearlymarked,havesmoothsurfacesandincludeseparatesignsandlightsforthoseontwowheels.Thelanesarewideenoughtoallowside-by-sidecyclingandpassing.
Inmanycitiesthebikelanesarecompletelysegregated(隔离的)frommotorizedtraffic.Andinmanytrafficsituationscyclistsaregivenpriorityoverdrivers.Sometimes,wherespaceislimitedandbothmustshare,youcanseesignsshowinganimageofacyclistwithacarbehindaccompaniedbythewords“BikeStreet:
Carsareguests”.
Asyoungpeoplearen’tallowedtodriveunsuperviseduntiltheyare18,cyclingoffersDutchteenagersanalternativeformoffreedom.ThegovernmentalsomakescyclingproficiencylessonsacompulsorypartoftheDutchschoolcurriculum
Bikeparkingfacilitiesareubiquitous(无所不在的)inthecountry.Cyclistsareaccommodatedinthewaymotoristsareelsewhere.TakeGroningen,acityinthenortheasternpartoftheNetherlands,forexample.Thecity’scentraltrainstationhasundergroundparkingfor10,000bikes.
FormanyDutchpeople,bikesaretrustycompanionsforlife’sadventures.Inthatkindofrelationshipitislongevitythatmatters–that’swhymanyDutchpeoplerideolderbikes.
34.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthearticle?
A.Toexplainwhycycling isn’taneco-friendlyexercise.
B.TodescribehowcyclistsaresupportedintheNetherlands.
C.ToinformusofimportantcyclingrulesintheNetherlands.
D.TodescribelawspassedbytheDutchgovernmentrelatedtocycling.
35.Inthe1970s,theDutchgovernmentstartedtoimprovethecountry’scyclinglanesandpathsmainly_______.
a.toimprovecyclingsafetyontheroad
b.topromoteanenvironmentally-friendlylifestyle
c.tobuildthewidestcyclingnetworkintheworld
d.inresponsetot