河北省高阳中学2014届高三英语上学期第二次周练试题新人教版

1、高三英语周练二i.单项填空1. he is interested in farming and is to know everything about the farm.a. eager b. anxious c . worried d . busy2. the manager says he needs an assistant to to deal with the problems thatmay occur in his absence.a. depend in b . count on c . count with d . turn up3. the police tomof ste

2、aling and the accused was afraid to meet the accuser.a. accused b . charged c . robbed d . informed4. the modeling business is by no means easy to get into, while the good model will always be in.a. demand b . need c . trouble d . lack5. the description was pretty , so the police could figure out th

3、e portrait of the criminal.a. vague b . accurate c . particular d . vain6. im glad that my parents have of my buying a new car.a. agreed b . promised c . allowed d . approved7. lucy has all of the goals she set for herself in high school and is ready for new challenges at university.a. acquired b .

4、finished c . concluded d . achieved8. the government is devoting resources to establish public health systems. , the physical conditions of children have improved greatly.a. therefore b . however c . otherwise d . meanwhile9. i can think of many cases students obviously knew a lot of english wordsan

5、d expressions but couldnt write a good essay.a. why b . which c . as d . where10. he is so good a student be praised frequently in class.a. as to b . toc. in order to d . as11. the train arrive at 130, but it was an hour late.a. was about to b . was likely toc. was certain to d . was supposed to12.

6、a terrible example of earthquake which happened in wenchuan, sichuan thousands of millions of people die.a. led b . resultedc. saw d . produced13. letterboxes are much more in the uk than in the us, where most peoplehave a mailbox instead.a.commonb.normalc.ordinaryd. unusual14. they sent someone to

7、the value of the house, and they wanted to buy it.a.assist b.updatec.inform d.assess15. weregret to you that our library will be closed next wednesday, thursdayand friday for the sports meeting.a say b speakc inform d notice n .阅读理解aonce upon a time there was one storyteller. after getting tired of

8、telling old fabricated stories, he left his house in search of a real life story.he reached a village and took a cottage for rent. after wandering in the village throughout the month, in search of true stories, the storyteller couldnt find one. disappointed, he decided to stop his search.the next da

9、y, while sitting in the cottage, he suddenly heard a voice a womanwas yelling（ 吼叫 ）at someone. the voice was coming from the big wall behind his cottage.he tried to hear the conversation; it sounded like the womanwas abusing（ 辱骂 ）her daughter - in - law. the storyteller didnt like it but he was happ

10、y to finally get his story.listening to the conversations each day he added them to his story. though he couldnt see the characters of his story, he started hating the mother- in - law, asshe seemed to be a villain（ 坏人 ） nowit was time to finalize the end of the story. but before he did, the storyte

11、ller wanted to see the characters once, so he climbed up the wall.there he saw the mother-in-law sitting in a wheelchair. it seemed she was disabled and that the daughter-in-law was resting nearby.he saw the old lady trying to get some food lying on the table near her chair.but because of her condit

12、ion, she couldnt reach it and it looked like the daughter-in-law was enjoying the old ladys helplessness. suddenly the old lady fell from the chair and started abusing her daughter-in-law.the storyteller went back and quickly changed the ending of the story. he was surprised how different it was com

13、pared to what he originally thought it would be.truly he had found both a real life story and a real life lesson.16. whats the meaning of the underlined word “ fabricated ” in paragraph 1?a. funny. b. imaginary.c. amazing. d. romantic.17. why did the storyteller climb up the wall?a. he thought he wa

14、s strong enough to do it.b. he expected to find out what was happening.c. he would like to find a good ending for his story.d. he wanted to have a look at the woman and her daughter-in-law.18. why did the old woman start abusing her daughter-in-law?a. her daughter-in-law didnt take care of her.b. he

15、r daughter-in-law was too busy to help her.c. her daugh ter-in-law pushed her out of her wheelchair.d. her daughter-in-law didnt allow her to get food.19. what lesson can we learn from the text?a. no one is as deaf as the man who will not listen.b. a good listener is not someone with nothing to say.

16、c. dont just listen to ones words. watch what one does.d. everybody lies, but it doesnt matter because nobody listens.bmy students often tell me that they do not have“ enough time ” to do all theirschoolwork.my reply is often a brief“you have as much time as the president ” . i usuallycarry on a bit

17、 about there being twenty four hours in the day for everyone, and suggest that“ not enough time ” is not an acceptable explanation of not getting somethingdone.once in graduate school, i tried to justify （证明有理 ）myself to one of myprofessors by saying that i was working hard. his answer to mewas， “ t

18、hats irrelevant. whats important is the quality of your work. ” since then i have had time to reflect on the “hard worker ” dodge（ 妙计 ）, and i have come to some conclusions, all relevant to the issue of how much time we have.if you look at the matter analytically, you can identify two parts of the p

19、roblem: there is, of course, the matter of“time ” ， which we can think of as fixed. thenthere is the issue of“work” during that time, which can vary in intensity. but,as my professor suggested, its not the diligence of the work but the quality of the product thats important.that led me to a new idea

20、: the quality of the work. that concept is perhaps best explained by a sign i once saw on the wall in someones office:“ dont work harder.work smarter. ” theres a lot of sense in that idea.if you cant get more time, and few of us can, the only solution is to improve the quality of the work. that mean

21、s devising（想出 ） ways of getting more out of thesame time than we might otherwise get. that should lead us to an analysis of our work habits. since “work” for students usually means “ homework” ， the expression “work habits ” should be read as “ study habits ” then, as a smart student, you will seek

22、to improve those skills that you use in study, chiefly reading and writing. if you learn to read better and write better, there are big benefits that pay off across the board in all your studies.20. from the passage, we know that the author is most probably.a. a poet b. an educatorc. a novelist d. a

23、n engineer21. we can infer from the second paragraph that students still.a. have enough timeb. can meet the presidentc. can get something done welld. should accept the teachers suggestion22. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. my students often make full use of their time to d

24、o all their homework.b. i once tried to show myself to my professor by saying that i was wrong.c. many of us can get more time to improve the quality of the work.d. improving reading and writing skills will benefit students a lot.23. which of the following would be the best title for the passage?a. not an acceptable explanationb. dont work harder. work smarterc. an analysis of our work habitsd. read better and write betterm.书面表达