福建省厦门市集美区灌口中学高三上学期英语综合练习（17）.doc

福建省厦门市集美区灌口中学2015届高三上学期英语综合练习（17）i. 单项选择1. the evening news comes on at 7 oclock and _ only thirty minutes. a. keepsb. completesc. finishesd. lasts2. the first use of atomic weapons was in 1945, and their power _ enormously ever since. a. is increasedb. was increasedc. has increasedd. had been increased3. - who is the girl standing over there？ - well, if you _ know, her name is marbel. a. mayb. canc. mustd. shall4. happy birthday, alice! so you have _ twenty-one already. a. goneb. turnedc. grownd. passed5. having a trip abroad is certainly nice for old couples, but it remains _ whether they will enjoy it. a. to be seenb. to seec. seeingd. seen6. fu mingxia retired from the national team after the sydney olympics and _ did not compete in the 2004 olympics in athens. a. besidesb. becausec. therefored. however7. internet shopping is really _ when people are sure of its safety. a. taking offb. taking upc. setting offd. setting up8. john, _ money is no problem, still leads a simple life. a. for whoseb. of whosec. of whomd. for whom9. the word “media” basically refers to _ we commonly call newspapers, magazines, radios and televisions. a. whichb. whatc. /d. that10. i have just _ an important lesson about science. that is: never trust your own senses. a. learnedb. preparedc. taughtd. taken11. i find it very difficult to read_ novel you lent me last week. yes. its necessary to have_ good knowledge of history. a. the；不填 b. a；不填 c. the; a d. a; a12. - where is george? he said he would meet me here at 3.- he seems _ with mr. brown in the office.a. to talkb. be talkingc. have talked d. to be talking13. in the good care of the nurses, the boy is _ recovering from his heart operation. a. quietlyb. actuallyc. practicallyd. gradually14. health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits and a _ of exercise. a. limitb. lackc. needd. routine15. lisa _ well not want to go on the trip - she hates travelling. a. willb. canc. mustd. may16. our understanding of human genetics has _ considerably.a gained b exposed c advanced d experienced17. in the end, they finished the task in _ expected.a. as half much time as b. as much time half asc. half as much time as d. half so much time as18. - how long do you suppose it is _ he arrived here. - no more than half a week.a. when b. before c. after d. since19. have you all paid me ? i m about $9 _. a. cheap b. short c. little d. few20. e-mail, as well as telephones, _ an important part in daily communication. a. is playingb. have playedc. are playingd. play21. mary wanted to travel around the world all by herself, but her parents did not _ her to do so. a. forbidb. allowc. followd. ask22. they urged that the science museum _ open during the vacation. a. was keptb. were keptc. be keptd. will be kept23. _ a certain doubt among the people as to the practical value of the project. a. it hasb. they havec. it remainsd. there remains24. with the governments aid, those _ by the earthquake have moved to the new settlements. a. affectb. affectingc. affectedd. were affected25. i can hardly imagine so pretty a girl like you _ boxing.a. like b. to like c. liking d. to have liked26. - excuse me, could you tell me where the post office is?- ok. between the two white buildings _ the post office.a. are lying b. lie c. lies d. lay27. the smiths have three sons, one a baby，_ twins of thirteen.a. another b. other c. the other d. the others28. -whats the problem, officer? -you _ at least 75 in a 55 zone.a. are drivingb. drovec. were drivingd. have been driving29. much to the disappointment of the neighboring countries, the japanese government refuses to admit _ crime they did in _ world war ii in the history.a. the; theb. /; thec. /; /d. the; /30. _ for the timely investment from the general public, our company would not be so thriving(兴旺的) as it is.a. had it not beenb. were it notc. be it notd. should it not be31. - tom, you feed the rabbit today, _? -but i fed it yesterday.a. do youb. will youc. didnt youd. dont you32. mr and mrs scot prefer a restaurant in a small town to _ in so large a city as new york.a. thatb. the onec. oned. it33. she was told to wear flat shoes _ her back problem. a. on account ofb. regardless ofc. in terms ofd. in case of 34. the computer software is old, _ very out of date. a. or ratherb. rather thanc. other thand. more than35. _ the news, so far, has been good, there may be bad days ahead. a. whenb. whilec. ifd. asii. 完形填空a chinese student and an american student named mary studying chinese in china were on their way to a bookstore. as they reached the _36_, they saw a young man walking down a flight of stairs. he _37_ the last two steps and fell on the ground. he _38_ to his feet while people around laughed. _39_ enough, he seemed to be ok. the _40_ was worried. she found him smiling a little and wasnt _41_ about it. “tell me, how could people laugh when _42_ fell like that? do they care at all? _43_ they go up and ask the young man _44_ he was hurt?” he said, “they knew he wasnt hurt too much.” “but i still dont understand. a fall is a fall. in my culture, people would do _45_ but laugh.”chinese people _46_ to laugh or smile when they feel _47_. very often, the people caught _48_ the embarrassing situation would also laugh or make a joke to _49_ the embarrassment. however, if someone gets hurt seriously, it wont be a _50_ of laughing any more. people will help him _51_.a westerner would first interpret laughter as a _52_ of either insensitivity(麻木不仁) or, worse, _53_. a westerners response would have been to rush over, _54_ the person up, and inquire about any injury by saying something like “are you ok?” if two _55_ friends are walking together, and one trips but clearly isnt hurt, a common joke is to say, “have a nice trip.” however, this joke would be made only between two people who knew each other well.36. a. drugstoreb. bookstorec. gas stationd. hotel37. a. caughtb. knockedc. missedd. minded38. a. struggledb. stoodc. movedd. got39. a. strangelyb. fortunatelyc. unluckilyd. curiously40. a. chineseb. manc. westernerd. american41. a. comfortableb. satisfiedc. pleasedd. desperate42. a. manb. anyonec. no oned. someone43. a. mustntb. couldc. shouldntd. shall44. a. howb. whenc. whichd. whether45. a. everythingb. anythingc. nothingd. something46. a. appealb. contributec. tendd. attend47. a. embarrassedb. annoyedc. upsetd. nervous48. a. tob. inc. on d. with49. a. lowerb. preventc. eased. weaken50. a. senseb. statec. feelingd. matter51. a. thoughb. in returnc. in turnd. instead52. a. markb. signc. wordd. beginning53. a. unhappinessb. disappointmentc. selfishnessd. carelessness54. a. assistb. showc. turnd. make55. a. commonb. indifferentc. newd. closeiii. 阅读理解anew year is a time for joy and laughter. but have you noticed any differences between your laughter and the way the person next to you laughs?researchers in the us recently carried out a study on laughing, one of the most natural characteristics of human behavior. jo-anne bachorowski is a psychology professor at vanderbilt university. she led a team of researchers who showed a series of 11 short videos to 97 young adult volunteers in the us. they found that those taking part produced a range of sounds when they laughed, including grunts (呼噜声) and snorts (发哼声).the researchers found that some of the differences were dependent on gender. men laughed with grunts and snorts more often than women. and the womens laughter was more song-like.they also found that peoples laughter could change, depending on who they were with at the time. whether they were with a man or a woman and whether the other person was a friend or stranger both played a part in the sound of laugh.the researchers found that the womens laughs were very high with a variable pitch(高音) when they were with male strangers. and the women taking part in the study laughed more often when they were with a male friend than when they were with a female friend or a male stranger.but men laughed more freely with friends of either sex than with strangers of either sex.human beings are the only species able to laugh, and the average adult does so about 17 times per day.scientists believe that the energy consumed in laughing 100 times is equal to 15 minutes on an exercise bike.another benefit of laughter is that it improves our overall mental health. laughter reduces our stress levels. it also helps us deal with serious illness.“humans need other people. we depend on others a great deal,” said bachorowski.“with laughter, we think its a sound that can make other people feel good. and if you make other people feel good, then theyre going to behave nicely towards you.”56. what does “gender” in paragraph 4 probably mean? a. sexb. characterc. moodd. health57. there are _ factors that influence laughter according to the passage. a. 1b. 2c. 3d. 458. the study shows that women laughed more often in the presence of _. a. a lot of peopleb. a male friendc. a male strangerd. a female strangerb martha had been working for miller laboratories for two years, but she was not happy there. nothing significant had happened in the way of promotions or salary increases. martha felt that her supervisor, a younger and less experienced person than she, did not like her. in fact, the supervisor often said unpleasant things to her.one day, while talking with her friend maria, she mentioned how discouraged she was. maria gave her the name of a cousin of hers who was director of human resources department for a large chemical company. martha called him the next day and set up an interview on her lunch hour. during the interview, mr. petri said, “youre just the kind of person we need here. youre being wasted in your other job. give me a call in a day or two. im sure we can find a place for you in our organization.” martha was so happy she almost danced out of the building. that afternoon, ruth kenny, her supervisor, saw that martha had come in ten minutes late from her lunch hour and she said, “oh, so you finally decided to come back to work today?”this was the last straw. she could not stand it any longer. besides, mr. petri was right, she was being wasted in this job. “look,” she said angrily, “if you dont like the way i work, i dont need to stay here. ill go where im appreciated! good-bye!” she took up her things and stormed out of the office. that night she called maria and told her what had happened and then asked maria, “what do you think ?” “well,” said maria carefully, “are you sure about the other job?” “well, not exactly, but ” maria continued, “will you be able to get a recommendation from ms. kenny if you need one?” “a recommendation? from ms. kenny?” hesitated martha, in a worried tone. “martha, i hope you didnt burn your bridges.” maria said, “i think i would have handled it differently.” 61. martha is unhappy in her job because _. a. she is not given a riseb. the work is not significantc. her supervisor is younger than shed. there is too much work with little payment62. which of the following statements is not true? a. at her supervisors criticism, martha lost her temper. b. mr. petri felt martha was not valued in her present job. c. marthas interview with the director was on her lunch hour. d. martha got the name of the director through her cousin.63. the phrase the last straw in the middle of the passage probably refers to _. a. the last opportunityb. the straw that saves marthas life c. the last reminderd. the final unpleasant thing64. what does maria think of marthas decision? a. martha has handled the matter properly. b. martha shouldnt have set the bridge on fire. c. martha shouldnt have left without making sure of a new job. d. martha shouldnt have taken mr petri so seriously.cattention to detail is something everyone can and should doespecially in a tight job market. bob crossley, a human-resources expert notices this in the job applications that come across his desk every day. “its amazing how many candidates cross out themselves.” he says.resume (简历) arrive with faults. some candidates dont bother to spell the companys name correctly. once i see a mistake, i cross out the candidate,” crossley concludes. “if they cannot take care of these details, why should we trust them with a job?”can we pay too much attention to details? absolutely. perfectionists struggle over little things at the cost of something larger they work toward. “to keep from losing the forest for the trees”, says charles garfield, associate professor at the university of california, san francisco, “we must constantly ask ourselves how the details were working on fit into the larger picture. if they dont, we should drop them and move to something else”.garfield compares this process to his work as a computer scientist at nasa. “the apollo ii moon launch was slightly off course 90 percent of the time,” says garfield. “but a successful landing was still likely because we knew the exact coordinates of our goal. this allowed us to make adjustments as necessary.” knowing where we want to go helps us judge the importance of every task we undertake.too often we believe what accounts for others success is some special secret or a lucky break (机遇). but rarely is success so mysterious. again and again, we see that by doing little things within our grasp well, large rewards follow.65. according to the passage, some job applicants were rejected because _. a. they failed to present resumes that are free of mistakes b. they failed to give a detailed description of their background c. they crossed out their names from the applicants list themselves d. their handwriting on the resume was hard to recognize66. the third paragraph is intended to state that _. a. trees are as important as forestsb. we should pay much attention to detailsc. we shouldnt go too far in details to lose our goalsd. perfectionists are capable of achieving perfect results67. which of the following is the authors advice to the readers? a. careless applicants should not be trusted. b. attention to details shouldnt be overlooked. c. dont forget details before we move to something else. d. be aware of the details of a task before undertaking it.68. the example of apollo moon launch is given to show that _. a. minor mistakes can be ignored b. failure is the mother of success c. adjustments are the key to the successful completion of any work d. keeping ones goal in mind helps decide which details can be overlookeddthe british film star hugh grant cant seem to work out what women want.“theres no girl who only wants bastards（坏种），and no girl who wants a nice guy; women want both,” the british star tells the may issue of the talk magazine.“and，really，theyd like to change by turns on a weekly basis. can any man be both? i like to keep women guessing.”since grants break-up last year with his longtime girlfriend elizabeth hurley，the thought of throwing himself into another big relationship doesnt seem like its in the cards.“how easy do you think it is to find someone you can share 14 years of personal jokes with? not easy. and i dont know that i will，” he says.still，the 40-year-old star admits he cant help thinking that his clock is ticking.“in the end，i want to have kids（children）. but in the back of my mind，i never wanted to have kids until id done something im proud of - written a book，had my name on something really worthwhile,” he says. “im determined not to be in front of the cameras any more.”with all of these concerns inside，has grant ever considered seeing a psychiatrist（精神病医生)to sort things out?“i dont think i need treatment，thank you,” sniffs the star.“im frightened of those people. and more than that，i dont want to know what lies beneath.”69. judging from what hugh grant says，the film star may consider himself .a. either a bastard or a nice guyb. both a bastard and a nice guy at the same timec. a bastard in one week and a nice guy in the otherd. neither a bastard nor a nice guy70. hugh grant .a. is looking for another girlfriend at the present timeb. never feels sure of finding a girlfriend who can take the place of elizabeth hurleyc. considers it a shame to look for another girlfriendd. doesnt value much the relationship he had with elizabeth hurley71. the underlined clause “his clock is ticking” possibly means .a. hes having a good timeb. he cant stand being singlec. his film life is going to end soond. he is getting too old72. hugh grant thinks that he is not yet successful enough to be .a. a fatherb. a film starc. a husbandd. a nice guyetefl teacherssummer postsonce again we require