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2014-2015学年高三英语小测题（第九次）Book3 Unit2一、完形填空。（每空2分，15小题，共30分） The story happened years ago, when my daughter was still little.I was driving across the country with my daughter to _1_ my husband. Since I intended to get to my destination before supper time, I drove _2_ for a long time without a stop. Then after driving for many miles, I became tired and needed to stop for a break to get _3_ .I found a rest area. It was mostly deserted, in a quiet area of the highway. I parked the car and carried my _4_ into the restroom. When I came out, I saw a middle-aged _5_ wandering around. Feeling _6_ about that, I asked the lady. What _7_ me was: they were waiting for us!The lady told me that she and her husband wanted to see us safely back into our _8_. She explained that sometimes rest areas could be a _9_ place for a young lady like me. She told me that she had a daughter almost my age, so they wanted to make sure that I got safely back on my way.I was very touched by their _10_. Being young, and probably naive to the potential _11_ of rest areas, it had never occurred to me that there was any possibility of something going wrong. I _12_ them for their kindness. My daughter and I continued our journey and _13_ our destination safely. I never got their names but years have passed and their kindness is still not _14_. Sometimes angels come in make-up and just because you cant see their _15_ it doesnt mean they arent angels.1. A. desert B. stop C. join D. save2. A. slowly B. quickly C. safely D. quietly3. A. excited B. bored C. interested D. refreshed4. A. daughter B. luggage C. license D. car5. A. lady B. man C. couple D. angel6. A. angry B. curious C. jealous D. terrible7. A. surprised B. worried C. annoyed D. upset8. A. room B. car C. area D. park9. A. quiet B. noisy C. dangerous D. safe10. A. devotion B. honesty C. potential D. consideration11. A. stops B. dangers C. mistakes D. changes12. A. forgave B. asked C. thanked D. blamed13. A. reached B. left C. missed D. passed14. A. seen B. forgotten C. deserted D. recognized15. A. kindness B. safety C. faces D. wings二、语法填空。（每小题1.5分，共10小题，共15分）When a lion was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down beside him, _16_ made some noise. This soon wakened the lion. _17_ (lose) his temper, he caught the mouse in his paws and was about to kill it. The mouse, terrified, pleaded to the lion to spare _18_ life. Please let me go, it cried, and one day I will repay you for your _19_ (kind). The idea of so small a creature ever being able to do anything for him amused the lion so much _20_ he laughed aloud. He thought, “How could this little mouse help me?” _21_, he lifted his paws and let it go. But the mouses chance came after all. A few days later, when the lion was wandering in the forest, he _22_ (catch) in a trap. The hunters wanted to take him alive to the king, _23_ he tied him to a tree, and went away to look for a wagon.Just then the little mouse passed _24_, and saw the sad lion. It went up to him and soon gnawed away (啃断) the ropes. “Was I right?” asked the little mouse. This lion _25_ (nod) his head and thanked the little mouse.三、阅读理解。（每小题2分，共5小题，共10分）How should one invest a sum of money in these clays of inflation (通货膨胀)? Left in a bank it will hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate. Only a brave man, or a very rich one, dares to buy and sell on the Stock Market. Today it seems that one of the best ways to protect your savings, and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful objects from the past. Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks, which I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques. I sometimes wonder what a being from another planet might report back about our way of life. The planet Earth is ruled by a mysterious creature that sits or stands in a room and makes a strange ticking sound. It has a face with twelve black marks and two hands. Men can do nothing without its permission, and it fastens its young round peoples wrists so that everywhere men go they are still under its control. This creature is the real master of Earth and men are its slaves. Whether or not we are slaves of time today depends on our culture and personality, but it is believed that many years ago kings kept special slaves to tell the time. Certain men were very clever at measuring the time of clay according to the beating of their own hearts. They were made to stand in a fixed place and every hour or so would shout the time. So it seems that the first clocks were human beings. However, men quickly found more convenient and reliable ways of telling the time. They learned to use the shadows cast by the sun. They marked the hours on candles, used sand in hour- glasses, and invented water-clocks. Indeed, any serious student of antique should spend as much time as possible visiting palaces, stately homes and museums to see some of the finest examples of clocks from the past. Antique clocks could be very expensive, but one of the joys of collecting clocks is that it is still possible to find quite cheap ones for your own home. After all, if you are going to be ruled by time, why not invest in an antique clock and perhaps make a future profit?26. According to the passage, collecting antique clocks_.A. can hardly keep the value of your savings B. will cost much of your savingsC. may increase your wealth D. needs your bravery27. By quoting (引用) the remark of a being from another planet, the author intends to_.A. suggest human beings are controlled by a clockB. describe why clocks can rule the planet EarthC. tell readers what clocks look likeD. compare chicks to human beings28. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to measure the time?A. Counting the beating of ones own heart.B. Making use of candles, sand and water.C. Observing shadows cast by the sun.D. Keeping slaves busy day and night.29. The underlined phrase stately homes in paragraph 4 meansA. state-owned houses B. houses in very good conditionC. grand houses open to the public D. houses where statesmen meet regularly30. The purpose of the passage is _.A. to introduce the culture of antique clocksB. to offer some advice on collecting antique clocksC. to compare different ways to make a future profitD. to explain convenient and reliable ways of telling time【课后练习题】Life is just like a buffet (自助餐).A friends grandfather came to American _1_ Eastern Europe. After _2_ (examine) at Ellis Island, he went into a cafeteria in lower Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down _3_ an empty table and waited for someone to take _4_ order. Of course nobody did. Finally a woman with a tray full of food sat down opposite him and told him _5_ a cafeteria worked.“Start out that end,” she said. “Just go along the line and pick out what you want. At the other end they _6_ (tell) you how much you have to pay.”“I soon learned that is how everything works in America,” the grandfather told a friend. “Life is a buffet here. You can get anything you want as long as you are _7_ (will) to pay the price. You can even get success, _8_ youll never get it if you wait for someone _9_ (bring) it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”This is _10_ law of America and, of all successful people.20142015 学年高三英语第九次小测答题卡班别：_