1、江西省莲塘一中2016届高三英语课时练(17) 第一部分：完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Most teenagers in the United States spend their time trying to make time for school, family and friends. But some choose bigger goals and make a difference in the world.At age 15, Winter Vinecki has already
2、had more _1_ than most people have in their lifetime. Doctors discovered Winters father had a rare and _2_ form of prostate cancer when she was nine years old. He died 10 months later. “When he was first diagnosed I immediately knew I had to do something to help him. Thats _3_ I formed Team Winter f
3、or prostate cancer research and _4_.”Winter Vinecki has raised almost 500,000 dollars. She has _5_ prostate cancer education worldwide from Kenya to Mongolia _6_ foot races called marathons, on seven continents. In the United States she travels _7_ to talk about prostate cancer and _8_ others to act
4、. Winter Vinecki spoke recently at a conference in Los Angeles. “Prostate cancer is much more common, _9_ the men dont want to talk about it. So thats why a nineyearold girl had to go out there and start talking it for _10_.”Jack Andraka invented an inexpensive sensor that _11_ cancers of the pancre
5、as, ovaries and lungs. Jack is now 17 and seeking patents for his latest inventions. He has developed lowcost water quality _12_. They help identify and remove heavy metals and poisonous chemical from _13_.“I hope to see them _14_ in the developing nations.”Sixteenyearold MaryPat Hector saw a proble
6、m in her own community. She said too many young people were _15_ in gun violence. It kind of made her feel like she had to do something about it. So she started a _16_ to educate young people about gun violence. “I just want the world to be a better place，” she said.MaryPat Hector, Jack Andraka, and
7、 Winter Vinecki say a _17_ of supportive parents, the Internet and social media has helped them succeed; but Winter and Jack also created their inner _18_.“I think the biggest thing for kids and adults is to never let age and gender be a _19_ and to not just dream but dream big，” said Vinecki.“Never
8、 let anyone else tell you _20_.”Said Andraka.“Always keep going for your dream, so anything is possible.”1. A.opportunities BtroublesCsuccesses Drisks2A.passive Bsensitive Caggressive Dnegative3A.when Bbecause Cwhere Dhow4A.development Bthreat Cpanic Dawareness5A.taken Breceived Csearched Dtested6A.
9、through Boff Cover Dbeyond7A.officially Bcontinually Cpeacefully Dtemporarily8A.promise Bpay Curge Dprefer9A.for Bbefore Cunless Dbut10A.her Bteenagers Cthem Dfathers11A.cures Binsists Cdefeats Didentifies12A.experiments Bdevices Ctrials Ddata13A.body Bwater Cland Dfood14A.carried Bexposed Cemployed
10、 Dhandled15A.failing Bfleeing Cdeclining Ddying16A.revolution Bdiscussion Cbusiness Dcampaign17A.combination Bconvenience Ccompetence Dconsideration18A.harmony Bsatisfaction Cselves Dimpressions19A.barrier Bfavor Cbenefit Ddifference20A.all Bno Cnothing Dnone第二部分 阅读理解阅读下列四篇短文, 从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,
11、选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 AAllow me to introduce you to Terry, a window salesman from England. If I could take you back about 20 years, youd know Terry as a complete green hand, who was wet behind the ears in just about everything he attempted. A person couldnt sell false teeth to his own Granny, let al
12、one he could compete with the other salespeople in the industry. You know, the kind who could sell snow to Eskimos.Terrys boss decided to send him out on a practical field trip on his first day. So off he went, but he was extremely nervous. With his hands and his knees shaking, he approached the fro
13、nt door and knocked at it. And old woman appeared. After dozens of cups of tea and pieces of biscuits, the woman signed a contract and purchased over $7,000 worth of windows.The woman had already talked with 6 excellent salesmen that week, all of whom offered her cheaper ones! Thats right-Terrys pri
14、ce was the most expensive and he was also the most inexperienced salesman there ever was.So, what happened then? Here comes the secret. The woman said she liked the young lad more than the others. Thats all there was to it. She didnt care about the extra expense. Even the other salesmen couldnt pers
15、uade her to pay less than this young lad was asking for.The truth is that the young lad left on the woman the first impression that shone brighter than any of the salesmans talk. First impressions count, not the sales techniques, not the low prices. The actual “personality” the kid honestly gave was
16、 all that was required. If you market your own products and services, consider what impression you are giving to others. If you appeal to them, then youve already done half of the work. If this means redesigning your presentation, then so be it. If this means going out of your way to be polite, help
17、ful and giving the best possible shopping experience to your customers, the so be it.21. When Terry was offered the job of salesman, he .A. was good at sales techniquesB. was too young to do itC. was believed in by his bossD. knew little about sales skills22. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 s
18、uggests that .A. Terry couldnt trade with EskimosB. Terry loved his Granny moreC. Terry was too honest to do the jobD. Terry was afraid to compete23. What made the young lad succeed in selling the window to the old woman?A. Being honest and childish.B. First impression of good personality.C. High qu
19、ality and expensive window.D. Strange ways of sales.24. The passage is most likely written to .A. new salesmenB. general readersC. window makersD. new graduatesBIts hard to predict the weather in the near future. Its even more difficult to know what the climate of the coming season is like. Now you
20、know the winter of 2011/12 was not warm but a freezing one/ many people in the Northern Hemisphere died of cold. but a Native American tribe was fortunate enough to survive the terrible winter because of what was foretold by a weatherman.One day in early September o 2011 the chief of the Native Amer
21、ican tribe was asked by his tribal elders if the winter was going to be cold or mild. The chief asked his medicine man, but the man also had lost touch with the reading signs from the natural world around the Great Lakes.In truth, neither of them had idea about how to predict the coming winter. Howe
22、ver, the chief decided to take a modern approach, and rang the National Weather Service in Gaylord Michigan.“Yes, it is going to be a cold winter,” the weatherman told the chief. Consequently, the chief went back to his tribe and told his tribe people to collect plenty of firewood.A fortnight later
23、the chief called the National Weather Service and asked for an update. “Are you still forecasting a cold winter?” he asked.“Yes, very cold,” the weatherman told him.As a result of this brief conversation the chief went back to the tribe people to collect every bit of wood they could find.A month lat
24、er the chief called the National Weather Service once more and asked about the coming winter. “Yes,” he was told, “it s going to be one of the coldest winters ever.”The weatherman was right! And the Native American tribe went comfortably through the terrifying winter. The chief was thankful and curi
25、ous. He rang the weatherman again and asked, “How can you be so sure about it tat it was freezing winter?”The weatherman replied, “Because the Native American tribe of the Great Lakes are collecting wood like crazy.”25. The underlined words in Paragraph2 must be a person who .A. only has the ability
26、 to cure illnessB. can foretell what will happen in the futureC. governs he whole American tribesD. is a weatherman for the Great Lakes26. The chief decided to take a modern approach, so he turned to .A. his medicine manB. his tribe peopleC. a telephoneD. a weatherman27. The native tribe survived th
27、e terrible winter mainly because of .A. lucky coincidenceB. good leadershipC. scientific predictionD. modern technology28. The chief rang the weatherman several times out of .A. anger B. excitementC. curiosity D. doubtCImagine you are standing on the 70th floor of the Empire State Building, staring
28、at the cityscape. Suddenly a man pushes past you, opens the window and announces his intention to jump. You yell out, “Stop! Dont do it!” the six-foot-five figure turns to you and menacingly (恐吓地) says, “Try to stop me and Ill take you with me!”“Umm No problem, sir. have a good trip. any last words?
29、”“Let me tell you my troubles,” he says, “my wife left me, my kids wont talk to me, I lost my job and my pet turtle died, so why should I go on living?”Suddenly you have a flash of inspiration. “Sir, close your eyes for a minute and imagine that you are blind. No colors, no sights of children playin
30、g, no fields of flowers, no sunset. Now imagine that suddenly theres a miracle. You open your eyes and your vision is restored! Are you going to jump? Or will you stick around for a week to enjoy the sights?”“Ill stay for a week.”“But what happened to all the troubles?”“I guess theyre not so bad. I
31、can see!”“Well, your eyesight is worth at least five million dollars. Youre a rich man!” If you really appreciate your eyesight, the other pains are insignificant. But if you take it all for granted, then nothing in life will ever truly give you joy. Actually, there are misconceptions on the road to
32、 happiness.misconception1: “Once I know the tools for being happy, then it will work like magic.”Dont expect the results to come automatically. It is possible to understand how to achieve happiness, yet not put it into practice. In fact, many people actually prefer to be comfortable and unhappy, rat
33、her than bear the discomfort of changing their habits. Just as learning any new skill requires effort, you have to be willing to invest serious effort to achieve real happiness.Misconception 2: “if I become content and satisfied with what I have, Ill lose my motivation to achieve more.”Now ask someo
34、ne who is depressed, “Lets go fishing!” “Im tired. Maybe tomorrow. And anyway, It might rain” in reality, happy people are energetic and ambitious. Theres never enough time to do everything they want to do.Misconception 3: A beautiful Sunday afternoon, youre in the park having a picnic with friends.
35、 Suddenly one person complains: “who forgot the forks? Its too hot for volleyball. I want to go home already.”When our mood negatively affects others, we recognize we have duty to be happy and not spoil the fun. But what about when were at home with our family? Or when we go into the office on Monda
36、y morning? like an open pit in the middle of the road, a sourpuss(牢骚满腹的人) is a public danger. Being happy is part of being considerate to the people around us.29. The story is placed at the beginning of the passage in order to .A. tell a skill of persuasionB. warn the danger of standing on a tall bu
37、ildingC. emphasize the importance of eyesightD. introduce the theme of the passage30. What can be inferred from the underlined sentences?A. Everything has a price.B. We should value what we have.C. Every dog has its day.D. Eyesight is more important.31. What is right about happy？A. Happy is a gift.B
38、. Happy is limited.C. Happy is contagious (会传染的).D. Happy is no more than a skill.32. The best subtitle of Misconception 3 is .A. If unhappy occurs at home, I neednt pretend to be happyB. If I cant make others unhappy, I wont be happy.C. If someone is happy, then others around them are happy.D. If I
39、 want to be depressed, thats my own prerogative.DBuckingham Palace has a history that dates back over 500 years and has changed hands on numerous occasions, however, much of the building that remains standing today is from the original structure built in the early 1700s.In the beginning Buckingham P
40、alace was originally known as Buckingham House. However, in 1762 George III liked the house so much that he bought it for 28,000 and renamed it The Queens House. The reason for this was down to the fact that he bought the house to give to his wife Charlotte. Shortly after he did this, work soon bega
41、n in order to remodel the house with the help of Sir William Chambers. This trend then continued with the accession of George IV in 1820 when he decided to reconstruct the house but he still used it for the same purpose that his father did.One of the biggest physical changes to the house occurred se
42、veral years later when the king had a change of mind. It was in 1826 that King George IV set about transforming the house into what it is known today, Buckingham Palace. He did this with the help of an architect known as John Nash.The work that Nash carried out involved doubling the size of the main
43、 block through adding a new suite of rooms on the garden side facing the west. He then faced this with mellow Bath stone, which reflected the French neo-classical influence favored by George IV. Many of the rooms that Nash added still remain pretty much unchanged today.The palace as it stands today
44、acts as not only the London residence of Her Majesty the Queen but also the administrative headquarters of the Royal Household. It is in fact one of the few working royal palaces that remain in the world today. The state rooms are extensively used by the Queen as well as members of the royal family
45、as a way of receiving and entertaining guests on state, ceremonial and official occasions.33. George IV reconstructed Buckingham House probably to . A. please his own wifeB. satisfy his son C. sell at a good priceD. honor his old father34. One of the biggest changes to Buckingham Palace took place i
46、n . A. 1762 B. 1820 C. 1826 D. 182935. The last paragraph mainly tells us A. how important Buckingham Palace is today B. what Buckingham Palace is like today C. some information of royal palaces in the worldD. how Buckingham Palace is used today根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。Lots of people
47、 stress out about talking in front of the class or getting laughed at if they make a mistake in front of an audience. 36 The “stress hormones that your body produces at times like these can actually help you focus. But when worry and stress about performing get to be too much, these hormones give pe
48、ople that “red alert（紧急状态）”feeling-the one that causes you to feel cold or sweaty, or get butterflies in your stomach. 37 Be prepared. 38 Rehearse（排练）as much as you can and practice in front of others at every opportunity. Most of all, think positively. Tell yourself “Ill be OK or “ I can do this ev
49、en if you are not 100% sure of it Look after yourself. Before big performances its easy to let taking care of yourself slip as you spend too much time on rehearsals and practice. 39 Exercise can also help you feel good, and along with sleep and nutrition, is an excellent way of keeping those stress
50、hormones from getting out of control. Find out what the experts do. You can find books, DVDs, and online information about how to give your best when you perform, depending on what type of performance youre preparing for. 40 Or ask the cast of your school play or your drama or music teacher how they
51、 beat stage fright. And if your parents or grandparents ever performed, they may have their own secrets to share.A. Confidence helps beat stress hormones.B. The following tips can help you avoid that feeling.C. Youre less likely to freeze up if youre well prepared.D. You can do this whether youre pe
52、rforming alone or as part of a group.E. Check out stories about Olympic gymnasts or your favorite star to get their ips.F. Feeling nervous before a performance is part of your bodys way of helping you do your best.G.Youll look and feel your best if you get enough sleep and eat healthy meals before y
53、our performance.第三部分：语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Anger can disturb a supposedly happy and _41_ (peace) life. If we can learn to contain this emotion, we could decrease the unnecessary trouble that it _42_ (bring). Linda and I got along like sisters. _43_, on one weekend, I quarreled w
54、ith her over a decision on _44_to visit the library. She wanted to go out later since she had not washed her hair, while I could not wait to check out the_45_ (late) publication on Harry Potter, my all time favorite. This small dispute soon_46_ (blow) into a big one as both of us thought the other w
55、as unreasonable, inconsiderate and _47_ (simple) ridiculous. _48_ (drive) by childish anger, we shouted at each other mercilessly over the phone and never spoke to each other for a long time. If I had controlled my anger and walked _49_ Lindas shoes for a mile, I would have understood her hesitance
56、to go out, and we could have avoided hurting each others_50_ (feel).第四部分 写作第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 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以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均限一词。 2只允许修改1 0处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Last
57、month, I, together with my parents,were invited to my uncle home in the USA. My uncle，who moved America when I was five，had been living there for nearly ten years. He met usat the airport. I was excited while I set my foot on the land of America. In the following days,we visited some places of inter
58、ests and took photos in the front of the Statue of Liberty. We both enjoyed visiting the Museum of Natural History because it great enriched our knowledge. For me，this is one of the most rewarded trips I have never made in my life.第二节 书面表达(满分25分)假如你是高三年级的李华，今年即将高中毕业。请根据以下要点给某英文报写一篇英语短文，谈谈你对高三生活的看法。
59、(1)对获得的帮助表示感谢;(2)消除与同学之间的误会;(3)努力学习，实现人生梦想;(4)对学弟、学妹的建议。课时练(17)答案完形填空:1-5 CCADA 6-10 ABCDC 11-15 DBBCD 16-20 DACAB阅读理解：21-24 DCBA 25-28 BDAD 29-32 DDBC 33-35 ACD 36-40 FBCGE语法填空：41.peaceful 42.brings 43.However 44.when 45.latest46.blew 47.simply 48.Driven 49.in 50.feelings改错71.were was72.uncle uncle
60、s73.moved 后加 to74.had has75.while when76.interests interest77.去掉front的the78.both all79.great greatly80.never ever 书面表达High school is regarded as the best time in a persons life. As a senior three student, it wont take long before I graduate. Now, I have much to share with my fellow students.Firstly,
61、 I would like to show my appreciation to those standing by me all the way, teachers, parents and friends included. Without their help and advice, my life would be different. Secondly, its high time to say sorry to classmates whom I hurt or misunderstood. Communication and smiles act as bridges to friendship. Above all, Ive made up my mind to make every effort to study, for I believe hard work is the key to success. Just as the old saying goes, no pains, no gains.Finally I hope that all the younger fellows can make full use of time, because time and tide wait for no men.