2018-2019学年建平英语高三上英语周练

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2019届高三英语综合练习卷 0911

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Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct.

For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks,

use one word that best fits each blank.

Have you ever been embarrassed because you forgot something important? What kinds of things do you have

the most trouble ___21___（remember）?

Mark began to introduce the guest speaker to the audience, but then paused in horror. He had forgotten her name.

Barbara hid her jewelry when she went on vacation. When she came back, she couldn’t remember ___22___

she’d put it.

Perhaps you’ve had experiences like these. Most people have. And, what’s worse, most people ___23___（bow）to a life of forgetting. They’re unaware of a simple but important fact: Memory can be developed. If you just accept

that fact, this book will show you ___24___ it can be improved.

First, relax. If you are overanxious about remembering something, you’ll forget it. Relaxing will enhance your

awareness and ability to concentrate. You can’t remember anything ___25___ you can concentrate.

Second, avoid being negative. If you keep telling ___26___ that your memory is bad, your mind will come to

believe it and you won’t remember things. When you forget something, don’t say,“Gee, I need to have my brain

___27___（rewire）.”Instead, you need to take an active role.

___28___ your body, your memory can be strengthened through exercise. Look for opportunities to exercise

your memory. For example, if you are learning a language, try to actively remember irregular verbs.

You may also want to make associations or links between ___29___ you are trying to remember and things you

already know. For example, if you need to catch a plane at 2:00 p.m., you can imagine a plane in your mind and

notice that it has two wings. Two wings=2:00. You are now ten times ___30___（likely）to forget the take-off time.

Section B

Directions：Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note

that there is one word more than you need.

A. dramatically B. adjust C. expanding D. infections E. limit F. fairly

G. listed H. upright I. concealing J. repeated K. finance

In the early 1960s, Wilt Chamberlain was one of only three players in the National Basketball Association（NBA）

___31___ at over seven feet. If he had played last season, however, he would have been one of 42. The bodies

playing major professional sports have changed ___32___ over the years, and managers have been more than willing

to ___33___ team uniforms to fit the growing numbers of bigger, longer frames.

However, the trend in sports may be ___34___ an unrecognized reality: Americans have generally stopped

growing. Though typically about two inches taller now than 140 years ago, today's people—especially those born

to families who have lived in the U.S. for many generations—apparently reached their ___35___ in the early 1960s.

And they aren't likely to get any taller. "In the general population today, at this genetic, environmental level, we've

pretty much gone as far as we can go," says anthropologist of Wright State University.

Growth, which rarely continues beyond the age of 20, demands calories and nutrients—notably, protein—to

feed ___36___ tissues. At the start of the 20th century, under-nutrition and childhood ___37___ got in the way. But

as diet and health improved, children and adolescents have, on average, increased in height by about an inch and a

half every 20 years. Yet according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, average height—5'9" for men, 第 2 页 / 共 10 页 5'4" for women—hasn't really changed since 1960.

Genetically speaking, there are advantages to avoiding substantial height. During childbirth, larger babies have

more difficulty passing through the birth canal. Moreover, even though humans have been ___38___ for millions

of years, our feet and back continue to struggle with bipedal（双足行走的）posture and cannot easily withstand

___39___ strain imposed by oversize limbs.

Genetic maximums can change, but don't expect this to happen soon. If you need to predict human height in the

near future to design a piece of equipment, by and large, you could use today’s data and feel ___40___ confident.

Ⅱ. Reading comprehension

Section A

Directions：For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Fill

in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.