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上半年大英3考前辅导文字内容
2017年上半年大英3考前辅导内容
Passage1
Readingnewspapershasbecomeanimportantpartofeverybody’slife.Somepeoplereadnewspapersasthefirstthingtodointhemorning.Othersreadnewspapersassoonastheyhavefreetimeduringthedaysothattheycanlearnwhatishappeningintheworld.
Sometimes,wedonothaveenoughtimetoreadallthenewscarefully,sowejusttakeaquicklookatthefrontpage.Atothertimes,wemaybeinsuchahurrythatweonlyhaveafewminutestolookattheheadlinesofthepassages.
Newspaperscanbefoundeverywhereintheworld.Wecangetmanydifferentkindsofnewspapersinbigcities,butsomemountainvillageswecanseefewnewspapers.
Somenewspapersarepublishedonceaweek,butmostofthepapersarepublishedonceadaywithmanypages,someevenpublishedtwiceaday!
Youknowdifferentpeopleenjoyingreadingdifferentnewspapers.Somelikeworldnews,andotherprefershortstories.Theyjustchoosewhattheyareinterestedin.
TodaynewspapersinEnglishhavethelargestnumberofreadersintheworld.TheEnglishlanguageissopopularthatmanyChinesestudentsarereadingEnglishnewspaperssuchasChinaDailyor21stCentury.AlsotheybringusmoreandmoreinformationwithInternet.
1.Peoplereadnewspapersinorderto.B
A.learnthelatestnewsB.meettheirowndifferentneeds
C.readtheshortstoriesD.findthemorningnews
2.Fromthepassagewecanseethatwhenpeoplegetnewspapers.B
A.theyreadthemverycarefullyB.theyjustreadtheheadline
C.noteveryonereadsallthepagesD.theyhavenotimetoreadthem
3.Newspapershavesomanypagesbecause.B
A.moreandmorepeopleliketoreadthem
B.peopleenjoyreadingsomethingdifferent
C.newspapersbecomecheaper
D.morepagesmeanmoremoney
4.Newspapersarethemostpopularintheworld.A
A.inEnglishB.inChinese
C.inotherlanguagesD.withmanypagesD
5.Accordingtothepassage,besidesnewspapers,peoplealsogetinformationfrom.
A.magazinesB.advertisementsC.e-mailsD.Internet
Passage2
Ifthereisanysinglefactorthatmakesforsuccessinliving,itistheabilitytoprofitbydefeat.EverysuccessIknowhasbeenachievedbecausethepersonwasabletoanalyzedefeatandactuallyprofitbyitinhisnextundertaking.Confusedefeatwithfailure,andyouaredoomedindeedtofailure,foritisn’tdefeatthatmakesyoufail:
itisyourownrefusaltoseeindefeattheguideandencouragementtosuccess.
Defeatsarenothingtobeashamedof.Theyareroutineincidentsinthelifeofeverymanwhoachievessuccess.Butdefeatisadeadlossunlessyoudofaceitwithoutfeelingashamed,analyzeitandlearnwhyyoufailed.Defeat,inotherwords,canhelptocureitsowncause.Notonlydoesdefeatprepareusforsuccess,butnothingelsecanarousewithinussuchacompellingdesiretosucceed.Ifyouletababygrasparodandtrytopullitaway,hewillclingmoreandmoretightlyuntilhiswholeweightissuspended.Itisthissamereactionthatshouldgiveyounewandgreaterstrengtheverytimeyouaredefeated.Ifyoufullyusethepowerwhichdefeatgives,youcanaccompli**hitfarmorethanwhatyouarecapableof.
6.Theauthor_____A_____.
A.ordersyoutoanalyzedefeat
B.wantsyoutofacedefeat
C.advisesyoutoletababygrasparod
D.warnsyounottoconfusedefeatwithfail
7.Defeatisvaluable_____C_____.
A.becauseitisafactor
B.becauseitisn’tdefeatthatmakesyoufail
C.becauseitprovidestheguideandencouragementtosuccess
D.becauseitisnotathingtobeashamedof
8.Whatdoestheauthorknow?
___B________.
A.Heknowseverysuccessinlife
B.Heknowsthefactormakingforsuccess
C.Heknowseverymanwhoisabletoanalyzedefeat
D.Heknowsthelifeofeveryman
9.Thepersonwhowasabletoanalyzethedefeatislikely_____C______.
A.tobeasuccessor
B.tofaceitwithfeelingashamed
C.toachievesuccess
D.tobeashamedofit
10.Whatdoestheauthoradviseonetodowiththepowerwhichdefeatgives?
Oneshould__D___.
A.exploreit
B.explainit
C.letababygrasparod
D.learnit
Passage3
Whydon’tbirdsgetlostontheirlongflightsfromoneplacetoanother?
Scientistshavepuzzledoverthisquestionformanyyears.Nowthey’rebeginningtofillintheblanks.
Notlongago,experimentsshowedthatbirdsrelyonthesuntoguidethemduringdaylighthours.Butwhataboutbirdsthatflybynight?
Testswithartificialstarshaveprovedthatcertainnight-flyingbirdsareabletofollowthestarsintheirlong-distanceflights.
Adovehadspentitslifetimeinacageandhadneverflownunderanaturalsky.Yetitshowedaninbornabilitytousethestarsforguidance.Thebird’scagewasplacedunderanartificialstar-filledsky.Thebirdtriedtoflyinthesamedirectionasthattakenbyhisoutdoorcousins.Anychangeinthepositionoftheartificialstarscausedachangeinthedirectionofhisflight.
Butthestarsareapparentlytheirprincipalmeansofnavigation.Whenthestarsarehiddenbyclouds,theyapparentlyfindtheirwaybysuchlandmarksasmountainranges,coastlines,andrivercourses.Butwhenit’stoodarktoseethese,thedovescirclehelplessly,unabletofindtheirway.
11.Thereasonswhybirdsdon’tgetlostonlongflights___B______.
A.havebeenknowntoscientistsforyears
B.haveonlyrecentlybeendiscovered
C.areknownbyeveryone
D.willprobablyremainamystery
12.Duringdaylighthours,birds____C_____.
A.flyaimlessly
B.relyonlandmarks
C.usesunforguidance
D.aremorelikelytogetlost
13.By“hisoutdoorcousins”theauthormeans____C_____.
A.otherexperimenters
B.theotherdovesofthesamebrood
C.dovesunderthenaturalsky
D.otherbirdsingeneral
14.Theexperimentwiththedoveindicatedthat_____D____.
A.birdshavetobetaughttonavigate
B.abirdthathasbeencagedwillnotflylongdistance
C.somebirdscannotflyatnight
D.somebirdsseemtofollowthestarswhentheyflyatnight
15.Intotaldarkness,doves____B_____.
A.uselandmarks
B.don’tknowwhichwaytofly
C.flybackhome
D.waitforthestarstoappear
PARTTWO:
VocabularyandStructure(共15小题,每题1分。
共15分。
)
Directions:
thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherefourchoicesandchoosetheONEthatbestcompletethesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
16.—Doyouknowwhatdayistoday?
—____A__________
A.TodayisWednesday.B.Itisafineday.
C.ItisFebruary11.D.Itisraining.
17.—Mymotherisill.CouldIleavetomorrow?
—_________C_____
A.Good.Youcango.B.Quitewell.Pleaseleave.
C.Noproblem.Pleasedo.D.Notbad,ifyoulike.
18.—IhaveneverbeentoaChinesevillage,haveyou?
—_______B_______
A.Yes,Ihaven’t..B.No,Ihaven’teither.
C.No,Ihaven’ttoo..D.No,Ihave.
19.—Whenwilltheperformancebegin?
—______C_____
A.Aboutonehour.B.Afteronehour.
C.Inonehour.D.Atonehour.
20.—IwonderifIcouldtakeafewdaysoffwork.
—_____C______
A.I’msureyoucouldleaveoffwork.
B.Ishouldsayafewdaysisnoproblem.
C.Why,what’sthematterwithyou?
D.No,youmustn’tgoaway
21.Wewere____C____toleavebeforethetrainstarted.
A.longB.keenC.worriedD.anxious
22.Sheintendedtomaketeachingher___A_____.
A.professionB.workC.employmentD.occupation
23.Thedifferencewas____B____crosstheriver.
A.whotoB.howtoC.whattoD.whichto
24.Mercuryfreezesifitiscooledto___D_____.
A.alowtootemperature
B.atoolowtemperature
C.toolowtemperature
D.toolowatemperature
25.Whenit__D______table-tennis,youcanneverdefeathim.
A.goesB.isC.aboutD.comes
26.Atnotimeduringhisspeech___C_____thathewouldmakeanotherfilmsoon.
A.hementionedB.heshouldmention
C.didhementionD.shouldhemention
27.Aselfishpersondoesn’t____D____otherpeople’sproblem.
A.tocareB.caresC.careD.careabout
28.Itisnecessarythat____C____before10o’clock.
A.shereturnshomeB.forhertoreturnhome
C.shereturnhomeD.shewillreturnhome
29.Theteacherhadnoidea____B____thesetwostudentsarguedabout.
A.whoB.whatC.thatD.why
30.I’dratheryou____C____sayanythingaboutitforthetimebeing.
A.don’tB.wouldn’tC.didn’tD.shouldn’t
PARTTHREE:
Cloze(共10小题,每题1分。
共10分)
Directions:
Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
YesterdaywasmyfriendKyra’sbirthday.Heinvitedmetohisbirthdayparty.Anotherfriend,Guy,hadofferedtotakemetothepartybycar.
Well,Iwasgettingdressed31Guyrangandsaidhewasill,soIdecidedtogobytrain.Unluckily,whileIwastalking32thephone,thecatwalkedovermyclean**,soIhadtospendafewminutesfindinganotheroneandIwas33leaving.
AsIwaswalkingtothestationitstartedsnowingandIgotverycold.Ijust34atrainandIhadtowaitatthestationforhalfanhour.WhenthetrainfinallyarrivedIwasfrozen!
IwassocoldandtiredthatduringthejourneyI35andImissedmystation.
Well,Igotoffatthenextstopanddecidedtowalk36toKyra’s.IwalkedforhalfanhourandthenIrealizedIwas37.LuckilyIfounda38andtelephonedforataxi.WhenIfinallyarrivedatKyra’shouseitwas39midnightandpeoplewasgoinghome.Whata40evening!
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