1、江西省南康中学2011届下学期高三英语周五微型训练题2011，3，25完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 1 in Chicago and he wondered if , by any chance, I 2 to know him. For a moment, I thought he might be 3 , but
2、I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was 4 . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous to 5 that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But, 6 , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 7 city. He nodd
3、ed, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he 8 to tell me all about his friend .His friends main 9 in life seemed to be tennis . He was an excellent tennis player, and he 10 had his own t
4、ennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming 11 , yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several 12 like that , including my brother, who was a doctor in California. He 13 that maybe there were more private cou
5、rts in the country , than he 14 but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me 15 my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 16 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 17 who had a tennis court in his ba
6、ckyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 18 the house next to my brothers house. For a moment, we stared at each other , but we did not say anything.“Would your friends name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked fi
7、nally . He 19 and said, “Yes. Would your brothers name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter ?” It was my 20 to laugh. “Yes,” I replied .1Abrother Bteacher Cneighbour Dfriend 2Amanaged Bhappened Ctried Dwanted 3Aexpecting Blying Cjoking Dtalking 4Afunny Bserious Ccareful Ddisappointed 5Athink Bfind Crealize Ds
8、ee 6Aindeed Bactually Cinstead Dexactly 7Afamous Binteresting Cnoisy Dbig8Abegan Bstopped Crefused Dfailed 9Aproblem Binterest Cchoice Dwork 10Ajust Bever Ceven Dsurely 11Asuit Bhabit Cpools Driver 12ApeopleBplayers Cstrangers Dfriends 13Aadvised Bargued Cadmitted Dannounced 14Arecognized Brealized
9、Cvisited Dfound 15Ahow Bwhether Cwhen Dwhere 16Abecause Bif Cthen Dthough 17Adoctor Bfriend Cneighbour Dplayer 18Ahired Bvisited Cdesigned Dsold 19Asmiled Blaughed Ccried Dnodded20Achance Bpleasure Ctime Dturn 阅读理解Depression(抑郁症) is a serious problem today. Depression causes workers to be unproducti
10、ve, causing companies and countries to lose billions of dollars. One expert says that depression is like cancer because it is widespread, costly and deadly. Depression hits one person in five around the world.Although people have believed depression to be a problem among the rich and educated, studi
11、es show that depression is a problem among everyone. Over any six-month period, between five to seven percent of the worlds 15population will be suffering from a serious depression.Suicide rates among people suffering from the disease in its extreme, or clinical form were 80 percent higher than in t
12、he population at large, and sufferers were four times more likely to have heart attacks. People who suffer from depression often have problems sleeping, getting up on time, and doing work unproductively.Depression, which researchers agree, has its origin in the genes, brings loss of confidence and a
13、bility to concentrate making it impossible for employees and managers to work efficiently.Depression is made more serious in China by Chinese inability to face it. Many people believe that depressed people are either weak or lazy. Besides, there is no good treatment, with few specialists available.M
14、ost patients in China just dont get help, a Chinese doctor says. In my hospital, I have to see 30 or 40 patients in a morning, just have time to say Hello, how do you feel?In Western countries, people are not afraid to admit that they have depression, but most do not tell it to their boss, because t
15、hey fear that their boss would fire them.In my experience, aging bosses are the most willing to admit they have it, because they feel the most Secure about themselves. an American doctor says.Hopefully, in the near future, people around the world will be able to admit that they have depression so th
16、at they can get the right treatment.21. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. It is widely believed that everyone may suffer from depression.B. Depression brings great problems to its sufferers in their life and work.C. Depression is a commonly-existing problem only in rich coun
17、tries.D. The poorer and the less educated a person is the less he will suffer from depression.22. Depression becomes more serious in China because of .A. the pressure of unemploymentB. the lack of treatment and doctorsC. their unwillingness to tell it to their bossesD. the doctors careless work23. C
18、ompared to normal people, the depressed people are likely to be .A. very unconfident and often absent-mindedB. easy to avoid being hit by heart attacksC. working efficiently and productivelyD. either weak or lazy24. The underlined phrase at large is the closest in meaning to .A. widely B. as a whole
19、 C. in a large quantity D. largely25. What can we infer from the passage?A. People are suffering from depression because of the shortage of specialists.B. The aging bosses around the world dare to say they are depressed.C. More and more patients will turn to specialists for help.D. Western people ar
20、e braver than Chinese people.阅读表达Confidence: youve either got it or you havent, right? Wrong. Most people learn confidence as they go through life.Even if you are shaking like a leaf on the inside, youll make a lasting impression if you can come across as confident. Here are some confidence-building
21、 tips.Fake(假装) it! If you can pretend that you feel confident when you dont and keep on doing so, your fake confidence will soon turn into real confidence. It only takes a few repetitions of an activity for it to become a habitso get in the habit of . Think it. For an instant encouragement to yourse
22、lf-esteem (自尊心), recall three things that give you positive emotions. It could be a great compliment somebody paid you, a special time when you felt happy and popular, or when you really excelled (胜过别人) at something. Bringing them to mind will help you to feel good instantlyand when you feel good, y
23、ou have greater confidence. Focus it. Difficult situations, such as interviews or new jobs, can make you feel shy. If youre feeling anxious about yourself, stop thinking about yourself and focus on something else. It could be that you focus on something normal, like the view out of the window, or th
24、at you pay more attention to the task at handgetting the job! Either way, youll feel less awkward.Talk it. If you keep telling yourself that youre not good at something, youll start to believe it. Next time you blame yourself, ask yourself whether youd talk to your friends like that. So quit being n
25、egative and start recognizing and appreciating the things you are good at. Walk it. Great posture can signal great confidence. Walk with a purposeful stride, walk with your back straight and with your head held up high! 26What is the best title of the passage? （within 8 words） 27Please fill in the b
26、lank in the 3rd paragraph with proper words to complete the sentence.（within 6 words.） 28Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?Stop finding fault with yourself and try to think more about your advantages. 29Which of the tips given in the passage will work best with you?
27、Why? （within 30 words.） 30Please translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese. 参考答案完形填空：15 DBCBA 610 CDABC 1115 CACBD 1620 AAABD阅读理解：21-25: BBABC阅读表达：26.（How to）Build Your Confidence / How to Be Confident / Tips on Confidence-Building (confidence 和confident为中心词，学生所写答案有此词即可得1
28、分)27. faking confidence / pretending self-esteem / pretending to be confident28. So quit being negative and start recognizing and appreciating the things you are good at.29. One possible version:I find the “Walk it ” method is more helpful to me. Ive ever tried it for some times and it does work. （答案合理即可; 此题为两个问题，一个问题1分）30. 即使你内心像树叶一样摇摆不定，那么如果你表面上显得很自信，你仍然会给人留下永久的印象。
