高三英语热身限时训练

第PAGE"pagenumber"pagenumber页，共NUMPAGES"numberofpages"numberofpages页高三英语限时小训【限时45分钟】一、阅读理解BookstoReadinYour20sTheKiteRunnerByKhaledHosseiniAsaMiddleEasternandNorthAfricanStudiesstudent,Ihaveagreatinterestinbooksaboutwhattakesplaceinthisarea.Ifirstreadthisbookinhighschoolandreallyenjoyeditbecauseofitsaccuratelanguage.Ifanyofyouisinterestedinreadingthisbookandhasn’tyet,Ihighlyrecommendit.FireflyLaneByKristinHannahThisismyfavoritebook.Itisastoryaboutfriendship,loveandlifelessons.Thestorycoversthelivesoftwobestfriends,TullyandKate,fromchildhoodtoadulthood.Ilearnedsomuchaboutfriendshipandlife.So,readFireflyLane!You’lllaugh,you’llcry,andthenyou’llsharethisbooktoyourbestfriend.HalftheSkyByNicholasD．KristofForanypersonofanyage,HalftheSkyisamust-read.Itdescribesthestruggleofwomenandthemostpressinghumanrightsproblemsofourtime:thecommonoppressionofwomenandgirls.TheLittlePrinceByAntoinedeSaint-ExupéryThischildren’sbookissimple.Itmightseemlikeawrongbooktorecommendtosomeoneintheirtwentiesbutperhapsthat’swhatmakesitagoodchoice.Itsingspraisestoexplorationandshowstheimportanceofmakingfriends.1.WhoisthewriterofthebookTheKiteRunner?A．KhaledHosseini.B．KristinHannah.C．NicholasD.Kristof.D．AntoinedeSaint-Exupéry.2.WhatcanyoulearnfromFireflyLane?A．It’swrittenbyTullyandKate.B．It’saboutfriendship,loveandlifelessons.C．It’sasimplebookforchildren.D．It’sabookwrittenforanypersonofanyage.3.Whichbookwillyoureadifyouwanttoknowabouthumanrightsproblems?A．TheKiteRunner. B．FireflyLane.C．HalftheSky. D．TheLittlePrince.AsurveybyaninternationaltemporaryserviceagencyfoundthatU.S.managersbelievethatpeoplewithasenseofhumourdobetterattheirjobs,comparedwiththosewhohavelittleornosenseofhumour.Infact,about96percentofthosesurveyedsaidpeoplewithasenseofhumourdobetter.Thesurveywentontopointoutthattheresultssuggestthatasenseofhumourmayhelplight-heartedemployeeskeeptheirjobsduringtoughtimes.And,what'smore,itmaypushthemupthecorporateladderpasttheirhumourlesscolleagues.Why?Itseemsthatthosewithasenseofhumourarebettercommunicatorsandbetterteamplayers.Studieshaveshownthathappyworkersaremoreproductive.Infact,aresearcheratCaliforniaStateUniversityfoundthathumourcouldhelptheemployeestoreleasetension.ResearchdonebypsychologistDr.AshtonTriceatMaryBaldwinCollegeinVirginiashowedthathumourhelpsusthink.Whenpeoplefeelstuckonimportantprojects,theytendtofeelangryordepressed.AccordingtoDr.Trice'sresearch,takingtimeouttolaughcanhelpustogetridofnegativefeelingsandallowustoreturntoataskormoveontoanotherprojectunaffectedbypastdefeat.Ifhumourisreallythisimportant,thenwhydon'tweuseitmoreoftenonthejob?Mostlikely,themainreasonisthatmanypeopleareunawareofthepositiveeffectsofhumourintheworkplace.However,itisimportanttorealizethatsomehumourisnotsuitablefortheworkplace,andthatitisoftenusedatwrongtimes.4.Mostpeoplethinkasenseofhumourcan.A．helpyoutodoyourworkbetterB．makeyouhavearichlifeC．makeyoupleasedwithyourworkD．helpyoutomakemorefriends5.Manypeopledon'tusehumourmoreintheworkplacebecause.A．theylikekeepingsilentwhenworkingB．theydon'tknowthepositiveeffectsofhumourC．theythinktheyshouldobeytherulesD．theydon'tlikejokingorlaughing6.Apersonwithoutasenseofhumouriseasier.A．tofeelsurprisedB．togetalongwithC．tobeworriedD．tobesuccessful7.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle?A．PeoplewithaSenseofHumour.B．HumourIsImportantintheWorkplace.C．HumourandHumourless.D．EveryoneLikesHumour.二、七选五阅读Scientistsand

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teachersalikeagreethatthesimpleactofsmilingcantransformyouandtheworldaroundyou.Itcanmakeusappearmoreattractivetoothers.8Sobeforeyoureadon,slapanice,genuinesmileonthatfaceofyours.HowSmilingAffectsYourBrainTheactofsmilingactivates

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happiness.Forstarters,smilingactivatesthereleaseofneuropeptides(神经肽)thatworktowardfightingoff

stress.Thefeel-goodneurotransmitters(神经介质)areallreleasedwhenasmileflashesacrossyourfaceaswell.9HowSmilingAffectsYourBodyYou’reactuallybetter-lookingwhenyousmile.AstudypublishedinthejournalNeuropsychologiareportedthatseeinganattractive,smilingfaceactivatestheregioninyourbrainthatprocessessensoryrewards.10Italsoexplainsthe2011findingsbyresearchersattheFaceResearchLaboratory.Theyfoundthatbothmenandwomenweremoreattractedtoimagesofpeoplewhomadeeyecontactandsmiledthanthosewhodidnot.11Didyouknowthatyoursmileisactuallycontagious(传染性的)?InaSwedishstudy,subjectswereshownpicturesofseveralemotions:joy,

angerandsurprise.Whenthepictureofsomeonesmilingwaspresented,theresearchersaskedthesubjectstofrown.Instead,theyfoundthatthefacialexpressionswentdirectlytowhatsubjectssaw.12Iftheydon’t,they’remakingaconsciouseffortnotto.A．HowSmilingAffectsThoseAroundYouB．Eachtimeyousmile,youthrowalittlefeel-goodpartyinyourbrain.C．Soifyou’resmilingatsomeone,it’slikelytheycan’thelpbutsmileback.D．Anditcanevenlengthenourlives.E．HowSmilingAffectsYourFacialExpressionsF．Theynotonlyrelaxyourbody,butalso

loweryourheartrateandbloodpressure.G．Thissuggeststhatwhenyouviewapersonsmiling,youactuallyfeelrewarded.三、完形填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。When13(travel)inatrain,agentlemanfeltthirstyandgotdownatastationinsearchofwater.Nosoonerhadhereachedthewatertapthantheenginewhistledandstarted,sohemissedthetrain.Itwasgetting14(dark)andhedecidedtofindaplaceforaday’sstay.Sohewenttoasmallhutandaskedthevillager.Thevillager15(glad)agreed.Withthevillager’s16(permit),hecouldstayinhishouseforaday.Thatdaythevillagerservedthegentlemanfoodandgavehimaroomtorest.Surprisingly,thevillagerneitheraskednorexpectedanything17return.Atnight,thegentlemanheardaknockatthedoor.Whenthevillageropenedthedoor,thegentlemansawthataman18(dress)inrichclothesenteredthehutanddemandedthevillagerpay19(he)debts.Thegentlemanrealizedthatthevillagerwasinneedofmoney.Thenextmorning,heputapocketonthetableand20(leave).Whenthevillagercametoknowabout21pocket,hesawtherewasanoteaddressedtohim,itread,“Youhelpedmebutdidnotexpectanythingfromme.YesterdayIheardtheconversationbetweenyouandthestrangerandcametoknowthatyouwereinneedofmoney.Thisis

22youneed”.四、翻译23.越来越多的人报名参加跑马拉松。（signupfor）（汉译英）24.学生们经常在学习英语语法上有困难。（havetrouble（in）doingsth.）(汉译英）25.博物馆要求所有参观者须和古董及其他贵重展品保持一定距离。(demand)(汉译英)26.老师应该对所有的学生有耐心。(汉译英）27.下个月在北京剧院有一场民族音乐会。(汉译英)五、应用文写作28.假设你叫李华，你的笔友John发来email告诉你他想成为一名职业（professional）足球运动员，并询问你未来想从事的职业，请给他回复一封电子邮件。要点：1.你想从事的职业及原因；2.为了梦想你在做哪些努力；3.其他想和他交流的内容。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头与结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

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