2014届高三英语周周练Weekly 1

高2014级第三次英语周考.完形填空（2分）Working on a newspaper is a very busy job. Many newspapers are 1 each day, and they have to 2 people with all the latest news. The editor（编辑）is in 3 of the paper. Reporters 4 news stories and write them. The paper is printed so that it is 5 sale every morning.People 6 up the editor when something interesting is 7 . The editor sends a reporter and a photographer（摄影师）to find out 8 about it. The reporter phones the newspaper to tell the story. A typist（打字员）9 it out.Next, the editor decides how much "space" to give the story. Important stories 10 most of a page. The stories are keyed（键入）into a 11 and made into print.The first copies are called "proofs（校样)”. Another 12 corrects mistakes. The stories are all 13 in the paper. Then the paper is printed.The newspapers are 14 by lorry（卡车）, plane or rail. 15 are taken all over the country.The 16 arrive early in the morning, and people buy them.Not all newspapers 17 every day. Some are weekly with a Sunday edition. Local newspapers report the news for 18 parts of the country.Working on a daily paper is always busy. But people working on weekly papers do not have to work 19 such a hurry. Sometimes reporters 20 all over the world to report news.1. A. watched B. lost C. burned D. printed2. A. copy B. write C. provide D. take3. A. search B. charge C. front D. face4. A. see B. search C. find D. make5. A. in B. on C. about D. with6. A. phone B. say C. tell D. talk7. A. breaking B. returning C. happening D. going8. A. much B. few C. more D. less9. A. reads B. types C. takes D. finds10. A. take out B. take in C. take up D. take off11. A. radio B. TV C. computer D. book12. A. reporter B. editor C. worker D. manager13. A. brought B. taken C. put D. drawn14. A. contained B. included C. delivered D. held15. A. It B. We C. They D. You16. A. paper B. paper C. news D. stories17. A. take out B. come across C. come up D. come out18. A. same B. remote C. different D. busy19. A. on B. in C. with D. of20. A. reach B. arrive C. travel D. walk阅读理解（4分）（一）Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy atLitchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.“This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”.Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.21 This passage is most likely to be found in _____.A. a travel guideB. a newspaperC. a textbookD. a novel22. The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______.A. swimming in the riverB. standing on the river bankC. watching the crocodileD. fishing in the water23. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?A. Her eyes were badly poked.B. She had eight wounds altogether.C. One of her fingers also got hurt.D. One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg.24. According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT ______.A. braveB. diligentC. quickD. humorous25. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. The husband should save the wifeB. A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jawsC. A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagineD. Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes（二）Do you love holidays but hate the increase weight that follows? You are not alone.Holidays are happy days with pleasure and delicious foods. Many people, however, are worried about the weight that comes along with these delicious foods.With proper planning, though, it is possible to control your weight. The idea is to enjoy the holidays but not to eat too much. You don't have to turn away from the foods that you enjoy. The following suggestions may be of some help to you.Do not miss meals. Before yon leave home for a feast(宴会),have a small, low-fat snack(小吃). This may help to keep you from getting too excited before deliciousfoods. Begin with clear soup and fruit or vegetables. A large glass of water before you eat may help you feel full. Use a small plate; a large plate will encourage you to have more than enough.Better not have high-fat foods. Dishes that look oily or creamy have much fat in them.Choose lean meat(瘦肉).Fill your plate with salad and green vegetables.If you have a sweet tooth, try mints (薄荷) and fruits. They don’t have fat content as cream and chocolate.Don’t let exercise take a break during the holidays. A 20-minute walk after a meal can help burn off excess(过多的) calories.26. Holidays are happy days with pleasure but they may ______A. bring weight problemsB. bring you much trouble in your lifeC. make you worried about your foodsD. make you hate delicious foods27. In order to really enjoy your holidays without putting on weight, you'd better__A. drink much water and have vegetables onlyB. not eat the food in high fatC. not accept invitations to feastsD. turn away from delicious foods28. According to the passage, ___ is a necessary part to stop you from putting on weight.A. vegetablesB. waterC. calories of energyD. physical exercise29. Many people can't help putting on weight after the holidays because they _______ .A. can't control themselvesB. go to too many feastsC. enjoy delicious foodsD. can't help turning away from the foods30. Excess calories can be found in your body in the form of___ .A. energyB. fatC. foodD. something invisible (看不见).补全短文（4分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

2014 届高三英语第六次周测试卷高三备课组第I卷第一部分：听力部分(共两节，满分20分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the man want?A. A tennis game.B. An online game.C. A shooting game.2. What will the man do next?A. Make dinner.B. Wash the dishes.C. Watch TV.3. What does the man mean?A. He prefers to keep the window closed.B. He is too busy to open the window.C. He will open the window at once.4. What is the time now?A. About 5:30.B. About 6:00.C. About 6:30.5. What does the man suggest doing?A. Pressing the emergency button.B. Calling the service centre.C. Doing nothing for a short while.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7 题。

6. What did the woman spend $10 on?A. The taxi.B. The hot dogs.C. The popcorn and drinks.7. Where did the speakers go just before they went home?A. To the convenience store.B. To the movies.C. To the new hot dog place.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

河南洛阳高中2013-2014学年下学期高一周周练英语试题第一卷一．完形填空每题1.5分，共30分Learning to AcceptI learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 36 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 37 and ill.My father was 38 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 39 all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 40 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 41 about life, and I told them about one of my 42 . I said that we must very often give things up 43 we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always 44 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 45 up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up 46 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. 47 , he answered his own question: “I 48 the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.I was also 49 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I 50 remember his words and become 51 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 52 to give up my small irritations. In this 53 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.Sometimes I 54 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one 55 .36. A. Afterwards B. Therefore C. However D. Meanwhile37. A. tired B. weak C. poor D. slow38. A. already B. still C. only D. once39. A. took B. threw C. sent D. put40. A. impossible B. difficult C. stressful D. Hopeless41. A. worrying B. caring C. talking D. asking42. A. decisions B. experiences C. ambitions D. beliefs43. A. as B. since C. before D. till44. A. suggests B. promises C. seems D. requires45. A. spoke B. turned C. summed D. opened46. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything47. A. Surprisingly B. Immediately C. Naturally D. Certainly48. A. had B. accepted C. gained D. enjoyed49. A. touched B. astonished C. attracted D. warned50. A. should B. could C. would D. might51. A. quiet B. calm C. Relaxed D. happy52. A. ready B. likely C. free D. able53. A. case B. form C. method D. way54. A. doubt B. wonder C. know D. guess55. A. award B. gift C. lesson D. word二、阅读理解（每小题2分，共计30分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

高三英语周练（一）第一部分阅读理解第一节阅读下列短文，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。

AYou must know what BYD stands for? Yes, Build Your Dream. Have you built your dream and spare no effort to achieve it? Here is an inspiring story from .Eddie Arcaro dreamed of bec oming the world’s greatest jockey（赛马骑师）. But after watching him ride a horse for five minutes, reality reflected a rough contradiction. He was awkward and clumsy, and in his early years in the saddle he couldn’t do one thing right.In his first 100 races he never even came close to winning. Still, he got right back on and trained again. Even as a schoolboy, Arcaro had set his own track in life. Because he was only a little over five feet tall (1.5 meters) and weighed barely 80 pounds (36kg), the other students picked on him. So he skipped school, hanging out at the local race track where a trainer let him ride horses.His father reluctantly agreed to let him pursue a career as a jockey. The trainer had told him so. “Send him back to school,” he said. “He’ll never be a rider.” In spite of that, Arcaro was determined not just to ride, but to become the world’s greatest jockey. But first someone w ould have to give him a chance.He finally got to ride in a real race. Before it was over, he’d lost his whip and his cap and had almost fallen off the saddle. By the time he finished the race, the other horses were on their way to the stables（马厩）. He’d come in dead last. Nevertheless, Arcaro went from track to track, looki ng for any opportunity to ride.Finally, a trainer who pitied him took him in and gave him a chance. One hundred losses later, he was still giving him chances. He saw somethi ng in this unlucky jockey, something he couldn’t define.There were many brushes with death and several broken bones. Every time he would return to the saddle. Then Arcaro began to win. In thirty years of riding, he won 4, 779 races, becoming the only jockey in history to win the Kentucky Derby five times. By the time he retired in 1962 he was a millionaire and a legend in his own lifetime.1. The underlined phrase “picked on” in the passage probably means ________.A. paid attention toB. made fun ofC. offered help toD. took special care of2. The trainer who believed in Arcaro gave him chances because _______.A. Arcaro had shown great talents in horse racingB. he thought all that Arcaro needed was a bit of luckC. he had sympathy for Arcaro for his unfortunate experiencesD. he was impressed by the way Arcaro stuck to his dream3. The key message the author wants to convey through the passage is that _______.A. a man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weedsB. you can’t stop the waves, but you can learn how to surfC. winners in life set goals and follow through on themD. life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing well those you hold4. Which of the following would be the most proper title for the passage?A. The Man With The One Track MindB. A Star With Many SkillsC. An Inspiring Website StoryD. Inspiration Is Around UsBTo err is human. To blame the other guy is even more human.Common sense is not all that common.Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?These three popular misquotes (戏谑的引语) are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature. To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people don't want to accept the responsibility for the problem. Perhaps it is the natural thing to do. The original quote about human nature went like this: "To err is human, to forgive, divine (神圣的)." This saying mirrors a deal people should be forgiving of others' mistakes. Instead, we tend to do the opposite-find someone else to pass the blame on to. However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making of great maturity.Common sense is what we call clear thought. Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan. Commonsense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine. Common sense does not seem to be common for large organizations, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything. People say that in a large company, "the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing."And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people. get the idea that it's okay not to be totally honest all the time. There is a corollary (直接推论) to that: if good excuse is "good" even if it isn't honest, then where is the place of the truth？1. According to the author, what is a sign of a man's maturity?A. Doing things his own way.B. Bearing responsibility for his mistakes.C. Making as few mistakes as possible.D. Thinking seriously about his wrongdoing.2. Which of the following is NOT based on common sense?A. A man tries to take charge of everything in a large company.B. A student goes out with an umbrella in stormy weather.C. A company's next move follows a good plan.D. A lawyer acts on fine judgments.3. What is the author's opinion about a good excuse?A. Making a good excuse is sometimes a better policy.B. Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas.C. A good excuse is as rewarding as honesty.D. Bitter truth is better than a good excuse.4. What would be the best title for his passage?A. A Mirror of Human NatureB. To Blame or to ForgiveC. A Mark of MaturityD. Truth or ExcuseCI learned a long time ago that hair has meanings—plenty of meanings. Growing up in the 1960s, my friends and I struggled without parents’ control over the length and style of our hair.At the time, hair represented our need to break free from adults in our lives. Long hair represented our freed inner selves.My clients are often surprised when I asked them questions about their hairstyle—why they choose it, how else they’ve worn t heir hair, how they feel about it, and so on. However, while it may seem to be a simple topic, even today our hairstyles still have many psychological and emotional meanings. Understanding some of those meanings can lead to understanding of many different aspects of a person’s mind. How we view our hair, for example, can show something about how we view ourselves.Our hair can show physical and emotional wellbeing, desirability, and even social and financial status. When it becomes dull or fragile, it can communicate emotional and physical diseases. But hair can also show unrecognized and often unspoken daydreams about oneself and one’s world. One woman—a successful professional—wore her long hair in a thick bun(发髻).But one day she showed me that tangled(缠结的) hair was kept in the bun. She said that she never brushed out the tangles because the hair showed her secret image of herself as a helpless, disturbed woman, like Ophelia in the play Hamlet.Another woman came to therapy in a huge shirt and huge pants that she believed they could hide the weight she had put on since the birth of her child. She talked about how much she hated her body and how helpless she felt about doing anything about it. But her hair was always beautifully coloured and decorated. When I pointed out that she seemed to have a different relationship with her hair from she did with her body, she said that her hair had been thinning and that she was trying to make it look as good as she could. I pointed out that what she was doing with her hair and her body was kind of contradictory, and wondered if she had any thoughts about that.She was surprised. But as we talked about her contradictory attitudes towards different parts of her physical self, we began to open up all sorts of other thoughts and ideas about her inner self.And interestingly, as we continued opening those internal doors, changes started to happen. She started eating differently and exercising regularly. One day some months later, she appeared in my office in skinny jeans and a tight sweater, and her hair was pulled back in a ponytail. “I decided to see what would happen if I stopped trying to hide myself, ” she said with a big smile.“And…? ” I asked. “People keep smiling at me in t he street. My husband hugged me this morning for the first time in ages. And I feel good! ”Besides, self-respect in both men and women can be damaged by thinning hair；they may feel alone even though they are really not. Given our cultural focus on physical appearance, youth, and health, hair loss can be unpleasant for both men and women. The market is filled with hair-enhancing treatments, but there are those who have decided to be against the system and change to the “bald is beautiful” position. But it is much harder for women to take the “bald is beautiful” approach to hair loss. We tend to try to hide it in one way or another.But no matter what approach you use, it is important to remember that the thickness of your hair has nothing to do with your value in the world. Remember that you have nothing to be ashamed of if you have thinning hair. Thinning hair may not be something you can change, but itdoesn’t have to c ontrol how you represent the person who lives underneath it.1. In the 1960s, long hair represented___________.A. fashionB. honestyC. peaceD. freedom2. Why does the author ask clients questions about their hairstyle?A. Because this topic can reduce clients’ pain.B. Because the hairstyle can reflect one’s inner self.C. Because it’s a simple topic to start a conversation.D. Because this is a topic most people are interested in.3. The author mentioned stories of two women in order to___________.A. prove her ideaB. introduce the topicC. make comparisonsD. stress the importance of good hair4. What can we know about the woman wearing her long hair in a thick bun?A. She had long but thinning hair.B. She was helpless and disturbed.C. She was too busy to brush her hair.D. She loved the play Hamlet very much.5. What does the author advise us to do in the last two paragraphs?A. Not to be affected by thinning hair.B. To take the “bald is beautiful” position.C. To find suitable treatments for thinning hair.D. Not to pay too much attention to our physical appearance.DThe good news is that James Cameron’s Avatar, his first big film since Titanic,12 years ago, is a good film. The bad news — at least for Cameron — is that his film is not the masterpiece he set out to make. Nobody spends so much money (more than ￡214 million) or spends so much time(the project started in 1995) to make just a good film. No, Cameron has intended to make a classic science-fiction epic (史诗) that will take its place along with Star Wars, The Matrix or his own Terminator films. But, amazingly enough, Avatar is so beautiful that it’s almost too rich to take in and appreciate on one viewing. It’s not afraid of social and political comments, educating us in the evils(邪恶) of capitalism while entertaining us with the evils of capitalism.The curious thing about Avatar is that, for all of its advanced technological work, there is something out of date. The idea of humans using other bodies to travel in other worlds was an exciting concept for novelists and film-makers back in the 1990s."Second Life" can be easily found in films of that decade. Avatar’s political idea also seems out of date.Humans destroy things for short-sighted profits, and this has been going on all the time throughout the human history, hasn’t it?Undoubtedly, Cameron unbelievably succeeds in creating an extremely beautiful world that nobody has ever seen. But this wonderful shell of beauty can’t make up Avatar’s lack of heart. In the past, Cameron could always mix big scenes with strong feelings. What’s missing here is the h eartbreaking moment. The love story between Jake and Neytiri doesn’t take off the way Jack and Rose did in Titanic.However, despite all these, we will be left with a film that’s no masterpiece, but still well worth seeing.1. Considering the money and time spent on it, Avatar _____.A. is far from a really good filmB. invites a lot of bad reviewsC. costs too much than it deservesD. needs more investment2. The following films are made by Cameron EXCEPT _____.A. AvatarB. The MatrixC. TerminatorD. Titanic3. What’s the disadvantage of Avatar according to the passage?A. It entertains people without educating them.B. It doesn’t expose evils of capitalism.C. It lacks the heartbreaking moment.D. It creates a world that doesn’t exist at all.4. According to the article, the author thinks that _____.A. Avatar is still the best of Cameron’s worksB. Avatar is fearless when expressing its ideasC. good films should have big beautiful scenesD. Avatar provides new ideas about love and life5. What does the writer think of the film Avatar?A. It’s a masterpiece he has seen since Titanic.B. It’s a classic science-fiction epic like Star Wars.C. It’s a wonderful film with strong feelings.D. It’s a good science-fiction film worth seeing.第二节根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

2013-2014学年下学期高一周周练英语试题第一卷第一节阅读理解每个2分，共30分A篇Honey from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals unexpected helper--a little bird called a honey guide.The blue honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax (蜂蜡) in the beehives (蜂房) . The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is high up in the trees. So when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or people as it leads them to the nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.21. Why is it difficult to find a wild bees' nest?A. It's small in size.B. It's hidden in trees.C. It's covered with wax.D. It's hard to recognize.22. What do the words "the follower" in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. A bee.B. A bird.C. A honey seeker.D. A beekeeper.23. The honey guide is special in the way _________________·A. it gets its foodB. it goes to churchC. it sings in the forestD. it reaches into bees' nests24. What can be the best title for the text?A. Wild BeesB. Beekeeping in AfricaC. Wax and HoneyD. Honey-Lover's HelperB篇May: Happenings from the PastMay 5, 1884Issac Murphy, son of a slave and perhaps the greatest horse rider in America history, rides Buchanan to win his first Kentucky Derby. He becomes the first rider ever to win the race three times.May 9, 1754Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania gazette produces perhaps the first America political cartoon(漫画)，showing a snake cut in pieces with the words “Join or Die” printed under the picture.May 11, 1934The first great dust storm of the Great Plains Dust Bowel, the result of years of drought(干旱), blows topsoil all the way to New York City and Washington, D.C.May 19, 1994Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, former first lady and one of the most famous people of the 1960s died of cancer in New York City at the age of 64.May 24, 1844Samuel F.B Morse taps out the first message, “What hath God wrought,” over the experimental long-distance telegraph line which runs from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore, Md.25. We know from the text that Buchanan is____.A Issac’s fatherB a winning horseC a slave taking care of horsesD the first racing horse in Kentucky26. What is the title of the first America political cartoon?A Join or dieB Pennsylvania GazetteC What Hatch God WroughtD Kentucky Derby27. In which year did the former first lady Jacqueline die?A 1934B 1960C 1964D 199428. Which of the following places has to do with the first telegram in history?A Washington, D.CB New York CityC KentuckyD PennsylvaniaC篇THIS sign was found in the front yard of a house in the US. The people living here want to let their dog play outside and ensure it won't run into the street. So, they hired a company to set up an "invisible fence" an electric wire buried in the ground around the yard. The dog wears a special collar and when it walks near to the "fence", the wire will send out a small shock.The dog quickly learns to stay away from the edgeof the yard. As it says at the bottom of the sign,the fence will keep your dog "safe" (away from thestreet) and "at home" (contained inside the yard).The small word "BRAND" printed in blue meansthat "Invisible Fence" is registered as thecompany's brand name. Similarly, the "TM" printedafter "your dog safe at home" stands for "trade mark",a slogan registered specifically to one company.29. The people set up an "invisible fence " ______.A. to let their dog play outside their houseB. to keep their dog away from the edge of the yardC. to keep their dog inside their yardD. to warn others not to enter their house30. Which of the following is NOT true about the "invisible fence"?A. The fence does not exist at all.B. The "invisible Fence" is a brand name of a company.C. Without the special collar, the fence won't work on the dog.D. Science and technology play an important part in it.31. The underlined word "shock" refers to _____.A. an unexpected and unpleasant event, situation, or piece of news that surprisesand upsets youB. the feeling of surprise and disbelief when something very unpleasant happensunexpectedlyC. a medical condition in which someone looks pale and their hearts and lungsare not working correctlyD. a sharp, painful feeling caused by a flow of electricity passing through thebody32. The purpose of the passage is to _____.A. introduce a new product for your dogB. expand your knowledge of foreign cultureC. give a detailed explanation of the "invisible fence"D. help you understand the sign in the picture单项选择仍然按照每个2分计分33. ____made the student _____interest in his studies.A. Being criticized; to loseB. Being criticized ; loseC. Criticized; loseD. Having been criticized; lost34._____ the homework made his father lose his temper.A. The boy having not doneB. The boy not having doneC. The boy’s having not doneD. The boy’s not having done35. Over the past decades ，sea ice ________in the Arctic as a result of global warming.A．has been decreasing B．decreased C．had decreased D．is decreasing第二节：根据文章内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项；选项中的两项为多余选项。

高三周考英语试题第I卷(共105分)第一部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分55分)第一节语法和词汇知识(共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分)1．一W0uld it bother you if I turned up the radio?一___________．Lisa is sleeping．A．That‟s all right B．I‟m afraid soC．I suppose not D．It doesn‟t matter2．The book is of great value，but____can be enjoyed unless you digest it．A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything3．You‟d better pull your car to the side of the road if you_____answer a phone call．A．must B．will C．can D．may4．My daughter reads a lot of books，_____from contemporary novels to ancient poems．A．having ranged B．range C．ranging D．to range5．They_____a rise in salary with the prices of food，petrol and housing increasing every day．A．are expected B．expected C．expect D．are expecting6．They regard it as their duty_______the best service to the customers．A．to provide B．providing C．provide D．Provided7．Many cities in the world have been polluted heavily，_______Beijing is an example．A．for which B．in which C．from which D．of which8．Children will act positively when they are praised，_____it is just a nod with smile．A．as though B．even if C．in case D．so that9．I‟m afraid he is more of a talker than a doer，which is_______he never finishes anything．A．why B．when C．that D．where10．Scientists predict that by 2025，90％of all electronic communication______by mobile phone．A．will conduct B．will be conductedC．has conducted D．is conducted第二节完形填空(共30小题,1 l-20每小题1分，21-40每小题1.5分，满分40分)(I)I beheve in the power of forgiveness．It gives a chance，for some，to 11 for their previous mistakes．I have come to learn the true 12 of forgiveness over the years through a personal 13 of mine．I was riding with my friend‟s family in their car when we were hit by a driver，Eddy Jo who was so drunk．14，everyone survived，although I came away from the 15 badly injured．Nearly a decade later I am still in pain every day．Incount，the judge 16 Eddy to twenty—five years in prison．I didn‟t 17 the full extent of this when I was thirteen．I was 18 about how the ignorance of him had changed my life forever．As time went by，I began to think of Eddy in jail，away from his family，and how he must feel．I received letters from him，stating his 19 for his actions，and yet I couldn‟t bring myself to answer．I was so overwhelmed with so many different emotions that I didn‟t know what to say．I have now 20 Eddy in my heart and have the courage to write to him．11．A．thank B．regret C.wish D．search 12．A．impression B．character C．attitude D．nature 13．A．experience B．matter C．problem D．trouble 14．A．Eventually B．Hopefully C．Thankfully D．Desperately 15．A．car B．hospital C．court D．accident 16．A．expected B．gave C．sentenced D．ordered 17．A．understand B．want C．remind D．doubt 18．A．concerned B．upset C．glad D．confused 19．A．anger B．excuse C．kindness D．guilt 20．A．ignored B．forgotten C．forgiven D．respected(II)One lunchtime when I was in the third grade will stay with me always．I had been 21 to be the princess in the school play，and for weeks my mother had painstakingly 22 my lines with me．But no matter how easily I 23 them at home，as soon as I stepped onstage，every word 24 from my head．Finally．my teacher took me aside．She explained that she had written a narrator‟s part to the play，and asked me to switch 25．Her words，26 delivered，still stung(刺耳)，especially when I saw my 27 go to another girl．I didn‟t tell my mother what had happened when I went home for lunch that day．But she 28 my unease，and instead of suggesting we practice my 29，she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard．It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine(枝条)was turning 30．We could see yellow dandelions(蒲公英)popping through the grass in bunches．I watched my mother 31 bend down by one of the clumps(丛)，“I think I‟m going to 32 all these weeds．“she said．“From now on，we‟ll have only roses in this garden．” “But I like dandelions．”I 33．“All flowers are beautiful—even dandelions．”My mother looked at me seriously．“Yes，every flower gives 34 in its own way，doesn‟t it?”She asked thoughtfully．“And that is 35 of people too，”she added．“Not everyone can be a 36，but there is no shame in that．”Relieved that she had guessed my 37，I started to cry as I told her what had happened.“But you will be a 38 narrator，”she said，reminding me of how much I lovedto read stories aloud to her，“The narrator‟s p art is as 39 as the part of the princess．”Over the next few weeks，with her constant 40，I learned to take pride in the role．Lunchtimes were spent reading over my lines and talking about what I would wear．21．A．trained B．picked C．tested D．expected 22．A．rewritten B．changed C．questioned D．practiced 23．A．replaced B．selected C．delivered D．designed 24．A．disappeared B．came C．failed D．shone 25．A．seats B．roles C．tasks D．ideas 26．A．secretlv B．exactlv C．fully D．kindly 27．A．goal B．duty C．part D．work 28．A．sensed B．ignored C．admittedD．controlled29．A．speeds B．skills C．1ines D．questions 30．A．empty B．green C．dry D．soft 31．A．casually B．angrily C．joyfully D．proudly 32．A．dig up B．give out C．turn over D．set down 33．A．nodded B．cried C．added D．sighed 34．A．fortune B．heat C．favor D．pleasure 35．A．true B．wise C．possible D．equal 36．A．director B．host C．princess D．king 37．A．trick B．pain C．joy D．anger 38．A．beautiful B．thankful C．cheerful D．merciful 39．A．strange B．useful C．excitingD．important40．A．challenge B．competition C．encouragement D. agreement 第二部分阅读理解(共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分)ANelson Mandela was a figure of international fame，and many details of his life and career were public knowledge．But here are some things you may not have known about him．In his youth，Mandela enjoyed boxing．Even during the 27 years he spent in prison，he would exercise every morning．“I did not enjoy the violence of boxing so much as the science of it．Boxing is equal．I never did any real fighting after I entered politics．My main interest was in training，”he wrote in his autobiography Long Walk to Freedom．Among the memorabilia in the Mandela Family Museum in Soweto，visitors call find the world championship belt given to Mandela by American boxer Sugar Ray Leonard.Rolihlahla Mandela was nine years old when a teacher at the primary Methodist school where he was studying, gave him an English name—Nelson—in accordancewith the custom to give all school children Christian names．Rolihlahla is not a common name in South Africa．It means“troublemaker”．His circumcision name was Dalibunga，meaning “founder of the Bunga”．However, in South Africa,Mr Mandela was often called by his clan(宗族)name—Madiba—which South Africans used out of respect．After going underground because of his ANC activities，Mr Mandela‟s ability to evade(躲避)the securities services earned him the nickname “the black Pimpernel”，after the novel The Scarlet Pimpernel，about a hero with a secret identity．A fake(伪造的)passport in the name of David Motsamayi was used by Mr Mandela. He had disguised himself as a driver，a gardener and a chef in order to travel around the country unnoticed by the authorities．Mr Mandela studied law on and off for 50 years from 1939，failing about half the courseshe took．In August 1952，he and Oliver Tambo established South Africa‟s first black law firm，Mandela and Tambo，in Johannesburg．He persevered to finally secure a law degree while in prison in 1989．41．Why did Nelson Mandela become a boxing fan?A．He enjoyed the violence of boxing．B．He wanted to take the championship．C．He desired to enjoy the training．D．He hoped to find a better job．42．Which of the following is true of Mandela‟s name?A．His original name was not Nelson．B．His parents gave him the name—Nelson．C．Rolihlahla is a popular name in South Africa．D．Madiba was his Christian name．43．What made people call Mr Mandela“the black Pimpernel”?A．His ability to escape from being caught．B．His underground activities in ANC．C．His pressure given by the authorities．D．The novel‟s hero with a secret identity．44．Mr Mandela made a fake passport to_____．A．travel around the country B．escape from the authoritiesC．disguise himself as an actor D．go abroad easily45．What can we learn from the last paragraph?A．It took Mr Mandela over fifty years to get a law degree．B．Mr Mandela set up South Africa‟s first law firm．C．Mr Mandela got his law degree after being released from prison．D．Mr Mandela was a determined person．BTraffic problems are an everyday concern in many cities，including Washington，DC．A growing number of Washingtonians are turning to bicycles to get to and from work．In fact，the number of commuters who use bicycles has doubled in the city since 2007．Ralph Buehler teaches urban planning at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University，popularly known as Virginia Tech．He has written a book about urban biking，called “City Cycling”. He says there is a reason why urban bike tiding is now becoming more popular．“Over the last 60 to 70 years．cities in the U．S．have been adapted to the automobile．”“Most cities took advantage of the money coming for the interstate highway system，from the federal government，starting in 1956．There was a 90 percent federal match(补贴)so the cities only had to put up 10％．It was very tempting．”In the years after World War Two，many Americans moved to suburban communities，just outside major cities，They decided to travel great distances to and from work in exchange for a home in the suburbs．Their cars became a symbol of freedom．But today，many people believe they can save money by living in the city．Greg Billing is with the Washington Area Bicyclist Association．“When a person makes a change from 04 using a car to using a bike，they are saving anywhere between 8 or＄9，000 a year．”Ralph Buehler says governments save money when people use bicycles．“Building bicycling facilities is much cheaper than building and maintaining road facilities or public transport．”Washington，DC has also taken steps to protect bike riders．It approved a safe passing law and created areas on the road between cars and bikes．The United States Census Bureau says 4％of the city‟s workers ride to work by bike．The only city on the East Coast with more bike commuters is New York．46．What‟s the best title of the text?A．Traffic problems are an everyday concern in many citiesB．Bicycling to work in Washington，DC grows in popularityC．Bikes result in new problems in Washington，DCD．Washington，DC has taken steps to protect bike riders47．What can we know from Ralph Buehler‟s statement?A．The federal government supported building public transport．B．Government invested a lot to build bicycling facilities．C．Cities didn‟t use the money from the government wisely．D．Urban biking has been popular in the last 60 to 70 years．48．In the years after World War Two，many Americans prefer to_____．A．1ive in the city B．1ive in the suburbsC．travel great distances D．rent houses49．What do Ralph Buehler and Greg Billing agree with?A．Money can be saved when people use bicycles．B．Living in the city is much cheaper than in the country．C．Government should build more bicycling facilities．D．Road facilities and public transport develop rapidly now．50．What can we infer from the text?A．Traffic problems are the most severe in Washington，DC．B．4％of Washingtonians ride to work by bike in Washington，DC．C．Washington，DC concerns about the safety of bike riders．D. More cities on the East Coast have bike commuters．CImagine a school where there are no academic requirements，no curriculum，and no tests．Children have total contro1 of their education and are free to do what they want all day，every day．Sudbury Valley School in Framingham，Massachusetts has been operating this way since 1968．More than 30 schools worldwide have imitated the Sudbury model，and over 200 schools identify similarly as “democratic schools．”These schools are designed based on the belief that children have an innate curiosity to learn and do best when they direct their own learning．Sudbury Vallev School admits anyone who wants to enroll(注册)between the ages of 4 and 18．Many parents send their kids from a young age because they believe that kids do best when they learn what they want to learn．Other students come to Sudbury because they had various issues in traditional school systems including rebellion，learning difficulties，and emotional problems．Sudbury is administered through a democratic process where every student and staff member has an equal vote．In fact，students outnumber staff 20 to 1．There‟s no age segregation(差别)；four-year-olds can hang out with teenagers．Many staff members are part time and have rich careers as historians，businessmen，psychologists，artists，among others.Learning is self-directed and occurs informally through having conversations，starting projects．reading for enjoyment，and playing games．If students are interested in a particular topic，they work with staff and other students to organize courses and find resources．The requirement for getting a high school diploma is to write an essay about how they are prepared t0 be an adult．95％of students graduate．90％of graduates end up going to college，better than the national average of 66％．Most graduates say that they benefited from a self-directed education because they were more motivated than their peers，lacked fear of authority figures，and got a head start in their field of interest．They work hard at doing the things they love to do．51．From Paragraph 1，we can know that_____．A．there are curriculums and tests in the schoolB．children can control their education freely in the schoolC．the school has been a “democratic school” for 50 yearsD．the school thinks their children lack curiosity52．Paragraph 2 mainly talks about_____．A．How parents send their children thereB．When parents send their children thereC．What children do in Sudbury Valley SchoolD．Why parents send their children there53．Which of the following shows the school is democratically managed? A．Students have the same right as staff in voting．B．There are as many students as staff members．C．The students are of the same age．D．All staff members work part-time．54．How can the students in Sudbury get their diploma?A．By having conversations．B．By reading for enjoyment．C．By playing games．D．By submitting a qualified paper．55．Most graduates‟attitude towards Sudbury Valley School‟s education might be ____．A．unclear B．negative C．positive D．doubtfulDHow many hours do you spend sitting in a chair every day? Eight hours in the office plus three hours in front of the TV after work is the norm for many people．You probably don‟t need an expert to tell you that sitting too much is not good for your health—from an increased risk of heart disease and obesity in the long term，to reduced cholesterol(胆固醇)maintenance in the short term，not to mention the strain on your neck and spine．To make matters worse，many researches show a good diet and regular exercise call‟t reduce the negative eff ects of sitting too much．A 2010 study of nearly 9,000 Australians found that for each additional hour of television a person watched per day，the risk of dying rose by 11 percent．Another study tracked the health of 123，000 Americans between 1992 and 2006．The death rate for men who spent six hours or more per day sitting was about 20 percent higher than for men who sat for three hours or less．So what can we do about it? Health experts suggest we break up those many hours spent sitting with more hours spent standing．The BBC conducted a simple experiment with a group of 10 volunteers who usually spent most of the day sitting．They were asked to stand for at least three hours a day．The researchers took measurements Oil days when the volunteers stood，and when they sat around．When they looked at the data there were some striking differences，the BBC reported．Blood sugar leveled off much quicker on the days when the study subjects stood compared with the days they spent in a chair．Standing also burned more calories——about 50 calories an hour．A member said although doing exercise offers many proven benefits，our bodies also need the increase in muscle activity that standing provides．The researchers believe that even small adjustments，like standing while talking on the phone，will help．56．The underlined word “norm” in Paragraph 1 most probably means____．A．standard answer B．causeC．excuse D．reasonable explanation57．What bad effect does sitting too much have?A．A low risk of heart disease．B．Becoming too fat．C．Balanced cholesterol maintenance．D．Benefiting your neck and spine．58．What‟s the main idea of Paragraph 4?A．Sitting is killing us．B．We should have a good diet．C．Watching TV does us no good．D．Women have higher death rate than men．59．What is the purpose of the experiment in the text?A．To help the 10 volunteers to lose weight．B．To find the difference between standing and sitting．C．To prove the benefit of standing．D．To teach us how to control blood sugar．60．What would be the best title for the text?A．Having regular exercise B．Standing up for healthC．Watching less TV D．Increasing muscle activityEGimmicky—and expensive—new gloves allow chatterboxes to take the term …handsfree‟ to a new level—by talking into them as they make a call．The gloves are known as …Talk to the Hand‟ and cost￡1．000 a pair．They come with a speaker unit embedded(嵌入)into the thumb and a microphone built into the little finger that can be connected to any mobile handset using Bluetooth．Artist Sean Miles designed the gloves that double as a phone in part of his project that shows the possibilities of gadget(小机件)recycling．He combines gloves with parts from mobile handsets recycled through O2，which commissioned the project．Mobile phone users will be able to keep their hands warm while they chat without taking their phone out of their pocket or handbag．Mr Miles designed two pairs of the new gloves—one in pink and the other in brown and yellow．They will appear in an exhibition this July and visitors will be able to win the gloves．If demand is high，they will then be produced on a larger scale．O2 Recycle，which backs the project，estimates that there are already 70 million unused mobile handsets in the UK．The service pays those who recycle gadgets including phones，MP3 players and digital cameras．Designer Scan Miles，hopes his work will get people thinking aboutrecycling．The 41-year-old said：“I hope that my Talk to the Hand project will get people to think again about the waste created by not recycling gadgets．If a few more people recycle their gadgets rather than send them to landfill(垃圾场)，I think this project will have fulfilled its aim．”The Talk to the Hand mobile phone gloves are the second product in a series that O2 Recycle and Miles have created．Miles is now working on combining phones with handbags—so people don‟t spend time rummaging(翻查)around in their bags to find a phone when it rings．61．For what purpose is the text written?A．To show the harmfulness of old handsets．B．To introduce Sean Miles‟new designs．C．To warn people not to throw electronic waste．D．To ask more people to join O2 Recycle．62．What‟s the main idea of Paragraph 3?A．How the new gloves are designed．B．What the gloves are made of．C．Who designed the gloves．D．How O2 Recycle is managed．63．What can we learn about Talk to the Hand?A．It has been widely used at present．B．It has a pair of gloves that can function as a phone．C．It can be connected directly to any mobile handset．D．It is expensive but environment—friendly．64．Which of the following is true of O2 Recycle?A．It encourages people to recycle gadgets．B．It has recycled 70 million mobile handsets．C．It promotes the technology of IT．D．It is now recycling gadgets around the world．65．What is the passage mainly about?A．New mobiles that are fashionable．B．Sean Miles who set up a phone company．C．Outdated gadgets that can be used for recycling．D．New gloves that can be used for making phone calls．第II卷(共45分)第三部分书面表达(共两节，满分45分)第一节阅读表达(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)阅读下面的短文，并根据文章后的要求答题。

成都七中2014届高三4月第一次周练英语试题第I卷（选择题共100分）第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，共40分）第一节单项选择题（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1．--- You have not lost your heart, then?--- ________. I will try again.A.It dependsB. By no meansC. Don’t menti on itD. Maybe2.Making _______ good impression on the interviewers is of ________ vital importance.A.a; /B. a; aC. /; /D. /; a3. To be honest, no speech ________ so far has had the same effect on me as this one.A.has been madeB. being madeC. madeD. to be made4. Clare has offered a _______ of $ 100 to anyone who can find her lost cell phone.A.benefitB. costC. rewardD. price5. The manager seemed to be doubtful about my ability, _______ I could see from the expression on hisface.A.thisB. whereC. thatD. which6.In addition to the farming they ______ since the 1990s, the Smiths have started a small business.A. have doneB. had been doneC. were doingD. have been doing7. __________, they couldn’t make her ch ange her mind.A.Hard as they triedB. Tried hard as theyC. As they tried hardD. They tried as hard8. _______ his return from America, he got down to his research.A.WhileB. InC. AsD. On9. Large amounts of money _______ spent on the bridge, which ________ to be completed thenext month.A.were; was expectedB. was; was expectedC. was; expectedD. were; expected10._______ is known to us all is that the theme of Shanghai World Expo is “Better City, BetterLife”.A.ItB. ThatC. WhichD. What第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2013~2014年学年度上学期高三第一次周练英语试卷第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1.In the dark street,there wasn’t a single person ______she could turn to for help.A.himB./C.of whomD.toward whom2.As soon as she saw her boyfriend,she ______ tears.A.burst intoB.broke outC.burst outD.broke in3.John is the only one of the students in the class that never______ a mistake even when it is pointed to him.A.admit makingB.admits makingC.admit to makeD.admits to make4. It was announced that only when the terrible disease was under control _______ to return to theirhomes.A. the residents would decideB. would the residents decideC. would the residents be decidedD. the residents would be decided5. A latest report by Taobao said that visitors through wireless devices _______ from 10million in 2010 to 300 million by the end of last year.A. would growB. has grownC. has been growingD. had grown6.No one in the department but Tom and I ______ that the director is going to resign.A.knowsB.knowC.have knownD.am to know7.On the opposite wall ______ one map ______ dozens of pictures.A.hang;includingB.are hung;together withC.is hanged;withD.is hanging;as well as8.It was in Beihai Park ______ they made a date for the first time ______ the old couple told us their love story.A.where;thatB.that;thatC.where;whenD.that;when9 Is it Shakespeare Theatre ______ you are going to watch the play Hamlet?A.whereB.thatC.whichD.as10.We tried to _____ his doubts and let him tell the truth.A.replaceB.reviewC.removeD.rebuild11.—Is it for two months ______ they have stayed here?—No,it is only three weeks ______they arrived here.A.that;sinceB.that;whenC.when;thatD.since;before12. ______ full preparations,we decided to put off the meeting till next week.A.We did not makeB.Having not madeC.We had not madeD.Not having made13. It suddenly ____ to the detective that the millionaire was probably murdered by his own daughter.A.happenedB.occurredC.thoughtD.took place14.In the ______ house the firefighters saved a lot of______ people,but they couldn’t be sent to hospital because of the______ road.A.damaged;blocked;injuredB.destroyed;damaged;blockingC.damaged;injured;blockedD.blocked;wounded;injured15.I’ve never seen anyone run so fast—______David go.A.just watchB.just to watchC.just watchingD.just having watched第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. __16___ the car full of flowers we were going home. On our way back my wife __17___ a cupboard outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow. “__18___ it,” my wife said at once. “ We’ll carry it home on the roof rack(行李架). I’ve always wanted one like that.”What could I do? Ten minutes later I was 20 pounds poorer; and the cupboard was _19___ on to the roof rack. It was six inch long and eighteen inches square, quite__20___ too.In the gathering darkness I drove __21___. Other drivers seemed unusually _22___ that evening. The police even __23___ traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars24 . Why don’t they overtake, I 25___? ”In Fact a police car __26___ overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously __27___ they passed. _28___ then, with great kindness, they 29___ us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village __30___. One of the officers came to me.“ Right, sir,” he said. “Do you need more help?”I was a bit 31. “ Thanks, officer,” I said. “ You have been very kind. I live just on the road.” He was32at our car; first at the flowers, then at the cupboard. “Well, well,” he said, __33___. “ It’s a cupboard __34___ you’ve got there! We thought it was a fu neral ceremony(葬礼).”My wife began to laugh. Then the truth __35___ me like a stone between the eyes. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.16．A．with B．about C．against D．beyond17．A．realized B．wondered C．glanced D．noticed18．A．Take B．Charge C．Buy D．Bring19．A．lied B．turned C．attached D．tied20．A．small B．round C．heavy D．light21．A．hurriedly B．immediately C．slowly D．anxiously22．A．rude B．quite C．calm D．polite23．A．stopped B．rested C．warned D．asked24．A．ahead B．behind C．above D．back25．A．consider B．ask C．understand D．wonder26．A．do B．did C．does D．had27．A．as B．while C．since D．until28．A．However B．Moreover C．While D．But29．A．stopped B．continued C．led D．followed30．A．hospital B．church C．school D．shop31．A．unhappy B．disappointed C．disgusted D．puzzled32．A．glimpsing B．glancing C．glaring D．staring33．A．crying B．smiling C．laughing D．sobbing34．A．what B．that C．which D．why35．A．occurred B．impressed C．hit D．beat第三节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)AA migraine（偏头痛）can cause disabling pain. People may not feel back to normal for hours or even days. Migraines are most common among young adults and middle-aged people. In the United States, about eighteen percent of women and six percent of men report having migraines.People who suffer from migraines can find that different “triggers（诱因）”in different people may get a headache started. Stress can act as a trigger. So can chocolate in some people. Many migraine sufferers say hot weather and low barometric pressure（大气压）can act as triggers. But researchers say they do not have much scientific evidence of that — until now.In a new study, a team examined the medical records of seven thousand hospital patients. The patients had visited the emergency room at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, because of a headache. More than two thousand of them had been found to have a migraine.The team then compared those records to weather conditions in the twenty-four hours before the hospital visits. For every increase of five degrees centigrade in air temperature, the patients had a seven and one-half percent higher risk of migraine. Decreases in barometric pressure two to three days before the visit also appeared to trigger headaches.The researchers found no evidence that air pollution influenced headaches. But they could not rule out the possibility of a smaller effect.A separate study has found that age, gender and where a person has extra body fat may affect the risk of migraine. It found that overweight people between the ages of twenty and fifty-five may have a higher risk. On average, those who were larger around the middle were more likely to have migraines than those of the same age with smaller waistlines.The study involved twenty-two thousand people. It was led by Lee Peterlin. She says early results suggest that losing weight in the stomach area may help younger people who experience migraines, especially women.36. From the first paragraph, we can infer a migraine can ________.A. make people unable to walkB. prevent people acting normallyC. cause people to leave home for daysD. get people to suffer from mental disorder37. The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.A. chocolate acting as a triggerB. stress acting as a triggerC. hot weather and low barometric pressure acting as triggersD. high air pressure acting as a trigger38. According to the passage, headaches are influenced least by ________.A. body weightB. barometric pressureC. air temperatureD. air pollution39. In the opinion of Lee Peterlin, a person who has a migraine should ________.A. avoid gathering fat in the stomach areaB. eat more sweet food every dayC. stay warm in good weatherD. keep away from noisy places40. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Overweight people may have a lower risk of migraines.B. Weather is linked to migraines.C. Migraines are a headache for many people.D. Women suffer more migraines than men do.BSPECIALTY RETAILNewslink: Two separate Newslink stores cater to all your reading needs including newspapers, magazines and the latest bestsellers.Downtown Duty Free: Make sure you shop at Downtown Duty Free for great savings on a range of items including perfume, alcohol, skincare and cigarettes. It’s your last chance before customs.Beach Culture: A must for those who go into the Latest in beach clothing. Top surf, street and fashion labels including Mambo, Stussy and Quicksilver, including children’s sizes.DININGBlue Sky Care: Speedy service leaves you time to keep an eye on the arrivals gate. Morning pastries, fresh juice, breakfast rolls and coffee while you wait.McDonald’s: hamburgers, fries, drinks, muffins and shakes—all your family favorites. Breakfast served until 10:30 a. m.SERVICESATM: ATMs are conveniently located throughout Arrival and Departures. Dollars, pounds, francs and RMB are all available.Vodafone Rentals: This communication center offers the very latest technology for mobile phone rentals, sales and servicing.41. Where is this passage likely to appear?A. A morning newspaper.B. A monthly magazine.C. A geography book.D. An official guide.42. The underlined phrase “cater to” probably means ______.A. satisfyB. affordC. supportD. help43. If you want to have some coffee while waiting for your flight, you can go to ___.A. V odafone RentalsB. Blue Sky CafeC. Downtown Duty FreeD. McDonald’s44. At Beach Culture you can buy ______.A. newspapers and magazinesB. skincare and cigarettesC. Mambo and StussyD. fresh juice and breakfast rolls45. Which of the following is true according to the text?A. You can have breakfast at McDonald’s at 11:00 a. m.B. You’ll save money if you buy alcohol or perfume at Downtown Duty Free.C. You’ll not find any beach clothing for your seven-year-old boy in Beach Culture.D. There is only one ATM throughout Arrivals and Departure.CThe new studies show that fewer than half of the 9th graders in many of the nation’s largest cities, can ever graduate. The studies clearly show that the dropout rate isn’t dropping.And, in particular, the dropout rate isn’t dropping for poor and mino rity students.Amazingly, though so many regret the rising dropout rate, our schools continue to lack formal plans--or any plans--to teach students motivation(动机). Most schools have no game plan to ensure that students understand that schooling will be completely necessary. Schools expect youth and children to act as though schooling is important, but they never teach them to believe that.Years ago, families ensured that the children recognized the value of schooling. But in many modern families, the children may fail to recognize the importance of school life just because these families may actually tell their children that school is not important. Since many families are not motivating their children to be interested students, youth professionals, like teachers may need to provide this training. Otherwise, it is likely the dropout rate will continue not to drop, but only worsen.Here are some strategies to convince even the most apathetic (无动于衷的) students that they must stay in school.Ask students if they will ever need to work: The world has changed. 100 years ago, factory work was the booming job, and it required no education. Today, factories are increasingly automated. Most computer-related jobs require education and at least a high school diploma.Ask students which century they will be prepared for: In 1900, the most common jobs were farm laborer and domestic servant—education not needed. Now, the most common jobs are office and sales staff—education and diploma usually needed. An amazing 6 out of 10 people today work in a store or office.Ask students to devise a way that the employee could be replaced. For example, the coming trend in fast food is to use computers rather than people to run the restaurant. A prototype is apparently already being tested. The students should discover that most jobs that lack education and diploma requirements may be ripe for automation.46. What does the underlined part mean in Paragraph1?A. Few students can afford to go to school in large cities.B. A large number of the 9th graders can graduate now.C. There are still quite a few 9th graders leaving school early.D. Most schools in large cities have fewer and fewer students.47. Without the help of youth professionals,_____.A. more and more families will gradually recognize the value of school.B. it is likely that the dropout rate in schools won’t continue to drop.C. some parents will be more convinced of their children’s future.D. the schools will make proper plans to solve the problems with dropout.48. The author takes factory work for example mainly to ______.A. tell us that many jobs requires certain education in the pastB. show that there are more factory work and employment in modern societyC. show that employment in the computer field grows at a high rateD. emphasize that modern jobs require education and schools are necessary49. It can be inferred that______.A. both schools and families should answer for the high dropout rateB. many new jobs don’t need children’s high school diplomaC. working in a store doesn’t require a high school diplomaD. most schools are ready to help students recognize the importance of study50. If students play the “Replace Me” game, the result would be “______”.A. They will kn ow that they can ‘always’ do without a diplomaB. More of them will drop out early to go to workC. They will discover that lack of education is a disadvantage in choosing jobsD. They will become better at using computers to hunt for a jobDBonus（奖金）culture has become the subject of many studies nowadays. Many people have been angered by the way some bankers and high officials seem to have been rewarded for failure. Others find the idea of offering many-million-dollar bonuses morally disgusting.But few have asked whether performance-related bonuses really do improve performance. The answer seems so obvious that even to ask the question can appear ridiculous. Indeed, in spite of all the complaints about them, financial encouragements continue to be introduced in more and more areas, from healthcare and public services to teaching and universities.So it may come as a shock to many to learn that paying for results can actually make people perform badly in many circumstances, and that the more you pay, the worse they perform.No one is arguing that bonuses can help companies and institutions attract and keep the best staff. Nor does anyone argue against the idea that you can encourage people to do specific tasks by linking payments to those tasks. Rather, the point is about how to get the best out of people. Do employees really perform better if you promise to pay them more for getting results?There are some obvious reasons why such payments can fail. It has been argued, for instance, that cash bonuses contributed to the financial crash, because traders had little enthusiasm to make sure that their companies enjoyed long-term survival.Most bonus projects are poorly designed, says Professor Malcolm Higgs. He thinks the reason is that organisations try to keep bonus arrangements simple. Nevertheless, he thinks bonus projects can work as long as they link the interests of individual employees with the long-term goals of a business.Bonuses can also encourage cheating. “Once you start making people’s rewa rds dependent on outcomes rather than behaviours, the evidence is people will do whatever they can to get those outcomes,” says Professor Edward Deci. “In many cases the high officials simply lied and cheated to make the stock (股票) price go up so they got huge bonuses.”But the work of Deci and others suggests the problem with bonuses runs far deeper than poor design or cheating. In 1971, he asked students to solve puzzles, with some receiving cash prizes for doing well and others getting nothing. Deci found those offered cash were less likely to keep workingon puzzles after they had done enough to get paid.These studies suggest that offering rewards can stop people doing things for the pure joy of it. This was the basis for a series of books by Kohn in which he argues that rewarding children, students and workers with grades, scholarships and other “bribes” (贿赂) leads to low-quality work in the long run.Those who believe in the power of bonuses fail to distinguish between inner drive and outside pressure —wanting to do something because you like it for itself in contrast to doing something because you want the reward, Kohn says. “It’s not just that these two are different, it’s often that the more you reward people for doing something, the more their inne r drive tends to decline.”A “do this and get that” approach might improve performance in the short term, but over longer periods it will always fail, Kohn says. People who receive bonus will naturally play safe, become less creative, cooperate less and fe el less valued, he adds. What’s more, the studies also suggest that offering rewards can also stop people taking responsibility.51. The effect of performance-related bonuses has not been well studied because people _______.A. take the function of bonuses for grantedB. see that bonus offering is done everywhereC. think financial encouragement is disgustingD. are shocked by the practice of rewarding for failures52. According to Malcolm Higgs, designs that _________ are the good ones.A. drive people to finish short-term tasksB. help to attract and keep good employeesC. link financial rewards with the quality of the outcomesD. connect individual interests with long-term business goals53. If a person plays safe to get a bonus, he is probably being ________.A. more enthusiasticB. more risk-takingC. less daringD. less responsible54. Which of the following do you think the author would most probably agree with?A. Companies should make their bonus projects simple.B. The benefit of bonus helps to get the best out of people.C. The biggest problem with bonus is it creates cheating.D. Bonus offering can stop people doing things for pure joy.55. Which do you think is the best title of the passage?A. What Is Bonus?B. Does Bonus Work?C. Why Bonus Offered?D. How Bonus Works?第四节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）You seem to be a Wet Blanket （a person who doesn’t enjoy himself／herself and thus prevents others from enjoying themselves）when it comes to nature and your kid．You are most likely a caring，protective parent who wants to keep your child safe and sound．You may be so determined to protect your kid from dirt，sunburn，frostbite，or scratches that you try to avoid the outdoors．Or you may just find muddy clothes and sandy toes require too much extra work．Perhaps you hate to get dirty yourself．The natural world may just make you nervous and you might worry those bugs and bats will suck you dry．It may be that you just never got the chance to be outdoors when you were a kid and now know nothing about what to do with your kid。

2014届高三英语朗声英语话题复习第一单元周考试题一，单句填空：（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）1. Today we have the _____________to decide our own futures.(free)2. Highly __________ in Cambridge, she is one of the top professors in the college.(education)3. Would you please have the photos ___________ this Wednesday? (develop).4. Mr. Thompson _________________________with our firm since 1986. (connect)5. I have difficulty in getting along with Frank, for he is so __________.(change)6. It is known that the aim of a university should be the _________of learning. (advance)7. She spends all her waking hours _____________for her sick mother. (care)8. Students _______________not to swim in the river because of being badly polluted. (advise) .9. Anyone _____________to the lecture should take notes while listening.(invite).10. We will be exploring different _____________to gathering information. (approach)二，汉译英：（共4小题；每小题5分，满分20分）11. 露西热衷于唱英文歌，所有每次当学校有歌吟大赛，她都积极参加。

江苏省盐城中学2014届高三英语周练一第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What color was the woman’s bedroom before?A. Pink.B. Blue.C. Green.2. Why is the girl worried?A. She failed the exam.B. Her mother will scold her.C. She didn’t achieve the goal.3. What are the speakers doing?A. Studying in a school.B. Enjoying a performance.C. Shopping in a store.4. What's the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Waiter and customer.B. Doorkeeper and visitor.C. Servant and hostess.5. What does the woman mean?A. They should drop in on Sally.B. Sally will recover in a week.C. Sally is unlikely to be home now.第二节（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。