泰州高三练习二十一(新).doc

高三英语课堂练习（二十一）一、单项选择1. The book focuses on _ tragedy of Ron Williamson, a baseball hero from _ small town in Oklahoma.A. a; the B. the; the C. the; a D. /; a2. The whole team were wild with joy when their captain _ top in the race. A. came outB. came upC. turned upD. went out3. The news _ is spreading around the airport is _ a heavy storm is coming. A. what; / B. that; that C. /; that D. that; which4. Misunderstandings _ from lack of social communication, unless _ properly, may lead to serious problems.A. arisen; handling B. arising; handled C. rising; handled D. risen; handling5. Here we are! These MP5s. Like them? _ you choose, Ill pay for it, as your birthday present. A. WhateverB. WhicheverC. WheneverD. However6. -The accident might not have happened had we been more careful.-But we _ at that time.A. dont B. didntC. hadntD. werent7. The car burns more fuel, but _ all things into account, it is still a good car.A. taking B. having taken C. taken D. to take8. -This book by Tony Garrison is of great use for our course.-But I think his latest one is _ worth reading.A. better B. more C. most D. very9. -Be careful when you cross the very busy street. _, you may get run over by a car. -OK. I _. A. If any; can B. If not; will C. If ever; would D. If never; could10.The photo was taken _ stood the famous Birds Nest in Beijing during the Olympics.A. which B. in which C. there D. where二、完型填空 My job was to make classroom observations and encourage a training program that would enable students to feel good about themselves and take charge of their lives. Donna was one of the volunteer teachers who participated in this _11_. One day, I entered Donnas classroom, took a seat in the back of the room and _12_. All the students were working _13_ a task. The student next to me was filling her page with “I cant. “I cant kick the soccer ball.” I cant get Debbie to like me. ” Her page was half full and she showed no _14_ of stopping. I walked down the row and found _15_ was writing sentences, describing things they couldnt do. By this time the activity aroused my _16_, so I decided to check with the teacher to see what was going on _17_ I noticed she too was busy writing. “I cant get Johns mother to come for a parents meeting.” I felt it best not to _18_. After another ten minutes, the students were _19_ to fold the papers in half and bring them to the front. They placed their “I cant” statements into an empty shoe box. Then Donna _20_ hers. She put the lid on the box, tucked it under her arm and headed out the door. Students followed the teacher. I followed the students. Halfway down the hallway Donna got a shovel from the tool house, and then marched the students to the farthest corner of the playground. There they began to _21_. The box of I cant” was placed at the bottom of the hole and then quickly _22_ dirt. At this point Donna announced, “Boys and girls, please join hands and _23_ your heads.” They quickly formed a circle around the grave. Donna delivered the eulogy(悼词). “Friends, we gathered here today to _24_ the memory of I cant. He is _25_ by his brothers and sisters I can and I will. May I Cant rest in _26_. Amen!She turned the students _27_ and marched them back into the classroom. They celebrated the _28_ “I Cant”. Donna cut a large tombstone from paper. She wrote the words “I Cant” at the top and the date at the bottom, and then hung it in the classroom. On those rare occasions when a student _29_ and said, I Cant, Donna _30_ pointed to the paper tombstone. The student then remembered that “I Cant” was dead and chose other statement. 11. A. job B. project C. observation D. course12. A. checked B. noticed C. watched D. waited13. A. on B. with C. as D. for14. A. scenes B. senses C. marks D. signs15. A. nobody B. somebody C. everyone D. anyone16. A. curiosity B. suspect C. sympathy D. worry17. A. and B. or C. but D. so18. A. insert B. interrupt C. talk D. request19. A. taught B. shown C. forced D. instructed20. A. added B. wrote C. made D. folded21. A. cry B. pray C. dig D. play22. A. turned with B. covered with C. checked with D. built with23. A. drop B. raise C. fall D. lift24. A. keep B. thank C. forgive D. honor25. A. remembered B. punished C. removed D. replaced26. A. silence B. heart C. peace D. memory27. A. down B. up C. off D. around28. A. birth of B. passing of C. coming of D. starting of29. A. awoke B. reminded C. forgot D. apologized30. A. simply B. hardly C. seriously D. angrily三、阅读理解ABEIJING-Astronomers have refuted rumors that the devastating earthquake and ensuing tsunami in Japan were closely related to or even caused by the “supermoon” that will appear in the sky on Saturday. The word “supermoon” was introduced in a report by the British newspaper Daily Mail on March 9, which said amateur scientists were warning that such an astronomical phenomenon could destroy the Earths climate patterns and may even cause earthquakes and volcanic activity. The moon will be 356, 577 kilometers from the Earth on Saturday, the closest in 19 years, and the closest point in its oval orbit coincides with a full moon, the report said. However, Saturdays moon is not actually the closest to Earth in 19 years, Tang Haiming, an astronomer with Shanghai Astronomical Observatory under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told Xinhua News Agency. A shorter distance of 356, 570 km between the two bodies was reached in January 2005, and a distance of 356, 566 km was seen in December 2008. Yet some people suggest that previous supermoons have occurred prior to extreme weather events. In 1974 the phenomenon was followed by Cyclone Tracy in Darwin, Australia, and in 2005 it occurred shortly before a deadly tsunami in Indonesia. Coincidentally, two fresh disasters happened in Asia right before Saturdays supermoon. The publics concern about their connection with the moon boomed after Japans devastating earthquake and tsunami and a tremor in South-west Chinas Yunnan Province that killed 25 people on March 10. But astronomers are trying to reassure people that such rumors are merely groundless. “A supermoon could cause high tides but has no direct relation with natural disasters such as earthquakes.” Liu Jie. a researcher with the China Earthquake Network Center, told China Daily on Tuesday. “We cant find any necessary connection between previous supermoons and earthquakes. And the quake in Japan occurred because the Earths internal energy had accumulated to some extent, and its not related to the moon,” he said. James Garvin, chief scientist at the Goddard Space Flight Center under NASA, said in an article on NASAs website that “the effects on Earth from a supermoon are minor.” “The combination of the moon being at its closest to Earth in its orbit, and being in its full moon configuration (relative to the Earth and sun), should not affect the internal energy balance of the Earth, since there are lunar tides every day. ” Zhu Jin, curator of the Beijing Planetarium, said, the moon moves around the earth in an elliptical path. so each orbit has a perigee-its closest approach, and an apogee-its furthest distance.” “A lunar perigee occurs once a month and there are very small differences in distances between perigees.” he said. “Those tiny differences are far from enough to cause earthquakes or eruption of a volcano,” he added. 31. Which word can take the place of the underlined word “reassure” in the fifth paragraph?A. relieve B. command C. inform D. advocate32. How many disasters are mentioned in the article?A. three B. four C. five D. six33. Whats the real reason for the quake in Japan?A. Because supermoon disrupted the Earths climate patterns. B. Because the Earths internal energy had accumulated to some extent. C. Because the combination of the moon being at its closest to Earth in its orbit, and being in its “full moon” configuration affected the internal energy balance of the Earth. D. Because God punished us for our serious pollution. 34. What would be the best title for the passage?A. “Supermoon” and Earthquake B. The Earthquake in Japan C. Experts Clarify Worries over “SupermoonD. A Rumor about “SupermoonBWomen in China have the most say in their family expenditure (支出), no matter whether or not they earn more than their husbands, according to a new survey.In urban families where the wives earned a higher income, 86 percent of families said women took control of the domestic finances, deciding the familys monthly budget, what the money was spent on and when it was bought.The percentage turned out to be even highernearly 90 percentin families where husbands were better paid.Men earned more than women in about 69 percent of Chinese families, according to the survey.Carried out by H, the 2009 urban Chinese women and family consumption behavior study asked 547 women in nine major Chinese cities about their role in family expenditure.The survey reported nearly 88 percent of Shanghai families set a budget for their monthly expenditure, the second highest in the country after Chengdu of Sichuan Province.Yang Yu, a H analyst, said it was a traditional Chinese practice for women to have the right of daily expenditure in hand.“There is an old Chinese saying that a family will thrive if it has a smart housewife,” Yang said. “That indicates women were born to be more experienced and dominant in managing household consumption.”Tradition also explained why wives would take care of all small expenditures in many Chinese families, analysts said.“Its up to my husband to make final decisions on large family consumption issues, such as buying a house or buying a car,” said Han Xiaorong, mother of a three-year-old boy.But the survey found modern women were beginning to change tradition by having more input into purchasing big items.The survey found 24 percent of women legally owned their families real estate properties, and more than one-fifth also owned cars.“As the family financial controller shoulders more responsibilities, women should also keep updating their financial management knowledge,” Yang said. 35. This passage mainly talks about _. A. Chinese womens social and economic positions B. the reasons for Chinese womens higher income C. Chinese womens role in family expenditure D. a traditional Chinese practice about household consumption36. A new survey conducted by an Internet website found _. A. the wife has more say in domestic finances if her income is higher than the husband B. the husband contributes more to the family income in most Chinese families C. compared to Chengdu families, more Shanghai families set an expenditure budget D. if a family has a smart housewife, it will surely be prosperous37. According to the survey, what is the percentage of women earning more than men in the Chinese families? A. 30%. B. 86%. C. 88%. D. 24%.38. The underlined word “controller” in the last paragraph refers to _. A. the husband B. the wife C. the couple D. the parents四、任务型阅读In recent years, with the rapid economic development of coastal areas, the gap between the coastal and the inland areas has become larger. As a result, despite the common belief that “East or west, home is best”, higher income and better job opportunities in coastal areas attract more and more rural labourers to the developed areas to solve their living problems.After they left home for big cities, some rural labourers find jobs in the enterprises across the nation; some are engaged in wholesale or retail business and others provide all kinds of services to the city. Usually most of rural labourers are often chosen to do heavy, dirty and even dangerous jobs that city citizens are unwilling to do, such as cleaning urban garbage and construction, and the working conditions for farmer workers are much worse than those for urban workers.According to a survey, rural labourers in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province complain that they have to work 11 to 12 hours a day with noise and dust pollution. Also, even when rural and urban workers take on the same job, they dont get the same wage. Whats worse, when they send their children to school, they even have to pay a high entrance fee. A rural labourer said, “We can never enjoy the same right as the urban citizens.”Then why do they want to stay and work in the cities? Making money and improving living standard are the two main reasons. While helping promote economic development in the coastal areas, this huge migrant population, at the same time, has greatly increased their own income. Furthermore, working in cities is really an eye-opening experience for them, which can expose them to advanced technologies and more colourful lifestyles. Could they permanently stay and work in the cities? Not yet. As far as city people are concerned, no matter what a prosperous life rural labourers are living in the city, they dont belong to the city.As the problem is becoming more and more serious, experts urge the government to take some effective measures to make sure the rural labourers can enjoy the basic rights in the cities. Population mobility in ChinaPhenomenonAn increasing number of rural labourers are moving to cities, mainly from inland areas to (1) _ areas.(2) _ for rural labourers moving to the citiesl The gap between rural areas and eastern cities has become(3)_.l In the cities, there are better job opportunities and therefore, more money can be (4) _.l Working in cities can expose the rural labourers to advanced technologies and colourful (5) _.Working conditions for farmer workersl Most of the rural labourers have to do (6) _ city citizens are not willing to do.l These rural labourers have to work for a very long time every day.l They cannot get the same wage (7) _ urban workers even though they take on the same job.l They have to pay (8) _ in order to send their children to the urban schools.Exp