2019届高三英语上学期周测试题.doc

2019届高三英语上学期周测试题阅读理解（每小题2分，总计30分）Two Interesting StoriesShaving Away the EyebrowsSi Burgher had some of the longest eyebrows in Indiana. They were so long that he had to brush them every day so that they did not look like a wild hair. They measured more than three inches in length. However, according to NBC News, the one thing that was even more important to him was the Bloomfield Rotary Clubs campaign to end polio (脊髓灰质炎). According to MSN., it started out as a light-hearted joke in which his fellow club members said that people would probably pay to trim (修剪) his eyebrows. After thinking about it, Burgher agreed.Tickets for trimming Burghers eyebrows started at $100 for a swipe (刮) with the razor. The first person in line was his wife. With each eyebrow taking eight swipes to finish off, Burgher managed to raise $ 1,600 for the polio cure. His wife told reporters that she was delighted with his new look and that it made him look kind and handsome.Stunt (特技) DrivingAccording to the report from World of Differcnce., Sue Harding hated the stereotype (成见) that librarians were boring just as much as she cared for the doctors and nurses in the Warwickshire and Northampton Air Ambulance Service. She came up with the idea to get rid of the stereotype by involving herself in a stunt(特技) driving course. In the process she raised funds. According to the Times, people could e out and watch. All earnings were to be donated to the Warwickshire and Northampton Air Ambulance Service.When the big day came, her stunt driving skills turned out to be quite impressive for a librarian. She put the stunt car through the paces, throwing handbreak turns and following the speed and shoot chase formation. Not only did it get rid of the stereotype but it also raised money for the Ambulance Service.1. What caused Si Burgher to have his eyebrows trimmed?A. The club members joke. B. A report from NBC News.C. His wifes encouragement. D. His wish for handsomeness.2. What is Sue Harding?A. A reporter. B. A librarian.C. A doctor. D. A nurse.3. What did Si Burgher and Sue Harding have in mon?A. They collected money for others. B. They paid for interesting stories.C. They took part in a clubs campaign. D. They were tired of their boring jobs.BMrs. Timms listened as the radio announcer gave a hurricane (飓风) warning for her town. Then she woke up her sons, Eddie and Jasper, and quickly explained, Weve got a lot to do, boys. There is no school today, and my office is closed. The hurricane is ing!Just then, the boys grandfather arrived from his seaside home. Grandpa explained that the local government had told people to evacuate their homes by the sea. It just wasnt safe for anyone to stay near the ocean during the hurricaneSoon afterwards, Mrs. Timms left to buy supplies that the family would need during the storm. Batteries, bottled water and canned food were a few of the items on her list.Grandpa stayed with the boys, and the three of them made preparations for the storm. First, they filled the bathtub and all the empty water bottles they could find. Next, they unplugged(拔掉插头)almost everything in the house. Then, Eddie helped Grandpa strengthen the windows. Meanwhile, Jasper put the outdoor chairs inside. Later, as the storm approached, the family stayed in protected areas away from the windows and outside walls. Mrs. Timms and Grandpa moved chairs to a protected space near the staircase. Eddie and Jasper sat under a strong table next to them, reading and playing games. They waited for the radio announcer to declare that the hurricane had passed.4.What did Mrs. Timms do after hearing the hurricane warning?A. She went to work.B. She woke up her sons. C. She prepared breakfast.D. She watched the hurricane.5. The underlined word “evacuate” in Paragraph 2 means_.A. lock B. reach C. repair D. leave6. While Eddie helped Grandpa strengthen the windows, Jasper_.A. filled the bathtubB. turned off the lightsC. put the outdoor chairs inside D. sat under a strong table7. What could be the best title for the text?A. A Happy Family.B. A Seaside House.C. The Damage of the Hurricane.D. The Day of the Hurricane.CIf you are interested in studying at an American university, you have to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language. The test is widely known as the TOEFL. It is the most widely used language exam for American universities.There are two major kinds of the TOEFL test. The first is the IBT, or Internet-based Test. It is offered in most of the world and accepted by nearly every university and scholarship program in the United States. The other kind of the test is called the Paper-based Test or PBT. The PBT is less costly to take and does not require use of the Internet. But how to get started with TOEFL? Here are some tips .1. Plan ahead -It takes a long time to improve your TOEFL score. Do not expect a big lift in your test results after two weeks. You will have to spend a lot of time and energy.2. Master the basics first -You should have to be good at basic English before you take the test. If you score below 500 on the PBT or 70 on the IBT, study for a few months and e back to the TOEFL later.3. Get a study guide - It is easy to find study guides for the IBT. Pearson, Barrons, ETS, and Kaplan all produce quality materials. Take a practice test once or twice a month. The best study guides will have explanations in the answer key. 4. Use outside resources - Remember, you are learning a language, not a test. You can improve your TOEFL score by making English part of your daily life. Some simple ways are listening to English speakers, watching movies and reading newspapers. Some others are reading English textbooks, sending and reading text messages in English, and writing online in English. The best way to do well on the TOEFL is to know English well. The real aim of the test is to measure how well a student can municate in English-speaking classroom. If you want to know more, please click here.8. If you want to study in an America university, you have to_.A. be very rich and work hard B. be well prepared to take the TOEFL testC. ask an English teacher to help you D. prepare for a month before taking the TOEFL test9. From the passage we can learn that_.Athe IBT is more expensive to take and requires use of the Internet.BPearson is a person who teaches quality materials.CIf you score 500 on the PBT, you can pass the TOEFL test.DIf you are good at reading ,you can pass the TOEFL test.10.The real purpose of the TOEFL is to_, according to the passage.Aget more foreign students to study in American universitiesBlet foreign students know more about American universitiesCmeasure ones municating ability in English.Dimprove foreign students skills of taking tests11.Where does the passage most probably e from?AA websiteBA lesson CA science bookDA novelDWhy do people lie? Many psychologists agree that lying can start from childhood.There are various reasons why children make false statements. They usually telluntruthful stories to cover up the mistakes that they have done in the past. Lying is alsoa way to avoid receiving punishments from parents. If parents fail to reprimand theirchildren for making up false stories, then there is a possibility that they will continue tolie during their teenage years. Teenagers lie because they want to be accepted by their friends. This is the mainreason why they create stories that are not true just to bee presentable andacceptable to other people. In some instances, teenagers tell untruthful statements toavoid criticisms from their families and friends. As teenagers grow, lying bees one of their habits. Their knowledge on makingup untruthful stories bees more developed. People lie in workplaces if they fail tomeet the deadlines and if they fail to acplish and do their tasks efficiently. Some ofthe mon lies made in workplaces are getting sick and having emergencies at home.The danger involved in frequent lying is when it bees a character. Frequent lyingcauses the development of the condition known to doctors as pathological(病态的)lying. Pathological lying is a mental health condition, which is associated with individualswho have the urge to tell untruthful statements. Patients suffering from it make upstories about everything and anything. These individuals lie to meet the standards ofother people who they want to please. These patients deceive other people because itgives them an unexplained pleasure. One of the best ways of treating pathological liarsis to help them tell true statements and stories at all times. This may be hard for them,but as they are accustomed to it, they will start to realize that they will be moreaccepted by their families and other people if they stop themselves from making up falsestories.12. The underlined word reprimand in Paragraph l means . A. scold B. fine C. praise D. disappoint13. Whats the major reason for teenagers lying behavior? A. Protecting themselves. B. Pleasing themselves. C. Avoiding embarrassment. D. Being popular.14. Pathological lying is a disease because the patients . A. lose interest in everything B. are critical about themselves C. cant help lying all the time D. have the urge to please others15. The writer addresses pathological lying by analyzing _ . A. some typical cases B. its causes and development C. its unexplained pleasure D. the difficulty of its treatment七选五（每小题2分，总计20分）We all wish we had just a bit more time. Just think what you could do with an extra hour or two each day: you could finally stick to an exercise routine, or springclean the house, or write your novel, or learn the guitar and so on._16_ But I can help you find more hours in your day for the things that really matter. Get Out of Bed EarlierIf you normally get up at 7：30 am., try getting up at 7：00 am. That halfhour might not sound like much, but it could be time that you use to exercise, to read that book youve been meaning to finish. _17_ Do the Important Tasks FirstOnce you get to work, get the important ones done first (not the easy ones, or even the urgent ones). You can afford to spend at least an hour working on big, important tasks rather than on all those little urgent ones._18_ The urgent tasks will still get done, and you wont miss the important ones. Reduce InterruptionsIf colleagues have a habit of hanging around your desk to chat, or if the phone is constantly ringing, you might find that it takes you half the day to finish a simple task like writing a letter. Continous interruptions dont just eat up time, they also break your concentration. When youve got a big task to focus on, let your calls go to voicemail. _19_ .Wearing headphones(耳机) makes it less likely that people will try to begin a conversation. _20_A few minutes chatting, browsing the web, and so on, can easily turn into hours of wasted time over the course of a day.If your concentration is slipping, take a proper break: go and get a glass of water, or stretch your legs a bit. And if youre facing a difficult task, try breaking it into small steps or stages so that its easier to deal with.AStay Focused on Your WorkBTake Breaks When NecessaryCIf you have an office door, close it.DIf you work like this, youll usually save time.EWould you want me to make your day longer?FI cant magically make all your days 25 hours long.GOr simply to get your day off to a calm and organized start.How to keep a travel journalAre you looking for fresh travel journal writing ideas? Read on these tips to get some ideas for creating a journal you will cherish.Just do it. a travel journal is not scholarly (学文精深的). 21 There are no rules, and no one is grading what you are write. The best way to get going is to get started.Pay attention. Your journal doesnt have to only be about where you go each day. 22 Did you meet someone new? Where and when? What did you talk about? Recording observations will make your travel journal colorful?Try to write something every day. Make a habit of writing something every day or at least every other day. 23 If you let more time pass, it can be different to remember what you did three or four days ago, especially the brief impressions of those experiences. Your journal will be richer if you keep up with it. 24 If writing paragraphs doesnt fit either you or your trip, try something else. You can make lists, such as your favorite restaurants for dinner or the best places to watch the sunset. Try sketching(素描)too and dont be discouraged if you are not sure as an artist. Sometimes sketching is really the best way to record an experience that would be lost when described with text. As the saying goes, a picture is worth one thousand words.Take the bad along with the good. For all the great travel experiences we enjoy, there are days when things go wrong. 25 Though they are not be highlight of a trip, they are part of your unique travel story and often are as much fun to tell about in the future as the ones that go as planned.A. Write at a fortable place.B. Use different ways to keep a journalC. Be sure that the size of the notebook is right for you.D. Then you can catch your thoughts while they are fresh.E. It is your experiences- written by you, and for yourself.F. Write about these experiences too for they are just as memorableG. Stop for a moment, look around and ask yourself some questions. 完形填空（每小题1.5分，总计30分）When I was in seventh grade, I was a candy striper(志愿当护士助手的小姑娘)at a local hospital in my town. Most of the 26 I spent there was with Mr. Gillespie. He never had any 27 , and nobody seemed to be 28 about his condition.I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him, 29 anything that needed to be done. As time went by, he became a close friend of mine 30 , even though he responded with only an occasional squeeze(捏)of my hand. Mr. Gillespie was in a a(昏迷).I left for a week to vacation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr. Gillespie was 31 . I didnt have the 32 to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear they might 33 me he had died. Several 34 later, when I was a junior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face.When I 35 who it was, my eyes were filled with tears. He was 36 ! I got up the nerve to ask him if his name was Mr. Gillespie. With a(n) 37 look on his face, he replied yes. I 38 how I knew him, and that I had spent many hours talking with him in the hospital. His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever 39 .He began to tell me how, 40 he lay there asleep, he could hear me talking to him and could 41 me holding his hand the whole time. Mr. Gillespie 42 believed that it was my voice and 43 that had kept him alive.Although I havent 44 him since, he fills my heart with 45 every day. I know that I made a difference between his life and his death.26. A. time B. energyC. moneyD. effort27. A. patients B. relativesC. visitorsD.problems28. A. curious B. upset C. concernedD. angry29. A. talking aboutB. helping withC. pointing outD. looking for30. A. frequently B. fluently C. usually D. gradually31. A. gone B. mad C. dead D. excited32. A. right B. chance C. courage D. ability33. A. cheat B. warn C. remind D. tell34. A. days B. years C. months D. weeks35. A. heard B. wondered C. recognized D. asked36. A. great B. lucky C. successful D. alive37. A. grateful B. proud C. determined D. uncertain38. A. explained B. remembered C. apologized D. told39. A. dreamed B. received C. wanted D. shown40. A. because B. as C. unless D. if41. A. notice B. appreciate C. imagine D. feel42. A. firmly B. rightly C. hardly D. wrongly43. A. touch B. worry C. humour D. treatment44. A. forgotten B. seen C. missed D. called45. A. respect B. regret C. joy D. sympathy语法填空（每小题1.5分，总计15分）Happiness has different meanings to different people. To some, it means46 (surround) by families and friends and achieving success. To 47 , it can 48 (simple) mean a day without suffering or just being alive. However, how to find happiness is not easy, especially when you are in hard times. Sang Lan is 49 very good example of someone who is happy with her life, even when people expect her to be sad.Sang Lan 50 best event was the vault, was a happy and successful gymnast in China. She started winning 51 (petition) in 1991. Though her training means living apart from her parents, she was happy 52 (devote ) herself to gymnastics. In xx, a small accident during her practice vaults at the Goodwill Games could 53 (cost) her future happiness. However, instead of crying about what she had lost and feeling 54 (hope), Sang Lan thought about what she could do to get better. When she went back to China, she studied broadcasting at Peking University and then hosted a sports programme about the xx Beijing Olympics. She believes that keeping busy 55 (help) her to stay positive.单句填空（每小题1.5分，总计15分） 56. Henry told me that there was a time he stayed up every night going over his lessons.57. Prince Sadruddin lavished praise on Britains_(contribute)to world diplomacy58. There is nothing (attract) than a genuine smile. 59. The (impress) he made on me was that he was no more than a reserved young man.60. Its very dangerous for you to use a kind of medicine which you are allergic.61. The survey (conduct) in our school last month shows that about three per cent of the students are addicted to the Internet games.62. We are at your service. Dont hesitate (turn) to us if you have any further problems.63. If we (exchange) telephone number last week, I would have no trouble getting in touch with you now.64. With the changes in the worlds climate, dinosaurs died, but many smaller animals lived on. It was the (survive) of the fittest.65. Among all the birthday gifts (include) a DIY card, which I like best.短文改错（每小题1分，总计10分）Before I had children, I used to heading out all the time. Whether it was to go to the cinema with a few friend, enjoy a nice dinner, or watch the game, I would just take off without much thought. Now, I still enjoyed those things. But I can only go out and have a great time whether I know my children are with someone that I trust him and that they really like. My husband and I also once struggled to find someone to take care for our children when we were working, as well as some occasional nights out. But now I dont need worry about that any more. I am exciting to get help from a guide book. It feels good to find nothing that makes my life easier.箴言中学高二英语第三次月考答案二 阅读理解13 ABA 47 BDCD 811 BACA 1215 ADCB 1625 FGDCA EGDBF三 完形填空完形 2645 ACCBD ACDBC DDABB DAABC四 语法填空题46.being surrounded 47. Others 48. simply 49. a 50. whose 51. petitions52. to devote 53. have cost 54. hopeless 55. helps56.when 57.contributions 58.more attractive 59.impression 60.to 61.con