高三英语模拟题目

周六练习卷18

I. Grammar

1.Luckily, the bullet narrowly missed the captain _____ an inch.

A. by

B. at

C. to

D. from

2.Tom ought not to _____ me your secret, but he meant no harm.

A. have told

B. tell

C. be telling

D. having told

3._____ at the door before entering please. –

A. Knocked

B. To knock

C. Knocking

D. Knock

4.The price _____, but I doubt whether it will remain so.

A. went down

B. will go down

C. has gone down

D. was going down

5.Mr. Zhang gave the textbooks to all the pupils except _____ who had already

taken them.

A. the ones

B. ones

C. some

D. the others

6.– David has made great progress recently. – _____, and _____.

A. So he has; so have you

B. So he has; so you have

C. So has he; so have you

D. So has he; so you have

7.The newspapers reported the road accident _____ last night.

A. happening

B. happened

C. having happened

D. that happened

8.The Olympic Games, _____ in 776 B. C., did not include women players until

1912.

A. being first played

B. to be first played

C. first played

D. to be first playing

9.I don’t suppose anyone will volunteer, _____?

A. do I

B. don’t I

C. will they

D. won’t they

10._____ the general state of his health, it may take him a while to recover from the

operation.

A. Given

B. To give

C. Giving

D. Having given

11.The secretary worked late that night, _____ a long speech for the president.

A. to prepare

B. preparing

C. prepared

D. was preparing

12.Just after putting away the dishes, ______.

A. the doorbell rang loud

B. Nancy heard the doorbell ring

C. someone knocked at the door

D. the doorbell was rung

13.If _____ the same treatment again, he is sure to get well.

A. giving

B. give

C. given

D. being given

14.– You should have thanked her before you left.

– I meant ____, but when I was leaving I couldn’t find her anywhere.

A. to do

B. to have

C. doing

D. doing so

15.So difficult _____ it to live in an English-speaking country that I determined to

learn English well.

A. I have felt

B. have I felt

C. I did feel

D. did I feel

16.It was not until 1920 _____ regular radio broadcasts began.

A. while

B. which

C. that

D. since

17.She found her calculator _____ she left it.

A. where

B. when

C. in which

D. that

18.He was about to tell me the secret _____ someone patted him on the shoulder.

A. as

B. until

C. while

D. when

19.I shall stay in the hotel all day _____ there is news of the missing child.

A. in case

B. no matter

C. ever since

D. in any case

20.The gentleman _____ you told me yesterday proved to be a thief.

A. who

B. about whom

C. whom

D. with whom

21.Carol said the work would be done by October, _____ personally I doubt very

much.

A. it

B. that

C. when

D. which

22._____, Mother will wait for him to have dinner together.

A. However late is he

B. However is he late

C. However he is late

D. However late he is

A major new development in systems of work in Britain is taking place. Flexible working hours, or ―flextime‖, are catching on fast, and this trend is continuing. In 1973, over 500 organizations have 1 the idea, and by 1974, this number had risen to over 200, 000.

Flexible working hours were invented in Germany in the late 1960s, but it reached Britain only in 1972. The system allows workers to start and finish work whenever they want, with only two 2 . These are, firstly, that all workers must be

3 for certain ―key‖times in the day, and secondly, that all workers must work an

4 total number of hours per week.

The system has proved an almost total success wherever it has been tried. A survey of 700 workers on flexible hours showed three main 5 : a better balance between working and private life, avoidance of the need to travel during rush hours and the 6 to be able to finish a certain task before leaving.

From the employer’s point of view, the system tends to increase productivity, reduce labour turnover( 劳动力的流动) and give the workers a greater 7 of duty. At first, ―flextime‖was mainly 8 to white collar workers, but it is now being 9 to manual（体力的）workers too.

III. Cloze

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 1 , but I always knew he was 2 . He never criticized us, but used 3 to bring out our best. He’d say, ―If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.‖ I 4 as a child I said something 5 about somebody, and my father said, ― 6 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.‖ He explained that if I l ooked for the best 7 people, I would get the best 8 . From then on I’ve always tried to9 the principle in my life and later in running my company.

Dad’s also always been very10 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 11 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 12 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 13 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, ―Ri chard, when I was 23, my dad 14 me to go into law. And I’ve15 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 16 I didn’t pursue my17 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.‖

As 18 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 19 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 20 me.

1. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener

2. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned

3. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth

4. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess

5. A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual

6. A. Another B. Some C. Any D. Other

7. A. on B. in C. at D. about

8. A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return

9. A. revise B. set C. review D. follow

10.A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding

11.A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up

12.A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice

13.A. and B. as C. even if D. as if

14.A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested

15.A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost

16.A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore

17.A. promise B. task C. belief D. dream

18.A. this B. he C. it D. that

19.A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project

20.A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raised

IV. Reading (A)

What happens to mother-daughter relationships when girls become teenagers? It seems that girls go from playing ―dress up‖, to arguing with their mothers about how they should dress.

When girls are 3-4 y ears old they love to ―dress up‖ in their mothers’ clothes, put on their mothers’ makeup, cook, and do whatever else their mother does. This is the time when she can be classified as being a mama’s girl.

How come girls change so much from childhood to the teenage years? Many parents seek the answer when their daughter becomes a teen. Often when a girl enters high school her behavior changes as well as her physical appearance.

When I was young I always liked playing ―dress up‖. It made me feel older and more like my mother. Even when I entered middle school, I still depended a lot on my mother to choose and buy my clothes. Once I entered high school there was a big change. To me, my mother’s clothes were no longer ―in fashion‖, and neither was her opinion. I started becoming interested in boys and tried to improve the way I looked. It was not that I wanted to look cool, I just wanted to look my age.

This is the time that the mother-daughter relationship can take a turn. It’s difficult for a mother to know that her daughter is no longer totally dependent on her.

When the daughter starts wearing revealing clothing, dating, and just wanting to be more independent, a mother starts to feel left out, or not needed. The number of arguments increases, and the number of times when the mother and daughter get along happily decreases.

When these things start to happen, it is a sign that the daughter wants her independence and the freedom to grow up.

When you notice how much your relationship has changed, try to believe positive things come out of the change. Put all the negatives aside and concentrate on what your mother is feeling instead of just on what you’re feeling.

When it seems too hard to handle, take some quiet time and write out your feelings. Maybe at another time, you can share them with your mother and try to find a way to better your relationship as mother and daughter. If you don’t feel comfortable sharing your feelings, at least write them down so you can get them out. It’s better than keeping them bottled up inside.

1. 1. The girls would argue with their mothers because _____.

A. they need more independence

B. mothers want daughters to be mama’s girls again

C. they think their mothers’ clothes are no longer in fashion

D. all of the above

2.From the passage, we know that _____.

A. the teenage period is a sensitive part in human life

B. the parents can’t get the answer why their daughters change a lot

C. they can get on well only in talking, no matter what mothers or daughters do

D. mothers should concentrate on their own feelings

3. A ―mama’s girl‖ will Not _____.

A. dress up in her mother’s clothes

B. depend a lot on her mother to choose and buy her clothes

C. like wearing revealing clothing

D. think her mother’s clothes are in fashion

4.When the daughter starts wanting to be more independent, _____.

A. a mother starts to feel left out

B. it is the time when mother and daughter get on joyfully increases

C. she wants to look cool

D. All of the above

(B)

Between ten and midnight the United States is politically leaderless—there is no center of information anywhere in the nation except in the New York headquarters of the great broadcasting companies and two wire services. No candidate and no party can afford the investment on election night to match the news-gathering resources of the mass media; and so as every citizen sits in his home watching his TV set or listening to his radio, he is the equal of any other in knowledge. There is nothing that can be done in these hours, for no one can longer direct the great strike for America’s power; the polls(选举投票) have closed. Good or bad, whatever the decision, America will accept the decision—and cut down any man who goes against it, even though for millions the decision runs contrary to their own votes. The general vote is an expression of national will, the only substitute for violence and blood. Its decision is to be defended as one defends civilization itself.

There is nothing like this American expression of will in England or France, India or Russia. Only one other major nation in modern history has tried to elect its leader directly by mass, free, popular vote. This was the Weiman Republic of Germany, which modeled its unitary(统一的) vote for national leaders on the American practice. Out of its experiment with the system it got Hitler. Americans have had Lincoln, Wilson and two Roosevelts. Nothing can be done when the voting returns are flooding in; the White House and its power will move to one or another of the two candidates, and all will know about it in the morning. But for these hours history stops.

5.Between ten P.M. and midnight the United States is politically leaderless because

_____.

A. the president has been murdered

B. the general strike for power has ended

C. the government has resigned

D. the general vote is being held

6.―The great strike for America’s power‖ in Paragraph 1 refers to _____.

A. the strike of the government members

B. the great vote

C. the election campaign

D. the strike of the government employees

7.The author believes that the decision at the polls will _____.

A. lead to a civil war

B. result in a general strike

C. cause violence and blood

D. be defended by all Americans

8.Without the general vote, the author implies _____.

A. there would be a civil war

B. there would be a general strike

C. there would be an election campaign

D. there would be a fierce debate V. Translation

1.你赞成妇女参政吗？（favour n.）

2.他刚准备离开，这时电话铃响了。（be about）

3.耐心点，朋友。做这件事是要花时间的。（take）

4.上海不再是十年前的样子了。（no longer）

5.画画是他的业余爱好，它几乎占据她所有的业余时间。（occupy）

6.在这样一座大城市里要找到一件称心如意的工作不是件容易的事情。

（satisfactory）