1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家命题人： 刘春丽 审题人： 刘春丽 命题时间：2016- 02-15 编号：2015-2016yy003滑县六中2014级高二限时练习文科普通班英语练习003使用时间_班级_ 姓名_考号_一阅读理解 AOn a clear night, the sky is a wonderful thing. Is there life out there somewhere? Is there another place like Earth where life might exist? If so, where is it? And how far away is it
2、?Recently, the Kepler spacecraft found “22b”, a planet about six hundred light years away. It is the first planet in a “habitable zone” outside the solar system. That means the planet orbits(环绕) a star like our sun, but it is not too close to it, nor too far away. Because of this position, Kepler-22
3、b might have water, one of the main things needed for life. The newly-discovered planet is about two and a half times larger than the Earth. It is closer to its star than we are to the Sun, but 22bs sun is smaller than ours, and doesnt produce as much heat. Scientific instruments show the new planet
4、 could be made of gases, rocks or some kinds of liquids.The Kepler spacecraft was named in honor of Johannes Kepler, the seventeenth century German astronomer. It was designed to examine a small part of the Milky Way galaxy(星系)and search for places like the Earth. It was made to inspect over 150,000
5、 stars and measure how bright they are. It looks to see if a stars brightness gets less over a short time. If a planet passes between Kepler and the star, it blocks out part of the light. That is what suggested to scientists that there is at least one planet orbiting the star. The instruments on Kep
6、ler show the new planet as a small, black dot moving across its sun. An important part of the Kepler experiment is on the Earth. After the spacecraft gathers information, scientists use the telescopes on the ground.Scientists have found over 2,300 new planets since Kepler was launched. Most are much
7、 larger, but it is the new planets distance from its star that is important. For life to possibly exist there, the planets temperature must not be too hot or too cold.1. What can we learn about Kepler-22b?A. It is the first planet in outer space where life may survive.B. It takes humans about 600 ye
8、ars to get there.C. It is made of gases, rocks and plenty of liquids.D. Water must have existed on it.2. The Kepler spacecraft was sent into space to_. A. show honor to Johannes KeplerB. look for Earth-like planets in the Milky Way galaxyC. observe the changes of a stars brightnessD. measure the bri
9、ghtest star among 150.000 stars3. In Paragraph 4 the author mainly tells us_. A.how the Kepler system shows a new planetB. if the Kepler system sees a new planetC. how the Kepler system worksD. why an important part of the Kepler system remains on the Earth4. What can we infer from the passage?A. Li
10、fe may exist on the new planet in another form.B. It is colder on the new planet because its sun is smaller.C. The new planets distance from its star decides on the possibility of life existence.D. Life cant exist on planets which are much larger than the Earth. BIn Britain and other countries，young
11、 people sometimes take a“gap year”，a year off between high school and collegeThis idea never gained a big following in AmericaRecent news reports have suggested that interest may be growing，though there are no official numbers Charles Deacon, Dean of Admissions at Georgetown University in Washington
12、，DC，estimates that in the current first-year class of 1,600 students，only about 25 decided to take a year offHe says this number hasnt changed much over the yearsMrDeacon says the most common reason for taking a“gap year”is to have a chance to travel，but he says international students may take a“gap
13、 year”to meet requirements at home for military dutySome high school graduates see a year off as a chance to recover after twelve years of required education，but it can also give students a chance to explore their interestsStudents hoping to be doctors，for example，could learn about the profession by
14、 volunteering in a hospitalMany colleges and universities support gap-year projects by permitting students to delay their admissionExpers say students can grow emotionally and intellectually as they work at something they enjoyThe Harvard admissions office has an essay on its Web site called“Time Ou
15、t or Bum Out for the Next GenerationIt praises the idea of taking time off to step back，think and enjoy gaining life experiences outside the pressure of studiesIt also notes that students are sometimes admitted to Harvard or other colleges partly because they did something unusual with that time Of
16、course，a gap year is not for everyoneStudents might miss their friends who go on directly to college，and parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to college once they take time offAnother concern is moneyA year off，away from home，can be costlyHolly Bulls job is to specialize in
17、helping students plan their gap yearShe notes that several books have been written about this subjectShe says these books along with media attention and the availability of information on the Internet have increased interest in the idea of a year off, and she points out that many gap-year programs c
18、ost far less than a year of college 5What is the passage mainly about?AIt is likely that taking a“gap year”is becoming popular in AmericaBMore and more American students are choosing to take a year off CIf you want to go to an American university, take a gap year firstDAmericans hold different opini
19、ons towards studentstaking a“gap year”6How many reasons for students taking a“gap year”are mentioned in the passage?A2 B3 C4 D5 7The essay“Time Out or Bum Out for the Next Generation”suggests that_Aevery student must take a“gap year”before applying for a famous universityBsome famous universities en
20、courage students to gain more life experiencesCtaking agap yearCan make students free from life learning Dthe stress of studies does harm to the students health8What can we learn from the passage?ACharles Deacon doesnt support the idea of the studentstaking a“gap year”BParents might disagree with th
21、e program，concerned about their childrens future.CBooks and media have contributed to the studentsinterest in school learning.DExperts agree taking a year off will benefit the students emotionally and physically.二语法填空：（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，根据上下文在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。请将答案填写在答题卷的相应位置上。 A
22、Forgiveness is really a gift we give to ourselvesA 9 (power)way of forgiving is to see past the adult behavior to the little innocent child within the person we would like to forgive Betty was having a particularly hard time because her father had acted wrongly.Yet 10 (continue)to hate him was causi
23、ng much unhappiness in Bettys lifeI asked her to find a picture of her father as a young child and put it in a place 11 she could see it oftenShe found a photo of him 12 (take)at the age of sixAs she more and more studied the photo，she began to see the sadness and loneliness in his eyesA month 13 (l
24、ate)，Betty found a photo of her father at ten years oldHis eyes were still full 14 sadness and lonelinessThrough studying these 15 (photo)，Betty was able to feel compassion(同情)for her fathers childhoodThis compassion did not make her fathers actions right， 16 Betty could now understand the pain in h
25、er fatherBettys heart was free of the bitterness and hatred(憎恨)she 17 (carry)for most of her lifeForgiveness for her father was a gift she gave to herself.Perhaps there are similar gifts you could give yourself. You should 18 (full)feel your love and not have it covered by past hatredBHugging is ver
26、y common in western 19 (country). It makes people feel warm and sweet. However, a school in New Hampshire has recently banned its pupils 20 giving each other hugs in the classroom or on the playground. The headmaster, Mrs. Lawlor, says that the friendly greeting may be used to bully pupils at school
27、.When 21 (question) on the matter, Mrs. Lawlor replied, “This is something that 22 (sweep) the entire school in the last month or two. As you know, most of our pupils are girls. It could not only be 23 (frighten) but intrusive(冒昧的).”The school girls 24 (ask) not to say anything on the matter. We spo
28、ke to the former caretaker, Mr. Peter File, who said, “I was fired by the school recently, so I have no problem giving 25 interview on it. The young girls are lovely and I found it no problem at all seeing them hugging each other 26 (tight). In fact, it brought a lump to my throat and a tear to my e
29、ye whenever I saw it happening on the playground. ”We have been unable to confirm 27 Mr. File has been removed from the post of a caretaker. The school has refused to make any 28 (far) statement on this matter.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
30、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仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Everyone in modern society is familiar to advertisements. Advertising involves every side our daily life and advertisers provide us with a large amount of informations. Pe
31、ople get to know the late products and events through advertisements, that makes our life more convenient and colorfully. Meanwhile, various media, such as the radio, the television, the network and the newspaper, make advertising is widespread, attracting the attention of tens of millions of people
32、. Besides, to make a advertisement, a lot of people will have to work together, but a lot of jobs are created.To sum up, with the development of modern society, advertising had become an important business.答题纸A:9._10._11._12_13._ 14._15_16_17_18_B: 19._20._21._22._ 23._24._25._ _26._27._28._第一节 短文改错
33、 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)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仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Everyone in modern society is familiar to advertisements. Advertising involves every side our daily life and advertisers pro
34、vide us with a large amount of informations. People get to know the late products and events through advertisements, that makes our life more convenient and colorfully. Meanwhile, various media, such as the radio, the television, the network and the newspaper, make advertising is widespread, attract
35、ing the attention of tens of millions of people. Besides, to make a advertisement, a lot of people will have to work together, but a lot of jobs are created.To sum up, with the development of modern society, advertising had become an important business.003答案32-35. ABCC 32-35 ACBB语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满
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