高三英语上学期周练试题914.docx

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高三英语上学期周练试题914

河北省定州中学2017届高三英语上学期周练试题（9.4）

一、单项选择题

1．Theteacherwantshisstudentstoknowmoreaboutmodernscienceandtrieshardtodevelopa（n）___aboutnatureamonghisstudents．

A．curiosityB．habit

C．abilityD．independence

2．Johnworkedhardathislessonsandgained_____toafamousuniversitylastyear.

A.permissionB.admission

C.agreementD.freedom

3．“Idon’tthinkit’smy_______thattheTVblewup.Ijustturnediton.That’sall.”saidtheboy.

A.errorB.mistake

C.faultD.duty

4．Withhightechnologyintroduced,theaverageoutputofthefactoryisincreasing．

A．faithfullyB．costly

C．steadilyD．stately

5．Thereisstillmuchtodiscuss.Weshall,______,returntothisissueatournextmeeting.

A.howeverB.otherwise

C.thereforeD.instead

6．ThoughbroughtupinLosAngeles,StevenDavidsonspenthiswholelifeinNewYork．

A．mostlyB．constantly

C．roughlyD．merely

7．I’malways________aboutwhatIsaybecausecarelessremarksarelikelytohurtothers’feelings.

A.enthusiasticB.curious

C.doubtfulD.cautious

8．Earlyexperiencestaughtmenottobeoverly_aboutshoppingbymobilephonebecausethereisahighriskofbeingcheated．

A．particularB．enthusiastic

C．cautiousD．casual

9．Generallyspeaking,thefamily,nottheschool,playstheroleineducatingchildrenforlife.

A.potentialB.primary

C.personalD.professional

10．Theheartisa（n）organ,Itisofabsoluteimportancetoourbodyandlife．

A．vitalB．energetic

C．livingD．lively

11．Thehip-popsingerisalwaysdrawingattentiontoissuesthatareusuallyignored.That’s____issogreatabouthim.

A.thatB.what

C.allD.how

12．Withnewtechnology,picturesofunderwatervalleyscanbetaken____color.

A.byB.for

C.withD.in

13．Theoldladyissaidtohaveth

reechildren，twoof____studyingabroad.

A.whomB.them

C.allD.who

14．I’vejustreadanexcellentbookofMoyan’s,___________youcannotaffordtomiss.

A.thatB.what

C.oneD.whom

15．I’dappreciate______ifyoucanturntheradiodown,formybabyissleeping.

A.itB.th

at

C.thisD.you

16．Ericdidn’tfeelat____easeintheparty,becausehewasafraidoflosing____face.

A.the;aB.an;/

C./;theD./;/

17．Inmorerecentdecades,Californiahasbecome__________hometomorepeoplefromAsia.

A.aB.an

C.theD/

18．ThisischallengingjobImentionedtoyoutheotherday．Haveyouhadanyoneinmindforitnow?

A．a,theB．the;/

C．the,theD．a:

/

19．Mygrandparentsliketoliveinthecountrysidewheretheycanenjoy______leisurelywalkonthecountryroadandfeel______warmthofthesunontheirfaces.

A.the;﹨B.a;the

C.the;aD.a;﹨

20．Aftertheearthquake，thepoorgirlwasfound________undertheruinsofachurch.

A．buryingB．tobeburied

C．buriedD．beingburied

二、阅读理解

Peoplearen’twalkinganymore——iftheycanfigureoutawaytoavoidit.

IfeltsuperioraboutthismatteruntiltheotherdayItookmycartomailasmallparcel.Thejourneyisamatterof281steps.ButIusedthecar.AndIwasn’tinanyhurry,either.Ihadmerelybecomeonemorevictimofanationalsickness:

motorosis.

ItisanillnesstowhichIhadthoughtmyselfimmune,forIwasborninthetraditionofgoingtoplacesonmyowntwolegs.Atthattime,weregarded25milesasgoodday'swalkandtheabilitytocoversuch

adistanceintenhoursassignofstrengthandskill.Itdidnotoccurtousthatwalkingwasahardship.Andtheeffectwaslasting.WhenIwas45yearsoldIraced——andbeat——ateenagefootballplayerthe168stepsuptheStatureofLiberty.

Suchenterprisestodayareregardedbymanymiddle-agedpersonsasbadfortheheart.Butawell-knownBritishphysician,SirAdolpheAbrahams,pointedoutrecentlythatheartsandbodiesneedproperexercise.Apersonwhoavoidsexerciseismorelikelytohaveillnessesthanonewhoexercisesregularly.Andwalkingisanidealformofexercise-themostfamiliarandnaturalofall.

ItwasHenryThoreauwhoshowedmankindtherichnessofgoingonfoot.Themanwalkingcanlearnthetrees,flower,insects,birdsandanimals,thesignificanceofseasons,theveryfeelofhimselfasalivingcreatureinalivingworld.Hecannotlearninacar.

Thecarisaconvenientmeansoftransport,butwehavemadeitourwayoflife.Manypeopledon’tdaretoapproachNatureanymore;tothemtheworldtheywereborntoenjoyisallthreat.Tothemsecurityisasteel-riverthunderingonaconcreteroad.Andmuchoftheirthinkingtakesplacewhilewaitingforthetrafficlighttoturngreen.

Isaythatthegreenofforestsisthemind'sbestlight.Andnonebutthemanonfootcanevaluatewhatisbasicandeverlasting.

21．Whatisthenationalsickness?

A．Walkingtoomuch.

B．Travelingtoomuch.

C．Drivingcarstoomuch.

D．Climbingstairstoomuch.

22．Whatwaslifelikewhentheauthorwasyoung?

A．Peopleusuallywentaroundonfoot.

B．Peopleoftenwalked25milesaday.

C．PeopleusedtoclimbtheStatueofLiberty.

D．Peopleconsideredaten-hourwalkasahardship.

23．TheauthormentionsHenryThoreautoprovethat．

A．middle-agedpeoplelikegettingbacktonature

B．walkinginnaturehelpsenrichone’smind

C．peopleneedregularexercisetokeepfit

D．goingonfootpreventsheartdisease

24．Whatiscomparedto“asteelriver”inParagraph6?

A．Aqueueofcars.

B．Arayoftrafficlight.

C．Aflashoflightning.

D．Astreamofpeople.

Supposeyoubecomealeaderinanorganization.It'sverylikelythatyou'llwanttohavevolunteerstohelpwiththeorganization'sactivities.Todoso,itshouldhelptounderstandwhypeopleundertakevolunteerworkandwhatkeepstheirinterestinthework.

Let’sbeginwiththequestionofwhypeoplevolunteer.Researchershaveidentifiedseveralfactorsthatmotivatepeopletogetinvolved.Forexample,peoplevolunteertoexpresspersonalvaluesrelatedtounselfishness,toexpandtheirrangeofexperiences,andtostrengthensocialrelationships.Ifvolunteerpositionsdonotmeettheseneeds,peoplemaynotwishtoparticipate.Toselectvolunteers,youmayneedtounderstandthemotivationsofthepeopleyouwishtoattract.

Peoplealsovolunteerbecausetheyarerequiredtodoso.Toincreaselevelsofcommunityservice,someschoolshavelaunchedcompulsoryvolunteerprograms.Unfortunately,theseprogramscanshiftpeople'swishofparticipationfromaninternalfactor（e.g.,“Ivolunteerbecauseit'simportanttome”）toanexternalfactor（e.g.,“IvolunteerbecauseI'mrequiredtodoso”）.Whenthathappens,peoplebecomelesslikelytovolunteerinthefuture.Peoplemustbesensitivetothispossibilitywhentheymakevolunteeractivitiesamust.

Oncepeoplebegintovolunteer,whatleadsthemtoremainintheirpositionsovertime?

Toanswerthisquestion,researchershaveconductedfollow-upstudiesinwhichtheytrackvolunteersovertime.Forinstance,onestudyfollowed238volunteersinFloridaoverayear.Oneofthemostimportantfactorsthatinfluencedtheirsatisfactionasvolunteerswastheamountofsufferingtheyexperiencedintheirvolunteerpositions.Althoughthisresultmaynotsurpriseyou,itleadstoimportantpracticaladvice.Theresearchersnotethatattentionshouldbegivento“trainingmethodsthatwouldpreparevolunteersfortroublesomesituationsorprovidethemwithstrategiesforcopingwiththeproblemtheydoexperience”.

Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegreetowhichpeopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.Itwasassumedthatthosepeoplefo

rwhomtheroleofvolunteerwasmostpartoftheirpersonalidentitywouldalsobemostlikelytocontinuevolunteerwork.Participantsindicatedthedegreetowhichth

esocialrolematteredbyrespondingtostatementssuchas“VolunteeringinHospitalisanimportantpartofwhoIam.”Consistentwiththeresearchers’expectations,theyfoundapositivecorrelation（正相关）betweenthestrengthofroleidentityandthelengthoftimepeoplecontinuedtovolunteer.Theseresults,onceagain,leadtoconcreteadvice:

“Onceanindividualbeginsvolunteering,continuedeffortsmightfocusondevelopingavolunteerroleidentity...ItemslikeT-shirtsthatallowvolunteerstoberecognizedpubliclyfortheircontributionscanhelpstrengthenroleidentity”.

25．Peoplevolunteermainlyoutof.

A．academicrequirementsB．socialexpectations

C．financialrewardsD．internalneeds

26．WhatcanwelearnfromtheFloridastudy?

A．Follow-upstudiesshouldlastforoneyear.

B．Volunteersshouldgetmentallyprepared.

C．Strategytrainingisamustinresearch.

D．Volunteersareprovidedwithconcreteadvice.

27．Whatismostlikelytomotivatevolunteerstocontinuetheirwork?

A．Individualdifferencesinroleidentity.

B．PubliclyidentifiablevolunteerT-shirts.

C．Roleidentityasavolunteer.

D．Practicaladvicefromresearchers.

28．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．HowtoGetPeopletoVolunteer.

B．HowtoStudyVolunteerBehaviors.

C．HowtoKeepVolunteers’Interest.

D．HowtoOrganizeVolunteerActivities.

Wethoughtwehaditall—abeautifulhouse,threehealthychildrenandonemoreontheway,twocars----andwelovedit.Wespentmoneylikeitwasgoingoutofstyle.Then,themarketturnedandmyhusband’sjobasabigwig（大人物）ataconstructioncompanywasgone.Thecompanywasclosingdownforever.

Webothstartedlookingforjobsrightaway,butthereweren’tanytobefound.Witheachpassingdayourpanicincreasedandwecontinuedtoworktogetherinordertopullourfamilythrough.Themorewepulledtogether,thecloserwegot.IfeltfeelingsofgreatloveformyhusbandthatIhadn’tfeltinyears.

That’swhyitwassohardformetowatchhim