2008上海高三新题型练习.doc

2008高三新题型练习I. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once: (9)A. tears B. committed C. believed D. so E. tookF. ashamed G. together H. still I. death J. ordered A nobleman and a merchant once met in an inn. For their lunch they both _37_ soup. When it was brought, the nobleman _38_ a spoonful, but the soup was so hot that he burned his mouth and _39_ came to his eyes. The merchant asked him why he was weeping. The nobleman was _40_ to admit that he had burned his mouth and answered, “Sir, I once had a brother who _41_ a great crime, for which he was hanged. I was thinking of his _42_, and that made me weep.” The merchant _43_ this story and began to eat his soup. He too burned his mouth, _44_ that he had tears in his eyes. The nobleman noticed it and asked the merchant, “Sir, why do you weep?” The merchant, who now saw that the nobleman had deceived him, answered, “My lord(=master), I am weeping because you were not hanged _45_ with your brother.”II. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once: (9) A. time B. wonderful C. insisted D. money E. happenedF. but G. named H. department I. just J. completely In the 1930s, a lot of people in the USA were out of work. Among these people was a man _37_ Alfred Butts. He always had an interest in word games and so, to fill his _38_, he planned a game which he called “Lexico”. However, he was not _39_ satisfied with the game, so he made a number of changes to it and, in time, changed its name from “Lexico” to “AlPh” and then to “Criss Cross”. He wanted to make some _40_ from his new game but he didnt have any real commercial success. In 1939, Butts _41_ to meet a man called Jim Brunot who showed an interest in the new game. The two men worked together on developing the game and in 1948 it was offered for sale in the United States under its new name “Scrabble”. At first, it didnt sell very well. In the first year it sold _42_ 2,250 sets and by 1951 it had only reached 8,500 sets a year. Then, in 1952 the manager of Macys _43_ store in New York, Jack Strauss, happened to play “Scrabble” while he was on holiday. He thought it was a _44_ game and, when he went back to work after his holiday, he _45_ that Macys should stock the game and make an effort to call the publics attention to it. III. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once: (9)A. business B. drive C. different D. another E. providedF. However G. hardly H. children I. Turn J. formedThe United States is full of automobiles. There are still many families without cars, but some families have two or ever more. _37_, cars are used for more than pleasure. There are a necessary part of life. Cars are used for _38_. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to get to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to _39_ parts of the city, they have to drive in order to carry their products. Farmers have to _40_ into the city in order to get supplies. Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities school buses are _41_ only when children live more than a mile from the school. When the _42_ are too young to walk that far, their mothers take _43_ driving them to school. One mother drives on Monday, taking her own children and the neighbors children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesday, _44_ on Wednesday, and so on. This is called forming a car poll. Men also form car pools, with three or four men taking turns driving to the place where they all work. More car pools should be _45_ in order to put fewer automobiles on the road and to use less gasoline. Parking is great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something will have to be done about the use of cars.IV. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once: (9) A. nobody B. surf C. limits D. different E. used F. levels G. so H. to I. offers J. succeedSurfing: Its Not Just for Boys Anymore The one thing I can get from surfing and not from any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be the “best surfer”because the ocean _41_ an uncountable variety of waves that _42_ can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive and sharp. All of these things attract me _43_ surfing and make it _44_ from any other sport. Ive tried to tell every girl I how to do something that people dont think girls can do. Its part of being human to advance to new _45_, so shouldnt it be expected that girls should step up and start pushing the _46_of things boys and men _47_ to dominate？ Therere women working side by side with the President of our country, _48_ why not be side by side with the boys on the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to _49_ and they will. V. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once: (9)A. meanB.make upC. personalD. regularE. betF. correctG. judgmentH. standforI.resourceJ.especiallyTwenty years ago, kids in school had never even heard of the internet. Now, I （41） you cant find a single person in your school who hasnt at least heard of it. In fact, many of us use it on a （42） basis and even have access to it from our homes! The “net” in “internet” should （43） network. A network is two or more computers connected together so that information can be shared, or sent from one computer to another. Its kind of like a giant bulletin board that the whole world uses! But since anyone can put anything on the internet, you also have to be careful and use your best （44） and a little common sense.Just because you read something on a piece of paper someone sticks on a bulletin board，it doesnt （45） its good information, or even （46） . So you have to be sure that whoever posted the information knows what theyre talking about, （47） if youre doing research! But what if youre just emailing people? You still have to be very careful. If youve never met the person that youre communicating with online, you could be on dangerous ground! You should never give out any （48） information to someone you dont know, not even your name! And just like you cant believe the information on every website out there, you cant rely on what strangers you “meet” on the internet tell you either. Just like you could （49） things about yourself to tell someone, someone else could do the same to you!VI. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once: (9)1.unprepared 2. reaction 3 convenience. 4. concerned 5. sell 6.advises 7. suggests 8. weight 9. completely 10. cannedInstead of buying only fresh foods, Americans nowadays buy many more _56_ foods. These are foods which are ready partly or _57_ prepared. Many of them are frozen ,such as frozen dinner, heated serve French fries, and frozen pizzas. There are also many _58_ convenience foods, such as ready made spaghetti, soups, stews, and vegetables.Convenience foods save time and trouble. They are popular with people who are busy or who dont like to cook or wash dishes. But they often cost more than fresh, _59_ foods and may contain man-made additives. Also, many people feel they dont taste as good as home cooked foods.In the 1960s, a “back to the earth”movement was started by young people in the United States. The movement was a _60_ against the harmful effects of technology. From the movement came a new understanding for food and health. Many people now prefer natural and organic (有机物) foods to the prepared foods sold in health food stores and in food coops, which are small stores where customers help manage the store. In coops, food is usually not packaged. Customers bring their own bags and ja