高三上定时训练18.docx

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高三上定时训练18

2011年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语（北京卷）

二、完形填空（本大题共1题,共计30分）

   IusedtohatebeingcalleduponinclassmainlybecauseIdidn'tlikeattentiondrawntomyself.And

（1）otherwiseassigned（指定）aseatbytheteacher，Ialways__

（2）__tositatthebackoftheclassroom.

   Allthis__（3）__afterIjoinedasportsteam.ItbeganwhenateachersuggestedItryoutforthebasketballteam.AtfirstIthoughtitwasacrazy__（4）__becauseIdidn'thaveagoodsenseofbalance，nordidIhavethe__（5）__tokeeppacewiththeothersontheteamandtheywouldteaseme.Butfortheteacherwhokeptinsistingonmy“__（6）__forit”，Iwouldn'thavedecidedtogiveitatry.

   Gettingupthecouragetogotothetryoutswasonlythe__（7）__ofit！

WhenIfirststarted__（8）__thepracticesessions，Ididn'tevenknowtherulesofthegame，much__（9）__whatIwasdoing.SometimesI'dget_（10）__andtakeashotatthewrongdirection—whichmademefeelreallystupid.__（11）__，Iwasn'ttheonlyone“new”atthegame，soIdecidedto__（12）__onlearningthegame，domybestateachpracticesession，andnotbetoohardonmyselfforthethingsIdidn't__（13）_“justyet”．

   Ipracticedandpracticed.SoonIknewthe__（14）__andthe“moves”．Beingpartofateamwasfunandmotivating.Verysoonthecompetitive__（15）__inmewaswinningovermylackofconfidence.Withtime，Ilearnedhowtoplayandmadefriendsinthe__（16）__—friendswhorespectedmyeffortstoworkhardandbeateamplayer.Ineverhadsomuchfun!

   Withmy__（17）__self-confidencecomesmorepraisefromteachersandclassmates.Ihavegonefrom“_（18）__”inthebackoftheclassroomandnotwantingtocallattentiontomyself，__（19）__raisingmyhand—evenwhenIsometimeswasn't100percent__（20）__Ihadtherightanswer.NowIhavemoreself-confidenceinmyself.

（1）A.as          B．until　　　　　　C．unless　　　　　D．though

（2）A.hoped　　　 B．agreed　　　　　C．meant　　　　　D．chose

（3）A.continued　　B．changed　　　　C．settled　　　　　D．started

（4）A.idea　　　　　B．plan　　　　　　C．belief　　　　　D．saying

（5）A.right　　　　B．chance　　　　　C．ability　　　　　D．patience

（6）A.going　　　　B．looking　　　　　C．cheering　　　　D．applying

（7）A.point　　　　B．half　　　　　　C．rest　　　　　　D．basis

（8）A.enjoying　　B．preparing　　　　C．attending　　  D．watching

（9）A.less　　       B．later　　　　　 C．worse　　　　　D．further

（10）A.committed　　　B．motivated　　　 C．embarrassed　  D．confused

（11）A.Interestingly　　B．Fortunately　　  C．Obviously　　 D．Hopefully

（12）A.focus　　　　　B．act　　　　　　C．rely　　　　　　D．try

（13）A.want　　　　　B．do　　　　　  C．support　　　　 D．know

（14）A.steps　　　　　 B．orders　　　　C．rules　　　　　 D．games

（15）A.role　　　　　 B．part　　　　　  C．mind　　　　　D．value

（16）A.process　　　　 B．operation　　　 C．movement　　 D．situation

（17）A.expressed　　　 B．improved　　   C．preserved　　  D．recognized

（18）A.dreaming　　　  B．playing　　　 C．relaxing　　　　D．hiding

（19）A.by　　　　　   B．for　　　　　 C．with　　　　　 D．to

（20）A.lucky　　　     B．happy　　　　 C．sure　　　　　D．satisfied

三、阅读理解（本大题共4题,共计30分）

1、（8分）

“IWentSkydivingat84！

”

   Asayounggirlgrowingupinthe1930s，Ialwayswantedtoflyaplane，butbackthenitwasalmostunheardofforawomantodothat.Igotatasteofthatdreamin2001，whenmyhusbandarrangedformetorideinahotairballoonformybirthday.Buttheexperienceturnedouttobeverydull.Aroundthattime，ItoldmyhusbandthatIwantedtoskydive.Sowhenourretirementcommunity（社区）announcedthattheywerehavinganessaycompetitionandthetopicwasanexperienceofalifetimethatyouwantedtohave，Idecidedtowriteaboutmydream.

   Intheessay，Iwroteaboutmydesiretoskydive，statingGeorgeBushSr.diditatage80.Whynotme？

Iwasjust84andinprettygoodhealth.AyearwentbyandIheardnothing.ButthenatacommunitypartyinlateApril2009，theyannouncedthatIwasoneofthewinners.Ijustcouldn'tbelieveit.Inspiredbythis，Idecidedtorealizemydream，eventhoughsomeofmyfamilymembersandmydoctorwereagainstit.

   OnJune11,2009，nearly40ofmyfamilyandfriendsgatheredintheareaclosetowhereIwouldlandwhileIheadedupintheairplane.Myinstructor，Jay，guidedmethroughtheexperience.TheplanewasthenoisiestoneIhadeverbeenin，butIwasn'tfrightened—Iwasreallyjustlookingforwardtotheexperience.Whenwereached13,000feet，Jayinstructedmetothrowmyselfoutoftheplane.Whenwefirsthittheair，thewindwassostrongthatIcouldhardlybreathe.ForasecondIthought，“WhathaveIgottenmyselfinto？

”Buttheneverythinggotcalmer.WewereinafreefallforaboutaminutebeforeJayopenedtheparachute（降落伞），thenwejustfloateddownwardforaboutfiveminutes.BeingupinthecloudsandlookingattheviewbelowwasunlikeanythingIhaveeverfelt—muchbetterthanthehotairballon.Iwasjustenjoyingit.

Skydivingwasreallyoneofthegreatestexperiencesofmylife.Ihopeotherpeoplewilllookatmeandrealizethatyoudon'tstoplivingjustbecauseyouare84yearsold.Ifthere'ssomethingyouwanttoexperience，lookintoit.Ifit'ssomethingthatispossible，makeithappen.

（1）Whathappenedtotheauthorin2001?

A．Sheflewanairplane.B．Sheenteredacompetition.

C．Shewentonahotairballoonride.D．Shemovedintoaretirementcommunity.

（2）TheauthormentionedGeorgeBushSr.inheressayto______.

A．buildupherownreputationB．showheradmirationforhim

C．comparetheirhealthconditionD．makeherargumentpersuasive

（3）Howdidtheauthorfeelimmediatelyaftershejumpedoutoftheplane?

A．Excited.             B．Scared.　　C．Nervous.           D．Regretful.

（4）Whatdidtheauthorenjoymostwhenshewasskydiving?

A．Thebeautifulclouds.　B．Thewonderfulview.C．ThecompanyofJay.D．Theone-minutefreefall.

2、（6分）

SubmissionGuidelines

   Beforesendingusamanuscript（稿件），lookthroughrecentissues（刊物）ofthePosttogetanideaoftherangeandstyleofarticleswepublish.Youwilldiscoverthatourfocushasbroadenedtoincludewellresearched，timelyandinformativearticlesonfinance，homeimprovement，travel，humor，andmanyotherfields.

   ThePost'sgoalistoremainunique，withcontentthatprovidesadditionalunderstandingsontheeverevolvingAmericanscene.

   Inadditiontofeature-length（专题长度的）articles，thePostbuysanecdotes，cartoons，andphotos.Paymentrangesfrom$25to$400.

   Ournonfictionneedsincludehow-to，usefularticlesongardening，petcareandtraining，financialplanning，andsubjectsofinteresttoa45plus，home-lovingreadership.Fornonfictionarticles，indicateanyspecialqualificationsyouhaveforwritingaboutthesubject，especiallyscientificmaterial.Includeoneortwopublishedpieceswithyourarticle.Weprefertypedarticlesbetween1,000and2,000wordsinlength.Weencourageyoutosendbothprintedandonlineversions.

   Wealsowelcomenewfiction.Alight，humoroustouchisappreciated.Wearealwaysinneedofstraighthumorarticles.Makeuslaugh，andwe'llbuyit.

   Featurearticlesaverageabout1,000to2,000words.Welikepositive，freshanglestoPostarticles，andweaskthattheybethoroughlyresearched.

   Wenormallyrespondtoarticlesubmissionswithinsixweeks.Youarefreetosubmitthearticleelsewhereatthesametime.

   PleasesubmitallarticlestoFeaturesEditor，TheSaturdayEveningPost,1100WaterwayBoulevard，Indianapolis，IN46202，（317）6341100.

（1）BeforesendingamanuscripttothePost，acontributorisadvisedto______.

A．getabetterunderstandingofAmericanissuesB．findouttherangeofthearticlesinthePost

C．increasehisknowledgeinmanyfieldsD．broadenhisresearchfocus

（2）Tosubmitnonfictionarticles，acontributormust______.

A．providehisspecialqualificationsB．bearegularreaderofthePost

C．produceprintedversionsD．beover45yearsold

（3）FromthepassagewecanlearnthatthePost______.

A．allowsarticlesubmissionswithinsixweeksB．favorssciencearticleswithin2,000words

C．hasahugedemandforhumorousworksD．prefersnonfictiontofictionarticles

3、（8分）

StudentsandTechnologyintheClassroom

   IlovemyBlackberry—it'smylittleconnectiontothelargerworldthatcangoanywherewithme.Ialsolovemylaptopcomputer，asitholdsallofmywritingandthoughts.

   Despitethisloveoftechnology，IknowthattherearetimeswhenIneedtomoveawayfromthesedevices（设备）andtrulycommunicatewithothers.

   Onoccasion，IteachacoursecalledHistoryMattersforagroupofhighereducationmanagers.Mygoalsfortheclassincludeafulldiscussionofhistoricalthemesandideas.BecauseIwantstudentstothoroughlystudythematerialandexchangetheirideaswitheachotherintheclassroom，Ihavearule—nolaptops，iPads，phones，etc.Whenstudentsweretoldmyruleinadvanceoftheclass，someofthemwerenothappy.

   Moststudentsassumethatmyreasonsforthisruleincludeunpleasantexperiencesinthepastwithstudentsmisusingtechnology.There'sabitoftruthtothat.SomestudentsassumethatIamanti-technology.There'snotruthinthatatall.IlovetechnologyandtrytokeepupwithitsoIcanrelatetomystudents.

   TherealreasonwhyIaskstudentstoleavetechnologyatthedooristhatIthinkthereareveryfewplacesinwhichwecanhavedeepconversationsandtrulyengagecomplexideas.Interruptionsbytechnologyoftenbreakconcentrationandallowfortoomuchdependenceonoutsideinformationforideas.Iwantstudentstodigdeepwithinthemselvesforinspirationandideas.Iwantthemtopusheachothertothinkdifferentlyandtomakeconnectionsbetweenthecoursematerialandtheclassdiscussion.

   I'vebeenteachingmyhistoryclassinthiswayformanyyearsandtheevaluationsreflectstudentsatisfactionwiththeenvironmentthatIcreate.Studentsrealizethatwithdeepconversationandchallenge，