河北省定州中学届高三英语下学期周练试题八精.docx

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河北省定州中学届高三英语下学期周练试题八精

河北定州中学2015—2016学年度第二学期英语周练试题（八）

第I卷（选择题）

第一部分

单项选择题（共20小题，每题1.5分，共30分）

1．SoonMarcfoundthatabstractpainting_____itsconnectionwithlife.

A.hadlostB.haslost

C.hasbeenlostD.hadbeenlost

2．Heissuretowin—thecurrentsituationisinhis____.

A.termB.mindC.favorD.expectation

3．Itisreportedthatsomejournalistsfromcertainpressesgotthemselves_______falsereportingtheminedisasterandtheyare_______acceptinghush（沉默）money

A.involvedin;accusedof

B.involvedwith;chargedof

C.tobeinvolvedin;accusedwith

D.tobeinvolvedwith;chargedwith

4．I'dliketobuyahouse—modern,comfortable,and____inaquietneighborhood.

A.aboveallB.inallC.afterallD.atall

5．Tobegreat,youmustbesmart,confident,and,_______,honest.

A.thereforeB.aboveall

C.howeverD.afterall

6．Youhave______yourfamily_______alotrecently.

A.put,throughB.turned,upC.put,offD.dealt,with

7．Themoneywillbeused__________theschoolwithnewcomputerequipment．

A．toprovideB．providing

C．providedD．tobeprovided

8．Thewatchwasverygood,andhe_______20percentdownforit．

A．paidB．costC．boughtD．spent

9．Aswasknowntoall,Johnhadbrokenhispromise___hewouldstaywithusforsometime.

A.whenB.which

C.thatD.what

10．---DidProfessorWangsayanythingthat_____youespecially?

---Itwasreallyboring.ActuallyIsleptthroughhisspeech.

A.appealedtoB.attachedto

C.referredtoD.adaptedto

11．Don’t__thatallthosewhogetgoodgradesintheentranceexaminationwillprovetobemostsuccessful.

A.takeasgrantedB.takethisforgranted

C.takethatforgrantedD.takeitforgranted

12．Itwasinthesmallhouse_____wasbuiltwithstonesbyhisfather________hespenthischildhood.

A.which,thatB.where,that

C.that,whereD.that,which

13．Ihaveforgotten______youputthedictionary.

A.thatitwasthereB.wherewasitthat

C.thatwhereitwasD.whereitwasthat

14．________throughpagesandlinks,youhavetoreadtheinformationtodecidewhetheritislinkedtowhatyouareresearching.

A.NothavingcombedB.Havingnotcombed

C.NotcombingD.Notcombed

15．Thefamouswriteroftensaysthathe________somuchwithoutthesupportandencouragementfromhiswife.

A.shouldn’tachieve

B.shouldn’thaveachieved

C.couldn’tachieve

D.couldn’thaveachieved

16．Myflightwasdelayed,soIreadabook________time.

A.killB.killing

C.tokillD.havingkilled

17．______thepastyearasanexchangestudentinHongKong,Lindaismoreindependentnow.

A.SpendingB.Spent

C.TospendD.Havingspent

18．—Hey,thewashinguphasbeendone!

—That______Cynthia,She’salwayshelpful.

A.needhavebeenB.couldhavebeen

C.shouldhavebeenD.musthavebeen

19．ThiscomputerisdifferentfromtheoneI______inmylastjob.

A.useB.haveusedC.usedD.hadused

20．Millionsofpeoplehavebeenthrown____duetotheglobaleconomicdepression.

A.outofplaceB.outofsight

C.outofcontrolD.outofwork

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

Ihaveayoungerbrother.Tome,heisafourteen-year-oldkidnamedJoe,withblondhairandblueeyes.Toothers,heisdifferent.WhereIseeakidwhojustneedsalotmoreattention,othersseeamentallydisabledboy,akidwhocannotwalkortalkorthinkforhimself.Iseesomeonewhojustmakesdailyroutineabitlessroutine.Othersseeanannoyance,abother.

ThisisnottosaythatIhaveneverfeltresentful（怨恨的）towardJoe.Heismybrother,andwiththatcomesresponsibility.“Gina,couldyoustayintonightandwatchyourbrother?

”“Gina,domeafavorandfeedhimdinnerandchangehisdiaper（尿布）later,please?

”“CouldyoucomehomerightafterschooltodayandgetJoeoffthebus?

”

ThesearephrasesthatIhaveheardsinceIwastwelve.Andsure,theyhavemademeresentmybrothertoacertainextent.Iwouldthink:

that’snotfair!

Everyoneelsecanstayafterandbeamemberofthisclub,orgetextrahelpfromthatteacher.Or,allmyfriendsaregoingouttonight,whycan’tI?

And,howcomeIhavetofeedhim?

Heisnotmyson!

However,thesmallamountofresentmentIfeeltowardmybrotheriserasedathousandtimesoverbywhatIhavelearnedfromhim.Besidesmakingmeresponsiblefromayoungage,andhelpingmebemoreacceptingofallkindsofpeople,hehastaughtmetobethankfulforwhatIhave.

IknowthattherearemomentinmylifethatIshouldcherishandthatJoewillneverexperience.Hewillneverlaughsohardthathecries.Hewillneverfeelthegloryofastraight-Areportcard.Hewillnevercomfortabestfriendcryingonhisshoulder.Andhewillneverknowhowmuchhisfamilylovehim.

Becausehewillneverknow,itisuptometoknow,everysecond,howluckyIam.Itisuptometorealizethatlifeshouldbelivedtoitsfullest,andthatyoushouldalways,alwaysbegratefulthatGod,orwhoeverarethepowersthatbe,gaveyoutheabilitytoliveyourlifethewayyouweremeanttoliveit.

21．WeknowfromthefirstparagraphthatGina'sbrother.

A.causestroubletoneighbors

B.paysmoreattentiontoothers

C.liveswithmentaldisability

D.considersdailyroutineabother

22．IfMotherasksGinatolookafterherbrothernow,whatwillsheprobablyanswer?

A.I'mafraidnot.B.Noproblem！

C.Itdepends.D.It'snotfair！

23．Thepassageintendstotellusthatweshould.

A.valuethegloryofsuccess

B.appreciatewhatlifegivesus

C.comfortunfortunatepeople

D.treasuremeaningfulmoments

It'srarethatyouseethewords"shyness"and"leader"inthesamesentence.Afterall,thecommonviewpointisthatthoseoutgoingandsociableguysmakegreatpublicspeakersandexcellentnetworkersandthatthoseshypeoplearenot.AsurveyconductedbyUSATodayreferredto65percentofexecutiveswhobelievedshynesstobeabarriertoleadership.Interestingly,thesamearticlestressesthatroughly40percentofleadersactuallyarequiteshy—they'rejustbetteratadaptingthemselvestosituationaldemands.BillGates,WarrenBuffetandCharlesSchwabarejustafew"innies".

Unliketheiroutgoingcounterpartswhoaremoresensitivetorewardsandrisk-taking,shypeopletakeacautiousapproachtochance.Ratherthantheflashychit-chatthatdefinessocialgathering,shypeoplelistenattentivelytowhatotherssayandabsorbitbeforetheyspeak.They'renotthinkingaboutwhattosaywhiletheotherpersonisstilltalking,butratherlisteningsotheycanlear

nwhattosay.Alongthesamelines,shypeopleshareacommonloveoflearning.Theyareintrinsically（内在地）motivatedandthereforeseekcontentregardlessofachievinganoutsidestandard.

Beingshycanalsobringotherbenefits.Rememberbeinginschoolandhearingthesamekidscontribute,untilshylittleJohnny,whoalmostneversaidaword,cutin?

Thenwhathappened?

EveryoneturnedaroundtolookwithgreatrespectatlittleJo

hnnyactuallytalking.Thisishowshypeoplemadegooduseoftheirpowerofpresence：

they"own"themomentbyspeakingcalmlyandpurposefully,whichtranslatetoapositiveimage.

Shynessisoftenrelatedtomodesty.Nottosaythatlimelight-seekersaren'tmodest,butshypeopletendtohaveanaccuratesenseoftheirabilitiesandachievements.Asaresult,theyareabletoacknowledgemistakes,imperfections,knowledgegapsandlimitations.

Sinceshypeoplehavealowersensitivitytooutsiderewardsthanoutgoingones,they'remorecomfortableworkingwithlittl

einformationandstickingtotheirinnerdesires.Shypeoplearealsomorelikelytoinsistonfindingsolutionsthataren'tprimarilyapparent.Don'tbelieveme?

Maybeyou'llbelieveAlbertEinstein,whooncesaid,"It'snotthatI'msosmart,it'sthatIstaywithproblemslonger."Obviously,findingcertaintywhereuncertaintyistypicallypopularisahugeplusforanysuccessfulperson.

Themyththatshypeoplearelesseffectiveleade

rsthantheiroutgoingfellowsisjustamisunderstanding.Makewiseuseofyourpersonalitystrengthstoleadyourbusinessnomatterwhatsideoftherangeyoufallon.

24．WecanlearnfromParagraph2that___________.

A.shypeoplearesensitivetorewards

B.shypeoplecaremoreaboutcontent

C.outgoingpeoplearemorecarefulaboutchances

D.outgoingpeopleconsiderwhattolearnwhilelistening

25．TheexampleofJohnnyshows____________.

A.shypeoplearelikelytobemodest

B.hardworkingstudentsspeaklittleinpublic

C.somestudentskeepsilentonpurposeatschool

D.shypeoplemayhaveanadvantageindiscussion

26．WecanlearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5that____________.

A.successresultsfromdevotion

B.shynesscontributestopopularity

C.outsiderewardleadstoinsistence

D.uncertaintycountsmorethancertainty

27．Theauthorsupportshisideasmainlyby____________.

A.givingdefinitionsandpresentingresearchresults

B.explainingproblemsandprovidingsolutions

C.quotingauthoritiesandmakingevaluations

D.makingcontrastsandgibingexamples

Astronautsonshortershuttlemissionsoftenworkverylongdays.Tasksarescheduledsotightlythatbreaktimesareoftenusedtofinishtheday’swork.ThistypeofscheduleisfartoodemandingforlongmissionsontheInternationalSpaceStation（ISS）.ISScrewmembersusuallyliveinspaceforatleastaquarterofayear.TheyworkfivedaysonandtwodaysofftomimicthenormalwaytheydothingsonEarthasmuchaspossible.Weekendsgivethecrewvaluabletimetorestanddoafewhoursofhousework.Theycancommunicatewithfamilyandfriendsbyemail,Internetphoneandthroughprivatevideoconferences.

Whileastronautscannotgotoabaseballgameoramovieinorbit,thereare