学年度高三英语限时训练十五.docx

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学年度高三英语限时训练十五

2012-2013学年度高三英语限时训练十五

班别___________姓名_____________座号_________

第一节完形填空

Therearemanydifferentwaysofseeingatownforthefirsttime.Oneofthemistowalkaroundit，guide-bookinhand.Ofcourse，wemay__1__withourguide-booksthehistoryand__2__developmentsofatownandgettoknowthem.Butthen，ifwetakeourtimeand__3__inatownforawhile，wemaygettoknowitbetter.Whenwe__4__itasawhole，webegintohavesome__5__，whicheventhebestguide-booksdonotanswer.Whyisthetownjustlikethis，thisshape，thisplan，thissize?

Whydoitsstreets__6__inthisparticularway，andnotinany__7__way?

Hereeventhebestguide-book__8__us.Onecan'tfindinittheinformationabouthowatownhasdevelopedtothe__9__appearance.Itmaynotdescribetheoriginal__10__ofatown.However，onemaygetsomeideasofwhatit__11__looklikebywalkingaroundthetown.Onecanalsoimaginehowthetownwasfirstplannedandbuilt.Thenonecanlearnmoreaboutinwhatdirectionthetown__12__todevelop.

Whatisthe__13__ofstudyingtownsinthisway？

Forme，itis__14__thatonegetsagreaterdepthofpleasurebyvisitingandseeingatownwithone'sowneyes.A__15__visittoatownmayhelponebetterunderstandwhyitisattractivethanjustreadingaboutitinaguide-book.

1．A.write

B.study

C.tell

D.remember

2．A.strange

B.similar

C.separate

D.special

3．A.march

B.work

C.stay

D.wait

4．A.lookat

B.lookafter

C.lookfor

D.lookup

5．A.ideas

B.opinions

C.feelings

D.questions

6．A.open

B.run

C.begin

D.move

7．A.one

B.more

C.other

D.such

8．A.helps

B.tricks

C.fails

D.satisfies

9．A.old

B.normal

C.first

D.present

10．A.capital

B.meaning

C.design

D.change

11．A.usedto

B.seemedto

C.hadto

D.happenedto

12．A.stops

B.appears

C.starts

D.continues

13．A.point

B.view

C.problem

D.difficulty

14．A.nearly

B.simply

C.generally

D.hardly

15．A.costly

B.formal

C.group

D.personal

第二节：

语法填空

OneeveningIwasrestinginacafe．Iworeapairofnewlyboughtwhiteleathershoes,__16wereratherexpensive．Thenaboycametome．

Hewasin17oldandnotfitshirt,lookingpaleandabouteleven．NosoonerhadIbeguntospeakthanheopenedtheboxinhishandandtookoutthetoolsofshoe-polishing．Hewasbusydoinghiswork18heavyrainbegantopourdown．Peoplerushedtothecafefor19（protect）fromtherain．Moreandmorepeoplecrowdedinandgraduallyseparatedtheboy20me．

Hourspassed,anditturneddark．Ihadnoshoesonmyfeetandwonderedwheretheboyhadbeen．

IthoughtIwouldhavetogohomeonmybarefeet．Whenitwasnearmidnight,thecafewastobeclosed．Ihadtomovetothedoor,justaslwenttothegate,I__21__（surprise）foundthataboyofabouteleven,22（look）veryfamiliar,wassleepingatthedoorwithhisheadleaning__23__abox．Ishookhimslightlyandwokehim__24__．Heopenedthepackagehurriedly,gavememyleathershoes,andapologizedtomeshyly．Ipaidhimandwrappedhimwithhis25（fit）shirt．Onmywayhome,theimageoftheboystayedinmymind.

第三节.阅读理解

A

"Mum,whatdoesitmeanwhensomeonetellsyouthattheyhaveaskeleton（骨骼）inthecloset（衣橱）?

"Jessicaasked."Askeletoninthecloset?

"hermotherpausedthoughtfully."Well,it'ssomethingthatyouwouldrathernothaveanyoneelseknowabout.Forexample,ifinthepast,someoneinDad'sfamilyhadbeenarrestedforstealingahorse,itwouldbe'askeletoninhisfamily'scloset'.Hereallywouldn'twantanyneighbortoknowaboutit."

"Whypickonmyfamily?

"Jessica'sfathersaidwithanger."Yourfamilyhistoryisn'tsogood,youknow.Wasn'tyourgreat-great-grandfatheraprisonerwhowastransportedtoAustraliaforhiscrimes?

""Yes,butpeoplethesedayssaythatyouarenotarealAustralianunlessyourancestorsarrivedasprisoners.""Gosh,sorryIasked.IthinkIunderstandnow,"Jessicacutinbeforethingsgrewworse.

Afterdinner,thehousewasveryquiet.Jessica'sparentswerestillquiteangrywitheachother.Hermotherwasironingclothesandeverynowandthensheglaredatherhusband,whohidbehindhisnewspaperpretendingtoread.Whenshefinished,shegatheredthefreshlypressedclothesinherarmsandwalkedtoJessica'scloset.Justassheopenedthedoorandreachedintohangaskirt,abonyarmstuckoutfromthedarkdepthsandabundleofwhitebonesfelltothefloor.Jessica'smothersankinafaint（晕倒）,wakingonlywhenJessicaputacold,wetclothonherforehead.Shelookeduptoseetheworriedfacesofherhusbandanddaughter.

"Whathappened?

WhereamI?

"sheasked."Youjustdestroyedtheschool'sskeleton,Mum,"explainedJessica."Ibroughtithometohelpmewithmyhealthproject.Imeanttotellyou,butitseemedthatassoonasImentionedskeletonsandclosets,itcausedaproblembetweenyouandDad."Jessicalookedinamazementasherparentsbegantolaughmadly."They'rebothcrazy,"shethought.

26.AccordingtoJessica'smother,"askeletoninthecloset"means______.

A.afamilyhonorB.afamilysecret

C.afamilystoryD.afamilytreasure

27.WhatcanwelearnaboutsomeAustralians'ancestorsfromParagraph2?

A.TheywerebroughttoAustraliaasprisoners.

B.TheyweretheearliestpeoplelivinginAustralia.

C.TheywereinvolvedinsomecrimesinAustralia.

D.Theywerenotregardedascriminalsintheirdays.

28.Jessica'smotherfelldownintoafaintbecauseshewas______.

A.knockedB.frightenedC.injuredD.surprised

29.WhydidJessicabringaskeletonhome?

A.Shewascuriousaboutit.

B.Sheplannedtokeepitforfun.

C.Sheneededitforherschooltask.

D.Sheintendedtoscareherparents.

30.Jessica'sparentslaughedmadlyattheendofthestoryprobablybecause______.

A.theywerecrazy.

B.theywereoverexcited.

C.theyrealizedtheirmisunderstanding.

D.theyboththoughttheyhadwonthequarrel.

B

ThePacificislandnationofNauruusedtobeabeautifulplace.Nowitisanecologicaldisasterarea.Nauru’sheartbreakingstorycouldhaveonegoodconsequence—othercountriesmightlearnfromitsmistakes.

Forthousandsofyears,PolynesianpeoplelivedontheremoteislandofNauru,farfromwesterncivilization.ThefirstEuropeantoarrivewasJohnFearnin1798.HewastheBritishcaptainoftheHunter,awhalingship.HecalledtheislandPleasantIsland.

However,becauseitwasveryremote,NauruhadlittlecommunicationwithEuropeansatfirst.Thewhalingshipsandothertradersbegantovisit,bringinggunsandalcohol.Theseelementsdestroyedthesocialbalanceofthetwelvefamilygroupsontheisland.Aten-yearcivilwarstarted,whichreducedthepopulationfrom1,400to900.

Nauru’srealtroublesbeganin1899whenaBritishminingcompanydiscoveredphosphate（磷酸盐）ontheisland.Infact,itfoundthattheislandofNauruwasnearlyallphosphate,whichisaveryimportantfertilizerforfarming.Thecompanybeganminingthephosphate.

Aphosphatemineisnotaholeintheground;itisastripmine.Whenacompanystrip-mines,itremovesthetoplayerofsoil.Thenittakesawaythematerialitwants.Stripminingtotallydestroystheland.Gradually,thelovelyislandofNaurustartedtolooklikethemoon.

In1968,Naurubecameoneoftherichestcountriesintheworld.Everyyearthegovernmentreceivedmillionsandmillionsofdollarsforitsphosphate.

Unfortunately,theleadersinvestedthemoneyunwiselyandlostmillionsofdollars.Inaddition,theyusedmillionsmoredollarsforpersonalexpenses.Soonpeoplerealizedthattheyhadaterribleproblem—theirphosphatewasrunningout.Ninetypercentoftheirislandwasdestroyedandtheyhadnothing.By2000,Nauruwasfinanciallyruined.Expertssaythatitwouldtakeapproximately$433,600,000andmorethan20yearstorepairtheisland.Thiswillprobablyneverhappen.

31.Whatmightbetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.ToseekhelpforNauru’sproblems.

B.Togiveawarningtoothercountries.

C.Toshowtheimportanceofmoney.

D.Totellaheartbreakingstoryofawar.

32.WhatwasNaurulikebeforetheEuropeanscame?

A.RichandpowerfulB.Modernandopen

C.PeacefulandattractiveD.Greedyandaggressive

33.TheecologicaldisasterinNaururesultedfrom_______.

A.soilpollutionB.phosphateovermining

C.farmingactivityD.whalehunting

34.WhichofthefollowingwasacauseofNauru’sfinancialproblem?

A.Itsleadersmisusedthemoney.

B.Itspenttoomuchrepairingtheisland.

C.Itsphosphateminingcostmuchmoney.

D.Itlostmillionsofdollarsinthecivilwar.

35.WhatcanwelearnaboutNaurufromthelastparagraph?

A.Theecologicaldamageisdifficulttorepair.

B.Theleaderswilltaketheexperts’wordsseriously.

C.TheislandwasabandonedbytheNauruans.

D.Thephosphateminesweredestroyed.

第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

请阅读下列职位的招聘信息：

A.AccountsClerk

Wearelookingforabrightandintelligentemployeeforafull-timepositioninourcity-basedaccountingoffice.Musthaveauniversitydegree.Excellentworkconditionsandofficenearpublictransport.

B.BuildingWorker

Wewantstrongandhealthypeopletoworkonourconstructionsideforthenext6months.Noexperiencenecessarybutmustbewillingtoworkhard.Worktimeflexiblebutmustbeavailabletoworkweekendsandhaveowntransportation.

C.Waiter/Waitress

High-classrestaurantincity-centrerequiresexperiencedwaitingstafftobeginimmediately.Thepositionsarepart-time（20hoursperweek）andthesuccessfulcandidatesmustbeavailabletoworkweekendsandnight.

D.OfficeSecretary

Ourdesigncompanyisseeking