河北省保定市高阳中学2014届高三下学期周练（二十三）英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、一、单项选择：1. Id like to do something for you _ everything youve done for me. A. in exchange forB. in turnC. in return forD. in terms of2. The fine traditional customs should be _ from generation to generation. A. passed downB. passed byC. handed overD. handed on3. Li Ming didnt pass the exam. His paren

2、ts, rather than his teacher, _, but his parents blamed the failure _ the teacher. A. were blamed, withB. were blamed, onC. were to blame, inD. were to blame, on4. -John, where are the cookies? Dont you tell me you ate them all? -_. I couldnt help it. They are so good. A. Yes, I didB. No, I didntC. Y

3、es, I haveD. Why? Sounds strange!5. -Im so tired, working all morning on the farm.-Why not take a rest, then?-_. A. Because I cant afford itB. Maybe I shouldC. I dont knowD. Sorry, I cant tell you.6. _ is known to us all is that China is a developing country _ the Third World. A. As, belongs toB. Wh

4、at, belongs toC. It, belonging toD. What , belonging to7. _ that I advised them to go to see it. A. It was so exciting filmB. So exciting a film was itC. It was such exciting film D. So an exciting film was it8. -The dish is delicious!-Well, at least, its _ the one I cooked yesterday. A. not as bad

5、asB. no worse thanC. as well asD. no better than 9. In no country _ Britain, it is said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day. A. rather thanB. other thanC. except forD. more than10.-If he _, he _ that food.-Luckily he was sent to the hospital immediately. A. was warned, wou

6、ld not takeB. had been warned, would not have taken C. would be warned, had not takenD. would have been warned, ha not taken二、完形填空： Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you dont get paid for it, or if you can only work at it _1_. Albert Einstein was _2_ to get a job as a physic

7、s professor. He could have said to himself, “Well, I just dont have the work relative to _3_. I should give up on it and settle for something else.” _4_, he wrote the two most famous papers while _5_ as a patent(专利) office worker. After the _6_, there was not any major _7_ in the world that would no

8、t have wanted him to work for them. If you want to work as an artist and are _8_ as waiter, dont think of yourself as a waiter who _9_ one day to become an artist. That puts the _10_ you love somewhere off in the distant future. Rather, think yourself as _11_, supporting yourself by waiting tables a

9、nd paint, or draw as much as you can. It is _12_ to earn a living wage as a waiter working 24 hours a week. That _13_ plenty of time to devote to training or developing your craft(手艺) in the _14_ hours. While seeking the work you love _15_ helps to expand your awareness into the universe of all poss

10、ibilities. You dont want to be _16_ the ideas of what you should do or what you have done before. Having opened to _17_ possibilities, you can make a final _18_ and select the work you love as your won. Doing the work you love _19_ that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative and the _20_. I

11、t requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details that make dreams come true.1. A. full-timeB. hardC. easilyD. part-time2. A. unableB. ableC. unwillingD. anxious3. A. scienceB. mathsC. physicsD. money4. A. SoB. InsteadC. ThereforeD. And5. A. employe

12、dB. regardedC. workedD. recognized6. A. inventionB. discoveryC. successesD. papers7. A. cityB. factoryC. universityD. company8. A. knownB. making a livingC. leading a lifeD. chosen9. A. thinksB. imaginesC. hopesD. decides10. A. manB. womanC. personD. work11. A. an artistB. a waiterC. a waitressD. a

13、painter12. A. impossibleB. possibleC. importantD. lucky13. A. sendsB. sparesC. leavesD. takes14. A. onB. officeC. businessD. off15. A. itB. whichC. thatD. this16. A. interested inB. devoted toC. limited toD. troubled by17. A. noB. allC. fewD. both18. A. decisionB. planC. conclusionD. judge19. A. sug

14、gestsB. requiresC. insistsD. encourages20. A. necessaryB. practicalC. carefulD. honest三、阅读理解：ALife is difficult. It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it. Then life is no longer difficult. Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and diff

15、iculties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties represent(代表) a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation. What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one.

16、Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness, or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy. Yet, it

17、is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells us success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to so

18、lve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, “Those things that hurt, instruct.” It is for this reason that wise people learnt not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.1. From the passage, it can be inferred that _. A. everyone has

19、problemsB. we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life C. life is difficult because our problems bring us pain D. people like to complain about their problems2. The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to _. A. save spaceB. persuade readersC. make re

20、aders laughD. get readers attention3. The main idea of Paragraph 3 is that _. A. most people feel life is easyB. the writer feel life is easy C. the writer like to complain about his problems D. most people complain about how hard their lives are4. According to the passage, we give school children d

21、ifficult problems to solve in order to _. A. encourage them to learnB. teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem C. help them learn to deal with painD. teach them how to escape from problems5. The saying form Benjamin Franklin “Those things that hurt, instruct” suggests that _. A. we do not

22、 learn from experienceB. we do not learn when we are in pain C. pain teaches us important lessonsD. pain cannot be avoidedBDriving Offence Points SystemWhat is Driving Offence Points System? After the introduction of this system, certain traffic offences will earn the driver points besides other pun

23、ishments. If a driver makes any of these offences, the points will be recorded. When the driver gets a certain number of points, he will be forbidden to drive for a certain amount of time. What are the purposes of this system? This is a system designed to make road much safer. It can improve standar

24、ds of driving and reduce the accident rates. Which traffic offences will result in Driving Offence Points? Of course, not all traffic offences are covered by this system. Only those that have direct effect on road safety are included. There are altogether fourteen items.CodeOffencePoints1Causing dea

25、th by dangerous driving102Dangerous driving103Careless driving54Driving after drinking or taking drugs105Driving over speed limit by more than 15 km/hour36Driving in a motor race on the road107Failing to stop after an accident38Failing to give information after an accident339Failing to report an acc

26、ident310Failing to obey directions of police officers311Crossing double white lines312Failing to obey traffic signals313Failing to give way to walkers at a crosswalkFailing to stop for people walking314Failing to stop at school crossing3 What will happen if you have got up to 10 points? If you have

27、got 10 points or about, but still less than 15 points, you will receive a warning letter from the Transport Department. This letter will tell your record of Driving Offence Points and remind you of the result of getting more points. It is hoped that this warning will change your driving behavior for

28、 the better. What will happen if you have got 15 points? If you have got 15 points or more within two years, a court will take away your driving license. The first time you are found guilty you will not be able to drive for three months, but if you are caught a second time you will not be able to dr

29、ive for six months.6. The underlined word “Offence” refers to _. A. a driving habitB. official of road safetyC. bad behavior in the officeD. an action against the traffic law7. The Driving Offence Points _. A. is a system that helps to improve the driving standards. B. are points earned because of d

30、angerous driving C. shows traffic offences of different kindsD. is a guide dealing with traffic offence8. How many points will you earn if you dive through a red light? A. 3 pointsB. 5 pointsC. 8 pointsD. 10 pointsC If you walk slowly through downtown Helsinki during the day, taking in the splendid

31、19th century buildings, white boats and noise of passing trams(有轨电车), you will start to understand why it is called a city of two colors: white and blue. The sea is always present in Helsinki. When you take a walk over the great open space of the central square, you will hear seabirds screaming. Whe

32、n you take the tram, suddenly and unexpectedly you are faced with a calm, shining blue sea. You may notice that people in Helsinki do not rush about as in other cities. Instead, they walk along the roads, politely letting other people by. A usual way to see Helsinki for the first time is to start ou

33、t by the boats. You will walk by the elderly women selling fish and vegetables in the market square and find yourself in front of a beautiful park. You may enjoy a pleasant walk in the park for a few hours and then take the tram. Trams are the perfect way to get around in Helsinki. Watching the old

34、houses, parks, theatres, churches, shops, restaurants and people in the streets, you may have a slightly sad film feeling to it. The pale summer nights are another wonder in the city. Following the waterfront(滨水区) of the city after sunset, you couldnt help stopping and listening to the sweet silence

35、, interrupted only by the screaming seabirds and leaving fishing boats. However, in some way, Helsinki is also the most modern city in northern Europe. You will surely want to visit the white Glass Palace, the modern art museum, and all those extremely popular cafes and design stores. 9. Helsinki is

36、 called a city of two colors mainly because of the colors of its _. A. 19th century buildings, boats and parksB. 19th century buildings, boats and seabirds C. old houses, parks and tramsD. old buildings, boats and the sea10. The best way to see most of Helsinki is to go _. A. by boatB. by busC. by t

37、ramD. on foot11. The 19th century buildings, the white Glass Palace, popular cafes and design shops in Helsinki all show that Helsinki is _. A. both splendid and traditionalB. both and quiet and noisy C. both historical and modernD. both old and new12. This passage is most likely to be found in _. A

38、. a story-bookB. a geography textbookC. a research reportD. a travel magazine四、短文改错：Dear Editor,Im a middle school student naming Li Ming.1. _Im writing to tell you something. Recently Ivenoticed many of my classmates often to go to the 2. _cyber caf(网吧) near our school. The other dayI went here, to

39、o. I was surprised to see3. _many students doing computer games, seeing films or4. _chatting. Some students were even talking about love affairs on-line.On my opinion, cyber cafes should be a place5. _where we can find much useful informations. Internet6. _should be a window to the outside world rat

40、her than place7. _for games. Internet is good if we make good use it.8. _Otherwise, it will do us great harm. So the local 9. _government should take measure to make sure that10. _students use cyber cafes positively.五、书面表达：上大学选专业是高三学生要面临的一个问题，同学们对于此问题的想法不一，于是进行了一次讨论。请你用英语写一篇关于上大学选择专业的短文，介绍同学们的不同想法，并

41、表达自己的看法。注 意: 词数100 左右答案：单项选择：CADAB DBBBB完形填空：DACBA ACBCD ABCDA CBABB阅读理解：15 BDDAC 610 DAADC 11.C 12. D短文改错：1. namingname 2. go前to去掉 3. herethere 4. doingplaying 5. OnIn6. informationsinformation 7. place前加a 8. use 后加of 9. right 10. measuremeasures 书面表达：All the Senior Three students have their own vi

42、ew/points on choosing majors for their university education. Some consider that only when they choose the beloved majors, can they have the push that help them learn better, and can they finish university successfully and can they achieve the worth of their life. However, quite a few students would like to choose hot majors such as art, which they think can lead to a bright future.As for me, Id like to choose a major which Im interested in, and only in this way, can I learn well. Because I believe that a good knowledge of one major can result in a beloved job in the future.