高三英语周练试题

高三英语周练试题,一.完形填空(共20题，每题2分，共40分),DearReaders,Pleaseallowmetotellyousomethingbeforeyoureadthisbook.Whenmy1,Sam,wasborn,myheartwasfilledwithjoy.Ihadbeensittinginawheelchairfor20yearsbeforethen,andIhavebeen2illmanytimes.SoIwonderedifIwouldhavethe3totellSamwhatIhad4.ForyearsIhavebeenhostingaprogramonthe5andwritingarticlesforamagazine.Being6tomovefreely,Ihavelearnedtositstillandkeepmyheart7,exchangingthoughtswiththousandsoflistenersand8.SowhenSamwasborn,I9totellhimaboutschoolandfriendship,romanceandwork,loveandeverythingelse.ThatshowIstartedtowritethese10.IhopethatSamwould11themsoonerorlater.However,thatexpectation12whenSamshowedsignsofautism(自闭症)attheageoftwo.Hehadactuallystoppedtalkingbeforethediscoveryofthesigns.He13tocommunicatewithothers,eventhefamilymembers.Thatwas14formebutdidntstopmewritingon.IrealizedthatIhadeven15nowtotellhim.Iwantedhimto16whatitmeanstobe“different”fromothers,andlearnhowtofightagainstthemisfortunehell17asImyself,hisgrandfather,did.Ijust18ifIcouldwriteallthatIwantedtosayintherestofmylife.Now,19thebookhasbeenpublished,Ihavebeengiventhechance.EverychapterinthebookisalettertoSam:someaboutmylife,andallaboutwhatitmeanstobea20.,1.A.sonB.nephewC.brotherD.grandson2.A.seriouslyB.mentallyC.slightlyD.quietly3.A.abilityB.timeC.courageD.responsibility4.A.writtenB.sufferedC.observedD.lost5.A.radioB.televisionC.stageD.bed6.A.readyB.unableC.anxiousD.eager7.A.warmB.brokenC.closedD.open8.A.hostsB.visitorsC.readersD.reporters9.A.beganB.stoppedC.forgotD.decided10.A.lettersB.emailsC.booksD.diaries11.A.findB.readC.collectD.keep12.A.developedB.disappearedC.changedD.arrived13.A.triedB.refusedC.regrettedD.hoped14.A.excitingB.acceptableC.strangeD.heartbreaking15.A.lessB.everythingC.moreD.nothing16.A.understandB.explainC.believeD.question17.A.fearB.faceC.knowD.cause18.A.feltB.guessedC.sawD.doubted19.A.asB.onceC.thoughD.if20.A.teacherB.childC.manD.writer,二阅读理解(共12题，每题5分，共60分),AItwasavillageinIndia.Thepeoplewerepoor.However,theywerenotunhappy.Afterall,theirforefathershadlivedinthesamewayforcenturies.Thenoneday,somevisitorsfromthecityarrived.Theytoldthevillagersthereweresomepeopleelsewherewholikedtoeatfrogslegs.However,theydidnothaveenoughfrogsoftheirown,andsotheywantedtobuyfrogsfromotherplaces.Thisseemedlikemoneyfornothing.Thereweremillionsoffrogsinthefieldsaround,andtheywerenousetothevillagers.Alltheyhadtodowascatchthem.Agreementwasreached,andthechildrenweresentintothefieldstocatchfrogs.Everyweekatruckarrivedtocollectthecatchandhandoverthemoney.Forthefirsttime,thepeoplewereabletodreamofabetterfuture.Butthedreamdidntlastlong.Thechangewashardlynoticedatfirst,butitseemedasifthecropswerenotdoingsowell.Moreworryingwasthatthechildrenfellillmoreoften,and,thereseemedtobemoreinsectsaroundlately.Thevillagersdecidedthattheycouldntjustwaittoseethecropsfailingandthechildrengettingweak.Theywouldhavetousethemoneyearnedtobuypesticides（杀虫剂）andmedicines.Soontherewasnomoneyleft.Thenthepeoplerealizedwhatwashappening.Itwasthefrog.Theyhadntbeenuseless.Theyhadbeendoinganimportantjob-eatinginsects.Nowwithsomanyfrogskilled,theinsectswereincreasingmorerapidly.Theyweredamagingthecropsandspreadingdiseases.Now,thepeoplearestillpoor.Butintheeveningstheysitinthevillagesquareandlistentosoundsofinsectsandfrogs.Thesesoundsofthenightnowhaveamuchdeepermeaning.,1.FromParagragh1welearnthatthevillagers_.A.workedveryhardforcenturiesB.dreamedofhavingabetterlifeC.werepoorbutsomewhatcontentD.livedadifferentlifefromtheirforefathers2.Whydidthevillagersagreetosellfrogs?A.Thefrogswereeasymoney.B.Theyneededmoneytobuymedicine.C.Theywantedtopleasethevisitors.D.Thefrogsmadetoomuchnoise.3.Whatmightbethecauseofthechildrenssickness?A.Thecropsdidntdowell.B.Thereweretoomanyinsects.C.Thevisitorsbroughtindiseases.D.Thepesticideswereoverused.4.Whatcanweinferfromthelastsentenceofthetext?A.Happinesscomesfrompeacefullifeinthecountry.B.Healthismoreimportantthanmoney.C.Theharmonybetweenmanandnatureisimportant.D.Goodolddayswillneverbeforgotten.,BIhateddinnerparties.ButIdecidedtogivethemanothershotbecauseIminLondon.AndmyfriendMalleryinvitedme.AndbecausedinnerpartiesinLondonareverydifferentfromthosebackinNewYork.There,“Imhavingadinnerparty”means:“Imbookingatablefor12atarestaurantyoucantaffordandwellbesharingthechequeevenly,nomatterwhatyoueat.”Worse,inManhattanthereisalwayssomeonewholeavesbeforethebillarrives.Theyllthrowdowncash,halfofwhattheyowe,andthenpeoplelikeme,whodontdrink,enduppayingevenmore.ButifItrytousethesametrick,thehostesswillshout:“Whereareyougoing?”AnditsnotlikeIcansayIhavesomewheretogo:everyoneknowsIhavenowheretogo.ButinLondon,dinnerpartiesareinpeopleshomes.Notonlythat,theguestsareaninterestingmix.ThelasttimeIwenttoone,theguestswerefromFrance,India,DenmarkandNigeria;itwaslikeagatheringattheUnitedNations.InNewYork,themixislessstriking.ItslikeagatheringatBloomingdales,awell-knowndepartmentstore.ForNewYorkers,talkingaboutotherpartsoftheworldmeansBrooklynandQueensinNewYork.ButatMallerys,whenIsaidthatIhadbeentoMyanmarrecently,peopleknewwhereitwas.InNewYorkpeoplewouldthinkitwasausualnewclub.,5.Whatdoestheword“shot”inParagraph1probablymean?A.ChoiceB.TryC.StyleD.Goal6.WhatdoesthewriterdislikemostaboutdinnerpartiesinNewYork?A.Thereisastrangemixofpeople.B.Therestaurantsareexpensive.C.Thebillisnotfairlyshared.D.Peoplehavetopaycash.7.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthepartiesinLondon?A.AbitunusualB.FulloftricksC.LesscostlyD.Moreinteresting8.WhatistheauthorsopinionofsomeNewYorkersfromherexperience?A.Easy-goingB.Self-centred.C.GenerousD.Conservative,C.StopSpam!WhenIfirstgotane-mailaccounttenyearsago,Ireceivedcommunicationsonlyfromfamily,friends,andcolleagues.NowitseemsthateverytimeIcheckmye-mail,Ihaveanendlessseriesofadvertisementsandothercorrespondencethatdonotinterestmeatall.Ifwewante-mailtocontinuetobeuseful,weneedspecificlawsthatmakespamming(发送垃圾邮件)acrime.Iflawmakersdonotdosomethingsoontoprohibitspam,theproblemwillcertainlygetmuchworse.Computerprogramsallowspammerstosendhundredsofmillionsofe-mailsalmostinstantly.Asmoreandmoreadvertisersturntospamtoselltheirproducts,individual(个人的)e-mailboxesareoftenfloodedwithspame-mails.Wouldpeoplecontinuetousee-mailiftheyhadtodealwithanannoyingamountofspameachtime?Thisproblemistroublingforindividualsandcompaniesaswell.Manyspame-mailscontaincomputervirusesthatcanshutdowntheentirenetworkofacompany.Companiesrelyone-mailfortheiremployeestocommunicatewitheachother.Spamfrequentlycausesfailuresintheirlocalcommunicationsnetworks,andtheiremployeesarethusunabletocommunicateeffectively.Suchasituationresultsinalossofproductivityandrequirescompaniestorepeatedlyrepairtheirnetworks.Thesecomputerproblemsraiseproductioncostsofcompanies,whichare,intheend,passedontotheconsumer.Forthesereasons,Ibelievethatlawmakersneedtolegislate(立法)againstspam.Spammersshouldbefined,andperhapssenttoprisoniftheycontinuetodisturbpeople.E-mailisatoolwhichhelpspeopleallovertheworldtocommunicateconveniently,butspamisdestroyingthisconvenience.,9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“correspondence”intheParagraph1probablymean?A.messagesB.ideasC.connectionsD.programs10.Accordingtothetext,whatisthemajorcauseofthefloodingspam?A.Companiesrelyone-mailforcommunications.B.Morepeopleintheworldcommunicatebye-mail.C.Manycomputervirusescontainspame-mail.D.More