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高三一轮复习英语试题集（三十七）一、完形填空When Mt Vesuvius erupted （爆发）in 79 A.D, it destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The first excavators (挖掘者)were the people of Pompeii who, 1 to their city when the eruption stopped, dug down through the 2 of their buried homes and salvaged (抢救)what they could 3 their furniture and 4 . the tunnels they 5 through the solidified ash can still be seen in place. But a time came 6 Pompeii and Herculaneum were forgotten. Throughout the Middle Age these two buried cities were not 7 . and it was not until 1709 8 an Austrian prince sank a shaft at Herculaneum then, by means of underground tunnels, 9 the city of its treasures, in 1729 systematic(系统地)excavation began on the same site.From the end of the eighteenth century to the present day, digging had gone practically continuously,_ 10 slowly, and often with few resources. Perhaps this slowness has not been entirely a 11 ., since it has resulted in large, untouched sections of both cities left preserved for modern, scientific 12 . Archeological(考古学的)techniques have 13 so much in the last fifty years that a 14 can now be shown far more archeological information than was possible before. Today most of Pompeii and a substantial section of Herculaneum have been 15 . They are the best archaeological sites in 16 , and the most wonderful. For here, and 17 else on earth are ancient cities in which 18 did not die out but was suddenly 19 . “Behind these walls”, as one writer has said, “lies an ancient Italian town, stilled in a moment of time. To enter the 20 of this city is to walk 2000 years in the past. 1. A. arriving B. retuning C. comingD. going 2. A. wallsB. floorsC. gatesD. roofs3. A. ofB. fromC. out ofD. in4. A. thingB. toolsC. owningsD. belongings5. A. wentB. gotC. droveD. moved6. A. whenB. andC. thatD. until7. A. discoveredB. researchedC. disturbedD. reached8. A. whenB. thatC. beforeD. after9. A. stoleB. removedC. curedD. robbed10 A. but B. thoughC. even D. despite11. A. mistakeB. wrong-doingC. advantageD. disadvantage12. A. discovery B. researchC. excavationD. foundation13. A. improvedB. changedC. added toD. enlarged14. A. spotB. siteC. placeD. position15. A. thrownB. stoppedC. removedD. cleared16. A. AfricaB. AsiaC. America D. Europe17. A. somewhereB. anywhereC. nowhereD. everywhere18. A. human beingB. life C. citizensD. animals19. A. arrested B. found C. seenD. discovered20. A. wallsB. gatesC. centerD. roofs二、阅读理解Long long ago, a God called Ratu lived in the sky. Ratu liked to play games and make people angry. The game he liked best was to fly down into the sea and frighten all the fishes. The fishes became very tired of his game. They asked Hemi, the God of the sea, to help them.So Hemi tried to catch Ratu the next time he flew into the sea, but he was too slow. Ratu laughed at Hemi as he flew past him. This made Hemi angry and he had an idea. He asked the fishes to bring him a lot of seaweed. Hemi tied it all together and made a large net from it. Soon Ratu flew down and Hemi threw the net over him. Ratu fought and fought but could not get free. He was caught.Ratu promised (保证) never to frighten fishes again if Hemi would set him free. But Hemi did not believe him. Instead, he changed Ratu into a mountain in the sea. Ratu was so angry that when he opened his mouth to shout at Hemi, fire and smoke broke out. And that is why the Island of Ratu is a volcano (火山). 1. This story is a _.A. joke B. humor C. true story D. fairy tale2. The key meaning of this story is _.A. how volcanoes are born B. how Ratu was beatenC. why some gods are good and some are bad D. why the Island of Ratu is a volcano3. Ratu liked to fly down into the sea because _.A. he liked to make fun of the fishes B. the fishes welcomed himC. the fishes were friendly to him D. he had too much fire in his mouth.4. Why did Hemi not believe Ratus promise?A. Because Ratu was a funny god. B. Because Hemi was an honest god.C. Because Hemi was not believable. D. Because Ratu was believable.5. The main point of the story seems to be that _.A. the person who makes trouble will be punishedB. some volcanoes in the sea are godsC. seaweed is a good material for making netsD. one who makes promises is not to be always believed参考答案一、1-5 BDADC 6-10 ACBDB 11-15 DCABD 16-20 DCBAB二、15 DDADA高三一轮复习英语试题集（三十六）1. throughout prep.遍及；贯穿；在的各个部分 The disease spread_. 这种疾病蔓延全国。 adv.到处；自始至终The building is painted green_. 这栋建筑物彻底漆成绿色。2. confusing adj. 令人迷惑的，令人不解的Your explanation is confusing。你的解释令人迷惑。【拓展】confuse v. 使迷惑，使困惑We tried to _.我们试图迷惑敌人。confused adj. 感到迷惑的，感到不解的There is a _look/expression on his face. 他脸上露出迷惑的表情。3. be made up of 由组成，可与consist of 互换The class is made up of 15 girl students and 20 boy students.= The class _15 girl students and 20 boy students.注意两者作定语时的区别a group made up of five doctors and 10 nurses= a group consisting of five doctors and 10 nurses【拓展】: be made of/be made from/be made out of _ be made into_make up 组成，编制，弥补，化妆，和解make for 走向；有助于 make out 理解，辨认出The old building is_. 这幢老房子是由石头建成的。The wine is_. 葡萄酒是由葡萄酿制而成的。4. create vt. 创造,造成 常指利用已有的条件或材料创造出新的事物。Blue can create a calm feeling. 蓝色能够造成一种冷静的感觉。【辨析】 Invent vt. 发明 指通过想象、研究或劳动创造出前所未有的东西，尤指科技上的发明创造。 The Chinese invented the compass. 中国人发明了指南针。 discover vt. 意为（先于他人首次)发现（已经存在的事物） Recently they have discovered a comet. 最近他们发现了一颗彗星。【拓展】：creation n. 创造（不可数），创作的东西（可数）creative adj. 创作的，创造性的 creative thinking 创造性思维creativity n. 创造力 creature n. 人，动物5. pick up 拾起；用车接载（人）；无意地学会(技术、语言、游戏等)；（病后)恢复健康、体力等；(在广播、电视里)收听、收看到；加快速度）He _gradually after a long illness. 他久病后逐渐康复了。The car _speed quickly. 小车很快加速了。6. contribute to 致使；有助于The drivers carelessness contributed to the accident. 司机的疏忽导致了事故的发生。Exercise contributes to better health. 锻炼能促成更强健的体魄。【拓展】 contribute捐助；贡献；投稿等，常和to连用We _the poor. 我们捐助了食物和衣物救济贫民。He has contributed (articles) to the magazine for several years. 他为这家杂志撰稿好几年了。contribution n. 可构成词组make a contributionThey made a great contribution to the development of our society.他们为我们社会的发展做出了巨大的贡献。7. take control of 控制，取得对的控制 Its no easy task to take control of a class of young children. 管住一个班的小孩子可不是件容易的事。【拓展】 have/hold control of/over 控制着 in control (of) 控制着，出于统治地位 lose control of 失去对的控制 out of control 失去控制，无法控制 under control （被）控制住8. rule v. 统治 rule也可做名词，意为“统治”，常构成词组under ones rule 或under the rule of sb.意为“在某人的统治之下” Under the queens rule/the rule of Elizabeth I, Britain became the number one power of the world. _.9. replace vt. 替换，代替，取代 相当于词组take the place of。常构成词组replace A with B, 意为用B代替A。 Tourism has replaced heavy industry as the citys main source of inco