高三英语毕业班暑期适应性练习题八

1、高三英语毕业班暑期适应性练习题八 2008届高三英语毕业班暑期适应性练习题八 i. 单项选择（共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分） 从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. i dont think he is _ , but he does draw horses well. a. something of an artist b. something an artist c. anything of an artist d. anything an artist 2. at the well-known research institute at princeto

2、n, they have a number of laboratories with computers _ each room. a. equipping with b. equipping c. equipped with d. equipped 3. we go out for chinese food _ although we enjoy it very much. a. once in a blue moon b. time and time again c. very often d. when in rome do as the romans do 4. the manager

3、, _ im unhealthy, has decided to give me some light work to do. a. known b. to know c. knowing d. knows 5. sorry im late. i _ have come here ahead of time. a. might b. should c. can d. will 6. -can you drive a car? -yes, but i am a green hand. -you can never be _ careful in the street when driving.

4、a. much b. very c. so d. too 7. -when was _ mr. black changed his mind to take part in the movement? -after he listened to the speech by mr. king. a. that it b. it that c. that d. it 8. the sale of the companys new product is extremely good. it has _ two million dollars so far. a. made up b. brought

5、 in c. kept up d. carried on 9. the course normally attracts 20 students per year whom up to half will be from foreign countries. a. in b. of c. to d. from 10. -i thought sam was sick. - _. but he seems to have recovered very quickly. he doesnt seem to be sick now. a. i did so b. so i did c. i so di

6、d d. so did i 11. the aging of the population will have a great _ on our society in many ways. a. advantage b. result c. effect d. danger 12. everyone thinks that the chairmans speech may _ a conclusion with _ the decision. a. uses as; which is ended b. be meant for; which end c. be intended for; to

7、 end d. serve as; which to end 13. i want an assistant with _ little knowledge of french and _ experience of office routine. a. the; a b. the; an c. a; the d. a; an 14. -you must be excited about going to france for schooling. - , but im afraid i cant do well because my french is poor. a. all right

8、b. well, i ought to c. i dont know yet d. certainly not 15. it was funny that when _ mary began to weep sadly. a. praising b. praised c. being praised d. having praised ii完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项。 an elderly carpenter was ready to retire. he told his emplo

9、yer of his 16 to leave the house building 17 and live a more leisurely life with his wife, 18_ time with his extended family. he would 19 the pay, but he needed to retire. they could 20 . the employer was _21_ to see such a good worker leave and asked if he could build just one more house as a perso

10、nal 22_.the carpenter said yes, but in time it was 23 to see that his heart was not in his work. he built the house 24 and used poor materials. it was an 25 way to end his career. when the carpenter 26 his work, the employer handed the front-door key to the carpenter. “this is your house,” he said,

11、“my 27 to you.” what a shock! what a 28 ! if he had only known he was building his 29 house, he would have done it all so 30 . now he had to live in the home he had built none too well. 31 it is with us. we build our 32 in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than th

12、e best. at 33 points we do not give the job our best effort. then with a shock we look at the situation we have 34 and find that we are now living in the house we have built. if we had 35 that, we would have done it differently. 16. a. retirement b. problem c. purpose d. plan 17. a. business b. site

13、 c. teams d. workers 18. a. spending b. dividing c. enjoying d. sparing 19. a. consider b. miss c. raise d. save 20. a. get by b. get along c. raise d. save 21. a. ashamed b. anxious c. frightened d. sorry 22. a. favor b. bargain c. present d. reply 23. a. frank b. probable c. easy d. content 24. a.

14、 sadly b. carelessly c. slowly d. proudly 25. a. unfair b. unhappy c. unfortunate d. unlucky 26. a. checked b. discovered c. prepared d. finished 27. a. gift b. salary c. memory d. punishment 28. a. quality b. prize c. shame d. surprise 29. a. final b. best c. everlasting d. own 30. a. differently b

15、. quickly c. hard d. happily 31. a. then b. so c. but d. whatever 32. a. houses b. bodies c. glories d. lives 33. a. difficult b. main c. strong d. lives 34. a. created b. faced c. improved d. avoided 35. a. recognized b. known c. realized d. previewed iii阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、

16、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项。 (a) i needed to get some money so, after christmas, i took a job in the clothes department at grahains for the first fortnight of the january sale. i cant say that i enjoyed it, but it was an experience ill never forget. i could never understand why there were so many things in the s

17、ales; where did they all come from? now i know the secret! firstly, there is the special winter stock and the stock that people buy all the year round; some of these things are slightly reduced. secondly, there are the summer clothes they couldnt sell last year; these are heavily reduced to clear th

18、em. thirdly, there are cheap clothes bought in specially for the sales; these are put out at high prices ten days before the sale begins and then are reduced by 60% in the sale. clever! lastly, they buy in “seconds (clothes not in perfect condition) for the sale and they are sold very cheaply.” when

19、 i arrived half an hour before opening on the first day of the sale, there was already a queue around three sides of the building. this made me very nervous. when the big moment arrived to open the doors, the security guards, looking less confident than usual, came up to them, keys in hand. the mome

20、nt they had unlocked the doors, they hid behind the doors for protection as the noisy crowd charged in. i couldnt believe my eyes; this wasnt shopping, it was a battlefield! one poor lady couldnt keep her feet and was knocked over by people pushing from behind. clothes were flying in all directions

21、as people searched for the sizes, colors and styles they wanted. quarrels broke out. mothers were using their small children to crawl through peoples legs and get hold of things they couldnt get near themselves. within minutes i had half a dozen people pushing clothes under my nose, each wanting to

22、be the first served. where had the famous english queue gone? the whole day continued like that, but i kept my temper! i was taking money hand over fish and began to realize why, twice a year, garhams were happy to turn their expensive store into a battlefield like this. in the sale fever, people we

23、re spending money like water without thinking whether they needed what they were buying. as long as it was a bargain it was ok. you wont believe this but as soon as i got home i crashed out for four hours. then i had dinner and went back to bed, fearing the sound of the alarm which would tell me to

24、get ready for the second day of the sale. 36. what kind of clothes is likely to be sold 5% cheaper? a. last summers clothes. b. clothes not in perfect condition. c. clothes bought in specially for the sales. d. clothes for winter 37. which of the following statements is true? a. the customers gave u

25、p the queuing, for which the english are famous. b. the customers kept their temper while looking for clothes they wanted. c. small children enjoyed crawling through peoples legs. d. the security guards were fearless of the crowd. 38. in the authors opinion, why were grahams happy to make their expe

26、nsive store into a “battlefield”? a. there were too many clothes and they wanted to clear them in the sales. b. they were eager to show that they were clever at doing business. c. they could take the chance to raise the prices of all their clothes. d. they wanted to make more money by having sales.

27、39. the expression “crashed out” means_. a. chatted with her friends b. slept soundly c. broke down d. dined out 40. what would be the best title for the passage? a. the best bargain b. hunting for a job c. sale fever d. a pleasant fortnight (b) why a 15-year-old american boy wrote a suicide note an

28、d then crashed a small plane into a tall building is unknown. charles bishop wrote a suicide note expressing his support for osama bin laden. then the boy flew a small plane into the 42-storey bank of america building in tampa, florida. police chief bennie holder said that there was nothing obvious

29、to connect the incident with terrorism. “from his actions, we can assume he was a very troubled young man.” said holder. however, ross stewart, 15, bishops classmate, remembers him as a “teachers pet”. “he told me he wanted to join the us air force because he wanted to do something good for his coun

30、try.” said gabriella terry, bishops teacher, recalling a class discussion about the september 11 attacks. the plane crash took place after bishop took off without permission. he was taking a flying lesson at an airport, about 30 kilometers from tampa, on january 5. bishop had been taking flying less

31、ons since march 2001. only bishop died. no one in the building was injured. the damage was limited to the 28th floor and the neighboring ones. the building reopened on january 7, except for the two offices directly hit. it is not clear yet whether bishop was suffering with depression (抑郁). the incid

32、ent came as a huge shock to a nation still recovering from the world trade center attacks. surely now americans cannot help but wonder what could happen if a teenage boy can still fly a plane into a building. 41. what did the boy do in this story? a. he killed himself without telling others. b. he c

33、rashed a small plane without telling others. c. he killed himself because he didnt want to live any longer. d. he wrote a note saying that he was going to die and crashed a plane. 42. how did the boys friend think of him? a. he thought he was a bad guy. b. he thought he was a very troubled young man

34、. c. he thought he was the teachers dog. d. he thought he was a very good boy. 43. whats the result of the plane crash? a. the boy and some other people were killed in the plane. b. the building was seriously damaged. c. the boy was killed and only a small part of the building was damaged. d. the bo

35、y and the building were all right. 44. whats the cause of the plane crash, according to the boy? a. the boys hatred to the u. s. b. the boys love toward osama bin laden. c. the boys dislike of the building. d. for no reason at all. (c) harry houdini was one of the greatest american entertainers in t

36、he theatre this century. he was a man famous for his escapes-from prison cells (牢房), from wooden boxes floating in rivers, from locked tanks full of water. he appeared in theatres all over europe and america. crowds came to see the great houdini and his of course, his secret was not magic or superna

37、tural powers. it was simply strength. he had ability to move his toes as well as his fingers. he could move his body into almost any position he wanted. houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. he and his brother theo performed card tricks in a new york club. they

38、called themselves the houdini brothers. when harry married in 1894, he and his wife bess worked together as magician and assistant, but for a long time they were not successful. then harry performed his first prison escape, in chicago in 1898. harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape fro

39、m the prison, and he invited the local newspaperman to watch. it was the publicity (名声) that came from this that started harry houdinis success. harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs (手铐) and toes trained to escape from ankle chains, but his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors. every time he went into the prison cell, bess gave him a kiss for good luck and a small skeleton key, which was a key that fitted many locks passed quickly f