◎ 2012届新人教版陕西省高新一中高三英语第十一次大练习题的第一部分试题
  • 语音知识
    (     )1. repair  
    (     )2. trousers  
    (     )3. gather  
    (     )4. description
    (     )5. handkerchief
    A. dialogue
    A. courage
    A. cloth
    A. positive
    A. handsome  
    B. require
    B. south
    B. tooth
    B. motivation
    B. admire  
    C. compare
    C. soup  
    C. breathe
    C. typewriter
    C. dishonest
    D. heart          
    D. southern      
    D. bath          
    D. possibility    
    D. around        
  • 根据对话内容,从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白出的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项
    W: Hello, Jack. You're getting ready for tomorrow's lessons, aren't you?
    M: Yes, I'm a bit nervous.   1   
    W: I understand how you're feeling. You'll make a lot of friends very soon.
    M: Thank you. I'll try my best to get used to my new school life as soon as possible.    2   
    W: At 8 o'clock.    3   
    M: Say it, please.
    W: Before class we have 10 minutes to hand in homework and then 20 minutes for morning reading.
    M: That's to say, we must get to school at 7:25. Five minutes later we'd hand in homework. Right?
    W: Right.   4   
    M: Well, I hear that lunch time is nearly 12 o'clock and I'll be starving by then.
    W: Don't worry.    5    
    M: That's great.

    A. So I suggest you get up before 7:00.
    B. By the way, what time does the first class begin?
    C. How long will it take us to finish our homework?
    D. But there is some other suggested time you should remember.
    E. During the break after the second class, we can buy something to eat.
    F. I have no idea what'll happen in class and how I'll get along with my classmates.
    G. I really don't know what to do after class.
  • He________ full marks, but he was so careless as to make a spelling mistake.
    [     ]
    A. must have gained
    B. might gain
    C. could have gained
    D. must gain
  • He didn't tell me ______ the exhibition was held.  
    [    ]
    A. where was it that                
    B. that it was where
    C. where it was that                
    D. that was it where
  • — Did you see what the thief looks like?
    — No, so quickly_______ that I couldn't see him clearly.  
    [     ]
    A. did he run away                
    B. ran away he  
    C. does he run away              
    D. he runs away
  • Most people are ____ reducing the students' heavy burdens.  
    [     ]
    A. in search of      
    B. in honor of  
    C. in favor of      
    D. in charge of
  • It's believed that movies, also_______ motion pictures, arrived in China near the end of the 19th century.  
     [      ]
    A. to be called      
    B. to call      
    C. calling          
    D. called
  • —  I tried many times, but I still failed to complete the experiment.  
    — Cheer up. _______ and the problem will be solved. 
    [      ]
    A. If have a little effort
    B. Having a little effort  
    C. If you have a bit effort
    D. A bit more effort
  • — You told Holmes about what happened in the train?  
    — No,I didn't. He had rushed off towards the station________I could say anything more.   
    [    ]
    A. before        
    B. until        
    C. when          
    D. as
  • — You know I'm having a hard time now.       
    — Needn't worry. If you can______ the present difficulties,everything should be all right.         
    [     ]
    A. get away    
    B. get over     
    C. get off          
    D. get on     
  • In all kinds of competitions, Jackie ______ a most excellent athlete. He has won many gold medals.
    [      ]
    A. practices    
    B. proves      
    C. behaves          
    D. conducts
  • There is somebody waiting for you______ I think might be one of your classmates.   
    [      ]
    A. who        
    B. whom      
    C. whoever          
    D. which  
  • Our city has developed into a big city;which is ____ it used to be.     
    [      ]
    A. four times larger than that
    B. four times the size of what  
    C. four times the size larger than what  
    D. as four times the size as that
  • —  Jack, I lost your ball at school. I suppose I should pay for it.  
    — Oh. ______. It was just an old ball anyway.  
    [     ]
    A. Take it easy    
    B. By no means    
    C. You got it        
    D. Forget it
  • An average of 130,000 Chinese       aboard for studies every year over the past few years, improving
    exchanges in the educational fields.
    [      ]
    A. was going      
    B. have been going    
    C. has been going    
    D. are going
◎ 2012届新人教版陕西省高新一中高三英语第十一次大练习题的第二部分试题
  • — Tom, Who will give ______ lecture? What is it about?  
    — Professor Chen, ______ president of Beijing University, about pollution.   
    [      ]
    A. the, a        
    B. a, the            
    C. the, 不填          
    D. a, 不填
  • Antarctica is so mystically described by some people. If only I _____ there!  
    [     ]
    A. had been    
    B. have been        
    C. have gone          
    D. had gone
  • 完形填空
         The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did 15 years
    ago, which reminded me of my girlhood.
         It was my second day of   1  and it was raining heavily. I could not   2  the habit I had at home , so I
    fell asleep right at my   3  . I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad's back. We
    were     4    home. It was the last time I felt   5  to him.
         After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not bothered much by this   6  . I was proud of it, for I felt   7  and "grown up." However, there were times when I felt
    depressed by not having sought   8  from him.
         One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad
    came and stood behind me for a moment,   9  me scratching (乱涂,勾抹) the paper. Then he said, "This
    kind of writing needs 10 .Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder."
         I follow his   11  for the next two words, but   12  I could see little improvement, I followed my own
    method the  13  way. His advice did not improve my writing but our   14  . As I grew older, I found out
    that he had finished his   15  in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered
    to be a  16 . People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.
         He often said to me, "As you can see, this family is going to depend on you. We are   17  to improve
    you anything for your future .You have to get  18 to change the life for yourself."
         As a result of his   19  , I have  20 it through high school and through college.
    (     )1. A. graduation  
    (     )2. A. from      
    (     )3. A. dormitory  
    (     )4. A. at      
    (     )5. A. close    
    (     )6. A. gap      
    (     )7. A. lonely    
    (     )8. A. comfort    
    (     )9. A. helping    
    (     )10. A. skill    
    (     )11. A. introduction
    (     )12. A. even if    
    (     )13. A. difficult  
    (     )14. A. relationship
    (     )15. A. schooling  
    (     )16. A. writer  
    (     )17. A. tired    
    (     )18. A. an education
    (     )19. A. help    
    (     )20. A. succeeded  
    B. employment    
    B. resist    
    B. door      
    B. already    
    B. near      
    B. thought    
    B. depressed      
    B. help      
    B. directing    
    B. patience    
    B. manner      
    B. while    
    B. slow      
    B. friendship    
    B. life      
    B. scholar    
    B. glad      
    B. a rich boyfriend
    B. expectations  
    B. got      
    C. college    
    C. follow      
    C. desk      
    C. beyond      
    C. happy      
    C. action      
    C. independent  
    C. support    
    C. watching    
    C. time      
    C. spirit    
    C. as        
    C. efficient  
    C. thought    
    C. hope      
    C. scientist  
    C. useless    
    C. a well-paid job  
    C. examination  
    C. made      
    D. school            
    D. break              
    D. bed                
    D. halfway            
    D. relaxed            
    D. accident          
    D.comfortable        
    D. explanation        
    D. blaming            
    D. practice          
    D. advice            
    D. though            
    D. fast              
    D. life              
    D. expectation        
    D. specialist        
    D. ready              
    D. a good writing    
    D. watch              
    D. found              
  • 阅读理解
                                                   Rising above the names
         I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice.
         "Mom, come here! There's this lady here my size!"
        The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to apologize.
        I smiled and told her, "It's okay." Then I talked to the boy, "Hi, I'm Darryl Kramer. How are you ?"
        He studied me from head to toe, and asked, "Are you a little mommy?"      
        "Yes, I have a son," I answered.
        "Why are you so little?" he asked.
        "It's the way I was born," I said. "Some people are little. Some are tall. I'm just not going to grow any
    bigger. " After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy's hand and left.
         My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I
    1ook different from their parents.
        It takes only one glance to see my uniqueness. I stand three feet nine inches tall. I was born an a
    chondroplasia dwarf (侏儒). Despite this, I did all the things other kids did when I  was growing up.
         I didn't realize how short I was until I started school. Some kids picked on me, calling me names.
    Then I knew. I began to hate the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me
    as I struggled to climb the school bus stairs.
        But I learned to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life.I decided to
    make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I made up for in
    personality.
         I'm 47 now, and the stares have not diminished as I've grown older. People are amazed when they
    see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are rude, I remind myself, "Look what else I
    have -- a great family, nice friends. "
         It's the children's questions that make my life special. I enjoy answering their questions.  My hope is
    that I will encourage them to accept their peers ( a person of the same age, class, position, etc. ),
    whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with respect.

    1.  Why did the mother apologize to the author?
    A. Because the boy ran into the author.
    B. Because the boy laughed at the author.
    C. Because the boy said the author was fatter than him.
    D. Because the mother thought the boy's words had hurt the author.

    2. When did the author realize that she was too short?

    A. When she grew up.
    B. When she was 47 years old.
    C. When she began to go to school.
    D. When she met the boy in the supermarket.

    3.Which of the following word can best replace the underlined word"diminished" ?

    A. dismissed    
    B. increased      
    C. decreased      
    D. discriminated

    4. How does the author feel about people's stares? 

    A. Angry.      
    B. Calm.          
    C. Painful.        
    D. Discouraged.
  • 阅读理解
         The crowd cheered as the young man walked across the stage to receive his award as the company's
    top producer. He looked over the audience and trembled, and there was a clear pause that brought a
    silence to the room. It took him a moment to control himself.
         "The last three months hit me pretty hard," he began. "And I feel the need to share a piece of my story
    though I'm not sure why. A friend called me about his new marketing system, an outbound  (发往外国
    的) fax(传真)service that could reach thousands of potential customers at very little cost. I checked it out, got excited and accepted it. After thousands of faxes, it seemed that what I did was illegal . I was
    punished a dollar for every one sent out.
         The crowd was surprised.
         "I failed to do proper research, and didn't pay attention to the details. Now I am heavily in debt. As
    some of you know, I recently move up here from down south. I stored my stuff (资料)in my old office,
    which I closed down. When I drove back to pick it all up, I found that everything except my computer
    and the clothes I brought with me was gone."
         He continued, "I drive a sports car. I love that car. One day while driving it, I stepped on the
    accelerator (油门), lost control at 85 miles an hour, and hit the guard rail. I damaged my car very badly."
         "In three months, I got charged, lost everything I owned, and damaged my car. We all face challenges," he smiled. "I guess I wanted to share mine with you. Thanks for listening. " He left to a standing ovation
    (鼓掌).
         Standing in the back of the room, I realized how much respect that young man earned. He faced his
    fear, publicly admitted his mistakes and never gave up, in spite of the difficulties. That day, he won much
    more than a trophy (奖杯).

    1. According to the first paragraph, which word can describe the young man?

    A. Calm.        
    B. Brave.          
    C. Shy.            
    D. Nervous.

    2. Why was the young man punished?

    A. He made a serious mistake in his research.
    B. He illegally sent faxes to customers.
    C. He stole a computer from an office.
    D. He drove his car at a high speed.

    3.  The young man told his experiences perhaps to _________.  
              .
    A. encourage others to face challenges bravely  
    B. let the audience forgive him
    C. show his misunderstanding of the law
    D. complain about being treated unfairly
  • 阅读理解
         Have you ever noticed what happens to an idea once you express it ? Just talking about it or writing
    it down causes you to make it clear in your own mind. How can you use this to increase your brain
    power? Start writing.
         By putting thoughts into words, you are telling yourself the logic behind what you think, feel,or only
    partly understand. Often,explaining a thought is the process of understanding. In other words, you increase your brain power by exercising your"explain power".
         Another benefit of writing is that it helps you remember. Many,if not most,highly productive people are always taking notes. You can try keeping it all in your head,but if you keep a journal (日志)of your ideas
    the next time you're working on a big project, you'11 probably have more success.
        Want to understand a topic? Write a book about it. That's an extreme example, but if you are learning
    something new,write a letter to a friend about it,and you will understand it better. Want to invent something?  Write an explanation of the problem---why you want to solve it,and why it is worth solving, and
    you're half-way there.
        Writers don't always write because they clearly understand something beforehand. Often,they write
    about something because they want to understand it. You can do the same. Writing will help bring you to
    all understanding. Give it a try.

    1.What would be the best title for the passage?

    A. A Way on How to Write     
    B. Increase Your Brain Power Through Writing
    C. Brain Power Helps Improve Your Writing
    D. How to Start Your Writing

    2. According to the passage,writing can help you a lot EXCEPT_________.     

    A. to increase your brain power    
    B. to improve the ability to remember
    C. to develop your interest in study  
    D. to strengthen the understanding of a topic

    3. If a writer writes something, it means that he or she_________.

    A. has understood it very well              
    B. needs to understand it better
    C. wants to remember it in his or her mind    
    D. is testing his or her new ideas

    4.The underlined sentence "You're half-way there" in the fourth paragraph means that_________.

    A. you are already successful      
    B. there is a long way for you to go to reach your goal
    C. you are left wondering what to do    
    D. you have been on the way to success
  • 阅读理解
         Do you always forget where you placed your keys or your purse? What was the name of the movie
    you saw last week? The major cause of your forgetfulness may be linked to what you store in your body,
    not in your short-term memory bank.
         Tests continue to show that people with enough Vitamin B-2 do well in memory exams. The "B"
    could stand for "brain", if you're one of many with limited instant recall. And the number one source of
    that vitamin is sunflower seeds.
         Even when you're sleeping or relaxing, your brain is still at work. Although it makes up just two
    percent of your total body weight, it uses up to 30 % of the calories you take in each day. For it to work
    properly, it must be fed. Even if you're not a breakfast eater, that meal is the best way to prepare your
    brain for the day. A quick and easy English muffin with peanut and butter in it, a glass of milk, and an
    orange, might be what your brain may be asking you the first thing in the morning when you feel your head
    is in a fog. Having sunflower seeds and fruit between meals adds more muscle to that hungry, demanding
    organ. Vitamin B-1 also helps the memory, and that is found in eggs, meats and nuts. In Chinese culture,
    walnuts (核桃) are known as the fruit for a long life because it is believed that they feed both the kidneys
    and the brain. And accor ding to Chinese culture, if you keep those two important organs in good working order, you'll live longer.
         However forgetful you are, just keep in mind the letter "B", which will help you to "bear in mind almost everything" even on those days when life's challenges are sending you in a billion directions.

    1. The underlined word "muffin" in the third paragraph probably means_________.

    A. menu          
    B. dinner          
    C. calorie          
    D. cookie

    2. In the passage, Chinese culture is mentioned to____________.

    A. support the idea of long life       
    B. show the importance of vitamin B-1  
    C. warn the readers of two organs      
    D. remind us of walnuts and sunflower seeds

    3. What can we conclude from the passage?

    A. What we eat seems more important than what we learn in terms of memory.  
    B. Two percent of our brain is still active when we are sleeping or relaxing.
    C. It doesn't make much difference to our brain whether we have breakfast or not.  
    D. Life's challenges have no effect on our memory, if dealt with in a proper way.

    4. The best title for the passage could be_______________.

    A. Human of Memory Loss              
    B. Vitamin B-2 and Memory
    C. Forgetful? But not Brain             
    D. Chinese Culture of Long Life
  • 信息匹配  根据短文内容,从下框的A-F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。
    选项中有一项为多余项
    A. Goods for auction sales
    B. Definition of bidding
    C. Way to sell more goods by auction
    D. Auction sales in history
    E. Brief introduction to auctions
    F. Making a larger profit as an auctioneer
    1._____
         Auctions are public sales of goods, conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He asks the
    crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers, or "bids", for the various items on sale. He
    encourages buyers to bid higher figures,and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the good.
    This is called "knocking down" the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer strikes a small
    hammer on a table at which he stands.
    2._____
         The ancient Roman probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin
    auction, meaning "increase". The Romans usually sold in this way the goods taken in war. In England in
    the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, goods were often sold "by the candle", a short candle was lit by
    the auctioneer, and bids could be made while it stayed alight.
    3._____
         Practically all goods whose qualities vary are sold by auction. Among these are coffee skins, wool,
    tea, furs, silk and wines. Auction sales are also usual for land and property. Furniture pictures, rare
    books, old china and similar works of art.
    4. _____
         An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars often articles to be sold and where
    and when they can be viewed by potential buyers. If the advertisement cannot give full details, catalogues
    are printed, and each group of goods to be sold together called a "lot" is usually given a number. The
    auctioneer need not begin with LOT I and continue in the order of numbers, he may wait until he notices
    the fact that certain buyers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested in.
    5._____
         The auctioneer's services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for.
    The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible. He will not
    waste time by starting the bidding too low. He will also play on the opponents among his buyers and
    succeed in getting a high price by encouraging two business competitors to bid against each other.
  • He________ full marks, but he was so careless as to make a spelling mistake.  
    [     ]
    A. must have gained
    B. might gain  
    C. could have gained
    D. must gain
  • He didn't tell me ______ the exhibition was held.  
    [     ]
    A. where was it that                
    B. that it was where
    C. where it was that                
    D. that was it where
  • — Did you see what the thief looks like? 
    — No, so quickly_______ that I couldn't see him clearly.    
    [     ]
    A. did he run away                
    B. ran away he  
    C. does he run away              
    D. he runs away
  • Most people are ____ reducing the students' heavy burdens.  
    [     ]
    A. in search of      
    B. in honor of  
    C. in favor of      
    D. in charge of
  • It's believed that movies, also_______ motion pictures, arrived in China near the end of the 19th century.  
    [     ]
    A. to be called      
    B. to call      
    C. calling          
    D. called
  • — I tried many times, but I still failed to complete the experiment.  
    — Cheer up. _______ and the problem will be solved.  
    [     ]
    A. If have a little effort
    B. Having a little effort  
    C. If you have a bit effort
    D. A bit more effort
  • — You told Holmes about what happened in the train?  
    — No, I didn't. He had rushed off towards the station________I could say anything more.  
    [     ]
    A. before        
    B. until        
    C. when          
    D. as
◎ 2012届新人教版陕西省高新一中高三英语第十一次大练习题的第三部分试题
  • —  You know I'm having a hard time now.       
    — Needn't worry. If you can______ the present difficulties,everything should be all right.        
    [     ]
    A. get away    
    B. get over      
    C. get off          
    D. get on     
  • In all kinds of competitions, Jackie ______ a most excellent athlete. He has won many gold medals.
    [    ]
    A. practices    
    B. proves      
    C. behaves          
    D. conducts
  • There is somebody waiting for you______ I think might be one of your classmates.   
    [    ]
    A. who        
    B. whom      
    C. whoever          
    D. which    
  • Our city has developed into a big city; which is ____ it used to be.    
    [     ]
    A. four times larger than that
    B. four times the size of what  
    C. four times the size larger than what  
    D. as four times the size as that
  • —  Jack, I lost your ball at school. I suppose I should pay for it.  
    — Oh. ______. It was just an old ball anyway. 
    [     ]
    A. Take it easy    
    B. By no means    
    C. You got it        
    D. Forget it
  • An average of 130,000 Chinese       aboard for studies every year over the past few years, improving
    exchanges in the educational fields.
    [     ]
    A. was going      
    B. have been going    
    C. has been going    
    D. are going
  • —  Tom, Who will give ______ lecture? What is it about?  
    — Professor Chen, ______ president of Beijing University, about pollution.  
    [     ]
    A. the, a        
    B. a, the            
    C. the, 不填          
    D. a, 不填
  • Antarctica is so mystically described by some people. If only I _____ there!  
    [     ]
    A. had been    
    B. have been        
    C. have gone          
    D. had gone
  • 完形填空
         The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did 15 years
    ago, which reminded me of my girlhood.
         It was my second day of   1  and it was raining heavily. I could not   2  the habit I had at home , so
    I fell asleep right at my   3  . I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad's back.
    We were   4  home. It was the last time I felt   5  to him.
         After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not
    bothered much by this   6  . I was proud of it, for I felt   7 and "grown up." However, there were times
    when I felt depressed by not having sought   8  from him.
        One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad
    came and stood behind me for a moment,   9  me scratching (乱涂,勾抹) the paper. Then he said, "This
    kind of writing needs  10  .Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder."
         I follow his   11  for the next two words, but  12  I could see little improvement, I followed my own
    method the   13  way. His advice did not improve my writing but our   14  . As I grew older, I found out
    that he had finished his   15  in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered
    to be a   16  . People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.
         He often said to me, "As you can see, this family is going to depend on you. We are   17  to improve
    you anything for your future .You have to get   18  to change the life for yourself."
         As a result of his  19  , I have   20  it through high school and through college.
    (     )1. A. graduation  
    (     )2. A. from      
    (     )3. A. dormitory  
    (     )4. A. at      
    (     )5. A. close    
    (     )6. A. gap      
    (     )7. A. lonely    
    (     )8. A. comfort    
    (     )9. A. helping    
    (     )10. A. skill    
    (     )11. A. introduction
    (     )12. A. even if    
    (     )13. A. difficult  
    (     )14. A. relationship
    (     )15. A. schooling  
    (     )16. A. writer  
    (     )17. A. tired    
    (     )18. A. an education
    (     )19. A. help    
    (     )20. A. succeeded  
    B. employment    
    B. resist    
    B. door      
    B. already    
    B. near      
    B. thought    
    B. depressed    
    B. help      
    B. directing    
    B. patience    
    B. manner      
    B. while    
    B. slow      
    B. friendship    
    B. life      
    B. scholar    
    B. glad      
    B. a rich boyfriend
    B. expectations  
    B. got      
    C. college  
    C. follow    
    C. desk    
    C. beyond    
    C. happy    
    C. action    
    C. independent  
    C. support  
    C. watching  
    C. time    
    C. spirit  
    C. as      
    C. efficient  
    C. thought  
    C. hope    
    C. scientist  
    C. useless  
    C. a well-paid job
    C. examination
    C. made    
    D. school              
    D. break              
    D. bed                
    D. halfway            
    D. relaxed            
    D. accident            
    D.comfortable          
    D. explanation        
    D. blaming            
    D. practice            
    D. advice              
    D. though              
    D. fast                
    D. life                
    D. expectation        
    D. specialist          
    D. ready              
    D. a good writing      
    D. watch              
    D. found              
  • 阅读理解
                                                         Rising above the names
         I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice.
         "Mom, come here! There's this lady here my size!"
         The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to apologize.
         I smiled and told her, "It's okay." Then I talked to the boy, "Hi, I'm Darryl Kramer. How are you ?"
        He studied me from head to toe, and asked, "Are you a little mommy?"      
        "Yes, I have a son," I answered.
       "Why are you so little?" he asked.
       "It's the way I was born," I said. "Some people are little. Some are tall. I'm just not going to grow any
    bigger. " After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy's hand and left.
         My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I
    1ook different from their parents.
         It takes only one glance to see my uniqueness. I stand three feet nine inches tall. I was born an a
    chondroplasia dwarf (侏儒). Despite this, I did all the things other kids did when I  was growing up.
         I didn't realize how short I was until I started school. Some kids picked on me, calling me names.
    Then   I knew. I began to hate the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me
    as I struggled to climb the school bus stairs.
         But I learned to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life.I decided to
    make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I made up for in
    personality.
         I'm 47 now, and the stares have not diminished as I've grown older. People are amazed when they
    see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are rude, I remind myself, "Look what else I
    have -- a great family, nice friends. "
         It's the children's questions that make my life special. I enjoy answering their questions.  My hope is
    that I will encourage them to accept their peers ( a person of the same age, class, position, etc. ),
    whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with respect.

    1. Why did the mother apologize to the author?

    A. Because the boy ran into the author.
    B. Because the boy laughed at the author.
    C. Because the boy said the author was fatter than him.
    D. Because the mother thought the boy's words had hurt the author.

    2. When did the author realize that she was too short?

    A. When she grew up.
    B. When she was 47 years old.
    C. When she began to go to school.
    D. When she met the boy in the supermarket.

    3.Which of the following word can best replace the underlined word"diminished" ?

    A. dismissed    
    B. increased      
    C. decreased      
    D. discriminated

    4. How does the author feel about people's stares? 

    A. Angry.      
    B. Calm.          
    C. Painful.        
    D. Discouraged.
  • 阅读理解
         The crowd cheered as the young man walked across the stage to receive his award as the company's
    top producer. He looked over the audience and trembled, and there was a clear pause that brought a
    silence to the room. It took him a moment to control himself.
         "The last three months hit me pretty hard," he began. "And I feel the need to share a piece of my story
    though I'm not sure why. A friend called me about his new marketing system, an outbound  (发往外国
    的) fax(传真)service that could reach thousands of potential customers at very little cost. I checked it
    out, got excited and accepted it. After thousands of faxes, it seemed that what I did was illegal . I was
    punished a dollar for every one sent out.
         The crowd was surprised.
         "I failed to do proper research, and didn't pay attention to the details. Now I am heavily in debt. As
    some of you know, I recently move up here from down south. I stored my stuff (资料)in my old office,
    which I closed down. When I drove back to pick it all up, I found that everything except my computer
    and the clothes I brought with me was gone."
         He continued, "I drive a sports car. I love that car. One day while driving it, I stepped on the
    accelerator (油门), lost control at 85 miles an hour, and hit the guard rail. I damaged my car very
    badly."
         "In three months, I got charged, lost everything I owned, and damaged my car. We all face
    challenges," he smiled. "I guess I wanted to share mine with you. Thanks for listening. " He left to a
    standing ovation (鼓掌).
         Standing in the back of the room, I realized how much respect that young man earned. He faced his
    fear, publicly admitted his mistakes and never gave up, in spite of the difficulties. That day, he won much
    more than a trophy (奖杯).

    1. According to the first paragraph, which word can describe the young man?

    A. Calm.        
    B. Brave.          
    C. Shy.            
    D. Nervous.

    2. Why was the young man punished?

    A. He made a serious mistake in his research.
    B. He illegally sent faxes to customers.
    C. He stole a computer from an office.
    D. He drove his car at a high speed.

    3. The young man told his experiences perhaps to _________.        
    A. encourage others to face challenges bravely 

    B. let the audience forgive him
    C. show his misunderstanding of the law
    D. complain about being treated unfairly
  • 阅读理解
         Have you ever noticed what happens to an idea once you express it ? Just talking about it or writing it
    down causes you to make it clear in your own mind. How can you use this to increase your brain power? Start writing.
         By putting thoughts into words, you are telling yourself the logic behind what you think, feel,or only
    partly understand. Often,explaining a thought is the process of understanding. In other words, you
    increase your brain power by exercising your"explain power".
         Another benefit of writing is that it helps you remember. Many,if not most,highly productive people
    are always taking notes. You can try keeping it all in your head,but if you keep a journal (日志)of your
    ideas the next time you're working on a big project, you'11 probably have more success. 
         Want to understand a topic? Write a book about it. That's an extreme example, but if you are
    learning
    something new,write a letter to a friend about it,and you will understand it better. Want to invent
    something? Write an explanation of the problem---why you want to solve it,and why it is worth solving,
    and you're half-way there.
         Writers don't always write because they clearly understand something beforehand. Often,they write
    about something because they want to understand it. You can do the same. Writing will help bring you
    to all understanding. Give it a try.

    1.What would be the best title for the passage?

    A. A Way on How to Write      
    B. Increase Your Brain Power Through Writing
    C. Brain Power Helps Improve Your Writing
    D. How to Start Your Writing

    2. According to the passage,writing can help you a lot EXCEPT_________.     

    A. to increase your brain power    
    B. to improve the ability to remember
    C. to develop your interest in study  
    D. to strengthen the understanding of a topic

    3. If a writer writes something, it means that he or she_________.

    A. has understood it very well              
    B. needs to understand it better
    C. wants to remember it in his or her mind    
    D. is testing his or her new ideas

    4.The underlined sentence "You're half-way there" in the fourth paragraph means that_________.

    A. you are already successful      
    B. there is a long way for you to go to reach your goal
    C. you are left wondering what to do    
    D. you have been on the way to success
  • 阅读理解
         Do you always forget where you placed your keys or your purse? What was the name of the movie
    you saw last week? The major cause of your forgetfulness may be linked to what you store in your body,
    not in your short-term memory bank.
         Tests continue to show that people with enough Vitamin B-2 do well in memory exams. The "B"
    could stand for "brain", if you're one of many with limited instant recall. And the number one source of
    that vitamin is sunflower seeds.
         Even when you're sleeping or relaxing, your brain is still at work. Although it makes up just two
    percent of your total body weight, it uses up to 30 % of the calories you take in each day. For it to work
    properly, it must be fed. Even if you're not a breakfast eater, that meal is the best way to prepare your
    brain for the day. A quick and easy English muffin with peanut and butter in it, a glass of milk, and an
    orange, might be what your brain may be asking you the first thing in the morning when you feel your
    head is in a fog. Having sunflower seeds and fruit between meals adds more muscle to that hungry,
    demanding organ. Vitamin B-1 also helps the memory, and that is found in eggs, meats and nuts. In
    Chinese culture, walnuts (核桃) are known as the fruit for a long life because it is believed that they feed
    both the kidneys and the brain. And according to Chinese culture, if you keep those two important organs
    in good working order, you'll live longer.
         However forgetful you are, just keep in mind the letter "B", which will help you to "bear in mind
    almost everything" even on those days when life's challenges are sending you in a billion directions.

    1. The underlined word "muffin" in the third paragraph probably means_________.

    A. menu          
    B. dinner          
    C. calorie          
    D. cookie

    2. In the passage, Chinese culture is mentioned to____________.

    A. support the idea of long life       
    B. show the importance of vitamin B-1  
    C. warn the readers of two organs      
    D. remind us of walnuts and sunflower seeds

    3. What can we conclude from the passage?

    A. What we eat seems more important than what we learn in terms of memory.  
    B. Two percent of our brain is still active when we are sleeping or relaxing.
    C. It doesn't make much difference to our brain whether we have breakfast or not.  
    D. Life's challenges have no effect on our memory, if dealt with in a proper way.

    4. The best title for the passage could be_______________.

    A. Human of Memory Loss              
    B. Vitamin B-2 and Memory
    C. Forgetful? But not Brain              
    D. Chinese Culture of Long Life
  • 信息匹配  
    根据短文内容,从下框的A-F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为
    多余项。
    A. Goods for auction sales
    B. Definition of bidding
    C. Way to sell more goods by auction
    D. Auction sales in history
    E. Brief introduction to auctions
    F. Making a larger profit as an auctioneer
    1._____
         Auctions are public sales of goods, conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He asks the
    crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers, or "bids", for the various items on sale. He
    encourages buyers to bid higher figures,and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the good.
    This is called "knocking down" the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer strikes a small
    hammer on a table at which he stands.
    2._____
         The ancient Roman probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin
    auction, meaning "increase". The Romans usually sold in this way the goods taken in war. In England in
    the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, goods were often sold "by the candle", a short candle was lit by
    the auctioneer, and bids could be made while it stayed alight.
    3._____
         Practically all goods whose qualities vary are sold by auction. Among these are coffee skins, wool,
    tea, furs, silk and wines. Auction sales are also usual for land and property. Furniture pictures, rare
    books, old china and similar works of art.
    4. _____
         An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars often articles to be sold and where
    and when they can be viewed by potential buyers. If the advertisement cannot give full details,
    catalogues are printed, and each group of goods to be sold together called a "lot" is usually given a
    number. The auctioneer need not begin with LOT I and continue in the order of numbers, he may wait
    until he notices the fact that certain buyers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be
    interested in.
    5._____
         The auctioneer's services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for.
    The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible. He will not
    waste time by starting the bidding too low. He will also play on the opponents among his buyers and
    succeed in getting a high price by encouraging two business competitors to bid against each other.
  • 单词拼写
    1. There is nothing in the world more ___________ (令人满意的) than doing the work you love.
    2. ____________ (希望),the cave will be protected and will not be damaged by visitors.
    3. This kind of flower is regarded of ____________(药用的) value.
    4. Do you know what colors look good __________(衬托) your skin?
    5. A storm __________(席卷) the whole country, causing great damage.
    6. You are wrong so you should make _____________ (道歉).
    7. In the ________(缺席) of the teacher, Li Ping will be in charge.
    8. She went to the bookstore and bought two ________(二十) of this kind of books.
    9.When they were about to start the last activity, they found that time was too___________(有限).
    10. His first speech as president made a strong___________(印象)on his audience.
  • 短文改错
         假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的一篇作文。文
    中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
    每处只修改一词。只修改10处,多者(11处以上)不计分。

          One night, while Xiao Ming and his father were sleeping, a thief which face was covered with a
    piece of cloth entered into the room quietly, held a knife in his hand. Although he tried to walk as
    quietly as possibly, Xiao Ming and his father were woken up. Realizing what had happened, they fight
    bravely against the thief. Suddenly Xiao Ming came up an idea. He threw a drawing pin on the floor
    where the thief might pass. Like expected, the thief stepped on a pin and was badly hurt. Screaming in
    great pain, the thieves fell down. Xiao Ming and his father took the chance to tie the thief up. With Xiao
    Ming’s clever, they finally won the unexpected battle.
    ______________________________________________________________________________

  • 书面表达
         假如你是某校高三·二班学习委员,经常看到有同学抄袭作业,针对这种情况,你将在
    下周的班会上组织全班同学讨论这一现象,并以 My opinion on copying other’s homework 为
    主题作中心发言。请事先用英语写一篇发言稿。
    注意:
    1.发言稿需包括以下内容要点:
    A. 抄袭的主要原因
    B. 抄袭的危害
    C. 提出解决办法
    2.词数: 100左右
    3.发言稿的开头已给出,不计入总词汇。
         May I have your attention, please?
         My topic today is about copying other’s homework.
         As we all know, some students copy other’s homework. ________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________________