届高三上学期周练英语试题94附答案.docx

1、届高三上学期周练英语试题94附答案英语试题第二部分 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) 阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOctober 21 was a very dark day in Texas. Not only did Hurricane Hanna destroy homes, it caused the largest business damage in Texass history. The worst thing is Hannas destructive fo

2、rce nearly wiped out most power poles and power lines. According to Center Point Energy, Hurricane Hanna affected 2.15 million customers. Currently, more than 4,000 of them are still in the dark. Crews have worked 16-hour shifts to restore power to residents. Most of Houston seems to be returning to

3、 normal. Schools, restaurants, retail stores and gas stations are open. Smiles are back. But harder-hit places, including Galveston, will take much longer to recover. Hundreds of people are still missing, and coastal towns are a mess. Some ruins from storm have drifted south to other beaches in Texa

4、s. Several public schools in Galveston are closed due to water damage. Parents are registering kids in other area schools which are scheduled to begin class on November 13. Many school supplies were destroyed. Clara Barton Village is an emergency shelter located at Alamo Elementary School in Galvest

5、on, Texas. This is where Paula Reed and her family are staying. Believe it or not, Paula Reed and her family consider this hurricane a blessing. When Paula was a girl, she was an orphan, but was taken in by her stepmom, Antonia Flores. Reed lost contact with Flores and had been trying desperately to

6、 locate her for the past few years. Before the hurricane, Reed and her family moved away from Galveston to a San Antonio shelter. There, she reunited with Flores after 30 long years! The moment they saw each other, their lives were changed.21. Whats the most serious damage caused by Hurricane Hanna?

7、A. Hundreds of people are still missing. B. A large number of people are homeless.C. Power facilities are severely destroyed. D. Factories are closed and many people jobless.22. It can be inferred that the residents in Houston_.A. have fully recovered from the disasterB. were the most unlucky people

8、 in the disasterC. need a long time to bring their life back to normalD. suffered less from Hanna than people in Galveston23. Kids in public schools in other areas of Houston will have to stay at home for_A. at least one month B. at least three weeksC. two weeks at most D. nearly half a month24. Pau

9、la Reed and her family consider the hurricane a blessing because_A. they had nothing lost after Hurricane HannaB. they lived a happier life in San Antonio shelterC. Paula was taken good care of in the shelterD. Paula reunited with her stepmother after three decadesBMy 18-month-old son, Adam, called

10、from the front door. “Look, Mama! Doggie!” I dropped what I was doing and stuck my head out of the door. Brandy, our next-door neighbors 11-year-old dog, was over again. “Go away!” I shouted. Brandys owner had died about a month earlier. The womans family had emptied the house and stuck a “For Sale”

11、 sign in the front yard, but the family had left old Brandy behind. For weeks, shed been wandering around the neighborhood. It wasnt that I disliked dogs or anything like that. I just didnt think about them very much. I never had a dog growing up and had never thought to get one. Brandy went away an

12、d I stayed outside with Adam. Then the phone rang. I went inside to take the call. When I came back, Adam was gone. I searched the yard, front and back, then the basketball court and public pool. No trace of him. I was so nervous that I ran home and called the police, then my husband. Police searche

13、d the neighborhood. Suddenly I heard another sound: a dog barking. “Its coming from the woods.” one of my neighbors said. We followed the barking to a wooded cliff (悬崖). There we found my son, and he was just inches away from the edges of the cliff, fast asleep. Brandy was beside him, leaning (倚靠) a

14、gainst him to keep him away from the edge. When I picked Adam up, Brandy sank down on her side, breathing quickly. She must have been holding Adam there for hours!I thanked the police and brought Adam and Brandy back to our house. She hesitated a moment on our doorstep, no doubt remembering the time

15、 Id driven her away. “Come on, girl.” I said. “This is your home now.” Brandy stepped in, and once she saw she was really welcome, she relaxed and lay down on the floor just inside the door. Shed done a great thing, and I wondered if she knew it. Shed certainly touched me in a way that no animal eve

16、r had. What a pity a dog like Brandy had been left behind!24. What is the correct order for the events in the story about Brandy?a. She was left behind by her owners family. b. She stepped into the womans house. c. She appeared at the womans front door. d. She stayed beside the womans son for hours.

17、 A. d, a, b, c B. a, c, b, d C. c, d, b, a D. a, c, d, b25. What did the woman do when she first saw Brandy?A. She gave her some food. B. She drove her away. C. She took her home. D. She said thank you to her. 26. How were they able to be aware that the womans son was near the cliff?A. By searching

18、the neighborhood. B. By hearing a dog barking. C. By following a dogs footsteps. D. By hearing her sons crying. CThe worlds richest man might seem to have it all, but Bill Gates has one regret. The self-made billionaire said he felt stupid for not knowing any foreign languages.Speaking in his third

19、Ask Me Anything question-and-answer session for online forum Reddit(红迪网), the Microsoft founder said that he wished he spoke French, Arabic or Chinese.He said: “I took Latin and Greek in high school and got As and I guess it helps my vocabulary. I keep hoping to get time to study one of theseprobabl

20、y French because it is the easiest. I did Duolingo for a while but didnt keep it up.”Gates, who is worth $79.3 billion, praised Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for surprising an audience in Beijing when he spoke fluent Chinese. “Mark Zuckerberg amazingly leamed Chinese and did a Q&A with Chinese st

21、udentsunbelievable, isnt it?” he saidThis isnt the first time for Gates to admit his regret over language. He also showed his habits at home and personal insights.Last February, Gates said he likes to do the dishes himselfto his own special standards every night and also told the interviewer that hi

22、s wife, Melinda, would likely want Samuel L. Jackson to play her husband in a biopic(传记片). He also admitted that he would pick up a $100 bill if he found it on the street.As he took the top spot on Forbes(福布斯)28th Annual Billionaires list last year for the fourth time, he said he is pretty basic whe

23、n it comes to so ending on clothes and food, but that he enjoys investing in shoes and racquets(球拍)when he plays tennis.When asked a life lesson he had to learn the hard way, the billionaire said staying up too late is a habit he is still trying to break. “Dont stay up too late even if the book is r

24、eally exciting. You will regret it in the morning. Pam still working on this problem,” he said.28. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. An Interview with Bill Gates B. How Bill Gates SucceededC. Bill Gates Regret D. The Richest Billionaire29. The underlined part in Paragra

25、ph 8 may actually mean that_.A. it is important to lay a good foundation of lifeB. food and clothing are basic needs for peoples lifeC. he doesnt spend much money on food and clothesD. he never cares about buying food and clothing30. What advice did Bill Gates give?A. Avoid staying up too late. B. B

26、e a good language learner.C. Do the dishes yourself at home. D. Pick up the $100 bills in the streets.31. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Bill Gates is also the founder of FacebookB. Bill Gates topped the list of Forbes 28 times.C. Bill Gates was good at learning languages

27、 in high schoo1.D. Bill Gates wife wants Samuel to play a game with Gates.DIt was the summer of 1965. Deluca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked Deluca about his plan for the future. “Im going to college, but I need a way to pay for it.” Deluca recalls saying. Buck said, “you s

28、hould open a sandwich shop.”That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $ 1,000. Deluca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldnt cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in ano

29、ther $1,000. But business didnt go smoothly as they expected. Deluca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didnt know how badly, because we didnt have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs. Deluca was managing the store and to

30、the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. Theyd meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, We are so successf

31、ul, we are opening a second store.” And they did in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error. But the partners learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, Deluca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their supplies. “

32、It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasnt necessary but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out.” Deluca says. And having a goal was also important. “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal.” Deluca adds. Deluca ended up founding Subways Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain. 32. Deluca opened the f