江苏省泰兴市第三高级中学高三英语 限时训练2

限时训练第一部分：完形填空Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had ___36____ from just the two of us in a ___37____ into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees. We had just ___38___ our finest creation - the Macintosh - a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a company you ___39___? Well, as Apple grew we ___40___ someone who I thought was very talented to ___41___ the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well. But then our visions of the future began to diverge (分歧) and ___42___ we had a falling out. When we did, our Board of Directors ___43___with him. So at 30 I was out. And very publicly out. ___44___ had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating（毁灭性的）.I really didn’t know what to do for a few months. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to ___45___ for screwing up so badly. I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running away from the valley. But something slowly began to ___46___ on me - I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been ___47___, but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over.I didn’t see it then, but it ___48___ that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the ___49___ of being a ___50____ again, less sure about everything. It freed me to ___51___ one of the most creative periods of my life.I’m pretty sure _ _52___ of this would have happe ned if I hadn’t been fired from Apple. It was ___53___ tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Don’t lose ___54___. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t ___55___. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it.－By Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer1. A. grown B. begun C. removed D. kept2. A. bedroom B. farm C. garage D. kitchen3. A. announced B. declared C. released D. coped4. A. managed B. started C. installed D. entitled5. A. provided B. sorted C. promoted D. hired6. A. run B. involve C. open D. engage7. A. instantly B. constantly C. eventually D. frequently8. A. risked B. supported C. pleased D. sided9. A. Which B. What C. Whichever D. Whatever10.A. apologize B. reveal C. head D. stand11. A. imply B. put C. impress D. dawn12. A. resisted B. rejected C. solved D.interrupted13. A. made out B. come out C. turned out D. tried out14. A. darkness B. lightness C. carelessness D. business15. A. waiter B. pioneer C. beginner D. visitor16. A. enter B. relieve C. preview D. expect17. A. something B. none C. everything D. anything18. A. careful B. acceptable C. hopeful D. awful19. A. courage B. patience C. imagination D. faith20. A. settle B. recall C. claim D. deny 第二部分：阅读理解AIntellectual property (IP) is a product of the mind that has commercial value. The concept dates back to 1623, when the first patent law to protect IP rights was passed. IP rights protect an artist from having his/her creative ideas copied by another. For example, if somebody generated an idea for a novel, that idea is protected by IP rights. If someone else wishes to represent the idea or develop it further, he/she must consult the original artists, who will normally be rewarded financially for its use. Back in the 17th century, IP rights were primarily carried out to protect newly developed manufacturing processes against stealing, but today intellectual property rights are also enjoyed by those who create music, art and literature. In recent years, IP rights have been the focus of a great deal of discussion because of a technology which looks set to weaken them altogether: the Internet. Many years ago, if you wanted a recoding of a song, you would have to purchase it from a music store; if a novel, from a book store. In those days, IP rights were easily protected since it was very difficult to obtain intellectual property without paying for it. However, a lot of IP, including songs, films, books and artwork, can be downloaded today free of charge using the internet. This practice has now taken the world by storm, dramatically affecting the way in which we view IP rights.23. According to paragraph 2, what has “taken the world by storm”?A. Intellectual property rights.B. Free downloading.C. The Internet.D. The large number of songs, films and books.24. A possible title for this passage could be _______.A. IP Rights and Our AttitudesB. Ways to Protect Your IP RightsC. The Present and the Future of IP rightsD. A History of IP RightsBDepartment stores sell ready- to-wear clothing, which is also called ready-made clothing. Such clothing is made in fixed sizes. Those people who find that ready-made clothing fits them well can save money by buying it. Most often, people do not fit exactly into a producer’s size. Their clothing must be altered to make it fit better. However, most alterations are not very expensive. The small cost of most alterations means that ready-made clothing can meet the needs of most customers.Those who can afford it often get someone to design and make their clothing. Such clothing is called custom-made. The person who makes it measures the customer, and then sews it so that it fits perfectly. Alterations are not needed. Custom-made clothing is largely sewn by hand, has better quality, better material, and is of the style you have chosen. Of course, it costs much more than ready-to-wear clothing. You need to pay the difference for the special fitting and better skill that you are receiving. This often means that you spend double or more than you would for a ready-made garment.Custom-made clothing is not always that much better than ready-made clothing. It costs more partly because only one garment has been made, just for you. Companies that produce ready-made products make thousands of garments at a time. This means they can buy large quantities of material. Workers cut each size by the hundreds. Companies work out ways to make the garments quickly by machine and pay workers according to their skill. Thus they can sell the finished products at a low price while still making money. Most of the clothing sold in the United States is made in this way. Customers gain from the lower prices which are made possible by mass production. It may or may not give them high quality.25. According to the passage, people who buy ready-made clothing ______.A. wish to make alternationsB. will spend less moneyC. want to make it betterD. can fit into the sizes26. We can learn from the passage that custom-made clothing is_______.A. specially madeB. fashionably designedC. chosen by few peopleD. made with difficulties27. Which of the following is true about ready-made clothing?A. It is of poor quality.B. It suits all people.C. It is labor-saving to make it.D. It takes more time to make it28. The purpose of the writer is _______.A. to explain why custom-made clothing costs moreB. to show the advantages of mass productionC. to tell readers how to make money from ready-made clothingD. to provide information about different kinds of clothingCThe flag, the most common symbol of a nation in the modern world, is also one of the most ancient. With a clear symbolic meaning, the flag in the traditional form is still used today to mark buildings, ships and other vehicles related to a country.The national flag as we know it today is in no way a primitive artifact. It is, rather, the product of thousands of years’ development. Historians believe that it had two major ancestors, of which the earlier served to show wind direction.Early human beings used very fragile houses and boats. Often strong winds would tear roofs from houses or cause high waves that endangered travelers. People’s food supplies were similarly vulnerable. Even after they had learned how to plant grains, they still needed help from nature to ensure good harvests. Therefore they feared and depended on the power of the wind, which could bring warmth from one direction and cold from another.Using a simple piece of cloth tied to the top of a post to tell the direction of the wind was more dependable than earlier methods, such as watching the rising of smoke from a fire. The connection of the flag with heavenly power was therefore reasonable. Early human societies began to fix long pieces of cloth to the tops of totems (图腾) before carrying them into battle. They believed that the power of the wind would be added to the good wishes of the gods and ancestors represented by the totems themselves.These flags developed very slowly into modern flags. The first known flag of a nation or a ruler was unmarked: The king of China around 1,000 B.C. was known to have a white flag carried ahead of him. This practice might have been learned from Egyptians even further in the past, but it was from China that it spread over trade routes through India, then across Arab lands, and finally to Europe, where it met up with the other ancestor of the national flag.29. The underlined word “ vulnerable” in paragraph 3 means _______.A. easy to damageB. likely to be protectedC. impossible to make sure ofD. difficult to find30. The earliest flags were connected with heavenly power because they _______.A. could tell wind directionB. could bring good luck to fightersC. were believed to stand for natural forcesD. were handed down by the ancestorsＤNext time a customer comes to your office, offer him a cup of coffee. And whenyou’re doing your holiday shopping online, make sure you’re holding a large glass of iced tea. The physical sensation of warmth encourages emotional warmth, while a cold drink in hand prevents you from making unwise decisions—those are the practical lesson being drawn from recent research by psychologist John A. Bargh.Psychologists have known that one person’s perception (知觉) of another’s “warmth” is a powerful determiner in social relationships. Judging someone to be either “warm”or “cold”is a primary consideration, even trumping (打败) evidence that a “cold” person may be more capable. Much of this is rooted in very early childhood experiences, Bargh argues, when babies’ conceptual sense of the world around them is shaped by physical sensations, particularly warmth and coldness. Classic studies by Harry Harlow, published in 1958, showed monkeys preferred to stay close to a cloth “mother”rather than one made of wire, even when the wire “mother”carried a food bottle. Harlow’s work and later studies have led psychologists to stress the need for warm physical contact from caregivers to help young children grow into healthy adults with normal social skills.Feelings of “warmth” and “coldness” in social judgments appear to be universal. Although no worldwide study has been done, Bargh says that describing people as “warm”or “cold”is common to many cultures, and studies have found those perceptions influence judgment in dozens of countries.To test the relationship between physical and psychological warmth, Bargh conducted an experiment which involved 41 college students. A research assistant who was unaware of the study’s hypotheses (假定), handed the students either a hot cup of coffee, or a cold drink, to hold while the researcher filled out a short information form. The drink was then handed back. After that, the students were asked to rate the personality of “Person A”based on a particular description. Those who had briefly held the warm drink regarded Person A as warmer than those who had held the iced drink. “We are grounded in our physical experiences even when we think abstractly,” says Bargh.33. In Bargh’s experiment, the students were asked to _______.A. evaluate someone’s personalityB. write down their hypothesesC. fill out a personal information formD. hold coffee and cold drink alternatively34. We can infer from the passage that _______.A. abstract thinking does not come from physical experiencesB. feelings of warmth and coldness are studied worldwideC. physical temperature affects how we see othersD. capable persons are often cold to others35. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Drinking for Better Social RelationshipsB. Experiments of Personality EvaluationC. Developing Better Drinking HabitsD. Physical Sensations and Emotions第三部分：任务型阅读认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。

限时训练第一部分：完形填空A minister had been on a 1ong flight between church conferences. The first 1 of the approaching problems came when the sign on the airplane 2 on: Fasten Your Seat Belts. Then, after a while, a calm voice said, “We shall not be 3 the meal at this time 4 we are expecting a little turbulence(气流). Please be 5 your seat belt is fastened.”As the minister looked around the aircraft, it became 6 that many of the passengers were becoming frightened.And then the storm broke out. The cracks of thunder could be heard even 7 the roar of the engines. Lightning 8 the darkening skies. One moment the airplane was lifted on terrible 9 of air; the next, it 10 as if it were about to crash.The minister admitted that he 11 the discomfort and fear of those around him. He said, “I could see that nearly all the passengers were 12 . Some of them even began to 13 . The future seemed unpredictable and many were wondering if they would 14 it through the storm.”“The n, I suddenly saw a little girl to whom apparently the storm 15 nothing. She was reading a book and, 16 within her small world was calm and orderly.”“The plane was being struck by the terrible storm when it swung this way and that, as it rose and fell with frightening severity, and when all the adults were scared half to death, that child was completely calm and unafraid.” The minister could hardly believe his eyes.It was not surprising, 17 , that when the plane finally reached its destination and all the passengers were hurrying to get off the plane, the minister stayed behind to speak to the girl whom he had 18 for such a long time.Having 19 about the storm and the behavior of the plane, he asked why she had not been afraid. The sweet child replied, “Sir, my daddy is the 20 . He’s taking me home.”1. A. solution B. warning C. understanding D. part2. A. turned B. flashed C. showed D. went3. A. serving B. cooking C. preparing D. enjoying4. A. before B. while C. though D. as5. A. sure B. confident C. careful D. urgent6. A. obvious B. strange C. essential D. vague7. A. above B. below C. on D. under8. A. cheered up B. lit up C. held up D. made up9. A. waves B. tides C. conditions D. currents10. A. flew B. floated C. dropped D. landed11. A. survived B. infected C. ignored D. shared12. A. refreshed B. awakened C. alarmed D. rescued13. A. pray B. chat C. escape D. hide14. A. get B. make C. pass D. live15. A. conveyed B. mattered C. meant D. counted16. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything17. A. however B. even C. therefore D. otherwise18. A. admired B. waited C. searched D. watched19. A. hesitated B. commented C. predicted D. expressed20. A. pilot B. minister C. engineer D. passenger第二部分：阅读理解AIndian and Chinese companies have signed business deals worth $16 billion on the openingday of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s three-day official visit to India.Mr Wen, who last visited India five years ago, brings with him one of the largest teams of Chinese business leaders ever to visit India. The latest of a number of world leaders to visit India, Mr Wen is accompanied by some 400 Chinese business leaders.China is India’s largest trading partner--two-way trade volumes are set to hit $ 60 billion this year.Mr Wen is due to meet Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday. Indian and Chinese companies signed some 50 deals in power, telecommunications, steel, wind energy, food and marine products worth $16 billion at the end of a business conference attended by Mr Wen in the capital, Delhi, on Wednesday evening.This overtakes the $10 billion of business agreements signed between Indian and American businessmen during the recent visit of US President Barack Obama to India.“There is enough space in the world for the devel opment of both China and India and there are enough areas for us to cooperate,” Mr Wen told the business conference.The Chinese delegation dwarfs(使相形见拙) the number of trade chiefs led in recent weeks to India by US President Barack Obama (215), French President Nicolas Sarkozy (more than 60) and British Prime Minister David Cameron (about 40).Later this week, Mr Wen will travel to India’s nuclear-armed neighboring rival(对手), Pakistan, for a two-day official visit.Though bilateral trade with China is booming, the relationship is not benefiting India as much as it might, say analysts.Delhi has been demanding greater access to Chinese medicine and IT markets as it seeks to level a large trade surplus(贸易顺差) in China’s favor of up to ￡25 billion.BEngineers at a major aerospace company were instructed Io test the effects of bird-strikes on the windshield(挡风玻璃) of airliners and military jets. To simulate(模拟D the effect of a goose colliding with an aircraft traveling at a high speed, the test engineers built a powerful gun, with which they fired dead chickens at the windshields. The simulations using the gun and the dead chickens worked extremely effectively, happily proving the suitability of the windshields, andseveral articles about the project appeared in the testing industry press.It so happened that another test laboratory in a different part of the world was involved in assessing bird-strikes--in this case on the windshields and the drivers’ cabs(驾驶室) of new high-speed trains. The train test engineers had read about the pioneering test developed by the aerospace team, and so they approached them to ask for specifications of the gun and the testing methods. The aerospace engineers gave them details, and the train engineers set about building their own simulation.The simulated bird-strike tests on the train windshields and cabs produced shocking results. The supposed high-speed train windshields offered little resistance to tile high-speed chickens; in fact every single windshield that was submitted for testing was struck to pieces, along with a number of train cabs and much of the test-lab itself.The frightened train engineers were concerned that the new high-speed trains required a safety technology that was beyond their experience, so they contacted the aerospace team for advice and suggestions, sending them an extensive report of the tests and failures.The brief reply came back from the aero-engineers: “You need to defrost (解冻) the chickens... “24. The underlined phrase “colliding with” in the first paragraph can be replaced by _________.A. hittingB. catchingC. throwingD. leaving25. How did the test engineers simulate the effect of a goose colliding with an aircraft?①defrosting the chickens ②building a powerful gun③putting the chickens into the gun ④firing dead chickens at the windshieldsA. ③②①④B. ②③①④C. ②①③④D. ③①②④26. The train engineers’ tests failed becauseA. the trains’ speed was to o highB. the train windshields were not hard enoughC. the testing methods were not suitable for the trainD. they didn’t defrost the chickens before firing them27. What can we learn from the aero-engineers’ brief reply?A. The train engineers were not clever enough.B. The aerospace team’s suggestions were not correct.C. The aero-engineers were playing tricks on the train engineers.D. The train engineers didn’t pay attention to ener gy detailCOur grand China tour will show you a different China!But you are required to present a US passport when entering China. For some importantA. International travel information.B. An introduction to a journey to China.C. The great changes happening in China.D. Matters needed to be dealt with before going to China.29. You can apply for a US passport by mail if you _________.A. have never had a US passport beforeB. got your most recent US passport 17 years agoC. were 17 when you received your previous passportD. changed your name after getting your passport last time30. Before submitting Form DS-11, you should __________.A. fill in all information on the formB. fill the form in either black or blue inkC. print the form on both sides of the paperD. connect the local agency by telephone first31. If you want to get the passport within half a month, you should _________.A. not pay a visit to Passport AgencyB. be an adult of more than 18 years oldC. offer to present your foreign visa to a Passport AgencyD. call the National Passport Information Center or visit a Passport AgencyDMuch of Canada’s forestry production goes towards making pulp(纸浆) and paper. According to the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, Canada supplies 34% of the world’s wood pulp and 49% of its newsprint paper. If these paper products could be produced in some other way, Canadian forests could be preserved. Recently, a possible alternative way of producing paper has been suggested by agriculturalists and environmentalists: a plant called hemp.Hemp has been grown by many countries. It produces fiber which can be made into paper, fuel, oils, textiles, food, and rope. For centuries, it was essential to the economies of many countries because it was used to make the ropes and cables used on sailing ships; colonial expansion and the establishment of a world-wide trading network would not have been possible without hemp. Nowadays, ships’ cables are usually made from wire, but scientists are now suggesting that the growing of hemp should be revived(恢复) for the production.According to its supporters, four times as much paper can be produced from land using hemp rather than trees, and many environmentalists believe that the large-scale growing of hemp could reduce the pressure on Canada’s forests.However, there is a problem: hemp is illegal in many countries of the world. This plant, so useful for fiber, rope, oil, fuel and textiles, is a species related to the plant from which marijuana(大麻) is produced. In fact, marijuana cannot be produced from the hemp plant, since it contains almost no THC(the active ingredient in the drug).In recent years, a movement for legalization has been gathering strength. It is concerned only with the hemp plant used to produce fiber; this group wants to make it legal to grow the plant and sell the fiber for production.第三部分：任务型阅读请认真阅读下列短文, 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

2019届高三英语高考考前适应卷英语试卷2019-05-18第I卷（三部分，共85分）第一部分听力理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题 1.5分，满分7.5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.At what time will the two speakersget to the sports meeting?A.7:45.B.8:00C.8:15opinion?2.What’ｓthe man’ｓagree with the woman.A.Most college students are wild.B.He doesn’ｔC.Few college students are busy with study.3.Where will the woman stop on her way?A.AustraliaB.SingaporeC.Austria4.Why is the woman studying English?A.To help her with her job.B.To find a good job.C.To go to America.5.What does the woman suggest?A.Leaving early for the airport.B.Calling the airport before leaving home.C.Cancelling their plan.第二节(共15小题；每小题 1.5分，满分22.5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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

限时训练第一部分完形填空For most people, graduation is an exciting day, but my graduation day was not.I remember that weekend two years ago. Family and friends had flown in from across the country to 1 the celebration. But just like everyone else in my class, I had watched the 2 turn from bad to worse in my senior year. Almost all of us graduates had degrees, but very uncertain 3 . The weeks ahead weren’t 4 . I knew my small university town couldn’t offer me any opportunities, 5 I packed up my car and drove to Southern California to find work. But what I thought would take a 6 dragged into two, and then four, and 100 job applications later, I found myself in the exact same 7 as I was before.You know that feeling when you wake up in 8 ? That feeling became a constant in my life. Days felt like weeks, weeks like months, and those many months felt like everlasting 9 . And the most annoying part was no matter how much I tried, I just couldn’t seem to make any 10 .So what did I do to keep my good sense? I decided to 11 . Something about putting words on a page made everything seem a little clearer —a little brighter. Something about writing gave me 12 . And if you want something badly enough, sometimes a little hope is all you 13 !I put my 14 into a children’s book. Beyond the River was the story of an unlikely hero, a little fish, who 15 to give up his dream.And then one day, without any sort of writing degree or contacts in the writing world — just a lot of hard work and determination — I was offered a 16 contract (合同) for my first book! After that, things slowly began to fall into 17 . I was offered a second book deal. Then, a few months later, I got an interview with the Walt Disney Company and was 18 shortly after.Don’t give up. Even if things look 19 now, don’t give up. If you work hard, things will always get better. Often times our dreams lie in wait just a little further upstream ... all we need is the 20 to push beyond the river.1. A. attend B. hold C. prepare D. enjoy2. A. environment B. economy C. opportunity D. climate3. A. choice B. danger C. desire D. future4. A. quiet B. busy C. easy D. long5. A. so B. but C. for D. or6. A. day B. week C. month D. year7. A. town B. direction C. situation D. habit8. A. surprise B. fear C. delight D. peace9. A. glory B. complaint C. love D. pain10. A. appointment B. progress C. commitment D. decision11. A. read B. think C. write D. paint12. A. hope B. wisdom C. pleasure D. inspiration13. A. lack B. find C. bury D. need14. A. disapproval B. disagreement C. dissatisfaction D. disadvantage15. A. refused B. managed C. failed D. decided16. A. writing B. translating C. publishing D. reviewing17. A. ruin B. place C. pieces D. despair18. A. rewarded B. paid C. fired D. hired19. A. different B. unimportant C. strange D. tough20. A. courage B. chance C. time D. dream第二部分阅读理解AMillions of British people have ditched the traditional ‘thank you’ and replaced it with the less formal ‘cheers’, according to a survey.Although the average person will say ‘thank you’ nearly 5,000 times a year, one in three are more likely to throw in a ‘cheers’ or ‘ta’ where it’s needed, rather than risk sounding old fashioned.One in 20 now say ‘nice one’ instead, while younger generations are more likely to offer a ‘cool’ than a ‘thank you’.‘Merci’, ‘fab’ and even ‘gracias’ were also listed as common phrases to use, as was ‘much appreciated’.One in twenty who took part in the survey of 2,000 people by the Food Network UK for Thank You Day, whi ch is marked on November 24, 2011, said a formal ‘thank you’ was now not often needed in everyday conversation. More than one in ten adults said they regularly won’t say thank you if they are in a bad mood.Most people declared that saying thank you was something drilled into them by their parents. A huge 70 percent of those questioned will say thank you to a person’s face without even meaning it, while a fifth avoid saying it when they know they should — on at least two occasions every day.It seems our friends and family get the brunt (压力) of our bad manners with half admitting they’re not good at thanking those closest to them —many justifying (为……辩解) the lack of thanks because their family ‘already know I’m grateful’.When spoken words won’t do, it fall s to a nice text to do the job for most people.A third will still send a handwritten thank-you note —but 45 percent admit it’s been more than six months since they bothered to send one.A quarter of British people say thank you with food, with 23 percent cooking a meal to show their appreciation to someone. Another 15 percent bake a cake.It follows that 85 percent of people will be annoyed at not getting the gratitude (感激) they feel they should receive.24. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Most people express their gratitude to others by buying food for them.B. About fifty percent of people try not to say thank you when they should.C. Most people may feel natural when they fail to receive others’ gratitude.D. Many people think it unnecessary to say thanks to their family members.BTwo talented Sheffield High School pupils have just found out they’ve been shortlisted in the top five of their categories in the new national Ambition AXA Awards.Natalie Chan-Lam (Year 12) and Clare Rees-Zimmerman (Year 11) are both in the running to win a prize that will help them to achieve their ambition. The new national Ambition AXA Awards have been created to recognize excellence in 11—18 year olds. The national awards programme covers five categories: The Arts, Sport, Science, Enterprise and Community. Natalie is up for the Ambition AXA Award for Sport while Clare has earned her top five place in the Ambition Award for the Arts. The Ambition AXA Award for Sport aims to find the young person who thinks they may one day win an Olympic medal. Natalie is a Badminton International who has a long string of singles and double National titles behind her from U11 National Singles Champion (冠军) right through the ages to the latest U17 UK Schools Games, as well as a run of titles won with the England Badminton team over the last few years. Through her achievements in badminton and through her promotion of the sport in school and at club level, Natalie has inspired many other students to take up the sport and badminton is now a major sport at Sheffield High School. Amazingly, she still makes time to play for and coach school teams, encouraging and assisting others to have the opportunity to reach their own level of personal excellence. Natalie’s ambition is to be selected for the Olympics in 2016.The Ambition Award for the Arts is awarded to a young person who dreams of reaching the top in their field. Clare is a remarkable musician who has already, at the age of fifteen, achieved the highest marks ever seen at SHS for grade 8 violin and viola. Clare’s music teacher Val Linnemann says of Cl are, “To me, one of the most outstanding things about Clare is her total willingness to listen and ask intelligent questions. She is patient and good-natured and willing to help with other players.” If she were to receive an Ambition Award, Clare has plans to use this money to enhance (增加) opportunities for others through workshops.If they get enough votes, they’ll make the top three in the country and be one step further towards the top awards. To vote for them, click on this link.25. The Ambition AXA Awards are meant for ________.A. anyone who is the best in one of the five categoriesB. those who are likely to be future stars in certain fieldsC. some pupils who have won great success in certain fieldsD. children who have ambitions in all the five categories26. We can conclude from the passage that Natalie and Clare are both girls with ________.A. belief, patience and confidenceB. courage, curiosity and enthusiasmC. caution, sympathy and experienceD. ability, kindness and achievements27. The main purpose of the passage is ________.A. to introduce the Ambition AXA AwardsB. to tell us what the two girls have doneC. to persuade us to vote for the two girlsD. to inspire more people to win the awardsCThe Importance of Setting Speech GoalsA speech is a wonderful opportunity to inform, persuade or entertain. The best speeches often take on a combination of all three of these components. However, before you can go about the writing of a great speech, it is important to set goals. Goals keep you, your speech and your audiencefocused.What a goal isIn the context of a speech, a goal is the purpose of the speech, and what it hopes to accomplish. For example, the goal of a eulogy (颂歌) might be to celebrate the life of a loved one. The goal of a speech at a political gathering would be to inform the crowd about the political position of a candidate and persuade them to vote and campaign for the candidate in question.Why a goal is importantWithout a goal, a speech is without direction. The goal informs the structure and content of the speech. For example, if a speech’s goal is to convince people that smoking is bad for them, the speech will be structured with persuasive arguments to back up the goal. A speech with a goal of informing the audience will keep the information fair and factual.A goal is incredibly important to the speech’s ability to connect with an audience. If the speaker is unaware of the goal of the speech, the audience will likely be unaware as well. This severely reduces the effectiveness of the message.Aside from informing the audience of the content and structure, a speech’s goal drives the speaker to greater heights. If a speaker is asked to speak on a specific subject, but never establishes the goal, they won’t know where to start in the research, organizing and writing of the speech.___________________________________If you have been charged with (被委以) delivering a speech, establishing a goal can seem difficult at first. There are several things to take into consideration. First, think about who you will be speaking to. The demographic (人口统计) of your audience will likely determine whether you will be able to persuade them, or whether they will be able to sit through. Second, think about the topic itself. If the topic is something controversial, it may worth your while to consider an informative approach to present both sides of the issue. Finally, consider your resources. A speech with an informative or persuasive goal usually requires a great deal of research, and sometimes takes more time to write.28. According to the passage, what three components does the best speech combine?A. Informing, delivering and entertaining.B. Informing, persuading and entertaining.C. Informing, writing and delivering.D. Informing, writing and persuading.DKepler 22b, a planet more like Earth than any yet discovered, has been identified as a potentialfuture home for mankind.Kepler 22b contains both land and water and has temperatures which average around 22℃. It also contains the right atmosphere to potentially support life.It is, however, 600 light years from Earth. The planet, where a year lasts 290 days, was first spotted two years ago.However, NASA scientists using the agency’s Kepler space telescope h ave now concluded that it offers the best hope yet for future human habitation outside the Solar System.One of the key standards for a planet to be habitable is that it remains roughly the right distance from its main star to be neither too cold nor too hot.This range of ideal temperatures is known to scientists as the “Goldilocks” zone, as the temperature is “just right” for life.Bill Borucki, Kepler principal investigator at NASA Ames Research Centre, said: “We have now got good planet confirmation with Kepler 22b. We are certain that it is in the habitable zone and if it has a surface it ought to have a nice temperature.”There are now three planets outside the system, known as exoplanets, which experts believe could potentially be colonised (建殖民地) by future generations.In May, French astronomers identified Gliese 581d, which is far closer at around 20 light years away. It is about six times the mass (质量) of Earth and is one of a family of at least six planets.In August, a team from Switzerland reported that another planet called HD 85512b and 36 light years away seemed to be habitable.The planet is in the constellation of Vela, measuring around 3.6 times the Earth’s mass.According to an online catalogue that indexes bodies outside our solar system, a total of 47 exoplanets and exomoons are potential habitable candidates but not enough research has been done to be sure.32. Whether a planet is suitable for mankind to live on doesn’t depend on ________.A. whether there are proper temperaturesB. whether it is close enough to EarthC. whether there is atmosphere around itD. whether there is land and water on it33. In what way is Kepler 22b like Earth?A. Its mass.B. Its size.C. Its conditions.D. Its shape.34. It can be learnt from the passage that ________.A. Kepler 22b is closer to Earth than Gliese 581dB. Kepler 22b is most likely to be habitable of allC. Kepler 22b’s year lasts longer than the earth’sD. Kepler 22b’s mass is greater than HD 85512b’s35. We can infer from the passage that ________.A. the farther a planet is away from the earth, the more likely it is to be habitableB. the longer a year of a planet lasts, the farther it is away from the Solar SystemC. the smaller mass a planet has than the earth, the less possibly there is water on itD. the more potential habitable exoplanets are found, the more research we should do第三部分任务型阅读请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

江苏省泰兴市第三高级中学2020届高三下学期期中调研测试英语试题第一部分（共20小题每，小题1.5分，满分30分）1．_____ gas prices are rising, people are looking for less expensive ways to get around.A．Now that B．Even ifC．Although D．Unless2．—Have you heard of yesterday's gas explosion?—Yes. Only two of the 35 miners at the scene ________ to have made it out safely.A．have thought B．are thoughtC．had thought D．were thought3．The foreigners here are greatly impressed by the fact that _______ people from all walks of life are working hard for ________ new Tianjin.A．/; a B．/; theC．a; a D．the; the4．— Peter, you seem in high spirits.— ________ I have been offered a part-time job in the KFC .A．So what? B．No wonder.C．No doubt. D．Guess what.5．________ makes our school famous is ________ more than 90% of the students have been admitted to universities.A．What; that B．That; becauseC．That; what D．What; because6．When it comes to in public, no one can match him.A．speak B．speaking C．being spoken D．be spoken7．—Peter has spent too much time on novels recently.—That may ____ his poor grade in the exam.A．account for B．answer forC．apply for D．stand for8．—Did you enjoy the party?—Yes. We ___________ well by our hosts.A．were treated B．would be treatedC．treated D．had treated9．-How can I get in touch with the travel agency, Robin?-Just surf the Internet and then call one ________ the telephone number is provided.A．with which B．in which C．of which D．by which10．--- Ann, our department may be named the Department of the Year because of the outstanding performance.--- _______.A．Good to know B．I’ll sayC．I hear you on that one D．Can’t argue with that11．For some time the discussion went with no one saying word. Alice finally broke.Silence.A．a; the B．the;a C．a; 不填D．the; 不填12．Peter survived in the accident when he fell overboard yesterday. He _______ escaped drowning. A．nearly B．slightly C．narrowly D．hardly13．-- Can you spare me a few minutes now?-- ______, but I’ll be free this afte rnoon.A．I’m afraid not B．I’m not sureC．Y es, with pleasure D．No, I won’t14．Two professors at Harvard University published a study of 3,300 new graduates, looking at ________ their names had any bearing on their academic performance.A．that B．how C．why D．whether15．Some experts fear that too-early ________ to computers will have harmful consequences for children’s development.A．exposure B．extensionC．exhibition D．expansion16．The old woman who ________ in the deserted house alone for ten years has been settled in a nursing home now.A．lived B．has livedC．had lived D．has been living17．—Sometimes I am even sleepy in class.—It’s terrible. You _____ as well go to bed earlier.A．should B．willC．might D．can18．Mary nearly missed the flight doing too much shopping.A．in need of B．on top ofC．in front of D．as a result of19．The two birds _________ each other in shape and color. In other words, they _________ each other in shape and color.A．differ, are different from B．differ from, are different toC．resemble, are similar to D．resemble, are similar with20．—What did she want to know, Tom?—She wondered we could complete the experimentA．when was it that B．it was when thatC．it was when D．when it was that第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）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。

江苏省泰兴市三中2024学年高三下学期开学摸底联考英语试题试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Experience is a hard teacher because she ________ the test first, the lesson afterwards.A．gives B．has given C．was giving D．would give2．Kimberly ______ an article, so don’t disturb her.A．would write B．writes C．wrote D．is writing3．Mary nearly missed the flight doing too much shopping.A．in need of B．on top ofC．in front of D．as a result of4．After the argument Colin ran away and______since.A．Isn’t heard of B．wasn’t heard ofC．hasn’t been heard of D．hadn’t been heard of5．In order to make my composition clearer and smoother, my teacher asked me to _________ the unnecessary words and sentences.A．leave alone B．leave behindC．leave off D．leave out6．The earthquake in Japan, measuring 9.0 on the Richter Scale, was so violent _______ cause a series of explosions of the nuclear reactors in several power stations.A．to B．that C．as to D．as that7．If the new safety system _______ to use, the accident would never have happened.A．had been put B．were put C．should be put D．would be put8．The Japanese suffering from the worst natural disasters .A．are; ever since B．are; of all timeC．is; ever since D．is; of all time9．I’d never wondered before whether or not he was kid-friendly. With one glance, I quickly that he probably wasn’t. A．agreed B．reportedC．explained D．decided10．After nine years working to protect Siberian tigers, Yang Jun _____ his efforts recognized at the annual award ceremony in Beijing where he was named a "wildlife protector".A．had B．had hadC．has had D．has11．—All the containers have been unloaded! Can it have been done by Frank?—Impossible! He ________ his car last night.A．has fixed B．had fixed C．would fix D．was fixing12．“It might have saved me a lot of money”, Mr. Chen sighed, “________ timely from the stock market this July”. A．did I withdraw B．should I withdrawC．have I withdrawn D．had I withdrawn13．For some time the discussion went with no one saying word. Alice finally broke.Silence.A．a; the B．the;a C．a; 不填D．the; 不填14．“ ________ I went through ups and downs in life，” Gordon said, “I never found the importance of beingself­disciplined as well as the significance of life.”A．If B．SinceC．Until D．Unless15．This is the first time that your parents have been abroad, ______?A．haven’t they B．hasn’t it C．aren’t they D．isn’t it16．---Mum, can you tell me why some parents send their children to study abroad at a very young age?---__________, darling. I have never thought about it.A．Y ou have got me there B．Take your timeC．Y ou bet D．Don’t be silly17．More wild tigers have been seen in the forest around this area, ____ there used to be very few.A．when B．where C．what D．which18．It is difficult for any of us to eat better, exercise more, and sleep enough,______ we know we should.A．because B．even ifC．unless D．before19．Hawking believes the earth is unlikely to be the only planet _____ life has developed gradually.A．that B．whyC．where D．whose20．Chinese President Hu Jintao called for an immediate cease-fire in Libya _____ an even worse humanitarian crisis in the country at the BRICS Summit in Hainan Province.A．to prevent B．to have prevented C．preventing D．having prevented第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）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。

限时训练第一节单项填空1．—________ with us another hour, I suppose, and we will finish the task perfectly.—Will that do? OK, let's have a go.A．To stay B．Stay C．Staying D．Stayed2．English is a language that many young people around the world ________ not speak perfectly but at least ________ understand.A．may; can B．would; might C．will; must D．could; might3．We have made a few achievements in the education reform, but more things remain________．A．to be done B．to do C．doing D．to have done4．It was in the garden of his old house ______ he grew up ____ he dug up a pot of gold.A．that; that B．where; where C．that; where D．where; that5．What I tell you is that it may snow, but ________ I will go to town.A．somehow B．somewhat C．anyhow D．anywhere6．The old woman _____ her sons and daughters ________ and see her from time to time.A．suggested; to come B．hoped; to come C．desired; coming D．desired; to come 7．—I didn't go to work yesterday because my car broke down.—You ________ mine. I wasn't using it then.A．could have borrowed B．should borrowC．must have borrowed D．might borrow8．—You've finished what you ________ to and I think the teacher will praise you for it.—I think so.A．will expect B．will be expected C．expected D．were expected9．Expecting a whole day to relax, he ___whether to read the newspaper or watch his favorite TV.A．was thinking B．thinks C．had thought D．thought10．Look at the trouble we're in. If only we ________ our teacher's advice!A．took B．would take C．would have taken D．had taken11．Even if you had not been able to see her, you ________ us.A．told B．had told C．should tell D．should have told12．In _____ most cases, ___ smartest way to travel is to carry as little cash as possible.A．/; the; B．the; / C．/; / D．a; the第二节完形填空Recently, my husband and I had the opportunity to do something good for two complete strangers. This __16__ us feel so good that I felt I had to share our experience.We were traveling to Mexico for __17__ week with our family. __18__ I traveled a lot for work, we had enough frequent flier miles (累计飞行里程) and could upgrade (升级) our ticketsto __19__ class seats. We were sitting in the very first two seats in the first row of first class, __20__ the plane to depart (离开). I overheard one of the flight attendants (空乘) telling the others that there was a couple sitting in the __21__ of the plane who had just got married the previous day and were heading off on their __22__. They had booked their flight eight months in advance __23__， due to some schedule changes, they had not been able to get __24__ together. No one else on the plane was willing to move and the bride was in tears.I turned to my husband and told him what I __25__. We immediately __26__ and I called the flight attendant over to tell her that we would be happy to __27__ our seats for this couple. The flight attendant seemed shocked and __28__ and said, “Really? Are you sure？” We said, “Absolutely！”So we moved to the back of the __29__. I sat in a middle seat part way back and my __30__ sat in the window seat in the last row of the plane.The flight attendants were extremely thankful and __31__ good care of us even though we were no longer sitting in first class. We both made friends with the people __32__ around us and had a great flight. I had to go back to the front of the plane to retrieve (取回) a forgotten item at one point during the __33__. I saw that the newlyweds (新婚夫妇) were sitting very close together, __34__ enjoying champagne (香槟)．It didn't just make my day—it made my whole Thanksgiving __35__！16．A. forced B．made C．got D．persuaded17．A. Christmas B．New Year C．Thanksgiving D．Halloween18．A. Since B．When C．While D．If19．A .second B．last C．middle D．first20．A. watching B．waiting for C．listening to D．recognizing21．A .front B．beside C．back D．left22．A. honeymoon B．holiday C．vocation D．dream23．A .and B．or C．but D．therefore24．A .bags B．seats C．luggage D．wishes25．A. saw B．noticed C．found D．heard26．A. agreed B．answered C．replied D．moved27．A. give out B．give up C．give off D．give away28．A. glad B．interested C．tired D．amazed29．A. house B．car C．plane D．train30．A. friend B．husband C．son D．daughter31．A .cared B．thought C．took D．looked32．A. sitting B．standing C．walking D．talking33．A .time B．flight C．space D．schedule34．A. satisfactorily B．shamefully C．terribly D．happily35．A. day B．year C．week D．month第二部分阅读理解AThe sun is setting on a summer night. At the entrance to a deep, dark cave, a few bats fly out and begin swirling high up into the air. More and more of the small, furry creatures appear. Within a few minutes, a whole river of bats is pouring out of the cave, and they keep coming, millions and millions of them.Sound like a scary horror movie? Believe it or not, this scene takes place every night, all summer long, at Bracken Cave in Texas, where 20 million bats fly outside to feed on insects.“It is mag ical，” says Jim Kennedy of Bat Conservation International in Austin Texas. “It is one of the most majestic animal movements on the planet.”Every March or April, Mexican free­tailed bats migrate up to 1，000 miles (1，609 kilometers) from their winter home in Mexico to this cave, where they raise their young. Soon after they arrive, each mother gives birth to one pup. As many as 500 baby bats live crammed into one square foot (30.48 cubic centimeters) of space, all those bodies create nice warm temperatures to keep them cozy and comfortable. If you've ever lost sight of your parents on a crowded playground, you may be wondering how mother bats recognize their children. They use their sense of smell to tell which pup is theirs when it is time for the babies to nurse.The cave, a quiet place in winter, is full with life all summer—and not just with bat residents. Bat waste soon covers the floor, providing food for tiny organisms(生物体) like bacteria and fungi(真菌). And then there are the bugs.When the adult bats leave the cave at night to feed, they are helping humans. They eat tons of insects in a single night, including many pests that eat farmers' crops. And they get rid of mosquitoes, too.36．In the first paragraph, the author ________．A．provides some information about bats B．describes the movement of batsC．advises the reader to watch bats D．stresses the danger of bats in summer37．Which of the following is TRUE about the bats?A．They are well protected by farmers. B．They smell better than other animals.C．They benefit from some tiny organisms. D．They travel from Mexico to America yearly.38．From the second paragraph, we can know Kennedy's opinion of the bats' flying in group is ________．A．mysterious B．frightful C．crazy D．enjoyableBIn Shanghai's Grand Theater, a fashionable, mainly young audience applauds enthusiastically as Guo Yong takes center stage. He holds a large bushy tree branch with leaves. Blowing on one of the leaves, he produces a sound like the singing of birds as he plays a traditional Buyi folk song. Some other musicians are also playing the traditional instruments from various ethnic groups in China.It's the first time such music has ever been performed in the Grand Theater. But all this is the efforts of Zhu Zheqin, a Cantonese­b orn singer, who has made it her mission to help preserve China's traditional ethnic music.In 2009, after being appointed a United Nations Development Program ambassador, Zhu traveled through some of China's remotest regions in an attempt to document the traditional music of various minority groups. In the course of the four­month trip, she recorded more than a thousand songs. But she noticed that many of the best musicians were old, and some of the music was at risk of dying out.“I was shocked by the beauty of what I heard—it was so good，” she says. “But it needed support. I hope to let people see the beauty of these things in the contemporary times.”So Zhu decided to introduce some of the musicians to a wider audience. By doing this, she hopes to rekindle(点燃) the interest of the younger generation. “Young people don't like this music much; they prefer pop music and love songs. They think these songs are something their grandma sings. This kind of repackaging gives young people a new door into their herita ge.”Zhu believes China needs to look again at its own roots. “China today is basically all Western art; in our conservatories (音乐学院) Western classical music is the top，” she says. “ForChina to really contribute to the world, we need to go on our own path. So what can represent China today？” The answer, she suggests, is to move from “made in China” to “created in China”．39．From the first paragraph, we learn that________．A．the audience are all young peopleB．Guo Yong is playing the Buyi folk musicC．Guo Yong is the only minority performer in ChinaD．tree branches make good musical instruments40．Which of the following is true of Zhu Zheqin?A．She teaches music in a conservatory.B．She is helping preserve Chinese ethnic music.C．She works as an official in the United Nations.D．She's created all the music for the Grand Theater.CChengdu, Sichuan—Her training as a ballet dancer has served Tian Yu well in her bid to be a top equestrian(骑手)．“I have learned how to balance myself，” said the 16­year­old.A member of the national youth equestrian team, Tian won a bronze in the jumping challenge at a youth event of the International Federation for Equestrian Sports in South Korea in April.A month later, she won a gold in the jumping challenge at the International Equestrian Masters in the National Stadium in Beijing.Tian is conspicuous (引人注意的) at events because there are not many woman equestrian athletes in the country—many parents do not want their daughters, mostly only children, to get involved and the practice is not covered by any insurance.“To be an equestrian, a woman has to be strong, be patient and work harder than a male counterpart，” Tian said.Because of her studies at the Beijing National Day School, a state­run middle school, Tian can only practice about twice a week after school. During summer and winter vacations, she practices in the Jingcheng Horse Club in Beijing's Daxing District every day, even on biting cold winter days. Last winter, the skin on the back of her hands cracked and became infected because of the cold, but she did not stop training. Even during the Spring Festival she only took one day off. Training can be repetitious and bori ng, and each day Tian has to ride between four and six horses.She became interested in horses at the age of four when she visited a horse club in a Beijing suburb and with the help of a coach sat on a horse and rode. She started formal traini ng at age eight.Though she has ra rely fallen, her worst accident was when she tumbled(翻动) while practicingon a course in Hebei Province. Lying on the field, she lost consciousness for about 20 seconds and bloodied her right hand. When she came to, instead of crying she stood up without the help of her coach, Ji Yuping.“Unlike other girls, Tian is strong­minded，” Ji said.Equestrian athletes in the country do not receive much education. But Tian insists she should attend college and major in literature or English.Despite frequent competitions, Tian has distinguished herself as a top student.The principal of her school allows Tian to finish her schoolwork and send it to teachers via the Internet when she is away for a competition.“I like horse riding but won't make it my profession，” Tian said.43．Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?A．Tian achieved a gold medal at the International Equestrian Masters.B．Tian won a bronze in the jumping challenge in Beijing.C．Tian has been interested in horses since the age of four.D．A woman equestrian should be strong, patient and hard­working.44．What can we infer from the ninth paragraph?A．Tian was badly hurt. B．Tian lost consciousness.C．Tian is very strong and brave. D．Tian's c oach helped her.45．What can we learn from the thirteenth paragraph?A．Tian's headmaster and teachers all support her.B．Tian often hands in her homework by the Internet.C．Tian finishes her homework by the Internet.D．Tian can't finish her homework because of her competition.DAs a boy growing up in India，I had longed to travel abroad. I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s，with great interest.My big moment finally came in the summer of 1998 when I was able to accompany my parents to Europe，where my father was to attend a meeting. We planned to travel to Belgium，Netherlands and West Germany.I have vivid memories even today of going to Mumbai airport at night all excited about finally going abroad. I had heard several great things about Lufthansa till then but now I finally got to experience them first hand，during the flight to Frankfurt. We flew business class and even today I can remember the excellent service by the Lufthansa crew. The flight was really smooth and thoroughly enjoyable，even for someone like me，who is otherwise scared of flying.After spending almost two weeks in Europe，we took the Lufthansa airport express from Dusseldorf to Frankfurt airport，for our return flight. What a journey that was! All along the Rhine (莱茵河)，it was simply an unforgettable experience. I was in a sombre mood on the flight back to Mumbai as it marked the end of a wonderful vacation，but the Lufthansa crew members were able to change it into a most enjoyable experience yet again，with the q uality of their service.Being the first airline to take me overseas，Lufthansa will always hold a special place in my heart. Even today，I continue to enjoy flights on Lufthansa and simply cannot dream of choosing any other airline. Flying，in general，for me，has always been an ordeal (terrible and painful experience). Flying on Lufthansa，however，is something I always have and always will look forward to.46．Which country does the author live in now?A．India. B．Canada. C．Belgium. D．Germany.47．What made the author so interested in traveling abroad?A．Growing up in India.B．Once staying in Canada.C．Once traveling to Canada with his father.D．His father's stories about his traveling experiences.48．Which of the following is TRUE about the author's trip to Europe in 1998?A．The author traveled with one of his parents. B．Both their going and return are by air.C．They traveled in spring that year .D．They stayed in Europe for nearly two months.49．It can be inferred from the passage that Lufthansa is ________．A．a city in India B．a city in Europe C．an airline company D．a travel agency 50．The underlined word “sombre” in the 4th paragraph probably means “________”．A．happy B．sad C．angry D．enjoyable第三部分任务型阅读How to Take a NapWhether you think you need daytime rest or not, picking up a nap habit—or continuing to make time for one—is a smart, healthy move. Consider the evidence: The Mayo Clinic says naps promote relaxation, reduce tiredness, better mood and recover alertness (机敏). A 2010 British study found that compared to getting more nighttime sleep or drinking more coffee, a mid­day nap was the best way to cope with the mid­afternoon slump (萎靡)．The Harvard Health Letter says that several studies have shown that people remember new information better when they take a nap shortly after learning it. And, unbelievably, a 2007 study of nearly 24，000 Greek adults in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that people who napped regularly had a 37 percent reduced risk of dying from heart disease compared to people who didn't nap.To get the most out of your rest, follow these tips.How long to sleep: Naps provide different benefits depending on how long they are, says . A 20­minute nap will promote alertness and concentration; a 90­minute nap which includes deeper stages of sleep, can strengthen creativity. The danger zone is when you're somewhere in between, because waking up in the middle of a sleep cycle can lead to sleep inertia(惯性). So stick to 20 or 90 minutes for maximum benefits. If you wake up from a nap feeling confused or more tired, it's likely that your timing was just off.What time to sleep: says that you experience a natural dip in body temperature (the same kind that makes you feel sleepy at night) between 1 p．m. and 3 p．m. A power nap at this time can promote alertness for several hours and, for most people, won't affect being able to fall asleep at night.How to get comfortable: says it takes about 50 percent longer to fall asleep sitting up than lying down. (That's why we sleep so poorly on planes and trains！) Pick a dark, cozy place that's not too warm or too chilly. recommends napping on the couch instead of in bed, so you won't snooze for too long.Surprisingly, the best place to sleep may be a hammock (吊床) if you have one. A Swiss study published last year found that people fell asleep faster and had deeper sleep when they napped in a hammock than in a bed. That same rocking motion that causes babies to sleep works wonders for grown­ups，too.Consider a “caffeine nap”： It sounds strange, but drinking coffee right before a nap may be the perfect aid for maximum alertness. Since caffeine takes 20 to 30 minutes to take fullTitle：How to Take a NapFinding It's good for you to form the 51.________of taking naps.Evidence ●52.________ to the Mayo Clinic, napsare of great benefit to people.●A 2010 British study found that therewas no 53.________ way to reduce the mid­afternoon slump than a mid­day nap.●Those who took 54.________ naps areless likely to die from heart disease thanthose who didn't.TipsHow much55.________to sleep ● A nap between 20 to 90 minutes issuitable for you.● If you feel confused or more tired，56.________are your timing was just off.What timeto sleep ● To take a nap between 1 p．m. and 3 p．m. can make you alert 57.________ affecting your nighttime sleep.How to getcomfortable ● You had better find a place where youcan 58.________ down.● It is suggested that you choose a darkand cozy place.●To our 59.________， the best place tonap may be a hammock.Consider a“caffeine nap”●Drinking coffee before a nap helps youto be more alert after 60.________ up,because caffeine begins to take fulleffect after 20­30 minutes.限时训练20第一部分第一节1．B 考查祈使句。

江苏省泰兴市第三高级中学2024年英语高三第一学期期末检测试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Andy can go to the cinema together with us he has finished the task．A．unless B．as soon as C．until D．as long as2．---I don’t understand why Catherine stopped short _____ she ought to have continued.---It’s obvious that she lacked self-confidence.A．when B．whileC．if D．as3．Teaching as a career is to many people owing to the long holidays. A．popular B．familiarC．attractive D．fantastic4．Hopefully，the new method will be effective，helping students to get their career plans ________.A．at hand B．at willC．on trial D．on track5．The argument remains extremely heated it is necessary to frequently update teaching material.A．that B．which C．if D．whether6．During the period of recent terrorist activities, people _____ not to touch an unattended bag.A．had always been warned B．were always being warnedC．are always warning D．always warned7．The athletes, especially the winners, should remain modest ________ rapid progress they have made.A．whatever B．howeverC．how much D．no matter8．The Lushan Mountain, occupying an area of 302 square kilometers, possesses rich cultural and geological __________.A．attractions B．amusements C．entertainments D．presentations 9．Many writers are drawn to building a world, _____ readers are somewhat familiar with but also feel distant from our normal lives.A．it B．one C．that D．the one10．Lucy_ _writing her essay by 10:00 this morning. After that, she listened to music for a while.A．will finish B．finishesC．has finished D．had finished11．In the Name of People, a popular TV drama, shows a deep ________ on the fight against corruption.A．argument B．themeC．reflection D．impression12．.— I'm really angry at my naughty son. He never listens to me and often is against me.— ____, Ellen. Things will go out.A．It doesn't matter B．Take your timeC．Don't mention it D．Take it easy13．As one of the most popular artists in the US, not only_______ with her hit songs, but has inspired women with her devotion to charity.A．has Beyonce influenced pop culture B．influenced pop culture has Beyonce C．Beyonce has influenced pop culture D．influenced pop culture Beyonce has 14．Acceptance is not about liking a situation. It is about acknowledging all that has been lost and ________ to live with that loss.A．learning B．learnedC．to learn D．having learned15．—Shall we put off the experiment till next week?—______, I don’t think our teacher will be happy with it.A．Never mind B．Sure, go aheadC．Yes, better not D．I’d rather not16．________ your blog, I would have written back two days ago.A．If I read B．Should I readC．Had I read D．If I could have read17．The language in the company’s statement is highly ________, thus making its staff confused.A．ambiguous B．apparentC．appropriate D．aggressive18．—Betty was feeling pretty blue for a while, but she’s better now.—_______.A．Oh, that’s kind of you B．CongratulationsC．Oh, I’m glad to hear tha t D．It’s my pleasure19．More than a quarter of the energy in the United States goes to moving people and goods from one place to another.A．using B．used C．to use D．use20．— Nancy, what classes are you taking this term?— _____ I want to take two English courses, or maybe Spanish.A．What’s up? B．It’s none of your business. C．I’ve no idea. D．I’m not sure yet.第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）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。

2025届江苏省泰兴市三中高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。

2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。

3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．He insisted what he did _______ right and that anyone who broke laws ________．A．was ; be punished B．be ; was punishedC．was; was punished D．be ; be punished2．People crowd into ________ cherry trees are blooming, appreciating the fresh spring sight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where3．—Good morning. May I help you?—No, thank you. I’m j ust looking around.—________A．It’s up to you.B．How are you feeling today?C．Thanks for coming to see me. D．Take your time then.4．The affairs of each country should be by its own people.A．elected B．settledC．developed D．contained5．—It’s too complex, I think．—________. So we’d better make it easier for students to get involved．A．That’s ridiculous B．That’s the pointC．That’s settled D．That’s all right6．I think her opinion _________, because she is an experienced teacher.A．number B．calculatesC．figures D．counts7．—What about your self-drive trip yesterday?—Tiring! The road was being widened, and we ________ a rough ride.A．had B．haveC．would have D．have had8．He was admitted to Harvard University, ________ was just what his parents expected.A．who B．whichC．what D．where9．The news was a terrible blow to her, but she ______the shock soon．A．got out B．got over C．got off D．got through10．It was a difficult job for him. He had tried everything but it made little ________.A．use B．goodC．difference D．result11．They are smiling. There ______ much trouble solving the problem.A．couldn’t be B．mustn’t beC．can’t have been D．mustn’t have been12．—Did you watch the basketball match yesterday?—Yes，I did.You know，my brother ________ in the match.A．is playing B．was playingC．has played D．had played13．Our country has launched a campaign to ban smoking in public places, which with some heavy smokers. A．concerns B．was concernedC．concerned D．is concerned14．Taking targeted measures to help people lift themselves out of poverty, _____has been predicted, is fruitful. A．what B．whichC．as D．that15．A quick review of successes and failures at the end of year will help ________ you year ahead.A．sharpen B．switchC．stretch D．shape16．Mary nearly missed the flight doing too much shopping.A．in need of B．on top ofC．in front of D．as a result of17．Although Jane agrees with me on most points, there was one on which she was unwilling to ______.A．give out B．give inC．give away D．give off18．China's Beidou Navigation Satellite System has started providing global services, ________ to become complete around 2020.A．being scheduled B．scheduled C．to schedule D．scheduling19．．When he goes out, he often wears sunglasses _______nobody can recognize him．A．so that B．now that C．in case D．as though20．— What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until the basketball game.— _____. Whatever you want to do is fine with me.A. It’s up to you B．Glad to hear thatC．Y ou can’t miss it D．It just depends第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）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。

2024届江苏省泰兴市第三高级中学高三2月阶段性测试英语试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。

选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。

2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。

3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．August 8th，2008 is a special day，________________，I think，that will be remembered by the Chinese forever . A．one B．whatC．which D．the one2．I need help now! I have to fix a leaking pipe in my bathroom but I’m not sure ______to begin.A．what B．whichC．where D．when3．Last summer we saw a very good film, ____ was about the Anti-Japanese war.A．which B．when C．that D．where4．Recently, a programmer criticized the “996” work schedule ______ employees work from 9 am to 9 pm, 6 days a week, with the prospect of ending up in an intensive care unit.A．where B．when C．which D．whose5．We were sad to learn that several students were by a car yesterday.A．hit out B．knocked overC．run across D．picked up6．Peterson, a great archaeologist, said: “Archaeologists have been extremely patient b ecause we were led to believe that the ministry was ________ this problem, but we feel that we can't wait any longer.”A．looking out B．bringing out C．carrying out D．sorting out7．I was going to pay by cash when it suddenly occurred to me _________ I had left my purse at home.A．whether B．whatC．that D．where8．—Would you like me the radio a bit?—No, it’s all right. I’m used with the radio .A．to turn down; to work; on B．turning down; to working; onC．turning down; to working; off D．to turn down; to working; on9．—What did she want to know, Tom?—She wondered _______ we could complete the experiment.A．when was it B．it was when thatC．it was when D．when it was that10．The petrol in the car _____ on our way to the beach, so we had to walk there.A．gave up B．gave off C．gave in D．gave out11．He insisted what he did _______ right and that anyone who broke laws ________．A．was ; be punished B．be ; was punishedC．was; was punished D．be ; be punished12．—What did she want to know, Tom?—She wondered we could complete the experimentA．when was it that B．it was when thatC．it was when D．when it was that13．If you were to have a few minutes free, I______ the opportunity to ask you one more question.A．would appreciate B．would have appreciatedC．were to appreciate D．had appreciated14．Having a hobby does do good to you. It doesn’t matter what it is ______ it drives you to move forward.A．if only B．in caseC．as long as D．in order that15．At the meeting, the headmaster said that the government should prevent such things as hurt children ________again. A．happening B．happen C．to happen D happened16．The new hotel is reported to be built it used to be a wasteland.A．which B．whereC．in which D．what17．Any information of the oral test paper are regarded as strictly ______ before it is open.A．conventional B．analyticalC．controversial D．confidential18．—Why does he wear a raincoat on sunny days?—Nor do I understand. He is ________.A．a wet blanket B．a lazy boneC．a black sheep D．an odd fish19．It s a good idea to get students to retell a story their own words．A．of B．in C．by D．through20．This winter, one of the largest ______ snowstorms hit many areas.A．recording B．recordedC．being recorded D．to record第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）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。

限时训练第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节:单项填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。

24. Johnny’s uncle promises that the boy get a nice present on Christmas Eve.A. shouldB. mustC. canD. shall25. Stop making so much noise the neighbor will start complaining.A. or elseB. but stillC. and thenD. so that26. I’ve lived in New York and Chicago, but don’t like ____ of them very much.A. eitherB. anyC. eachD. another27. All the teachers are against the idea to the new teaching building beside the sports ground.A. build upB. findC. setD. locate28. Which do you enjoy your weekend, swimming or fishing?A. spendingB. being spentC. spendD. to spend29. It was not until near the end of the letter she mentioned her own plan.A. thatB. whereC. whyD. when30. The notice came around two in the afternoon the meeting would be postponed.A. whenB. thatC. whetherD. how31. Jenny is always absent from school, ______ I suppose is why she is criticized now and then.A. whichB. whoC. thatD. what32. As the most frequently spoken language in the world, Chinese ________ in many schools in Europe.A. is teaching B is taught C. has taught D. teaches第二节：完形填空（共小20题；每小题1分，满分20分）One night recently, I was driving down a two-lane highway at about 60 miles anhour. A car approached from the 36 direction at about the same speed. As we 37 each other, I caught the other driver’s eye for only a second. I wondered whether he might be 38 , as I was, how dependent we were on each other at that moment.I was relying on him not to fall 39 , not to be put off by a phone conversation, not to cross over into my lane and bring my life to a sudden 40 . Though we had 41 spoken a word to each other, he relied on me in just the same way.Multiplied a million times over, I believe that is the way the world 42 . At some 43 , we all depend upon one another. Sometimes that dependence requires us 44 not to do something like crossing over the double yellow line. And sometimes it requires us to act 45 , with friends or even with 46 .As technology 47 our world, the need increases for cooperative action among nations. In 2003, doctors in five nations were quickly organized to identify the SARS virus, which 48 thousands of lives. The threat of international terrorism has shown itself to be a 49 problem, one requiring coordinated action by police and intelligence forces across the world’ We must recognize that our fates are not ours 50 to control.In my own life, I’ve put great stock in 51 responsibility. 52 , as the years have passed, I’ve also come to believe that there are moments when one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of 53 . So, while each of us faces the case of driving alone down a 54 road, what we must learn is that the approaching light may not be a threat, but a shared moment of 55 .36. A. wrong B. correct C. same D. opposite37. A. passed B. greeted C. recognized D. met38. A. believing B. thinking C. admitting D. suggesting39. A. down B. off C. asleep D. sick40. A. end B. shock C. surprise D. disaster41. A. apparently B. hardly C. never D. ever42. A. looks B. exists C. stays D. works43. A. level B. place C. moment D. length44. A. temporarily B. simply C. constantly D. consciously45. A. independently B. respectively C. individually D. cooperatively46. A. strangers B. colleagues C. parents D. partners47. A. develops B. enlarges C. shrinks D. improves48. A. killed B. threatened C. destroyed D. saved49. A. similar B. different C. serious D. widespread50. A. alike B. alone C. alive D. along51. A. personal B. public C. common D. general52. A. Therefore B. Though C. But D. Thus53. A. friends B. authorities C. others D. oneself54. A. dark B. main C. busy D. narrow55. A. enjoyment B. trust C. safety D. encouragement第二部分：阅读理解(共15 小题，每小题2分，共30分)AIt was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas; and as the newest doctor in our office, I had to work. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree in our waiting room and a gift sent to me by a fellow I was dating — a dozen long-stemmed red roses.As I was cleaning my office, I was told a lady urgently needed to speak with me. As I stepped out, I noticed a young, tired-looking woman wit h a baby in her arms. Nervously, she explained that her husband — a prisoner in a nearby prison —was my next patient. She tol d me she wasn’t allowed to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. Her request was for me to let the boy’s father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible before I called him for his appointment. Since my schedule wasn’t full, I agreed. After all, it was Christmas Eve.A short time later, her husband arrived — with chains on his feet and hands, and two armed guards as bodyguards. The woman’s tired face lit up like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a seat beside her. I kept glancing out to watch them laugh, cry an d share their child. After almost an hour, I called the prisoner back to my office. The patient seemed like a gentle and modest man. I wondered what he possibly could have done to be held under such conditions. I tried to make him as comfortable as possible.At the end of the appointment, I wished him a Merry Christmas-a difficult thing to say to a man headed back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt saddened by the fact h e hadn’t been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. On hearing this, I was inspired with a wonderful idea.I’ll never forget the look on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful, long-stemmed roses. I’m not sure who experienc ed the most joy —the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special moment.56. What can be inferred from the first paragraph?A. The writer was a newcomer to her office.B. A fellow sent her a dozen red roses as Christmas present.C. She was in low spirits because she had to work before Christmas.D. She was at work with a light heart.57. The young woman came to the writer’s office for the purpose of .A. having her baby examinedB. giving her husband a chance to make his escapeC. having her husband examinedD. getting a chance for her family to get togetherBIf your idea of a good time is to sleep in a hut, carry your own rubbish, and eat insects and wild animals, then ecotourism may be just for you. But is it also for people who want to fly over a rain forest sky before checking into a comfortable and expensive hotel in the middle of a national park? Whatever ecotourism is, it is hot--perhaps too hot for its own good.The World Tourism Organization claims that the industry looked after 592 million travelers last year who spent $423 billion, and of all the types of tourism, ecotourism seems to be the fastestgrowing. By the broadest measure -- a trip with some sort of nature or wilderness element -- ecotourism already accounts for perhaps a third of these travelers. On a stricter definition favored by the Ecotourism Society, it is “responsible travel that preserves natural environments and keeps up the well-being of local people,” which accounts for no more than 5% of tourism.Ideally, ecotourism helps both people and nature. Before the disastrous civil war, Rwanda’s Mountain Gorilla Project was one such model. Visits to the gorillas were limited, local guides ensured good behavior or on the part of the humans, and the high admission charge - $170 a day -- paid for salaries and presentation of the gorillas’ living areas. As this made the gorillas worth more alive than dead, poaching (偷猎) de creased. As another example, preservation Cooperation, Africa’s largest ecotour operator, uses only local labor, buys products 5om local farmers, and supports building projects: such as clinics and schools. This contribution to social advance is also good business sense. Projects from which local people benefit directly are less likely to be affected by poaching and theft.Ecotourism’s biggest problem is labeling. Going on an eco-tour is no guarantee of good ecology. So far, only Australia has an official system to grade tour operators and tourist attractions on the basis of their “greenness”. Another issue is how eco-tourists damage the environment. Dolphin-feeding, for instance, is innocent and enjoyable, but after too many free meals, the dolphins forget how to catch their own dinners.Keeping prices high is one way to limit enthusiasm. But measuring the effect of ecotourism on human environments is trickier. It is common, for villagers to see ecotourism as a source of new income. Hence, the very tourists who venture in search of traditional cultures end up breaking them up. As ecotourism becomes more popular, it will finally threaten the very things that are good for business.CA boy and a girl were a couple of lovers. The girl liked feeling rain, so the boy was always holding the umbrella when it rained and most part of the umbrella was over the girl. Rain showered the boy every time but he said nothing except looked at the gift's face, which was full of silent satisfaction. He felt very happy, so did the girl.One day they went out for a walk. They were walking hand in hand passing a building which was under construction. The girl jumped with excitement and said something. The boy seldom talked only feeling excited as she felt looking at her silently. When the girl was talking, a not big or small stone fell down from the building toward the girl's head! At that moment the boy took the girl in his arms so suddenly and so strongly that the girl let out a scream. He meant to protect the gift with his body. But the boy turned over to make his own body downward before they dropped on the ground. As a result, only the girl's hand was smashed by the stone and fractured.The girl came back to earth and cried with pain, tears weeping up. She thought the saying that “The husband and the wife are birds in the same forest essentially, but when serious tragedy comes, they will fly separately” was really not wrong! With this, she straggled and stood up from. the boy's body keeping from the pains and slowly ran away without glancing at the boy.At the time, the boy was calling the girl's name in a weak voice, his lips were already white. He took out his mobile phone and dialed the girl's number, but the girl didn't answer. He dialed again she didn't answer again. For several times, he gave up. But his fingers pressed something on the mobile. At that time, beside the boy, the blood spread slowly, his hand hung and the mobile phone lay in the blood, he had no strength to press the “SENT” key yet.The next day, when the girl heard of the news that the boy was being rescued, she ran to the hospital without considering her anger. When she hurried to the hospital, the doctor had already declared his death; the cause of his death was that his lung had lost too much blood.It was because, when the boy meant to protect the girl with his body he found that there was a steel stick under them, so he turned over to make it inset(=put into) his own body.The boy's mother passed the boy's mobile phone on to the gift.The girl read the message that hadn't been sent: “Honey, I'm sorry, I still couldn't protect you and made you wound... “Upon this, the girl couldn't help crying... Please treasure the one you love and believe his or her LOVE!64. The underlined word fractured here probably means ___________.A. shakenB. brokenC. abandonedD. touched65. The girl didn't want to answer the boy's' call because ____________.A. she didn't hear itB. she was seriously hurtC. she was angry with himD. she had her phone brokenDOne suicide and three attempted ones that left two seriously injured, all by middle school students in Shanghai last week, cast a gloom (忧郁) over an otherwise happy beginning of a new term there. The terrible things took place even as the Ministry of Education and China Ce ntral Television organized the first lesson on TV about personal safety for students last Monday, the first day of the new semester. Such things suggest that this first lesson is more than necessary. Not only should kids be taught how to protect themselves in times of emergency, they should also be made aware of the value of tile2 One student was prevented from killing himself from his school building. He said he just could not accept the fact of not being able to go tip to a higher grade with his classmates, and thus considered life meaningless. Another 12-year-old boy who jumped off a building to his death was said to have been a good student, and no one could say why he chose to end his life. Obviously, their inner worlds were seriously affected. But when they chose to take their own lives, their irresponsible choice was clearly the result of a lack of adequate understanding of the value of life.The ancient sage Confucius (孔子) stressed that one must protect even one's hair and skin from being hurt. He meant that the sense of responsibility for one's parents was important as far as the value of life was concerned. When we talk about the enthusiasm of making contributions to our motherland, we are referring to values that constitute the nobler part of the meaning of life. The value of life should be far beyond the concern for personal interest.Undoubtedly, those kids who chose to take their own lives were faced only with their own sadness that they could not overcome. If they had a little concern for their parents, for their parents' expectations of them or for their own potential contributions to this world in the future, they would not have gone that far. Difficulties or sufferings are supposed to help kids develop thei r sense of responsibility and thus help them better understand the value of life.Too much attention and care from their parents and grandparents have made most of the only children self-centered. Many think it is natural that they deserve to be taken care of by others in whatever way they want. They expect to have their problems solved by their parents or someone else. With such a false sense, they fail to grasp the tough reality of life. They suffer from the illusion (幻觉) that their life should be nothing but plain sailing, Whenever the illusion is broken, they can hardly gather enough courage to face life as it is. So a hotline is indeed necessary to help those kids who find it hard to accept the tough reality of life. But parents and teachers also need to take lessons from the things. They need to know that life should not always be sugar-coated for kids; they should be made to taste the bitter side too as early as possible.68. From the passage we know that _________.A. four students took their lives in Shanghai last weekB. being unable to catch up with other classmates led to the 12-year-old boy killing himselfC. the importance of life lies in the sense of responsibility for parentsD. parents are supposed to tell the kids the bitter side of life as well as the sweet side69. What mainly causes those kids to take their own lives is that _________.A. they are worried that they may fall behind others in studiesB. they lack the respect for their parentsC. they may be physically healthy, but mentally unhealthyD. their parents expect too much from them70 Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?A. An irresponsible choice.B. The value of life.C. Weak-minded generation.D. The reality of life.第三部分：任务型阅读Quality after-school programs are designed to improve academic performance, decrease youth crimes and other high-risk behaviors, and help young people grow into healthy, succ essful adults.The effect of quality after-school programs on academic performance is clear. Studies show that students who take part in such programs show better work habits, higher rates of homework completion, improved grades, and higher scores on achievement tests. They also have fewer absences and are less likely to blame. After-school programs also influence high-risk teen behavior. Various studies show decreased rates of crime, drug-taking, and teen sex among youth who join in well-runafter-school programs when compared to similar youth who do not. Finally,after-school programs play an important role in supporting different kinds of fields of development: physical development, mental development and social develop ment. Thus, one can safely say that after-school programming is an effective method to help young people become contributing members of society.Although there is enough proof from both small and large assessments that after-school programs can make a positive difference, it is important to note that not all programs are equal. First, dosage matters -- young people who attend the most hours over the most years benefit more than members who attend less often or over a shorter period of time. Next, after-school programs make a bigger difference for those students who need help most and have the fewest choices. Finally, program qualities matter. After-school programs work best when they create unique opportunities for youth. They should provide opportunities, skill building meaningful involvement, expression, suggestion, service, and work. Staff characteristics make an important difference in the quality of a program. The adults should treat youth as partners, create safe and fair environment, encourage personalized involvement, and actively create learning opportunities. In short, although after-school programs have a promising future, how they are designed and run matters.Purpose 1. (71) ▲ academic performance2. Decreasing youth crimes and o ther high-risk behaviors3. Helping young people grow into healthy, successful adults(72) ▲ 1. Improved academic performance● better work habits● higher rates of homework completion● i mproved grades and higher scores● fewer absences and(73) ▲blameHelping young peoplebecome members making a(76) ▲ to society2. Decreased high-risk teen, behaviors● decreased rates of crime●drug (74)▲● teen sex among youth3. (75) ▲ development● physical development● mental development● social developmentFactor 1. Dosage matters.2. (77) ▲ matter.3. Qualities matter.(78) ▲ The future of after-school programs is promising, (79) ▲ how to design and run the programs is very (80) ▲ .。

江苏省泰兴市第三高级中学2014届高三英语一轮复习限时训练14第一节单项填空21. —What have you been busy with these days?—I ______ that the speech contest has been brought forward, so I ______ for it.A. was informed; have been preparingB. have informed; am preparingC. informed; have preparedD. was informed; prepared22. The course that Beijing University offers normally attracts 30 foreign students per year, _______ up to half will be from America.A. in whichB. for whomC. with whichD. of whom23. Cont rary to our ______, the Chinese Men’s Football Team lost to Iraq.A. possessionB. expectationC. identificationD. destination24. —I hear that you have won the lottery.—Not once in my life ______ until now.A. good luck turned upB. turned up good luckC. up turned good luckD. has good luck turned up25. I really can’t ______ with the noise that is going on outside. It is driving me crazy.A. come upB. put upC. push aheadD. get through26. Knowing office rules, whether ______ or not, is always of great importance, especially for young job seekers.A. writtenB. writingC. being writtenD. having been written27. When my parents were young, they had to ______ several miles every day to school since they had no money to buy a bike.A. occupyB. coverC. getD. make28. This year the company has produced as many cars as the year before last, but the total profits are four-fifths ______ they were then.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. when29. When we put the suggestion to him, he thought highly of it and was ______ about its immediate application.A. curiousB. contentC. cautiousD. enthusiastic30. The time he has devoted in the past ten years ________the disabled is now considered _______of great value.A. to help; beingB. help; to beC. to helping; to beD. helping; being31. All the government leaders and policemen in Thailand must see to ______ that every citizen should stay safe and sound in the terrible flood.A. allB. everythingC. itD. themselves32. —Bad news?—If you ______ know, Li Na got defeated again in the first round!A. canB. willC. shallD. must第二节：完形填空In 1982, I was a young marketing person in a company in Mumbai. I had a very senior colleague named Paul, who taught me how to 36 marketing effectively and how to deal with life 37 .It was one of those 38 days…management, sales calls, planning my travel schedule, booking hotels, arranging appointments and the 39 was endless. By the end of the day, I was not only exhausted but was getting 40 . It was at this time that Paul invited me to his house to have a rest.We made our way to Paul’s house. Although 41 after a day’s hard work, I was excited to chat with Paul and 42 his rich experience in marketing. As we entered his house 43 the main door, Paul started singing his favourite song, I have a dream. I was in no 44 to listen to his song. I only wanted to hear about how he handled 45 sales calls.As I leaned over Paul’s shoulder to tell him that, two young girls walked up to Paul and hugged him. They couldn’t walk steadily, and neither could they talk 46 , but their faces were full of 47 and they also sang a song: No mummy’s kisses only daddy’s smiles; nobody wants us, and daddy hugs us tonight.I was watching what was going on, totally 48 in the beautiful singing, when Paul tapped me on the shoulder and asked me to sit down. 49 to know, I asked Paul who these girls were. To my 50 , Paul told me they were his daughters and they were born as “ 51children” (mentally disabled). His wife died and he was both Mother and Father to them.I was moved to tears. In the office, no one knew what Paul was 52 in his personal life. He never looked for 53 from his friends and colleagues. On the contrary, he always helped us at the office. And being head of the Department, he always 54 us to move forward in life.Paul’s life has been a great 55 to me. If a man can smile through these troubles, nothing can prevent him from achieving success in work or life.36. A. do B. reduce C. learn D. handle37. A. calmly B. cheerfully C. hurriedly D. quickly38. A. busy B. happy C. pleasant D. worrying39. A. call B. event C. list D. order40. A. disappointed B. excited C. refreshed D. annoyed41. A. worried B. tired C. discouraged D. ashamed42. A. share B. celebrate C. collect D. improve43. A. for B. into C. through D. with44. A. condition B. mood C. patience D. situation45. A. grateful B. expensive C. unlucky D. troublesome46. A. properly B. freely C. actively D. slowly47. A. fear B. scars C. smiles D. tears48. A. caught B. lost C. stuck D. trapped49. A. Curious B. Keen C. Strange D. Stubborn50. A. disappointed B. joy C. relief D. surprise51. A. talented B. naughty C. special D. homeless52. A. coming across B. going through C. dealing with D. putting on53. A. sympathy B. opinions C. requirement D. friendship54. A. allowed B. trained C. forced D. encouraged55. A. confusion B. challenge C. inspiration D. impression第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AChildren’s Storybooks and Tales: This site is dedicated to Children’s Story Books and how to tell Children’s Stories. If you enjoy a child’s story or have kids of your own then please browse (浏览) this site to find some great stories and how to read them.The Cat in the Hat---Dr. SeussIn the first book featuring the character (The Cat in the Hat, 1957), the Cat brings chaos (混乱) to a household of two young children on one rainy day while their mother is out. Bringing with him two creatures appropriately named Thing One and Thing Two, the Cat performs all sorts of tricks to amuse the children, with mixed results. The Cat’s tricks are vainly opposed by the family pet, who is a conscious goldfish. The children (Sally and her older brother) finally prove good ones, capturing the Things and bringing the Cat under control. He cleans up the house on his way out, disappearing seconds before the mother comes back.The Famous Fire---Enid BlytonThe Famous Fire is Enid Blyton’s most popular and celebrated series of children’s books. The sequence (顺序) began life in 1942, when the first book, Fire on a Treasure Island was published and it has won great praise from both fans and critics. The series has gone on to become amongst the best-loved stories ever to have been written for children.Tom and Pippo in the Garden---Helen OxenburyIn 1988 Helen Oxenbury created a series of books featuring Tom, a naughty young boy, and his beloved stuffed monkey, Pippo. Ms. Oxenbury remarked that Tom was very much like her s on “when he was a little boy”. Like Tom, her son would often blame his misdeeds on his trusted buddy, the friendly family dog.The BFG---Roald DahlThe story is about an orphan girl named Sophie. One night when Sophie cannot sleep during the “witching hour” and sees a giant blowing something into bedroom windowsdown the street. The giant sees her, and although she tries to hide in the bed, he reaches through the window and carries her away to his home.56. It can be inferred from the The Cat in the Hat that ________.A. the goldfish likes to keep company with the catB. all tricks performed by the cat are not amusingC. Sally has to clean up the house before her mother comes backD. the cat finally takes control of the Things57. From the book Tom and Pippo in the Garden, we know ________.A. Pippo is a naughty dog causing trouble in the familyB. Tom likes to keep a pet dog at homeC. Ms. Oxenbury complained about her son’s dishonestyD. Pippo always gets the blame for everything that goes wrong58. According to the book The BFG, “the witching hour” may refer to a time ________.A. when magic things can happenB. when a girl can’t fall asleepC. when a person dreams a nightmareD. when a child can be taken away59. For whom is the passage most likely intended?A. Children.B. Parents.C. Teachers.D. Writers.BThere are four types of persons who go to work part-time. These include retirees who want a bit more income or socialization, parents who want to spend more time with their children, college and high school students and temporary agency workers who want more experience. Many people enjoy the advantages of working part-time, but benefits are rarely offered to part-time employees.Most people are hoping for health insurance and retirement benefits when taking a job. Traditionally, companies only offer benefits to employees who work 30 hours or more a week. This is only a 25% reduction in hours, so it doesn’t free up a lot of time for the employee who needs part-time hours. Even when a part-timer is offered health benefits, he is rarely offered paid time off and retirement benefits. Dental benefits are almost never offered to part-time employees.Many businesses hire part-time employees for the simple reason of saving money. If they work less than a certain number of hours, the employers don’t need to pay for benefits. There are companies, however, that are beginning to offer benefits to part-time employees. This includes benefits for health, paid time off and retirement plans. Some companies have begun to offer this in order to take in high quality, trained professionals who just want part-time hours. If a company wants a qualified employee, it will have to compete with other companies. People who may only want to work part-time may be forced to take a full-time job to get the benefits. Companies who offer benefits to part-timers have an advantage by offering more choices to their employees in terms of hours.Conducting an Internet search is probably the quickest way to find companies that provide benefits for part-time employees. Many large corporations like Starbucks, Barnes & Noble and Whole Foods offer benefits to part-time employees among other things. Look for companies that offer a team approach to their employees. Employees are givenchoices and part of decision-making in the business. Businesses that allow employee input are more likely to offer benefits to part-timers.60. People prefer to work part-time mainly because they __________.A. don’t want to spend more time on workB. have so many household and social affairsC. hope to have more money, time and experienceD. only expect to make more friends61. From the second paragraph we can learn that part-timers _______.A. can enjoy as many benefits as full-timersB. prefer retirement benefits to health insuranceC. often retire without enjoying any benefitD. often enjoy fewer benefits than full-timersCIf you are looking for an animal to take the title of “most violent fish in the sea”, then the tiger puffer (河豚) fish would have to be a strong contestant. Not only is it deadly poisonous --- though that doesn’t stop people trying to eat it --- but it is also able to scare off enemies by inflating itself to become much larger than normal, when it is young it even chews on its own brothers and sisters.Tiger puffer fish attach their eggs to rocks near the bottom of the sea, often at the mouths of bays. Then the larvae (幼鱼) move to the entries of rivers and lakes once they have grown a little. Then, having put on a lot of weight, they head out to sea. There’s no innocent childhood for the puffer fish, as Shin Oikawa of Kyushu University in Japan and his colleagues found out when they put the larvae of tiger puffer fish in the lab and monitored them for two months. They found that the larvae went through three steps in which their metabolic(新陈代谢) rates increased dramatically when they reached body weights of 0.002g, 0.01g, and 0.1g. When a larva went through one of these steps, its behaviour also changed. For instance, once a larva had passed the first level it would have grown its first tooth and could start attacking larvae that had not yet reached that stage. Similarly, any larva that had reached the 0.01g or 0.1g levels would start attacking lighter larvae.The researchers noted that the baby fish had a “relatively small mouth”, so rather than swallowing their brothers and sisters whole, they would bite pieces out of them. Despite this limitation, the fish caused plenty of deaths --- up to 12 per cent of the deaths that happened in the lab each day.Those fish that grew fast enough to be able to chew on their fellows had an advantage.The extra food accelerated their growth and development. Tiger puffer fish are likely to be faster and swifter, so they can deal better with enemies.As the name suggests, puffer fish can inflate to make themselves seem much larger than they really are, thus scaring off enemies. They do this by filling their stomachs, which are extremely elastic(弹性的), with water. If that’s not enough of a threat, the tiger puffer fish --- like most of the other puffer fish in the family --- carries a deadly toxin(毒素). Eat one puffer fish and the poison will paralyse (瘫痪) your muscles, including the muscles responsible for breathing, so death is usually caused by a lack of oxygen. Famously, the fish is a delicacy in Japan, where highly qualified chefs produce dishes that contain the safe level of the poison. Interestingly, the puffer fish does not go to the trouble of producing the poison itself. Instead, it hosts bacteria (细菌) that produce the stuff. It obtains these bacteria from its diet, so the youngest adult fish are not poisonous.64. All of the following statements account for the violence of puffer fish except that_____.A. they are very difficult to catchB. they can become larger to threaten enemies awayC. they kill their younger companions as they grow upD. they are deadly poisonous65. We can learn from the second paragraph that puffer fish _____.A. can only grow to a weight of 0.1gB. do not change their behavior as they grow upC. like to find a safe place to hatch the next generationD. begin to grow teeth when they reach the third level66. Where does the poison in the puffer fish’s body come from?A. Its inner organs.B. The air it breathes in.C. The diet it eats.D. The bacteria around it.67. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Puffer fish can only produce poison when they face danger.B. People like eating puffer fish even though they are poisonous.C. The larvae are more aggressive than adult puffer fish.D. Young puffer fish taste better than adult puffer fish.第四部分：任务型阅读Children who grow up with self-control and the understanding of others’ needs will be happy and successful adults in the future, according to Dr. Cleen Kelly Mast, an expert on children’s health. The key to raising a successful child comes from realizing what true happiness is.For a person to be truly happy, he or she should learn to form the habits of self- discipline and generosity. Parents must help their children reach this point by e mphasizing the development of virtue and the advantage of forming good habits. “We have wonderful support systems through our schools,” Dr. Mast said, “but they are just support systems. The school cannot make up for what is lacking at home.” According to Dr. Mast, family life is well suited to educate children in virtuous living and the development of what she calls a “fine-tune” conscience, which bringshappy feelings.So how can busy parents help children fine-tune their conscience? Dr. Mast suggested parents stop blaming and criticizing their children and teach them the skills of self-discipline through concrete actions.However, a good example from parents is not enough. Children must become engaged in their own development. Parents can help children achieve that by making them realize that they are responsible for their actions, and they can stop protecting their children from painful experiences as well. Good discipline is not just making children resign themselves to parents’ requests. “Parents must encourage them with more than ‘Because I said so’,” said Dr. Mast. Besides, orderliness and organization is quite important for children to achieve self-discipline.Parents need to work on developing their children’s habits of generosity and kindness to ot hers. “Help your child and yourself think about kind thoughts of others, while pushing out negative thoughts,” said Dr. Mast. She also suggested parents find their children’s nature by analyzing the way they react to situations or to others. And it is also considered helpful to have them develop the habit of reviewing the day nightly, with a focus on correcting their own particular faults.But life is not all work and no play. All have the right to enjoy life. As parents, it is your duty to help your children form good habits and let them have fun whilewhich leads to (80). ________ the success of the childrenin the future.限时训练1 4。

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—The new machines have arrived and are being tested in the workshop.—I’m glad we _____ them in the years ahead.A．will be operating B．have been operatingC．would be operating D．had been operating2．－Could you possilby take to the railway station tomorrow?A．No way B．Never mind C．Not at all D．No problem3．The film Mei Lanfang, Li Ming plays the starring role,has again drawn the world’s attention to our traditional Chinese art.A．what B．that C．which D．where4．Please ________ your ashes before it fails on the carpet.A．cut off B．knock offC．get off D．drop off5．You are supposed to leave your child ________ his homework alone.A．do B．to doC．being done D．done6．— Don't put the waste on the ground, young man.— Oh, I'm sorry. I ______ the dustbin there.A．hadn't seen B．haven’t seenC．didn't see D．wasn't seeing7．I refuse to accept the blame for something ________ was someone else's fault.A．who B．thatC．as D．what8．——Your argument is .I will not let you pass.--Are you kidding?A．sound B．rationalC．liberal D．plain9．he newly-discovered star was named _____ a Chinese astronomer ________his contributions to astronomy. A．for; in favor of B．after; in honor ofC．by; in memory of D．as; in praise of10．It’s impossible for all the people to get jobs because ______of them is not fit for them.A．every one B．allC．not all D．none11．A fireworks display was organized ________ the Queen’s birthday.A．to mark B．markedC．having marked D．being marked12．In my opinion,_____ sho uldn’t be any doubt that China will become one of the most powerful countries in the near future．A．this B．that C．it D．there13．—Could you check my list to see I have forgotten anything?—No problem.A．whether B．whichC．that D．what14．—“Do you mind if I look at your notes?”—“Of course not. _______.”A．No problem B．Be my guest C．With pleasure D．Not at all15．______ to nuclear radiation, even for a short time, may influence genes in human bodies.A．Having exposed B．Being exposedC．To expose D．Exposed16．Mr. Wilson is a man of patience and kindness, and his good temper never ______ him.A．fails B．disappointsC．controls D．worries17．By the side of the teaching building of our school _____, which was completed in 2009.A．there standing the library B．does the library standC．the library stands D．stands the library18．This restaurant has become popular for its wide ______ of foods that suit all tastes and pockets.A．production B．offerC．range D．division19．I t hink you’ve got to the point a change is needed , otherwise you’ll fail .A．when B．which C．where D．there20．—I heard they went skiing in the mountains last winter.—It true because there was little snow there.A．may be not B．won’t be C．couldn’t b e D．mustn’t be第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）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。

限时训练第一部分完形填空I grew up one of ten children on a farm in Wyoming. After my dad’s service in World War II, he was36 again to fight during the Korean War, and when he returned home, he couldn’t drink 37 to numb (麻痹) his terrible memories. He struggled to 38 for his growing family.On our occasional trips to town, I 39 out boxfuls of books from the library. When I openeda book, I could 40 myself in unknown places —where children weren’t hungry and were in41 of little.When I wasn’t daydreaming, my 42 was the life I shared with my brothers and sisters. At night I hid under the covers 43 to silence the sounds of life in an alcoholic home. Classmates asked 44 we didn’t have electricity or a telephone. I suppose my explanations were 45 more than lies, but the stories I told improved 46 every book I read. Starting at a very young age, my siblings (兄弟姐妹) and I sometimes got jobs to earn money — to put more food on the family table. We 47 ne wspapers, babysat, and cleaned other people’s houses.Mom grew vegetables, raised chickens, and baked bread, so we seldom went hungry, even when supper was only a pot of beans. 48 my real hunger wasn’t for food — it was a hunger for a better life. It was a hunger for knowledge about the world 49 our simple existence. It was a hunger to prove Dad 50 when he told us we would never amount to anything.Hunger motivated my brothers and sisters to achieve much 51 than our parents expected 52 us. We devoured (如饥似渴地吸取) the offerings of the public schools because we realized that 53 would be our steppingstone into a brighter future.Now I’m 54 of the accomplishments of my siblings: an art professor; a well-known doctor; plus business owners. And me, I’m the keeper of the family stores. I’ll never know if we would have so many accumulated successes if we had not known 55 as children. But this I do know: I believe it can be a good thing.1. A. drafted B. dismissed C. invited D. involved2. A. well B. plenty C. enough D. heavily3. A. search B. provide C. hope D. leave4. A. brought B. checked C. gave D. carried5. A. remind B. help C. devote D. find6. A. memory B. favor C. possession D. need7. A. reality B. fantasy C. satisfaction D. affection8. A. refusing B. pretending C. attempting D. preparing9. A. whether B. how C. when D. why10. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything11. A. as B. with C. for D. at12. A. sent B. delivered C. published D. released13. A. But B. And C. Then D. Otherwise14. A. above B. around C. within D. beyond15. A. right B. mean C. wrong D. nice16. A. more B. further C. greater D. better17. A. in B. for C. of D. on18. A. ambition B. dream C. enthusiasm D. education19. A. fond B. proud C. aware D. confident20. A. hunger B. suffering C. desperation D. poverty第二部分阅读理解AThe city of X is internationally known for sports, catering for the needs of both professional and amateur sportspeople as well as those that seek to maintain an active lifestyle. The city promotes well-being by offering its citizens lots of opportunities for sports, both indoors and outdoors throughout the year.Sports clubs in X organize activities in a wide arrangement of sports. The most popular are ice hockey and football, and the list covers well over one hundred other sports.X’s large green areas including the Central Park and the sea offer ample opportunities for physical activity: walking, running, jogging, hiking, bicycling, roller skating, swimming, boating and fishing. The city claims 50,000 amateur fishermen, more than any other capital city in Europe.The city organizes a number of community sports activities and maintains a variety and lots of sports facilities. These facilities include more than 200 km of tracks for walking, jogging and running, close to 200 km of ski tracks in winter, some 30 indoor sports halls, some 10 indoor ice rinks and 80 outdoor ice rinks, 14 indoor swimming halls and 2 outdoor pools in summer, close to 30 beaches, and 12,000 boat berths (泊位).Ice Park is a downtown winter-time skating rink on Railway Square, complete with skate rental (出租) and a heated café.The local people are active bicyclists especially in summer. X’s bicycle path network covers 1,000 kilometers inside the city limits. The city promotes bicycling with many services, including a Journey Planner for Cycling.One of the unusual sports here is ice swimming, and X even hosts ice swimming world championships. The city maintains some 15 ice swimming sites throughout the city.Campers find a convenient site inside the city: Rastila Camping is one of the most popular camping sites in this country, located by the seaside and accessible by underground. The Nuuksio National Park offers camping in wilderness just half an hour from the city by car.The city of X’s sports function is managed by the Sports Departm ent. The department provides and maintains sports facilities and organizes activities. The department also rents facilities for sports, conference rooms and saunas.BThe White House dropped a report putting together some federal data. None of the information isexactly new, but a number of graphs in the report offer a clear and convincing illustration (阐述) of the status of women today. For instance, more young women are going to college than young men for the first time in US history. But, women are much more likely to go into lower-paying fields than men when they graduate, therefore lasting the long-standing wage gap. And women, especially minority women, are still more likely to live in poverty than men. Check out three of the graphsSenior Obama White House adviser Valerie Jarrett said on a conference call with reporters that the president will use the data as a “tool” to inform policy plans, though she would not name any specific new moves the administration is considering.“You really have to look at the whole story of a woman’s life,” Jarrett said. “This r eport gives us a framework to do that.”24. The reason why American women delay having their first child, as is shown in Graph I, may be that ________.A. they get married at a later ageB. they don’t want to have childrenC. more of them are going to collegeD. more of them are working outside25. From Graph II, we can know that in the USA ________.A. women can receive the same education as menB. in the 1970s, only 10% of women got a bachelor’s degree or higherC. men are paying more attention to university education than womenD. more women have finished university education than men since the late 1990s26. Which conclusion can we draw from Graph III?A. Women with the same education level as men don’t earn as much.B. The more education one has received, the more pay he or she can get.C. Women under 25 years old usually don’t go out to work.D. The longer one has worked, the more pay he or she can get.27. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the report?A. The State of American WomenB. The Education American Women ReceiveC. American Men and WomenD. Competition between Men and WomenCPhysics is a different world now. Will there ever be another Einstein?Scientists say a new Einstein will appear, but it may take a long time. After all, more than 200 years separated Einstein from his nearest rival (堪与相比者), Isaac Newton.Many physicists say the next Einstein hasn’t been born yet. That is because the long difficult search for a theory that would account for all the forces of nature has pushed current mathematics to its limits.New math must be created before the problem can be solved.But researchers say there are many other factors working against another Einstein appearing anytime soon.For one thing, physics is a much different field today. In Einstein’s day, there were a few thousand physicists worldwide, and fewer theoreticians.Education is different, too. One important aspect of Einstein’s training that is overlooked is the philosophy he read as a teenager. It taught him how to think abstractly about space and time.And he was an accomplished musician. The interplay between music and math is well known. Einstein would crazily play his violin as a way to think through a complex physics problem. Today, universities have produced millions of physicists. There aren’t many jobs in science for them, so they go to Wall Street and Silicon Valley to apply their analytical skills to more practical and rewarding efforts. Those who stay in science don’t work alone.It’s very difficult to imagine an independent person like Einstein ever tolerating this.28. Ac cording to the passage, the most important reason for Einstein’s success is that ________.A. he was a good musicianB. he learnt philosophy as a teenagerC. he was born 200 years later than NewtonD. he was a great mathematician29. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the reason why a new Einstein has not been born yet?A. The limits of current mathematics.B. The development of physics.C. Different education systems.D. The lack of analytical skills.30. Which of the following does the author probably agree with?A. Einstein rather than Newton made great contributions to the world.B. Working independently is one of the contributing factors of Einstein’s success.C. Physics graduates can easily get science jobs today.D. Music has nothing to do with science.DMy room faces the sun in the morning and on clear summer mornings it wakes me bright and fresh, no matter what time I stayed up till; I’ll get up and make breakfast.This morning I wake up suddenly, like the alarm clock in my head has given me a little electric shock; it isn’t sunny outside. I pull back the curtains and the sky is dark grey.Hearing my brother is getting up, I go downstairs to make him a cup of tea. He’s down in the kitchen about five minutes later, wearing his work clothes, eyes mostly closed against the morning. “Morning.” I say.“Uh huh.”I leave him to work out what he is going to eat and go back to my room, and get back beneath the quilt.This morning I want to think a while. Today is Dad’s birthday; Mom won’t mention it. My brother might, just to cause a row, so I’ll keep him sweet when he comes in from work. Every year on my dad’s birthday I draw a picture of him; each year he looks a bit different. I’m an artist. It’s not that I draw a straighter line or a truer circle, as they try to teach us to do at school. I just get the message across more clearly than other people. More truthfully. I know it.I read a lot of books too, mainly about artists, and I try to paint like them. When my dad comes back I’ll be able to say “this is you when I was twelve and I was in love with Monet” or “this is you on your thirty-eighth birthday, when I was fourteen, and you’d been gone five years, and I wanted to paint like Dante Gabriel Rossetti.” And he’ll look at each painting and know that I love him and never forget him.On Saturday mornings he’d take me to town and I’d drag him around the art shops. On my sixth birthday he bought me a box of 99 crayons. On my eighth birthday he bought me an easel (画架), a real one, not a kiddie’s. On my ninth birthday he bought me oils. Some mornings I’d wake up and there’d be a book on my pillow about Picasso, or Chagall.“Draw me,” he’d say.“Aw, Dad, I can’t.”I know I should go to school; I’m not one of those kids who are scared to go. But, it’s my dad’s birthday and I think I must spend it with him.So I spend some time thinking about his hair, which I think is probably no more grey than it was last year; I know hair doesn’t age at the same speed every year, bu t I make his hair longer this year. And in my mind’s eye I give him an extra few pounds too. But I keep the smile fixed in my head, like it is when he’s happy.It’s head and shoulders, so I’ll put him in a T-shirt that shows his neck and throat and how strong he is and how brightly his eyes shine and how his eyebrows are dead level straight and still black.I try to think of how much I want to show and how much I want to tell.Then I pick up a charcoal stick and do it. I pick up a chalk to add a suggestion of colour to his eyes, then another chalk for his mouth.And there he is.Dad.There you are.31. The author wakes up suddenly this morning because ________.A. it is a dark grey morningB. it is time for her to make breakfastC. it is her father’s birthdayD. she doesn’t want to go to school32. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The author’s father left home when she was twelve.B. The author has drawn more than five pictures of her father.C. The author’s mother won’t hear a word about her father.D. The author’s brother is a worker.第三部分任务型阅读请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。

江苏省泰兴市第三高级中学2014届高三英语一轮复习限时训练21第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. Natural disasters are ________ nature’s anger, which can upset even ________ most developed countries and reduce them to ruins.A. /; theB. a; /C. the; theD. /; a22. Don’t worry. I, who ________ your good friend, will try my best to help you out.A. wasB. has beenC. isD. am23. Along with the e-mail was my brother’s promise ________ I came first in the competition, he would buy me an MP4.A. whatB. it thatC. that ifD. whether24. ---Jack has spent an hour in the shoe shop. Hasn’t he decided which shoes to buy?---Maybe. He is ________ about his appearance.A. specialB. curiousC. particularD. serious25. ---What has made Tina so excited?---________ she has been offered a chance to travel around China.A. ForB. ThatC. WhatD. Because26. His failure came as no surprise ________ the fact that he had not got himself well prepared for it.A. regardless ofB. as forC. along withD. due to2 9. ---Hi, Susan, you look tired.---I _______ the report for my boss the whole afternoon. It will be finished in ten minutes.A. was preparingB. have been preparingC. had been preparingD. prepare30. It was announced that only when the fire was put out ________ to return to their dormitories.A. would the students be permittedB. the students had been permittedC. the students would be permittedD. had the students been permitted31. ________, his suggestion is of greater value than yours.A. All things consideringB. All things consideredC. All things were consideredD. With all things were considered32. Despite the title For Boys Only, this book is sure to be treasured by ________ gets it.A. whomeverB. no matter whoC. whoD. whoever33. ________ all its disadvantages, Broadway remains the center of theater activity in the United States.A. In spite ofB. In terms ofC. In case ofD. In place of34. _________, his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting.A. Strange as might it soundB. As it might sound strangeC. As strange it might soundD. Strange as it might sound35. ---I’m afraid I am a man without luck. I have been trying and have always been turned away.---________. Just have a little patience.A. Things at the worst will mendB. Time and tide wait for no manC. Fear always springs from ignoranceD. Troubles never come singly第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）Teachers need to be aware of the emotional, intellectual, and physical changes that young adults experience. And they also need to give serious 36 to how they can best adapt themselves to such 37 . Growing bodies need movement and exercise, 38 not just in ways that emphasize competition. Because they are trying to be 39 to their new bodies and their new intellectual and emotional challenges, 40 are especially self-conscious and need the confidence that 41 from achieving success and knowing that their achievements are 42 by others. However, the typical teenage lifestyle is already 43 with so much competition that 44 would be wise to plan activities in which there are more 45 than losers, for example, publishing newsletters with many student-written book reviews, 46 students’ artwork, and sponsoring book discussion clubs. A variety of such clubs can provide multiple opportunities for 47 , as well as for practice in successful group dynamics（团队动力）. Making 48 is extremely important to teenagers, and many 49 students need the security of some kind of organization with a supportive adult in the background.In these 50 , it is important to remember that young teens have 51 attention spans（注意周期）. A variety of activities should be 52 so that participants can remain active as long as they want and then go on to something else without feeling guilty and without 53 the other participants down. This does not mean that adults must accept irresponsibility. 54 , they can help students acquire a sense of commitment by planning for roles that are 55 their abilities and their attention spans and by having clearly stated rules.36. A. criticism B. thought C. idea D. reply37. A. changes B. experiences C. games D. feelings38. A. and B. or C. but D. so39. A. suited B. devoted C. linked D. attached40. A. parents B. teachers C. adults D. teenagers41. A. suffers B. draws C. gains D. comes42. A. hated B. admired C. made D. stolen43. A. filled B. satisfied C. dealt D. coped44. A. you B. they C. it D. which45. A. competitors B. players C. winners D. challengers46. A. designing B. displaying C. assisting D. purchasing47. A. membership B. rights C. power D. leadership48. A. appointments B. friends C. clothes D. enemies49. A. lazy B. shy C. wise D. intellectual50. A. activities B. organizations C. movements D. exercises51. A. long B. good C. short D. bad52. A. organized B. joined C. trained D. taken53. A. turning B. putting C. breaking D. letting54. A. In some cases B. In addition C. On average D. On the contrary55. A. over B. beyond C. within D. without第三部分阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）AHow do you do? Pleased to meet you. If you are a visitor to our country, I expect by now you have realized why we call it Great Britain: our long and glorious history; the unspoiled beauty of our landscape; the rich variety of our weather, not to mention our great achievements in cricket and football.As for me, I’m so many feet and inches tall, and weigh so many pounds and ounces. My petrol comes in gallons and my milk in pints — from a milkman. I pay for them, in pounds and sterling. The following are some specific aspects of us British:ComplainingIn order to be British, or at any rate to pass unnoticed in British society, the visitor must learn not to make a fuss. The true Brit cannot stand it. It is equal to drawing attention to you. If the receptionist ignores you, or the hairdresser blows smoke in your face, if the soup is cold or the taxi driver overcharges —say nothing. Who knows what disappointments, what secret sadness their lives might contain? So don’t complain. You can always write to the local newspaper when you get home.PolitenessTo be popular, and to make good impression on his British hosts, the foreign visitor needs to learn how to apologize, in the street, on the bus, at the hairdresser’s, in the bedroom, going out and coming in. Sorry is one of the most important words in the vocabulary of any true Brit, and a word which should be always on the lips of any foreigner moving among us.Fish and Chips—or rather, “fish’n’chips” — is another essential experience for the visitor. Britain is an island and eating fish reminds us of our practical and spiritual dependence on the sea. The chips symbolize our people: no two chips are the same, but we are united because we are all cut from the same bag of potatoes, all deep-fried in the same oil.This supper should be eaten almost immediately, with the fingers, walking along the street, preferably in the dark. DO NOT tak e the fish’n’chips home, empty them onto a plate and eat them with a knife and fork. This is not the British way.Mind Your Own BusinessA respect for privacy is one of the most highly valued social virtues in Britain, and those who offend against it are branded “Nosey Parkers”. Householders in foreign lands may sit outside their front doors, shelling peas and chatting to the world at large, or else hang from their balconies calling down to passers-by in the street. Such behavior makes the British deeply uneasy.56. According to the passage, people normally associate Britain with .A. poor performance in cricket and footballB. the destroyed natural environmentC. the changeable weatherD. brief but splendid history57. We know from the passage that the British .A. hate hanging from their balconies calling down to passers-byB. are tired of eating fish’n’chipsC. usually don’t mind being noticedD. can only write to the local newspaper to complain58. Which of the following statements is true?A. It’s typical of the British to sit outside their front doors.B. When the British have their toes stepped on, they will demand an immediate “sorry”.C. The British eat their food with their fingers after emptying it on the plate.D. The British are seldom seen saying anything angrily in public.BOur grand China tour will show you a different China!But you are required to present a US passport when entering China. For some importantA. Matters needed to be dealt with before going to China.B. The great changes happening in China.C. An introduction to a journey to China.D. International travel information.60. You can apply for a US passport by mail if you _________.A. have never had a US passport beforeB. were 17 when you received your previous passportC. got your most recent US passport 17 years agoD. changed your name after getting your passport last time61. Before submitting Form DS-11, you should __________.A. fill the form in either black or blue inkB. fill in all information on the formC. connect the local agency by telephone firstD. print the form on both sides of the paper62. If you want to get the passport within half a month, you should _________.A. call the National Passport Information Center or visit a Passport AgencyB. be an adult of more than 18 years oldC. offer to present your foreign visa to a Passport AgencyD. not pay a visit to Passport AgencyCRay’s wedding had gone off smoothly. Everyone seemed to have had a good time. A few people had too good a time; they went home with designated（指派的）drivers. All evening, the gift table remained unguarded. Who would steal anything, Ray thought. He had never heard of such a thing happening at a wedding. But his best friend Aaron said there was a first time for everything. He strolled out regularly from the inside festivities（庆祝）to check on the gift table, making sure no one suspicious was hanging around it.Ray and Julia went on a 3-week honeymoon to Italy right after the wedding. When they got back, they opened all the gifts and sent out thank-you notes. But there was one problem. A married couple that used to be good friends had apparently given nothing. This surprised Julia, because Walt and Mary said they were thrilled to be invited. And, they actually seemed to have had a great time at the wedding. Frankly, Ray didn’t even care if they hadn’t given a gift. He just needed to know whether to send a thank-you note. Ray called Aaron. Aaron said maybe Walt had left an envelope on the gift table like Aaron had. “Yes, but we got your envelope with the cash inside,” Ray said.“M aybe my envelope looked too thin, and some thief thought Walt’s envelope looked nice and fat.”Aaron asked Ray if he had looked everywhere for Walt’s gift. Had he called up the wedding site to see if anything had been left behind? Ray said that he had looked everywhere and made a lot of calls that were fruitless.Ray didn’t know what to do. If he sent Walt and Mary a thank-you note for a gift they hadn’t given, they would be insulted. If he didn’t send them a thank-you note for a gift they had given, they would get angry.“What would you do?” Ray asked. Aaron said he would call Walt up and tell him the problem. “You can’t go wrong with simply being honest,” Aaron said.“Oh, yes, you can,” Ray contradicted him. “Sometimes it’s best to let sleeping dogs lie.” But he thought about it, and finally decided that Aaron was right. He called Walt and told him the problem. Walt said that yes, he had given an envelope. In fact, the envelope contained $500 cash. “$500?!” Ray asked. “That’s a lot of cash, Walt!” Wal t admitted that it was, but he had gotten a fat raise early that year and Ray’s was the only wedding he’d been to in quite a while. Ray thanked him very much, and apologized sincerely for someone stealing Walt’s generous gift. Walt told him that it was “only money”.When Ray told Aaron about Walt’s gift, Aaron laughed. “The only thief at the wedding was Walt! I quit playing cards with him last year because I caught him cheating. And it was only a $10 pot! I’msure I told you about that.”“Yes, you did tel l me,” Ray said. But, of course, he had to send Walt a thank-you note anyway.63. The underlined word “insulted” in paragraph 5 probably means ________.A. deeply impressedB. badly hurtC. much discouragedD. greatly moved64. What kind of person is Ray?A. Considerate and politeB. Friendly and optimisticC. Outgoing and determinedD. Faithful and experiencedDOne of the widely recognized aspects of China’s modernization process in recent years has been the fast development of the highway system. Twenty years ago, there was virtually no highway in China. Now China has 65,000 kilometers of highway and will exceed（超越）that of the US in two or three years.But I have a love-hate relationship with China’s highway system after ta king to the road many times. To drivers, China’s highway system is probably the world’s most expensive with “here toll, there toll, everywhere toll.”For example, transporting a large container from Guangdong Province to the Beijing-Tianjin area involves paying toll fees of somewhere between 4,000 to 6,000 yuan ($600-900), depending on its weight. This actually makes transporting the same container from Chicago to Beijing-Tianjin area via sea shipment even cheaper. When moving things around the country is more expensive than moving things halfway around the globe, you know there got to be something wrong.One doesn’t have to drive on highways for long to notice that the system is obviously inefficient. Many highways in China don’t see much traffic during the day.While Chinese can feel proud that our country is the king of the highways, it is quite another feeling to consider that the steel, concrete and labor that go into highway construction will have to be eventualy paid by the vehicles that go through, an d there just aren’t enough of them. That means a high toll rate is inevitable.Now I understand highways are expensive to build and the investment has to be recouped(收回) via toll collection. OK, you pay for what you get. But how much of the collected toll income goes toward paying back highway construction loans is very much in doubt. Has the whole thing become a scheme for meaningless job creation?In China, collecting toll fees is a very well-paid job, and in some cases pays better than a full professorsh ip. I assume receiving cash and handing out a ticket doesn’t need much education, right? It certainly can’t be more stressful than migrant workers pouring concrete on the road under the sun.And then there are those obvious wastes at the toll booths（收费亭）. China now has the world’s most beautiful and most expensive toll booths. Every time I drive by a toll booth and see a nice office building nearby for the so-called management staff, I can’t help thinking of the AC/DC song “Highway to Hell!”According to traffic law, when the line of waiting traffic is over 200 meters long and when all lanes at the toll booth are not fully open, drivers have the right to pass free. However, I have certainly run into traffic jams caused by toll booth delays many times, and I have never enjoyed such a free ride.67. What does the underlined word “inevitable” in the 5th paragraph most probably mean?A. AchievableB. AcceptableC. UnreasonableD. Unavoidable68. Which of the following is TRUE according to the author?A. China will have the longest highway in the world in two or three years.B. Moving things within China will cost more than moving things around the globe.C. Much of the toll income does not go toward paying back highway construction.D. When the line of waiting traffic is over 200 meters long, he has the right to pass free.69. What does the writer mainly want to express in this article?A. China has built too much more highways than actually are needed.B. Highway construction loans should not be recouped through toll collection.C. There is something wrong with the toll system in China’s highway.D. Too much money is wasted in collecting toll fees.70. The author writes this passage in order to ________.A. encourage othersB. criticize somethingC. ask for helpD. solve problems第四部分任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Women are avoiding academic careers in math-intensive fields because the lifestyle is not consistent with motherhood, researchers at Cornell University found in a study to be published next month in American Scientist Magazine.Universities have long been criticized for hiring and evaluation policies that discriminate against women, but the findings of this new study point to the female biological clock as a main reason why so few women end up as professors in fields such as math, engineering, physics and computer science.A woman who wants a family looks at the tough path to a tenured（终身的）position and considers how old she will be before she can start a family and how little time she will have to raise her children. Many of those women choose a more flexible career.“Universities have been largely inflexible about anything other than the standard timetable, which means you’ll have to struggle for years and only then would you consider getting pregnant（怀孕的）,”said Wendy Williams, a human development professor at Cornell who co－authored the study with her husband, Stephen Ceci.Williams and Ceci analyzed data about the academic careers of men and women with and without children. Before women became mothers, they had careers equal to or more successful than their male peers. But once they gave birth, the dynamic changed.Women in other academic fields such as the humanities and social sciences face similar problems and often leave academia as well. But because there are so many women in those Ph.D. programs, enough finally stay to amount to a critical mass of female professors.In math-heavy fields, however, women make up a tiny minority of the graduate students. So when the rare few who make it through a Ph. D. program leave because universities are not concernedabout their needs as mothers at all, the net result is almost no women represented on faculty。

限时训练3第一部分完形填空Almost everyone around us uses a phone. Phones provide a simple and efficient means to conduct work or 1 social arrangements from day to day.Several times in course of a work day, you may be 2 by phone with colleagues, students, lab assistants, secretaries or others on 3 matters. If you want an appointment with your department head, you would 4 call him and arrange a time with him. If you were unable to5 your appointment, or if you found you had to be late for it, you would phone and change the6 . In this way, no one7 time waiting for someone who is not coming. If you want to buy something, you would “let your8 do the walking”. That is, you call9 to make sure the store has what you need. If it is an expensive item, you might call several stores to 10 prices. If you want to take a train or plane, after finding out 11 and prices, you can call to makea 12 ; if you want to shop for clothes after work, you might call to ask how late the store is open 13 you travel all way there.Phones are easily 14 . In streets, you can see public phones in which you 15 coins to make a call. Phones have 16 answering services; if you are not at home or in the office, or don’t wish to be 17 , you switch on a machine, which will answer the call for you. A pre-recorded 18 will say to the caller, “I’m 19 , I’m not in at the moment. Please leave your name and number and I will call you back as 20 as possible.” It’s more efficient to leave one’s nam e and number than to waste their time calling again and again.第二部分阅读理解AThere was a farmer who grew award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won a blue ribbon.One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors."How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?" the reporter asked."Why sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The wind picks up pollen（花粉）from the ripening corn and spreads it from field to field. If my neighbors grow poor corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn."He is very much aware of the connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve unless his neighbor's corn also improves.So it is in other aspects. Those who choose to be at peace must help their neighbors to be at peace. Those who choose to live well must help others to live well, for the value of a life is measured by the lives it touches. And those who choose to be happy must help others to find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound up with the welfare of all.The lesson for each of us is this: if we are to grow good corn, we must help our neighbors grow good corn.21. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 stand for?A. award-winning cornB. seed cornC. something interestingD. the blue ribbon22. What is the reason why the farmer grew good corn according to this passage?A. He worked harder than others.B. His corn is special.C. His neighbors helped him.D. He is very generous.23. What shall we learn from this farmer?A. Sharing good corn with your neighbors.B. Being aware of connectedness of life.C. Skills to grow good corn.D. 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Once you do, we'll rush you our latest report, China's $2.00Lithium Linchpin.After getting your report, you'll begin receiving the Energy & Capital e-Letter, delivered to your inbox daily.Become a member of Energy & Capital today. It is free and there is absolutely no obligation (责任), ever.NO-JUNK: By no means will we EVER rent, sell or give away your email address for any reason. Unsubscribing from Energy & Capital is quick, easy, and painless... with just a few clicks. View our Privacy Policy.A. Beat all other businesses.B. Make a lot of money in a short time.C. Force other batteries to withdraw from market.D. Be the business leader in battery making.CThe slow death of the American dream for middle class families has continued in the last couple of years in the wake of the financial crisis.A study shows a shocking decline in the average net worth of U.S. households fro m 2007 to 2010. The average American family saw their net worth drop 40% in that three years, from $126,400 to $77,300.The loss, not surprisingly, is due in large part to falling home prices. The average homeowner saw their net worth fall more than $70,000 from roughly $250,000 in 2007 to $175,000 in 2010.In three years, 18 years of savings have been wiped away for the majority of the country and at the same time wages have fallen. The average income fell from about $50,000 in 2007 to $46,000 in 2010.But this negative trend does not stop there. As average families become poorer, rich Americans are growing richer. The Fed survey showed the wealthiest 10% of families actually saw their net worth rise from 2007 to 2010. Over that time period, their net worth increased from $1.17 million to $1.19 million.The continued decline of the American middle class has resulted in income inequality at levels not seen since the Great Depression. Many economists agree.While the major consumer spending has historically come from the middle class, if the majority of Americans continue to suffer from falling wages and income, eventually something has got to give. There is no possible way f or the super-rich to buy enough stuff to float the entire U.S. economy.It is growing increasingly clear that we live in drastic times (非常时期) and drastic measures must be taken to save the country's middle class. One drastic measure is that more Americans are putting off retirement because they simply can't afford it.28. Which of the following could be the title of the passage?A. The current situation of the AmericansB. The economic crisis’ impact on the USAC. The fading of the American middle class families’ dreamD. Bad economics in the USA29. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT affected by the financial crisis?A. Household.B. House prices.C. Average income.D. Population.30. What is the measure taken to save the country’s major consumers?A. Putting off retirement.B. Making the super-rich buy more.C. Reducing the working hours.D. Providing more job opportunities.31. What can we infer from the passage?A. Retirement can save America from financial crisis.B. The middle class are the only victims of the financial crisis.C. The American economics is floating.D. The middle class are vital to the US economy.DAt the treaty of Lancaster in Pennsylvania, 1744, between the government of Virginia and the Six Nations, the officials from Virginia acquainted the Indians (Native Americans) by a speech, that there was at Williamsburg a College with a fund of education Indian youth; and if the Chief of the Six Nations would send down half a dozen of their sons to that college, the government would take care that they be well provided for, and instructed in all the learning of the White P eople.The Indian’ spokesman replied:“We know that you think highly of the kind of learning taught in tho se colleges, and that to educate our young men, while with you, would be very expensive to you. We are convinced, therefore, that you m ean to do us good by your proposal and we thank you heartily.“But you, who are wise, must know that different nations have different conceptions of things; and you will not therefore take it amiss (搞错), if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same with yours. We have had some experience of it; several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the Northern Provinces; they were instructed in all your sciences; but, when they came back to us, they were bad runners, ignorant of every means of living in the woods, unable to bear eith er cold or hunger, knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, nor kill an enemy, spoke our language imperfectly, were therefore neither fit for hunters, w arriors nor counselors; they were totally good for nothing.”“We are however very much grateful for your kind offer, though we decline accepting it, and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take care of their education, instruct them in all we know, and _______.”Revised from Benjiamin Franklin’s Remarks concerning the Savages of North America.32. What can we learn from this passage?A. The White’s education is better than the Indian’s.B. The Indian’s education is better than the White’s.C. The White and the Indian have different understanding toward education.D. The purpose of education for the White and the Indian is the same.33. According to the passage, we know the Indian’s educ ation is more on _____.A. reading skillsB. living skillsC. science exploringD. text handling34. Which of the following can be used to finish the last paragraph?A. make friends with themB. make man of themC. make them richerD. make them stronger35. The passage shows us ______.A. some aspects of the US historyB. the development of the US educationC. the relationship between the Whites and the IndiansD. the differences between two education systems第三部分：任务型阅读请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一．个．最恰当的单词。