江苏省沭阳中学高中英语 补充能力题训练 牛津译林版.doc

省沭阳中学2015届第二学期英语补充能力题训练一、单项选择1. it was evening _ we reached the little town of winchester.a. until b. before c. that d. since2. i dont _ rock n roll. its much too noisy for my ears. a. go after b. go away with c. go into d. go after3. fitness is important in sport, but of at least _ importance are skills.a. fair b. reasonablec. equal d. proper4. if you study _ the atmosphere of learning is very strong, it is easy for you to make progress in your own studies. a. that b. when c. in which d. where5. -what was the weather like at noon yesterday? - very hot. the sun _ down on our heads as we walked home.a. struck b. hit c. beat d. knocked6. she kept a little notebook, in which _ the telephone numbers of her friends. a. wrote b. have written c. was written d. were written7. i wonder whether the police have _ warnings to local people after several robberies. a. pulled out b. brought out c. put out d. carried out8. - how _ feel to be mistaken for someone else? - really embarrassing.a. do you b. does that c. did you d. does it9. the new policy will encourage the “4-2-2” rather than “4-2-1” family unit, _family manpower resources and hence the capacity to take care of aging parents in the future. a. extending b. exploring c expanding d. exposing 10. -what else should i notice at a chinese dinner table? -the last thing _ at a chinese dinner table is to keep modest.a. to be ignored b. to ignorec. not to be ignored d. not to ignore二、完形填空a little river flowed down from a high mountain far, far away through many villages and forests until it reached a desert. it then thought, “ive overcome countless difficulties. i should have no _11_ crossing this desert!” but when _12_ her journey, she found herself gradually disappearing into the sands. “maybe i cannot reach the ocean.” she said _13_ to herself. at this time, a deep _14_ came, saying, “if a breeze can cross the desert, so can a river.” it was the voice of the desert. the river replied, “thats because a breeze can fly.”“thats because you _15_ what you are. if you give it up, and let yourself evaporate(蒸发)into the breeze, it can take you across,” said the desert.“give up what i am now and disappear into the breeze? no!” she could not accept this _16_. wouldnt it be self-destruction to give up what she was now?“how do i know if this is true?” asked the little river.“the breeze can carry the steam across the desert and the steam can _17_ into rain at an/a _18_ site. the rain will form a river again to continue its _19_,” answered the desert very _20_, “whether youre a river or _21_ steam, your inner nature never changes. you stick to the fact that youre a river because you dont know your nature _22_.” now the little river vaguely _23_ before she became a river, _24_ was the breeze that had carried her up a high mountain, _25_ she turned into rain and fell onto the ground and became what she was now. finally the river _26_ her courage and rushed into the open arms of the _27_, which carried her to the next stage of her life.the course of our lives is like the _28_ of the little river. if you want to _29_ difficulties in your life, you should also have the wisdom and courage to change yourself.perhaps you can try asking yourself these questions: what is my inner _30_? what is it that i stick to? and what is it that i really want?11. a. problem b. way c. power d. time12. a. ending b. starting c. planning d. considering13. a. immediately b. directly c. slowly d. sadly14. a. breeze b. desert c. voice d. rain15. a. think of b. stick to c. take up d. refer to16. a. order b. requirement c. idea d. trick17. a. disappear b. change c. get d. flow18. a. beautiful b. appropriate c. historic d. familiar19. a. cause b. road c. route d. course20. a. patiently b. proudly c. angrily d. aimlessly21. a. uncountable b. ordinary c. invisible d. unbelievable22. a. outside b. upside c. downside d. inside23. a. understood b. realized c. found d. remembered24. a. it b. she c. he d. which25. a. when b. where c. how d. why26. a. decided b. saw c. gathered d. exposed27. a. desert b. mountain c. breeze d. god28. a. experience b. appearance c. performance d. style29. a. meet b. overcome c. avoid d. refuse30. a. thought b. course c. nature d. courage三、阅读理解aa charlotte, n.c., man was charged with first-degree murder of a 79-year-old woman whom police said he scared to death. in an attempt to evade policemen after a bank robbery, the associated press reports that 20-year-old larry whitfield broke into the home of mary parnell. police say he didnt touch parnell but that she died after suffering a heart attack that was caused by terror. can the guy be held responsible for the womans death? prosecutors(公诉人) said that he can under the states murder rule, which allows someone to be charged with murder if he or she causes another persons death while committing or fleeing from a severe crime like robberyeven if he or she doesnt kill someone on purpose.but, medically speaking, can someone actually be frightened to death? we asked martin samuels, chairman of the neurology department at brigham and womens hospital in boston.absolutely, no question about it.the body has a natural protective method called the fight-or-flight response(战或逃反应), which was originally described by walter cannon，the chairman of harvard universitys physiology department from 1906 to 1942. if, in the wild, an animal is faced with a life-threatening situation, the autonomic nervous system responds by increasing heart rate, increasing blood flow to the muscles, and slowing digestion, among other things. all of this increases the chances of succeeding in a fight or running away from an aggressive beast. this process certainly would be of help to primitive humans. however, in the modern world there is obvious decline of the fight-or-flight response.the autonomic nervous system uses the chemical messenger to send signals to various parts of the body to activate the fight-or-flight response. this chemical is toxic in large amounts; it damages the organs such as the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys. it is believed that almost all sudden deaths are caused by damage to the heart. there is almost no other organ that would fail so fast as to cause sudden death. kidney failure, liver failure, those things dont kill you suddenly.by the way, any strong positive or negative emotions such as happiness or sadness can cause the same result. there are people who have died in intercourse or in religious passion. there was a case of a golfer who hit a hole in one, turned to his partner and said, “i can die now”, and then he dropped dead. for about seven days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the world trade center and pentagon there was an increase of sudden cardiac death among new yorkers.31. why the charlotte, n.c., man was charged?a. because he threatened the policemen to kill an old woman.b. because he caused an old womans terror and she died.c. because he beat an old woman and caused her heart attackd. because he murdered an old woman while robbing a bank.32. what is martin samuels attitude to the possibility of being frightened to death?a. approval. b. disapproval. c. doubtful. d. indifferent.33. which of the following about the fight-or-flight response is true?a. the fight-or-flight response was raised and proved by martin a. samuels.b. it is a natural protective method that cant be found in all creatures but humans.c. the ancient humans had a superior fight-or-flight response than modern ones.d. the fight-or-flight response is beneficial to both our actions and organ.34. what activity can we infer is less likely to damage the organs?a. winning a big lottery. b. missing a dead family.c. watching a horror movie. d. listening to a sweet song.35. the purpose of the passage is_.a. to explain why people will die of a heart attackb. to offer some advice on protecting us from heart failurec. to compare different kinds of feelings to cause a deathd. to show strong emotions can cause a sudden deathb driving a car is more stressful than traveling by bus, according to new research. a study by dr david lewis will be used as a major part of the greener journeys campaign. the aim is to persuade motorists up and down the country to abandon their cars for one billion journeys in the next four years - in favor of traveling by bus. dr lewis, from the university of sussex, conducted an experiment in which the heart rate and edr (皮肤电反应) of 30 volunteers were measured when taking identical or similar journeys by car as a driver and by bus as a passenger. the results indicated that stress was, on average, 33 percent lower when traveling by bus. edr measures the change in the response of a persons skin to anxiety or stress. edr can be a hidden stress. this type of stress can have long-term physical and emotional impacts. taking a bus can produce long-term benefits. dr lewis said there are three main factors that make driving a car stressful: heavy traffic causes the brain to work harder, traffic jams cause a build-up of anger and there is a sense of frustration that a person is “wasting ones life” because few things can be done at the same time as driving. the study shows that driving in traffic jams now outweighs (超过) any previous benefits that driving in a private car once gave. the greener journeys campaign will encourage people to get out of their cars and go by bus where it is convenient and realistic to switch. claire haigh, a spokesman for greener journeys, said the findings might persuade drivers - who were already concerned about co 2 emissions - that traveling by bus had health benefits as well as environmental ones. one fifth of motorists would be prepared to change to public transport for reasons to do with the environment. just one double-decker bus can take 75 cars off the road, fairly reducing emissions levels. 36. according to the text, edr _. a. reflects peoples ability in sports b. isnt as obvious as anxiety or angerc. has an immediate effect on health d. may create long-term benefits 37. which of the following is not the cause that makes drivers stressed? a. drivers fear that there might be something wrong with their car. b. drivers focus on traffic with brains working at full speed. c. drivers feel more and more annoyed by serious traffic jams. d. drivers feel frustrated with their time being wasted in the traffic jam. 38. from the text we know that _. a. taking buses is good for health and the environment b. governments should limit the production of cars c. taking cars is the only cause of the emission of greenhouse gases d. buses would become the main means of transportation in the future 39. we may read the text online in the section of _. a. economy b. fashion c. lifestyle d. entertainment 四任务型阅读if you could build a time machine, what would it look like? maybe, it should look like a telescope. american scientists are building a space telescope, they hope, will look back over unimaginable distances and time to show the universe close to its beginning.but this distant past will mainly be seen in infrared light (红外线). visible light is just one form of radiation. today, telescopes take pictures using forms of light hidden from the human eye.the american space agency, nasa, is now building the largest space telescope ever. the james webb space telescope, named after nasas second director, will have a mirror seven times the size of the hubble space telescope.but it will mainly study the universe in infrared light. we usually experience infrared light as heat. but, if you have ever used a tv remote control, you know there are many uses for it.the james webb space telescope is a complex engineering project. it will be huge - about the size of a passenger jet. and it will have to be super-cooled. because the telescope studies infrared heat, its mirror must be kept very close to absolute zero. that is minus two hundred seventy-three degrees celsius.nasa is building the webb telescope at the goddard space center, outside washington, dc. the agency hopes to launch it in 2014.jonathan gardner is a project scientist for the telescope. we asked him how the device can look back in time. “we can see back in time because light takes time to get from there to here. so, we look further and further away, it takes longer and longer for the light to get from where its emitted to here and we can actually see backwards in time.”and if you look far enough, you start to approach the event scientists believe gave birth to everything. “were looking at the universe when it was much younger and were looking back most of the way to the big bang.”the telescope has three highly sensitive infrared cameras. but perhaps its most interesting part is the 6.5-meter-wide mirror. made of lightweight beryllium, the mirror is covered in gold, and divided into eighteen linked parts.this powerful scientific instrument will be available to scientists all over the world. “any astronomer, at any university, in any country can write a proposal for what they want to do with the telescope.” jonathan gardner says the jim webb space telescope will help scientists learn how