河北省高阳中学高三英语上学期第二次周练试题新人教版.doc

高三英语周练二.单项填空1he is interested in farming and is _ to know everything about the farm.aeager banxious cworried dbusy2the manager says he needs an assistant to _ to deal with the problems that may occur in his absence.adepend in bcount on ccount with dturn up3the police _ tom of stealing and the accused was afraid to meet the accuser.aaccused bcharged crobbed dinformed4the modeling business is by no means easy to get into, while the good model will always be in _.ademand bneed ctrouble dlack5the description was pretty _， so the police could figure out the portrait of the criminal.avague baccurate cparticular dvain6im glad that my parents have _ of my buying a new car.aagreed bpromised callowed dapproved7lucy has _ all of the goals she set for herself in high school and is ready for new challenges at university.aacquired bfinished cconcluded dachieved8the government is devoting resources to establish public health systems. _， the physical conditions of children have improved greatly.atherefore bhowever cotherwise dmeanwhile9i can think of many cases _ students obviously knew a lot of english words and expressions but couldnt write a good essay.awhy bwhich cas dwhere10he is so good a student _ be praised frequently in class.aas to btocin order to das11the train _ arrive at 130, but it was an hour late.awas about to bwas likely tocwas certain to dwas supposed to12a terrible example of earthquake which happened in wenchuan, sichuan _ thousands of millions of people die.aled bresultedcsaw dproduced13letterboxes are much more _ in the uk than in the us, where most people have a mailbox instead.acommon bnormalcordinary dunusual14they sent someone to _ the value of the house, and they wanted to buy it.aassist bupdatecinform dassess15we regret to _ you that our library will be closed next wednesday, thursday and friday for the sports meeting.asay bspeakcinform dnotice.阅读理解aonce upon a time there was one storyteller. after getting tired of telling old fabricated stories, he left his house in search of a real life story.he reached a village and took a cottage for rent. after wandering in the village throughout the month, in search of true stories, the storyteller couldnt find one. disappointed, he decided to stop his search.the next day, while sitting in the cottage, he suddenly heard a voicea woman was yelling(吼叫)at someone. the voice was coming from the big wall behind his cottage.he tried to hear the conversation; it sounded like the woman was abusing(辱骂)her daughterinlaw. the storyteller didnt like it but he was happy to finally get his story.listening to the conversations each day he added them to his story. though he couldnt see the characters of his story, he started hating the motherinlaw, as she seemed to be a villain(坏人)now it was time to finalize the end of the story. but before he did, the storyteller wanted to see the characters once, so he climbed up the wall.there he saw the motherinlaw sitting in a wheelchair. it seemed she was disabled and that the daughterinlaw was resting nearby.he saw the old lady trying to get some food lying on the table near her chair. but because of her condition, she couldnt reach it and it looked like the daughterinlaw was enjoying the old ladys helplessness. suddenly the old lady fell from the chair and started abusing her daughterinlaw.the storyteller went back and quickly changed the ending of the story. he was surprised how different it was compared to what he originally thought it would be.truly he had found both a real life story and a real life lesson.16. whats the meaning of the underlined word“fabricated” in paragraph 1?a. funny. b. imaginary.c. amazing. d. romantic.17. why did the storyteller climb up the wall?a. he thought he was strong enough to do it.b. he expected to find out what was happening.c. he would like to find a good ending for his story.d. he wanted to have a look at the woman and herdaughterinlaw.18. why did the old woman start abusing her daughterinlaw?a. her daughterinlaw didnt take care of her.b. her daughterinlaw was too busy to help her.c. her daughterinlaw pushed her out of her wheelchair.d. her daughterinlaw didnt allow her to get food.19. what lesson can we learn from the text?a. no one is as deaf as the man who will not listen.b. a good listener is not someone with nothing to say.c. dont just listen to ones words. watch what one does.d. everybody lies, but it doesnt matter because nobody listens.bmy students often tell me that they do not have “enough time” to do all their schoolwork. my reply is often a brief “you have as much time as the president”. i usually carry on a bit about there being twenty four hours in the day for everyone, and suggest that “not enough time” is not an acceptable explanation of not getting something done. once in graduate school, i tried to justify (证明有理) myself to one of my professors by saying that i was working hard. his answer to me was，“thats irrelevant. whats important is the quality of your work.” since then i have had time to reflect on the “hard worker” dodge(妙计), and i have come to some conclusions, all relevant to the issue of how much time we have. if you look at the matter analytically, you can identify two parts of the problem: there is, of course, the matter of “time”， which we can think of as fixed. then there is the issue of “work” during that time, which can vary in intensity. but, as my professor suggested, its not the diligence of the work but the quality of the product thats important. that led me to a new idea: the quality of the work. that concept is perhaps best explained by a sign i once saw on the wall in someones office: “dont work harder. work smarter.” theres a lot of sense in that idea. if you cant get more time, and few of us can, the only solution is to improve the quality of the work. that means devising(想出) ways of getting more out of the same time than we might otherwise get. that should lead us to an analysis of our work habits. since “work” for students usually means “homework”， the expression “work habits” should be read as “study habits” then, as a smart student, you will seek to improve those skills that you use in study, chiefly reading and writing. if you learn to read better and write better, there are big benefits that pay off across the board in all your studies.20. from the passage, we know that the author is most probably_.a. a poet b. an educator c. a novelist d. an engineer21. we can infer from the second paragraph that students still_.a. have enough timeb. can meet the presidentc. can get something done welld. should accept the teachers suggestion22. which of the following is true according to the passage?a.