2013届高三英语每日一练17

高三英语每天一练 十七 高三英语每天一练 十七 I 单项选择单项选择 1 Mrs Green has three children one of whom is a boy twin girls A another B other C the other D the others 2 Technology is developing so rapidly that for only a year my cell phone is out of date A using B having been used C having usedD is using 3 After the party I wrote a letter to show my of his thoughtfulness A achievement B agreement C attention D appreciation 4 we move the picture over there Do you think it will look better I couldn t agree more A What do you think B What if C Even if D Only if 5 Compared with the nervousness of driving in the rain or snow it is to sit in a train and look out of the windows without any worry of bad weather A more tired B less tiring C less tired D even more tiring 6 How is the case A hair and some drops of blood were found in the light of the murderer will soon be found out A thatB whichC whatD when 7 The moment I opened my eyes I found the day It was almost midnight again A has gone B is gone C would be gone D had gone 8 Displaying feelings at one point expressing those feelings through a facial reaction A is meantB meanC are meantD means 9 I told him to take he considered helpful to him and his family from everything I was having then You were really kind to him A what what B what whichever C whatever that D whichever that 10 If you are sent to work you are not used to the people s life style be sure to adapt yourself to them as soon as possible A whatB in whichC in the place thatD where II 完形填空完形填空 Dae Jang Geum 大长今 is a hot new Korean TV series Because of this series my personal status 地位 and living standard have been greatly 1 My girlfriend used to cook every evening Well now she does nothing but 2 in front of the TV when she s not 3 and orders me You go and make some instant noodles Come and watch the play and just imagine we are enjoying Korean 4 She once swore to 5 all Korean dishes in Dae Jang Geum So she ordered me to 6 the TV and record any details of Jang Geum s cooking But when she presented her version of Korean food it was like the dog meal You can 7 get things done if you find the right tool my girlfriend blamed her clumsy kitchen performances on 8 So I decided to 9 her a new kitchen knife In a store she became unusually 10 when making her selection She finally picked one that was 11 Jang Geum s To prove that her slow knife skill was due to the blunt 钝的 knife she 12 her cutting As a result she hurt her fingers three times Fortunately the knife was not 13the salesman boasted 吹嘘 My girlfriend is a fan of Jang Geum s Korean 14 Not only did she talk about the dress every day she also threatened to change my tie into a 15 like the one on Jang Geum s dress Finally I lost my patience and took her to a maternity 孕妇装 shop where I recommended one suit to her Do you think it looks like a Korean dress 16 my future parents in law just happened to be shopping at the time They were 17 when they saw what we were doing The Dae Jang Geum series 18 encouraging the youth to realize their ambition However it fails to realize my girlfriend s 19 being engaged in her work or study she simply sits on the sofa every night staring at the TV a bag of chips in her hand This situation has 20 even though the series is now over 1 A increased B degradedC risenD raised 2 A standB layC seatD sit 3 A at workB at tableC on leaveD on business 4 A fruitsB vegetablesC dishesD cakes 5 A eatB learnC cookD perform 6 A stand for B go byC pass byD stand by 7 A easilyB hardlyC difficultlyD carefully 8 A her forkB her spoonC her knifeD her pan 9 A buy B borrowC lendD fetch 10 A carelessB alertC patientD modest 11 A better thanB the closest shape ofC sharper thanD taken from 12 A speeded upB slowed downC brought downD improved 13 A as fast asB as dull asC as slow asD as sharp as 14 A diet styleB dish flavorC dressing styleD cooking style 15 A inside pocketB butterfly knotC pretty collarD long belt 16 A CoincidentlyB DisappointedlyC FortunatelyD Excitedly 17 A very puzzledB pretty satisfiedC very pleasedD pretty shocked 18 A shoots atB aims atC directs atD works at 19 A In spite ofB Because ofC Instead ofD In case of 20 A changed littleB turned a lotC developed a little D improved a lot III 阅读理解阅读理解 A People can be addicted to different things e g alcohol drugs certain foods or even television People who have such an addiction are compulsive 难以抑制的 i e they have a very powerful psychological need that they feel they must satisfy According to psychologists many people are compulsive spenders they feel that they must spend money This compulsion like most others is irrational impossible to explain reasonably For compulsive spenders who buy on credit charge accounts are even more exciting than money In other words compulsive spenders feel that with credit they can do anything Their pleasure in spending enormous amounts is actually greater than the pleasures that they get from the things they buy There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting To save money of course most people look for sales low prices and discounts Compulsive bargain hunters however often buy things that they don t need just because they are cheap They want to believe that they are helping their budgets but they are really playing an exciting game when they can buy something for less than other people they feel that they are winning Most people experts claim have two reasons for their behavior a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason It is not only scientists of course who understand the psychology of spending habits but also business people Stores companies and advertisers use psychology to increase business they consider people s need for love power or influence their basic values their beliefs and opinions and so on in their advertising and sales methods Psychologists often use a method called behavior therapy to help individuals solve their personal problems In the same way they can help people who feel that they have problems with money 1 According to psychologists a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts of money A and takes great pleasure from what he or she buys B in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in life C just to meet his or her strong psychological need D entirely with an irrational eagerness 2 According to the writer compulsive bargain hunters are in constant search of the lowest possible prices A because they want to save money to help their budgets B because they can have the feeling of winning others in getting things for less money C and will not have money problems if they can keep to their budget D but they often admit they feel dissatisfied if they can get things for less money than others 3 The passage is mainly concerned with A the psychology of money spending habits B the purchasing habits of compulsive spenders C a special psychology of bargain hunting D the use of the psychology of spending habits in business 4 Which of the following statements is true A All people spend money for exactly the same reason they need to buy things B Business people and advertisers can use the psychology to increase sales C Business people understand the psychology of compulsive buying better than scientists do D Compulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money 5 From the passage we may safely concluded that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargain hunters A are really unreasonable B need special treatment C are really beyond treatment D can never get any help to solve their problems with money B In today s throw away society dealing with the city s growing mountain of waste is an inereasing challenge for the city countil 市议会 Recently Edinburgh is faced with the problem of dssposing of 处理 about250 000 Million tons of waster a year Despite different ways to dispose of much of it in a green manner largely through encouraging tecycling its aging facilities such as the Powderhall landfill do not have the ability to deal with it The European Union EU has issued a new policy regulating how such mountains of waster are to hr disposed of The five councils Edinburgh East Lothian West Lothian Midlethian and Borders face fine around 18million a year from 2013 it they don t inerease recycling levels and rely less on landfill With this in mind the coumlls got together with the idea of building a lage incinerator plant 垃圾焚烧厂 to burn half of the waste produced in their districts But the plan fell apart after the change of target levels by a new UK government waste policy which required that no more than 25 of the city s waste should be disposed of in this way by 2025 After the plan was abandoned a private company which already transported millions of tons of the city s wast by train to a landfill site near Dunbar offered an alternative soution when it suggested opening a huge waste site near Portobello Since Powderhall is supposed to close in 2015 it seemed necessary for the members of the Edinburgh Council to accept the suggestion But soon they turned it down after 700 local objections reached them because it would have meant hundreds of lorries a day making loud noise through heavily populated areas That still leaves eth council with a problem By 2013 only50 of 1995 levels of waste will benllewed to be sent to landfill Even if recveling large are met there will still be